Friday, Feb. 2nd, 1968 UNION NEWS No. 342 Price 3d. THREE DAYS TO POLLING DAY BUT IN R.S.H. HUSTINGS VOTERS UNMOVED % CANDIDATES GRILLED ON POLICIES by U.N. Election Correspondent 'J’HE three Presidential candidates put their cases for election to the voters in the Riley Smith on Wed­ nesday. Union President Jack Straw chaired the hustings and was seen to flush all three candidates referred to the danger of a President too committed to outside bodies such as N.U.S. AH the candidates called for more frequent General Meetings and better communications with the ordinary Union member. i—— , + , and that he would represent Tony Boyden, De Lee’s | the interests of the students proposer, opened the hust- nationally, ings with a call to elect De Lee because he was a- MORE O.GJVLs political, made rational Philip Kelly follow ed this by saying that he was standing speeches and had the inter- because the Union accepts Philip Kelly answering a ques­ sets of all members at heart. certain goals. There should be tion from the floor. more student representation in ORGANIZATION the University and this would Nigel De Lee said that he be his main priority if he was would not enforce his opinions elected. To bring the ordinary Nigel de Lee addresses the electorate in the Riley Smith. Jack Straw sits in the chair. On the on anybody, his principal aim student more into the Union left are the othei' candidates and their proposei's. Exec in being organisation. “The fortnightly general meetings Union” he claimed “is a loose would be held and a weekly brief mass of people united by social newsletter would be issued. and economic problems.” In Lodgings Office, he believed, ONDAY’S Exec, meeting conclusion he said he would should stop acting like a bunch Mlasted until 11 p.m. and like to see an increase in the of wet nurses as they had no Uneconomic Rag Ball had to be resumed on Tuesday. number of O.'GJM.s. one qualified for supervision of In all it lasted 7 hours, and Chris Fay proposing ^at standards. They should just Seonaid Falconer said that he,P * e, students acquire flats —It decided that 6,000 copies and help in enforcing the to be replaced of Union Handbook be pro­ student rights. duced this year. Questions then followed rJ1HERE is to be no Rag Ball in 1968. Wednesday’s Rag committee meeting 3 from the floor. —disclosed that £1421-10-0 was decided that, owing to difficulties encountered with this annual function in 1967. given out in the form of EXTENSIONS particularly the marked lack of profit, Rag Ball should be replaced by two Saturdaj loans last term. Hops held in the Union during Rag Week. This has When asked about proposed —reaffirmed that admission to Union extensions De Lee still to be ratified by Union Committee. Arts Festival hops at any time is by admitted that he new nothing Last year there were two Rag Balls. The first in June, admission tickets purchased about them. Phil Kelly though ran at a loss, and the second, according to 1968 Rag plans only at the door. gave a detailed account saying chairman John Standerline, p — , _ 1 sity of finding partners. —recommended that the that the new Union Building should be finished in October made a profit of about Other suggestions of the freak out Union give full support to £3.” (^ N March 2nd, the Sautrday the Leeds Theatre Campaign. 1969. He would make sure that committee included” a milk the deadline was met and He also said that the objec­ bar with its own cow” which ^ in the middle of Arts —recommended that no contri­ when finished that it could be tion to organising another someone thought “would be a Festival, there will be a bution be made to the R. H. properly furnished. Summer Ball was too much good opportunity for people seminar on “Total Theatre” in Evans fund. Seonaid Falconer claimed competition from other “end- to pull their own pint.” A the Riley-Smith Hall. It is that Kelly had taken the of-session rave-ups.” The early Prize Draw System with ten thought to be unique in the —decided that all members of words right out of her mouth. October date virtually excludes prizes will replace last year’s subject it treats. Last year’s Exec, give a full report of Freshers because of the neces- Car Competition. Arts Festival Seminar was on their work each term. drug-taking. The people invited MATURE include Jim Haynes, Jeff —recommended that Vac Work Graham Oakes asked the Nuttall, Paul Binnerts, Albert be rehoused in the old candidates if they thought that Hurst, Helmut Kajser and Ewa finance office. Czuba. Chris Fay, Engineering Soc they believed they were suitable No glory for —recommend that Rag pay President, makes one of his rare to be president and if they Paul Binnerts is President of thought themselves mature the International Student lodging expenses of people speeches in the Union in Theatre Union and is flying working for Rag in a vaca­ proposing Seonaid Falconer. enough for the job. Seonaid tion, and that it pays further Falconer said “Yes, especially mace speakers from Amsterdam to talk about out of pocket expenses of with the number of people who the ‘Theatre of Cruelty’ and its theorist, Artaud. up to 25/- per day. women had been on various have come up and congratu­ by JOHN JONES Helmut Kajser and Ewa organisations and made a good lated me on standing for —recommended that a further job of it. It was now time to President.” Mr. De Lee felt Czuba are both important £150 be granted to Network put our own house in order that he was greatly strengthened 'J’HE first casualty of the presidential campaign appears theatre directors and designers 4, bringing the grant up to by the people who kept telling from Warsaw. and stop bothering about to have been the debate which followed the hustings POLISH POSTERS the original estimate of N.U.S. him he would not get in, while £750. Mr. Kelly said he would not on Wednesday. It had promised to be excellent—the Leeds Polish Club (Dom Polski) has been in contact PRIORITIES have stood if he did not think —decided that Victor Vilimas himself capable of doing the cream of four universities competing in an Observer with Dick Wilcocks in connec­ be presented with a Union Seonaid listed her main job. Mace Debate—but after having suffered an hour of tion with the Polish groups Tankard. priorities: first her duty to coming to the festival. They students, second her duty to hustings harangue most of the audience left and the have offered to help with —that the Youth Hostel VEGETABLES Union societies and thirdly her remainder slept. This so interpreters and have also Association be granted a duty to outside organisations. Union Committee was then differed only on the degree of offered to give a reception for loan of up to £20. She said she would like to see accused of being a bunch of discouraged the speakers U.S. influence. the visitors. Posters are going —recommend that the General a complaints book for lodgings. inactive vegetables. Seonaid that they could find little „ However the Birmingham up in Bradford and in Leeds Athletics Secretary be Unlike the other candidates Falconer said that this was true 4. , team, Perry Christie and Roy in Polish. allowed to hold two raffles she read her speech and and she would see U.C. was enthusiasm and they left the Blackman, emerged as clear FREAK OUT for an Athletics Tour Fund, stumbled when she lost her more active. Nigel De Lee said House unsatisfied. winners and came close to March the 5th and 6th are subject to consultation with place. As she resumed her seat that the only way to combat redeeming the debate. Dur- the two big days for Arts Rag Chairman. there were cries of ‘author, this was to adopt the sugges­ To summarise the debate is ham’s Geoff Paine deserves Festival Music. All tastes are author.’ tions in the link report. “U.C. no hardship since most speakers praise for his summing-up but being catered for. Champion —decided not to make a grant Philip Kelly’s proposer, has passed away for all general made the same points when like Johnny Anson’s floor Jack Dupree will initiate a big of £100 to Railway Soc until Mark Mitchell, said he believed purposes and I would see it arguing that “You can wave speech it failed to move the black freak-out in the Swan further investigation has Kelly had three main qualifica­ assisted by fortnightly general your Union Jack, Stars and listeners with Two Necks tavern on the been made into the question tions for the job. These being: meetings. Also the executive Stripes are on the back.” Both The Private Members’ 5th. On the 6th Ian Campbell of financial support for the the experience necessary; the should be elected from the sides recognised the economic Business which followed was and the Strawberry Hill Boys purchase of their diesel capacity for expressing himself body of the Union” was Philip interdependence b etw e en undoubtedly the most enter­ with other guests perform at locomotive. in a clear and lucid manner, Kelly’s reply. Britain and America and taining part of the afternoon. the Town Hall. 2 UNION NEWS — Friday, 2nd February, 1968 UNION NEWS Morality and Mary Ogilvie JJN D E R N E A TH , printed in their entirety, are all the letters provoked Oh dear! poor Margot Hilton WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF by last week's issue.