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SRC plans further RAG PARTY contact THE RHODES SRC is to meet with the SRC of the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland during the April vacation. This is believed to be the first time that an inter-SRC conference has been planned between a South African SRC and a foreign SRC. The conference will be at the Commenting on the two meet­ Alice Federal Seminary, whose ings, Barry Streek said: "I SRC will also attend. Another believe that much can come out "first" for the proposed confer­ of these meetings. Rhodes is geo­ ence will be that the majority graphically isolated and we must of students will be African. do all we can to overcome this. At its last meeting, the Rho­ "Such meetings could also bene­ des S.R.C. welcomed the pro­ fit the participating universities. posed conference and instructed For example, it was following a the External Vice-President meeting with the U.P.E. S.R.C. · Barry Streek, to organise it. An that an advertising agency was S.R.C. conference is also to be called in to handle the adver­ held with the University of Port tising of publications issued Elizabeth later this term. The under the auspices of the S.R.C. U.P.E. S.R.C. President, Gerhard I am particularly hopeful Delport, has already given his that we will be able to promote support for the meeting but a contact with U.B.L.S. to enable date still has to be decided on. Rhodes students to spend some Relations between the two time in the former Protectorate S.R.C.'s were strained last year, territories and learn something but both U.P.E. and Rhodes about life there. "In South seem to have decided that some Africa there is very little contact value can come out of such a between African students and conference. White students. By travelling to Lesotho this unfortunate fact Seen at the cocktail party to honour the Rag Queen semi-finalists held at a local motel recently could be overcome. were (from left) Sigrid Kempe, Sue Meanwell and Geoff de Jager. EXCHANGE Apology "Both conferences should help promote understanding among THE EDITOR of Rhodeo students," he said. At the last STUDENTS TO B·RJDGE RAG GAP regrets that certain inaccu­ inter-S.R.C. conference with racies and insubstantiated U.P.E., an exchange of students raising, but also by assisting with Committee hope that this gap implications were expressed in THE 1970 RAG COMMITTEE for the first term was proposed. has decided to revitalise the any community service projects between the student and the the article entitled "Summary Mr. Streek hopes to follow this whole point of Rag and re-organ­ in which he or she is asked to needy will be closed. Justice" which appeared in idea up at both meetings. ise the distribution of charity help. The idea is that students the first edition of Rhodeo In addition, some French stu­ funds. would then be able to grant prac­ In the past, the Rag Commit­ this year. dents have written to the S.R.C. tical assistance so that, in addi­ tee has always handled the dis­ e In the light of further suggesting an exchange system The Committee claims that the tion to receiving donations for tribution of funds, and has given information it appears that for the long vacations. The plan fund-raising side of Rag has become increasingly passive. Stu­ materials, organisations would the same amount of money to all the article which deals with is for the French students to also receive charity labour those charities that applied for the rustication of a student work in in June dents tend to regard all activi­ needed to make use of these patronage. This year, however, early this year misrepresents July and August, through jobs ties as the ideal opportunity for materials. the Department of Sociology will ce rtain facts. arranged by Rhodes students. a good time; they do their share Mr Bill Vickery, the Chairman be taking over this aspect. e The article implies that Then, in the Rhodes summer of collecting and then remain of the Rag Committee said that vacation, Rhodes students would happily indifferent to the fate the student was not given at the moment there is a divide They will investigate the pros­ adequate time to prepare a go to Paris to work there. Nego­ of the money and the charities between those who raise the tiations with the French students concerned. pective recipient charities, and defence because the case was money for charity funds and the funds will be allocated on rushed through a hearing by are continuing but the project To maintain the true spirit of those who benefit from it. But will probably be put into opera­ Rag, every student should con­ by supplying active assistance as the basis of the extent of use senate. tion soon. to which the charity aims to put e It has been established, tribute actively not only by fund well as financial aid, he and the the money. Funds will only be however, that Senate is con­ allocated for material use and stitutionally bound to meet not for labour, as this will be within five days of an appeal provided by the students them­ being lodged by a student. fights VetQ) faculty selves. 8 The student did not THE UNITED PARTY M.P. for gested that Onderstepoort be Veterinary Science faculty, he plead in mitigation before Mr. Vickery said: "In this way Senate that he had been Albany, Mr. Bill Deacon, doubled in size. Many students would personally like to see Rho­ presented the case for a veterin­ from the Eastern Cape have, in des continue to concentrate in Rag would be held in the true concussed at the time or ary faculty at Rhodes University the past few years, been turned the more purely academic direc­ traditional spirit, as it was forced to drink as is stated in the House of Assembly last down by Onderstepoort because tions. designed. It is not, as many in the article. week. they could only accommodate a "I'm not sure whether a veter­ members of the public think, e The possible implication Mr. Deacon was reported by a limited number. inary faculty could survive with­ merely a week during which stu­ that Senate was influenced in Grahamstown newspaper to have Mr. Fourie told RHODEO that out the support of an agricul­ dents, under the guise of their it's judgement by a confusion said he was advised by the it had already been pointed out tural faculty, in any case." he fund-raising efforts, let their hair of this case with two other Deputy Minister of Agriculture, to the Government that Onderste­ said. down, run amok in the town and cases is unfounded. Mr. H. Schoeman, to fight for a poort could not cope with pro­ Mr. van Wyk Smith added indulge in an excessive amount e The article does not veterinary faculty. blems of students from the East­ that he had heard rumours of of liquor. mention that though the The Vice-Chancellor's liaison ern Cape. "Onderstepoort does a veterinary faculty being esta­ student concerned was new officer, Mr. G. Fourie, said in an not cater for the future", he blished at Stellenbosch Univer­ "Our efforts are sincere and to Rhodes he had last year interview with RHiQDEO th•at said, "and even a double-sized sity. we are now trying to do more attended another varsity. He since 1905 various bodies had Onderstepoort will eventually be "I don't think the Government by being involved in a more was therefore not an "innocent requested the Government to inadequate." is likely to come to any definite direct way with the charities first-year" who might have establish a veterinary faculty at Mr. M. van Wyk Smith, decision on the matter before the concerned. Students are willing been forced to drink by senior Rhodes. Albany's Progressive Party can­ election - and I don't know to give a considerable amount of students. Last year a Government one­ didate said he felt that although what Mr. Deacon intends to do their time to carry out such pro­ man commission of enquiry sug- there was a definite need for a about it now". jects. Page 2 RHODEO March 12, 1970 LECTURE BY PATON DR. ALAN PATON, renowned South African writer and former leader of the now-disbanded Liberal Party, will deliver the first D.C.S. Oosthuizen l\'lemorial Lecture on May 13 on the occasion of the Local Day of Affirmation to Academic Freedom. Since the appearance of his Dr. Alan Paton is not only a first novel Cry the Beloved literary artist of the highest calibre, but also a dedicated Country in 1948, Alan Paton has believer in human dignity and been regarded as one of the the inexorable value of human leading commentators on South freedom. Rhodes University is African life and society through indeed fortunate that a man of such outstanding quality has the medium of literature. agreed to deliver the first D.C.S. Dr. Paton was born in Pieter­ Oosthuizen Academic Freedom maritzburg in 1903 and was edu­ Lecture. cated at Maritzburg College, a Last year Dr. Paton announced school at which he later taught. that he would never again make He graduated from the Univer­ any speeches of statements of a political nature, and it is under­ sity of Durban in 1922. Although stood that this is to be the last he was a science major, and took occasion upon which he is to Amidst the cheers and whistles of a packed Grea t Hall, lovely Denise Robertson was elected Miss his B.Sc. degree with distinc­ deliver a major address. Kinkette at last Friday's Kaif Krawl. Mi nutes later she was the victim of an audacious kidnapping staged by the Phantom Bandits of Struben House. tion in Physics, he had broad The Academic Freedom Com­ cultural interests as an undergra­ mittee is to bring out a publica­ duate, he was active, for tion to coincide with the Local example, in the dramatic and Day of Affirmation. The publica­ tion will include articles by literary societies, and acquired a Bishop Burnett, Professor Hinch­ reputation as a poet. liff, Mr. V.I. Robinson (Assistant LIBRARY He was active, too, in the Stu­ Editor of the 'Star'), and Horst Kleinschmidt (Nusas Vice-Presi­ dents' Representative Council at dent). the time when Leo Marquard COMPLAINTS, was forming the National Union ------New directions. of South African Students. In JT HAS BEEN F ELT in t he 1924 he was sent to England by past that much of the un­ Jet connections. the students of the Natal Uni­ pleasantness which often sur­ versity College as their represen­ rounds compl'aints about the tative to the first Imperial Con­ Wherever you go, running of the library could ference of Students. It was here have been avoided had polite that he announced the formation representations been made Peter Stuyvesant is of this organisation, NUSAS. through the available chan­ From 1935 to 1946 Dr Parton nels. In an attempt to obviate there-youngest of was Principal of the Diepkloof this sort of unpleasantness Reformatory for African boys, Debating where he gained a considerable Society students ar e urged to send 'suggestions or comments on the world brands. reputation for his pioneering DEBATING SOCIETY : the work in penal reform. the library system to the opening debate will be held Education Councillor, RSC Rich choice tobaccos. In 1953, while he and his wife, on Thursday, March 12 at 8 p.m. Offices, in writing. These will were working at a tuberculosis in the G.L.T. The topic will be, settlement for non-Whites in be welco med 1at any time Miracle Filter. Natal, Dr. Paton, along with Mar­ "It is a sign of immaturity among during the year and will be garet Ballinger, Leo Marquard Inkettes t hat they tend to fall forwarded by personal repre­ and Dr. Oscar Wolheim, founded for seniors rather than for those the Liberal Party, in an attempt sentation to the relevant King Size-so much to promote the spirit of non­ in their own age-group". The people. racial democracy in South debate will be for first-year stu­ Africa. In 1958 he was elected dents only. more to enjoy! National President of the Liberal Party and served in this capacity until 1968, when the party volun­ tarily disbanded itself rather than submit to the segregationist THEATRE ALTERATIONS The dictates of the Improper Inter­ International ference Act. Pa ssport Alan Paton's best known works to Smoking Cry the Beloved Country and Too 1TO START THIS YEAR f?Yden Pleasure Late the Phalarope have been spoken of as novels of outstand­ JN SEPTEMBER of this year, complex include a rehearsal ing social relevance and purpose. extensive alterations will room which can be used as a Stuvvesant... His life of J an Hofmeyr, which begin on the Little Theatre. television studio, a new workshop was first published in 1964 and a sound recording room, a large has since appeared in the United The alterations can be divided 20 movement room, and extensive States as South African Tragedy, into two parts: those to the is a fine example of the art of facilities for theatre arts, which, theatre proper, and those to the biography. it is hoped, will ease the current whole theatre complex, which 1591 161% pressure on the Theatre's stage. houses the Education Depart­ ment, the language laboratories, The block will also house liiCH: cnmc:g 'fO!l.lkCCOS' LIONEL SWEET and the theatre workshop. offices and academic accommoda­ KING SIZE tion for departments other than PHARMACY The alterations to the theatre Speech and Drama. It is prob­ proper will be mostly concerned able that the Department of with the construction of a fly­ J ournalism will be housed here. Flap your lashes the tower with a steel frame above "PEEK-A-BOO" way the stage. This will mean that in As has been said, work on - R3.95 per set - future all scenery can be flown this project will begin in Sep­ Other brands from Rl.95 if necessary. It was also hoped tember. It is unlikely that the Manufactured in South Africa. Also in London. Sydney, Amnt.erdam, Kuala Lumpur, that a new lighting board could complex will be completed Dublin. Toronto, Salisbury, Zurich. Singapore, Vienna. Auckland, Lusaka and Berlin before mid-1971. This means PS3111 be installed, but Council has not SOLE AGENTS LANCOME OF I that during this period, all thea­ PARIS BEAUTY PREPARATIONS i agreed to this. tre productions will have to be presented in the Great Hall or .:....------•1 The alterations to the whole in the City Hall. March 12 , 1970 RHODEO Page 3 Creative Writing BY PETER TERRY

THERE}S YERY ~ITTLE POSSIBILIT~ of .a source i~ creative .writing being introduced into the ~<;nghsh curnculum at Rhodes Umvers1ty. The mam reason IS that Creative Writing is not something which can be taught as. can Mathematics. Courses in creative writing are run at some univel.'siHes in the U.S.A., although in Britain and what was the Commonwealth nothing is done as regards a formal course. The courses themselves consist basically of the study of technique of published short stories and poetry, and discussion of their own works. Specialised writing will be Besides the personal satisfaction Furthermore the more one reads, taught in the Journalism course gained by writing a good short obviously, the more one learns of this year; creative writing, how- style, what is effective, what is ever, is an individual affair, and story or poem, there is the solid and what is bad. a section in a year's English chance to have it published in course would probably fail New Coin, Forum, Rhodian, or, Professor Butler said that he • because not everyone has the further afield - Contrast and found the matter extremely creative bent. Indeed to go about Standpunte, to name but two. I interesting and would welcome New mosa1cs preview writing creatively, one must have spoke to Professor Butler regard­ suggestions and comments about something to say - a vision. ing the "printing incentive" fac­ the development of creative writ­ Poet or Short story writer, fur- tor in writing, and he said that ing at Rhodes. He mentioned the THERE IS NOTHING HUMDRUM about Mercia Wilsworth's thermore, cannot churn out a in seeing his work in cold print, fact that, a few years ago, stu­ life. She is a woman of 33, married, with four children, and piece as can a student turn out detached from himself "with the dents and staff met at informal is a B.A. student at Rhodes. This sounds rather common-place and seminars to discuss their own an essay. Time limits, which umbilical cord cut", the writer "settled", but it is only half the story. (Nowhere else have I would necessarily be imposed learns much. This is truly the contributions, but owing to diffi­ would hamper the perfection of test for an aspirant or, indeed, culties, mainly of time, the come across an upright piano painted red but in the Wilsworth the piece which the writer wants. an established writer, whose ·experiment had come to an end. household.) Mercia Wilsworth is an artist. Having started a greatest encouragement lies in Some good must come out of course in fine art at UCT 15 years ago, force of circumstances Therefore, it is impossible to success. such experiments; English tutors run a co urse in such an elusive are still only too pleased to have prevented her from continuing, and she has only recently been and individual subject as crea­ Furthermore, in the conven­ students come to them with their able to return to art seriously - although unable to do a course tive writing, for a start, people tional English couPses at Rhodes, efforts. in sculpture at Rhodes because of the requirements of the the creative writer has the have not the imagination or the opportunity to develop his style There is plenty of scope for department, which, as she points out, is unfortunate. necessary experiences to be able from the intensive study of creativists at Rhodes; in view of Mercia, although she does a some painting and life drawing, to write truthfully. literature and linguestics. The this a formal course is neither fair amount of batik work, and is primarily concerned with the writer will learn more from the necessary nor practical. The best Nevertheless, at Rhodes ther e Thespian than from the aca­ way to learn, in the Arts, is, after is interested in dress and bed- medium of mosaic. A popular is indeed plenty of provision to be taught creativity formally. all, though informal discussion. spread-designing, and has done misconception is that mosaic is done entirely with mosaic stones, but mosaic actually means "frag­ mented design". Mosaic is per­ haps the most fluid art-form practised today. There is very Connery in new role little restriction on "what goes", if any. "SHALAKO" is billed as "the new look, the TRUE look on the Mercia has always been attrac­ Old West". The story revolves aroc nd a party of titled Euro­ ted by such things as glass, peans on a hunting safari to New Mexico in 1880. They are led stones, shells, not only for their by a cowboy "'White Hunter" on to an Indian reservation, and unpredictable shapes, but for this re sul~s in an Apache uprising. The consequences of this their textures; it is perhaps this uprising, the quandary of the Europeans, and the attempts of that has drawn her to this me­ Shalalw to sJ.ve them are the main concern of the film. dium. She sees mosaics as pic­ The title role is played by own ideas about if for inspira­ tures; and, because mosaics are Sean Connery, at a time when tion, and these are more than often in tabletops, she feels that he was struggling to break away likely to clash with those of many being on the horizont also elsa from his "Bond" image. Others of the readers with such a com­ great deal of the effect, and pre­ in the cast are: Brigitte Bardot, plex book as "Lord of the Flies". fers her mosaics to stand Jack Hawkins, Honor Blackman, For example, Brook's handling of upright, as would a painting. She and Peter van Eyck. An impres­ the "Beastie" episodes don't fol­ also intends framing many of her sive cast for "the new look, the low Golding's original intention works. TRUE look on the Old West." very closely, and hence for many At first sight, her raw materi­ these sequences leave a great P eter Brook took on a gigan­ als look like mere rubbish and deal t' nsaid; a great deal that is tic task when he made "Lord of junk. Shattered windscreens, for them of vital importance. the Flies" not because the film broken bottles, welder's scraps is that hard to direct, but and shavings, pebbles, shells and 1 Sean Connery's new look. bones, broken mirrors - you because most people who have But for all that, Brook has I read the book have very firm 1 name it. Who, besides an art- made a fine job of the film. His -----~ ist, could see that a shattered ideas about it. It is the sort of depiction of the aircrash in the windscreen would make an ideal book one reads several times, so beginning is particularly impres- as to form one's own rigid con­ crocodile skin? Who, besides an sive, as is his handling of his Roll up actors ception of Golding's philosophy artist, could make driftwood and cast of young boys. Although broken bottles into a tree? It (which in this one work touches ~ TWO NEW ONE-ACT PLAYS, both by Rhodes authors, are Piggie's performance is the one on such things as social contact, being produced in the Little Theatre during the second has been done: I saw it for my­ which stays longest in one's self and was more interested and dictatorship, religion, and the term. The auditions for these plays will be held on Monday M1arch memory, all the boys manage to 16, at 7.30 p.m. The venue will be announced later. All those who stimulated by it than by any innate savagery of man) . an~ interested are urged to attend. Actors, stage managers, pub­ painting of a tree. I saw beyond strike just the right note of ter­ the driftwood and glass into a Now in adapting a book for the ror and sincerity. There is an Lcity agents. set designers, etc., are needed. It

_ANDREW BURNETT, a graduate tutor in the History Department, looks ahead to the General Election and analyses the possible voting patterns of the South African electorate. The son of the Bishop of Grahamstown, he served as NUSAS Councillor on the 1969 SRC at Rhodes. He has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and leaves for Oxford in September, where he will continue his studies in history.

hizana (554), Zululand (926), 12 % as opposed to an overall per­ Benoni (478), Jeppe (621) and centage of 7.5 % - and it is in Springs ( 446). This seems im­ this unknown quantity which the possible in the present circum- 318,00 new voters will add to the • stances, and "Gallup Polls" (ad- election that the Progressives hopes • mittedly published in Dagbreek), will lie. Thus it is hard to forecast 1970 Election shows that the Nationalists have their possible success. They will, maintained their preponderance however, retain Houghton and with support rated as 58.7% of their two other possible seats are the electorate, while the United Sea Point and Durban Musgrave, Party has 23.7% , the Progressives the latter being contested by the 7.5 % and the H.N.P. 3.5 % . Progressive Party leader, Dr. Jan Steytler. s Now on to the National Party. Vo ting Trend This party has been in trouble And finally a word about the recently and its leaders are re­ H.N.P. "Die Afrikaner" states puted as saying that the party that they will contest 70 seats. does not need to win any more This seems highly likely at this seats and that they will be glad stage, for they already have candi­ when the election is over so that dates in such unexpected places they can start legislating again. as Bethlehem, Kroonstad and Forecasted This is a sure sign that they are Standerton (Jan Smuts' old seat) trying to save face, in the know­ and recently announced 13 more. JF ONE BELIEVES the anti-government press in South burg City, however, for in 1966 ledge that the election will not be The Nationalist press in their polls their candidate, Howard Odell, as successful as in previous years. tend, quite naturally, to play the Africa, then the National Party appears to be headed for was a man who had defected from At the most, however, they will Herstigtes down, but they will a definite setback in the election on April 22. The Nationalist the United Party after the 1961- lose eight seats to the United undoubtedly retain their deposits in many seats and may come close press on the other hand shows convincingly that the election and many thought that Party, but win back at least three the Nationalists suffered in this from the H.N.P., whose support to winning in W a t e r berg, Opposition will reel yet further under the triumphant constituency from a credibility in the Pretoria area, where they W onderboom, Innesdal and National Party onslaught. gap. are strongest, is reported by poll­ W akkerstroom. sters as being only 12% . This loss Whatever happens, they will It is clear that listening to it seems unlikely that they will SPLIT should not worry a party with 125 politicians and political comment­ lose any of these for they hold only of the 166 seats in Parliament. have added sparkle to an otherwise ators gets one no closer to an three of the 12 marginal seats in What about the United Party's dull election in which there is un­ accurate forecast of what will the country (seats where the chances of gaining seats? These The Progressive Party suffered likely to be a swing away from happen in the next election. majority is less than 1000). These chances would seem to revolve a marked decline in support be­ the Government, except in areas seats are City around the H.N.P. splitting the tween the elections of 1961 and where there is localised dissatis­ There are some facts, however, (majority 52), Port Natal vote in such seats as Port Eliza­ 1966. In Orange Grove they polled faction. The English-speaking which cannot be ignored or fa lsi­ (majority 667) and beth Central (Nationalist majority 4,846 in 1961 but only 2,066 in voters are unlikely to continue fied. Some of the more interesting Gardens (majority 990). Although 709) and Klip River (Nationalist 1966. They dropped from 2,881 swinging away from the United of these are that 14.4% of this the Nationalist would claim that majority 1,750). If the H.N.P. (1961) to 1,76 1 votes (1966), in Party for it seems that this party year's electorate will never have in 1966 they won Pretoria Rissik does not fare well enough to split Pinelands, and from 4,541 (1961) is already down to a hard core. voted before and therefore consti­ by 2,138 votes after the United the vote decisively, then the only to 2,301 (1966) in Johannesburg tute a relatively unknown quantity; Party had held it in 1961 by 564, other chance is the reversal of the North. Their only gain was in Therefore, unless something that in some Natal seats there was it should be remembered that be­ trend which has seen Nationalist Houghton where they increased shattering happens, I w o u 1 d a 15 ~~ swing to the National Party tween 1961 and 1966 the delimi­ majorities increasing almost with­ their majority from 564 to 711 predict a very stalemate-type of in the 1965 provincial council tation commission r a d i c a 11 y out exception since 1948. It would election with neither side winning elections; that a 4.2% nation­ changed many seats and that this take, as mentioned earlier, a 4.2 % HERSTIGTES or losing many seats and the only wide swing from Nat. to U.P. year there have been no changes swing to the U.P. for them to gain factor of significance being the will bring the opposition oniy of this kind. The Nationalists may Maitland (160), P.E. Central Polls show that the Progressives end of the 20 year swing to the eight more seats if one goes by the just have a claim to Pietermaritz- (709), Queenstown (709), Umhla- do best among young people - National Party. 1966 election figures; that in the Platteland seat of Smithfield, the 1966 result shows a ratio of 10:1 in favour of the Government; that United Party-held seats show percentage polls which are con­ sistently lower than those in Nationalist-held seats.

EXTREMIST The United Party has made great claims that this year the trend which has sent it steadily downhill since 1948, will be re­ versed. This assertion appears doubtful if one looks at past per­ formances and the fact that the majority of the 818,000 new voters are young people who are normally more adventurous and extremist than their elders and hence polarize either towards the Nationalists or Progressives. The United Party is reportedly short of money too; the defection of the Progressives cost them dear in this respect. The United Party has 36 seats in Parliament at the moment and Page 6 RHODEO March 12, 1970 C./'s war on gods 'n girls

JT IS RUMOURED that Zeus has decided to emulate President Nixon, the latter having establi·shed a second White House in Oalifornia called I would personally recommend sigh of relief and crept away. White House West. There is, of that all conserV'atives should course, a Mount Olympus in learn this formula off my heart My final word to you men Grahamstown but apparently this so that when they st and in the students is Prepare Yourselves. is empty over week-ends as Zeus back of the Great Hall at Stu­ I will personally pay six big men and his entourage relax at Mount dent Body meetings they can students three rands a day to be CRUSHING Olympus Kowie. The regularity shout this in rhythmic unison my bodyguards for the next six of this occurrence is simply v;hcnever a Radical stands up to months, for I realise the incred­ frightening according to my speak. It will not only drown his ible danger I have placed myself source of information and does speech but will absolve them in by revealing this to you. If I the universe no good. from having to think up their am found, beaten to death by side of the argument, which ·is lead-lined handbags for giving OPENING mighty hard to do anyway. these women away, and like the There is great excitement in THE SOCIAL WHIRL at Rhodes got off to a crushing start at the geese of the Roman Capital, the Politics Department at the Only yesterday I heard news warning my fellow-men of opening Ball. Apart from the usual drunk Ink (and Inkettes), moment with the discovery of that will strike terror into the catastrophe, let •a powerful mas­ the Ball was the same. enjoyable brawl. Boyle's Law. This law a-sserts hearts of males at Rhodes. Gird culine statue of me be erected on that if there are x sides to any up your loins gentlemen, the the St. Mary's lawn with this The Rag Queen finalists were Vickery, is alive and well-matched argument and there is a radical student in the argument then the Women's LilJeration Movement is epitaph: announced to a receptive with a red-headed Inkette. possibility of his seeing more here in our midst, with its All MEN who look upon audience; groans, murmurs and po:sonous and ill-conceived table Much speculation on the pro­ than his side of the question is "The Rhodes editorial staff will This gallant Cecil John 1 in X times R to the fourth Remember well that he was brave cries of jubilation were heard to posed function of the mass graves either co-operate or be seduced." fill the air, saturated with the multiplied by 13 (the magic Enough to die, your lives to save. being excavated outside one of number for all rusticants). Thus As they were marched off to P.S. Please put a plastic cover exhalations of Bacchus. The the women's residences. Is this the formula looks like this: 1 in karate lessons by their physical over me at tea time, and l'ake me finalists were Nanette Darrol, in anticipation of a civil uprising (X.R4) 13. education instructor I breathed a down during Rag week. Sigrid Kemp, Heather Nelson, in the Hall concerned, or has the ~~vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv.V\;'\1\.-'Vlo/\J'VI.IV'VV""'""'-"~""""""""'vvv Ava Junkin, Leigh Taberer, Janet infant mortality rate risen? Parrot, Kathy Pennington and Felicity Downes. WANDERINGS Could it be that K.W.'s new ENGAGEMENT New ideas for rag stunts V's are not satisfactory? How As if the females had not been else does one explain these RAG-TIME AGAIN, and of course one of the greatest problems lying on a bed of nails. And for demoralised enough by the nostalgic, nocturnal wanderings facing the Rag Committee is "What shall we do for stunts?" throw:ng experts, Inkette Pam omlSSlons in the list, John on old sparring grounds? Bill Vickery, the Rag chairman, said: "This year we are going to Clarke, who holds the Mashona­ Grogan announced his engage­ make a considerable attempt to involve as many students and land record for discus throwing, Another veteran, having members of the public in the various aspects of Rag as possible. hopes to hurl •a rolling pin more ment to Flick Pickering. However, reached the conclusion that it is One way in which this will be achieved is to have a large number than 153 feet. we wish them every happiness. of stunts in order to publicise and develop the spirit of Rag and to not only gold that glitters, is involve town and gown in its activities." That is the line-up of Rag Some of us believe in turning preserving his image in silver, stunts so far, but it is by no over a new Leb. at the beginning streamlined sleekness. But stunts take time and thought. If anyone has any bright ideas means the end of Rag prepara­ or would like to volunteer for this type of Rag drive, all they have tions. On Sunday, the eight Rag of the year. A little surprise in store next to do is contact the man in charge of stunts, Pete Clark. Qu een finalists were announced. week- Cecilia's M.M.W.C. (for the The Rag Committee have not been idle, however, and has plenty They are : Sigrid Kemp, Ava It seems Miss Botha is seeing Junkin, Felicity Downes, Heather life through Rosie-t inted glasses. illiterate:- Main Manne What of fun lined up by way of record-breaking. The aim is to break as Nelson, Leigh Taberner, Nanette Counts) Elections . . many world-records as1 possible, or, as Pete puts it, to "rewrite the It has been duly noted that Guinness Book of Records". Darrol, Janet Parrot and Kathy Pennington. Lady Springer has abdicated and And girls, don't despair . . . The stunts will be run on an inter-house basis, and the winning has returned to ordinary pleBam Cecilia will protect you from houses will be the men's and women's residences that g.ain the On March 8 the pop singer life. Uncle Cecil. highest number of points respectively. And, not to be out-done, Alain D. Woolf will compere and the Rag Committee will enter its own team in each competition. sing at the cabaret show during We should like to let you know coups and ouddles, which the Queen of t he Rag and her two princesses will be that our Rag chairman, Bill Cecilia. The first world record break- 40 seconds, the record established ing attempt will take place in the recently by. two students at chosen. London Umvers1ty. The b1g centre of town: an attempt to question: is Pete Clark up to it? All students at this function throw and catch an egg (without will be able to vote for their breaking it) for a distance of It is hoped that many more three top choices, and in addition ·students will be interested in there will be polling booths in more than 21 feet, the present this particular stunt. For those the Kaif and at various points Are YOU record. There will also be a two­ who are, the partnering will take on the campus, for those not hour tricycle endurance race place on the library steps. attending the show. The votes wJ.l then be computerised and around St. Mary's Hall, and if you Monkey Edwards will attempt the winners will be announced Interested haven't got a tricycle, anything to break the world pole-sitting the same evening. on three wheels that requires record - 55 days. It may mean a hard pedalling will do. wasted year but at Iea·st he's During Rag week there will be . getting time off for rugby a special premiere on April 29 1n Journalism ? For those who like the active practices. of "Topaz", a spy thriller outdoor life, with plenty of sea directed by that "Master of Sus­ Taki (the Greek) Kyriakos is pense", Alfred Hitchcock. There and sun, there will be the chance laying off his diet until Rag when will also be the traditional Scope to establish a sandskiing world he intends crashing the world Nite on April 28 and 30 and May record on the Kowie dunes. record of 3 hours 4 minutes for 1. Competing teams mu·st consist of * six people and any style of ski­ ing will be permitted. EASTERN PROVINCE GUARDIAN LOAN AND INVESTMENT COMPANY JO IN THE Tessa van der Walt has volun­ teered to try and break two (Established 1861) world records. For the one, she MEMBER OF THE SYFRET GROUP STAFF OF has to carry a brick ·in one hand for more than 1.6 miles. Any LEADING ESTA TE more girls with strong right hands? AGENTS RHODEO The other is even more gruel­ Telephone 2721 P.O. Box 43 ling: non-stop kissing. She and Guardian Buildings, High Street her p•artner must remain stand­ ing with their lips touching con­ GRAHAMSTOWN stantly for more than 95 minutes March 12, 1970 RHODEO Page 7 • FRANCE • Univer,sities under siege RENEWED STUDENT VIOLENCE in Paris and suburban Nanterre's F aculty of Law after right tore down strike calls have banded together into "Com­ Nanterre has caused concern to many observers, nervously leftists clubbed down the locked posted by the leftist national mittees of action" to mimeo­ recalling the 1968 Nanterre student riots which ultimately led to doors of a hall where examina­ union of teachers in higher edu­ graph tracts, ·stage rallies and tions were taking place. On J an­ nation-wide convulsion. Although a great majority of French stu­ uary 29, Paul Ricoeur, dean of catio n - Syndicat National de incite demonstrations. Neverthe­ dents have remained passive so far this winter, there is widespread Nanterre's F aculty of Letters, l'Enseignement Su pe r i e u r less, the alliances are uneasy apprehension that the minority of militants may be able to sustain was spat upon 'and crowned with (SNESUP) - and replaced them since the different groups con­ a climate of violence in academic life. a wastepaper ba·sket by leftist with a nnouncements of a tinue to disagree on matters of students. (Later , on state tele­ "national meeting of solidarity" T.ast autumn, at the start of the effervesce". The leftists, it is vision, Dean Ricoeur charged ideology. No student leader is 'in academic year, there were some claimed, want to create disorder that "each extreme leftist group wLh Italian, West German and a dominant position thi·s year as sit-ins and other acts of protest. as a step towards bringing down is under pressure, I would even oth er European right-wing was Daniel Cohn-Bendit - Danny Then there were only fairly the present social system. The say blackmail, of a more ex­ groups. the Red - in 1968. Because minor incidents for some weeks. righti·sts, less numerous, seek tremist group" ) . At the Univer­ Co hn-Bendit holds G erma n iB ut •since J anuary, clashes have violence to oblige the Govern­ sity of Paris. one of the most BANDS grown •sharper •and more fre­ ment to intervene more fo rce­ violent recent clashes occured citizenship, the Government has quent. Both leftist and rightist fully on the campus. on February 9 when some 200 In general, the left presently been able to banish him. agitators - p e rh a ps "pro­ leftist and rightist students can be somewhat better organ­ fessionals" some believe - are BATTLE battled each other at the F aculty In the Government's effort to exploiting the students' propen­ Last month some 300 students of Law. The fight began after ised. At Paris and Nanterre, push ahead with university re­ sity, as the French •say, "to fought •a pitched battle at some students of the extreme members of various leftist groups form, Education Minister Oliver Guichard has directed University of Paris admini·strators to make sure that proposals for reorgani­ sation are submitted before March 14. The deadline is de­ signed to speed changes under the so-called Faure Law, named after Edgar Faure, Guichard's predecessor, and put through after the disturbances of 1968. Essentially, the measure seeks to decentralise the rigid university system, largely unchanged since the reign of Napoleon, and long a target of student pro test. The Education Ministry plans to establish a cluster of about ten relatively small university units in the Paris area, each with 18,000 t o 20,000 students at most, and e•ach offering a variety of courses. Similar decentralization plans will be implemented else­ L wh ere. '• liEE. PHOTOGRAPHIC ART COURSE A NEW COURS E has been started at the art school. Thi·s course, known as "Visual Communications, " is being run by Mr. R. Brooks, a lecturer at the Art School. When I questioned him about the course, Mr. Brooks admitted that he is not entirely sure how the course will take shape. He said he wanted it to develop along its own lines. At present it includes a study of cinema, photography, tele­ vision photography, photogr aphy from an advertising standpoint, c G A R E T T E S and photography for its own ·sake. The lectures will be largely theoretical, but there will be an opportunity to do practical work in the weekly tutorials. Mr. Brooks expressed the hope that only a few people would take Manufactured In South Africa, Rhod es ia, U.S.A., West Germany, Denmark, Australia, Holland the course; at the start anyway, he said, he would prefer a ·small group. And as it ·so happens, only a few have enrolled for the course. Many students hadn't heard of "Visual Communica­ tions" at Registration, even though it is a credit course for a B.A. and entails only one examin­ ation at the end of the year. Page 8 RHODEO March 12, 1970 s Athletes Exciting end excel in E.P·. p and Border THE FIRST HALF of the E.P. Championships was held on to first game 0 February 28, in Port Elizabeth. Running conditions were On Sunday the Rhodes 1st XI, captained by N. Davidson, were perfect and the large crowd that hosts to Cooke's XI in the first match of the year. was present was lucky enough to witness some fine athletics. DAVIDSON, having won the with Steele claiming 6 Rhodes' R Once again the "De Jager" to·ss, set Cooke's XI in to bat wickets for 35 runs in an killer instinct was evident when "Foxy" won the 800m final. He on what appeared to be a lively excellent spell of bowling, and Davies claiming 3 for 36 for ran an extremely closely pitch. Cooke, who opened his Cooke's XI. T contested race, swinging ahead side's innings, and was dropped on the last straight to come in off Harmuth at forward short ahead of ex-Rhodian "Dutch" with his total at 0, soon settled Knoeman and A. Trawl. He down and proceeded to hook clocked an excellent time of and cut his way to an otherwise 1:52.4 sec. Two other Rhodes chanceless 57. COMRADES athletes, N. Logan and D. Bailez also competed in the 800m. N. Nicholson (19), playing in THIS YEAR a number of Rhodians are again planning to travel up to Maritzburg to attempt Hodder gained 5th place in the his first match at Rhodes for the Comrades Marathon road race. The race is held on Republic Day, and so it follows our 200m. final. He ran a very Cooke's XI, and Steel (26) own "fifty mile" Bathurst run. After toiling and sweating up from Bathurst in the fifty mile, exciting race in the lOOm. buffer were the only other significant Rhodes students mostly vow "never again". But others in the past have argued, "after all I must event when he was given 3rd scorers, for after lunch in a use this fitness I have gained so I'll have a sh ot at the Comrades". place to S. van Zyl the Police spell of 2 overs and 4 balls, Springbok, and N. Schultz. Van Nupen brought the innings to The Comrades •is considered, This race is unique in its spirit rades Marathon tie and blazer, Zyl clocked 10.8. an end with three wickets for by many, to be the toughest of friendliness, co-operation with it's emblem of the dogged In the 110m. hurdles final R. 2 runs. Rhodes wicket-takers road race in the world. The and good humour. tin-helmeted soldier. Carling gained 2nd place with were Nupen with overall runners cover 54 miles of Started in 1921 by the late Last year five Rhodians 16.4 and B. Tait came 3rd with figures of 4 for 17, C. Davies jarring tar, rising or falling Victor Clapham, the first race q u a I i f i e d for medals by 16.7. D. Glover was third in the 3 for 31, playing for Rhodes some 5,000 feet between drew 34 competitors. Last year finishing in under 11 hours. triple jump, jumping 41 ft. 11i in. in his first match, and Maritzburg and the sea. Many the event drew 795 entries, of Rhodes finished 4th in the W. Jackson and R. O'Brein were Harmuth, 2 for 37. have been attracted simply by whom 703 started and 586 inter-varsity competition, be­ placed 4th in the discus and the challenge of competing in finished. Apart from this, the hind Natal, Pretoria and Wits, javelin respectively. SLUMP the world's toughest athletic race drew hundreds who lined gaining 56th, 60th 277th and The Rhodes 4 x 400 relay team event. the ro·ad the whole way and 564th places. Had we been able (Tait. Smith, Logan, Niland) were Set with the target of 128 The Comrades is not just cheered the runners through. to get a 400th instead of a second in 3:272. to make in less than even time, another long road race. There To compete in the race ·is an 564th place we should have The second half of the E.P. after rain had interrupted play are plenty of ultra-long dis­ experience which could hardly finished -second. Champs. will be run on Friday openers, Winchester and Paver tance races in most countries be forgotten. This year a nucleus of seven night. carried the score along to 52 of the world. They are not and BORDER for the first wicket. Rhodes All runners completing the runners has already started never will be quite like the distance in under 11 hours training. There are bound to looked set for a comfortable Comrades. •Border Championships: Rhodes qualify for the coveted silver be others wanting to join up athletes were invited to take win, but despite a splendid 50 Perhaps it is because the later. If other runners are by Winchester, 24 by Nellencot medal engraved with the part in the Border Championships prize winning is a considera­ runner's name and finishing interested, further details can held last Saturday night in King in his first match, 18 by Paver tion secondary to comradeship. time. That little medal repre­ be obtained from Mauritz van and 17 by Bengan, also in his William's Town. Our athletes Often runners mi·ss the chance sents a great deal of toil and den Berg or Pete Gradwell in were excellent and dominated first match, Rhodes slumped of a prize themselves in order suffering. They qualify, in Adamson. One has only to run from 87 for 3 to 96 for 7. most of the events. N. Hodder to help a •struggling friend. addition, to wear the Com- five miles an hour to fini-sh. tied for first place in 10.9. He However, this provided for ran 2nd in the 200m. N. de Jager an exciting finish as Rhodes ran the 800m. in 1:57.9 and the pushed its total into the 400m. in 49.5. It deserves men­ hundred. In the last two overs tion that "Foxy" has now of the match Rhodes had to get attained the colour standard in 4 to win while Cooke's XI I JUDO GAINING' the 400m., 800m., 1,500m. and needed one wicket to win. But 5,000m. N. Logan ran the 1,500 in 4:22.6 and was placed 3rd in neither the ball was hit nor THE European tour of the Albany for the Hysloptige the wicket broken. the 800m. S. Gunn gained yet Rhodes Under 20 croquet team Nasionale Party (H.N.P.) and NEW SUPPORT' another first for Rhodes with his The match ended in a draw was disrupted by anti-apartheid chairman of the South African victory in the 5,000m. B. Tait ONCE MORE the occult shout also won the 400m. hurdles agitators when long-haired Body of Croqueteurs (S.A.B.C.) (pronounced Kee-eye) credited (55.7) in colour ·standard time. demonstrators (known in sport­ ha·s issued a statement calling with the power of reducing an He was placed 2nd in the 110m. ing circles as langharige for greater segregation on the inferior antagonist to helpless­ hurdles. ness, echoes in the gym hall Glover was 2nd in the triple I Polo prospects betogers) scattered upholstery croquet green. "Would" he during judo practice. jump (42ft. 9in.), losing by tin. RHODES WATER POLO pros- tacks over the cucumber sand­ asked, "you like your daughter Once more our high quality G. Pollock won the walk and W. pects are looking up this wiches and released moles on to to play croquet with a Japanese "tatami" mat is being •struck by Weedon the hammer throw. year. With a solid group from the green under the cover of jockey, even if the hoops were eager stinging hands of the judo Weedon also gained 2nd place practitioners. in the shot and 4th place in the last year's inter-varsity team - darkness. Mr. Roger Clueless, made of pig iron?" plus many new and talented These men and women take the discus. players among the first years - captain and some-time coach long walk down to the Dojo, or WOMEN it is felt that under Neilan of the team commented: "We exercise hall, don their judogi In the women's events, P. Roebe's enthusiastic coaching, found it impossible - in fact Keen Golf Club (judo suit's) and learn the "gentle Going was 2nd in the 800m., Liz there is much promise for the way". But how gentle is this Radloff 2nd in the javelin and future. we were unable to do it - mysterious ·sport? You are told to to play croquet on a green THIS YEAR is to be a busy one train hard, you do impossible discus and Gene Davidson won Plans are afoot for the match exercises and you limp off the the long jump (17ft. lin.) and wrecked by communist-backed for the Rhodes Golf Club. Not waos 2nd in the shot put and high after the gala this Saturday and only have the regular competi­ mat after two hours, bruised but of course there is the inter­ moles. We see this as part of happy - for you are learning jump. Our 4 x lOOm. relay came varsity at Pretoria this year. an international plot initiated tions been increased, but it is the art of bare-handed fighting. in ahead on the field in 43.9 sec. There we hope to improve on by the Moles against Facism in the turn of Rhodes to be the host Your reactions become quicker, Inter-hall Relay: The annual last year's performance. Keen club for the Intervarsity to be your mind more receptive and, Inter-Hall relay will take place Africa (M.A.F.I.A.). on Saturday March 21. Last year interest has been shown to date held in July. above all, you gain more confi­ and we hope that thi•s can be Mr. Burrow Freek, a spokes­ dence in yourself. this highly entertaining event maintained. man for 1\ILA.F.I.A. said in an Coaching lessons will be held Even though judo at Rhodes was run very successfully and weekly for those women who has been dead for two years, ~ts the support it got was pleasing. exclusive telephone interview have no experience in golf at all, restoration, initiated by two old This year the halls are more with Rhodeo: "We moles, be and any others are welcome to members of the club, has re­ evenly matched and competition we black or white, abhor the attend. The times and venue for ceived -startling success; the will thus be even stronger. Much initial enrolment soaring to 31 fact that South African croquet these lessons will be announced of Pringle's strength from last HEWITT & at a later date. members. year has been distributed among teams use only white balls. Due to the shortage of judo the other halls. At the moment In fact, we intend blackballing Players are reminded to hand suit's it has been decided by the it looks like Founders Hall might PALMER cards in at all times to D. Scott committee to encourage the have the edge on the rest. future Rhodes croquet teams." in College House so that fair women members to rather At this point Mr. Freek handicaps can be allocated for specialise in self defence based replaced the receiver, fearing each player. The dmw for the on judo techniques. This will be that his telephone was being Solly Fisher and Stirk Bowl have taught in conjunction with judo. H or ris on ~ s been posted on the Sports If the support remains as en­ tapped (or meeluistered as it N oticeboard and all competitors thusiastic we look forward to a Phormocy Your Sports Dealer is known in sporting circles). are reminded that matches must successful year for judo with per­ Telephone 4211 be played on or before the date haps close ties with neighbouring Meanwhile Mr. Martin wide 95 HIGH STREET stipulated 'in order that the clubs, contests and even up­ GRAHAMSTOWN awake Smith, candidate in competition may run smoothly. gradings.