SHORT STORY PAGE A serious deficiency has been about 1500-2000 words long (or, YOUR EIGHT-PAGE apparent in the Union this ses­ UIN11|0|N if longer, easily divisible into GUIDE sion, following the non-appear- instalments of this length). ance of the magazine Short Stories on any subject whatso­ Story. W here are the Union’s ever will be considered. Contri­ 2 Editorial budding fiction writers to have butions should be addressed to nIeIwI their work published? Short Story Page, and either 3 Morris Dancing s To offset this to some extent, dropped into the Union News 4 Short Story Page Union News has decided to box outside the M.J. or handed Leeds University Union introduce a Short Story Page. in to the office. 5 From Moscow; Debates This new feature makes its first We hope to illustrate each 6 Letters No. 201 appearance this week (on page story in some way, and w ith four) with the first instalment of this object in view it would be 7 Sport at University Friday, December 1st, 1961 a two-part story by Alex Barr. helpful if authors would indicate 8 Sport To qualify for consideration passages in the story suitable for for this page, a story must be illustration. CHILDISH RAGE Fascists Maub Again EASTW O O D WINS by THE EDITOR Engineer's Bid Fails QN Thursday of last week, Fascist slogans were found daubed on J)AVE EASTWOOD romped home in the election for several buildings in the University precincts. The New Arts Block JVP held earlier this week. He collected 653 votes, was heaviest h it—- slogans and symbols were scrawled on both side of to Keith Carabine’s 285, and John Sykes’ 235, giving him an absolute majority over the two other candidates. the new main entrance. Perhaps due to the lack of any controversial candidate, the poll Also affected were the Parkinson Building, where was a lot lower than last year, when Communist Roy Bull stood for Fascist symbols were painted on either side of the main re-election. This year only 23% of the Union voted, as against 37% steps, and Union News office window, each panel of last year. Interviewed after his election, which bore a symbol. Eastwood said that he would welcome The green paint used sank new ideas from the body of Union deep into the surface of the held altogether responsible for them. members rather than institute radical The evil lies in the insidious way in reforms on his own account. On the stone, meaning that much time subject of Union government, he and energy had to be spent on which their opinions may infect and excite the young. Throughout history, thought that a reforming influence its removal. Needless to say, the the jews have a history oif persecution; ought gradually to be exercised by a perpetrators of this infantile traditionally they hlave been shunned. standing sub-committee. Another Now there has been added the negro. thing he would like to see was a ces­ display were not to be found; but sation in the apparently growing anti­ the fact that Union News was Never until now a problem in this country, the increasing number of thesis between the Union and the selected as a victim points to at coloured Commonwealth immigrants Halls of Residence. The two should least the connivance of certain have aroused a fear in the British be recognized as complementary Union members. worker for his job. Such targets are institutions, he said. easy meat for unscrupulous agitators. Eastwood intends to resign as Fascists are, we know, glad of the Secretary of Union Committee, but sort of publicity that holds up their Hitler, said Chamberlain, would will continue as acting Secretary until behaviour to the public gaze with have been undistinguished in a crowd, his successor has been named follow­ condemnatory comments. This is as and looked for all the world like the ing next week’s U.C. elections. much a part of their perverse make­ house-painiter he was. Hitler, however, up as is their illogical assumption that like Britain’s Fascists, had an DISORDERED MINDS one people, by virtue of skin pigmen­ inferiority complex coupled with Nockles tation, can be considered superior to mental derangmsnt; the chaos and Daubings on University and Union speak for themselves any other. We, however, think it abso­ bloodshed thit followed his coming "disappointed" lutely essential that Union members to power must never be repeated. and the public at large be made aware The Fascists aie infantile and they Asked what he thought of the of the subtle evU that is in our midst. are insane—their futile daubing and results, Engineers’ President Tony The psychological disorder that hysterical propoganda indicate this. Nockles, who had nominated candi­ gives rise to such attitudes is present, But their madness is of a dangerous date Sykes, said: “I can’t say I’m sur­ to some small extern at least, in every and infective nature; and we call prised, though I must say I’m a bit one of us, Its abnormal development upon everyone to guard against this disappointed/’ Answering enquiries as in the case of Fascists should be taken menace. to whether the Engineers had again as a warning of what may happen to tried to play power politics as they anyone. Union News, for its part, will not had in the past, Nockles remarked: The evil of these men does not con­ cease its efforts to have such obscenity “I would support anyone who had sist in their actions as such; as with eradicated, no matter how many times shown sufficient initiative and interest, all deranged fanatics, they cannot be they paint our windows. from whatever faculty.” Why then did he not nominate someone from the Arts Faculty on this occasion? Replied Nockles: “There are too EXEC. NEWS many of them around saying a lot "jVTEW regulations are recom­ make every effort to find out their and doing nothing. The only people opinions, not by general meetings at the moment who showed any initia­ mended by Executive for which are difficult to convene but by tive or ability and the will to get Union posters. These are that no informal get-togethers. their ideas put into practice are the poster shall be larger than These recommendations come technologists.” 18" by 20" and that the maxi­ before Union Committee next Thurs­ Commenting on rumours that an day. engineer (presumably), after voting mum number of posters publicis­ LEEDS WIN for Sykes, had been heard to ask ing any one event be four, not where he could see a picture of the including advertisements on person he had just voted for as he society notice boards. U.C. Election DEBATING TOURNAMENT did not know him, he stated em­ Posters will not be displayed more phatically that he wasn’t interested in EVEN candidates have been such people. than six days before the event and S nominated for the five vacancies HE Leeds ‘A’ team taking part in corduroy jacket, poplin trousers, and must be checked and stamped by the on Union Committee. They are T the seventh preliminary round of red tie worn by Peter Hall. Less porters. Exec, committee accept that Meissrs. Carabine, Court, Eastbum , the N.U.S. Observer Mace Debating striking but none the less improperly NEW AND GOVERNMENT SURPLUS dressed, Alan Andrews sported red Microscopes publicity is difficult but maintain that Morrison, Silverston and Whan, plus Tournament at Hull last Saturday Stopwatches Optical Instruments something must be done about the one female, Miss Irene Millward. were apparently in good form. The tie and grey suit. Both speakers were Surveying and Navigational Equipment state of the notice boards. Arts and science seem to be fairly panel of judges, led by Alex Stern, displaying GND badges. The Leeds Lenses, Prisms and other Optical pair arrived too late to change into Mechanical and Scientific Instruments Exec, also recommends that a com­ evenly represented this time and reached a unanimous verdict in At fractional Prices Fully guaranteed mittee be set up to review the con­ those of the candidates who have record time: Leeds first, Leicester evening dress. Send Stamped & Addressed Envelope stitution. This will not be ad hoc as declared their politics favour the left. second. This weekend, Leeds’ two other (If possible stating requirements) The motion, that This House UNITED TECHNICAL SUPPLIES LTD., was that set up last year but will be The candidates addressed the elec­ teiamis consisting of Mary Squire and Dept. U .N ., 29 Tottenham Court Rd. permanent, comprising four members. torate yesterday and polling will be would not Support Civil Dis­ Tim May, and Ram Singh and Dave London W .l. LANgham 1116, 5015 This sub-committee will welcome on Monday and Tuesday. obedience, was proposed by Hull, Pollard, will be tackling the same Open All Day Saturdays ideas from Union members and would Newcastle, and Leicester, while motion at Manchester. Sheffield, Loughborough, and Leeds opposed. On a vote being taken, the Hull chairman declared the motion WIDE SUPPORT FOR “overwhelmingly defeated.” TATLER A touch of colour was added to BOAR LANE ANTI-RACIALISTS the formal proceedings by the YORKSHIRE’S LEADING CONTINENTAL CINEMA HARDY’S FLAGRANT example of A racialism was how the Com­ Immigration Billl HERE is to be a demonstration COMMENCING SUNDAY mittee of the Anti-Racialist Official outfitters to Leeds University Union T 'against the Immigration Bill AND ALL NEXT WEEK Society described the proposed tomorrow. The Anti-Racialist Society Immigration Bill. are organising a march, starting at UNDERGRADUATE GOWNS from 57/6 How much support has this new, the Town Hall at 2.15 p.m.