PRICE ©SABRINA KIDNAPPED?-see P. 2, Moonshine liftout SEMPER FIORiAr .^.'Af'.vY.-y.f j;.^.'^.y.^Ai.:''.ii,-W^..Zi.:'.yf.:.w'.-.'.v'. RcBlstered at the O.P.O., Brisbane, Jor FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1959 transmission br post as a periodical. VOLUME 29, No. 5 BRISBANE, Today.— High - ranking cop, wearing an automatic, emergency rifle, stents howling mob of lewd student beasts who, in George Street 10 minutes ago... viciously attacked this terrified spin- !ster as their contribution to "36S days of Cen- enary fun ... Moreton Bay Figieaf, Sunday failj> and 21 St. Century Veracity PAGE 2 SEMPER FLOREAT, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 19S9 sSEMIlRlFLORE^i'liarisi-te^ Yggdrasil 1959 THOUGHT Has A BY JOHN HELMAN NCE again, on this day of days, Brisbane is con­ npHE year 1959 is a centenary in the world of O fronted suddenly and sordidly with the fact of A thought, for in 1859 two of the most famous the University. works of the nineteenth century were published— Birthday Again the newspaper columnists dip their Darwin's "Origin of the Species" and John Stuart the growing complexity of have not, of course, entirely aspersive or patronising nibs and the public pre­ Mill's less spectacular but no less important "Essay modern society. thrown off tlie liberal heritage Or because the Government represented by Mill, pares its faded variety of reactions. on Liberty." But perhaps we are able to discern In the Babel with bland self-confidence is Mill's great principle enun­ concerns himself, his inde­ assured that it knows the real Rely more of voices, two main attitudes. ciated in the Essay was:— pendence is, of right, abso­ needs of the citizen—whereas (i) The derisive carp, "Are these beasts our ". that the. sole end for lute. Over himself, over his ex hypothesi (in most cases) future leaders?" found in any of a dozen which mankind are war­ own body and mind, the in­ the citizen does not. OU State Letters to the Editor, ranted, individually or col­ dividual Is sovereign." If the Commonwealth cen­ lectively, in interfering with Complementary to this sor (or some other equally But now they talk not of (ii) The "psychological" approach that in the liberty of- action of any Ideal of freedom from over- well qualified man of letters) just "liberty" but of what is Commem. the young scholar "lets ofl of their number, is self pro­ vigorous control was the idea says that Behan's "Borstal, know,,^,^ .n .,(t vo. them• )i^ a s J"positiv . u e steam", unleashes the animal in himself for tection . [The indivi­ of "active citizenship," the Boy" is obscene, and that the ! j|.^f ^^ "''""^ forced U, be dual's! own good, either willing contribution to society Australian citizen should not free. a brief romp. physical or moral, is not a More and more they rely Both these views of Commem. are inadequate by the individual. be allowed to read it, who is sufficient warrant Cslc), Today we have a much the Australian citizen to as­ ujion the State for their because, though contrary In effect, both spring from "The only part of the con­ IMorer estimation of the worth sert that he has enough ma- needs and so more and more the assumption that there is no point in the fun duct of any one, for which of the individual. We coerce '• turity to decide that for him- they submit to its intcrfer- and games, that it is merely a sort of circus. he is amenable to Society is him "for his own good" ex- ' self? .ence. that which concerns others. plaining that increased con- ' "Progressive" members of But the fact that this is But there is a point to Commem., as the shal­ "In the part which merely trol is necessary because of I twentieth century society still called "liberty" ipositive lowest survey of the floats will show; the humour or otherwise) is more a tri­ is not arbitrary, but Is directed towards ridiculing bute to the strengtli of the ideas of Mill and the others aspects of our pubhc life that merit criticism. And ! of his tradition, than to their thus, if the Procession is often funny, quite as often own perceptioni it is also true. We are all socialists today This is not to say that all the participants are tlBiiliillii^ (whether we admit it or not— animated by a dispassionate zeal lor social com­ and using the word "social­ ism" very broadlyi; the dif­ ment. ferences of outlook amount to But the very spirit that tradition has imparted questions of degree. lo the Procession shapes the most mindless matter *'Misrepresentation " of true facts towards its own end of parody and satire. iDiffereilt .kind Complac'eiiey over Q.L.P. controversy allegedo f liberty OR Is the Procession merely destructive; for No longer are liberalism (or jT^EAR Sir,—The action of Union Council In only granting recog­ freedom) and conservative N criticism of existing institutions and attitudes opposition to it the divisive impUes the existence of standards by which they nition to a "Labor Club," as the Queenslan(d Labor Club, came issues of Society. are judged and found wanting. It is only by a vivid in for considerable criticism in the last issue of your paper. If that eminent sociologist, and continual awareness of these larger possibilities I must accuse you of mis­ migration restrictions where viable. The Guild has thus de­ Mr. w. S. Gilbert, were to re­ representation of the true they detrimentally affect cided to immediately reintro­ write his "lolanthe" in the that "avenues of development" will be kept open. modern context, one of its For example, in this our Centenary year, we facts of the case. Asian students who have duce Its lost Council motion as In your news story of the gftduated from Australian an extraordinary resolution. more famous pas,sages would achieve little by eulogising "a hundred years of action you devote three para- Universities. This should be considered at probably be more like: progress"; this merely induces a sterile complac­ graplis to description, one The Guild had proposed "I think it quite « quirk of file, the May Executive Meeting A meit annatoral twltl—: ency. paragraph giving the argu­ that Asian students should be and go to a vote of constitu­ Thkt no product ot the' Wclf»re If this year's procession (and this year's Sem­ ment for, and six paragraphs allowed to remain in Aus­ ents early in second term. Sttte giving the tralia at their Hii» slBUilicsll.v ever minttd per) make only that point they will have helped argu men t y>-»^^^^.^^.^ #.^^^^ #»#»^^» pleasure after It will now be interesting to Belnc a little Lmbaor SotialiKt— considerably in the necessary task of replacing the against. ! »7f « gradu ation. see whether those constitu­ Or else a little Tor.v SocUIIU." provided thnt ents responsible for negativ­ In conclusion, it must be imctuous pomposities of prbfessioiial "Queensland­ you over JTOUr lOMMe ing our Council motion will ers" with the stark, awful and unaccommodating they were not said that it is not here as­ look the fact \ crones - . - already com­ be able to produce some other serted that our welfare aims guffaw of Truth. that had this , ..^ ^.„ „,,. „, mitted to re­ reason for opposing it without today are to be entirely de­ body applied D^'^R- Ed ors,-We are turn to work In admitting their agreement precated; but merely that for recoEnitlon'^^^ '<»"'• "tractive Arlst with Uie arrogant principle of what was once called "liberty" a "White Australia". as the "Marx- {students (fresherettcs) whol; their countries has not the same appeal as it Now you see it — ist" Commun- ^l'^^^'^ decided that wc lack;; of origin. In The strong student opposi­ once had—and that what we ist! or even as Ja certain sometliing-wcj; the later case. tion to the policy registered call "liberty" is something thA .cn-iniicst ' still haven't been asked to . it was pro-, quite different from what Mill Club. Council toria. and Western Australia knew by that name. • •••now you don't woulthe d Socialisn 0 t;t I; ^^^^^We use^ Pep.sodent, Life- ,.i ^^^shoul d bt en pere y- | at student referenda in Vic ;;buoy and Laxettes. j mitted to re- (837o opposed In W.A.) makes have the right one wonder if some constitu­ (or how subliminal can you get?) to suggest Our friends tell us we;; turn to Aus- ent student bodies will con­ possible alter ! ^^^ reasonably good-look-; | tralia after tinue to accept the stand of We'll make it, or natio names. ; '"Sr and we have lovely fig- M their bonded their representatives. Por one Just like the H-bomb, they could spring it but since there ; u''*s (slartling statistics!) |; period and that does not understand tlie make it not (ever?) on you (p'oncyl') suddenly. You're watching Is at present a '• Please, what shall we do! 1; then remain machinations of Sydney THREE months ago, we ^ "'Ulng-on-the-shelf (in ; Sil.C. politics, for instance, it set our deadline for the post- TV or the movies ... a message is flashed known split in i anticipation), is difQcult to comprehend how Commem. Semper for May 21. on lhe screen for the veriest fract'ion of a the Labor! Gigl, Collcttc. Gaby, et • A negative Sydney B.R.C. delegates can That is three weeks after movement.;; Renec. ]. vote by dele- oppose motions highly con­ Cotnmem., and it seemed a second so that it is (FJ^V.') beyond the Council must; Change your friends.., gates of genial to the Interests of their reasonable time to allow be­ take note of;'They are obviously liars.,; Queens 1 a n d, 1000 fee-paying Asian S.R.C: tween these two issues.