page 2 than Ananda Marga which is “ reaching of them worship fertility and practically into all spheres of society to precipitate all of them oppose the basic human right toil t o fid the growth of a universal society.” of the individual to have technically safe operations such as vasectomies and histor- Yours sincerely, ectomies and even oppose the use of harm­ W.J. Brookbanks. less contraceptives. CRACCUM Volume 49. Issue 5 1 N< Here, thus, is my list of demands for Tuesday April 8th 1975 Dear Editor, the slashing of soaring world population A word about the secondhand book­ (Bugger world opinion ! Nobody’s clair­ stall . many thanks to everyone who a voyant). fiifid ito helped with the running of bookstall (see 1. Abortion be made legal, technically as In Dear Editor, it did end eventually). Thanks also to all a last resort “You hav And God said, “ Let there be light.”- I write as a keen trade unionists who is the lovely people who brought in books 2. Contraceptives be made free (no cost). have actu And there was Light.” to sell and to the even lovelier ones who a regular reader of Craccum. Craccum and 3. All childbirth, outside the bonds of My first cc And God said, “ Let there be Craccum.” bought books. And thank you those of you other papers have been full of articles marriage be made illegal. ago. The sp And there was a tense silence, followed by who came to collect your cheques and un­ whinging about poor student bursaries. 4. All childbirth to those under the age of a loud pop ! sold books. B u t. no thanks to the very Isn't it about time the student body as a' twenty and over the age of forty, plus and marriei And there was no Craccum ! unlovely people who did not come to mass did something about it. those with any hereditary diseases or The 8.30 a. Anyway, articles for this week’s Craccum collect their books. We are sorry for any If the Trots could organize the Auck­ defects be made illegal. ularly betw were solicited from the following : Ev inconvenience suffered by those of you land Paper boys and get them a wages 5. Birth of the fifth child of any individ­ end boatinj Baker, Brian Brooker, Ruth Butterworth, who genuinely couldn’t get in to collect rise as they did before Xmas, surely the ual (male or female) be made illegal. My Afrik two Trots on your students union can Murray Cammick, Ecology Action, Fraser your books on the last two days, but 6. Families of two children - the parents listening to Folster, Dave Francis, Paul Gilmour, Sue unfortunately books could not be kept organize some student action. will be obliged by law to pay a fine of I self and an Green, Roger Horrocks, Pete Klein, Brent for collection after these days as we have Yours sincerely, $2,000 (variable) ' was AnaA p a rrtf th Lewis, Chris Moisa, The Radio B Interview­ no storage facilities. Rangi Rafana Families of three children - the parents c o m m e rc e ! ing Organisation, Dennis Stanton, Mike Thanks again for your support. Hope to will be obliged by law to pay a fine of being ‘up’ ( Stenson, Jeremy Templar and Mike Treen. see you next year. $5,000 (variable) me a b o u t a Poetry by Ms G.J. Stanford. Suzanne Pinney for Families of four children - the parents was w ea rin j Photos by Murray Cammick, Paul S A.U.S.C.M. Secondhand Bookstall will be obliged by law to pay a fine of D u rin g t Gilmour and Chris Brookes (among others). $10,000 (variable) Committee. Dear Editor, er never o n All graphics by Chris Brookes. 7. The family benefit will be abolished. 3 issues of Craccum now and still no inequality, After the aforementioned loud pop, the 8. Children will be educated in family that I - a N< Craccum team decided that no miracle letters bewailing the $10,000/annum we planning and advised on its consequ­ to speak or would be forthcoming this week, so we had spend keeping you in luxury. Another ences. Parents will be forbidden, by no "first ha to do it all ourselves. 2 first for me. First Brent Lewis. Dear maudling Brent. law, to suggest to impressionable W h a t o u Consequently, Craccum was edited by Dear Sir, infants (pre-twelve years) any moral or to point ou Rob Greenfield, (while mentor and sworn- I’m sure we all love his remantic little soul, It was with nauseous nostalgia that I religious faith. ledge” wou in official rodent exterminator Mike Rann but for 2 years now we’ve been wading read Brent Lewis’s serendipitous ’Til I get these laws passed, and there in his c o u n was dragging radioactive rats out of their through his involuted and calliginous prose, little gem in “ Craccum” No. 3. are many more, I would like to urge as being sumn holes in Fiji), and laid out by Chris Brook­ Here I had thought was a new year hope­ and though it has a certain beauty - if you many people as possible to give up sex. In or "restrict es with assistance from Mon, Anne Cham­ fully free of bad proofreading and involut­ appreciate style for style’s sake - his cases where personal obligations forbid N e v ille ( bers, Barry, Wendy Dove, Ted Quinn, ed fill-ins of inspissated irrelevance. ‘ Reflections’ (March 18th) was the lim it one to do this, contraceptives of all types He too had How many thousand dollars a year ? I mean, it didn’t say anything. That is, Virginia Smith, Bob Lack, and many others. (for variety) should be used. Africa ’ s ‘ p r We have no need to debate the proposi­ even less than usual. A beautiful, stultify­ Typing was done by Alexis Grudnoff -TIMEO DANAOS ET DONA FERENTES ed the hein and Wendy Dove. tion that all editors of “ Craccum” are ing emptiness. and eq u al i t Special thanks must also go to ex-World equal. ‘The style is the man’ and that Dear million blac Heavyweight Gruntin&and Chimney- Regretfully etc, serpigimous Brent seems to imagine that Now, Curti: Toppling Champion, professional student ' Sarah every gurgle of his mental sewer is worthy CHAPEL WEDDINGS of his pen. So in ‘ Reflections’ he gazes he does s o ; and microphone-swallower, Bob Lack. T h e pass This stupendously physical specimen gall­ lugubriously into his lachrymose cups and sighs gently because, though approaching Auckland University is the only confiscated antly sacrificed most of one Friday night surveillance to help yours truly * (see below) layout the age when governments - he says - sit University in New Zealand favoured with 2 the presen c up and take note of one, no one is taking a chapel. It is an attractive building which issue four. (Darlings, it was MARVELLOUS) Dear Sir, son a t a n y 1 Many thanks, Bob. note of him. Jesus, such melancholy died provides a beautiful setting for the cele­ I read with interest the article entitled N e v ille - *Now you’ll never know who “yours Truly” with Tchaik and Detius, thank God. bration of a wedding ceremony. “ Ananda Marga Cosmic Society” in a rec­ smuggled oi refers to. Suckers ! Tell him to pick a subject, will you, Providing that the religious dimension ent edition of Craccum. It is interesting to editor. Tell him to write about SOME­ is recognised, couples are given the oppon return horn Ha- Ha- Ha- Yu k- y u k-y ak-sn i gge r-giggle- gaol. observe yet another manifestation of the TH IN G next time. And not nostalgic unity to choose the style and content of joke-laugh-funny-ha-ha-ha-ha-ho-ho........ N e v ille ( Eastern cultus. Yet if, as the article suggests, Westerns either. ceremony most appropriate to their undei last w e e k c< we must all “ march to the tune of the Yours, standing of marriage. A choice of music is Items may be freely reprinted from Africa. Not highest ideology - universalism”, then I David also offered. students, ui CRACCUM except where otherwise stat­ fear we are all doomed to personal mean There are several very popular weekend could, and ■ ed, provided that suitable acknowledge­ inglessness and are prey to the worst kind for weddings, especially in May, August setting had ment is made. CRACCUM is published of wishful thinking. For we are bound to and January. It is advisable for couples Auckland. < by the Craccum Administration Board ask ‘what has 4,500 years of universalist 6 contemplating marriage in the chapel to been spared for the Auckland University Students’ thinking done for the 500 million Hindus book well in advance. Dear Sir, A re c e n t in the world today in terms of relieving Marriage discussion courses are con­ Association (Inc), typeset on our own I read the article by Dr.Gerster, and declares tha the exploitation, immorality and hypoc­ ducted periodically. Those getting marriec I.B.M. typesetting machine, and printed was once again disgusted. I cannot say that ing m o re th risy inherent in a universalist methodology. in the Maclaurin Chapel are given first by Wanganui Newspapers Ltd., 20 Drews I am a pro-abortionist, but accidents do the p rio r ap And surely that universalism is the opportunity to enrol but there will be a Avenue, Wanganui.