KING’S COLLEGE, NEWCASTLE, IN THE UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM No. 10. Thursday, May 19th, 1949. Price, 3d. STOP PRESS. S.R.C. nominate B il l Denn is , Stuart Shaw and G eorge K emeny as Observers to flRTSMEM VOTE OVER-SPLIT Budapest . X X X X X X X B.B.C. Varsity Quiz Broadcast Howlers.— P M SCIENTISTS FAIL TO NOMNiTE. We’re not 500 miles from London—and we’re not mosdy Theological Students. KEENEST ELECTIONS |F0R TEARS. VOTING NEXT THDRSDAT. x x x x x x x The Gentlemen’s Boat Club have now set up THE staggering number of nominations for Arts Representatives is the highlight of the nomination headquarters in the "Royal Oak,” ready for their * lists posted last week for the nearing elections. Pure Sciencemen are in the doldrums ; requiring Joy Week Challenge Race with the Women's four male representatives, only two were nominated, and as a result these two will become S.R.C. Boat Club. members without elections. The remainingftwo will be nominated to Council by Bill Brough, S.R.C. President, under the constitution. Constituencies with only the required number of candidates for We don’t have to tell you why—but she’s the vacant seats will have no elections, as their men will automatically go to Council. I in the picture—THE AMBASSADORS. In Arts, 10 nominations for 3 seats appears to he a good sign of enthusiasm at first sight, but on closer examination it will be realised that the vote is being oversplit and that here is democracy in extreme. Representatives should represent their constituency and prove that they are able, and not be nominated merely by one’s group of friends. It is up to everybody to use their vote. One noticeable feature is that there are very few of last year’s S.R.C. men putting up again. An almost complete change-over is anticipated, and in some respects this is a good thing, although some degree of continuity must be kept. We want fresh air in S.R.C.—but in order to be efficient it is essential that some old-stagers be kept on. There’ll be keen fights all down the line, but whatever you do— USE YOUR VOTE— and make this a record poll. The Lists. Elections will take place in respect of the following constituencies: Number o f Constituencies repre- Candidates Nominated, sentatives required. Arts (Men) } Alan Don Airth Peter William Cadogan Ian Copeland Smith Gregor Stuart Harry Pountney Paul Anthony Robert Pringle Stuart Shaw Philip Ernest Sheppard Kenneth Robert Southern Ian Macfarlane Walker John Frederick Williamson Arts (Women) 2 Betty Allen Mane Teresa Croney Dorothy Leech Joyce Isabel Lance Martin Sheila Rosemary Stephenson Herb. Sutherland’s All-Student Premiere Commerce Raymond Peter Cotton (Men) Harry Colbeck Elliott Francis Douglas Perryman BLACK MARK” FOR STUDENT SUPPORT Law (Men) Norman Edward Bell Christopher Brian Robson “ IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT THEATRE CRY. Pure Science Jean Elizabeth Gray (Women) Gillian Madeline Partington Herbj Sutherland's two plays, already read in the “ Northerner,” got their world premiere last Engineering Geoffrey George Richard Argent Wednesday night and played for three nights. Herby’s authorship made the production an all­ Frederick Ronald Denham student venture— “ devised, produced and presented.” Eric Arthur Dilley Only in one sphere was the “ all-student ” tag not applicable—and that was one of the most Philip Frederic Caron Horne Douglas Edward Thorp important—the audience. Never has such a disgusting lack of support been shown by English Naval Archi­ Thomas Armstrong University students. There can be some excuse for a play of theEgmont type getting little support,' tecture, Jeffrey Hugh Carter but for The Ambassadors and Echoes from Ossian there is just no excuse. On not one of the nights Mining and David Patrick Chester Price were there more than 50 students present. On Friday, with an audience of 117, there was less than Metallurgy Eric Thompson a 50% student turn-out, nor was the staff support any better. No blame can be lain onJohn Kojle, Gerald Milner Vaughan the Business and Publicity Manager for the plays, for the play-publicity was probably the most am­ Agriculture Vivian John Leahead Bucknall bitious ever attempted—bills were placed all over the town and write-ups appeared in “ Courier,” Ronald Frederick Norman Keith Harline Thistlethwaite the Wall Newspaper and the “ Evening Chronicle.” And on Wednesday morning a photograph­ Ronald Tombohm laden “ tree ” appeared outside the Union entrance. Full marks for publicity. The Elections will take place on Thursday, 26th May, Of the two plays, The Ambassadors was the 1949, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the lobby of the Uni­ best. There was meat in it and although versity Union. Ballot papers will be available only at CONTENTS. this point and may not be taken away for completion there was not a strong plot—quite usual in a P age . later. “ one-acter ”—the acting and dialogue had 2.—FILM. Each constituent will be entitled to one voting paper substance and the ending left the mind in a 3.—UNIVERSITY DIARY. on which to vote for the number of representatives state of flux, which is always a good sign. It 4 —ICELAND EXPEDITION. required to be elected. The. constituent may place the is extremely difficult in a one-act play to 5.—LOVE’S LABOURS LOST. name of one additional candidate after the names of develop characters, and as a result most of the the required number of candidates; but only in cases of 6.—WORLD CONGRESS. equality of votes will the name placed lower than the subsidiary parts were caricatures—not very 7.—ROUNDABOUT. number of vacancies to be filled be taken into account. sharply drawn. (continued page 7, col. 2) 8 & 9 —LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. 2 KING’S COURIER Thursday, May 19th, 1949. KING’S COURIER Newspaper of King’s College, Newcastle, in the University of Durham TH URSDAY, M A Y 19th, 1949 FILM CRITICISM No. 10 THE UNION, COLLEGE ROAD, NEWCASTLE THE LAST DAYS OF THE BRIBE ’Phone : 200581 Starrin g EDITOR ............................................................ S T U A R T S H A W DOLWYN ROBERT TAYLOR, AVA GARDNER, Assistant Editor................................................... G. B. Hilton St a rrin g DAME EDITH EVANS and Business Manager.............................................J. W . M. Manners CHARLES LAUGHTON & JOHN HODIAK. Adverts Manager........................................................ K. Gardner Publicity Manager........................... ......... ...................A. Marsh EMLYN WILLIAMS. Sports Editor............................................................. J. Turnbull Producad by P andro S. B erm a n . Distribution....................................................................D. Fitch en Produced by A nato le de G r u n bw a ld . Photographer.................*...................... ...................P. C. Jowsey A r t is t s :...................................................................A. J. Appleby Written and Directed by Em l y n W i l l i a m s . Directed by R o be rt Z. L eonard . .....................................................................C.W . R. Lane Emlyn Williams has written and directed this This film is adapted from a short story, and STAFF A. C. Smith, D. Robson, M. Hoyes REPORTERS : A. M. Boyd, A. R. B. Fenwick, film about a Welsh hamlet, Dolwyn, with thus it is hardly surprising that we find the A. Gittleson, C. Robson, J. Rudinger. tenderness add humour. It concerns the fate of camera rather monotonously limited to the M. A. Harris. the village condemned to submersion by a clandestine comings and goings of the four or water supply project—Nemesis in this case five central characters. Veranda to night-club being assisted by the embitterment of an erst­ and back to the stifling hotel room .... we EDITORIAL while village boy once chased from the place for never leave the sub-tropical town except for a THE MIDDLE WAY. stealing from the poor-box and now making refreshing fishing trip or two, once racket- good as a suave, supercilious agent from Liver­ busting Federal Agent Robert Taylor arrives. 'T'HIS is the last issue of Courier before the pool. The result of this lack of material has compelled examinations, and probably the final ap­ the director to rely on long and purposeless pearance in this academic year. Examinations It is not a picture for sophisticates. Leave dialogue which is too trite and self conscious, are only two weeks away from us, and it is the city in the street and share in the excite­ hardly fair to ask that the paper should con­ ment of the village contemplating their transla­ like Bogart-Bacall cross-chat without the dry tinue through the examinations period. It is tion en masse to Liverpool, in the joy of the humour. But then we all talk in riddles now- always difficult to relinquish something for a village reprieved from the flood, and in the a-days. while because of other commitments, for one mute incomprehension of the people watching Much is made of the indecisions of the hero, is always faced with the choice that the present the waters roll down the valley. Listen to the who, like Hamlet, indulges in long soliloquies English University System presents to its song, until the last brave melody is choked off to the accompanyment of thunder and forked students. by the rising waters. On the other side of the lightening. This is because of Ava Gardner, a Any student that comes to King’s is faced medal is a toothless old lady poking her head suspected racketeer, whom the camera could with a number of choices. Has he to devote out of a window and shouting, "They say we’re follow around as much as it liked, by the way. himself entirely to academic interests with all being deported to England.” She worries Taylor too, and this queers his the single-mindedness of the saint ? Has he But, above all, this picture is Edith Evans pitch, as, with Miss Gardner in his arms, he to throw himself entirely into University triumph.