u UNION NEWS No. 223 17th Year LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION Friday, 16th November, 1962 Price 3d. Cdr. Evans calls Grebenik Report ‘shocking/ condemns ‘centralization11 WARDEN SLAMS UNIVERSITY Tells of 16-year ON MAY 2, 1958, UNION NEWS Humanists SOUNDED THE DEATH KNELL OF Struggle Gain THE 'MARQUIS' AND NOW B y A STAFF REPORTER Union I AST week's publication of a University The ‘Tonbridge’ Closes Soon ■ report of student living conditions in -Foothold- By ANNA MILLER Europe has provoked a sharp reply from \ N alternative to reli- THE “ Tonbridge,” the Devonshire Hall. On Saturday, a long gious belief will Medics’ “ Establish­ shortly be available to statement appeared on a notice board in ment,” is to be pulled Union members. down. the Hall attacking the University's policy The proposed Human­ ist Society, led by Ivor In 1958, the “ Mar­ towards hall residence. It was signed by D. Rogers, aims to cater quis,” which stood on the for atheists, rationalists, the Warden, Commander Evans. Marxists and in fact all corner where the Houlds- He accused the University of deliberately shades of non-religious worth and Engineering human opinion. blocks now meet, was excluding wardens from the Grebenik Report But the Society will Committee and listed a number of alleged inaccur­ not be merely opposed demolished amid howls of acies about halls in the Report in a negative way to all protest. religion and super­ The “ Tonbridge ” is to itself. naturalism. It was make way for a new road. stresed by Ivor Rodgers T he “ M arquis ” cam e dow n to He and the then Warden of that the group was make way for building which Sadler Hall, Dr. Bryan Wilson, deeply concerned with has not yet been started. The all the human problems close parallel has caused described as “ Reader in Social facing religious bodies. general concern, especially Science at Oxford and a pro­ The point of differ­ among medical students, who minent contributor to the ence was that human­ see their supply of cheese and ists tried to explain and onion sandwiches placed in Sunday Times,” had drafted a solve them within the great jeopardy. “ Joint Comment ” to the human frame of refer­ And not only sandwiches. ence, without having re­ The “Tonbridge” is the last Halls Committee after the course to extra-terres- Ind Coope house left within Report came out. trial powers. striking distance of the Uni­ versity. Its imminent loss has But, he said, it was never pub- Forcible brought bemused confusion in licised because it would infer that its wake— We are devastated the University “ cannot conduct Considerable support —this means loss of independ accurate research even into its own has been gained for the ence—I shall have to use the affairs.” The Halls therefore had Society, despite the No more cheese and onion sandwiches here after next year. U nion,” were typical senti- to “ suffer in silence ” and wait for forcible theft of the m ents. further ill-informed attacks on original petition in Only a few yards away from the Medical and Dental them . “ Fred’s ” two w eeks Schools, the “ Tonbridge ” is one of the most popular of ago. all Leeds pubs with students. Speaking: of the report from Happiest Europe, Commander Evans again The precise aims of The present publicans, complained that no wardens had the group are as yet David and Mary Dunn, told been consulted before the delega­ not clearly defined. Union News: “This is the tion's conclusions were published. While not wishing in U.C. ELECTIONS happiest house we have ever Apart from this, he thought it was any way to set them­ Twisting is Top WING to the recent nom- been in. We’ve seen many a a sound report. selves up as a panel of pub opened, but never one moral guardians, they inations mix-up, and the closed.” The accommodation crisis had would like to feel that TRANCING habits in the resignation of Dick Atkinson, driven the University to " the neces­ Union are changing. Peak Union Committee by-elections Many people agree that an students could discuss institution like the “ Ton­ sity of discarding the principle of problems within the periods at last Saturday’s hop will now be held early in combining student accommodation saw only a handful of dancers D ecem ber. bridge ” does a lot to foster group which lack of student-city relations, and with gracious living in pleasant religious faith prevents in Refec. and the Riley-Smith, Nominations for two open surroundings. w here “ stra ig h t ” bands w ere seats and one first-year seat that its demolition is the from being worked out regrettable, though unavoid­ in an atmosphere of playing. must be in by 12 noon on He continued: “There is no Commander Saturday, 24th November. able, price to be paid for reason, however, for the constant Evans understanding. But twisting in the Social University expansion. Room drew what Entertain­ Forms should be obtained aggression against the individuality Staff support comes However, it is obvious that and independence of the older ments Secretary Ian Morrison from Union Office and given from Mr. Pritchard, a could only describe as “ a to A. C. E vans, J.V.P., and the capacity for student senti­ Halls, against which I have sity against the type of hall member of the Russian Returning Officer. mentality is declining. In 1958 had to struggle constantly he ran. mass of fighting, kicking, Department, and the sweating bodies.” Union News commented: during my sixteen years as Society will have con­ As part of their H-Week “ The Marquis is no ordinary W arden.” “I don’t think there is any aggression,” he said, “and I nections with non-uni- He said that if strict-tempo activities, the Houldsworth inn, it is a symbol, part of would have thought that the versity bodies such as dancers did not support hops, Society took a block booking our University life, and we Bureaucratic formation of hall councils the Rationalist Press they would not be catered for of 95 seats at the City shall be the poorer for its over the past few years was and the Ethical Union, in future. Next week, to make Varieties last night. loss.” The University was devel­ an encouragement to auto­ which are supported by his point, a Twist group will Possibly afraid of rowdy­ Now, although the Medics oping into “ a powerful nom y.” Earl Russell and Sir play in Refec. for the first ism, owner Harry Joseph sent are likely to have the vapours, bureaucracy endeavouring to Julian Huxley, F.R.S. tim e ever. their President a letter asking it is no longer tradition which centralize all administration that they behave as “ respon­ is the main issue, but the loss and to run Halls from offices sible, mature people.” of a convenient snack-bar. in the Parkinson Building.” Interviewed by Union News on Wednesday, Commander NEWS IN BRIEF [OFFICIAL OUTFITTERS Evans called the Grebenik Report “ a shocking report.” TO LEEDS He denied the Report’s sug­ \ FUND has been estab- match in “ Fred’s ” on Mon­ ject of a witty and provoca­ WITHIN gestion that hall residence lished in the Union by day night, to decide the tive talk by M. Boof at , UNIVERSITY UNION could retard maturity. “ On African Mbonda to contribute championship of the Union. Tuesday’s meeting of EASY the contrary I think it brings to the legal costs of Nelson The Engineers have already French Society. * The Tie House of the North. out one’s personality.” Mandela. Mandela, a South declined this honour. Fifty members heard his REACH Over 500 different designs always in African, was recently impris­ stock including the lull range of Answering the charge that oned for five years by the defence of the necessity of hall wardens had not been South African government for having innumerable political FOR YOUR JJniversity Ties, consulted by the three-man subversion and organising “ m H I S H ouse supports th e parties in France ranged at delegation which went to strikes. Ford Motor Company the closest intervals from OUTFITTING ♦ Dress Wear Hire Service. Europe, the Bursar, Dr. Wil­ in the firm and courageous Right to Left. He claimed For any occasion you can hire the liamson, a member of the Since the money needed to that this was basically logi­ meet the costs of the defence action they have taken in complete outfit, and for such a delegation, said: “We were refusing to employ trouble­ cal and representative, NEEDS sent to collect information at his trial is obviously far although admitting that it moderate charge. beyond the means of African makers in their works.” Pro­ and bring it back and this is posed by C. J. F. Kidd in led not to clarity but to con­ what has been done. There Mbonda alone, appeals have fusion. was no need for anyone to be gone out to societies. Private Members’ Business Yes, you’re within easy reach consulted.” A letter appealing for the at last Wednesday’s debate, The strains of bagpipes of the Student’s Best Friend financial su p p o rt of S.C.M. this is thought to be the first from the women’s gym lent Dr. Belton, who was once a was read out to members at anti-leftist motion to be cosmopolitan spice to the Lawson __________ sub-warden of Devon Hall, their Monday meeting. passed by the Debating proceedings as he continued, and now vice-president of the Society for some two years. touching on military and Society of Old Devonians educational policy.