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HOW BIG IS BIG BILL!

GRID4TEB BRISBANI] LAMB/iSTS
U]«I¥C]BS1T¥ TEIVNIS CLVB

The 1957 meeting of the Greater Brisbane Hard-
court Tennis Association saw a University club
placed in the unique position of facing a meeting
which was not merely patently hostile towards the
University, hut hostile for no other reason than that
it had been told to be hostile.

HOW DH) THIS SITUATION ARISE? Mr. Edwards, In a Bcene University men Jones,

The biggest name in Qu(>ensland tennis is that quite tuiprccedented lu a llalllgnn and K>1»i
wore lUrcady on.
of Mr. C. A. ("Biff BiU") Edwards, a staunch up- public meeting, aru!k> in
holder of Labor ideals, blessed with political con- the chair, nnd i^tutcd that • Fallini!; to hrowlH'at
tacts and £ s. d. — and a desire to havo his own two largo clubs hii<l acted University Into Htili-
in collusion tn uuKcat the mlsslcn, ho threatens
way. His taste in shirts mdicates a certain lack vjcp-prc»idents of the pre- KeV Malyn hi sucjj
severe t e r m s that
THE NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND of dress sense, but that is about all he does lack. vious year, and that they Maljii decides not to
nominate.
STUDENTS' UNION The other protaganist is Mr. Clem Jones, presi- should not vote for Mr.

Vol. XXVII. No. 3. Thursday, 14th March, 1057 went of the U.Q.T.C., and also a man of many Clem Jones, but they

Parliamentary' parts, political contacts, and £ s. d. As befits the WIIV?

true University man, however, he is fashion con- Wliat made Ed-
scious. wards take this
altitude?
To begin at the begin- be elected and decided at
ning: G.B.n.T.A. Ims an a meeting to support him. • Was it juflt
Patter Executive consisting of ENTER "BIG BILL" pique because any
the President, sj-nonym- ono nmn or chili
otis with C. A. Edwards, Edwards now went into dared defy his
and fourteen committee dictation?
The University of Queensland Polilical Science Club was enter- meml)crs, elected at » action. At a private meet-
ing he informed Clem • Was it fear
tained on Tuesday, 5lh March, by the spectacle of a practising polilician meeting cf Club delegates. Jones that U.Q.T.C. had to that tho loss of
Tlio Vice-p r e s i d e n t s , his men would
settling down seriously to tackle a problem in polilical theory. Mr. Ken Messrs. Sherry and Bar- withdraw its support from 1)0 serious bc-
Morris, M.L.A., Leader of the State Liberal Parly, attempted to look with rett, are ardent SUJJ- Malyn. Lurid details ctiu.se too many
unjaundiced eye upon the question, "Is the Australian Liberal Prr'y 'H*^ porterrt of "nig Bill" and were given of what was people were be-
to happen to Malyn, in- ginning to ask
gUibositive force in Australian Polilics ?" but despite his introduciory re- Ills policies. Mr. Sherry cluding action which questions? What
becamo decidedly "per- did lie have, to ho
^ ' m a r k s , fay which he showed that he recognized the problem was a little sona non grata" with the would completely ruin his scarcHl nbout?
difficult for a politician to answer, he nevertheless excelled himself in University Club when he career in tennis adminis-
tration. • By the time he STINKS
using it as a spring-board for comparing the Liberal Party and the Labour failed to present trophies was flnished, he said,
Party with all the vigour of a front-bench Opposition member in Parlia- after promising to do so, Malyn would wish he had
and attended a football never, been in tennis,
ment. match rather thiui be pre- Jones was told to Instruct
Mr. Morris commenced by disparaging the The Labour Party, on sent at the opening of the his delegates to vote for

ncmrowness of vision of sorr":! people, who "tend the other hand, was work- new Tennis Pavilion. Sherry and Jones, not for

ing for "the socialization University had always Malyn, Jones said it was
of industry, production, supported Mr. Sherry for a decision of the executive
distribution, and ex- his vice-presidency, but and he could not do that.
to judge a political party a the extent to whichchange," and so a short Quite frankly,
it, in Government, taxes ont beer or cigarettes,description of the methods tho whole se!-up
or how vociferous its parlian. «ary representa-used and progress gained stinks. Not only
tives ore when in opposition.'" He then wentby tiie Labour Party were has p r e s s u r e
further, and attacked the definition of "positive"in order. This was then been applied to
as expounded by Augustus Compte, who said contrasted with the "in- an outside body,
that it was absolute materialism. Thus for, thedividualism" plank of the but voting In
discourse was upon reasonably theoretical andLiberal platform, and it elections has been
distinguished lines, and the alternative definitionwould Bcem that the argu- stacked.
that Mr. Morris put forth was that a party wasment" thereafter rested
positive if, by successfully pursuing the basicsolely upon this difference and the conduct of such
ideals on which il is founded, it will bringbetween the two parties meetings unconstitutional.
greater progress to this country and ils people,—the one plugging indi-
g^fhereupon, we were regaled by a discussion ofvidualism, the other the There is evidently, more
^fihe ideals of the Liberal Party . . . . "to create asubmergence of indivi- to tliis thiui meets thu
^ ' n e w political movement free from the twin stig-dulism in the socialist eye — "yes-men" servo
mas of negativism and conservatism," and to state—"the dead hand of some purpose, Wc should
work for "the full development of the individualsocialism." Private enter- like to linow what that
prise versus government purpose is.
Union Councilcitizen." dabbling in commerce,
this year withdrew its sup- "Semper" Sleuth at —P.H.
port in favour ot Clem Edwards then demanded aB.ILT.A. mccUng
Jones. Annerlcy Recrea- that he call lui cotccutlvc
tion Club, another big meeting and have the de- should vote for Messrs.
club, decided to nominate cision to support Malyn Sherry and Barrett.
Mr. Kcv. Malyn for a vice- wltlidrawn.. Jones sold he
presidency. U n i v e r s i t y could not do It since Exe- Mr. Ilnillgan, of Uni-
felt that Mr. Malyn should cutive had mode Its de- versity, protested that this
was unfair. Mr. Edwards
cision after very careful didn't seem to think so',
said nothing, and grunted.
price control versus a free consideration and nothing Mr. Jones was not elected,
market . . . these were hod been said to Justify
arguments of positivism any such action, because BLOCK VOTE
versus reaction. he respected their decision
personally, quite apart
Mr. Morris gave us a from his club position, und
very interesting insight hod no Intention of trying
into the philosophies of to tell University students
ono trend of thought with- what to do after they had
in the Liberal Party, and mado up their minds In a
it is a reason for con- proper manner.
gratulating the Political

Science Club, for having STUDENTS

enabled a small body of Nominations were eallcil meets till

students to observe the Tlicn followed com- for 11 executive posit ions
political mind in the ments by Edwards on Uni- Mr. Poon's name wns call-
throes of sti;h a problem versity students generally ed out first, shortly fol-
2 . 2 5 a.m.It should be noted, how- and their thinking ability. lowed by the names of
ever, that there Is another This attaclt was couched others of the University
in typical antl-Unlvcrslty- nominations that were not
line of thought open, and .student Jargon. written down. Twelve . . . Tcnsd debate over
that, of course, is that names appeared on the removal of Union Coun-
the Liborn! Party is not Edwards then luUd that board with miraculous cil oiliccs (o St. Lucia,
the party of positivism, If this was tho case Ite'd fluency, certainly not in the move now inunincnt.
but is the party of con- fix Jones as well as Malyn order in which they were Herston, Turbot St., and
servatism (within reason- "all Ivc said about Malyn called. University delegates YeerongpiUy vote against
able limits), and that goes for you, too, boy" and were amongst those in the move. Engineers in
Liberals should glory in then "you wait till Wed- second column and were favour.'
that fact. This, obviously, nesday night and hear not elected, thus the nam^
Is not good politics, but it wlwt I've got to say and of Clem .Tones and Brian . . . Deadlock over Vic.
should possibly have been you'll bo sorry, boy." These Halligan disappeared from Park iniprovcmchfs. In-
mentioned, either In the were his hnal remarlis. tho executive, and the vestigation and action
speech, or in tho questions Ciub which had preferred
that came later. It cer- Jones said he was sorry, to play tennis rather than
tainly is tho idea of some tennis Politics was forced
political philosophers that but if that was the way off tho executive. At this shelved again. SI. Lucia
an excess of regulation Edwards felt there was stage the University dele- Rcfcc. improvements still
gates lost interest and it
•legislative activity is a nothing he could do. He was noticed that Mr. Ed- on the way.
sign of positivism, that Is, knew Bill's strength but wards had devised a tecli-
of working towards one's had no intention of trying nique of moving a motion, . . . Rudeness of coun-
self-appointed goal. to dictate to his exocotivc whereby those in favour cillor dctrncls from dig-
and that was what Ed- were called for and not nity and respect of Union.
The political scientists
those against such a mo- . . . Rc-organisntion of
at the meeting, however, wards was tiying to get tion was generally passed. Union; one councillor,
wore gratified for the ob- him to do.
vious preparation on the
one job. Filing system
part of the speaker, in
aiEETING A further round of back to be installed, two years
his difficult task of pre- slapping nnd the meeting before operating.
Thus the situation ini- wns over.
senting theory in practice mediately before the . . . Union established
meeting was that Malyn THREATS fimd for Aboriginal
alone, for the result was and Jones were nomi- scholar pending support
nated against Barrett and What was the reason be- from down-town and ar-
(not altogether unprofit- hind this blatant pressure-

able. L.B.G,

•#»»#»*#»»*#»*#»****»**#

Watch Sherry. This Is what hap- grouping? Edwards was rival of NUAUS grant.

pened at the meeting. evidently scared of losing , . . Commem. Proces-
Barrett and Viv Sherry,
After the usual back- as his actions show, sion to support charity.
Kindergarten thcmo hns
for slapping reports hod been •Ho accuses Anner- support of Executive,
ley and University of challenged but likely to
delivered, It proceeded to collusion to get rid of be adopted.
tho executive and sub-
IAN elections. "Biff Bill" ro-

oelvcd his prerogativp vote
ROGERS* of unanimous cnnfldence stitute mombers of the . . . E x t r a o r d i n a r y
and vicckprosldonts were •University club — the meeting to-night to dis-
abfturdlt>' of the thing cuss NUAUS business.
Cartoon called for. .Shcrrj-, Barrett can be seen when It Is
n»nll«ed that the maxi- . . . Late hours ot
^**»»«s»<^»»«s>»*»**0»*##« and Jones %vcrc named—

WlU It over coma to this? Kev Malyn Imd wlth- mum number permlllcd meeting strongly resent-
' drawn. to tho Club Is four, and ed by councillors.



Students Tomorrow's Statesmen P tralia, with her popula-
tion co.icentrnlod in large
cities on tiic coastline,
could most easily, be
wiped out from submatines
MANY ARE TODAY'S VOTERS
whicli need never come
nearer from 300 mil.-'a lo

Is the University politically minded? Do Univoisity students engage in the cost; and that nn air
party politics? Do they even think about the way their country is run? offensive, however many
planes were intercepted,
Of course they deplore a rise in bus fares, and on principle ihcy support would undoubtedly .'suc-

larger government grants to the University. But sometimes one Is tempted ceed in sending through
at least enough ))lanes to
to doubt whether the statesmen of to-morrow will be drawn from academic do the vital damage. How-
circles. ever, he admitted tliat

Last Tuesday, the fifth of .March, was the political stamping-ground of Australia was not a great Were
You
Orientation week. At lunch- time at St. Lucia the I'olilicai Science Sociey in- temptation and that he
could not see its beings Happy
vited Mr, Morris M.L,A.„ to speak on the subject. In
picked as a target in the
An audience of about 25 nnd the strong feeling In INDIA. Nehru heads event of war.
assembled in B9 and heard against Russia should pro- the neutral bloc. The tre-
Mr. Morris deliver a pane- vent Japan from failling mendous problems of The Liberal Club has
India make it dilllcult for other excellent spi'okers
gyric of the Liberal Party's an easy pro.v,
Ideals. Searching questions KOREA is a danger l.er statesmen to pledge lined up for its future
after the address revealed spot, but ns long as we support to any extreme meetings nnd looks for-
a couple of weaknesses in have SoiilU Korea the attitude in world affairs. ward to seeing you there.
the reality of things, es- danger is held at bay and Nehru, "in his heart," Let's show that our Uni-
pecially in South Austral- we have a most valuable says Mr, Wight, "inclines versity is heedful of tho
ian price-control and na- strategic po.sition in tho tc the Free Nations." But nation's fate, that those of
struggle to contain Com- with Communist-inspired us who vote or who will
tionalisation. literature soiling under shortly be given that light

That night, nt George munism.
Street, the Liberal Club Okinawa is curs, ami cost price in the bazaar.^:, nrc woithy of tiic privi-
had Mr. Bruce Wight, Chiang Kai Chek in FOR- with "the weaicling" for- lege. That Australiti's
Federal Member for Lilley, MO.SA is not the spent mer Communist Kri.''hiKi career as a free nation
to expound the .situation force whicli .some consider Menon representing India may not languLsh, let her
of "The World To-day" him. He haj; nn army, the at UNO meetings—-Krisli- youth be those most vig-
with a large wail-map for .sons of the Revolutiim iia .Menoii, as an Austral- orous ill considering and
reference. About l.") at- lighters, lie hns iiUtoduc- ian parliamentarian has discussing her welfate.
tended. Now thi."! is not r.d tlio land reforms lie reported, "a little lap-dog
bad attendance for a Uni- ."liouUI havi! put into hanging round the trous-
versity club interested in oiieration on tho main- ers of tlie Russian dele- My Dear Tinies,
gates," and laughed at by
political thought. (The liuid before lie was driven Soviet and West a l i k e - I promised you
Liberal Club Is not nttacii- out, and the economy of how can Nohru resist tho earlier I'd give you
od to the Lihcral Party). Formosa is sound.
E'ut considering that our liNDO-CHIXA nVas had foiees ])ushing him to sup- some good advice, pro
future lawyers, teachers, exiicricnco of wiiat Com- jiort Communism'.' vice (as the lawyer

lecturers, and other pro- munism can do in the LIABILITY tinies would say), Bul Kmdergarten
fessional men arc to be way of dc.-^ll'.ictioil and till!
drawn from to-day's stu- raising of iiiioineeino war. It is a disturbliig before I c|el on v/ith DON'T BE LATE!

dent circles, it au.gur.s Mr, Wi.ulit has iiad re- thought, but one that must Ihe . business I'll just • IF YOUR SENIOR PASS WAS WEAK
ill for the political con- ports that Viet-Nam is be considered, that Nehru, make sure there's no • OR OBTAINED YEARS AGO
sciousness of Australia one of lliC! most anti- iu spite of the population • OR IF FOR ANY OTHER REASON YOU WANT
that the students did not Communist, anti-Russian, behind him, may be a liii- one watching. A girl
anti-Chino.-e countries, by Uility In the Free Nations, can't be too careful
link nt to turn up, on a
|[g;ht when no other Orien- its popular .^^piitiment, in in lu-oventing thcni from these days. It's this
speaking out witii force
Aion activity was offer- the v.-orki to-day. and unanimity. Public Relations Ofiicer
ing. chap—never been any-
RKBKI.LIOXS PAKISTAN is India's thing wrong with my
THE THREAT rival in Kaslimir. For- public relations belore
Mr. Wight tcoli a bird's Tlie government of Soe- tunately she has imposed —and my private rela-
eye view of the world, karno in INPOE.SLV now a ban on her iieople tions are not to be snig-
turning his attentlaii to includrs some Cnmnuin- again.^t military action gered at either.
each trouble-spot In turn; ists. It is strongly organ- sliould India enter Kash-
and he characerlsed (he ised and would he a daii- mir. In this way she One of tlio first things
complete world picture as gcrmis weapon If taken liopcs to catch India in a you'll need to know about
"THE THREAT.' In a over liy Red direction. bad position ns a breaker at the Uni is SEX. It
world split into Commun- ;«gainst (his possibility .Is of the LTv"s ruling. may liavc escaped your
ist, .4.fro-Asian, and "Free the fact that the area iic- notice at one or other of
Nations" groups, and nisu tuaily under government -Mr. Wight felt that the more exclusive socon-
Into the "haves" and "have control is small, being (inry khulorgartens. Well,
nots" with r<'gnrd to nu- only a pari of .lavsi; tlit 1£:RAEL, under Ben Gur- there arc generally two
clear power, he sees our sentiment of the peoiilc is ioii, wns justified retaliat- main divisions, Male and
task as one of containing not Conimunisl. Most im- ing against tl:e provoca- Female. l''or reasons of
this throat; of containing purlant, ll!i< army is dellu- tions of Egypt in the convenience and
Communism by inaintain- iteiy not Communist recent dispute. He dis- well, for very good reti-
hig outposts hotwcen our- ccntrolled. Hockarno has ciis-sed tlio timing of 5'rit- sons, we'll discuss tliom
selves and lowering forces had to (pioll two rebellions. ain's intervention and felt together.
of the Asian I'aclllc sea- This has fortunately that it was prob.Tbly well-
board, and r.'f containing weakened the Indonesian judged witli a view to pre- I'm really stuck—-1 don't
the threat of nuclear ag- ca.se for possession of venting other Arab na- want to disappoint my
gression by niaintalnlng Wrst Irian (Dutch Xcw tion;; from taking sides in little gals and pals, but
equality In unclear power Giiinea). This year. It .-•ctual war and witiidraw- iiow can I tell you about
>!(enu'd likely that the i:;g their all-important oil tlie facts and figures
^ R h tlib'.4(! who iire our U.S..A. would not hack from tho export market. without feeding your fil-
^J^eiitlal enemies. Holland's tdaim -- vhlch thy little minds with
we support — and even The speaker preferred
Our foreign policy, said that Canada would refrain to leave G R E E C E -
Mr. Wight, is shapcc? with from voting. The liitcst CYPRUS question alone,
reference to this threat reliellion kept the sitnu- merely observing that
Britain's jinsition was very
nnd with the desire of de- tlon (n abeyance. Hut for dilllcult in that she could potential pornograiiiiy —
veloping in freedom the get out and find it for
institutions we have liow long'.' Can we use the not afToid to offend Tur- yourselves, you lazy little
chosen to control our gov- same case iie.vt year, and key.
ernment. Wo recognise, the year after that? .. .. . I'm between
north of us, vast hostile In POLAND, a meat- tlie Devil and the deep
forces; our trust formerly BURMA has suffered a producing country, moat blue. If I go on witli
lay in the United King- considerable inllltration of is tacking. Evidently the what I want lo say, I'll
dom to protect us, but she Communism. Premier I' jiroducc agricultural and lose my lucrative job tJii
13 now in a dangerous Nu resigned when it be- industrial of Eastern Eur- this Puritan white paper,
position herself. Frankly, came plain that the Com- ope is being sent to Rus- nnd my two bottles of
we were abandoned in the munist embassies', pledged sia, who b.v offers of help plonk at the week-end.
Inst war to our own re- liy international law to to such nations as Egypt
• sources, as a matter of neutrality in internal af- can create ideas of sur- On second ruminations,
military strategy, nothing fairs, woro engaging In plus production — wliile the best advice I can
eicclloii propaganda and starving her satellites.

else could have boon done. expending largo sums of This policy of oxjiloitation safely give is find out for
And now it Is estimated money in support of Com- enables Russia to make a yourself, darlings, if you
that, in the event of nu- munist candidates. U Nu flamboyant display of iiavcn't done so already,
clear war, Britain's mil- is now doing his best wcaltli and well-being to from experience, at first-
lions, her immense indus- against this pernicious impress the free world. hand. They say experi-
tries, her weapons nnd practice. But the danger The threat was enunciated ence teaches tinies, but I COACHING
her expert knowledge of is great. by Bulganin.
wonder if tliey had any IN
them, can be wiped out—
entirely — in . seventeen "WE HAVE THE WEAPONS AND WE idea how much it rouki
hours. In short, we must HAVE THE MEANS TO DELIVER THEM teach tliem.
In future bo militarily in-
Well, that's nbout the
dependent of the United TO ANY PART OF THE WORLD" end of this week's happy
Kingdom. little bod-time chat. Wntcli
Nothing can be plainer than this declaration. The out for lawyers, engineer.'* MATHS, PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY,
Can we rely on the only way to draw the sting of the threat is to keep and any healthy-looking ZOOLOGY
United States of America? pace with Russia's production of nuclear weapons. Arts men, girls. (You've
Mr. Wight took the view Mr. Wight bitterly condemned the clerics who advo- read "Doctor in the SEE US NOW!
that "without the United cate disarmament or cessation of research. "Fools." House," so you'll know nil
States has always been re- he said, "who addres.s their audiences cvpry Sunday about Med students—biit The
luctant to light unless at- morning and don't know wlint they arc, saying!" Ho don't lie disappointed if
tacked, and that even the adduces as nn example of a deterrent action tho de- they're not all as pas-
ANZUS pact might not vclopmoiil bv tho allies of G-Gas in llio second World
engage her In war in the War. The Germans had developed this, but finding sionate ns John Young),
event of an attack on Aus- that the allies, although pos.ses.'iing no antidote or And you'd bettor stay
tralia, although it stipu- preventative, hail arrived al the Gas formula, they away from shadows with
lates that she should re- refrained from using It, Commerce men — they

gard this as nn attack on Mr. Wight ended his first and smallest weapon work at night. The Den-
her own territory. speech with a formidable is 21 miles; multiply the tists arc harmless if you

Our mcit hopeful alli- list of Ilgurcs concerning damage by 13 in cletir stay out of their Common
ances nt present are those the amounts of damage weather tor the next mis- room, nnd the Science
Involved In the SEATO done by n "normal" atomic sile, and again by four for bods are only Interested
(meeting this week In bomb such a.'^ those drop- the ilnal monster bomb. in microbes. The Vets Hubbard Academy
Canberra) and in the Co- ped on Hiroshima nnd Even ;he smallest bomb and the Ag. and Forestry
lombo plan. In spite of the Nagasaki, a small hydro- vapourisos e v e r y t h i n g men aro rugged, nnd need
doubts expressed nliout most effective hydrogen around for four miles from to be softened up.
tho latter. gen bomb (500X) nnd tho Its blast. Tho other flgurcs
Blacky (Mrs. B.) and I
JAPAN Is antl-RuBsian. bomb of 40 megatons w e r o correspondingly arc just going to havo a 127 GEORGE ST., BRISBANE
But a growing section of (200&X). These statistics ahocklng when considered nice cuppa from our liip
tho Intelligentsia favours woro given under the in tcrmi; of human life nnd na8ks„bcrore adjourning to B8200 — B82Q0 — B8200 — B8200 - B c?.no
Communism. However, we headings of heat, gamma- property. the parlour, for games, of
havo forced Japan to ai*m, radiation, and blast. For
Mr. Wight gave conso-
at least with conventional Inatanco, the radius of lation. Ho had remarked course. Fondly,
(non-nuclear) weapons. inclniiratlon by heat for that of all countries Aiis- Aunty Gcrt.



Gondolierii SpoiltGILBERT AND SULLIVAN ST. LVGIfi Review of Paul W/ellmans Book « *•«••..• "s .'^sV
AGONISES
THE FEMALE CITY

All you budding authors take heed. If you want
lo write a best-seller and make lota of dough just
My dears, did you hear follow the example of Paul Wellman, author of "The
the noise? Well, did you? Female City." Mr. Wollman's recipe Is to take o
f . "The Gondoliers," one of the most delightful

and lyrical offerings from the pen of this famous

pair, has been chosen by J. C. Williamson's to

S U P P O R Topen the current season in Brisbane. Unfortu-

nately it showed a singular lack of careful pack-

Y O U Ring and handling, and as a result the goods have
POOR PRODUCTION On Thursday at lunch- liberal quantity of sex and keep adding to it.
tlmo . . . well, 11 you're not
Production seems to sure, you can be sure you "Tlie Female City" Is
have become untidy, didn't. the romantic autobio-
and lack of attention to graphy of the naughty
movement and grouping Like cats nt night. Uyzantlnu Empress Theo-
are telling manifesta- Exactly. It went on and dora, who crawled out of
on . . . tho gutter onto a throne.

been considerably damaged en route from the tion of a poorly disci- To relieve you from Author Wellman cer-
South.

ADVERTISERSPrincipals Included Gra-

hamc Clifford, as tho DuUo
of Piaza Tore, who lacks
the keen sense of kindli-

CUSTOMERSness which must be in-
santly if not outstandingly plined cast. Even the your suspense. No, the tainly seems to know his
played by Eric Thornton chorus work, usually Army Isn't bringing up the subject thoroughly — for
and Terence O'Donoghuc, such a feature of the latest in nuclear missiles. teclmlcal data he leaves
ol though In the latter's operas, is not well It's not the dentists start- Rlnaey cold. He takes us
rendition the duly famous handled, and scarcely a ing on a campaign for through numerous scenes
"Pair of Sparkling Eyes" word is intelligible in painless natural tooth ex- guaranteed to turn Mrs.
seem to have lost much ot traction. It isn't -Jvon the Black livid. When describ-
their sparkle. Of their some of the later num- workmen on the building
fused into the comic sweethearts, G i a n e 11 a ing tho lush Theodora's "You are going to buy "E.Kcuae me, matey.
parts of G, and S., and ot (Helen Roberts) and bers. It is unfortunate deciding that smokos get charms he hits tho heights something, gentlemen?" You're taking up some
times his Duke appears Tessa (Jane Martin), not that the famous comic boring unless punctuated, of eloquence and almost footpath."
spiteful rather than much need be said. Jane as It were, by a few sec- busts himself with pride "Yeah, just a minute.
satiric. As tho Grand In- Martin has a pleasant quartets have also onds' work now and again. at her skill in arranging It's your turn. Finny. "These young brats
quisitor, Richard Watson lost in this regard. orgies. Ain't It, Tom?" seem like they got a big
fares better, and his »#^^####»#sr#^##########^ deal on."
"There lived a King" In St, Lucia now possesses A brief synopsis of tho "No, It's yours. He paid
Act II. was one of the best enough personality, al- A special word must be a Chamber Music Group. story, Theodora is the Inst week." "Come on, you blokes.
timed and presented por- though her voice is not spared for the orche-stra Two violins, a 'ccUo, and daughter of a prostitute. Step on It. Ten minutes to
tions of the evening's pcP- quite equal to some occa- which shows Australian tile piano from the large At the ripe old age of thir- "Yeah, see. It's you this ding-dong."
formance. Muriel Brun- sions, but Helen Roberts theatre music at an all teen she runs away lo be- week. Spud. I'll have same
sktU managed the part of seems to have lost tho viv- tlmo low. In every comic gymnasium. It practices come a girl of the streets. as usual." "You sound worried."
the Duchess with the acity essential to tho part. sotng tho singer struggled on Thursdays at lunch Sick and starving she la "I am. I gotta dig that
» same firm hand ns the to maintain his accents time In 46 sliould give tho befriended by a wealthy "All settled? Now crazy vocab. yet."
Duchess manages the Settings and costumes and tempo, and only Rich- Library users more delect courtesan called Mace- what'11 it be ,gcntlemen7" "We had No. 22, didn't
Duke, but lacked any per- are traditional, .md In- ard Watson seemed to tri- able things to think of donia, who sets her up In wo?"
sonal subtleties In present- clude an extremely odd umph over his accompani- tlian tho subtleties of a nice little flat. All goes "No, wait a minute. It's "Yeah, nice and long,"
ation which could have view of St. Mark's Square ment and take control Bonne and Dettlngen. well until Theodora makes not my turn. Look, re- "O.K. What'll U be?"
filled out her role and not in Act I. a fool of an unpleasant member we were outside "Chocolate malted for
* left it quite so two-dimen- over bis material. However, this group Is rival and her nasty boy- lost week and Finny said me."
sional. friend, the all-powerful 'Whose turn?' and I said "Same here."
exclusive. It will practice John of Cappadocia. Also 'You paid last week'—only "Strawberry, please."
NO SPARKLE she is forced to fly the that's two weeks ago now
Young (19) Australian On tho whole, an even 'with other musicians pro- country in the company of —and then I said Til pay.' Tho soda-jerk used thneo
soprano Roslyn Dunbar in ing of considerable enter vided tho works chosen a gent with very peculiar That was last week so It mixers. He brought the
the juvenile lead carries talnment was potentially have parts for three out habits. She Is desperately must bo . . ." drinks over and poured
off honours both for the spoilt by a far from first- o£ the four players. But unhappy with her protec- them into glasses.
voice and looks needed rate production. all others are warned tor and soon seduces tho "Hey! Walt a minute.
fq^^thls * work, but family doctor—with dras- We were outside and . . ." "That's eleven pence
I ^ I B i Foote, as Ling, Redeeming f e a t u r e : away from tho sacrosanct tic results. Her lover each . . . good, thank you."
ddci/ not measure up There wag one interval of environs, and they havo throws the now pregnant "Okay, Finny, don't
to her standard. Gui- a very generous ten min only themselves to blame Theodora out into tho start .switchin' It round." The soda jerk got the
seppe and Marco arc plea- utes, If there drifts across their desert to starve. However, change.
just as she is about to "Well, you had your big
—D. G. P. field of hearing something croak, a member of tho talk about It, didn't you." "Now, who gave me tho
equivalent to tear gas in two bob?"
"Righto you two, let's
the eyes. toss for it." "Here."

CORSAGE The Arts Vestibule will "Aw . . . righto then. "I gave you a bob."
SPECIALISTS probably be uninhabitable Come on outside. You can
BOUQUETS and the la^vn In front of serve someone else if you
the Arts Building hideous like. We'll be back in a
minute."

PERSIAN ART IN from with uncouth and conflict Beggars' Guild picks her "There you are . . . and
MINIATURE
London- Ing vibrations. We aro up. 'The beggars loolc after The three businessmen you gave mc eleven pence.
A now Uncsco travelling exhibition—the Unesco American sorry for the Volley-baU- her until after her con- who had just finished Right, that's that."
Exhibition of Reproductions of Persian Miniatures- Florists crs In tho largo Gymnas finement; she then makes dining at ono of the tables
has arrived in Australia and will be touring art gal- ium but they asked for it her way back to Constan- came over to the counter. Tho soda jerk wiped
'"icries* in all States for the next few months. The re- Phones : tinople, reforms and alts down the counter.
productions in the exhibition have been taken from Remember, THURS down to wait for tho "Docket, sir. Thank you,
DAY'S THE DAY. Wads Prince to notice her. Sure that's one pound five nnd "O.K., finished? Come
of cotfon wool selling at enough she gets him in six." on you guys. French la
Room 45 doorway: prlc and becomes his mistress. next period."
undisclosed. After some time she blush- "Good. I'll pay Bill,"
"It's my turn, isn't It?" "Don't worry about It,
"Here, here it is," The Harr^j'."
third man handed over
the Gulistan Imperial Library, Teheran. There aro •; FA 1056, FA 1092. ST. LUCIA CHAMBER ingly (yes, blushingly) an- two notes. "Right with you, kid."
* After Hours U 2709 As the boys left the
forty reproductions In all, making the exhibition a Estate Insurance House;' MUSIC. nounces his Imminent "Thank you, sir . . . just shop, the young customers
11257-2159 EDWARD ST.;: a mo . . . six, sixteen, came back in,
little smaller than the previous exliibitions of Japan- paternity and the clown eighteen, two pounds."
(off Adelaide Street) "You young twerps bet-
4cse and Chinest Art. BRISBANE marries her. After the "Oh, well, back to the ter step on it. Only five
afternoon grind. On the minutes to line-up,"
In Europe, manuscript lar purity, mostly pre- (Member Interflora) ; death of the old Emperor green to-morrow, J.B."
illumination has served pared from metallic bases "Big time prefects."
either to Illustrate or to and are applied flat. For three years now she and her husband "Not me. Got a good
Brisbane has had a distin- thing for the Park," "Yeah, I-love-me. Think
guished string quartet ascended the throne and they own the school."
performing fine chambei, "Oh, yes, what race?
decorate the book. The music once a month. This so on. Oops nearly fell over that "Ah, you have decided,
quartet, the MUSICA DA kid." gentlemen?"
same may, in a sense, bo CAMERA, consists of tho Well, kiddles. If you lilto
saj^mt the Persian minia- MO law prohibiting the following players from this kind of thing, by all "Bit young fop two-up, "Go ahead, Spud."
t u ^ H b r it was only at the representation of living our Symphony Orchestra means treat yourself to a aren't they?"
v e i y ^ n d of the 16th Cen- things la mentioned In the Len Dommett (first vio- copy, but you'd be better "All right, but I still
For iKepractice In Persia to Traditions (Hadith) Is lin), Ena Wooderson (sec off reading Carter Brown "The modern age, old reckon It's not my turn."
tury that it became the Koran but among the ond violin), Thomas Mul man, tho modern age."
Hns (viola), and Antonio — JANET LEWIS "Well, air?"
paint separate miniatures found the caveat that on Sorgato Ccello). On oe "That means I toss you
Finestscripts. Usually the minia- painter will be asked to casion they call In other now, doesn't it?" "A bird's egg, a llcorieo
not for inclusion In manu- the day of judgment the eminent musicians to form rope and two of thoso."
different combinations "Yeah, that's right and
tures llluslrotca spies or breathe a soul Into tbe such as quintets or sextets I'm out. It's between you "The boiled lollies?"
in music ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCElatures arc essentially ner picted since he has In sofor strings, or even wood- and Spud." "Yeah."
romantic poems. The mln figures which ho has de- wind players whero the "Here you are, gentle-
music demands them. In "How'd you mean, men."
ratlve, figures being ar- doing attempted to rival short, the programmes are you're out?"
ranged simply on one the divine work of cre- varied, as well as of great "How much Is that?"
Mosauiioes at Amberlevplane only against a cut- ation. Persian miniatureInterest and high quality. "I nm. I just beat "That will be three-
tain or conventional back- painting . is essentially Finny." ponce, sir."
ground generally of vcge pantheistic in Its outlook. Kecitala this year arc to Spud produced n purse
The painter must use Of special interest lo all present members "Let's start again, eh?" from his shirt pocket and
tation. and intending applicants of the University paid In pennies.
every resource at his com- Squadron would be the news that a Mosquito "No,"
aircraft has been allotted to the Squadron for By "MJNK."
mand to depict the small- instructional purposes. The aircraft is at present
There la in European est flower, for ho holds housed at Archerfield and as the Squadron is
fart nothing to compare that It Is as Important and moving there in the near future the possibilities
with this. Rubens, when as worthy of attention as of technical Iraining ore unlimited.
treating the subject of a a tree, since God is
lion fight, makes tho flora equally In each.
subordinate to the ani
mal. In Persian art tho
•(strength and vitality of
tho vegetation predomln The spirit of Persian This year it is intended
atcs over the action. art Is revealed in this
latest Unesco exhibition
which has been specially
to form a: radio flight, and
designed for educational

VERSESWHAT is the reason for purposes at all levels and
this emphasis in Per- will be accompanied by a
sian Art? Several answers printed catalogue giving
have been given—the fav a brief survey of the
ourlto one, that It was origins of the Persian
duo to the revelation of miniature.
Chinese landscape paint
those members too will be

able to improve their

training, both from tho
aircraft ond other equip- Written to help Freshers

ment which will be in- enjoy their' now-found
stalled at Archerfield
bliss,—A. D.

ing which came to Persia Enquiries about the ex- bo given on Sundays and Medical Plights will' THE LAWYER'S LOT
when the Mongol conquest hibition and purchase of Wednesdays: tbe three have the opportunity of Matrlcul.ition,
of tho 13th Ciintury united prints may bo mado to the Wednesday evenings will working under qualified Orientation,
Graduation,
the two ends of Asia. Australian National Ad- be held at the Conscrva instructors in the up-to- Then starvation.
Others claim that this visory Committee for torium, and tho Sundays date sick quarters, while
fondness for depleting lux THIS HAPPY BREED
urlous vegetation and Unesco, will see them at Twelfth the Equipment Flights Uni life,
No strife,
brilliant flowers is born Night Theatre's Gowrlo will bo well nt homo, aa Happy day
Hall In Wickham Terrace Archerfield is a Port De- They'll say.
of a nostalgia natural to tachment of No. 7 Stores Lucky, what!
the arid soil and burning
skies of much of Persia; Tho programme for tho Depot.

HERGA & CO.,the same nostalgia has led first recital, on April 7, >," *k< * . M » l l - • • » « • ' , * - 1 ) 4 , 1
T h e Administrative
lo the high eallmatlon of (A. and E. Bright) Includes works by Beeth- Flights will be able to im-
the garden, an intensely oven, Debuasy, Turlna and prove their knowledge
cultivated, carefully Irrl 181 EDWARD STREET Borodin. If you arc Inter- also. It is proposed to sot
gated plot.
B 482-1 ested In music, you should up li Technical and nn In-

For all requirements not let slip the opportunity telHgenco with all tho What rot!
for Engineers, Sur- of supporting Brisbane's latest publications.
The,... Persians h a v e
never lacked a love for finest Chamber Mualc
colour and the most strik- veyors, and Architects. group. Ring Norma How- Taken oil round tho ad-

ing and peculiar gift of Good Watches, Clocks HELL:ley at B0620 and she'll be vantages offered in the
Persian, miniature paint- and Jewellery glad to tell you about coming year should bene-
ing Is Its use of colour. fit both the members nnd
The colours oK of a slogu-
MUSICA DA CAMSRA. the Squadiron.



Austiralian National HOCKEY U.Q. RIFi-E FRESHERS
Football Club Don't forget (o fill in
CLUB your Orientation Ques-
CLUB tionnaire at (lie end of
Vf'iih the start of term, most people are now back MEN'S AND WOJIEN'S
In "circulation." As a result, the attendances ut this week and hand It
training have shown a pleasing Increase.
This is an invitation XO PROSPECTIVE In to the Enquiry
to all students to come MEMBERS Olliee, .St. Lucia, or to
New players trying out at practice save shown out on Sunday mornings the Union Olllce, George
plenty of ability. Of tho new members the best show- and swing a stick
ings, to date, have been made by Tony Burge and around. Both men and The University of St.
John French. Burge, a tall player with safe hands
Queensland Rifle Ciub Is

and a reliable kick, should help to solve some of our women clubs train on ono of the older Uni. clubs.

forward problems. French has had experience in No. 2 Oval at St: Lucia The FootballThe Nalham Shield, which
Brisbane senior football and should bo an asset on the every Sunday at 10.15
is the trophy won at Inter-
varsity each year, has
wing. a.m., and all new play- been retained for the lust Club
three years in succcasloo
TRAINING reminded to contact one ers are most welcome. by Queensland. Last year The U n i v 0 rs i t y of
Training will continue of the following:—
The social programme six teams, each of 10 men, Queensland F o o t b a l l
at Perry Park on Wednes- Brian Cock, LU a083 day, for both clubs is alao
day, at A p.m.; Sunday, at LM3686 evening. starting soon so be in it. competed at a very sue Ciub had one cf its best
10 a.m. John Capper, M1225 ccaaful Intervarslty held seasons
At this stago it looks as at Brisbane. ever last year.
Should this venue be un- evening,
available at any time, Brian Murray, LU3808 though the Men's Club Varsity won the three
players will meet thero will be going to the Bur- Intervarslty this year grade premierships in
and then transfer to an- evening. leigh Heads National Fit- will bo held in Sydney
other ground. noss Camp at Easter. Thla during the May vacation, which it entered as well
Jerseys and socks for camp will have the dual
new players arc available and will be the iiigiiiight as the Club Champion-
at Chas. Whatmoro's
As regards practice Sports Store, but John purpose of training tor of the .season. It is cer ship. It Svas the first

games, it is possible that Capper should be con- Hockey and learning the tuinly a worthwhile goal time since the w a r that
for new members . At the
trial games may bo ar- tacted first ,with regard traditional club soni^s. present time thero arc any one club had won
ranged at St, Lucia on to this matter. This wil Ibe a good sihow, about 20 regular members til roe premierships all in

17th and 2.1th March. De- and all club members of the Rifle Club. All new the same year. Q u e e n s -

tails of grounds and op- ANNUAL GENERAL should attend. members, e s p e c i a l l y land also brought back
ponents have yet to be MEETING Transport to St. Lucia
finalised, but players Freshers and those who the Kansi Cup from the
should keep these dates Tho A.G.M. of the club both men and women on have become interested in
free hi readiness. Match will bo held next Wednes- Sundays leaves the north- rifle shooting while in intcr-'Varsity in Hobart
practice at this stage will day in the G.P. Hut, ern end of Grey Street
be most valuable, besides George Street, at 8 p.m. Bridge at 9,45 a.m. N.S.T., arc very welcome. which was lost to Syd-
the fact that there ia no The main item on the
better way to run on con- agenda will be tho elec- -F.S, Advantages that ney die year before in
dition, tion of office bearers for club offers ate: the Adelaide.
SOCIALS
1. No equipment to buy, The annual Cloodllt
the coming .season. Thoso The club's first social as len well kept rifles arc match against Sydney was
At present negotiations required are:— loaned by the club. also won by Queensland In
are being made to play Patron for 1956 will be hold at Sydney last year. This an-

Windsor on No. 2 Oval on President Victoria Park Refectory 2. Cheap, as tho Army nual match was inaugur-

Sunday, 17tli March, but on Friday, 22nd March. A and Sports Union supply ated iu Brisbane la 1655
this is by no means final.
Secretary good band has bceu en- free ammunition. and was played at the
Treasurer gaged and other irrange-
3. No shooting during Exhibition Grounds dur-
Social Secretary mcnts are in hand to third term, so study unin- ing Commem. week. Tho
NEW MEMBERS
Delegate to S.U. make this a very bright terrupted. return match this year

The enrolments of new Delegate to Q,A,N.P.L. occasion. All members will bo held on Wednes-
members has been quite Nominations should be should make it their busi-
encouraging so far, but a in the hands of the secre- ness to give their utmost i. A good intervarslty day night, Iat Hay. Two

f ^ ^ m o r e will be required tory by Monday, 11th support to this ciTort. members of tho club, Ross
jflHsecond team is to be March.
On the second social oc- ARRANGEMENTS Chiel and John' O'Neill,

i ^ B e d . Beginners at the After the mooting, two casion, at Perry I^iik, on The shoots are held at represented Australia

game are most welcome. films wil Ibe shown. ."The Saturd.iy, 27th April, a the niain range, Enoggeru, against the Springboks
every Saturday alturiioon and seven other players
At the same time there Gheatest Game on Earth" gilm made by our own and some Saturday morn- represented Queensland
must be quite a number of is the title of the latest film unit of tho main ings. Service .303 rifles, during the season.
students from Southern training film produced in match of the first round
States attending the Uni- the South, This will be of A grade fixtures, will fitted with aperture sights Varsity Itas ut tho
versity who have previ- shown along with John be shown. If tliis attrac- are used on ranges from moment a very high repu-
ously played the game, Capper's own record of tion proves popular it 300-900 yards. The scores tation in Rugby Union
arc published next day in circles and any keen
Why not turn out to have our team in action. may be repeated at later EourtkLu the Sunday Mail.
a run with tho club! young player lias a great
Rcfrcshmnts will also socials,
All new members arf be served. Transport to the range opportunity of going
- B . C. is one of the problems. places. Thero Is an Aus-
Catch the Enoggera train traUun Colts team (21 and

Intervarslty from Adelaide Street to under) which wUl go over-
seas at the end of the year
tho last stop. Turn left and Varsity will ho very
around the shops and walk
lor 300 yards or so, until a unlucky not to havo a
bitumen cross-road ia couple of representatives.
There is also the Inter-
INTERVARSITY RESULTS-I9S6 reached. Turn right and Varsity trip wlilch goes to
iiecp walking down the
second road until the Sydney In the last week of
tills term. Sonic Frestiers
MEN: Venue Kcsult range is reached, Tho Unt are always chosen to go
vevaity liatband is maroon on these trips. How about
Athletics Melbourne M.Q.S.K.P.A. with a quarter of an iach
Boat Raco MclbQurno JI.P.Q.S.T.K.A. davli blue stripe in the it, Freshers?
Badminton Melbourne Q.r.M.S.T.
Adelaide A.5t.S.T. middle. The Club trials will be
J K . Bales Sydney S,3r.K.Q.T.P.A.
Adelaide Qjyi.S.A. Ou Saturday, 9th, 16th, held at St, Lucia oa Sun-
^^etboU Brisbane Q.S.M.P.K.T. and 23rd, there Aiil be day afternoons, 17th and
Soccer Football Adelaide JJ.A.S,Q. shooting iu tho afternoon 2ith March, commencing
Rtfle Adelaide S.M.Ii,A. only. at 2 o'clock. Como down
Baseball Adelaide A.IIL and let us see you. If you
Boxing Sydney S.Bt.A.Q. —.R.B, don't know tho game and
Lacrosse Melbourne .MQS.A.T.
Judo Slelbournc .ll.A.S.fMf. want to learn, come and
Tennis Brisbane AQS.M.T.
Golf Sydney S.MQ. try—everybody gets, a
Hockey Sydney S.M.K.
Fencing game. Practices have al-
Squash Venue Result
ready started at Victoria
WOMEN: Melbourno M.A.S.I\Q.
Melbourne P.T.M.S. Parlt on Tuesdays and
Athletics • Sydney (J.M.S.P.N.A.
Badminton Sydney 'j-^j Thursdays at 5 o'clock.
Tennis Sydney s.QJir.
Fencing Sydney All interested should at-
liockcy M.S.A.P.T.Q.K.
Table Tennis S.T.M. tend as soon as possible.

J.M.

* Letters run ou. I.e., MQS: means that they tied. CALLING ALL

IKTERVARSITY VENUES-1957 MONSTERS !

Sport Venues Date It is suggested that you
MEN: he in the swim and go
Athletics Kensington .May 21-23 along to the Monster
Aust. Itidcs Sydney June 3-1 Dance to be held at Vic-
Boat Race Huon or Derwent Juno 8 toria Parlt Refectory, on
Badminton BrLsbauQ June. 3-7 Friday, 22nd March.
Basketball Perth Juii<> .S-7
Baseball Urislmne August 10-23 Fire breathing demon-
Boxing Sydney August 20-23 stration, maiden-eating
Fencing itlelbourno .August lU-2,'i contest, etc., etc.
Golf Sydney Juno 3-7
Hockey Sydney August 20-20 Also red-hot band, suc-
Judo Adelaide Juno 3-7 culent supper, bright
Lacrosse Melbourne August 18-23 lights, refreshments. Not
Rifle l{ensington May 21-22 another knight like it!
Kensington fllny 20-21 Australian National Foot-
Rugby Union Kosciusko Suptcnibcr J2-Q ball Club.
Ski-Ing Melbourne August 19-23
Squash Brisbane Juno 3-7 Men's Squash
Soccer Football Sydney August lO-'iS
Table Tennis Kensington August 20 Club
Weight Lifting
Kensington May 21-23 Club practices will com-
WOMEN: Melbourne • August 19-23 mence on Sunday, I7th
Kosciusko March, at Parkin's Court,
Athletics Brisbane September 3-6 159 0.\lade Drive, Now
Fencing Adelaide Juno 3-7 Farm, at 8 a.m. There-
Skl-ing Adelaide August 10-23 after practices will bo as
Badminton Melbourno , August 20-30 follows:
BosketbnU August 10-23
Hockey Perth June ZJt Wednesdays: 1.30-4.3O
Table Tennis p.m.

Tennig Sundays : 8.00-30.00 a.m.
Pennant teams for "B"
Grade fixtures will be sel-
ected during the first five
practices so that It is Im-
portant that nil members
should attend.

New players are wel-
come..

For further Information'
contact R. Sherwood,
UiBil (Evening).

B. SHERWOOD,.

Bon..SM,,



LSLUM
student Life l>5^in§' in Tumbiiiig^ l^tiaeliiii

We are children of the University, slums.
Our Societies are small and undevel-
oped, financially unsuccessful, and

presented in drab surroundings.

We have some fine new sandstone at St. Lucia
and some line old colonial type architccUirc at
George Street, Herston and Turbot Street—the
administrative and lecturing start aro well taken
care of. But the Univci-sity is the student body
and the student body lives in slums.

^''Slum^ Mentality" says P.R.O.

"Conditions around The whole affair was em- been acceptable perhaps
barrassing for anyone who in the Redfern Reforma-
the Student Union Offices expected to find a Dra- tory Repertory. Not cul-
and around most areas matic Society was ture this, but merely tho
where student activities equipped to foster student scene of a game struggle

are supposed to flourish actors and playwrights. against ovcryhclming
are not at all satisfac- The setting would havo oddii.

ory," says Union Public HOVELS AT GEORGE STREET

Relations OfRcer, Ted Many of you were not your councillors were lion of the community, UNION OFFICE THIS IS NOT OURS
at the Council meeting barely surprised. They
Lennon. when ono of the young havo become inured it and during the next de- SHAMBLES QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY A FAILURE
lady members fell through seems to the shocking This could well be on everyone's lips in a few
"Il is generally ad- the floor because borers conditions that surround cade or so we will be In a The Union Offices at
mitted t h a t physical and senile decay had them at the University. George Street are eight
slums tend lo pro- weakened the timber. And
duce a slum mental-
i t y ^ n d it is a dcplor-

a H | situation indeed feet from tlie mud of the years' time.

vinK students lose their Brisbane River and the xiUS IS A QUESTION OF OUR SURVIVAL

ability to criticise and staff IS ever conscious of

sit like sloUis amidst tlic this since the holes in

crumblin{r ruins whicli the walls make vicwmg

arc supposed to house easy. "Down by the

their extra - curricular bloody muddy riverside,"

activities. says Aimty Gcrt.

The Union Offices in The Union Offices are
George Street., the com-
mon rooms down there, placed in as inaccessible
the refectory at St.
Lucia and the common a position as possible. We
rooms near it, as well as
^the Victoria Park Re- need a Union Office set
^fectory can all be called
crumblijig ruins and we up right where the stu-
should all be aware of
il." dents are, and wo need

O t h e r Universities a Union Building with
liavc fought for Union
tBuildings and- Union all those features that
rrheafrcs, and Uicy have
|got tlicm. It's about time give tradition and full-

ijve started. Let us ness to the life of South-
Jour eyes and look
JTtfllnd, watch where we ern Universities. The
kvolk and not be afraid to
be critical. Union has to make an
ST. LUCIA SQUALOR
impression in its deal-

ings witli business as- NOR IS THIS
sociations, with Univer-1

sity administrators and LETTER OF THE WEEK—
with politicians. We've Dear Sir and Madam,—
got to appear respectable
and solid and do wo do Many years ago, the leader of the English Go-
this when those who can vernment had listened patiently to an addiess

eventually get down to delivered by the leader of the opposition, where-

the offices can sec the upon he rose and said, "Sir, I disagree entirely

mud-flats through tho with everything that you have said, but I would
brol^n windows and the
Beliind the facade of BUT WE PUT UP WITH THIS holes in the walls. If the defend with my life your right to maiiilain these
hygcnic administrative offices weren't lucky vievt'S," In the spirit of this upholder of demo-
efticicncy, student life VICTORIA PARK VEGETABLE PATCH positlon ot influence with enough to gel about cratic freedom, I say that you, Ihc editors, have
is wasthig away. The respect to the power and twenty big calendars a committed an unpardonable offence in implying
socitics can do no more Vic. Parle is the site ot <a bathtub. Wo are not wealth in this State. So year lo put over tlie that Miss A. Garriek is a moron whose opinions
tliau provide a veneer of most of our dances and happy about holding our We desci've a little con- holes the building would deserve no respect. .
"activity" just as tlic social evenings and especi- major functions in an sideration. fall down. Tlie whole
Helidon sandstone B ally of our Commem. air-tight disposals hut, Union Office set-up is A fresher, I have read tivo editions of "Semper
laid over the ugly brick pracs. A fine building! Tho crew of a space ship ABORUNATIONS rendered inefficient by Floreat." I am surprised, nay, aggrieved, that
of our "glorious pile." The electric wiring at last might havo felt at homo W,e aro o f f e n d e d these coiiditions and the such an "institution" is not more readily supporte<l
report was aa dangerous in. Vic. Park, but this Is migluily. Our "facil- whole student body is by tliose for whom it is compiled. "Semper," a
To many down-town, to as that In Sing Sing and no place for a modern Uni- ities" arc an abomination suffering because— student newspaper is painfully receding to the
many blindly cloistered at the floor was us likely to vecplty gathering. to our senses, they re- dusty archives of insignificance because the "stu-
gt. Lucia, and to many go down as a gold brick Ift volt us, they create tur- (1) The societies aren't dent" clement is somewhat lacking.
«vbo now tiave only mellow as active and enjoyable
memories of their under- CONDEMN THESE BUILDINGS moil in the intestines. As as they could be; and Student opinion is being replaced by the "wheel-
grad. days, the St. Lucia in-groovc" satire of the imperial few in whose
Tai Mahal is a fitting The City Council has papers and magazines the little boy at the (2) tho Union can't do hands "Semper" lays. I look forward to Ihe day
example of our University. been, thinking about con- arc kept and it also has State reception said, "J ils best to look after the when "Semper" will be truly reprcscnlafivc.
Few would continue with demning theso building opulently furnished re- want to throw up." interests of its student
•this lllualon imclouded In the Domain. Wo aay ception rooms und com- WE want to THROW members. P.L.E. Science I.
after such a spectacle as make a start with the mittee rooms for its so- UP OUR CLAIMS. If
the Orientation Week worst of them—the Union cieties. Any of us who we sail along' dreamily
meeUng of the DramaUo Offices. Then wo shall sec tlic student build- and drearily, surround-
Society, provided. Over have to get ourselves a ings in tlic other centres ed forever by second-
two hundred people had Union Building, are convinced of the dif- best and second-hand
to be Injected Into a room ference these facilities facilities, if all our ac-
capable of holding only The Sydney Union can make, tivities are carried out]
seventy. Tho stage was a in sordid and squalid
ehambles, the lighting Building has billiard A dangerous prc-occu- surroundings then we
playfully kept going out pdtlon with studies has have a right to complain
rooms, three refectories, too often produced at this and tho 78 per cent, of
University students with
several giant reading no practical experience In tudenis who pay their
organisation and no sane own fees have an even
rooms where all news commonscnso attitude to bigger squeal.

buslncBB affairs. Student SOMETHING has to
activity in this University done, even if it is only a
1B SO discouraged and in su*jstantial gesture. If
some cases mode so Impob there is nothing fortli-
s.lbly difficult to organise comidg from tliose-
and present that the most
essential part of our edu- whom-it-concems then
cation Is suffering. theso people should be

prepared to be accused
Compare what we have of crushing student ac-
with what otiier Uni- tivities and student ini-
versities havo who arc tiative in this University.
just as small and just as' Wc can stand so much,
new. See what we could but there ^vill come a
have if we were vocal time when so much will
enough and pushed hard be taken from us tbat
enough to get it.
wc, as students, will

Wo know tbat there la have so little to put bock
a financial oriels in the into the University tiiat
Universities. We don't Queensland will losei the THE NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND

.\vant palaces, but we area reputation it has slowly STUDENTS' UNION
potentially IntluentlBl seo- nnd painfully gained.
Vol. XXVII, No. 4. Thursday, 2lBt March, 1957.



MAHATMA QHANDI

-his life and teachings.

•Ufclk.;) / ! .' - P . C. JAIN, B.Sc.,*A.I..M.

VOICE of TRUTH and NON-VIOLENGE EIcsrsiste-s"s.*' ^^"'''^ '"'•'^

CHDLDHOOD AND hats, morning coats and IN SOUTH AI-BICA In the midst of tho

EARLY LIFE leather gloves. ^Vho could He had gone to see a struggle Gandhiji sent a
If Mahatma Gandhi even then think, much British Political Agent pair of sandals to his op-
had lived 3,000 years ies.s predict, tbat tliat for .some purpose who ponent, General Smuts.
-years ago, his birth tashionablo youth would nskcd him to leave tho Many ycar.s Inter, on tho
live to become a destreless room, and when Gandhi Jlnhatma's 70th birthday,
would have been w r a p - yogi, with a loin cloth as* continued to argue, tho the General returned theso

ped in myths and his his only dress, and would Agent's peon toolf hold of ^f"'^'^'^ *«>''"& "I am not
youth in miracles. But die a martyr as the liber- him and puslfed him out. worthy to stand in tho
the cold light of the ator and tho regenerator The bpisodc intensified shoes of so great a man."
nineteenth c e n t u r y of his country and a his abhorrence of the On Gandhiji's death, this
show, pomp, snobbery and first great Statesman to
.shows that his origin was seeker after Truth. jail him called him a
oi-dinary, his childhood .artificial life of tho prince among men, Mah-
normal, his student days Transformations n o w feudal principalities. Ju-st atma Gandhi always tried
uneventful, and his early started taking place in his then ho hnd an offer to go to exalt tho Individual,
professional career a personality and character,
failure. The child is He became a zealous vegc to South Africa and ho
father of the man and tarian and had com-
menccd the remarkable readily accepted it. Tliore I"'"",''® "".^"^ ^'''"t''' " "
the second incident took hns always been a mys-
placo—he was aslied to tery to mo how men can

Gandhi, the schoolboy, life-long task of changing leave a first-class com- feel themselves honoured

obviously sired the M a - his mind, subduing desires pnrtment because some- by the humiliation of their

hatma : vet nobody could and conquering self. He body objected to his pres- fellow beings." Probably

have predicted that he hM alrcady^^crosscd the once. He produced his he Iniew the answer that
s' "e"a o"f' a"t"h*e"i'sm and first-class ticket, but a some men loom large by
would cmei-gcd thirsty for re- policeman threw him and liftin;,' others and some by

]yj[AHANDAS Karamch- ligion. He met Madam H. his lupgnge away. This incking and humiliating

nnd Gandhi, as was P. Blavatsky and Mrs. had finallv brought lo him others. It is tho diffcr-
his full name, was born Annie Besant and read face to face with rampant ,o„n,.ce,.„b,et,w. e„en, t,h, o ubc.ncfac-
on 2nd October, 1869, in their books on theosophy.
He read the Bible and racial discrimination. At tii"c «M»'«ahtahtembauallnyd; btheetwdeiecn-
Parbander, a small seaside found the New Testament the first instance, he tator .
princelv Stale in West
thought of lenvinif this
India. "The father of the more interesting and tho land of inhuman people TIIK MAHATAMA
Mahatma served as Sermon on the Mount and reluming to India KMERGES

Prime Minister to one or went straight to his heart, and sellling down; but On his return to India
other of the tiny prince- I reminded him of the (hen, lie nrgued, if every fiom South Afj-iea ho waa
lings. His mother had a Bhagwad Gita, the sacred Indian acted so timidly 1 l.p;htly ncclnimed a
deeply religious and book of tho Hindus which and courogclessly the con national hero. His great

saintly nature and from to his shame he admitted dition of the Indians '"'"'' unparallolled success,
would grow from bad to hla power of leadership,
her, he got this priceless he had road tor tho first worse, and ho finally ^^^ "*^^^' techniques, love
Inheritance. As a child, time after coming to Lon

jfeiahandas was shv and 'Ion, made tho historic decision ""'' truth, soon made him

PPcked the confidence and The Gita made a tre- of .staying and fighting " " unchallenged leader of

poisc to talk to anybody; mcndous Impact on him, the evil non-violcntly. '^'* people, a leadership

and a.s a student he was which remained through- that wa.s removed only by

most mediocre. At the age out his life. Ho onco TJicse (wo episodes '}.'"^^^- "'•'' spiJ-^ual quali-

of 13 he was married ac- wrote "When doubts niade the man and vot il nnd ^th^'e''''°ti^tl°e°"of rMecaohgantimsead, A short review of the life and teachings of one of the.
cording to the parents' hount me, when disap- moaning a Great Soul, world's greal«!st men, the jirlnio mover In India's struggle for
wishes to a shy and in- pointmcnts stnre me in i.s equally true tliat Ihc ^vas conferred upon him— independence and a spiritual leader whoso simple and in.spir
telllgcnt girl, Kasturbal, the face, and 1 see not man mjido tho episodes. by the well-known Indian lug phllosoplj;- has Infiiienced niilllons throughout the worid.
of the same age. He was one ray of hope in the The Briti.sh Agent at one of whom not duly fho Indian people but the entire hunuin

short and thin and dis- horizon, 1 turn to the Knliiiawar and the po- 1)0 ct, Tngore, wlio calold race, can bo rifditly proud.
liked outdoor sports but Bhagwad Gita and find a liccmnn nl Maui'itzburc him a groat soul in a
peasant's garb. His multi-
made a habit of walking verse to comfort me, and I stntion wero symbols of farious activities in India "firmness" or "force." .strange force that has to this intolerable wrong,
immedifltely begin to included almost every And .so. Satyagraii is power over the souls of gaged in putting an end
in the open air which re- smile in the midst of liis nnd Iiis peoples' aspect of human life and translated into soul force. men. Gandhi po/isossal His fast Imni prison shook
mained his until death. overwhelming sorrow." weakness, nnd he icsotit- it is inipofisiblc to' de- Satyagrah. Gandhiji de- this In an ample measure the entire civilised human
ed it. His true iiersonal- scribe them in this limited fined as the vindication of and to all who came to race, Improved Harijan
He envied the strong A., a matter of ^act, •, ..iii^li l.^,. ,i,-....,,.,.,( ,. talk, Truth, not by infliction of him he appeared In a dif- conditions permanentlv
big boys In his school nnd every moment of the fcrcnt aspect. For It was and snapped a chain that
Mahatma's life was a con- ^ J ^ ' ^ ;V ' SiifTicc it to say that sulTcrinf;: on the opponent ch>ur tluit this Uttlo man stretched back into antl-
was soon convinced by scioua effort to live the l*'"^ ""^ the enormous but on one's self. The op- ot poor phy.siquo had quity and had enslaved
them that meat eating was ^ s e r v e s of will power, India and the Indian ponent must be weaned
neccssai-y for strength and inluilion, energy, self-
courage and so one day ho

went to a secluded spot message ot Gita. It was confideiioe and devotion people can scarcelv re- from error by patience something' of steel In hini, tens of niilllon.s.
,•;.' rsSoS"i,.nfi.r L° L?','"'l'»i,-?- ;r «M,„ ..r„.h,ns>;- .7,™;:,,..' s ,„! »«=^;,Se"',v=i;ate g-oantfa meat He be- he developed his linwaver- mained untnnnprl vn fir r i
with a friend of his •/• " ! " " ' " - J " J - " " " =.* "ii'iu'-.v. '•"^ v^^- -Y"H-«"i"K "^i:K-iiKe wnici LLi,nnkkss ooff tthhee cchhaaiinn,, uunn--

camejonts f"«=*^^ " ^ J , " , , , „ . _ J rtL,, fnitv ,"„„,:,, ' " ' ^ ' " " ' untapped so Ini. f,il|y .sacrificed for them. Pose is not to humiliate did not yield to physical foriunntelv still remain

and in tTe n 4 T » f a d a L g l c2u age S the one '"''" -"""^ " ''''^' ^°' '"" "'^ ' " - " « " « ' '^»"^«K« «"<» " " ' ' "''"''- ^"^ to win b'y Lowers, however' *great Only time an organisd
r• eVIcur'rreentn ?wL..wa «m... o- f a'llve- sure foundLlfon-- of Jharac- '"^I,'^'^^'l ' ", ^^^ P«o-pIe
^ ^ r e (1 at bleating in his stom- tor he had said—without ''''''''''• roeytuernanodf afgfoeoctdionforIt eIsvila, -shpcit^e omf ihgihst ubneimpArensdsivIne ceaffnortiroonn tthheem"parotut".of^'B^aci-l
h. He, however, contin- courage there is no mor- p O R 20 years, Gandhiji ^^" Sa^'^ tlicin the dig- till the evildoer'gets tired features, his loin cloth and cause tho belief In un-
nlity, no religion, no love, of evil
ed on eating meat "One cannot follow truth led a non-vlolont '"'.V of nationliood and ''"re Irody, there was a touchability resides in
aecretly for a year, think- or love .so long as one is INTRIGUING royalty and klngllne.ss In some remote nervous re-
ing it to be his duty. He subject to fear." With all struggle against tho dis- the meaning of indc- PERSONALITY hliu which compelled a cess, whero with racial
finally felt ashamed of his horror of violence ho Hilling obel.sainc(> from intolerance, dogma and
his dishonesty and gave said "Cowardice is a thing criminating laws Imposed pendence. Reactionary others. Consciously nnd prejudice as its nclgh-
It up, hoping to resume even more hateful than •dellbcrafely meek and hours, il resists common
violence." iiy the South African Gov- or revolutionary, he humble, lie was full of sense and humaneness
openly after his parents' ernniciit, in which IIIN chanced the face of That Giindhiji had a ponce and authority and The most important point
death. Meat eating was J-JE wns called to the he knew It nnd at times he was that It marked a re-
just a part of his general Bar in 1891 and imme- principal weapon was Indin- .r.ive i»rifl<» nnrf rich and eompIe.K por- ivas Impervious enough, iijjious rcTormation, a psy-
revolt against religion. issulng commands whicli chological revolution a
The glitter and pomp of diately returned to India. mass civil iIndJ 'i—iRsvouub»sse-sd.i"aieniwvcaes. „, ,-.,.,,,,jr a,',ic t e^r toi,--'x,J c.r*i„'n„i"j,"ijn."g.'" ^sHof "nw"a^olluiIylfd, ni'^cso t well-known, had to bo obeyed. His puigo of Hinduism's a'lck-
the Hindu temples had He never took great in- When Lenin have been a calni, deep eyes would ne.ss. It was food for
little appeal for him, and hold ono nnd gently proho India's moral health.
he confessed to have had encoiiraKing tho unsuc- «"« "<''"<"'«"scn people; coinplicated aiTair if ho Info the depth; hU voice
no living faith In God, cessful nrmpd uprising of "'"'* . "I* strength nnd liad only been a Biidda clear nnd limpid, would His Harijan activities
and was mildly inclined l!)05, nnd Sun Vat Son was <'onscioiLsncss in the or a Knbir, There was had gently but Irresistibly
orgnnlsln.q: the secret masses; and. ftnullj', laid
Chinese Revolutionary the foundation of New ill him the moral gran-
League, Gandhiji was In India, deur of ,nll these sninls.
Tlioro was also in him

the practical statesman

of the world. It was tho

towards atheism. Thero unpaiallelled blending ^ ' l i X U H f en- i'o"- "H"in' "d"u^is'm" " ^and shak°^e'^n°«I>t °t-o^
was a strong Jafna Influ- in Jum whicii was tiie tlonal response.
ence In the place and its foundation. The whole
Gandhiji, being a great fundamental feature of tribe of the orthodox had
observer, imbibed Jaina, his mental make up. UNTOUCHABLES ranged themselves agolnat
as well as Buddhist ideas What he meant to h u - Among the Mahatma's him and considered him
during his short rebellion manity and also what ho social nnd'human achieve- their most dangerous
against Hinduism. achieved for humanity ments, probably his fight enemy, although ho con-

IN LONDON w a r d r i e t o ' t h o ' b i e n d i n g ^eainst untouchability has tlnued'to "treat"them wUli
Just when the question
which was not morolv Z T^^^^^fitT ^It^o '^" gentleness and cour-

of his professional educa- ono of attitudes to life ? ^ ' ^ 1 T, , ^^^^ tesy. in his own peomiar

tion arose, his father died one 01 atiiiuacs 10 ure, ^s^^^^ ^f ,,(3 ^^.0^1,, gfje- y.^.. j ^ ^ ^ j. ^ ' , '*

in 1885 after a protracted but was one of ho an- tracking tho quction of rekasingpJwerful forces

Illness. Coming from a ciont Aryan ctdture of independence, and decided ,vhich spread out like

family of Prime Ministera India and the modem lo fust unto death becauso ripples on the water's sun-

to tho little princely civilisation of the West, to him tho problem wns face and nlTcctcd millions

States, the legal profession An a groat link between supremely religious, HC once said "I believe

seemed to have general ac- tho two, he became the Nehru, who at fir.st felt that if untouchablllty is

ceptance as It held tho greatest reconciler b e - ''""Oyed with Gandhiji for really rooted out It will

best promise ot profes- uvPeeernhaEpsastIn aenvderyWeostth. er m.":!a*i!n*'"i,5ps:u*o"*o°fl";h''i,s''^s''u"ptyremthoe ^ofotftontelyrripbulergeblotHibnudtuisimts
sional and political suc- country he would have sacrifice soon saw the repercussions will be
cess. A friend's sugges-
tion of sending him to been out of place but India ,^'''t. '"riicn." he records, world-wide. My fight
England for a quick 3- still seemed to understand '="'"'' "° »«Y' "', " ' " agaln.st unlouchablllty |s a
year course got general or at least appreciate the tromendous upheaval all fight against the impure
approval, the only opposi- over the country What
tion being from his prophetic religious typo ot a maKlcian, I thought, wns in humanity."
mother, who seemed to
have doubts about young e man, sitting in GANDHIJI AND
prison nnd haw RELIGION

know, how lo jnili iMalmtniu Gandhi was

men's morals In England. strings that pulled tho born Hindu nnd after

Here a Jalna monk came won him univearsnaylbodayc, ;'a7rifice3''and7c^f-tmpo8Vd ""^"'"•^'« ''"'^''t-^"' minor revolts within
to the rescue by admlnis- claim and admiration, penances built up n moun- OANDHIJI was deter-
tcrlng an oatli to Gand- a formative stago and no and elTlelency of his noble Saintly politician or polttl- tain of merit which himself in liis early days
hijl that he would not doubt must have left a technique, Wlioii tho /nm- cnl saint and with all tho threatened the domain of mined to purify Hindu-
touoh wine, women and mark on him. But tho ous CaudhKSnuit.s Agrc<- added effectiveness which some of the lesser Gods ism of Its greatest evil, a true Hindu he remain-
Hjeat. ro&\ Gandhi, the Mahat- ment was signed, one of renunciation gave him, and upset the established His approach to the prob-
*"'"• '^^ history, had yet to Smuts' assistants told Gandhiji could never have order. Tho myths often 'em was that for the ed. He defined tlte Hindu
J J B flntdly reached Eng- achieved what ho did In como to mind when ono wrongs ot ages, the Hindu
land nnd there found emerge; oven a hint of Gandhi jokingly "I do South Africa and India saw tho amazing energy community must to pen- creed as a search after
his existence was not be- not Hko your people but nnco and so serve the
British life very foreign traycd. On his return to what nm 1 to do . . . I iiarlj his own I t w a f i b - and inner power ot Qond- (nith through non-
and different but Immedl- India ho started legal often wish you took to vlo- !h'i'jli Uc'onm. 3in«g° "onuitr mof. „ fsTom« °e Hnrijans (untouchables)
practice but was a failure Icnco like " ~ tthhealtVtfhueiyl smtaigtuhtw 'rii^sed btoo violent means. He was
ately Bet about adjusting
and so took a Job with ono strikers and then we „„ intensely tolerant

„ „ j believed in tiie

-t„h«„„,„,„.„s „* „ii rc-
they
r"/^! o. 1"'"l '-' " ^ ' !TJo; f h" ji,m " "

hlmwll to I t He appeared of the ruling princes. Two would know at onco how aolufely unique and ori- S r S l r ^ ^ a s o J c J o f PrIde to the were just dilTeront roads

M f t r e r y finely dre«»d tnofdents now took place to dispose of you. But you ginal nnd ho called it * " * " " ' Hindu community and lending to the .same uni-

which "Mmed to have ^vm not e v m injure tho "satya" meaning "truth" PERSONALITY h an In- perhaps moro so to tha vcrsn! Trulli. nnd e>-r •
latett fMhtons wMli 'top shtpM hiB future.
enemy and that Is what and "agrtih" meaning * doliuttWe Oihig, a goneraUou that W M M- (Contir.ucu on n.'xt page)



COUNCIL ORGY TILL 2.30a.ni.

I OFFICES MOVE TO ST.LUCIfi

Highlight of the evening (or morning) was the tense
discussion over the removal of the Union Offices from
George Street to St. Lucia. President Greenwood left the
chair .to be able to speak in favour of this move. Councillor
Lukin (Herston) strongly opposed the move on grounds of
inconvenience to Councillors from areas other than St, Lucia,
and was supported in silence by representatives of Turbot
Street and YeerongpiUy.

John Greenwood told Council that the Union is dying,
that we are fifty years behind the times with our student
organisation. With the University centred ai St. Lucia the
students "have left us behind and left us for dead." "Coun-
cillors," Greenwood said, "are not doing a job, and they'll
never be doing one until we get back to the students,"

rt was shown how coun- TICKETS VIC. PARK dent Greenwood until
cillors from areas outside moved on by Secretary

St. Lucia could do any JOBS Holdaway. One of the

silly •women showed re-
huslncss thoy had to b) The Union will no
phone and mail and with longer waste the time of markable perspicacity to
a system of circulating its office staff handling
corrcspondcncR and file. theatre concessions for her tittering friend. She
Gres. LukIn still main students; £5 worth ot
talncd that councillors tickets were not collected remarked: "This must bo
could not effectively dis. last year and the time In-
charge their duties by volved in administration Union Council."
phono and post as sug is evidently not worth the
gested. Then It was pro. concession offered. One could hardly blame
posed that If neecsary a
TKC black hole of Vlc. her for a moment's doubt.
MOT €loi«tci*/«; l§t. Lucia - l§ 1 lIDEMfISgirl could be sent to eachPark presents a continual
prtoblem to Council. The Sprtiwled around tables
area for half a day each onus Is on us to do some-
thing to Improve the cafe-style in nn odd var-
Ituildiugr Aflelaifleweek to typo letters, etc.,building, but tho big
question Is—where to iety of poses and in vari-
for Councillors. START. As has happened
before, tho question hns ous stages of nodding-off dwindled down to eighteen
After a statement of been postponed till proper by midnight. David Teaklo
"Investigation" of tho the Councillors maintained for the Orchestra Society
Wider Education in onr Uni.their position, the Englnproblems involved. had to stick it out till 2.15
stoic sllenco or animated a.m. to have his business
eors who will soon bo In a particular boring heard. Lot us have more
moving to St. Lucia, re stretch of routine discus- Indifference according to meetings and SHORTER
sion one of tho Councillors ones. Perhaps an assistant
»mained in tacit agreement in Khaki was heard to the speaker on the floor. to tho Secretary who can
LIFE ASSURANCEwith the "home" (for SLsigh, "Goe, just think I do shorthand nnd cushions
Lucia) team. could be back in tho Mess The women delegates PLEASE for tho Council-
to-night." lors—after .seven hours
Medicine, Dentistry and looked cute In a sewing those hard chairs become
Vet. Science will .never be Sleeping Councillors had VERY UNCOMFORT-
a nasty shock. They heard circle with clicking knit- ABLE. Jim Thoma.s (N.U.A.U.S. President) reported to POR ADVICE OR
KENNETH A. lEHON,moved to St. Lucia. Counit announced that In SERVICE ON
future every Councillor ting needles and a pile of Councillor Lukin Council on:—
oil was told that a delay will have a job to do and in one of liis Consult
tho Executive will see half-finished garments For some years it Iins tverc not compttlsory
AM.P. SOCIETYIng argument, .1 reprievethat it is done. happier moments. been your Unioii\s policy Telephones:
which appeared to occupy that .somethin.? should be and there wore no PA 1080, FA 1081
for the outlying sireas has FILES done in l!ie University Box 1404R, G.P.O.
no advantage for the most of their attention. of Qucfcnslantl towards examinations. Neverthe-
'hiajority of students. Fig- The Union has decided
ures were produced to to install a Piling system. Bursts of applause from a less, attendances wero
show that the majority ol With a turnover of £40,000
students are now at St. a year the Union Is really livelier.rival meeting ar- at full capacity.
Lucia, that is If Evening a.-big business and It has
sludcnL"! are not included no files. This Is a seri- rived at - intervals In Adelaide University
In the totals. First and ous matter when there Is
second years of all the out-lack of continuity of office Council's discussion — at liic end of Academic adopted a similar couilse
lying faculties are at St. bearers. Council was Intcrpriition, that is to in 1955, with a fair
Lucia for some lecture.? ready to give the Execu- limes very appropriate.
till tho third ycir ot theirtive the necessary powers
courses At this sta.ge a to go ahead and Install Councillor (?), Observer say, prevent over-spec- amount of success.
distinction waa drawn bo- the system. But President (?), Visitor (?) Henry
Iween tho majority of stu- Weld entered loudly and
dents and a "majority of conspicuously about one-
students who represent third of the way through
^ h c students." the-meeting. He then pro-
^ In retrospect It seems ceeded to speak privately
that Councillor Poon hag and loudly Irrespective of
become less the voice of who had the floor, and on
the Evening students, the several occasions made
progressive and active sure that everyone in the
room would know he waa iali-siiiff in courses and "As the increased finan-
there by crossing ponder-
ously and noisily botTveen to help students become cial burden on tho stu-
the speaker and the somellnng more than dent by increasing the
Council being addressed. length of courses is too
coffs in a specialLsed ex- great to be considered, the
amination machine. The only course available to us

idea of spreading know- is one akin to that
ledge to a student from adopted by Western Aus-

faculties other Oian his tralia. There Is, of course,

otvn is the end wc have a further possibility that

in view. the .>5yllabus of each fac-

"Briefly, the following ulty could be altered
proposals have been made fundamcntaliy to achieve
at one time or another by a wider education with-
eminent educationalists, out Inc«asing the length
LINGERIE AND but most are Impractical, ot the course." Our efforts
SHOWERS at the moment are dir-
and all have their draw- ected towards achieving
A proposal for a general iiacks:— sug- the courfio as in W.A.
store (everything from « Professor Paton'a
lingerie to sporting goods) gestion that there Series of lunch hour
In the Refectory St. Lucia should bo a two year lectures liave been
was knocked back by the period of preparation planned at each area.

Councillor that he was before students started Topics win Include Freud,
.speciali.sing in their sol Atoms and Electrons,
after election last year. He cctcd field of study. Mathematical Parlour

did not attempt to put

. forward any argument to * Post School Certificate Games, Patterns In Art,

keep tho Union Offlce.9 nt where students do a and many others.

George Street a.i a con- course of one or two "Tho success of this

venience for Evening stu- years after matricula- scheme presupposes that

dents, who might visit the tion but before actually students really do want to

offices during the lunch becoming University broaden their field of

houf. students. This course Is knowledge. Probably, this

This point was mode by MILHE BROWNE &' conducted under the is quite incorrect and only
another Councillor. supervision of the Uni- a few students arc really
versity. This scheme Is interested in doing this-
It was clearly pointed CO. PTY. ITD.follow'cd in Malaya If this is the case then
out thot the move was not among other places. only by a mild form of
designed to protect or ad-
vance sectional Interests. * The practice of many regimentaOon from above,
Tho most vital need, American Universities or by a major change In DENTAL STUDENTS'
stressed Greenwood, was that the first year at out* system of education
to convlnco tho Adminis- University is a standard can the desired result be REQUIREMENTS
tration that the Union Is
offcrlflg service that tho course in EconomicB, achieved." Ovcr-spcclall- 235 EDWARD STREET
students need, and In thot Arts and General Footnote:
way press further for the Science, irrespective of satlon when a French Over Rowe's G»f«
Union Building. One could
not help but be Impressed the intended faculty of specialist meets a Zoology
by Greenwood's obvious
sincerity. the student. specialist and the only Special attention to

other speakers to the * The Western Australian thing they can say Is

experiment of providing "Have a drink?" »iW!i»>»>aiia»Mm»>Mqaw

lecturers for a scries of Book Exchange
talks on Tuesdays and

question Included Ted Thursdays, selecting
Lennon, Zalnal Abldln,
John Kilcullen, Adrian prominent persons In
oil fields of learning,
Smith and Secretary Hold- such as MachlavolII,
away. The general feeling
We have n right to this, too. Michaclongclo, Rous-
seau, Louis Pasteur", etc.
which emerged seemed to
bo that although thero Greenwood seemed partic- adn\tnlstratlon. However, This involved several de-
ularly anxious to extol tho provision for a Bar- partments at the Uni-
Aboriginalwas a danger of cuttingthe virtues nnd Intricaciesbershop In the Refec. has versity, iho lectures
of the system—and he had general approval.
adrift the outlying areas, must have known there What about a beauty par- Your Union Council has cstabltsticd n fund to
was a great deal of bus! lour for the ladles? And
Scholaishipthe move to St. Lucia wasnesB to get through. To-it is rumoured that there assist our Aliorlglnal scholnr until the N.XJ.A.TJ.S,
wards the end of his dis- are SHOWERS under the
Inevitable nnd would course we heard some refec. waiting to be used. grant arrives nnd to meet any similar need In the
greatly strengthen the thing like "a filing system
Union. The doci^n Coun- costs only fill, and when Union Council set a new future.
cil had to malte was you think of the amount record surpassing that of
whether tho benefits to be that wo hero spend on the Sports Union when the In his r^eport to Council "Tho National Union ot
gained by having the beer—it gives you the Tuesday evening meeting
offices at St. Lucia would borrora"-tho fJllng sys lasted until 2.25 a.m. on Bill Hudson said: Australian Uni. Students
outweigh any possible loss tem or tho boor. Wednesday morning. It
of support from Herston, can be argued that de- "Two years ago your discovered a scholar; her
YeerongpiUy and George Noisy elements Inside manda like this on Coun-
Street. and outside the Council cillors' endurance would Union decided that tho family Hvcs In Brisbane;
room made it "difficult to discourage further partici-
The motion empowering hear even John Qt*on- pation In Btudent govern- question" of aboriginal tor- from tlie beginning she de-
the Executive to make ar- wood's vibrant tones. ment. Those who lasted
rangements for on Imme- Giggling women and loud^ the ntgbt out must have tiory education was worth clared her wish to como to
, dlote move to St. Luola voiced men kept up a been keen. A poor opening
wa.s carried 11 votes to 4. Hvely opposition to Preflt- attendance of • twenty-five
Cobnclllors from Herston,
Turbot Street and Yee-
rongpiUy voted against
tho motion.
Investigation. And as you this University. That Js
should know, wc found tho precise degree of our
that nothing could bo done privilege; that tlio first
on a State basis short of a member of a race to roach
change In Oovernmont. ternary education stand-
Still, we declared that ard ehoBo to como to us
flomethlng: ought to be rntlicr than to half A
done even IT.wo could not "Sign here
do It. dozen others Jiut «s irill- .-•ifB btie
hig to wolcooM teb* sign here
2. 1. X J, * _ .



BIBLE €LVB HiOVEH University Men's Basketball Club
PART I. trip to Sydney. He men-
Dear Daniel Boone,— tioned that a team of ten The University Men's Basketball Club opens its season on April 13 presented with inscribed

How was them cough drops I sent you last time. would be going down! So Tlierc will be at least 10 teams in the intra-'Varsity competition tiiis year pennants.
This hero State of Tennesee is goin' off with a therb you arc chaps, an Fixtures will be com-
bang at last. Me and Ole Betsy and a few of the easy trip to Sydney If ever u Jj "T ^'•'"^** *'"'^ ^'^*^ "^ "^' ^ " ' ' * ^ ' Anyone wanting lo enter a team
thero was one. The club is should advise the secrelnry or the president by April 1. If youj wisli to play pletely over by the end of
second term, so don't
old gang got together on Monday, March U, and pretty smal land so your but don't know of a team to join, just give us your name and we will fit you worry about having to
held an Annual General Meeting. The main topics chances are increased. into a team before fixtiu-cs start. give up swotting time In

were election of officers and finance. Much of How about it? order to play.

what went on is still a State secret but a small I'AB VI. COACinNG AND
Laugh of tho day was PBACTICE8
amount of information can be released. Two of provided by a new chap
our officers were imfortunatcly killed in an Indian who kept aiming with one Practices are held on -
the courts at St. Lucia,
ambush late last year, and so two more had to be of his foresight GUARDS and generally consist of
scratch games amongst
elected. They were to hold tlie positions of Instead of the foresight. those present.

"Treasurer" and "Official Scorer and 'Semper' ile- His score on his neigh- Times are:
bour's target was fabu-
porter." Tlte Executive now reads: lous! It was positively the Wednesday afternoons.

President, C. Samundsett; Vice-president, D. first time anyone had Sunday mornings.

Glasgow; Captain, M. Bond; Vice-captain, P . scored 121 out of a pos- Instruction for begin-
Munro;Secretary, R. Dunlop; Treasurer, I. Brown; sible 105. ners is given by selected
coaches from the Inter*
M.D.R.C.U., D. Cooper; O.S. and S.R., Davy PAR VU. varsity players at all
We'll have to watch that practices. For those who
Crockett (aided by Old Betsy). expanding waistline! 1 points or style, and for
wish to improve individual
TAB U. ils first shoot of the year noted several of the shoot- teams that Want to wotit
out court-play, coaches
The Inler-CoUoge com- at Enoggera Rifle Range. ers showed coiLslderable will supervise special
practice on reserved
petition was discussed Tbe attendance was very prowess at the canteen, in courts.

generally for a consider- good and it was noted one ease more se than ou

able period of time with that a considerable pro the' - mound (naturally

no tangible evidence of portion of those present I do-n't include myself

any opinion (reached or wero Freshers, many of among thoso gluttons, BBISBANK FIXTUBES

otherwise). I do Imow, whom shot very well. The tliosc greedy pigs, those For thoso who want to

though, that it is to be shoot lasted from 1.30 stomach stulfers. I hardly play in Open Fixtures,

much . better organised p.m. to D.IO p.m. and was had any. Practically none there are University teams

this year than it was last held over 700 yards. Unfor- ut all. What's the idea of in the Brisbane A and B

year, with more targets, tunately the attendance accusing me, aaytvay',* Did Grades. These fixtures are

ammunition, and teams. It was a bit moro than ex- you say somethbig'/ You quite apart from the InttUp

promises to be a good pected and so tho pro- say you never even men- varsity competition. Any

show, remember it! gramme waa slightly tioned it, much less ac member from any club
team may play.
rAllUL crowded and a full shoot cused me? Well I—er—I—
Tho attendance at the was not held. er—l—are you callhig me INTEBVAB8ITY
a linr now'/) This year, the Inter-
meeting was rather poor, I'Ali V. varsity Carnival is to be
held In Perth. As all tits
due to short taotlcc. The Best score was by R. PAR VUL other Australian Univer-
only other item wortu NilEHon who scored 49 out Well, to get back to my sities will be represented
mentioning was tho ostl- of a possible 50. However, we want to ensure that
jnatlon of tbe amount of several of tbe other shoot- favourito subject again our team can make the
before ending tho torture trip. Therefore, the club
is holding a social on Fri-
[le bill we would present ers scored well, being in I appeal to al land sundry day, April 12, to help
tho Sport« Union to the forties. On the whole, to join TUE CLUB. raise funds to send l u
cover tho year's shooting. the standard of shooting "WE WANT West.
The occasion will go down was good and everyone MOKE JttEJlBEBS" COUNTBY 0ABNIVAL8

hi Brisbane history. Tito Boomed lo be enjoying Is our slogan; or, as Besides Intervarslty,
sorcams of anger and fury themselvos, Just before Confucius s a y ^ there ore several trips to
wU Ibo heard for miles the shoot commenced, the "JOIN THE U.QJI.C." country centres In Queens-
around. Oflicial sources club captain gave all and PAR IX. land and Northern New
put tho total at £2,222,222 sundry a pep talk, raving This is an open invita- South Wales. Already, w«
have been to Kln^roy,
2s. 2id. away about something tion to both men and and have received invita-
tions to play at Grafton,
TAB. IV. called an Intervai'sity women—yes women. You
Last Saturday, 16th shoot to be held in the Imow thoso delightful
first term hois., and a cuddly little things that
March, the Rifle Ciub bad
aro found here and there

ACSTRAUAN WOMEN'S) BASKETBAIL around tjio countryaide?
Woll they can join too.

COURT CURRENCY^ Seriously s p e a k i n g Warwick, Rockhampton,
welcome all those who and Townsville. These are

U last wccl('s meeting was any evidence of what would like to joto. If you informal social visits, and
are uncertain about Join- anyone who wants to go
is to follow, the Basketball cntliusiasts liavc an ing como along ono Satur- can do so. Tho etandaxd

extremely energetic season ahead of tlicm. day morning (9 aju. to 12 of the players Is not con-

noon) or afternoon (1.30 sidered.
Itlaiu object, of course, We have also decided to
to raise funds to carry us adopt special pullovers— p.ni. to 6.10 pju.) and give The Townsville trip la
to Adelaide for inter- royai blue with gold an annual affair. I t ia tha
varsity—with a detcrmht- stripes, which will make it a try to aco what it'a highlight of the dub'a
tlou to win at least tivo us moro conspicuous, in touring season. The club
sight. If not In play. like. The range is sltiuited Is invited every year to
atchcs this year. participate in the Blaster
So far we have about FLxturos wlU start ut the Enoggera trom ter- teams ball game and one Carnival of Sport staged
12 players, some new re- sliortly, 80 Thursday minus and so Inconveni- Wc arc the ONLY of the most spectacular, by that city. Membera
cruits as well as old nights will sec us burning club in the University to is also the least time-con iState Championships. wishing to go should con-
hands, but wo hope to up tho courts at Now ence la no excuse. suming and least expon •I. Intervarslty. tact the secretary by the
havo two teams for fLv Farm Park, iu preparation conduct our own intra- sivo of tho sports played end of March.
tures, so if anyone is in- for tho forthcoming PAB X at the Univei'sity. A game INXRA-VABSITY
terested in playing, ring comprises two twenty' COMPETITION This year for tho first
Helen Russell {J 4421 if Waal, good-bye for now ' Varsity team competi- minute periods. The only time we are sending a
you can catch'her in be- Podner, got to go settle tion. Witli 10 teams com- As we said, there will team to Armidole In
tween business calls) or be at least five teams each second term to play New
in A and B Grades. It England University.
BADMINTONGleiida Machln (JW122C) seems that Interest has
been awakened in the Col- Because so many play-
Our activities this year leges; Cromwell is enter- ers, especially in A Grade,
will include cake stalls, a ing two teams, and there have just graduated and
jumble stall, raillcs (beer, wilt probably bo a King's loft tho club, wo would
boys!) and social outings. team. Science students like to see as many new
(Details later). aro also playing as a team. faces in the competitions
Med I'a are forming a as wc can this year.
Tho cake stalls are fully team.
rcc6inmcndcd to furnish- If you wish to Join, or
ing students from Uni. Tho A Grade teams will if you want to know any-
Colleges; the phico is tho as usual compete for the thing at all about the club,
Knights' tiopby awarded just ring either
MTEUVAU^llYToowong shopping centre to the team winning
the grand final. At G. STRUTHER8, XA
tho time is the first Satur- a select social later 3565 (President), King's
day In every month, start in the evening after College,
Ing April 6. If you visit the finals aro over, this
us, we guarantee for you team will receive tho G. DURO, J 6610 (Sec-
a luscious supper of home- trophy, and all members retary).
unottior Sioux uprlsln'. peting, you don't have of the prcmiersbip teams
in both grades will be
So long, representative standard

mutches. Here's hoping.' DAVY CROCICETT, to have an organised cquiiMuent necessary is a

"STOOUE." (AND BETSY). competitive game every dyed singlet, shorts, and

week. Even if you don't gym-boots (or sandshoes).

know tlte first thing The U.Q.Bk.C. is numer-

about the game you can ically ono of the largest in

The University of Queensland Women's Bad- still be iu a team, and the University—thero were

minton Club extends Its warmest welcome to all our own coaching scheme over 80 playing members
l''reshers, especially to Fresherettcs. For those to Is always available to last season.
witom budmJiiton i.s a more name, we extend ap invita- We hope to soo even
tion to come and wi«tch thu demonstrations which tliose who want to use more tliis year, playing in
will bo held in conjunction with tho Men's Club in it.
1. Our own intra-varslty
tiui Smiiil Gynmasimn ut St. Lucia on Wednesday, Basketball, as woll aa competition.
March S7, at S p.ni. You aru Melcome to try out being tho world's fastest 2. Brisbane fixtures.
tho game nnd wo sliall provide the racquets, the

shuttles nnd the coaches, But please bring along

your sporting costimic,

Regular jiractlcos are competitions will be the Last year was about our host ever in Inter-
held in the Small Gym- fixtures from May lo July. 'Varsity. While one or two clubs were really
nasium on Wednesdays
and Fridays from 2 to 5 The Women's Ciub will weak, most proved that they wero worlliwhile op-

p.m. Women students hold its A.G.M. on Satur- position for the bigger southern unniversitios, and
especially will be most day, March SO, at the in several cases, as you. can see from tiie list be-
made delicacies. chtu'ch Imll nt S t Paul's THii UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
Presbyterian Churcli, St,
If you happen to sec, be- welcome. You will re- Paul's Terrace tram stop low, too good for them. Yet it could liave been WOi'VIEN'S SPORTS UNION
tween now and August, ceive expert couching 4, from 3 io 6 p.m. After- better, and this year can be better. In tiic first
noon tea will bo served place, tlie team that went away was not always
und will be followed hy n our best. Secondly, long distances meant that
game or tAvo. All nioni- many of o u r teams arrived weary, and could not
bcrs and would-be mem- give of their befit.
bers arc Idndly invited.
Let this be our best year ever. Wc havo
Come and sec what bad- better talent than ever before. What we need is
minton is like ~ bettor long-distance planning by clubs—to ensure that
still, know the game your- the team sont away is not merely the best avail-
self. Badminton Is al- able, but the best, Wo make this appeal to out-
most a national sport In standing performers in every sport to get into tlie
the East and as popular inter-'Varsity drive this year. Moi-eovcr, clubs
there as tennis is In Aus- should plan to get their teams to the Venue a day
Badminton Clubfuriously at a thick, Men's Badminton Club,
various females knitting from members of the

analco-like, royal blue and whicii includes such Dear Sir and Madam, sible. We are also grateful
champions as tlio winner
gold object approximately of the State's Singles for the co-operation and
3ft In length. It will be Cliampionsliips and tlio May 1 luint; your notice help given to us by the
tho beginnings of a scarf, winner of All Australian to a conitction on an Assistant Director and tba
that, we hope, will keep us Doubles in I960, This yeai' article on Indoor Sport Secretary concerning days
waxm in Adelaide, hota ol will be an important year
the Southern teams had for use becauso we ehall (Semper Floreat 7th of training and keeping
them In Melbourno last be hostess for Inter-
year, and they seemed to 'Varsiiy Conipetilions from March) in which It was tho gear.
be the answer to tho pierc- 3rd lo 7th Juno and we
ing winds, so for us it's shall be, entering our flrst stated that tho Physical The building of an In-
"Freeze no more, my inter-'Varsity team. Other Education Department door sports pavilion would
lady." - , . i . . has rejected appeals made bo the Ideal solution to the
by sporting bodies to use multiple problems that
the gymnasia at St. Lucia. beset all the "indoor'^

This is not 80 with regard clubs. As it Is now the

BOOICS INSTRUiVIENTS tralian. Discover for or so befoi-e the competition starts. to tho case of the badminton clubs have the
yourself tho attractions If we put our heads down, we can give Mel- Women's Badminton Club, Small Gymnasium for
W. RAMSAY (Surgical) ot this little known sport, which in October lost year practices' on Wednesday
LIMITED and we feel sure you will bouj'ne and Sydney something of a shock.. B u t it applied for tho use of the and Friday afternoons,
become an enthusiast all falls back on the clubs; we must have first of Small Gymnasium In or- but find that tha celling
yourself. So come along all enthusiastic and efficient club executives der to alleviate the Incon- Is much too low and ham-
for your flrst Introduction vonionces incurred In hav- pers tho flight of the
CHER Aiint ing to travel often to Yor' shuttle tn training. For
to badminton by seeing
276 Water Street — VALLEY the demonstration at the Conuiic to compatrlotes, Ics jeuiies Scvlollques onga for Intensive training real training wo have to
Small Gymnasium beside veulcnt \1vro sous uii Cicl do pal.v^ s'adonnor a leurs for Intervarsity this year. resort to other courts
L 48S0 L 4880 tho Main Library on Wed- occupations favorltow, apprendrc, s'umuser. aimer, Dr. Burge, after consider- whose availability and dis-
nesday, March 27 at S p.m. suns craindro que ia fumeo des Inccndles do lu ing the possibilities, not tances often do not suit
STUDENT ACCOUNTS OPENED Don't miss this opportun- guerre no caclio Ic. solell cclatanl de la \ic. only gave us bis consent, us. Better training factU-
ity — It will be a good but also directed tho Uni- ties will not only tncreaao
BOOKS AVAILABLE for 1st year Students and two hours' break from lib- Peut-etre aurus-tu im Jour Toccaslon do visiter versity painters to paint a Interest 6lit will also pro-
onwards for the various Faculties—^Medicine, rary studies — and it's noire pays. Tu verraa aiors tout co dont tii n'as court there and endeav- duce better Intervanlty
entendu que parlor. En attendant, notro exposition oured his beat to make it results.
Dentistry, Veterinary Science. t'aldora a comiattro la vie do quolqucs-uns do tcs
Wc cordially invito you to Inspect Our aa suitable to badmtntoa
conveniently situated. camaradea do m n l o n Sovlottqub court requirements aa pos- ONG a W A T HIAMOt
A Sliowrooms. PtMld«at, ,