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Gloria Foley Speaks

"Vol. XX—No. XVI JDLY 31, 1951 Registered at G.P.O., Brisbane, for transmission by post as a periodical.

Council Ccpers

HoUingsworth in for Life — 'Semper'^under fire;0<evue Rebuff

zz-sszi.i^mfv* A nolo oi sanity w a s struck a t the end of Wednesday ' s Union Council m'eetbig when this •year's preside.it Mr. Peter HolUngsworth w a s made a Life Member of the U.Q. Union. In a meet ing that was mar red by vulgar abuse and i n a n e rambling on the part of some members, this w a s the highlight.

ANY speakers paid tribute to Miss Palmer (upon being told M Mr. Hollingsworth's energy, -competence, and tact, and to the scrupulous faimess with which he has treated all matters. "Semper" Tvould like to add its 'Oice to these "tributes.

Mr. HolUngsworth is the first undergraduate of this university ever to be honoured with life membership of the Union; and no one will deny that he has richly deserved the honour in view of his three years' unremitting ser­vice to the interests of students. We feel that he will long be ra-

:membered not only as one of the most popular but also as one of the :most able and energetic president's 'the Union has ever had.

3arr-David—^Barred The Revue report presented by

Business Manager Prank Barr-Davld was awaited with tense ex­pectancy as a result of the con­troversy that has raged in the col­umns of "Semper."

It was considered by the Executive more discreet to read only an

:abrldged version of the report. That •was enough—more than enough, in fact, to make it obvious that Mr,

"Barr-David's report, for all its elo-•quence, had only a very remote con. iiexlon with the Revue.

His comments on "Semper" were appreciated and were no doubt partly justified, but they were ob­viously quite out of place in a re­port on the Revue.

On the motion of Mr. Ewing It was decided that the report should not be accepted.

1^0 Orchids for Mr. Quinlem A. continuous runnlng-fhe was

3iept up against "Semper" practically throughout the evening. The mam

"bone of contention appeared to be :a letter from a certain Miss Palmer containing rather strong criticism of "the Revue. Upon being shown a let­ter written In reply Miss Palmer Is '.alleged to have torn It up.

Mr, Edwards pointed out that in fcontroverslal Issues such as this it •^s usual to allow a person the right vot reply; and that presumably Mr. •Quinlem could not have foreseen Tthat the letter would be so man— <(or woman—) handled.

Later a motion was passed de-n.andlng that Mr. Qulnlem apolo­gise to Mr. HoUingsworth for the disrespectful tone of the letter he wrote to Mr. H. in the last "Sem-ver," Mr. Quinlem said he saw nothing to apologise for, but ad­mitted that for once in his life he was rendered speechless. It was also decided that the Revue

Issue should be closed forthwith, I toa l comments made by prominent participants in the controversy were;—

Mr, Quinlem: "Mr. Hocktag is ^haunted by the ^ o s t of altruism," (This struck us as behig rather Irrelevant.—Ed.). "I wish I could go Into some detail re the attitude of

•certain people in attempting to stifle adverse criticism of the Revue" (but space and Union, council between -them prevent him from/doing so.— 3kl.).

that Council had passed a censure motion against her): -Tell them anything you like." . . . .

A motion wa.s also passed directing that the Editors and Staff of "Sem­per" should have a chat with the President and Secretary of the Union. "Semper" raised no objection to this as it trusted that the in­tegrity of Messrs. HolUngsworth and Hocking would prevent their at­tempting to dictate to "Semper."

For some unknown reason Mr. Maurice Ev.ing was appointed official legal adviser to "Semper." The opinion was expressed that this. Mr. Ewing's first legal appointment, would ver>' probably be his last, or at least his most important. Other Coimcil Points

9 A committee was formed under

Dr, G, Kenny to look into the posi­tion of refectories under the Union's control.

9 A motion was passed deploring the slow rate of construction of the new University at St, Lucia.

G It was decided that in future candidates for the positions of Pre­sident and Hon. Secretary of the Union should visit the various areas before the elections in order to make themselves known.

9 The CA.C, is to be approached and asked to set aside a site at St. Lucia for the Union College,

• Mr. Moller was appointed Elec­toral OfScer and Mr. HolUngs­worth delegate to the Universities Commission Conference.

9 Mr, Ewing said that the N,U.A,U,S, Text-Book Scheme is now well under way.

Australia Will Be There \ N audience of one thronged the G.P. Hall last Friday night

to witness the Inter-Varsity Pre-selection Debate. A plurality of adjudicatois, however, helped to fill the hall.

The debate opened with a spirited speech by Mr, Hampson, in whic'n he strove to convince the lonely figure before him "That the Aus­tralian Jubilee Ought to be Cele­brated by a Day of National Mourn­ing,"

He dwelt upon the opportunities for industrial development which ft'e had missed and fulminated about our national unwillingness to work; he deplored our lack of culture, concluding upon such a dismal note that the soUtary spectator almost wept,

Mr, EwIng, first speaker for the negative, waxed Indignant, and loudly denounced the pessimistic outlook of the former speaker. We could, he declared, boast of the birth and growth of a great democratic political movement, the Australian Labour Party.

Especially, we thrill with pride when we recall that great interna­tional statesman. Dr. H, V, Evatt, who has made the voice of our nation respected in the councils of the world. We were reminded of Melba, Kingsford Smith, Amy John­son, Dr, Plores and a nost of other Australian celebrities.

As following speaker for the af­firmative, Mr. Tolson had little to offer, spending most of his time in rebuttal. He expressed concern for the liberty of the individual under the present Federal Government, bewailed the impending fate of the Commonwealth Office of Education at the hands of the existing Re­actionary Regime, and disagreed with the present Australian system of education.

Why, he asked, have we not an Agricultural Junior, shice t'hls Is a primary-producing country? The drift from the land Is accentuated by this lack. At school, instead of learning how to become a better farmer than his father, the farmer's son learns Lathi, which he can

never use, French, which he will never speak, and Logic, wnlch con­vinces him that Barbara is not the girl next door, who has a fine pair of calves and would make an ex­cellent wife, but a tool of reasoning called a syllogism.

Then on the other .side up rose Mr, G. Thompson, who made short work of the opposition's case. Burst­ing dams, head-in-sand hldhig ostriches, the crudities of Australian culture, and ttie Ill-fate of the Abo­rigines all were turned to the dis­advantage of the opposition by his quick wit and ready tongue. Under the charm of this address the audi­ence wiped away the tears from both its eyes and at the conclusion ap­plauded like thunder,.Its face aglow with a triumphant smile.

Here the debate ended owing to a dearth of speakers, due to 'flu,' gout, lawyer's elbow, and' examination frenzy. The adjudicators now delib­erated for some moments, and finally announced that our "Place of Liberty and Ligfht and Leaiming" would be represented In Adelaide by Mr, EwIng, leader; Mr. Thompson, second speaker; and Mr. Tribe, third speaker.

We congratulate them heartily and trust that Brisbane's social set will not miss them too acutely.

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KARLY ELECTION RESULTS The following positions have been

finalised:— Vice-Presidents :

George St,—Irwin C Newman. St. Lucia,—Alan C McCracken. Herston.—Thomas E. Moore, Yeerongpilly,—J. MacDonald. Turbot St,"Kehnet'n H, Baldwin

(unopposed). Union Councillors :

Agriculture and Forestry,—Cecil Plynn,

Architecture,—David A, Nutter (unopposed).

Arts (Day).—Rev, John c, Vock-ler; Peter D, Edwards.

Commerce (Day),—Thomas J. Cleary.

Commerce (Evening).-Joan Coate (Miss); Heather C, Ross (Miss); (both unopposed).

Dentistry,—Allan T, Kemp; Kevin E. Versace.

Engineering (Day).—Colin H. Morwood, Patrick M. Fleming.

Law,—Desmond Sturgess (unop­posed).

Medicine,—David P. Hogg, James M. Laws, Lois Tindale (Miss), Margaret A, Hickey (Miss).

Physiotherapy. _ B a r b a r a P. Adams (Miss).

Science (E\'enlng).—Brian T. Egan and Marie L. Emmanuel

(Miss). (Both unopposed). Vet. Science,—D, Webster. Counting has not yet concluded

for the positions of President and Honorary Secretary, but at present Mesbrs, Hocking and Nutter are well in front for the respective positions.

University of Queensland Liberal Club

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A FAREWELL TO ARMS Quinlem^s Swon-Song

T ET me make this clear. I am not •'-' resigning because of external clashes between "Semper" and other weighty bodies. If the Union accuses me of bias, l will defend myself till the cows come home. An Editor is there to be accused.

I am pulling out because I am sickened by the growing self-

FAMILIAR FACE

"Valedico'* righteous paternalism of Union Council. This body is most dogmatic and thin-skinned. It also stands on its dignity.

If the Union wants an Editor more amenlable to its assertions of supervision over internal, minor, or­ganisational, technical details, well, I shall get out. it's really their paper after all,

I think Council would like to see "Semper" cut precisely to its own Idealised pattern.

Controversy (?)—yes—but con­ventionally so: It's fun to think "Semper" can bash the Govern­ments and the Downtown Press without retaliation. But anything near home—suppress it quick,

I don't believe that "Semper's" dependence on the Union hi mat­ters financial should be extended into other fields. I hope future Editors will use their own discretion, and not the Council's, on what to print and what to suppress. It does not matter how good primary inten­tions are. Irrational judgments by a legisaltive body will always lead to arbitrary and unconscious abuse of controls, wrongly usurped from the spheres of law and ethics. Both Libs and Labs admit this when the opposite party is in power.

My resignation is a personal triumph for none, i feel no loss my­self, but will always doubt the clarity of opposing conceptions. Un­like most pioneers, I don't think the paper will necessarily go to pot after my departure. My soundest achieve­ment has been, i think, the raising of the general standard of copy, and

F O O T B A L L Don't Forget! Annual Match

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there's no reason why this standard shouldn't maintain itself.

JOHN QUINLEM.

STUDENT RELIEF NEWS Although the Australian Com­

mittee for World Student Relief has adopted projects for 1951 lim­ited to S.E, Asia, China, Africa and Australia, it Is good to be reminded that World University Service con­tinues to operate In Europe,

Tlie following are extracts from the March Issue of "WUS in Ac­tion," "A letter from Greece.

Dear Friends and co-Students: I am sending this letter to you,

the supporters of the wonderful work carried on by World University Service. Wll'h this letter of mine I want to express my thanks for what you are doing for this fine work and to tell you how we appreciate your humanitarian feelings and your token of friendship.

Dear friends, I am a young student only 22 years old, and In the last year of my studies in the School of Law, I have been helped by WUS which is so much helped by your donations, that is why I feel it is my duty to t'hank you through a letter.

Every organisation of welfare Is, of course, having some kind of an aim and most of them aim at meet­ing some human suffering or give relief to unhappy human beings, WUS is besides its relief work, doing a real civilising job by helpuig hard working and needy students to go on with their studies. My case illus­trates their work,

I left my small village located on a Greek island called MytUenc or Lesvos Island five years ago v/lien I was only 17 years old. Coming to Athens I entered the Jaw School at Athens University, i did not have the necessary means, but I *aad courage and faith, I got a job at the Ministry of Welfare with a salary of only sw. frs, 72, per month; this I was to spend on my living and school expenses. The battle I was fighting was a very important one and my weapons only my 17 years and Sw, frs. 72—so I was defeated, I got ill with tuber-cula5is and I had to stop my studies and enter a sanatorium for treat­ment.

Tuberculosis was not enough to make me lose my courage and faith and with God's help i was soon well again and continued my studies helped by WUS, Now I am at the end of my studies but I feel rather tired at the end of the long road I have followed. I always live with a deep hope for better days to come, since this is what our ancestors taught us to believe, saying, "To­morrow is going to be a better day," I am not the only one facing such difficulties and this gives me cour­age, It Is true, my friends, that most of the Greek students have to face the same difficulties and yet they keep on studying because we all believe we must work for a better mental and moral standard of liv­ing.

That Is why a help big or small given by you through WUS Is both a monetary and a moral help, be­cause when one knows that there are some people understanding and supporting him when he suffers, he then gets courage and goes on fight­ing to succeed in life and he does that with a smile.

Thanking you once again, I wish I to all of you a successful studying 1 and a happy future."

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EDITORIAL a m

'T'HE retirement of Mr. Quinlem ••• will not bring about any radical change in the policy of "Semper," We shall maintain our right to criticise freely and to be ungentle-manly when we feel— as is usually the case—that we are dealin.'j with people who are not themselves gentlemen.

Unlike Mr. Quinlem we have no desire to build up a barrier between ourselves and Union Council, Also unlike him we are not of the opinion that we are running "Sem­per" purely for our own amusement. Since the Union provides the fi­nance for "Semper" we concede their right to "have some general control over the way the paper is run, Mr. Quinlem did not.

On the other hand a large de­gree of editorial independence Is necessary. In general this has been recognised by Council throughout the year. It has been admitted that in fulfilling its function as the mouth-piece of intelligent student opinion "Semper" will not neces-

W.S.R. RAFFLE—BRIEF CASE Winner: B. SCOTT, Eng. IV. Contact Union Oftice please.

* * * W.S.R. Dance last Saturday Night

was a Flop. Band ? Ripping! Supper ? Topping!

Attendance? Rotten! Those that were there enjoyed it

thoroughly. Shame on you others. No profit was made—hope you make up for it on Work Day.

sarlly express the opinion of Union Council or of t'he majority of stu­dents.

However, If the majority of stu­dents care to send any dissentient: opinions that they may hold into us we will do our best to publish them,. provided they are printable.

The only provisions are:— (1) Copy must be legibly written,,

double-spaced, on one side of the paper.

(2) Letters of a controversial na­ture must bear the writer's sig­nature (not necessarily for pub­lication) .

(S) Copy must be in on time. Finally we feel that a tribute is

due to Mr. Quinlem. He has raised "Semper" to the highest standard it has attained for years. He has devoted a great deal of time and energy to it. He 'has at all times shown the courage of his convic­tions. All-in-all he has made many mistakes—some of them serious— but this is largely because he has been prepared to take risks, as a good editor must do.

Much of the criticism against him has been actuated by motives which hardly do credit to the critics. However, it is to be hoped that: even they will not be insensible to the services he lias rendered to "Semper," and that their adult and mature minds will look tolerantlj— more in sorrow than in anger— upon the nosc-thumbin,i; antics of the poor adolescents still striving to­wards maturity.

THE LAW IN RUSSIA "To maintain p e a c e it's essential to unders tand the. Russ ian

point of view rather than abuse it," sa id Prof. Montrose Itom the-Queens University, Belfast.

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p R O P . MONTROSE was address-••• ing a lunch hour meeting at St. Lucia and was speaking on the "Law and Communism." T'he Pro­fessor modestly pointed out that he was disqualified from speaking on the subject as he had never visited Russia and knew very few people who had lived in Russia—hence all his knowledge on the subject was from books. Nevertheless the Pro­fessor gave an excellent exposition of the law in the U.S,S,R,

EARLY PRINCIPLES

Early emergence of Ideals in Rus­sia as expounded by Marx and Engels were;— 1 Law cannot be understood with­

out an appreciation of history and philosophy.

2 Law Is the will of the dominant class, and this will is sanctioned by the State. Hence existing social relationships desired by the dominant class are main­tained.

3 In capitalistic societies, law pro­tects the capitalistic ownership of the means of production.

4 In Communist society, law is re­placed by the administration of things. This assures labor from each according to his capacity, to each accordtag to his needs.

5 The withering away of the State.

The good things In the Marx-Engels theories are not original, and what Is original Is not good. Numerous others before Marx ex­pounded similar theories—eg., Loche's doctrhie of English phil­osophy. There Is little or no evi­dence to support the view that law is the win of the dominant class. Prof. Montrose further denied ttoat justice "was the will of the stronger; that law Is forced was the general

belief and passing fallacy of the-19th Century.

TRANSITION The transition from capltaUsm to

Communism presents a problem— one school advocating gradual pro­gress, the Fabians; the other school desirhig a revolution. The Stalin-Lenin views on the transition are:— 1 A revolution is required. 2 Intensification of the power of

t5ie State, rather than eliminate-thls power. This power is passed' to the previously exploited class., who must be educated to thO' new way of life. Real Commun­ism carmot yet be established,, because of the menace from ex­isting capitalistic countries, Rus­sia, virtually encircled by cap­italism, hence t'he State must h& strong to protect itself from ex­ternal and Internal aggression.

Stalin rejects the view that U.S,S,R, Is partly socialist, he-claims a Socialist Society in spite-of secret police, concentration camps, etc.

LAW IN RUSSIA 1 In theory there Is no subordina­

tion of the individual at all. Natural rights are protected and set out in constitution. Private-property and rights of inherit­ance exist and are also recog-. nised hi the constitution.

2 The system of government is: basically different to ours—there is no separation between legisla­ture and executive,' The judiciary and public prosecutor are quite

. independent. 3 The aim Is to create a society

of moral ^consciousness and to-eliminate ^selfishness. The real, dynamic force behind Russia is that of brotherly love, hence many great accomplishments.

Czechs Chccscd^off says Gloria Miss Gloria Foley, whose brilliant journalese in the Courier a short tune ago ©roused our

jovorable comment, showed equal proficiency os a public speaker when she addressed an audience of about 2S0 people in the G.P. Hall at St. Lucia on July 16, In point of fact she gave ihe best speech of the yeoor to the biggest audience of the year.

Gloria Foley

A GREAT deal of what Miss Foley • ^ said was merely a repetition of what she had previously written in

the Courier, She stated that t'he early optimism of many Czech work­ers regarding the revolution quickly changed to disil­lusion at the sight of masses of peo­ple being herded off to l a b o u r camps following numerous a r b i ­trary arrests. In addition prices re­mained high al­

though a great song and dance was made every time there was some -trifling reduction. Rationed goods, she admitted, were somewhat cheaper than unrationed. but of much poorer quality; 'nowever. this was immaterial to her personally, ras, not being in the countrj' at the invitation of the government, she was not issued with coupons.

Another instance of apparent dis­crimination against her that she cited was a most inconvenient delay of seven weeks In Paris (where she aiad gone for a holiday), waiting for a visa which would enable her to return to Czechoslovakia, She had been optimistic enough to leave the •country without one despite the ad­vice of her friends.

Miss Foley worked for the under­ground, smuggling out political refu­gees and others desirous of leaving the country. While not doubting for ;a moment that she was actuated in this matter by entirely humanitar­ian motives, we must point out that it justifies to a great extent any •discrimination that may have been ;shown against her. Likewise it in­dicates a strong bias on her part •against the government.

She states that when she first •went to Czecnoslovakia she was quite open-minded and. if anything, a little left of centre. Her subsequent bias was entirely the result of what :^ae saw during and after the revo­lution. It is possible that Miss Foley associated mainly with malcontents under the new system; it is possible that she did not, or was not allow-.ed to, move about enough to form •an accurate view of the state of -the counti-y (she admitted that a :iot of what she said was based on "hearsay). However, there can be no certainty and whether or not Miss Foley's views are entirely fair to

iSie new regime, must remain largely :a matter of conjecture so long as there is insufBclent evidence for us •to form our own opinions.

Miss Foley spoke calmly, without texaggeratlon, without rancour, and without emotion. At no stage did rshc give the impression that she had been drilled beforehand on what to say. However, in estimating •the validity of her remarks we must "bear in mind the fact that she was an agent working against the gov­ernment, and as such cannot be •considered an impartial witness,

Czechs Chirpy, says Smith Mr. Murray smith, a journahst,

in addressing an audience In the 'G.P, Hall, St, Lucia, on July 18, •presented the opposite point of view -on life "Behind the Iron Curtain" to that presented by Miss Gloria Toley. He claimed that as far as

the Czechs are concerned there Is no Iron Curtain—this "Curtain" is only an imaginary partition con­jured up by the West, and particu­larly by such people as Miss Foley, He pointed out very sensibly that Miss Foley's outspoken admission that she had worked against the Czech Government would make it far more difdcult for Australians (especially students) to go there in the future.

He stressed the importance of this fact, because such actions as Miss Foley's would appear to be creating still further international barriers;—and it was the necessity for breaking down such barriers that Mr, Murray Smith stressed in his address.

As a journalist, he considered he had a far better opportunity to form a reliable estimate of the state of the country than Miss Foley did. For one thing he was free to move around at will. (Miss Foley could give no first-h!md account of conditions in rural areas). For an­other he was able to speak to and get the opinions of many more peo­ple of all classes than Miss Foley could hope to do.

Contrary to what Miss Foley said, Mr, Murray Smith said that the Czech Government would grant visas to any British trade unionist. The Britic'n Government, however.

FREE ORIENTATIOF 1 A JOB FOR YOU

9 If you're likely to have a spare half-hour or so any time be­tween now and the end of the year,

• If you feel like paying a visit to the Old School and telling them what goes on in the University.

• If you feel like finding out for yourself what goes on In the Uni­versity.

• If you belong to a Society or Faculty whose claims you want to press on the intending university student (though you'll have to put in a word or two about other soci­eties and faculties, too) . . . THEN WE WILL

9 Arm you with pamphlets. • Lend you our moral support. • And thank you very much. You all know what the orienta­

tion course is, and most of you know what pre-orientation is. The idci is simply that you go back to your old school and deliver an in­formal lecture on the subject of university life to the senior forms. You will be provided with all the requisite information—e,g., cost of the various courses, lists of the various clubs and societies and their aims, etc. It is left to the orientator to ar­

range a time and place that will be suitable to both the orientator and the principal of the school con­cerned.

The F!'e-oriei!tation lecture is I necessary, painless, and easy. All

would not grant visas to Czechs to visit Britain.

Other salient points made were:— • Not more than 10% of the peo­

ple are dissatisfied with the pre­sent government.

• There is absolute religious free­dom. He was edified by the sight of Czechs crossing themselves when passing the churches. He believes that t'he allegations made against Mindzenty and Beran were true.

• The prices are high, but not ex­cessively so in view of the very high wages,

• He saw no sign of any slave-labor camps,

• Socialism is inconceivable with­out people. Wall St„ the great centre of capitalism, has a great deal to gain by war and by an armaments race. No capitalist economist has yet been able to refute this charge.

Like Miss Foley, Mr, Murray Smith spoke clearly and well, and impressed the audience by his ob­vious sincerity.

The International Relations Club is to be congratulated for bringing two such speakers out to the Uni­versity, and for making sure that both sides of a case, which we are • you have to do is get in touch with accustomed to hearing too much from one side, were presented.

Peter Edwards (MW1991) and him your name and address. give

THE SERVILE STATE Mr. Colin Clark, the well-known statistician and economist,

wearing the inevitable brown suit and blue shirt, addressed a meeting sponsored by the Newman Society in the G.P. Hall, SV. Lucia, on Thursday, 12th July, 1951.

less the noise prevented us hearing Mr, Clark properly, and it is a dis­tinct possibility, he didn't point out that this system of contract had its concomitant in the right of the em­ployer to hire and fire. But, if free­dom was c'haracterised in this period where freedom of contract prevailed, it was also passing away because the Insecurity provided by'recurring depressions in capitalism, had led workers to desire permanence by contract. Consequently, they were willing to trade this freedom of con­tract for something more material, security. The initiative for this transition came from the workers, The growth of trade unions and trade union practices were not de­signed to cope with the growth of

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It/TR. CLARK battled against con-• - siderable noise made by work­men cari->-ing out extensions to the Hall and the driver of a Common­wealth licensed tractor—whose im­mediate purpose could not readily be discerned by the small audience. It is difficult to see why t'he St. Lucia authorities confine University Societies to the G.P. Hall, when lecture theatres are available. Also noticeable is the lack of advance publicity which Societies give to their meetings and speakers and which undoubtedly results in poor attendances.

The topic was 'The Servile State," the title of a book wTitten in 1912 by Hilaire Belloc, Although the an­nounced topic of the talk led us to expect greater things of Mr. Clark, his talk was confined, In the main, to Belloc and his book. Belloc, we were told, was one of the original deviationist back-benchers. Elected to the Commons as a Liberal candi­date in 1906, Belloc lasted one term, the leaders of the Party considering Belloc, M,P., was wasted in the House, that his real talents lay out­side the orbit of parliamentary life, concerned as it was with the mere government of the country, Mr. Clark made a further biographical note, that becau.se Belloc was once su6d for libel, he set the time of his historical novels 50 years ahead,

Belloc argued in The Servile State that societies had enjoyed freedom only for a comparatively short period dating from the 19th Cen­tury, Societies before the period 'had been characterised by a servile relationship between master and slave, serf or peasant, as the case may be, (How close we felt, did this analysis come to the famous Com­munist Manifesto classification . . . "The history of all hitherto exist­ing societies is the history of class struggles. . , .") Under capitalism freedom (or lack of servility) had been achieved. The outstanding fea­ture of this society was the rela­tionship between employer and em­ployee (but fear not, that is not plagiarized!) a relationship based on the concept of freedom of con­tract.

The worker, Mr. Clark enUghtened us, had the right to accept or re­fuse any offer of work. However, un-

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large-scale monopoly business or-gai^isatlons, but to seek security. Freedom of contract, characterised when production was carried on in small decentralised (and sometimes family) units, was traded for col­lective action. These trends from in­dividual to collective action were towards centralisation and back to servility. The Initiative for this had come from the workers (which

explrjins,. apparently, w h e r e Schumpeter got his idea of cap­italism destroying itself by its own efficiency),

Mr, Clark instanced trends within both the trade union movement and the rightwing forces bearing out Belloc's predictions. He pointed to the enthusiasm wifn which certain Australian trade union leaders wel­comed the wartime manpower niobi-isation regulations.

The statement of a N,S.W. Labor M.L.C. (whom Mr, Clark didn't name), that certain legislative ac­tion to direct spivs and loafers into desirable employment was neces­sary, was distasteful to Mr. Clark, because of its arbitrary nature.

Finally, to a hushed and credulous audience, Mr. clark instanced the new legislation introduced into the Federal Parhament by Mr, Holt, as an attemjit further to destroy the vestige of the right of freedom of contract, because they imposed further sanctions on Che Arbitration Court,

In question time Mr, Clark pointed out to an inquirer that the Antl-Communlst legislation of the Men-zles Government had his support, because it was aimed at attacking a force which was seeking to destroy democracy. He would prefer, how­ever, an experimental period of sev­eral years.

When questioned about the sim­ilarities between the Communist legislation and Mr, Holt's legisla­tion, Mr. Clark's reasoning was dif­ficult to follow above the din, but It would seem that he favoured those sections of t'ne Arbitration amend­ing legislation that were aimed at Communists, but ostensibly for the reason that it was his personal view that rigging of union ballots is a , corrupt practice, much worse In fact, he argued by analogy, than the mis­appropriation of funds by company directors.

To a further query of how a re­version to decentralised production may be achieved, Mr, Clark referred to a lecture he gave to the Insti­tute of Accountants—copies of which could be acquired from them. In this lecture, he told us, he showed how by differential taxation (although equally as arbitrary as manpower legislation!), It could be made un­attractive for businesses to grow be­yond a certain limit.

SEMPER nOREAT—Tuesdoy. July 31. 1951—PcBgo 3

IS LYSENKO RIGHT?

Just three years ago scientists of the western world were startled by reports from the Soviet- Union thd the views on genetics of T. D» Lysenko had been accepted by the majority of Soviet Hologists and by the Soviet Government. Genetics as we know it, was rejected and a new approach to biological inherit­ance, involving the old principle of inheritance of acqmred char­acters, had token lis place.

SINCE that time there have ap­peared In both scientific and

popular press, many articles by leading geneticists from other coun­tries not only rejecting Lysenko's ideas, but also charging the U.S.S.R. with crimes against the freedom of science and freedom of thought in general. The whole matter has been clouded by a spate of political con­troversy which has served only to widen the breech between the U.S,S.E, and the western world.

It seems to me that both in the interests of science and of the maintenance of world peace, that the facts of the case should be ex­amined carefully by all scientists. An atmosphere of hostility and .sus­picion is quite incompatible with a sincere attempt to understand the new biology in t'he U.S.S.R.

For it is quite certain that, whether we like it or not, the Soviet scientists have adopted a new ap­proach not only to gentics but to biological science as a whole. It v/ould seem quite likely that similar changes will take place sooner or later in the basis of other sciences as well.

If we believe with Ashby, that by rejecthig orthodox genetics, t'ne U,S.S,R, is heading for disaster in the field of food production, then "ft'e may deplore the Soviet policy. But if we consider that, whatever else they may be, the Soviet rulers are not fools, then we will suspect that the basis of their acceptance of Lysenko's views and methods lies in the success in practice of his work. That this is indeed the case is quite clear from the report of the Lenin Academy of Agricultural Sciences meeting of August; 1948.

It is quite true that, following that meeting, and indeed by resolu­tion of it, a number of geneticists lost their jobs. What is seldom mentioned, however, is that every one-of those concerned was foimd a new, and in most cases, highly responsible position in w'hlch he could carry out valuable work. The change was designed to terminate the suppression of Lysenko's ideas which had characterised Soviet academic Institutions. Dubinin, one of the most eminent men involved, now directs a large part of the huge biological program associated with transformation to agricultural pro­duction of the U.S,S.R.'5 more arid regions.

What then are the main differ­ences between t'he classical theories of biological inheritance and those now accepted in the U.S.S.R,?

The essence of classical genetics, the genetics of Mendel and Mor­gan, is that the characteristics of organisms are controlled by par­ticles termed genes which occur in the chromosomes within the nucleus of the llvmg cell, I'nese particles are

• handed on unchanged from genera­tion to generation, and are not sub­ject to change by ordinary en­vironmental conditions. Powerful stimuli such as various forms of radiation can produce changes, which also occur spontaneously In a random manner; but in general the only course open to the animal or plant breeder lies in effecting re­arrangement of existing genes, and so of their corresponding visible characters. Whatever refinements, additions or modifications may be made to the theory from Ume to time, tills remahis Its basic content.

The Soviet workers claim that, in contrast to this, it Is possible, but not always easy, to effect inherited changes In organisms in response to cnvhonmental stresses. The pro­blem is usually to find at what period in the life of an organism

I Intervarstty Debates in I Adelaide I The foUowlnig team has i>een I selected:—

- I. , - ^ \ , ) ! M. J. EwIng (leader), Gordon fiuch changes can occur, a problem] I Thompson, David Tribe. freouentlv sublect to consirierflhle I ?..; --" . ^ .

National Service The conscription measures (called in some quarters. Natio­

nal Service) which yet in theory only, caused some debate in. the colmnns of "Semper" last year, ewe now upon us. fpHE obvious fact that even our

dlfflculty. Lysenko concludes that the phenomenon of inheritance is not confined to any particular structure In the cell, but Is a gen­eral property of all 21vlng matter. While it would be easy from a biochemical point of view to postu­late ways in which this could occur, Lysenko does not pretend to have done any more than to indicate on what lines investigation should pro­ceed. He claims that practical achievements in animal and plant breeding by his methods demon­strate the invalidity of the gene theory. It is up to p'hysiologlsts and biochemists to elucidate the pro­cesses underlying the growth and development of living organisms.

Most workers outside the U.S.S,R, have rejected Lysenko's results on various grounds usually involving faulty technique. Such criticism might receive credence if the work oJf only one or a few scientists was concerned; but there are now hun­dreds using Lysenko's approach to these problems, and achieving sim­ilar success.

The Lenin Academy meeting re­ferred to above was attended by some seven hundred scientific work­ers in the biological field. Further, a careful study of papers from the U,S.5,R. journals shows that these people were fully aware, in advance, of such possible criticisms, and have taken all the necessary pre­cautions.

One example is of interest. Men-delian theory requires certain well known ratios to occur in the second generation progeny of a cross of two pure lines of organisms, and the criterion of a pure line is that it will breed true, at least for the character under consideration. Thus white rabbits produce only white, and it is possible to get a strain of black rabbit which produces only black. Soviet workers did the fol­lowing experiment: They carefully removed the ovaries from female black rabbits and grafted into them the ovaries from white rabbits. Then they mated tSxeir treated black rab­bits with normal white males. Ac­cording to classical theory, the pro­geny should be all white. Out of three litters, eight rabbits out of ten were tilack. One can only c o n c l u d e that the process of coloiu- production is not directed by unchangeable genes in the ovarian duonosones. The report of this work discusses at great length every pos­sible way in whlcli this conclusion could be rendered invalid. It is a masterpiece of careful technique.

It seems to me that if Lysenko's views are correct, a new era in bio­logical science Is beghmlng. I do not think It possible, as so many scientists are now doing, to dismiss Lysenko as a charlatan and his work as nonsense, J, G. Crowther, the eminent scientific writer and historian, who recently visited Bris­bane, said that at a seven hour in­terview he had last year with Ly­senko, t'he latter answered in con­vincing manner every question posed to him by a group of biologists, in­dicating dearly that every problem had already received his considera­tion.

No, Lysenko Is no charlatan. It behoves every scientist to cast aside the net of prejudice and hostility which Is Imposed upon us, and con­sider the facts in a manner worthy of scientists.

J. P. CALLAGHAN. M.Sc.

•*• local dailies couldn't hide this: the 18-year-olds who bear the weight of this law at present didn't like it (the huge majority, not only in Queensland, but in other States, registered only on the last day, after several previous days' priming with threats through the columnss of the press—the set time even had to bo extended, to allow the rest to regis­ter without breaking the law) However, we'll leave the point: that several thousand youths are pushed into the army without any c'hoice, and with obvious pointers which way that choice would have gone had they been given It.

Surely this must make us ques­tion the whole business somewhat. Just what is It all about?

The Usual argument is that a trained army is necessary for de­fence, so that it follows that if men won't join the Regular Army (re­cruitment here has been "deplor­ably poor"), the men of the coun­try must be steam-rolled into train­ing. This argument rests on the assumption that Australia is in im­minent danger of attack.

But is she? Without beating about the bush, the aggressor in everyone's mind is the Soviet Union or one of her "satellites". But who has been insisting on a cease-fire in Korea almost from the very begin­ning of the fighting?—(those offers have been almost uniformly treated with suspicious contempt by our chief news som-ces—where they have been given even this prominence). And who has at last secured truce talks?—(here again the press Is now trying to make us believe that General Ridgeway made the first offers).

The plain fact is that we are not In any danger from a foreign power and those who are trying to force conscription on us know it. Clearly, Menzles and Co. don't do things for nothing, so what are their reasons for this measure?

Well, we can start off on an in­stance very close at hand—the re­cent widespread strikes on N.Z, wharves, and more limited distur­bances on our own.

We hate to say "I told you so", but the Radical Club has harped several times in the past about what would happen in such a situation— and it has happened. Troops were put to work on the wharves. So here we have one good example of our "defence" moves: the army as a large, well-descipllned labour-force to play their part in breaking up trade unionism.

But the next Is the most Impor­tant point: our present Government must have an army to send to fight besides American troops wherever and whenever the U.S. thinks fit. With an urmaturally protuberent economy, caught on the horns of a dilemma between slowing down war industries, so causing unemploy­ment, and hence a depression, and continuing to stockpile useless war goods and so eventually run the progressively exhausted country hito a depression just as bad (If not worse). With t h i s headache

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America may well try to start a war to ease her troubles. War is the only possible remedy (outside a complete change of social system) for the U.S. War would (for a. time) consume war products, step' up production, and give a general prosperity. All right. But don't try to convince us that the Soviet Union is on the ponlt of attacking, us, and that we must therefore pre­pare for attack immediately.

Those war preparations of a for­eign power (I mean, U.S,A.) have a great influence on us since we have been made economically dependent on America.

How many people do you know who can't get enough material to. build a house for themselves? If you want to know where the miss­ing material is, think of the Cen­tral Australian rocket range, the-conscription camps and numerous other similar useless projects. And something even closer to us as students? Our foundation stone tells us that the University at St. Lucia was officially begiui in 193T —and it's stiil nowhere near finish­ed. (Latest reports say that work, is almost at a standstill due to shortage of materials). I could multiply examples at will,

Already we students feel the pinch of the price spiral with things such as fantastically high bus fares (recently slightly reduced, but by no

.means enough), high feas, etc. But most of us will soon be in the world outside the university and these won't be the only things that will worry us.

Is this looking too far ahead? Not when one o"onslders that the-shoe is beginning to pinch eveit now, and that if we students are supposed to be more reasonable and. far-seeing than those not privileged to attend the institution — then surely it isn't too much to ask.

What can we as people interested In these problems and wishing to solve them—what can we do?

Talk about these vital matters with your friends. Support any moves either inside or outside the University, either for the cause of peace directly or with regard to any of those factors which vitally affecb peace. It's no use of wishing when the thing's happened~we have to do something about these issues im­mediately.

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A Marriage has been arranged 1. CLOSING TIME — A "RE- united by Its unbelief than divided dead, it also is labelled "Closed," be- Asia," 1. CLOSING TIME ~ A

LIGIOUS" ISSUE? No, this article is nob about Bris­

bane's taverns, but some thing rather more fundamental to a Uni­versity. Tt is because I can't make up my

mind If God Is good, Impotent or un­

kind," "Thus the typical modern student

with academic solemnity begs the question of centuries, and labels the religious issues 'Closed,' The forbid­den areas are left to the lunatic fringe—the politician, the priest and the psychologist (and the S.C.M.) One of the fiercest battles at every level in the Unlvenslty world Is to contest this particular closing time.' (Nansie Anderson in 'Student Move­ment,' Summer, 1951.")

The majority, ^he says, is more

THE SLEEPING STUDENT Dear "Disgruntled Fresher,"

I feel that it is necessary that another Fresher, or rather as here, even a Fresherette, should reply to your unwarranted, scathing critic­ism of our Union Council, lest it should appear that your "dis­gruntled" attitude is that of the majority of we Freshers,

I should like to draw your atten­tion to a few obvious oversights which your letter shows. It is not the "present Union state of affairs" that is apathetic and unhiterested, but the present state of those par­ticular students who are too unen-ergetic to be bothered seeing or hearing their representatives, but are content to sit back and hurl bricks rather than—attend Council Meetings, which are open to all,— participate in their Faculty So­cieties, and make It their business to see their representatives if they have a complaint.

What do you want them to do, "to get in touch with your feelings," as you so intlmatelji- put it, write you a personal letter inquiring about your suggestions for Council or­ganisation, or maybe have a lun­cheon date with you, Fresher?

KATHLEEN LYNCH (Arts I), "An Interested Fresherette,"

united by its unbelief than divided by its beliefs. It has become a very deep-rooted conviction that there are no answers to the general ques­tions about life and the nature of man. So to engage in any discus­sion on such issues need not be harmful to those who have the in­clination. "Philosophy, w'hlch once provided a respectable academic platform for these questions, Is now quite generally understood to be an Intellectual hobby for those who prefer it to the "Times" crossword, while religion provides an emotional outlet for those temperamentally disinclined to the more obvious varieties,"

There you have a brief picture of that particular mental pigeon-hole which Is usually labelled "God, Re­ligion, and all that," "2. "REAL LIFE" as seen by THE

PRESS. We now turn to the problems and

issues which confront Australian students in this Jubilee year of 1951.

It is evident to many that Aus­tralia is at the end of an age. Great political, social and cultural changes, with far-reaching consequences for the future oS tSiis nation, are talcing place all over Asia, and also within Australia. Signs are not lacking that there is a growing awareness of Australia's future task, and in some quarters a real concern about human need. e.g., Peter Bailey's edi­torial in "Australaise," the "Semper" articles on the Australian Aborigines (inaccurate though they were in parts), the relief shipments of grain to India by the Victorian churches, the vast influx of N.A.'S to this country, U,N.R.R.A,, l ie Govern­ment's participation In the "Col­ombo Plan,"

But we Australians are In many ways still "rootless," spiritually dis­placed persons, lacking a sense of history and of our inheritance. We imagine that our origins go back no further than Governor Phillip. Mr, N. Kelly, the Eureka Stockade, and Sturt on the Murray. And be­cause wc have lost our spiritual birthright, even these are dead im­ages, which we self-consciously worship by a childish make-believe of re-enacted history. The past is

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dead, it also is labelled "Closed," be cause we do not understand.

As Students, with some knowledge of Science and the Humanities, we ought to be able to relate our past inheritance to the continuing needs of the present world. But too often we lack any conthiuhig purpose, any "raison d'etre." And so we merely attempt to carve our own personal future out of the chaos round about us, our own careful ef;§--shell world's of calculated detachment. (All the vices, and none of the virtues, of medieval monasticlsm). Our chief fear is lest we should come in con­tact with each other, or that some­thing really catastrophic should break in from outside our padded box. The University, of course, is dangerous because the infection of thinking is sometimes caught, and thoughts are powerful things in the making and breaking of the world, "Some eggs break, and that can be a calamity of fne Humpty Dumpty order. On the other hand, some eggs hatch"! A MARRIAGE HAS BEEN AR­

RANGED,—Religion AND Life, No, wrong again! Tlie S.C.M. is

NOT a marriage bureau, and it cer­tainly didn't arrange this one, (Sod did! But the S.CM. docs recognise the Union as a "fait accompli," something so fundamental that a divorce between Religion and Life must be fatal to the well-being of both. That means that the religiotis issues are not closed.

The Bible, which has been hidden away in the student's mental library in the section entitled "peculiar re­ligion," must now be re-catalogued In the section headed "real life," For if we once admit that God is not restricted In His activity to temperamental states, to pseudo-Gothic chtuches or India paper books, but is to be met, obeyed, trusted or denied Ui all the de­cisions of life, then no question can escape being a religious q-viestion.

No, the S.CM, don't arrange mar­riages, but It has arranged a "Re-lr,*ion and Life" S,C.M, Conference on North Coast at Alexandra Head­lands, August 4th-8th.

1 The following are the Main Ad­dresses and Speakers; Saturday, 4th: "Human Problems in

Middle East and Europe,'' Sir Raphael Cilento (Director of Refugees and D.P.'s for U.N,; 1945-6, Medical Head British Sec­tion of I.R.O., etc, etc),

Sunday, 5th: "Human Needs In S,-E,

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Asla," Monday, 6th: "Human Needs In the

Community." Mr. H. Coppock, (Universities Commission),

Tuesday, 7th t "Human Needs Among ^he Aborigines," Douglas Belcher, Ex-Mornlngton Island.

Wednesday, 8tb: "Christ Meeting Human Need." Rev, E. Wetherell (late of C.E,G,S, Rector of St. Andrew's, S, Brisbane, 1951). It is hoped to arrange a display

of Aboriginal Art in conjunction with Tuesday's address.

2 "God Demand .lustlce," This speaker, who lived in t'he 8th Cen­tury B,C., cannot be t'iiere in person, so we are studying his writings!

A shepherd named Amos, this Hebrew prophet laid bare the evils in his nation, protesting against ex­ploitation and demanding Justice, especially in meeting human need; fearlessly he "tore aside the silk coverlet which concealed a refuse-heap." A study of this ancient prophesy should throw hght on the tragic problems and necessities of our present world, as dealt with by the above .speakers.

Tutorials (you choose one only. Eac'h group has three meetings on Monday and Tuesday). 1 "Christianity and Lleraturev"

Dr, Couper (Lecturer in Educa­tion from Scottish Universities).

2 "Christianity and Philosophy," Rev. Gordon James, M.A„ B.D. (Philcs. Dept.).

3 "ChrLstianity and " S c i e n c e , " Miss M. Thomas, B.Sc, Sydney (Travelling Secretary of S.CM.).

i "Chinese Philosophy and Re­ligion," by a Medical Doctor who has just reached Australia after 13 years in China).

5 Competent Exposition of Section of New Testament will be given by Margaret Thomas,

Running concurrently with this Conference (for the week-end only) will be a Medical Branch Confer­ence on "The Problem of Pain," Leaders will include Dr. Felix Arden, Dr. Leggatt, and one theologian. For details, see Bill Qrford. (Phone MU2244).

It costs you 2/- to register, 8/- a day while you're there, and a return ticket to Alexandra Headlands, The accommodation, like the surfing and the tennis court, is excellent. For further details look for an applica­tion, or ring Barbara Depprett U1026. Pam Green, Graham Hall, Essie Florence.

Kripes! More Tschaikowski?

I doubt whether there is any conductor more sensitive or sincere than -young Henty Krips—in Australia anyway . His work in one word is—charming. And the success ol the Fifth Subscription Concert, which w a s not remarkable for csny real ly great mxisic, w a s mcdnly due to his impeccable artistry.

The "Royal Fireworks Music of the lyrical third. He fully appreci-Handel was a delight; crisp, fluent ated the delicacy of the work; and and sensitive, with nice shading, was given sensitive support by the and good balance. The lines were orchestra under Krlps—although the

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bltlngly clear, and the orchestra led by Cecil Barry responded well to the conductor's delicate approach.

Even better was the Tschalkowsky 5th Symphony. For once I actually enjoyed this hackneyed tawdry work, Mr. Krips' reading was robust without being bombastic, romantic, but not senthnental, impressive but not overpowering. The shading was near perfect, and even the insincere climaxes appeared convincing. I ap­preciated especially the ease with which Krlps took the finale, and the eloquence of his pauses. It makes one wonder what this 'con-ductor could do with real music.

Then there was the Racmaninoff 2nd Concerto, a very popular work of rather doubtful musical value; not great, but certainly very pleas­ing if you like ultra-romantic music of the kind. Isador Goodman, as soloist, gave It careful treatment, revealing fliie technique in the brilliant second movement and in

entrance was perhaps a little heavy. I shall be Interested to hear Good­man in. the more restrahied Beet­hoven 3rd Concerto, programmed for the next youth concert.

Speaking of programmes, I have a word or two for the AJB,C. Con­cert Department. I want to know why a second-rate, insincere, inart­istic, maudlin, bombastic composer like Tschalkowsky is allowed to dominate & whole season's pro­gramme? One can stand just so muchl This constant diet of Tschalkowsky symphonies, suites, overtures and ballet excerpts Is an Insult to an Intelligent audience, and of no possible cultural value. Has the A.B,C. heard of the sym­phonies of Berlioz, Mahler, Brukner, Blgar, Vaughan, Williams, Sibelius S'hostakovltch? If so, when are we likely to hear them? As for the present scries of programmes, all I can say Is—To Hell with Tscbatkow-skyt

"PLORESTAN"

SEMPER FL0R£AT--Tue8day, July 31, ISSl-^^Page 5

FINAL REVUE RUMBLE This letter is an alternative

to the letter that should have been printed in last Issue. We feel that the original reply to Miss Palmer's letter Is now out of place, since Miss Palmer managed to get another letter

.prhited In last "Semper," which was partly an answer to the destroyed letter.

Furthermore, to write the re­ply that the original letter (Jubilee ? Revue) deserves would lower us to Miss Palm­er's standard.

The anonymous letter in last "Semper" sums the final situation. The original letter Jvibilee (?) Revue would not have been printed by a sensible editor.

But some points—Bert Cor­nelius billed himself in his let­ter as Co-Dlrector, No, Bert— you are a £13/10/ Dramatic Director, This was the cost of changing I'ne programme to suit your ego. Secondly—why did not both Miss Palmer and Mr. Quinlem use their excel­lent Uterai-y talents to boost the Revue before it was pre­sented, instead of wasting it on destructive criticism and ex­planation after the show has finished.

We feel that irreparable damage has been done to next year's Revue, and many, many pounds that would have been available to Charity this year wasted. However, we trust there are some people willing to carrv on the Revue for 1952, John Anders, Dent. IV. Frank Barr-David, App. Sc. IV.

[Mr. Quinlem expressed the opinion that practically all the contents of this letter are irrelevant to the subject at hand. He also cast doubts on Mr. Barr-David's sense of logic. By order of Union Council we now apply the gag on the | whole matter,—Ed.l I

' BUSHWALKERS WHITHER? Sir,

In the last few weeks there seems to have been a flow of letters to you to t'ne effect that the Bush-Walking Club has degenerated into a club for geologists and mountain­eers.

Most of the writers have had the infernal gall to suggest that geolo­gists and mountaineers are kindred spirits with moronic ideas of racing up and down mouiitains at thfi greatest possible rate of knots. This suggestion is rejected with scorn and contempt by all clear-thinking geologists.

It is a well known fact that geo­logy is defined as the science of pottering off over the brow of the nearest convenient hill and going to sleep under t'he closest gum tree, (This process Is slightly varied In the more populated districts, where the nearest convenient pub is se­lected for the resting place).

What relation is there, then be­tween geology and mountaineering? So to those who must dash Into print about the club, please leave geologists out of the discussion. The mere thoug'ht of doing such strenu­ous things frankly appals us.

Yours, etc., "FOSSIL-PACE"?,

Why I Support W.SJl.

•piRSTLY It Is Important that 1: ^ This article aspires to no liter­ary merit.

2. That no attempt has been made to shield bald facts behind art and style,

3. That the material contained is decidedly true.

By now, the majority of students must have read about W,S,R, and have formed some idea (vague though it may be, in some cases), about the appeals. It is important that I stress that I feel it my duty to appeal to students to help W,S,R.

This year the appeal is sponsored by an Australian Committee which is not affiliated with any interna­tional organisation—and is there­fore free to sponsor relief projects for various countries or organisa­tions. The Committee has decided that the following projects are urgent. These projects are worthy of all effort and it is because of their worthiness that I offer my support,

1. The Appeal for Funds for Scholarships for Native Africans: Recently in South Africa, t'he scholarships for native medical s t u d e n t s at the Witwaters-rand University (the only medical school which admits native stu­dents) , were withdrawn. Why should

BACK-PAT FOR QUINLEM

In the controversy now raging on Qulnlem's ethics, NIshkirg's morals and Klpner's self-evaluations, I hope I won't appear too irrelevant with a small comment on the artis­tic standard of the Jubilee Revue. After all, this topic did show its head briefly for a moment early in t'ne piece, to be quickly burled. Is there any hope .for Its revival? It appeared to me that the Revue would have been not bad at all for an American university, but a bit out of place and self-conscious In Australia,

Reverting to the main topic, have you consulted your solicitor to see if Hollingsworth's remarks on you are defamatory and grounds for ac­tion? While you're at It, check up and make sure that this suggestion of mine is not defamatory and grounds for action.

In the meantime I will consult my solicitor to see if your consulting your solicitor constitutes grounds for action. It's lovely to think we've all got solicitors to play with, isn't it? Somebody should t'hrow a Hunt-the-Solicitor party, proceeds to be deducted from WSR funds. You litigious blighters, you! (Make damn sure that's not defamatory before you print it,)

the dark peoples of South Africa i be deprived of medical care in the future-to-be, because of lack of funds. We can and we must as fair minded intelligent people subscribe funds for these students,

2. Hostels are Urgently Needed in Calcutta and Karachi: Australian students sv'no recently v.'sited these cities, reported that some students are sleeping in or on the streets. This appeal speaks for itself,

3. In Indonesia Equipment is Urgently Required: In the 1948-49 fighting, there were heavy damages and urgent help is required,

4. In China funds are needed to establish a T.B. Sanatorium for Asian students.

5. Welfare of New Australians. These students should definitely be considered. We can do much by —lending text books—arranging for translation of documents—to meet Unl. students and other important efforts.

FINANCIAL HELP IS URGENTLY REQUIRED.

All of these projects are worthy and should be supported by all.

"I complained because I had no shoes, when i came across a man who bad no feet."

BOB HEALY, W.SJR- Convener.

LETTER FROM JOE The Kremlin,

Moscow, 24th July.

Comrade Editor, I wish to deny the rumour pro­

pagated by "Semper Ploreat" that I am running for the External Students' Vice-Presidentship of the U.Q.U. The Politburo's own legal adviser, the celebrated wlngoffski, tells me that I have adequate grounds for litigation. However, I am willing to settle the matter out of court with the payment by you of 50,000 Roubles (10,000 Yankee Dollars or £20,000 Australian).

Kindly pay the money in dollars, as we also are short of them.

J. V. STALIN (Marshal) PJS.: "Semper" is the opium of

the people.

EVENING STUDENTS 5EMPERLESS

Dear Sir, I believe I read somewhere that

copies of "Semper Ploreat" v/ould be left at places convenient for evening students. Just where are the convenient places?

Not the reading room, George St., because over a period of several months the place has been utterly bare of reading matter.

What could be wrong with leav­ing a bundle in the old Chem. I^ec-ture Room? i believe Semper comes out on Tuesday—there is a group of about 100 doing Pure Maths there ei'ery Wednesday and Friday evening, and more doing Ap­plied Maths, on the same night.

And don't say to get them posted —they arrive about three weeks af­ter they've been printed.

Thanking you, "MATH."

[I'm afraid the only "Semper" de­pots at George St. are the Reading Room and Common Rooms. We are not allowed to put them In the class rooms. However special "Semper" boxes similar to the ones used by the "Telegraph" are being made.

Having a limited budget, I have tried to get only as many printed as are necesiwry. if there are none left, I suppose I will have to print more and arrange for more to lie left at the George St, Reading Room.— Ed.l.

But until the whole thing is smothered in sub judice, keep on slapping 'em down every time they show their skull, Quinlem old boy; we love you more every day,

ARDENT ADMIRER.

ELIOT ZEAL-I-OT SPEAKS AGAIN

Dear Sir, The reply to my criticism of an

"Ellotan Charivari" seems tacitly to agree with my main point that poetry s'hould only be judged as poetry, but I may be misinterpret­ing the writer here. Regarding his other remarks, I should like to make these points:—

1) The quotations were carefully chosen. Such a negation of com­mon life as Eliot makes would seem to demand a stronger emotional Impulse than a mere affirmation of life, I find such an emotion in these passages,

2) It would have been hard to de­duct "intellectual enthusiasm" from the writer's use of the word "gusto," particularly as in the original article—in the same paragraph as "gusto" is used, he says: "I, personally, doubt whether poetry can exist solely on the Intellectual level," I agree with him in this, by the way.

3) Many English poets have ex­pressed the poignancy of the fading of youth, but EUot ex­presses the melancholy of the decay of all life and Its pro­ducts. His remarks on roman­ticism seem a hasty generalisa­tion, and require further stjate-ment If he Is to be convincing,

4) I thought I had made it clear that I do not share anything but a small fraction of Eliot's point of view. My general atti­tude to life Is probably much nearer the writer's, but this has nothing to do with literary criticism.

Franco's Fight For Freedom

Dear Sir,

In view of recent developments In Spain, Persia and elsewhere, may I respectfully suggest that a very serious anomaly that has ex­isted for the last 250 years be cor­rected.

I am referring to the occupancy of the Rock of Gibraltar by the British, Their continued stay is not only unnecessary but Is a serious affront to the present democratic regime In Spain, The inclusion of Spain in the Western Union makes it very desirable for that nation to have reasonable control of all the strategic areas in its immediate neig'nbourhood, so that in the event of an attack by some totalitarian power, effective co-ordinated de-lence might be secured.

Those who remember the human­itarian attitude of General Franco and his friends during the Spanish Civil War, particularly as regards the bombing of Barcelona, will agree that in Franco we have a man who will co-operate to the full in the maintenance of world justice and freedom.

Certain improvements have been made by the British so t'nat fair nationalisation proposals could con­fidently be expected. One could be reasonably sure that Bank of Spain securities to cover the full amount would be readily forthcoming.

Britain should seek the cause why she has been forestalled by the Americans In coming to agreements with Spain and Japan. Diplomatic short-sightedness has denied us too long, the warm—very warm!— friendship w'nich we shall enjoy with these very great, friendly and emin­ently democratic powers.

Hitler wasn't so bad, anyway,

"COUNT CIANO,"

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And What a DO ! If you don't believe it

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5) The Q,E,D. Is not an authority on mysticism. I refer the writer to William James' "The Vari­eties of Religious Experience," Eliot at times could perhaps be called a seml-mystlc, but his feelings are not really remote from ordinary experience, A passage from James, however, may be useful as a guide to any critic,

"No one can make clear to an­other who has never had a certain feeling. In what the quality or worth of it consists . . . . Lacking the heart or ear, we cannot interpret the musician or the lover justly, and are even likely to consider him weak-minded or absurd."

Eniot demands an effort oh our part to enter Into his feelings, i, personally, find it a valuable ex­perience,

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Anna Was A Slut "Anna Christie" w a s probably the Dicunatic Society's most

successful presentation this year. I say this, although I do not agree -with the producer's interpretation of it in many respecls.

and the Miss Erbacher of Acts il, TTHERE is considerable divergence ••• of opinion as to whether O'Neill is really a first-class dramatist. There are many who feel, like my­self, that his plots are common­place and his characters not nearly as subtle as they are made out to be. Others feel that 'he has carved a niche in the dramatic world which is uniquely his own.

Whichever view, if either, hap­pens to be true, it will be admitted that "Anna Christie" is little more than the emotionalising of a rela­tively common-place situation. As such, it is bound to present diffi­culties for the actor. He (or she) will be tempted to over-act in order to bring out more starkly the power Of the emotional undercurrents that result from the clash of personal­ities. And this clash of personalities is very real: the blindness of Mat is that of the idealist, of Anna that of the cynic, and of Chris that of the fool. Neither Mat nor Anna is a fool, but at the end of the play one is left with the Indelible im­pression that, for all his muddle-headedness, Chris saw further than either Anna or Mat, Although he makes "dat oie davil, sea" the peg on which to hang his weakness, al-t'nough in his personal relationships he usually fails to see the things that are under his very nose, he appears at the end of the play in the guLse of the sage;

"Fog, fog, fog, all bloody time. You can't see vhere you vas going, no. Only dat ole davil, sea — she knows!"

Chris does not see the whole truth —that t'he fog is the product of the eihotional blindness and moral tur-pidity of the characters them­selves—; but his repeated invoca­tion of "dat ole davil, sea," some­times bitter, sometimes plaintive, sometimes even joyous, suggests his consciousness of the helplessness of the characters, dominated by a power apparently too big for them to combat,

I have made these introductory remarks because I feel I saw the play in a different way from the producer, and I can only judge the merit of the performance according to my own Ideas of t'he play.

Itene Erbacher, as Anna, did ap­pear to over-act in the last three acts of the play. She was far too hysterical in moments of crisis, and too slut-like altogether. Although I can offer no empirical proof, I should Imagine that at the age of twenty a harlot could be reformed, and O'Neill himself suggests this at the beginning of Act II, w'hen Arma is described as "staring into the fog astern with an expression of awed wonder" However, there was no appreciable difference be­tween the Miss Erbacher of Act I

STUDENTS FEEL THE iSTRAIN T AST autumn, at the beginning ot •*-' the academic year, there were

III, IV, I doubt If even Mat would have been taken In, if Anna was still a slut at heart then the play would break down as she could never have fallen so completely un­der the spell of Mat,

Tony Evans, as Chris, gave a pol-Is'hed and almost faultless perfor­mance. His intonation conveyed ad­mirably the many diverse shades of the man's being, while, without be­coming mawkish, he was able to bring out Chris' pathetic weakness. It was the most complex and diffi­cult part in the play, and Mr. Evans' success was perhaps the main rea­son for the success of the play as a whole.

John Hardy, as Mat Burke, gave quite a good performance, Alt'nough at times a bit monotonous, his in­tonation was generally well modu­lated and his Irish brogue convin­cing. His chief weaknesses were his inability to use his hands to advant­age and a certain stiffness. This was particularly noticeable when he first came on to the barge: he didn't look nearly exhausted enough for a man who'd been four days in an open boat.

Petra Skoein, as the'noarse-voiced, broad-beamed Marthy, showed all the warm-hearted vitality and non­chalant lack of self-consciousness that the part demanded,

Maurice Ewing played his part as "Johnny-the-Priest" with plenty of assurance—perhaps a little more than was warranted; but Steve Hocking failed miserably to send "a gale through our intellectual rut," being ralVier wooden and playing the part without any conviction; Val Vallis was suitaToly limp as the ex­hausted seaman.

And finally a few grumbles: abso­lutely nothing was gained by leav­ing out the two longshoremen; the stage was too dark in the fog scene; the barge didn't look at all like a barge—we expected at any minute to see the Arabs folding up their tents. But these were comparatively minor points.

On the whole, an excellent show: "everytang dat's pooty" in fact. Not, I think, fne most ambitious produc­tion the Society has attempted (as it was advertised), but certainly a difficult play, the success of which is a tribute to both producer and actors. The actors, beheve it or not, were almost entirely Inexperienced,

ADMIRAL IGNITES.

83,592 university students In Eng land, Wales, and Scotland, almost exactly in the proportion of three men to one woman, and as a rough estimate it may be taken that one man In twenty and one woman in sixty is selected for university education.

The quick establishment of health services In almost all British uni­versities during the last few years has "brought some Interesting facts to light about this highly selected group of people. The medical officers ill charge of these services quite rightly paid immediate attention to tuberculosis, because it is a recog­nised danger to young adult life and because of Its ability to pro­duce local epidemics in partially cfosed communities. At student health conferences, however, it was soon apparent that mental ill-health was likely to rival tuberculosis as a serious handicap to normal under­graduate life, and nearly two years ago a committee was convened to consider the causes of mental ill-health among students. A system of notification of numbers (not names) of cases of serious mental breakdown during the present aca­demic year has been organised which will, with sufficient co­operation, provide a comprehensive picture for the country as a whole. As forerunners of more exact know­ledge In this field two recent re­ports may be cited—one by Hitch-ens, Grant, and McKnight (from the University of Wales) and the other by Parnell (from Oxford.) In each report, largely through the co­operation of college authorities and university registrars, figures are presented which demonstrate clearly the relative Importance of mental illness and tuberculosis. From Wales, with a university population t'his year numbering 5,124, it is re­ported that 37 students (from all academic years) failed to complete last year's session through mental ill-health. At Oxford it was found in a survey of prolonged illness causing not less than a term's ab­sence that mental illness aad ner­vous breakdown accounted for 52.5% of the whole, tuberculosis for 23%, and other conditions for 24%. As an indication of more serious dis­turbance nine of the 35 under­graduate deaths in the three years 1947-9 were suicidal. If these figures are typical of what may be found In other universities, there seems to be an urgent need to ex­amine the relative importance of the various causes of mental ill-health in students—causes which include such stresses as those due to academic dlfHculty, examinations, trouble at home, fear of disease, problems associated with sex, and with mental staleness or fatigue.

A; Financial dlflBculties, because an in­creasing number of students receive grants, are probably less frequent than they once were, though the fear of failure and consequent loss of grant may be intense.

Pew serious students, of course, would claim that they had never felt the effect of mental strain. At this time of the year, in the weeks preceding examinations, health officers have learnt to expect a crop of complaints; especially insomnia. The remedy is obscure. No known psychological tests and no assess­ment of work by supervisors can exactly replace the standardised test of performance in examinations, though change in the examination time-table might lessen the strain. And to require a bill of psychologi­cal health before admission to a university might exclude many first-class students.

WOMEN'S HOCKEY fXti Saturday, University I were ^ defeated by Metropolitans I 2-1. University were unlucky not to score several times, but due to the splendid keeping of the Metro­politan goalie, and the sound de­fence of their left full-back, Joy Weir, many of University's attack­ing movements were broken up.

'hie entire University defence nlayed very well and Gillian Davey, the right half, stopped many at­tacking moves by defending Mavis Byrne, Mets. and State left-wing, so thoroughly. J. Knox scored Uni­versity's goal.

University II drew 2-all with S.C.H.S.I. The team is continuing to improve, as shown by their wins on the two previous Saturdays,

The team representing Queens­land University at the Inter-Varsity Competition to be held in Adelaide in the third week of vacation is: M. Armbruster (capt,), G. Davey, I. Day, G. Do%vling, I. Goldsworthy, J, Hopper (v, capt.),N. Kleinschmldt, J. Knox, IL Laws, M. O'Moore, M. Parker, P. Roberts, J. Teys.

• HOCKEY For the first time this season

every University team won on Sat­urday, July 14th. The A team de­feated Hamilton 2-0, the Reserve team defeated Hamilton 2-1, the B Seniors defeated Y.M.C.A. 6-1, and the B2's defeated St. Andrews 5-0.

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This vulgar headline refers to a highly intelleclual activity. Viz.: Inter-Faculty Debating, and records the fact that Medicine now hold the Schindler-Castlehowe Cup for 1951, having de­feated Engineering by a clear margin in the final on Friday.

theme and pictured us as prawns in a game of life played by the hor­mone orchestra.

SWIMMING At the Annual General McetlB,'

of the U.Q.S.C, held on 18th July, 1951, the following office-bearers for the 1951-52 season were elected:

President, 1, Ferguson. Vice-Pi-e-sident, G. Johnston, Secretary, C. Hoey, Committee: I, Ferguson, G. Johnston, C. Hoey, R, Rogers, R, Dore, J, O'Neill, M, Trenerry.

It has been decided to arrange Carnivals at various towns. Also weekly club swims will be neld at Davies Park baths In conjimctlon with the City Pastime Club, imme­diately after the exams in Novem­ber,

Everyone interested is welcome and encouraged to come along,

L, HOEY, Phone; U2109 Hon. Sec,

A SMALL audience was chilled by the weather and disappointed

by a change from the originally pro­grammed subject, "That the "West­ern World Is Too Sexy." But the Debating Society had no* choice; tense pale-lipped adolescents from bofh teams had approached the committee previously and Indicated that they were not Klnsey or Ellis and demanded a change of subject, (Note: Klnsey Is a brand of whisky, Ellis is the author of "Ned In the Blockhouse." "Deerfoot In the For­est," etc.). The proposition before the meeting was therefore "That Women's Place Is In The Home."

No great originality of approach was shown but a number of debat­ing points were well taken. Mr, Stewart, for Engineering, explained the similarity between statistics and bad women (I) their truth was rela­tive; (11) they were often abused; (ill) many other interesting re­semblances.

Mr. Nommensen, for Medicine, exploited the "glands of *stlny"

Medicine affirmed the proposition and approached the subject subtly by urging that the family was the most important side of life and that women was unsulted to the outside world,

Mr, Tribe was particularly effec­tive, and as third speaker put the result beyond doubt. Mr. Coney was a convincing leader, and Mr, Nom­mensen forceful and factual.

Engineering (Messrs. Apelt and Nice supported Mr. Stewart), maln-tahied their reputation as an in­tellectual and often amusing team, but they spent overmuch time dis­cussing washing machines, Vlctor-lanlsm. Dame Enid Lyons and Sister Kenny.

Thus when Professor Gifford gave the scores for either team, he asked not who was grave or gay but who was on the beam.

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Inter-Varsity Prospects Reviewed During the August vacation, six Universily Clubs will b e sending teams io the South to

compete in Inter-Varsity Championships. The Clubs concerned are Baseball, Boxing, Men's Hockey, Table Tennte, Women ' s Basketball a n d Women 's Hockey. TpHE baseballers are Joint-holders -*• of the Inter-Varslty Champion­ship, and this year will be all out to maintain their supremacy, in an early edition of "Semper" this year (S,P,, 13/3/51), I wrote, "Last year the University Club won the A Grade premiership, Tlieir premier­ship form this year should be a good indication of their Inter-Varsity chances in Melbourne."

On form shown this year basket­ball pro-spects are not as rosy as they could be, but the club still must be given an c.\-cellent chance In the competition. The inter-Varsity side, as I write this article, has not yet been chosen, but I hear that several star players may not be available; the side then, will probably not be as strong as last year's, and will have to play reallj- well to win the carnival.

* ! * As far as boxing prospects go it is

not possible to make an accurate assessment. The selection trials were held only a few days ago, in the second last week of term, and since the club comiDctes in no competition in Brisbane, there are no perfor­mances on which to judge Inter-Varsity prospecLs. The boxing team will go away to wielbouine as an unknown quantity.

* -.^ -.i:

For the first time this University will send a table tennis team to compete in the Inter-Varsity Cham­pionships.

The club was formed only a few years ago and has competed in Bris­bane fixtures. The club has not yet 1 reached A Grade standard, but hopes to do so within a few seasons. The standard of table tennis in the Southei-n States i.s fairly high and most of the Universities compete in A Grade.

The Queensland side will merely be gaining experience, .for to predict success for them one would have to he a super-optimist. We do hear, however, that the club has gained a singles championship winner from Sydney.

Because of the visit of the New Zealand team I intend to deal sep­arately with hockey, and, as with the football reviews in first term, to give it a larger coverage.

* * :|:

WOMEN'S SPORT: Both the basketball and hockey

teams are headed for the one desti­nation—Adelaide. About the basket­ball team I know nothing beyond the fact that they compete in Brisbane fixtures and of late, have been scor­ing some good wins, "Semper" hears nothing from this club, and their inter-Varsity chances must go un-reviewed,

^ ^ A The women's hockey team, like

the women's tennis team, usually end up last or near-last in Inter-Varsity competition.

They don't give up trying, how­ever, and this year are coming back for more. Their prospects this year, guaged on their Saturday club per­formances, must be a little brighter. The club has s'nown a distinct im­provement tnis season, and has given the leading teams some hard tussles. They have some speedy for­wards In June Hopper and Maineen O'Moore, and a fairly solid defence. The half-line, however, is a doubt­ful quantity. Perhaps this year they will win a match or two and cease to be the wooden spooners of Inter-Varslty Women's Hockey.

* * * N.Z. HOCKEY TEAM FOR

SYDNEY: The Inter-Varslty Men's Hockey

Carnival to be played to Sydney from August 13th to 23rd, pfomises to be one of the most colourful yet staged. Every state in Australia will be competing, and for the first time, a New Zealand Universities hockey team will visit Australia.

Before discusstag Queensland's prospects, I will fh^t of all discuss the New Zcalanders. por my infor­

mation I am Indebted to "Honi Soit,"

New Zealand is sending over a very strong team of fifteen players. Twelve of them have represented their province, and three of them have represented New Zealand; one of them captained the International side In 1948.

This seems a very formidable side and Australia will have to be at her top to beat them. The team In detail is: Goalkeeper, G, W, Coates (Vic­toria), Backs: G, Buxton (Auck­land), L, A, Gatfield (Victoria), j , G, Blackwood (Canterbury), Half­backs-, J. P. Mann (capt,, Canter­bury), c, V. Walter (Manager, Can­terbury). K, D. Nicholson (Auck­land), M. C. Loudon (Otago), Por-.

make it a hat trick. The forward line is potentially

strong If only the selectors can de­cide which of them will fill the three inside positions. The halves, how­ever, are not as strong as was last year's trio, Letizla is safe without being brilliant; Stringer's stick work Is good, while Moore repped Queens­land Colts as a left half, Combhia-tion and positional play is still lack­ing.

In defence, Barrett, who is a Com­bined Varsities player, is always sound, while Williams Is as yet un­tried, Halley, by his very presence In goal, gives the side a greater c'hance oi winning,

Sydney, on their home ground, appear the toughest opposition, and

QUEENSLAND HOCKEY PLAYERS

i^A Training for Inter-varsity Carnival wiirds: A, H, Cr.ver (Victoria), G, West (Victoria), J, Nichols (Auck­land), G. McGregor (Otago), R, G. O'Connor (vice-capt,, Victoria), D. S. St, John (Otago), G. Stainton (Auckland),

The team is arriving by air on August 2 and on the following day will journey to Canberra to play matches against Canberra and the Duntroon Royal Military College, A match at Goulbum will follow on August 8, and on August 11th they vrill play N,S.W, in Sydney, After this, they will play each University during the Inter-Varsity Carnival. The main match will be on August 19, when, they will play Australian U;oiversities,

To give some Idea of the team's ,s^:ength, here are pen-pictures of tb.e manager and the captahi.

Cyril Walter: Centre half-back, Canterbury University College. N.Z. Universities rep. 1934-35-36-37. Can-terbui? Province rep. 1936-38-39, and from 1940 to 1948, South Island rep, 1946-47. Captain of New Zea­land 1948,

John Mann; Bight half-back, Canterbury uni. College. One of the finest right halves in the Dominion, N.Z, Universities rep. 1947-48,50-51, and Canterbury Province rep, 1951.

peter Munro, who toured Australia last year with the N,Z. side, was selected but was unavailable. Guy McGregor, who was selected to tour Australia last year, but was forced to withdraw because of a broken leg, is a member of the side. The team Is sure to be very popular if he followbig statement made by Mr. Walter is any criterion. He said: "The team regards its strength as being potential rather than realised, and approaches its matches in a modest spirit, determhied to give of its best and to be the first to con­gratulate the victors if the Aus­tralians prove to be superior."

The Queensland team for the Inter-Varslty Carnival is not as strong as last year's, but Queensland

' has won the Syme Cap Ifor tlie last two years and will be all out to

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if Queensland can beat them, then there Is an excellent chance of the Syme Cup staying In Brisbane for another year.

• HOCKEY

A Promising Display By Inter-varsity Hopes

LAST Saturday University played the Inter-Varsity team in "A"

Grade against Wilston. The team gave a very promising display and were extremely unlucky to lose 2-1.

Although slow to settle down, thereby allowing Wilston to score early in the game, Varsity fought back strongly to equalise just be­fore half-time.

Wilston repeated the dose in the second session and scored another early goal. Varsity fought back strongly and put every effort into scoring the equaliser, ' wilston centre-half Grimm broke up many moves and was a constant source of annoyance to the Varsity forwards.

Bell broke through and had only the goalkeeper to beat when the referee halted play and awarded a free hit to Varsity. A goal was al­most certainly lost.

The forwards ran well and fast, and with a few more games should develop a good combination. The halves have not yet developed suf­ficient understanding with the for­wards, Barrett In defence worked like a Trojan and had a lot of work to do, while WlUiams — .

John Tindall has withdrawn from the Inter-Varsity side and will be replaced by a player yet to be named.

WEEK-END SPORTS TABLE I Rugby Union:

Varsity 9, v, G-P-S. 17. I Hockey

A: Varsity i, v. Wilston 2. A Res.: Varsity 4, v. WUston 1. B sen.: .Varsity 1, v, St. An­drews 1. B2: Varsity lost to Redcliffe.

> W<Hnen Hockey A: Varsity i, v. Metropolitan I. BJi, Varsity 2, v. S.O.H.S. I, 2.

Inter-faculty Shoot A N Inter-Faculty Competition was

• ^ held at Enoi?gera Rifle Range on 28th July, on the 500 yard range. Five faculties only, were able to muster suflicient bods to enter a team, which was a pity, as I have heard that there are other faculties at U.Q. besides Med., Dent., Vet.-Sc., Eng,, and Phys. Ed., and I am sure the Rifle Club would have appre­ciated confirmation of this rumour.

Official placlngs were as follows (no "tote" dividends): Medicine 364, Veterinary Science 362, Engin­eering 358, Dentistry 358, Physical Education 264,

Conditions on the whole, were quite good, and some excellent indi­vidual scores were recorded, Les, (the old matestro) Perrin

(Med,) Reg, Pascoe (Vet.) Ken, Hohnke (Eng,) Alan Card (Dent) "Jock" Hart (Vet.) Geoff. Adams (Vet,) C. Whitchurch (Med.) Bill L'Estrange (Eng,) Peter Ford (Dent.)

Les, Perrin won himself another trophy spoon with his 101.1 believe he is trying to make up the half-dozen so 'he can present a complete set to his grandmother for Xmas.

Reg Pascoe disproved the theory that women can destroy a man's powers of concentration, as his re­cently announced engagement does not appear to have affected his marksmanship adversely,

in conclusion, I would like to thank those responsible for enter­ing teams from t'ne faculties that DID compete, for their contribution towards making the competition ther success it was, and on behalf of t^e Eifle Club, to congratulate Medi­cine's team on their w in.

"MAGPIE,"

101 98 97 95 93 93 92 90 96

CRICKET MEETING The Annual General Meeting of

the Cricket Club will be held on Monday, 27th August, at 7.30 p.ni. {]st night of term), in the General Purposes Hall, Domain. All nom­inations must be in the hands of the Secretary at least SEVEN (7) CLEAR DAYS before the meeting.

AGENDA: 1 Confirmation of Minutes. 2 Consideration of Report and

Balance Sheet. 3 Election of Officers, 4 Notices of Motion, 5 Recommendations to the Execu­

tive. 6 General Business,

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the B2 and Reserve Grade Scove Books Is requested to contact any member of fhe Executive immedi­ately, as the Annual Report cannot be prepared until these are found.

H. I. HARRIS, Hon. Sec, U,Q,0,C.

Don't Be Left Behind , . .

Keep up with the Leaders of the Varsity Community

COME TO THE

HOCKEY CUIB DANCE Vic. Park Ball Room, Saturday,

August 4tli.

Farewell the Inter-Varslty Players off to tangle with the New

Zealanders.

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