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Coal Facts Australia-Wide Strike Possible

" The demands of the miners are neither novel, fantastic nor revolutionary. Everything that we ask is enjoyed by workers elsewhere. Is it morally unjust to ask for better safety conditions when the number of accidents has increased by 100 per cent, during the last year; or for a £2 pension when a miner has reached the age of 60, broken in health by his hard labour, not paid sufficient in his working days to support himself in his old age? Is it wrong to desire a five-day week and a six-hour day when the profits of the owners are greater than ever, when the production per head of the Australian miner is greater than in any country in the world, and the cost less than in any country of the world?

" If the public understands our case—the sound economics of it, not merely the sentiment of it—the owners will not dare to create terrible industrial strife by forcing a strike upon us now in 1938, as they did in 1929."

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GRAMOPHONE SOCIETY The programme for this week is,'

of romantic and post-romantic i music, The words by Berlioz and : Wagner are familiar to a good many pcoijle and arc easy enough to ap-1 prociate; but the three tone pictures by Debussy, though very charming, • are much more dilTicult to under- ; stand. I have been told that "La Cathedralo Englovtie" is tonal, but I "Les Roissons d'Or" and "Rellets i dans I'Eau" are atonal. I

Thc overture to Don Juan \r, very interesting and thc orchestra­tion is particularly brilliant. Many consider Rithard Strauss a great modern composer. "Oh! Let us never, never doubt What nobody is sure about!"

R.A.B,

Lecherous Meanderings Abolish the Procession?

"The lecherous meanderings of sewer-like minds," was the pithy expression used by Harley Stumm, a former Rhodes scholar of this University, to describe the procession at a general meeting of students called to abolish it. When the matter was discussed at the last Union Council meeting, Coun­cillors seemed to be of tho opinion that if this was not an accurate description of the Commem, Procession, then our Annual Crawl should be retained; and if it was accurate, it should still be retained—but improved.

These statements were made by Mr. J. Donald to a Radical Ciub meet­ing last Tuesday. Because of Mr, Donald's convincing manner, because of the tremendous importance of his subject, the meeting established a long-distance record with its oHicial closing time al 2.30 p.m. And even then there was groat argument upon the lawn until 3.30 p.m,, with a warm sun shining down upon us while we

employment of a great number of men who had been put on tiie scrap-heap by the mechanisation of the col-ierics; and it will mean continuous

eration of Australia is not regis­tered with the Court; and. secondly, the events of 1929 have made the miners mistrust arbitration. At that time the owners in Newcastle im­posed a 12J per cent, cut in wages, without consulting the Court, and then locked the miners out until they

instead of spasmodic and uncertain accepted the cut. Then other coal work for those already employed.! owners asked for the same wage rate Broken Hill and several other mines are working a 35-hour week. In de­manding a 30-hour week instead of tlieir present 46, Queensland miners Will only be carrying out the recom

settled the wrongs of men who toil mendations of the expert committees half-a-mile underground in the bow- { of the International Labour Odice. els of the earth. | The only country at present working

Hero, Asset and Enemy. ' 30 hours a week in all mines is the Mr. Donald, delegate from the Soviet Union,

Booval colliery to the Miners' Fed- A Democratic Decision, eration of Australia, not only knows A barrage of questions kept Mr, thoroughly the conditions of miners,' Donald busy for an hour. He was but backed up a graphic account of | asked, for example, whether the men their struggles with irrefutable facts had been consulted about the log of and figures. How does the public'claims that he had just outlined. In think of a miner, he asked. When he reply, Mr, Donald stated that the

The President of the Union, Mr. H. T. Gibbs, in introducing the sub­ject for debate, said that the Com­bined Advisory Committee had re­quested the opinion of the Council. It was difficult lo decide whether students really wanted the proces­sion, or whether they were unwilling to give up a tradition which, per­haps, they regarded as outworn,

DEMOCRACY.

is peacefully at work, he Is a national asset. When he is risking his life in

Miners' Federation is the most demo cratic in Australia. They are not, as

rescue work, he is front page news,' the " Bulletin " states, " gun driven a hero. But when he Is trying tc by reds and pinks," although it is improve the life, liie press and a true that their leaders. Charlie Nel-section of the public turn upon him,, son and Bill Orr are Communists, and he becomes headline news again, But the whole question is in the as Public Enemy No, 1. The miners' hands of the rank and file. Twice want to put their side of the facts already have the men. at mass meet-before the people so that they will ings in all parts of Australia, urged not be so easily led by the press— a their leaders to go ahead wilh tlieir

Judge Bceby, who had already con demned the action of the Newcastle district in "forcing a reduction, of contract and wage rates," decided that for Iho other collerics. too, the rates "should be reduced to the .same extent as the reductions re­cently enforced at Newcastle." That is one of the reasons why miners will not have anything to do with arbitration.

Blame the Owners. Will thc miners go on strike after

the conference on August 4th? The miners do not want a strike.

Only people who have never en­dured the hai-dships of a strike can talk about " wanting a strike." They want their rights peacefully. If there is any industrial strife, the owners aro to blame, just as they were to blame in 1929.

press directly controlled by the own­ers of the coal mines.

Tons and Costs. An Australian miner cuts 869 tons

demands. Twice already have the men given their leaders an open vote ot confidence in any action they may take to obtain what the men want.

a year. Figures issued by the League i T'^^. '.""^^f Federation is so dcmo-of Nations show how much more this "'»^»' ' in^.iact, that the mmutes of is than the average production per t']''executive meetings of any branch head in other countries. In Canada ff the umon do not become opera-the output is 561 tons, Poland 612,1 tiye until they have been openly Czechoslovakia 308. And the cost? I ^'scussed at mass meetmgs and en-Mainly at the expense of the living <lo>ied by these meetings. No branch standards of those who produce the "? the union in Australia has turned coal, the cost in Australia has been ^^° proposals down, reduced to below that of any other Can the Owners Afford It? eountry. The following table, fromi Can the owners afford to pay for

Le Moyne Debaters

a pamphlet issued by the League of Nations, gives the real picture of con­ditions in the mines to-day:—

Tons per

Country. Head, Japan 250 France 261 Czechoslovakia 308 Great Britain ,. 441 Poland 512 Canada 561 Australia 869

•

The Shorter Week. When miners ask fot- a

Cost per Ton. 6/-

11/1 9/6 9/11 5/11

lO/I 4/1

thirty-hour week, continued Mr. Donald, people are apt to resent such a demand. But this is only because they do not understand their working conditions. Some miners never work more than

your demands? Mr. Donald: Compare production

now and in 1929, Production has in­creased considerably since then, but there are 10,000 fewer men employed, and the wages bill is £3,000,000 lower. The protlts of the coal mining companies—B.H.P.. Burns Philp, etc, —have been enormous.

Thirteen Dead. Why do you want further safety

precautions? Because speed-up has been so in­

tense that accidents have increased in the last year by 100 per cent. At Wonthaggi alone in six months there were 13 killed and 422 seri­ously injured.

Why do you oppose the mechani­sation of the coal industry?

We don't oppose mechanisation as such. What we do object to is me

eleven hours a week at some periods chanisation under present conditions. of the year. At others, however, they do more than 40 hours. The average number of hours worked by miners In Queensland Is only 23. And yet the working week Is 48 hours! Miners work only six months of the year-^but the work is spread i)Ver a year. H a. thirty-hour week Is introduced it will mean the re-

If the coal industry were mechanised, only six collerles in New South Wales would be needed to supply all of Australia's needs—at the expense of about seven-eights ol the miners.

Arbitration. Why don't you go to the Arbitra­

tion Court? Because, firstly, the Miners' Fed-

ents, for the most part, are a little more grown-up than to enjoy a public exhibition of humourless vul­garity. It wouldn't be so bud if it were lewd and funny. But it is not funny. Neither the students nor the public enjoys it. The worst of it is tliat the Senate has to take the kicks—not the students who take part in it.

Mr. Gibbs disagreed. It is the ', students who are blamed, or praised, i as the case may be. You have only

The right of the Union Council to; to look at the Press headlines lo see make any decision on such a ques- mat. Isn't Commem. always called lion was immediately challenged by "Students Day Out"? Mr. Wyche. In a fiery speech, he; protested that only a general meet-; IN DEFENCE. ing of the students could come to' , . . . , , . , • , taiy representative conclusion on the , Whether we as individuals think question If the Council decided to that it is worth while or not, that abolish it h2 said, he would be the students should run not is a among the first to call a general, tradition. Obviously they thmk it meeting of the Union and get tlie worth while. Thus spake Mr, Cal-decision rever,sed. ^=^8^^ . In his opinion, the high

Others how'.iver, defended the! spirits that mark Commem may be right ol 'the Council to make a de- demonstrated m more dangerous cision on any such question, point- ways if Commem. were abolished ing out that whatever way the vote' Mr. Julius in favour of it, referied went, there still remained the right everybody to his leader in one of the to call a general meeting and have; early issues of 'Semper, and simu-Ihe matter re-dJscussed. .' ^^^d surprise when they said that

Mr Priestly speaking in favour they hadnt read it, and asked him of its abolition, thought that the what "Semper was anyway. He whole alTair had lost any favour; thought that, all tilings considered, it that It may ever have had. Stud-1 was good-and-Rabelaision, but not

I good enough yet, and not sufficiently jj^^^i^^^r^ I bad to make him regret its abolition!

' ' ' ^ • ; The fact that there had been so . much talk of abolishing it would mean a substantial Improvement ne,\t year, if only as a defence against the purists.

OPEN SLATHER!

Mr, Healy mentioned the Men's Club Dinner. Wyche protested; Priestly reiterated; Whyclie pro­tested; Macfariane didn't want it; Callaghan repeated; Pearce wanted il; Newman hiccoughed; and so it went for a glorious half-hour of "about it and about," until the motion that il be abolished was put —and lost.

Well, students, you have still got your prQcession.^^nff'*"^thc Union Council hopesyt^\ iGfl /4foi\whaf to do with i t . / k^J i s^^be^Mm^ed , or it gets it/^CtJiE neck, \59

j-o;o-

Next week we will have an opportmuty to hear Charles W. Gibson and James S. Boys, of Le Moyne University, Memphis, U.S.A., debate against Queensland. They arc accompanied by Professor Boris Alexander. They will debate m the Philosophy Room at 8 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday, August 3rd and 5tb. „Admission will be 6d., and a good attendance is expected. Their subjects aire: " That Modem Civilization is Destroying Personality," and "That Euthanasia Should bc Legalised."

Tho Lc Moyne students will be entertained at luncheon by tho Hon. F. A., Cooper, M.L.A. "Semper" takes tHis opportunity of welcoming them to Queensland.

EUR0P£e4>YESTERI

A lecture on this interesting topic will be given by Lt,-CoI. Bjelke-Petersen, late Inspector of Physical Training, Commonwealth Miltiary Forces, on behalf ot the Evangelical Union in the Geology Theatre on Thursday, 4th August, at 1.15 p,m,

Lt,-Col, Bjelke-Petersen is well known in connection with physical training in Australia, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne, where there were over 10,000 students training under his leadership. Touring Europe before and since the War, he has watched the growth of National Youth movements on the Conthient, and'has been instrumental in in­fluencing the British Government to spend a lew hut^dred thousand pounds on the physical welfare of London's children.

SEMPER F L O R E A T Thursday, 28th July, 1935

JAPAN AND AUSTRAUA Professor Seila delivered a most

interesting lecture at the last meet­ing of the LR.C, He spoke on Japan's economic relations with thc rest of the world and touched on some points of great importance to Aus­tralia, of which that of greatest im­portance was tho wool question, Thc substitutes for wool manufactured from staple fibres cannot as yet dis­place thc natural product, said Prof. Seita. But science had made great achievements and il was impossible to say what might happen in thc future,

COTTON Japan's economic policy must al­

most permanently be one of give and take, Japan had supplied her own cotton for thirty centuries, till England flooded her with cheap tex­tiles and ruined hor cotton industry. Tho Japanese had not grumbled— they nre a fatalistic nation, said Prof, Seita—and with great resourceful­ness tlicy had turned to textile work. Prof. Seita mentioned that George Eliot's "Silas Warner" was recommended to students in Japanese Universities as an example of a change from primary to secondary industry in England, and the cfl'oct of textile mnnurncturc on a country.

Prof. Seita went on lo speak of thc various countries in the world on tiic economic po.sitions. Ho docs not think that thc U.S.S.R. will bc able to dcvolo]) :i strong economic bloc. Italy and Germany arc becoming very strong, and the Japanese have great .symiiathy with these countries, which are hemmed in by their geo-graliliic iK)sition.s and aro unable to • expand,

THE WAR Japan is not planning great im­

perial cx]);in.sion, said Prof. Seita. She bi'liovw that the d;iy for tliat'

tmij^tx EDITORIAL

(3[l0rmt STAFF.

Editor , MR. M, N. JULIUS Sub-Editors MR. C, GILL; MR. P. CONNOLLY;

MR, A, F. O'DRISCOLL Social Editor MISS S. THOM bociai jjUD-Jiauor « MISS B. BLAIR Business ivIauBger ~..~..,.... ,..«m...~.m«>... Mr. R. FAINE Chief of Staff MR, R. PRIESTLEY Sports Editor Mr, A, TONAKIE Sporting Sub-Editors Mr. P. WVCHE

MISS M. EVANS

Vol. VII. THURSDAY 28th JULY. 1938 No. 18

Tlae Company of the Cant Code

If any ol you have ever read any of Shakespeare's plays you will agree immediately that King Bill did a very great service to the English language by admitting to fine literature the people's siang, or cant. And if any of you will admit to having read Rabelais, you wil) realise how good it is to see sucii a commonplace thing as a nose described as a "tockle-prockle"! Our poet laureate, Masefield, tried to emulate these literary Big Shots, but hc didn't give us much more than hal£-hearted attempts like "You put, you cioshy put,"

Experience Wanted Why Grads. Can't Vote

Trying to get a representative of the students on to the Senate has led us into all sorts of dark places, and given birth to cunning tricks as an aid to the achievement of our objective. The Student Senator Committee recommended to the Union Council at its last meeting that an attempt be made to influence the voting of graduates so that the next Senator would be some­one who understands and loves us. Not quite in those words, of course; but that was the jist of it.

Council was whispering about it like a lot of conspirators, coats pulled up over ears, laying their plans for a big campaign, and trying to drag "Semper" into it, when Mr, Gibbs dashed us lo earth again by reading a letter that he had received from thc Registrar, It concerned a recom­mendation of the Union Council passed at one of its meetings early this year, to the effect that gradu­ates should be given the right to at­tend meetings of thc University Council, and vote, as soon as they have graduated,

OLD BOYS.

TiiG origins oi many of the terms that we use so much to-day me interesting and surprising—and somelimes shocking

You know, of course, what the University Council is, It consists of all gniduales of three years stand­ing, and the mo.st important thing it docs is elect 10 of the 20 senators. To avoid confu-sion with thc Union Council wc will call it "the Old Boys :ind Girl.s' A.-Jsocinlion,"

Thc Rcgistriir's letter said that Who i iiicic would be no obligation to

itlonding

But what happened then would break any reporter's heart. The Student Senator Committee recom­mended that the Union Executive should write to the Men's and Women"s graduates' Associations lo discuss with them a plan of cam­paign, and together select a candi­date. And it went through without a murmur of dissent. In defiance of every tradition and practice at Union Council meetmgs, it went through with only a sigh of satisfac­tion! What can a reporter do in a case like that'/ If anything like that ever happens again, the size of "Semper" will have to be reduced by half at least.

Well, hero's hoping!

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INSURANCE AGAINST EXAMS.

, , , ,, 1. ,1 J ,1 1 ,• UT, il ,1!) ..,;«;„ I ;!tudcnt.s ntlonding and spciiking at would have thought that the excJamalion "Rather! was origm- i „ , -,,,, g^,,^.. Q^I^^ .^^ j . ^ ' ^ , ^ .,j. ti ^y

is past. She must, however, re-j .^jj^ "somewhat low." At nny rale , llial is what Eric Parlr idgu ' iiavc gr.-iriunted. But tlicy could not

" aigucb in his dictionary of ^lang, Bul tliere are other aspects . '"' S'^'^" '' ^ '"' ' ^ o vote,

of cam that will interest you, too! How did "Rat and Mouse"

come to be u.sed for "house"; or "bJue ruin" for "gin"?

organise licr economy soincliow aiui for tli;il MinKliukuo is in.sulTiciciil. .Jiipan niiiKt conlrol Uie lestuirccvs of Chin:i. In so doing she will de- ' vclop China. The Professor's justi-lication ol thc Sino-Jiipancsc slrug-; glc u-;i.s bii.scd on ;i recognition of I practical nccvssity. Ho ciidyd with ' a linu'ly winning not lo .ludgc loo h;istily. History, like l;ind.scai)e.<, iini.' l be viewed Iroin a di.statice or

WHY IT IS NECESSARY,

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"THE LESTEST."

Now that men's occupations a i e so varied, now Ihat the \vo\k they cio is so dilTeienl irom tliat of Sliakespcarc's day. ii new language is daily being invented to describe their new liic. A few ol Ihc terms in current u.se to-day were deliberately jnltociuccu. vVe owe "c iwr tkd" to CarroH's highly respectable poem '"liio Jabbcrwocky." But praciically all slang terms hu\c been iiuioduced indepeiidentiy of a conscious Ucsire lo innovate, and llicy are goiiurally used, .by liic miciule class al least, indc-

Com-1 pcndcnliy of a desire to use tnem.

.Mr. Ciblj>; e:;!)!aiiied to the Union Oiuneii tlial ihe reason tliey had 'oted for tiie ('[•iginal idea was two-

News has been received (hat ;i group of .senior students ;il (lie Uni­versity of Providence, U.S.A., Imve formed a " Students" Proleetive In-•surancc Company, wliicli, in return for a fee, will insure .students agninst failure iti examinations.

The premium required Ijy t!ie eom-pany varies wilh the diiVcrcnt .'ihiges in a sUidcnf,s course. .Apparently ncndomie morlality i.s greater in tlic

c OC ,n Un.ver.s,ty afUuis, m to , / j ^ ^ . j , , ^ , p,^,,,;,,,,, j-^r f.cshmen et their inte.e. wunc Im- I! ce (.r; ,^„i,) ,3 ^ , , ,4 , . , j , , ,„ jhc eharge

|i';irtly inspiicn i.)y Lcro"s nietU" in last v.-eek' "Semper Klor ^ eat." .•\(l;i[)led iVoni tlu' "l'ii<ile.s 0!; Penzance''] \ When il Lefiisfn net eniyi^ed in hii,

eniploymoiil. { Or in;!iU!lngrevoliiliQii;;i-y ijkm.s—^

arid pkuLS, , His eapaeity for iiifiiutile enioymeiil.; ities for rcaily Valuable reseaicn work in this held-

Is ,iu.sl as gieiit ii.s miy cthei' man' '

i Mui;li oi" whul Partr idge 1ms to say about Australian slang

is incomplete, and some of it is inaccuialo. I t was a great dis­appointment not lo be able lo iind in his book one ol our oirl ravouiUcs, IIJC word "cracker"' (sixpence). There are opportun-

lO do lor

yeans ;jad liicn try vainly to revive L . , . ^35 ^ • it: and, secondly. «> thai young' j !;i'adua(,s. itUimHtely ass-R-iaU'd wilii ! (lie alViiii's of Ihe sUidcnts, would be I ;ihlo to e>:ereise bomo iniUienee over I tlic Seaato t!ii'<vngh their right lo i e'ect senators. However, said Mr. I Gibbs, il is Uie opinion of iho Senate ; that reeont gir.ris. aro loo immature to exce-isc suth n power.

EXPERIENCE WANTED

.'\l tiiat on,- bright young KURUosted tiiat Mr. Gibbs. B.A., Mr. Cailaghun. I3.Se., Mr. Julius. B.A.. iVlv. I'earee, B.A, and a low other,

llie AustftUian language what i^artridge Jius done for the English, ! members of Uie Union Council j Pel haps some lecturer on tiie English staii here could do a grow- SS"Ulion>.!Tll lcf wS S^'

ously not riix' enougli to hold them. Bul the lieiitlemeii eoncoiiud argued that Ihey rcaily liiid had enough e.\-1 poricnco of liJ'i lo make ;-ii;;!i JI ;ilc;i j unwise. Tlv.' iirgument iiljiutt tlui! "

He etin ligiilly eriliei.se the groui) re-

i^JjSink nrgunK'iil.s epliemeial, ! "^fi ^"^^i^tralian language the world ol good by gathering up jusl He i.s liappy to he .sirietiy ineligioiis, i a few drops ol the oceans of slang teims thai arc daily beiiiji

His .seoiii h- U:r (he nen-Dolitieal. | ^,y^,^^^^i,^^^^^^.^^ Qf course, if he -l ives in Queen Street" "(is gov-

Whoii they lishlly lump together! e\'ery "ism,

He jiilics tlie .simplicity of lliein, | Yet hc doesn't think siijnificaiU tlie '

.sehLsin, ! Twixt Fundamentalist ;md S.C.M

He would like the L;ibour i\To\'enu'nl to extend—extend to-day,

Yet he .st;iy.s upon hi.s intellceUial l^ercli,

Ortiiodo.sy biri.s him tread thc .straight and narrow — narrov.' byway,

Forget the hirnior and condemn thc Church—damn the Church.

Though religious cire!o.« offer many allies,

Thc sanelinionious Leftist mutter.^ dope—dope, dope,

Do be realistic, Leftists, in your eyes—your ruddy eyes,

And cease to liddle while we yet can hope.

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erncd by his wife), and she objects, we may have lo fall back onto tho lesser ability of some of our more enterprising students.

Cambridge lias a Society of the Purple Vest; Huxley does not think il beneath liim to aid m the development of the Sen.->(; of Smell (Why, by the way?). Perhaps we could scrap our Society for tlie Prevention ol Stupendous Socials, and gather together a highly intellectual gi'oup of research workers to form "The Company of the Cant Code." Just think of the fun they could have in discovering that a "speckle-belly" is a Non-Con­formist!

Perhaps you thing that in puuting forward this suggestion of ours We are being "prejaganint" (too interfering). In that case, we "take a carrot" (we don't care). It is our considered opinion that the idea is not "titotular bosh" (absolute nonsense). We hope that it "catches on," but if any of you despise it, we can only say that you are "putting on a cigar" (assuming gentility). But if we are not able to convince you, all we ask is this—just "stubble your whids" (hold your tongue), "suck your face" (have a drink) and forget it!!!

If llie.s': sums nre paid, the company will uaaian-tco to pay a studoiiL's rec.< for !MS next year if ho fails. Thc-.-c ch;\rgos aro obviously based upon 'Avi r.s-suiiiption lliat there is u tli'-'i'''-;' I'vo-portioii of failures in the (irs* yor.r than llioro are afterw^ii'd;', ", he writer of this, a third year, '.xpeetj

, (o upset tlio iiccuraty of Wv.'---- s'ii-I tislics in November. I Tlio " Telegraph," cominentinv, on

thing ! l' ' news, says; "An olVieini nf a Icad-- ing insurance company said neetiUy

thiit such policies eniild be i.'Jsuod."' No doubt lliis was miule by .some big insurance eonip;iny like llie A.M.P", in tlio Iiopc Dial it will bo able to make voaSly big profi'is from thc cx-iimination sucec.s.sc.s of .students hero.

Commerce .student.-- eoiild show their underslanding o ' the business world by forming !t,'eli a compmiy Sioro, "To run il succc.s.sfiilly, of

point proved interesting, and does '-"""f ';-. ^^"^y ^ '""If l -' ' to fii^e il not appear meetingi

in thc minutes of tlie

DISSIPATION DEFEATED.

more time than they rio their studies. They would then fail in their exam.'?, thereby proving the value of the conipnny tliey controlled.

THE GOETHE BUND. The Brisbane Goethe Bund will

present a pictorial review of the celebrations which marked the cen­tenary of the flrst free settlers of Queensland, Students are invited, in the words of the Goethe Bund, " to support the study of Australian hls-

tory by your presence and that of your friends." It Is a public function honouring a member of the Univer­sity staff. -

The review will be held-at fiowe's Cafe, Edward Street, on Wednesday, 3rd August, at 8 p.m. ' ' ' .

j Mr. Hradbviry offered llie best re­buttal lo the Senile's viewpoint on I ihat liekiish problem when he .said tliut the evening students, at least, I had that before thoy came to the: | Universily! After that crushing and; very true statement, all that had to be settled wns whether thc Union Council would maintain its previous motion, that is, to vote as soon as we graduate, or aslt for the right to vote (a) after one year of a gradu­ate's experience; or (b) after two years of a graduate's dissipation, j Mr. Healy preferred the second—' dissipation—and moved accordingly, Mr, Gill (an evening student, incl-dentnlly) thought that one year of experience ought to be plenty. That the Union Council decided in favour of one year is a pretty good indica­tion of the students' moral calibre,

LOOKING AFTER STUDENT AFFAIRS.

For a while a grin of satisfaction lingered on Council's face, but soon it faded, and the low, cunning, sneaking look flashed on. Obviously, Council was considering what tactics to employ in electing to the Senate a graduate who woul<J be acceptable to the students—one, of course, suffi­ciently experienced to look • afler their "affah-s."

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Thursday, 28th July, 1938 SEMPER FLOREAT

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF I CONVERSION

Last Thursday the third address, "The Psychology of Conversion," was given by Mr. Ringrose in the series of tutorials dealing with psychology and religion. The speak­er dealt with the general nature ol conversion and its two types—the mystical and the adolescent. The latter is regarded by many as tlie only kind of conversion, but in re­futation of this we may point to St. Paul and St, Augustine, both of whom were converted late in liie.

Conversion is a very sudden phen-romenon, an eruption into conscious­

ness of a system of beliefs which seems to have had no preparation in the mind at all. This may be ex-i plained by complexes. Repression of experiences gives them great emotional energy, and by uncon- j scious conflict within they grow in force and develop so strongly that j eventually they burst into conscious­ness. Thc mind of the converted person is emotionally interested in and directed towards religion. |

This sudden revelation of Religion is not determined by external in- j fluencc, which may, however, give a finishing touch or help to resolve thc conflict. An example of external influence may be found in the ser-1 mon of a revivalist preacher.

Most records of conversion arc j usually written long after tho change has taken place, when the correct relation of facts has been disordered. Thus some points arc emphasised toj an unusual degree, and some inter- s esting fnct.s disregarded, which gives ! a totally did'ercnl and often incom­plete conception.

Besides tho desire to bo right witli Ood, the love interests are very im- \ poitaiit and also many conversion:^ arc conneelcd wilh .sex in.«tincts. There is ;ilso nn intcllcetual conflict and we know that .^ugu.stinc ue-ecptcd God intellectually before ho did emotionally,

Speaking of ii mystical coii\-er.sion thcro is a turning of the whole of the libido to religion and inysticiKm. Life i.s entirely dominated by iho all-pervading .scniimont: "Renounce your '.i-il! to God." The |.T:!-'OII -"oii-ccrncd may li;* denied .some luitnan love and ttie whole of the love force .«eelcs an outlet throii>;li God, This acl may le.sult in a wonderful .sub­limation.

On tho other iianrl, there aro .several v,-ell deiincd pniiits concpvn-ing adolescent eonx-cr. ion. \«''!ifjli

• u.sually follows conventional lines. Most converts tend tn e.\ajf!,'oi-atc Dieir F\n before con'.-eivion and (heir virtue after this take? pl.'ice. A larfie number seem to be convcrtcfi as a re.siilt of preaching and a grenl number arc not jiei-manetit.

Tho psyeliological explanation of this is that it occur.' al an age when the person is maturing from the ego-ecnlrieism of childhood and direct­ing his or her life to .social chaiinci.s. There is the beginning of an allru-islie sentiment, in v.iiidi a sense of nn i-' vep>ih-ive aiir! with this there is an essential redirection of ihe sniil towards God.

RopvoBsion of b'ox insiincLs, dreani'^ and fantasies and ncnrolic symptom.^ may accompany . Ibis conversion. While the experience of adolescent convevFion can bc very in^nnse the fact that only part of the libido -s directed towards religion may cx-pUiin its transitory character.

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RELIGION DEFENDED Sir;

Kindly allow me space to com­ment on some statements made in your issue of 21/7/38 by a corres­pondent signing himself Satan. He feels sympathy for a man who was imprisoned for saying that "he would like to see a modern girl hav­ing a baby and saying she conceived it of the Holy Ghost." Undoubtedly, such a girl would be as much be­lieved as a modern man who claim­ed sonship of Satan. Is your cor­respondent so unversed in a know­ledge of the human race that he thinks that a girl two thousand years Wc don't like the multi-coloured ago could make the same statement apparel which certain members of and be believed, on her mere word? thp undergraduates are outing in the Or IS he one of those who believes face of tone and good taste, We feel that the mere fact of living in the jt, incumbent upon ourselves to ex-iwentieth century gives him reason- j p^ess our extreme contempt and dis-ing power that was denied to some gust at this extreme lack of mascu-of the greatest intellects in the past jine choice in clothes, two thousand years'/ Hundreds of I \Ve object in particular to tho ef

TIIE PRICE OF BOOKS l Sir: I

The present prohibitive price of, books makes the purchase of text | books undoubtedly the biggest Item' in a student's financial year, even if bought second-hand, and everybody knows the magnificent prices obtain­able when trying to dispose of them.

It has occurred to me, therefore, that some form of text book ex

enough control over his filthy mind I change, possibly within the frame-• work of the Union, would be advan­

tageous to many, especially those who, like myself, find thc buying of books a bit of a strain.

1 would be interested to hear other opinions on this matter, and would be willing to become a foundation member of any committee, associa­tion, club or subsidiary body which may be necessary to carry out the scheme.

What about it?—Yours, etc., A. H. BROWN.

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A DIVINE REVELATION Sir:

One hesitates to reply to your correspondent who continues his blasphemy, for t\\'o reasons—firstly, because such a reply may only call from him more outrageous state­ments; secondly, because such stale

to refrain Irom attempting to cast a foul smear on the purest of God's creatures,—Yours, etc.,

("Semper" will not sink to the level of the "gutter-press," Sorry to disappoint you, old man!

(For our opinion on this controv­ersy, see the Editorial In our next issue.—Ed.)

STUDENT. :o;

Sir: DRESSY DRESS

millions of people in this present feminate looking shirts, scarves and ' "^"^^ » ^ , ' ';U ^^°^''^ J;! * ^T^ °^ 'enlightened" century believe that pullovers which are an absolute; J'^aders of "Semper Florc.ni" _can the Virgin IVhiry conceived the infant Josus by tho power of the Holy Ghost. This fact might possibly have some weight in suggesting to your correspondent that perhaps there is something more in thc be­lief than tho mere unsupported word of n girl.

eyesore in their glaring, flagrant colours, red, green and yellow.

Hoping to observe immediate re­sponse to our plea for better men.— Vours, etc.,

C. D. KELLY, T, CHARLES, W. CROSSE.

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POOR OLD SATAN, I Sir'

What a thrill I must miss on

poor ok! Satan Christmas Day".

Another highlight of your corres­pondent's mental powers is provided by the slalemoiU; "I don't think thc teachings of Christ havo been helped any Ijy his DeificiUion." If Satan would interview anv sciiooliioy OI'ITI,^. i ,,... n .u. t .u . .-. -•iub-junior stiKiard, who has studied' ^'^""Sh our thoughts at hat time are Cliriiuan doctrine, ho would bo l«!d " ;";V.'\ '''T?u'l ,^^''\'\,,^''-''^'^".\« tlKil the teachings of Christ stand I ' ' ' ' -^ ' " ' . l '^ -^""^ ^ ' " " I ' V ' or fall on the cuestion of Christ's ^'''^ ^"i' ^""^ }^"r"'. " '» vondciUd divinitv. If Jesus Christ was „„t | \''""-'^l''\?'>; "^-^l' ^ '"-" f'^«.^''f-^'^'"'."f

stars, .s'nepherds and joy which He, \)oor

back on hi.s tail, sneering ;il Christians-

j;j_: i getting a kick' out of .something hearers that He was God and if thi^' '- ' '"-'i ' ^ • ' ' '""S'^ ' ^"' •'•'" '' Wis i);ime teachiii;;, was false, then the remainder of His docliine can be

' God, then hc must have lieen an,, , . hmpo.ster. Not once but many times!'^f';'" Vi'V'-w''i '"'" "" '•--r, • He claimed lo lie God and !aid ckirn''' '^-""'t'^'^' "'^' ^'«"-- '« • ' '•'"

have nothing but a pernicious effect. But let mo point out that thc

deity of Jesus Christ is essential to the Christian faith. Without that Christianity is reduced to the level of any other religion and becomes a sham and an imposition.

Moreover, one can quite readily sec how this correspondent comes to write in tlie way ho does, Jesus Christ once said of His teaching.;; "If anyone is willing to do His will, ho shall knov.' about tho teaching whether it is from God or oviginatos with me." And he claimed to be God. Clirislianily nov.'hero claims thnt belief in Jesus Christ as God is an intellectual aehiovemcnt, hut a divine revelation when the humar v.-jll i.s submissive.—Yours, etc.,

.iOHK THOMPSON', i-x-Prcsident E.U.

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He did His utmost to convince

disini.'ised as "fuil of souuct and fucy .'-•iyVfyin.u nothing." I (rust that lUi--; .siniple reasonini: will not lie iieyor.cl' your ••fairinincied Devil." i

In another paragraph of his letter he speak': of "Command!Tien'..s Ac-maiuUng only j'.n ii-.'e:>)-on>>l)!e vn-critici',1 obedience." I thinl: his l:int.',uago boeaine somewj-sai mixi ti

' licre and that '.w ,ri(v:nl to :-ay. . ('oinir.a.ndmenl^ dc>'iv.»n(iin;' an un-' ((iK'i tioniu;; oliodience from the ir-

fcsiinasihie, Poor SaUni. He tries lo di.-mis;; (he Commi'.ndmenla of

. Gotl as ••s.'unetl'.iuK not v.-orlh tiiink-

. in!4 al.HiUt" and iinagiues thnt in do-I iiiL: so he is si;owin'4 his inloHectual •suiKriority over liis benighted >c!-lov,' students, who have created a God, dravs'ii up a code for this same

, God, and tlien blud'ed thc.iiiseh'os ! into ;i iK'liel' that they must juve I "ir:'esiionsil)le ana uucriiical ohedi-' ence" to a code invented by then-,-scives. I would hale to sh;iko tl'.e saif-coinpl;iceney of your corres-

, pondent: but, if he thinks that hi:; ! oltiludc towards the Commandments

sc.-inda!. iVol;(Kiy f,as c\'er acliiaily proved

to ine tiiat Chri;;t"s birth uas d)\'ine, but I thank God (not the corres­pondent to -Semper") thalmy fnith.^j, do not U^Uow tlie:e mus) ; . however Heolc, does n<;t roqiiire ;.ny i ,o„^clning wrong with what We do

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Is it reali.sed that we Univer.' ity v.oinen are the le;:der.s in Queens­land socielyV What wo cio tjtiicr V'.-oiTien are ready to foliow; and if

piwf.—-Vours, etc., .SHEILA DIXXI.VG.

>'AKSITY MES .Sir:

Often while pondering ovei' ttie past, il-.c fav'ouiite sayini^s and (iio many - 'orcLs of ad\'ise of my o\s\ nur.se, v lio was with me from tny eund'lion of birth until a few yeiirs ago, coinej Wlial can

hven coiriparali'.-ely sijealdni' there a:e nnt rnony of ns. i)ut we can, ;:!itl sliould. oa.'-t a !;oo(l iniluenee on olhei's.

i Yoi! knov.- il was on'y a sir;;!! I minority thvit bc.n,.'!i-. the I'lTncli Re-I volution, .vr.u one n;;in ciiantji'd (!-e spirit nf sixly niiliion Crrn -Mn ;,.•. ; \' (eve' i if he tiid not elian.'ic thei!-

iving). .'e \von-,en do'.'

of Nazi Germany than ••.vith Gcvri an literature,

Secondly, "Lero" ciuunpious the cause of ••(i\-iliseci relifjior." and "civilised .social throry." i.e., b.e de-claliv; his superini-ity Ui ,11 won arc

• r . i um and

back and play upon my mind, ;is; hi London a HYVWU of yoiar.; kiddies play upon the floor v.rdi; Catholic University Woinen created a their many blocks. new indiistry. They had l. een .sUidy-

Biil of all Ihese blocks there is inj. e<'onomic auci social iivobleir.s one that is rejilaced .so much more and. lo gain (iri;l-hand knowledge ol' than the others. II is conij)osed of .seven different cleineiils whicli .se­parately ha\-e very little vi'.luo. Lnit which, when soldered togeiher, hold a wealth of nieaniiui and tliotiijht.

When inclined to be um ii;:rit,;hi<' I see tills block now, its mark i--deejjly en.f;ra\-ed upon the lloor of my mind, l.ool; ;i( the impression

;idl;eien'.s of "l;;irl.'ai'ic ' pi'otc.f-oni.sts of "bacijaiie social tl-jcory," P,ut wliei'o in'e tlu' glorious manifestations of Ihat august spirit­uality u'liicli ••Lero" chooses to call '•ci\'i!isi.cl rcliiiioM." Tlie very ne­bulosity of the phr;i^e. the dclinition of wiiii-h. woiild t'ix {•)'• iny.. iiuily of "I..ero" to i:.-- utmost, pi'ovides convenient iiin!,)r;,<j;e for Inia and otiier.s oi iil;e iii;. II likies ikv wel­ter cf vor.irjidiction ;in(! tonfu;Hoa in his etiiical sptculntior.s. However, it i.s at best ;in e\;):ess;on of pious on-tlu;sia.sni. "I.rro"" ".slKires" it with olnei-.-—triiiy a coninuinion of ^^:ints!

He also spe;iks of "civiiised .-ocinl theory" and refers lo a liljerc.ji.-Jtic creccl he calls "iocialism." I would iii'.'ile "Leo" to forsake the realms of .ioin-nalistie flapdoodle and to dt?-sceiui to socio-political reality. If

(is modern and individual. I must ji'i^,,;; „,,-,rU.._-io see ourseh'cs

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hasten to disillusion liim. The (iu: the tliicL the adulterer, tlio niurdor-or, the calumniator of (jvory asc

j would gladly dismiss the lian im-j posed on their purticukir weakness j as "'.something not worth thinking I about." Tho moral m;in and thc earnest Christian find in

others sec us." V.'cll, I am ;;oing to endeavour to tell yoi. in what lig.ht and under wliat guise 1 see the men ut tlie Varsity.

1 have been t'niiiking since 1 bo-.T'ln writing v.'hnt ;i n-!:irvelloii:

one side of their siro.iei;t. tliey ]ii!|d a visit lo the uuciviisloyeci miners o! Cleatoe Mooe. The niir.ers said very clelinitciy tb.al thoy did not \vn::l I charity, but work. Tlio :;ivls re- he does, lie wi:l •eiirn that ti;.- r.-.ore liinicd to London (hinkin.^ hard.lhiubiy oiv.;aniscd .-'ociely and ocun-V'ery soon thl y were ha.ekuKaiu Willi'oniy is thc gro.'.lei' is tiie -ti-dcsienei-s and artists feachiii; , the fror.ehment on individu::-! lihcrlv, i..'. unemnloyed how to cio wood ciirv- the his^er tiie degree of soci"r;!i..;a-

tion, the higher tho degree of "nv;!-ing and paintin;;. An exhihitio'i and .stale of work was crgaitisocl by the students in London—and to-Jay the one-time miners carry on ;•; flourishing toy indu.stry.

Tiiat is what .some young women !i:;\'e done. There is jiienly tliat we can do even if we are not grouped tosellicr. Wo can prc.'ent men from

, sol it would be to all of ua i) it wore ,., , , 9°5' •'' 1 possible to get such a mirror tb;il Lominandmeiits and the opposition; v,'ouid relloct, not onlv one's proliie, j forgetliiiR that tliov nuist rcsiiect the of then- lower nature to those com-1 but also ones faults. I think tiiat 1 dighitv of woman: we can make mandments "the actual struggle in | you will agree with mc in this thnt fjood marriages and cneoura.','e olhois which life alone becomes meaning- \ ,(. i ., , „i„yiy u^up failings which lo do so: wc can make an invcstiga ful.' arc not exactly faults but annoy-1 ticn of the careers open to women

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One word more. One oC your cor-1 ances, We might look upon these graduates; wc can make people ,ip-respondents protested against the': as wo might, look upon blasphemous nature of some of the | pimple under tho skin, letters printed in your columns. In Personally, I see nothing

a liny preciate tlie fact that wc have had a University education,

more Wc can do sueli a groat deal.—

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IIERO 0>? LERO.

, reply, you insisted on the freedom of than the awkward schoolboy in thC| Yours, etc., • students to express their opinions in! majority, They are, or appcar to ONUS,

"Semper." If carried to its logical be, still tied to mother's apron conclusion, this principle can debase. strings. Boys from other Varsities, your paper to depths from which down south, for instance, seem to be even the gutter-press might shrink, at least three-quarter man. When \ Sir: There must be a line drawn some-! one thinks of a Varsity lad surely Since "Nero" declared that his Was

' where, A gentleman will always i she has not to imagine a "gooie" a first and last word he presumably will not answer "Lero." I take the liberty to intervene.

First, "Nero" does not know who "Lero" is; true! He simply deduces

refrain from attacking the religious j early teens boy who never for one convictions of his associates, and if i minute relaxes, who never looks some students have not this gen-' normal, but who always seems em-tlemanly virtue, 1 think "Semper" barrised, „ , . . should not encourage them in their 1 "England expects every man to do. from the vagaries ol "Lero's" former boorishness. Your correspondent set out to be funny and succeeded in being blasphemous In his first letter;

his duty," This statement applies to the war of nations, to the war of professions and also, to the war of

letter that "Lero" can have only a superficial acquaintance with Ger nian literature. He is entitled to

in his second he tried to be "su- striving to attain esteem. Initiation, moke such a deduction, for "Lero" perior" and managed to display the strong standing and personality.—, does givi; the impression that he is iweakness of his moral principles as Yours, etc., r niuch more familiar with the vitriolic

• (well as the shallowness ot his think- "PETA." I OITusions of the hysterical opponents

rnentalion." Praotii-al socialism and liher.'iH i'r

I individualism arc mutually exclu­sive. Only U'iopians, doctrinaiies and armcliair sociali.sls think otherwise. A ;)ractical soci;'.lisl will not .' hirk thc implications. Of course, that is much, loo sordid, much too "iMi'bai ie" for "Lero."

Thirdly, "Lero" numbers liimself among those who avo "primarily hu­man beings rather than members of this, or that nation"—i.e., he has persuaded himself that ho is a cham­pion of "humanity." However, to-arm oneself with an abstract idea of humanity and with presuppositions derived from it and then lace the prcnomena of history, is to start with a delusion. The concrete takes precedence, The idea "humanity"' is an abstractien by which the dif­ferentiating features of men and races are blurred, and the funda­mental phenomenon of history—the different individualities of peoples-and nations—is lost sight of. It can' acquire a positive significance only, when the concrete fact of race and! nation Individuality is respected and', taken as a foundation.

The tender humanity revealed b y "Lero" In his "Goebells, the hiadi-man, etc., etc.," is Indeed charmlt^gri This "challenge" is.puerne,--Yoursi' e t c . •' • •"' " •'•'

S E M P E R F L O R E A T Thursday, 28th July, 1938

THE INTER-COLLEGE BOAT CLUB

"AU rowed fast, but none so fast as stroke"—so, charmingly and In all seriousness, wrote Emile Zola about his hero's boat race. There were highlights of rowing in the Inter-college race on Saturdny that would have appealed to Zola,

It was a lovely day. Even if you •were not interested in rowing and had been lugged along to see it was pleasant to lie in tho sun on the grassy knoll that overlooked the finish.

The race began as punctually as usual. At the time advertised one CMCW was still rowing leisurely up­stream a mile from thc start. Now there arc temperamental things about racing starts. There is a pistol, for instance. This was a good pistol; but to be quite sure the starter put in some Al, Capone stuIT among thc tialTic on tlic road before thc race began. Bang! Bang! Bang! Spicndidl Gat good and all in or­der. Let's start. "Arc you ready" —dick. "Damn!"—dick. "Blast!" —click. Three dud cartridges—by which time tho crews had drifted downstream and had to be recalled to a fresh start.

This time tho gun worked, and the race began half an liour after its time. .John's at once took the lead and the other crows sighted them again. Leo's followed thom. King's and Emmanuel were slow off tho mark; but when they did get going they pulled up their socks, dug in their blades, rolled all over the river, bul they caught Leo's after the three-quarter mile mark.

John's rowed s p l e n d i d l y , O'Beirne's stroking of thc crew was a sight to sec. They came in an easy first; and after a decent interval (eight lengths to bc official) the other crews arrived. King's and Emmanuel came down stream per­fectly together; Emmanuel knew bet­ter how to put in a final burst and they passed tho finishing line halt a length ahead of King's. Leo's were behind, a length and a quarter away.

The crews were:— .Fohn's; D. O'Beirne (stroke), R, S.

Parkinson (3), G. F. Moore (2), D. Murray (bow), G, K, Pitt (cox).

Emmanueh J, K. L. M a r k s (stroke), W, Kiestckcr (3), J. W. P. Henderson (2), K. Dawson (bow), R. Butler (cox).

King's: I, Alcorn (stroke), T. Sar­gent (3), S. Foggon (2), R. Brodribb (bow), M. Whyte (cox).

Leo's: D. Joyce (stroke), R. Ahern (3), B. Hooper (2), E. Cain (bow), L. Comino (cox).

All crews had been training ser­iously for the contest. .John's had the advantage ot having a crew of experienced oarsmen. No other col­lege was able to boat such a four. All crews are to be commended on thc serious and sustained training that they did. Perhaps a special word of praise might bc given to the King's four—a crew of novices coaching themselves. Three or four days before the race one would have Imagined that they would finish half a mile behind tho others. But they narrowly missed second place.

There were fast conditions on the river. The race was rowed down­stream on an ebbing tide wilh the wind behind. But no one scorns to have taken thc time. It was an in­novation to row the race on the Mil- _ ton Reach; but it was so pleasant and • so easy to sec the race from start to finish that it is not likely that it will bc rowed again on the home stretch.

THE INTER-FACULTY BOAT RACE

MEN'S HOCKEY

Usually the standard of rowing for the inter-Faculty race Is con­siderably lower than that for the intcr-CoUege event. There are good reasons why this should be so. But this year the crews rowed surprising­ly uniformly and weU, and taken generally the standard was better than that shown on Saturday last by the College crews.

A week ago there was some hope that no less than six Faculties would compete; but by the usual dilTiculty of assembling and training crews the number of entries fell to three—Agriculture, Engineering and Medicine. Tho race started promplly —so promptly that at the beginning few spectators had gathered on tho pontoon. But as if by magic the pontoon and staging were crowded just afler the starting gun went. Determined looking women rushed the pontoon wielding hockey clubs and gained good positions,

For a time the three crews came along abreast; then steadily the En­gineers came out in front followed by Medicine. Rowing fairly cosily and well thc crews finished in the order—Engineering, Medicine, Ag­riculture, two lengths separating first and second with two and a half lengths between second and third. The winning greasers wore D. C. O'Boirno (stroke), E. D. Murray (3), K. Dawson (2), R. S, Brodribb (bow), J, Cramb (cox).

The desire for a prompt start at 2.30 p.m, was explained by tactics after the finish. The tide was well out and going out. Ags. got in first and lifted their boat from the pon­toon; but Meds. and greasers had to paddle in through tho mud that is such a pleasant feature of the river scenery in this reach.

There was some talk among the greaser barrackcrs about beor and a! celebration. Unfortunately (I am not an Engineer) there does not seem to havo been any inter-Fac­ulty competition In this direction.

A Btade hockey This match was played at Grace­

ville against the weakest team in the grade. Metropolitan. Varsity was listless throughout, even Wood-head and Mahoney not displaying their customary brilliance. The strenuous country week had prob­ably taken toll of them.

Roe played in the centre-half posi­tion to accustom him to it for the inter-Varsity series. The forwards really had plenty of opportunity, but passed aimlessly and never looked dangerous.

Thc half time scores were nil all, but Mets. scored two goals in the second session and came out win­ners 2-0, The team will have to im­prove vastly before It can be given ^ a chance of annexing the inter-Varsity premiership in Adelaide.

"A" RESERVE HOCKEY The "A" reserve team was somo-

ivhat depleted due lo the absence of several engineers. The team ployed a man short. Soon after tho start! Kelvin Grove scored a lucky goal olT i thc full-back's logs. However, Var- | sity came again, and Schindler scored two neat goals. This man played brilliantly throughout. The second half was very scrappy, but Wyche added another goal for Varsity be­fore full time. Thus Varsity came out winners 3-1.

• • * Tho B grade team was obliged to

forfeit as several of Its players were unavailable.

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GOLF CHAMP. SEMI-FINAL A. W, TKEMBATII v. P. DOYLE

Trembalh accounted for Doyle by a very substantial margin, 5-4. The golf was very patchy, due pro­bably to the difi'icull conditions, rain and wind. The first five holes wore halved in almost par figures but with three putts on the Gth. 7th and 9th Doyle turned three down, halves followed at the 10th then Doyle lost two more holes to be­come five down, Doyle had his first win at the 13th, however, with two out of bounds; ot the next he lost thc match.

Trcmbath had an approximate 81 and Doyle an 87.

In the final Trembalh meets the winner of the Exton-Gibson match, to be ployed next Wednesday at Royal Queensland.

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The day was hot, the river looked cool, the Domain was empty as we wended our way to the U.Q,B.C.'s rowing shed. A "tub" was there ap­parently Intact. We stripped into rowing togs and examined the boat more critically. A sad mistake for the rudder had left its wonted place and the customary oars were lack­ing. Search, search, search, but still no oars, and no rudder. Then down comes one of the committee to in­form us that Technical College boys had played havoc with the sole tiller and that oars there were none.

Nothing daunted our criminal minds and wicked intentions soon forced our entry into the G.P.S. shed. But these favoured of the gods had their rudder securely bolted on and screw-drivers, wrenches, and curses were of no avail. Madly we met in heated controversy to discuss a fresh change of tactics. "We will take a G.P.S. tub," said the first of thc Three Wise Men, "This one," said tlie second. "Lift," said the third, A momentary struggle, a heave, a curse and the boat was in the water, Back we fell in terrible indignation for the thing had no intestines what­ever and was only a stripped hull.

No time to waste for the tide was fast running away, so back to the shed we carried our burden. This time after long deliberate inspection we squatted to fix our destiny, "The tide?" said one, "Yes, the tide," said the second. "Yes, what about it?" chimed in the third.

The Science member said: "Two hours out, two hours in. That's six o'clock—I think." We all agreed his arithmetic was of superior Varsity standard and that at the very best we would have to lose out teas If our desire still persisted. Sadly we agreed that our rowing mania was of lesser Intensity than We had thought, and that our hearts would not be broken if we forewent our row,

A moment's indecision, a second's hesitation and all doubt vanished. To clothe ourselves again was a mat­ter of a few minutes and to reach the office of "Semper" took even less. Here at any rate our penned-up emotions could safely be released and paper blackened with the story of our misfortune.

SALTER PROMOTED

Dame Fortune played a curious game over the week-end when Hie spin of her wheel decided that Roger Salter should displace Vaux, Nichol­son as the State Rugby winger. It was bad luck for Vaux., who seem­ed to have become a permanent State winger but who was unable to im­press the selectors owing to a pois­oned foot. But on the other hand Roger has been playing such good football lately tha he just had to get into the team somewhere. Bill Monti was another who could not be passed over. Vay Wilson, the University, State and Australian captain, will lead a good team on the field on Saturday and, remembering the State match against the Springboks last year, his team should do very well against the not invincible All Blacks.

ALL SCHOOLS I^IATCH. The annual University v, combined

G,P.S. Rugby game takes place at 3.15 p.m. on August 3 at the Exhibi­tion Ground. At 12.30 p.m. the schools' team will be entertained at an official luncheon in the Gardens Kiosk. This is something new in the way of entertainment and should be a close introduction to University life for the schools' footballers.

VACATION FOOTBALL In vie wof the importance of the

remaining Rugby games. University players should think very deeply before making themselves unavail­able for vacation games. A notice appears in the dressing shod and every player should make himself familiar with It, See next week's "Semper" for further particulars,

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STEELE CUP.

WOMEN'S HOCKEY "A" GRADE

The first team was again beaten on Saturday by Taxation XL, the score being 2-1, The match was somewhat half-hearted, though it brightened considerably towards the end when Varsity was pressing for another goal, which might have made the match a draw. But this one goal was not forthcoming.

Taxation II, scored both their goals in the first half, while in the second half they hit anywhere but in the goal, Margaret Grimes shot Varsity's goal during the second half —a very lucky hit, the gall being de­fiected off the post into the goal, Wliole Defence Improved

Thc Taxation forwards kept the Varsity defence working all the time. For thc flrst ten minutes there was some wild hitting by the latter who, however, then settled down and showed definite Improvement. They cleared well, so well, sometimes, that the forwards wore unable to collect the ball before it went out of the side line. As soo nas they can clear more quickly after tackling the de­fence will become very effective. It was noticeable that they kept well out of the goalkeeper's way so that she had a clear sight of the ball and was more likely to save. Forwards Passing Too Square

Although the forwards passing im­proved in the second half, it was much too square at times, "This was a bad mistake against a team which was marking so closely. Too often the forwards stood back and made little or no attempt to get the ball before their opponents. They can­not expect the ball to come exactly to where they are standing. Apart from tbe time lost, it is much easier to pass the defence if one is moving when the ball is collected.

Two matches will be played be­fore the team loaves—time enough to correct all these faults. It is to be hoped that each member will make every effort to do so.

"C" GRADE Second Team Wins

An improved second team defeat­ed Neptunes HI, 2-1, Goals were scored by M. Amos and M, All.sop. This result was gratifying because even though the defence was chang­ed round to give the first team re­serve practice in a different position. This did not seem to affect their play as they combined well and kept in position more, They cleared quite well and used their wings to advan- \ tage. Forwards on the Mark

The forwards showed most im­provement in passing. The ball was sent at good angles well across the field and had their shooting been of the same standard their score would have been greater. If each forward will practice this they will be much more successful. Stickwork Promising.

It was pleasing to see attempts made at flicks and scoops, which are so seldom used in lower grade matches. If correctly executed they always beat the defence. All mem­bers would do well to practice them as much as possible.

ENGINEERS' EXTRAVAGANZA

HELL'S ANGELS ENTERTAIN.

A bigger, better and brighter moon with a John Barrymore pro­file hung over the Engineering block on Saturday night and drooped a wicked eyelid In saluta­tion as we entered the building re­gardless of the fact that the traffic lights were against us. However, there was no familiar "Hi you!" so we passed on and climbed the stairs to the Engineers' Drawing Office which was the setting for the E.U.S, annual ball. "Wintergardeii" Lights

The drawing office was a riot of pink and green streamers, Chinese lanterns and multi-coloured bal­loons which showed to advantage beneath coloured roof lights, which changed with true "Wintcrgarden" effect. Mosaic

In the glow of the lanterns the women's frocks blended into a col­ourful mosaic. Fragments of tho mosaic proved to be; Shirley Thom In cyclomen taffeta, Jean Thorpe in white tulle, Pen Falconer in a full length coat of fiame-colourcd tafieta, Margaret Coston in green fiat crepe, Margaret Broadbent in pink taficla and Margery Amos in green broiderie angUuse.

Tenders and Contracts At the beginning of the night a

programme of tenders and contracts was drawn up in the process of which we committed ourselves to such doubtful-sounding procedures as "the automatic pick-up" and to such athletic feats as "knee bracing," "thc jigger," "helical spring" and the "concrete creej." Hell!

At the conclusion of each dance we descended into Hell, i.e., the base­ment, to see Hell's angels demon­strating their instruments of torture. Whilst down there, we looked hope­fully for the real Satan, but there was a lol of hot air down in Hell and the search was interrupted by the siren (see "Ulysses"), whose services the Engineers had solicited for the evening; "yoo-hoo, boys and girls, time for the next dance!" she called, so we left hell for leather— lifting in the drawing office.

Internal Decorations During the process of internal de­

corations we draped trifle round our intestines, and tucked scones and cakes and such like bric-brac in out of thc way corners of our tummies then returned to dance what was probably called "The Overload,"

Accommodating: Clocks By the way, the Engineers have

very accommodating clocks or else their works want oiling (the clock's works, not the Engineers). It was 9 o'clock for about three hours on Saturday night, but we ended promptly at twelve (by the clock).

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WOMEN'S TENNIS

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GOSSIP.

With the winning of thc Inter­faculty Boat Race, tlic Engineers, with two wins—hockey and rowing —to Meds'. one — tennis — become premiers in Intcr-faculty sport for the year 1937. Thc Steele Cup will bc handed over to them at thc Men's Club Annual Dinner at thc end of the year in the traditional fashion.

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JUST IMAGINE.

Two gesntlemen wore sitting in the Pullman car, one very jovial, the other very sad and worried. Getting into conversation, the un­happy one pointed to a basket at his feet and said: "I'm going to visit my brother who is suffering vei-y badly from delirium tremens. He Is always seeing snakes."

"Dear me, how terrible! And what are you going to do to help him?" said the other,

"I have a mongoose in my basket, and it will catch the snakes."

"But my dear man. he isn't seeing real snakes,"

"That's all right," said our hero sadly, "this isn't a real mongoose."

Arls v, Meds. Last Thursday morning on thc

grass courts at the University Arts and Meds. met, to the sorrow of the Meds, Arts gave them a trouncing: to the tune of 42 games to 10, The scores were:— Pattie Crouch and Mary McLelland

(Arts) V. Joy Bedford and Flora Leth­

bridgc (M), 6-0, e-0, v, Ray Robinson and Gwen Brown

(M), 6-4, 6-3, Kathleen Williams and Genevieve

Meehan (Arts), V. Joy Bedford and Flora Leth­bridgc (M), 6-1, 6-0. V. Ray Robinson and Gwen Brown

(M), 6-2. Only seven sets were played in­

stead of eight, then rain fell; how­ever, the issue was quite decided. Either this Thursday or next Wed­nesday will see the finals. Arts v. Massage, The odds favour Arts,

SMOKES!

SPURGINS Opp. Post Office in Queen Street

Perhaps the next social editress should be a man. Not an ordinary man. of course, but an Engineer, Maybe it's a step up in the social scale for them to write up a reporf of a dance!

• * * Let it be whispered only! Physi­

ological experiments in alcoholism will no longer be practised by the Meds, By the way, what is the mortality rate lor men who swallow eight ounces o£ pure alcohol in so many minutes?

• « • One of our music-drunk gentle­

men will be a professor yet! Tails, the Bellevue, soft lights and carpet slippers is an original experiment.

• * • Did the Engineers whoop when

they won the Steele Cup? Arts faculty would never have done that. All they would have done was look superior and exclaim modestly-"It was nothing; nothing at all, wd* assure you. Next year, perhaps, we will have some opposition."

• • • . A certain young lady has acquired

the fainthig habit—you know, after the style of Arabella, In "Sir Guy de Guy de Guy," by Rattlebrain and Phiz—

"Arranging all her dress in order, She swooned upon the crocus

border."' They tell me she faints on the

least.provocation, and that It's great fun provoking herl