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Dr. Wertham's "Seduction of the Innocent", is a terrifying book. Grouped together in the middle are sixteen pages of illustrations taken from American children's comics. They include front page showing with every realistic nuance an un-American

type choking in a noose. Others include a motor-car dragging two living people to their death. A gloating face above rejoices in the fact that no one will be able to identify "the meat" after the faces are "erased."

In other pictures a woman is having her eye put out with a needle; man having his face crashed in with a nailed boot; girls are about to be

ii ped. One blonde girl points delightedly to the hanging bodies of wroes. A page is devoted to a chart showing how a man can best be m by having his eyes gouged out, his temple or stomach kicked, his throat nose smashed with suitable blows and, indeed, how every vulnerable spot,

xept one, can be effectively attacked. This male figure wears trunks and 1 is not instructed to kick him iii the groin.

A m e r ic a n s w h o w a n t t o sto p th is v a s t p e r v e r s io n a r e d e fe a te d b y tw o g r o u p s o f o p p o n e n ts w h o se s e lf -d e lu s io n s a n d h y p o c r is ie s f ill a la r g e p r o p o r t io n o f D r . W e r - t h a m ’s b o o k . In th e f i r s t p la c e , th e c o m ic p u b lis h in g in d u s try is im m e n s e ly r ic h , w e ll o r g a n is e d an d e n t ir e ly u n s c r u p lo u s . P s e u d o p s y c h o lo g ic a l e x p e r t s d a ily r e p e a t th a t n o e v id e n ce e x i s t s t h a t c o m ic s d o c h i ld r e n h a r m . In th u s c o n t r a d ic t in g th e e v id e n c e th e y r e ly m a in ly o n s u c h p la u s ib le a r g u m e n ts a s th a t h e a lth y c h i ld r e n h a v e a lw a y s re a d a b o u t v io le n c e f r o m n u r s e r y ta le s to “ w e s te r n s ” ; th a t i t f its a c e r ta in s ta g e o f th e ir l iv e s a n d th a t th e y g r o w up t o be in te r e s te d in o th e r th in g s , w h ile th o s e w h o a r e m o r b id ly a f f e c te d b y r e a d in g o f v io le n c e a r e in a n y c a s e m e n ta lly u n s ta b le a n d p r e -c o n d it io n e d to a c ts o f v io le n c e .

s ta n t ly a s s e r t , th a t th e c o m ic s h a v e n o e f fe c t o n t h e c h ild r e n , b u t m e r e ly fu lf il t h e i r in s t in c t iv e l if e , is e x a c t ly l ik e s a y in g th a t th e r e is n o h a r m in fe e d in g y o u r c h i ld r e n o n p o is o n b e c a u s e th e y g e t t o l ik e i t a n d th e r e f o r e sh o w t h a t th e y in s t ic t iv e ly n e e d it.

Dr. Wertham is exactly right when he says, with the evidence of hundreds of unhappy neurotic children behind him .that the effect of the comic is not to remove aggressive tendencies in children, but to remove their inhibitions.O n e o f th e le a s t h o n e s t a r g u m e n ts u se d

f o r th e s e c o m ic s is th a t th e y le a d o n t > in t e r e s t in m o r e s e r io u s l i t e r a tu r e . B w a y o f p r o o f it is a d d u ce d t h a t s o m e t im e ; th e w o r ld ’s g r e a t c la s s ic s a r e u se d b y t h e c o m ic s . “ K i n g L e a r ,” f o r in s ta n c e ,

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«ale of c o m ics . H is c h ie f d if f ic u lty ! been to co n v in c e e n o u g h p a r e n ts a n d Hie rep resen ta tiv es t h a t c o m ic s a r e

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5 pOSSible 'I Sbraries of 40 or 50 comics. Many rhildren spend all their spare time in a rondition of terrified excitement, broodD n e r .

ing over some particular comic that appeals to passions usually reprobated in adults and certainly uncharacteristic of childhood. There are numerous examples of children tortured, hanged, killed or stabbed in direct imitation of events in comics.

Is anyone really impressed by this comparison of Mother Goose and Henty with pictures of girls being tied up with ropes and tortured and of men being shot in the stomach— so that "they will have longer to enjoy it," as one comic says?I n re sp o n s e to p u b lic p r o te s t crim e *

c o m ic s a r e n o w h e a d e d “ C r im e d o e s n o t p a y ” : th e y end w ith th e g a n g s te r b e in g e le c tr o c u te d o r d y in g so m e o th e r v io le n t d e a th . D r . W e r t h a m p o in ts o u t th a t th e co p s a r e re p re se n te d ju s t a s s a d is t ic a l ly a s th e h o d lu m s , a n d th a t tw e n ty p a g e s g lo r i f y in g v io le n c e a r e n o t w ip ed o u t b y o n e la s t p ic tu r e in w h ic h th e h o o d lu m c o m e s t o a b lo o d y end . T h e e f fe c t o f th is h y p o c r is y is n o t to te a c h th e m th a t v io le n c e a n d c r im e a r e c o w a r d ly a n d a n t i s o c ia l , b u t t h a t t h e b o y w h o g e ts c a u g h t is n o t s u f f ic ie n t ly s m a r t .

D r . W e r t h a m is p a r t ic u la r ly c o n v in c in g o n th e s u b je c t o f S u p e r m a n , su p p o rte d w ith g h a s t ly lo g ic b y S u p e r b o y a n d W o n d e r W o m a n . H is i l lu s t r a t io n s p r o v e o n ly t o o t e r r ib ly th a t a N a z i id e o lo g y is b e in g c o n tin u o u s ly a n d d e lib e r a te ly in c u lc a te d . I t is c o r r e c t to in f lic t a n y k in d o f v io le n c e a n d to r t u r e o n N e g r o e s , C h in e se , “ a p e m e n ,” J e w s , In d ia n s , J a p s , S la v s a n d W o p s , A l l t h e s e a r e r e g u la r ly sh o w n in th e c o m ic a s h a v in g “ ir r e g u la r fe a tu r e s , s w a r th y sk in s , p h y s ic a l d e fo r m it ie s ” w h ile S u p e r m a n is t a l l , b lo n d e , r e g u la r - fe a tu r e d a n d h a s a t h is sid e a y o u n g b lo n d e g ir l w ith s u p e r -b r e a s ts (u s u a l ly k n o w a s “ h e a d lig h ts ” ) .

T h e a n s w e r , i f o n e i s n e c e s s a r y , is .b r ie f ly th a t s m a l l b o y s d o p a s s th r o u g h a “ c o p s a n d r o b b e r s ” , c a ta p u lts a n d a d v e n tu re s t o r ie s s ta g e , b u t t h a t th e r e is n o e v id e n c e w h a t e v e r th a t th e y h a v e a n y in s t in c t iv e u r g e t o t r a n s la t e in to f a c t s a d is t ic f a n t a s ie s a b o u t g i r ls . M o r e o v e r , in a n o r m a l s o c ie t y , p a r e n ts a n d t e a c h e r s o f fe r th e m , a s t h e y g r o w in to a d o le s c e n c e , a lte r n a t iv e i n t e r e s t s in p la c e o f th e p u r e ly p la y tim e w o r l d o f f a i r y s to r ie s a n d b ig - g a m e s h o o t in g . W h a t sh o u ld r e m a in fr o m a n a g g r e s s iv e s c h o o lb o y p h a s e is th e d u ty to b e b r a v e in f a c e o f d a n g e r a n d to p r o te c t t h o s e w h o a r e le s s s t r o n g th a n th e m s e lv e s . A d v e n tu r e is n o t in c o m p a tib le w ith a d e c e n t c o d e o f b e h a v io u r .

linnThis article is written by B. Kingsley

Martin, the Editor of "The New Statesman and N ation." It is a review of a book entitled "Seduction of the Innocent,' by an American, Dr. B. Werthold, which has recently appeared in New Zealand bookshops. The review shows vividly the depraved nature of many of our so-called comics, and although comics on the New Zealand market generally do not reach such extremes, lew people will deny that the tendency is often very marked.

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M a n y A m e r ic a n p a r e n ts , q u o te d b y D r . W e r t h a m , u n d e r s ta n d th is . T h e y fin d th e m s e lv e s h e lp le s s ly s t r u g g l in g in a n a t m o sp h e re c r e a te d b y t h e c o m ic s , a n d s p ill in g o v e r in to te le v is io n a n d film s. W h e n e v e r y c h ild a t s c h o o l is f e d w ith m u r d e r a n d ra p e h o w c a n y o u r o w n c h i ld ’s m in d b e f r e e f r o m h o r r o r s a n d f a ls e s e n s e o f v a lu e s ? T o sa y , a s th e s e e x p e r t s (u s u a l ly in th e p a y o f th e c o m ic s in d u s t r y ) c o n -

c a n b e m a d e in to a c o m ic b o o k , i t se e m s , o n ly i f it c o n ta in s a r e a l i s t i c p ic tu r e o f G lo u c e s te r h a v ih g h is e y e s g o u g e d o u t. ( I n ju r y t o th e e y e s is p a r t o f th e c u r r e n t fo r m u la o f th e c o m ic s .) N o th in g o f S h a k e s p e a r e is le f t .

T h e e v id e n c e is th a t t h e r e is a s te a d y d e te r io r a t io n in th e r e a d in g c a p a c ity o f A m e r ic a n c h ild r e n a n d a h ig h p r o p o r t io n o f A m e r ic a n a d u lts w h o a r e n o w i l l i t e r a te , i f i l l i t e r a c y m e a n s b e in g u n a b le t o r e a d a n y th in g m o r e su b tle th $ n t h e w o rd s in th e b a l lo o n s o f c o m ic s . I n a t e r r ib ly m e m o r a b le p h ra s e , D r . W e r t h a m q u o te s a n A m e r ic a n p u b lis h e r w h o s a y s th a t “we a r e r e - to o l in g f o r i l l i t e r a c y .”

I c o m e n o w to th e se c o n d o f th e g r e a t fo r c e s a g a in s t w h ic h D r . W e r t h a m h a s b e e n s tr u g g l in g . I t is th e fo r c e o f p u b lic a p a th y , e n c o u r a g e d b y m a n y s in c e r e a n d d o c tr in a ir e A m e r ic a n l ib e r a ls . I ta lk e d th e o t h e r d ay w ith o n e o f th e m o st r e sp e c te d a n d h ig h ly lo v e d o f th e s e w r o n g h e a d e d fr ie n d s o f th e c o m ic p u b lis h e rs . H e sa id th a t c e n s o r s h ip w a s a lw a y s e v il. I a g r e e d w ith h im th a t o f f ic ia l c e n s o r sh ip o f a d u lt l i t e r a tu r e is u s u a l ly s illy , o r w o r s e . H e th o u g h t th a t p a r e n ts w o u ld lo o k a f t e r t h e i r c h i ld r e n ’s w e lfa r e a n d th a t le g is la t io n a b o u t c o m ic s w o u ld d o n o th in g b u t h a r m . H e m a in ta in e d th e illu s io n t h a t so m e h o w it w a s m o r e n a t u r a l a n d m o r e th e m a r k o f a f r e e c o u n t r y to a llo w p r iv a te in te r e s ts to se d u ce c h i ld r e n th a n to c e n s o r t h e ir re a d in g m a tte r .

How can such a thesis be maintained? Is not the education and protection oi children one of the prime functions of their elders, and does not the nature of their education fall within the sphere of the State, even in the view of the most doctrinaire liberal?

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CRACCUMThe Editors accept as tittle responsibility as possible for the contents of this paper, and

the opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Editors nor of the A.U.C.S.A. Executive.

STAFFE d i t o r s - U n i v e r s i t y N e w s -> . - S p o r t -O v e r s e a s S t u d e n t N e w s -

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w ith“ C I N C I N N A T U S , ” “ M U G W U M P ,” “ S T U B B S , ” “ J O N , ” a n d “W O L . ”

D i s t r i b u t i o n - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G E R R Y E D W A R D ST y p i s t - - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W E N D Y S T R I C K E T T

Staff and StudentOn this page appears a notice of the formation of a new University

Club which has the express object of promoting staff-student relations at this College. If it fulfils this purpose it will have more than earned its place, for this must surely be one of the poorer aspects of our student life.

It has already been said through the columns of “Craccum” this year that the number of staff to students is far below the ratio that obtains in many universities overseas. This may be stating the obvious but the important point to be made is that, as a result of this, there is very little contact between staff members and their students, and at present very little is being done about i t : lecturers continue to regard the students as an amorphous mass before them, and to a great many students, the lecturer is a remote and unapproachable figure.

An attempt to mitigate this problem can be seen in the system ot tutorials that is employed in some departments, but even here, the number of students is often too large, and, in any case, many students fail to take full advantage of the opportunity offered them.

Orientation Week this year was planned so that new students could visit the homes of members of the academic staff, but the response was so poor that at least one professor complained that although he had been told to expect up to a dozen new students, only two arrived- Perhaps now, with several months’ work behind them, these students will have become more aware of the problem and will attempt to make up the ground they have lost.

There is so much to gam from such a scheme as is envisaged by the pioneers of tiffs new club that it would .be a pity if it were not permitted to see the light ot day because students were too lazy or disinterested to take part in its activities. They have much to gain from a closer contact with their lecturers and the discussion and airing of opinions that would result. Similarly, it is to be hoped that the staff of the College will do their part in this new venture. They too have much to gain in establishing closer relations with their students, and coming to appreciate the problems that face them.

L et’s drink to this enterprise— not in hemlock— but in vintage champagne.

'CRACCUM" EDITOR 1956 Blood Donations

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fo r u m w h e r e p ro b le m s o f a ll ty p e s , b o th g e n e r a l a n d a c a d e m ic c a n b e th r a s h e d o u t, a g r o u p o f s tu d e n ts a n d le c tu r e r s , led b y P e t e r B o a g , P e t e r M id d le to n , a n d A . R . D . F a ir b u r n , h a v e , d u r in g th e p a s t fe w w e e k s , m a d e ste p s to w a r d s fo r m in g a S t a f f - S t u d e n t D is c u s s io n C lu b . T h e m e e tin g s o f th is p r e lim in a r y c o m m itte e (a b o u t 2 0 v a r ig a te d b o d s ) h a v e th e m se lv e s te n d ed to b e c o m e liv e ly e x c h a n g e s o f o p in io n ; b u t in a d d itio n , s o m e p r o g r e s s h a s b e e n m a d e to w a r d s s e t t in g up a n a s y e t u n -n a m e d d is c u s s io n g ro u p .

N . B . T h i s i s n o t j u s t a n o t h e r s o c i e t y i ts o b je c t is to p ro v id e a v o ic e f o r U n i v e r s i t y o p in io n , so th a t o u r “ b u ild in g up o n th e h i l l” c a n p la y a m o r e v ita l a n d m o r e e f fe c tu a l p a r t in th e c o m m u n ity . B u t it is m o r e th a n th is — in a d d itio n to th e la r g e r m e e tin g s , g r o u p s w ill g e t t o g e t h e r in h o m e s , a n d i f th e b e g in n in g s a r e a n in d ic a to r , a fe w f ir e w o r k s sh o u ld b e se e n .

T h i s m o v e m e n t h a s th e b le s s in g s o f b o th th e le c tu r in g s ta f f a n d t h e S tu d . A s s n , a n d th e f ir s t m e e t in g w ill b e h e ld in th e 3 r d T e r m , to e n a b le a f ly in g s t a r t n e x t y e a r . A l l th a t is re q u ire d n o w is y o u r su p p o rt— it is n o t ju s t a c lu b w h e re y o u g o a n d l is te n , b u t o n e w h e r e y o u r o p in io n is a u d ib le a n d a r g u e a b le . M a k e s u r e y o u d o n ’t m is s t h i s y o u ’ll r e c o g n is e th is g ro u p w h e n y o u see it— H e m lo c k C lu b w a s s u g g e s te d a s a n a m e , b u t so m e t i t l e lik e U n iv e r s i t y F o r u m w ill p ro b a b ly b e i ts e v e n tu a l h a n d le .

M A K E S U R E Y O U D O N ’T M I S S T H I S .

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F r o m 9 a .m . to 2 p .m . o n S e p te m b e r th e f o u r te e n th ( W e d n e s d a y ) th e A u c k la n d B lo o d b a n k w ill b e p a y in g a v is i t t o th e C o lle g e . T h e u n it w ill b e e s ta b lis h e d in t h e W o m e n ’s C o m m o n R o o m a n d a b o u t a h u n d re d , d o n o r s a r e r e q u ir e d . E a c h d o n o r h a s a s w if t b lo o d c h e c k , a n d th e b lo o d is th e n ta k e n in e x c h a n g e f o r so m e ir o n ta b le ts , t e a a n d b is c u its .

T h e h o s p ita l g e ts a b o u t e n o u g h b lo o d d u r in g t h e w e e k t o c a r r y on , b u t r e l i e s o n t h e s e o u t s i d e v i s i t s t o t i d e t h e m o v e r t h e w e e k - e n d . C o n s i d e r a b l e i n c o n v e n i e n c e z v o u l d r e s u l t i f i n s u f f i c i e n t w e r e o b t a i n e d t h e n . W e h o p e Y O U w ill b e a b le t o g iv e b lo o d .

M r s . C h is h o lm h a s a t th e m o m e n t a s c h e d u le o f t im e s o f a r r iv a l o f d o n o rs . I f e n o u g h p e o p le m a k e a p p o in tm e n ts w e

P R O F E S S O R O F M U SIC ( 1 9 3 5 — 1 9 5 5 )

I t is w ith a d eep se n se o f p r iv ile g e th a t I w r ite a tr ib u te ‘ o th e m e m o ry o f P r o fe s s o r H o llin r a k e w ith w h o m I h av e b e e n a s s o c ia te d in th e D e p a r tm e n t o f M u sic , firs t as a s tu d e n t, th e n a s le c tu r e r s in c e 1 9 3 9 .

In a ll h is d e a lin g s , p e r s o n a l an d p u b lic , p r iv a te an d o ff ic ia l w ith s ta ff an d s tu d e n ts , in o r o u t o f th e C o lle g e , h is w ay w as m a rk e d by c o n v ic t io n an d p u rp o se an d a ll w ho h av e w o rk e d w ith h im in a n y c a p a c ity w h a ts o e v e r h av e b e e n fo r tu n a te . H e h ad r a r e g ifts as a te a c h e r , a g e n iu s fo r o r g a n is a t io n an d he to o k a p e r s o n a l in te r e s t in e v e ry m e m b e r o f h is D e p a r tm e n t . H e w as th e fo u n d e r an d P re s id e n t o f M u sic C lu b an d y e a r a f t e r y e a r , w ith in c r e d ib ly few an d sh o rt re h e a rs a ls , b ro u g h t t*he c lu b to a h ig h p itc h o f p e r fe c t io n . H e w as e x c e p t io n a l e v en a m o n g th o se w h o se ju s t c la im it is to h av e re a c h e d e m in e n e n c e a s m en o f le a r n in g in a c h o s e n sp h e re .

B u t a b o v e a ll , h is e s s e n tia l q u a lity w as th e g e n u in e n e ss o f th e d e v o tio n w ith w h ic h h e se rv e d h is b e lie fs an d id e a ls an d o f th e p e r s o n a l lo y a lty h e g av e to a ll h is a s s o c ia te s . W e h a v e lo s t n o t o n ly a s c h o la r , a te a c h e r an d a m a n o f v is io n , b u t a f r i» n d !

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PR O FESSO R O F PHILOSOPHY ( 1 9 2 1 — 1 9 5 5 )

L ik e e v e ry b o d y e lse I have a «i m a n y s to r ie s to te ll about Prole A n d e r s o n . T h e r e w as, for instance jo y fu l o c c a s io n w h en he suddenly n o u n ce d , o n th e h o tte s t day of y e a r , th a t he h ad ju s t discovered h e w as fe e lin g so w a rm . He waswa in g tw o p a irs o f tro u se rs .

B u t, o f c o u rs e , P ro fesso r And« w as v e ry m u ch m o re th an a charai to w h o m s to r ie s a t ta c h . Perhapi g e n u in e c h a r a c t e r s a re ——like Socti an d in d eed P r o fe s s o r Anderson s ta n tly re m in d e d o n e o f Socrates. S o c r a te s h e b e lie v e d th a t the unei in ed life w as n o t w o rth living, but S o c r a te s a g a in h e alw ays refused pi id e n tify th e g ood life with the unco m on life . R a th e r he considered it co n s is te d in th e fu ll realisation a c c e p ta n c e b y th e ordinary citizes h is s ta tio n an d its duties. Thus th o u g h P r o fe s s o r Anderson wn c r i t ic , h e w as fa r fro m being a del tiv e c r i t i c . . O n th e contrary he c o n c e r n e d , firs t an d last, with the se r v a tio n o f th o s e v irtu es which in o p in io n h ad b e e n slow ly developed th e g r e a t tr a d itio n o f European A n d he h im se lf exem plified many th e se v ir tu e s . H e w as learned, p a t ie n t , s te a d fa s t , lo y al. He s o re ly m issed in th e Philosophy p a r tm e n t a n d in th e College.

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be made; jyf of the students of the College, Craccum thanks them for their serins to the Association, and wishes them well in their studies to which

will now no doubt he able to devote more of their tim e; at the same ime, we hope that their experience and services will not he entirely lost to ? student body. There is a real need for the continuity of experience ihich graduates and others well-versed in student affairs would bring to

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. considered i! Executive sin ce 1 95 3 , b e in g e le c te d P r e s i ll realisation l e r t last year. H w a s p a r t ic u la r ly n o te d ■dinary citizen Pr his lively h a n d lin g o f c o f fe e e v e n in g s d uties. Thus it a time w h en th e y w e r e r e g a r d e d a s inderson wai one of the b est f e a tu r e s o f s tu d e n t l i f e in 1 b ein g a destJthe College. H is e x p e r ie n c e in th is fie ld co n trary k Served him w ell w h e n h e b e c a m e C h a ir -

a st, with thee r a of S o c ia l C o m m itte e , a n d o r g a n iz e d j succession o f w e ll -p a tr o n iz e d a n d w e ll- cijoyed balls. A s P r e s id e n t , h e h a s d o n e much valuable w o r k a s a n e x - o f f i c io m e m ber of several im p o r ta n t c o m m itte e s a t-

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ice as P r e s id e n t , w ill n o d o u b t c o n - lime to bind h im to th e C o lle g e .

J o a n h a s b een a m e m b e r o f th e E x e c u t iv e o v e r th e la s t tw o y e a r s a n d w a s e le c te d W o m e n ’s V ic e - P r e s id e n t la s t y e a r . In th is p o s itio n sh e se rv e d th e stu d e n ts w e ll a s “ h o s te s s ” f o r th e A s s o c ia t io n . A s C h a ir m a n o f C a fe te r ia C o m m it

t e e , sh e w a s re sp o n s ib le n o t o n ly f o r im p ro v e m e n ts in t h e C a fe te r ia , b u t a ls o fo r p r e v e n t in g a r is e in th e c o s t o f th e tw o - c o u r s e m e a l f r o m 2/ 6 to 3 / -, a n d a sc h e m e f o r e x te n s io n s in th e stu d e n t b lo c k is e n t i r e ly th e r e s u lt o f h e r w o r k . S h e a ls o d id a g e a t d e a l o f th e sp ad e w o r k in th e o r g a n iz a t io n o f th e f ir s t fu l l -s c a le O r ie n ta t io n \Vcek in th e C o lle g e . B u t p e rh a p s m o r e th a n a n y th in g e lse , J o a n w a s n o te d f o r h e r a b i l ity to h elp o th e r s a t a ll t im e s , a n d a s a n u n o b tru s iv e h e lp e r , sh e h a s th e g r a te fu l th a n k s o f m a n y an E x e c u t iv e a n d C o m m itte e m e m b e r . S t u d e n t l i f e in th is C o lle g e c a n o n ly g a in b y h e r c o n tin u e d in te r e s t a n d p a r t ic ip a t io n .

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During the third term until the end of the internal exams, the Library will be open on SATURDAYS, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On WEEK NIGHTS for most of this

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C o l l e g e H a l l ,9 p . m . - 2 a . m .

T i c k e t s a t C a f . o r D o o rime, closing time will be 1 0 p.m. S p o n s o r e d b y C a t h o l i c S o c .

DR. HOWARD GUINESSB Y S T U B B S

To some, Christ was a man deluded that he was the Son of God, in the same way that I could be deluded that I were a piece of toast looking for a poached egg—so spoke Howard Guiness during his Mission to A.U.C. at the end of last month.

This statement typified his method, that of opposing agnostic atheistic views to those of Christianity, in such a way that Christianity invariably emerged the better, though the less convenient of the two.

Lunch hour and evening meetings during the week, a tea, church service and climax meeting on Sunday, formed the programme.

T h e D e v il , w h o d id n o t e m e r g e b y d ay , b e c a m e h o n o u r e d s p e a k e r a n d g u e s t f o r th e e v e n in g m e e t in g s , b o th in th e s p ir it a n d in th e f le s h . H e a p p e a re d o n W e d n e s d a y n ig h t r e p le t e w ith b la c k a n d s c a r le t c o a t , d o g c o l la r , p e a k e d b e a r d a n d p o in te d c a p , b u t h e b e c a m e sh y — o r w a s it w a r y ? — a n d d id n o t o f f e r c o m m e n t u p on d is c u s s io n s .

A n d th e l a t t e r w a s a w e lc o m e f e a tu r e — d is c u s s io n o f su b m itte d q u e s t io n s b y a p an e l o f e x p e r t s f o r h a lf a n h o u r b e fo r e th e ta lk s . T h e q u e s tio n s r a n g e d fr o m c o n s id e r a t io n s o f th e n a tu r e o f G o o d to p u re ly a c a d e m ic q u e s t io n s o f th e p o s itio n o f C h r is t in t h e u n iv e r s e a n d o f G o d ’s r e v e la t io n t o o t h e r p e o p le s th r o u g h o th e r r e l ig io n s .

H o w a r d G u in e s s w a s d is c u r s iv e a n d e n t e r t a i n i n g : h is lu n ch h o u r h a ll m e e tin g s , a c c o m p a n ie d b y p a p e r r u s t l in g , w e r e s e r io u s a n d f o r m a l b u t th e e v e n in g m e e tin g s w e r e s o c ia l a n d l ig h t -h e a r t e d . S u p p er, se rv e d t o t h e tu n e o f th e o lo g ic a l ra m b lin g s , w a s a lw a y s a w e lc o m e a d d itio n , b o th f o r i ts in fo r m a lity a n d its o p p o r tu n it ie s to d is c u s s p r o b le m s r a is e d an d to m a k e n e w c o n ta c ts .

■ H ow ard G u in e s s n o t o n ly r e v e a le d h is b a s ic id e a s o f C h r is t ia n i ty — th a t i t is a p e rso n a l d e c is iv e s te p w h ic h ‘re le a s e s y o u to s e r v e ’, a w a y o f l ife w h ic h , lik e a th le tic s , m u s t b e d is c ip lin e d — b u t h e tu r n e d to p r a c t ic a l e v e r y d a y is s u e s , a n d in c o n c is e v ita l t e r m s , d is c u s se d s e x u a l in t e r c o u rse , f r ie n d s h ip a n d m a r r ia g e .

H is w o r d s w e r e a lw a y s te r s e , u n s tin te d an d o f te n a m u s in g . “ T r u t h h a s a w a y o f , b e in g v a s t l y u p s e t t in g ,” h e sa id o n e lu n ch h o u r , a n d so th e T r u t h o n th e sc a ffo ld — C h r i s t th e u n u su a l m a r ty r w h o w a s f o r s a k e n b y th e G o d w h o s e S o n h e b e lie v e d h i m s e l f to be , h a s b e c o m e th e m o st c h a l l e n g i n g o f t r u th s . •

A n d — “ A r g u m e n ts a r e o n e - s id e d ; it w o u ld b e in c o n v e n ie n t to b e a C h r is t ia n . . . o r a n A g n o s t ic ,” h e sa id .

H e c o n t in u a lly e m p h a s is e d th a t i t is o u r s e lf -c e n tr e d n e s s , o u r p r im e sin , w h ic h c a u s e s o u r fa i lu r e .

I n t e r e s t in g ly , h e q u o te d f ig u r e s f o r s o c ia l s e r v ic e a g e n c ie s in N .S .W . , A u s t r a l ia , w h ic h r e v e a l th a t t h e C h r is t ia n g r o u p s a lo n e h a v e th e w e lfa r e o f th e p e o p le a t h e a r t . T h e r e a r e n o v o lu n ta r y n o n - C h r is t ia n a s s o c ia t io n s o p e r a t in g h o m e s f o r th e a g e d o r f o r c h ild r e n , a n d le s s th a n h a l f a r e ru n b y t h e S t a t e .

B u t n o w th a t it is a ll o v e r a n d o u r e n th u s ia s m o r d o u b ts a r e b e in g fo r g o t te n , w e p a u se a n d th in k . W e s e e th a t th e D e v il c a m e t o c r i t ic is e , th a t h e d id n o t a llo w th e C o lle g e to b e sw e p t b y s to r m b u t th a t h e k e p t th e m e e tin g s to a n e n c o u r a g in g a te n d a n c e a n d fo r c e d a s m a n y a s p o s s ib le to q u e s t io n in te lle c tu a lly a ll sp o k e n . O n th e o th e r h a n d , w e se e th a t C h r is t d re w p e o p le to h im , th a t C h r is t ia n ity b e g a n to im p re s s i t s e l f n o t o n ly u p o n th e c lu b s c o n c e r n e d b u t u p o n th e o u ts id e r s a n d th a t m a n y w e re g iv e n th e c h o ic e o f d e c is io n f o r o r a g a in s t C h r is t .

A n d c o n s id e r in g th e p re v io u s s ta te o f C h r is t ia n ity w ith in th e C o lle g e — T e a p a th y o f th e m a jo r i t y to w a r d s th is m o s t v ita l q u e s t io n — w e h a v e c a u s e to r e jo ic e .

I f w e o n ly - r e m e m b e r th e f a c t t h a t H o w a r d G u in e s s ’ C h r is t ia n i ty is b o th in te lle c tu a l a n d e m o tio n a l— if w e re m e m b e r h is re d a n d b la c k c lo a k e d fig u re , h is c h a r m , h is c a r e f o r o u r w e lfa r e , w e s h a ll b e re m e m b e r in g th e g r e a t e r C h r is t b e h in d h im , th e C h r is t w h o sa id ,

T a m th e w a y , th e t r u th a n d th e life .N o m a n c o m e th u n to th e f a th e r b u t

b y m e .”

'I only asked him ior a date.'

BOTTOMS UPW ith the imminent threat of a Dunedin Tournament over us it is to

be trusted that every man and woman in the A .U .C . team is lit, and raring- to-go. Fit, because it is after all, a competitive fixture, and raring-to-go because it is a University Tournament in a University city notorious for its hospitality.

W e have no doubt about our H osts’ enthusiasm, and ability to turn on a roaring show— remember, they will be trying to outdo Auckland’s Easter Tournament effort— so it is up to us from the far North to show that we can be worthy and appreciative guests.

Play hard, and enjoy yourselves into oblivion if you will— A.U.C- has a reputation to uphold in this department.

W e feel sure you will carry the banner well, so “bottoms up” and the best of luck to you all.

— Murray Francis,Barry Shorter,

A .U .C . Tournament Delegates.

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e r th a n in 1 9 5 4 a n d sh o u ld m a k e a r a th e r b e t te r s h o w in g t h a n a t W e l l in g to n la s t y e a r .

M i f f M o r r i s p la y e d f o r A u c k la n d in t h e D ic k e y R o s e B o w l C o m p e tit io n th is y e a r , a n d w a s o n th e A u c k la n d lad d er b e fo r e h e r t r ip to E n g la n d la s t y e a r . “ A ll g o o d th in g s a r e d o n e up in sm a ll p a r c e ls ” .

R a e w y n D i c k s o n p ro v id e s th e m a jo r p o r t io n o f th e e n e r g y e x p e n d e d b y th e w o m e n m e m b e rs o f th e te a m . R a e w y n a ls o p la y e d w ith M if f f o r A u c k la n d th is y e a r .

S u z a n n e M c E w e n is a fo r m e r O .U . r e p r e s e n ta t iv e , n o w a t T r a i n i n g C o lle g e , in A u c k la n d .

W e n d y S t r i c k e t sh e ( a n d a n o th e r ) w o n th e A .B .A . u n d e r-2 1 In v ita t io n c o m b in e s th is y e a r .

D e r e k L i g h t w a s p r o m in e n t in In t e r m e d ia te b a d m in to n in A u c k la n d , and th is y e a r p la y e d in th e D ic k e y R o s e B o w l C o m p e tit io n .

B i l l H e w o u r M a la y a n la d w h o p lays a d if fe r e n t s ty le o f b a d m in to n b u t w h ic h h a s n o e f fe c t o n s ta n d a r d . H e h a s a l r e a d y p la y e d fo r A u c k la n d in tw o T o u r n a m e n ts .

J o h n M i t c h e l l h a s p e r fo r m e d w e ll in th e A u c k la n d C h a m p io n s h ip s in re c e n t y e a r s , a n d is a t p r e s e n t a,, m e m b e r o f th e A u c k la n d B a d m in to ii A s s o c . E x e c u t iv e .

I a n G e o r g e th e C lu b C a p t a in , ' i s p la y in g B a d m in to n f o r th e f ir s t t im e in T o u r n a m e n t. H e sh o u ld do f a i r ly w ell.

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y e a r ’s T o u r n a m e n t w in n in g sid e tu rn in g o u t a g a in — th e v i ta l h a lf l in e " o f P h i l V i s k o v i c , so lid a n d r e l ia b le ; P h i l P a y n t e r , c a p ta in a n d p iv o t o f th e t e a m ; and G r a e m e T h o r n l e y , “ a lw a y s th e r e ” , and m o r e c r a f t y e a c h y e a r .

O f la s t y e a r ’s r e s e r v e s a t V ic t o r ia , B o h L u s k h a s sh o w n v a s t im p ro v e m e n t and lo o k s to h a v e g r e a t g o a l- s c o r in g p o te n t ia l i t y in th e c e n t r e ; L i n d s a y N a s h to o , is c o m b in in g th e d a sh h e sh o w ed la s t se a so n w ith b e t te r b a ll c o n t r o l an d p o s it io n a l p la y . H o w e v e r , a m o n g th e f r e s h m en , a ll e x p e r ie n c e d f o o tb a lle r s , w ere s o m e r e a l ‘f in d s ’, in c lu d in g p la y e r s lik e ‘D i p ’ D a v i e s , a n A u c k la n d sc h o o lb o y rep . g o a lie w h o is sh o w in g c o u r a g e o u s f o r m ; le f t w in g R o b i n K i r k , w h o s e speed and d e te r m in a t io n a r e c o m b in e d w ith an a b ili ty t o s ig h t th e g o a l f r o m a n y w h e re , and

h is c o u n te r -p a r t , W a ik a t o J u n io r re p . J i m W h i t e l a w , o n t h e r ig h t .

P e r h a p s th e m o st in t e r e s t in g fin d s, h o w e v e r , w e r e o u r J a m a ic a n fu l l -b a c k s , C o l i n C a m p b e l l , t a l l , sp eed y , d e v a s ta t in g - ly se v e r e , y e t a s a m ia b le a s o n ly W e s t In d ia n s c a n b e ; a n d h is S c o t c h - b o r n p a r t n e r H a m i s h W r i g h t , e q u a lly f ie r y , b u t n u g g e ty a n d sq u a re .

S o S o u th e r n e r s b e w a r e — A u c k la n d , w ith P h i l P a y n t e r ’s in s p ir in g le a d e rsh ip , w li l n o t le t T o u r n a m e n t S h ie ld s lip e a s i ly a w a y f r o m th e N o r th .

SMALLBORE RIFLESI n k e e p in g w ith tr a d i t io n , th e A .U .C .

te a m f o r T o u r n a m e n t is n o t y e t f in a lise d , p a r t ly b e c a u s e m e m b e r s h a v e r a th e r g r a v e d o u b ts a b o u t t h e f o r th -c o m in g e x a m s , a n d p a r t ly b e c a u s e o f th e v e r y n a r r o w m a r g in s e p a r a t in g th e p e o p le e l ig ib le fo r th e la s t tw o p la c e s in th e te a m o f five.

T o n y M a i n g a y h a s b e e n s h o o tin g w ith th e c lu b f o r s e v e r a l se a s o n s n o w , r e p r e s e n t in g A .U .C . a t T o u r n a m e n t in 1 9 5 4 , A u c k la n d a n d W a ik a t o th e sa m e y e a r , a n d th e A u c k la n d B r i t i s h E m p ir e C it ie s T e a m , 1 95 5 .

B r i a n B r a d b u r n , in p a s t y e a r s , h a s sh o t f o r V .U .C . , b u t th is y e a r h a s c o m e to h is

s e n s e s — h e h a s b o u g h t a n e w r i f le a n d is s h o o tin g v e r y w e ll f o r A .U . C . ! B r ia n sh o t f o r V .U .C . in T o u r n a m e n t in 195 4 , a n d th is y e a r h a s sh o t f o r th e A .U .C . A c h il le s S h ie ld T e a m a n d th e A u c k la n d B r i t i s h E m p ir e C it ie s T e a m .

J . A . R . F r a s e r : ‘J o c k ’ h a s fu lf il le d th e p r o m is e h e sh o w e d a t T o u r n a m e n t 1 95 4 . T h i s y e a r h e h a s s te a d ily im p ro v e d , to b e c o m e a v e r y r e l ia b le , f i r s t - c la s s sh o t, s h o o tin g w e ll in th e A c h il le s S h ie ld T e a m a n d th e lo c a l in te r -c lu b sh o o ts . W e h o p e h e w ill e x c e l l a t T o u r n a m e n t a g a in th is y e a r !

D a v e H o y l e : U n fo r t u n a t e ly D a v e m a y n o t b e a v a i la b le , o w in g to e x c e s s w o r k , b u t i f h e is , h is in c lu s io n w o u ld d o a lo t to c o n s o lid a te th e te a m .

T h e r e m a in in g m e m b e r s , w h o a r e a ll a b o u t t h e sa m e s ta n d a rd , c a n n o t be e a s ily se p a r a te d , a n d a n y tw o o f th e m co u ld r e p r e s e n t th e c lu b . T h e s e s h o o te r s a r e C a r l O liv e c o n a , G e r r y W a r e in g , S u e M c B e t h , a n d R ic h a r d ( D i c k ) H a n n a .

GOLFE . B . T r e a c y . A o n e -h a n d ic a p p la y e r,.

B r ia n h a s r e p e se n te d A u c k la n d o n a n u m b e r o f o c c a s io n s ; he w a s a m e m b e r o f th e te a m w h ic h w o n th e O ’R o r k e B o w l a t t h e N .Z . O p e n in 1 9 5 4 . H e h a s a ls o w o n a n u m b e r o f c o m p e tit io n s , in c lu d in g th e A u c k la n d P r o v in c ia l H a n d ic a p , a n d th e A k a r a n a C u p . H e w a s a w a rd e d A .U .C . B lu e s in 1 9 5 3 -4 .

B . A . C o y l e . B e r n ie p la y s h is g o l f on a h a n d ic a p o f 3 ( w h a t ) , a n d h a s A .U .C . B lu e s f o r 1 9 5 3 -4 . A te a m m a te o f B r ia n ’s in th e A k a r a n a ‘A ’ g r a d e P e n n a n t te a m , h e h a s n o t y e t w o n th e B r i t i s h o r N .Z . O p e n s , hu t a c c o r d in g to a r e l ia b le s o u rc e h e is l ia b le t o p e r fo r m th o s e tw o sm a ll a c ts v e r y s h o r t ly .

T . W . C o x o n . A n o th e r A k a r a n a p la y e r w ith th e h e a v y lo a d o f a 4 h a n d ic a p . M r . C o x o n , so it is re p o r te d , p la y e d e x c e p t io n a lly w e ll a t T o u r n a m e n t la s t y e a r a n d it is d e v o u te ly h o p ed h e w ill re p e a t th e p e r fo r m a n c e a t D u n e d in .

L . R . B l o n g . ,T h is p la y e r r e a l ly h a s th e fa te s s ta c k e d a g a in s t h i m ; h is h a n d ica p is 12. H o w e v e r , n o d o u b t h e w ill do m o d e r a te ly w ell, i f n o t b e t te r , a s h e h a s , i t se e m s , p la y e d w e ll b e lo w h is h a n d ic a p s e v e r a l t im e s th is se a so n . I w o n d e r w h y .

T h e T e a m ' s c h a n c e s : q u ie t ly c o n fid e n t o f n o tc h in g a fe w p o in ts f o r T o u r n a m e n t S h ie ld . W h o is n ’t !

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A u c k la n d is fo r tu n a te in having! la s t y e a r ’s te a m a v a i la b le fo r Torn in D u n e d in th is y e a r , p lu s a well c r u it f r o m C a n te r b u r y .M y r a L o v e : F o r z v a r d . M yra rq

te d C a n te r b u r y in 1 9 5 3 -4 , and was for the N .Z .U . te a m w h ic h played W to n la s t y e a r .

I n a B o w m a n : F o r w a r d . Ina also s e le c te d fo r th e N .Z .U . team last a n d h a s re p r e s e n te d A u ck lan d sinct

W e a r e a ls o f o r tu n a te in having v e r y a b le g u a r d s in B a r b a r a Bergin E l a i n e C u m i n g , w h o have impn g r e a t d e a l d u r in g th e season. I, H o m e s , a ls o a m e m b e r o f last year’s is sh o w in g g o o d fo r m in club mil N e w c o m e r s s h o w in g p rom ise are H u n t e r , R o s e W a l s h , K r y t h i a a n d M a r g a r e t W e a t h e r l e y .

MEN'S HOCKEYT h e T o u r n a m e n t te a m this year

r e a s o n a b ly s t r o n g ; it should give a a c c o u n t o f i ts e l f . P ro m in en t mi a r e :

N o r m H a r r i s : G o a lk e e p e r . Nora] p r o m is in g ju n io r w ith a b rig ht fut® is a t p r e s e n t p la y in g w ith the S te a m .

B i l l T e e s d a l e : R ig h t-b a c k . Ar a n d h e a d y p la y e r , B i l l travelled to n a m e n t la s t y e a r .

T e d P e r c i v a l : C e n tr e -h a lf . Witt T o u r n a m e n ts b e h in d h im , Ted is it a n d fr ie n d ly .

R e x F o r b e s : In s id e -r ig h t . Rex a w a rd e d a n N .Z .U . B lu e in 1954 r e a lly g e ts s tu c k in .

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s ta r s a m o n g th e n e w b u n c h , a n d th e te a m sh o u ld g o w e ll.

B c v . S a u n d e r s : C e n tr e - h a l f a n d C a p ta in . A n N .Z .U . B lu e o f 1 9 5 4 , B e v . is a ls o a n A u c k la n d S e n io r ‘A ’ r e p r e s e n ta t iv e , a n d w i l l t r a v e l to H a s t in g s f o r th e N a t io n a l T o u r n a m e n t . S h e h a s b e e n p la y in g c o n s is te n t , g r a n d h o c k e y th is y e a r , an d h a s le d h e r te a m w e ll .

S o l i t a K i n g - . L .e f t -h a lf . S o l i t a p la y e d in h e r f i r s t T o u r n a m e n t la s t y e a r . S h e p la y s s te a d y h o c k e y , a n d is a b u s t lin g h a lf .

M a r g a r e t B u l l o c k : L e f t - b a c k . A r e s e r v e f o r th e N .Z .U . te a m a t T o u r n a m e n t la s t y e a r , M a r g a r e t h a s p la y e d in th e A u c k la n d ‘B ’ r e p r e s e n ta t iv e te a m . S h e p la y s a r e l ia b le a t t a c k in g g a m e a s a b a c k .


W h e n e v e r T o u r n a m e n t is h e ld in fo r e ig n t e r r i t o r y th e A .U .C . in d o o r b a s k e tb a l l C lu b is h a r d p r e s s e d t o fin d a m e n ’s te a m . R a r e l y h a s ‘i t m a d e ’ th e b e s t te a m b o a rd e d th e so u th -b o u n d e x p r e s s a n d r a r e ly h a s it m a d e t h e r e tu r n jo u r n e y w ith v i c t o r ’s la u r e ls in to w . T h i s y e a r th e c a l ib r e o f th e te a m is a p p r o a c h in g th e s ta n d a rd e x p e c te d o f th e U n iv e r s i ty w h ic h h a s lo n g b e e n e m in e n t in m o st o th e r th in g s .

T h e e x p e r ie n c e d c a m p a ig n e r s in th e te a m w ill k n o w f r o m p r e v io u s T o u r n a m e n ts how m u ch th e y c a n ‘c a r r y o n ’ in s o c ie ty , sh o r t o f to ta l c o lla p s e . T h e y w ill k n o w h o w to d is m a y th e o p p o s it io n b y a sh o w o f a p p a re n t w e ll b e in g . T h e y m a y ev en k n o w in w h ic h b a s k e t th e te a m is su p p o sed to sh o o t. T h e s e a d v a n ta g e s m a y w in g a m e s f o r A .U .C .

D o n H u n t h a s h a d w id e e x p e r ie n c e in in d o o r b a s k e tb a l l , a n d w ill b e p la y in g in h is th ir d T o u r n a m e n t . H e w a s se le c te d f o r th e N .Z .U . te a m in 1 9 5 3 a n d h a s p la y e d f o r A u c k la n d s in c e 1 9 5 1 . N o r m a lly a g u a r d , D o n c a n f ill a n y p o s i t io n ; h is ju m p in g is g o o d , a n d h is s h o o tin g is e x c e l le n t , b e c a u s e h e d o e s n o t h u r r y h im se lf . H i s A .U .C . B lu e s d a te b a c k to 195 2 .

R o n P l a y e r p la y e d f o r A .U .C . in 195 3 , b u t fa i le d t o r a is e th e w in d la s t y e a r . A n e x t r e m e ly e f fe c t iv e fo r w a r d , R o n , h a s an A .U .C . B lu e , a n d h e p la y e d f o r A u c k lan d th is y e a r .

A n ie m b e r o f th e A u c k la n d C o lts te a m in 1952 , G e o r g e S t a t h a m ' s s ta r is o n ly n o w r e a lly r i s i n g in t h e f irm a m e n t. H e w a s th is y e a r in t h e Y .M .C .A . te a m , a n d is a c e n tr e o r r i g h t fo r w a r d w h o m o v e s a n d p a sse s w it h sp e e d .

J a c k N i c h o l l s p la y e d , fo r A .U .C . an d N .Z .U . ‘B ’ l a s t y e a r , a n d is a v e r y u se fu l c e n tr e .

A f o r m e r V . U . C . p la y e r , R o s s N e l s o n h a s a B lu e f r o m th a t C o lle g e . H e a ls o g a in e d s e l e c t io n f o r W e l l in g t o n ‘B ’.

TABLE TENNIST h e A .U . C . T a b le T e n n is te a m c o n

ta in s p la y e r s . o f w id e e x p e r ie n c e a n d p ro v e n a b i l i t y a n d o t h e r s w h o h a v e sh o w n c o n s id e r a b le p r o m is e t h i s y e a r .

L e a d in g t h e te a m is G e o r g e G a r d i n e r , w h o w ill b e a tte n d in g h is th ir d t o u r n a

m e n t. A fo r m e r A u c k la n d “ B ” G r a d e C h a m p io n a n d a p ro m in e n t p la y e r in “ A ” a n d S e n io r R e s e r v e g r a d e s , G e o r g e h a s h ad w id e e x p e r ie n c e in T o u r n a m e n t p la y th r o u g h o u t th e N o r t h Is la n d . H e h a s d e v e lo p e d a r e m a r k a b ly s te a d y g a m e a n d m a y p ro v e to b e to o c o n s is te n t f o r h is o p p o n e n ts . T h e N .Z .U . M e n ’s S in g le t i t le m a y b e w ith in h is r e a c h t h i s y e a r .

E l s o n S a n g w ill a ls o b e a tte n d in g h is th ir d to u r n a m e n t. A lth o u g h h e h a s n o t p la y e d so m u c h th is y e a r , a t r e c e n t t r ia l s h e sh o w e d th a t h e h a s n o t lo s t to u c h . H is o c c a s io n a l b r il l ia n c e o n b o th f o r e a n d b a c k -h a n d , a n d h is so u n d d e fe n c e sh o u ld e n s u r e th a t h e w ill c a u s e m o re th a n ā fe w w o r r ie s f o r h is o p p o n e n ts .

J a c k S n o d g r a s s h a s sh o w n v a s t im p ro v e m e n t th is y e a r a n d h a s d e v e lo p e d a s t r o n g a ll -r o u n d g a m e , a p o w e rfu l fo re h a n d a t t a c k b e in g th e b e s t f e a tu r e o f h is p la y . H 'e sh o u ld d o v e r y w e ll.

D a v i d S t o n e h a s a ls o sh o w n p ro m is e th is y e a r . H e h a s so m e r e m a r k a b ly g o o d s t r o k e s b o th o n a t t a c k a n d d e fe n ce , a n d i f h e c a n s te a d y up h is g a m e , h e m a y u p se t so m e o f th e m o r e e x p e r ie n c e d p la y e rs .

T h e tw o g ir ls in th e te a m a r e H e a t h e r P e t r i e a n d M a u r e e n S a n g . B o t h a r e n e w c o m e r s to to u r n a m e n t p la y b u t e a c h h a s sh o w n s u f f ic ie n t p r o m is e th is y e a r to w a r r a n t s e le c t io n . S h o u ld th e y c o n tin u e to im p ro v e th e y m a y b e c a p a b le o f a su r p r is e .

Bev erley Saun ders,A uckland rep resen tativ e squad .

New Zealand U niversity Blue. C aptain of A.U.C. W om en's H ockey Team .

JOYNT SCROLLT h e J o y n t S c r o l l te a m th is y e a r d o es

n o t se e m p a r t ic u la r ly s tr o n g . W e w ish th e m a ll su c c e ss , h o w e v e r , a n d th e e x p e r i e n c e th e y g a in w ill b e in v a lu a b le .

D o n L a n g . A m e m b e r o f th e E x e c u t iv e , D o n is a ls o a n N .Z .U .S .A . D e le g a te . A S e n io r S c h o la r , h e is a P a s t - P r e s id e n t q f t h e D e b a t in g C lu b , a n d c la im s to b e “ A u c k la n d ’s c u r e f o r in s o m n ia .” T h i s is h is f ir s t J o y n t S c r o l l .

B r u c e G r i e r s o n . A la w c le r k , B r u c e is P r e s id e n t o f th e D e b a t in g C lu b . H e a ls o is a f ir s t - t im e r f o r J o y n t S c r o l l d e b a tin g , b u t h e c e r ta in ly a p p e a rs e x p e r ie n c e d in o th e r a c t iv it ie s . O n h is o w n a d m iss io n , a G e n tle m a n A b o u t T o w n , h e a c k n o w le d g e s a n o d d in g a c q u a in ta n c e w ith r ip e t o m a t o e s ; h e f ir m ly b e lie v e s th a t th e y g r o w in g la s s h o u s e s .

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T h e a n n u a l d r a m a t ic p r o d u c tio n o f th e M o d e r n L a n g u a g e s D e p a r tm e n t e n jo y e d a n u n q u a lif ie d f in a n c ia l s u c c e s s w h e n it w a s p la y e d b e fo r e tw o p a c k e d h o u se s la t e la s t m o n th . T h e p la y i ts e l f is a s o p h is t ic a te d w it ty c o m e d y w h o s e m a in c h a r m r e s ts in b r is k e x c h a n g e o f d ia lo g u e . O n th e w h o le , th e l ig h t , r o l l ic k in g a tm o s p h e r e w a s w e ll su s ta in e d b y a n a c c o m p lish e d c a s t— a c c o m p lis h e d t h a t is , in m a k in g th e m o s t o f t h e “ h a m ” s itu a tio n s in v o lv e d . W h e t h e r L a b ic h e a n d M a r t in o r ig in a l ly in te n d e d to p ro d u c e su ch m e m o r a b le sc e n e s a s th e fa m o u s r e s c u e d e sc r ip t io n ( A c t I I , s c e n e 1 0 ) o r th e r a i l w a y f ia s c o ( A c t I , sc e n e 8 ) , w e c a n n o t d e c id e . S u f f i c e to sa y th a t th e e n e r g e t ic e n th u s ia s m o f a n e x t r e m e ly c a p a b le M . P e r r i c h o n d id m u c h to r a is e th e h u m o ro u s le v e l o f th e p ro d u c tio n , e sp e c ia lly in h is sc e n e s w ith th e c o y ly a g e in g “ C o m m a n d a n t” .

M e n t io n m u st a ls o b e m a d e o f th e i r a s c ib le M a jo r in , w h o s e C h a r l ie C h a p lin d is g u is e d id n o t c o n c e a l th e p o p u la r f ig u r e o f o n e o f o u r w e ll-k n o w n h o n o u rs s tu d e n ts . T h e r e w a s g e n iu s , a ls o , in th e b la c k , f r o g - l ik e s t i f fn e s s o f th e r a m ro d J e a n , w h ic h w a s o n ly e q u a lle d b y h is m a g n if ic e n t r a n g e o f f a c ia l e x p r e s s io n s . W e m u st n o te h e r e th e c a p a b le w o rk done b y th e “ f a c t e u r ,” t h e “ e m p lo y e e ” and J o s e p h in th e f ir s t p a r t o f th e p la y . M m e . P e r r i c h o n su s ta in e d e x t r e m e ly w e ll th e d if f ic u lt r o le o f fo i l t o M . P e r r ic h o n , a l th o u g h sh e w a s in a u d ib le a t t im e s . H e n - r ie t t e ( m e a n t to b e r a th e r l ik e th e c o n fe c t io n o n a C h r is tm a s c a k e ) w a s a d e q u a te ly c o lo u r le s s a n d d e c o r a t iv e . B o th A n n a n d a n d D a n ie l lo o k e d th e p a r t o f b r is k y o u n g m e n -a b O u t- 'to w n , b u t o b v io u s ly h a d d if f ic u lty in m a in ta in in g an y e n th u s ia s m f o r th e ir r o le s .

P r o d u c t io n o n th e w h o le w a s u n e v e n ; to o m a n y l in e s w e r e m iss e d , tra n sp o se d o r th r o w n a w a y ; m o v e m e n t a t t im e s w a s c lu m s y a n d u n g r a c e fu l . N e v e r th e le s s , th e o b v io u s e n jo y m e n t o f m o st o f th e a c t o r s w a s sh a r e d b y b o th a u d ie n c e s . T h e im a g in a t io n a n d h ig h ly su c c e s s fu l s ta g e - s e ts d id m u ch to e n h a n c e th e a tm o s p h e re .

— T h e S p e c ta to r .P o s t s c r i p t : I t w a s a w e lc o m e c h a n g e

to se e th e A n n u a l P r o d u c t io n th is y e a r p la y e d a g a in s t a b a c k g r o u n d o f m o r e th a n b la c k d ra p e s . C o n g r a tu la t io n s to th o se re s p o n s ib le .

—T.S.

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5 0 m e m b e r s o f th e S .C .M . c o n s titu te d th e A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e e tin g on A u g u s t 1 s t a n d w e r e p re s id e d o v e r b y t h e r e t i r in g P r e s id e n t M is s J o y c e P e g le r , B.A. I n p r e s e n t in g th e A n n u a l R e p o r t th e S e c r e t a r y s a id th a t th e c a m p s ( a t w h ic h n u m b e r v a r ie d f r o m 3 5 - 7 0 ) and th e te a s (n u m b e r s 7 0 - 1 2 0 ) h a d been th e m o st s u c c e s s fu l a s p e c ts o f the year's act iv it ie s b u t th a t b e c a u se th e d e v o tio n a l l i f e o f th e M o v e m e n t w a s w e a k th e e f fe c t iv e n e s s o f th e v e r y r e a l fe llo w sh ip in th e b r a n c h w a s im p a ire d . A n ew and v ig o r o u s g r o u p o f y o u n g e r s tu d e n ts h a s c a m e in to th e S .C .M . a n d w e r e m a k in g a v ita l c o n tr ib u t io n to th e l ife o f th e b r a n c h . T h e F in a n c ia l Statem ent showed th a t th e f in a n c ia l o b lig a t io n o f th e b ra n ch o f £ 2 5 0 h a d b e e n a d e q u a te ly m e t w ith £ 1 0 0 in d o n a tio n s f r o m m e m b e rs an d £ 1 5 0 f r o m t h e m o n e y r a is in g a c t iv i t ie s o f th e g ro u p .

In s p e a k in g to h is la s t A G M a s C h a p la in , th e R e v . J . J . L e w is , in c o m p a r in g th e S C M w h ic h h e k n e w b e fo r e th e W a r w ith th e M o v e m e n t to d a y sa id th a t w e w e r e r e d is c o v e r in g th e B ib le a n d fin d ing a g a in th e c e n t r a l p la ce o f th e C h u rc h in

C h r is t ia n th in k in g . T h i s m e a n t t h a t th e B ib le -s tu d y g r o u p s w e r e th e m o st v a lu a b le a n d s t im u la t in g p a r t o f th e l if e o f th e S C M f o r it w a s h e r e w h e r e th e h o n e s t th in k in g o f th e m e m b e rs m a d e it p o s s ib le fo r t h r i l l in g a n d d e e p e n in g in s ig h t to b e m a d e in to C h r is t ia n tr u th th a t th e s t r e n g th o f t h e M o v e m e n t la y .

T h e fo llo w in g in c o m in g e x e c u tiv e ^ w a s e l e c t e d :

P r e s i d e n t : M r . J . M . F e i s t , B .A .V i c e - p r e s i d e n t : M is s J u d y C o tto n .C o m m it t e e : M is s M a r g a r e t B r o w n ,

M is s F r a n c e s M o o r e , M is s M a r g a r e t W il l ia m s , R o y C le m e n ts , B .A . , S c o t t D a lz ie l l , T o n y D r e a v e r , G r a e m e F e r g u so n , M u r r a y M il ls .

— G .R .F .

SOCIALIST CLUBO n J u l y 21 a b o u t 2 0 p e o p le e n jo y e d th e

m o v ie -c o lo u r f ilm o f th e 1 9 5 3 B u d a p e s t F e s t iv a l o f Y o u t h a n d S tu d e n ts . T h is w a s th e f if th in te r n a t io n a l fe s t iv a l held , a n d th e p u rp o se w a s to f o s t e r g o o d -w ill , u n d e r s ta n d in g , p e a c e a n d fr ie n d s h ip a m o n g s t th e w o r ld ’s y o u th . T h e fe s t iv a l w a s o r g a n is e d b y th e W o r ld F e d e r a t io n o f D e m o c r a t ic Y o u t h a n d th e I n t e r n a t io n a l U n io n o f S tu d e n ts , to w h ic h th e S o c ia l i s t C lu b b e lo n g s .

3 0 ,0 0 0 v is i to r s f r o m 111 c o u n tr ie s c a m e t o B u d a p e s t . B e t t y A r y a o n e o f th e n in e d e le g a te s to th e fe s t iv a l f r o m N .Z ., w a s p r e s e n t a t th e sh o w in g a n d to ld p e r so n a l e x p e r ie n c e s a n d f ille d o u t th e f ilm ’s c o m m e n ta r y . S h e sa id th a t th e e m p h a s is w a s o n in fo r m a l m e e t in g s b e tw e e n s tu d e n ts o f fa c u lt ie s , h o s t d a y s b y v a r io u s d e le g a t io n s , v is i t s a n d so o n .

T h e film c o v e r e d e v e r y a s p e c t o f th e v e r y fu ll c u ltu r a l , s p o r t in g a n d s o c ia l p r o g r a m m e p re se n te d . In d e e d , B e t t y sa id th a t i f a ll th e a c t iv i t ie s w e re p a r t ic ip a te d in it w o u ld h a v e ta k e n 8 0 y e a r s . I t w a s o b v io u s th a t th e w h o le p e o p le o f th e h o s t c o u n tr y h e lp e d to m a k e th e F e s t iv a l a s u c c e ss . B e t t y sa id th a t fo o d a n d lo d g in g s w e r e g o o d a t e a c h o f th e th r e e f e s t i v a ls sh e a tte n d e d , a n d th e o r g a n is a t io n w a s sp len d id . T h e c e n tr a l s ta d iu m , h o ld in g 8 0 ,0 0 0 p e o p le , w a s e r e c te d in th r e e m o n th s b y v o lu n ta r y la b o u r .

T h e c u ltu r a l c o n c e r t s w e r e e s p e c ia l ly c o lo u r a n d in te r e s t o f c u ltu r e s a s- w id e ly d if fe r e n t a s E n g l is h , G o ld C o a s t , M o n g o lia n , S ib e r ia n , S o u th A m e r ic a n , J a p a n e s e , R u m a n ia n , e tc . A w id e s e c t io n o f th e w o r ld ’s r e l ig io u s a n d p o li t ic s w e re r e p r e se n te d .

A ll th e v a r y in g r a c e s , c u ltu r e s a n d c r e e d s w e r e u n ite d in a u n a n im o u s v o te in fa v o u r o f p e a c e a n d fr ie n d s h ip a t th e en d o f th e F e s t iv a l , a n d th e d e te r m in a t io n to w o r k to th o s e en d s to th e u tm o st .

A f t e r th e f ilm G r a h a m B l a i r m o v ed , a n d B e r n a r d G a d d se co n d e d , a m o tio n o f a g r e e m e n t w ith Y o u th F e s t iv a l w h ic h is b e in g h e ld in W a r s a w th is y e a r f r o m J u l y 2 9 . T h e m e e t in g c a r r ie d it u n a n im o u s ly . T h e film is b e in g ta k e n a r o u n d N .Z . a n d a c o lle c t io n to a s s is t f in a n c e it to o k £ 1/ 8 / -. B e t t y A r y a a f t e r w a r d s d is p la y e d a c o lle c t io n o f b a d g e s , g i f t s an d e m b le m s th a t th e N .Z . d e le g a te s w e r e g iv e n a t th e F e s t iv a l .

— B . G ad d ,o n b e h a lf o f th e S o c . C lu b e x e c u t iv e .

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S .C .M . a n d C a th . S o c . h e ld a co m b in e d g a th e r in g — a n a n n u a l a f f a i r , th e m e e t in g ta k in g th e fo r m o f a P a n e l o n ‘C h r is t ia n i ty a n d th e L a w y e r ’. T h e th r e e s p e a k e r s r e p r e s e n te d th e le g a l p r o fe s s io n in th e th r e e a s p e c ts o f a c a d e m ic la w y e r ( P r o f . D a v i s ) , p r a c t is in g b a r r i s t e r ( M r . H i l l - y e r ) a n d f a m ily s o l ic i to r ( M r . T u r n e r ) ,

J i m F e i s t w e lc o m e d C a th . S o c . on b e h a lf o f S .C .M . a n d in tr o d u c e d th e sp e a k e r s a f t e r R e v . F r . B u t le r , c h a p la in f o r C a th . S o c . , h a d r e c ite d a p r a y e r to S t T h o m a s A q u in a s .

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ME ALCAUSTRALIAN GIRLS LOSE TO AUCKLAND

Playing under atrocious conditions at Melville Park, the Austral Universities W omen’s Hockey team lost to Auckland to the tune 14— 0. Auckland (Auckland Ladies’ Hockey Association) fielded i best team, and a very good best it was. Fast, strong, with excel stickwork and an eye-opening combination, they overwhelmed Australian girls.

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P e r h a p s n a tu r a lly , th e ’V a r s i t y g i r ls w e r e h a n d ic a p p e d b y th e c o n d it io n s . O n e , ■who w a s o n th e s id e lin e , r e m a r k e d th a t o n ly o n c e h a d s h e p la y e d o n a p itc h a s b a d . F u r t h e r , v e r y fe w o f th e m h a d s u ita b le fo o tg e a r . I n th e m a in , th e y w o r e sa n d h s o e s , w ith lo w r u b b e r s p r ig s . O n ly o n e o r tw o h a d a n k le -h ig h le a th e r b o o ts , a n d e v e n th o s e h a d lo w s p r ig s , n o t th e fu ll-s iz e d a r t i c le n e e d e d u n d e r N e w Z e a la n d c o n d it io n s .

T h e s e tw o f a c t o r s h a d a n in f lu e n c e on a s p e c ts o f t h e ir p la y , u n d o u b te d ly , b u t r e p r e s e n ta t iv e p la y e r s a r e e x p e c te d to s h o w b e t te r s t ic k - w o r k , b a ll c o n tr o l, a n d p o s it io n a l p la y th a n th e s e e m p lo y e d .

T o o o fte n , th e y r e fu s e d to g o in a n d ta c k le , th u s a llo w in g th e A u c k la n d p la y e r s p le n ty o f t im e to d e c id e w h e re to p la c e th e b a ll. W h e n th e V a r s i t y p la y e r s d id h a v e th e b a ll, t h e y to o o f te n p la y e d a r o u n d w ith it, e n d e a v o u r in g to ‘te e ’ it up, a n d w h e n th e y w e r e r e a d y to h it it , a n A u c k la n d g i r l h a d w h ip p e d it f r o m u n d e r th e ir n o s e s . A ls o , t h e y sh o w e d a r e m a r k a b le p r o p e n s ity f o r tu r n in g o n th e b a ll, a n d th u s g iv in g a w a y v a lu a b le g r o u n d in p e n a ltie s .

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A f t e r P r o f . D a v is h a d s u c c e s s fu l ly d efin ed h is te r m s th e P a n e l w a s th r o w n o p e n to th e m e e tin g a n d c o n fr o n te d w ith su c h q u e s tio n s a s ‘H o w c a n a b a r r i s t e r d e fe n d a c l ie n t w h o m h e k n o w s to b e g u i l t y ? ’, ‘I s i t p o s s ib le f o r a C a th o lic la w y e r to e n g a g e in d iv o r c e -s u it s w h e n h e d o es n o t b e lie v e in d iv o r c e ? ’, ‘C a n a la w y e r r e fu s e to ta k e a c e r t a in c o u r s e o f a c t io n , o f w h ic h h e d o e s n o t a p p ro v e , w h e n it is d ic ta te d b y h is c l i e n t ? ’

A f t e r th e s e a n d o th e r k n o t ty p ro b le m s o f le g a l e th ic s h a d b e e n fu lly d is c u s se d to th e g a th e r in g ’s g e n e r a l s a t is fa c t io n , th e m e e tin g a d jo u r n e d to th e C a f. to e x c h a n g e v ie w s o v e r s te a m in g sou p , s a n d w ic h e s an d c o ffe e .

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‘U p S k i P i c t u r e 1 9 5 5 ’ c o n ta in s in f o r m a tio n o n th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f sk i to w s , e tc ., w h ic h a r e d e s ig n e d t o m a k e l ife e a s ie r f o r th e . s k ie r .

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THE ALCHEMIST" REVIEWED BY DAVID STONE

Ben comes in for a drubbingLast week the A.U.C. Dramatic Society presented, for its major

production for 1955, Ben Johnson's celebrated comedy, "The Alchemist". Perhaps the production can best be summed up by saying that it scored more marks for vitality and exuberance thon it did for dramatic polish and finesse.

That is not to say that there were not some quite outstanding perform- rces given, but one feels that the production could have gained consider- Ny if.the producer had maintained a nicer balance between buffoonery and ubtlety, and had the players exercised just a little Tmore restraint in the endering of their parts. Rogues and gulls the characters were, but finished ramatic technique calls-for more light and shade, and a greater variation fpace than was achieved here.

A play such as "The Alchemist" does require the actors to make their portrayals very much larger than life if it is to succeed in its object of ridicule. But if this performance is an indication of the lengths to which they must go, Jonson's play loses, at least for me, much of its attraction as good theatre.

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: that he cou ld h a v e g iv e n a b e t te r p e r - ! formance had h e b e e n su b j e c te d to a

stronger d ra m a tic d is c ip lin e . M o r e th a n jny other p la y e r M r . P a in fa i le d to achieve lig h t a n d sh a d e in h is p o r t r a y a l

| - fa c e is an in c o r r ig ib le r o g u e b u t h e 'foes not need to sh o u t a ll t h e t im e . B y doing so; M r . P a i n m a d e th e p a r t e v en more e x h a u stin g th a n i t a lr e a d y is . Nevertheless, f o r s h e e r v i t a l i t y a n d a very e ffectiv e w ic k e d n e s s , h is p e r fo r m - ance calls fo r c o n s id e r a b le p r a is e .

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G il l ia n D a v ie s , c a m e o v e r th e b e s t. M is s D a v ie s se e m s t o g o fr o m s t r e n g th to s tr e n g th in d r a m a t ic te c h n iq u e . H e r r e m a r k a b le f la ir fo r c o m e d y , b a c k e d b y a s u re se n se o f th e a tr e , a n d n o t th e le a s t, h e r im p ish g r in , a ll c o n tr ib u te d t o m a k e h e r p e r fo r m a n c e a m e m o r a b le o n e , and th e th ir d in a r o w o f p e r s o n a l su c c e s s e s in u n iv e r s i ty p ro d u c tio n s .

T h e p r o d u c tio n w a s w e ll se r v e d in i ts m in o r r o le s . D o n a ld M c R a e a s t h e s o f t h e a d e d la w c le r k , D a p p e r , g a v e a d e lig h t- lu l p e r fo r m a n c e — th e c o m p le te d u p e s o a k in g up th e r id ic u lo u s f a b r ic a t io n s o f th e a lc h e m ic a l ro g u e s . P a r t i n g w ith h is m o n e y a t a n e v e n f a s te r r a te w a s S i r E p ic u r e M a m o n p la y e d b y J o h n H a r r e .

A s th e P u r it a n s , w h o p e rh a p s c a m e in fo r th e s h a r p e s t p o in ts o f J o n s o n ’s s a t ir e , G e o ff r e y F u l le r a n d G a r y S m a l l w e re n ila r io u s . T h i s p a ir , th e lo n g a n d th e s h o r t o f it, w ith th e ir r e l ig io u s h ip o c r is y e x p o s e d to th e h ilt , a n d e a c h o u td o in g th e o th e r in f a n ta s t ic g r im a c e s , w e r e a l m o st a n e n d le ss b u tt f o r d e r is io n . I f th e y te n d e d to o v e rd o it a l it t le , R o n a ld C h u d le ig h w a s e x t r e m e ly su c c e s s fu l in h is p o r t r a y a l o f th e p o o r w r e tc h o f a to b a c c o n is t , p e rh a p s th e m o st p it ifu l o f th e a lc h e m is t ’s g u lls .

Chaos unlimitedT e r r e n c e D o w lin g , a s S q u ir e K a s t r i l ,

g a v e a p e r fo r m a n c e s tr o n g ly r e m in is c e n t o f h is c o u n tr y b u m p k in in M a r i a M a r t e n , b u t lo s t n o th in g f o r th a t . H is b ra n d o f c o m e d y w ill a lw a y s b e e n o r m o u s ly fu n n y . G a b r ie l P r e n d e r g a s t , M a r g a r e t S m ith a n d G r a e m e N ix o n a ll c o n tr ib u te d to th e s tr e n g th o f th e s m a lle r r o le s .

T h e S o c ie t y a g a in h a d th e s e r v ic e s o f P r o f e s s o r M u s g r o v e a s p ro d u c e r a n d it m u st b e a d m itte d t h a t h e n e v e r a llo w e d th e s ta g e to b e e m p ty f o r a m in u te — h e a lw a y s p ro v id e d it w ith b r i l l ia n t ly c h a o t ic sc e n e , b u t a s th e in tr o d u c to r y r e m a r k s in d ic a te , th e e f fe c t w a s f r e q u e n t ly to o th a o tic . T h e p la y c e r ta in ly n eed s

b o is te r o u s n e s s , b u t a p ro d u c e r m u st e x e r c is e r e s t r a in t o n h is p la y e r s w h e n th e y th r e a te n to g e t o u t o f h a n d . T h i s m a x im is p a r t ic u la r ly r e le v a n t w h e r e th e r e a r e u n tra in e d o r s e m i- t r a in e d v o ic e s . I f it h a d b e e n fo llo w e d , th e r e s u lt w o u ld h a v e b e e n a le s s r a u c o u s re n d e r in g .

T h e se t a n d l ig h t in g w e r e a c r e d it to th e s ta g e a n d l ig h t in g s t a f f c o n c e rn e d . In b o th d e p a r tm e n ts , th e p ro d u c tio n o v e r c a m e th e s e v e re l im ita t io n s im p o sed on a n y p la y w h ic h ta k e s th e s ta g e in su ch a p la c e a s o u r s o -c a lle d c o lle g e h a ll.

The University Wits?I n th e in g e n io u s ly c o m p o s e d p r o

g r a m m e ,.t h e r e w a s a s h o r t h i s t o r y o f th e la s t fe w y e a r s o f th e D r a m a S o c ie t y e n t it le d T h e U n i v e r s i t y W i t s . I t g iv e s d e ta i ls o f th e p la y s th e S o c ie t y h a s p r o d u ce d s in c e 1949 , a n d if a n y th in g b e c o m e s im m e d ia te ly s ig n if ic a n t , i t is th e f a c t th a t in a l is t o f fo u r te e n p la y s , th e r e h a v e b e e n o n ly tw o t h a t h a v e b e e n w r i t t e n s in c e th e t im e o f O s c a r W ild e , a n d o n ly o n e h a s a m o d e rn s e t t in g .

O for a good modern play! Royalties, yes, but at reduced rates if application is made, and when one thinks of the brilliant American theatre written since the thirties, and the revival in the English theatre of recent years, would it not be worth while?T h e p r o g r a m m e s t a t e s : “ In o u r n e x t

c y c le , su c h a s it m a y b e , th e A u c k la n d U n iv e r s i t y D r a m a S o c ie t y h o p e s t o c o n t in u e i ts p o lic y o f p r e s e n t in g p la y s o f th e a c a d e m ic th e a tr e .” W h a t th a t m e a n s e x a c t ly , o n e c a n n o t b e su re , b u t i f i t d o es n o t m a k e a llo w a n c e f o r su c h p la y s a s th o s e w r i t te n b y A m e r ic a ’s M a x w e ll A n d e r s o n , T h o r n t o n W i ld e r , Tennessee W ill ia m s , a n d E n g la n d ’s T e r r e n c e R a t t i - g a n , C h r is to p h e r F r y a n d P e t e r U s t in o v , le t ’s h a v e n o n e o f it.

This is written not as a criticism of past policy, but rather as a plea for a new adventurous spirit. The attendances at Drama Society productions, not the least at "The Alchemist," has been pitifully small for a number of years, and bears no relationship to the quality of the work being produced. Something then has to be done, and the present suggestion is that a cycle of really good modern theatre might provide a very necessary shot in the arm of student apathy toward student drama. — D.S.

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re p r e s e n te d t h e U n iv e r s i t y in th e a n n u a l fe s t iv a l o f o n e - a c t p la y s a r r a n g e d b y th e B r i t i s h D r a m a L e a g u e w ith “ P a s s io n , P o is o n a n d P e t r i f i c a t io n ” p re se n te d to p a c k e d h o u s e s in S t . A n d r e w ’s H a ll an d th e C o n c e r t C h a m b e r . M is s M a r g a r e t E sco tt, an e x c e l l e n t c r i t i c w ith a p a s s io n a te lo v e o f t h e t h e a tr e , a d ju d ic a te d r e c a l l in g th e U n iv e r s i t y to a p la c e w ith in th e f ir s t fo u r .

N e il S m i t h h a n d le d th e p ro d u c tio n w ell. T h e p la y is d if f ic u lt t e c h n ic a l ly y e t it w a s t h i s a s p e c t th a t w a s m o s t s u c c e s s fu l. T h e s e t w a s m a g n ific e n t , a s w e r e n o is e s -o f f , t h e . f la sh e f fe c ts a n d th e c o s tu m e s ; a l l a c r e d it to h a r d -w o r k in g s ta g e -c r e w ..

In “ P a s s i o n . P o is o n an d P e t r i f i c a t io n ” , G . B e r n a r d S h a w d isp la y e d h is sh re w d se n se o f t h e a t r e c r a f t . I t is a b e a u t ifu l ly ro u n d e d p ie c e , w e ll-s h a p e d t o g iv e g o o d c o n t r a s t s o f p a c e a n d w e ll -w r it te n to d is p la y s e v e r a l ty p e s o f c h a r a c t e r . W i t h in th e s k i l f u l p a te r a d e s ig n e d b y th e p r o d u c e r t h e c a s t p la y e d t h e ir p a r ts w ith su p e rb v i t a l i t y a n d o c c a s io n a l a b i l ity . I n g e n e r a l t h e a c t in g la c k e d in te n s ity , c r is p n e s s a n d v a r ie t y o f to n e . A ll th e s e p o in ts a r e o n l y to b e e x p e c te d in a y o u n g c a s t a n d g i v e n s in c e r i t y th e s e p la y e r s sh o u ld d e v e lo p t h e ir a b i l it ie s to fu lf il th e p r o m is e t h e y sh o w e d in th is e n jo y a b le p e r fo r m a n c e . I t is to b e h o p ed t h e D r a m a S o c ie t y c a n s t a g e t h is p r o d u c t io n w ith in th e U n i v e r s i t y a s a la r g e s tu d e n t a u d ie n c e w o u ld l o v e i t .

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STUDENTS ELECT NEW EXECUTIVE )l. XXX— .

AUCKLAtAs a result of the elections for the Executive Committee of the

Auckland University College Students' Association held on Monday and Tuesday, 1st and 2nd August, the Returning Officer, Mr. Michael Roberts, has announced that the following students have been elected to take office for the Association year, 1955-56:

Lesley QuinnWOMEN

Clare LillieJanet Watkins

MENDonald Lang Robert Roach Lindsay Nash Peter Gordon

Murray Francis James Holdom Peter Goddard David Stone

In accordance with the Constitution of the Association, the Vice-Presidents for 1955 were elected at the first meeting of the new Executive on Monday last. The results were:

Woman Vice-President: Miss Lesley Quinn Man Vice-President: Mr. Donald Lang

.P e rh a p s th e m o s t u n e x p e c te d f e a tu r e o f th e e le c t io n w a s th a t f o r th e f ir s t t im e in th e la s t fe w y e a r s th e r e w ill b e o n ly th r e e w o m e n m e m b e r s o n th e n e w x e - c u tiv e . S in c e th e c o n d it io n s o f v o tin g w e r e c h a n g e d a fe w y e a r s b a c k , a llo w in g s tu d e n ts to v o te f o r a s fe w c a n d id a te s a s th e y w ish , th e r e h a v e b e e n fo u r w o m e n e le c te d .

A n o th e r f e a tu r e o f th e e le c t io n is th a t th e r e o n ly th r e e m e m b e r s f r o m th e o ld E x e c u t iv e s to o d a g a in , L e s le y Q u in n , D o n a ld L a n g a n d P e t e r G o d d a rd , e a c h o f th e m h a v e b e e n r e -e le c te d , a n d c o n s e q u e n tly , f o r th e f ir s t fe w w e e k s a t le a s t, m u c h o f th e r e s p o n s ib i l i ty w ill r e s t u p o n th e s e m e m b e rs .

A s in th e e le c t io n f o r th e o f f ic e r s o f t h e A s s o c ia t io n h eld th r e e w e e k s a g o , p o ll in g b o o th s w e r e a ls o e s ta b lis h e d a t p la c e s o u ts id e th e m a in c o lle g e . T h e r e w e r e fiv e in a ll , s itu a te d a t th e C o lle g e F o y e r , C o lle g e C lo is te r s , S c ie n c e B lo c k , S c h o o l o f A r c h it e c t u r e a n d T e a c h e r s ’ T r a i n i n g C o lle g e . S tu d e n ts a tte n d in g th e S c h o o l o f E n g in e e r in g a t A r d m o r e , a n d t h e E la m S c h o o l o f F in e A r t s w e r e in e lig ib le to v o te a s th e y e le c t t h e ir o w n r e p r e s e n ta t iv e to th e E x e c u t iv e .

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Cloisters Foyer Block Architecture College TOTALLesley Quinn ________ 315 136 42 31 16 540Donald Lang ________ 269 133 45 36 11 494

. Robert Roach __ 251 118 39 • 21 15 444Janet Watkins _______ 233 111 24 47 10 425Clare Lillie __________ 199 103 32 28 9 371Lindsay Nash ________ 196 91 21 23 12 343Peter Gordon 200 82 25 23 10 340Murray Francis ____ 171 89 16 28 5 309James Holdom ____ ___ 180 73 21 21 13 308Peter Goddard 151 83 20 9 13 276David Stone ___ 158 • 7l 15 23 8 275Mia Hodge ___ ____ 157 62 15 15 8 257Gabriel Prendergast _ 143 79 9 15 5 251Michael Freyne 149 66 9 11 4 239Denis Howell 128 62 17 18 5 230Graeme Nixon _______ 121 62 18 * 12 8 221Eve Hodgson 105 59 8 18 10 200Alan Warwick _____ 72 32 7 86 1 198Barry Shorter ________ 118 44 7 11 5 185Murray Craig 72 \ 45 11 15 5 148John Young 82 39 9 5 6 141Ellis Solomon 6l 24 11 2 0 98Jack Grant-Mackie 38 18 12 8 5 81

C O M I C S A N D C H I L D R E N ( C o n t i n u e d )There is nothing "natural" at all about this exploitation of innocence. It is a commercial dictatorship and Dr. Wer- tham gives various examples of writers and artists and booksellers who have been revolted by being forced to supply this muck to children. A few have even refused to do so at the expense of their livelihood.

il -■ S a d is m is th e m o st v ic io u s a sp e c t o f o b s c e n ity . N o h a r m is d o n e to so c ie ty by te a c h in g , e v e n i f s o m e w h a t ir re sp o n s ib ly , t h e b e a u ty a n d h a p p in e ss t h a t m a y co m e f r o m th e s e x u a l r e la t io n s o f m en and w o m e n . I n th e W e s t c o m m e r c ia l in te r e s t s a r e a llo w e d t o c o v e r o u r w a lls w ith a n e n d le ss t i t i l la t io n o f s e x u a l a p p etite . T h i s c a n b e d e fe n d e d o n th e g ro u n d th a t th e e v i ls o f c e n s o r s h ip a r e g r e a t e r .

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b r a v e s a n d sq u a w s , b u t o n e o f p u n k s a n d m o lls . F o r c e a n d v io le n c e in a n y c o n c e iv a b le fo r m a r e r o m a n tic iz e d .

C o n s tr u c t iv e a n d c r e a t iv e f o r c e s in c h ild r e n a r e c h a n n e lle d b y c o m ic b o o k s in to d e s tr u c tiv e a v e n u e s . T r u s t , lo y a lty , c o n fid e n c e , s o l id a r ity , sy m p a th y , c h a r ity , c o m p a s s io n a r e r id ic u le d . H o s t i l i t y a n d h a t e s e t th e p a c e o f a lm o s t e v e r y s to r y . A n a tu r a l s c ie n t is t w h o h a d lo o k e d o v e r c o m ic b o o k s e x p r e s s e d th is to m e t e r s e ly , “ I n c o m ic b o o k s l if e is w o r t h n o t h in g ; th e r e is n o d ig n ity o f a h u m a n b e in g .”

T h i s N a z i m o r a l i t y is , n o w a ls o b e in g fe d to E n g l is h c h ild r e n . C a n m a g is t r a te s b e p e rsu a d e d th a t sa d is m a n d h o r r o r , e s p e c ia l ly w h e n o f fe r e d t o c h ild r e n , m a y b e p r o o e r ly in c lu d e d in a n y d e fin it io n o f o b s c e n it y ? C a n B r i t i s h p a r e n ts b e r o u se d t o a c t io n in t im e b e fo r e th e v e s te d in t e r e s ts in c h i ld s e d u c tio n a r e to o p o w e r fu l?

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( 1 ) T h e fo llo w in g s ta te m e n t was ed to th e T r e a s u r e r ’s r e p o r t before t io n : “ T h a t w e e x p r e s s to the Bi M a n a g e r o f th e A s s o c ia t io n our ci a t th e m a n n e r in w h ic h th e Balance a n d S ta te m e n t o f R e c e ip ts and Ex] tu r e h a v e b e e n p re se n te d over y e a r s , a n d th a t in fu tu r e , financial m e n ts b e m a d e in a c le a r e r manner, th a t th e B u s in e s s M a n a g e r be reqi to a tte n d th e A n n u a l G e n e r a l Meetii th e A s s o c ia t io n .

( 2 ) T h a t th is m e e tin g do reaffi b a n o n a ll fo r m s o f g a m b lin g , bi c a r d p la y in g b e p e r m itte d subject d is c r e t io n o f th e E x e c u t iv e . *

( 3 ) T h a t th e N e w Z ealand Go» m e n t b e in fo r m e d th a t th e Annual r a l M e e tin g o f th e A u c k la n d Uni C o lle g e S tu d e n ts ’ A s s o c ia t io n appi o f th e s c h e m e f o r b u ild in g the new v e r s i ty a t H o b s o n B a y , an d be aski g iv e i ts su p p o rt to th is schem e.

( 4 ) T h a t th e N e w Z ealand m e n t b e in fo rm e d th a t it is the o| o f th e A n n u a l G e n e r a l M eeting A u c k la n d U n iv e r s i t y C o lle g e Sti A s s o c ia t io n th a t c a p ita l punisln sh o u ld b e a b o lish e d . ( C a r r ie d 31 to

( 5 ) T h a t th e A n n u a l General in g o f th e A u c k la n d U n iv e rs ity 0 S tu d e n ts ’ A s s o c ia t io n c o n sid e rs that te n c e s o f l i f e im p riso n m e n t shouli c a r r ie d o u t l i te r a lly .

( 6 ) . T h a t in v ie w o f h is remarks c e r n in g th is y e a r ’s R e v u e , the Cara C o n tr o l le r , M r . G o d d a rd b e asked to m it a r e p o r t a s to th e fu tu re of this t iv ity to th e in c o m in g E x e c u tiv e .

( 7 ) a . T h a t th e r e s h a ll be set e a c h y e a r a C a p p in g B o o k Conn c o n s is t in g o f o n e m e m b e r appointed th e E x e c u t iv e o f 'the A ssociation t h e ir m e m b e rs (w h o sh a ll be Chain a B u s in e s s M a n a g e r a n d a Distril M a n a g e r a p p o in te d b y th e Executive th e r e c o m m e n d a tio n of- th e Chairmi th e C a p p in g C o m m it t e e ; and an ed a p p o in te d b y th e A n n u a l General in g . I f n o n o m in a tio n s fo r the posit o f E d i t o r a r e r e c e iv e d a t the Ai G e n e r a l M e e t in g a p p lic a t io h s for the t io n s h a l l b e c a lle d b y th e Executive s h a l l p ro c e e d to a p p o in t th e most sui a p p lic a n t . T h e C h a ir m a n of Ca| C o m m itte e s h a l l b e a n e x officio b e r o f th e C o m m itte e .

b. T h e r e sh a ll b e a ls o an editorial c o m m itte e o f C a p p in g B o o k which c o n s is t o f a m e m b e r o f th e Capping C o m m itte e e x o f f ic io a n d e ig h t other so n s e le c te d a t th e A .G .M . Policy s io n s r e la t in g to th e c o n te n t of Cappi B o o k s h a ll b e m a d e b y th e Editor in su lta t io ft w ith th e e d ito r ia l sub-commit o f C a p p in g B o o k , b u t a member c o m m itte e sh a ll h a v e th e rig h t to ap a g a in s t a n y d e c is io n s o f th e -Commit! to th e E x e c u t iv e o f th e A ssociation w d e c is io n sh a ll b e b in d in g . T h e Comi s h a ll h a v e p o w e r to c o -o p t . The a n d th r e e o th e r m e m b e rs sh all com a q u o ru m . T h e C e n s o r s h ip Regul a d o p te d b y A .G .M . 1 9 5 2 shall coni in fu ll fo r c e a n d e f fe c t .

c . T h e e d ito r ia l p o l ic y o f the s h a ll b e d ir e c te d to th e publication m a tte r s o f p u b lic in te r e s t commented f r o m a u n iv e r s i ty v ie w p o in t, and ai th e r e in sh a ll r a n g e t h r o u g h the frivol h u m o ro u s , s a t ir i c o r s e r io u s , but stril a rrtean a m o n g th e m . Contributions p a s t s tu d e n ts a n d a n y o th e r persons»(Continued at foot of Column!

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If the question were asked, which member of the National Government's Cabinet has been responsible for the greatest num-

n e n t we per of public bunglings, it would be difficult to go beyond the Hon. R. M. Algie, Minister of Education, for the appropriate man.

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a m axim ising o f e q u a lity o f o p p o r- lity for h ig h e r e d u c a tio n . T h i s d e s ire at the best ta le n te d y o u n g m e n a n d

w o m e n ir r e s p e c t iv e o f s o c ia l o r e c o n o m ic s ta tu s s h a ll h a v e th e o p p o r tu n ity to o b ta in th e h ig h e s t e d u c a tio n is , w e fe e l , in h e r e n t in N e w Z e a la n d ’s e d u c a tio n a l- th in k in g a n d h a s b e e n a d o p te d b y G o v e r n m e n ts p a s t a n d p r e s e n t . . .” “ T h e b u r s a r y is m o r e in th e n a tu r e o f a re w a r d , a. g r a t u i t o u s r e w a r d g iv e n b y a G o v e r n m e n t w is e e n o u g h t o r e a l is e t h e n a t io n ’s fu tu r e d e p e n d e n c e o n e d u c a te d c it iz e n s . . ‘ ‘ I f th e a w a r d o f b u r s a r ie s is to a c h ie v e th e o b je c t o f e q u a lis in g o p p o rtu n ity , th e n t h e a m o u n ts a w a rd e d m u st b e a r r e la t io n to th e c o s ts o f a n d in c id e n ta l to h ig h e r e d u c a tio n . . .”

“ F r o m th e f ig u r e s th a t w e h a v e sh o w n in th e e a r l i e r s e c t io n s o f th e s e s u b m iss io n s c e r ta in f a c t s b e c o m e o b v io u s :( a ) T h e r e h a s b e e n n o in c r e a s e in th e

v a lu e o f b u r s a r ie s " s in c e 1 9 5 0 ( a c t u a lly c a lc u la te d in 1 9 4 9 ) .

( b ) T h e r e h a s , in th e c o r r e s p o n d in g p e rio d , b e e n a n in c r e a s e o f 3 4 % in th e s tu d e n ts ’ l iv in g c o s ts a s sh o w n b y

in g f o r a m in im u m p a r e n ta l c o n t r i b u tio n o f £ 6 6 p e r a n n u m .”

“ F r o m th e s e f a c t s i t c a n b e se e n th a t th e s tu d e n t o f 1 9 5 4 is in a f a r w o r s e f in a n c ia l p o s it io n t h a n t h e s tu d e n t o f 1 9 4 9 o r 195 0 . N o t o n ly is h is p e r s o n a l p o s it io n w o r s e , b u t, in r e la t io n t o th e r e s t o f th e c o m m u n ity , s tu d e n ts a s a c la s s a r e c o n s id e r a b ly le s s fa v o u r e d th a n th e y w e r e fo u r t o f iv e y e a r s a g o .

“ In o r d e r to m a k e th e s tu d e n t p o s itio n m o r e s e c u r e a n d in o r d e r to b r in g h im m o r e in to l in e w ith o t h e r s in th e c o m m u n ity , w e c o n s id e r t h a t a n in c r e a s e o f £ 2 0 is e s s e n t ia l . W e s u g g e s t t h a t th is b e g r a n te d a s a c a s h p a y m e n t b e c a u s e i t is p r im a r ily c a lc u la te d o n th e in c r e a s e in th e s tu d e n t’s c o s t o f l iv in g , e s p e c a l ly b o a rd .

“ I t is n o t n e c e s s a r y to s t r e s s to y o u th e f a c t th a t t h e c o u n t r y n e e d s U n iv e r s i t y - tr a in e d m e n a n d w o m e n in o r d e r t o m a in ta in its s y s te m o f a d m in is t r a t io n a n d s o c ia l s e r v ic e s , to e x p a n d a n d im p ro v e its e c e n o m y b y th e a p p lic a t io n o f s c ie n t if ic k n o w le d g e , a n d to p r o v id e in t e l l e c tu a l le a d e r s h ip .

“ W e c o n s id e r t h a t th e p r e s e n t s c a le o f b u r s a r y a l lo w a n c e s is su c h a s to d is c o u r a g e m a n y p e o p le f r o m a tte n d in g U n i-

Yes, this is our Minister of Education. This is the Minister who, for over three years, has deliberately fobbed

the just claims of the university student for cm increase in his bursary, and who has thereby sabotaged the original objective of the bursary scheme, to give every young man and voman in New Zealand equal opportunities to advance their education to the University level.

Presented on p a g e tw o is th e la te s t h m o r a n d u m f o r t h e H o n o u r a b l e t h e

Ca;i mister f o r E d u c a t i o n su b m itte d b y th etiv Zealand U n iv e r s i t y S tu d e n ts ’ A s s o - ition on b e h a lf o f th e 1 0 ,0 0 0 u n iv e r s i ty

01 dents in the D o m in io n . I t is p re se n te d nt to apt jyu 5 ecause it sh o w s th e w h o le h is to r y

the A sso cia tio n ’s p ro p o sa ls f o r th e in - ase and e x te n s io n o f u n iv e r s i ty b u r ies, and r e v e a ls o n ly to o c le a r ly th e orthy m a n n e r in w h ic h t h e M in is te r

i for over th r e e y e a r s d o d g e d th e iss u e , id also the in d if fe r e n c e a m o u n tin g to tie short o f c o n te m p t th a t h e h a s f o r th e

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th e f ig u r e s ta k e n fr o m th e C o n su m e r ’s P r i c e In d e x . ( T h e s e in c r e a s e s a r e ta k e n o n ly up to Ju n e , 1 9 5 4 , a n d t h e r e f o r e th e r is e in c o s ts o f th e la s t 15 m o n th s h a v e s t i l l to b e ta k e n in to a c c o u n t .)

( c ) U p to J u n e , ' 1 95 4 , th e r e w a s a n in c r e a s e in th e c o s t o f b o a r d a t stu d e n t h o s te ls a m o u n tin g to a n a v e r a g e o f £ 3 5 -7 / - p e r an n u m .

( d ) T h e c o s t o f b o o k s h a s in c re a s e d in th is p e r io d b y 3 0 % . . .

( e ) A ll s e c t io n s o f th e c o m m u n ity h a v e h a d s u b s ta n t ia l in c r e a s e s in t h e ir in c o m e .

( f ) A p a r t f r o m th e fo r e g o in g c o n s id e r a t io n s , th e s c h e d u le o f s tu d e n t c o s ts su b m itte d h e r e w ith sh o w s th a t th e f u l l - t im e stu d e n t w h o l iv e s a w a y fro m h o m e c a n n o t m a n a g e o n h is p re se n t a v a i la b le in c o m e , e v e n a f t e r a llo w

“ O u r c la i m is b a s e d n o t o n ly o n th e e c o n o m ic w e l l - b e i n g o f th e s tu d e n t, b u t a ls o in t h e b e l i e f t h a t t h e f o s t e r in g o f o p p o r tu n ity f o r U n iv e r s i t y s tu d y is a n a tio n a l n e c e s s i t y a t t h is s ta g e o f th e c o u n tr y ’s d e v e lo p m e n t . M o r e o v e r w e d o n o t a d o p t a p o l i c y o f r e p ly in g s o le ly o n G o v e r n m e n t a s s i s t a n c e . S tu d e n ts a s s is t th e m s e lv e s f in a n c ia l ly a s f a r a s t h e y a r e a b le b y v a c a t i o n e m p lo y m e n t a n d th e y a r e w i l l in g a n d g la d to d o so . A ll w e a s k is t h a t t h e s e ta s k s b e n o t m a d e im p o ss ib le . W e h a v e a ls o a ssu m e d a g e n e r o u s p a r e n t a l c o n tr ib u t io n w h ic h is a fo r m o f s e l f - h e lp . F r o m t h e e s t im a te o f su c h a c o n t r ib u t io n , it w ill b e se e n th a t a n a v e r a g e f a m ily ’s r e s o u r c e s m u st b e s e v e r ly s t r a in e d to k e e p a y o u th a t U n iv e r s i t y .”

T h i s i s s u f f i c i e n t t o g iv e a f a i r id e a o f th e t o n e in w h ic h th e p r o p o s a ls w e r e fr a m e d . O t h e r s e c t io n s in c lu d e d r e c o m

m e n d a tio n s th a t t h e n u m b e r o f n a tio n a l b o a r d in g b u r s a r ie s b e in c r e a s e d f r o m 65 to 2 0 0 p e r a n n u m ; th a t a p e rm a n e n t c o m m itte e c o n s is t in g o f th e V i c e - C h a n c e l lo r o f th e U n iv e r s i t y o f N e w Z e a la n d o r h is n o m in e e , a r e p r e s e n ta t iv e o f th e D e p a r tm e n t o f E d u c a t io n to b e n o m in a te d b y th e M in is te r a n d a r e p r e s e n ta t iv e o f th e N .Z .U .S .A . , b e se t up to d e a l w ith th e q u e s t io n o f U n iv e r s i t y b u r s a r ie s ; th a t th e p r e s e n t c e i l in g o n th e to ta l e m o lu m e n ts w h ic h c a n b e e n jo y e d b y a b u r s a r o r s c h o la r b e in c r e a s e d ; a n d th a t p r o v is io n b e m a d e f o r th e p r o lo n g a t io n o f U n iv e r s i t y E n t r a n c e S c h o la r s h ip s f o r th e p e r io d r e q u ir e d to c o m p le te a n H o n o u r s D e g r e e .

A l l th e s e p r o p o s a ls w e r e a ls o su b m itte d to th e A u c k la n d U n iv e r s i t y C o lle g e C o u n c il w h ic h r e f e r r e d th e m t o th e P r o f e s s o r i a l B o a r d w h ic h w o u ld r e p o r t b a c k to th e C o u n c il. A s a r e s u lt o f th is , th e P r e s id e n t o f th e A u c k la n d U n iv e r s i ty C o lle g e S tu d e n ts ’ A s s o c ia t io n re c e iv e d a l e t t e r f r o m th e C o lle g e P r in c ip a l d a te d 1 4 th D e c e m b e r , 1 95 4 , f r o m w h ic h th e fo llo w in g e x t r a c t s a r e t a k e n :

“ B o t h th e B o a r d a n d t h e C o u n c il fin d th e m s e lv e s in g e n e r a l a c c o r d w ith th e s u g g e s t io n s p u t fo r w a r d b y th e S tu d e n ts ’ A s s o c ia t io n , a n d h a v e in fo r m e d th e V ic e - C h a n c e l lo r o f th e U n i

v e r s i t y o f N e w Z e a la n d o f th is . T h e f o llo w in g c o m m e n ts u p o n y o u r m e m o r

a n d u m o f 3 1 s t A u g u s t , 1 95 3 , h a v e t h e r e f o r e b e e n fo r w a r d e d to th e V i c e - C h a n c e l lo r f o r p r e s e n ta t io n to M r . A lg ie .”T h e c o m m e n ts w h ic h fo llo w e d sh o w e d

a c o m p le te a g r e e m e n t w ith th e p ro p o sa ls a n d in d e e d th e o n ly q u a lif ic a t io n m ad e w a s p e r t in e n t to th e r e c o m m e n d a tio n c o n c e r n in g th e C o m m itte e t o b e se t up, t h a t i t w a s t o c o n c e r n i t s e l f o n ly w ith f in a n c ia l m a tte r s , a n d n o t w ith m a tte r s o f e d u c a t io n a l p o lic y .

T h e le t t e r c o n c lu d e d :T t r u s t th a t th is su p p o rt w ill h a v e s o m e e f fe c t in im p r o v in g w h a t a r e b e c o m in g in c r e a s in g ly d if f ic u lt c ir c u m s ta n c e s f o r s tu d e n ts w h o d ep en d u p o n o u ts id e a id to r e m a in a t th e U n iv e r s i t y ’ .”

Y o u r s s in c e r e ly ,K . J . M A I D M E N T ,

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M r . A lg ie ’s a c t io n s in th e m a tte r , i t is in te r e s t in g t o c o m p a r e p a r a g r a p h s 4 an d 7 w ith p a r a g r a p h 10 ( a ) o f th e m e m o r a n d u m a c c o m p a n y in g th is a r t ic le . D e s p ite t h e f a c t th a t o n th e 9 th S e p te m b e r , 1 9 5 3 , th e M in is te r in fo r m e d th e N .Z .U .S .A . th a t “ th e m a tt e r h a d b e e n r e fe r r e d to th e D e p a r tm e n t f o r c o m m e n t,” a n d th a t o n th e 1 1 th M a r c h , 1 95 4 , h e a d v ise d th a t “ th e D i r e c t o r o f E d u c a t io n w a s d is c u s s in g th e m a tte r w ith th e V ic e C h a n c e l lo r ,” i t is n o ta b le th a t a t th e m e e tin g h e ld on 1 0 th J u n e , 1 9 5 4 , “ it b e c a m e c le a r th a t th e D i r e c t o r o f E d u c a t io n h a d n o t seen th e su b m iss io n s p r io r to th a t m e e t in g .”

T h e s tu d e n t m a y d ra w h is o w n c o n c lu s io n s h e r e — b u t th e w o rd s sp e a k fo r th e m s e lv e s .

A f u r t h e r in d ic a tio n — if a n y w e r e n e ed ed — o f th e a tt i tu d e o f M r . A lg ie is fo u n d in a m p lif ic a t io n o f p a r a g r a p h 11.

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T h e C o lle g e O f f ic e is b u sy n o w w ith e x a m in a t io n a r r a n g e m e n ts a n d w ith the in s t i tu t io n o f th e n e w E x e c u t iv e D ip lo m a in M u s ic s t a r t in g a t A .U .C . n e x t y e a r . M r . K i r k n e s s s a y s th a t a g a in s t th e th e o r e t ic a l M u s . B a c h , d e g r e e , th is c o u rse w ill in s t r u c t in th e p r a c t is e o f th e v io lin , v io la , v io lin ’c e llo , h a rp , o b o e , c la r in e t , b a s s o o n a n d v o ic e , a n d m a y th u s b e the b e g in n in g o f a C o n s e r v a to r iu m .

T h e H o b s o n B a y s c h e m e h a s n o t y e t b e e n o f f i c ia l ly tu r n e d d o w n o r o ffic ia lly b le s s e d . T h e a u th o r it ie s c o n c e r n e d a re s t i l l w a it in g f o r a c o n fe r e n c e . T h e plan o f H o b s o n B a y in th e p a p e rs la s t w eek , t h e o n e w ith th e u n iv e r s i ty p u sh ed in to o n e c o r n e r a n d s o m e th in g c a lle d a p laza t a k in g up t h e r e s t o f th e b a y w a s on ly o n e o f S i r J a m e s F l e t c h e r ’s la r g e -s c a le d o o d lin g s .

P r e l im in a r y p r e p a r a t io n s a r e u n d er w a y f o r C a p p in g ’ C a r n iv a l n e x t y e a r .

T h e r e a r e v a c a n c ie s o n t h is c o m m itte e in th e fo llo w in g p o s i t io n s :

B u rs a rie s Out Of P ro p o rtio nH e r e is a n e x t r a c t f r o m th e S u p p l e m e n t a r y O r d e r P a p e r o f t h e H o u s e o f R e p r e s e n t a t iv e s d a te d 3 0 th J u n e , 1 9 5 4 :

10. M r s . M c M il la n ( N o r t h D u n e d in ) to a s k th e M in is te r o f E d u c a t io n , w h e th e r , in v ie w o f th e f a c t th a t th e p r e s e n t s c a le o f u n iv e r s i ty b u r s a r ie s , in c lu d in g s o m e s p e c ia l c a s e s su c h a s d e n ta l b u r s a r ie s , w a s f ix e d in S e p te m b e r , 1 9 4 9 , a n d in v ie w o f th e f a c t th a t b o a r d in g c o s t s a t r e s id e n t ia l c o lle g e s c o n n e c te d w fith th e O ta g o U n iv e r s i t y h a v e r is e n b y a n a v e r a g e o f a t le a s t 4 0 p e r c e n t o n 1 9 5 0 c o s ts , a n d t e x t b o o k s b y a p p r o x im a te ly 3 0 p e r c e n t , t h e p r e se n t b u r s a r ie s b e in v e s t ig a te d w ith a v ie w t o l ib e r a l is in g th e a m o u n t a n d th e c o v e r a g e o f b u r s a r ie s so , f a r a s th e b o a r d in g a llo w a n c e is c o n c e r n e d , a n d a ls o w ith a v ie w t o r e m o v in g a n o m a l ie s ?

T h e H o n . M r . A lg ie ( M i n i s t e r o f E d u c a t io n ) r e p l i e d : R e p r e s e n ta t io n s f o r

a n in c r e a s e in b u r s a r ie s w e r e r e c e n t ly p u t b e fo r e m e b y th e N e w Z e a la n d U n i v e r s i t y S tu d e n ts ’ A s s o c ia t io n , a n d th e s e r e p r e s e n ta t io n s a r e a t p r e s e n t b e in g c o n s id e r e d b y m e.M r . A lg ie ’s u se o f th e te r m “ r e c e n t ly ”

a p p a r e n t ly c o v e r e d a p e r io d o f n in e m o n th s , b u t w h a t is m o r e , th a t a n s w e r w a s g iv e n f if te e n m o n th s a g o , a n d it w o u ld a p p e a r th a t th e M in is te r is s t i l l “ c o n s id e r in g ” th e r e p r e s e n ta t io n s .

T h e a ttitu d e o f th e M in is te r c a n be se e n in p a r a g r a p h 12 o f t h e M e m o r a n d u m . L ik e a p a tr o n is in g s c h o o l m a s te r , M r . A lg ie p a ts th e N .Z .U .S .A . o n th e b a c k f o r “ a v e r y a b le ” p r e s e n ta t io n o f i ts c a s e ,

a n d s ta te s th a t h e w a s “ im p r e s s e d . . . w ith th e v e r y th o r o u g h ly w o r k e d -o u t w r i t te n s u b m is s io n s ,” ju s t a s i f h e w e r e c o m m e n tin g o n a s c h o o l e s s a y .

P a r a g r a p h 15, o f c o u r s e , r e la t in g th e P r im e M in is t e r ’s p r o m is e o f “ b ig g e r , b e t te r a n d m o r e im p ro v e d b u r s a r ie s ” c a n b e w r i t te n o f f a s a n e le c t io n p le d g e . B u t p a r a g r a p h s 16 a n d 17 a r e m o r e im p o r ta n t b e c a u s e th e y sh o w th a t m o s t o f t h e p o in ts o f th e c a s e “ w e re te n ta t iv e ly a g r e e d to b y t h e se v e n D e p a r tm e n ta l O f f ic e r s p r e s e n t” a t a c o n fe r e n c e h e ld o n 2 6 t h O c t o b e r la s t y e a r , a n d t h a t o n 4 th F e b r u a r y th is y e a r , “ a f in a l d is c u s s io n w a s h e ld w ith t h e D i r e c t o r o f E d u c a t io n .”

country are still struggling on £70 ax £80 per year, and the son or daugfe of a man on less than about £15 pe: week, finds it almost impossible. attend University full-time on £10 pt: term. The student from out ol tows | who has to pay board is in a worse position still.

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That is now eight months ago and still nothing has been done as y e enter on the fourth year of our efforts.

L a s t y e a r w e h a d a Commissioner j P o l i c e w h o w a s e x t r e m e ly disliked j th o s e w h o h a d t o w o r k under b

N o d o u b t M r . A lg ie th o u g h t h e w a s sh o w in g th e m ilk o f h u m a n k in d n e ss w h e n P o s t - P r i m a r y T e a c h in g S tu d e n t sh ip s w e r e se t up r e c e n t ly . B u t th e s e w e r e c r e a te d o n ly o u t o f d ir e n e c e s s i ty w h e n it w a s r e a lis e d th a t i t w a s n e a r ly to o la te to do s o m e th in g a b o u t th e e v e r - in c r e a s in g s h o r ta g e o f s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l t e a c h e r s , a n d , in a n y c a s e , th e s tu d e n tsh ip s a t la s t p la c e th e P o s t - P r i m a r y T e a c h e r T r a i n e e o n a n e q u a l fo o t in g w ith h is P r i m a r y T e a c h e r c o lle a g u e .

h e w a s a n e m b a r r a s s m e n t to the Gortr] m e n t, th e P r im e M in is te r thought w o r th £ 6 ,0 0 0 c a s h d o w n , and £8 per t f o r l i f e to g e t r id o f h im . Now we h a M in is te r o f E d u c a t io n fo r whom 1 e x c e e d in g ly d if f ic u lt to find one unit s ity p r o fe s s o r o r le c tu r e r , teacher i s tu d e n t w h o h a s a k in d w ord for 1

I f the PraM in is te r d o es n o t se e f it to do so, i w o u ld b e a p u b lic -m in d e d gesture if sc p h ila n th r o p is t p u t up a n o th e r £6,01 £ 8 a w e e k f o r l ife .

But the overall effect of this development, as w as indicated by Mr T. O. Fitzgibbon, President of the N.Z.U.S.A., in a Press statement last month, has been to throw all other bursaries out of proportion. The top scholars of the

Failing this, it would be well for K: Algie to follow the very exceUc example set last year by his cd leagues. Sir William Bodkin and K Broadfoot. Yes, Mr Algie, for it benefit of University education, »b not resign? Now!

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R e v u e D i r e c t o r , w h o w ill assu m e a d m in is t r a t iv e r e s p o n s ib i l i ty fo r th is p r o d u c tio n .

R e v u e P r o d u c e r .F r o n t o f H o u s e M a n a g e r , fo r R ev u e .P r o c e s s i o n C o n t r o l l e r .C o l l e c t i o n M a n a g e r .D i s t r i b u t i o n M a n a g e r f o r C ap p in g

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S e c r e t a r y , to c o n d u c t a ll c o rre sp o n d e n c e , a n d in a d d itio n , t o a s s is t in th e g e n e r a l o r g a n is a t io n o f th e C a r n iv a l.

B u s i n e s s M a n a g e r , t o m a n a g e th e fin a n c e s o f th e C a r n iv a l .

A l l s tu d e n ts in te r e s te d a r e a sk e d to le a v e a p p lic a t io n s a d d r e s s e d to th e C a p p in g C o n tr o l le r , w ith M r s . C h is h o lm , o r a t th e E x e c u t iv e R o o m .

N a m e , a d d r e s s , te le p h o n e n u m b e r and y e a r s a t u n iv e r s i ty , sh o u ld b e n o ted in a p p lic a t io n s , w h ic h sh o u ld b e su b m itted b y F r id a y , 7 th O c to b e r .

D A V I D S T O N E ,C a p p in g C o n tr o l le r , 1956.

1. T h e N .Z .U .S .A . p re s e n te d su b m is s io n s to y o u o n J u l y 2 2 n d , 1 9 5 2 , in su p p o r t o f a p r o p o s e d in c r e a s e in th e n u m b e r a n d v a lu e o f U n iv e r s i t y B u r s a r ie s .

2 . O n 7 th A p r i l , 1953,' y o u w r o te to th e A s s o c ia t io n a d v is in g th a t y o u c o u ld se e n o p r o s p e c t a t p r e s e n t o f C a b in e t ’ s g r a n t in g th e A s s o c ia t io n ’s r e q u e s t o f J u ly , 195 2 .

3 . O n 1 st S e p te m b e r , 1 9 5 3 , th e A s s o c ia t io n fo r w a r d e d r e v is e d s u b m is s io n s to y o u , t o g e t h e r w ith s u f f ic ie n t c o p ie s to d is t r ib u te to m e m b e r s o f C a b in e t.

4 . O n 9 th S e p te m b e r , 1 9 5 3 , y o u w r o te t o t h e A s s o c ia t io n s ta t in g th a t th e A s s o c ia t io n h a d m a d e ā w e ll a r g u e d su b m is s io n , a n d th a t th e m a t t e r h a d b e e n r e f e r r e d to th e D e p a r tm e n t f o r c o m m e n t.

5 . O n 8 th J a n u a r y , 1 9 5 4 , y o u w r o te to th e A s s o c ia t io n s ta t in g th a t t h e ' m a tte r r e q u ir e d c a r e f u l c o n s id e r a t io n .

6 . O n 2 5 t h F e b r u a r y , 1 9 5 4 , th e A s s o c ia t io n w r o te to y o u r e q u e s t in g u r g e n t c o n s id e r a t io n a n d s ta t in g th a t i ts r e p r e s e n ta t iv e s w e r e p r e p a r e d t o c a l l o n y o u t o d is c u s s th e m a tte r .

7 . O n 1 1 th M a r c h , 1 9 5 4 , y o u a d v ise d th a t th e D i r e c t o r o f E d u c a t io n w a s d is c u s s in g th e m a tt e r w ith t h e V i c e - C h a n c e l lo r a n d t h a t n o in c r e a s e c o u ld b e m a d e e f fe c t iv e a s f r o m t h e b e g in n in g o f 1 9 5 4 , b e c a u s e o f th e n e c e s s i ty f o r P a r l i a m e n t t o a p p r o p r ia te th e m o n e y .

8 . O n 1 4 th A p r i l , 1 9 5 4 , th e A s s o c ia t io n w r o te to y o u e x p r e s s in g c o n c e r n a t th e d e la y s th a t h a d o c c u r r e d .

9 . O n 9 th J u n e , 1 9 5 4 , th e A s s o c ia t io n w r o te t o y o u f o r w a r d in g th e u p - to -d a te f ig u r e s to s u p p o rt i ts c a s e .

1 0 . O n 1 0 th J u n e , 1 9 5 4 , th e A s s o c ia t io n ’s r e p r e s e n ta t iv e s c a l le d o n y o u a n d

d is c u s se d th e m a tte r in th e p r e s e n c e o f y o u r s e n io r D e p a r tm e n ta l O f f ic e r s . A g e n e r a l d is c u s s io n o n t h e m e r i t s o f th e c a s e th e n to o k p la c e . S e v e r a l im p o r ta n t f a c t s e m e r g e d f r o m th is d is c u s s io n .( a ) I t b e c a m e c le a r t h a t th e D ir e c to r

o f E d u c a t io n h a d n o t se e n th e A s s o c ia t io n ’s s u b m is s io n s p r io r to th a t m e e tin g .

( b ) Y o u a g r e e d w ith th e b a s ic te n e t c f th e A s s o c ia t io n ’s c a s e th a t th e a im o f a d e m o c r a c y sh o u ld n o t b e t o g iv e e v e r y b o d y th e sa m e th in g s , b u t to e n s u r e th e g r e a t e s t p o s s ib le e q u a lity o f o p p o rtu n ity .

( c ) Y o u s ta te d th a t a d e c is io n co u ld be r e a c h e d a n y t im e in 1 9 5 4 , so a s to b e c o m e e f fe c t iv e a t th e c o m m e n c e m e n t o f th e 1 95 5 a c a d e m ic y e a r .

11. Y o u s ta te d in th e H o u s e o n 7 th J u l y , 1 9 5 4 , th a t y o u w e r e c o n s id e r in g th e m a tte r .

R ig h t H o n o u r a b le th e P rim e Min: s ta te d in a b r o a d c a s t address that G o v e r n m e n t, i f r e tu rn e d , would pr j “ b ig g e r , b e t te r a n d m o re improved s a r ie s .” P r i o r to th is , the Domini C o n fe r e n c e o f th e N a tio n a l Party ■ p a sse d a r e s o lu t io n supporting an c r e a s e in b u r s a r y p ay m en ts .

16. O n 2 6 th O c to b e r , 1954, the Aq D ir e c t o r o f E d u c a t io n suggested a ; f e r e n c e f o r 3 r d N o v e m b e r, which A s s o c ia t io n a g r e e d to . A lengthy me w a s su b m itte d to th e Conference. 1 o f th e p o in ts in th e m em o were tea t iv e ly a g r e e d t o b y th e seven Dep m e n ta l o f f i c e r s p r e se n t .

17. O n 4 th F e b r u a r y , 1955, the A* c ia t io n . su p p lie d f u r th e r information th e D e p a r tm e n t , an d , in the follow w e e k , a f in a l d is c u s s io n was held t h e D i r e c t o r o f E d u c a tio n .

1 2 . In re sp o n s e to a r e q u e s t f r o m th e A s s o c ia t io n , y o u r v ie w s o n th e m a tte r w e r e fo r w a r d e d in a le n g th y le t t e r o f 1 2 th A u g u s t , 1 9 5 4 , w h ic h w a s r e a d to th e A s s o c ia t io n ’s C o u n c il in C o m m itte e . I n th is l e t te r y o u r e f e r r e d to th e “v e r y a b le !’ p r e s e n ta t io n o f th e A s s o c ia t io n ’s c a s e , a n d s ta te d th a t y o u w e r e “ im p r e s sed . . . w ith th e v e r y th o r o u g h ly w o r k e d - o u t w r it te n su b m is s io n s .”

18. F o r th e la s t fiv e months, the c ia t io n h a s h e a r d n o th in g officially,« c e p t te le p h o n e d a d v ic e fro m your Seers a r y th a t n o d e c is io n could be re:.. 1 p r io f to th e A s s o c ia t io n ’s Easter Cord M e e tin g . H o w e v e r , th e Assorts';) u n d e r s ta n d s th a t t h e m atter has g r e s s e d a s f o l l o w s :—

13. O n 2 3 r d S e p te m b e r , 1 9 5 4 , th e A s s o c ia t io n re q u e s te d a C o n fe r e n c e f o r th e en d o f O c to b e r .

14. O n 5 th O c t o b e r , 1 9 5 4 , y o u s ta te d th a t y o u p r o b a b ly c o u ld n o t a tte n d su ch a c o n fe r e n c e , b u t th a t y o u w e r e a s k in g th e D i r e c t o r to f ix a d a te .

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The sub-committees for controlling Capping Carnival and social functions have been the major ones affected. They have been altered by the addition of a number of Executive members more directly concerned with them, and this should result in these events becoming more integrated and more intimately a part of the Association.

P r o b a b l y t h e b i g g e s t c h a n g e a s c o m p a r e d w i t h r e c e n t y e a r s i s t h a t t h e r e a r e t w o p e o p l e o n t h e E x e c u t i v e w h o a r e s o l e l y c o n c e r n e d w i t h a l l m a t t e r s a f f e c t i n g S p o r t s C l u b s , a n d t w o c o n c e r n e d w i t h a l l o t h e r C l u b s , i n c l u d i n g F a c u l t y S o c i e t i e s , P u b l i c a t i o n s , e t c . T h e s e f o u r p e o p l e b e t w e e n t h e m h a n d l e a l l m a t t e r s r e l e v a n t t o t h e i r p a r t i c u l a r b o d i e s , s u c h a s g r a n t s , T o u r n a m e n t a r r a n g e m e n t s , e t c . , e t c . T h i s m e a n s t h a t C l u b s h a v e n o w d i r e c t a c c e s s t o t h e E x e c u t i v e a n d a n y m a t t e r s c o n c e r n i n g t h e m c a n b e d i r e c t e d t h r o u g h t h e p o r t f o l i o h o l d e r s c o n c e r n e d .

P r o v i s i o n i s a l s o m a d e f o r a n y i n d i v i d u a l s t u d e n t s t o h a v e t h e i r p r o b l e m s h a n d l e d b y t h e S t u d e n t L i a i s o n O f f i c e r w h o w i l l b e p a r t i c u l a r l y c o n c e r n e d w i t h s t u d e n t s w h o a r e n o t l i v i n g a t h o m e a n d m o r e e s p e c i a l l y o f n o n - E u r o p e a n o r i g i n .

The p o r t f o l i o s o n t h e E x e c u t i v e a r e »\v d i s t r i b u t e d t h u s :

President.Treasurer.Secretary.Woman V ic e - P r e s id e n t , w h o i s a l s o hairm an o f C a f e t e r i a C o m m i t t e e .Man V ic e - P r e s id e n t , w h o i s a l s o C o r

responding M e m b e r .Chairman W o m e n ’s H o u s e C o m m it te e . Chairman M e n ’s H o u s e C o m m itte e . Capping C o n tr o lle r .Social C o n tro lle r .Student L ia is o n O f f ic e r , w h o a l s o

I» handles s u c h m a t t e r s a s C o n g r e s s , T r a v e l 'n, and E x c h a n g e , e t c .

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Cove, Queen Charlotte Sounds, from January 20th to 27th.

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Dr. A . C r o w t h e r : S e n i o r L e c t u r e r i nP s y ch o lo g y , C . U . C .

Dr. T . M o r t o n : S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f t h e - C h r i s t c h u r c h P u b l i c H o s p i t a l . ( D r . M o r -

1 ton is a t p r e s e n t a p o s s i b i l i t y , b u t n o t a p ro b a b ility .)

Dr. J . L . M o f f a t t : L e c t u r e r i n E n g l i s h , C h r is tc h u r c h T e a c h e r ’ s C o l l e g e .

Mr. B e r n a r d B e e b y : N . Z . B . S . , o r J . W . a ll— s u p e r v i s o r o f t a l k s , N . Z . B . S .Prof. B e l s h a w : P r o f e s s o r o f E c o n o

mics, v . u . c .Mr. R o g e r M i r a m s : P a c i f i c F i l m s .Mr. B . C . A s h w i n : , u n t i l r e c e n t l y

Secretary t o t h e T r e a s u r y . ( A p o s s i bility, b u t a g a i n n o t a p r o b a b i l i t y . )

Prof. H . J . H o p k i n s : P r o f , o f C i v i l E n g in eerin g , C . U . C .

Dr. D . P . K e n n e d y : M e d i c a l O f f i c e r if H e a lth , C h r i s t c h u r c h .

The tariff will be £1 per person per day, and all applications must be in la Mrs Chisholm by October 14th, together with the £2 deposit. Pay the rest at Congress. Forms will be obtained from Mrs Chisholm.

The quota for Auckland has not yet been finalised, but watch the notice boards for further particulars. If in doubt, or want to know anything, contact Peter Gordon, Exec, room, or leave a note for him.

— P E T E R G O R D O N ,

S t u d e n t L i a i s o n O f f i c e r .

ORIENTATION 1956It seems probable that an Orienta

tion Week will be staged again next year. This is held with the aim of introducing freshers into the w ays of University life as quickly and as thoroughly as possible.I f i t i s t o b e a s u c c e s s , a s s i s t a n c e w i l l

b e r e q u i r e d < f r o m a s m a n y S E N I O R S T U D E N T S a s p o s s i b l e . A l l t h a t w i l l b e r e q u i r e d w i l l b e a n i n t e r e s t i n w h a t g o e s o n , a n d a l i t t l e e f f o r t d u r i n g t h e f i r s t w e e k n e x t y e a r .

T h i s e v e n t c a n b e v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g a n d e x t r e m e l y r e w a r d i n g f o r t h o s e t a k i n g p a r t . I f y o u a r e a t a l l i n t e r e s t e d a n d t h i n k y o u m a y b e a b l e t o h e l p , w a t c h t h e N O T I C E B O A R D S o r i n q u i r e a t t h e E x e c . R o o m o r O f f i c e f o r f u r t h e r d e v e l o p m e n t s .

TRAVEL AND EXCHANGEUnder the Travel and Exchange

scheme between Australia and New Zealand, we are to expect Australian students here some time from early December till late January. These students will arrive in a chartered plane, while some will find their own w ay across the water.W h e n t h e y a r r i v e , t h e y w i l l b e l o o k e d

a f t e r f o r a d a y o r t w o , u n t i l s u c h t i m e a s t h e y f i n d t h e i r f e e t , a j o b a n d b o a r d . W e c a n b e s t h e l p , b y b i l l e t i n g t h e m f o r a d a y o r t w o u n t i l s u c h t i m e a s w e h a v e h e l p e d t h e m t o f i n d t h e s e t h i n g s .

I f y o u c a n b e r e a d y t o d o s s d o w n o n e , t w o , o r m o r e o f t h e s e s t u d e n t s , a n d b e p r e p a r e d t o h e l p t h e m a b i t , t h e n c o n t a c t P e t e r G o r d o n , E x e c . R o o m . B y d o i n g t h i s s m a l l s e r v i c e , y o u m a y b e p r e p a r i n g t h e w a y f o r a r e t u r n v i s i t .

— P E T E R G O R D O N ,S t u d e n t L i a i s o n O f f i c e r .

TO BLOOD DONORSThe management committee and staff

of the Auckland Blood Bank extend their grateful thanks to those hundred and eleven donors who gave their time and blood in the recent visit to the College.

President: P E T E R BOAG

Secretary:NORMAN B U T L E R

Woman Vice-President: L E S L E Y QUINN

Chairman Women’s House Cttee.: JA N E T W A TK IN S Capping Controller:

DAVID STO N E

Treasurer:BA R R Y PU RD Y

Man Vice-President: DONALD LANG

Chairman Men’s House Cttee.: LYN D SA Y NASH Social Controller:

P E T E R GODDARDStudent Liaison Officer:

P E T E R GORDONSports Clubs’ Representative:

M U R R A Y FRAN CIS Societies’ Representative:

R O B ER T ROACH Engineers’ Representative:

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Sports Clubs’ Secretary: JA M ES HOLDOM Societies’ Secretary: C LA R E L IL L IE

Elam Representative: NORMAN POINTON

Join "Craccum" Staff for 1956Applications are called for from

those students who are interested in joining the staff of Craccum for 1 9 5 6 .

P u r s u a n t t o t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f t h e c u r r e n t E d i t o r s w h i c h a r e i n c l u d e d i n a r e p o r t b r o u g h t d o w n r e c e n t l y , a r e o r g a n i s a t i o n o f t h e p a p e r i s u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n , a n d a n e x p a n s i o n o f t h e s t a f f w i l l p r o b a b l y b e n e c e s s a r y .

T h e r e w i l l b e v a c a n c i e s i n t h e f o l l o w i n g p o s i t i o n s :

S U B - E D I T O R : T h i s i s t o b e p r i m a r i l y a t e c h n i c a l p o s i t i o n ; t h e S u b - E d i t o r w i l l n e e d t o h a v e a f a i r k n o w l e d g e o f p r i n t i n g t e c h n i q u e s a n d , i n p a r t i c u l a r , o f n e w s p a p e r l a y - o u t . H e w i l l a l s o b e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r p r o o f r e a d i n g , a n d w i l l s u p e r v i s e t h e p r o o f - r e a d i n g s t a f f . A s t u d e n t w h o h a s h a d s o m e e x p e r i e n c e o f t h i s s i d e o f p r i n t i n g ’w o u l d b e t h e i d e a l c h o i c e , b u t a n y o n e w h o i s i n t e r e s t e d i n t h i s a s p e c t o f t h e p a p e r , i s i n v i t e d t o a p p l y . T h e p o s i t i o n i s a n i n t e r e s t i n g o n e , a n d a l s o o f v i t a l i m p o r t a n c e t o t h e p u b l i c a t i o n .

E D I T O R I A L S T A F F : T h e r e w i l l b e s e v e r a l v a c a n c i e s o n t h e E d i t o r i a l S t a f f , i n c l u d i n g :

U n i v e r s i t y N e w s E d i t o r .S p o r t s E d i t o r .L i t e r a r y a n d A r t s E d i t o r .I n t e r n a t i o n a l E d i t o r .T h e r e a r e t w o p r i m a r y p r e - r e q u i s i t e s

f o r t h e s e p o s i t i o n s , a f a i r l y w i d e k n o w l e d g e o f t h e s u b j e c t a n d s o m e l i t e r a r y a b i l i t y . I t w i l l b e t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f t h e s e p e o p l e t o s o l i c i t c o p y f o r t h e i r s e c t i o n o f t h e p a p e r a n d t o e d i t i t . T h e y - w i l l a l s o b e r e q u i r e d t o c o n t r i b u t e c o p y t h e m s e l v e s f r o m t i m e t o t i m e .

T h e U n i v e r s i t y N e w s E d i t o r a n d S p o r t s E d i t o r w i l l h a v e t h e a d d i t i o n a l d u t y o f s u p e r v i s i n g a s t a f f o f r e p o r t e r s .

R E P O R T E R S : T h e r e i s a n i n c r e a s i n g n e e d f o r r e p o r t e r s o n t h e p a p e r . T h e y w i l l n o t b e r e q u i r e d t o b e a r t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f t h e E d i t o r i a l s t a f f , b u t w i l l b e n e e d e d f o r r e p o r t i n g e v e n t s r o u n d t h e C o l l e g e , a n d t o g i v e a g o o d c o v e r a g e o f t h e c l u b s a n d s o c i e t i e s .

P R O O F R E A D E R S : T h e r e w i l l a l s o b e v a c a n c i e s f o r s t u d e n t s w h o a r e p r e p a r e d t o d e v o t e o n e n i g h t e a c h t w o o r t h r e e w e e k s t o t h e p a p e r b y a t t e n d i n g t h e “ p a s t e - u p ” w h e n t h e p a p e r i s m a d e u p i n i t s f i n a l f o r m . T h e i r d u t y w i l l b e t o r e a d t h e c o p y p r o o f s a n d t o m a k e a n y c o r r e c t i o n s r e q u i r e d .

A n y s t u d e n t s w h o w o u l d l i k e t o b e r e p o r t e r s c o u l d a l s o d o p r o o f - r e a d i n g . T h i s i s o f t e n a n a d v a n t a g e i n t h a t t h e y a r e a b l e t o c h e c k t h e i r o w n c o p y .

D I S T R I B U T I O N M A N A G E R : T h e d u t i e s o f t h e D i s t r i b u t i o n M a n a g e r w i l l b e t o r e c e i v e C r a c c u m o n i t s d e l i v e r y f r o m t h e p r i n t e r , t o d i s t r i b u t e c o p i e s a r o u n d t h e C o l l e g e a n d t o d i s p a t c h c o p i e s t o t h o s e o n t h e m a i l i n g l i s t . H e w i l l a l s o b e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r f i l i n g a l l p a p e r s a n d o t h e r p u b l i c a t i o n s r e c e i v e d f r o m o t h e r u n i v e r s i t i e s , b o t h N e w Z e a l a n d a n d o v e r s e a s .

B U S I N E S S M A N A G E R : D e p e n d i n g u p o n d e v e l o p m e n t s o v e r t h e h o l i d a y s , t h e r e m a y b e a v a c a n c y f o r a B u s i n e s s M a n a g e r o n t h e s t a f f . H i s d u t i e s w i l l o f c o u r s e p e r t a i n t o t h e f i n a n c i a l s i d e o f t h e p a p e r , b u t s h o u l d n o t b e t o o o n e r o u s .

S E C R E T A R Y : T h e r e w i l l b e a g r e a t n e e d f o r a S e c r e t a r y , w h o m u s t b e a c a p a b l e t y p i s t . T h e d u t i e s o f t h e Secreta r y w i l l i n c l u d e h a n d l i n g e d i t o r i a l corr e s p o n d e n c e , i n p a r t i c u l a r f o r N.Z.U.S.- N.A. b u s i n e s s ; a l s o t y p i n g o u t copy for t h e p a p e r w h e r e t h i s i s r e q u i r e d .

W o m e n s t u d e n t s s h o u l d n o t b e m i s l e d b y t h e u s e o f t h e m a s c u l i n e p r o n o u n a b o v e . A l l a p p l i c a t i o n s f r o m e i t h e r m e n o r w o m e n s t u d e n t s w i l l b e t r e a t e d a l i k e , a n d i n d e e d , i t w o u l d b e a h a p p y s i t u a t i o n i f t h e r e w e r e a n e q u a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o n t h e s t a f f o f t h e p a p e r .

T o t h o s e s t u d e n t s w h o s u b m i t t e d c o p y t h i s y e a r a n d w e r e n o t m e m b e r s o f t h e s t a f f , a s p e c i a l i n v i t a t i o n i s e x t e n d e d t o y o u , w h i l e p r e s e n t s t a f f m e m b e r s w i l l a g a i n b e w e l c o m e .

C r a c c u m i s a w o r t h w h i l e s t u d e n t a c t i v i t y , i t i s o n e w h i c h c a n b e v e r y r e w a r d i n g ; i t p r o v i d e s a b a s i s f o r s o c i a l c o n t a c t , a n d m e m b e r s o f t h e s t a f f e n j o y t h e p r i v i l e g e o f a c o n v e n i e n t a n d c o m f o r t a b l e r o o m i n t h e C o l l e g e g r o u n d s .

D o n ’ t b e m o d e s t a b o u t y o u r a b i l i t y : i f y o u a r e a t a l l i n t e r e s t e d , w r i t e o u t y o u r a p p l i c a t i o n n o w , a d d r e s s i t t o t h e E d i t o r a n d p l a c e i t i n C r a c c u m B o x o n E x e c . R o o m d o o r .

A l l a p p l i c a t i o n s s h o u l d i n c l u d e t h e f o l l o w i n g d e t a i l s : N a m e , a d d r e s s , t e l e p h o n e n u m b e r , p o s i t i o n y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n ( i f t h e r e a r e m o r e t h a n o n e , s t a t e o r d e r o f p r e f e r e n c e ) ; f a c u l t y a n d y e a r , a n d a n y r e l e v a n t e x p e r i e n c e o r a c t i v i t i e s . A l l a p p l i c a t i o n s s h o u l d b e s u b m i t t e d b y F r i d a y , 7 t h O c t o b e r .

D A V I D S T O N E ,E d i t o r , 1 9 5 6 .

C a n t e r b u r y t a k e s S h ie lShooting, Women's Hockey and Men's

Indoor Basketball Outstanding.Overall, the standard of play in this year’s Tournament was good.

Performances have been improving steadily over the years, and this year was no exception.

Shooting, perhaps, takes pride of. place. Most of the Blues awarded were for performances higher than last year’s highest score. Incidentally, Brian Bradburn’s shooting Blue was one of the two Blues gained by A.U.C. players. That the standard was high can be judged by the fact that Brian was the top scorer for Auckland ‘A ’ against W aikato; Jack Fraser was in a similar position for Auckland ‘B ’ ; and Sue McBeth was about the middle of the range in the Auckland women’s team. And none of these shooters were at the top of the N.Z.U. list. The range at Otago is one of the best in the country, and of particular merit was the top .score of 600.51, by V.U.C.’s Ysabel Corkhill in the I.C.I. Shield competition.

W o m e n ’ s h o c k e y w a s a l s o p i a h i g h s t a n d a r d , t h e C a n t e r b u r y t e a m i n p a r t i c u l a r b e i n g s t r o n g , w i t h a n e v e n s t r e n g t h , a n d a g o o d c o m b i n a t i o n . B c v . S a n d e r s , o f A u c k l a n d , a n N . Z . U . r e s e r v e , i s a m e m b e r o f t h e A u c k l a n d ‘ A ’ t e a m .

T h e t e a m w h i c h r e p r e s e n t e d N . Z . U . i n M e n ’ s I n d o o r B a s k e t b a l l w a s g o o d ; i t l o s t t o O t a g o b y o n l y o n e p o i n t ( t h e b e l l b e a t t h e m ) ; a n d t h r e e o f i t s m e m b e r s , M c R a e a n d B r a d le y , o f C . U . C . , a n d S a lt , o f V . U . C . , a r e i n t h e N e w Z e a l a n d t e a m t o p l a y i n A u s t r a l i a . O v e r t h e T o u r n a m e n t , h o w e v e r , t h e r e w a s a v e r y w i d e r a n g e o f a b i l i t y , a n d t h e o v e r a l l p i c t u r e i s n o t a s r o s y a s i t w o u l d a t f i r s t a p p e a r .

I n c o n t r a s t w i t h t h e m e n , t h e W o m e n ’ s I n d o o r B a s k e t b a l l s t a n d a r d w a s n o t a t a l l h i g h . T h e s p o r t i s i n i t s i n f a n c y i n s o f a r a s T o u r n a m e n t i s c o n c e r n e d , a n d i t i s s t e a d i l y i m p r o v i n g , w i t h a l o n g w a y t o g o y e t .

T h e S o c c e r s t a n d a r d , d e s p i t e t h e a t r o c i o u s s t a t e o f t h e g r o u n d s , w a s n o t p a r t i c u l a r l y g o o d . O n l y o n e p l a y e r , P e t e r F e e n s t r a , o f C a n t e r b u r y , i s k n o w n t o h a v e p l a y e d f o r a p r o v i n c i a l s i d e , a n d t h e

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T h e t e a m a s a w h o l e p e r f o r m e d v e r y w e l l , b u t i t w a s t h e s t r e n g t h i n o u r d o u b l e s , a n d e s p e c i a l l y c o m b i n e d d o u b l e s , t h a t t u r n e d t h e t a b l e s o u r w a y .

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W a r r e n T r a v e r s , o f A u c k l a n d , w a s t h e b r i g h t s t a r i n t h e H a r r i e r 1 f i e l d . H e h a s b e a t e n B a i l e y . a n d C u n n i n g h a m , w h o f i n i s h e d 1 3 t h a n d 7 t h r e s p e c t i v e l y i n t h e N a t i o n a l e v e n t , a n d h e w o n t h e ’ V a r s i t y c h a m p i o n s h i p d e c e s i v e l y . H e i s r a n k e d i n t h e f i r s t 1 5 i n N e w Z e a l a n d . N o o t h e r r u n n e r i m p r e s s e d g r e a t l y , b u t t h e g e n e r a l s t a n d a r d w a s q u i t e g o o d . W a r r e n g a i n e d a B l u e , A u c k l a n d ’ s o n l y o t h e r o n e , f o r h i s e f f o r t .

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t u a t i n g r e t u r n s . . . ” “ W e a d v o c a t e k e e p i n g t h e 1 0 / - t h e s a m e a l l t h e t i m e ” ( s l i g h t m i s q u o t e ) . “ F a r m e r s f a c e g r e a t e r r i s k s — r i s k s o v e r w h i c h t h e y h a v e n o c o n t r o l . ” “ W e a r e i n s u l t i n g t h e d i v i n i t y t h a t i s i n h u m a n n a t u r e . ” M i s s R y a n f e l t t h a t t h e o p p o s i t i o n h a d b e e n s w i m m i n g a b o u t i n r o s e a t e d r e a m s i n a p o n d . ” B u t G r ie rs o n , o f A . U . C . , s a i d : “ I a t t e m p t e d t o d r a g t h e i r t h o u g h t s f r o m t h e r e a l m s o f d r e a m l a n d t o t h e r e a l m s o f h a r d f a c t . ” M a y b e t h e y h a d s t u d i e d d i f f e r e n t e c e n o m i c t e x t - b o o k s .

M r . G r i e r s o n s e e m e d a l i t t l e u n r e a l i s t i c w h e n i t c a m e t o d e a l i n g w i t h t h e “ h a r d f a c t s ” o f f a r m l i f e , e t c . , e t c . ( p i g s a n d b u t t e r f a t ) . M r . L a n g w a s h i s u s u a l d e l i b e r a t e s e l f — h e s o u n d e d a s t h o u g h h e k n e w w h a t h e w a s a r g u i n g a b o u t a n d i n t e g r a t e d h i s a n s w e r s t o p o i n t s m a d e b y t h e o p p o s i t i o n v e r y w e l l . W e w e r e g l a d t o n o t i c e t h a t t h i s s p e a k e r , a t l e a s t , d i d n o t o b s c u r e o u r v i e w o f t h e c h a i r m a n , D r . H o w a r d , e v e n i f h e d i d r e m a i n r o o t e d s t i f f l y t o o n e s p o t .

M r . G u e s t ( J u d g e ) c o m m e n t e d o n t h e l a c k o f g e s t u r i n g t h r o u g h o u t t h e d e b a t e s a n d o n t h e m o n o t o n y o f t h e f e w g e s t u r e s w h i c h w e r e u s e d . B o t h M a s s e y s p e a k e r s s e e m e d v e r y m u c h a t e a s e o n t h e s t a g e . M r . M c P h a iT s s t r o l l i n g a b o u t s e e m e d q u i t e n a t u r a l . M i s s A . R y a n c o m b i n e d h e r r a n t i n g d e c l a m a t i o n s w i t h f a s c i n a t i n g s w e e p s o f h e r a r m s a n d r a m p a g e s a c r o s s t h e s t a g e . A m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g s p e a k e r , b u t w a s s h e r e a l l y a g o o d d e b a t e r ? >

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a n a s t y s h o c k f o r A u c k l a n d , w h e n b e f o r e t h e N o r t h e r n e r s h a d y e t d i r t i e d t h e i r s h o r t s i n t " h e m u r k y w a t e r s o f L o g a n P a r k , C . U . C . s c o r e d t h e i r f i r s t g o a l . A . U . C . , a n x i o u s l y t e n s e , f o u g h t b a c k t o l e a d 2 — 1 , b u t e v e n t u a l l y w e n t d o w n 4 — 2 . H o w e v e r , n e x t d a y s a w s o m e t h i n g o f t h e i r h o m e t o w n c o - o r d i n a t i o n w h e n P h il P a y n t e r , p l a y i n g a g r a n d a l l - r o u n d g a m e a n d b a c k e d u p b y t h a t t o u r n a m e n t

v e t e r a n , G r a e m e T h o r n le y , l e d h i s m u d d i e d o a f s t o a n e x c i t i n g 1 — 0 v i c t o r y o v e rO . U . A f t e r t h i s , W e d n e s d a y ’ s 3 — 0 w i n o v e r V . U . C . w a s r a t h e r a n a n t i - c l i m a x , h i g h l i g h t e d , h o w e v e r , b y a g o a l j u s t b e f o r e t i m e b y f u l l - b a c k C o lin C a m p b ell ,

w h o t h r o u g h o u t t h e w e e k a d m i r a b l y r e s t r a i n e d h i s t e n d e n c y t o w a n d e r . O t a g o m e a n w h i l e d e f e a t e d C a n t e r b u r y a n d t h u s t h e t r i p l e d e a d - h e a t f o r S o c c e r S h i e l d , w h i c h i n c i d e n t a l l y w a s s a f e l y c a r r i e d o f f t o t h e N o r t h .

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s o n N . Z . U . s e l e c t i o n g o t o S c o t t y W r i g h t , a p p a r e n t l y r e v e l l i n g i n t h e a t r o c i o u s c o n d i t i o n s ; P a u l M ic a l- le f , a l w a y s a b l e t o c o n j u r e u p a f e w s q u a r e f e e t o f d r y t u r f t o w e a v e a b o u t i n , a n d P h il P a y n t e r , p i v o t o f t h e t e a m .

R o b in K i r k , t o o , , p l a y e d s o m e n i c e f o o t b a l l " i n t h e d r y p a t c h e s o f t h e l e f t - w i n g , a n d h e , w i t h G r a e m e T h o r n le y , a n d t h e e v e r - r e l i a b l e P h i l V is k o i 'ic , d e s e r v e d N . Z . U . s e l e c t i o n .

B o t h o n a n d o f f t h e f i e l d a h a p p i e r a n d m o r e v o c a l l y g i f t e d s i d e w o u l d b e h a r d t o i m a g i n e , a n d w i t h m o s t o f t h e t e a m r e t u r n i n g n e x t y e a r , C h r i s t c h u r c h s h o u l d b e t h e s c e n e o f s o m e g o o d s i n g i n g a n d s o m e g o o d f o o t b a l l . P . S . — W e m u s t h e r e m e n t i o n , t o o , t h e r e s e r v e s w h o r o l l e d u p e v e r y t i m e a n d b l e w “ t h e h o r n . ” B e t t e r l u c k n e x t y e a r !

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t h i s y e a r w i t h e i g h t p o i n t s , V . U . C . w a s s e c o n d w i t h s i x , a n d C a n t e r b u r y r a n t h i r d w i t h f o u r p o i n t s . O t a g o d i d n o t l o s e a m a t c h , a n d t h e i r ‘ B ’ t e a m a l s o p l a y e d w e l l , a l t h o u g h t h e i r g a m e s d i d n o t c o u n t f o r t h e c h a m p i o n s h i p .

A l t h o u g h A u c k l a n d d i d n o t g a i n a p l a c e , a n d o n l y w o n t w o o f t h e f i v e m a t c h e s p l a y e d , w e h a d f o u r p l a y e r s i n t h e K . Z . U . t e a m — N . H a r r i s , W . T e c s - d a lc , E . P e r c iv a l a n d G . S w ift . T h e r e w a s o n l y o n e h o c k e y B l u e , K . P a te l , o f O t a g o .A . U . C . v . M . A . C .

A u c k l a n d w o n t h i s m a t c h , p l a y e d u n d e r a t r o c i o u s c o n d i t i o n s w h i c h m a d e p l a y s l o w , a n d d i f f i c u l t . M a s s e y f i e l d e d a m u c h s t r o n g e r t e a m t h a n l a s t y e a r , a n d d e s p i t e t h e s c o r e t h i s w a s a f a i r l y e v e n m a t c h , w i t h b o t h t e a m s m a k i n g r e p e a t e d a t t a c k s o n t h e o t h e r ’ s d e f e n c e . I t w a s t h e b e t t e r d e f e n c e o f t h e A u c k l a n d t e a m t h a t w o n t h e m a t c h . N e i t h e r s i d e c o m b i n e d w e l l , b o t h r e l y i n g o n i n d i v i d u a l s p e e d . P e r civ a l a n d T e e s d a le p l a y e d w e l l f o r A u c k l a n d , a n d S w ift i n i t i a t e d m a n y a t t a c k s . G o a l s w e r e s c o r e d b y M o o r e ( 3 ) , F o r b e s ( 2 ) . H a w t h o r n e , S w i f t a n d T e e s d a l e , A . U . C . w i n n i n g 8 — 1 .A . U . C . v . V . U . C .

T h i s w a s t h e l a s t g a m e o f t h e d a y , a n d t h e c o n s e q u e n c e w a s t h a t t h e g r o u n d w a s v e r y s t i c k y a n d m u d d y . V i c t o r i a ’ s f o r w a r d s w e r e f a s t a n d a t t a c k e d p e r s i s t e n t l y , a n d p r o v e d t o o g o o d f o r A u c k l a n d ’ s d e f e n c e . I n t h e d i f f i c u l t c o n d i t i o n s V i c t o r i a s h o w e d s u p e r i o r b a l l c o n t r o l . H a r r i s a n d T e e s d a le p l a y e d w e l l a g a i n , a d a p t i n g t h e m s e l v e s t o t h e p l a y n e e d e d . S z e ift a n d M a d d o c k b o t h t o o k t h e b a l l u p s e v e r a l t i m e s , b u t c o u l d n o t g e t i t i n t o t h e c i r c l e . V i c t o r i a w o n t h i s m a t c h5—1.A . U . C . v . C . U . C .

I n a s l o w g a m e C a n t e r b u r y , w i t h a b e t t e r c o m b i n a t i o n , b e a t A u c k l a n d , d e s p i t e t h e f a c t t h a t p l a y t h r o u g h o u t w a s m o s t l y i n t h e C a n t e r b u r y h a l f . " T h e C . U . C . f o r w a r d s w e r e f a s t a n d c o m b i n e d w e l l , b u t t h e A u c k l a n d v a n g u a r d c o u l d n o t g e t i n t o t h e c i r c l e . T h e s e c o n d h a l f s p e e d e d u p , b u t t h e s t i c k y g r o u n d m a d e f a s t o p e n p l a y i m p o s s i b l e . P e r c iv a l a n d Szv ift s c o r e d A u c k l a n d ’ s g o a l s . Teesdale

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a n d P e r c iv a l t a c k l e d w e l l , a n d H a r r is m a d e s e v e r a l g o o d s a v e s .O . U . ‘ A ’ v . A . U . C .

I n a n o p e n a n d f a s t g a m e o n a d r y i n g g r o u n d O t a g o ’ s ‘A ’ t e a m b e a t A . U . C .6 — 1 . B o t h s i d e s a t t a c k e d c o n s i s t e n t l y ,b u t i t w a s O t a g o , w i t h b e t t e r p o s i t i o n a l p l a y , a n d w h o g e n e r a l l y h e l d t h e t e r r i t o r i a l a d v a n t a g e , w h o w o n . T h e i r d e f e n c e w a s t o o g o o d f o r t h e A u c k l a n d f o r w a r d s . A l t h o u g h S zv ift m a d e s e v e r a l d a s h e s , O t a g o ’ s f o r w a r d s p e n e t r a t e d t h e c i r c l e m o r e , a n d t h e i r b e t t e r p a s s i n g a n d c o m b i n a t i o n i n t h e c i r c l e m a k e t h e m c e r t a i n o f v i c t o r y . M o o r e s c o r e d A . U . C . ’ s o n l y g o a l .N . Z . U . v . O T A G O

T h i s w a s a f a s t g a m e , w i t h g o o d s t i c k - w o r k a f e a t u r e o n b o t h s i d e s . T h e g r o u n d w a s b e t t e r t h a n b e f o r e . P l a y w a s m o s t l y i n t h e ’ V a r s i t i e s ’ h a l f , a n d t h e t e a m c o m b i n e d w e l l . A t h a l f t i m e , t h e s c o r e w a s 2 — 1 i n ’ V a r s i t i e s f a v o u r , b u t O t a g o e v e n e d s o o n a f t e r . A l t h o u g h b o t h s i d e s h a d s e v e r a l n e a r a t t e m p t s a t g o a l i n g , t h e s c o r e r e m a i n e d a t 2 — 2 .

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T h e t e a m s i n t h i s c o m p e t i t i o n w e r e f a i r l y e v e n l y m a t c h e d a n d t h e s u p e r i o r i t y o f t h e l e a d i n g t e a m s , O t a g o a n d V i c t o r i a , l a y o n l y i n t h e i r a b i l i t y t o m a k e f a s t e r b r e a k s a n d t o c l a i m m o r e r e b o u n d s .A .U .C . d e fe a t e d C .U .C . 24-22

T h i s w a s a c l o s e a n d e x c i t i n g g a m e b e t w e e n t w o f a s t t e a m s . I . B o zem a n , f o r A . U . C . , w a s p a r t i c u l a r l y o u t s t a n d i n g , a n d h e r c o n s i s t e n t p l a y t h r o u g h o u t t h e s e r i e s w e l l e a r n e d h e r a p l a c e a s v i c e - c a p t a i n o f t h e N . Z . U . t e a m .O . U . d e fe a t e d A .U .C . 20 -1 4

A n o t h e r c l o s e l y - c o n t e s t e d g a m e i n w h i c h O t a g o j u s t h a d t h e e d g e o n A u c k l a n d , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n d e f e n s i v e p l a y .V .U .C . d e fe a t e d A .U .C . 25-19

A f t e r a h a l f - t i m e s c o r e o f 1 6 - 1 4 i n f a v o u r o f V i c t o r i a t h e i r f a s t e r p a s s i n g a n d e x c e l l e n t d e f e n s e p r o v e d t o o m u c h f o r t h e i r A u c k l a n d g i r l s . A g a i n I . B o z e m a n p l a y e d e x t r e m e l y w e l l a n d w a s a b l y s u p p o r t e d b y M . L o v e a n d / . H a m e s , b u t t h e y w e r e n o t q u i t e s t r o n g e n o u g h t o b e t t e r t h e i r f i n a l s c o r e o f 1 9 - 2 5 .N E W Z E A L A N D U N I V E R S I T Y G A M E SN .Z .U . v . O ta g o ( W o m e n )

T h e 4 2 - 2 5 s c o r e d o e s n o t g i v e a t r u e i n d i c a t i o n o f t h e g a m e . B o t h t e a m s p l a y e d e v e n l y a n d c o n s i s t e n t l y w i t h O t a g o ’ s a d v a n t a g e l y i n g i n t h e i r f a s t e r m o v e m e n t a n d m o r e p r a c t i s e d t a c t i c s .

SHOOTINGT h e S h o o t i n g C o n t r o l l e r m u s t b e .

w a r m l y c o n g r a t u l a t e d o n t h e c o n d u c t o f t h e 1 9 5 5 s h o o t i n g . Q u i t e a p a r t f r o m t h e f a c t t h a t o n e o f t h e b e s t o f t h e c o u n t r y ’ s r a n g e s w a s m a d e a v a i l a b l e , t h e s t a n d a r d o f e f f i c i e n c y a n d h o s p i t a l i t y w i l l b e d i f f i c u l t t o r i v a l i n t h e f u t u r e .

l . C . l . S h i e l d : A t e a m o f f o u r s h o o t e r s f i r i n g s i x c a r d s e a c h . C . U . C . h a d a w e l l - m e r i t e d w i n , t h e p l a c i n g s b e i n g a s f o l l o w s : —

1 , C . U . C . 2 , 3 8 7 ; 2 , O . U . 2 , 3 7 2 ; 3 , A . U . C . 2 , 3 7 1 ; 4 , V . U . C . 2 , 3 6 5 ; 5 , C . A . C . 2 , 3 5 2 ; 6 , M . A . C . 2 , 3 2 9 .

A h i g h s t a n d a r d w a s e x p e c t e d ; e v e n s o t h e r e s u l t s w e r e s u r p r i s i n g . I t i s i n t e r e s t i n g t o n o t e t h a t t h e p r e v i o u s r e c o r d s c o r e w a s 2 , 3 7 1 ! T h e f o l l o w i n g i n d i v i d u a l p e r f o r m a n c e s a r e w o r t h y o f m e n t i o n : Y s a b e l C o r k h i l l ( V . U . C . ) , 6 0 0 . 5 1 ; D a v e K n i g h t ( O . U . ) , 5 9 9 . 4 6 ; G o rd o n H a s e l l ( C . U . C . ) , 5 9 9 . 4 5 ; B r ia n B r a d b u r n ( A . U . C . ) , 5 9 9 . 3 9 .

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w a s f a i r l y c o n c l u s i v e l y - b e a t e n b y t h e S o u t h I s l a n d .N . Z .U . 'v . O ta g o „

T h e N . Z . U . t e a m t h i s y e a r w a s p r o b a b l y t h e s t r o n g e s t t e a m e v e r f i e l d e d a n d o u r h o p e s w e r e h i g h . O t a g o , o n e o f t h e s t r o n g e s t p r o v i n c e s i n t h e s m a l l b o r e w o r l d , t u r n e d o n a v e r y g o o d s h o o t , b e a t i n g t h e N . Z . U . t e a m b y f i v e p o i n t s . B ria n B r a d b u r n , J a c k F r a s e r a n d T o n y M a in - g a y w e r e t h e A . U . C . m e m b e r s w h o m a d e t h e N . Z . U . t e a m .

B r i a n i s t o b e c o n g r a t u l a t e d o n g e t t i n g a n N . Z . U . B l u e . B r a i n , J a c k a n d T o n y w e r e n o m i n a t e d f o r B l u e s . D a v e K n i g h t ( O . U . ) w a s t h e h i g h e s t i n d i v i d u a l s c o r e r ,

s h o o t i n g 9 9 9 o u t o f 1 , 0 0 0 ; a t r u l y r e m a r k a b l e p e r f o r m a n c e .

I n c o n c l u s i o n i t c a n b e s a f e l y s a i d t h a t t h e A . U . C . t e a m e x c e e d e d a n y o f t h e h o p e s i t w e n t a w a y w i t h . E v e r y o n e d i d v e r y w e l l i n d e e d . O u r t h a n k s t o O . U . ; m a y w e s o o n m e e t t h e m a g a i n . ( Y o u w i l l — S p . E d . )

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i n t a b l e t e n n i s , a n d w i t h t h e f a s t a t t a c k i n g g a m e w h i c h i s p l a y e d i n W e l l i n g t o n , h a d l i t t l e t r o u b l e i n w i n n i n g t h e t e a m s ’ c o m p e t i t i o n . A u c k l a n d , a l t h o u g h . d e f e a t e d b y V i c t o r i a e a r l v , d e f e a t e d O t a g o , w h o h a d b e e n b e a t e n b y C a n t e r b u r y .

I n t h e M e n ’ s S i n g l e s , G e o r g e G a r d i n e r , o f A . U . C . , t o o k t h e N . Z . U . c h a m p i o n , A l l a n R o b i n s o n , o f V . U . C . , t o f i v e c l o s e l v - f o u g h t s e t s . E l s o m S a n g , o f A . U . C . . s u r p r i s e d b y d e f e a t i n g D . L y e , o f O . U . , a n d t h e r e b y e n t e r i n g t h e s e m i f i n a l s . B o t h G a r d i n e r a n d S a n g m a d e t h e N . Z . U . t e a m , w h i c h w a s b e a t e n b y O t a g o P r o v i n c e .

T h e A . U . C . g i r l s , H e a t h e r P e t r i e a n d M a u r e e n S a n g , p r o v i d e d t h e b i g s u r p r i s e f o r t b e A u c k l a n d t e a m w h e n t h e v w o n t h e W o m e n ’ s D o u b l e s C h a m p i o n s h i p .

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O . U . , w h i c h f i n i s h e d t h i r d t o C . U . C . a n d A . U . C . S e v e r a l o f O . U . ’ s t o p p l a y e r s h a v e t h i s y e a r t r a n s f e r r e d t o C . U . C . I n s p i t e o f t h e h a n d i c a p o f h a v i n g o n l y f i v e m e m b e r s o f t h e r e g u l a r s e n i o r t e a m , A . U . C . a c q u i t t e d i t s e l f w e l l . T h e f a c t t h a t t h e t e a m h a d n o t p l a y e d t o g e t h e r b e f o r e w a s e v i d e n t i n t h e e a r l y g a m e s , p a r t i c u l a r l y a m o n g t h e f o r w a r d s . T h e d e f e n c e p l a y e d e x t r e m e l y w e l l t h r o u g h o u t , b u t t h e f o r w a r d s o n t h e w h o l e l a c k e d t h e c o m b i n a t i o n a n d p e n e t r a t i o n r e q u i r e d t o f o l l o w u p t h e i r a d v a n t a g e s . T h e i m p r o v e m e n t i n t h e l a t e r g a m e s w a s m a r k e d . A n o t h e r w e a k n e s s v y a s t h e t e n d e n c y t o p u t t h e b a l l r i g h t o n t o t h e o p p o s i t i o n s t i c k s i n s t e a d o f d r a w i n g a p l a y e r a n d p l a c i n g p a s s e s c a r e f u l l y .

A . U . C . w a s u n f o r t u n a t e i n m e e t i n g t h e e v e n t u a l w i n n e r s , C . U . C . , f i r s t a n d h a v i n g t o p l a y u n d e r a t r o c i o u s c o n d i t i o n s i n v e r y s o f t m u d a n d l a r g e p o o l s o f w a t e r . C a n t e r b u r y a d a p t e d t h e m s e l v e s b e t t e r t o t h e c o n d i t i o n s a n d w o n 4 — 0 .

N e x t d a y p l a y w a s t r a n s f e r r e d t o t h e m u c h f i r m e r f i e l d s a t t h e O v a l . T h i n g s ' l o o k e d w e l l f o r A u c k l a n d i n t h e m a t c h a g a i n s t A u s t r a l i a n U n i v e r s i t i e s w h e n c e n t r e - h a l f B e v e r l e y S a u n d e r s s c o r e d t h e f i r s t g o a l w i t h a b e a u t i f u l h a r d s h o r t f r o m t h e e d g e o f t h e c i r c l e . T h e t o u r i s t s p l a y e d a v e r y d i f f e r e n t t y p e o f h o c k e y , b u s t l i n g m o r e , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n t h e c i r c l e . - I n t h e s e c o n d h a l f t h e y s c o r e d q u i c k l y , w i n n i n g b y s e v e n g o a l s t o o n e .

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H o w e v e r , m o s t m u r d e r s a r e c o m m i t t e d n o t b y p s y c h o t i c s b u t b y n o r m a l p e o p l e , p e o p l e a s n o r m a l a s o u r s e l v e s , p e o p l e w h o s e p a s s i o n s h a v e b e e n s t i r r e d b e y o n d s t r a i n i n g - p o i n t , w h e t h e r t h e y t h e m s e l v e s a r e t o b l a m e f o r s t r a i n i n g t h e i r p a s s i o n s o r w h e t h e r t h e m u r d e r e d p e r s o n h a s p r o v o k e d t h e m . M o s t m u r d e r s , i n f a c t , a r e u n d e r s t a n d a b l e . I d o n o t s a y e x c u s a b l e , b u t u n d e r s t a n d a b l e ; w h i c h e x p l a i n s w h y n e w s p a p e r s d e v o t e s o m u c h s p a c e t o t h e d e t a i l s o f m u r d e r ‘ t r i a l s .

H e r e , t h e S t a t e h a s t o f a c e t h i s q u e s t i o n : I f w e l e t t h i s p e r s o n , w h o s e m o t i v e s w e a l l s y m p a t h i s e w i t h , b e r e p r i e v e d o u t o f m e r c y , t h e n t h e n e x t t h i n g w e k n o w , m a n y o t h e r p e o p l e , p e r h a p s e v e n w e o u r s e l v e s . w i l l b e t e m p t e d t o a c t o n t h e i m p u l s e , k i l l s o m e o n e w e h a t e a n d t r y o u r l u c k o n l e g a l p r o c e d u r e , w h i c h w e h a v e g o o d r e a s o n t o ' e x p e c t t o b e g e n e r o u s . T h e S t a t e t h i n k s i t s d u t y i s t o d i s c o u r a g e t h e a s s u m p t i o n t h a t i t w i l l a c t t o w a r d s t h e m u r d e r e r l i k e h i s c o u n s e l f o r t h e - d e f e n c e . P u n i s h m e n t , i t i s s a i d , s h o u l c P b e a d e t e r r e n t .

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I s t h i s j u s t ? O n e m a n i s h u n g ’ i n o r d e r t o s a v e o t h e r m e n f r o m t h e i r o w n t e m p t a t i o n s , f o r w h i c h t h e m a n h u n g i s n o t i n t h e l e a s t g u i l t y . T h i s a r g u m e n t w o u l d i m p l y t h a t , o n c e t h e n e e d f o r d e t e r r e n c e m i g h t b e f i n i s h e d , t h e n t h e m u r d e r i t s e l f w o u l d n o t j u s t i f y h a n g i n g .

T h e p o i n t t o r a i s e i s : d o e s , i n f a c t , h a n g i n g d i s c o u r a g e m u r d e r ?

T h e e v i d e n c e o f t h e f i g u r e o f m u r d e r s i n t h e 3 0 - o d d s t a t e s w i t h o u t c a p i t a l p u n i s h m e n t i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e r e i s n o g r e a t - d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n t h e r a t e o f m u r d e r s i n t h e i r p o p u l a t i o n s a n d t h e r a t e i n c o u n t r i e s t h a t c o m m i t c a p i t a l p u n i s h m e n t . S t a t i s t i c s , i t m a y b e o b j e c t e d , c a n l i e . B u t i n t h i s q u e s t i o n , s t a t i s t i c s a r e s i m p l e a n d u n c o m p l i c a t e d , - t h e y a r e e a s i l y c h e c k e d , a n d d i r e c t l y r e l a t a b l e t o t h e n u m b e r o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n . T h e o n l y d i f f i c u l t y i s t o b e a b l e t o c o m p a r e t h e r a t e s o f m u r d e r i n b o t h k i n d s o f c o u n t r i e s o v e r a s u f f i c i e n t a n d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e n o u g h n u m b e r o f y e a r s .

So far as can be deduced there is no reason to think that either capital punishment or the absence of capital punishment, noticeably Increases or decreases the proportion of murders in the population.

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e n c o u r a g e d b y t h e g l o r y a n d p u b l i c i t y g i v e n t o t h e m u r d e r , a n d b y t h e g l o r i f i c a t i o n i n f i l m s , c o m i c s a n d p u l p f i c t i o n , o f c r i m i n a l s . S o t h a t s o m e m u r d e r s a r e e n c o u r a g e d , r a t h e r t h a n d e t e r r e d b y c a p i t a l p u n i s h m e n t . - x

A u c k l a n d ’ s s e c o n d m i l k b a r m u r d e r e r w a s c e r t a i n l y n o t d e t e r r e d b y t h e h a n g i n g o f F o s t e r .

T h e n , i f t h e S t a t e i s s a t i s f i e d t h a t t h e m u r d e r e r m u r d e r e d t h e v i c t i m f o r a p a r t i c u l a r p u r p o s e , a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y , i s n o m o r e l i k e l y t o m u r d e r a n y o n e e l s e t h a n a n y o n e n e i t h e r i n c u s t o d y n o r s u s p e c t e d ; a n d i f t h e S t a t e f i n d s t h a t t h e a b s e n c e o f c a p i t a l p u n i s h m e n t i s n o d e t e r r e n t f o r m u r d e r s c o m m i t t e d i n p a s s i o n , t h e n t h e S t a t e m u s t r e c o n s i d e r t h e p u r p o s e o f h a n g i n g , w i t h a l l i t s m i s e r y , w i t h i t s c o n s e q u e n t a n d a t t e n d a n t u n p l e a s a n t n e s s o f f i r i n g a c i v i l s e r v a n t i n a b l a c k m a s k t o t i g h t e n a k n o t a r o u n d a n o t h e r m a n ’ s n e c k a n d s p r i n g a t r a p u n d e r h i s f e e t t o b r e a k i t .

E d w a r d F o s t e r , w e h e a r , w e n t s o b b i n g t o a d e a t h n e i t h e r h e w a n t e d n o r d i d h i s k i l l e r s h a v e a n y p e r s o n a l i n t e r e s t i n ; y e t h e w a s h u n g . I t c o u l d n o t h a v e b e e n a p l e a s a n t s i g h t . I t c o u l d n o t h a v e b e e n a p l e a s a n t e x p e r i e n c e , e s p e c i a l l y f o r F o s t e r .

Yet the State does this. The State hires men to execute this inhumanity to people who, before the murder, were our fellow citizens. And w e should realise that the State is us. L'Etat, e'est nous. It is we who killed Foster.

F o s t e r w a s a n E n g l i s h i m m i g r a n t . H e w a s y o u n g a n d g o o d - n a t u r e d . A s t u d e n t w h o b o a r d e d w i t h h i m s o m e t i m e a g o s a y s h e w a s o n e o f t h e e a s i e s t p e o p l e t o g e t a l o n g w i t h .

A l l t h e s a m e h e k i l l e d t h e g i r l h e l o v e d , a n d i n a w a y t h a t w a s m o r e r e p u g n a n t t o r e a d a b o u t t h a n h i s o w n d e a t h ; p e r h a p s , b e c a u s e i t w a s w i t h o u t w a r n i n g , l e s s u n p l e a s a n t a n e x p e r i e n c e t h a n h i s o w n d e a t h , b u t b l o o d i e r a n d m e s s i e r . B u t d o e s a d y i n g g i r l c a r e a b o u t t h e m e s s ? •

T h e p r o s e c u t i o n p r e s e n t e d h i m a s a m a n w h o l o v e d a n d l e f t , w h o b r o k e o n e w o m a n ’ s h e a r t a s e a s i l y a s h e s e d u c e d t h e n e x t o n e . W e a r e t o o e a s i l y i n f l u e n c e d b y n e w s p a p e r r e p o r t s . I f m a n y o f u s w e r e t o c o n s u l t o u r o w n e x p e r i e n c e w e c o u l d n a m e o n e o r t w o a c q u a i n t a n c e s w h o m a k e l o v e a s e a s i l y a n d a s l i g h t l y . I t i s n o t a c r i m e , a n d t h i s c o n s i d e r a t i o n i s i r r e l e v a n t t o t h e q u e s t i o n , w h e t h e r h e s h o u l d h a v e b e e n h u n g .

W h a t i s r e l e v a n t t o t h i s q u e s t i o n , i s h i s i n t e n t i o n . T h e g i r l h e k i l l e d w a s t h e o n e h e f e l l d e e p l y i n l o v e w i t h . H i s c o u n s e l s a y s t h a t h e r e f u s e d t o a l l o w a n y t h i n g t o b e s a i d a g a i n s t h e r , o r a g a i n s t h i s w i f e , w h o m h e l e f t i n A u s t r a l i a b e c a u s e s h e w o u l d n o t l e a v e t h e h o m e o f p a r e n t s h e c o u l d n o t g e t a l o n g w i t h .

I f t h i s i s t r u e , i f p u t s a d i f f e r e n t c o m p l e x i o n o n t h i n g s . H e a r g u e d , t o o , t h a t h e p l a n n e d t o m a k e a r o m a n t i c e x h i b i t i o n o f h i s d e s p a i r , t o g e t r u n i n f o r l e t t i n g h i s g u n o f f h a r m l e s s l y s o t h a t h e c o u l d d e c l a r e h i s p a s s i o n t o t h e c o u n t r y . Y o u c a n a r g u e t h a t t h a t w o u l d h a v e b e e n s i l l y , b u t s i l l i e r t h i n g s h a v e b e e n d o n e i n p a s s i o n . T h e r e r e m a i n s a s t r o n g e l e m e n t o f d o u b t w h e t h e r F o s t e r i n t e n d e d t o k i l l h i s g i r l .

T h e t r u t h o f t h e s i t u a t i o n i s t h a t i n t h e b e s t o f s o c i e t i e s , t h e e x e c u t i o n o f l a w i s n o t i m p a r t i a l . T h e l a w i t s e l f i s i m p a r t i a l , t h e m a c h i n e r y o f a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f j u s t i c e i s i m p a r t i a l . B u t t h e l a w i s i n t e r p r e t e d t h r o u g h t h e m i n d s o f j u r y m e n w h o s e j u d g m e n t s a r e i n f l u e n c e d b y i d e a s o n l y t o o p a r t i a l .

It is too much to expect a concater- nation of defence, trying to save a man whether he is guilty or not, and prosecution, trying to condeihn him whether he is guilty or not, and judge, the only impartial member there, and jury, twelve men trying their best to be just, but also wanting to reach agreement and willing for the sake of that agreement to believe that the other juryman's arguments might after all be correct; it is too much to.expect this con- caternation to arrive at absolute impartial justice.

I t i s t h e b e s t s y s t e m t h a t s o f a r w e h a v e d e v i s e d , I h a v e n o d e s i r e t o u r g e , a n d w o u l d o p p o s e , a n y d r a s t i c a l t e r a t i o n o f t h e s y s t e m b e c a u s e i t i s a s n e a r a s w e c a n g e t t o e n s u r i n g e q u a l i t y b e f o r e t h e l a w . Y e t i t i s n o t f a i r t o e n t r u s t s u c h a s y s t e m w i t h t h e l i v e s o f o u r f e l l o w - c i t i z e n s , w i t h o u r l i v e s .

T h e r e a r e c a s e s o f t h e h a n g i n g o f i n n o c e n t p e o p l e . T i m o t h y E v a n s w a s h u n g f o r t h e m u r d e r o f h i s c h i j d , a n d w a s s u s p e c t e d a l s o o f t h e m u r d e r o f h i s w i f e , a t a t i m e w h e n J o h n C h r i s t i e w a s l i v i n g i n t h e s a m e h o u s e , w h o w a s l a t e r c o n v i c t e d o f m u r d e r i n g n i n e w o m e n , b e f o r e a n d a f t e r t h e E v a n s m u r d e r s , a t t h e s a m e h o u s e ; w h o a d m i t t e d k i l l i n g M r s . E v a n s . W e a r e a s k e d t o b e l i e v e t h a t a t t h e s a m e t i m e o n e m a n k i l l e d h i s c h i l d , a n d h i s n e i g h b o u r k i l l e d h i s - w i f e .

A m a n c a l l e d W h i t e w a y w a s h u n g f o r t h e “ t o w p a t h m u r d e r s , ” i n L o n d o n i n 1 9 5 3 , o n v e r y c i r c u m s t a n c i a l e v i d e n c e , w h i l e p r o t e s t i n g t h a t h e h a d n o t s i g n e d t h e c o n f e s s i o n i m p u t e d t o h i m . H e c l a i m e d t h a t h e h a d s i g n e d a s t a t e m e n t o n t h e t o p o f a p i l e , a n d s i g n e d o n l y t h e c o v e r s o f w h a t H e t h o u g h t w e r e c o p i e s u n d e r n e a t h t h e s t a t e m e n t . I t m a y b e t r u e , i t m a y n o t , b u t i t i s d i s t u r b i n g t o t h i n k t h a t a n i n n o c e n t m a n m a y h a v e b e e n w r o n g l y k i l l e d .

D e r e k B e n t l e y w a s h u n g f o r t h e m u r d e r o f a p o l i c e m a n c o m m i t t e d b y a n o t h e r y o u t h , w h i l e B e n t l e y w a s i n c u s t o d y . T h e c h a r g e o f c o m p l i c i t y — t h a t B e n t l e y u r g e d t h e o t h e r y o u t h t o s h o o t — w a s b a s e d o n u n c o r r o b o r a t e d p o l i c e e v i d e n c e . T h e y o u t h w a s t o o y o u n g a n d w a s n o t h u n g .

T h i s , t h e n , i s t h e c a s e a g a i n s t c a p i t a l p u n i s h m e n t .

That a man may be killed for a murder he did not commit.

T h a t t h e m u r d e r e r i s n o t n e c e s s a r i l y ' m a d e r e p e n t a n t f o r h i s c r i m e , n o r a r e o t h e r p e o p l e d e t e r r e d f r o m m u r d e r b y h i s d e a t h , a n d t h a t i n f a c t , p s y c h o t i c p e o p l e a r e s o m e t i m e s e n c o u r a g e d b y i t .

That life imprisonment is a sufficient deterrent against murder, and that a man imprisoned wrongly can be released if the mistake is discovered. No one can be released from a prison grave. i

T h a t t h e S t a t e , i n o r d e r i n g c a p i t a l p u n i s h m e n t , e m p l o y s a m a n a s a m u r d e r e r t o e x e c u t e t h e p u n i s h m e n t i n c o l d b l o o d .

That we, as his employers, share in that murder.

T h a t , i n a s e c u r e a n d c i v i l i s e d s o c i e t y , w e h a v e n o n e e d f o r t h e d e s p e r a t e m e a s u r e s o f m o r e p r i m i t i v e s o c i e t i e s a n d c a n a f f o r d t o i m p r i s o n t h e m u r d e r e r i n s t e a d o f k i l l i n g h i m .

T h e t i m e h a s c o m e f o r a s o b e r r e a s s e s s m e n t o f t h e l a w , f o r w h i c h w e a r e r e s p o n s i b l e , b y w h i c h p e o p l e a r e k i l l e d b y t h e S t k t e .

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V a r i o u s s u g g e s t i o n s w e r e m a d e a s t o p o s s i b l e s o u r c e s o f f i n a n c e o u t s i d e t h e U n i v e r s i t y , b u t i t w a s p o i n t e d o u t t h a t t h i s w a s t o b e a s t u d e n t - s p o n s o r e d s c h e m e , a n d t h e s o l i c i t i n g o f o u t s i d e c o n -

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While in Indonesia, graduates will be expected to live on an Indonesian civil servant’s salary, which is 400 rcpees a month, or about one- quarter of the normal European income. This will mean quite a sacrifice in personal comfort, and N.Z.U.S.A. felt that intending candidates should be made aware of this.

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T h e s e a r e t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e m o s t s u c c e s s f u l t e a m s i n t h e c o m p e t i t i o n . A s a n u m b e r o f g a m e s w e r e n o t p l a y e d b e c a u s e o f r a i n i t i s i m p o s s i b l e t o p l a c e t h e s e t e a m s i n o r d e r . I t w o u l d a p p e a r , h o w e v e r , t h a t G e o l o g y i s t h e w i n n e r .

E l e v e n t e a m s h a v e c o n t i n u e d t o p l a y n e t b a l l f o r t h r e e w e e k s t h i s t e r m .

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This is a practical expression of the ideals so often expressed in University circles. S.E. Asia is an area which New' Zealand must be keenly interested in, and inter-student contacts can have special significance, because it is the graduate who tends to fecome the leader, especially in these rapidly-developing countries..

t r i b u t i o n s d e s t r o y e d t h e u n i q u e n e s s o f t h e w h o l e p r o p o s a l . I f o f f e r s o f a s s i s t a n c e c a m e f r o m o u t s i d e s o u r c e s , t h e y s h o u l d o f c o u r s e n o t b e r e f u s e d , b u t t h e y s h o u l d n o t b e s o l i c i t e d .

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A s i t s t a n d s , t h e s c h e m e h a s b e e n a g r e e d t o b y t h e C o l l e g e s , w h o w i l l m a k e e v e r y e n d e a v o u r t o r a i s e t h e m o n e y ; a n d t h e G o v e r n m e n t w i l l b e a p p r o a c h e d U n n e c e s s a r y i n f o r m a t i o n , a d v i c e , e t c .

M a y I t h a n k K iw i 1 9 5 5 f o r s o m e g o o d r e a d i n g . T h i s y e a r , f r e e f r o m t h e “ m e a n d m e c o b b e r — b l o o d y g u t s ” t y p e o f s t o r y ; e q u i p p e d w i t h a s p l a s h o f p o p u l a r p i p i - m a o r i , s w i m m i n g - r i v e r ; w i t h o u t d o o d l e s p r e t e n d i n g a r t , w i t h s o m e p l e a s a n t p o e m s a n d w i t h s o m e t h o u g h t , i t i s w e l l b e y o n d i t s r e c e n t p r e d e c e s s o r s .

E v e n i f , l i k e i t s f e a t h e r e d n a m e s s a k e , n e v e r l e a v i n g t h e g r o u n d , i t i s t h e l i n g e r i n g s u r v i v o r o f a g o n e a g e , i t m i g h t b e h o p e d t h a t t h e e g g i t s l a y s i s p r o p o r t i o n a t e l y a s l a r g e , a n d t h a t f u t u r e b i g g e r g e n e r a t i o n s w i l l t h r i v e , e v e n o n t h e m u d o f H o b s o n B a y .

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