Survey on student welfare azrsa`y: sySjfct tzjus`

OP THE STUDENTS OF NEWCASTLE
§
Wednesday, October f , 1968
Survey
on
student
welfare
ins
distributed
« * »■
In
Union
* *■. * v * -
S.R.C. Vice-:
W elfare. Ian S
“C ourier/; “Bef
Courses
Students’ relations
w ith
tu to rs are among the sub­
l e t s examined J b th e sur­
vey. “How m any tom s per
te rm do you see your per­
sonal tutor?” and “Do j[ou
ta k e
p erso n al'
problem s
to y o u r personal tutor?” are
tw o of the questions asked.
L ectures and lecturers—
^ e ^ ^ they b ^ g ? j | ^ a U r a c t
Board &i
encouras
we invi
U nlversi
the estaJ
the incOfi
n a t e a qd being I
w ay endeavour to eon’
response
Umi€ the w ork
which be
L'W ftcn e f the
g a v e his life. He was eon«> s M W i an end to
len t Of a fund. '
discrim ination, to get
m which should
rid of th e evils of poverty and
e endow m ent of
to prom ote p eace am ongst
be delivered
th e nations o f th e world. H e
*P°kc eloquently on feese
M artin LtUther
m a tte rs a fte r receiving the
deg ree of Doctor of Oivtt
it appropriate
L aw in the King’s Hall o f this
a le a sk e d w h eth fcr lectures
a re good enough, and how
m any of the lectures they
attend. .. iV* ■
-r. F u rth er
questions ft- a re
ask ed ^ about . w h t f p g
studrttfs And th e ir courses
a re any use to them. Do
students want to change any
of th e ir course? do they And
It interesting or is the course
re le v an t to th e ir fu tu re
lives are questions asked in
ti*e survey.
“T his survey m ight expose
some shattering facts if all
students answ er it,” said Mr.
U niversity Xto November 13,
1967. ; si*-’“The U niversity of New*
oasHe was the only British
University to give him an
honorary degree. His stan d ­
ing and th e significance of
has leadership and bis dedi­
cation tO th e principle of
nom-violenoe were recognised
by tb e^aw ard o /^ h e Nobel
“We hope th a t as m any
m em beis o f elaff and students
aa possible and other friends
of the U niversity waH m ake
w hatever contribution they
can to estabUah a fund which
will be invested to produce-a r
annual income. The income
would be used both to pa? an
appropriate fee to the lec­
tu rer and to pay tra v e lin g
and other expenses that
might be involved, perhaps at
times including travel from
azrsa'y:
be given once in every three
years and th a t the term s Of
the lectureship should be
somewhat a s follows: ^ V ,
Poverty
at
T h e lecture Is to be given
least once in every three
m » '\ j £ r & n? £ n
some aspect of the evils
which he sought to overcome.
Theee were: racial discrim in­
ation, poverty and war.
“We suggeet that contribu­
tions rfioold normally not
exceed 5s. from a student or
£1 from a member of staff.
But if anyone is moved to
give a larg er sum. this will be
moat welcome. No Met .of
contribution* win be p ub­
lished.
.
“All contribution* should be
sent to the Finance Officer, 3
Kensington Terrace, U niver­
sity of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Any correspondence about
this appeal should in the first
instance be addressed to Mr
R. K irkpatrick. 1A Kensing­
ton Terrace. University of
Newcastle uporr Tyo**
The letter is signed by Dr.
C. I. C. Bownquet. the p re­
vious Vice Chancellor, by D r
Henry MlUer. the present
V.C.. and by the two Pfo*
Vice-Chanceftoni.
Profeasor
Dennison and Lord WynnejM rtfc-iTi’M ♦ * 4 I *t - 4
*I
and over atrain dibout it," she
said, “ But they have taken
no notice of u s.”
The lend o n which the
B arracks stand Is to tec*
p a rt of the Town Moor, bui i*
currently
leased ' to
th e
M inistry o f D e f e n c e
foe
another 00 years. If th e leaee
Is given up, control o f the
land rev erts to the City o f
Newcastle.
•,^!r Resistance
The resistance to an y new
spread of developm ent on to
the Moor would seem to
strengthen the Oase to r putt­
ing the B arracks to a new
use, and it would undoubtedly
be convenient fee U niversity
students.
The U niversity’s present
Halls of Residence an d stu­
dent houses hold only l >r>00
students out o f a total of
over 5,000. The percentage of
students in H all is still 29
per cent short o f the U niver­
sity's targ et figure.
Objections
sySjfct tz jus-’
marcus price
m o d em
m ensw esr
Asked about th e scheme by
ents' R epresentative Council
said th a t the schem e w as ac­
ceptable only “ If we could
have th e property,*and II the
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TOWN
ESSOLDO: “Doctor Z hivago” retu rn s for
2 weeks. O m ai S h arif aivd Julie C hristie
Ivead an excelSent cast In a niin which has no
faults art ail. If you've not seen it, then now
is your chance: if you hav e, then you will
a^ree it is worth seeing atfain.
The story is that of a younu dootor. whose
fam ily falls under the a x e of the Russian
Revolution, and who leaves his wife and child
for L ara, th e woman th a t he really loves.
Sounds soppy, I know; but i t is far from being
a m audlin heap of sob — it is a truly great
fltcn.'
HAYMARKETi A G erm an Mm: “H elge”,
ta k e s upon itsetf to give a lesson in sex --an d
does ®o in a n . interesting. open-hearted, sen­
sible way. So if yon w a n t to tarueh up your
O -level biology—or even te u rn a few kips, this
is th e Aim for you.
D on't ex g ec t'ail enthnalfc^g sto ry —th« film's
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Bernard Shaw's “Pytgmalion,” which was
“Tom J o n e s " Newcastle A m ateur O peratic
adapted into a musical play and later into the Society. At the T heatre Royal. Monday. 14!fc film My F a ir Lady,” is now running a t the Saturday, 19th October, 7 p m , Sat. 7 p-m .
Newcastle Playhouse, it is periiaiPs the most
popular of all Sha-w’s works. The heroine is
El za Dolittle, a poor Cockney flow er girl who
rises from the gutter to the Royal enclosure
at Ascot in the course of a few months.
M onday, 14th. Saturday, 19th. N o rth East
The love story which follows makes a de­
— Eliza
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lightful tale. The pr —.
a rt of
Was w ritten
originally for Mrs. P atrick Campbell, b u t it Sunderland. F u rth e r details from the theatre,
has been played m ore recently by Julie
Andrews and Audrey H epburn. P e r f o r m a n c e s ___ ^
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are at 7.30 p jn . on weekdays and on Saturdays
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at 4.30 and 8.0. Tickets are obtainable from
the Box Office, and concessions to students
are in operation.
BLUES
_ An& one w ith even a vague in terest in pop
imffsic w l l be aw are o i th e c u rre n t in te re st
in) Blues in. tbd» country. One h eartening
by-product of this rnovememt is th a t people
are a t last accepting th a t British universities
a___
re capable
of p roducing a^j j^ W te and valid
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Dorm o< m odern
O n S atu rd ay , October 14, SPIRIT OF JOHN
MORGAN, a gro u p which is rapidly becoming
one of th e leading exponent* on the British
Blues scene, v is it the U niverafty Ballroom
This Wejrt C ountry B lues Band ban now
moved u p to London w here ft is m aking a
big im pression on th e d u b circuit, playing
L.
audlretnce which i
'aces, Miick Jag g
thee w « i known
: .and
ilities.
work wrirtte
group w rote
and th e .B -st
e theatu*
Hay from
e n tia lT S
B .Sc.f*
* m i ;Will
r's au ccr^
« Medieval
Abbey at
mfles weisft
ouse
may be. F o r myself, it would
be splendid to w e one central ^ e a tr e built for th e
regular use of the Tyneeide
Theatre T ru st and the U ni­
veraity, w orking together and
helping each other.
If this building could also
incorporate an arte cinema
along the line* of the Tyne­
side Film Theatre, and room
for exhibitions, lectures, e tc ,
the U niversity Playhouse a n d
artin
Performances:
Monday to Friday .
Saturdays
7.30 p.m. I j I w V v w C w W
4.30 Or 8 p.m.
10/-
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Telephone 814251
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ELIZA
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FOft THKCE WEEKS
Th* naughty, fabulous, successful
with till his birds
FOR COMPLETE
ENTERTAINMENT
DON'T DEiAY— ,
BOOK SEATS NOW
U niversity an d the F
h o u se.' Students mfcj
seats ifl m e theatre
concession price bf I
also rediiced membe
offers i wide range <
activltlep attache#
th eatre sucl\ as f t
parties to m eet the
and c a s t Coffee n
talk s and trips to_oth<
tre s at tremendously
able prices.
JUve theatre is « * e n tta l to
a healthy cultural environ­
m ent and the Playhouse, in
providing this, deserves the
fullest support. It never ceapeople can resist paying
five or even ten shillings
to see an evening o f LIVE
en tertain m en t
Perhaps U people thought
m ore about the enorm ous
cost of running th e theatre
alone, even before the aeto rs are paid, they wouM
pay more willingly. This is
a problem th at can b e g reedy
offset by grants, b u t money
Is a great worry, e n d there
is n o reason why people who
m ake their eareera in th e
th eetre should be virtually
penalised by being foroed to
w c e p t low wages.
ft* It is tru> th a t tom e of the
Playhouse prod action* In th e
p a st have hardly been In­
spired (It took along tim e
to get over w hat w as p re­
sented as Julius Caeear ) but
on the whole the produc­
tions, though of necesrfty
financially
modeet
have
been of * *tendard that
one may demand from a pro
hey is b e llrv e )
an Aim hord some o the naaytives taalkin’. It wor some
time afore Aah cud tell wot
thee wor saayin*. as/It -worn I
the Queen’s English, bur aah
hord one saay, "Ye know
thor, Paddy, th’ Pope’a gogcAxt? J [ & * f sHow contra"Well thor’s a 41x1*1”
“Oaf Is. ^rovJdln* thor hotf
ones," sbays nH marra.
Coloured
dent’s- trooeer alp. slowly
saank Inter th' w est (No flooers please, aall tributes tae
be eent tae th’ Courier office
In botles).
W aal Aah d lw e n mind
tellin’ ye, Aah w or sick asa
tailin' ye. Aah w or sick as a
parrot's left article’ An’ hev-
Hey! Bool AahVe only
told ye two oT me adventuors
wen thot vorry saaym editor,
wot prevented me effusions
afore, haas staggered . to,
hewin* reeovored In th’
Common
women’s
room
aJore the coloured TV set
an’ saays tae us, "All right
new Oeordie, that’s enough
to SB your awuldy old
column for this week, eo cet
off our typewriter and let
Earl Grey have a bath.”
So
gallantly
sacrificing
rubbisbL fur progress (an a
few piAtl' tf Broon) aah disoppeared, dl*grontled, inter
th’ Men’s Bar, weor aah
maay be h o rd on th* subject
\ 'M t & u r w 't i L
reckognise
dooL
us,
which
Aaa
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6—-Courier, Wednesday, October 9, 1968
EDITORIAL BOARD:
~ v ' Editor NEIL MURRAY
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A PERSONAL
f
Business Manager RICHARD BELL
News Editor ANNE BELLIS
Feature* Editor CAROLINE DBES
Sports Editor SAM SWALLOW. BSc.
photographic Editor CHRIS STEELE-PERKINS
Chief Sufc-Editor BRIAN CUMMINS, BSc.
External News Editor ERIC EDWARDS
Distribution Manager VADGAMA PANKAJ
Films ROGER WITTS
C o u r ie r
Wednesday, October 9, 1968
! A NOTHER Acadamic Year commences and a new
intake off students arrives at the University. The
successful applicants to Freshers’ Conference are as
usual asked to strive early in order to receive their
week's introductory
preview
of “university
life.”
4r l % ■>|“
,*S + -M * *
—
the exception of the Soviet annihilation of Czech freedom, the public event this year which
WriTH
most filled me with indignation was the ugly demonstration in Grosvenor Square. To watch any
group of people relapsing into barbarism is distressing enough but when presumably thinking, respon­
sible students act like hysterical thugs your faith in human nature takes a pounding.
The purpose of the demonstration does not here con
cern me.
W hat concerns
me Is the belligerent means
used to register the protest.
Now every socially conscious
student feels angry a t the
evils ram pant a t home and
abroad. Though B ritain is a
highly civilised social dem o­
cratic country, it is shot
through writh abuses and d e ­
fects. False values of crass
m aterialism and com m ercial­
ism perm eate society. Since
one of the aim s of education
m ust surely be to im part
values and teach discrim ina­
tion it is only fitting that
students above all should be
vociferous in protest at its
failings and excesses. You
can make your protest in
about four d ifferen t ways.
* ---**to the spineless. A
youth
who frittered his time away
in an em pty futility is not a
man knit a jellyfish.
2. Escape to some secluded
Shangri-la. Out of the ques­
tion fo r most of us and of
doubtful ethical validity anywsjr.
3. H ave a resolution and
start all over again—the
F utility
T h eir behaviour is based
on a false premiser that the
perfect
world
can
be
achieved through violence.
1. Opt out of society like
a hippie or tram p. This
course of action only appeals
—
So '»-•—
long —
as people,
behave
selfishly, viciously and fool­
ishly, society w ill <*faithfully
m irror
th eir
selfishness,
viciousness and folly. When
Goethe, w ith great hum ility,
confessed th at th ere w as no
crime, however, m onstrous,
of which he dfd not feel
himself to be capable, he
spoke for us all. I t is m yth
by Daniel Moynihan
obvious viewpoint of Mr.
T a riq . Ali and his supporters
who acted so high-m indedly
in G rosvenor Square.
Folly
th a t
politics.
especially
totalitarian politics, can per
se bring about the m il­
lennium.
4. Strike the golden m ean
between
the
acquiescence
and the dejection of society.
This is w hat moat students
believe in. Society m ay well
be. c o rru p t. but the p ro g ress.
tow ards ju s tic e .a u d .enlight-
e nme nt this cen tu ry h a s been
im pressive.
W hat
past
society has shown a com­
passion and a sense of res­
ponsibility to w ard s th e old.
infirm and sick as deep pr id
as humane as o u rs does?
Refom ti
IP
I am all fo r proteat. It is
the fuel of progress—but it
can be disastrously explosive
if it is m ishandled. The right
kind of p ro test is the kind
th a t is m oderate
canal­
ised into liv ing ' a - socially
useful life a t th e sam e lime.
Of course th e re a re plenty
of weeds in th e garden, What
we need a re people prepared
to remove them
without
destroying _'the herbaceous
b e tte r s w ith bulldozers —
the Way: Miv Ali 4rid fcis
colleagues
i.uuc.gui»
. and
«»*u ^ 1 uiau.
many
. Parisian, stu d e n ts would*-
At the Societies Exhibition, as usual, they are
subjected to the recruiting drives of forty or fifty
different societies and clubs. Behind each earnest
face at the stalls lies the same apparently endless
urge to acquire new members and subscriptions.
Perhaps for some Freshers the overall impres­
sion is one of a lively student body and a highly
developed corporate spirit. But for many these events
must seem to yerge upon a kind of frivolous insanity,
underlined by attempts to persuade them to subsi­
dise activities in which they are not particularly
interested.
Thcorganisation of Freshers’ Conference as a
whole is enthusiastic and well-intentioned. But the
basis of the Conference’s schedule is stagnant and
therefore the old criticism must be made again.
.
No doubt the Conference is interesting and
informative to a large degree. But the crucial
question is its relevance to the future University
life of the new students. In this respect it would
seem to be a failure; a Conference which is meant to
inspire is in general uninspiring.
A new approach is needed by the Conference
organisers so that their talents and enthusiasm can
be better used.
Meanwhile, any opinions on this question
particularly from the newly arrived students who
have been on the receiving end, will be welcomed by.
“Courier”.
“Courier” provides an extra-curricular activity
to which students need not commit themselves for a
whole year, but which can on oceeslons be very
rewarding. “Courier” needs more staff and more con­
tributors, both occasional and regular.' Anyone who
is Interested lii seeing how we
h welcome at
the “Courier” offiee on Level 6 at 1.0 p;m. today.
a& t
Frumpy
Freshers
I
WAS a t the F reshers’
Fondle-in and Freak-out
la st
week,
fondling
and
frea k in g w ith the best of
thorn. J u st to my left, a
•volte dream of loveliness,
barely caressed by the wi*p
o f w hite lace which was her
only covering, was pleading
fo r the hundredth tim e
. .
a n d I th o u g h t you w ere such
a nice boy . . .** but th e re
w as no response from her
stolid companion.
T aking my cue I allowed
m yself
to
brush <gently
across h er shoulder. At the
peychological moment when
I calculated my after-shave
should have Intoxicated her
m ind and inflamed her p a s­
sions 1 m urm ured as se­
ductively as m y Brow n Ale
aodden b rain would allow,
The .academic year 1968/9
is the last one in which there
will be two sep arate student
s e s
(The Union Society
and the S tudents’ R epresentstive Council) a t the Newcastle
U niversity. The two organisations, with th eir inherent
rivalries
and
overlapping
functions a re being am alga­
m ated a t th e end of this
academ ic year.
The Union Society was
founded as a club to provide
suitable recreation fo r the
students of A rm strong C ol-lege, as the U niversity was
before it becam e a college of
Durham . It still occupies the
sam e building although this
w as renovated an d extended
in 1968 when th e Flying Wing
and the Debating. Cham ber
w ere added. .While the range
on Society activ ities’;
of Unioi
l % J r kcreased
extensively
joyer the y ears',Its m ain pur: ‘
pose rem ains to provide me
students with a m eeting plaqe
and venue for th eir activities.
i The S R C . o riginated as a
branch of the. D urham Uni- •
varsity S.R.C. and became
independent w hen Newcastle
w as hived off to become a
U niversity in ita own bright
in 1963. I t_ is often comt j a T rade Union, as
wor;
oj
>PPO]
K f iv t t ie i
tend m uch fu rth e r than this
The S.R.C. has $ome coptrol
j»round
me
turned
and
(TONN$ uncom fortably
smiled
.1 ..retreated
a n d w atched
, . ,
disconsolately a s she rolled
herself a cigarette, from the
tin of Old H olborn she
carried in h er hand-bag.
Then I had an idea.
■ "■■j.
“ W hat’s your nnme. Do you
come here often?”
Evidently I had scored; her
passions were aroused. “You
filthy git.” she screamed in a
ghastly Brum accent. “Keep
your xxxxx hands off me.”
Several of the young lads
—aj.e the real t
■c o a t roller s.
for ^ T h e Sit
Tetie*^"< tiv e Council
held
organisation
r t t l J
riv .m ainly
th ro u g h v. - their
on most Saturday nights d ur­
ing term time.
finances, stu dent societies,
sporting activities,
many
Approve
other
fu n ctio n s* ^
and
The day-to-day running of activities. It receives, like
MIC Union
UIUU11 IS
MiUO the
UIV Union
yJULVJll <Society^^ ' ^ 'per
the
is ill
in the IM
hands
of a very capable perm anent capita g ran t for all ‘Students
It is the provision of the "\ staff, but final control and
a t th e U niversity, and it is
bars
which
attract
the ^decisic
students of the Polytec)jlUEpj§im<|iM
Polytechnic andg
gges
e s are th e resp o n ­
and o th e r colleges in the a r e a . sibility
of
th e
Union concern.- m la rg e gn ' ■
necessitate a strict card
M anagem ent Committee. The
check to ensure that only
U.M.C. comprises the Execumem bers and their guests
tive, a num ber of ordinary
over ju s t about all student
the new students, activities
are not under
and the older ones the aegis ofwhich
the Union Society
who still do not under­ or th e Halls of Residence.
F acilities provided by the
stand the difference, an Union
Society in the Union
attempt to explain the S a S fc T T S J ! T m S
Workings Of the Union service, in the Bun Rooms
Society and the Stu- during the day. and a b ar
service a t night that is the
dents’
Representative envy
serVice
of every other Students’
__J.
^ country.
Council.
*
Uniod in the
COMMERCIAL BREAK
On behalf of our publish­
ers (bless th eir tiny m inds).
Half the positions on the
Executive Com m ittee of the
Students'
R epresentative
Council are vacant. Three
V ice-Presidents
and
a
Deputy President are still
required. The position of
V ice-President (Security and
Subversion) has now been
filled. The only qualification
required is the w illingness to
play the gam e by the rules,
a copy of which will be
published in this column
next week. M, the faceless
Head of the O rganisation, is
looking for m en of the high­
est quality.
PART TWO
I decided th a t I loo would
be a Fresher. I put on my
newest clothes and a sheepish grin and w andered down
second-hand' booksho
vision
room, and
?
r
gain en
form of _____________
tion. The union b u ild .... „
already bursting at the seam s ...
and an Indiscriminate en try
wOuld bring chaos. Associate
m em bership is granted to
running
many m em bers of the Teacher affeet ~«tJ
T raining Colleges to improve discussing Jth e proposals of
the ra th e r unfortunate four- the Executive' and
more
i r tthee sUniversity^
f e i L r ? to
at
The Union Society
provides
a
library
also
and
to th e lower bun-:
_
ing_ to look n e
confident. Taking a cup of
in stan t
stuff
from
the
m achine I sat down next to
an unhappy lad and asked
him *^gmere he was fro m ..
“Bacup,”
he
replied
morosely.
As
he
adm itted
he
s t u d i e d
Chem istry, his brand new
B urton's jacket rustled on
his brand new Marks and
S parks shirt. “Each night I
seek guidance.’’ he stuttered
»nge the subject he
To change
said he thought
thougl
the large
picture of a recent staffstudent cocktail party which
was staring down on us was
in fact, an artist’s invention
I was able to reassure him
by pointing out people he
would almost certainly meet.
£?.wev« ' h« ,wa?.n,t hW y .
I t s them girls,” he said
I ve never been friends with
a girl and they all laugh at
me."
W hat siren had struck at
this fine youth * soul, I w«ndered.
__
® TRUTH
CORNER
Welcome to the University
ents
—
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p a r t threw
PA^ THREE
“God, here she Is” my
friend cried in a blushing
panic, and headed fo r > the
stairs Five foot two, eyes of
blue and long <«teaw hair
Great, I thought, a consola­
tion for my earlier blunder.
She glittered her eyes directly
at me and slipped In to ,the
_ her.
convulsed.
!, by now
^he
The
front of her body w as bathed
In cold ^bun-room* coffee
Franticauy I took out my
10
agit,"
"Yofi
filthy
she
screamed. “K eep your x n x x x
hands off me,”
b r U ,U , 'p ™ .r t" lt,,J r * h T , f
mL W,0. ^ e r Who h ,r K ° 1" '
T-shirt; h er tightly shrunk
*
.*
f
jeans, carefully ^bleached at
the knees and up the thighs. COMPETITION
clung to every slightest shape
m.
» *
of her lim bs and body.
8 m e l a new series
S.
M,
h ear,
I ..,* ,
„
, h.
ran her fingers across mine.
I looked into her w atery
hazel eyes which were ringed
by black barbed wire. Trying
to be Fresh I tried, to move
away with a hcsiteht smile.
*Tm living In )8 igs.M she
said, putting her hand in my
trouser poolfct. “will yob
come and see me eome-
W h la H 6 a 5 S
S
T
Iiev^
c r w t*the
^ very
slogan to replace
overw orked “ G et a MMl<*
Fresher every day.” Entries
to
C ourier
OfBeei. via i
Internal; m ail.
to a couple Of haod-plcked
m em bers pf the p re fe rre d
sea. . V
Courier, Wednesday, October 9, 196*—7
SPEAKS
Raving
report
Edward Short, th e Secretary of State for Education and Science, was
not deterred by th e bomb scare on T hursday w hen he spoke at Freshers
VN the searing tropical
Conference in the U niversity Ballroom. His speech ranged over student m ili­
heat of the Univer­
tancy and the position of the student w ith regard to lonliness w ithin the
sity Ballroom the few
university community. He ponited out that despite th e exceptional am ount of remaining unattached
corporate lif which exists in a university, it is still easily possible for the Fresher girls were sur­
individual student to be very lonely. In such circum stances the idea of the veyed laconically by a
gathering of rather sus­
university became rem ote and even artificial, he said.
pect Fresher males,
Community
being faced.
and th e other was concern
while two groups, the
After making his speech,
M r. S h o rt felt that although over th e im portant issues in
Locomotion and Facto­
Mr. B hort proceeded to a
th« universities were them ­ the w orld today. In this con­ luncheon
tums played blues and
organised by the
selves aliv e to this problem, text, M r. S h o rt m antioned
F
reshers’
Conference
Com­
close harmony numbers
they could not do all th a t the w ar in Vietnam, racialism ,
ittee a* the Berras* Bridge
to
the lifcewarm recep­
waa req u ired to alleviate it. and concern over the H-bomb. m
On th e subject of students’ Refectory ef the University.
He said th a t th e local com­
tion
of the audience. A
complaints
about H e was presented with a
m unity also had a vital p a rt genuine
bomb-sized cardboard box,
momment’s enlighten­
Mr.
to play, and th a t local o r­ their „ circum stances,
which caused him some tre ­
Short
fe
lt
th
a
t
in
some
u
n
i­
ment to the general
ganisations had to help in
versities
students
w ere pidation. However, he was
involving students in th e ir
uniformity
of the oec*•
pleasantly relieved to find
affairs.
Such' organisations treated like children ra th e r th a t it contained nothing
sion was provided by
He felt th a t
would Inevitably be bene­ than adults.
m ore offensive than a com­ the shooting of a former
NewcasUe,
however,
was
e
n
­
ficiaries in thttr process.
m ents tor'y
silver
tankard.
On the subject of student lightened in th is respect.
SJI.C. executive mem­
The
Vice-Chancellor,
Dr.
rebellion, M r. Short em phas­
ber by two Rag Men. N*
H enry Miller, was also a
Pressure
ised th a t although there w ere
guest at the luncheon.
one showed surprise at
genuine com plaints by stu d ­
He told the Freshers th a t
this outbreak of gang­
ents w hich vjrere certainly
students should keep p ro ­
justified, stu d en ts should be­ testing and should continue to
sterism and the dance
w are of antagonising public
bring pressure to bear on
continued.
opinion. “The British public the authorities. At the sam e
il v ery to leran t,’* he said,
“b u t th e re comes a p o in t
w here it tu rn s round and
says T o hell w ith if.”
M r.
S h o rt advised any
potential dissidents th a t m ore
notice th a n they thought w as
actually ta k en of their com­
plaints and demands, a t
least in W estern countries.
He pointed out that student
u n re st s- sp ran g from tw o
sources. O ne of these sources
lay in th e genuine griev­
ances w hich students had,
time, however, he w arned
that students m ight find th a t
they w ere allow ing them ­
selves to be used as "dem ­
onstration fodder” by people
who h a d axes to grind.
Mr. Short said th at the
present generation of stu d ­
ents w e re not alone in fa c ­
ing problems; in this respect
there w u nothing unique in
the present unrest.
The
unique feature of the p res­
ent troubles la y in the p a r­
ticular problem s which w ere
Lesley A nn McClymont' a
>econ<i y e a r Psychology stu­
dent. who researched and
w rote tW questionnaire used
explains: “w ork started on
this idea right at the very
beginning of la st yearr. We
used pilot an?w er* to try and
find out w h at people looked
for in each other when they
Colleges
Union
E Well I ask you ^ T h « . i n Hr. HUMtioni
In th e questionnaire; which
are answ ered by both sexes.
One of Twiuch asks “On th e
first d a te how far would
think it right to go with
your, girlfreind/boyfriendd
supposing you found them
reasonably attractive?
y
(a) H olding bands and a
Student
volunteers
are
w anted by the Inasmuch
Scheme for thoee people who
ace unable to help themselves
because of some disability, or
fo r financial or other difficul­
ty
Not all the w ork is done
fo r elderly people* Memo
b ers o r the scheme also help
fam ilies in difficulties by
cleaning and decorating
H ie scheme is divided into
decorating
and
visiting
elderly people. A visit
m em bers of the scheme ussally helps to brighten up an
existence which is often very
lonely.
No particular skills a re
needed’ only enthusiasm and
a degree of concern with the
th e needs about you. Details
of meetings can be found on
th e Inasmuch notice board
ju st Inside the m ain door oi
th e Union.
Student revolutionary leaa
der, Tariq Ali will be in the
Union D ebating Chamber on
O ctober 14th to receieve from
some adoration* adm iration
and unbedn^ng faith and loy-
This year’s Raves seem to
have started w ith the same
sort of criticism levelled a t
them as in previous yearis
but with few solutions sug­
gested. Four girls who werti
bursting with opinions were
first year Havelock Hall resi­
dents,
Veronica
Rushe,
Yvonne Howard, Jennifer
Miles and Sue M anning. They
were obviously disappointed
in the men who. were de­
scribed as ‘little weeds —
wearing school suits and hav­
ing short back and sides.’ This
opinion was viewed with
some surprise by the reporter
who recognised many fami­
liar faces and estim ated that
about a third of the men were
far from F resher, and have
been
such
reg u lars
at
Freshers Conference functions
this year th a t they m ust be
living by the m otto of ‘Feel
a little Fresher every day.’
*Not as good as Friday
night' was a com m ent most
frequently m ade about Sat­
u rd ay ’s Rave. This is un­
doubtedly true. Jim m y Powell
and the Dimensions gave
‘Body and Soul' to the audfence without inhibition, and
left the stage
m uttering
‘great, great, absolutely great,’
Wd $an be sure to see him
and the gfoup Jb ack for a
third barnstorm ing visit in
tlier future.
O f the Rave’s groups most
trs seem ed t o ^ prefer
c X n ary
^ ^heckUna*"*
w£o
custom
hfckU ns
wtio
‘favour some softer more
penentracing objects if the
bouncers aren ’t too thick on t h e ,,grbuqd,
___ ■ _____
unspoilt by the diffl-
ilk ) H eavy necking. ~
(d) Petting.
(b) IntercourfiLJ'jtKv
.
... O thers aim ’ to m easure
kindnesss honesty and o n e s
ow n idea of one’* attractive
bess to th e opposite *exm
COM E V A M I X G
The U n iversity Ballroom D ancing
Dancing Tuition
Practice A Bar
■•ainnars
starting
D r. E. B elm an
(A grtoattur») T el. 770
^
Look in i t your nearest biandi, «nd ask to tee the manager. _
You41 fad he has plenty of experience in the vagaries ol student
finance. He’ll help you to open your account, and five you
any advice you may need oa how to run it •. •
He’ll ask vdu for a couple of specimen signatures and a quid
or two. Then, providing you Bay in crcdit. vour ‘Student Account
wil be free of all banking charges. And youil have made a
# Barclays Bank
fa r fu rth e r details co n tact
Com*
a j£ 5 a r c ia y »
M m j is m hmten
Nearest branchec to the University:
I
B u n s Bridge, *nd Haymarket, 141 Northumberland Street
The facts speak for themselves:
60% of new permanent
commission Officers take a degree.
A s a graduate in the Royal Navy, there's one out­
standing advantage you have over your opposite
num ber in business or industry: responsibility
right from the start.
First, today’s Royal Navy is a highly complex
an d technically advanced service Nuclear
propulsion, guided missiles, digital and analogue
computers - equipment worth millions could be
in your care. N o wonder we insist on Officers of a
high intellectual calibre.
More important though, you have human
responsibility. From your first day with the fleet
you're concerned with man-management As an
undergraduate you learned to analyse problems:
but now the situations are real. And when men's
lives are in your hands, you can afford no mistakes.
This is a career that demands much of men But
the rewards are high - tomorrow’s Admirals will
be chosen from men just like you. And the life of a
Naval Officer offers a touch of adventure all too
rare today.
Soa the Navy before you decide.
5 day acquaintance visits giving a taste of Naval
life are arranged for undergraduates in ship and
•bore establishments each Easter and Summer.
rberc i f also a 7 week workshop course for
ngineers and a 3 week computer course for
mgineers, physicists and mathematicians. These
ire held at Plymouth in the summer vacation.
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I t —Courier, Wednesday, October 9,1968
FORECASTS FOR THE
MURAL SOCCER LEAGUE
MURAL football in th e University gets quickly
I NTRA
in to its stride this week w ith a n important meeting on
Thursday, October IS. at 5.16 p.m. in the Physical Education
Department. at whioh all oompeting team s should he re p re ­
sented. As well a s Id s neoeesary distribution of fixture lists
and registration of club odours and captains, an exeoutlve
committee consisting of one representative from each
division of the League will be elected.
This
com m ittee
should
been for some considerable
greatly ease the problems of tim e.
the S ecretary by removing
from his sole jurisdiction the
Prospects
essentially ad hoc decisions
W hat are the prospects for
— ' In
over disputes which have
in
the
forthcoming
season?
the past been the *most oner­
Division I is likely to see a
ous part of h if duties. In addi­
R ob Coker looked a protion, th e d ra w fo r the
first
_______J
league” of Hall ^and College
round of the F ran k Brennan
team s, with N orthum erland
Challenge C up w ill be made
College, N orthern Counties
and th is season fo r the first College, Henderson Hall and
time sees a prelim inary
— round
Eustace Perfcy Hall likely to
--consisting o f gam es between
fill th e top four places again,
team s in th e fourth and_ fifth
__
although not necessarily in
divisions of the League.
th at order. Both the prom oted
clubs, G eography an d Civil
Failsd
Close House, home of the IntnE ngineers a re likely 10 find
Division
I
tough
company.
The position o f the Secre­
taryship will also be finalised A lthough both bring a reput­ Just m anaged to av o id the
OiaHenge
C up
w
a t this m eeting. U nfortunately, ation fo r attacking football drop over the last tw o sea­
them
s
t
a
crucial
la st y e a r’s elec te d secretary, from division two neither sons. They may w ell find their promotion bid
Commuters nor Economics
Roger P alphram and, failed
selves with a sim ilar strength In depth
exams, and th e m eeting will found last season to be a them
fight
on their hands, a s could trated by their abiirts
have to settle th e rath er con­ vintage one, and could be M ining
two team s in the
Engineers.
struggling again, although
fused situation which prevans
Catholic Society ma
both have the talent to spring
St present.
of th e num JM | in di
Languished
The L eague Is still the la rg ­ surprises.
last y e a r ana althou
On j>aper a t least, Division . R u th erfo rd College ‘A ’ have
est of its kind in any British
were d ep riv ed of th
languished
fo*
too
long
in
th
e
*ars to have no out­
University, despite the unpioaship
on a point oi
;uefs lower reaches, and
ing teams and no w eak
v fo rtu n ate loss of M edicals at
matics
by
Naval A rd
eoud be their y e a r in| could again
the end of last season over a ones. Law ‘A* and P lanning
snjoy
ion
3
which
looks
wide
t dispute. Interest in tbs league Society were prom oted from open. G erm an and F rench
• Is reflected in the apparent division i w ith identical re ­ both found goalscoring fairly; Education, an a similar porat
ease with which vacated places cords and a considerable pro­ easy la st year in division 4 of mathematics, are probably
tan be filled, and B team s from p ensity to score goals. No and should acquit them selves surprised to find themselves
in division 4 and they will
CivQ E ngineering and Chem­ do u b t they will find division 2 well in their slightly m ore
have
to find more consistency
istry had already c la im e d the defences m ore im penetrable auspicious
surroundings.
two v acan t places left b y the th an those of last year. Of Both Physics and B otany, than last season if they are to
W ithdrawal of the MecHcals by th e two, Law 'A’ appear to a fte r disappointing seasons of do as well acaln.
the end of la st season. TwoI have retained more of their late, will be hoping fo r b etter
s"
F lu id
p ,y ,a
team than Planning, and may things this season.
ftirth er pitches, a t N orthum
. __b­
s'*
Hie composition of division
erland Collegej and at NorthN orth­ well continue their upw ard
D ivision 4 might w ell be a t
e rn C ounties College have surge by advancing to division th e m ercy of a stro n g look-* 5 is always a little fluid at this
been ad d ed to the League’s 1. Electrical Engineers found inig Chem istry side. C hem is­ stage, and the entry of Chemistry *B’ and Civil Engineers
division 1 a little too much try w ere one of the unitickfcOmplement and with the
Longbenton
pitches
more last year and m ay well find ieet sides in th e leag u e la st *B’ into the league renders
prediction even more hazardestablished than la st the pitch division 2 m ore to their lik ­ y e a r w hen injuries in a late
ous. Of the teams which are
position Is b e tte r than It has ing. H enderson Hall *B’ have ro u n d of the Frank B ren n an
Coaching
courses
Every year the HE Gentry
o f th e university organises
coaching courses in a multi­
tude of activities. Those
covered during the Michael­
m as term are;
0 .6 LF
M Y -S K IIN G ,
SQ U A SH ,
BADM IN TO N,
XHC4NG, TRAM -
W O M A N 'S GYMa n d OUTDOOR
AU these courses com­
m ence on October 21 and.
applications for any of th em
m ay be m ade in the p ou n d
floor office o f the P E C entre,
K ing’s W alk, betw een 7th
a n d lfttfi
noon b w u o m . » * » ■
the Increase in dispute!
notches was most mi
This undoubtedly repres
stiffening in the oompi
aspects of the league, wl
by no meads a bad thin
the baSlc Purpose of the 1
is to provide mass Wedx
afternoon recreation,
competition as an added
This,' and the spirit wh
necessary for its fulfil
should not be overloO!
the league is not to COi
as at present.
HOW
We’ll help you
The best thing any Freshman can do with
U s first grant cheque is take it into the
nearest branch of Westminster Bank and
open a current account*
For one thing, other people are going to want
to pay you money in the future. Most of them
wifi pay by cheque—and this will go on being an
embarrassment until the day when you finally
open an account.
Much more important, a cheque-book Is still
the easiest way of paying out money. You no
longer have to carry a lot of loose cash in your
pocket which can get lost or squandered away
on trifles. Instead, your cash stays where it
belongs, safe in the Bank—and the cheque-book
in your pocket still lets you buy what you want,
when you want. Afterwards your Bank state­
ment tells you where the money went; and this
too helps you to save.
It makes you fed taller
Later, your Westminster Manager will be able
to give you advice on how to make those savings
grow. He will become a trusted friend (this is not
flannel; he will) who can give you practical help
at the times when you need it most- during your
years at University, and throughout your life.
Besides these (and other) practical advantages
a Westminster cheque-book gives you some­
thing just as important: status. It proves that
you are an established adult in your own right.
This can be a very considerable asset.
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NEW
ENTERPRISE
FAILS
BOAT
CLUB
chit)
-th e Sailing
entered a team for one of the most arduous and testing
1 events Off the sailing calendar during the vacation, namely the Southport twenty-f
hour race. This race was organised by the West Lancs Sailing Club at
Marine Lake, Southport, and took place between 2 p.m.
ember, and 2 p.m. Sunday, 15th.
Satu
was their new, and untried, Enterprise class boat number
13227 which was
ed especially for the occasion as Geordie Hinny. The
total n
es was sixty-three in the three dinghy classes of Enterh handicap rating 98), GPU and Firefly (both rated on
prise <
P orts
ioo), and competitors included all our main rivals in
the ANUSC
c t of shape and despite good gear failures, b u t forunately
At the sta
orce
wind
four.
triang ular course w as
posed roughly o f half
boats and h a lf m ile run*
a short reach a t th e and of
m o d o r e ) aa d S utton- (teamcaptain) sta rte d -, cautiously
tow ard the back o f th e fleet,
and avoided th e unnecessary
mistake, m ade
m any, of
arriving a t th e r ta r t too early,
it soon becam e evident th a t
the boat w a s n o t pointing
well due to the sal!* pulling
sailing th e ^crew m ade
ground on th e fle e t
no
Ca p s i z e
A fter th e first change of
crew s w e suffered our first
capsize and in so doing tested
* piece of equipm ent new
to en terp rises, the Transom
Flaps. These w ere not stro n g
w aj
tt w as a source
throughout the
this time all the
- e - beginning to
the same problem s of
WIU McMANNERS KEEP HIS PUCE
rriHSRS
A s ta rt to
yesterday,, w h e n
Me M anners annnnnre ^ ; _
that h e w ould b e willing to
fill in anyw here to ensure a
1st team , o r f o r ^ tto t m atter
M anners w aiiC P1# p o ° r state,
pale and tre m b lin g a s he
whined out hi* fcin g U c tale.
It seems th a t fre sh e rs have
been te rrify in g h im b y sign­
ing trial lists en m asse. H e
seem s parf*
of
a 7ft.
who refused to
his experience.
SHORT TEAML
Several p in ts of th e chilled
article, how ever, c alm ed him
enough to m ak e a n official
s ta te m e n t P ro sp ects a re ex­
c e lle n t The success of Brian
Keen (E ngland) an d Ken
Goodall (Irelan d ) la s t year,
has a ttra c te d som e extrem ely
ueful-looking new ta le n t to
the U niversity. A
the lists r~~r t j l r f t e
ternational
and
Several
'■ounty caps a t schoolboy
level.
And stalw arts re tu rn . D ur­
ing the holiday (n o t vacation,
please) du G ray rep resen ted
th e U.A.U. (he w as born in
^.E ngland, you know ), P a rtin g ­
ton h a d a L ancashire t r i a l
Woodcock, now in h is 17th
season, a n d still sis fresh as
. ever, com pleted his m etam orphos ; into a V iking w h ilst
d rin k in g his w ay th ro u g h
Ireland;
and j^MeMfcnners
caught D urham C ity 3 rd by
su rp rise a s a w inger. T h ere
i t ev en keen com p etitio n
for th e post of rep o rter a l­
though Sam the Gulp has
v acated th e linesm an, p o si­
tion.
To sum up: I believe the
C ochrane Lounge will b e as
full as la st year on Saturday
n ig h t; . . . GJP.
e n t h u s ia s t **
1
A p a rty of short team e n ­
th u sia sts composed m ain ly
of distinguished gentry of the
R ugby club, toured Scandin­
avia th is sum m er. They em ­
erged
as
‘Champions
of
Europe’ a t the short team
w in g defeated th e
opposition that
irk an d H ollana c
* r y e t another indicaof th e Rugby club’s
inter
>nal ou
mtlook.
wmmm
th e w ind m oderated tow ards
the evening
and
sailing
ceased to be such a tricky
business
D uring the n ig h t sailing
continued using navigation
lights. A lan B utterw orth and
PhQ C ave suffered the m is­
fortune to lose th e m ast to ­
w ards th e end of th eir stin t
and precious m inutes w ere
lost in coming to th e shore
sn d replacing th e failed
clevis
P alm er a n d
ed
Of
race
rere m ak in g good
ag ain st’*t h e '
to be
coming loose _
lo st bu t
w ere soon back in th e race.
A s the
' * in
Lons th e
m o re m isforkept sailing. From
>re cam e th e Inviting
sound o f th e W est Indian
Steel band en tertain in g the
non-competitors.
CAT-NAPPED
In th e m orning, w hilst the
night-riders cat-napped th e
w ind started g ettin g Up and
a sw ift team change w as
m ade necessary b y th e new
conditions. Alex M arsh now
stepped into the b o a t a s a
m uch needed heavy-w eight
The team w ere now
ng ag ain st th e
er
Liege of N orth
■) w h o w ere' in
th e position of leading Uni
versity Enterprise, w ith N ew ­
castle close behind. The w ind
now reached force 6,
ting
th e downleg w as
icularly
>us, espec
- fo r such
a fully canvassed b o at as an
E nterprise. B oats w ere cap ­
sizing like nine-pins, m uch to
th e enjoym ent of th e general
brilliant
and Kan
had our most I
having some
successes, t e m p e r e » |H H H I
ar’s
nusleus
players were still l)«re, together
some useful freshers. Some lived up
disappointed,
to expectatl
some performed
Some of the
had never done
of the proven
before. Ii
stalwarts onl
but he picked
and reliable
up in the It______ „
high
note in record breaking match at
as ever. The season finished on a ....
........
Sidmouth on our first ever vacation tour.
[_ A S T season
■rebellion
T h e 2nd X L b e g a n with
two r e f u n d i n g victories and
su b seq u en tly did not totter
their u su al erratic course
through the season, and
their re m a rk a b le improve­
m ent helped the overall dub
stren g th as never before.
Three m ore g a m es w ere won
convincingly
before
the
f a rod and long overdue
h a ttin e collapse occurred •*
Sunderland and Durham
T hanks to overall determ iition and v astly improved
' hnique the side recovered
it never d id in previous
i nns suffering o n ly one
to d efeat, an exciting
i’row finish, at th e bends
[' ■ the weU
im inar
Mi ntion must
Jj____
re m a rk a b le
opening
^'ing of D a v e Hudson ano
a pity that this lin t
m choice w as prejudiced
i delayed b y hfis pest
I
for
an
opening
cr was o u r c ry in g need
ishout
look like s rabbit?) a n d
thoiw h he w as the m o st
im proved p lay er in the club,
was never able to produce h is
b e st form In th e first team .
A t th is p o in t one m ust m en he took th e only hfttof the season alb eJt
the three most (nocuous
____ th e a u th o r has e v e r
witnessed.
a p p e a r while BiU Stapleton
and Brian Hkyton redeemed
th e ir first Mem failures w ith
some pleasing innings. John
R ogers displayed his sound
teqDniqee on his post-exam
re tu rn . S henton disappointed
w ith the b a t b u t tu rn ed in
some u seful bowling. Sain
Sw allow
alw ays
b ette d
sensibly and reliably.
Counties 91 ( S t Romain
5-26).
Medicals 41 (H udson 3-8. L
Price 3-7), U niversity 42-0
(K. Price 28 n.o.).
U niversity 1(0-8 dec. (Dunn
84, Hooke 28, H ayton 24
n .a ) , N orth’land OoL 49.
York Univ. (H udson 5-27),
U niversity 73-2 (F o rster 41
ILft).
U niversity 138 (K. P rice 53.
McCallum 37), Royal Dick
V e t 27 (Hudson 8-14)).
Sunderland CoL 101 (Rangecroft 8-29), U niversity 87
(K. Price 20).
U niversity 120 (Cook 32. S t
Romain
30),
N orthern
University 92 (Rooke 34,
C raine 20), D urham -U niver­
sity 98-3.
U niversity 77 (Rooke 24),
Gosforth G S . 87 (Hudson
8.9).
U n i v e r s i t y 128-4 (San­
derson 30, H ayton 38 n.©.),
N orth’land Col. 03 (HalshaW
5-4).
University 98 (Rogers 38),
Royal
G ram m ar
School
97-8 (Hudson 5-28).
U nlveraity
135-5
(K
P rice 59 n.o., Rooke 45
n.o.), KOSA 98 (K. Prica
5-37).
Middle Common Room 100
(Blackborow 28, Burdess
24. Rooke 8-24), University
401-3 (S tapleton 34, Croft
30).
University 118 (Croft 91),
___
H all__________
Univ. 83(Bartle 5-4,
Irvine 4-25).
The first team started with
practice games against two
.ocal schools an d thankfully
won both of them easily, the
most pleasing perform ances
being from freshers.
Alan
Best with the b a t snd Also
LEADING AVERAGES
Promising
This
provided
the
consolation of the "super
misfcng b a t but never pot a
re a l chance and It is hoped
th is wIV not put him off p la y ­
ing in future.
O ur thanks to the m any
Rooks
captains of the 2nd team Ken
Price (iuexplfrably prom oted
Hooke was the malnto the, U t X*) and M aurice
"i the b a tin g , he, too,
prcrroteC l a t e on but Sw ales and Mike irv ia* who
nett 11# an y r«B l chance
shared_ _the
o°*f the work,
_ bulk
la tte r c«a
'ho firsts, i t was such a
.. m e lafter
c4 share an £ |
that h s c a r b r o k e down
bulk.
i "eventing him touring 2ND TEAM RESULTS
body of spectators around
the lake.
With th e chance of over­
hauling the B angor boat our
boat suffered a m ost unusual
failura, th e cen tre plate was
sheared, and th e crew quickly
m ade fo r shore. Undaunted
the club bought a new centre
plate (costing £5) and fitted
it * w ithin fifteen minutes.
However, th is and the tiller
snapping la te r, in the last
crew period, cost us the posi­
tion which w e had fought
for.
A t th e presentation of
prizes a local club. The West
K irby Sailing Club, walked
aw ay w ith fiv e of the eight
trophies, w hich is hardly
surprising since they bad
been train in g extrem ely hard
for the e v e n t (reportedly on
Wine, W omen and Song).
The fastest la p was won,
surprisingly b y a Firefly and
this was tofled by the 0 ni*
versity of M anchester te a m
Our
w orthy
team
was
aw arded a finishers' plaque,
which w as q u ite a n achieve­
m ent u n d er th e circumstances
and which w e value highly.
The team w hilst not vic­
torious obtained valuable ex­
perience from th is first a t­
tem pt in this race and we
will certainly en ter again
next year.
4.
E. N e w to n
{ . M i
0. Heywood
A. J. Judd .
K. Price . . .
BATTING
Times R uns Highest
Inns. rwo. seamd seers i s r s S8’s
.1 4
2
SIS
lit *
3
. It
8
t it
8 3 - 1
. IS
3
3B2
88* 3
.1 4
. 14
.1 8
. 10
*
0
198
MS
0
*81
4
187
• Net out
*3*
b o w lin g
0
A. J. Dalton
A.
S '
at
*
88
1
»8
- v
48 f - I
M
43
48
7
18
18
It
It
R
t8 7
389
its
178
246
118
183
W
31
38
11
IS
IS
4
8
Ave.
3843
38.17
184
18.47
15.89
13.38
’ A v s.
M l
11.88
11.84
174
ItM
IB
384
CATCHES
A. Best 9, 0. Cook 6, G. Heywood and A. Dalton 4, A. Judd
3. Wicket-keeping: J E. Newton, 7 e t, 8 s t
Poor start to season
A S the new Soccer Reason
g ets u n d er way, one can**•«not help rem em bering the
th e University Soc­
cer C lub h a s had over the
la st th re e years. In the 198586 season the ls ts w on the
N orthum berland
Amateur
Cup, w hile the 2nds w on the
U.A.U. N ext season i t was
th e ls ts tu rn to w in the
U JLU . B ut by fa r th e best
achievem ents
came
last
season. In a memorable year
the ls ts reached th e fin al of
the N orthum berland Senior
Cup, th e U.A.U., and the semi­
final o f the N orthern Alliance
League Cup.
However, it is sad to think
th a t th a t side will never play
together again, fo r of its 12
m em bers only 5 a re s till a t
the U niversity.
Gone are
outstanding players like Ian
Moir, now a professional with
C arlisle, skipper T erry Gregson, now w ith Skelmersdale.
M icky Dunn, Alan Lam b, Ron
CrenneU and Alan Stephen­
son.
Pessimistic ,
Still with u s from last y e a r’s
side are Mick Dogless, this
year’s skipper, P ete R eay,
Brian Megson, Eddie H a rri­
son and vice-skipper P au l
Fuschillo, fully
recovered
from a broken leg.
Add to this th e like of
Mick Cater, A ndy Dillon,
Graham V igor end Leo N orth,
all reliable players from last
year’s second team, and they
have the makings of s fine
team. However, th ere is no
doubt that players like M oir.
Dunn and Crennell will be
sadly m issed this year.
Unfortunately th e lsts have
made a b ad start to the sea­
son. losing four o u t of th e ir
first five games. However,
the Soccer Club is confident
th a t
u n d er
coach
A lan
Brown’s guidance they can
em ulate last season’s success.
Sapiens
B ut this is not to say the
ls ts a re pessimistic about the
coming season. There is still
a host of talent In the d u b .
T u rn er with weird Scottish
left a rm slow bowling. But
this was followed by a dis­
aster against the County
the next dap did not exact!;
raise spirits. . . but on
better than areare a n d it was
ranged game against Sunder­
land CoUege to get our eye
back In. Although we won
M
S E T S ; £35
le his first team debut in
lis game bu t thankfully was
lot caUed on to b a t
When
Utes b efttre th e cioee he had
finished, nay, destroyed Liver*
scoring 55 out of the
in g 85. Cook, after Hull,
th e obvious night watchan d under InstrucUons
aot to play back tm next
rouowing.
loralng. On m e following,
>1 bowling
th e Liverpool
ad U tile to offer and Judd,
ood scored
lton and Heywood
heavily and even Price plund­
ered 38 not o u t Heywood
played his best Innings of (he
ison, a chanceless 88. in the
Iniversity’s highest ever score
231-8 declared Liverpool's
id Innings w as a m ere form ­
ality. closing a t 73 shortly
after tea. Price did m e m ost
correct thing he did all - freon
in guessing m ost accurately
m e tim e of the fall o f the last
wicket In s somewhat bizarre
sw eepstake over our apparent
demise.-.-
t
Sneaked
We le ft for Devon ex pectlng
at
l th in g s On the Sunday
ton scored his second cent­
ury of m e season an d Cook
Sneaked hU sixth *not o u t’ Exe
H ospital were easily
b u t our game against
University, also tourDevon, w as th e biggest
isappointm ent of m e season,
he tone by chopping
the first bell of th e match
stra ig h t to slip, and we were
K
A rriving w ithout th e skip­
per, we had m e advantage o f
an uncanny Lancastrian san the choice o f b atting
, who, with his
neWly found defensive confid­
ence had been promoted to
djpener on m e tour, w as p a rt­
nered for m e first tim e by h is
s t y l e d , m ore
aocompusned. longer haired,
fellow Yorkshlreman, Andy
D alton. A fter the form ality of
th e first th re e maiden overs,
Dalton set about the Sidm outh
bonding as if his evenings
d rinMng depended on it.
w hile a t the otbsr e n d D ave
Cook's staunch forw ard prod
w as giving m e bowlers no
c ru m b of comfort Ift the form
o f an agony relieving w ick et
Mlsrtiit
By
me
time
N ew ton
a rriv e d the score w as 00-0 in
ab o u t 40 m inutes. The 100
p a rtn ersh ip cam e on the h o u r
a n d w as w arm ly applauded
a n *oppreewthee crowd,
larg est m ost of us h a d
th e la
plsye< before. W hen
e v e r • played
Cook mis h it sn on-drhre to
m id-wicket s fte r 97 m inutes
th e opening p a rtn ersh ip h a d
reached 154, a record for a n y
wicket for the U niversity,
Cook'* share being 53. D olton
com pleted h is third cen tu ry
of m e sesson snd w as o u t
soon after. We declared a t
out
third double h u n d red
score of the season. W hat a
_______
g trium ph It was!
day
of b sttin
e
Judd h it a m em orable six s n d
P rice com pleted his ten th
ru n of the to u r
To be continued neat
w eek.
I
Isr, Wednesday, October 9, 196*
EASILY
“ T T m akes no d iffe re n c e to
* m e l f you are the b i g , . n
idiot in creation. I shall allow
you
your seat
th e (a lm b e tr e m p ty a u d i­
torium ,
en d
to
continue
tw
- O th e r changes were, for
the benefit of Freshers and
those returning students b e ­
w ildered by the new faces u p
fro q t . . -on the President’s
rig h t
the new Convenor
o i D ebates - while the ex-con
now sate as V ice-President
in th e stall*; and ju st to keep
the president and it would
seem the opposition speakers
happy, sits the Clerk of the
pyjam as' Sjtttng h**e rocking
Introductions over, and the
h ouse sealed. Mr. Condon,
the Convenor, welcomed the
F resh e rs to the Debate and
announced the speakers for
n ex t
w eek’s
in ter varsity
D eb ate
against
Durham.
fe ff^ d f
fa rm ." **•&
"
to /re a c t, lain
iU > ° .e d
lumably, for
>le s ig n s < I
H TJjet you
f or light a
p on state
er ot m uch
thing might
(to do much
w orse), th en
soon b e achi
h11e
u The R ag Revue
a t th e B ainbridge
castle, on 23th, 2*
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY EXPLORATION
SOCIETY
Dr. XL Lister
“T he Union will be
run in th e best interests
of its m em bers.”
This point Mr. LIshman
strongly stressed when speak­
ing to C ourier on Friday.
“However,"
he
continued
“there a re lim itations to w hat
we can do.”
Limited
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m em bers and because of this
it is hoped th a t m em bers will
respect th e insistence that
only them selves and bona
fide guests use its facilities.
H ie new ruling th at Saturday
night guests m ust be signed
in before 5 p.m. will remain
in force.
Im provem ents
made
to
furnishings in the Bun Room
will be continued and it is
hoped to extend bar facilities
in th e Ballroom. This will
bo achieved by installing a
bar on Level II (Refectory
levftl) as soon; as legal com­
plications are overcome.
“We a re trying to exploit
all
available
resources"
added Mr. Lishman.
‘‘Im provem ents
will
be
made as necessary and any
suggestions will be gladly re ­
ceived, e ith e r in person or
via the suggestion book.”
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Give your locffl Midland
manager a ring—his number
is in the 'phone book—or go
and see him about opening an
account. Do it now*