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AUCKLAND UNIVCRSITY C#UEC§
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AU CKLAN D UNIVERSITY COLLEGE STUDENTS' PAPER
Gratis
Auckland, N.Z., Thursday, April 23rd, 1953
spl
tottering on the Leith
ne.
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vilians,
ng, fata!
And
ivens
We have been to a Tournam ent. F or the initiates, th at accounts
or our Presen^ condition, but fo r those who have not yet had the
walls l 00(* f ° rtune to undergo one o f these never-to-be-forgotten experi­
ence ini pees, the implications behind such a statem ent can be realised
nly after bitter experience. Despite the fa c t th at we had alm ost
i
bbe carried home, it w as a good Tournam ent, and O tago m u st be
01and\e on£ratulated on producing yet another good show.
d°U
et nere,
sturbing
N.Z.U.S.N.A
SHEILD WINNERS
Athletics (M en’s C h a m p .): O .U.
Athletic Wooden Spoon: A .U .C .
Athletics (W om en ’s ) : O .U.
Basketball: A .U .C .
Cricket: O .U.
Rowing: A .U .C .
Shooting: V .U .C .
Sw im m ing: O .U.
Tennis: A .U .C . and O .U B oxing: O .U .
B y fa r the most important of these
is the first, by which college papers
have agreed to interchange material
and blocks, which will result not only
in a better news coverage, but also in
lowering the cost o f producing the
papers.
The very fact of its establishment
shows that this body is desired at the
present time, but only time will tell
whether this need will continue. W e
certainly hope so, and hgartily support any move to bring an efficient
organisation into what are, on the
whole, a group o f pretty inefficiently
run student bodies.
This Easter has seen an important
event in the journalistic \yorld, viz.,
the form al setting up o f and the rati­
fication o f a constitution for the new
N .Z . University Student Newspapers’
Association. A t two m eetings attend­
ed by representatives o f all the Col­
lege papers, agreement was reached
on the final form of this Association, and discussion was held about
the implementing o f the new organisation.
The need for such a body has been
felt for some time and, according to
the constitution, its aims a re:—
(i) To
encourage mutual assistance among the member newspapers
and with overseas university newspapers, and the increase of facilities
available to each newspaper;
(ii) To maintain satisfactory relations with the commercial press;
(iii) To endeavour to raise the
standard o f journalism within the
University Colleges.
somef .W.e arrived at 4 -3? in the murky ’ hibition, and the Tournament Delelnokpi *s^ness
a Dunedin autumn morngates splashed their way through a
y T
g, and having just experienced two
keenly-contested, though somewhat
deranged relay. A fte r the sport, the
3 h d*
j° urneys by train, with a dayRigger String!
d 6 udd ^
crossing in between, no
1 Tb It Pect*on was raised to the sugges,
f , , on that we sleep in the train for the
shouId 1 sxt two hours. This was done, and
Tuesday, unfortunately
was wet
:o.
a ,
|rhen Otago came to collect us, the
for the first time, but, apart from one
Thp*fW *st
cleared and the weather gave
tennis match (which was, however,
leetings "°™se
being fine for Easter after
successfully played late in the after­
noon) this did not affect the principal
5re pas®contest of the day — the Drinking
pid suci
Horn and the Tournament Ball, which
and ulEveryone looked surprisingly fit
began unofficially quite early in the
was d a j the official welcome that afterevening, and for many people lasted,
oon, and even managed to smile into
equally unofficially, until it
was
ie sun when being photographed,
almost time to catch the express
fhe welcome was managed very well,
Canta/jith the Mayor of Dunedin making
next morning
E A S T E R T O U R N A M E N T , 1953
gie of his customary
appropriate
A.U.C.
v.u.c. C.U.C.
eeches, and the Vice-Chancellor of
2
•ATHLETICS (MEN) ...
3
6
W ith the departure of that early
U. flooring the intelligentsia with
±
1
ATHLETICS (WOMEN) --2
train (and how early it is !) Tourna­
|
[ hypothetical dog-chases-rat probBASKETBALL
..... . 5l
11
ment was over once more and, apart
. Friday night was generally spent
BOXING ___________
1
3
from a casual reference in one o f the
tching up on necessary sleep in
ROWING ___________ ..... - 8
11
papers later that week of the rareness
ipal preparation for the activities to fo l1
SHOOTING ______ ____ :
41
with which one sees a man clad in
•e still f w<
1
SWIMMING _________
2
6
dinner suit strolling down the street
tage, fn
TENNIS ____________
4|
2
2
early in the morning with a cricket
parts. If Sports began on Saturday, and,
CRICKET ____ ______
3
2
bat over his shoulder, Dunedin settled
pants sifter the Boxing finals, the first of
quickly back into her stride once
me. CarAe hops was held at the University,
22|
17
21
more, and waited apprehensively for
you wkfhis spread over two halls, and was
Capping.
wded even then. On Sunday night
luired ij concert was staged and was surlose intfirisingly successful, with excerpts
ce on tfrom past O.U. Capping Concerts and
ban.
|or,tributions from visitors as well,
ee Lauif Monday— more sport, finishing with
e swimming at night, at which some
iung ladies staged a water-polo exA thletically speaking, Tournam ent w as not an outstanding
dien cop
d Uttirj
success for Auckland, for, although the team won three o f the
.ny intent
nine shields, th ey barely m anaged to keep second place ahead o f
,1 materii
C .U .C ., who did not win one shield.
N
uld be
or befo;
Otago, this year, were very strong
from one end of New Zealand to the
although they carried off six trophies
other, and still managed to enjoy
they were yet not invincible, and if
themselves— Senior Tournament Dele­
d. No ei
it had been A .U .C . and not C.U .C . who
gate Marion Solly, whose predictions
more ot
filled the important minor placings,
for Tournament were so correct, and
•• If yc;
the final results could easily have
Junior Delegate Sondra ( “ I think I’m
cer.
been reversed.
blushing!” ) Craig, whose predictions
Congratulations, however, to our
were not so far out either.
urgent;
Rowers,
Basketballers and
Tennis
:rably
team, to our Drinking Horn team, who
. a moto;
almost upset all predictions, and .last,
all you
ST O P PRESS . . .
but not least to the two delegations,
Vatch oti
N .Z .U .S .A . and Tournament Commit­
A t time of going to print,
tee, who succeeded in keeping the
any Cat
the co-editors of Craccum
name o f A .U .C . well to the fore.
:r, Dixo:
Spare a thought for the two dele­
o happj
were still in the South Island
gates who bore up well under the re­
sponsibility o f shepherding a team
G.E.
. . . Orgies at the Oval
O.U.
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4
3
6
4
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N.Z.U.S.A. EASTER M EETIK
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hursday,
UM S
A n oth er E a ste r A .G .M . o f N .Z .U .S .A . has passed successfi
and yet another set o f officers has em erged at the head off/
national student representative body.
Auckland University College Students* Paper
The Editors accept as little responsibility as possible for the contents of this paper,
and the opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Editors or of the A.U.C.S.A. Executive,
S TA FF :
Peter
E ditors:
Brian
Smart and
Boag.
Sub-Editor: Garth Everson.
Reporters, etc.:
Joan Reilley, Jim
Mitchell, Tom W oods.
A N Y RESPONSIBILITIES AT A L L ?
H ave we, as individuals, or as citizens, any rights or responsibilities to hold opinions on questions outside our own spheres o f
specialisation? T h is, surely, is one o f the big questions facin g us
which m u st be answered during our pursuit of a liberal education,
and which, it would seem , is w ilfully ignored by the m a jo rity o f us,
especially those who hold any positions o f responsibility in the
student world.
The m eeting o f the A .U .C .S .A . Executive immediately precedin g E a ster at which the delegation to N .Z .U .S .A . received instructions on how to vote when rem its would be presented to the council
m eetin gs, saw another Students’ Association Executive faced with
a collection o f rem its typical o f those th at have come each year
fro m Congress. A s usual, th ey dealt with matters concerning not
only student organisations, but also N ew Zealand’s foreign policy
and her relationships with overseas powers, and, as usual, the
executive treated them w ith extrem e caution and handled th em
as though dynam ite was som ewhere concealed in them .
W e are considering the local executive because th at is the
m ost recent and nearest exam ple, and not because it is m any w ay
different fro m other corresponding bodies. On the co n tr a ry ; their
behaviour was only too typical o f th at of student executives
throughout the country.
.
A p a rt fro m one rem it out o f the 11, viz., one concerning N .Z .
U .S .A . policy on increased bursary claims, the attitude o f the
m a jo rity o f m em bers was sum m ed up by one who held th a t
“ N .Z .U .S .A . and College E xecutives were not the place to consider
Congress m otions,” but, on the contrary, “ they should go to a
reliable source fo r in fo rm a tio n .” T his, o f course, raises the question as to w h at is a reliable source, and whether once th ey had all
the additional inform ation, th ey would be in any better position to
pass ju d gm en t. B u t that is a digression and has no connection w ith
the fundam ental question being considered.
One m u st, o f course, com m end a person’s recognition o f his
not being in a position to form u late an authoritative opinion, but
such an attitude can be carried too fa r, and when it leads to a
refu sal to even discuss such fundam ental questions as N ew Zealand s attitude to China and South A fric a , let alone religious persecution and freedom o f speech, one m ust surely regard it as bordering on th e fan tastic.
The usual reply to such a statem ent is, of course, th at individuals, as a whole, and students in particular, have nothing to do
w ith fo rm u la tin g a country’s policy, so w hat is the use o f anyone
doing a n y th in g? T h ey will, how ever, concede that policy is largely
form ulated by individuals— statesm en, or rather those at the head
o f the country’s governing body, and, furtherm ore, th at they are
there only because th ey have been elected by popular vote.
If,
then, leaders hold their positions because the people approve of
them , they can also lose positions i f the people disapprove o f them
or o f th eir policies.
To accom plish any change in policy, however, a concerted
m ove would have To be forth com in g. T hat such a m ove is not
impossible w as evidenced when th e Police Offences A m en d m en t
A c t w as being considered.
A n d if, a t any time, the students
decided th at an in ju stice had indeed been done, fro m w h at better
place could such a m ove come than fro m the National Student body
o f N ew Zealand.
T h is opportunity will be lost, however, by refusals to even
discuss points o f dissension, and under the present sy ste m a pow ­
erfu l voice m akes no a ttem p t to m ake itse lf heard on m atters such
as N .Z .’s attitude to recognition o f China, or to the U .N . debate
on South A fr ic a , or to religious persecution in E astern Europe.
— P.W.B.
This meeting was notable for the
number o f new faces seen round the
Council table and, at the Conclusion,
for the number o f well-known figures
who have now relinquished their posi­
tions on Resident
Executive.
We
mourn the passing o f such stalwarts
as M iss
Foden,
Dr.
McCoy and
Messrs. Milne and Horsley (although
these latter still retain vice-presiden­
tial
positions).
In their place we
welcome Maurice O’Brien, the new
President of N .Z .U .S .A ., M iss Audrey
Coke, the new Secretary and Ken
Philips, the new Sports Officer, and
Messrs. Milne, Horsley and Fitzgib
bon, this year’s Vice-Presidents. W e
™ J 0* ^ 11^
aS c^
int £ r u S
the^ n .z .u .S . a . continues even more
to represent accurately the true voice
of student opinion throughout N ew
Zealand.
A ls0 among the vacancies filled was
rM adam Chairman '
.
Holl
On the 19
Exec. Meeting 30/3/5^ influenti)
ran populate
■eme agitati
M iss Spence in the chair, and, |igh and p a
no coffee evening next door to lile those
members awake, a heavy air of ist held the
nolence over all the meeting.
few humb
Following the submitting ofl
igerly
ani
appropriate report, the Exec, re
mended that a suitable area be] ■eaded even
phalted and that space be the] ■the Hollyw
provided for Brown’s Folk Danci ireers are
■oken. The
BLUES *
ir the belat
A .U .C .S .A . opposed the sugg^ the Acade
remit from C.U.C. that all
Blues be awarded on a team basii e best worl
Idustry duri
N .Z .U .S .N .A .
m-fans sa
Exec. Meeting 3 0 /3 /5 3
0f a recommendation in Mr. H orsley’s
report as Sports Officer, N .Z .U .S .A .
£as , n°w agreed to approach the
A .U .C . supported the proposed Cameras star
ent newspapers’ association.
foe 25th cele
he Academy
C O N G R ESS
JSet up in ]
The place is Curious Cove, (faguished ef
Charlotte Sound; the tim e, the eijphere of cir
January, 1954.
Tanisation h
K ĪW I
peasing fam
|l ever since
Mr. Lasenby was appointed Egiven anuallj
for “ K iw i,” 1953.
[onsidered tc
_
, _ __ ,.
his own parti
Removal o f Notices
Lresent tim€
v iS f t h a t t h f C o u n c i l sH ll'co^tin Te'to
award Blues (with the Blues Panel
having the right to discuss any nomN ation with them ) but they must
People who have removed atfiven each y
ised posters were condemned jer may be
threatened with disciplinary actiof the comn
tjuently mak
representation. This was carried with
A .U .C . abstaining, and all Colleges
agreeing that, although the ultimate
.
Iwards.
W e ’ve got timber, plywood, The honou
board, cloth, paints, etc., it’s ii orm of a g(
you now.
A ll clubs and inter [nown as th
bodies bring your ideas along to ented to the
cesh Committee now. Don’t wait o with it wl
the last minute. There are 20 ti lacing it w
waiting to be filled so don’t beheir mantel
out of what promises to be the hem for do
procession since the war.
We ven been k
want hundreds o f foot floats. He.g., Spence
your chance to wear whatever Oscar,” whi
like, and in Queen St., too! lormance in
yourself and remember— it’s atholic pries
than you think.
hat film, w
Collectors are needed also, have refused
target this year is £1,000 for the hey disapp
pital Auxiliary. Those students (ward syste:
consider it a bit in fra dig to ion would nc
down Queen St.
with their pfon for his
painted, m ight like to spare aprapes of W
hours on the day collecting in Neverthele
best suits and helping a very irhoversy whi
cause. On M ay 7th we want (create, the A
every student carrying a collently here to
box. Don’t let procesh be the v lar and usus
a few.
R E M E M B E R IT IS Hhe awards i
D A Y . Procession Headquarters e(l) the best
the reading room adjoining the direction, (2
Common Room. I f you are inte:actress, (5)
in any o f the above activities (6) best sup
your name in there.
hitter two aw
These are the people to see: in 1937 and 1
cesh Controller: Brian Horton, jince.
Band:
Dick
Mercer.
Collei The follow:
A lan Arm strong. Traffic Contithe above-m
Neville W allace.
1928, when tl
One of the
observe ir
he list of pa
back-stage work you want
come to rehearsals or get in c|*most every
with Laurie Colebrook.
those a
t;
.
,
.
, .
making films
I f ushering or front o f house£rs wjtb ^
appeals to you, see Dean Walibjct.’or jqem}
O Rorke.
ilthough son
Dixon Reilley can help you ind Norman
are unable to see any o f the ajomparative <
W atch notice board for det ’erhaps most
act that in
E
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n
w
!
re-election to this position,
o f the remaining business dealt
with on the three days that the counCl1 met, the m ost important was the
new approach decided upon to settle
the R ppby Blues, dTsputep As a resuit
PROCESH
aim must be, to~ pl.a£® a11 N'Z‘V ; ^ lu^s
mise seemed necessary to break the
existing deadlock,
A lso dealt w ith :—
• Agreed to ask that students be
given grades fo r each paper in exam inations.
• c .U .C .’s proposal to set up an
N .Z .U . Sports Council lapsed through
want of a seconder, and the m atter is
“ " id0™ T 0u^ e n t S i n s S t t e r t p « -
posai t0 amalgam ate Easter and W in ter Tournament Committees into one
N.z.u.T.C.
• A fte r much discussion as to whether or not the
Association existed,
aims of the N ewspapers’ A ssociatlon weie approve •
• Adopted reports on N .Z .U . Swim^our o f,. ,Austra1^ a" d T Q
Mr'
REVUE & YOU
I t ’s not too late to be in Revue. It’s
only four w Tekrto^theVpening^nighL
so join the happy crowds at rehearsals now- W h a t can you do
W e ll just take a look at this:
Sing in the "Chorus;
Be in Revue P arty;
H elp build sets;
Be at the Revue B ash;
Be Door man on the night;
Be an usherette on the night,
etc., etc.
I f you want a small part,
rehearsals, see Zambucka.
come to
I f its
IftThas't
23rd,
hursday, April 23rd, 1953
t i n ,JIMS
successfi
lead of
nan .
On the 19th March, 1953,
a small
influential portion of the A m eri­
can population was in a state of ex(reme agitation. Hopes were running
air and ^ an<^ Pulses were beating faster
door to rhile those most in the public eye
y air of: DSt held their breath and indulged in
ittin* o!' ^eW
P a yers.
The most
Exec rei aSer^
anticipated
and
secretly
area be readed event of the year had arrived
e be the -the Hollywood sweepstakes— where
°lk Danciareers are made and hearts are
,
Iroken. The time had at last come
or the belated annual presentation
^
team bash
as soon as John Ford left Zanuck, and
became his own producer, the quality
o f his work sharply deteriorated. The
best post-w ar film and the last he
made fcfr Zanuck was “ M y Darling
Clementine”— an absolutely splendid
W estern. Some of his other, less suc­
cessful post-war films have been
“ They W ere N ot Expendable,” “ Fort
Apache,” “ The Fugitive,” '“ The Three
Godfathers,” “ W agonm aster,”
“ Rio
Grande,” “ When W illie Comes March­
ing Hom e” and three rather pleasant
films, “ She W ore a Yellow Ribbon,”
“ W h at Price Glory,” and “ The Quiet
M an.” It will be observed that he is
rather fond of using technicolor, a
process which most other leading dir­
ectors tend to avoid.
John Ford is
however, a master at handling it and
the visual effects and composition of
.shots are always a most notable fea­
ture of his films.
It is by no means unrewarding, to
consider the important directors who
have never won an “ Oscar.” The most
notable omission is Charlie Chaplin,
whose “ City Lights” and “ M. Vedoux”
at least, were fa r more worthy of the
award than the films which won it in
their respective years.
It is rather
ironical that the only cinema artist
who is widely accredited with genius
should
never
have
received
an
“ Oscar.”
Another ironical omission is the
name of Orson W elles, who is the
most original and, next to Chaplin,
the most versatile artist in the Eng­
lish-speaking
cinema,
His
films,
“ Citizen Kane” 1941), and “ The M ag­
nificent Am bersons” 1942) are widely
acknowledged as two of the greatest
achievements in the history of world
cinema. The only other films he has
directed are “ The Stranger,” a firstrate thriller, “ Lady from Shanghai,”
an extremely interesting and exciting
film, his controversial “ Macbeth” and
the as yet unreleased
version of
“ Othello.”
A director who has at times copied
Orson W elles and has in turn been
copied by him is the famous Alfred
Hitchcock, who just missed the Aca­
demy Award for “ Rebecca” in 1940,
and has never quite succeeded in cap­
turing it since.
Some o f the more
interesting films he has
made in
Hollywood are
“ Suspicion,” “ Life­
boat,” “ Shadow of a Doubt,” “ Spell­
bound,”
“ Notorious,”
“ Rope” and
“ Strangers on a Train.”
The awards for the best actors and
actresses usually cause more controversv than any of the other awards,
as is only to be expected in an indus­
try which relies so consistently on
star system. W h at tends to make
the matter even worse is the fact that
no completely satisfactory method of
voting for the acting awards has yet
been found. A s things now stand, it
sometimes happens that some of the
voters have not seen all o f the per­
formances nominated, although this
apparently does not prevent them
from casting their vote. Nevertheless,
during recent years, their decisions
have been reasonable, though probablv too much influenced by sentimen­
tality.
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Acac*emy Awards in respect of
W01‘k produced by the cinema
«lustry during 1952. Lights flashed,
Im-fans
swooned, and
television
proposed i araeras started rolling to celebrate
ation.
|)e 25th celebration in the history of
,,
he Academy.
Set up in 1928, to acknowledge disCove, Anguished efforts in every important
n er the ei phere of cinema production, the or­
ganisation has continued with inteasing fam e but decreasing approv1 ever since. One award was to be
pointed tyiven anually to each person who was
onsidered to have excelled most in
is own particular department. A t the
otxces
nesent time about 32 awards are
noved au ;iven each year, although the numndemned er may be altered at the discretion
nary actiof the committee, which not infre[uently makes a special award to
,| j
omeone who, for one reason or an> rl
ither, has not received one of the set
wards.
plywood, (|The honour is immortalised in the
tc., it’s ii orm of a gold statuette now always
and inter mown as the “ Oscar,” which is prealong to ented to the lucky winners who may
on’t wait o with it whatever they choose, some
are 20 ti ilacing it with hallowed respect on
don’t beheir mantel shelves, others using
to be the hem for doorstops.
One actor has
var. We ven been known to give his away
floats. He.g., Spencer Tracy, who gave the
whatever Oscar,” which he won for his per,, too! iormance in “ B oys’ Town,” to the
ter— it’s atholic priest whom he portrayed in
hat film, while yet other winners
id also, lave refused to accept them because
)0 for the hey disapproved o f th e Academ y
students iward system (e.g., Nunnally Johnl dig to i on would not accept the “ Oscar’-’ he
th their iron for his screen play o f “ The
spareaJrapes of W rath ” in 1940).
acting in , Nevertheless, in spite of the cona very t roversy which it sems doomed to
i want tiireate, the Academy Award is apparg a colli intly here to stay.
The most popube the war and usually most interesting of
IT IS 1 he awards made each year are for
quarters! 1) the best production, (2 ) the best
ning the 1lirection, (3) best actor, (4 ) best
are inter ictress, (5) best supporting actor,
ictivities 6) best supporting actress. These
itter two awards were first presented
e to see: n 1937 and have been continued ever
Horton, ince.
:r.
Colls t The following is a complete list of
ffic Contrhe above-mentioned awards
since
928, when they were first presented.
One of the many interesting points
to observe in looking back through
want ttPe kst of past award winners is that,
get in c ^mos^ every one
the winners apart
from those who have died, is still
making films to-day.
A ll the direc°* h5FeJors, with the exception o f the late
ean Wa,yjctor Fleming, are still directing,
llthough some, like Frank Borzage
elp you jnd Norman Taurog, have fallen into
o f the a(omparative obscurity in recent years,
for detai^r^aPs most surprising of all is the
’act that in 25 years only 15 differ­
ent directors have received the award,
because a few have been able, through
ability or luck, to monopolize the
field.
For example, “John Ford has
received it four times, Frank Capra
three, and Frank Borzage, Lewis
Milestone, Frank Lloyd, Leo McCarey,
W illiam W yler and Joseph E. Mankiewicz have each won it twice.
The Academy Award . is* not, of
course, an infallible guide to the
quality of a director. A t the present
time, the only really reliable, firstclass directors in Hollywood are W il­
liam W yler, John Huston and Elia
Kazan.
William W y le r’s record is more
consistently high than any other dir­
ector’s in the whole world, since he
has not had a single failure in th^
last 18 years. /His films in anti-chro­
nological order are “ Carrie,” “ Detec­
tive Story,” “ The H eiress,” “ The Best
Years of Our Lives,” “ The Memphis
Belle” (a documentary), “ Mrs. Mini­
ver,” “ Ih e Little F oxes” (perhaps his
m asterpiece),
“ The Letter,”
“ The
W esterner,”
“ Wuthering H eights,”
“ Jezebel,” “ Dead End,” “ W e Three”
(based on Lillian Heilm an’s “ The
Children’s Hour” ), “ The Good Fairy,”
and some other earlier ones.
John Huston, son o f the late W a L
ter Huston, the actor, was employed
as script writer for W arner Bros,
until 1941, after which he turned
director.
His films in anti-chronolo­
gical
order, are “ Moulin Rouge,”
“ The
African
Queen,” “ The Red
Badge of Courage,” “ The Asphalt
Jungle,” “ W e W ere Strangers,” “ K ey
L argo,” “ The Treasure
of Sierra
Madre,” “ San Pietro” (a documen­
ta ry ), “ Across the Pacific,” “ In This
Our L ife ,” and “ The Maltese Falcon.”
Elia Kazan, who came from the
New York theatre, where he still
spends much of this time, has made
the following films, “ Viva Zapata,”
“ A Street-car Named Desire,” “ Panic
in the Streets,” “ Pinky,” “ Gentle­
m an’s
Agreem ent,”
“ Boom erang,”
“ Sea of Grass,” and “ A Tree Grows in
Brooklyn.”
These three above-mentioned direc­
tors are the only ones in Hollywood
whose every film is worth seeing— in
fact should not be missed.
One cannot, however, afford to
ignore the work of John Ford, whose
total contribution of first-rate films
over the last 20 years excels that of
everyone else except W illiam W yler.
On the other hand he is an extremely
uneven director— especially since the
last war. W hile at one moment cap­
able o f creating a genuinely great
film, at the next he may bring forth a
quite shoddy tasteless product.
His really great reputation lies
mainly in the films directed between
1939 and 1941 when he made “ Stage­
coach,”» “ The Young Mr. Lincoln”
(his own favourite), “ Drums A lon g
the Mohawk” (with Henry Fonda),
“ The Long V oyage Hom e,” “ The
Grapes o f W rath ,” “ Tobacco Road”
and “ H ow Green W a s M y V alley.” No
other director has ever made so many
splendid films in so short a period.
However, he was then working for
Darryl F . Zanuck, one of Hollywood’s
m ost accomplished and enlightened
producers,
who
almost
invariably
exerts a beneficial influence over the
directors who work for him. In fact,
C O LLE C T FOR
H O SP IT A L
The list of outstanding Hollywood
actors and actresses who have not
received awards is perhaps uncom­
fortably large.
A few of the most
oovious omissions are the names of
Greta Garbo, A gn es Moorehead, Pat­
ricia Collinge, Dorothy McGuire, M ar­
garet Sullivan, Charlie Chaplin, Orson
W elles, Henry Fonda, Ralph Richard­
son, Marlon Brando and M ontgom ­
ery Clift, not to mention many others.
However, in spite of the all too
obvious fact that the academy awards
are generally unfair and an unreliaable guide to the best in cinema, it
nevertheless remains the most influ­
ential and respected honour o f the
industry.
Moreover,
there is _ no
other critical organization in the
cinema world which has any right
whatever to claim that its decisions
are superior. The New York critics,
it is true, like to think that their
annual awards are rather more wisely
made, but actually one is no better
than the other, since film critics can­
not, any more than film fans, come
to a satisfactory point o f agreement.
In 1951, the N .Y . Critics gave their
award for the best film to “ A Street­
car Named D esire,” while the A c a ­
demy gave the “ Oscar” to “A n A m e­
rican in Paris,” which would indicate
that the N .Y . Critics were a much
more
intelligent organisation.
On
the other hand, in 1943, “ W atch on
the Rhine” received the N .Y . Critics’
award, while the “ Oscar” went to
what was really a much better piece
o f cinema craft, “ Casablanca.”
Often too, the Academ y Award is
something of a reaction against the
N .Y . Critics’ Aw ard, -especially when
there are two films of almost equal
merit.
In 1951 there was little to
decide between Elia
K azan’s
“A
Streetcar Named Desire” and George
Stephens’ “ A Place in the Sun.” The
N .Y . Critics gave the director’s award
to Elia Kazan, so the Academ y
Aw ard, feeling that Kazan had con­
sequently received adequate acknow­
ledgment, gave the director’s “ Oscar”
to George Stephens.
Likewise in
1950, no one
could really decide
whether Judy Holliday (“ Born Y ester­
day” ) or Bette Davis ( “ A ll About
Eve” ) gave the year’s best perform ­
ance. The N .Y . Critics gave their
award to Bette Davis, the “ Oscar”
was won by Judy Holliday.
Since the system as it stands is un­
reliable, one m ight rather wonder if
it would not be a better idea to give
awards to everything of really out­
standing merit, so that during the
same year more than one director
and actor, etc., could receive an award
if it were deserved, whereas in poor
years, no director or actor, etc., would
receive it.
The arguments against
such a system are that it would des­
troy the feeling o f competition, as a
result of which much o f the interest
would be lost by the cinema public,
and consequently it m ight have a dele­
terious effect on box-office returns.
Hence it is unlikely that such a
method will ever be employed.
— “A rthu r.”
CO PY
for the next
A U X IL IA R Y
"C R A C C U M "
closes on
ON
Wednesday, April 29
M A Y 7th
at 12 noon
omen’s D
B. Moore
rrow (C )
[) 16.3 pc
en’s 100 j
N.Z.U. TEA M S
N.Z.U. BLUES
W a te r P olo: G. Gardner
(C a p ta in ).
C ricket: B. N orm an and
J. Burton.
B ask etb all: M isses N . Nicholls, V . M ossm an and F . Spence.
Rowing-: V . Blaskovich and I.'M e r c e p .
S w im m in g : T . Eagle.
T en n is: M . Ellis.
NORTH
ISLAND
TEA a. Peters
Wilson (
B ask etb all: M isses N . Nicholls,Rent’s D iv e :
M ossm an, P. W illiam son, F . Spt fj_. J. Ra
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V) 30.63 p
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*
WOMEN
A T H L E T IC S
The Athletic contest this year was
outstanding for the participation o f
the touring Australian Universities’
Athletic team, who proved themselves,
on the whole, much too good for any­
thing N .Z .U . could offer and almost
swept the field. Although they beat
N .Z .U . so convincingly, they were yet
not an exceptional team, for with the
exception of Plummer, not one of
them
surpassed an N .Z .U . record,
which indicates that their perform ­
ances were not really high, and that
N .Z .U . athletics is at a pretty low
ebb.
The outstanding races were the
duels between Australian V . J. Plum ­
mer and C .U .C .’s J. B. Parcell, who
raced together all the way in the 880
/yards and one mile races, with Plum­
mer proving victorious each time.
A p art from Plummer, who broke the
records for the one and three miles,
the only other record broken was by
Ken North (O .U .), who surpassed his
own Pole Vault record and showed
once more that he could be one o f
New Zealand’s outstanding vaulters.
75 yds: R. Pierson (O) 1, C. Moran (A) 2,
M. Davies (O) 3. Time, 9.1s.
100 yds: R. Pierson (O) 1, C. Moran (A)
2, M. Campbell (V) 3. Time, 12.4s. >
220yds: M. Davies (O) 1, M. Campbell (V)
2, S. Steen (O) 3. Time, 28.3s.
Broad Jump: R. Pierson (O) 1, C. Fitzsim­
mons (O) 2, S. Thomson (V) 3. Distance, 17ft
1VJjin.
High Jump: M. Falck (O) 1, M. Davies (O)
2, M. Campbell (V) 3. Height, 4ft llin.
80 metres Hurdles: M. Falck (O) 1, J. Brown
(O) 2, S. Thomson (V) 3. Time, 13.4s.
Javelin: F. Spence (A) 1, R. Newick (O) 2,
L. Austin (O) 3. Distance, 95ft 4i/2in.
Discus: D. J. Carr (C) 1, F. Spence (A) 2,
L. Austin (O) 3. Distance, 104ft 33/^in.
440 yds Relay: O.U. 1, A.U.C. 2, V.U.C. 3.
Time, 54.2s.
Men's Athletic Shield: O.U. 23 pts., 1-.
Women's Athletic Shield: O.U. 18 pts,
A.U.C. 6 pts, 2.
International Contest: Australia 25 pts,
N.Z.U. 13 pts, 2.
1,
1,
B O X IN G
‘One in the eye fo r us.” — A non.
Although Auckland did not win a
title
some
excellent
bouts
were
fought.
R. Caughey our finalist in
the L igh t-M iddle-W eigh t fought gal­
lantly, although matched against a
superior opponent, T. Lucas, o f Can­
terbury. The spectators warmly ap­
plauded Caughey at the end o f the
bout.
Otago won the Boxing Challenge
Shield from Victoria; all o f the four
Otago finalists won their bouts.
L ig h t W elter-w eig h t:
M. Knuckey (O ) (9st 81b) beat F.
Davis ( A ) (9st 121b) on points.
W e lte r -w e ig h t:
P. Diamond (O ) beat F. Davis ( A )
by default.
L ig h t-M id d le-W eigh t:
T. Lucas (C ) (lOst 101b) beat R.
Caughey ,(A ) (lOst 21b) on points.
Results:—
MEN
100 yds: K. B. Reede (Aust.) 1, E. W. Carr
(Aust.) 2, A. Booth (Aust.) 3, R. A. James
(V) 4. Time,. 10.2s.
220 yds: E. W . Carr (Aust.) 1, K. B. Reede
(Aust.) 2, A. Booth (Aust.) 3, B. W. Battell
(V) 4. fim e, 21.9s.
C R IC K E T
BASK ETBA LL
Auckland won the women’s basket­
ball with five and a -h alf points;
Otago with three was runner-up. It
880 yds:
V. J. Plummer (Aust.) 1, J. B. Parwas not the best weather for basket­
cell (C) 2,
P.. R.
May (C)3. Time,
lm 55.7s.
ball, with gusty winds, and on the
1 mile:V. J. Plummer
(Aust.) 1, J. B. Par- first day some rain as. well, so when
cell (C) 2,
P. R.
May (C)3. Time:
4m 18.2s. .
our girls say they beat Otago, they
Three ..Miles: V. J. Plummer (Aust) 1, G.
mean it. Captaincy by N. Nicholls
Stevens (V) 2, J. B. Parcell (C) 3. Time, 14m
was extremely good, and with fine
43.9s.
120 yds Hurdles: R. R. Hancock (Aust.) 1, teamwork to back up the virtuosos,
B. K. Cameron (C) 2, W. J. Muirhead (O) 3. Auckland were able to take a 21 to 14
Time, 16.2s.
,$
victory in the final. For the last two
\220 yds Hurdles: B. K. Cameron (C) 1, J. years Auckland have been unlucky to
Loveday (Aust.) 2, W . R. Belcher (C) 3. Time,
be defeated by narrow margins of
26.3s.
one and three points in the finals.
440 yds Hurdles: K. North (O) 1, J. McHowever, this year they had a taste
Levie (V) 2, R. Sheehy (A) 3. Time, 57.4s.
One Mile W alk: T. Henshall (O) 1,.R. Kirby o f the big time by beating Victoria
41-3 and Canterbury 30-7, before com­
(V) 2, T. Ayson (V) 3. Time, 6m 43.4s.
Broad Jump: P. J. Ferris (Aust.) 1, J. W il­ ing to grips with Otago.
440 yds: R. J. Soloman (Aust.) 1, G. Swift
(A) 2, G. Hurdle (V) 3. Time, 50.2s.
The cricketers got off to a flying
start to tournament with their match
against V .U .C . on the w ay down.
However, they did not fly very far,
being beaten outright by Victoria.
When the
rest o f the
contingent
caught up with them on the boat,
they were claiming a first-innings
win. This perplexed condition seemed
to stay with them as they proceeded
south, for just as they were getting
into their stride against Canterbury
in their second innings, it rained and
play was abandoned. Burton (42) and
Norm an (33) had batted well in the
first innings o f this match and M c­
Leod (27 n.o.) was batting stylishly
and with confidence in the second,
when the rains came. Otago won the
cricket competition convincingly.
liams (O) 2, W . W ebb (O) 3. Distance, 22ft
3in.
N. Nicholls and V . Mossman, both
Hop, Step and Jump: P. Ferris (Aust.) 1, National representatives, played bril­
W . W ebb (O) 2, C. W . Keeble (C) 3. Dis­ liantly, Nicholls’ deft
passing and
tance, 47ft 8%in.
ball control were a pleasure to watch
Discus: W . W ebb (O) 1, A. Hooper (A) 2, and F. Spence earned her Blue for
2, P. D, Rutledge (C) 3. Distance, 117ft.
excellent defence-play. E . Barugh, F.
Hammer Throw: D. D. Leech (C) 1, P. D.
Rutledge (C) 2, A. Clarke (O) 3. Distance, Cotten and H. Hollows all turned on
extra good performances for their
143ft 8J4in.
Javelin: A. Graybum (Ajax) 1, P. T. Woulfe first tournament. Auckland were un­
(O) 2, R. Player (A) 3. Distance, 174ft 8V^in. lucky to lose Dickson, who hurt her
Shot Put: R. Wilson (O) 1, B. Blahwayt (A) hand on the first day. P. W illiam son
2, A. Hooper (A) 3. Distance, 34ft 7!4in.
played outstandingly as centre.
Pole Vault: K. North (O) h J. Borland (O) 2.
In the final match played, South
Height, lift 71/^in.
defeated North by 14 points to 13,
High Jump: J. Borland (O) 1, H. Hilliam
each side scoring alternately from
(A) 2, J. L. Loveday (Aust.) 3.
Height 5ft
nine-all; like the other gam es it was
lOin.
open play with some very fa st moves.
440 yds Relay: C.U.C. 1, O.U. 2, A.U.C. 3.
W e had seven representatives in the
Time, 4oJ3s.
One Mile Relay: fc.U.C. 1 ,- O.U. 2, C.U.C. team.
3.
'Time, 3m 31.1s.
Mile International Relay: Australia 1, N.Z.U.
2. Time, 3m 27.4s.
440 yds International Relay:
(N.Z. disqualified). Time, 44s.
Australia
1,
Judging from tournament stand­
ards, Varsity will be fielding one o f
the strongest teams yet in the Auck­
land competition this year.
R O W IN G
Auckland rowers showed that they
can paddle their own canoes against
any competition; that is, any that
was available at Tournament. - The
course was very
choppy and the
events had to be postponed from Sat­
urday morning till the afternoon when
conditions improved somewhat.
E ig h ts: The crew got off to a good
start and had h alf a length lead on
Canterbury in the first quarter mile.
Canterbury were pushing hard on the
inside, however, so Auckland moved
out to row in a tight position rating a
steady 34. Shortly after, Otago and
Canterbury contacted, and Auckland
romped aw ay to take the event by one
length, (w ith a good three inches of
00 yards
water in the bottom as well)
the local crew.
*
ship:
F ours:
The fours took the
about half way with John
doing an excellent job as stroke
they came in three lengths ahei
Victoria, with Canterbury third
The double sculls was won by
Otago 1,
Time, 2m
i0 yards
skip:
W. Macal
, 0. Gardr
Water Polo
S H O O T IN G
Canterbu
jthe Water
lan unbeate
(hard.
Retaining the H aslam Shield]
toria shot all over its opponent! Finals o:
the Gore Range where the evetiiLn(jer g00ci
decided.
The standard they set] ,
f
higher than usual for Easter Topus s 0 w
ment, and under the conditions i of rain ar
experience that counted, vet Conditions
turning in the highest scores head play
steady ten-point wind held all sponsible j
sufficient to putTthe marks off-t
little too (
at 600 yards, But otherwise
tions were fa ir; visibility was abnormally
hampered by the overcast condi fast patch(
Blackburn shot especially wel particular!;
Auckland; Otago made a disap ithe player
ing showing in this event
mettle. A
The 90-m ile trip back to Dt events, Mi
was completed a little faster thj N.Z. chan
ride out, and motorists passin O’Brien, ol
bus did so very much, at their Ellis play:
risk.
Nicholson,
land ,lost
which was
during th<
later in p
day of Toi
S W IM M IN G
V. Teat w(
Obviously in their element,
and Miss .
won the swimming shield vri
7-5.
points. Canterbury was second
46 points, Auckland third
Women’
and Victoria fourth with 11 PV. Teat
The 200 yards Men’s Back
was almost national champi
class, when Auckland title
Eagle once again met D. Dowsf
It was stroke for stroke most
distance; but with a strong fin;
burst, Victoria stole the victory
Auckland. In the final of the
W om en’s Freestyle Champions!
T w igg led the field home, cuttii
seconds off the time set by P,
tings ( A ) , last year’s winner,
Tetro ( A ) , who was second
Men’s
Diving
Championship
34.50 points, gave an outstandii
play, with promise o f even
His final dive was the best st
the event.
W om en ’s 100 yard s Freestyle
J. T w igg ( A ) 1, L. Austin 1
M . Hall (C ) 3. Time, 70 3/5s.
W om en ’s 50 yard s F reestyle :
L. Austin (O ) 1, J. Twigg (
M. H all (C ) 3. Time, 31 4/5s.
M en ’s 220 ya rd s Breaststroke:
D. Dowse (V ) 1, T. Eagle
K . W ilson (O ) 3. Time, 3m 5s,
(Continued on page 5)
the third s
nent, but
in straighl
of her Ot
final.
Men’ s 1
struggle i
A. Robins
went on t(
the final 1
ted for th
tative pla
Women’
Dickson 1<
sets to a
team, B.
had alrea
V.U.C.
Men’s 1
were beat
Jwere sr
Otago ps
doubles.
Mixed 1
allowed t
only two
corded th(
win too r
Pagi
"hursday, A p ril 23rd, 1953
SW IM MING (Cont.)
omen’g D ive:
B. Moore (O ) 47.87 pts, 1;
E.
rrow (C ) 22.54 pts, 2 ; H . Hollows
1) 16.3 points, 3.
CRACCUM
Drinking
Horn
( Speshial R e p o rte r)
,’s 100 yards B r e a s ts tr o k e :
Fighting
his way
through the
Peters (C ) 1, T . E agle ( A ) 2, densely packed crowd and the densely
Wilson (O ) 3. Time, 74 3-5s.
smoked atmosphere,
your intrepid
reporter, at great personal risk to life
Nicholls, ’s D ive:
and limb, obtained an exclusive sw a l-,
m, F . Spt W. J. Raines (C ) 46.67 pts, 1; C. low-to-swallow account o f the last
Tetro ( A ) 34.50 pts, 2 ; L. B. Piper important Tournament contest.
“om m . V) 30.63 pts, .3.
As
expected, in the preliminary
00 yards M ed ley R ela y Champion­ rounds O .U ., drinking well on their
as well) ship :
home ground, downed C .U .C ., who
were expected to be their toughest
Otago 1, Canterbury 2, Auckland
opponents. The time o f 16.7s for the
took the Time, 2m 9 4 /5 s .
6-m an team was aj?ood one, especially
John G
)0 yards M en's M ed ley Champion­ when compared to the 22s Auckland
as stroke
took to beat Massey, and the 22.8s in
ngths ahe ship: ■
which Lincoln beat Victoria. In the
ary third a W. Macalister (O ) 1, B. Adam s ( A ) second round Otago beat Lincoln,
won byO!, 0. Gardner ( A ) 3. Time, 70 2-5s. Victoria beat M assey, and Auckland
astounded everyone by defeating Can­
Water P o lo :
terbury in the very fa st time of 16.3s.
I Canterbury comfortably
retained
Otago, who had had the best time
jthe Water Polo Championship with
Ian unbeaten record.
Auckland tried previously, pulled up their bibs, howeve'r, and really surpassed themselves
pai'd.
in the final to beat A .U .C . in the in­
credible time o f 14.9s!
T E N N IS
m Shield, [
By ftiis time the atmosphere had
opponent Finals of the tennis were played
grown too heavy on his chest, and
the even: m(jer good billiards conditions: strong our reporter, leaving the individuals
Easter To: ®us^s
half-hearted sprinkles to fight off for Blues, fought his way
mditions i
rain and a falling temperature, outside to the strong headiness of
fresh air.
nted, vet Conditions interfered badly with overst scores head play and quite often were re­
held all sponsible for a deep drive going a
arks off-t|
little too deep. The weather and an
herwise
If you can play any sort o f musical
bifity was abnormally slow-paced court that had instrument at all, see Dick Mercer,
last condi fast patches on it did not make for who is Band Leader again this year.
daily wel particularly attractive play, although The band holds pride of place in the
e a disapj the players were certainly on their proeesh
and
is
practising
some
ent.
mettle. Auckland won both singles tricky marching movements for M ay
ick to Di events, Miss R. Dickson, at present 7th. Players are urgently wanted, so
Miss J. get in touch with Dick Mercer at
faster thi N.Z. champion, defeating
ts passii| O’Brien, of Victoria, 7-5, 7-5, and M. O’Rorke, N O W .
l. at their Ellis playing excellently to beat G.
Nicholson, of Otago, 6-4, 6-2. Auck­
land ^lost the mixed doubles final,
which was postponed because o f rain
during the second set and finished
later in poor conditions ont he last
day of Tournament. M. Ellis and Miss
NG
V. Teat were defeated by A . Robinson
element,
and Miss J. O’Brien, o f Victoria, 6-3,
shield w:
7-5.
is second
third wit
Women’s Singles: In the first round
ith 11 pi
V. Teat was narrowly defeated in
i ’s
Back the third set by her Canterbury oppo­
champ: nent, but R. Dickson won her match
title
in straight sets, and likewise disposed
D. Dowsi of her Otago opponent in the semi­
ke most
final.
trong fini
ie victory
Men’s Singles: Ellis had a tough
of the
struggle in his first match to defeat
lampionsl A. Robinson, of V .U .C ., 6-4, 9-7. He
me, cuttii went on to meet Nicholson (O tago) in
;et by P. the final who had previously accoun­
winner,
ted for the other Auckland represen­
second
tative player.
pionship
Women’s Doubles: M. Solly and R.
utstandin
Dickson lost their semi-final in three
if even
sets to an Otago pair;
our other
e best st
team, B. Johnstone and B. W addell,
had already been accounted for by
’reestyle
V.U.C.
Austin
Men’s Doubles: O ’N eill and W hite
70 3/5*.
were beaten by a Victoria pair, who
) TEA A.
OUT IX FRONT
Page 5
A N INN O CEN T AT LARGE
One evening before Easter I toddled
round to the Tudor Theatre at Rem­
uera to see “ Louisiana
Story”
and
“ Nanook of the N orth,” two o f Rob­
ert Flaherty’s artistic films. Acclaimed
by the critics
and rejected
public to the extent
by the
o f lasting three
days on Queen Street, these films are
of great interest. Many o f the audi­
ence left
early,
having
apparently
come to see torrid love scenes in the
swamps.
These films are documen­
taries of the first order. Made some
years ago, “ Nanook o f the North”
did not have the advantage o f many
modern techniques, but nevertheless
gave a very interesting and at times
amusing, picture of an Eskim o’s year.
“ Louisiana Story” shows the impact
of an oil drill on a bayou in the
swampy area of Louisiana. The pho­
tography is excellent and the scenes
shown fully compensate for the lack
of Betty Grable and Errol Flynn. It
was an interesting commentary on
the lack of appreciation o f the film
as an artistic medium to see the re­
action of the general public. By far
the most appreciative members of the
audience were a large number of
students.
The Tudor management is to be
congratulated on its enterprise in
putting on these films.
I hope that
other suburban theatres will follow
suit and give more people who appre­
ciate good films rather than spectacle
an opportunity to see them.
A ll sorts of queer bods are rushing
round this place with an air of
urgency.
It seems that Capping
W eek is getting close.
By devious
means I came by a script for this
year’s Revue entitled, “ Seize Me,
Caeser,” or “ No Place Like Rom e,”
by that eminent author o f several past
Revues, Mr. Charles Zambuka. This
script is well up to the standard o f
his previous shows and all you stud­
ents should endeavour to get into it
or, at the least, go and see it.
The Executive room is cluttered up
with paint and other implements, by
which I infer that the Proeesh con­
troller is getting cracking.
I f you
can’t spare the tim e to be in the show
you can at least build a float and go
mad on Proeesh day.
REMEMBER
REVUE - M A Y 9-16
PROCESH M A Y 7
GRAD. BA LL
Be prepared! Grad Ball is nearing
and will burst into brief - but flam­
boyant life on M ay 8th. Perform ing
in person will be the Governor-Gen­
eral and his Lady, M ate Frankovich,
Chairman o f Socitil Committee is toss­
ing gay abandon in all directions, and
intends this to be the Grad Ball to
finish all Grad Balls.
Leave your
leching alone for a couple o f weeks
and save the entrance money. W atch
“ Craccum” and notice-boards for fu r­
ther alarming information.
G r a n d N a tio n a l D u n e d in , 1 9 5 3
?estyle:
Twigg i
1 4/5s.
ststroke:
Eagle (
3m 5s.
page 5)
Avere subsequently beaten by an
Otago pair, who
won the men’s
doubles.
Mixed Doubles: M iss Teat and Ellis
allowed their first opponents to win
only two games, but as already re­
corded they let their last, -in the finals,
win too many gam es.
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44
yrsday, A
Thursday, A pril 23rd, l!f
CRACCUM
It is great wisdom to be thanl lySICCI
in our failures. Not many of us est
failure altogether. There is a i ( ,
gap between what we dream hidents oi
what we do. Yet when our fait!€ to acc011
in God and in His goodness, we rear® so
prayer
that
lieve
GodHe
blocks
one doorano{>tm
for1;. adequa
e ±£
fe-ar of the only that
because
is opening
wisdom.”
It is that knowledge that lifts us imProved
*
0f despair.
mme must
of Daniel’s
\ have already quoted from T 111lt8 scop
W e are all Amateur Fools
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in
of
we isreceive
itattitude
„The
Lord is the beginning of
The second ingredient
ft
It belongs to the very idea of a University that it is a place
t S ? ‘and
Myst’eo «js. new
m which we are not only
looking for information and knowledge prajse Thee, d Thou God of my iniquity, “a pit too deep for ml 1S
i
in our particular branches of stu d y; we are also looking for wisdom, fathers, who hast given me wisdom eyes to plumb.” He warns agaPtend t® s o
which serves us, not only in our special profession, but in the and might.”
the fascination of probing i n t o a£ tjw
whole business of living.
.T w S f c
How the Bible makes the point with great insistence, that the The
t ^ a l f men “ m’f women! “Ī S t a m
'he'^avs ^ ■SiE” »t the'
wise man is not one who
is cleverer than other people, or more who guided their own lives and the for what W(f have ■
’
s ii April:—
learned. He is one, who,because he believes in God, has special ( !i.ves of others in a way we instinc- «But be
satisfied that you fP Fit for
in sight into life. T h a t is the point o f the stories about Daniel.
He
solved again and again the problem s th at puzzled the m ost learned
men in Persia, because his fa ith in God gave him ligh t on them
Jesus, do you rem em ber, said the sam e thing, that the true m ean­
ing o f life is grasped by those who believe— “ I thank Thee, O
F ath er, Lord of heaven and earth, th at Thou hast hid these things
fro m the wise and prudent, and h ast revealed them unto babes.”
Dr. Martineau had, as one of his
students, a young Am erican, who
wanted to eradicate all religion. Dr.
Martineau advised him to spend six
months with a simple Westphalian
fam ily— Roman Catholic peasants—
and then six months among some cul­
tured
and emancipated
Germans.
A fte r that, he was to come and tell
him which group seemed to possess
the wisdom of lifq. The student did
that, and he confessed to Dr. M ar—
tineau that “ when face to face with
the grim realities of life those clumsy
superstitious, narrow Polish peasants
possessed a depth of insight,
an
assurance of action, an at-hom e-ness
of conviction, of a magnificent sw ift­
ness and purity and massiveness.
Faced with the same realities, the
nimble enlightened m aterialist stud­
ents were utterly helpless, without in­
sight, action or conviction of any
kind.”
W h at the Bible means by
wisdom is that homely kind which
those peasants had, the kind that
serves us for every situation in life—
not only great occasions.
It is the
kind that teaches us how to take
success without being ruined by it,
and to gain by our failures. It shows
us how to bear ourselves towards
those who are under our authority,
and those above us. It is the homely
wisdom that brings healing to our­
selves and others. That is what the
Bible means when it says that true
wisdom is found, not by those who
have the best brains or the most
massive knowledge, but by those
whose insight into life is through
their faith in God.
Now in this
prayer o f Daniel, there are two in­
gredients of his wisdom that appear
quite clearly.
The first is Reverence.
Daniel
said— “ Blessed be the name o f God
for ever and ever, for wisdom and
might are his. And he changeth the
times and the seasons; he removeth
kings and setteth up kings; he giveth
wisdom to the wise, and knowledge
to them that know understanding. He
revealeth the dark and secret things.
He knoweth what is in the darkness,
and the light dwelleth with him .”
That is reverence, the fear of the
Lord, which is the beginning of wis­
dom.
Daniel was wise because he
knew how little he knew. He under­
stood that if he were to know any­
thing
at all, his knowledge must
come from God.
v t.ivplv rp.rnp’hisp to ho tno t.rno wav
tlvely+£ ec£ f ™ s-e
theu t]j^e l\ fy L
In
Edinburgh
University
some
years ago, Mr. A listair
Sim, the
Scottish actor, was elected Rector,
He gave a very remarkable Rectorial
address, describing him self as a fool,
a professional fool. The theme of his
address was that we are all fools, and
the wise ones among us are those
who know it.
There has been such a vast increase
of knowledge in almost every field
of study in the last 100 years, that
all of us whatever our branch of
study, are apt to feel crushed by the
sheer weight of information we have
to cope with. In this» situation there
is the danger that we confuse know­
ledge with wisdom. T. S. Eliot is one
of those who keep reminding us that
they are very different.
“ Endless invention, endless experiment
Brings knowledge of motion, but not
o f stillness,
Knowledge of speech, but not of
silence,
Knowledge of words, and ignorance
o f the Word.
For wisdom begins with understand
ing how little we know.
knowledge of literature
and
medi,
,
,
_
cine and psychology, history and rehumour Ī ° V ' 'r lv e r e n c l^ A "fa n a tic
and knowledge
o f he
Christian
tligion,
u o humour
H eThinks
knowL
doctrine— and still have no wisdom,
He
cannot
laugh
at
him
self.
He canF or wisdom heedns with understandnot see how ridiculous it is to imagine
that we men can discover the m eaning of the darkness that is beyond
the light, and that we can tie up
tidily in our theories and creeds the
m ystery of the Universe.
A wise
man remembers reverently that the
greatness and unsearchableness of
God are beyond our grasp.
It is God who has created life. It
is He who knows the beginning o f it,
and the end, what is beyond the darkness o f the womb, and the darkness
of the grave. When we understand
this we realize that our wisdom for
living must come from God H im self,
i ,
light,
„
p
? 0I1f
w
11
Accepted6 life as God’ sU gift,' and they Env
°0uUrh foothold;
f ootholde- Y° Ur step and iionaay,
Monday,^
your
z-3
thanked Him for it.
O Light Invisible, we praise TheiF^Lcs fc
Too bright for mortal vision.
Wednesday,
Every one of us could make him - 0 Greater Light, we praise Theejpnasties fc
self utterly miserable by thinking of
the less;
luesday, 2-;
the things he does not possess. I have
.
.
.
.
.
.
F es> Class
not the brains my friend has, nor the W e see the light but see not whluesday> H
attractive manner, nor the clothes,
it comes;
pis time-ts
nor the assurance, nor the social 0 Light Invisible, we glorify T h e » least a
background, but self-pity of that kind
That is wisdom. There is so Fonth. Ar
is terribly dangerous. A wise man is that is dai’k and painful in life. Tfhd on no1
grateful for what he has. He is grate- are “ pits too deep for mortal |eSeful above all for the mysterious g ift to plumb.” Our wisdom is to t» regret thi
o f life and he accepts it from God who God for what we do see. Above aft ad the p
gives it.
Christians, we thank God for whajenro\ f ° r
see in Jesus Christ. A Christian
prior be
It is great wisdom to be thankful not claim that he understands evPna.slumwhen we have any success. Far too thing.
God forbid!
He revertensive and
many people are spoiled by success, realizes how little he knows but**1 wee^ mi
because
they
think
they
have does give thanks for the light he*<t
achieved it themselves (and unfor- on life through Jesus Christ, ai Pere is a i
tunately their friends and parents he follows that light. “ He that ^ offered _in
encourage them in that b elief). The loweth me shall not walk in epop Fit:
Bible gives us this wisdom. “ A man ness, but shall have the light of lPhes, appa
hath nothing, except it be given him
And that is what we mean bv •£ymnastics
from heaven.” That is an anchor for donr, the light of life, the lighi|paratus wo:
us in our success.
which we can really live.
Crisis in South Africa
LETT!
\
Inadequate Opposition
am heart
I
"have^aV
sing, too,
copy of \
wish
r
her Mr ;
, establif
ng the p
Mr. Smith ]
ists proposed to achieve it. hint
It is, o f course, true that during
X that
v e ' f“Btl
Humanitarian
ideals
frequently the
ascribed
th em . has
M largely)
r. StralJ
eetilu(
colouredtoquestion
the^ best
the
last few years
the soNationalists
lost sight
of by
both
parties
toed
and
his
follow
ers
have
a
great
respect
fo
r
the
fo
rm
s
o
f
law
a%
ns in
0f the
pos1
1»™
fe »°r e d and sometimes
then. encroaching on indivifby
is letter
doi
healthy
fe a
r otraditional
f the executive
means
over-ridden
the
form s o f power
In addition to this frontal a:»ve been me
ljhprtv
law > illegally
increased
the
executive
^’
on the constitution, Malan andten to mem1
powers, and tampered with the accepmerry men have managed to teetings it i
ted rights o f citizenship m what was
mously increase the executive polace Club
a liberal democratic State. “ Sailor”
Chief Justice Swart, through thefcicy.
Malan was the first to raise the alarm,
pression o f the Communism Actjl wish to <
by accusing the Nationalists o f em been made the sole arbiter of jr. Horton c;
ploying those methods to keep them ther a person is a Communist oiLstitutiona
selves in power, to stifle criticism,
This man need produce no evidiblic meetii
and to turn Nationalist Afrikanerand the only function of the c^find obstin
dom into a Herrenvolk. The coloured
becomes to decide whether he resje other ma
his decision without m ala tides. SU club wh
question hardly entered the quarrel
larly the new Public Safety and ( lin the Ion:
at all. W hen it did, through the N a ­
inal Law Amendment Bills will ^ke it. The
tionalists’ bid to get rid of all the
this paragon of the parliamei a large ai
..Cape coloured voters, the m am objecvirtues still wider powers over students a
tion was less to the virtual disensons, organisations and newspa
franchisement o f those voters than
Continued on Page 8)
to the mannner in which the N ational-
^irsday, A p ril 23rd, 1953
23rd, I1
CRACCUM
i lysical Education Officer On Record
> be thai
/ of us est
1*6 IS E H
: dream 'tu(knts often ask
me what I
Gam es:
Volley
ball, badminton,
our fait!e
accomplish at A .U .C . when indoor basketball, floor gam es,
iness, we re are so
facilities for recreaNo experience in any o f the games
e door foi [• The facilities are, o f course, or activities is necessary,
ning a ii o t f ^ e q u a t e and until these can
Ingtruction will be on an individua,
“-
-f
c
LT
t
M
S S
»f th e m o s t important parts o f
„ 1 , ^ ^ avowed
Mystery M r. new facilities.
Meanwhile classes will begin 10 minutes after
p for » , 0„V. „ fl n wJy s.?"d m e a n s °.f the hour and finish 10 minutes before
earns ag. tend to go ahead with some act.- th hour
People wishi„g to leave
ling tat. s at the T . M . C . 4
Gymnasium
H
be inPime (
classes may
il too dell»MW*. ™ ‘ he Students Asso- do
H t h
are
ided. N'
nd in a st^on buildmSspecial gym costume is required. Fopt-
The way|ne following trial programme will wear — bare feet or rubber-soled
is gratit
at bbe Y .M .C .A . on Monday, shoes.
April:—
Dance Classes: Until enough rec­
at you ], jp Fit for Men':
ords and the necessary sound equip­
Monday, 11-12; Friday, 3-4 p.m.
ment can be assembled, this part of
step ancj ep Fit for W om en:
the recreation programme will be in
Monday, 2-3 p.m .; Wednesday, 11-12.
abeyance, I hope to start early in the
raise Thee mnastics for M en:
second term.
vision.
Wednesday, 10-11 a.m. Friday, 11-12.
Please feel free to attend any of
aise Thee Mystics for W om en:
[uesday, 2-3 pan. Friday, 2-3 p.m. these classes at any time. N aturally
regular attendance at the classes is
mes’ Class for Men and W om en:
desirable,
but the
m ost important
;e not whf taesday, 11-12 a.m .
.
.
,
'his time-table will be maintained thing is for you to attend when you
lorify The >at least a fortnight and, possibly, want to.
re is so nmonth. A n y amendments will be
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in life. T1 lte(l on notice boards around the
mortal i le&en is to 1 1 regret that these times will not
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Above fft all the people who have wanted
d for whajenr°l f ° r classes.
Other groups
Christian lve Pri°r bookings for use of the
[•stands evPnasiumGymnasium
hire
is
He rever ;pensive and the number of classes
knows butF1 week must necessarily be lim e light iieiChrist anHere is a summary o f the activiHe thatp offered in each class:—
exercises,
ralk in Keep Fit:
Graduated
light ofljities. apparatus work,
...
W ith the rosy prospect o f W inter
mean by Gymnastics:
Tumbling,
vaulting, Tournament in Auckland this year,
the light pjaratus work.
the Soccer Club has a strong incen­
re.
[
tive to intensify its activities, and
prepare to show our guests Soccer as
it should be played.
W e have an
TLI p
excellent record (playing) at TourI n C
nament, and will be all out to restore
our new ly-lost supremacy this year.
:a
Page 7
ROVING REPORTER
A t a recent Executive meeting I
was delighted to see that the Col­
lege Council is to be asked to allow
dancing to continue till 3 a.m. at the
Graduation Ball. This Ball should be
the highlight o f a long social career
for most students, and to finish any
earlier would be a sacrilege. The Ball
is usually a loss financially, and
some attem pt is being made to keep
the loss within bounds by charging a
nominal 5 / - for a tic k et.v
The setting up o f a N .Z .U . Stud­
ent" Newspaper Association is to be
supported by the A .U .C . delegates to
N.Z.TJ.S.A.
This organisation will
facilitate the exchange o f articles and
other literary efforts between the
colleges. W e will then be able to print
copy from the other papers legally
rather than just pinching it as we do
now.
The refusal of our executive to sup­
port
a
Tournament
Committee
motion: “ That where a swimming
Blue rests solely on performances in
water polo or diving, a separate Blue
be granted as a W ater Polo Blue or
a Diving Blue” is incomprehensible.
The idea originally came from the
Swimming Council, who should know
what
the
competitors
themselves
think about the m atter. A fte r all to
give the same Blue for swimming
and water polo is like giving a rugby
winger
an athletics blue on the
grounds that he has to run before he
can be a winger.
It is to be hoped
that the other colleges are not so
short-sighted over this matter.
Some attem pt is being made to
secure accommodation for clubs and
committees. “ Craccum” a t the m om ­
ent has great difficulty in finding any- thing once it has been put down in
the overcrowded Executive room. To
produce an efficient paper some stor­
age space and plenty of room to work
is essential.
B y the way, another essential is a
staff! W e have room fo r people in all
sorts o f positions, from sub-eds. to
proof readers, and no experience is
necessary.
I f you are at all inter­
ested drop the editors a line.
MEN’S SPORT
RUGBY
SOCCER
LETTER TO
ED ITO R
,
Consequently, we wish to spread
the word around that the Soccer
Club would like, and intends to have,
am heartened at Mr. Smith’s as- new members— playing or non-play­
,nce that this year the Peace Club ing, fit or unfit, experienced or in­
have an Annual Meeting. It is experienced, male or fem ale, financial
sing, too, to learn that at least or otherwise, supporters and those in
copy of the Peace Club constitu- need of support, and especially the
exists.
many loud-mouthed individuals who
!
wish to point out, however, that
her Mr. Smith nor Mr. Horton
; established that there were
rooted lfring the past year or more any
;Jl t h e giWtings of the Peace Club. Certainly
Mr Str-.iey bave ^aded to show that any
_ .‘
ph meetings were advertised by
31 la w Mans of posters on the notice-boards
1 indivici by means o f letters sent to m em jrs.
Mr. Smith merely repeats m y stateve it. Irant that “ the Peace Club has never,
as largely I the best of m y knowledge, funcparties oned in the College.” A t no point in
is letter does he assert that there
frontal aive been meetings or other activity
ffalan antjen to members. In default o f such
aged to .eetings it is inconceivable that the
ecutive po*ace Club could
form ulate any
irough the»licy.
of the Cijfind obstinacy and failure to see
;her he rea e other man’s point o f view.”
ila tides, a club which does have meetings
tfety and( Mn the long run, what its members
Bills will ike it. Therefore I hope there will
parliamei a large and representative muster
tvers over Istudents at the Peace Club A .G .M .
,d newspa|
Sincerely,
Page 8)
JIM G A L E .
grace our corridors and seek an outlet for the repression o f emotions that
the week’s grind imposes on one. To
run up and down the sideline, madly
waving a blue and white flag, scarf,
or sock, and vociferating and gesticulating furiously is as high an ambition as such aforementiontd individuals can hope to find.
The Soccer
Club thus offers the community a
valuable social service in keeping
useful
channels.
such types
out o f less desirable places
onThe
Saturday
afternoons,
in sub­
club enters
teams and
in the
2nd
lim ating
their oenergies
more
and
3rd grades
f the A .F into
.A . compe­
titions, and will enter more if num­
bers warrant it. Presidents and vicepresidents, coaches and uncoached,
Last year's champions will field
much the same fifteen with the notable exceptions o f Murray Tanner
(brother o f John) at full-back, and
Sam Kurtovich, veteran hooker, who
have retired. The backline will again
include the Auckland reps., John
Tanner, Robin H arris, Dave Reeves,
and Stevenson— these should form the
Varsity
ter, Bayliss and a new fullback, likely
to be either Ernie Arlidge ar Avan
Carpenter,
both former
Auckland
junior reps.
The forwards also appear likely to
weld into at least as powerful a unit
as last season’s eight. The return o f
J'. B. S. Hutchinson from the crack
V .U .C . team, together with the acquisition o f former Otago rep. and
A ll Black trialist, D. J. Reisterer,
should improve the mobility of the
pack considerably.
Other forwards
still available include staunch skip­
per o f several seasons, Bryce Rope,
who with Reisterer, Fred Lang, Brett
Penman and Andy Miller, will com­
pete for side and back-row positions.
Last season’s locks, Doug. Bryson and
Bob W a ll, and front-row prop, Merv.
Main, are on hand again. The lack
o f a seasoned hooker m ight yet prove
a handicap, but on paper at least
the team appears quite as formidable
as last year’s and retention o f the
championship well within their capabilities.
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Students’ Annual M agazine, “ K iw i.”
Prose, poptry, paintings, photos, etc.,
are needed. Release your libidos in
print! I f you haven’t got your name
in the telephone directory aim higher
and get it in “ K iw i.” Contributors to
earlier “ Kiw is” have left their mark
on the walls of every public conve­
nience in Auckland.
Copy m ust be
typed, if not legibly written, double
spaced, on one side o f the paper only.
Be dev*ls ' ® r° P copy in the “ C™ 1
' " m. box, Exec, room or send it
Chairman Publications, Exec. room.
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Specialist service is provided in
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A n y and all books in print can be
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given,
Education House,
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Peace River, C. Bagwell, a Fullbright
from California, Stan Brown, the
physical education officer, B. Sm art,
a six foot six forward from Canterbury, and J. Robinson, from O .U .
There still remains the old disadvantage of being able to enter only two
teams.
The greatest advantage this year
x *
m
n
.
■
■■
the keenness o f the players both in
S
D O S k s to Q H
regard to the local competition and
the Tournament which will be held
The beginning
o f the season
has here this year.
1 S i t0 eXPI e! f -m y SOrrOW.t5
at footballers
and orange-peelers,
and Prospects appear very
healthy comradeship,
for^
brought
considerable
forshape
both, perhaps more so for
t ? assistance
w ° n C? n find
reqT Sttof ° light
r m ostsome
o f all—
Freshers—good
in any
f f u t m n a l toprocedure
and Besides or
form will
be warmthe
ly welcomed.
beginners, and an jM
opportunity
rep­
talent.
veterans
E . Arlidge,
local competition i f rumours o f
,no, evKf bhc
o f theR. Peace
IntensiveJ. training,
football,o f other colleges are to
resent youre College
on meetings
the playing
W aite,Club
M . Mawson,
Mercep, T. good
the strength
fields o f Auckland and in W inter
M cLisky and last year's newcomers be believed.
Tournament, is promised to those who
D. Hunt, whom we congratulate on
The club posts notices o f practices
will contact the Secretary, W . B.
gaining
representative honours, J. and gam es on its notice board oppoElley, (85-982, or 20 Springfield Rd.,
Gan, I. Corkill, etc., there are several site the cafeteria. N ew members are
Grey L y n n ), or any other officials of
new players o f high calibre. They in- welcome whether they have had any
the club, at their first opportunity.
elude J. McCormack, a Canadian from experience or not.
More From Congress
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Crisis in South Africa
Continued From Page 6
Curious Cove Resolutions
•t, %
i
seen shaking hands with a coli
'fh e Labour Party
or
even
inclt
Less well known in this country is ex-serviceman
Mr. Christie, the leader of the Labour them in his organisation, but
1.
That Congress protests against 6. That in view of the conflicting
Party.
Mr. Christie opposes the liberalism, soon passed. It p
evidence on conditions inside the Sov­
the drastic restrictions recently im ­
Malan administration because of its firstly, because it gave the Natii
iet
Union,
China
and
associated
posed on the importation of books
attitude towards the trade unions ists an excuse for dubbing the 1
countries as exemplified by reports
into New Zealand (6 0 % cut on 1950).
and also because of its tempering Commando Communist, and seco
o f observers such as M essrs. Garland
W e are of the opinion that the effect
with individual and civil liberty. The because it was splitting the m
and Courtney Archer and those of
o f this policy is to place restrictions
Nationalists believe that the trade ment itself. Now as a close all
the daily press, this Congress believ­
on knowledge and that it is unjusti­
unions should be directed and con- the United Party outside Parliai ol. X X V I
ing that accurate information con­
fiable at the present time. W e urge
trolled by the Government as part of the Torch Commando attacks
cerning these countries can be a their apparatus for wielding complete
N .Z .U .S .A . to approach the Govern­
Government for its unconstitutl
strong contributing factor to world
ment with a view to a removal of the
State power. To this end they have methods, but carefully excludes!
restrictions and to seek the support
peace, recommends N .Z .U .S .A . to in­ engaged in a policy designed to
Europeans from its ranks.
Iw
of the Senate o f the U niversity of
vestigate the possibilities o f organi­ weaken and ultimately
divide the this new relationship with the Ui[
N ew Zealand herein.
sing a group or delegation represen­ trade union movement in the Union
Party has also had the effect oft!
tative of the students within the four of South Africa on racial lines (i.e., ing Sailor Malan into a mere fig
JThis
Resolution
was
carried
We pi
In addition, head, and the movement has o>aul Sartl
constituent colleges and the two Afrikaner v. E n glish ).
with a close knowledge of the book
agricultural colleges to visit and re­ through the Suppression o f Commun­ more and more under the control mber, 191
trade had pointed out what the effect
o f the restrictions would be on our
port on conditions there and that the ism A ct, they have succeeded in re­ the politically orthodox United P ecause it
moving several prominent trade union officials such as Mr. L. Kane-Ben
book needs.
Dealers will feel obliged
possibility of inviting an exchange officials from office.
Consequently,
A s Dr. W . P. Morrell pointedlive feel th;
to buy only books which are assured
delegation be investigated.
Mr. Christie opposed Dr. Malan as last year, the policy of aparthiedi
(Jean
o f a ready sale rather than the works
(The resolution speaks for itself. vigorously as he would oppose Hitler not altogether be taken seriousli Lfteyg ar
likely to be of use to members of the
But once to segregate the coloured races w
Theoretically few will dispute its and for the same reason.
University. Pressure brought to bear
again the call for racial equality falls upset the labour supply, which kwoun£
on the Australian
Government by
rightness, but the practical difficul­
on deaf ears. The Labour Party does the farm s, the factories and mimjegger, anc
University authorities resulted in the
ties seems to us very great indeed. not stand for racial equality any
active production.
Indeed, mos-Vf the p h i
revision of similar restrictions there).
W e hope that N .Z .U .S .A . will at least more than it does for the removal of the unskilled and semi-skilled 1
2.
That members o f this Congress give this proposal serious considera­ the economic colour bar.
Indeed, in in South Africa is performed byI The thinl
tion ).
regard freedom of speech for their re­
the
past
they
have
strenuously oured labour. But against their r>-day are 1
fought for the retention o f this ini­ tical opponents the Nationalists P cre becau
ligious and political opponents as
7.
W e urge that our Government
quitous institution. Once -again it is never failed to play the trump 4rom reality
being as important as freedom of
support an immediate resumption of
They have pleaded P two, and
not aparthied that has aroused the of colour.
speech for themselves.
the Panmunjon Peace Talks and call wrath and indignation o f the trade the
unconstitutional methods Other. Fron
(This resolution takes on special
for an immediate cease-fire.
union movement and the parliament­ have adopted are necessary to emwithout kno
significance at present when free­
(In brief this merely means stop
ary Labour. Party, but rather the “ white supremacy,” and to con iecisions of
dom of speech is threatened in our
the slaughter and then talk about N ationalists’ blatant and frightening Communism, which of course preai street; we r
society and even in the Univfersity. It
peace terms, the exchange of prison­
the doctrine of race equality. 1five no crei
lust for power.
is noteworthy that its prime mover
ers, etg., something which the United
Much the same sort of thing that parthied will take at least 20 yi »ur own
was Rev. G. E. Hughes, occupant of
Nations have so far refused to agree has been said about Mr. Christie and to achieve h ow ev er, makes no dii &
ur own co
the Chair o f Philosophy o f Victoria
to).
Mr. Strauss can be said about that ence to the fact that racial prob*e imagine
University
College.
It also
was
Other resolutions that were passed: flamboyant
character,
■ “ Sailor” still exists. Basically the white oj lo. From th
passed unanimously).
Malan. This man formed the Torch nents of Dr. Malan are in favoui position is
8.
Urged move support for the
doctrine of white supremi that most
3.
That this Congress urge N .Z .- scheme at Witwatersrand University, Commando as a simple and genuine the
U .S .A . Committee on Bursaries to
South .Africa, to enable N egro stud­ nrotest against the imposition of H it­ their outlook is essentially defer: ages—if yoi
Having and will never lead people anywh war. Trium]
press for immediate implementation
ents to study medicine. Congress set ler methods in the Union.
of an improved and increased bursary
an example by taking up a collection fought against the N azis these ex- They are alarmed at the National: basis men
scheme.
for the appeal on the spot and col­ servicemen have a rooted and natural attack on the constitution, and tl stractions. (
aversion to living in* a South Africa apparent coptempt o f the courts, the other n
lecting over £40.
(This is an old demand which
dominated by a group o f men who beyond protesting at these measike mistrusi
needs to be reviewed. The Govern­
9. Expressed the acceptance of the hold and practise the same principles they are not prepared to go.
try, France,
ment is not likely to be helpful in the
principle of one international student which plunged the world into war
W holly admirable in normal tii men; in th
m atter and a most vigorous student
organisation and consequent there­ only 14 years ago.
Beyond the ex­ as is the United Parties’ stand tags and na
policy will be needed to solve any­
upon.
pression o f this simple conviction legal and constitutional principles The new i
thing. W e ask our own delegates to
10. Urged an investigation into the Sailor Malan and his friends do not is definitely inadequate in the pres this peace
N .Z .U .S .A . to take special note of
results of a Conference on interna­ go. Certainly in the early stages of crisis.
Mr. Strauss and his frie brought tog
the first resolution).
tional student unity held at Bucharest the movement Sailor Malan as an ex- not only dislike revolutions, tlwd and op
last year. Maurice K elly, form erly o f serviceman had no objection to being ignore them.
where, of
%4. That we students o f N .Z .U .S .A .
nations and
O .U., was appointed by N .Z .U .S .A .
Congress
strongly . condemn
the
to attend but was unfortunately not
action of the N .Z. delegation at the
able to.
United Nations in abstaining from
lalities becoi
voting on the question o f the apar­
11.
Showed concern at reports of
jare nothing
theid policy o f the Malan Govern­
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persecution of Jews in Communist
'the enemy
ment, of which policy we strongly
countries and affirmed opposition to
disapprove.
W ell, the Tournament is over,
time t
I have just been looking at the con­
all form s of racial and religious per­
stitution
of
the A .T .C .
___ ^ ___ __ have
^
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Students’ vanquished
returned
to t { US* aS
(Com m ent is hardly called for. By
secution wherever they m ay be found.
Association. There seems to be quite a ,
, 7
.
,
,
, !so.one mi£
-abstaining we turn our back on what
Finally, Congress affirmed its sup­ discrepancy in the number o f m em - homes, determined, we hope, to jumtes us,
we know to be injustice for the sake
port for that idea that a N ew Zealand
bers of the executive allotted to Divi- try again.
Our congratulations totality of 1
o f political expediency. Such an atti­
University
Students’
Newspaper
among then
sion C.
A t present one member is A .T .C . the winners, and our
tude effectively helps to wreck even
of t
Association be formed to facilitate
allowed for over one hundred and
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simpiy oj. t
further the structure o f the United
the sharing of news between constitu­
W
in
or
l
i
that
unite
fifty students. On a proportional rep- lences to the losers
N ation s).
ent colleges and to improve all college
resentation basis they should have these Tournaments are great exp wake war
journalism.
fectly imbe
5.
W e students o f N .Z .U .S .A . Con­
two and a -h a lf representatives.
A t ence and
t fun
POLITIC;
gress, 1953, urge that our Govern­
least two seems necessary.
Between
ment recognise the Central People’s
One should bear in mind that these R E F U N D S
states war x
Government o f the Republic o f China
people are some of the m ost mature
and experienced members of the studThe delay o f the Education D: P it could
as the- legitim ate Government of
existence w
China and support its admission to the
ent body. A little more of, their sage jn paying refunds for travelling
United Nations as the representative
counsel on the executive would do 1
.
,
,
,. ble; that is
quite a lot o f good. It does not m at- Penses incurred over two months peoples liv
o f China.
ter that they are only here for one is to be deplored. It is to oe hoi regimes, m
(This resolution is a common sense
year as the advantages obtained from that payment can be speeded up isfy their
one. W hether we like it or not, China
them in one year are equal to two section expenses as well. Many si truction of
is ruled
entirely
by the Central
years o f Division A students.
It is ents find the expenditure on tm there is nol
-People's Government and if we want
(
to
be
hoped
that
an
amendment
to ,.
T
„
. sentatives
..
peace we m ust be prepared to deal
the constitution may be moved on
eaves them financially mi their part, 1
with that Government which very
this m atter during the course o f the doldrums and prompt payment w that they \
evidently has the support o f the vast
existence is
year.
be appreciated.
m ajority o f the Chinese people).
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