N/ The Queen Mother On Tuesday, February 23rd, the Queen Mother visited L.S.E. in her capacity of Chancellor of the University. She toured the College and spoke informally with students. Afterwards she attended a reception in the Shaw Library, where she met prominent members of Union including the President, members of Council and officials of various societies. BRtTlSVl UBRAP.Y NE>ls4vl^yil^0^?HE STIJDENTS' UNION OF POLITICAL AND^ ECONOMIC MARCH lOdi, 1960 THREEPENCE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE - UNIVERSITY OF LONDON What is this thing called Law? mmm student beaten ip JOHN L. FRYER REPORTS LAST Sunday afternoon saw the initiation of the South African boycott witn an orderly demonstration march from Marble Arch to Tralalgar Square, where a rally of 12,000 people heard speeches irom Hugh Gaitskell, Trevor Uuddleston, Lord Al-trincham and Jeremy Thorpe. During the march repeated attempts were made to hinder its progress by fascist supporters of Sir Oswald Mosley and the British National Party. Along the route ol; the march, vendors were couslantly maKmg Oswald Moseley auempis to sell Action, whicu U>e tollowing: 1 have not seen led to veroai clashes with the this soit of tun for a long time, marciiers. A member of, -Beaver does not consider "lieaver stait saw one of these funny for students to be sellers abusing a coloured beaten up whilst the police marcher wno, roused to auger stand by and take no action by tue mans provocative launts, raised his list as if to strike mill and was immediately manhandled away oy tne pohce; no aitempl was made tu curb uie msugdtor of tiie incident. During ihe rally the Moslcy-ites, pacKcd m vans and lorries, urove incessantly round the square canying oauners and suoutmg Slogans agamst tue DoycoU. bouie people mside boutn Africa House were seen lo encourage the fascists oy ciieermg apartneid slogans as ionics pdsseu under tneir windows. /\iicr tiic rally had broken up, iViosiey led ms supporters, sua chanting, down Wmtchall and they were followed Oy an angry section oi tne crowd. One of this section was a student ol imperial College, Oieu alueis. ouadeuly aooui ten ivioseley men at Uie rear OL the column turned on tms group ol ooycoit demonstra-lors. iney Bed, but Glen stood nis ground and was savagely ueaten by the nine men. He was seen to be hit wliilst on the ground and then, as suddenly as it had begun, the Fascists rejoined their column. WHY DiDN'l' THE POLICE FROlECr THIS Sl UDENT FROM BEING SO SAVAGELY BEAiEN? It could not have been because they did not see the incident, for Whitehall was teaming with pohcemen at the time—we can only draw our own conclusions. Commenting on the after- BEAVER EDITOR RESIGNS After two years on "Beaver", Brian Levy has finally thrown in the towel and has announced his resignation. Although Editor for only two tenns, Brian was the veteran of our staff, joining "Beaver" in June, 1958. He leaves L.S.E. in June and is going straight into journalism. His successor will shortly be nominated by Council. m There is a rumour not as yet officially confirmed that Israeli actress Haya Harareet, of Ben Hur fame, is coming to study at L.S.E. shortly. So far M.G.M. has refused to comment. C. E. D. E. S. E. Birth of a New Idea By ANDREW DE BOLTHO THE first night we (i.e., the L.S.E. delegation) went through Colognes pubs and cabarets, ihe second night, the same delegation was mvited lo a magmhcent carmval dance (where, mcidentally, the honour of iiriiish, Indian and Stateless Sicilian males was successfully upheld), ihe imrd night was spent in a conference room. We started to work m it at 7 p.m., we hnished eleven and a half hours later, at 6.30 a.m. After four plenary sessions we had nnahy drafted the associate m ember of the Statute of the C.E.D.E.S.t. students Unions ol the other (,Communaule des Etudiants ue live, ilus will probably be the sciences Economiques et Com- best way to assure tnat per-merciales). As those who regu- soiial. frienuiy and lasting con-lariy read "Beaver" will recall, lacts will Oe estaoiisued among tlie idea of such a Commuiuty siudents ol uiUererit schools, was launched by the Frencn vVhenever an L.S.E. student students of E.S.S.E.C. it was goes abroad, lie will know that proposed to the Students' either in Fans or m Cologne unions of five other universities or m ivfiian he will be able (m during a study tour held last die term-time at least) to visit Christmas in the North of uisututions whicn, besides being France. Now the project is al- among the best m their coun-most a reality, ihe existing tries, wih also offer him a warm statute needs only ratilication reception. in the various Students' Unions. Senunars, study sessions. THE STATUTE ' Considering that economic, social and political co-opera- ,, , , ^ tion among nations is becoming C.li.U.L.S.E. Although fin^- trips, exchanges, m so tar as possible, of professors, sport meeungs—aie some of Uie prac-ucai suort-icrm aims of the ciai ditiicullies may not ahow L.S.E. to organize anything auring tms session, this does not preclude us from joining now. L.S.E.'s STUDENT PRESIDENT The conference itseff did not increasingly necessary. "Resolved to contribute in their own sphere to the development of international co-opera-tin. . . This is how some of the beginning clauses of the constitution read. They may seem rather vague, but they follow , , the pattern of the whole statute smoothly. We were which is, more or less, vague enougu lo have m Michel on purpose, it establishes the 'jneogegan an unamniously principle of co-operation be- circled, impartial and elhcient iween the six Students' Unions President. All the sarne some (Louvain, Cologne, Paris, were hotly debated. Milan, Rotterdam and L.S.E.) ^ometmics we reached com-and it sets out a framework agreements but twi^ within which this co-operation we had to shift problems to he may take place. meeting of the slS3g within the frame-points embodied m the statute cu^.D.E.S.E. has al- ls that every student member of one of the six Universities ready been done POST-GRADS' SCHEME Union Council has been studying various proposals by which post-graduates would be encouragcd lo take a more active part in Union affairs. The almost total lack of postgraduate participation has been a matter of concern for some time now. In conjunction with the post-graduates own association, Council hope to formulate policies that will check the alarming rate of apathy amongst an important section of the Union members. BEYERIDGE TROPHY WON BY BERRIDGE FEW SURPRISES IN BIG DEBATE John Berridge won the Bever- Although the pairing system, idge Shield for debating when which means that contestants he spoke on the motion tliat tlie have to speak on set sides of a "Labour Party is Obsolete", motion and that they cannot As tlie fate of the draw had it, determine which side, has its ad-he had to oppose tlie motion, vantages, on a political motion. Other peculiar positionings put this can cause difficulty. Tom Ken Jordan and Tom Evans Evans, a fervent Socialist, was supporting the platform pro- obviously put out by having to poser Sir Edward Boyle. The speak against the Party. Never-Opposer was Mr. Jim Griffiths, theless, die same is true of Tory The debate took place on John Berridge^ But he con-February 15th and was attended ^ue^d his difficuties by takmg by some 550 people. Sir Sidney '^he we must have ^ strong op-and Lady Caine were present lX)Sition line. with President John Moore. Speeches varied in standard. The meeting was chaired by although there was no doubt of Lord Beveridge himself, who the justice of Mr. Berridge's spoke with much feeling and win. The motion was, of course, emotion of his ties with L.S.E. tlirown out by a huge majority. and more •„ . 11 u tilings are coming. Just after will automatically become an ^conference Tour students (two French, two from our delegation.) were invited by Cologne to a German National Conference of liiconomics students in Berlin. Four French students were at our last Weekend School. E.S.S.E.C. (Paris) is organizing a trip, to be held in the Easter vacations, in the South-West of France. Bocconi (Milan), is also trying to prepare a meeting. It is now up to L.S.E.'s Students' Union whether, first among British universities, it wants to join this newly-formed association or to remain aloof and insularly detached from it. News Brief HONORARY PRESIDENT FLOP it looks as if the Union has laid an egg in its choice of an Honorary President this year. Despite many pleadings, Jimmy Edwards has persistently refused to come along to L.S.E. despite the fact that he was told before the election took place of the duties of an Honorary President—namely, to make an address to the Union. Nominations for this year's Honorary President are already coming in—names mentioned include Diana Dors, Barbara Moore, Paul Robeson, Lord Montague of Beaulieu, and— wait for it—Mr. Khrushchev. LEGERTON FOR L.S.E. Mr. Harold Legerton, Secre^ tary of the Lord's Day Observance Society, has given a talk on •'Democracy and Sunday Observance" to the Union in Public Business on March 7th, in the Union meeting. Wanted YOUR ASSURANCE OR INSURANCE PROBLEMS Write or Phone MIKE COHEN Ling House, Dominion St, E.C.2 ELS 5703 MON 0511 BEAVER lOth March. 1960 BEAVEU LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS HOUGHTON STREET ALDWYCH - LONDON - W.C.2 VOL. VIII No. § Editor; BRIAN LEVY Associate Edii^;rs: JOHN FRYER, ANDREW DE BOLTHO Features Editor; JOEL PALEY News Editor: DONALD ESSLEMONT Aru> i::vuiturs: JOHN WEAIT, CHRIS COOPER Sports Editor: GEOFF ROBERTS Sub Editors: ALAN SEGAL TONY SIMPSON, DESMOND JONES Typists: MARGARET HOGG, JENNY MONDAY, JANET JOHNSON JACKIE DANIELS Photograpliers: PETER SALATHIEL. ALAN McKlNNON, ROGER HELPER, Sales ROBIN CHAPMAN, PETER DAVIE, PENNY ROY ROGER FIELDHOUSE, Business Manager ROGER FORD, Staff: PETER BUiEAUX, MALCOLM FALKUS, MICHEL GEOGHtGAN, RON LEGGE, NEWS BRIEFS MARRIAGE GUIDANCE To supplement the lunchtime lectures being given by the Marriage Guidance Council in the School, a free book list with details about further publications is available from the Welfare Vice-President Amongst the books mentioned are "Yourself and Your Body", "Fearless Childbirth", and "Modern Contraception". REQUEST FROM THE PRES. John Moore has been plagued by various organisations who have received pamphlets supposedly signed by him. He thanks the students who have sent them, as they were obviously concerned with his welfare, but states that Rosicru-cianism does not appeal to him, and he is in no need of a new vacuum cleaner. WRITE FOR BEAVER YiES, this means YOU! If only 20 per cent, of the people who promise us articles but never submit them, buckled down to the job and sent in their efforts, we wouldn't have to nag our readers so frequently. President's Column I WOISjJER how many peopie are aware tftat as i wriie inis oil Monaay autl luestiay me elections wliicii will produce next year's Union President have taken place, it is not so much immodest as essential lor me at this juncture to underline some ol the aspects ol the job ol President wliicii may not always be apparent Irom the Union lloor. 1 do this in order that i may enumerate the duties oli every student ol this College in respect of the vital business ol choosing a new President, BIAS IN DISPUTES Now brieUy I will refer to tlie job itself. A President must urst and foremosc ue able to run a Union meeting since this is the centre Irom which all else proceeds. And he has to try to do this with scrupulous fairness, forgetting any bias he may have towards one side of any dispute. The President has to be willing and able to do a vast amount of paper work and spend hours writing and reading reports, and attending Council, committee and every other type of representative meetings. He is lucky to have one night a week for himself and the official business which takes up the others is by no means the exhilerating social whirl that is often imagined. Perhaps most important of all the President must be able to depend on and yet lead the Union Council in mutual trust and confidence. In the representation of the students of this School among other universities, the President is of first importance. He must be aware of and determined to maintain the high prestige LSE has for constructive, progressive thinking on all matters touching students. He is in this context, as in the internal one, a figurehead but much else besides in that he must try and be aware of and sensitive to all important currents of opinion and thought within the School and endeavour to reflect them honestly. Sketchy as this picture is, it provides a background to the duties of you, the elector. YOU have the duty of making a personal effort to find out all you can about the merits of the candidates by talking to them and about them as widely as possible. Confidentially SEGAL'S SHPEGAL Poor Alan nearly cracked his glasses with his glare of disgust when he discovered that his afternoon genning up upon the subject of last month's televised debate on the day that the debate took place was wasted. Unfortunately he spent his sojourn in the library reading through the Royal Commission on CAPITAL Punishment—it was not until Cyril Osborne opened the debate that Mr. Alan Segal (speaking against the motion), realised to his horror that everyone was talking about CORPORAL Castigation. HERE'S TO US How popular this column has become! We sincerely thank all those nice people who were kind enough to send us belated Christmas gifts on the occasion of our first appearance this year in the last edition of "Beaver". We ate the chocolates (after extracting the poison) and enjoyed the cigars (after removing the explosives). Luckily we gave Andrew de Boltho first taste of the yellow liquid that came to us in a whiskey bottle. TAILPIECE The only coimexion we have with the "Evening Standard" is that we are founder members of the Beaverbroke Press. Viva ritalia! Dear Sir, 1 read with great interest the three articles on Italy that appeared in the last issue of "Beaver". The thing that struck me was that none of the thyee writers bears an Italian name. Surely there must be others who are more Italian, even in their external appearance, than these three wise men. Another impressive feature was that there was too much inflated language and too little serious talk. Although it is true that historical facts can be interpreted in many different ways, it is dishonest not to bring all of them out. It it childishly foolish to be so dogmatic in the conclusions yet at the same time so ignorant in the premises. . . . May I suggest to those "three wise men" that the idea behind their articles was to see their names impressed in bold, thick characters in a paper. . . . Yours faithfully, U. MENINI. Dear Sir, I have lead with great interest your Italian page in the last "Beaver". What insight, precision, and impartiality have your correspondents. Mr. Lcwithin writes: "The South has many Churches famed for their beauty, but infamous for the despotism they represented . . . better known throughout the world as centres for divine ignorance. . . ." Of course, depression is caused by the Church. With fewer churches, how many more 'teles' and detergent factories! The relationship is so clear that it is beyond discussion and needs no proof. Yet how does Mr. Lewithin account for the high degree of industrialisation in those vigorous and traditionally religious Northern regions like Milan, Bergamo and Padua. . . . . But, seriously, what has caused depression in the South? It is not generally realised that in 1860 the South was as prosperous as the North. . . . The first steampship was built at Castellamare, and the first railways in Italy were centred around Naples. There was the beginnings of industrialisation as there was in the North. Then it stopped. Why? In my opinion, there are two reasons. First, there is the consistent policy of anti-Church governments who have favoured the North at the South's expense. If we have today a Southern problem, we owe it to the Liberal governments who ruled until 1914. They were all anti-religious and laicist. Because Catholics were forbidden to take part in political affairs and because there was no Socialist Party, the Very Important The General Secretary of the Union, Dave Lindley, announces that unless he receives copies of the constitutions from the officials of the Societies concerned, the following one will have become extinct — Anarchist, Republican, Zionist, and Libertarian. "laissez-faire" anti-Catholic liberals had a free hand. In the inter-war period. Fascism did little to improve the position of the South. The other cause of depression is the conservatism of the ruling classes. Mostly agrarian, they had little or no initiative. In politics, the Uberals and the freemasons were too busy maintaining the 'status quo'". In my opinion, only a big concerted effort by the State and private enterprise can help to solve the South's problem. And a plan in this sense was prepared by the Catholics after the war, when for the first time they had power. It is the first serious attempt to face depression. The Vanoni plan, though, has been boycotted by both left and right. And besides, there is no magic solution to correct the mistaken policies of sixty years. Now we arrive to Mr. Jucker's political panorama. Amongst many other incorrect statements he says "Fascism became one of the Church's weapons against evil and materiahsm." is he sure? Are the many clashes between the Holy See and the Fascists, the fight of Catholic Action, and the denouncement of the Lateranensi Pacts by Pius XI proof of tliis statement? The end of his article is worth mentioning: "The future may see us prosperous ... or relegated once more in subservience to the Church. It is to be hoped that with European integration, our petty quarrels will be set aside." Yet is not European mtegration in the hands of and because of De Gasperi, Adenauer and Schuman. And are not the highly praised Mattel and Fanfam both " in subservience" to the Church? If Italy has succeeded in avoiding a civil war and has accomplished a recovery as miraculous as West Germany's, it is because of her indebtedness to the Catholic Church. If no more has been achieved, it is because of the unconstructive attitude of the Communists and Neo-Fascists who have unfortunately been too strong to be ignored. They fought against land reform and tlie Vanoni plan. They care only for the Party, not for the nation. It is strange that when the Liberals were in office, the Catholics are blamed for everything. And now when the Catholics are in power, it is the same story. The Socialists have inherited, revised but not corrected, the same stock of false accusations against the Church with the same false, anti-clerical rhetoric. I hope that " journalist" Jucker and "enhghtened" Lewithin that your slays at L.S.E. will help you to develop a more scientific and objective attitude towards reality. Yours faithfully, ARTURO DELLA VEDOVA, S.J. Dear Sir, The picture of present-day Italy as emerges from the last edition of "Beaver" looks as being a most regrettable mis- GIRLS Let the Miss World Hairdresser style your hair Style, Shampoo & Set............12/- Shampoo & Set........................8/6 Cut, Style (& Shampoo)............6/6 S. TAYLOR 42 Old Bond St., W.l. GRO 4697 representation of the state of the country. The Italian Parliament—it is claimed by Vittorio Jucker is "increasingly unrepresentative", yet at the last election nearly 90 per cent, cast their vote and all shades of opinion are represented m both Houses. We are NOT told that Southern Italy is changing. Income per head has been increasing for the last ten years at some 5 per cent, per annum; population pressure is diminishing through northern migration or emigration abroad; and that large-scale private industry—a new feature on the southern landscape—is making an appearance. Naples has a large Pirelli rubber plant and an Olivetti machine factory; Caserta can boast the second largest glass works in the country .. . Ragusa has a first-rate oil centre. These are random examples: they are possibly too trifling to deserve the attention of our three commentators, but to the South itself they certainly mean a good deal. Yours faithfully, DOMENICO SELLA. We acknowledge with thanks all letters received. Unfortunately space has meant that the above three have had to be shorteiied, and we find ourselves unable to print those from Mr. Walter Psaila, Mr. John Hoal, and Mr. "Britannicus". Mr. Psaila's letter also complained that our correspondents had ignored the Vanoni plan, and the "changing face" of the South. We showed all the letters on Italy to the three responsible, and they sat down and hammered of) .some 10,000 words of reply. Here is a summary : — To Mr. Menini: Admittedly our names are not Italian. Does this necessarily mean ignorance about ItaUan affairs, We cannot understand your peculiar value judgments. To Mr. Delia Vedova (Society of Jesus): Why don't you mention Italy's population problem when offering the Christian solution to the poor South? To quote "The Times"—"The unemployment problem is still not solved; population is growing at too fast a rate to be absorbed by an already phenomenal rate of productivity growth." You preach self-control. We preach birth control. Clerical might is the obstacle to effective population control. To Messrs. Sella and Psaila: Both of you misunderstand the magnitude of the problem. Factories already established are as drops in the ocean compared in proportion to the poverty-stricken populace. Shouldn't the 3,200m dollars'worth of gold reserves lying in the vaults of the bankers be put to use ? As to Parliamentary representation, think of Milazzo and his "coalition" government! ANDREW DE BOLTHO. VITTORIO JUCKER. SERGIO LEWITHIN. MEN The 1959 Miss World Hairdresser will cut, style {and shampoo) your hair for 6/6 S. TAYLOR 42 Old Bond St., W.l. GRO 4697 10th March, I960 BBAVER 3 POLITICS and the STUDENT AN [NQUim By Dave Lindley i^uokuig back at the recent Genual £lection, the moiit striking tiung >viucn lias been brougtit out by most cummentu-ti,jL"s IS tne ccnunujd drop m the voie oi uie Labour Party. jinis would tend to suggest that the youiii of tne country is not pohucally conscious, lor a number oi reasons, and tnerelore voles Conservative. Vvnilst the country has never had it so good, they have never had it other than good, with the result that tneir lack ot interest generally inspires a desire to maintain the status quo. It' this is a true picture of residences, certainly must be a the general attitude of youth major cause ot student apathy, today, it demonstrates a pecu- tlecuons at the Students' liar lack of original thought in Umon uave never claimed polls Lhis respect, bui then in these higher ihan jU per cent., ai-conditious they do not have to though political implications itunlt where tneir next meal is are inherent m many elections. connng Irom. Hov/ever, what Union politics often result in of the opinions of the compara- pettmess, however, and the pro-tively small section of youtli, cedure-mongers have their inevi-which is at least trained to thinji table eitect of lowering attend-for itself, even when environ- ances at Union meetings. mental conditions are not par- above ail this, it is ticularly inspiring? The sup- n^ost unlikely that the student posed leaders of the future inmiune from the general society based on the meritoc- affliction of apathy to which all racy, Jie siuaciit popuidUon, suDject, as described where do they stand, ror their ^bove. A university education influence could prove to be vital jj; designed to make the mind in later years? learn to think, and whilst it would not t)e denied that to a large extent it is successful, WOEFUL RESULTS y,ere must be considerable ... doubt whether students as a Many a truth may be found wijole, are thinking about the at home, so a discussion of right problems. Superficial L.S.E. jxilitical activity would thought is obviously better than not be out of place, though not ^ll, but it should be particularly enlightening, at this uinjerstood that a university is stage. One would have thought merely a degree factory, as that if intense activity were to ^ preamble to a good job, and found anywhere, it would be Q^^t it has not achieved its pur-found here amongst the many pose completely unless prob-government specialists, and of deeper significance are socially-conscious Sociologists, brought to bear on the intellect If we are to use membership of of the student. poUtical societies as a criterion, the results are woeful, with a excuse tor total of well under 5U0 out of apathetic attitude to coUege a possible 3,000 plus, and many attairs, m whatever way it may of^ese are so inactive that ex- itselt m any mdividual, tremists gain control. V" , . ,, mental conditions over which In this resp^t it would not there is no control, e.g., the appear that L.S.E., with all its question of the situation of boasts, can claim to be much in accommodation, A corpo- advan^ of other umversities, body is more than the sum Aough, as will be brought out ^otal of all its members, but if later, the distribution tends to participation is restricted to a u- I comparative few, it is to the which IS very difficult to explain, everyone concerned. It There is a considerable is in this respect that the poten-doubt whether political societies tial influence of research as such, are a reliable guide, students is sadly missed as a The study of political interest contribution to collective gain. amongst students must assess the "don't knows". There is good reason to suggest that whilst MOTIVES OF THE FEW the majority of students are apathetic, considerable interest So far we have seen that may be aroused by specific student political activity is events. The march of over limited to a faithful hard core, 1,000 L.S.E. students last year whilst specific issues may pro-to protest against apartheid in voke a more general interest. South African Universities was The motives of these few usually a good example of this. vary from a simple interest in the point of view of the group in question, and a desire to listen to their arguments and discuss them; to much more Yet the general attitude is than this—a stepping-stone to that everyday politics are a a political career. Such societies waste of time. There is strong are not usually fostered in feeling that students who take schools, and arrival at univers-an active part in politics are ity provides an opportunity to merely playing at a particularly blossom out into promising sordid game. The good deal of political leaders, with close petty wrangling and Macchia- connections with the parties vellian manoeuvres that take proper. Here, they can make place in student as well as in their name, and put in much national politics merely further of the groundwork for securing repels the apathetic. a seat in Parliament. Apathy is a continuous prob- Careerism in university poli- lem, particularly in the non- tics should not be looked on residential colleges of London with scorn, as a poor imitation University. The pronounced 9 of the "big boys'" games, be- to 5 atmosphere, due to the cause here our future leaders lack of convenient communal can gain useful experience. whilst mistakes are not usually tragic. Experience of how to handle a variety of situations is an essential prerequisite of a successful leader, and the keen atmosphere of a university is the ideal place to build up a wealth of this. CORRECT BALANCE Other motives consist usually pf a general interest as a background to a broad education in current afliairs, and for these people, attendance at meetings, etc., is casual, politics being onlv incidental in a more general framework of activity. It is this group of semi-active members of societies that have probably achieved the correct balance in political activity—a thing often so difficult to do. Particular colleges and universities develop reputations that they seem to retain for decades, regardless of the changing student population. Oxford has always had a strong Labour Club with pronounced left-wing tendencies, whilst London has a strong Conservative Association, with a weaker but equally virile Labour Society. L.S.E. continues to consist most of the University Socialists. At the recent Parliamentary debate in U.L.U., the Labour Cabinet was comprised solely of L.S.E. students. I'he JLabour Society at L.S.E. nas retained a comparative balance with the Tories, who also have the reputation tor being moderates. ueneral trends are established m diheieni colleges, and this is an interesting phenomenon, if not a wholly exphcable one. It may be du^ to a feed-back, whereoy the reputation already gained conditions future thought. Or It may also be due to the fields of study within the colleges. Membership of the various societies appears to remain remarkably static in the short run, although secular change can readily be observed in the long run. Eor instance, L.S.E. is still regarded as a spawning-ground for Communism, by many people who ought to know better, and, though there has been a very active Communist Society in the past, the current academic year has witnessed the ultimate result of a long-term trend; its extinction. It does not follow from this that there are no Communists in the college, for that would be untrue, but it certainly is interesting, and is one of the many available examples of secular change. CHANGING VIEWS Having estabhshed the general level of activity in the universities, the next point to consider is whether the student is consistent in political outlook. It would indeed be difficult to believe that in a whole college career, the views of everyone were not changed in some respect, but except for certain marginal shifts most committed students seem to be faithful to their particular viewpoint. Even so, this does not imply that they are consistently active, and quite a small set-_ back can make the member much less keen. Because there is no sense of compulsion beyond a possible feeling of moral obligation, the sense of devotion is somewhat fickle. Thus, whilst general standpoints are not materially altered, the way of looking at these is often shifted, often as a result of free discussion; which is all to the good. FICKLE CREATURE The student, being usually in his formative years, is a fickle creature, both in habits and thoughts, but if this represents an open mind, as has been shown, is all to be praised. There are few tools of party machines here, but there is an atmosphere of radical temperament, engendered in most cases by separation from home environment, so that the interest in politics ;s often only occasional and incidental. One cannot help but wonder, however, if some of our fellows have ever taken their eyes from a textbook, or their ears from a gramophone, and stopped to think for a moment, in all seriousness, about the more stimulating or absorbing problems of our day. 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Leeds University has been the centre tor stormy debate following tne acceptance of an adver-vertisemeni lor faniiiy planning goods Dy tlie University newspaper -Union News". Tbe Leeds university Catholic Society Society lias othcially protested, and counter objections have iriggered oil a battle royal. SCHEME ABANDONED It IS with regret that we report ine abandonment of a Cambriuge sclieme to award a scnolarsmp to a non-wnite South /African siuUent. The proposal received setbacks from tne start, and has icceiitiy been frustrated lor the third tune by the South Atrican government s continued reiusal to grant a passport to me seiecteu scholar. Ine group, the Cambridge Universuy Airican Scholarship Committee, headed by Sir Heiuy VvilmiK, the Master of Magdalen College, have decided to award the scholarship to a candidate ironi one ol the High Commission Frotectorates instead. in a statement recently issued by the Committee, Sir iTienry comments that "the policies ot ihe south African government which lead it to place its own boycott upon acaaemic intercourse in this manner cannot tail to cause dismay in the rest ot the Commonwealth. APATHY IN BRUM Birmingham University students don t seem to realise tne value of a vigorous student press. The Editor of "Guild iNews"—an above average paper for a provincial University— seems to despair of getting any help in raising the standard of his journal. He has had to resort to banner headlines and hard-hitting editorial comment to wake up his readers from their academic? slumbers. Nevertheless, Birmingham's literary magazine "Mermaid" reports high sales. Business Manager David Zane tells us that with higher sales, advertising revenue is soaring. We iikal "Mermaid", and have bequeathed our copy to the students' lounge in the Three Tuns, where we hope that it will enjoy a high readership. " GONGSTER " DIFFICULTIES If Birmingham students are apathetic about their newspaper, then they should be reminded of the awful fate of Nottingham's " Gongster" that was forced to pubhsh a duplicated newsheet edition. " Beaver" Business Manager Roger Ford shudders when he hears students say "it couldn't happen here" Yet although we fully appreciate economic problems (believe me), we wonder why "Ripple", Leicester University's paper, has to charge fourpence for an eight- page issue, wiien one advertisement alone takes up a full page. Stung by taunts of timidity by much of the student press, N.U.S. has at last decided to recommend its members to give individual support to the South African goods bycott However, they will not issue a list of such goods. This was announced after the Union had consulted their legal advisers. N.U.S. Council emphasise, however, that they fully support an individual boycott Hear this in Miud ¦'Radiation from nuclear explosions can only have a detrimental eii'ect upon the health of present and future generations."—United Nations scientific Committee Report. Leukemia rates have quadrupled in the more mountainous parts of Britain that are heaviest hit by fall-out. On February 13th, General de Gaulle announced that France had exploded the first of a series of atomic devices in the Sahara Desert. There is a Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament Society within L.S.E. Three Tuns (In the Union Building) THE STUDENTS' OWN BAR EAT AT RON'S Take your lunch in the . . . THREE TUNS Rolls and Hot Dogs and a large selection of beers, wines and spirits to wash them down. PARTIES CATERED FOR Dr. Birbaiim Defends t London Students SIR IFOR EVANS CRUSHED IN TV DISCUSSION Brian Levy Reports Sir Ifor Evans, Chief of University College, and Dr. Bimbaum of Nuffield College, Oxford, and formerly of the London School of Economics, clashed on the programme 'The Brains Trust', transmitted by B.B.C. T.V. "BETTER AT OXBRIDGE" A question was asked regard-regarding the relative merits of Oxbridge and London University. Sir Ifor expressed the view that as better students went to Oxbridge, it was right that the degrees there should carry more weight. Opposition came though from Dr. Birnbaum. He said that a surprisingly large proportion of students at Oxbridge were still being chosen for "social rather than academic reasons". There were subjects like! his own (Sociology) still not taught at the two ancient Universities. Mr. Williams, a lecturer at University College, went further than this. To anyone in the know, he said, London degrees were much better. In Genetics and in Engineering, London degrees were held to be better, and that at Oxford" there is a shocking lack of contact between the scientist and the arts man". CAMBRIDGE SNOBBERY Two points not mentioned were firstly, that Cambridge still chooses a high proportion of its students on non-intellectual grounds—"A" level results don't count here—and secondly, a point touched on but not expanded by Dr. Birnbaum—the quality of academic staff is in many ways just as good in London as it sometimes is at Oxbridge. It was a pity that L.S.E. wasn't mentioned. After all, we are just a university college yet boast names like Oakeshott, Robson, Gower, Manning, and many more. And you won't find L.S.E. students who have been given places, as Dr. Bimbaum put it, on "social MEET TUE PMIOFESSOR Dr. BERNARD 1 CRICK By John Fryer UNLIKE the subject of the last edition's "Meet the Prof" interview, Dr. Bernard Crick is definitely a " political animal" and politics play an important part in his life. His background is South London suburbia and having been educated at Whitgift Grammar, he went up to read economics at University College, rather than at L.S.E., primarily on " architectural grounds—U.C. looked more like a University." Graduating with a first, after switching in the third year, in 1950, Dr. Crick began research for a Ph.D. at L.S.E. In 1952 he went to America for four years, his time being spent as a teaching fellow at Harvard, an Assistant Professor at Mc-Gill and as a Rockefeller Scholar at Berkeley. He returned in the summer of 1956 and was appointed to the School at Christmas, after working on the American desk of the Economist. BOOK ATTACKED The title of his thesis, which was published last year, is "The American Science of Politics, its origins and conditions". The American Politician Science Review has recently described it as "an arrogant foreign outburst"—a phrase of which the author appears proud. The book attacks an American school which claims that political studies can be reduced to science. At school, at the age of 16 in fact. Dr. Crick was given a copy of Laski's Liberty and the Modern State, a book that first seriously woke him up to politics. He went on to study economics for as he himself put it "I had, like many others, illusions that economics had something to do with the real world." SOCIALIST Dr. Crick admits to being a socialist and he has stood in local government elections at Maiden and Coombe, where he so managed to increase the Labour vote that he is "worried at the prospect of one getting-in". He tends to see the problems of politics as being predominantly social. not economic, and is extremely concerned with the problems of rents, schools, etc.; indeed he felt that the Labour Party would lose the last general election and in his mind this is due to tlie fact that "the Labour Party has forgotten that the functions of a political party are to find out and mirror public opinion"; this he feels has not been done recently. Asked about the Boycott he would only comment that it was "somewhat pleasing that South African sherry has been withdrawn from the stalf common room, presumably through lack of demand". On the question of Nuclear Disarmament, although Dr. Crick was the founder of the L.S.E. Pacifist Society in 1950, he has since come to feel that although it is a good thing to support nuclear disarmament as a moral protest, this is not perhaps the most prudent practical policy. He assured me that in this context "America is way past her crisis time of the McCarthy days". Pacifism he now felt was dangerously close to Pharaseeism; he quoted St Augustine: "All wars are evil, but not all wars are avoidable." Keenly aware of political problems Dr. Crick has recently written a Fabian Society pamphlet Reform of the Commons which, although it got a very good press indeed, did not receive any mention whatsoever in the House of Commons. DEGREE OVERLOADED Speaking of L.S.E. his general impression is that IT IS TOO BIG, too inbred in the social sciences and that too much attention is paid to research on subjects unrelated to iindergraduate teaching. He feels that the present B.Sc. (Econ.) degree is grossly overloaded and lie reiterates the fact that we have one of the vnost unfavourable ratios of students to staff in the country. Perhaps Dr. Crick's most valuable criticism of L.S.E. students is that they go to far too many lectures when they should be in the library, a critcism based on two of his fundamental beliefs — "Life is short" and "one can read three times as quickly as one can listen". He feels tnat aitnougn some interest in studeui affairs is desirable, some people spend far too niucn oi meir time in student Union auairs; Diit nis cluef grumoie is levelled ai tlie people who come up to College m oruer to obiam a quaii-tication to enable them to enter a cnosen career immediately on graduation, i.e., they treat tlie college as a teclim-cal scnool. One final piece of sound advice from Dr. Crick came wlien he said "I wish students would learn more from novels and less from textbooks." His chief interests outside his work are the theatre, church architecture and "walking the streets of London". Dr. Crick considers that the new realism that has come to the theatre after Osborne is very exciting and he regularly watches the Stratford productions. He enjoys the works of Brendan Behan and considers it admirable that the conscience of England is reminded ot Ireland— perhaps this is why Dr. Crick has already seen "The Hostage" four times. Of his other interests the prime reason for one seems to be that he greatly admires the fact that cathedrals of the past seem to have been a form of community architecture, a form sadly lacking today; and the other "needs no justification; I just do it." NATIVE PREJUDICES Dr. Crick is married to a Welsh Comprehensive School teacher and he lives where his roots are, in Surburban South London. Questioned why he did not stay in America he replied "after my fourth year there I almost wondered what country I did belong to, but my native prejudices rather like non-conformist England." Primarily an intellectual (he is at present engaged on a ten-year project to write a History of American Political Thought), Dr. Crick is keenly interested in politics and is ever-ready to speak his mind. Perhaps in this context the last word should rest with him, and at the risk of losing a valuable advert for "Beaver", I quote, "It is good that the Union have started a second-hand book market." grounds". In the end. Sir Ifor yielded somewiiat. He agreed that the London degrees were as difficult and of a high standard (we do not merely pay for a higher degree) and that in some subjects, London is up to the Oxbridge standard. Stop Press Eddie Lock is President First count E. LOCK ...... ..... 326 votes R. BEALE ...... ...... 250 J. YATES ...... ...... 246 99 Second count E. LOCK ...... ...... 371 99 R. BEALE ...... ...... 305 99 Total poll: 827 votes Total poll: 827 votes lOtti March, I960 BEAVER. 5 "BANNED by the censor!" acceptable — hence films like have thought it was up to the "Double 'X' programme!" "We "Nudist Paradise" or "The Catholic church to decide these dare you to see it. . .!" "We Mating Urge". When "Femmes matters, not the fihn censor, dare to show. . . .d" These are de Paris" was introduced into Again there was the now the ginmiicks of a cinema fight- this country 18 months ago it notorious instance of the East German film "Holiday on Sylt" Alexander Benois c inema a n d which, by spot-lighting the case of Heinz Reinefahrt (the former SS general now in the provincial government of Schleswig-Hol-stein was held to be lil^llous and refused a certificate. And there are other examples of similar nature. Compared with many other Censor shin ing fiercely the spectre of dwindling audiences, forced, where wide-screen has failed, to resort to the very lowest of appeals to human inquisitiveness. As such it is a new gimmick, and unlike the much-heralded stereophonic - cinema - scopic -third-dimensional age arrived more or less unobserved by the general public. Only a very few years ago it was the rule for met with an outright ban, un- countries film censorship is very circuit cinemas never to show less all the moving nude scenes liberal. In recent months under an "X" certificate film, let alone were cut, in which case it would a new secretary, and subjected to exploit it. The family audi- be passed with an "A" certifi- to much press criticism, it has ence was all important. Then, cate(!) The distributors, reluct- grown even more so. Yet the fact remains that a liberalisation of censorship has resulted in an increase of sex and violence films. And the fundamental with films like "Blackboard ant to slice a film with an ob- questions ,which I can t answer Jungle" and H. G. Clouzot's vious commercial possibilities (and neither can anybody else claustrophobic study in fear, submitted it to the local authori- with certainty) are : are these "The Fiends", the "X" era was ties, who mostly passed it with films in fact representative of an born. an "A" certificate, and several unhealthy element in society? Censorship is the symbol of a with a "U" I And if they are, where does the sick society. In poUtics it is the One could cite other peculiar cure lie—in teaching the audi-tangible evidence of an insecure examples. There was the Fern- ence their false values, or in government; in reUgion the andel film "The Red Inn", understanding and trying to cure fanatical fear of loss of faith or banned for a long time by the the mentality which has an ap- By Ian Johnson followers. PROTECTION PLEA Moral censorship is the legacy of our Victorian forefathers. This, too, is evidence of a sick society, or at least of a sick element in society. Provided we arc prepared to accept the importance of protecting the "young mind", the certifi catc system for films used in this country is a good one. Neither can one blame the cinemas for their exploitation of censorship values. In years of falling returns it is inevitable that every pssible manoeuvre will be made to fill cinema seats. To suggest, as a few high-minded sections of the press have recently, that the film industry should have educated its audience to a higher level of taste, is unrealistic. OUR SOCIETY What is bad is out and out snipping and banning of films because a committee decides they aren't good for us. What is bad is the sort of society that can encourage the manufacture of films held by the standards of that society to be immoral. Either its standards are wrong or there is something wrong with the society, both need looking into. Don't blame the film industry—it is only supplying a demand. Only an "unhealthy' society can make an "unhealthy" film pay its way. British censor presumably on petite for such material? I know the grounds that it poked fun one thing—the answer is not at Roman Catholicism. I should censorship. At the turn of the century one; of the most significant schools' in the field of music, that of Debussy. Ravel and the Impres-siomsts, was flourishing. Out of its exotic, chocolate-box atmos-piiere emerged the great Russian ballet under Diaghilev (its chief villain some would say) and Stravinsky. The decor for one of their most lasting and, to my mind, most brilliant productions, Petruchka, was the work of Alexandre Benois, who died recently at Paris. His also was the original decor of Les Sylph-tdes, he designed the costumes for Ravel's La. Valse, and he was connected with many other productions of the time. But he was much more than a great designer of ballet decor. He was an art historian and more particularly the historian for Diag-hilev's Russian Ballet. If for this reason alone, he cannot be forgotten. Rather curiously, Stravinsky once said of him : "Benois knew more about music than any of the other painters. 1 think he liked my Petrouchka, however." There is not the space here to even attempt to assess his contribution to art, but I would just like to quote The rimes: "Benois was a many-sided artist, a citizen of the world—he had no Russian blood in him, though a native of St. Petersburg—and a seminal force in the rebirth of the art of ballet." CHRIS COOPER. NUDIST CODE British film censorship has this to be said of it: it is flex ible. Furthermore, it has the advantage that any distributor who feels he is not getting a fair deal from the Board of Film Censors has the right to submit it to local watch committees. At present its most ridiculous manifestation is its unwritten code regarding nudism. In its natural setting this is held to be ONE UP FOR 'COUNT DOWN' JOHN ALLISON - IN U L U REVUE First night nerves and certain torch-light. "Throubles" was ful, whilst Ray Pearson and Ali-back-slage technical probleins the funniest and most intelligent son Hood were close runners-did little to prevent an en- comment on "The Hostage" that up. couragingly large audience en- I've yet heard, whilst "Benedic- "COUNT DOWN" was a -joying the Revulu production tus Domine" gave the inside show of very high overall stand-1 pleasant, but never "'Count down" in the ULU story of monastic liquor produc- ard in writing, production and whilst I find Russell's —UK, Uoii ---. „ , _ - . clarinet pathetic, although it is JAZZ Our Jazz Critic Reports Melodise seem to be rejuvenating their jazz releases, and two interesting B.P.'s issued by them were sent to me for review. The first should certainly sell well. Entitled somewhat pompously "Jazz At Its Best". EP-M 7-i05. it features four tracks by such notable revivalist figures as Ken Colyer. Monty Sunsliine, and Pat Hawes. This disc contains fine examples of the music being played in the late '40's and early '50's by such groups as the Crane River Jazzmen and the Christie Brothers' Stompers. Well featured in these bands was the trumpet of Ken Colyer, who is the predominating influence on this record. Playing more vitally here than he uoes now, it is Colyer who makes this disc, despite the other great names, none of whom are still ardent devotees of the New Orleans tradition. A good buy for the revivahsts and the British jazz historian. MIXED BAG Another Melodise E.P. is on EP-M 7-1, which goes under the name of "Ragtimers". This is hardly a true title, for this record is very much of a mixed bag. With Spanier and Russell, both Dixieland musicians, are Vic Dickenson, a mainstreamer, and Chii Jackson, one of the Harlem school of jazz pianists. The nearest label for this music is Dixieland, even though the excellent lyrical trombone Dickenson is continually fighting to inject some progressive U^t into the ensemble passages. The trumpet playing of Assembly Hall on February tion to great comic effect. performance and Revulu de-17th. Mankind's progress—or As a fashion-conscious, debu- serve our gratitude and con-lack of it from Genesis to tante Joan of Arc, thrilled at gratulations. Although tempted. Revelations, frm Adam to the the prospect of being followed I leave the task of comparing Atom and back again pro- by a whole army of men, Karen this show with "Revulse", our vided the theme and it inspired Parkinson used good material own recent Revue success to a a great deal of comedy in the extremely well and among the less partisan critic. writing partnership of Dominic girls she was the most success- RON LEGGE Ricaldin and Brian Lee. Producer Frank Smith succeeded in creating a show of great pace and attack; inter-scene pauses were kept miraculously sl^ort by imaginative use of scenery and props. ALLISON EXCELS As in every show of this kind there were moments when the pace slackened somewhat, especially in the spoken sketches. A brilliant exception was "Shakespeare", a hilarious interlude in the Bard's dressing room at the Globe, in which LSE's John Allison really excelled. His performance in this and every other number in which he appeared merits the highest praise; his stage-presence, attack and, above all, his ability to move made him stand out in an above-average cast Of the musical numbers Robin Hood", a Wolfenden Report on the gay band in Sherwood Forest was undoubtedly the best and I liked "Dark Ages", a number illuminating the medieval with an inspired lyric and moving spots of red ? leonaidJL^ 86 KINGSWAY, W.C.2 BLAZERS--- Official Suppliers to the HOLbom 2240 -BADGES Students' Union COQfsloSCERE ? You may have noticed that "Beaver's" art page usually consists largely of articles on jazz, music and films. Wishing to expand a little, the arts editors would like to remind you that they take a VERY liberal view of the term "art" (how else in L.S.E.?) and would welcome articles on a much wider variety of subjects: poetry, scripture, architecture, and anything else that you care to dig up which is of interest in this whole field. More Jazz The promoter's search for Arne " Bue" Jensen has cash box filling bands has, at adopted a more traditional ap)-last, turned to the continent, proach to New Orleans Jazz February saw the tour of Britain than have our own popular 3y "Papa Bue's Viking Jazz bands. Judging from the crowd Band." at 100 Oxford Street, his Kid This Danish group is similar, Ory style music is paying hand-in personnel and popularity, to some dividends. the Chris: Barber and Para- Don't be put off by their mount Jazz Bands—this last led recent EP; this band is weU by a country gentleman from the worth a hearing. county of Somerset. GRAHAM STAT J,ARD.' a jazz truism that his playii^ is an acquired taste. The sleeve notes are very good. GALA BARGAIN Gala records retail at 16s. 9d. for a 12in. L.P., which makes them automatically of interest to the student. "Confidentially . . . It's Condon" on Gala GLP 342 shows the Condon All Stars in their familiar position entrenched in the Dixieland tradition. They play a reasonable selection of Ustenable classics here; the front line plays well despite over-recording of the baritone sax, wMlst the rhythm section generates a fair degree of swing. The outstanding soloists are Ed Hall. Muggsy Spanier. and Bob Hag-gart. whilst it is, also possible to hear some quite pleasant rhythm guitar from Condon himself. At 16s. 9d. this is certainly a great bargain. PETER NORTH BEAVER Small Ads FAMILY PLANNING REQUISITES, post free, under plain, sealed cover. Write for free booklet and price list: Premier Laboratories (Box 131), 333 Gray's Inn Road, W.C.1. INTRODUCTIONS to new friends; home and overseas. V.F.C.. 34 Honeywell Road, London, S.W.ll. YOU, TOO, can advertise in these columns—2s. first line. Is. for each additional. Free insertion given for series of adverts. Apply: Business Manager, "Beaver". 6 BEAVER 10th March, 1960 V" Sports Page Edited by GEOFF ROBERTS ? From the Clubs ? KUOUY AU Mixed Up Kecent weeks have done little .0 dispel liie gioom wliich spieaa over ine Kugby Clut) uuriug last teriu. iJie picture generally has had its bright j>pots, but no consistent pattern or success is yet discernible. CJiub morale and results have not been helped by the cancel-lauon ot tue ist and 2nd XV fixtures against Downing College aue Lo Hooded pitches, news mat was only receivea witnin minutes ot leaving for Cambridge. Again, the ist AV match against iilackiieath at Berryianus was not played because the otner siue uid not turn up. llie briglit spots in the last iortnigiit include two draws and a win. Ine lCCEU Success Story 1st XI— v. Keadiag University—4-5. V. Si. Joun s, CaiuDiidge — 5-2. V. ShoreUitch l.C.—3-2. Znd XI— V. U.C. il—1-0. V. iJattersea 1—2-2. 3rd XI— V. miibroke, Cambridge — 5-4. V. Institute of Education — 4-7. V. U.C.ri. 11-10-0. Ihe isi Xi have now won nine ot their last ten games, ineir ouiy ueieat was at me iiands 01 Keading university, iiuee goais up within la unuutes, JL.a.ni. somehow com-p.eteiy lost taeir grip on tue game and allowed Keading to siiatcn a viciory they tUu not ueserve. in the loiiowmg two iiiaiches, However, tiie 1st Al reiurned to winnuig lorm, gaining a convmcmg victory over >91. John s and completing a douule Dy beating suoreuxicn, despite havuig oiiiy lU men lor most 01 the match. I'lie 2na Al conunue to chase cheir league cnampionship. A lone goat by Jenkins gave them an miportant victory over U.C. li, wliue against iJauersea, tueir most dangerous rivals, victory only just escaped tliem. L.S.E. mt tne wooawork half a dozen limes in the second half, but had to concede a point when iSattersea scorea from a penalty wiin only a few minutes left to play. R. WARDLE. VllOSS COUiHTHY Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud The most recent fixtures of ihe Cross Country Club have resulted in a lot of dirty kit but not very brigat ^performances. In the Uiiiversiiy College invitation race over l^ariianient Hill, ot the live E.S.n. runners who Draved the elements only two finished the course, neither Geoli Roberts nor Jim Smith coming any liigher than the last quarter of the field. So it was a rather pessimistic team that went out lo Waltham-stow for the South West Essex invitation race the following vVednesaay, though tor about the first lime this season the strongest side (,on paper) was able to be chosen, ihe usual fast start saw two or three L.S.E. runners towards the front of the field, but it was Cakebreaa who proved the strongest, and he was the first college ruiiner lo finish, witli ivlike rieck not very far behind. Geoff Roberts in the 40s, Allen in the 50s, saw the L.S.E. side home, only a few points behind u.ivi.c. For the last few fixtures of the term, including the Hyde i^ark Relay, the London to Reading Relay and a match against a strong Borough Road team, L.S.E. will have to pull all the stops out and field their strongest possible team if they are lo have any success. ItWWlISU ^ospert£^ A greal deal of the Boat Club s time is spent uauiuig. ihis IS particularly true oi inc Micnaeinius anu Leni terms, ihe crews are ai present preparing tor the Head or tne iviver season, wnicn is in Marcn and April, ihis is the "Crosscountry phase ot tue rowing year; courses being rroni mrec 10 five unies in lengin, as compared with me summer regatta courses wnicn vary between half a mile and two miles. ine college isi vili is ai-reauy snowing signs of Deing one of tne bcsi in the uiuvers-iiy, tnoughi ii nas not yet reachea iis peak, ine 2i\a crew have Deeii learrangeu since lasi term, but are setumg uown wen m their new order. An iiinova-iion Uns session is a iniru crew. Somewhat handicapped by lacK of experience they sinl hnd an "eigiiL a strange crafi, given lo unexpecteu lurcnes rroin siue to side. One of the earlier events of the term will be the '"Uixon iiowl" race, inis race originated during tne last war wnen Ihe cohege was evacuated to Cambridge. Ihere a race was held annually between St. Bartholomew's ilospiiai. Queen Mary College anu the School. After the war the race lapsed. Last year Mr. uixon, who had roweu for tlie School during the war, wrote suggesting tliai ihe race be revived. He sent a bowl of Cambodian silver to be presented to the winning crew. Chapman's Cliieks JBattle Now and again, the inmates of Passfield Hall find opponents fearless enough to challenge ihem at their own particular orand of free-for-all football. :)uch adversaries are very difficult to find, and it is only in the uncharted wastes north of Hadrian's Wall that they are bred tough enough to withstand the non-stop 90-minute battering that "Chapman's Chicks" customarily hand out. Here follows an eye-witness account of the "game" between the redoubtable Passfield Wanderers and the apparently fearless students of the Glasgow College of Commerce. It was a strange battle. The only weapons were tootbaU boots, the antagonists only 11 a side, the only prize tor the victors was glory, and the means whereby the result was to be decided by a system ot points, these being gained by booting a football into a wooden superstructure supported in the rear by knotted string. At 3.30 p.m. precisely, hostilities commenced. Straightaway Passfield attacked. Jones, with a typical Welsh fervour, led a fierce charge down the left bank, the Scots with some difficulty repulsed. Passfield retired, dragging their wounded with them, to gain their second wind. In the meantime, the wild Scots attempted a surprise raid into Passfield territory, and were only stopped when Rogers firmly planted an elbow into the pit of a foreign stomach and started another Passfield attack. As a result of this foray, first blood was drawn, Hindmarch tripped the full-back, Torevell sat on the centre-forward, and Cranmer stood in front of the goal-keeper, all to such good effect that Bullock was able to drive the ball into the net unchallenged. A second success came soon afterwards, Torevell mishit a weak shot and promptly tell flat on his backside. The goalkeeper laughed so much at the centre-torward's ungainly posture that he did not bother to prevent the ball trickling into the net—in tact, he gave it the push it needed to get there. The Scots rallied and gained revenge when, despite the efforts ot Stephenson, Paterson and Seaman to trip him up, one of their men beat Henry with a low shot that went into the net off a post Once again Passfied mounted a counter-attack and succeeded in gaining a corner. Into the goalmouth came the ball hard and low, not too low, however, as Hindmarch was able to dive forward underneath the ball without getting his nostrils clogged with mud. The Scots were caught unawares and Torevell was able to clout the ball into the net. Thus the score stood when the sides retired for a wliile to hck their respective wounds. On the resumption, the invaders launched repeated attacks. Time and again the Passfield defenders retrieved impossible situations by quick thinking and dubious tactics. These were mere delaying tactics, however, and the Scots drew level by the simple process of scoring two goals, sensing victory, they charged down upon the Passfield goal area. Once again the defences stood firm, while the attackers were felled with a rapidity and lack of ceremony which did little to foster better Anglo-Scottish relations. The turning point came when ihe more dangerous of the Scotsmen were finally incapacitated. The first was disabled by a concerted two-man attack, one man tripping him up, the other sitting on his head. The second met his fate partly by actual physical assault, and partly by fortuitous circumstance. A tap on the shin brought him to his knees, and cramp did the rest. The scene was now set for the denouement. Passfield pressed into Scots teritory, harassed the defenders, intimidated the goalkeeper, unsighted the referee, and scored the final goal. Thus Passfield avenged their defeat of last year, and honour was satisfied. News and Comments Where are this year's discoveries hiding? Soon tlie new Athletics season will be underway, and it is to be hoped that the Beavers will continue to improve on last year's performances. But omy by making the most of the available talent in the college will the team win iheir matches and set up, as last year, some excellent individual performances. Any Soccer or Rugby piayers eager to sprint, vault or inrow for tiie college side are asked to get m toucn with Alan Morgan as soon as possible. Remember, you don't Know how good you are till you see the odier bloke run! The Women's Hockey Club are making a great improvement under the captaincy of Barbara Frost and iheir new Ireasurer Val Wathng. They are winning games at last, and what IS even better, are also celebrating in the bar afier the game. Nothing but praise so tar tor the new tea system at Maiden from the clubs who play there. It's good to hear tnat L.S.E. can give the lead in speedy, no-tuss catering after the games. The Sailing Club have arranged their cruise on the Broads again this Easter, and it looks as though even more dian last year will be aboard the Beaver Fleet. Let's hope the weather stays fine for them. The Hon. President of the Athletic Union, Bernard Joy, will play for the Passfield Wanderers in their next game against Chelsea Casuals at Maiden, on tlie 28th of February. With such a distinguished player the game should not go against L.S.E. tliis time. Two of L.S.E.'s stars gained further honours recently. Brian Weakly was chosen as reserve for an F.A. XI against the Army, and Brian Snaw is to box for London University in the U.A.U. Championships at Dublin this month. Improvements are being made in the equipment tor the gymnasium. While approving wholeheartedly ot the clubs who get themselves fit by making lull use ot the facilities, it would be an improvement if they would all ensure that such equipment as they have used is replaced when they leave. Other clubs have been complaining of the wasted time putting back equipment they have not used before they can use their own. Finally, my thanks to those few reliable people who regularly send in news and reports of club activities. But il is only a few, and nine out of ten clubs never even think of letting "Beaver" know how they are doing. How about something from YOU next time? G. K. R. An Indispensable Feature of Ufe at L.S.L - The ECONOMISrS BOOKSHOP Clement's Inn Passage Come and see the new Paperback Display Published by the Students' Union, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London. Printed by Plough Press Ltd, (T.U.), r,o, 180 Clapham High Street., S.W.4