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PAGE 2 THE RHINOCEROS

LISTENING IN THE PALESTINIAN QUESTION CHANNEL TEN EXPOSES ITSELF

Zionist opponents of the recent AUS Middle F,ast Resolutions had much to say privately of their position on the solution of the long conflict between Israel and the ousted Palestinians, hundreds of thousands of whom now live in refugee camps in Israel, the occupied West Bank and Gaza, and surrounding Arab nations. Their stated views: the necessity of a separate Palestinian state in Gaza and the West Bank (in accord with the UN Partition resolutions of Nov-ember, 1947). These areas have been oc-cupied by Israel since 1967.

That sucli a position is in line with Israeli state policy has been open to ques-tion for quite some time; consider for example a recent statement by Israeli Premier, Golda Meir: Israel rejects the establishment of an additional separate Arab state west of the Jordan.

Quote; Time, March 25, 1974.

west Australia, and is being restructured into a fully Aboriginal controlled body.

Following the University performance the dancers will again appear at the official opening of the Quecnsland Festival of the Arts at Simpson's Road, Mt Cootha, on Sunday, Sth May at 2 p.m. The location for the dancing at the University has not yet been decided; however people should watch for posters and the next copy of Semper for full details.

CHEAPER PETROL-NO QUESTIONS ASKED

MARIJUANA CAMPAIGN

On 7 March a Ms Karen Fearnley of The The centre island petrol pump at the Daily Telegrap.i (Sydney) rang Arena to ask Blue and White Cab depot at Eagle whether Macquarie students had yet taken Terrace, North Quay, dispenses petrol at up the latest self-indulgent prank of the a 4 cent per gallon discount, so we've WASP campuses of the United States, heard. And it doesn't ask any questions, 'streaking'. She was informed that no such If you don't turn up during trading hours incidents had occurred at Macquarie nor did (7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. it appear that Macquarie students were ] p.m. on Saturdays), then try the'coiii anxious to provide the bourgeois press pump where a 2 cent per gallon discount with any free copy at tlie moment, thank is available, you.

WIN -r.tqjzlne A two-phase marijuana campaign is

being organised by the Australian Union of Students.

Agreed to by students at the Annual Council of the Union held in Canberra during Januar>', the campaign will initially focus on information collection offences and penalties, police violence and civil liberties-and information dis-semination. Posters comparing penalties with those for other 'crimes', and 'what to do when busted' posters will be distri-buted, as well as the findings on police activity and tlic law.

A national conference has been pro-posed to unite activists and plan tactics for legalisation. Anyone interested in receiving niailouts on the campaign should write to 'AUernatc News Service', 97 Drummond Street, Cariton, Vic. 3053.

Source: Alternate News Service No 17 March 12, 1974

It was pointed out to her that, as far as can be ascertained, the US craze appears to be confined to the comfortable white middle class students. One doesn't read reports of Blacks, Indians, Chicanos, or other oppressed minorities, engaging in mindless romps au naturel - it might just be possible that they have more im-portant tilings on their mind. With a final diatribe on the bankruptcy of a press that has to manufacture clean, safe news, the conversation was ended.

Some of Arena'.s comments made it into The Telegraph on March 8 under the heading 'Students refuse to streak yet'. An editor of Tharunka, Tony Dolk was also quoted as accusing the press of 'trying to set us up'.

Prophetic words indeed. At about 1,30 p.m. on the same day the Students' Council office received a phone call from Channel 10, requesting that a notice be displayed advertising for a female (what else?) student to do a streak for twenty bucks on the Chris Kirby Show. Maybe next they'll pay out a few bucks for an Aboriginal family to do an impersonation of poverty in Redfcrn.

^ Source: Arena, March 13, 1974

+ PRINTERS IGNORE STUDENT PRESS

United opposition to the printing of student newspapers has reached an all-time high in 1974. Already 'Pelican' (W.A.) and 'Woroni' (A.N.U.) have had issues refused by their printers.

And the current newspaper shortage is providing an excuse for those who are loo gutless to print material contrary to the narrow-minded attitudes of their Boards of Directors. In Melbourne a meeting of printers decided not to touch the student press, although their money hunger has subsequently led them to accept some papers (after indemnities

On Friday, 3rd May. University students relieving them of all legal responsibility and staff will be able to see traditional have been signed). Aboriginal dancing by a number of cultural groups from the North Queensland Source: Alternate News Service No. 17 communitiesofWcipa.Arukun, Edward March 12, 1974 River, Lockhart and Mornington Island.

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MONKEY BUSINESS PAGE 3

WHAT PRICE BANANAS NOW ? In the City Council elections in March 1973 the ALP won 30,000 more voles in Brisbane alone than Johannes Bjeike-Petersen's Country Party won in the whole of Queensland in 1972.

Among the earliest moves of the Country Party-Liberal coalition when it won power in Quecnsland in 1957 was to set in train a redistribution of electoral boundaries. These culminated in the 1959 electoral redistribution, whicli combined a system of quota weightage with manipuhilion of electoral boundaries so as to heavily favour the Country Party. .

The 1969 State election .showed that it served its purpose well: The ALP received 44.9% of the popular vote, but only 31 seats. In contrast to this, the C.P.-Liberal coalition took 45 seats with a 44.6% vote.

1971 REDISTRIBUTION

Population changes required that a redistribution take place before the 1972 election. The number of seats were increased to 82 and the State was divided into 4 zones; each with differ-ent electoral quotas. The quotas in the two rural zones - those in which the Country Party could anticipate polling well - were 60-70% of the urban quota - thus, maximising the Country Party's returrl.s on its fairly limited vote. Yet the worst feature of the redistribution was the creation of a "Provincial Cities" zone, covering those areas which have traditionally favoured Labor. The largest of the electorates in this zone is double the quota for the "Western and Far Northern Zone" and 5,500 votes more than the quota for t he Country Party dominated "Country" zone. As a result a large number of Labor (and, for that matter, Liberal Party) votes are bottled up in a comparatively small number of elector-ates.

Electoral rigging in 1971 also took the form of fiddling the boundaries to maximise the number of seats won by the non-Labor Parties. For example, before the 1972 election 2,000 potential ALP voters were moved out of the Yeronga electorate after Clem Jones nominated as the ALP candidate,

The effects of the redistribution were evidenced in the 1972 State election. The ALP won only 33 seats with its 46.7% vote; yet the coalition, with its 42.2% vote, won a combined total of 47 seats.

But the zones were constructed with a double purpose: not only do they help the coalition in power, they

also keep the Country Party as the senior member of the coalition. The Country Party has five more pariia-mentary seats than the Liberal Party, despite the fact that il won 2.2% less of the popular vote.

So Queensland finds itself in (he unenviable position of being governed by a party and a Premier that com-mand 20% of the popular vote, whereas the largest single party in the .state, supported by neariy 47% of the state's electorate is still well short of a pariiamentary majority, and trails the combined Country Party-Liberal re-presentation by 14 seats.

The Australian Government's pro-posed referendum to ensure equality of size for all electorates in Australia is therefore of special significance to Queenslanders. Clearly wc cannot rely on the goodwill of the Country Party to achieve electoral justice. Their attitude is well expressed by leading backbencher, Russell Hinze: "If you don't gerrymander boimdaries, sorne-body'd get under your neck and do it for you." As against this, the Prime Minister, Mr. Whitlam has correctly summarised the import of the proposed constitutional amendment:

// goes beyond party poUcics to elementary rules of right and justice. WE SEEK AN END TO ALL GERRYMANDERS, BY ANY PARTY, BY AfX POLITfCfANS, FOR ALL TIME. It is a proposal which deserves the

support of all thinking voters.

Source: University of Queen.sland Labour Club Leaflet (March, 1974).

THE 20% PREMIER - BJELKE PETERSON

'Shocker' I WOULD Uke to adj my

piece to the speech made by Mr Whitlam, reported in your paper on. March 4,

In Queensl'and the- gerrj'-mander is a shocker. Tlie fol-lowinif figures taken from the 1972 Queensland Slate election are authentic: the percentage of voters who voted for the respective parties and the number of .seals received by each party were H) A.L.P.. 48 per cent and 33 seats; (2) Liberal Party, 22.2 per ceut and 21 seats; (3) Country Party, 20 per cent and 2C seats.

Theii- ni;uri>.s sl.ow a defi-nite ei'rrymander as evidence! by llie next juicy piece of In-formation. The liirywl elector-ate i.s Pine Rivers where 18,400 people weiiL lo the iioll.s. Tiie A.L.P. won wilh a vote o< 8500. The smallest electonilc i.s Gregory, right in the heart of the country area. The Country Parly won with a vote of :U19 - Ihat particular member j.s in tlie Cabinet.

The neighboring electorate to Gregory is Ml Lsa, with 13.n3 voters, which the A.L.P. ^•on.

But, wait; more is to come, The distribution of portfolios in the Cabinet is .seven Coun-try Parly and six LilM r̂al Parly. The Country Parly ha.s the major portfolios of edu-cation, primary industries, Alwriginal affairs (imiwrlant in Queensland), .local gv>vern-inenl, mines and main roads, and, of course, the Premier himself. TJie only other im-portant portfolio is Treasurer which was obviously offered to the Liberals on appeasement.

So. in fact, we poor suffer-ing QucensljinUcrs are being ruled by a parly supported by 20 per cent of the population.

I urge all Au-strallatis — whether they l)0 well in-formed, neutral, or indifferent — to support wholeheartedly Mr Wlittlam's recommenda-tions on the forthcomitifT referendums and thus .stop this stupid nonsense going on, pul things on a even keel, and get back to decent demo-cracy

W, P. MULES Taringa. Qld

Letters lo the Editor / Australian / March 20 1974.

catch at number 22 INNOVATIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL THREATENED BY COUNCIL ACTION

The Brisbane Cily Council has informed the Orwell Secondary School thai its request for planning permission to use a residential dwelling at 22 Lambert Rd., Indooroopilly as an innovative and community-orientated .secondary school has been denied. In effect, the Couijcil is telling the School that it cannot continue to occupy the building in which^t has conducted classes for more than a month. The Council has notified the School that it is contrary to Council policy to allow "the use of a dwelling house for other than specific purposes". The School, however, has not been told just what "specific purposes" are allowable under Council policy.

Since February, 1973 a group of approximately eighteen adults, with experience at all levels of education in a wide variety of contexts, have met fortnightly to develop the educational foundations and locate a suitable site for a community-orientated and in-novative secondary school. The students and fully-qualified head teacher have worked closely together during the past month to create an educational and social environment that would be stimulating and con-ducive to learning. If the Brisbane City Council does not reconsider its present position, or if the School is not successful in winning an appeal in the courts, then the enthusiastic work that has gone into planning and operating the School will have been to no avail.

At present, the Orwell Secondary School is the only secondary school in Brisbane with the avowed aim of im-plementing the guidlines of the Com-

monwealth Government's Australian Schools Commission report. They are attempting to put into practice tliosc educational and soc-ial objectives that the Commonwealth Government has considered to be essential to Australian education today.

Although the Council has raised no specific objection to the suitability of the house in Lambert Road us a school, it has further informed the School that a change of use "would result in an unsatisfactory form of development". It should be noted, however, that the School is locateo in a "B-zoned" area, and is bounded on one side by a supermarket, and on another side by a block of flats. It is more than difficult for the twenty-six students, their parents, and head teacher, Mr. John Radecki (BSc, DipEd), to understand why a small innovative educational institution in the area is anything other than a most

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desirable form of (leveiopment in IBrisbanc. The School believes that, given Ihe opporluiiity, it will demon-strate thai it has a vital role to phiy in tlie community. The School wishes it be understood tliat it is far loo early tor it lo consider a permanent loca-tion. All it desires right now is to be given ample opporiunily lo assess the success of its innovative programmes.

Children arc coming lo the scliool in Indooroopilly daily from as far as Deagan, Slacks Creek, and Aspley. These, and the rest of the young people at the School, are determined to do everything possible to preserve the school in which Dicy liave found learning to be a joyful and exciting experience. Source: Orwell Secondary School Press Rclea.ic 14/.V1974.

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THE IMPLICATIONS OF A US BASE WHY FOREIGN BASES IN AUST-RALIA?

"Aslies to ashes, dust to dust, Tltat's tlic way tltc West was won."

- One Tin Soldier.

American military bases in Australia are the result of our alliance with the United States, which was fornlally established with the ANZUS treaty in 1951. The suggested purpose of this pact is to provide Australia with American nuclear protection in the event of external attack. In return for this so-called nuclear guarantee, Aus-tralian territory has become an integral part of the United States nuclear weapons system. To mention only two examples, we now have in Australia the North West Cape base (possibly the most important naval communication station outside the United States) and the Pine Gap installation (one of the most advanced military space facilities in the world).

ATrrruDE OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR GOVERNMENT 1. According to its official platform (1973), the Australian Labor Party is "opposed to the existence of foreign-owned, -controlled, -operated bases and facilities in Australian territory". How-ever, the Labor Government, rather than implementing this policy, appears determined to establish yet another facility with serious military implica-tion - OMEGA. 2. The Australian Government has stated that it wants to renegotiate the terms governing existing bases but has said very Httle about the changes that are envisaged. Increasing the number of Australians manning the various facilities will in no way alter the purpose or function of these bases. As for providing Australia with a veto on all major decisions relating to the use of these bases, it is clear that no superpower will ever allow one of its minor allies to dictate policy on major issues of defence. In other words, joint operation is meaningless and joint control impossible.

WHY BASES MUST BE REMOVED

1. Foreign military bases enmesh Australia in the global military-industrial complex which diverts valuable resources away from areas of critical human need, and reinforces the primacy of force and profit in the ordering of society. These bases repre-sent a major barrier to any vision of an alternative society based on justice for all and development for the human personality. 2. A society which believes in the effectiveness of the use or the threat-ened use of nuclear weapons renounces all the basic human and Christian values that are worth defending, and, thereby, undermines its moral right to self-defence. 3'. The presence of foreign bases in Australia makes it possible for us to contribute to a nuclear holocaust which could reduce the entire worid to ashes. The Second Vatican Council has described any act of war which con-tributes to such a holocaust as "a crime against God and man hiniselP' which "merits unequivocal and un-hesitating condemnation". 4. Because of our dkect involvement in American nuclear strategy we risk being entangled in a war which is not

of our choosing. Our tragic role in the Vietnam war has already shown uow difficult it is for us to dissociate our-selves from the wars of our 'great and powerful ally'. The great danger is that we may become party to a war which is unjust in the means it uses or in the ends it pursues. In other words, by allowing foreign bases to be stationed on our soil, we abdicate our moral responsibility. 5. The continued presence of US bases in Australia makes nonsense of our government's pledges: (a) to foster open government; (b) to oppose nuclear t«sts; (c) to support disarma-ment and arms control; (d) to promote peace and neutrality in South-east Asia and the Indian Ocean. 6. Given the general consensus that no threat is likely to confront Australia in the next ten or fifteen years, this is the right time for us (a) to abandon the mistaken policies of the past; (b) to reassess our concern for social justice; (c) to renew our commitment to peace. What is urgently called for is a conscious decision to remove all foreign bases from Australian soil. If v/e fail to act now we shall have faileii in our duty for peace and justice.

Source: Pax Chcisti (Australiâ leaflet March, 1973.

ON THE WAY WEST : THE LONG MARCH TO THE CAPE

During the Middle East War of October, 1973, President Nixon ordered a world-wide alert of all US forces. Among the installations activated was the North West Cape Naval Communications Base, a key link in the US's globe-spanning communications network.

Located on the West Australian coast, between Carnarvon and Port Hedland, "The North West Cape is said to be the most important US Naval Base outside the US itself...The Cape's purpose is to enable submerged submarines to be able to accurately fix their position position so as to be able to aim their missiles more accurately...Because of its accuracy-fixing ability the base would be a first strike target for a Russian or Chinese offensive attack. (Foreign Military Bases in Australia, Dossier No. 1,1973).

The October alert at the Cape was completely without Australian advice or consent, thus illustrating American contempt for Australian security. Because US bases m Australia are a threat to Australian Security, the CAMPAIGN AGAINST FC)RE1GN MILITARY BASES, supported by AUS, have planned "the long march" to protest about the presence of US military bases in Australia.

The Long March, a cavalcade jf cars, trucks, buses, etc., will leave most capital cities on May 4, for the Cape. Attempts to mobilize the citizenry of towns and cities en route, will be made through leafleting, street theatre, etc. The cuUnination of the Long March will be Sunday, May 19, when a protest meeting will be held at the Cape itself.

AUS's International Research Officer, Peter Galvin is now working virtually full-time on the organization of the Long March. On April4, he will be in Brisbane (and will speak on campus) to discuss Queensland participation in both the Long March and the broader campaign against US bases.

John Harrison

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'THE LONG MARCH TO THE CAPE, AND THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST FOREIGN MILITARY BASES."

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TOKAI STUDENTS On Thursday (March 2Ist), Queensland

University was visited by thirty-two Oceano-graphy students from Japan's Tokai Univer-sity, Tokyo. The students, conspicuous by their well groomed appearance and immacu-late blue coats, comprised one half of a dele-gation currently touring the east coast of AustraUa aboard the Tokai University owned research vessel 'Bosei Maru'. Their voyage is jointly one of research, training and good-will in the hope of initiating a type of 'learning exchange' between Australia and Japan.

The Oceanography students were ac-companied by thiety-one sea cadets in training and fifteen lecturers. Both the sea cadets, who are students in Nautical En-gineering and the Oceanography students represented two of seven departments in the Faculty of Marine Science and Technology. They have been combining their knowledge aboard the research vessel in order to acquire some experience in their approp-riate fields.

Universities in Japan are financed and administered very differently than Austral-ian institutions, being organized along National, State, Local and Prefectoral levels. The National Universities are largely subsidized by the government, while the latter types are more highly rated and are financed privately at varying costs to the student's family. A course in Medicine at the most highly rated of private universities could cost as much as 10 miUion yen ($25,000 A) , while courses at less exclus-ive universities are progressively less in cost, the least tuition fees being for National universities. All entrants to university must

also sit for extensive entrance examinations, for which a large percentage do not qualify; All graduate, however, are guaranteed positions on completion of their courses, their potential employers being largely deter-mined by which university they had attended.

On the more topical social issues, women's liberation does not appear to be taken very seriously in Japan. Mr S, Yama-guchi, journalist and photographer for tlie delegation sees women as still basically suppressed in Japan, taking lesser roles to the men. He did imply however, that this traditional role was slowly changing, wilh progressively more women attending uni-versity (at present counting for only 20% of the total). Further, Mr Yamaguchi expressed a keen awareness on the part of the Japanese of the unfair and discrim-inatory immigration policies held by the AustraUan government towards Japanese immigration to this country. He said 'Australians want Japanese tape recorders, stereos and bicycles, but'not Japanese brains'

Mr A Tsuchiya, lecturer m Underwater Acoustics described the problem as a misunderstanding and lack of communic-ation at the government level rather than the personal level. Of tlie present Federal Government, Mr Tsuchiya said 'Gougli good - not very good, but better than other government.' He went on lo say that the Japanese people were pleased that the present government is showing more interest in restoring relations between the South-East Asian countries.

Of Australians in general, Mr Tsuchiya

said, 'very kindly and friendly and spread-ing mind'.

Or is ours a case of more theory than practise?

We reluctantly parted company with the traditional bow, a handshake and the wannest wish Ihat we could one day be neiglibours in a much more real sense • than the presently existing situation.

T.S. Journalism 1 Student.

(With thanks to Chris Elliot and Greg Pringle (Japanese 111) for their assist-ance in translating the dialogue for this interview.)

COMING EVENTS-ART

MI. J.Golding, an aulhotity on Cubism and the aullior of several books on the subject will give the Power Bequest lecture at 8 pm on Tuesday, 9di April, in tlic Abel Smith Lecture Theatre. Adiiii.wion is free and open to tlic general public.

During May a selection of paintincs from tlic-Darnell Collection will be on display at the National Gallery, Bowen Hills, ['or the uninitiated, the Darnell Collection comprises works bouglit by.givcn to or on loan to Uie University. Throughout tlic year, selected works arc on display in the gallery, first floor, above the main entrance to ihc Fotgan-Smith building.

THE DAPHNE HELLMAN TRIO Harp, Guitar and Bas.s

"Stuns audience - like sUnliglit after shadow, she swings into solid rhythm commonly associated with jazz piano (more) than the ethereal instru-ment....Daphne Hcllman first stuns the audience with the shock of the unexpected."

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April 10 John Davies (piano) 17 Jubilate Singer] 24 Pamela Page (piano)

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PAGE 6 LIVING WITH WINE len sorbello

THE ROTHBURY ESTATE A NEW CONCEIT

The Kothhury Estate winery issit-u;itcd in the llunlcr Valley, New .Sooth Wales near C'essnock and is quite a spectacular modern building. The build-ing which is nearly 60 feet high in parts contains the Great Cask Hall that seals 200 peopli; for a banquet and enables a tasting for 400.

Rothbury, which was the brainchild of Murray TyrrcU (a Hunter Valley vig-nernon) and Len Kvans (Australia's fore-most wine authority), revolves around the concept of a single estate, i.e., the Rothbury group grows its own grapes and makes its own.wine. Al no time will its wine be blended with those of other areas.

The Estate sells only four wines - the best red and while il can make is sold as THE ROTHBURY ESTATE' in a bottle with a distinctive red or yellow lead cap-sule and an equally dislinclivc label de-picting a painting by lî cd Williams.

Wines which don't meet the standard set for the 'ESTATE' wines are bottled under the 'BRICKMAN' label. This label, loo, has high standards and any wine which is not considered good enough is disposed of elsewhere.

The marketing concepi of Rothbury is also unique. The Estate sells direct to the customers. It docs not sell retail or through agents in each Slate. It sells either at the winery or through a personal mail order system.

REVIEW-THE 1973 ROTHBURY ESTATE WHITE THE 1972 ROTHBURY ESTATE RED

These wines are without doubt two of the finest wines available at the present lime.

Looking firstly al the White - this wine was made entirely from Semillon grapes and was bottled in late August, 1973. Whal impressed me most about the wine was its delicate rich flavour. Normally I like my Hunter whites with some 4-6 years bottle age when the wine has matured into a golden yellow colour and has a luscious honeyed flavour (grilled fish or roast pork makes an idea! accompaniment). However, this wine, provides ideal drinking now though it will develop an even richer character with long bottle ageing.

The Rothbury Estate Red contains 95% Hermitage and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and was bottled in January 1973. This wine, which was made from only 24% of Rothbury's total red crush, is light to medium bodied as are most other Hunter reds of the 1972 vintage, It has a delicious fruit flavour and is beautifully balanced on the palate. Winemaker Gerry Sissingh recommends 4-6 years bottle matu-ration. Nothing goes better with this red than a charcoal-grilled piece of

fillet - a tremendous combination! To obtain the above two wines,

write to: THE ROTHBURY ESTATE, BROKE ROAD, POKOLBIN, N.S;W. 2321

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1972 Rothbury Estate Red-S22.00 a dozen.

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MUSIC THE FIRES OF LONDON Peter M. Davies, Director MUSICA VIVA

The Fires of London, directed by the English modern composer, Peter Maxwell Davies, arc an extraordinary instrumental combination, and they play music to match. Certainly for those who like music of little consequence, or are attracted to schizophrenia, their programme last Tues-day niglit provided a good deal of enjoy-ment.

In the firsl half, the audience was treated to Davies' arrangements of Purcell's 'Fan-tasia Upon a Ground' {with a shrill fott-i.ssimo picolio purporting to suggest the 'brilliance of a Baroque chamber organ', while a xylophone rendered the ground bass) and two of his Pavancs (instruments including a honky-tonk piano) done in early 20th century idiom.

This was followed by a further Davies' arrangement, this time of Bach's 'Prelude and. Fugue in C-sharp minor' with parts being taken by viola, cello, flute, clarinet, xylophone and harpsichord. The best that can be said of this work is that it did Bach a great disservice. I wait for the time when pseudo composers finally lose their adolescent attraction to the great master.

Charles Ives' Theatre Orchestra Set* and 'Three Songs' were performed more or less as written, and provided interesting mood and emotion studies, and little else was attempted. Mary Thomas, soprano, sang in the latter work, and one wonders if her voice has not been overtaxed by the 'avant-garde' music she performs, for her projection in the middle and lower regis-ters was almost non-existent even towards the front of Maync HaU, a building in which sound carries very well.

The second half was devoted to nuisic of a considerably more serious nature, Schoenberg's 'Pierrot Lunaire', an a-tonal 'Sprechgesang' presentation of a schizoid's fantasies. Perhaps I .should make one point qui^e clear. With music like this, one can appreciate two separate factors - the music itself on one hand and its performance on the other. The perform-ance of 'Pierrot Lunaire' was stylistically superb, Mary Thomas being dressed in a clown's costume, and acting out the part as well as singing. Her control of the 'Sprechgesang' method was very impressive, and coupled with her ability to move expressively, this amounted to a memorable performance.

However, one cannot rationally say that this was memorable music. And lest you think that 1 am now about to embark on a subjective appraisal of 'avant-garde'

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FILM music, let me say that the fact that one agrees or disagrees with a composer's philosophy is irrelevant to an aesthetic ap-praisal of his work and art. What one must do is evaluate the purely aesthetic elements of the work, the technical mastery (or lack of it) with which the composer projects (or fails to project) his view of life. Accord-ingly I feel that 'Pierrot Lunaire' gets a low grade - thougli ihe performance requires a great technique, the music is dull and boring, and in no way communicates the complex and varied emotions and visions of a man in a fantasy world - from 'The Laundrymaid' to 'Decapitation', it amazes me that Davies can say diat this work 'is one of the most importanl foundations of 20th century musical experience'. Ayn Rand:

"^The art of any given period or culture, is a faithful mirror of that culture's philosophy. If you see dismembered monstrosities, leering al you from today's esthetic mirrors - the aborted creations of mediocrity, irrationality and pantc-you are seeing the embodied.con-cretized reality of the philosophical premises that dominate today's cuUure. Only in this sense, can those manifestations be called 'art' - not by the intention or accomplish-ment of their perpetrate..,, but only by grace of the fact that even in usurping the field of art, one cannot escape from its revelatary power." „ r> o

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llie reputation of this film suggested it would be fine pornography and an inspired 'art' film. Sadly il failed in both of these aspects. The depth to be expected from a Henry Miller novel wasn't forthcoming and the film technique was, I'm afraid, as imaginative as that belonging to ncwsreels.

What was the stor>' of Clichy? I've searched very hard for it and what'I've con-cluded is that it concerns two American writers in Paris who conquer women at quite an unbelievable rate. Sound exciting? Well, it's not, you'd do better reading Melbounie Truth if you want tililation. With the ex-ception of a 15 year old French girl. Colette, none of the actors had presence enough to be memorable.

Tlie film is a couple of years old, is in black and white, and was filmed largely in Paris. It is spoken in English and does doubtless cater for the type of audience 1 found there, mostly balding middle aged men wearing Horal shirts and sometimes tatoos.

The film lacked any highpoint and from beginning to end just didn't build at all.

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Dear Sir,

I had twelve bottles of whisky in my cellar and my wife told mc to empty the contents of each bottle down the sink. I proceeded to do as my wife desired and withdrew Ihc cork from Ihe first bottle, poured the contents down the sink with the exception of one glass, which I drank. I then drew the cork from the second boltle and did likewise with the exception of one glass, whidi I drank. I then drew the cork from the Ihird bottle, emptied Ihe good old booze down the boltle except one glass which 1 devoured.

I pulled the cork from the fourth sink and poured the bottle down the glass, then I drank some. I pulled the cork from the fourth sink and poured the boltle down my neck, 1 pulled Ihc next bottle out of my throat and poured the cork down the sink, all but one sink which I drank.

I pulled the next cork from my throat, poured the sink down the bottle and drank the cork.W hen I had emptied all of them, I steadied the house with one hand and counted Ihe bottles, which were 24.1 also'counted them when they came around again and I had 74, and as the liouse came around again I counted them and Unally I had the house bottled and counted.

1 proceeded to wash the bottles but could not get the brusli in the bottles so turned Ihem inside out and washed ihcm wilh water, and went upsiairs and told my other half whal I did, and Oil BOY, I've got the wifcsl little nice in the whole world.

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Dear Sir,

I was most disappointed to read the article entitled "Dad's Army" which appeared in the "Listening In" column of the last edition.

I last attended the University some four years ago and in tho.se days "Semper I'loreat" served as a factual forum for articles of general student interest. What a pity that in such a short time it has degenerated to the extent that it should publi.sh such ill-founded drivel as ihatwhich appeared in the article lo which I refer.

Peter Murphy's political opinions arc his own concern, but he can have no poss-ible evidence to support his charge that the I'l I IC llghtcr-bombcrs, based at RAAl-Base Amberiey, were left to ihe mercy of the ri.sing flood-waters during Uie Australia Day llood-s. The truth of

the matter is that the flood-waters did not get closer than 200 yards to the fiiglit-linc, and thus no "engines had to be raced off back lo the United States for maintenance" as he claimed.

In fact, if he knew anything about the Air Force, or simple economics for that matter, he would know that the RAAF has its own facilities for the overhaul and general maintenance of all engines used in its aircraft.

However, his unsupported accussitions aside, after all ihcy could be excused as examples of incompetent journalism; the thing I found most objectionable about the article was his insinuation that a Dad's Army sort of professionaUsm exists in the air force. Mr. Peter Murphy, you can make as many disparaging state-ments as you like about the air force's equipment, size and even Its structure but you are certainly very obvioiisly just not qualillcd to comment on the professionalism of the RAAl'.

Maybe some of the people who were plucked off roof-lops during the recent floods; or the citizens of Ipswich who.sc floodklamaged homes, bu.sincsses and streets were restored by air force personnel; or even tlie relatives of the pilot who was killed when his flood-relief helicopter crashed near the Queensland-New South Wales border or the 10th January this year; maybe these people can comment on air force professionah.sm but dear Mr. Peter Murphy you certainly can not.

I feel your time would be better spent obtaining a little profes.sionalism in your own field before you waste time accusing others of a lack of it in tlicirs. '

Jim Toovcy, Surveying 1.

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