V O L. X X X WEDNESDAY O C T O B E R 12,1966 NO. 9

W inner o f D oor Prize

The Engineer’s Poopdeck Ball, held last Friday on the St. Lawrence cruise ship Le Madelon II, was by everybody's standards an exhilerating and inebriating success.

A fter the preliminary problem, which many couples encountered, o f finding Victoria pier on time, there was a short 20 minute, delay in departure while a large ship cleared the way. This incident in no way curtailed the good humour of the 362 students on board.

The music was supplied by The Sceptres, who not only proved to be excellent musicians but also quite lively. They played four different sets. One of the highlights of the evening was their lively rendition of Hava Nagila and the energetic hora which accompanied it almost succeeded in sinking the frail vessel.

W hen the band was not in action, a good deal of the student’s found the bar warmer than the deck, but they remained orderly to the end.

The course was somewhat irradical at times but the passengers received a beautiful view of the St. Lawrence and Expo ’67 at night.

The boat docked at 12:00 o ’clock and all were reluctant to leave. Many of this years’ participants are looking forward to the Engineers’ next effort.

U of A Students want day in courtEDMONTON (CUP) — The

withdrawal of the Edmonton campus of the University of Alberta from the Canadian Union of Students will likely be tested in the Alberta Supreme Court.

A student committe has hired an Edmonton lawyer to apply for a court injunction suspend­ing the twelve-four student coun­cil decision which severed Ed­monton’s ties with CUS Septem­ber 19.

The group, called Pro-CUS. will attempt to prove that the U of A students' union, a body incorporated under the Univer­sities Act of Alberta, is obliged to provide its members with all ■'he benefits of CUS membership

utlined on membership cards neld by more than 11.0000 U of A students.

Backed by a substantial dona

tion from a prominent U of A faculty member, the group is now soliciting funds to finance its breach of contract action.

Group spokesmen say that they intend to keep Alberta in CUS at least until the student body has a chance to vote on CUS membership in a referen­dum scheduled for March 3. The Edmonton council voted to leave CUS pending the referendum.

Meanwhile, a poll taken among a sampling of U o f A students has shown the council decision has not received widespread approval on campus.

In reply to a question asking whether students approve of the council's decision. 25% said no. 23% said yes: 51% refused to comment because of a lack of information on the subject: and only 1% said they did not care.

A CHALLANGE YET!Jack Silver announced to the gcorgian a policy that the book­

store will follow from now on.If any student can obtain a paperback from Classic’s for a cheaper

price than he can in the university's paperback store, the book-store will pay the difference in cash to that student.

With regard to recent student outcries about the price of books that the university is selling, he stated that the mark-up that students usually complain about is the differential between American and Canadian currencies.

Another point which Mr. Silver stressed is that he is not working on a commission basis. “ I am a salaried employee of the university and I am not out to make gigantic profits,” he said.' The average mark-up on books is about 20% of which 17% goes toward overhead, leaving a 3-5% profit margin.

On stationary supplies the mark-up is larger. This he attributed to the fact that he cannot undersell Montreal retailers since the university bookstore does not pay taxes to the City of Montreal.

The bookstore will open its trial balance to consideration by the council of the Student’s Association later this month.

“Identify with Quebec” RIN Leader tells Georgians

By D. John LynnThree hundred students were on hand in the auditorium yesterday to hear Quebec’s Separatists

leader call on english Quebecers to “ identify with Quebec” .Pierre Bourgeault. RIN Leader, told the students that if they identified with the needs for the

province, there would be little necessity for serious dislocations among the english population after the separatists gain power.

Mr. Bourgeault opened the 1 it not a little hit funny that we in the w orld” .

In emphasising his “ identify with Quebec” theme, he said that we should accept such an ident­ity, and work with other groups in the province for the benefit o f Quebec.

“ All quebecers have suffered from Confederation” , he said, “ not only the french” .

He pointed out that while On­tario has 10,000 miles of railway, Quebec has half that.

Quebec has 11% of the rail­ways of Canada, despite the fact that we have 20% of the popul­ation and pay one third of the country's taxes.

Mr. Bourgeault pointed out that as a result o f this, we have very little secondary industry, because these kinds of industry are dependent on communication and transportation.

Turning to the french-canadian theme. Mr. Bourgeault gave a historical argument for the pre­sent situation of the French Canadian in the Province.

Ever since the Conquest. “ Quebec is a reserve” similar to indian reserves. “ When you leave the reserve,” he noted, you lose some of your rights — the right to speak french, for example” .

On the international scene, he claimed that the Quebecer doesn’t exist.

Refering to the rest of Can­ada, Mr. Bourgeault said that “ they will abandon you” when Quebec separates.

In a question period following the half-hour presentation, Mr. Bourgeault answered econom ic arguments against separation by maintaining that one o f the major principles of American Capital is that it will adjust to conditions prevailing in the Coun­try it wants to exploit.

Asked if separatism will become violent again, he said that many young people in the province tell him “ Y ou ’re a fool making speeches — make a bom b’.

Mr. Bourgeault several times compared the french minority of the province with the Negro minority in the United states and the Jewish minorities in both countries.

He further noted that in a separate Quebec, english-language or other educational institutions would have to be financed “ by treaty arrangements with Can­ada” .

irst program of French Canada Week should hold a French Canada Week:

“ What the French want is something normal” , he shouted. “ Like the French have in Fran­ce, the English have in England, the Mexicans in Mexico".

“ We tried to build a Canadian nation and failed — Let’s now build a Quebec Nation” .

Pierre Bourpault R.I.N. Leader

of the Arts Faculty asking it “ is in he second largest french city

And there’smore coming

The Arts Students' Association of Sir George Williams Univer­sity is in the progress of present­ing a two week program on French Canada entitled “ Ou va le Quebec?”

The purpose of the program is gain a better appreciation of the mood and the aspirations of French-Canada.

Pierre Bourgault. the leader of the Rassemblement Pour L'lnde- pendence Nationale. spoke yes­terday. Following is the schedule of the remaining speakers:

Wednesday — Oct. 12, — Mr. Laurier Lapierre. Director, French Canada Studies Program, McGill University.

Thursday — Oct. 13, — A Debate — Mr. Raymond Barbeau. author of “ Quebec bientot Unilingue" and Mr. Leslie Ro­berts, author and commentator of the Montreal Star and Radio Station CJAD.

Tuesday — Oct. 18, — Execut­ive of the Union Generale des Etudiants de Quebec (U G EQ ).

Wednesday — Oct. 19, — Mr. Rene Levesque, MLA and former Minister of Family and Social Welfare.

Thursday — Oct. 20, — Mon- seigneur Alphonse Marie Parent, author of the Parent Report.

All lectures will be held in Room 110 in the Henry F. Hall Building from 1:00 - 2 0̂0 PM.

Steve Bernhut Arts president

prismThere will be a meeting of

the Editorial Board of Prism in Room 357 of the Hall Build­ing tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. All members are urged to attend, and any interested parties are also invited. Promotion of the magazine will be discussed.

O f poopdecks and things...

Training program for debatorsThe Debating Union o f Sir

George has initiated a system of training for all members of the organization starting this week.

Throughout the year classes will be given to members of the debating union in order that “ Sir George can be ably represented in debating tournaments” said the Union’s Speaker Jay Bacharier.

Giving the classes in debating technique in addition to Bacharier will be Rudy Lovell and the pre­sident of the Montreal Debating League.

Attendance at these classes, he reported, will be compulsory for members of the Debating Union.

The first trial by fire of the new system will take place at the end of this session when an inter­mural debating tournaments will be held.

The Union is offering two tro­phies this year. One is for the top debator and the other for the top team. The form er may keep his trophy said Bacharier but the team trophy stays in the Union.

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“ W e are trying to develop 20 top debators this year in order that we can send five totally different teams to the five inter­university tournaments in which

The Debating Union will be holding meetings every Friday

The Psychology Club at Sir George has selected a program of award-winning films to be shown starting November

In the interim, however, the club is showing six films dealing

this year. The room will always be the same, H-420, with the only exception being this Friday. The room number in that case will be H-620.

The time will also remain the same, from 1-2 p.m.

with various aspects of psycholo­gy. This program began yester­day.

The program continues to-day and will finish on Friday. The location to-day is H-420 and on Friday it will be H-937.

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DelegatesSir G eorge will hold its 8th

Annual Sem inar on Interna­tional A ffairs between N o­vem ber 1st and 5th, 1966. Students wishing to repre­sent Sir George at the Sem i­nar are needed. The subject o f this year’s Sem inar is "The Militar-- in C ontem po­rary Society, Organized V io l­ence in M odern Nation Sta­tes” .

As a delegate the student will take part in study groups where papers on var­ious facets o f m ilitarism will be discussed. Each evening the student w ill attend a banquet to hear a srieaker w ho is well-versed on this year's top ic.

Since tim e is running out, students in either the day or evening, division w ho wish to attend are asked to fill out an application form (avail­able from the student recep ­tionist) as soon as possible.

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Computerized learningThe Computer Society, newest

club on campus, held its first meeting recently and planned its programme for the coming year.

One of the m ajor features in the program according to the pre­sident Bob Roll is a series of se­minars investigating various as­pects of the com puter field.

In order to complem ent the talks which will be given by in­form ed people both within and outside the university, a number o f tours are being organized to m ajor computer installations around Montreal.

The executive of the new or­ganization was also named at the meeting. In addition to Roll, the

BOB ROLL president, they include GeorgeCassie (vice-president). Ainslie Proctor (secretary). Anthony Charran (treasurer). Arni Cohn (internal director). Armand Gu- rastan (external director) and Alice Juzenko (publicity direc­tor).

President Roll issued an invita­tion to all students of Sir George to participate in the new club. He stressed that there is some­thing for evervone in the com pu­ter field simply because it is so vast.

“ The seminars,” he said, “ are open to anyone. I promise that they will be both informative and interesting.”

October 12,1966 the georgian Page 3

Georgiansreturn to Montreal to participate in Sir George’s Fourth Annual International Parliamentary De bating Tournament.

Opposing the two visitors to­day will be Rudy Lovell and Joel A. Silcoff.

Mr. Lovell is a fourth year Arts student at Sir George m aj­oring in Economics and Political Science. In the past he has been associated with International Seminar, the Debating Union, and was leader of the Opposition in Model Parliament.

Mr. S ilcoff is currently study­ing law at McGill after graduat­ing with honours and distinctions from Sir George. Mr. S ilcoff was founder and chairman of the First Annual International Par­liamentary Debating Tourna­ment. W hile at Sir George he received gold medals for debating excellence and administrative excellence.

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INTERVIEWS”T h e f o l l o w i n g c o m p a n i e s w i l l c o n d u c t o n c a m p u s i n t e r v i e w s . A l l a r e a c c o u n t i n g f i r m s e x ­c e p t o n e .2 4 thM i l l e r , B l a u e r , F i s h e r & C o . M c D o n a ld , C u r r i e & C o .C r a im e r , G r e e n f i e l d , N o z e t z & L * E c u y e r .2 5 thM c D o n a ld , C u r r i e & C o . W e i n s t e i n , B e s s n e r , G a l l a y & C o .R i d d e l l , S te a d , G ra h a m & H u t ­c h in s o n .L o n d o n , V o g e l & C o .2 6 thM c D o n a ld , C u r r i e & C o . R e i n h a r t , S t e i n e . W e x le r & C o . T o u c h e , R o s s , B a i l e y & S m ar t . E r n s t & E r n s t .2 7 thT h o r n e , M u l h o l l a n d , H o u s o n & M c P h e r s o n .P r i c e , W a te r h o u s e & C o .T o u c h e , R o s s , B a i l e y & S m art . 2 8 thM. L o e b L t d .D e l o i t t e , P l e n d e r , H a s k i n s & S e l l s .H a r r y L . R o d ie r .

andR o b in H o o d F l o u r M i l l s (w h o w i l l i n t e r v i e w S c ie n c e , C o m m e r ­c e , & A r t s s t u d e n t s . ) .B O O K I N G S F O R I N T E R V I E W S W I L L B E G I N T W O W E E K S P R I ­O R T O E M P L O Y E R S V I S I T S .

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British team to meet“ Be it Resolved that this House

is of the opinion that; Women Should be Kept Pregnant In The Kitchen And Barefoot.

This will be the subject o f a debate between two British mas­ter debators and two represent­atives of the Sir George Debat­ing Union. The event will be held to-day between 1 and 2 p.m. in H-435.

Representing the British con­tingent are Lord Douglas-Hamil-

ton and Mr. Ian S. Forrester. Both are currently on a tour of Canadian colleges and univer­sities as guests of the British Government.

They arrived in Montreal on Monday afternoon and opened their tour last night at McGill. Until Friday both debators will remain in this city participating in several debates and visiting local universities.

A fter touring Canada, they will

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Engineering week may get canned-Heath

There is a possibility that this year’s Engineering W eek may be cancelled according to Bob Heath, president of the Engineering Stu­dents Association.

The reason for such action lies in the fact that nobody has ap­plied for the position of the Chairman of this annual event.

At present, continued Heath, the date is being changed rather than having an out-right cancella­tion. The W eek was originally scheduled to start during the last two days of November but the ESA is trying to negotiate a change to sometime in the second semester.

Heath explained that this was a very difficu lt change to make since most of the dates in the second semester have been book­ed for various other activities thus

there could arise serious conflicts.“ Unless someone or a couple

of people approach the ESA with­in the next week, we will have to go ahead and change the date to the second term,” said Heath. “ If nobody is found shortly, the who­le program could be cancelled.”

Another reason for the serious­ness o f.th e matter which was ex­plained by the Engineering presi­dent is that the date for which it is presently scheduled was only obtained after heated bargaining at summer conference on the part of the Engineers.

Cutting back on this program would seriously affect the entire co-curricular activities of the ESA according to Heath since this is annually one of the biggest events of the Engineering faculty.

The announcement of the pro­blem was made at an open meet­ing of the Engineering Students Association on Friday.

From the Land o f Submarines: Joseph Paap inventor extraordi­naire may be visiting Sir George as guests o f the Engineering Stu­dents Association. Bob Heath ma­de the announcement Friday that the ESA is trying to n pf^ in te his services for a date about two weeks away.

New campus club begins

“ Truth in religion and life is not beyond national inquiry” .

So stated Unitarian minister Lenard Mason at the first meeting of the newly form ed Student Re­ligious Liberals last Thursday.

He urged students of Sir Geor­ge to thoroughly investigate “ all facts of life with all relevant facts available.”

The open-minded and question­ing university atmosphere, Mason explained, encourages complete freedom from traditional sets of beliefs in the individuals search for personal truths.

Speaking on the topic: “ What is Liberal Religion?” , he stressed that how to deal with life is not “ a closed matter” .

“ The responsibility is on the individual” to weigh all opinions, theories and evidence, and, being aware o f all the relevant alter­natives, he must decide on a per­sonal philosophy of life.

In answering a question on the purpose o f “ liberal religion” , Ma­son said that Unitarians jo in to­gether to investigate “ through the exchange of ideas” their personal beliefs.

Student Religious Liberals was form ed to bring together univer­sity students to explore the many facets of religion in life without respect to creed or doctrine, through a programme of speakers and discussions. Student Religious Liberals will hold weekly meet­ings, Thursdays at 1 p.m. This week they will investigate: “ IS there any G o (o )d in life?”

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Air conditioningThe c o m p la in ts reg istered w ith us in the letters-

to-the-editor c o lu m n s about the heating-air c o n d i ­tioning system in the Hall B uild ing are valid.

It is n o secret that students are go in g to classes well bu n d led up in s o m e eases, and w ell peeled in others . It is not s tre tch in g a p o in t at all to say that as a result a larger than average n u m b e r o f students n o w have co ld s due to the d rast ic tem perature var ia ­tion f r o m class to class. The fact that Mr. B a rro w , the S tu d e n ts ’ A ssoc ia t ion adm in is tra tor , w as recently h osp ita lized f o r p n eu m on ia is in part a ttr ibutab le to this u n for tu n a te situation. W e have n o w a v o f k n o w ­ing how the rest o f the 9-to-5 sta f f is c o p in g w ith this p r o b le m , but it must be a trving time to all.

W e realize that the heating-air co n d it io n in g sys­tem in the b u ild ing w as installed w ith d if f icu lty , and that a c r e w is hard at w o r k o n the rem ain in g d e f i ­c iencies . W e urge, h o w e v e r , that specia l e f fo r t s be exerted in this area, in v iew o f the fact that w in ter is fast a p p roa ch in g , and to rem ain healthy at that time is d if f icu lt u nd er the best o f con d it io n s

CAFETERIAOne o f the finest features o f this year’s GEOR­

GIAN is its straw poll. It is, in essence, our attem pt to find out what students think on a particular issue or question; and hopefully, by m aking this in form a­tion available, we cou ld e ffect som e progressive change.

The results w hich appeared in our last issue in­dicated that students felt that there w ere certain deficiencies in the cafeteria services. O f the 35% that felt that som ething was lacking.; m any m en­tioned co ld food , som e m entioned high snack prices.

As a result o f the poll (w hich , incidentally, claim s an accuracy o f not m ore than 15° o) Suheyl Muskara,

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student representative on the food services com m it­tees, has brought the question under investigation. He m entioned in form ally to a georgian staffer that possibly m ore cash registers at peak periods could solve the "co ld sou p” problem , if indeed this p ro­blem exists. The course o f action w hich he w ill fo l­low will be to bring this up at the Food Services Com m ittee. In all likelihood the problem will be resolved shortly.

The general principle involved in this action is o f param ount im portance. Had the problem (co ld fo o d ) not been recognized (Straw' P oll) the result w ould have been general discontent. How'ever, the p roblem was recognized, and it is r o w being acted upon by the student representative on the Food Ser­vices Com m ittee. We are confident that an equitable solution will be forthcom ing.

Taking this exam ple as an illustration, w e see that w e nave certain m achinery by w hich we, G eor­gians, can bring about a solution to our problem s.

Sim ilar courses o f action in other spheres w ould certainly be to our benefit, but at present we d on ’t have the m achinery.

The Students’ Association was invited last year to scat a student on the F ood Services Com m ittee. He is now they’re expressing, the student point o f view.

If sim ilar com m ittees in the university structure did invite participation in their com m ittees, many o f our problem s cou ld be resolved with a m inim um o f discontent. It is not unreasonable to assum e that if our faculty councils and our university council had student representatives, we, as students, cou ld make use o f these representatives to give a hearing to w'hat we feel are som e o f the “ ills o f this system ” .

Such a program is being, presently explored — a task group under the SA President is at present d o ­cum enting a brief to be presented to the adm inistra­tion on this question. The adm inistration has set up a special com m ittee to hear it.

It is o f param ount im portance that the students o f Sir G eorge recognize the great potential to be realized in this area, and that they support this p ro­gram w holeheartedly. One obvious way o f doing this is by approaching your council when you have com ­plaints or suggestions. “ They don ’t even sell chicken soup.”

Letters to the ...PP.O-OV.BUUSMAN...Dear Sir:

I would like to rebut the cri­ticisms o f W. K. Rodgers concern­ing the position of Ombudsman. In a letter dated October 1, Mr. Rodgers found fault with the ar­guments put forward by Vic Mel- nikoff on the issue o f election or appointment of the Ombudsman.

Mr. M elnikoffs first statement was that the position should be non-political, and that campaign­ing would involve politics. Mr. Rodgers’ criticism e was that since council members were involved with politics themselves, it would be inconsistent to have such peo­ple appoint the Ombudsman.

The solution to this is fairly obvious. The fact remains that in the case of each and every nation sporting a national Ombudsman, said public officer has been elec­ted by the legislature. The proce­dure involved is that of executive selection and legislative election.

This is the method we had sug­gested for the university, in that the president of the SA would parallel the executive, and the “ Council” would parallel the le­gislature. The advantage here is that the system has also been found practical in selecting Su­preme Court Justices in both this

country and the United States.As far as the Ombudsman be­

coming another political hack is concerned, we hope that the Pre­sident, whom Mr. Rodgers and three thousand other students have elected. is responsible enough to in turn select a res­ponsible Ombudsman for ratifica­tion. If it is felt that the Presi­dent is a tyrant, he should not have been elected, and if it is felt that the Council is made up of dictatorial individuals, they too should not have been elected. This is called the principle of responsible democracy.

The second reason for the non­election of the Ombudsman lies in the thesis that the Ombudsman, as public protector, is in essence a civil servant and not a legisla­tor. His position is historically an extension of the executive, who in all cases has the interest of the people, or organization at lar­ge. at heart. This is generally ac­cepted to be the responsibility of the executive holding true for all national-state, political profes­sional, student, and what-have-you organizations.

In regards Mr. M elnikoffs con­cern with the possibility of an elected Ombudsman forming his own Gestapo, this is perhaps an unfortunate analogy. The idea was

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that since the powers of the Ombudsman would allow him full access to the affairs of the SA. an elected Ombudsman could per­haps use such a power to his per­sonal advantage. This is quite possible, for whether Mr. Rod­gers knows it or not, there has been plenty of financial finage- ling in past student organizations, and not all o f it has been attri­butable to innocent blundering by any stretch of the imagination.

As far as changing the Cons­titution is concerned to allow easy removal of an elected o ffi­cial. this is quite possible, and I cede the point to Mr. Rodgers.

I would further add that Mr. Rodgers has obviously shown in­terest in student government per se, and some interest in the po­sition of Ombudsman. I therefore invite him to use his interest to its fullest advantage to everybody, and wonder if he would care to discuss the matter in greater de­tail. I hope that we shall see another letter from him.

Steve GOLDBERG.Arts IV

SUCKER...Dear Sir:

In Mr. Kirshner’s comment on “ Triumph of the W ill” on Tues­day, October 4th issue of the georgian, he referred to 100.000 Germans as “ 100,000 suckers ’. I would appreciate if he would explain what he meant by“ s n r k p r ”

William KIERNAN Science IV

S U FFO C A TIN G ...Dear Sir:

In the age of the up-to-date audio-visual classrooms you would expect that the students sitting in com fortably padded seats would not have to resort to a striptease in order to ward off suffocation from the extravagant­ly high temperatures. What are they using to light the room. 500 watt heat lamps?

The atmosphere could be cut with a knife and the smell-phewl! The janitors must be working in cahoots with the cafeteria staff who must be making a little mint selling cold drinks to the stu­dents of room H-820 who leave with parched and shrivelled throats. We. the students of Phy­

sics 452. say “ leave the head shrinking to the cannibals" or “ calm down the iron horse."

Dave DAY. SC. II

Dave JARDINE. SC. Ill

Bill HAWES. SC. II

H O T AND COLD...Dear Sir:

Georgians are going to need an enormous wardrobe to be able to survive through classes. In the main auditorium parkers, fur coats and snow suits are the order of the day. In the smaller class­rooms beachwear would be most appropriate.

Surely something can be done to correct these ex­tremes — i.e. ADJUST THE HEATING SYSTEM ? !!!

Elisabeth BARDT Fine Arts 1

Shirley JACKSON Science I

NAME ILLEGIBLE Engineering T

John LOWDEN Science I

Barbara JEAN CAMPBELL Arts I

C O O L IT...

Dear Sir.As a freshman in Sir George

Williams. I cannot appreciate the vast differences between the Nor­ris and the Hall buildings.

In can, however, appreciate ttm vast changes in temperature as I walk from one cart of the Hall Building to another.

Can’t something be done to the air conditioning system? As things stand now. this solution is far from ideal.

Lebby Ann STARRER.Arts I

V IE T N A M .. .

Dear Sir:I cannot believe the lack of

interest shown by the population of Canada (Sir George Williams included) in the war in Vietnam. The prosperity at this present time on the North American con­tinent definitely should not wipe out the imminent threat of World War Three steming? from South- East Asia. Peoples interest should not be directed at the rise in

Erice of frisbies, for all our pro- lems are trivial as we are striv­

ing only for more material gain.Whether one takes the side of

the North Vietnamese or as I have chosen the side of South Vietnam, it is without a doubt worthwhile to delve further in this m ajor conflict. The lack of support given to the United Na­tions definitely hampers all peace talks. In conclusion. I feel that it is the duty of all citizens of all nations (including Canada) to help end this war before it results in uncontrollable propor­tions.

ALCOA’

STRAW POLLby AARON CAPLAN

The question asked by our reporter ifor this issue was:“ Do you think that “ Freshmen Month” help to introduce you

(the freshman) to Sir George Williams University?”The results were as follows:

Yes 43%No 57%.

The freshmen population at Sir George showed a “ split-decision” attitude in reference to the question. It can be assumed from the results that the benefits of the “ Freshman Orientation Programme” were limited.

The first year students were in unanimous agreement, however, that the most beneficial aspect of the entire programme was the tour of the Henry F. Hall Building.

The newest students felt that “ Freshmen Month” fulfilled its purpose with a limited success. One Freshman student had this to say about “ Freshmen Month” , “ You could only appreciate the month by participating in the . events.”

October 12,1966 the georgian

UGEQ - THOUGHTS ON A CAMPUS CONTROVERSYThere has been 110 university

controversy in recent years which has produced as many repercus­sions, or turned an entire campus upside down, exhuming ten uec- aues of complacency. There has Deen no university controversy which has instilled as much fever and displeasure in students or instigated as much political turb- uiance as UGEQ, and UGEQ did it all.

Controversy on CampusOn October 2o, 1965, SUs voted

unanimously to jo in UGEQ. ;vmong reasons for poining UG­EQ, states the November 2 Geor­gian were, “ The vote o f the stu­dents of Sir George against membership in UGEQ could mean that council is forced to resign en mass. This means the cessation of all student clubs, organizations, and activities for this year and possibly several years to come. A vote against UGEQ means that Sir George, >vhich has so far succeeded in gaining more and more prestige with tne other universities of Canada, will be com e the laugh­ing stock o f a nation.” Sir George, since 1961, when it opted out o f CUS, had not been re­presented by any national or provincial group. In order to gain a voice in provincial issues and form a united and cohesive front with French Universities, Sir George joined UGEQ.

Prior to October 25, the stu­dent body did not receive com ­prehensive information before it was subjected to a complete over­hall in policy.

Sir George students should have been consulted before a decision o f such magnitude was adopted. On November 1 a peti­tion was drawn up and signed by one hundred and forty students demanding that Georgians be given a say in the matter.

On the afternoon of November 2, five hundred students came to the open meeting. A fter the

vote was taken, it was found that 68% out o f the five hundred, re­presenting four thousand, sup­ported membership in UGEQ, sixty-six point seven per cent was the amount required to pass the motion.

Although the issue was passed by a slim margin of one point three per cent and although less than thirteen per cent o f the student population attended the meeting, no referendum was cal­led and the students did not persue the matter.

UGEQ was a progressive step in the history of our institution, but the steps should only have been taken once the student body understood the UGEQ platform and supported it.

Moores"H ow I stopped worrying and loved UGEQ”

It can be assumed, by the im­potent action o f Sir George stu­dents in this and other issues which have come to campus that — most Sir George students are dead horses, all dead horses belong in boxes, and all these boxes should be labeled Mass Apathy.

Pitfalls or PragmatismLast year the character of

UGEQ was immersed under a barage of opinion-opinion which clouded the issue.

NOTICE OF ELECTIONOn October 31 and November 1, by-elections for vacancies on

the Students’ Association Council and on the Faculty Students’ Association Councils as well as a referendum concerning a pro­posed amendment to the Student’ Association Constitution will take place.

Vacancies on the Students’ Association Council:1) Internal Vice-President2) TreasurerVacancies on the Faculty Students’ Association Councils:*1) Executive Vice-President2) 2nd Vice-President3) Secretary4) Treasurer‘ T h e se .fo u r positions must be filled on each of the four

councils.In all cases, Upperclassmen only shall be allowed to nominate,

be nominated and vote. An Upperclassmen is defined as any day division undergraduate who has attended S.G.W.U. for more than one year, or who is not considered academically a Freshman.

For the positions on the S.A. Council, there must be a minimum of 40 (forty) nominators. For all other positions, there must be a minimum of 15 (fifteen ) nominators. All nominees must have a good academic standing.

All eligible voters may cast ballots for those positions on the S.A. Council, and only those voters registered in a given faculty may cast ballots for those positions on their respective faculty councils. Eg: only Arts upperclassmen may cast ballots for positions on the Arts Students’ Association Council.

Nomination forms are now available at the Student’s Recep tionist's Desk on the 3rd floor o f the Hall Building. Nominations open today and close at 12:00 noon, October 21. All nomination forms must be addressed to the Chief Returning Officer, and the Receptionist shall present a written receipt upon the submission of each form.

Deails o f election times and procedures for candidates shall be made available in future issues o f the georgian.

The proposed referendum which shall be held at the same time and place as the by-elections shall concern:

That Article VII o f the Students’ Association Constitution be deleted and that Article V, section 2, sub-section D be amended to read.D. APPOINTMENTSa) The chairman of the Cultural Committee, the Chairman o f the

Social Committee and the Publicity Co-ordinator shall be ap­pointed by a plurality o f those present at a meeting.

b) The President of the Association shall appoint the Ombudsman who shall be approved ,.by a plurality of those present at a meeting.

c ) The President of the Association shall appoint the Chairman o f the Student Union Building Committee who shall be approved by a plurality of those present at a meeting.As well, only Upperclassman shall be eligible to vote.

Chief Returning Officer.— Garry SARGENLA

The UGEQ constitution defines the rights of a student to be:

The right to a climate of freedom necessary to the pursuit and propagation of truth;

The right to competent and dedicated teachers;

The inalienable right to educa­tion, regardless of sex, culture, race, religion, social class, or geographic region;

The right to select institutions of higher learning in with his beliefs and best suited for his future career.

It further defines the respon­sibilities of a student as:

The responsibility to fight against all forms o f imperialism and colonialism;

The responsibility to formulate an effective force which will contribute towards the future fulfillm ent o f the Quebec societv.

Briefly, UGEQ is responsible for the formation o f the Student Tourist Bureau which last sum­mer organized travel and em­ployment overseas. It has organiz­ed cultural and sportive pro­grams. And if there is any group more ignorant of the French Cul­ture it is the English. Further­more UGEQ has joined with CUS to promote Expo ’67 activities.

It is obvious that the fore-

by Mark Medicoff

mentioned concepts are superfine and responsible; but what emer­ges after analysis of student syn­dicalism, unilingualism, arid socialism is a horse of a different constitution.

Student SyndicalismThe student is an intellectual

worker who has the responsibility to becom e part of the social mainstream. The government subsidizes sum of approximately $2,000 per student, and receives the income through taxes, there­fore, the student is obliged to support the taxpayers, i f need be.

Serge Joyal in the document “ Le Syndicalisme Etudiant de Quebec” wrote that student pro­blems are part and parcel of larger problems facing society on a national and universal level. Therefore, any activity under­taken by the student to solve a problem is in the context a greater national society.

Syndicalism maintains that the intellectual worker must be an active member in a new social order.

UGEQ’s constitution clearly states that the student must work towards the welfare of his fellow citizens and defend the worker as to conditions of pay, etc. Moreover, UGEQ claims to sup­port strikes, or protests only af­ter the member institutions have been consulted and find the inci­dent or situation to be an ex­traordinary one.

Yet, on Feb. 15, UGEQ decided to boycott all products of the Coca-Cola Company in sympathy with the strikers.

On November 18, six hundred students from McGill, Mariona- polis, Sir George and the U. of M. picketed La Grenade Shoe Factory supporting the “ legitim­ate grievances” of the workers.

On Feb. 3, Sir George and the U. of M. were unsuccessful in a bid to withdraw UGEQ from a Vietnam protest. They were defeated at an executive meeting by a majority of one vote.

This inefficiency was subse­quently changed by Comcen (Co­ordinating Committee) requiring that, “ In questions of national or an international nature a quo­

rum o f % be required and a ma­jority of 2 /3 of the members pre­sent be required to commit UGEQ to a council o f action.”

This move gave the English- speaking universities a greater say and more power in setting policies.

Last February UGEQ decided to co-operate and recognize CUS and demand Canada’s blockade against Rhodesia. They condem n­ed U.S. policy in Vietnam and Latin Am erica and re-affirmed support for student unionism.

UGEQ had not stated in clear and concise terms its nationalistic policy.

From Le Quartier Latin, No­vember 11, came this epic edito­rial, “ Eventually they (the En­glish) will becom e an opposite in the question of nationalism for example, and God knows that all o f Quebec’s problems inevitably lead to that question. The English speaking students are now and will remain a special case in UGEQ, as the French Canadians are a special case in Canada. UGEQ is not ready to accept spe­cial cases.”

Moreover, at a recent UGEQ meeting it was decided that the word “ Confederation” be eradic­ated from the 1967 license plates.

UGEQ, with 60,000 student members is a powerful organiza­tion. It is the first time in Quebec, French students have had such bargaining rights. Yet it is this very same power which might corrupt the integrity of UGEQ- like a baby with a stick.

Unilingualism The Peoples Paradox

Unilingualism remains a basic and integral part of the UGEQ constitution — this in itself, is somewhat o f a paradox.

McGill’s and Sir George’s ap­plications were accepted with overwhelming majorities, thus supporting the entrance of the English speaking universities into the organization.

Later, an adoption of a motion for bilingualism was defeated 60-8

Unilingualism, a matter of principle, endangered and ulti­mately precluded McGill’s en­trance. It is a matter of reality that French would be the lan­guage spoken at UGEQ. The same matter of reality which suppres­ses the speaking of French at a Civil Service Board in British Columbia. But, by a matter of principle, the Federal Govern­ment is bilingual, at least at­tempting to show a willingness to accept the dual nature of Ca­nadian Language and culture.

Last year President Nelson stated, “ Although French is the official language of Quebec stu­dent union, English will always be considered a working lan­guage,” he continued, “ W e do not by any means propose to relegate English to a second class standing.”

This September UGEQ ratified the English speaking member in­stitutions that they would have to form a committee to translate briefs, at the English-speaking universities expense, for the be­nefit o f English-speaking students.

The paradox again lies in the “ dem ocratic” nature of the cons­titution — a dem ocratic constitu­tion which does not protect the rights of the minority.

“ So ya wanna build a bigger and better Quebec eh? W ell dats commendable, but ya gotta build it in French. Can’t speak French Eh? W ell dats tough Baby.”

Thus the paradox remains, and will continue to remain as long as the issue of unilingualism per­sists.

Education and TuitionIn the area of education UGEQ

has been most mobile and active. Prior to UGEQ’s formation, several French Universities ma­naged to obtain a position of active and expressive liaison be­tween government and education. Sir George, as a member of UGEQ, now sits on this council.

The council decided that as a result of the inept system of allo­cation of government bursaries, “ needy” students are placed in a position of being on relief. The student is unsure of the amount he will receive for months, while he attempts to prepare an interim budget.

This alienates his role in so­ciety and he does not take his intellectual work seriously. UG­EQ constitution contends that education should be made “ as free as possible” , and suggests a monthly salary for being an in­tellectual worker.

However, this move infers that students accept the rewards of education while the taxpayer pays for it. This would greatly in* crease the tax burden on those able to maintain it. Yet UGEQ

NelsonPied Piper o f UGEQ

is the student defender of the public right and has the “ re­sponsibility to work towards the welfare of his fellow citizens” .

On September 20, 1966 a brief the georgian reported was submit- to council by external vice-pre­sident A lex Savoyan on the new government educational policies.

It stated that the Quebec gov­ernment was working on a revi­sion of the student aid system and due to the pressures brought to bear by UGEQ, the proposed plan which was to be scrapped was finally adopted. Contrary to the old system, the student will first contract a loan and then will be eligible for a bursary. The plan is as follows:

Classical Colleges and Training Schools

Loan $500Bursary $1000MaximumAvailable $1500

University L evel Loan $700Bursary $1100MaximumAvailable $1800

LoanBursaryMaximumAvailable

Post Graduate $800

$1200

$2000

(ConVd page 8)

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The Firebugs

poetry readings inaugurated

There was standing room only Saturday night as the first in a new series o f poetry readings began. The first poet to read in this series was John Wieners. Luckily, better poets w ill follow.

He began by reading from “ Pam’s Book” — a collection of poems written this summer. Mr. W ieners could be called a modern romantic poet concerned about the relationship between people. Most of his lyrics were very personal and dealt with himself and others. He felt the sadness and incompleteness of love, but allowed this to becom e almost melodramatic, as in “ Louise”

“ lovers say goodbye without words their eyes on the sunrise” .

A few of the poems were topical, such as “ LSD” , “ with its benzodrine diners” , which he sums up as

“ illumination beyond despair the all night diners going no where” .

But W einer failed when he unimaginatively presented the “ big bad rich people” theme in a poem entitled “ Nocturne” . His awareness of the sadness and irony of death, presented in “ Unborn Child” , and “ For Sylvia Plath” a poem on suicide, showed that the treated this subject with some originality.

Perhaps due to shyness, or insufficient practice at reading aloud, he spoke too softly. He failed to vary the tone o f his voice so that it appeared that he lacked confidence in his own work. Unfortunately, he used his hands several times to stress the illiteration in his poems. W hen he spoke loud enough his style was open, his vocabulary was simple, and his poems could be easily understood at least on one ' j1.level

He used the conventional religious images and catch-phrases, when he describes a mother looking down from heaven, and the “ lady

transportor place we might have been prepared to swallow this style and go , with him, instead of remaining very conscious of the fact that we were sitting in the uncom fortable chairs on the mezzanine.

A fter the break, he read from his recently published book, “ A ce o f Pentacles” . Noticing the “ lack o f happy poem s” in his work, he read a few lighter selections. These were more ethereal and filled with the joy o f living: he made refrences to “ my boat from the sky” , “ world in the trees” , and “ pick sweet wine from the air” . Unfortuna­tely, the poems lacked the humour, or the irony which would have varied the pace, and made the sadder poems by contrast, more poignant.

As a poet he is naturally concerned about his identity and the identity o f other poets. In one very good poem he sees him self as “ born to be a priest, defrocked” , and “ I am the serpent true, but also G od” . He sees his purpose, ‘to make manifest mysteries” . In this poem he records his own pain “ woe is me who can create children and not bear them” , and likens his creative pain to the pain o f childbirth.

In the comings weeks the appearances o f Phyllis W ebb, William Hawking, and Gwendolyn MacEwen will provide more enjoyable evenings.

Kathleen THOMS

“ The Firebugs” , a play by Max Frisch, was presented at the Uni­versity Centre Theatre by The Paupers and the McGill Players, it was their first production of the season and they were par­tially sucessful.

Gottlieb Biedemann (Gary Mc- K eehan), like everyone else in the town, is afraid of fires andyet he lets two bums, W illi and Sepp, sleep in his attic in spite o f the fact that they all but tellhim they are firebugs. If that’s not sufficient warning the chorus warns him also. He thinks it is all a joke when he discovers that they have smuggled barrels of gasoline into the attic. He even helps W illi measure a fuse. In the end, after a macabre scene in which W illi and Sepp try to con­vince Biedemann that they are really firebugs and he just laughs the gas-works next door blow up and he realizes, too late, that he has been harbouring arsonists in his home. But as the explosions

rock his house and the glow trom the fire reddens the room in which he stands he blames fate,i not himself, for what has happe­ned. ____

At first the play is funny, em­phasized by the stylized acting of the chorus and Biedemann and by his w ife ’s stupidity and every­one’s blindness and eagerness to please the two arsonists. But then, abruptly it ceases being funny— it becomes frightening. Biedemann cannot be made to see that he is endangering not only him self but the whole community as well by harbouring the firebugs.

The fact that all the'characters have German names is significant in that this play is like the story o f the Nazi rise to power in Ger­many before the Second W orld War. The chorus symbolizes those who knew what was happening, and yet could do nothing because they could not convince men like Biedemann o f the danger. WTlli and Sepp are the Nazi leaders

Stratford to Make Tour

As part of Canada’s Centenary Celebrations, the Stratford Fes­tival Company will make its first coast to coast tour during the coming winter, it was announced by Artistic Director Michael Langham. Two comedies, Shake­speare’s “ Twelfth Night,” and “ The Inspector-General,” by Nikolai Gogol will be presented during the six-week season start­ing in mid-February.

Mr. Langham will direct a new production of “ The Inspector- General,” with costumes and decor by the British designer Leslie Hurry.

“ Twelfth Night,” directed by David W illiam and with designs by Brian Jackson has been a successful part o f the 1966 season at the Stratford Festival.

Mr. Langham said “ Henry V ,” another highlight o f this year at Stratford, will be presented on the coast to coast CTV network

, in early January, This will be directed for television by Mr. Langham who also directed the

play at Stratford. Designs are by Desmond Heeley. It will be telecast in full colour.

The national tour will embrace most o f Canada’s 10 provinces and opens February 15 in Cal­gary. It will continue to the W est coast among other Western Canada centres before being ex­tended into the Atlantic provinces and other cities in Easter Can­ada.

Mr. Langham said casting for the tour will be announced shortly.

storing the gasoline in the attic ready for the explosion and when it comes, Biedemann, like the German people, blame fate.

The acting on the whole, was good, although the policeman (Douglas Simpson ' was stiff and his voice was too loud. Sepp (Richard Hogan, who appeared through special arrangement with Actor’s equity) gave a brilliantperformance, changing from a co­mic figure to a man totally in­sane. He even had a fanatical light in his eyes as he watched the candles on the dinner table being lighted. (Maybe it’s a bit unfair to make a comparison for he is a professional actor and the others are amateurs.)

The stage was a platform about three inches above the floor fa­cing the seats on two sides. Peo­ple crossed it to get to their; seats and one man in the audien­ce emptied his pipe into an ash­tray on a table in the set. Since there was no curtain, change of scene was indicated by complete darkness for a minute. The “ theatre” was so tiny that the cigar smoke stung my eyes ancl I could smell the chicken and whatever it was they were drink­ing in the dinner scene.

The play was directed by Ma­rion Andre and produced by Walter Noe and Alan Hombxnd.

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ZarathustraItzhak Perlman, at the age o f twenty-one, is a v iolin v irtuoso that m ust be

ranked high with the better know n and older, m uch older, violinists o f ou r time. It does not seem possible that at such an early age he cou ld have such com plete m astery o f his instrum ent when others are still learning how to play scales. His technique is such that there is nothing m ore on the technical side that he needs to learn. He is a com plete m aster o f that aspect. W hat he does have to learn n ow is subtlety in perform an ce; he has to learn h ow to lean m ore o r interpre­tation than on dynam ics and m ore virtuosity. It is not enough know ing h ow to play all the notes. Shadings, colorations, sim plicity, em otions are the true trade­m arks o f a genuine artist. These necessary refinem ents o f style how ever, w ill com e to him naturally as he m atures artistically.

He inaugurated the Sir G eorge C oncert Series last Friday night w ith a recital o f established classics that w ould have been taxing to anyone less energetic. H is program m e consisted o f w orks by Brahm s, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Chausson, Paganini and W ieniawski.

He gave a sensitive perform ance o f B rahm s’ Sonatensatz, one that had cla­rity o f tone and that necessary Brahm sian touch o f sadness. There w as beau­tiful coord ination betw een violinist and pianist, not only in this p iece but throughout the evening.

He played the first and third m ovem ents o f the Beethoven Sonata no. 3 w ith elan and vivacity but in the second m ovem ent, Adagio con molto espressivo he fell flat. This is one instance where m aturity w ould have helped im m ensely in m aking this m ovem ent unforgettable. This m usic is sim ple, contem plative, like a M ozartian aria but Perlm an succeeded in m aking it sound dull. This is the on ly part o f the program m e that w as com pletely unsatisfactory.

The Stravinsky Suite Italienne is a sacharine piece o f m usic in his neoclassic fashion. It is no great m usic and certainly not Stravinsky as w e know him. Here he is im m itative o f several baroque com posers like Vivaldi, Telem ann and Bach. It is very tuneful and Perlman played it w ith greater conviction than necessary but it is not a piece that I personally w ould like hearing too often.

The clim actic part o f the recital cam e after interm ission w ith a m agnificent perform ance o f Ernest Chausson ’s Poeme. It is a piece overflow in g w ith sen­suality and poetic expression that dem ands a lot from the violinist. Perlm an met all the challenges w ith an ease that was astonishing. His tone w as crystal clear, diaphanous and w arm . It caressed the ear like a Shakespearian sonnet. He m ade his instrum ent sing like a soprano under his everm oving fingers. Consequently, the rem ainder o f the program m e could on lv be unticlim actic. In the Paganini

Caprices his playing w as dazzling; he executed these d ifficu lt pieces lected casualness. In the W ieniawski Legend and Scherzo-Tarantelle there was a lack o f fire in Perlm an’s playing although it was technically faultless.

It w as the first tim e that the large lecture hall w as being used fo r a recital. The accoustics o f the hall are im m aculate. I was sitting in the last row o f the auditorium and I cou ld hear everything w ith perfect clarity. There w as no d istor­tion not even w hen David Garney (an excellent m usician) was pounding on the piano. The only disturbing thing is that I cou ld hear the hum o f the air con d i­tioning. Som ething will have to be done about it because it can be very d iscon ­certing and it m akes concentration difficu lt.

Perlm an was also the soloist last w eek w ith the M ontreal Sym phony Or­chestra under Franz-Paul D ecker's direction . He gave a trem endously effective perform an ce o f D vorak ’s Violin Concerto in A Minor. It is not a con certo in the full sense o f the w ord because the orchestra has alm ost nothing to do. It is the violin soloist w ho carries the w hole piece. There are only scattered inter­jection s o f orchestral tutti. The rest o f the time the orchestra on ly fills in the background chrom atics. As expected Perlman shone. He m ust have played this con certo several tim es because his playing was irreproachable. He held the spot­light unw averingly throughout the perform ance.

The orchestra w as scheduled to perform Richard Strauss’ Alpine Symphony but there was a last m om ent change in program m e because they cou ld not find the extra tenor tubas needed.

Instead they perform ed Strauss’ tone-poem Also Sprach Zarathustra. I heard an exciting perform an ce o f this tone-poem tw o seasons ago w hen the orchestra was under the direction o f Zubin Mehta. Naturally, I had m isgivings about D ecker and what he cou ld d o w ith this m onum ental m asterw ork but they w ere dispelled after the opening m easures o f Zarathustra. It w as as exciting a per' form ance as M ehta’s. He m oulded clim axes w ith Spartan econom y o f m ovem ent. In slow passages D ecker's conducting is pontifical. H e scarcely m oves, and yet the sounds that com e out o f the orchestra are beautifu lly controlled . A case in point was the enigm atic closing o f Zarathustra, the B m a jor w oodw ind chord over the pizzicato C o f the strings. In the rest o f the perform ance the sound, q f . the MSO was oppulent, lustrous and incandescent. Under D ecker’s baton the dram a and intensity o f the Strauss score cam e out vividly sonorous. The M ont­real Sym phony O rchestra w ithout Zubin Mehta (although he has box -o ffice ap­peal) does not seem to have m ade a stand-still. D ecker is an exceptionally gifted con du ctor and the MSO will certainly profit from him.

John Sakellaropoulos

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UGEQ CONT D...(from page 5)

This new set up will be ready to be put into action by Decem­ber by the Quebec Ministry of Education and further by mid- November a committee to study the steps and time lapses involv­ed in the abolition of tuition fees will be set up.

In an unofficial SUS transla­tion of the “ Democratization of University Education” by UGEQ. it is stated that “ the Superior Council on Education should re cognize the necessity of integral- ing the university system as a whole to the public sector and use its power to promote inte­gration” .

UGEQ contends that:— Considering the radical in­

capabilities of the universities to respond to the needs of the younger generation and to those of Quebec;

— Considering the failure is in large part due to the private character of the universities;

— Considering that the Boards of Governors are generally ar­chaic and ineffective because of both the nature of its members and the method of this appoint­ment;

— UGEQ recommends the Su­perior Council on Education to use its moral power to torce universities to transform them­selves into public corporations

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having at least half the trustees (directors) named by the Minister of Education;

— UGEQ recommends that the Superior Council on Education request the Government of Que­bec to amend Bill 60, Chapter A. article 5 and to give to the Mi­nister of Education the power of organizing universities. Giving the Minister of Education a po­wer of co-ordination of education on all levels.”

The report further adds that a group be form ed made up of Ministers of Education, profes­sors, university administration, and students, and that planning commence on a State University of Quebec.

Such a move would place edu­cation under the econom ic con­trol of the government, putting the government into a position of influence and power. It would bring about the gradual demise of grants from private industry, (o f which English universities receive the most) since they as well as the public will pay the multi-million dollar costs.

This new system will institule- a uniformity of the French and English universities by incorpo­rating the best from each.

Socialization and CUSCOMCOR, the official policy­

making body of UGEQ, voted on November 20, 1965, that the pro­fessions in Quebec be socialized, making them available to the entire population. Argument aro­se, since this policy would mean the abolition of private practices of lawyers, architects, dentists, et al.

UGEQ’s constitution does not permit associate membership with CUS. CUS does not permit as­sociate membership with CUS. CUS has rapidly become ineffec­tive as a national organ, as wit­nessed by the resignation of se­veral Canadian universities. Quebec students have a maximum of provincial representation while retaining a national bargaining power. UGEQ has united with CUS on common issues such as education, EXPO ’67, and poli­tical standpoints such as the Rhodesian blockade and student unionism.

CUS membership is slated to be the main debate at Thursday’s Executive Council meeting at Mc­Gill. In consequence there will be held a campus-wide referen­dum in order to avert the Uni­versity of Alberta problem.

In Summation

UGEQ has proven to be an effective and productive organi­zation in the field of education. It has managed to analyse and organize basic educational prob­lems facing university students.

UGEQ has not. however, suffi­ciently clarified its position on the nationalism viewpoint. It will not commit itself to the opinion of separatism, yet its official lan­guage is French and some of its policies have been interpreted to exclude the English element.

Sir George students, members of UGEQ, have the opportunity to share the work of building the most vigorous and exciting province in Canada.

Sir George students can de­clare that language is merely a medium of communication and thus help destroy the barriers of intolerance and prejudice.

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PSYCHOLOGY CLUB: The second part of the Adolescent Film Series will be presented to-day from 1-2 pm. The Films being screened to-day are “ Howard” and “ A ct Your A ge” . The room is 420 of the Hall Building.

BIOLOGY CLUB: Dr. Leduc will be the guest speaker at to­day’s meeting. His topic is “ The Physiological Effects o f Cyanide on Fish” . The meeting begins at 1 pm in Room H-1209 and ends at the traditional 2 pm. (That room sounds more suitable for a speech about birds). All interested Georgians are welcome.

CHESS CLUB: A meeting o f this club will be held in Room H-639 beginning at 7 pm. The meeting will last until 10 pm (would you believe a.m.?) A description of this year’s program will also be presented by the executive. Everyone welcome.

NEWMAN CENTRE: Liturgy of the Eucharist will take place at the Newman Centre, located at 1452 Drummond on the second floor. Also folksinging-dialogue. Time is 1-1:45 pm. Amen.

IVCF GEORGIAN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: The Book of Hebrews is this year’s subject of the bible studies. The studies com ­mence to-day. Professor Rossner (Playboy-of-the-Month) will lead the group for all students who are interested. The series lasts throughout the year at the same time and place. 1 pm to 2 pm in Room H-627.

KARATE CLUB: Ha so! A preliminary meeting of this newlyformed group will take place in Room 623 from 1-2 pm. The organ­izers are looking for students interested in learning the sport (or being used in demonstrations). Boys with belts are especially welcome.

DEBATING UNION: Lord Douglas-Hamilton and Mr. Forester vs. Mr. Joel S ilcoff and Mr. Rudolph Lovell. The British debating team will take on the two Georgians in the topic “ Resolved: that women should be kept pregnant, barefoot and in the kitchen. The meeting begins at 1 pm in room H-435. All Georgians are invited to attend for a jolly good show.

SCM: “ The Parent and 1” is the topic o f interest at this week’smeeting. Dean Mag Flynn will head a panel which will examinethe problems which beset enlightened students and their unenlight­ened parents. (So what’s the problem ? W e’re right.) The room is H-535 and the time is 1-2 pm. All welcome.

AIESEC: All econom ics and commerce students are invited to attend this meeting. The subject will be “ Earn and Learn in a Foreign Firm.”

Room H-619 at 1 pm.THURSDAY, OCT. 13

SCM: Volunteers are needed by the Student Christian Move­ment to participate in a trip to the Douglas Hospital. Students will meet with the patients and help to entertain them. Anyone interested in helping is asked to meet in the SCM office. Rm. 5021 of the YMCA. The time is 6 pm.

CIC: “ Energetically Yours” is the title o f a film to be shown to-day at 1 pm. The film presentation is part of the genera) meeting which will be held in Room H-1070. Anyone interested in chemistry' (yes, we brew our own alcohol) is invited to attend.

UKRAINIAN CLUB: “ Dr. Strangelove” plus a W. C. Fields short plus a cartoon will be shown to-day from 2-4 pm and from 7-9 pm. (One of the cameramen was Ukrainian.) The film will be presented in the main auditorium of the Hall Building at a cost of $0.40 each. All Georgians welcome.

FRIDAY, OCT. 14PSYCHOLOGY CLUB: The final presentation in the Adolescent

Film Series will take place to-day in Room H-937. The films are “ Joe and Roxy” and “ Baby Meets Parents” . Both are psychological thrillers. The time is 1-2 pm. All invited.

WOMEN’S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION: The first general meet­ing of this group will take place in Room H-420 from 1-2 pm. Joan Clarkin of Like Young and Miss Canada Contest fame will be on hand to speak on “ Girls’ Athletics” . In addition Sally Kemp will outline the W A A ’s program for the coming year. Sorry guys, only girls are welcome.

GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY: The final field trip of the Fall season will take place on Oct. 14. 15, and 16. The destination this time is the Ottawa Valley. The bus leaves to-day at 6 pm. Tickets may be obtained at the Geography Lab in N-407. The last two trips were sold out so you should get your tickets early. All students and their husbands, wives, boyfriends and girlfriends are welcome. No comment.

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