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• FORM DA 3 & 4 NOTESThe search far the ever-eluding happinessof Iife has brought about a longextinct form of art. This form of art isprevalent (in some ways) in the fourthyea rs sect ion of DA4 . Although theDA4 s are either newcomers or o ldc ome rsthey o re all late-comers! The productionoutput of this g roup is sta gge ring- however,some of their good points inc ludea fonatical love of bookbinding andleatherwork which is sh own by theirfrenzied efforts to get to Prahron ontime.Introduc ing each of our g roup, wehave fir st the DA4s :IAN : His art contains primitive principlesand theorie s of a for differentnature to th ose usually seen in theworks of the g reat masters. If, instead ofthe totally intellectual approach to hisart, he were to add something of thehuman element, he may, in ti me be com ea member of the "Bell school".The savi ngs Ian makes in ha ircuts a l­lows his expense account to run to telescopes, sco oter bikes and large, gallont ins of poster paint. Ink impressions ofdead fish is another of le n's many ti meconsumingeccentricities. Everyon eplays al ong and hum ours hi m becausepe ople like h im ha ve been known to becomevio lent. Bob a nd Ion have beenknown to argue over things called"swipes", both textured and plain. InBob's opinion len's art is " just likemother used t o make" .LES: How two people, unrelated andwith such unusual surnames, could cometogether in a gr oup is a co inc ide nce almostbeyond belief. Les is the on lymember of our group who can lay claimto any material proof concerning hisartistic ability. This came about whenh is dial appeared in the "Sun" underthe bonner, " Ca u lfie ld lad successful in68art com pet ition". As to Les's artisticability; a deft approach to colour, themethod of appl ication of wh ich, accordingto him, ha s resulted in many od 'sand camp's confusinq to Ian.Les was the founder (and at presentholds the chairmanship) of the " PseudoFreud Discu ssion and 'Analys is Group".This group was the successo r of the original" Drea ms and Nightmares Inter­pretation Debates" . On the day follow ­ing on interest ing dream by one of itsmembers, the group would converge ina huddle over a he ater du rin g " rests"a nd begin a d isc uss ion on the h idde nmeaning s behind the subconscious men­tal pictures wh ich would often occur intechnicolou r as well as th e more ordi n­a ry black and wh ite .BOB insisted we would not do himjustice , so after some persuasion we lethim write h is own notes.Although Les and Ion both have artisticpotential (with all due respects tothem), they must face the fact thatneither can match the standard set byone Bob Sm it h. His future ha s alreadybeen marked in the realms of art as aleader and a ge n ius for yea rs t o come.H is work is fast surpassing that of allothers and eve n M ike Angelo is beginning to wobble on h is pedestal. W ithsuch talent preval ent in DA4 the othermembers of the gr oup are of course, influenced.Often jealou s words are spoke nin an effort to decrease t he value of hiswor k which is somet imes even cop ied orinfringed upon . But Bob knows that heneed not be concerned because theyco u ld never, by copy ing , attain the realq ua lity of h is art.Should nothing be heard of the abovestudents in years to come, at lea st theirnames will go down in the historic re­co rds of Coutee, for who could forgetthem? (Least of all their tecchersl )Now our DA3s­Two so-called innocents a rrived greenfrom that speck in the country - Mary­borough. We have come to the conclusionthat there is at lea st two familiesIiving at thi s spot in the wiIderness asit was onl y last yea r that we " go t rid"of two bod s who originated from thatve ry same spec k.We must deal first with our on ly femalemember of DA, to wit, on e JoanBurns.JOAN: Quote, " Da vid! You haven'tdone two more ads already? . . . Dovid!Did you sign me on for the ne xt threeweeks? . .. David! etc., etc., etc."But we must hand it to Joan. Shewill harbour no grudges against th ose