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i ~ ~if::,Ji:ii ~!i:!i’ Atrinity news thursday april 13~page twotrinity news"Phiz" the c.amp squibThe saga of the Phll presidency has almost completed its fullrevolution. Stephen White, the former president of the S.R.C.,has now added the scalp of the Phil presidency to his belt and hasbecome the third Phil president in this academic year. GordonLedbetter, the heir to Brian Trevaskis, has been ousted from thechair because of his forthright letter to the "Irish Times" whichdenounced the proposed amalgamation of the Phil, the Eliz andthe S.R.C., conveniently dubed the "Phiz’.His letter to the "Irish Times" was a providential opportunityfor the scheming mini-Machiaevellians campaigning for the "Phiz"to eliminate their chief opponents. The president and the secretaryof the Phil were sacked and the leaders of the crusade (two ofwhom are members of the S.R.C.) had their chief obstaclesuprooted.The "Phiz" seems to be a white elephant since it offers fewsubstanital advantages to the student. The whole drama smacksof an S.R.C. bid for power and an attempt by the Phil to debunkthe Hist, in whose shadow it has always lurked. The S.R.C. seesthe "Phiz" as an easy path towards its eventual goal of establishinga Union at Trinity. Unsubstantiated reports suggest that the RegentHouse Library. will become a communal conversation room, administered,the S.R.C. hopes, by the "Phiz".The Eliz will gain least of all from the proposed merger. Thewomen will be allowed to use the crowded facilities of the Philand the men, much to the disgust of many women, will possiblybe allowed to use the cramped conversation room in the Eliz.There will be a pooling of financial resources and debating talents.Undoubtedly the "Phiz", uncertain of ever becoming a reality,is a damp squib and one is not impressed by the squalid politicalmanoeuvring behind the scenes by the Phil and the S.R.C. who areworking in close co-operation. The public dismissal of GordonLedbetter does not speak well of the Phil. The motives of theS~.C. in promoting the ’~hiz" are extremely dubious and despitestringent denials it appears to be a poor attempt to climb on thepower band wagon.STAFFEditor: Charles DuttonAssistant Editor and Features Editor: Andrew VeitchEditorial Board: Ken Rushton, John Armstrong, Rodney Rice, KateEllenbogen, Pepeta HarrisonPhoto Editor: Mike WelchBusiness Hanager: Geoff StoneAdvertising Hanager: Nick Sharmanl"reasurer: Colin WrightCARDS-N-NOVELTIESTHOMAS J. KELLY193 Pearse St., Dublin 2APCK37 DAWSON ST.Keep up (to date) with~~sBryson3 CHURCH LANEGOWNS, HOODS, TIES,SCARVES, BLAZERS.IILTo-night at theBooksellers16 Clare Street,co.CHRISTY’SCUT YOUR HAIR THEWAY YOU WANT ITStudentRatesK~ght of Lincoln GateGo toTHE BEST PHARMACISTP. J. O’BRIEN52 DAWSON STREET,DUBLIN 2TEL.: 74108, 72076GEOFFREY GOOLNICK reads an introductory paper Ito a Seminar on IRISH EDUCATIONIOther speakers will include schoolteachers[Brooks and GahanIAlso Noel Browne, Garret FitzgeraldI8.15 P.M. (Tea 7.45 p.m.) G.H.B. Ladies WelcomeTrinity moves into theworld of red tapeFor Trinitythedecadeofthe sixties has been one ofrapid growth in most sectors.The numberofstudentshasvery nearly doubled, andsince 1960 the student-staffratio has dropped from 21 to15, while income and expenditurehave doubled and arenow above £1 million.In the process Trinity has undergonea change which can be closelycompared to that of a family concernbecoming a public company.The two top administrative jobshad been those of the Bursar andthe Registrar which were held bymembers of the academic staff.Already part of the work had beentaken over by earlier full-time administrator,the Agent "an offshootof the old Bursar". Then in 1962and 1963 respectively the positionsof Treasurer and Secretary werecreated to take over the duties ofthe Bursar and Registrar so thatnow these top two jobs were heldby full-time administrators fromoutside College.The Treasurer, who supervisesall financial administration, nowhas a staff of about twenty. Indeedthe secretarial staff as awhole, as recorded in the Calendarhas increased from 25 in 1960 to66 last year. Some of this increasemerely means that departmentalsecretaries in most casesare now employed by the Collegeand are thus listed in the Calendarbut most of the increase reflectsfar more significant trends.Thus the rapid growth in theamount of funds, mostly in theform of State Grants which nowaccount for approximately 55)’0 ofall income, means that a greateramount of time and effort mustbe expended in keeping tabs onthe disposition of the money. Thisincrease in the number of staffalso entails an increase in the sizeof the administration since theadministration is concerned mainlywith providing services to the academicbody. Apart from personalservices for members of the staff,Letters to the EditorDANGER OF DRUGSSir,I have just been reading thearticle "Focus-Drugs in College"published in Trinity News, January26th. I feel that it took an undulypermissive view of drug takingand was glad to see that you drewattention to some of the dangersin your editorial of March 2nd.If drugs are as easy to come byas your writer "M.F." suggests itseems quite likely that many Trinitystudents will come in to contactwith them and may be offeredthem. Having worked in a Londonhospital in the treatment ofdrug addicts, and having first handknowledge of the mind- and bodydestroyingnature of addiction, Ifeel it particularly important thatthe dangers of drug addictionshould be made known.The major drugs of addiction,Cocaine and powerful pain relieverslike Morphine and Heroin cancause addiction after as little asone dose. Addiction to them causesdestruction of the personality, rapidand profound physical deterioration,and the death rate amongyoung addicts is high. The minordrugs of addiction, the amphetamines(pep pills), barbiturates(sleeping tablets) and marijuanaoften lead to addiction to the majordrugs and themselves produce similarchanges, though more slowly.The Psychotomimetic drugs,Mescaline, L.S.D. etc., have a reputationfor their property of producinghallucinations. Howeververy commonly no hallucinationsare produced and instead states ofand suicidal depression are experienced.In England it is suspectedthat more toxic substances are beingsold on the black market ascounterfeit for L.S.D.Tranquillizers and anti-depressantsused in psychiatry do not producesignificant sedation, euphoriaor alterations in consciousness andconsequently do not cause habituationor addiction. Neverthelessthey should never be taken exceptin accordance with a doctor’sprescription.In the article of January 26th"M.F." states that "Dublin, likeany other city, has its complementof addicts, no one seems to knowhow many, but the 2 or 3 permanentresidents in St. Patrick’sbear witness to their existence."I quite agree that Dublin probablyhas its complement of addicts,however our experience in thetreatment of addicts at St. Patrick’sHospital indicates that at presentdrug addiction in Dublin is a relativelysmall problem, and thatsuch addiction as is found is notof the type associated with theillegal drug "pusher". If "M.F."is referring to St. Patrick’s Hospitalrather than to St. Patrick’sInstitution, I am afraid that heis misinformed, for there are nopermanent, or indeed, "long stay"patients in the hospital sufferingfrom drug addiction.Yours faithfully,P. I. MELIA, M.B., D.P.M.Trinity Student Health Service andSt. Patrick’s Hospital.The Editor welcomes letters onany subject, preferably less than200 words and typed. They shouldbe sent to the Editor of TrinityNews not later than the Sundaybefore publication.THE LIBRARYSir,At the end of last term I triedto write personally to everyone whohad rallied round in January tohelp the Library staff with "OperationCement". Perhaps I can,through your columns, makeamends to those people whom forone reason or another I may havemissed out, and say thank-you tothem in this way. We are all verygrateful to the many willing helperswho gave us practical assistance andsupport when we badly neededboth.Yours faithfully,F. J. E. HURST.(LibrarianBlue LanternSteak-H0useBest Food at Best PricesChatham St. off Grafton St.10 a.m. to 2 a.m.secretaries are now provided inmost departments, whereas formerlyletters often had to be typed bythe professor or lecturer.Surprisingly, the growth in studentnumbers does not directlyaffect the size of the ~dministration,although indirect effects,such as the need to increase cateringfacilities, may do so.The Secretary, who is now advertisingfor an Assistant, looksafter most of the non-financialadministration and it is intendedthat his office should eventuallytake over most of the work of twohitherto academic offices, those ofthe Senior Tutor and SeniorLecturer.The development of a full timeadministration in College, however,makes it more necessary than everthat the student body be consultedand represented at all levels ofdecision taking.The PaperbackCentreDublin Book Lovers willfind endless delight in thisveritable Aladdin’s Cave ofLiterary treasures.20 SUFFOLK ST., DUBLINENTERTAINAT THEff o gia.oomMETROPOLEDining... 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"Under Milk Wood" winsbut then disqualifiedThe final adjudication andannouncement of results atthe 19th UDA Festival, byadjudicator Don FoleyA.D.B., had a quality of highdrama and theatrical presencewhich put most of thefestival productions to shame.On Saturday evening, before thefinal production Mr. Foley washanded a sheet of paper by FestivalDirector Neal Clarke, on whichwas written: ’I hereby rule that inthe UDA Festival 1967 no entryprofessionally produced shall beeligible for any of the productionawards; but shall be eligible forany acting award. Furthermorethe award for set design may notbe made to a professional. Theseawards, for the best full-lengthproduction, for the best producer,for the best one-act production,and for the best set design, shallbe made respectively to all-studententries best in each case. Signed:Neal C. Clarke, UDA FestivalDirector 19677COURAGEAs a result of this ruling "UnderMilk Wood" (TCD), and "OhWhat A Lovely War" (QUB) wereineligible for three of the awards(Galway Trophy for the best threeactproduction, Irish Times Cupfor best Director, and UDA Prizefor best set design.)Mr. Foley dissociated himselffrom any rulings made by "theFestival Director, saying that asfar as he was concerned the winnetsof the competition for thethree above mentioned awards was"Under Milk Wood", but becauseof the directors ruling, the trophieswould be given to "Royal Huntof the Sun" (UCD), for best productionand set design, and to"Noah" (STC) for best director.When called upon by a UCDstudent to explain his reasons forthe ruling, Mr. Clarke said thatit had not been made for personalreasons, and in making it he wishedto emphasize the dichotomybetween his posts of Festival Directorand Director of UCD DramaticSociety.. He said that theruling had been made only after avain attempt to trace the officialUDA Festival Constitution.This explanation failed to satisfymany students present, and themeeting was prevented from degeneratinginto complete chaos byMike Bogdanov, producer ofUMW, who said that he acceptedthe director’s ruling and urged thecolleges concerned to get togetherand reach an agreement on the issuebefore next years festival. Mr.Foley was thus enabled to continuewith the announcement of theawards.Interviewed later Mr. Clarke saidthat he had known throughout thefestival of Mr. Bogdanov’s position,but was content to let thematter rest in the absence of anyofficial complaints. On Wednesdayevening he was asked by Mr.Foley to clarify the position regardingprofessional producers. Hethen tried to trace the UDA FestivalConstitution, and in the absenceof this he made the rulingon Friday evening, and on Saturdayevening gave it to Mr. Foley inwriting, telling Mr. Bogdanov. Hesaid that the decision to make theruling was not one which he hadtaken hghtly, and in emphasisingthat his personal feelings were notinvolved he paid tribute to thehelp which he had received fromDouglas Henderson and the entireTrinity contingent throughout thefestival.CENSOR CLARKEMr. Clarke had become FestivalDirector only last December (afterStranmillis had declared themselvesunable to play hosts), and inthe absence of a festival committeehe had to organise and run thefestival virtually single-handed.Mr. Foley said in an interviewthat he personally disagreed withthe ruling, and would be in favourof professionals producing playsfor the festival. He admired Mr.Clarke’s courage in making theruling, pointing out that at thetime he could not possibly haveknown the marks awarded to eachproduction. Mr. Foley also stressedthat he had received no complaintsof any kind vis-a-vis Mr.Bogdanov’s position.Some years ago when Trinitywere festival hosts, the producerof the Queens production was disqualifiedby the adjudicator SeamusKelly, because he was a profesgionalproducer at the time.P.M.Campo Ira llanot nts in theolive grovesForget the unadventurous Italyof the package-deal holiday. Takea car, a tent, and an internationalcamping carnet instead. Likeevery thing else camping has movedinto the jet agemfar away fromthe bell-tent, boy-scout variety.Italy is the campers’ Paradise, withcamps situated on the Riviera seashore,in Florentine olive-groves,and in vast parks near Venice.These are big business, and provideevery possible amenity fromHollywood-type showers with smallhalf-doors (dangerous for tallwomen) to cooking ranges, shopsand restaurants. The average chargeis about three to five shillings ahead, plus a car fee.Campers are young and drawnfrom all nationalities, althoughthere is, especially in NorthernItaly, a preponderance of well-fed,athletic Germans. As no one livesin the artificial vacuum of a hotel,the normal interplay between familyand friends, is preserved--sometimeswith surprising results. Once,while camping beside Lake Garda,I witnessed the suicide of a youngteenager who rowed thirty yardsout into the lake and then shothimself. Most of the people,though, are very helpful andfriendly.Campers’ Italy is much fullerand more interesting than Cooks’.The city camps are normally sitedwithin five or ten minutes of thecentre, usually in a relatively nontouristquarter. In Florence thebiggest camp is on a beautifulolive-covered hillside which overlooksthe Arno and the Cathedraland which echoes with the. far-offcries from the markets. Everytourist to Florence will visit thePonte Vecchio to see the silversmithsand jewellers, the art galleriesand the famous houses andchurches. Few, unless campers,ROME: The Piazza Navona.for a good butcher or greengrocer,and so miss meeting the everyday,real city. Akhough markets everywhereare basically the same, theFlorentine market is made differentby the overwhelming mass ofthe colour of the fruit, flowers andtrinity news thursday april 13--page threeleaVe the guide-book trails to lo0kclothes. The stall-holders arefriendly and advise stray touristson everything from where theyshould go to where to buy a cheapcup of coffee. One could spendweeks in Florence without growingtired of it.After the initial glare has faded,Venice is disappointing. The touristareas are rather too well-knownto be exciting for very long, andan interest in the amazing glassblowersat Murano fails to make upfor the poverty and filth of thelesser-known parts of the city, andfor the humid summer air. Gondolasare prohibitively expensive,and the vaporettis soon becomestrongly reminiscent of Dublinbuses. For the camper Venice isnot really good value, as the nearestcamp is a 40 minute boat rideaway at Iesole.Camping is probably at its beston the Riviera or by the Italianlakes, where the sites are at thewater’s edge. One can spend aweek in Bordighera--midway betweenSan Remo and Menton,forty minutes away from MonteCarlo---for one’s keep plus abouttwo pounds.Camping is easily the best way tohave a cheap continental holiday.It is friendlier and gayer than anyhotel. And there is no need todress for dinner!JENNY STOREYAround the UniversitiesU.S.A. Collegeholds kiss-inMichigan State University: About600 students staged a "kiss-in" asa protest against the prudery of thecollege authorities who gave severewarnings to two students foundkissing. The college authoritiesdid not interfere as the studentswent some way towards practisingwhat their posters preached: "Makelove, not war" and "Love theirneighbour."Birmingham: Rag stunts at BirminghamUniversity have come upfor strong criticism from localauthorities and public alike. Factories,a school and the cathedralwere evacuated when an unexplodedbomb planted by studentswas discovered by workmen. Bothdisposal experts were rushed to thescene only to discover that thebomb which was stuffed with ragposters was a hoax. It has beensuggested that students pay for thecost involved in disrupting the city.The Chairman of the Rag Committeehas already received a billto cover the cost of replacing 70Belisha beacons which had hadfaces painted on them.Oxford: there are plans for a University-runradio station in Oxfordfollowing a decision by the citycouncil to reject the idea of a stationsubsidised out of municipalfunds. Oxford lecturer, Mr. FrancisWarner, sees a golden opportunityin setting up a radiotransmitter which "has the finestbrains in Europe concentrated inone square mile". The main problemto be faced in the future is oneof financial backing. The schemewould cost about £50,000 a year.Newcastle: 50 Danish medical studentsare going to Newcastle Universityin the summer vacation toparticipate in an intensive coursein dissection in the Medical School.The course has been arranged becauseof the apparent lack ofcorpses in Denmark.Cambridge: An appeal for moneyhas been launched for Cambridge’sfirst birth control clinic providingcontraceptive advice for the unmarried.The Clinic, whose committeeincludes Cambridge donsand clergy, will be run on the linesof the Brook Advisory Centres. Itis expected to open at the beginningof this term.University of Berkeley, California:Authorities have banned lecturesin seduction by an 18-year-oldstudent. The lectures were partof an unofficial course put on bya student group who maintainedthat seduction was a legitimateart-form.STUDENT TRAVEL 1967Direct Flights from Dublin to:EDINBURGH £3 10 0 MUNICH £11 10 0MANCHESTER £3 10 0 BARCELONA fromLONDON £5 5 0 £13 15 0PARIS from £7 10 0 MADRID from £13 15 0AMSTERDAM £8 0 0 GENOA from £13 15 0DUSSELDORF £9 10 0 ATHENS £26 0 0TEL AVIV (ISRAEL) £35 0 0SUMMER TOURS:PARIS one weekHOLLAND sailing campsSPAIN (Costa Brava)GREECE (Athens)GROUP TRAVEL21 guineas38 guineas45 guineas56 guineasIf organising a special trip abroad please consult us for suggesteditineraries and quotations at cheapest available rates.Irish Student Travel Service43 DAME STREET, DUBLIN 2 ~ Phone No.: 778217or contact your SRC Travel Officerr~J~

PI!q~ ? i ii! ~ .~,i.L, %!,L:>iitrinity news thursday april i3--page fou¢I(ADAR ASMAL:the dynamic hft.,wingerThe ceaselessly energetic lawlecturer who claims to be basicallylazy; the scholar who has forgottenfour languages; the self-proclaimedleft-winger who for years carriedon a correspondence with Churchill,Kadar Asmal is as compli-,cated a character as any, and yethis basic approach to the worldaround him is very simple, he wantsto improve it.Born 31 years ago in Natal,South Africa, Kadar Asmal is asecond generation South Africanof Indian origin. This placed him,from birth, in the unenviable positionof one who was a victim ofApartheid; not only was he segregatedfrom the white population,but also from the Africans whomhe longed to teach and to help.Later on, he came to England tostudy, and married a charmingEnglish student and this preventedhim from returning to his homeland.His subsequent participationin the Anti-Apartheid movementsin Ireland and England nowmake it, as he puts it, "imprudent",for him even to write to his familyin South Mrica. In spite of this,however, one is struck by the lackof bitterness or emotionalism whichhe reveals when talking aboutSouth Africa.Before leaving South Africa, hetaught for two years in a primaryschool in a poor area--"That’s thefirst time I saw poverty; my politicaleducation was an inductiveone", he says. He also found timeto take an external degree in History,English and Politics and toobtain a Diploma in Education."I am one of the few qualifiedteachers in Trinity", he says with achuckle.Politics, for Asmal, is a wideterm and a lifetime’s passionateinterest; for him it is an interestin the life of society, and nothingto do with parties."But my first love is teaching",says Asmal, and this, like histeachers training, shows in the contributionhe makes to the teachingof Law. While his students maynot always agree wkh his attitudes,and not always appreciate his subtleties,no one could fault him fornot trying. "A lecturer’s functionis to whet the academic appetite ofTO RENDEZVOUS INTHE QUIET ELEGANCEOF DUBLIN’S MOSTWELCOMING INNRICE’STOP OF GRAFTON ST.Visithis students", is his approach.Asmal’s leisure activities aremany and varied. He is a vicepresidentof the Cricket Club, butdevotes a great deal of time toreading anything from Law Journalsto modern African novels; heregrets not being able to readMike WelchKADAI~ ASMALFrench, as he feels this wouldbroaden his approach to Africanaffairs.A friendly and informal person,Asmal is completely at ease in astudent gathering and seems toidentify easily with students. Theyshould, he says, be actNe; "Youcan’t have it both ways", he reasons,"our elders can’t attack Youthfor materialism and absence ofsocial conscience, and at the sametime, when young people do joinorganisations, attack them for beinglong-haired; that’s having yourcake and eating it".Apart from this, he says, studentshave duties to themselves. "Youdon’t come to University to passan examination, it’s possibly theonly time you can think".Kadar Asmal’s own ambitionsare unclear, perhaps to write anovel; perhaps to reorganise theSouth African educational system.What ever it is, we may be surethat the watchword for his lifewill be found in one remark: "Ihope I "don’t have a closed mind".M.W.THE BASEMENTBOUTIQUEClothes designed byMICHAEL and LIZ2 CHURCH LANE, COLLEGEGREEN,MOONEY S BARSTHECOLLEGE MOONEYCollege StreetSIGN OF THE ZODIACGrafton MooneyHarry StreetREAL/STICKRECIPE$:Of theVirtues of Her& certain Bea~s.THE MIGHTY EGG ANDAPPLEOne generally tends to dismissapples as rather mundane things,but in fact the Apple, along withthe Egg, is a boon to the fiat budget--anda veritable messiah whenyou must produce a reasonablysophisticated dessert on the penniesleft over from dinner. Here arefound combined--the mighty Eggand Apple--(the only hitch being,you must have an oven) into adelightfully economical dish wefound in the Wee North. You’llneed:1 egg4 small cooking appleslemon peel, Optional but nicebreadcrumbsraisins and a small packet ofalmonds.Core apples and-stuff with mixtureof grated lemon peel, a fewchopped almonds, raisins, currentsor kindred things (you can let yourimagination go wild and try bananastuffing). Place stuffed applesin a buttered pie dish, and spreadover with a mixture, slightlycrumbly, of beaten egg and breadcrumbs with a bit of sugar thrownin. Sprinkle a few whole almondsover the top, and bake in a moderateoven until lightly browned andthe apples are soft. Serve warmwith heavy cream if you’re feelingaffluent, or for more modest finances,fried bananas.College galleryThe College Gallery is amysterious body currentlyconsisting of seven committeemembers and over 300 pictures,and organised by AnneCrookshank, the director ofVisual Arts in Trinity. Thecollection was started in 1959by private contributions fromgraduates and organised byGeorge Dawson, who stillgenerously lends picturesfrom his own collection.It has also been helped by theArts Council and the GulbenkianFoundation. The Gallery aims toencourage good taste in art amongststudents: those in rooms or inTrinity Hall can hire pictures bythe term, paying 5/- for reproductions,6/- and 7/6 for lithographsand originals, and these procedesgo towards buying further pictures.New members are chosen by theexisting committee for their artisticinterests and their capacity to helporganise the termly exhibitions, aformidable task. Buying new picturesis often difficuk and decisionshave to be made quickly. Occasionallythis leads to disagreement betweenmembers, but on the wholethe committee regards itself asbecoming increasingly democratic.Emphasis is laid on recent directionsin Irish art, partly for economicreasons, partly to encouragenew Irish artists: there are, however,plans for buying bothAmerican and European works inthe near future, which will give anidea of Ireland’s place in modernart as a whole.MUSIC IN COLLEGEThree big B’s in town"Sex," it has been said, "is an almost perfect substitute for Bach."Whether or not you are tired of the former, there will be’plently of thereal thing at Dr. Groocock’s lecture-recital on Bach’s "48" (8.00 p.m.,May 3, No. 5, Admission free). This will need no recommendation tothose who have met Dr. Groocock’s boundless enthusiasm at the ChoralSociety or at music lectures, especially on the subject of Bach on whomExporting. the HarpAmerican tourists are notoriouslyfascinated by all things ethnic.They flock to kiss the BlarneyStone and to gape at the Book ofKells. Their interest, as everycharlatan knows, can be extremelyremunerative for the indigene concerned.Caroline Flanagan is 20 and inher third year at Trinity. She isnot a charlatan, but an excellentperformer on the Irish harp. Shestarted to play at school four yearsago and now sings to her ownaccompaniment in Irish cabarets,for about three guineas a performance(which may last 20 minutes).She sings Irish ballads andfolk songs in both English andIrish and she says the Americansare "thrilled by the whole thing".But what is perhaps surprising,is that the Irish and the Englishare clamouring for her services andCaroline has appeared on UlsterTelevision and Ceilidhe programmeson the B.B.C., who haveissued a record of her playing"Winding Banks of Erin".On St. Patrick’s day, she playedthe harp at the Irish Centre inLondon. How does she sell herself?"I just tramp round all thehotels with my photograph andhope they’ll employ me for thetourists". Caroline says that hehobby "doesn’t really bring in muchmoney". But, she adds, "I lovedoing it."Dr. Groocock is an authority.Beethoven is represented in arecital to be given by the RTEString Quartet (8.0 p.m., April 19,Exam. Hall, Admission free) byhis Quartet in C min., Op. 18, No.4, a work typical of the tempestuousyoung Beethoven and probablythe best of the early quartets.One curious feature of this workwhich demonstrates its boldness isthe direction that the first sectionof the third movement when it isrepeated should be played fasterthan the first time round.Bach . . . Beethoven . . . peoplehave always felt that there shouldbe three ’greats’, but whom are weto admit as the third? Brahmsis probably the strongest candidate,having not only the correct initialletter but also an imposing manner,a flowing white beard and, a remarkabletalent for dirty jokes;more important, he manages tocouple his Romantic warmth andlyricism to an intellectual disciplineand thereby gives his works a morelasting value than many of hiscontemporaries. This term (onMay 25, Exam Hall, Admission5/- and 6/-) the Choral Society isperforming Brahms’s Requiem, oneof his greatest works, a very personalapproach to the problem ofdeath (the text is his own compilationof passages from the Bible)and full of the rich melody weso especially associate with him.Probably the first person to complainabout the election of Brahmsto our position of honour would beWagner, his great rival and theother musical giant of the late 19thcentury. Even to-day Wagner is amore controversial figure than mostpresent day composers and the reformsof his descendants havearoused even more debate; thelecture-recital to be given byRichard Wagner’s grand-daughter,Friedelinde Wagner (8.0 p.m.,May 11, Chemistry Lecture Theattre)is an opportunity not to bemissed.The only other serious candidate,I think, is the modern Hungariancomposer, Bela Bartok,whose second quartet will also beplayed at the recital given by theRTE String Quartet. As withBeethoven, his quartets lie at thecentre of his output and mark thevarious stages in his developmentas a composer; moreover they arenot difficult to approach and, althoughthere is plenty to rewardrepeated listening, they can be enjoyedat a first hearing.The Singers Concert (8 p.m.,May 18, Exam Hall, Admission3/6) spans the 300 years which liebetween Orlando Gibbons’ "Criesof London" and Vaughan Williams’Mass in G min., representativesof the two great flourishingsof English music, which both deserveto be better known. Mentionshould also be made of anevent taking place after the end ofterm, a concert given by the DowlandConsort (8.0 p.m., June 11,Examination Hall) to celebratethe quatercentenary of the birth ofthat extraordinary innovator andgreat composer, Cloudio Monteverdi.There are also weekly meetingsof the Music Society (Wednesdaysat 1.10 p.m. in No. 5) and of theGramophone Society (Fridays at8 p.m. in No. 6). 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There are between 800 and900 Catholics in Trinity butflaeir voices have been noticeablyabsent from the publiccontroversy which followedDr. McQuaid’s recent reiterationof the "Ban". Inprivate, however, their reactionwas one of disappointmentand anger.About half of the Catholicsin Trinity are Irish but ofthese a surprisingly large percentagehave not received thepermission of the Archbishopto enrol. A few have spenttime in England and are inreceipt of lucrative Englishgrants: thus they are no longerunder the Archbishop’sSee.IThe remainder are people whohave either applied to follow theircourse in Trinity and have beenrefused permission or who haveignored the ban completely.iWhy should Catholics want togo to Trinity in the first place?Many people find that there is notia course provided in their chosenfield of study in the National University.It is noticeable that thenumber of catholics choosing Trinitybusiness studies rather thanU.C.D.’s commerce is rising veryrapidly indeed. Some catholicscome in protest at the gross overcrowdingin U.C.D.: Studentswho have failed U.C.D.’s Pre-med.examination often enter Trinity’sMedical Faculty where the oddsare more favourable. Others comebecause they feel that a degreefrom Dublin University carriesmore weight than one fromNational.The society representing Trinitycatholics, The Laurentian, is in aparticularly uncomfortable positionbecause of the present controversy.The society was formed in 1952with the ultimate aim of getting achaplain for the coUege but untilnow its efforts have been consistentlyignored. Dr. McQuaid has,of course, appointed Fr. McMahon,a curate in the Westland Rowparish as the person "To whomcatholics may refer, if they haveany problems". It is significant,however, that he is forbidden toenter the college. The Laurentiansare campaigning to get a residentchaplain as they feel that Fr.McMahon’s terms of referenceamount to a non-recognition ofWANTED: ONE CATHOLICCHAPLAIN & ONE DEANOF RESIDENCE600 odd catholics at the university.The Laurentian society itself isnot recognized by the Hierarchyand quite recently it received evidencethat its existence counts forabsolutely nothing as far as theauthorities in Drumcondra are concerned:if any modification of theChurch’s attitude is gained it willbe as a result of the action of thecatholic lecturers and tutors andnot that of the Laurentian.The S.R.C., with the help ofJeremy Hennessy, President of theLaurentian Society, has drawn upa statement on the Archbishop’sarticle in the "Sunday Independent".The Laurentian’s mainargument against the Hierarchy’sruling is based on the VaticanCouncil’s Declaration on Educationwhich states: "The Church esteemshighly those civil authoritiesand societies, bearing in ming thepluralism of contemporary societyand respecting religious freedom,assist families so that the educationof their children can be impartedin all schools according to theindividual moral and religiousprinciples of the families."Dr. McQuaid’s main objectionto Trinity is summed up in hisstatement: "Catholics should havea trtfly catholic education". If, bythis, he means that catholics shouldhave a truly catholic universityeducation, it is a very peculiarassertion indeed. The truth is thatthe Irish Hierarchy have slippedup badly in this respect for thereis, of course, no catholic universityin either the north or the south ofthe country.Another argument against catholicsattending Trinity is that thecollege constitutes a moral danger.This nobody in Trinity will accept:The moral dangers are no greaterhere than in any other university.In fact a properly educated catholicshould benefit spiritually fromcontact with protestant collegetrinity news thursday april 13--pa£e fivemates. It should help him to seecatholicism in perspective, to realisethat there cannot be any mathematicalproof of the truth or falsehoodof either religion. This does -not undermine his attachment tohis faith; rather, it makes for adeeper understanding of and respectfor it.But whatever is the outcome ofthe feud between the college andthe Archbishop, it is certain thatthe Provost and Board have doneeverything possible to accommodatecatholics in Trinity. (Andtheir motives are not the selfislxones that some letter writers in the"Irish Times" have suggested.) Itis clear that if there is any modificationof the present ludicroussituation that it will be the Hierarchyand not the college whichwill be forced to back down.EAMONN FINCLETON"1-:,.,i~ "/fii.,’ :i[~: 11!Games my mothernever taught meor how to love"VCho’s afraid of¯ ¯V¯lrgmla Woolf"The real success of "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (Academy)ties in how near it came to achieving something which is basically impossible.The forte of Albee’s play was its delicate juxtaposing of the roleof audience and character, which at times amounted almost to a completereversal, so that one’s feeling on leaving the theatre was that ofstepping back into the illusion from whence one had come.To achieve this reversal in cinematicterms is naturally impossiblein a medium which is based onillusion, and in which there can belittle or no rapport between audienceand actor, any emotion genaratedbeing purely synthetic, intangibleand unidimensional.Attempting to recreate anymeasure of dramatic presence froma play so purely theatrical is difficultenough, and director MikeNicholls cannot have been helpedin his task by the choice of Burtonand Taylor (or RentaperformanceLtd.), whose own supra-cinematicpersonalities tended to overshadowthose of George and Martha. It’sTrocaderoSILVER SNACKERYNow open in ANDREW ST.like trying to film Jesus Christplaying Charlton Heston.The set, a house on the campusof a small New England college,has been convincingly designed;and if we perhaps wondered howGeorge and Martha ever foundtime to actually read the books, atleast we knew that they had all theright books there (Mann, Grass,Storey, etc.), so carefully hiddenwere they that we just couldn’thelp but notice them.The story opens as George andMartha invite two campus newcomersto their house for drinks,and then proceed to behave insuch a way as to make one suspectthat the chance of their obtaininga reciprocal invitation was, perhaps,not a thing to which theyattached any great importance.The presence of the visitors catalysesGeorge and Martha into tprolonged verbal conflict, intowhich the guests are eventuallydragged, to have all their innermostsecrets exposed (or Albee seeingyou in all the unfamiliar places),and to be left in the cold dawnlight to pick up the pieces of whatthey thought had been a marriage.The film certainly falls into theploration of the thin dividing linebetween truth and illusion, lovearLd hate; it weaves a delicate pathbetween the characters, (in a setin which there is barely room toswing a camera), deciding in theend, if anything, that the two areinseparable, even interdependent.The entire cast was excellent.How one delighted in lovable oldfour dimensional Liz Taylor, positivelybursting out over the edgeof the screen, and throwing outher lines with all the delicacy,finesse and sweetness and light ofan unsuccessful cement mixer;Richard Burton sitting there smugas hell, knowing he could act anyoneoff the screen, and sneakingsly glances down the camera lensto watch his audience gaze in wonder;and Sandy Dennis trying veryhard not to look like America’sanswer to Hayley Mills.The film is essentially an exrecommendedclass but, (for thosewho like their reviews to have aclosing platitude), be not deceivedas to Albee’s real intention; thegame which these four are playingis not Humiliate the Host, Humphthe Hostess or Get the Guests. Itis Arraign the Audience.PHILIP McMASTERTRINITY NEWSThinking of going into journalism?Have you a yen to write? Cometo the News meeting of "TrinityNews" in the basement of No. 6any Thursday at 4 p.m.Trinity BallTicket ApplicationForms availableApril 17mApril 29FRONT GATEPEARSE ST. GATELINCOLN PL. GATEFriday, 26 May’:i!:F,iii!~!i!illi~," d~i:ii:i’!:!~il.;li,,I ]1

trinity news thursday april 13--page sixi !;i!:!:¯ Id’i! i: f~iSportsghorBy RODNEY RICESAILINGSuperb double for Tr,n,tyyachtsmen in EnglandGAELIC FOOTBALL.$atidactory drawm challenge gamesee-sawTrinity ........................2-8Aer Lingus .....................: 2-8i)!if’t: .:!i’ iiA new term brings a new listof personal sporting achievementsduring the vacation. And therecan be no doubt that first praisethis time must go to Robert Pollin,winner of this year’s West of Irelandgolf championship.To the best of my knowledge,no Trinity student has previouslywon this competition and to .do itRobert had to beat ~oe Cart, Ireland’sleading amateur, quite earlyin the series. This, one wouldthink, must have increased his confidencesomewhat.Last year, another Trinity studenthad a remarkable success inthe West of Ireland: ~eremy Pilchreached the semi-finals and, on theway, beat Christy O’Connor. NowRobert has gone one better and,in recognition of his achievement,has won his place on this season’sUlster senior team.Hockey: The international hockeyseries has now got under way, andFor the first game Stewart McNulty,Trinity’s captain, retained hisplace at centre-half. From pressreports it seems that he will be afixture for some time.Meanwhile on the national under-23side, two ex-Trinity players,Richard Mellon and Peter Stiven,turned out against Wales. But0nly one current College playerwas selected: Freshman PeterMurphy. A remarkable achievementfor someone in his first yearout of schools hockey.Walking: Long distance walkerscan now sign at the Athletics Clubnotice board for the seventh Belfastto Dublin walk. The racebegins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, 22ndApril from the City Hall, Belfast.The five shilling entry fee includesfood, first aid and servicing.There will be a party for all entrantsand prizes for all finishers,and over-night accomodation hasbeen arranged for all who travel upto Belfast on Friday evening.At the moment, ,the record forthe 100-odd miles stands at 21½hours. Could you beat that? Youneedn’t even try. The event canbe treated light-heartedly and liftsback to Dublin are provided forthose who drop out en route. Andthe Border Inn offers a very pleasantpint after a night in Belfast¯Soccer: During the vacation, theSoccer Club undertook its firstever Continental tour. Germanywas the country and the Bonn area,the base. Two of the four matcheswere won. Then came a 7-1defeat, after what was describedto me as "a very, very hard night."Later they took on the first teamof the club who had administeredthat drubbing, and by half-timewere losing 6-0. Then Trinitywoke up and were still pressing atthe final whistle with the score at6-5 against them. It seems thata good time was had by all.Tennis: Last term I mentionedhere that anyone intending to usethe College tennis courts must nowjoin the tennis club. The clubhas asked me to restate this newpolicy. Membership cards are nowavailable from Alan Graham in12.31. And coaching is includedin the benefits of the 5/- fee.It was a first ever victory for thesailing team in the British UniversitiesTeam Racing Championshipsat London last weekend. A 4½point win over Cambridge gaveCollege the trophy.Bristol were beaten in thequarter-final by a convincing margin,despite the capsizing of twoTrinity boats in the second race.Semi-final opponents were thestrong Leicester team, and in oneof the most exciting matches of thecompetition, College scraped homeby a mere two points.Cambridge, victors on a protestover Manchester, were the oppositionin the final. By now thewind was fresh and the sails werereefed. In the first race, Trinitysailed very steadily against anerratic team, and finished 1st, 3r.dand 5th to lead by 3¼ points. Thesecond race was a close affair untilthe first mark when the three Cambridgeboats had a misunderstandingand collided. As a result, oneretired and College sailed home1st, 4th and 5th to secure thevictory.This success completed a notabledouble, as the previous weekendhad brought Trinity’s seventh winin the last eight years of the NorthernUniversities Team RacingChampionship. After comfortablevictories over Nottingham andMike Welchwhen an unmarked forward wasTrinity lost their penultimate standing inside the square as theleague match of the season at LondonbridgeRoad on Saturday when the net. One minute later, theyball came for him to punch it intoMonkstown scored the only goal made no mistake when two freeof a scrappy encounter in the very men broke through to score easily.last minute. Last-minute defeats The game now swung from endhave become something of a’sore to end with half-forwards McHughpoint with Trinity, for on two and O’Rourke making fine runs forprevious occasions this season they Trinity. Then Hawkesworth bundledball and full-back into the nethave conceded the vital goal justbeore the full-time whistle.for a second goal to College. WithMcNulty gave a magnificent displayof fitness and intelligent hocgusscored another simple goala few minutes remaining, Aer Linkeyand Douglas brought off some which gave them a draw.effective and timely tackles, but theTrinity attack suffered from a lackTeam: R. Rice; J. Duncan; M. Hunt;M. Reid; P. Regan; J. Conway; M.of steadiness near goal.Lavin; G. Slowey (0-1); J. Mills (0-1);The nearest Trinity came to C. Hanrahan (1-1); D. O’Rourke; J.scoring was midway through the McHugh (0-2); J. Mooney (0-1); C.Trinity [orwards in a loose maul against Wesley.second half when a penalty strokeHawkesworth (1-2); I. Ashe.was awarded for an infringementon the goaMine, but King’s effort RUGBYRUGBYwas saved. It seemed a tacticalerror for King to take the stroke Best performanceGoodbye, Cup las in the last match against Monkstownhe also failed to convert apenalty.since ’34No report on the match wouldbe complete without reference to Trinity ........................6Old Wesley ................................................8 Trinity .............................................................3 the atrocious umpiring. Both sides C.Y.M ..........................3For the fourth year in succession, Dublin University F.C. failed intheir attempt to advance beyond the first round of the Leinster Cup.Indeed, in losing by a goal and a try to a penalty goal, the oldest rugbyclub in the world reached an all time low. To be fair, however, it mustbe pointed out that the amount of serious training, essential to a gameof this kind, was limited, due to the Easter vacation falling in the weeksprior to the match. Thus it is not hard to see how a Trinity team, inferiorin talent to this, but containing 14 Irishmen won the cup in 1960.The immediate reasons for thedefeat were obvious even to themost ignorant, for, no matter howwell the individual performs, in acompetition of this nature it is theteam that counts. Wesley werefitter, faster and more urgent inall they attempted. Trinity, onthe other hand, despite fine individualperformances by SHERIDANand HAWKESWORTH, lacked bothideas and talent¯Trinity kicked off into a strongbreeze and were at once driven deepinto their own 25. Wesley, withCAMBELL beating the whole Trinitypack on his own, and CONNOLLYat the base of the scrum providinga constant threat, (emphasizingTrinity’s shortcomings) should havehad the game won by half-time.However, Trinity, with the helpof seven missed penalties, held outuntil early in the second half whenCONNOLLY broke the deadlock withtwo grand opportunist tries. Trinityat last woke up and followingsome fine play by centres DONOVANand HILLYARD and the back row,first BECK and then HEYWOOD werewere almost in. Wesley held on,however, and only a late penalty byHILLYARD took the bare look fromthe scoreboard.In retrospect, the most unfortunateaspect of the whole affairwas that Trinity should end aseason, during which they showeda marked improvement in manyways, on such a low note. Indeed,it is a crying shame that the hardwork of captain BUCHANAN andcoach MEATES should be squanderedin such a way. Perhaps nextyear simple lessons learnt the hardway will not be so quickly forgotten.Newcastle, College had three toughmatches. Manchester, the host A draw with Aer Lingus in aclub, were first victims. Then challenge game at Santry was aSheffield fell in two close races. satisfactory start to the new termLeeds were the final opponents and for the Gaelic footballers. Andin the decisive second race, it was the hard, dry ground brought anonly in the closing moments that improvement in the playing standardof the team who had floppedTrinity secured a winning lead.in the mud in February.Leeds were the faster individually,but Trinity’s superior teamPlaying against a strong wind,racing ability saw them through toit was Trinity who took the leadcomplete the first leg of this uniquewith a point from Hawkesworth,returning to G.A.A. at the end oftriumph. -No university has previouslywon both these championshipsin the same season.the foreign games season. AerLingus were, however, able to pickoff points from far out with theTeam: J. A. Nixon (Capt.), O. Delany,P. Courtney, R. Hennessey, P. 0-5 to 0-2 just before the intervalhelp of the wind. They led byCraig, D. Ludgrove, V. Wallace, J.Ross-Murphy.when College scored a goal whichleveled the tallies. Slowey’s shotMEN’S HOCKEYrebounded off the post to Hanrahanwhose first-time return foundLast-minute goalthe empty net.Early in the second half itappeared that Trinity would winbrings defeat comfortably, aided as they nowwere by the wind. Then theTrinity ...................................................0 opposition came back with a vengeance.First a goal was Monkstown .................................................1disallowedsuffered from decisions whichseemed to bear no relation to therules of hockey.Trinity’s last match will be onSaturday against Railway Union.If Trinity can win~and they wonthe corresponding match last year~they will foil their opponents ofthe chance of a play-off for theleague championship against ThreeRock Rovers.GOLFForm improvementThe Golf Club has not had avery successful time during thevacation, mainly because it has notbeen possible to field a full team.However last Saturday, againwith an under-strength team, astrong Tullamore team was beaten4-3 with one halved. In the topmatch Elliott managed to gain hisrevenge on current internationalBryan Malone, a very good winfor him as he has not had a particularlysuccessful season. Blackand Fleury had very close matcheswhich they just won on the 18th,and Morrissey had a good win overan experienced player. Sutermanaged to secure a half.If the Rugby Club reached adepressing low in the Leinster SeniorCup, the 2nd XV has restoredsome of our faith by reaching thefinal of the Metropolitan Cup forthe first time since 1934. Their6-3 victory over C.Y.M. in thesemi-final on Saturday was deservedin a close contest.After a dull first half, Trinitytook the lead with a drop goal byA. Carroll, whose kicking was excellentthroughout¯ The forwards,well led by C. Goode, continuedto hold their own against a heavierpack, and full-back I. Ritchie’stackling stopped dangerous attacks.Nonetheless, C.Y.M. eventuallyequalised, and it was not untilthree minutes from time that 7.Levis dropped the goal which gaveTrinity a deserved place in thefinal.Published by "Trinity Nears". 6 Trinity College, nub~in, and printed by the Brunswick Press Ltd., 179 Pearse Street, in the parish ~f St. Mark, Dublin. All national advertising contracted by Achievement University PubicationsLtd., Achievement House, Bradford 8. Tel.: 3124]/3,ttI