idMIC I M P 0 R BEAVER'S 40th BIRTHDAY NUMBER ON SALE MAY 4th COPY FOR NEXT JSSUE MUST BE SUSrviiTTED BY FRIDAY, APRIL 23rd NEWSPAPER OF THE SlUDENTS' UNION, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE (UNIVERSITY OF LONDON) MARCH 18th, 1954. 3d.—monthly; 'STOP VAC (SUiSIDISED) HEALS' There are perennial complaints about prices in the L.S.E. Refectory. It is virtually inevitable that students, as everyone else, will complain about the high cost of food, but where students EARLY ELECTION —Bevanite M.P. liii MRS. BARBARA CASTLE, MP. (Photo by courtesy "Daily Herald") By WENDY YATES Mrs. I):ifhar;t. (.';istli\ promiiu'iit lieviniiVi- .M.P., i-occiuly aildrcsseil an open iii('(~Ung on ""'llu' Kt-onoini:-Fiasco <)t Tovvisui . She said iKat tlie t(?i'ins ol trade had (•hanf;'('d in our favour ami that this had benefitrd the (ioveninieiit. fii xii'W of tlu. iucrcase ill sliareholdcrs di\ideds it was sur-jjrisiiig that there had not been luor" wage deui.-nuls from the workers to ¦off-set rising food ]'rices. All's. ( astK> forecast a (Ten(>i;al l''leetion in the near future, because llie 'lories woidd \\ish to uv<.)id the eonse(;uenc'es of the «cononiic rislstious from T>.-nt (Ii'eeinvood and ,lohu ilipkin, INfrs. Castle expViined lu-r oppf)sition to tiu-; "l^lack Pact". She said that Ave liad no right lo use our im|)eri-i.l power fo obtain markets for our goods ; but t-hat wc. ought, to raise w ages and standards of living in tlu^ colonies so tliat it would not he necess-'rv for coloured peo]ile to buy tlie ))roducts of sweated labour. She complained that -Tapan was prevented from ex[)orting to (,'bina.. lu'r natui;al market. be(-ause of American ]iressure, and slie de|)lored fh(^ "distortion of the world economy" wln'cdi ¦was now tak'ing idace, owing to the iian on ex])orts of "strategic" nv'erials to (\>nnimnist c'luntries. The speaker, wlio is il.T. for IMack-burn, pleaded for an extension of tr;ule, and said thai, given fair coni-petition the liritisli exporting industries could hold their own with other eouatries. Says Sander Ha'bin (Former ^Beaver' Editor) depend upon an organization, such as the School, for many of their meals, there is always the additional feeling that someone in the organisation is "doing them." i Mrs. Ellis, tlie Refectory Administra- ; trix, is always tlie lirst for any com- : plaints. Last year, however, slu? ap- j pearcd before a i:nion meeting and, : in the face of a barrage of cinestions, ¦ defended lier policies to tlie satisfaction of the meeting. Union acquitted her of any misman;igement. Certainly . minor points of dissatisfaction arise 1 from time to time, but these are in- i variably ironed-out between Mrs. j lillis and the Refectory Committee in | an atmosphere of mutual respect. i FIVE MONTHS Nevertheless, the meals at our Re-1 fectory cost more tlian those at a num- , ber of otlier schools in London. If it is not mismanagement, what is it? flie fact is that those schools wiiich have i cheaper meals close their refectories during vacation. Ihe fact is that our Refectory loses large amounts of money in the live vacation months and makes a corresponding profit in the stven ; term-time months. The nuuij' \\ho eat at the Refector}' during the term subsidize the few who eat during the vacations. Mrs. Ellis has nothing to do with the decision to keep the Refectory , ^pen during, vacations, nor has the Refectory Committee. Both of them would like to see it close during at least part of the oflF-season. Responsibility for the year-round operation lies with the School Administration, who control the L.S.E. Club. This club is the top management of the Refectory. It hires Mrs. Ellis, and she must operate the Refectory in accordance with its policies. She makes every effort to minimize the unavoidable loss (Cont. Page 3, Column One) SHAPE OF DRINKS TO COME! UAMz The scheme for the new bar on t he ground floor of the Three Tuns is now well advanced. The view of the bar illustrated above shows that the present partition will be moved to form a smaller vestibule at right angles to the old one. The telephone box will be placed in the entrance. Construction is estimated to cost £1,200 and will be undertaken during the Easter vacation. The bar is expected to b e opened during the "Going Dov/n" celebrations in June. TORY DEBATER TO PIERCE IRON CURTAIN "Beaver" Reporter Mr, John Hipkin, one of tlie most forceful and frecjuent speakers in I'nioi: uuH'f.ings was recently clioseu b\ I'nion Council from a long list of ' api-lic/uits to represent the l.nion at ihc IvM'l Marx institute of iM-ononucs in Hulgaria, I'Ulucated at Surbiton (iranimav School, tii's, Mr. TTipkin told our re| oi'ter th,at tills would be his first \isij to the continent, TTe said, "Tt would of course be ])resum|ituous to suggest that any one person can in liimself re]iresent in insti'tutif.ii lilce TJ,S,1^,', l>ut 1 shall try to indicate the general trend of student opinion here," .\u acc'-'itnl of his exT-eriences will l)e ]iublished in the next edition of "Be-ner." Mr. L. SIMMONDS Your Local Bookseller INVITES YOU TO " COME OVER THE ROAD " AND INSPECT HIS STOCK at 16, FLEET STREET, E.C.4. Book Tokens Welcomed. BEVERLY BAXTER'S ADVICE TO YOUNG JOURNALISTS by John Dunkley 'Tlie terrific fight I'or circulation is liurt.ing the newspapers of this country a. great dead. There is too niui-h si'u-sationalism, too nuudi saiaciousner^s. and to nuicli triviality.' Al] these tactf)rs, said .Mi'. liexcrley Haxtcr, M,r.. a, former edito)' of the Daily l''.\press and Sunday Tlxpress, speaking at LiS.l',. ('oiiserxative Society's lun(di-hour forum, denoted a wt'akening of sl.-uulards. I'ublic taste to-da\' v.as ])robal>ly lower than it had been for some time. The news))a])ers did not necessaril.v create tlvU; taste, but they were reflecting it. Idealism is at a discoiinl just now, he declared, "i tliiiik the new sjiaper--need some new men—yi)ung men—not Just .journalists, liut lead(M"s in journalisni,' Increasing c(inipelitiou x\'as gi\ing wider scope for abilit.v. 11 a paper had something lo sell it should make uf) its mind wiiat that something w,as. an-l should not expect ihi- ]i;d)!ic lo tind out. "BELIEVE IN YOURSELF" .Mr. Maxter, who ga\i' an amusing account of tlie way he liroke into journalism <111(1 of his earlier meetings with Lord l^eavcn'brook, had some advice for ])ros])ective joiurnalists, 'One of the first re(|uisites of tlie writer is tli.at he sliould be a I'eader. T.^nless you are resjionsive to style in others you will never find .voiir own 'stvle. You must rw'dise that writing— and this ajiplies to jiews))a(>r writing too—consists of sound design, and of architecture, before you become con-(.•eriied with the meaning at all,' lie said. 'Believe in vourself, 'a.nd. if vou can, find your man of destiny, Tri every suc(!essful life tiiere is alwavs someone who helps you in your first steps. Broaden your acquaintance, have confidence in yourself, and seize the moment when it comes.' PALLY RALLY By Our Motoring Correspondent ¦Miles of (dearly uia.rgt-d route and lucid directions })roclainied what seemed to be just anotlier rally, Tiul this rally was somehow ditterent— not b(.'c.iuse of the (juiet elliciency of the marshals, lujr llie line condiliou of the sleek modern cars, nor an.vtliing of this sort, but Ixjcause just a few liuud-!'eu .wards down th(> road a strangely assf'ted group of vehicles was .gathered at the start ol tlie 1j,S,1^, 2klotor Club's inaugur.-d outing. However inconH(])icuous the start, this rally was soon brought to the ne;tice of an otherwise jieaceful Sunday countr.N'side. f'arm labourers werri dragged from tlieir feathei' beds lo (U^ cars from th(> cro])s. l-lousewi\e.-anticipating a. fate worse than death were disanointed to hnd that the des-peivite youth at the door wanted only They Pay You For It Now I A couple required to act as a young couple do! Two weeks in March, to be tree eny time of the day. Pay: £10 0. 0. p.w. Should fee drama students, the boy taller than the girl —photogenic — URGENT. From NUS Vac Work) Bulletin N. 15. a ijotato, thank yon very much. A lorry driver was relie\'ed to find that the Sunbeam-Talbot wrapped round bis l)onnet had not scr.atched the paintwork, though it v\-as rather bent itself. British Railwa.vs are su|iplenienting their ser\ ices after the unprecedented number of enquiries about the Portsmouth train. The suspici(^us of iiian.v were confirmed by the siglit of Loudon Vniversity students crawling about the Oxford gutters, but the.v were only looking for bus tickets and college notepajier, Tl:ii'r,v Ferguson was ]deased to hear that his ti;actors can so where Pord Y.S's cannot, thouirh the Ford was only using two wheels. We were rdensed to hear tliat the rall.v wias won by thnfc funny bluet 1925 Austin with the yellow seats —• the one held together by string and entered by a blo-ke called Clarke and his friend from T'.C, BEAVER BEAVER The Students' Union London School of Economics Houghton Street, London, W,C.2 Tel: HOL 4872 Editor .................. Roland Freeman Assistant Editor.........C. Ian Jackson Sports Editor......... David J. Farmer Advertisement Manager C. Ian Jackson Sub-Editors ......... Myra Baum and Margaret Flint Circulation Manager. Christine Merritt letters tj the Editor Stanzas from a statistician A WORD IN YOUR EAR from the Editor Psychologists will probably seize older students of the school that all UDon the iact" that the first issue of ; but the strongest minded fresher is "Beaver" for which I am responsible ; rapidly hypnotised byj;he very sound publishes prominentlj' on the front of the word. Beaver will have none page a picture of a bar. Drawing the : of it. We are escapist and proud of it appropriate conclusions readers can, (whatever it means) confidently expect in future a more : One word more. "Beaver" has no stimulating and intoxicating brew for ' official politics. We will print news of their threepence. Naturally we shall not be without our critics. One familiar Jeremian who wails through the pages of Clare any L.S.E. activity (well almost any) which is of general interest and we will entertain no complaints 'from societies who send us nothing but ex- Market Review abouf apathy and I pect their functions to be reported just mediocrity at L.S.E., contemptuously the same. Sigincd articles wi?j get Dear Sir, Re your recent edition. We are unmoved by the schism twixt the Church and Communism, we are left cold by the Chilean's Russian trip. You can put a Haming cracker underneath the old Kabaka, and "Old-Fashioned-Girl" we think is just a drip. We don't want to discredit those who have to edit, we realise their task is often hard; but what other people write seems—well—tasteless, dull and trite; couldn't some of them immortally be barred? We would point out at this juncture that a "pssst" comes from a puncture, though the sound in other ways is sometimes used; so if Tactless seems (luite fiat, there is nothing strange in that, and we in fact are not at all amused. Did they get the cup from uncle to hand it on to Dunkle or pinch it from a jeweller after dark? Did the scullers or the eights cross the country jump the gates and run in record time around Hyde Park? The Liberals, we surmise, will wear trousers not just ties when they send their Party party to Peek Freans. And about this Squash club scandal, did she beat him with the handle? Oh we do enjoy these quaint domestic scenes. Yours etc., HOMESCEDASTIC, Room 315. (You can call me sceda stic for short.) ! describes "Beaver" as "escapist . He may be right; most of us are too busy producing the paper to worry about its philosophy. Apathy'is for the most part created and sprt-ad by such persistent talking . course you and writing about it on the part of : to find me. prioritjr over anonymous work, and the more controversial the material the better we shall like it. News, gossip, ideas, scandal — the editorial ear i.s open to it all. And of will always know where There's a picture of it on the front page. THE EDITORIAL FACE . . . (Photo by courtesy Metropolitan Police and Prison Commissioners). 'X' certificate—not to be shown to any child under sixteen. (Contd. from previous column) of a iiarticular Political Society. Might 1 suggest, tliHt photographs should have, some sliglitly topical interest,and notp be printed lucrely because they are readily sup])lied by e:iger Press agents of the Societies. In conclusion may 1 ])rolest -at tlie of "Yours etc." at the end of use letters tigly an to tll( and Editor, azy use I consider of the it Englisli n Still more chivalry Dear Sir, Mr. Ray Newbigin's letter in your last issue implied that he did not understand the difference between women being treated as the equals of men and being treated in the same way as men. Perhaps he is unacquainted with biological differences which make this impossible. A male bird displays a bright plumage to attract his mate—men show off their finer graces. Mr. Newbigin would do well to consider that there is now a surplus of men to women in the population. Yours etc., LYNNE GLANVILLE. (This correspondence is now closed. We note that on this occasion the lady had the last word.—Ed.) Mr, Babiak's critique Dear Sir, There are a number of points in your recent issues that call for comment. 1 must first protest at the use of pseudonyms by your writers and correspondents. I should have thought that at L.S.E. at least one could have said what one thinks without hiding one's n,ame. I suspect that your "A-Political Correspondent' and 'Neutral Observer' are neither 'A-Political' nor 'Neutral', though 'Tactless' is apja'o-priately named even if his articles are unnecessary. Perhaps the use of a pseudonym saves the writer from facing the facts. "With regard to the Vice-Presidential Elections, for ex,ample, I woidd point out that Ray Newbigin did not stand ior the External Affairs Vice-Presi dency; he merely stood in an election for three Vice-Presidents. Possibly Eay was under the s^me delusion as your correspondent, but can it be that he tried a little too hard for that office? I also object to being told twice ir one article to watch the notice-board (Contd. next column) Bernard Braden and his creditors Monday, 1st March 1954, Deal' Mr. Editor, ] Thank you very much for your note 1 of January 28th and I am sorry not to have replied earlier. When one is working on a production to open in the West-End, all the days seem to be too short, and one's correspondence gets a month or so in arrears. The same thing is true of creditors, of course, but they keep sending reminders, so they have to be dealt with first. I I am delighted to enclose a photograph of Miss Kelly, who actually is - not nearly as attractive as I am. but takes a much better for some reason picture. We have obviously missed the issue that you had in mind, since the deadline was February 9th, but if you still want to do something about it I am always ready and willing to meet a girl retjorter. If you, or she, would like to telephone me here sometime this week, we can arrange to get together. Sincerely, BERNARD ERADEN. ("Beaver" reporter Christine Merritt and Bernard Braden will be 'getting together' this week. An unexpnrgated account of the interview—and Mfss Kelly's photograph—will appear in our next issue. Order your copy now! i —Ed.) (Contd. from previous column) 'yellow Press' or if it is making a facetious 'attempt to imitate them. We would tu'ge "Beaver" to adopt a loss exaggerated st.yle to combine interest witji a niore mature outlook. Yours etc., WJ^NDY YATES LESL]-:Y -lACKSON. (If we have indeed sunk to the atandards ot Ihe 'yellow prejss' we offer our earnest apologies. Perhaps it was mere association of ideas— Beaver" is prepared on Union paper -Ed.) Criticising ^criticus' ! Dear Sir, Ihave been told that "Criticus" whose tilt at "CrossMads" and myself in your last issue is also "Tacitus", who writes the enjoy{i.ble little adjoining colunm called 'Pssst'. This does not surprise me. The quality of thought is similar, the style identical. Because T stated that a depression is ine\'ital)le in the F.S.A. Criticus accuses nie of "whijiing the horse of Capitidisiii as it existed a century ago". He may not remember poor 1 Ml'. Hoover's siieoch in 1928 when he i said Hint "every American would havc^ I have a chicken in his ])ot". Mr. Hoover, however, did have the excuse that "The General Theory of Emplo.v-iiient. Interest and IMoney" was not around. Jf Criticus thinks that 25 per cent, of the American National Income can be devoted to capital investment (Contd. from column 3) for iiiiich longer-—uo one can stop him. Whether or not it is a religious dogma to suggest that the "fundamental causes of war are economic" depends upon what one means by "re-ligous dogma". To take one example; If it is "religious dogma" to state that the Nazi Party was financed by German Capitalists who saw in them a way of solving their problems of surplus production through rearmament —well, maybe Socialism could be called a "religious dogma". I suggest, however, that if Criticus hopes to get a Ph.D. he had better dust out some of those mental recesses. Criticus' statement ''Scientitio Socialism" (in case he didn't realise, this is a tautology—G.B.) is no more scrientific than "Christian Socialism" is. to sa.v the least, a little odd coming from one ^^¦ho attends a school of social science. It is ia, pit.y too that Criticus' criticism of .June Shale's article on ilcCarthyisni should have come out so soon after "I'affaire Stevens". But one- rannot - cxpect n noiT-scientifio social scientist to predict very much. Fuiall.v, it Criticus thinks that he lias left us Socialists at the crossroads, I trust he won't think me ]>atei'nal if 1 suggest that he nvtv' come to a few more crossroads in thc^ \'ei'.v long life which lies ahead of him—if he does, let us know. Y'ours etc., GORDON BRIDGER. language, and I know I did not end my last letter to you like that. While I could find much more to criticise, I will leave it for the present in the ho])e that the above may provide food for thought. [May I tlien beg to remain, as always, Y'ours sincerely, HARVlOY BABIAK. Insult to L.S.E. Dear Sir, From the three editions of "Beaver" published since the beginning of this session, there would seem to be a regrettable attitude towards reporting. We realise that certain tactics must be adopted to maintain the circulation of "Beaver", but surely it is an iii-sult to the intelligence of L.S.E. students to indulge in the sensational type of headlines and reporting to be found particularly on the front page. We wonder if "Beaver" is unconsciously adopting the policies of the (Contd. next column) Sporting Letters From Sporting people Dear Sir,— ^i^ay I enquii'e. tlirough your columns what is ha])p(>ning to the I^oat Club? That jn'istocratic institution seems to be degenerating very quickly. For instance, there haA'e been no re-l)orts in your columns about its activities, and its much advertised diance was a worse flop than the A.U. JJall, espticiall.y when it lost to the infant Rugby Club l)y two ©aid a half pouits. Where is the sph'it of the Club"? There i.-^ a friendly fraternisation between the men and the women, but nothing else. One of the flourishing ¦romances ha.a dlted» as ji'elpoijted in your last issue. Admittedly, peojile are as unpunc-tual as ever, but why did a certain first team boat member refuse to pay the peiiidty iuiposd on him xmder the h;df pint rule"? Thei'e have been two new reciaiits this wsek — to row? No. To search fo>r birds (feathered)) i)\ the islands etc. Wake up Boat Club, or else next year the Cross-Country Club will not win a cup for you all at all. Yours, etc., S. T. E. OIvEANDBOW Ed.—The reason why the activities of the Boat Club have not received much space in "Beaver" is that its officials have not sent in any copy since time immemorial. Point of information. The Boat Club victories aye due partly to the Cross-Country Club and partly to the Sport's Editor .) Dear Sir. I lieartW endorse the complaint of "Erustrated Sailor," having suffered the same treatment at the hands of the Sailing Club myself. 1 have discussed he mattei' \\'ith various members <;f the School, and am now firmly convinced that the Sailing Club is for the use of friends .and relatives of the "Heirarchy" only. A])art from all other considerations man.y students come to L.S.E. looking for the provision of facilities that are far too ex])ensive and exclusive outside. To resei've fliij' of the clubs for the use of those with "previous experience," is in direct opposition to the polic.y that ITiiiversity clubs should have. I sti-ongly urge the President of the A.U. to examine closely the position in order to take the necessary remedies. Yours, etc., SUZANNE BRILLIANT Dear Sir. Will you please let your renders know the name of the tjerson who W;as vicious enough to write, and coward enough not to sign, the remarks about Alan Robertson in yoiu- issue of 2nd ^larch It is apparently necess^iry to point out to you that personal remarks of this nature are vile in an.v ])ublication, and ought to be unthinkable in one originating in a University. Yours, etc., C. J ARRET (The article stated that Alan Robertson conducted the most vigorous oamgaign. It also said that one student was-heard to remark that L.S.E. doesn't like the so-called "bouncy" type.—Sports Ed.) BEAVER 3 Psst . . . SO THEY CAN'T "PAC" UP! When sonic members of one of onr smaller ]jolitical societies suggestc.'d recently that tlie group should wind up owing 1y Jnijierial College recently, a small suicide liarty niiode an abortive efTr,rt to recaj)ture it. lie-fore conceding defeat they managed to (iollect .;i, tine gong which they placed in a. waiting taxi. Someone, however, inadvertantly paid off' the taxi-driver M'lio drove away with the gong. "Beaver"' lias since been returned (via Tj.T. Tiost frojierty). Anyone lieard of the gong? SHAW'S CORNER T hear that tlui Shaw Library ])ro- by Tactless vides the best evening's entertainment in L.S.ix iiowodays. ^lost popular attraction: "From Here to Maternity''. "HIP-HIP- . . . !" liJ'^AVEll'S .Moscow coi'respondenl writes: There is widespread ])leasnre in the Kremlin at the hroadniinded (conduct of u recent addition to the ranks of the Commissars of L.S.l'j.'s Conservative Society. He has been seen enjoying himself at tlie Soviet 1-hnbassy and is shortly to ])ay an ofhcial \'isit to our side of the "Jron Curtain". It is expected here that the official .announcement of his conversion to the Only True Ideology will be made soon. BITTER SWEET? 1^1\AVI'jK is still curious to find out why tlie XUS officer, who is a])])ointed liy Council, was not selected by Council to go with the L.S.E. Delegation to the Easter XUS Council meeting. IN THE "NEYER-NEYER LAND"? ^\ e would like to know if there is any truth in the re])orts we hear that a Conservative, with Liberal support is making a concerted effort to subvert the political allegiance of a certain attractive feminine dignity of the Labour Societv. 'The Exalted Valley* revfesved by Andrew Mays The ('hiirch of St. 'Thomas, Ilegent Street, was th(! scene of j)ro(luction of an original play by 1-iayniond Cha])-inan the weekend of March 6th. "The Exalted Valley", of ))rimarily religious interest was the rcsjionsibility of the Passfield Theatre Croup. With more than a passing nod in the direction of Eiliot and Fry, "The J--xalted Valley" related the life story of a. ])astor of some sliglit tendency to the mjartyr-com])lex, his struggles with wordl.v ex])edi(>ncy and doubt of hisvocation, and his linal resolution in death. The action concentrated in. the churcdi chanc(d with s].)Otlights a-la theatre in the round, took tlie form of liashbacks in the minds of t\\-o minor characters. '.riie reviewer found the reiterated parallels drawn between the life of Father Simon and the passion of Christ in poor t.aste, at best. Francis "Macmahou jilaycd the lacerated Father Simon. The remainder of the cast included ^ Alec \Iac(juire, Meegan Hudson, Graliam J^icdvinson, J5rian Hockey, Brian ^loore, Dolina ]^lsey, Wendy F)avis, and Tony Wilson. The ])lay was jiroduced by Eay-i mond Chajnuan and .Ken Bales. Refectory Prices (Contd. from front page) Incurred during low-volume operation, but to eliminate the loss is an impossible task. Under the conditions imposed by the Administration, the Refectory simply cannot be run economically both in term time and out. A SUBSIDY What are the reasons for operating the Refectory in the five lean months of the year? The Administration points to the fact that at least some Academic and Administrative Staff, users of the library', and occasional short-course students arc at the School at all months of the year, and it' feclH obliged To provide eating facilities for them. Why it feels obliged to supply these meals below cost, at the expense of the full-time students, is not at all clear. If the Refectory were permitted to close during the vacations, the savings would not become apparent immediately. At first there would be a period of reorganization which might last as long as a year or two. After the terms of employment of all the Refectory help had been adapted to the new conditions, however, a considerable amount would be saved. Indeed, if the Refectory were permitted to close for only one month out of the year, so that all employees' vacations could be taken at the same time, there would not only be a very significant reduction in the wages bill, but fuel, light, and cleaning costs would be savedt Longer periods of closing would give less than a proportional increase in savings, but when nearly half the yearly operations are at a non-economic volume of business it is certainly time for the responsible officials to consider every means of reducing the burden on the students who are paying for the losses. FAME AND THE SPUR There's an honoured sage whose's known as Brian "Who is alas damn near to dyun. This liberal soul is sore afflicted Because to rank the lad's addicted. Of Union, Lib. Soc., Lib Fed. fame, In U.L.U. now he seeks the same. He sits and ponders with a frown Behind his pipe and copious gown, Yet o'er the chains of office trips To fall on 'W.U.S. and 'Newport lips. His love is scorned. His rank suborned. But yet he sits aloof and smokes. And stoicly, a Libei'al, chokes. "ELSIE" (And this is to certify that the poem has been passed for publication by the official Union Censor, i.e., the Deputy President.—Ed.). Libera! DIrectorSuggests New Name for Party On ilarcdi 41h, the Director-General of the Liberal P.arty, -Mr. H. F. P. Harris, s])oke at a Discussion Croup meeting on the future of Liberalism. He began by saying how iinudi he valued the inquiring s!)irit of Liberalism. There were moi'e Liber,als in tlie country than acttially voted Liberal, but only a relatively small minority were preyiared to come forward ,'nid ?-4du'.l}> in- furthering their beliefs. He disagreed with the suggestion that Liberals should form a ^lovemeiit (to influence other Parties) rather than a, political Party. Th(* Liberal Parly must stress its moi'al convictions on the rights of the individual, and base its policy on principles rather than on exi)edienc.y. PTe considered that the Labour Part.v had failed to take the chance offered to it in 1945 ; he felt the chance of the Liberal Party might come somewhere laround 1960. He did not think that the Party would gain many recruits from s])h"ts in the other f^irties. ])artly because of the distinctive yiolicy of tlie Liberals. Answering questions, he declared liiinself lagainst changing the Party's name to 'RadieaT; he suggested that a tide such as "X(nv Liberal Party" would be i)referable. MR. H. F. HARRIS Formerly head of Pitman's Colleges, Mr. Harris became Director-General of the Liberal Party in March, 1953. He holds degrees in Commerce, Economics and Mechanical Engineering, and has studied at Leeds, London and Oxford Universities. Doin^ London Angels in Love reviewed by Robin Fox Sex, it seems, has at last become a safe subject for the stage. We come to exi)ect it of West J'hid j)roductions, humorous of profound. "'Angels in Love", which starts with the promising situation of Little Lord Fauntleroy growing up and niarrving' without any knowledge of the^facts of life, somehow fails to niiike the best of its opportunity to exploit the subject. The story itself Is thin and has tobe helped" out by contrivances whicli might have been witty had they not been so obvious. The lengthy satires on Victorian proposals and tea parties were amusing things in themselves, but failed to blends successfully with the general theme. One was always conscious of the padding employed to help out the 'mistaken identity' plot which develops when a friend of the family is observed lattempting to imitate his innocent lordship. Several jokes were over-elaborat, the audience having seen and laughed when the narrative was only partly delivered. (Contd. next column) D,es])ite thjse haudica.iis the cast managed to make the play almost convincing; honours going to ^Nfiss Barbara Kelly, who, although a somewhat energetic "Dearest" carried the part with characteristic charm. Bei'-nard f^raden, who directed, gave the y)la.v life enough to kee]» our interest for two hours with an idea, which, after all, had only enough material for «. one-act farce. THE STATE OF THE UNION By Our A-Political Correspondent ]n a desperate effort to stimulata interest in Union businet^s the Thurs-da.y meeting has shifted to itoom 8. Here the seats are arranged cju^asi-Parliameiitar.v fashion, with Couiudl members on both sides of a long centra table. The r.mmediiate result inevi- table. The '^rories. m IiO' form a sort of unofficial ()])])Osition, grou]")ed tliem-sehes together on one side with their prominent speakers—Terence Groome, Alan Tyrrell, ]\like Thomas and Jolm Hii)kin on the "front bench". No doubt thev ^\•ill soon lie ¦.ai')i>ointing 0].)l)osition \\'hii)s to round u]) the faithful for divisons. GOLDSTEIN'S LAMENT Certanly the.v were much encouraged (and secretl.v surprised) recently v.-hen a. motion moved bv Alan Tyi'reli regretting Union Council's "unent(->r-prising and indifferent attitude to Pri-\'ate .and Public .lousiness" was ])assed by 45 votes to 30 with, 15 .'distentions. This had been widel.v—and erroneous-l.v—advertised ^as a censure motion, which, if ])assed, would involve the resignation of the Council. Consequently there Mas a larger attendance than usual . The sjieaches were far from being "almost universally dull and insincere" to quote Walter Goldstein's lament i'n this term's C.I\I.R. Bob •Johnson, for example, held the floor, and his audience, for no less than twenty-five minutes in a devastating and at times iirilliantly irrelevant denunciation of the Council — pinictn-ated by Liughter froin all sides of the house. COUNCIL'S "STAR TURN" Tony Pi;igan, Social Vice-President, qiiietl.v ex])lained the nua.ny difficulties in arranging for proixiinent people to siiea.k: but the debate revealed a good deal of (.-oiicern about the dwindling attendances at meetings and the poor qualitv of some recent speakers. Pepl.ving for the Council, Bob ^^ein-burc', genial ex-President of \alo, made a spirited rejoinder tO' the charges of incompetence. He is clearly the Council's "star turn" for awkward situations; but on this occasion the tide was running too strongl.v ag;unst him and the motion was carried amid prolonged a])planse. The ascendancy of "ijoliticism'^' _m the Fnion this term is easy to criticise; but it is evidently creating more interest in Private sessions. The week following the above debyfe was re-.nVarkable for 'a. relatively large audience during a discussion on grant?? which rapidl.y declined to no more than a dozen when Public Business commenced. This contrasts sharply with booming attendances reported by the y)oliti(!al societies. Some hard thinking needs to be done by Union Council it the Summer term progi-amme is to have any prospects of success. DEBATING SOCIETY Future Programme; Debating Tournament, finals tonight, Room 8 L.S.E. v IJ.C. V Lain])eter v Birmingham ; Motion: "This Hotise prefers relevant to Gretna Green," ^Monday 3rd May. giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiuuMiHiiiitiitiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiuuuiiiiiuimiiiiiiniiiuiiiii^ I THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKSHOP I 119-125 01 B O O K. S _ All new Books available on day of publication. g Secondhand and rare Books on every subject, s Stocks of over 3 million volumes, = Subscriptions taken for British, American and § Continental magazines. = Poyles have Departments for Music, Records, i Stationery, Handicraft Materials and Tools, M CHARING CROSS ROAD LONDON WC2 | Gerrard 5660 (16 lines) Open 9-6 (inc. Sat.) s Two minutes from Tottenham Court Road Station = BEAVER WHAT PRICE THE All NOW? Athletic Union A.G.M. Fiasco By C. Ian Jackson The Annual General Meeting of the Athletic Union was held in Room S on Friday, February 26th, ''Beaver's" reporter, while not a member himself was drawn by the plea chalked outside, "Do make an effort to attend", av/ay from iiis tea and into the meeting. Once inside, it appeared that most people had made the other choice for the lecture theatre was almost dieserted. However your reporter accepted a copy of the retiring President's report and waited until 4.15 when the meeting was due to be opened. At that time, (when the meeting was NOT opened), 66% of those present were officers of the Union. The other three seemed a little bewildered to find that they were not the only ones there as each had presumedly expected. At 4.20 p.m. the President asked those present to persuade some more people to come in, apparently irrespective of whether they were A.U. members or not. The Vice-President, who adorns a similar position in the Students Union, disappeared for the same purpose into the Library. At 4.23 p.m. the President smiled ^ — wanly. | At 4.25 p.m. the President declared 4 the meetmg open. One gentleman m | a desire to be helpful, challenged the Did you spot last month's deliberate mistake? I WAS A DICTATOR RON HENDERSON'S ASTOUNDING CONFESSION quorum. The count revealed that 33 members were present, li\e more being needed. At 4.29 p.m. the necessary members had been collected, and the meeting made up for lost time by passing over Minutes and Questions arising even faster tlian the Student's Union. ON WITH THE MOCKERY The next item on the ngenda was the retiring Pi'esident s vei)ort. Alv. Piendei'sou eoi'fecVcd vi. lew tyi)o-gra}ilue:il errors, and added that tin; variovis eonstitnent elubs had already overspent by 1:55 on the supplementary estimates whidi had been voted at: tin; Jludget meeting last term. At tiu! end of his report, which wa; acee]>ti'd unanimously, tlua-t' wei'e 4'! members jircsent iuehuling ihe incoming Officers. j It is interesting to note that the J I'lic lioat Club's policy of a- 'rouiur' tile riwi I'uii seems to be [la.ving divi-deuds at last. Having beaten Cam--bi'idge Ihu'e and Hounds, \\"e suggest, tlial they either ta]eu and only hinder the Executive. Social*that they may have used functions are for all students; theirs'^'"*'"'' enormous profits from failure reflects on the School as (I'l'ice to buy .-m old. some- whole. Elections are "fixed"; andi '''''"''•"I''' JMi.Af. This situation the entire machine is efficiently totali-j 1accounts for their remark-tarian; why should it be otherwise?! '', the .tlyde f'ark Only "Beaver" appears to worry, j ii(da,\ m ''("('"rd tim(>. Ibis, withou<> ' {tile nsi' of blades, except tiiose bor--Yours etc,, trowed fi'om the Fencing Club, which RON HENDERSON, i lacilitate the puncturing of oppoiu'iit's (Ex-President of the A.U.); (Ed.—Not only "Beaver", Mr. Hen-j fn''''astounding ability to field two derson but all L S.E. is worried.) i teams contii-ms the opinion that thei-o- TO PROVE HE WAS MOT SUCH A BAD GUY 1 the Dark' ISIues" smd\ their winnings report shows that the membership of the Athletic Union is 500. It is even more interesting to find that the School makes a grant to the Athletic Union of twelve shillings for each of the 2,187 students at the School. The meeting coiUinued in tlie normal fashion. The Secretary's I'cport was accepted with two abstentions, one of whom w,:ts a person to whom Secretary's repoi'ts will be lu.) novelty, the relii'ing president who \\as niach' a life meud)er: Tlu-ir the meeting reached the last item on its agei\da. Here tlie \'i(.-e-president incpiired \\hat the Atldeiic I'nion i)ro|)ost'd to do aiiout the recovery of l)eav(>r, sinci' it was] through the ]u'gli,trence of a constitu-i ent club that it was lost. The new | President claimed that the custody still I'emained the res])onsil)i]ity of the Student's T'nion, .•lithough lu^ ho)ie(l that membei's rvf the .\thlelic Vuion would assist in liis reeoverx'. One! could not a^'oid the impression that lu^j'""' treated the affair as beiu'al h 1 he notic(^ ' " of I'resident. Pew people ^vho liaxe mi't lion can ! fail to ha\'e l)een impresser by the ex President with his easy manner and versnlile sense of humour. He is working in his third year foi tlu- f J.Sc. (P.con) and specialises in International liehitions, A native of Sotuhend, he lais spent most of his ;ime in London during the past lew years, where he seems to haxc succeeded in leading tlie full riiiversiK-life, combining \\'ork and sport with social ac!i\ities, Hon has jtacked action into his )weiUy-fo.ur yoiirs. After leaving s(diool he served with the IC.V.P. where he was well groimded in the pay l)rauch of the service. Hliving been demol)bed he vviirKiHl witli ;:n '>d coni|,any bercre seeking vvider hcu'izons by embarking on this acadennC course. His spoTting activities at L.S.I-;. hax'e been cetdi'ed round the fdockey Club of which he is a i)ast sec.'etarv a re.sular i)ia,ving member in the 1st XI. i During his term as President lie worketl \er.\' hai'd for the interests of ' the Athletic I'union. He concentrated on th(^ difficult task of supporting the individual Clubs wiili their own activities and at the same time enco.iiraging Clubs lo )ilay a full pai't in tlie Functions of tlie I'nion as a comiiosite bod,v, > Afiicli attention has been devoted to the activities at -Maiden, where th(^ excellent facilities are seldom used to lull advantage. He also aimed to maintain and improve the (dose relations between the School and A. P. upon whicdi much depends. Pion s luiovv ledge of the Constitution ma,v not tival tlvit of his predec.--essor. fveith Jiurlye, but in committ(-e the President was seen at his best. Patience is one virtue he seems to ])Ossess and he will need it if he fulfills an asperatiou to follow a teaching career. fton has done well for the .A.L', and we -vvish him the best of hudi. bridge and Griffiths, the two seeded players, four others won their groups and entered the first round proper. The successful players were Ajay, Madge, Vakil and Flude. Cooklin FATtlOUS A.U. ATTITUDE The jucture which the Athletic Union i»resents toda.v cannot be allowed to continue. It is no use, fori instance, the President complaining! tfiat "it is hard to see how the jiresent membership can be substantiidly increased with the limited funds at our disposal "when the S(diool is subsidising the -VtTiletic L'nion by tl,26() on failed to reach the initial stage having the basis of a i)otential membership) lost narrowly in a very Difficult group, of 2.100 while the actual nunnbership I j^oth PJurbridge and (iriffiths IS one-quarter of tins nund,e|^ Either I Ihe airiount provided bv the School is.' .. , ,, , 11 f i: 1 1' 1 1 / event, the latter einnmatmg (ireen- too small tor nve hundred peoide (one . .1 • hesitates to c.dculate what it would ^ .nvers.ty H.anipion. Iiuve to 1)(^ if everyone were lueiiibers), j leaclnno the (jUiirter-Hnal (•¦)r the .Vtliletie Ihiion is not man.nging/^"'-^ ''^'"ten by J)arlin,i;ton its funds in the best ^va.v. When one umnber one seed. sees tliat ,f;l67 was allotted to one elub fj.S. j-l.'s successes were even more for an item of equi](ment—admittedly pronotmccd in' the doubles event, the basic item—which will only last. Here a"-ain thr for six years, one is drawn towards the. ,v(.re featured latter conclusion. However, alP i„. /nx, \ , crilieism should not be destructive,' >, ' ipifclied tlie i'Mnal and we would be ])leased to hear 1'' p®®*' 21—16; 18—21; 21—14 ^v•h,v our feeling that it is time ' and Darlington the .\.L'. Was inade onee ni()re a- part in the semi-final. The winning of the Student's Union is a bad one. (Contd. at foot of next column) TABLE TENNIS TRIUMPHS WHICH WAY TO HEAVEN? L.S.E. was well represented this year in the University Table Tennis Championships. Apart from Bur- ' two seeded jda.vers Burbi'id^re, p^artnered Seven (dmrches in seven hours—a new fe;i| for th(> .YfT.A. Club. The i occ.-ision Was a. Sundav ramble, mem- j or;d)le not only for the ancient (dnn'cdies ol f']ssex, but also for the many ])loughed fields traversed. One. fair maiden lailed to retain contact i with hev shoes in the miul — but' (dinvalr.v is not dead in the V.H..\. Clut) and she was gidlantlv from her nnhap|).y plightl on the Wrong Hare, and the Cambridge Plo'Unds beat them by twelve lengtlis, 1 lu'n^ is, however, a strong possibility of tluMu getting bo.yged down on the tovv-p.uth. If tlie.v coulinue their strenuous effoi'ts. they may end tip-lilu^ T uide iHmkle'—double liur])le. The Conquest of Snowdon Blizzard Hits Climbers On Saturday. 28th k'ebruary, the ¦Afountaineering Club left Perry Pass to climb Snowdon. accomj^anied l)v fwent.v members of the f niversitv ( lui). .\tter taking the salute as tJie-]..ondon re.giment mandied past—en route for the Pygfraek and Crib (ioch —the fj.S.I;], i'0])e detached itself and vv uond its way up fjleiwedd. The ridge was climbed in just over an hour in the lace of a blizzard. The severit.y of the weather conditions natni'idly intensified witli siltitude, aiul lulls be-(•ame not infrequent. Snowdon's . smmnit was I'eaehed in "ninth (.-ircle" conditions. \\ ind foi'ce achieved a cliufax Uiore reminiscent of Ben Nevis as it drove powder snow into deep drills. Against tliis continuous snow i)last v\ hicli encrusted clothing, hair ¦ and eyebrows, the party decided tli.at, the onlv conceivable route off was down the Lla.nberis track. Pro^'ess- rJsJued ' "to a i still Ms eyelcishes fr()zo to^eth'>r i (a pheironienon not usually recdvoned Chores a Chalden hostel recalled vis- ides) but fortuua.telv th.^i'e ions of -L.S.]',. at work in the Alem- nothing to see, onl.v a swirling ber's k'ilcdien there the place ^vas of white nothingness. Xor did certainlv unrecognisable after we had "/'T ^ 'niried under finished with it. I'Ifforts to follow the oeeassiomiily Pilgrims' Way on this week-end were ^lown crest-whieh 1 r J. , , . ' t'"I'lued the T)artv that it w nearly trustratefl. We feel sure that d, . fortably near the^recipii W'av on this M eek-end fru woud jiroivide good i)ractice for would-be winners of obstciele races. is uncom-, . e of Crib v J>isgul to the right, und the sheer drop of Clogwyn d'ur Arddu to the left. The I'assage wa.s made sueeess-fullv. (Contd, from last column) j ________ pair eventur'dly lost at 18 in the third ' Published by garne in the Pinal—a verv ereditabk' School of Economics, and printed by ' rf f 119/121 Charlmont Road, . Tooting, S.W.17. the Stndents' T'nion of the performance indeed.