The Muse, vol. 18, no. 12 (18 January 1968)

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VOLUME 18
ST.JOHN'S, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1968
NO. 12
Cremate them!
Council rejects Thomson Centre
The Council of the Students' Union
yesterday rejected formally the Thomson Student Centre as any kind of
substitute for the Stcdent Union Building.
Council presented to the student
body a motion passed unanimously
last week which read in part, "We, thc
Council of the Students' Union move
that the Thomson Student Centre remain entirely under the aegis of the
administration and that the student
body through its Student Council and
the Building Committee of the Student
Union in no way formally affiliate
with its functions or management."
"The Thomson Centre is nothing
more than today's answer to a number
of immediate pressures," said Rex
Murphy, chairman of the Student
Union Building Committee, to yester-
One day added on for Carnival 1968
Festival of Lights, Animal Night,
Jour de Farce, Rockathon, the Babel
Bauble, Skyorama, and Penguins Perils
are some of the fantastic events that
will be put together to make up the
seventh annual Memorial University
Winter Carnival. The Carnival, to be
held from February   1st  to 6th, will
contain big name entertainment as its
main attraction. But not to be overshadowed are those activities true to
the meaning of a carnival. Some of
these activities mentioned above will
provide the best excitement of all. The
six-day break from studies has customarily been a period of fun, frolic
constructed. This meant that no site
could be determined for the union
building and, at the time, there was
some prospects of a Junior College
interfering with the plan.
However, since the referendum, the
Education Building, the Chemistry-
Physics Building, and several residences have been started and finished.
"The miraculous physical expansion
of the campus is one piece of evidence that somewhat compromises the
convenient answers for the delay,"
Murphy told the MUSE.
Last year, the idea of a temporary
building was first broached.
The Administration suggested some
kind of pre-fabricated structure or even
a hangar, to relieve the unquestioned
pressures of a lack of space for student activities.
RESOLUTIONS
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a student Union Building be initiated, planned, constructed and managed directly by students or under
student supervision.
a Student Union Building remain the top priority of
any buildings for this campus.
a Student Union Building be commenced at the
earliest possible date.
the administration put forward publicly and in writing its firm intentions regarding the commencement
and management of the Student Union Building.
the Thompson Centre remain entirely under the
aegis of the administration and that the student body
through its Student Council and the Building Committee of the Student Union in no way formally
affiliate with its functions or management.
after public statement by the administration of the
Student Union Building, the Student Uuion Building Committee with the Board of Regents and administration members meet to resolve definitively all
questions concerning the Student Union Building.
Burn Baby Burn — the controversial Thomson Student Centre goes up in flames as firemen fight the blaze. The fire
which was started by a spark from an arc welder caused only minor damage and no slow-down in construction is envisaged.
The Hugh Lilly Memorial Volume is examined by Lord Taylor, Mrs. Lilly,
widow of the Memorial geology professor who died in a car crash in September,
1966, and Mr. Hewart Peters of the Geological Association of Canada. The
book is the first the Association has dedicated to an individual scientist.
and general enjoyment, and has come
to be the final fling of the year, after
which preparations for final examinations becomes paramount.
Carnival then has been designed to
include everyone on campus in its
program—more especially the "Jour
de Farce" is a day when frolic and
fun reaches its height. In this day
such contests as car-smashing, snow-
tower buildings, car stuffing, arctic
football and many other amusing
snow frolics take place. As always,
the success of Carnival depends on the
support of the students. It is hoped
that again this year the general public will be at hand to view the efforts
of the students in this Carnival '68.
Apart from the excitement of fun
in the snow, the Carnival provides
athletic events when other universities'
teams are invited to participate in the
Carnival.
Winter Carnival this year was put
together through the long-hour efforts of the executive and the many
committees made up to handle every
facet of Carnival. The Carnival Chairmen this year are Linda Inkpen and
Paul Vavasour, headed by Kel Marshall. From there more than thirty
people are branched out to over ten
committees.
day's meeting. "It bears no relation
to a student union building. It implies
a threat to the very existence of the
student union building. Why couldn't
the money paying for the Thomson
Centre go towards the Student Union
Building?"
This resolution confirms that none
of the money collected over past years
for the building fund will go to the
Centre. Previous suggestions had
included the idea that the students
pay for the furniture or the maintenance of the Centre.
Murphy, a gradue student in English and this year's Rhodes Scholar,
outlined to the meeting some of the
history of the plans for a student
Union building.
"A characteristic feature of the
Student Union Building has been the
silence with which its deliberation
and progress have been attended, and
the lazy communication between the
Building Committee and the students,"
said Murphy.
Two years ago, students passed a
referendum increasing student union
building fees to $25 a year for all
students receiving the government
allowance. "The idea at that time,"
said Murphy, "was that the building
was ready to start. However three
things delayed the start of construction."
The Administration began work on
a master plan, and before its conclusion no permanent building could be
"During the silence of last summer,"
said Murphy, "a grammatical equation
that is familiar to Memorial and the
temporary building became permanent."
The Thomson Centre contains ample
space for student offices, but there is
little provision for the average student.
Lounge and cafeteria space is limited,
and most of the building is occupied
by a gymnasium, a feature which has
no part in the plans for the Union
Building.
3 Seats Open
in by-election
Engineering representative
Peter Tilbrook resigned Monday
from Council of the Students'
Union "for personal and academic reasons."
His resignation means that
three seats will be contested in
the by-election of January 26.
One at large seat is vacant since
the resignation of Kevin Smith,
and the Arts by-election of November 1 has been nullified because of voting irregularities.
Nominations close January 19.
CAMPAIGN SPEECHES
WILL BE GIVEN IN THE
LITTLE THEATRE AT 2
P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24.