The Muse, vol. 15, no. 03 (09 October 1964)

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VOLUME 15
ST. JOHN'S, NFLD., FRIDAY, OCT. 9, 1964
No. 3
Vacant rooms
in residence
This university operates a total of three residences which provide accommodation for 372 students—108 women in Bowater
House and 264 men in Rothermere and Doyle Houses. Mr. John
Facey, residence director, reports that there were over 600 applications for residence this year, a clear indication of the popularity of
the residences.
Priority was naturally given to those
students who were in residence last
year, and, according to Mr. Facey,
several of these students were informed of their acceptance as early as July
last. It is now the second week of lectures and yet, of the 372 students admitted, an incredible total of 60 has
either not turned up, or left the residence without informing Mr. Facey or a
Proctor. Mr. Facey is appalled at
such discourteous treatment which has
now left him with the additional burden of filling the residences.
While the problem of student accommodation will never be solved till
there are enough residences, the present limited facilities could be better
used: if students would only co-operate
with the authorities.
There are enough applicants to fill
the vacancies in the men's residences,
but there is still room for twenty
women in Bowater House. Interested
women should immediately apply to:
Mr. John M. C. Facey
S130A, Memorial University, or to:
Miss MacGlashen, Proctor
Bowater House,
Irwin's Road,
St. John's.
To Speak
Here
On October 14, at 8:30 p.m., the
International Relations Club hopes to
have Professor C. A. W. Manning on
campus. He will address students on
the topic "In Defense of Apartheid or
Segregation".
Mr. Manning is professor Emeritus
of the London School of Economics,
where he taught International Relations. He was born and educated in
South Africa and for several years
taught law at Oxford University. He
will be introduced by Tim Thahane,
head of IRC on campus and a native
of Basutoland, South Africa's next-
door neighbour.
All those who can possibly attend
are invited to this talk on one of the
most controversial issues of our day.
A spokesman for IRC says "If you
have any opinion at all on apartheid,
why  not   bring  it  along?"
Watch M.U.N.'s notice boards for a
notice of the room number where the
event will be taking place.
The Varsity made a campus survey
after Alvin Hamilton (PC Qu'Appelle)
told the House of Commons last week
he had been informed that some students were talking about buying savings bonds with student loans.
One U of T student told The Varsity he was using a government loan to
help pay the interest on a family debt.
"I don't feel I'm cheating anybody
because the money is being used to
help the family's financial situation,"
he said. "My policy is, if the money's
there, use it."
A second student said one of his
friends was planning to go to Europe
on a loan. Another said a friend is
considering buying a sports car.
The survey failed to uncover any
evidence of students investing the proceeds of government loans, but a newspaper published by U of T engineers
claimed a student could make $722.19
in interest over a four year period investing government loans with trust
companies.
A Varsity students' council reporter
charged that the newspaper's survey
was based on malicious rumours. They
were unfounded, irresponsible and ridiculous, he said.
"They not only accuse students of
fraud, but they tend to cast doubts on
the integrity, wisdom and judgement
of the entire academic community."
If cheating exists at all, he said, it
represents less than one percent of the
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Varsity claims students
cheating on loans
TORONTO (CUP)—The Varsity, student newspaper at the University of Toronto, claims some students are using loans obtained under the Canada Student Loan Act to buy saving bonds, sports cars and
trips to Europe.
students who have obtained loans.
The U of T registrar's office reports
1,215 loans issued to date.
The Varsity claims it has had numerous reports of students who don't
need financial assistance borrowing under the student loan plan.
A U of T law professor said the use
of loans for any purpose other than
financing education is probably illegal. He added, however, that unless
a penalty is spelled out in the loan
act, a student using loans for other
purposes cannot be prosecuted.
The Dean of the U of T law school
said a university statement signed by
student borrowers declaring that loans
are needed for education is legally
binding.
Critical lack of
space in MUM
library
While discussions still continue on books missing from the
library, an aggravating problem is the critical lack of space. This
year, with a considerable increase in student enrollment over last
term, it is becoming obvious that it will be perplexing at times for
students, faculty, Mr. Gattinger, and his staff of 42 people. In
addition, the Science Reading Room has been changed to a lecture
room and this has served to heighten the situation.
At present, areas of the library base- Last week,  Mr.  Gettinger gave  in-
ment are being used for working space
while they were intended only for storage purposes. The building was designed to hold half the students that
it now does. "In fact," as Mr.
Gattinger put it, "we're crowded, the
building is stuffy, students are demanding service which we are trying
to provide, and still they keep coming."
To illustrate the seriousness of the
lack of space, he went on to tell of an
incident a few days after classes had
begun. He had been carrying a chair
upstairs, when he passed a number of
students sitting on the stairs. These
students had been unable to find a
seat in the library and as he walked
by he was nearly mobbed by them for
the chair. Or on another occasion, an
Education professor set an assignment
which required using the periodical
section: the class descended on the
periodicals and the result was nearly
chaos, with no one able to get into the
room, while nearly 200 students pored
over the required reading.
structions for the wooden tables used
last year and since removed, to be
brought back to alleviate the crowded
conditions. This is a partial answer
but, as long as students continue to
use the library to study notes and
text-books, there is little relief. As Mr.
Gattinger said, "many students come
to study textbooks or notes. In other
universities this is considered preposterous. Yet, as long as the situation
remains with inadequate reading
rooms, the library is the only logical
place to study."
For Mr. Gattinger and his staff this
will be a perplexing year; for faculty
and students frustrating. Some relief
will come, perhaps, with the opening
of the Arts and Education Building
next fall. Mr. Gattinger has an ambitious plan to have reserve books for
Education students there. The inevitable, of course," said the University
Librarian, "with increasing student
population is an extension to the present library building or another building or buildings."
Mun's residences are gradually rising from the mire that is the university's back lot.   Doyle House, in
the foreground, opened just this year and is now filled.   Eventually this entire lot will be paved.
(R. J. J. S. Photo)
Council holds
first meeting
By JANIS JONES
This term's first C.S.U. meeting began at 2:45, Oct. 3, in room
201. The meeting was called to order by chairman Ian McDonald,
and opened by the president Percy Mangoela.
the 1965 W.U.S.C. National Assembly at Memorial; a motion
was made to allocate $1000.00 to
cover the costs of the assembly,
the travel costs to be incurred by
delegates will be taken care of by
W.U.S.C.
Following the conference discussion was another about the
student insurance plan. Apparently there do not seem to be too
many students interested in taking out health insurance policies
provided for them on campus,
Clar Dwyer, a council member,
was delegated to conduct, in conjunction with an insurance company representative, a thorough
investigation into the insurance
situation. This year the original
plan will be continued; however,
on the basis of the council report, a new plan may be arrived
at and put into effect. Consultations with architects are also
being held by the council on the
University's new building plan.
Next on the agenda was the
financial report given by the
financial chairman, Margot Duley.
A motion was made by Miss Duley
to recind a motion she had pre-
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Before presenting the business
of the meeting, he welcomed back
the council members and remarked with obvious pleasure that no
members had flunked out.
Business on the agenda began
with various positions on the
council which had to be filled due
to the absence of Mrs. Elizabeth
Archibald, and Mr. Michael
Mahar. Adrain Fowler was then
appointed as vice-president, Beryl
Anderson as societies co-ordinator, and Rosemary Carew was
appointed secretary of the council.
Next on the agenda came conferences. The Atlantic Provinces
C. U. S. conference held in May
1964 was discussed. Other meetings which the CU.S. chairman
and the C. S. U. president will
attend, will be held in October
and March to review resolutions
made at the conference Two
invitations to conferences have
been received, one for the annual
conference at McGill University,
the other from Laval University.
A motion was made to accept the
invitations, both conferences will
be held from Nov. 19 to Nov. 21.
It has also been decided to hold