Heroes Of The Empty View

In view of the activity and promise shown by the club, the attitude of the Students' Association (in, its persistent refusal to deliver the promised grant) seems to be more than just a little shortsighted. It is not widely known that all film societies are closely bound by regulations imposed by both the Government and the film distributors themselves. Prominent among these are the prohibitions upon admission of the public to, and also against charging for admission to, society screenings. Further, the V.U.F.S. itself feels that students, who pay high enough Association fees already, should not have to pay further for admission to student-run functions.

It is a sobering thought that the society should screen such diverse classics as Battleship Potemkin, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Marty, Alexander Nevsky, Richard III, and The Cranes Are Flying amongst a host of others, the moment they were granted the necessary money for the rental fees; this being equivalent to the Student Association fees paid by twenty students!

—A.E.