Kedgley found unappealing

Sir—If it had not been for Sue Kedgley's face printed large on the Women's Page of the Evening Post, Sept, 4, I would never have known that she had once again expressed her−so touching— community conscience. Wonder and amazement struck me as I read the exposition of scribbled nonsense printed beneath the photo.

In order to raise money for the Halls of Residence appeal it was necessary to "dispel the illusion" existing in the public consciousness that "the student community" consists of nothing but those terrible types who demonstrated their discontent with the government, unemployment, the Vietnam war etc, outside Parliament on July 26. Indeed, these students are but a "small section", not much more than 400. Just to prove that the minority is always wrong, Miss Kedgley has organised another group of no less than 100 students to assist in house to house collection for the Appeal. Pitiful indeed is the response of those students who "care", it is a wretched nothing compared with the spontaneous demonstration of student militancy that took place on July 26. I can only wonder what prompts Miss Kedgley and the 100 other dressed-up individuals that she has enlisted to imagine that they represent "the student community" any more than do the 400 militants.

Perhaps it is Miss Kedgley's appeal to conscience, humanity and reason. "We do care [oh, how much we care!] and we do want those halls of residence," she said. We care, and we want. We care for our image, and we want our halls of residence. We even care for our image "apart from wanting to raise money," she explained, altruistically.

But don't worry Miss Kedgley, the public won't need to be given any good reasons. All that is required is what you and no doubt your camel-haired troopers as well, can so ably provide. Just present the facile, grinning, cretinism that our charity-conscious bourgeois citizenry so deeply craves, and you will most surely get all the money you want.

Yours sincerely,