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Heels 1967

Editorial ??

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Editorial ??

Zambuck T. Rothschild and seven other convicted twits have stated in the Journal of Ecclesiastical Homilies that Tramping, like Fornication, is the privilege of the thinking man.

I remember well my early college days, when Zambuck, with his pallid face the colour of rancid yoghurt, would lie on his brass, ex-Army bedstead and mouth such inanities. He had many ideas, did Zam, but only once was he known to put them into effect - that was one Leap Year when, by sleeping for 24 hours on the extra day of the year, his consciousness of that day would be eliminated, and the balance of the Universe would be maintained. Poor lad !

Which brings me to the point that Tramping; like Fornication, is not just thinking, but doing, Part of the aim of having slide evenings, talks, and publishing this lowly rag, is to make people plan and think about trips. This is all very well, but it seems of late, that students interested in tramping are either
a)Members of the "fit mob" of regular trampers,
b)Tramp with an outside club because the University club has a "bad name" (for what its worth!) or
c)Have some degree of the "Rothschild Syndrome" (see above).

Of course, there is the marked handicap of the "Meal Ticket" race which being a student involves, but it is also true that only a hard core of regular trampers maintains the active side of the club.

Many of those who indicate their interest in tramping at the beginning of the year, mostly freshers, are never heard of again, and it seams a pity that good thoughts and intentions should not be realised.

Tramp with V.U.C.