Twice during the year vocal students have been after the blood of the Students' Executive. Having tasted that blood the second time round, they are apparently content to sit quiet for some time. For the first time in 14 years, the Exec. was evicted.

Led by a group of student anarchists, a Special General Meeting of the Students' Association was called first week back after the long vacation. The issue was the increased fees.

At the meeting Anarchist trouble-shooter William Dwyer, moving the no-confidence motion, charged that Exec, had failed to protect student interests. He was also troubled that the President had written the "Dominion" suggesting that certain students "should be lined up against a wall and shot".

Disruption

Pleaded President Mitchell: "You cannot throw us out so close to Capping Week." It would have meant a serious disruption to the organisation. The no-confidence move was thrown out, 132-41.

The agitating anarchists took one look around, then put up a motion calling for demonstrations if the Exec could not talk the Government out of its fees hike. It was passed.

However, nothing was done to implement the motion. So left-wing activists took it upon themselves to organise a demonstration during the opening of Parliament. False notices were circulated saying that lectures had been cancelled. They carried forged signatures of Mitchell and Secretary Moriarty.

Over 200 students turned up to the demonstration, which received Le publicity. This was in spite of Mitchell's efforts to thwart it.

Hot Collars

Hot under the collar, over 100 students opined that the Exec, had to go, and raised their hands to that effect at the S.G.M. The outgoing Exec, was labelled a "powerful but corrupt elite" by Ralph Magnusson, twice - unsuccessful Exec, aspirant.

But the loudest, longest noise was still to come. A provisional Exec. had been elected for the period up until the Annual General Meeting. Tired of the left-ward trend of late, the more conservative element decided it was time for action.

One Tony Pointon moved "That this Association has confidence in the Evicted Exec."

Dwyer then called the meeting "reactionaries". "traitors" and "back-stabbers". Vocalist Dwyer, with loud chorus work from accompanying leftists, kept up such a racket that the meeting had to be put off until the following week. But they achieved their purpose. No more was heard of Pointon's motion.

Soon after, the Minister of Education announced new aids to students suffering under increased fees.

Propriety

Acquired notions of propriety are stronger than natural instincts. It is easier to recruit for monastries and convents than to induce an Arab woman to uncover her mouth in public, or a British officer to walk through Bond Street in a golfing cap on an afternoon in May. —Shaw.

A Specialist

No man can be a pure specialist without being in the strict sense an idiot.—Shaw.

Clubs Active

There are four political clubs on the campus. And they are all left-wing, all very active.

World Affairs Council looks after nuclear disarmament and world problems. Socialist Club presses intermittently for a democratic socialism. Anarchist Association aims to bring about a new society, based on "equality, liberty and fraternity". The Society for Student Rights has so far done nothing.

These clubs are the centre of left-wing agitation on the campus. Because of over-lapping membership they can bring to bear combined strength on many issues.

The right-wing (mainly law and commerce students) is the most powerful force on campus. Most law students standing for Exec. make the grade.

Executive Composition

Exec. has 13 members. There are five officers, eight portfolios. They are (names of holders in parentheses): President (Moriarty'; Vice-Presidents (Perham, Keren Clark); Secretary (Pitchforth); Treasurer (Harris); Cultural (vacant); House Committee (Afaeki, Cathy Benefield); Social (McKay); Sports (Pomeroy); Publications (Preston); Capping (Cornford); Public Relations (Blizard).

Elections are held annually for each position.