VOL. 1 NO. 17

MONDAY, APRIL 17

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Russian Technology Evokes Congratulations Waterloo reaction?

As the paper goes to press we received news of the Russian success in putting a man into space orbit around the earth. We extend our congratulations and express the hope that this does not mean a triumph of Russia over the rest of the world

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but a further mastery by man of his surrounding ele- ments. What the Russian achievement means to Wat- erloo, its students and pro- fessors, remains to be seen but we hope for some com- ments for the next issue of Coryphaeus.

CLOSE-UP ON STUDENT EXCHANGES ‘Artstudents’ will agree

that reading through the first year course in one’s own language is hard enough, yet studying with us all year has been a student from Stuttgart, Germany; Volker Barthel.

Volker is the first guest of a student exchange pro- gramme sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Kitchener- Waterloo and Stuttgart. The other half of the exchange is Henry Warkentin, a Water- loo graduate in German Lit- erature, who is now taking courses at both Stuttgart and Tubingen (20 miles apart). Both Rotarys handle the negotiations (now taking up several fat files of about two year’s correspondence), the students’ expenses and the moral support of their respective guests. Dr. Dyke of the German-Russian De- partment has been this Uni- versity’s main contact with the Rotary for academic advice.

. The student to be sent is

carefully selected, since he must not only represent his country’s academic standing, but also must have the per- sonality to make a good ambassador. He has to know the language well enough to

follow lectures, but has his choice of majors. If he meets preliminary qualifications, he goes before the’ Scholarship Committee of his own Uni- veristy, and then has an interview with executives from the Rotary Club that is to sponsor him.

Right now negotiations are taking place with Vienna, who has expressed interest in sending a student to Waterloo next year. Dr. Mc- Kegney.of the Franch-Span- ish Department is working on similar arrangements with Mexico for the ‘62’63 term.

Dr. Dyke believes every university should enter into student exchanges since both university and the country will benefit by “the more students we can send into the world.”

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ELECTION NEWS In their usual quiet turn-

out on Thursday, April 6, the Spring-Fall Engineering students cast the final ballots in the campus elections for the 1961-62 academic year. When the last ballots had been counted, the results were as follows:

President, Paul Dirksen, (acclamation).

Vice- President, Richard Hamilton, Paul Koch, elected.

Do you approve of the Constitution? Yes.

Should we join N.F.C.U.S. Yes.

Although little is known concerning the out-quarter Engineer, Richard Hamilton, at least those now with us are well-equipped for the year of office ahead of them. President-elect Paul Dirksen was last year’s Science Rep- resentative on the Union Council. This year, he has been acting President of the Temporary Students Coun- cil.

Paul Koch is a familiar figure to the Engineers on campus. In 1958-59, he was President of the Engineering Society, and Engineering Re- presentative on the Waterloo University College Council. Last year, he served as assistant secretary of the Engineering Society and was the Engineering Representa- tive on the Union Council. Up to the time of this election, he was acting Treas- urer of the.Temporary Stud- ents Council. He was one of the key personnel who work- ed on the Engineering Soci- ety Constitution in 1959, and, together with Paul Dirk- sen and the temporary Stud- ent Executive, laid the groundwork for the con- stitution which has just been ratified by popular vote.

The offices of these people are located in Annex 2, and will be open to any and all who have a problem which concerns the entire student body.

The exact duties of the newly-elected executive are set forth in Article 7, para- graphs c and d, of the Constitution, copies of which are available for reading at the librarian’s desk in the Physics Library.

The number of voters in this election would tend to indicate that something was lacking in many quarters. Only 306 of a possible 1000 took the time to east their ballots. 257, of this term’s Engineers turned up at the polls, along with 5Oaj, of the Science students, 40y0 of Arts, and a mere 15% of the Engineers now in industry. As a result of this overall low turnout, the feeling of

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BNTIPATHY and DELIGHT By Yimminy

The wire service carried an article about a fellow who cut off half his beard because it tickled his wife whenever they were in bed. She agreed to put up with half the beard until the novelty wore off. “After all,” she said, “I can’t complain, because he has met me half way.” This would appear to be a fabrication of the truth or outright blackmail. This writer is greatly concerned over the situation and its far reaching effects on the man of the family, who at this very moment is struggling to retain not only his crown but also his beard. The obvious question is, what happens if the poor fellow has a bad night and turns over in his sleep.

Word has it that Brigitte Bardot has plans for retire- ment in the not too distant future. France’s “Sex Kitten” had planned a career in interior decorating but her agent denies that this will ever come about. Personally, I feel that she has a tremendous start in this very lucrative field. After all what bedroom would be complete without her as part of the decoration?

$: * * This columnist has tem*porarily lost his other half

Yump, unfortunate chap, has been relegated to the task of lamp blackening for a period not to exceed two weeks. Bear up old chap and take the pain with head held high.

Adieu fond friend.

Where is the fine old spirit of chivalry? This past week I have witnessed feats of exceptional skill and daring right here on our fine campus. Our boardwalks provided th.e springboard for some of the finest acrobatics since the Olympic Games. On observing one fair young maiden, I noted a complete lack of fear; this courage standing out as the badge of a true Canadian. Tip-toeing onto the perilous run, a gleam of accomplishment lit up her face. This was a typical Canadian face. I felt myself begin to perspire as I waited. The pace increased and the slope grew. The one arm flashed out for balance. The whole body twisted to the side.. Would balance be retained? I clenched my fists in anticipa- tion of disaster. I was not a true Canadian. After what seemed an eternity, balance held; the body righted itself. The walk was now level. The worst was over. With this, I issued a sigh of relief, for a Canadian had triumphed again. Regaining her maidenly composure, she paused to take stock of the situation. This was a typical Canadian situation. Then, she saw him. Help was on the way. There, in the distance, could be seen a grey jacket loping to the rescue. He came closer, but he did not stop, for he was already late for class. With a shoulder block of an all Canadian athlete, he tore through the obstruction. Up flew the books . . . The deed was done. With typical Canadian stamina, our heroine regained the safety of the walk. And where was Canadian chivalry? There in the mud.

Expected in the not too distant future, an announce- ment from the U. S. of A. that they have had a man in space since the first of the year. Apparently, he doesn’t want to return.

* * * * * What faculty member awoke to half a beard? They say

that half a beard is better than no beard at all.

the voters toward the two questions on the ballot do not necessarily indicate pub- lie opinion.

Of the many complaints voiced concerning the bal- loting, the following are worthy of mention:

1. There was only one polling station, located in the Physics Lobby. A good per- centage of the students do not pass by that point on a given day.

2. There was little or no campaign.

3. Many non-voters claim- ed lack of knowledge con- cerning the Constitution and N.F.C.U.S.

4. The vote occurred very soon after the return of this quarter of Engineers.

5. The election was poorly advertised.

There is an answer to some of these complaints. The absence of a great cam- paign was partially due to the closeness of Arts and Science examinations. Also, it must be brought to mind that campaign audiences in the past have turned out to be extremely small. This was no doubt extremely disheart- ening to someone who had put weeks into the prepara- tion of a campaign speech.

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Page 2 The CORYPHAEUS, MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1961

The CORYPHAEUS Published by the undergraduate student body of the University of Waterloo, under the authorization of the acting Board of Publications. Publications Office, Annex 2, The University of Waterloo, Phone SH 5-0571 and SH 3-2681. The opinions expressed herein represent the freedom of expression of a responsible, autonomous society.

Editor-in-Cheif: Brendan O’Connor Associate Editor: Adrian Weerheim

Production and Circulation: Bob Sexton Advertising Manager:

Al. Marshall Business Manager :

Engineering Editor: Murray French

Wallace Krawczyk Photographer:

Brian Reid Sports Editor: News Editor:

John Stirrat Earlby Wakefield Feature Editor: Richard Taylor

EDITORIAL Whilst virgin snows are turned to muck and the fresh

sprigs of grass show tenderly from their seed eases and the rows of students with industry-hardened faces, fresh for a new start, brush shoulders with others struggling under the burden of careering examinations, as they try heroically to catch those hours spent in playing bridge ~ back another generation, it seems, we see a time of change.

Have you ever considered that life is a mere series of changes - the integral of delta ‘ens mobile’ dt from here to eternity as it were? We must all change, not all change is good, not all change is bad, but change is necessary and let us try to make our changes for the better.

The Corypbaeus’ staff has again encountered its quar- terly change with the confusion and challenge adhering thereto. Our hearty congratulations to the retiring staff on a job well done and the best of success in exams or in the industrial field, whichever is your lot.

To keep up with the advancement and change we will renew our efforts to maintain or improve the quality of your newspaper.

The amount of trash which abuses the medium of print in these prolific days is such that it is time consuming and often impossible to find and separate true gems from useless verbage.

And this paper has not been exempt from invasion by the latter.

However, with an increasing university population, 1 advancement in educational maturity, and discovery and

tapping of new sources, we are striving to produce a more interesting, more informative, and more thought-provoking journal.

We hope you can contribute. In accordance with these aims and a change for the

better we will attempt to express our point of view on topical controversies with emphasis on the intelligent approach.

have It is our opinion that every university student should

the opportunity to express his opinion - to be an ‘angry young man’ - not by shouting down his beer-parlour companion or by smashing his opponent’s tool rig, but by forcefully and intelligently putting his or her ideas and arguments into print. sword.”

“The pen is often mightier than the However unless the pen is pointed, sharp, and full

of ink, not much will ensue. I found it in Hamilton and it said, “Small minds

discuss people, medium minds discuss things, great minds discuss ideas.”

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. Quarterly Directory Inserts. Any of these may be picked up at noon hour in The Board of Publications’ Offices, Annex 2. We are attempting to dispose of excess stock, but we must make clear that the supply is very limited.

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The first said, “I turned seventy-six last month and only a week ago my wife had a seven pound baby boy.”

“That’s nothing,” scoffed the second, “Whyr’m eighty and my third wife presented me with an eight-and-a-half pound girl.”

The third sat knowingly

listening and then remarked, “That reminds me of some- thing that happened last spring. I was out for a walk in the country enjoying the fine sunshine and scenery. Suddenly a rabbit darted out in front of me and I raised my cane as I would have raised my rifle in my youth and fired. The rabbit fell dead. As I stood there in amazement at what I had done, a young man with a still-smoking rifle appeared from the woods to claim his quarry.”

Letter to the Editor RE - ELECTIONS

Dear Sir: . . . the Coryphaeus . . . did

a splendid job of keeping us up to date on current events, especially after the promises of a “special election issue,” in which the (Student Coun- cil) candidates’ platforms would be made public. Or was it that the persons who aspire to guide us felt that it was not necessary to present themselves to us? . . . Do youths think that getting a degree frees them of their political responsi- bility? . . .

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Election News cont’d Generally, there has been a great lack of interest in campus polities on the part of the student body. There- fore, they have brought part of this poor campaign upon themselves.

For those lacking know- ledge, copies of the Con- stitution were available in the Physics Library. N.F.C. U.S. was well publicized in the January issues of the Coryphaeus.

The advertising of this election was generally poor. The few pck ters on- the bulletin boards were small and bore nothing to attract one’s attention. The choice of location lacked strategic planning. There should have been at least one at the entrance to the Annex 2 Cafeteria and the Chemistry Coffee Shop. The last two issues of the Coryphaeus (March 9 and 17) contained nothing concerning the elec- tion.

We can do nothing to improve the last election, but we can show more in- terest and ensure that next year’s election will not be a sad repetition of the one just pa&.

Persons having pertinent comments to make concern- ing the election or another topic of general interest may, send same in writing to The Editor, the Coryphaeus, by way of the student mailbox. (under ‘Board of Publica- tions’).

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2Question of the Week ? 0 What are your views on the amount of interest that

Canadian students take in polities?

As far as I am concerned, the student on the whole knows very little about polities. You can read and talk about it but, until you’ve been out in the world where you can actually see the effects of the different political systems, you don’t really know. As for this idea of student demonstrations, that’s a lot of hooey, because they don’t really know what they want and so they are “rebels without a cause.” These demonstrations are generally joined by hooligans and usually end as riots, for which the students get all the blame.

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I think that the Canadian student shows far too little interest in polities, national or international. Most students will not even read the newspaper reports of current affairs. This general indifference might be caused by the lack of oppressive living conditions, as would be imposed upon them if the country had known the ravages of war and the in- justices of a totally corrupt government. They have never had to fight for the better things in life. By this I do not mean a new ear and a fine house, but, rather, the privileges of being able to vote for the man he wants, of having someone to defend him in the Courts, of being able to enjoy the so-called “Human Rights” which living in a democracy has given them.

It is not easy to say how this disinterest could be overcome because, regardless of who tells them of the con- ditions that exist in other countries, or how vividly the facts of life are presented to them, unless they could see the actual thing with their own eyes, no permanent mark of guilt remains on their conscience to think that somewhere on Earth there are people being forced to live in filth and depravity. 3

Volker Barthel,

German Exchange Student--Arts I

10 KingStreet S.

Special Student’s

MUSIC TO STUDY BY The present trend in re-

corded music is making L.P.s for special occasions or moods such as “Music to Eat By”, or “Music to Shovel Your Driveway By”, etc. Well, here are two new releases designed specifically for the heretofore neglected group of teen-agers (and older eats) who are somehow still in school. Here are two new L.P.s in Hi-Fi: On the Cen- trifuge label, a new album called :

This letter was submitted by one of our readers who thought it would be of in- terest to students who have been finding it difficult to obtain T-4 income tax slips. This letter was actuallv mail- ed, but for purposes of pub- lication names and addresses have been omitted. The manager Personnel Dept., ---_---- -----------Ltd.

Dear Sir:

“Wernher von Braum Plays Classical Physics,” in- eluding :

l Perpetual Motion Waltz

0 Ballistic Ballet Overture

l Selections from New- ton’s “Laws of Motion”

@Harmonic Motion for Springs

l Love theme from the new science film, “Accelera- tion in a Viscous Medium”.

And newly issued by the Cyclotron Recording Com- pany “Mathematics by Moonlight” including :

0 Lemma Call You Sweet- heart

0 Calculus Concerto

l Algorithum Rhythm

l It all depends on x -

l The Nearness of ( __ (as x0) (psi) Love You

With the excitement of income tax time I can well understand why your de- partment may have missed sending out the odd T-4 slip. I am very concerned over your department’s activities because I am a boy who once served a brief spell with your compnay and who has long since departed. I realize that I was a nobody in the organization yet I cannot help but feel that my em- ployment from February 12 to April 30 does warrant some recognition. It is true that the government owes me very little so please do not feel that I am making a big issue over a small sum. As a ------ Ltd. employee you probably know that every little bit helps and working with your company for three months has conditioned me to a life of poverty and frugality. In closing, let me express my sincere wish that my T-4 slips will be delayed no longer. Thank you.

l 2 for 3 Cha-cha-cha. Yours truly,

So there you are, record fans - two new and ap- propriate mood records. Isn’t that interesting.. How many think that’s interesting?

As a footnote our reader states that his T-4 slips were received two days later by registered mail.

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