May 11, 1962
n THE Herald reported: ''Fathers who do not attend the juvenile court when their sons appear were criticised by Sheriff Aikman-Smith yesterday at Aberdeen. 'Why is that fathers always send their wives to the juvenile court when their boys get into trouble?' '' he asked. The sheriff said he might refuse to deal with juvenile cases in the absence of fathers. ''When a boy getting on to adolescence gets into trouble it is the father's job to come along to court.''
n EDINBURGH students protested against a decision by the University of Edinburgh to enter a scheme for a London-based clearing-house for university applications. Other Scottish universities had limited their participation to including only English students who had also applied to English universities. Student leaders wanted Scottish universities to set up their own clearing-house for applications.
n IN THE House of Commons, Glasgow Labour MP Sir Myer Galpern contributed to a debate on whether or not dance halls in Scotland should have public house licences. Claiming he had ''saved Glasgow from the clutches of nudist clubs,'' Sir Myer added: ''I would not like to think of my own teenage daughter being in a public ballroom where drink is sold.''
n Kilmarnock MP William Ross said high-quality music would remove pressures for drink in dance halls. ''If they get Acker Bilk, they do not want Johnny Walker.''
n THE Church of Scotland agreed to set up a mission to Scotland's travelling people. It was estimated there between 1000 and 1500 travellers in Scotland, comprising 300-400 families.
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