If he came up with something, most of the time
he was given a vague look ... with the message:
not relevant ... an effective method against
newcomers. But soon he found out that
important decisions were taken afterwards
in the pub ... informal ... after lots of booze.
Then at the next meeting formally settled.
Two pubs near cafeteria 'Moeke Nas' ...
't Haantje' on the 'Daalse' and 't Hoekje'
on the 'Beyen' ... where students were
supposedly fraternizing with the working
class ... were soon shunned by the workers.
Piet and Joop pub owners 't Haantje
Meanwhile the university was being restructured.
Faculty departments were set up. Some staff
members were given administrative tasks ...
others a scholarship in the USA. The German
Marxist Prof. Tudyka was appointed as head
of the department International Relations.
For the department Public Administration ...
they found the Social Democrat Van Den Doel ...
a supporter of the convergence theory of Tinbergen.
That meant that the economic systems of the USA
and Soviet Union would grow towards each other.
When Richard doubted that very much at the oral
exam ... he promptly failed. Although he only
needed two more testimonials to be able to do
the bachelor exam ... first he took a temporary
job ... filling mailbags in Doetinchem.
