Salient: An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 12, No. 2, March 16th, 1949.
Exec. Motion
Exec. Motion
Moved Evison, seconded Cook:
That in view of the publicity recently given to the statements made by the Rev. Martin Sullivan referring to Communist motions, woolly-mindedness, dumbness and closed minds at the recent Students' Congress at Curious Cove, this Executive wishes to record its rejection of these allegations as they are completely unjustified and are a serious reflection on the student members at the Congress and on New Zealand University students in general. We affirm that the Congress, at which all contributions to discussion were freely discussed, was a most valuable and enjoyable experience for those students present, and a great step forward for the New Zealand student movement. We wish to congratulate the Congress Management Committee and particularly the Congress Organizer, Mr. Harold Dowrick, for the fine work they did in making the Congress the outstanding success that it definitely was.
— Carried.
O'Brien abstained.
Battersby, Pearce, Langford, Holm, [ unclear: Ilott] dissented.