Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria University College, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 20, No. 8. June 13, 1957
Dear Salient
Dear Salient
Well. Well.
Congratulations on Sal's Editorial. Don't let this criticism pass by without action by the Association. I hope the new Exec. will tackle this problem and raises the tone of Capping celebrations. —B.D.
Good Old Joe
Your contributor "Partisan", like so many recent apostates, attributes to the late Joseph Stalin all the sins of the Soviet set-up. I think he has fallen for Khrushchovs great hoax about "the cult of the individual". Marx would never have been taken in. He knew it is the cistern which is wrung and thought the indivisible." Anyway, Stalin wrote an excellent little tract about "nationalities" which condemned in advance the things which Khruschov (after Stalin was dead and stuffed) did to the Hungarians. "Stalinism"—balderdash! —P.W.
Exec. Write-Up
Congratulations on your excellent article on the duties of an Exec. member. I personally am no longer in doubt to the tasks membership of the Exec. entails, the sub-committees, the power of discipline, the hour of work outside the meetings, uncompleted activities of the outgoing Exec., problems to be faced in the near future. Exec. relations with the College authorities, with N.Z.U.S.A., Colombo Plan students. I.S.C., etc. Please keep up these lucid and valuable results of co-operation between a present and past "Salient" editor. Sal
Lashing Out
person who used to write in "Salient"
If "Partisan is (as I suspect) the under the same pseudonym a few years back, then it would certainly be harsh to expect to find consistency in his armoury of virtues. The one-time groveller before the ikons of Stalinism lashes at his ikons in blind fury when he discovers their feet of clay. But at least he could be consistent in his spelling—to find a man called " Khruschov". " Khrushchov and " Krushchev" all in one article is a bit much. — Graduate
(A famous New Zealand politician used to say, "Consistency is the refuge of fools." —ED.)