Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 4. 1966.
News Briefs
News Briefs
In Addition to items reported elsewhere on this page, here is a capsule of additional developments coming out of the NZUSA Easter Council:
Education: Efforts will be made in the coming year to obtain independent finance for a full-time Education director. There was wide consensus in the council on the primary importance of activity in educational affairs. In his policy statement prior to election, president-elect Mountain called education the "prime business" of NZUSA. and he exhorted members to devote themselves to the task of "enabling the largest number of students to reach the highest level according to their ability."
Travel: Budget estimates for the coming year predict a profit for the Student Travel Bureau of nearly £1000 and a cash flow of over £80,000. In response to the bureau's rapid growth, the New Zealand Railways has agreed to grant a rail booking agency and the Tourist Hotel Corporation has also made an offer for agency rights. Speaking on travel commission, outgoing-president Taylor said "the rail agency will be particularly important to tournament travel, and I predict that the day is not far off when NAC will also grant us an agency."
The commission approved the establishment of a travel board to supervise the operations of the recently-appointed full-time travel director. This board will be appointed by the resident executive, subject to constituent approval.
The Travel vice-president for the coming year will be Carol Bohmer, who served in the past year under the retiring vice-president, John Troughton.
Statement on Rhodesia: Constituent delegates moved unanimously in full plenary session "that NZUSA records its support for the United Nations mandatory sanctions imposed against Rhodesia." The wording of this policy statement was toned down from an earlier proposal in which NZUSA "emphasized its total condemnation of Mr. Ian Smith . . . and expressed its support of forceful intervention by the British government."
Sportsmen to Tokyo: New Zealand University Sports Union authorized in council the sending of a small team of New Zealand sportsmen to Tokyo in 1967 for the coming FISU International Games. New Zealand's competitors will be chosen for sole-competitor sports such as athletics, swimming, tennis, and fencing.
Cultural Affairs: The Cultural Affairs Commission directed its vice-president to investigate the possibility of special magazine subscription rates for students. The commission worked out details facilitating the transmission from university to university of special items of cultural interest, with an aim to increasing the number of exhibitions and film showings. In addition, it requested Auckland University to develop plans for the first student drama school, to be inaugurated a year from May.