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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 1, No. 17 July 27, 1938

No Formula

No Formula.

Summing up for the negative, Mr. Scotney told us the little story about high pressure salesmanship, and the "Push" and "Pull" devices on a door—he said the speeches of the affirmative had reminded him strongly of it. While real problems confronted the Americans they chose to digress. No concrete formula had been put forward by the visitors. The Constitution is out of date, and though the Americans did not realise it, they are old-fashioned. It was not even what the majority of people wanted—nor the President, else why all the conflict with the Supreme Court? In dealing with the influence of films. Mr. Scotney pointed out that the main consideration of the producer was the "box-office"; and the second aim was to stop the people thinking about serious things. The taste of the people has been so tailored that it could not face up to a serious film.