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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 2, No. 2 March 15, 1939

Election

Election.

A perfectly good presidency was going begging. Would you like to be president of the Debating Society? No? Or you? No? Or Mr. Freeman? Oh! Well. Mr. Hatherley, then? Yes, yes. Mr. Hatherley. No, we really can't hear him protesting—is that unanimous? Good What, he's resigned already? Impossible! Must have it in writing. Let the incoming committee deal with It and congratulations. Mark, old thing.

After which more shy creatures were railroaded into office, and then Mr. Aimers, beaming round, hooked members of the audience up to his table, where they chose a small white slip of paper and retired to the kitchen for two minutes to eat biscuits and allow thoughts on Varsity Romances. Gate Crashing, or a New Zealand-born Governor-General to well up from the subconscious.

Mr. Simpson opened proceedings with his usual charm, and gave some excellent advice as to joining the S.C.M. and the Tramping Club with a view to furthering one's matrimonial career, after which Mr. Lowin lamentably went most serious about Radio Propaganda. It is a regrettable fact that earnestness folds rather heavily into the meringue of impromptu speeches, and Miss Sutch's gentle dissecting of Mr. Brook's character was more to the general taste. Though Miss Sutch was rather reticent. Then Mr. Morrison gave a few delightful suggestions as to the possible meaning of the letters O.T.C. at V.U.C.—Omit Training College, and Organise the Cafeteria, for example.