Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 7, No. 3. May 3, 1944
See Society in Satire
See Society in Satire
As far as I can see, the predominant [unclear: nd] of V.U.C. Extravs. is that of poll-[unclear: al] and social lampoonery and satire. [unclear: C.U.C.] this tendency was generally [unclear: nearly] so pronounced. The differ[unclear: ce] is probably due to the different [unclear: outlooks] of the student bodies of the [unclear: o] Colleges. V.U.C. seems to lean far [unclear: re] towards the political and social [unclear: differences] than C.U.C. The latter (in my [unclear: ne] and probably more so now) was [unclear: ry] largely influenced by a strong [unclear: d] vigorous body of full-time students [unclear: whose] number counted a big per[unclear: ntage] of science and engineering stu[unclear: nts]. It is a well-known and deplor[unclear: le] phenomenon that scientists and [unclear: gineers] do not interest themselves in [unclear: cial] and political problems to the ex[unclear: nt] their scientific and technological [unclear: tivities] and the reactions thereof on [unclear: e] everyday life of the community [unclear: arrant]. When, in the very distant [unclear: ture], the University of New Zealand [unclear: calises] that no graduate worthy of the [unclear: me] has the right to a degree in [unclear: ienee] or engineering without at least [unclear: general] idea of the social functions [unclear: d] implications of his profession, we [unclear: ay] witness a difference in the outlook [unclear: Extravs]. at C.U.C.
At present the Extravs. (Revues, [unclear: ey] call them at C.U.C.) are of the [unclear: rcical], musical comedy type. Gener[unclear: ly], political and social satire figures [unclear: ite] largely, but only incidentally as [unclear: mpared] with V.U.C., where, as far as [unclear: can] see, the tendency is for this [unclear: tiricism] to be the fundamental tenor. [unclear: dicative] of this is the recent pre[unclear: minary] announcement in a recent [unclear: sue] of the "Dominion" advertising [unclear: xtrav]., which ends with the tag, "See [unclear: pciety] in Satire."