"Parturiunt montes, nascitur ridiculus mus."

—Horace

At a time when the results of our activities depend so much on the goodwill of the public (Building Fund Appeal), when the publicity of Easter Tournament and Extrav. is about to flood the daily press, it is highly regrettable that any member of the College should derogate the character of another for an insignificant mistake in policy. But when it appears that the instigator is motivated by purely partisan interests and when faults of his own may be exposed as no less excusable than those of his victim and without the justification that they were made in the interests of the Association, then his action should be condemned by every sane and intelligent student at the University.

The damage has been done. Last Friday Mr. de la Mare's letter appeared in the "Dominion" together with a commentary of the present upheaval. Fearing that the matter might be carried yet further with the consequent besmirching of the characters of people who have done much important and tireless work for the Stud. Ass., "Salient" made a vain attempt at intervention, promising not to publish any further material if the members concerned would withdraw their resignations. But all attempts to alleviate the inevitable repercussions have failed just as surely as any effort to obfuscate student activities during the coming weeks would prove futile.

As the elections will be held on the date on which another issue of "Salient" would normally be due, the only further material to be printed will be contained in the special election issue of Monday, 29th. It is to be hoped that incident will remain unique in University history and that in future students elected to the Executive will be prepared to place the Association before all individual interests and will comport themselves as is expected of intelligent men and women.

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