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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 10, No. 4. April 23, 1947
[Introduction]
If there were any Tournament points awarded for the number of remits passed at NZUSA Conference, VUC would win hands down. In Auckland at Easter we presented more remits than all the other Colleges combined, and were defeated on only two issues.
Mr. Doug. Murphy, President of the National Union of Australian University Students, flew over from Melbourne to attend the meeting; NZUSA was thus able to return the hospitality accorded to its President, Mrs. Marguerite Scott, who attended the NUAUS Conference last January.
The Otago delegation included Mr. John Child, who is now well known as the most recent sacrifice on the altar of academic hypocrisy.
A "Salient" reporter attended all the sessions of Conference, and we produce here a summary of the most important business.
Business arising from the minutes showed that there is still some hope of alleviation of exam. fees in the future. As yet there has been ho reply from the Senate on the question of allowing NZUSA a representative on that body.
VUC then moved several constitutional amendments, which were carried. These provide for (1) the holding of two Annual Meetings per year, one in August and one at Easter, (2) reduction in time required for notice of motion on constitutional amendments, (3) granting of voting power to the Chairman at meetings of the resident executive, the Chairman also to count in the quorum.