The students who went on the U.S.A. Canada Trip were able to make some very interesting observations on Students' Association activities in the overseas Universities.

Over fifteen campuses were visited throughout the States and Canada. They differed to a great extent. The Universities on the East Coast were older and more expensive to attend than the West Coast Colleges. This is mainly because the well-known Universities in the East are privately endowed.

Student Associations were large and active. The chief difference from the N.Z. Associations is that the overseas associations have plenty of money. This is due to the big football takings. The money obtained from public football games provides facilities for all other sports and in addition supports the student government. At the University of California this year the student body has made over $224,000 at football games. This does not mean that there is no Student Association fee. Fees at all universities visited ranged from $5 to $15 (30/- to £4/10/0) per annum. Sometimes the students were obliged to join the Association and sometimes it was optional.

The Students' Executive was nowhere elected as it is here. In some cases, e.g., Toronto University the election of officers was indirect except for the President. Each faculty had a committee and the heads of these committees were automatically on the student council or executive. In almost every case a member or members of the teaching staff were on the executive. And in no case was there a student representative on the College Council as there is at Victoria College. Electioneering is carried out with a great deal of campaigning and posters, but even so rarely half the students vote.