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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 19, No. 2. March 10, 1955

This is Weir

This is Weir

Having been scattered to the four winds, the old residents of Weir are slowly reassembling within the stone corridors and rooms of the institution, alas a much depleted crew. The House seems to contain an extraordinary number of freshers, most of whom are at present eagerly looking forward to the Registrar's talk in the Common Room this Sunday evening. While it is improbable that Mr. Desborough will be able to attend, the newcomers are unlikely to find the proceedings of the evening, entirely without interest. Though this year's freshers look reasonably pure and unspoilt, those that survive the evening's entertainment should not take long to graduate into the particular type of dehumanised (but highly intellectual) brute that Weir is noted for.

The para heading is used to show that we display more versatility in the matter of pursuits than we are normally given credit for. Unfortunately the only cultural activity stirring in the House at the moment is the formation of this year's Haka Party. This however promises to be exceedingly worthwhile as there is a particularly large contingent of recruits from the freshers, and while it will take leader Alan Ward a few weeks to get the members coached to the highest efficiency, there is little doubt this year's mob will suitably uphold the noble traditions established by their predecessors.

(Other cultural pursuits will be reported in subsequent issues if and when we find something cultural to pursue).

Weir Being Got At!

It seems shocking that we should have got ourselves a grouse before we are scarcely back bat the fact is that we find ourselves on the receiving end of a particularly wicked practical joke delivered by no less an adversary than the City Fathers. The afore-mentioned august body seemed to have formed such a low—and we are obliged to add, unjustified—opinion of the mental age of residents that they deemed it advisable to install immediately out-side our back entrance a children's playground, fully equipped with swings, monkey bars and merry-go-round.

Unfortunately the phrase "our back entrance" in the last sentence must now be amended to "our former back entrance," for across our old route to Vic and the Cable Car la now erected an unbroken six foot high fence dividing off the house from this new amenity.

While we are prepared (with regret) to forgo the pleasures that we had imagined were in store for us from our new play area, the fact that it forces us to walk some hundred and fifty yards further to get anywhere does not meet with wild enthusiasm, either from Weirmen or from those living in adjoining houses. It is to be hoped that the City Council recant of a rather deplorable joke and re-establish this particularly useful right of way.

Mr. W. Ransom, nominee for the Rhodes Scholarship last year, has been appointed a lecturer in the Department of English, University of Sydney.

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Rev. Dr. Walshe, D.D., who has studied at many overseas universities, has been appointed Assistant Lecturer in the Departments of Political Science and History.

Producer of Extravaganza this year is Mr. W. N. Sheat, LL.B, who produced last year's success.

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Mr. W. Ilea has been appointed Executive representative on the VUC WUS Committee.

It is realiably stated that Ron Jarden, BA., will again play for the University Senior [unclear: Rugly]" team this season.

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NZU Blues in Rugby Football for 1954 were won by Messrs. McHallck, Osborne, Fitzgerald and Stuart.