"I Have heard frequent criticism within New Zealand of the New Zealand graduate," said Professor Soper, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Otago, in an address at Congress, Curious Cove. "Of course I have heard praise too. But the criticism is largely that the New Zealand graduate does not pull his weight in the community. We can all think of instances to the contrary, but if there is truth in the allegation, I would put it down to the fact that so many university students have had, during their most character forming years at the university, so little community life.

"I sometimes feel that we are spoiling the ship for a ha'porth of tar. We have our classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and our teaching staff. But I am sure we as students and staff, are not knit together as a community as we should be, and so' we miss an essential part of our education. . . . Most centres need greatly expanded Union facilities, Unions of dignity and comfort, Unions where the students of all faculties can intermingle, where staff and students can meet and 'tire the sun with talking and send him down the sky.' . . ."

Professor Soper's full address will be printed in the next issue of "Salient," which will appear on Wednesday, March 23.