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Salient. The Newspaper of Victoria University College. Vol. 20, No. 1. March 22, 1956

Between Ourselves

Between Ourselves

Jenifer Barnett has resigned from Executive and left Varsity to take a job out of town. Judith Grocott, another member of the women's committee, has moved to Auckland to be with the family owing to ill health. Likely candidates for the two vacancies on Executive arc Jeannette McCracken (Music), Wendy Forbes (Arts), Alison Cochrane (Arts) and Gabrielle Jackson (Arts).

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If Cappicade this year is half as funny as editor John Gamby's appeals for contributions it should be a cracker.

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Did you meet any of the Australian students over here on travel exchange? A very pleasant crowd we found them. For the short while they were here they covered an astounding amount of the country. Of course, New Zealand doesn't rate as very large compared with Australia, but most of the visitors admitted they had not been out of their home states before.

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Engaged are Guy Powles and Bobby Gerrard, who plan to marry in late 1957. Peggy Thom, ex-member of Executive, also recently engaged, has gone to Canterbury for a post-graduate course in teaching.

Our congratulations to David Simmers on his Rhodes Scholarship.

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The social season got away to a bumper start with a highly successful ball on Friday of Orientation Week. Special congratulations go to Gillian Hemery and the Social Committee for a fine job of work. Next big evening lined up for the Upper Gymnasium is March 23, when Salient will sponsor another ball to launch its publicity campaign for the year.

Remember the date.

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VUC is host college at Easter Tournament this year; this means billets are wanted for competitors from other colleges. Got a spare bed?

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The recently-formed VUC Literary Society has been lining up some impressive names for its programme this term. We look forward with interest to the first issue of the society's publication, "Experiment."

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We note with pleasure and interest progress on the new science block at VUC; hope it won't be too long before the new Student Union Building is at the same stage.

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We consulted the authorities as to whether VUC could take any credit for New Zealand's first test win against the West Indies tourists. It appears Don Beard, one of the New Zealand team's most dangerous weapons, took an M.A. here some years ago.

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Big event on the Debating Society's programme for the year is the fiftieth Plunket Medal contest. Budding orators arc advised to get in some early practice—try a soap box on James Smith's Corner Friday evenings.

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The two university congresses during the vacation—NZUSA at Curious Cove, and UCSNZ at Knocknagree—both received much favourable attention from the Press. Things like that can do a lot to break down public prejudice against the University, even in Wellington.

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Editor Nick Turner tells us he wants letters from readers for Salient's correspondence column. Only condition is—no politics!

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Salient Room has had an extensive face-lift and must be one of the pleasantest places round VUC now. The editor tells us he regrets he is unable to serve coffee and biscuits (or anything else) but will be "at home" to visitors at times stated on the notice board.

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And talking about notice boards, have you seen secretary John Marchant's latest brainchild in the main foyer? Amongst other things it should do much to prevent major clashes in dates of club meetings.