The activities of Executive have covered the whole field of student interest; from the Student Union Building to assistance given to newly formed clubs, from the Cafeteria to new lockers in the Gym and from hot water in the cloak rooms to discussion on the South-East Asian Scholarship fund. The cafeteria is amongst the most important of these as it is this facility which brings the majority of students into contact with the Association.

At the end of last year the firm then in control of the Caf, left, stating that neither they nor, they suspected, anyone else would be prepared to take over the management of the Cafeteria until a great deal was done to provide the proper facilities necessary for its efficient control. It should be noted that that firm did little or nothing to assist in this direction. The Caf, was left in an extremely dirty and disreputable condition when they vacated the premises.

The Executive sent a letter of thanks to the manager of the firm thanking him for his excellent service to the Association, white as all users of the Caf, in the third term will testify, the "service" left a great deal to be desired.

Cafeteria Improvements

However, it is to the credit of the Executive that they took immediate action to improve conditions by drawing up a comprehensive report, setting out the necessary improvements, which after being adopted by them was sent to the College Council for action. The Council adopted it in toto and work on the Caf. was commenced early in the new year. The installation of new sinks and hot water facilities and a repaint of the kitchen were carried out, while a subcommittee of Executive endeavoured to find a new manager to take control.

After interviewing four applicants the committee appointed Mr. Wall, who has had previous university cafeteria experience at Otago, as manager.

In the common rooms also results of Executive activity are, obvious. In the women's common room a repaint and new lockers have given-more comfortable atmosphere and appearance; while the men have been treated to the extent of five new settees. The common-room controllers, especially (Diana Fussell and Tony Ellis) deserve congratulations for their practical and economical approach to the task of refitting the rooms.

An action which has received much criticism from certain groups of students was the re-organisation of notice boards, whereby an equal amount of advertising space was given to all clubs and societies. It is pointed out that a new notice board is to be placed to the right of the main stairs, operating on a card system of activities for This Week and Next Week. Thus it will be possible for all students to follow club activities and meetings from one centrally situated board.

Investigations are being made of the possibility of placing a notice board in the Cafeteria. Another notice board that has had its purpose improved by the secretary is, that now used by Executive, sited on the left of the main stairs, from which all students can readily gain immediate knowledge of the activities of Executive and N.Z.U.S.A.

Longer Office Hours

An assistant office secretary has been appointed to assist with normal clerical duties and the sale' of stationery in the Association's office, thus enabling the office to remain open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Student Union Building has received more intensive attention this year than in the past and the results have been extremely gratifying.

The other sub-committees of Executive (Blues, Publications, Finance and Social) have all carried out their activities with goodwill and effort, and their members have endeavoured at all times to give decisions that would be of ultimate benefit to the Association as a whole.

Procrastination

With the exception of the farcical exhibition of resignation and counter-resignation which was the main feature of the early period of its term of office. Executive earnestly applied itself to the many problems facing the association and for the most part performed its duties very successfully. Only criticism of their recent meetings is the practice of holding matters over. This procrastination was particularly obvious when Executive twice put off the co-opting of a woman committee member to replace Miss Barnett.

This appointment could well have been made six weeks ago and the appointee could have been of great assistance during the difficult and trying period of enrolling when, with most of the male members in military camp, and the remaining women working, the brunt of the work fell onto the shoulders of the office secretary. E.U. members who offered their assistance and others. It is to be hoped than in future Executive will remember that action is always preferable to procrastination.