The Anglican Society started the year's activity on the 19th of March when Archdeacon McKenzie read a paper on "What the Church of England stands for". This society exists for the benefit of Anglican students, and provides opportunities for hearing church speakers and for corporate [unclear: hin.]

On the 20th of March the Film Society held it A.G.M. This resulted in the election of Mr. Edwards., Smith and Hegedus, and Messrs. Taylor, Campbell, and Addis-Smith as the society's officers, but was quite secondary to the main interest of the evening—Rene Clair's film "The Italian Straw Hat." This film, a "silent" classic, is an extremely amusing satire on the French petit bour-geosie, in which can be seen pioneer use of most of today's stock comic routines During the year the society plans to show worthwhile films of all ages which are not normally on show in this country.

Freshers, we are told, will be very welcome.

At a brief and midly unconstitutional A.G.M. recently the French Club elected Misses Kefala, Smithells, Finlayson and Mathew and Messrs. Hailey, Bundle. Goddard, Campbell to its official positions. Already a group of enthusiasts is at work preparing for the Club's first evening, which is to be held in mid-April and which will reveal Paris to its justifiably incredulous members. "I is hoped that the enthusiasm and standard manifest in this first revue will increase during the year.'

Having spent a most enjoyable weekend at Akatawara, members of the S.C.M. and friends are now feeling well prepared for this year. Approximately thirty-five people attended the gathering, enjoying the opportunity for fellowship, study, discussion and the talk given by Ann Sisea, travelling secretary for the Indian S.C.M.

The year set off to a very good start with the camp and barbecue following an extremely well-organised selling spree at the Bookstall from which the majority of poverty stricken students (and a number of the financially sound?) gained considerably.

Study groups and fortnightly Wednesday meetings are beginning, and those interested in participating should see member of the Executive, or the Rev. Alan Gray (the Chaplain) at the S.C.M. cabin.

At he recent A.G.M. of the Debating Society, the following officers were elected: President. E. W. Thomas; Vice President. H. C. MacNeil; Secretary. Fay Sligo; Treasurer, J. A. Doogue; Committee, Kath. Blakelock. Colleen Evans, John Hebenton, Kevin Bell. Although all but two of these are members of the Law Faculty, his reflects the balance of the faculty membership within the society.

The chief business dealt with was a change in the laws governing the awarding of the New Speakers' Prize. This is now open only to those who have not spoken in a University Debating Society before: this way it hoped to do away with such obvious anomalies as last year's award to Otago's and indeed New Zealand's crack University debater. Bill Blackwood.

The Commerce Faculty Club met recently in C3 before Accounting 1 with an attendance of over 100 (from Accounting I). The Committee (elected unopposed) is President Kenneth Sim-monds. Vice-President, John Cook, Hon. Sec.. John Hunn, and Alyson Williams. Prof. Khan.

Mr. Simmonds reported that the Club is now out debt. It is hoped to organise visits during the year to various firms to inspect their accounting systems.