Benefits to readers

Although the lengthy minutes showed little apparent progress resulting from the marathon meeting, delegates left Christchurch at week's end feeling tired but satisfied that readers of student newspapers would benefit considerably through increased inter-college journalistic liaison and the exchange of information which may lead to cuts in individual papers' budgets.

The standard of New Zealand daily newspapers was very high, but only as high as the public wanted, according to leading members of the editorial staffs of both Christchurch newspapers who addressed the council on aspects of journalism.

In an examination of the "freedom of the press," Star-Sun editor, Mr. G. Burns, emphasized the duty of the press to its reading public but took a swipe at AUC's Executive which recently tried to oust the editors of the college paper; an editor should not be subjected to any pressure whatsoever, said Mr. Burns.

At an Informal luncheon the council and student leaders from the four university colleges entertained the Minister of Education. Conversationally adaptable as ever, Mr. Algie discussed university expansion, gondolas, chicken-bones and relations between the old and new generations.