Not so Gloomy—Meeting With City P.R.O.

"As is often the case, things are not so gloomy as they seem from the outside. "the President. Mr. Marchant, remarked at a recent Exce. meeting. Shortly before the President, the Secretary, and the P.R.O. had, at the invitation of the Wellington City Council P.R.O., met Mr. Feslier and Cr. Highet, chairman of the Public Relations Committee. The meeting was very successful. The City Council officials were "so enthusiastic to offer help in several ways". Mr. Feslier is a former student of Otago, and therefore knows both the great town-gown co-operation there, and the type of pranks which students indulge in.

The Council representatives were quite willing to support a University collection for charity, despite the fact that Mr. Marchant pointed out that all types, dressed in or semi-dressed in incongruous garments, using every conceivable and inconceivable implement, would descend upon the city.

The coming Wellington Festival was discussed. "The scale is grand, said the President. "It is going to cost a heck of a lot and be the biggest, first and grandest in New Zealand." Vic. representatives agreed to participate, and suggested that the College authorities might permit the use of college rooms.

For the blurb for Tournament visitors next year. Messrs. Feslier and Highet promised to give detailed information on citiy facilities, etc.

Moreover, as a "complete bombshell". Vic. was invited to have a representative on the Ctiy Public Relations Advisory Committee. There is quite a large waiting fist of private bodies wanting to get on to this committee, so this offer "shows their attitude to students. They want to improve Town-gown relations as much as we do".