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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria University, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 22, No. 3. April 13, 1959

[Introduction]

The resident executive of the New Zealand University Students' Association has begun work on the preparation of submissions to the Commission of Inquiry into University Education in New Zealand which, according to the Minister of Education, Mr Skoglund, will be set up early this year.

When the announcement was made, the N.Z.U.S.A. issued a statement welcoming the decision and expressing the hope that the Commission's terms of reference would be sufficiently wide to cover all aspects of the problems faced by universities. It is expected that the Commission will operate on similar lines to the Murray Commission, which met in 1957 to report on Australian universities. Its report has been regarded as a significant milestone in university education in that country.

The submissions to be made by the N.S.U.S.A. were discussed at the Easter Council meeting of the Association in Auckland.

Resident executive of the association has begun preparations on submissions on two of the major topics — student financial assistance, covering mainly bursary aid of various classes, including bonded bursaries, and student accommodation in New Zealand, which will cover the need for better living and working conditions for students, especially the need for more university hostels.

In addition, consideration will be given to supplementary submissions on other topics.