Salient: An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria University Wellington. Vol. 23. No. 1. 1960
Unique Gathering
Unique Gathering
The gathering in such circumstances was unique, as we were all students—and I count among us the lecturers—and alt interested in free and disinterested enquiry. The wide variety of the topics gave us considerable scope for continuing discussion both within and without the confines of lecture times. After one particular lecture—it was one about space travel and its sociological implications—a large group settled down outside in the mild night air to continue talking about it.
Coming from all the universities. we met others at all stages of advancement—from those entering their second year to long-standing part-timers. Unlike a tournament at which there is less time involved and a multitude of activities, Congress afforded greater opportunities for just getting to know people.