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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 27, No. 2. 1964.

No say for Students

No say for Students

The Student Union Building extension plans are unlikely to he seen by students before they are finally approved.

This is the opinion of House Committee Chairman Richard Smith. He said that though drawings have been prepared and seen by the Students' Association Executive, they are not available for students to look at. Student Union Managing Secretary I. H. Boyd thinks that the plans should go to the Student Union management committee for approval first.

Smith wants students to see the plans so that they have a clearer picture of what is envisaged, and can suggest improvements. The only suggestions that have been made by students were received before any drawings were made.

"Student suggestions would be much more effective at this stage with something to look at—they can see what's feasible" Smith commented.

Students have contributed a great deal of money to the building, Smith said. The majority of the Students' Association fee went into the building in some form or another. Such a financial stake in the building should give students more say than just a few representations to a sub-committee, said Smith.