Late News In Brief

The lectures and discussions at the forthcoming New Zealand Science Students' Conference should provoke and stimulate interest amongst students.

The conference which is being organised by the Victoria University of Wellington Science Clubs, will be opened by Sir Ernest Marsden on Saturday, May 15.

The Science Conference which is the first of its kind in New Zealand will include lectures, discussions and visits to various research institutes and factories.

The Governor-General, Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson, will be the guest speaker at the conference dinner and official closing on Friday, May 21.

The closing date for applications is not until April 31, but already a steady stream of applications is being received.

Rehearsals for the Drama Club's major 1965 production "The Devils," by John Whiting, are progressing steadily under the able direction of Richard Campion. Mr. Campion, who has recently returned from Australia, has cast John Batstone, a graduate of the Central Art School, London, and more recently of the NZ Players Drama Quartet, as Urban Grandier, the priest who finds himself inextricably trapped in a conflict with the Church. Kristin ("Salome") Strickland plays the female lead of Sister Jean, who believes herself to be possessed by Grandier-inspired devils.

Written by Aldous Huxley and adapted by John Whiting for the 1961 London Season. "The Devils" was an outstanding success. Amongst the original cast was Paul Wymark of TV "Plane-makers" fame. The cast of thirty-eight, with set and costumes designed by Don Ramage, will be on stage in the Memorial Theatre for the NZ Premiere from April 21-27. Bookings are available at the DIC and the Stud Ass office.

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A Proposal by Extravaganza Controller McKenzie to tour 1965 Extrav, to Masterton was approved in principle by Executive at a recent meeting.