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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 28, No. 4. 1965.

Students Seek Shelter

Students Seek Shelter

V.U.W. Accommodation Officer Mrs. M. M. Brown took up her position this year because she felt that the University offered a wide field for public service and that she had the qualifications needed. She has found her work very demanding; for example, one day in orientation week more than 70 students sought her help. For a period of three week the three-Brown herself spent much extra time visiting available accommodation. One major difficulty was the failure of some students to return forms after finding suitable accommodation. Mrs. Brown was herself a student at the University some years ago and does not feel the standard and availability of student housing has improved. Particularly is this the case with flats, which are in heavy demand near the University. However, Mrs. Brown held several vacancies in girls' flats after the beginning of term and feels that in proportion the demand from girls for accommodation is lighter. Mrs. Brown emphasised that it was hard to estimate the real need for more accommodation; for instance, it should he remembered that most people apply to more than one hostel. She feels, however, that more hostel accommodation would ease the situation considerably.