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Salient: Victoria University of Wellington Students' Newspaper. Vol. 32, No. 3. 1969.

Council candidate

Council candidate

Mr. Michael Hirschfield, a 24-year-old political science honours graduate, who is to stand for the University Council at Victoria.

Mr. Hirschfield said last night he thought it "inconceivable" that the Council represented the broad mass of graduates.

He said the Council should act together with staff, and to a greater degree with students to represent the whole community.

"I stand for a continuation of university reform, believing that in opening the dialogue last year we have created an opportunity which must not be lost."

Mr. Hirschfleld was referring to the representations for student participation which he played the major role in defining.

"I am against the ideas being insidiously put forward by Mr. Muldoon about the university and I feel a greater effort must be made to bring the true interests of the university and of the country to the attention of the public," he said.

"A university is as much a place of beauty as of learning.

"And for that end the council should seek to find a sponsor to establish a sculptural garden by the law library."

Michael Hirschfield

Mr. Hirschfleld commenced a B.A. in 1962 in history.

He switched to Political Science in 1965 and the following year did honours.

He is still completing his Master's thesis.

First elected to Executive in 1964. Mr. Hirschfleld became Cultural Affairs Officer for NZUSA and the following year became Cultural Affairs Vice-President.

"Should I be elected I hope I will be the first of many young graduates joining Council," he said.