Student Reps Divided

"The highest Committee should be able to run its own affairs without students around."

This was the opinion of Colin Knox, student member of the Joint Committee of the Council, Professorial Board and Students' Association, at a meeting of the Joint Committee on 10 June.

The Joint Committee was discussing the question whether students should be represented on the Committee of Vice-Chancellor and Deans. Mr Knox said that the discussions of the Committee are "highly specialised" and that students would be of no help.

Earlier in the meeting, the Vice-Chancellor, Dr Taylor, had said that the matter should be postponed as the whole administrative structure of the Committee is under review.

Student representative, Bill Logan, said the matter was "too important ' to delay, "It is an important area for students, and students should participate in re-constituting the Committee," he said.

Denis Phelps, a Council representative, said that "If we are to have communication we must have students on all important bodies."

The discussion will be continued at the next meeting of the Joint Committee.