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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 36, Number 18. 26th July 1973
Jobs for the Boys (& Girls)
Jobs for the Boys (& Girls)
On Monday July 23 a notice went up on the notice board outside the Students' Association calling for applications for the editorships of Salient Cappicade and the Orientation Handbook. Also required are a Treasurer for the Publications Board and advertising managers for all VUWSA publications. At the moment it seems that the prospects of getting someone new in these positions is bleak. Its about time that some new blood applied for the editorships, especially that of Salient. If no one comes forward it seems that the jobs will remain in the hands of the present Salient clique (to use a YS cliche), and once again students will moan that they don't have a newspaper that reflects student opinion or allows all groups to adequately express their point of view.
If no one applies before August 27 then this will certainly be the case and students, who have complained about the content of this year's paper will have nobody but themselves to blame if they get the same type of material to read again next year.
All applications must be in writing and will close on Monday, August 27. They must give an outline of the applicants proposed course of study for 1974; their year at university; and an account of the experience that the applicant has had in business management or editorial work.
Applicants will be interviewed at a public meeting of the Publications Board, the Students' Association body which has control of all business concerning publications on Tuesday, August 28.
Anybody requiring information about any of the positions is invited to contact the Publications Officer, Peter Boshier, or the editors of Salient.
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I was down in Addington last week to catch the trots but my money ran out and I had to fly back to Wellington on Tuesday. Arriving at the airport heartbroken, despondent and penniless I was contemplating running into the next Friendship that landed when who should I see but Peter Franks, co-editor of Salient just back from China. Got a lift back to town with his mates but they dropped me off at the Salient office which was a bit of a piss-off. Underneath the Mao poster at Peter's desk was a firmly ensconced Jonathan Hughes carrying out his nefarious activities as President of the Friends of Salient Association. Les Slater was sitting next to him at the typewriter banging at it in typical machine gun fashion. "No desk" says Pete, and moves to hang up his coat but there was no room left as Graeme Collins. Gordon Clifton and Les Aitkens had pinned their's there. "Oh well," said Pete "I expect it's still good to be back among friends." as he turned around in time to hear Neil Pearce mutter to David Tripe "How can I do good layout if the pricks didn't take any pictures." In the distance behind the dust cloud of Peter's departure sat Helen Pankhurst, Anthony Ward and Kathy Baxter sipping a cup of tea that Stephen Hall had just made.
Well Pete's sunburned feet weren't lasting loo well and he wandered down the hall a bit disillusioned. In the next room Claire Smith was typing the copy as Debbie Tail picked up the mistakes. Pete was just about to sit down and catch up on a bit of rest when Lloyd Weeber romped in singing some Louis Armstrong hit. Don Franks and Bruce Robinson who had been quietly discussing the fate of Keith Locke jumped at him weapons raised. Anyway their photographer guy called Grub came in and photographed the whole thing. I was just about to walk home when in came Peter's co-editor Roger Steele from the chiropidist and said "helio, get back to work you lazy bastards Stewart was in the darkroom developing the photos Cheryl Dimond took while she was in China and missed the whole thing, which didn't matter a helluva lot did it?