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Salient. Official Newspaper of Victoria University of Wellington Students Association. Vol 40 No. 14. June 13 1977

Dear Sir

For what reason is the library of this esteemed university under stocked in many parts? It has been ray pleasure over the past month to find that although there are plenty of good, informative books concerned with one of my courses, Russian Civilisation, but they all appear to be either in Russian or in German, with a rew exceptions, and they seem mostly to be in French, with a very conservative limit of English written books. What kind of fuck-wit would want to read a Russian dictionary to be able to write one piddly little essay on some defunct part of Russian life past or present. If the library is abort of funds, why the hell does it persist in keeping these generally unread and not so worthwhile books when there are surely many books written in English which are as good if not better?

What with library cuts and a lack of understandable books on the many unseen shelves gathering dust as well as the misguided stage one students who are still struggling to understand the books he found three years ago. Any student who can understand more than three or four pages of any of these books whether in Russian; Italian or German demands everybody's sympathy and understanding

I admit that it is sometimes hard to buy the right books, but in a situation like this they might as well give up buying any books and do away with a very misguided pack of shit-shovelling twerps behind the desks or in the order room. If they cannot get the right books (in English) they should resign and let somebody who can get the books take over.

I remain (in dire straights) caught up in the third shelf, fourth, row, fourth floor. HEEEEEEEELP!

(While the sentiments expressed are agreed with and show the effects of recent library cuts, the writer should direct his/her ire at "misguided shit-shovelling", academics who are the ones who give the library staff orders and recommendations on book purchases. — Ed)