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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. V.U.C. Students' Association Annual Elections, 1951

D. B. Horsley

D. B. Horsley

David is a law and arts student, and a prominent resident of Weir House. During his four years round the College he has had an excellent record in student activities, and in the administration of club and association affairs. He was committee man for the French and Literary Club, in on the committee of the Rowing and Law Faculty Clubs. Capping Procession Committee 1948, 1949. Tournament Committee in 1949 and Extravaganza Social Controller 1951. He in keenly interested in all sporting activity, in a member of the Blues Committee, holds N.Z.U. and Victoria Blues in Rowing, member of the Tennis and Harrier Clubs, and was Tournament Delegate at Easter and Winter 1950 and again Easter 1951.

During his term of office on the Executive his interest has been wide and he has been a member of the Building Planning Committee and the Constitution Committee and an observer to N.Z.U.S.A. Conference.

Among his objects to be fostered: fuller publicity of student activities and co-operation with the citizens of Wellington—a stable financial policy cutting out unnecessary expenditure and providing substantial club grants and travel subsidies for tournament and other teams; the provision of more student amenities including hastening a start on the new Student Union Building (and of course attention to smaller problems: the Common Rooms, etc.). He works for fuller participation by both full and part-time students in student activities.

With no political log to roll he believes the prime duty of Executive members to be the satisfactory administration of the normal affairs of the Association.

Nominator: K. B. O'Brien.