The Annual General Meeting of the Students' Association held on Monday night was well attended and animated. About 150 of our brightest and best (including "Smad") attended and true to custom there was abundant evidence of those people who are born every minute. For the most part interjections were pointed and clever, and when Mr Roberts wasn't entertaining the meeting, someone else was

An apology for absence was received from Professor Brown in which he referred to the enterprise shown by the retiring Executive and to the cordial relations existing between the Professorial Board and student representatives.

The minutes of the last Annual General meeting were then read by the Secretary and confirmed.

Admidst much stormy interjection, the 38th Annual Report was taken as read and finally adopted, after the President had quashed a division by threatening to send all the "Noes" upstairs The statement of accounts was similarly disposed of.

Massey Representation At Tournament.

Mr. Wild, as President of the 1936 Tournament Committee stated the position, viz., that Massey had originally desired separate representation.

Mr. Hamilton (of Massey College) after outlining the history of Massey stated that for Massey it is difficult to enter as a separate College as it cannot enter teams in all seven sports, and that many Massey students started their courses here. Further, that Massey had already been admitted to the N.Z.U.S.A. and to the Hockey Tournament.

It was then moved by Mr. Simpson that the M.A.C.S.A. be invited to nominate eligible members for inclusion in the V.U.C. Tournament team in accordance with the recommendation of the N.Z.U. Tournament Committee.

In the ensuing discussion, we conceived that the Tennis Club were against the motion, the Athletics, Boxing, Swimming and Rifle Clubs in favour of it.

The motion was then put and carried with one or two dissentient voices, and Mr. Hamilton, visibly moved, thanked the meeting.

The Secretary then moved the appointment of an Assistant Honorary Secretary, and after Mr. Wansborough's usual objection had been disposed of, the motion was carried.

Students' Association Fees.

A motion was moved by Mr. Viggers and seconded by Mr. A. G. Horsley, for a reduction in the S.A. fee for ex-students, but a mass of fact, figures and authorities failed to convince the meeting, and the motion was lost.

Office Qualifications.

Mr. R. W. Edgley moved that, a though past student might be members of College teams, they should not hold office. He instanced the difficulties which otherwise arise by the Debating Club.

Mr. Scotney asked Mr. Edgley to whom he referred in the Debting Society.

Mr. Chorlton suggested amidst laughter that this might not be necessary.

Mr. Sellers, speaking in support simply overwhelmed his audience with his superabundance of superlative epithets. Considerable discussion then ensued, Mr. Mason and Mr. Scotney declaring that the Students' Association had no right to lay down such a principle for the individual clubs.

After voting on the voices, a division was declared, and subsequently a ballot. The motion was carried, 51 for, 49 against.

Half Blues.

A motion for the granting of half blues to players who are not quite good enough to be awarded a blue, or to clubs which by their activities do not enable a person to quality for a blue in the same degree as an important club does, was moved by the Secretary.

Mr. Wild, opposing the motion, declared that it was a question of fixing a standard and that a half-blue was no compensation for not reaching the standard. (Applause.)

Mr. Sellers ingenuously asked what form would the half-blue take—a half a blazer, or one trouser leg, etc.?

Mr. Roberts suggested that blue be changed to pink.

Mr. Sansum suggested that some confusion with Oxford and Cambridge and our College had arisen. (Applause.)

Mr. McGhie then replied and the motion was put and lost.

The retiring President then declared that he wished to convey thanks to all those members of the College who have assisted the College and stressed the need for co-operation. "Critcism is one of the best spurs to action, but it should be constructive. I consider this Association owes a very great debt to the Secretary. (Loud applause.) Naturally he comes in for a lot of criticism. As President I had only to say what is the position and I knew that every machinery provision was in order."

The President's Farwell.

"I am jolly sorry I am dropping out," he said, and so was "Smad," sniffing hard.

After Mr. Wild's short eulogy on Mr. Bradshaw we all gave three cheers for Bob and Mr. . T. S. McGhie, and after that—well, supper for the Executive, Past and Present, and home for us.