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SMAD. An Organ of Student Opinion. 1936. Volume 7. Number 12.

C. S. Plank — M.Sc., Grad. I.E.E. Accts. Prof

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C. S. Plank

M.Sc., Grad. I.E.E. Accts. Prof.

It is "Smad's" pleasant duty to congratulate Mr. C. S. Plank on joining the small but exalted band of those whom the student body has rewarded for their efforts for the Association by electing them life members.

Charlie's career at V.U.C. has been long and outstanding. We felt convinced that the younger students could not fail to be impressed by teh imposing record set out on the voting paper, even although we knew that only the older students could realise to any full extent the amount of effort which the formation of that record entailed.

There are those who grace committee with their voice and their smile, and leave it at that, as there are those who expend effort which is at best ponderous and misdirected. Charlie belongs to neighter of these types. He was always in the thick of things. He gave to the Association a combination of intelligence and administrative ability enriched by energy and tenacity which thrived on opposition and cared not at all for unpopularity.

The Tennis Club claims the honour of discovering him, and it is from this Club that his many interests in the College have radiated. From the fruits of aperiod of service extending over a decade, we stop to mention the 28th November, 1932, on which date the Hon. R. A. wright opened the new courts.

Charlie interested himself in the winters with Hockey Club that he won a New Zealand University Blue in 1931. His administrative experience with these two clubs served as the foreunner to an exteremely valuable period on the Executive, first as Hon. Secretary and later as Committee Member and later as Committee Member and Men's Vice-President. He saw the defects in a "system" under which many important matters were attended to or not according to the efficiency of particular Executive Officers. He remedied the position by seeing that all important duties were specifically stated in the Constitution which he drafted and which is now in force. He found time also to prepare the material which finally induced a reluctant Council to allow the Students' Association to control the Cafeteria. Young students who have known no other conditions are assured that this is no mean achievement. After nothing his continued interest in the Cafeteria, we pass on to mention his work in the now victorious fight for student representation on the Council.

The Foundation Number of The Spike refers to Charlie as being "ever a worker and one whom difficulties never dismay—he has done his full share for this College in many ways, perhaps without due recognition."

We are as happy to subscribe to the first part of the quotation as wee are glad to be able to say that the last phrase is no longer true.