Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 10, No. 10. July 16, 1947
Protest and Answer
Protest and Answer
Dear Sir,—
Recently the Biological Society arranged a lecture on the Biology of Sex. The Committee believes that "Salient" should print reports of all student activities and we were pleased to notice that one of your representatives was present who took notes of the lecture. No report, however, appeared in "Salient."
On making enquiries we were told that representatives had prepared a report, but the President of the Students' Association did not think that an article on Sex should be published.
We wish to protest against this attitude. Surely a University paper should be willing to publish any lecture given within that University. Does "Salient" wish to adopt the old-fashioned idea of enveloping the subject of Sex in a cloak of ignorance or mysticism?
We would be glad to hear what other students think about this.
Peg Ross, Secretary. Biological Society.
A report of Mrs. Cochran's lecture was prepared, and was submitted to Mr. Taylor, not as President of the Association, but as a lawyer. It was no obscurantist motive that prompted its non-publication, but the feeling that although the material presented may have been admirable as a lecture, it was incomplete and in some ways misleading for an article. The publication of the report might have led to a row, and while "Salient" thrives on and welcomes rows, we are not prepared to involve ourselves when we are not in full agreement with the controversial material.
—Ed.