Salient: An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 11, No. 10, August 18th, 1948

[Introduction]

August 23rd will once again see the beginning of Winter Tournament. This year it is to be held in Christchurch, the place where beer-swillng students were sent down—for a period not exceeding one week. It is perhaps just as well for us that our sojourn will be a brief one. Others more fortunate have escaped with a mere ducking in the Avon. On the green grassy flats of the garden city many fierce (?) and surely friendly battles will be fought. The whole of the city from Sumner to Papanui will probably resound with the raucous screams of students fighting their way from pub to pub. The battling barmen will have the opportunity of adding to their score of scalps of young Varsity braves.

This year for the first time ski-ing will be an official Tournament sport. Again this is to be held in Queenstown, but although isolated from the "madding crowd" I feel sure the twenty-odd bods will manage to get that spirit which adds so much to every Tournament.

Best of luck to all Victoria entrants and although there is no Wooden Spoon, there is a Tournament Cup which' would look very nice at the bottom of the stairs.

T. Keiha, Sports Ed.