Salient: An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 11, No. 11, September 22nd, 1948
Sublime to Ridiculous
Sublime to Ridiculous
Mr. Battersby was very worried about the lack of dignity at Exec. meetings—he mentioned that some Execs. don academic dress for a meeting and preserve a very formal dignity. He thought the Exec. should do something about it. Mr. Milburn lost patience at this nonsense and asked whether the Exec. wanted to act like a meeting of school prefects. Shortly after this discussion, the President put a motion from Mr. Heath that "the Minister of Internal Affairs be asked to reconsider the basing of the film 'Brighton Rock.'"
"All those in favour, aye." "Aye." "All those against, no." Miss Lang-ford in a dream, "No"—then waking up, "Oh—what was that about?"