Salient. Official Newspaper of Victoria University of Wellington Students Association. Vol. 40 Number 4. March 21 1977
Support for S.A. Blacks
Support for S.A. Blacks
The meeting then passed two motions to do with the Sharpeville Commemoration and Rally - the first giving the Association's support, and the second giving its money ($90). Costs for the rally were to be about $900 (leaflets, advertising, play cards, mail-outs, etc) so the money would have a definite use. Any funds left over would be donated to the Bastion Point Fund.
The meeting (now with very few people attending or listening), after brief discussion left two motions (one on Bursaries the other on Arts Council constituting itself into a separate body) to be dealt with at the AGM on March 30th. The meeting was then closed with 3 or 4 items on the agenda unconsidered.
It became the pattern last year and definitely is continuing this year that the agenda at SRC was never finished—in many cases not even half finished. In most cases responsibility for this must be borne by the Chairperson. Especially at this year's meetings we have seen a certain lack of control shown by Lindy Cassidy in the chair. Business at the beginning of meetings needs to be kept short and succinct. Speakers must come through the chair and length of speeches must be controlled. At both SRC's this year we have seen Lindy losing some control of the meeting through changing her rulings because someone disagrees with her or not realising that time is ticking away on unimportant matters. This is perhaps understandably due to inexperience on her part in the chair, but the Association and SRC in particular can only allow her so much time to learn. I hope we see some immediate improvements at this weeks SRC especially in keeping reports brief.
— Peter Gibbs.