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One night last week, the Exec, and friends met in a pleasant little social gathering. It was somewhat exclusive; plans had been made to receive at least 50, but there was some trouble in keeping the number to that figure.
As a result of this (called a Special General Meeting) many people went home rather fed up at the apathy which characterised the whole thing, and the new Exec, office of Treasurer was created.
At the opening time, the quorum, of 50 was nowhere in sight; it was only by energetic efforts on the part of odd individuals that the number went up at all. And from then on, it was a constant fight to keep it at that level Several times the plaintive cry for a count went up; several times there was a frantic scurry to get it up before the meeting had to close, and unwilling bodies were raked in for the job.
In this atmosphere, though, there was a fair amount of relevant comment on the Exec, proposals. Anyway, we guess that the meeting was representative of those who are genuinely interested in student affairs and on that basis had every right to come to a decision.
The Exec, itself (said Miss Pearce in her expanatory remarks) had decided to call a Special Meeting to have this question considered in time for the election this year. It had become increasingly obvious that the financial affairs of the Association were too complex to be handled almost in passing by an extremely busy secretary. More than that, while we had an accountant who was extremely able, there was need for an exec, member who could expound accounting matters, to act as a liason between the Exec-and its accountant. And when AGM's came around, the Exec, could do with a capable accountant who was well versed in the figures to explain and defend (if necessary) the financial statement which was presented.
The motions which were to be moved were a policy motion approving of the idea, and a long machinery motion putting this into effect as constitutional amendments.
The main brunt of the controversy settled round two points. One was the need to have an accountant if we were to have a fully qualified—or nearly so—person to act as Treasurer, and the other was the question of restricting the franchise by making only certain people with selective accountancy qualifications able to take on the job.
The first was raised by Mr. Melling. He thought that if we were to have an accountant as Treasurer, then the Exec, could well look into the need for keeping a separate accountant. On this score he was tackled both by Miss Pearce and Mr. K. B. O'Brien, who maintained that the office of Treasurer was necessary in addition to the accountant; there was far too much work for a part time Treasurer to handle, and the proposal need not even be considered. It wasn't.
As the Exec, saw it, the new treasurer would need to be pretty well qualified. A Commerce degree or accountancy qualifications would have first priority under a scheme which would exclude the returning officer from accepting any other nominations if one person with the superior qualifications stood. He could accept if there were none such, a candidate with Accountancy 11: if no person with those qualifications offered, then the job of appointing would fall to the Exec, by cooption.
Mr. Foy, Mr. Goddard and Mr. Jenkins all disagreed with this move and with its effects. There was danger, they thought, in appointing someone on such a restricted franchise. If everyone but people with these (uncommon) qualifications were excluded, then the Association would have to make its choice from a very few students. None of these speakers suggested that the appointed exec, member, selected on a restricted franchise, might perhaps be allowed only a restricted vote on those matters for which he was appointed. This might have been a logical way out of the impasse, though possibly the Exec, would not have accepted it as such.
An amendment by Mr. Foy having failed, the gag was swiftly put on discussion of a further suggested amendment from Mr. Piper—before hearing either the amendment or the arguments. The meeting "was in no mood to listen to further discussion; some of those present had been taken from serious matters like other club meetings; some had left their comfortable firesides lured only by their sense of duty. That sense was wearing thin after an hour or so. The meeting closed. The elections in a few weeks time will therefore include one for the office of Treasurer.
This Article is an attempt to reply to Jonh Blunt's article, "The Economic Consequences of Mr. Holland," of June 1. I argue that the abolition of subsidies is a necessary step to stability and that the consequences will, on balance, prove beneficial.
First, I join issue with JB on the way he has treated the £12m saved by the abolition of subsidies. The original system made this sum a transfer from taxpayer to consumer. By eliminating the payment, without reducing taxation, Mr. Holland has made £12m available for military training and to meet the deficit in Social Security. John Blunt failed to explain that, while no cash saving is evident to the taxpayer, the money used in this way avoids the call for an additional £12m elsewhere. Had it not been available, it would have meant other economies, higher tax
The question we must
Secondly I assert that the consequent readjustment of wages and prices
Thirdly, a point of agreement between us. "To make the New Zealand economy stable, costs and profits must be lowered" he says. JB is afraid that our new internal cost structure will be too high, that this will make our primary produce too dear to sell to overseas customers at its cost of production, and that our local industries will be unable to produce goods at a price to compete with imports. That is the danger we face, and I assent, that the abolition of imports is a step to meet it. This is I believe, because:
1. "Costs" viewed from a national (small "n") point of view are not increased. The wage earner who maintains his standard of living with a wage increase to compensate for subsidy removal consumes no different proportion of the national income than before.
2. The employer must then base his prices on these full and real costs. It is at present impossible for, say, a woollen mill to sell at spuriously competitive prices because of the wool, coal, freight and wage subsidies. (By wage, subsidies I mean that part
3. Some industries might find it
In conclusion, I quote the "Economist" of 5/11/49 (a significant date) on similar questions in Britain:
"It is not claimed that such a policy of cutting expenditure and taxation would be popular-only a strong
The abolition of subsidies is in my view a necessary part of the stimulation process which is essential, to a stable economy. -Four Square.
Remember that the Exec. Elections are not far off, and you should watch the notice boards for particulars.
Nominations close at noon on June 17.
Polling days are June 22, 28 and 26.
Are you on the Roll?
I Don't think we can complain of a lack of music so far. 1950 seems to hold promise for further music—there is Colin Horsley shortly coming to play the 1st Brahms Concerto Op. 15 with the National Orchestra under its brand new conductor, and just a few minutes ago I saw the long-awaited announcement of the forthcoming visit of Alfredo Campoli—he is due to play in Wellington in mid-September, and there is some possibility of hearing him with the orchestra as well.
Of the two soloists, I prefer Campoll—he is, as far as I know him from recordings—a mature artist; Horsley is still too young and I would almost say "too 'brilliant" to be put into the same category. Campoll's fame rests, strangely enough, on his reputation as the leader of a salon orchestra, and it comes as something of a surprise to hear him play Bach so beautifully: he has recorded the unaccompanied Chaconne, and one cannot but enjoy his serene playing there. Still, I am looking forward to our young pianist with pleasure. Brahms is a better choice than the romantic standard menu of recent years, but the Concerto No. 1 is, at the same time, tough going for soloist, orchestra and listener—much more so, as far as the latter is concerned, than the second concerto. Some preliminary listening in the Music Room of the Public Library can only be warmly recommended to those who do not yet know the Op. 15.
Chamber music is doing well in Wellington. The society, quite recently seeking new members, has Almost filled its vacant subscriptions by now—no small achievement I think. We have had two concerts so far. The first was a mixed presentation, including the Alex Lindsay String Orchestra as well as a presentation of Schubert's famous Trout Quintet Op. 114. By now, the Lindsay group has established itself as a permanent and most welcome addition to the musical life of the city. Steps are now being taken to put it on a firm, professional basis, and one can only hope that this effort will be crowned by ultimate success; not only that, one should contribute financially towards that goal. Such fine string playing is worth having, and no-one can doubt that financial security will further promote the standard of their playing. That they are by no means perfect yet is evident; that they are better than any other local group in New Zealand is equally clear. I was disappointed by their Bach, but thrilled by the imaginative playing of Grieg—Bach, of course, calls for disciplined playing and harder work, and no doubt Alex' Lindsay will be able to attend to both once the orchestra has become a permanent and professional group. It was an excellent idea to "take music to the consumer," by playing—yet not playing down!—to the "general public" in lunch-hour recitals at the D.LC. There is no need to surround chamber music with the aura of the mysteries for the Initiated only. All it really requires is a bit more inward calm than is necessary for the louder and often more bombastic symphonic music, viz,
If the Trout Quintet of last month was not a perfect example of chamber playing—It was, on the whole, too listless to be the real Schubert—the playing of the Robert Masters Quartet on June 1 was perhaps the most satisfying and richest experience in that field I can recall in recent years. In one respect only was it equalled, if not even surpassed by the Musica Viva players from Sydney—and that is an inner warmth radiating in the purely classical music—their Schubert quartets last year and the year before were warmer, more radiant and nearer what I would call the "Viennese tradition" than the Mozart I heard from the Masters Quartet.
But in sheer concerted and measured music making nothing was more enjoyable than their Dvorak quartet Op. 87, which left one breathless with admiration. Their third number, a string trio by Jean Francaix, was delightful. There is something reminiscent of Benjamin Britten in this vivid, joking and finely instrumented chamber piece. It was played to perfection. The public—and they had filled every seat of the Concert Chamber—were not slow in recognising and acknowledging a wonderful presentation.
Within a few weeks, the new Parliament will meet, and among other revelations, we are to see what a National Government intends to do about education in this country.
It is probably not saying too much to say that the Labour Government in
From those statements of the new Minister's policy which we have seen, it is clear that he is by no means in accord with the past Government's policy. He has fallen out already over odd matters with the NZEI, the official teachers' organisation; they have disliked his idea of asking the bank managers and local business men who make up the education boards of the country to comment on technical matters concerning educational aims of this country. It seems likely, too, from statements which have appeared that Mr. Algie is at variance with his own department. He has stated that he dislikes the amount of detailed work he has to do, and has made oblique criticisms of his department in unusually strong terms for a Minister speaking of his permanent service.
The effect of this policy—if one can grace it with that nan—of university education is not yet clear. But it seems pretty certain that, for instance, the quite just and consistent claims for bursaries are likely to be voices crying in a political wilderness. So far as we can see, the new "policy" becomes coherent only if one bases it on the twin premises that education is something like making sausages, the value of which can be measured in terms of expenditure and income, and that education is either (a) an unnecessary luxury for those who can afford it or (b) a bare technical preparation for life for those who can't.
It seems probable that the first proposition will affect us the more. Outside the technical side (and even that may be affected by the "luxury" view of education) university education is likely to suffer because the country needs to be much more concerned with the best system of off course betting than with creating a forcing house for ideas.
Only time will show—we are afraid.
1. Letter writers are reminded that no letters will normally be published which exceed 260 words. They will stop at the 249th, followed by the word "cat" In brackets.
1. Copy for any Issue closes on the Saturday before its publication.
In view of the small percentage of students who have exercised their right to vote in the past (33 per cent, last year) wider publicity should be given to this election by sending a circular to every member of the Association stating the dates of the election and the AGM and urging him to, vote. This could be done at the expense of the Association.
Secondly that a proper polling booth with facilities for secret voting be provided e.g. in the Lower Gym, and that the voter be required to record his vote at the same time as he receives the list, as in a Civil election. This would put an end to the haphazard way in which the elections have been conducted in the past, with half of the students grabbing a voting paper and rushing over to the photographs of the candidates to record their votes.
I hope that the Exec, will see fit to take these points into consideration.
(The first suggestion on the face of it may seem good, but the plain point is that people don't refrain from voting because they don't know the voting is on, but because they aren't interested; and we question whether spending £10 on stamps, plus that money it would cost to buy cyclostyling paper (at a fantastic price) and envelopes, together with the time it would take to get well over 2000 of these sent out, would justify the result. It' might have some use if the paper were punched before hand with a little hole in the top comer; people would then find some use for it.
The second also is good, except that having the polling booth in the Gym would probably lower the voting by—we'll say—50 per cent. We agree on the photo finish voting; it's iniquitous, but mostly because the final Exec, (especially the women) tend to be chosen for shapeliness rather than ability.—Ed.
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As a club member I support the committee in their attitude to the deprecatory article in question. We are assured by the Editor that the person who wrote the article was more than competent to pass the comments he did; perhaps the anonymous gentlemen will have the courtesy to make himself known.
The slogan the writer finishes his article with, viz. "We should all get fit to train, not train to get fit." is, to use the Editor's words, "Sheerest nonsense." How can anyone get fit without training? It seems to me that this "more than competent" expert does not understand that fitness is the result of training whereas training is the process of getting fit.
The Editor when commenting on the article says, "this . . . (the article) is of considerable value as a guide to understanding Tournament results." Fox points out, and the Editor agrees, that the Athletic Club gained more points at Tournament than any other VUC club. Perhaps the Editor can reconcile this slight disharmony of thought by the exercise of his obviously brilliant intellect.
The fact that the Athletic Club got more points than any other club doesn't mean that runners were at the peak, of their form. Considering that VUC was well and truly bottom, it wouldn't have taken a great number of points for the club to get more than all the rest put together. If the club didn't do absolutely as well as it possibly could have, then the writer's original contention stands. O.B. E. (Obviously brilliant Editor).)
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Sir,—I shall be very thankful if you would kindly find me some pen friends from there . . .
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Sir,—"The Cafeteria is run with your money—patronise it" is a notice plastered on the walls of the College at present. I patronised it last night—May 24. There was a selection to choose from—tripe, pie or saveloys; how inspiring! I chose the tripe. For this, no soup, no sweets, I was asked for 2/-. My first mouthful nearly made me sick; the sauce was burnt to a bitterness that was far from appetising. I tried to eat a piece of swede, but found that my fork would not go through it—it was so hard. I made one more attempt to eat a piece of tripe, and I can eat most things without turning a hair; but the sauce was too much for me and I handed my plate back practically untouched. Two shillings for two mouthfuls.
Knowing from experience that the coffee in the Caf tastes like water an oily rag was washed in, I decided to have a glass of milk, only to find that the milk was sour.
May I through your paper, ask Just now the Caf is run We are told that it is our money that is being used; we are also told that all profits are returned to the Caf., and we know that rent, one of the highest costs of a Caf in town, does not enter into its expensed. And in addition, it is apparently given a subsidy from the Students' Associaion. Yet we are given inferior food, the cheapest kinds of meat that can . . . (cut) . . .
In View of another rejection by the Students' Association in General Meeting of a motion aiming at disaffiliation from the World Federation of Democratic Youth, we publish two points of view on the issue:
The report of Victoria's delegates to the WFDY Congress at Budapest was prepared by Ron Smith and K. J. Hollyman and S. T. Scoones, two ex-VUC New Zealanders now studying in Paris. All students are urged to secure a copy and study at least some of its 50 pages. Only by careful reading can they form a reasoned opinion on whether or not continued WFDY membership is worth-while.
This writer is against continued affiliation with WFDY, but believes that as long as VUC is affiliated, we are obliged to take some interest in it. It follows that these comments are not intended as a personal attack on the delegates, who have no doubt carried out their duties in accordance with their own conscientiously held personal attitudes towards world affairs.
The first point about the report is the quaint phraseology. Some of it probably consists of straight quotes or abridgements of WFDY prepared handouts, but throughout a peculiar style is maintained.
Example:—
The report of the WFDY President quotes President Truman: "That the U.S. Government would accord financial aid to those governments which would openly fight against the democratic forces." A footnote explains that "Truman himself, of course," said 'Communism,' but meant, as the facts have shown, any democratic forces opposing U.S. expansion and demanding national independence and democratic rights."
Apparently the President of WFDY is unable to quote President Truman directly, but must introduce this peculiar jargon in place of the word "Communism."
One dreadful moment is highlighted on pages 12 and 13 of the report. Here the President of WFDY said: "We should popularise ever more widely the successes without historical precedent which have been obtained in the Soviet Union during the past decades."
Our delegates were upset about this. They thought it "might be open to misinterpretation as a statement of political favouritism." Well they might think so! They therefore gave a page of reasons explaining this one away. They manage to turn the statement into "points out the necessity of popularising the achievements of the Soviet youth (or of the youth of the people's democracies)." Just a "message of hope for youth."
Note: We started with "Soviet Union" and ended with "Soviet youth."
With all the pages of lists of delegates from every imaginable country (each tagged with the support of old friends like the Eureka Youth League in Australia or the Canadian Seamen's Union) there is one omission—yes, you guessed it—Yugo-slavia. Remember how she used to fill the pages of "Salient" in those good old days before Tito split on the boys? Other sources state that Yugoslavia was expelled from WFDY, but our delegates just ignore the fate of the poor youth now subject to their "inhuman oppressors"—or is Yugoslavia just "anti-democratic"?
Diary Notes of WFDY—
One of "Our Tasks in the Battle of Peace"—"Task 10—We must learn to develop the rich and often undeveloped talents of our girls, who as the mothers of tomorrow, are natural champions of peace."
The report on New Zealand is really good. During the conscription campaign last year ("for imperialist war") "Press and radio (were) closed to the peace forces." These instruments were certainly weighted against, but hardly "closed" to the "peace forces."
"Later this year the student newspaper was temporarily banned in the same college," gives the impression of a Soviet-style censorship. It overlooks the rather simple point at issue of an article alleged to be offensive to local personalities.
According to Mr. Smith (he should know, being an M. Com.): "New Zealand faces in the near future an economic crisis exceeding in intensity the great depression of the early
So hang onto your money, students; with such a prospect it seems a pity to waste any more cash on staying affiliated with WFDY.
Get hold of that report, read it, and think it over before attending the annual general meeting!
The cynical and shallow nature of A.W.C.'s attack on WFDY is obvious to anyone who has read our delegates' report or any WFDY documents.
A.W.C. dislikes WFDY "phraseology". For young Malayans and Indo-Chinese, the words "imperialism" and "democratic forces" have a very precise meaning, much as "capitalist crisis" had for young New Zealanders during the slump, and "fascism" during the recent war. The accusation of distorting Truman's words is absurdly abstract. "Communism" Is used to mean "any democratic forces opposing US expansionism." We all know that the new Chinese Government is only 1-3 Communist, and that the American Inquisition has ousted the mildest of liberals.
You don't have to be a Communist to recognise the positive challenge of the Soviet Union to capitalism. If we prefer to ignore the fact that their youth have economic independence and social opportunities far exceeding our own: and prefer to follow uncritically the lead of a dishonest Press in slandering and abusing that country, then we are not acting in the traditions of a university.
Despite his scrutiny of WFDY files, A.W.C. is ignorant of the fact that the "People's Youth of Yugoslavia" were expelled from WFDY because their Central Committee and delegates to WFDY Council were proven to be not elected, but appointed by the Yugoslav Government.
A.W.C. sneers at the young people of the world celebrating the symbolical national day of anti-fascist Spain, and that of the young people facing the degrading conditions and political benightedness of colonial areas. Remember Roosevelt's words: "If our brothers are oppressed, then we are oppressed ... If their freedom is taken away, our freedom is not secure."
As for world peace, does A.W.C. agree with Hitler that "only in continual warfare does mankind progress?" The mothers of tomorrow should be the natural champions of peace. So should the fathers. But I feel sorry for anything sired by A.W.C.
There was nothing in the New Zealand report that was untrue; every significant event and current effecting the youth movements represented was mentioned. Association policy was reliably reflected in the entirely correct treatment of the "Referendum" and the "Salient" dispute.
A.W.C. is frivolous in his treatment of the possibility of an imminent economic debacle. In this event, it is obviously in our interests to cooperate with the young people of other countries to fight against a forced decline in living standards. WFDY has already given an excellent lead—at worldwide gatherings, in International youth commissions reporting on different areas and problems, and in organising united campaigns among the youth of individual countries, for better conditions of living, working and education. We can learn from the problems of the Canadian Student Christian Movement, from the Scots Mining Youth League, from the Viet Nam Democratic Youth League, from the Medical Students of America and from the Czech Youth Front—and they can learn from us. We can learn to understand one another's point of view, and with a sympathetic knowledge of the nature of the tasks others are facing, we can lend our support, and expect the support of others. Thus through the liaison of the Federation, and through personal contact at World Youth festivals and congresses, we can get to know the other young people with whom we are sharing the planet.
So, too, must we co-operate with the youth of other countries—all other countries—to safeguard and strengthen world peace under the United Nations. For without world peace there can be no secure future.
Surely those are adequate grounds for supporting WFDY—in every way. Victoria has already rejected disaffiliation, and will do so again. It remains to make the affiliation have some more real meaning.
Many Students have heard of Lysenko and the controversy in the science of genetics but few of them are aware of the scientific facts and theories behind Lysenko's claims. The reason for this is, that the average person only hears the topic mentioned in connection with political propaganda. The following account may therefore be of interest to the serious student who wishes for a greater insight into the problem but lacks the literature.
Trofim Denisovich Lysenko was born in
Lysenko attributes the phenomen of heredity to the metabolic processes of plants or animals, that is, all organisms assume their particular characteristics as a direct reaction to the nutriment they absorb and, since the food supply, particularly in the case of plants, is intimately associated with the general environment, the heredity of any particular organism must be effected if the environment is altered.
Lysenko therefore claims that if a plant or animal is removed to a new place with a different environment to that from which it came, the metabolism of that organism will be effected to the extent that succeeding generations will inherit those changes effected within the parent plant. This then is what is meant by the term "inheritance of acquired characteristics."
But no theory can be acceptable unless some form of proof is offered. Lysenko cites several examples 'from his own work, that of I. V. Michurin and others to substantiate his theory. Much of it rests on data gained as a result of vegetative hybridisation, i.e.. the grafting of a branch of one individual on to another individual. The 'former, the grafted branch is known as the scion while the host plant is known as the stock. All nutriment in the form of water and inorganic salts which the scion requires for its existence must be absorbed from the sap stream of the stock, which consequently involves an intermingling of the two vascular systems. Now if the material of heredity were carried in the "respiration stream" of a plant it would be expected that hereditary materials in-the stock would be transmitted to the scion and any offspring obtained from the scion would therefore show relationship to the stock. This, Lysenko asserts, is what happens. To prove his case he cites an experiment based on these ideas. Two tomato varieties were used, one with round yellow fruit which was the scion and the other with red pear-shaped fruit which was the stock. Lysenko claims that the hereditary material is carried into the seed of the scion which, when grown produce plants giving a variety of fruit characteristics, in addition to the usual round yellow fruit, such as "red fruit, pink fruit, mottled, fruit, fruit with a 'beak' at the tip and so on." Eric Ashby, a prominent Australian professor of botany (now in England) spent some time in Russia at the conclusion of the war and was able to examine some of Lysenko's work at first hand. I quote here his observations on the above experiment which he published in his book "Scientist in Russia" (Pelican Books).
"One would expect, therefore, Lysenko's claim to be supported by exhaustive and convincing experiments, carried out with pedigree plants free from disease. In actual fact the experiments were carried out with plants of no certain pedigree, some of which carried the virus disease spotted wilt, which produces a red-yellow mottling of the fruit. Furthermore, the numbers of plants used were far too small to establish any such striking claim."
At Christchurch in the second week of the vacation, seven VUC students, along with students from the other three colleges, the TC's and Lincoln, united in conference together to study the Christion message. This subject was approached with specific reference to our college situations.
Our unity was in our belief in Christ, and our faith in and study of the Bible. What we became aware of, more deeply than ever, was our own inadequacy for the Christian work that is ahead of us for us to do in the University.
The person who so kindly handed a lost purse into the College office at the end of last term will find a reward waiting for them at the Exec. room. Thanks.
Last Week two of Salient's reporters wrote a very irate article on the state of affairs in the Cafeteria. Since then two letters have appeared in Salient Room couched in much the same terms; in case-all four people are wrong we asked several other people what they thought about the food and drink while they were actually consuming it. First of all we interviewed the manageress. Perhaps her remarks will point the reason for the other comments printed below.
Manageress: "We have to keep within a limited amount of money. This applies to the amount we can pay out both for food and staff wages. All my staff work very hard, but the conditions are terrible. We have too few utensils, and those we have are burnt or the enamel has been chipped off, or else they are leaking. If the potatoes are watery, we can't help it if there is nothing but a very small colander to strain them in. If they spent some more money on such necessary things, and less on dishwashers and the like, I could do better. By the way, I arrive at 7 a.m. and leave at 7.30."
Member of the Exec. "I think that the place is a write-off. . . with the limited accomodation."
Fourth-year Arts "The food is uniformly bad in quality; you can get a meal down town for 2/6. I only eat here because I haven't time to go down-town."
Part time Student. "If I had time in the evening between lectures I'd go down-town. As it is I put up with it."
Fourth year English. "I like the company."
Graduate. "I bring my own food now."
Ex-A.U.C. "It compares very poorly, particularly in the selection and cooking food. There was never a dearth of food at 6 p.m. Also, they sell cigarettes in the Caf. at A.U.C."
Training College. "They're O.K. but I don't think that they warrant an increase in prices."
Third year Arts. "I eat here once a week and find it makes a change. Fair fare."
Fourth year Arts. "Good wholesome food. I manage to exist. If I had time, I'd eat down-town."
Second year Arts. "The best guess for the menu is what you had the day before. Variety is the spice of life they don't use spice either."
Pol Sci. Student. "Oh——, it's wicked."
Second year Arts. "I choose the Tavern."
Recluse (out of retirement) "My pie's high!"
Third year arts. "I remember when we used to have two choices of pudding. Now we only have soup . . . . and it isn't even meat soup."
Seventh Year Undergraduate. "This won't fill a long felt want."
Most of the above comments are derogatory. I feel that the time and congenial company factors account for the number of people who do still eat there. For certainly the food is pretty poor. I feel that the Manageress's comments on the inadequacies could be looked into. Incidentally, we should have interviewed the Caf Controller, but time presses and she is not available.
The conclusion we draw from the above heated comments is brief but, we feel, to the point. The Executive will have to do something rather more concrete than painting pretty posters to make the students eat in the Cafeteria.
To finish this depressing article. I print a short dirge to be sung to the tune of the "Red Flag:"
"The student's food is very poor.
And it costs you more and more. We'd like to have some caviare. Served in our Cafeterias!"
Published for the Victoria University Students' Association and printed by the Standard Press 25a Marion St. Wellington