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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol 1, No. 12 June 22, 1938

J.B. Aimers

J.B. Aimers.

(a)Several people asked me to stand, and I think I have still enough interest and enthusiasm to take the job seriously.
(b)Most definitely not. If anyone wants to know my reasons. I shall be glad to let him have them.
(c)I think It's very valuable to maintain cordial relations with governing bodies, but if it came to a question of challenging any vital student rights of liberties, then the student body should not besitate to take a definite stand. At the same time I fully endorse the editorial in last year's "Spike" headed "Town and Gown." The students themselves can do much to create a better understanding between Town and Gown, thereby benefiting themselves and gaining more tolerance for their activities.
(d)In a college of a thousand the circulation should be a thousand instead of six hundred. Some of the editorials lose their point by being a little too long, but I think that the staff is doing very valuable work at V.U.C., and is fully justifying the action of the Exec. In re-organising the College paper.
(e)Present developments seem to indicate that the next few months will decide whether there will be a new Students Union Building within two years or fifty years. Students should use every endeavor to increase the fund, but I do not believe it should be allowed to interfere with student activities. The need of a new building is not only one of providing adequate facilities, but also to release money at present being paid into the fund for other purposes. I also believe that a full-time secretary should be appointed when the Association can afford it. The Exec. Should also be liberal in its treatment towards the Clubs, and generally work towards maintaining the present boom period at V.U.C.