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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 2, No. 10. June 14, 1939

Full Timers

Full Timers

We had thought that nil students had realised that there was no room in a University for grievances or grudges, that co-operation must replace sectional interest. We realised on Friday last that we had been over-sanguine.

An unofficial meeting of full-time students was called at lunch-time on Friday. Mr. Cardale, Influenced no doubt by his zoological background, commenced by referring to the present Executive as a collection of antiquated, shell backed fossils. A glance round the meeting assured us that the shining lights of the full-timers came also under that heading. As far as we could gather, desire for representation on the Executive arose out of the difficulty of getting club notices signed, the desire for a drinking fountain, and the long duration of Executive notices on their board. Incidentally, the strongest motive was probably unfounded, individual prejudice.

It was asserted that full-timers comprise one-third of the College, and are the most active members in student affairs. (It is rather interesting to note that about thirty of that one-third were present at the meeting!) A reply was not found to the objection that, this statement being accurate, full-timers would before now have found themselves with adequate representation on the Executive.

Owing to the fact that the chairman. Mr. Cardale, had to leave at half-past one time could not of course, be spared for full discussion of this weighty problem. A hurried and muddled motion, moved by Mr. Ongley, resulted In the nomination, also hurried, of three Science faculty members as candidates for the men's committee. Following Joy Osborn's refusal to stand merely as a full-timers' representative. Mr. Ongley graciously gave permission to the women to "sort themselves out."

Full-timers, the candidates for your ticket (Just In case you were among the 250 odd who were not at the meeting) are:—

Mr. Cardale

(of course)

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Ongley

We hope these candidates meet with such success as they deserve. They have at least tried very hard.

—F.E.M.

E.H.J.