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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 5, No. 5. July 2, 1942
No Man's Land
No Man's Land
Sir,—Surely [unclear: the] Alcoholic Reform Association is too modest in its platform. I suggest that they further (a) urge the Government to reduce the fizz content of lemonade, (b) urge the Government to strictly enforce the laws regarding the tendering of correct change in trams, (c) urge the Government to follow Australia's lead and reduce the manufacture of nail files, (d) urge the Government to reduce the hours of the sale of oyster patties by closing pastrycooks' shops for a quarter of an hour on Tuesday mornings.
Such steps, if carried out, would certainly weld the nation more closely into that [unclear: unity] and efficiency which the milk-swilling association is striving for.
—Yours, etc.,
Too Little and Too Light
Sir,
The letter from Orm
Served well to inform
What students are thinking
Of attacks on their drinking.
Yours, etc.
Straight
Dear Madam,
In the first issue for this year you deliberately waste two inches of valuable news space with the command "Write for 'Salient.'" There is no request at all—just the typical totalitarian fanatic's fascism.
In the second issue a good editorial appeared on Army Education. I replied early in May. No letters were published in the third copy, probably due to the terrific scoop on "Truth" and Mr. Hislop.
The fourth issue again demands articles, this time with the words "Salient' is Your Paper" squeezed in—a little compromise on behalf of the fascist bouncers on "Salient's" staff. There are three [unclear: paltry] letters, occupying eight inches, to the Editor which in effect [unclear: say nothing] (with the exception of the last), which, strange to say, are published. Eight inches . . . paper shortage.
Frankly . . . [unclear: hieratical] policy of the literary staff . . . "Salient" purports to be—"An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria" ... I will [unclear: cease] to take it.
I would regret this step, as I feel every student should not only say "Salient," but also write for it.
Trusting that this effort will shake the egocentrism and [unclear: schizoneia] (lack of contact with students and with facts) from the communist-propagating "Salient" staff.
I remain,
Yours faithfully,
J. G. READ.
[It is regretted that this letter had to be abridged drastically to bring it near the 100-word limit on letters.]
Sir,—
Congratulations to the Executive on scotching the presumptuous suggestions of those Hamilton women, to the secretary on the letter he wrote them, and to yourself on publishing the correspondence. Of course complete prohibition, at which such impertinent female [unclear: tiSjpfeim,] ensured a good living for many American boys when they returned from World War I, and would do so for our boys after they have won this war. But though I hope our soldiers return to the best jobs possible, I don't think that carrying a gun for bootleggers is a desirable profession.
—Yours, etc.,
Anti-Wowser