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Final Exec. Meeting

First things first. The most vital thing, of course, was the report and programme submitted by the sub-committee on Student Health. For full details see our front page. The scheme was strongly recommended and promised full support by the Exec., who had every confidence of similar support from the Council.

A permanent committee is to be set up to handle I.S.S. matters. One of its first Jobs will be to determine the precise allocation of New Zealand funds arriving in Switzerland. If this is considered to be unsatisfactory, directions will be sent indicating the particular channels into which our funds should go.

The Building Fund introduced some discussion into the agenda. This is a fund, started many years ago, and under the trusteeship of the Hon. W. Perry, intended for the construction of Student Union buildings at some future date. Constitutionally, four shillings from every Stud. Ass. fee must go into it. It was moved that this year the surplus from income and expenditure account, plus a two hundred pound account in the Post Office, be added to the fund. It was objected that when the time was ripe for such a building we should be in a position to demand it of the Government as our rightful due; and that the money would be better in Liberty Bonds, maturing in 1947 and providing a nucleus against the depression years, than tied up in trust. The motion was lost on the chairman's vote but went through when the income and expenditure surplus was deleted. The motion must, of course, be ratified at the annual general meeting—the committee is not empowered to dispose of more than fifty pounds at a time. Here is a chance for you to give your opinion. Do you think that we are entitled to the buildings at Government expense, or that we should build up our own fund by painful endeavour? Let your vote express your opinion.

The N.Z.S.C.M. message to N.Z. U.S.A. has also been sent to individual execs., It seems. It was referred to our own S.C.M.

A letter was received from the N.Z.U. Press Bureau demanding that a more active interest in College publications be taken by individual executives. This implied criticism applies less to us than to other colleges, we feel. We have an Exec, member on "Salient" staff and keep a close eye on "Spike."

Sir Thomas is still concerned with poker playing in the Common Room, and commends the Executive in their decision to deal strongly with offenders.

Training College extends thanks for the strong lead given by V.U.C. towards affiliation of T.Cs. and hopes that pressure will be kept up.

In conjunction with the wives of staff committee, our sub-committee on the problem of board for women students have discussed the problem at length and arrived at a scheme which has operated most successfully in overseas universities for many years, namely, that of a woman part-time member of the staff, whose job it is to assist all women freshers, especially strangers to the city, to find board. A list of all good boarding houses would be drawn up and students recommended to them. In the case of arguments with landladies, an older person, with experience in handling these strange products of our society, would be of great comfort and assistance. A letter recommending the scheme and suggesting suitable persons, is to be sent to Sir Thomas.

It was reported that the dispatch of parcels overseas was to be done by the Patriotic Fund organisation and was under way.

The final item was the election of Sgt. Morry Boyd, retiring President, as our representative on the Council. A vote of thanks was passed for the good work of Doug. Edwards, last year's representative.