Reception

We were met at Palmerston station by Stud. Ass. members complete with car; petrol had been obtained for the occasion and that car figured prominently in subsequent activities.

First to our respective billets for lunch and then by car via the Esplanade Gardens to the College. Prepared as we were for polite exclamations and the remark courteous, we could say little when the College building appeared between the trees. Situated on a low hill, in the midst of daffodil pierced lawns, magnificent rock gardens and rolling acres of trees, one of the most beautiful and best equipped Colleges in New Zealand rose before us. A little behind and below were the hostel, registrar's buildings, dining hall and common rooms. We bowed our heads in shame—Victoria had nothing to compare with this.