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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 8, No. 2. March, 14, 1945

[Introduction]

The C.U.C. Drama Society sent us their Touring Company at the end of January. Because of the railway strike they were not expected and there was only a handful of students to meet them on the Sunday morning. On the Monday, however, there was a Civic welcome and by Tuesday the Executive and the Dramatic Club were ready to welcome the Players with a luncheon at the College.

The President congratulated them not only on their productions, but also on the credit they were bringing to the University and to their own college in particular. We sat back and mentally basked in the reflected glory of University culture and C.U.C. student enterprise.

Professor Gordon on behalf of Sir Thomas on behalf of the College Council gave what he called an undress address—he had launched his full scale effort at the Civic welcome on the previous day.

Miss Marsh replied that the important part of their tour was not that they were playing Shakespeare, but that the first grade one Touring Company originating in New Zealand should come from the University. She told us what a lot of assistance was given by the bit players and courtiers without even speaking parts who had a trying time and received none of the credit.