Overcrowding

The staff of the College have evidently decided that overcrowding has reached the limit, and inter-faculty meetings are now being held to discuss the matter. Prof. Florance, approached after the recent Science Fac. discussion, was particularly reticent; since nothing could be finalised before the meeting of the Professorial Board in the middle of the month, he thought this hardly the time to publicise views which might later be rejected. We sense, however, that something forceful is under consideration, even perhaps limitation of classes. While we fully realise, and indeed have publicised, the great difficulties under which staff and students work, we must protest emphatically against this suggestion.

VUC is faced with the greatest boom in its history. The facilities offered by Rehabilitation, the release of potential students from essential industry, have had a profound effect on the number of freshers. However great the difficulties the College's responsibility to intending students must be discharged. We strongly urge the Council to fight for temporary buildings, army huts, or the use of halls in the city to overcome this crisis. In such an attempt we are sure they would obtain willing co-operation from the students.