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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 8, No. 7. June 13, 1945
Fifteen Contest Executive Positions
Fifteen Contest Executive Positions
Yer pays yer Money and Takes yer Pick
Election of members to the Students' Executive will take place next Friday, and on the following Monday and Tuesday nights. We doubt whether any previous Executive has been called upon to prosecute tasks as hazardous and of such paramount importance as those confronting the College of 1945-46, and hope that few will treat the coming poll in a light-hearted manner. Only those capable of maintaining a most responsible attitude and long-term vision in settling such issues as the rehabilitation of many hundred students, the problem of overcrowding, and the new Students' Association Building, can serve successfully as representatives of the student body.
- President: Jack Barr.
- Secretary: Ian McDowall.
- Treasurer: David Steele.
- Women's Vice-President: Margaret Beattie.
- Men's Vice-President: Dick Daniell.
- Women's Committee: Cecil Fowler, Joan Sim, Margaret Orr.
- Men's Committee: Gib. Bogle, Stan. Campbell.
At their last meeting the exec. appointed Mr. Pierce as returning officer. Within the requisite time the electoral roll was posted.
Comprising sixteen close-typed foolscap sheets, it contains some 960 names. Of a similar roll last year 324 students voted, little over 30 per cent. It is to be hoped that this year more students will take the opportunity of exercising their democratic and constitutional rights.
The preferential voting system is used. This prevents the election of any member by a minority and eliminates vote splitting.
This executive has had important and full agendas throughout the year. The Medical Scheme, Tournament, Extrav, and the Student Association Building have all occupied a great deal of time. Most matters have been handled by the exec, members themselves, or by the sub-committees it is their duty to appoint.
Every endeavour has been made to ascertain that a just and fair representation of the students is made. This is only possible if everyone casts their vote and casts it conscientiously. When this happens the executive will know that it has the wholehearted and unremitting support of the college.
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President
Stanley Campbell
Mr. Campbell is in his third part-time year at VUC. He has been two years chairman of the Debating Club, was a 1944 committee member of IRC, and is advertising manager for Salient. He is the originator of the Miniature Rifle Club and is at present attempting to organise a Men's Basketball Team for Winter Tournament in Dunedin. In Extrav, he will be remembered as the "Red King," and also for his work in organising the Palmerston North tour. As a member of the retiring exec, he held positions on many committees, including Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Extrav. and Tournament; as publicity officer he did good work in introducing VUC to the National Film Unit; two films have been made, shorts on Biology as an educational subjects and on the Health Scheme, are in preparation. In the forthcoming year Stan would like to see the following matters treated as urgent:—
Renovation of the Men's Common Room, on the style of Massey College, with dally papers and magazines.
Appointment of a committee to deal with and assist rehabilitated students.
Introduction of a compulsory medical scheme.
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Dave Cohen
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Stan Campbell
David Cohen
Mr. Cohen has been an active member of the Association since 1936, excepting three years in the army, 1942-44. A past member of both Dramatic and Debating Committees, he teat present Vice-Chairman of the Debating Club and committee member of IRC. As Exec. Vice-Pres. (1941-41), he founded the social committee and originated tea-dances. An Extrav. participant in many capacities—properties, actor, co-author and orchestra—he was musical director in '41 and '45, and was responsible for the music to "Kitty from Cairo."
He represented VUC boxing in '39 and '40, is an ex-member of the football club, at present plays hockey for TC. Dave is associate editor of this year's Spike and is responsible for the five hundred person subscription list to Salient.
Aside from general exec. policy concerning overcrowding, returning students, the new building etc., he would like to see more attention paid to greater student representation on governing bodies, via Court of Convocation [unclear: celeetions], and closer contact with the general community, including the publishing of College opinion on controversial questions of the day.
Secretary
Marc Poole
Elected unopposed for Secretary is Mr. Marc Poole, a fourth year law student, who brings plenty of experience to the job. Mr. Poole was assist ant secretary last year, took a leading part in Tournament and Extrav. activities, and was a delegate for VUC at the recent NZUSA annual general meeting. He was convener of the committee that produced the new song book, and takes an active part in athletics and harriers. Of last year's exec, he says: "They did a damn good job in the face of the usual marked apathy of the majority of the students of VUC." Now that the spadework (metaphorically speaking) has been done on the building, he wants to go ahead as speedily as possible.
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