—question and answer

As a constant reader of your paper for some four years and as an interested member of various college clubs, I saw with some disappointment that the drama club—despite the let-up in E.P.S., Home Guard and overtime, and the number of students returning from overseas—was, at the last casting meeting, very poorly off for male parts. It seemed apparent then that male dramatic talent in this college is going elsewhere, and is not putting its weight behind the college club. This impression was underlined by a recent visit to the Thespians production down town. I recognised four VUC men in the caste, two of them in fairly prominent parts and therefore presumably a loss to our club. It is also common knowledge that a number of our students belong to town drama groups and while I would hesitate to condemn them for this, as doubtless the contacts and experience are of value to them, yet I would question the propriety of them playing in a major production in town when our own club is badly affected by their lack of support.

(Decision was made on this matter at the last A.G.M. If transgressions still occur, we can only express our regret

—Ed.)