AUC Fight Against Tyranny

Mr. Daniell, speaking on the question of the Auckland Professorial Board's banning of their student newspaper, proposed this motion, which was put and carried: "That the Executive go into the question of publishing an Auckland edition of 'Salient.' "

Mr. Oliver: "If 'Salient' were to be published in Auckland there should be less space given to the Harriers and the Tramping Club, and more leniency on political issues.

Mr. Hurrel framed the following motion, which was also carried: "That this AGM learns with regret of the suppression of the freedom of the press in Auckland University College and affirms that all student publications should be free from bodies outside the Students' Association."

Bad Influence of Politics in Student Administration

Mr. O'Brien, in framing his motion "That this meeting expresses its extreme disapproval and condemnation of any attempt to introduce extraneous political and personal issues into the domestic affairs of this Association." pointed out that there was a cleavage caused in the College by the extreme left. He mentioned several occasions on which politics had influenced important decisions which should have been decided on personal ability.

Mr. Sansum: "Yes, there is a cleavage in the College, but it is between those who are interested and those who aren't."

Mr. McHardy said he had been told, that there was a Communist ticket in the elections and that College affairs were discussed at Unity Centre on Sunday mornings, but he defied anybody to prove this.

Mr. Winchester: The only time Unity Centre meets is on Sunday evenings. We discuss all sorts of subjects and you are cordially welcome.

Mr. Winchester later stated that he thought the motion quite harmless and gave an historical survey of "Salient's" fight against tyranny.

Mr. McCreary: "The political splits in the College are like those of the outside world, and necessary if individual freedom is to be preserved." He deplored the Communist element if it was introduced as much as Mr. O'Brien had said, but suggested that it was a small group and therefore its activity was justifiable.

Miss Sim agreed with the motion but not with the arguments supporting it.

Mr. Streeter advocated action being brought to bear on the offending sources.

Miss Rich, speaking from experience on the Executive, spoke of the College as the "extreme Left and the Rest."

The Building Fund

A motion "That the incoming Executive be recommended to carry on a vigorous campaign for the new building, and that the building committee take immediate action" was introduced by Mr. Campbell.

Mr. Ting stressed the necessity for the student body as a whole to support the building fund and not leave all the work to the committee.

After several smaller motions had been passed on the question of traffic in Mount Street and mending the right-of-way the meeting concluded with some proposals of a facetious nature and congratulations to the new Executive.

The British Ambassador to Washington has described cricket as a dull game, and says he prefers baseball.

There's a breathless crush in the clubs tonight.
Hell to pay, and a frightful din:
A bumptious peer has dared to slight
Cricket, and England wants his skin.
An English peer in a morning coat.
But clearly utterly dead to shame.
Declares that cricket gets his goat
And he won't play up the silly game.

The sahibs at tiffin are, blushing red.
Red with rage for the rot he spoke;
The bounder's damned for the things he said.
And cut for a quite impossible bloke.
The river of wrath its banks has bust.
And all his clubs will erase his name:
For an English gentleman always must
Play up play up the sacred game.

—H.W.G.

Answer to Correspondent

"Interested."—Letters will be printed only when signature is enclosed. Mr. Ziabkin's car we are informed, is an American-built Chrysler Cadillac.