Other formats

    Adobe Portable Document Format file (facsimile images)   TEI XML file   ePub eBook file  

Connect

    mail icontwitter iconBlogspot iconrss icon

Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 11, No. 1. March 17th. 1948

Cappicade... — Student Comic Cuts

Cappicade...

Student Comic Cuts

Following some valuable suggestions made in a report by last year's editors, Cappicade Committee is now on the job of organizing a bumper issue for 1948. In the past the perennial difficulty of getting students to write for Cappicade has driven despairing editors either to write it themselves or to borrow from elsewhere. But the 1948 committee is convinced that members of V.U.C. can accompany Extrav with a really "Varsity" magazine that is original, topical and entertaining to the 8,000 (at least of the public who buy it and spread it round Wellington. Their confidence goes to the extent of offering considerable material encouragement to all those who write for Cappieade.

This year we offer the following prizes: For the best original humorous short story, 1st prize £5; second prize 25/-. For the best humorous verse £2 and 10/-; for the best fake newspaper feature £5 and 25/-; for the best collection of snippets, jokes, definitions, etc. £2 and 10/-; consolation prizes may take the form of free tickets for Extrav.

How to Start

If you feel baffled by the fearsomeness of writing something funny here are some further suggestions to work on.

Don't wait to be asked, but start thinking Now. If you haven't any ideas, let things simmer and jot the idea down when inspiration flashes.

The easiest way to find something is to scan newspapers, magazines, etc., for an object to parody or "take-off" (Cappicade wants this sort of thing, particularly if it is of local and topical interest): you may even arrive at something highly original.