Salient: An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 11, No. 10, August 18th, 1948
ISS and Shakespeare
ISS and Shakespeare
Students in many countries are working for ISS. Students at Victoria are doing very little, but the following may give some ideas that we could try here.
Massey, early this year, ran a Work Day in the same way as we did here, but with this difference, that with 300 students, Massey raised £65. whereas Victoria, with 2,300 students, could manage only £64.
Otago has raised money by Work Days and "Penny a Week" campaigns.
Oxford students have probably the best outlook to ISS. Apart from the usual money-raising efforts conducted at Oxford as at all other universities, Oxford has a compulsory levy. With his students' association fees each student has to pay 2/6 per term for Student Relief.
Australia is holding a National [unclear: Beauty] Contest. (This is quite apart from the cow story. The cow is an entrant for a separate contest being held at Melbourne, also for Student Relief. Each Australian University is backing a number of entrants who are individually sponsored by Clubs. The Clubs who are supporting Melbourne candidates, The Jewish Students' Society, Liberal Club, SCM. Rhythm Club, Commerce and Science Societies, give an idea of how widespread is the interest of students in their counterparts in other countries.
A word for the staff:
Auckland—At the College Hall, Thursday. 10th June,
For the Relief of Needy Students Overseas and the Delight of the Charitably Disposed, Sundry Talented
Members of The
Auckland University College
Present
Their Version of The Immortal Wm. Shakespeare's Tragical History and very Satirical Comedy
Troylus and Cressida
Excellently expressing the beginning of their loves, with the conceited wooing of Pandarus, Prince of Licia, Lechery, lechery, still wars and lechery, nothing else holds fashion.
The Players' Names
Include Five Professors and Sixteen Lecturers.
How about the staff of VUC following their example? Surely Wellington students would pay well for the privilege of seeing such a performance, and Victoria's ISS contribution would thus be greatly in[unclear: creased.]