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Salient: An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 12, No. 1, February 23rd, 1949.

Policy?

Policy?

Yet, when we met for the first time, we thought the venture worth while, and sought around for a policy.

The first preconception that had to be cleared way was that this was not the fiftieth number of "The Spike." It is fifty years since the College was formed, but, partly because the new College did not become articulate for three years, and partly because till 1930 there were two issues a year, this is actually Number 77.

Then We looked back at Vol. 1, No. 1, and found it was called "The Spike"—not Just a "Spike" or any old "Spike.," but "The Spike"; and we also found, to our astonishment, that it remained so until the late nineteen-thirties. "Hast thou The Spike'?" was the cry. So, at the dreadful risk of bringing down the wrath of the bright young literary things, we reverted to the baptismal name.

After that, the long labour of reading through volumes and volumes of College magazines—and particularly the memorial numbers.