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Salient: An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 12, No. 2, March 16th, 1949.

Stop! Look! Listen!

Stop! Look! Listen!

Well, at long last the period of anxiety is over. All the retired colonels have retreated, snorting, to their half-finished whiskies and sodas and have put the old shotguns away in the cupboard. They're back again in their big armchairs, murmuring that the world is safe for democracy once more, thank God! And all the poor Reds, shivering beneath their shirts, are barricading themselves into unassailable positions. And the reasons for all this satisfaction and perturbation? The Charter Club has Been Formed!

At last we have a body in the college to protect-poor innocent Freshers from the demoralising influence of the Socialist Club. The City Fathers are delighted, and have offered material support in any demonstrations the club may care to stage. Co-operation of the Town Clerk and the Prime Minister's Department are assured. A distinctive club badge has not yet been decided upon, but those in a position of responsibility have indicated that this will take the form of a large blue square, to be attached to that portion of the anatomy best suited to take it. Committee members will be distinguished by a purple stripe and a hangdog expression.

We have the word of Mr. Patrick Hutchings that the club does indeed possess aims and constitution, but as Mr. Hutchings, who composed same, is the only person to whom these mean anything, any persons wishing to discover what these may be are advised to contact him. It is understood that Mr. O'Brien is to appoint a sub-committee to decide on the interpretation of the constitution: the aims appear to be a simple negation of the aims of the Socialist Club.

The Charter Club AGM was held on last Wednesday, but we believe that the original members are still anxious to welcome new recruits for the struggle against the black forces of socialism, communism, marxism and even possibly fascism, so if you have reactionary tendencies, contact the secretary immediately by means of the letter-rack.

Arise ye students from your slumbers,

Arise ye enemies of the [unclear: Reds],

Maintain old Capital's hierarchy,

And bitcher the Commos in their beds!

(Extract from the Charter Club Anthem, to be sung, with emotion, to the tune of the "Internationale" old version.)

Aleister Bryan.