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

Cerebration

Cerebration

I have tried to find the difference between the "No Conscription" procession of September 29th. and the capping procession in May. Of course the capping procession was composed only of students and excluded—quite undemocratically. I thought—such interested persons such as communists, watersiders and railwaymen. Furthermore, in the capping procesh, the literature was of a higher standard, and was sold to the public, and not distributed free, in pamphlet form. The capping procesh, was noisier—you know a Bigger and Better Show. Looked at in the light of utility. I would give full marks to the capping procesh. After all, it was openly admitted that it was advertising the students folly—the Extravaganza. But very few people realised that the second procession was advertising the students' other folly. Still as someone once said, "only 2 per cent, of us are stricken." On the whole though, both processions were happy, cheerful affairs, with streamers, flowers, wreathes, cops and whatnot.

And, do you know—I have quite changed my mind about that motto—"In gloria. Victoria." I think it would be better as "In gloria Victoria."