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Salient: An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 12, No. 8, July 27th, 1949.

Lively and Virile

Lively and Virile

The short short-story is perhaps one of the most difficult literary forms. Brian Sutton-Smith's "Before the Jubilee" is convincingly written, but relies for its point on the all-too-common "kick" ending. Such stories delegate greatest significance to the particular "situation" rather than the people who comprise it. To the extent that this is so I find the story lacking. Barbara Thompson's note on the marionette theatre is refreshing.

The overall impression that this number of "Hilltop" gives is one of liveliness and virility. Scruplous editing is essential if a young paper of this nature is to survive and take shape. One would like to think that here is something more than a momentary flash in the literary pan, to be extinguished when the present burst of enthusiasm dies. Is there something more enduring at the source than just enthusiasm? This number would lead one to suspect that conceivably there is.

In conclusion, a word for the printers. Little fault could be found with the type and setting, indeed, compared with the first number it is a transformation.