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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 13, No. 12. June 15, 1950
[Introduction]
Since this article was written for Salient, in February, 1948, precisely nothing has been done to put into effect a practical scheme. There was one brief passing mention of the Health Scheme in the Circular to Clubs concerning the requirements of the proposed Student Building, but apart from that the issue has been decently and reverently interred. This month there will be an election of officers of the Association and on June 28 the Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held and students will have the constitutional right to talk their heads off. The medical scheme however must be pushed ahead and something concrete and practical done this year; the time for wind-bagging and wordy protestations is over, Action is Needed Now.
| (a) | The Government should cease advertising, over the air, foods and patent medicines whose contents do not attain a prescribed standard. | ||||||||
| (b) | A service similar to that given by the American Consumers' Union Reports should be immediately commenced by the New Zealand Government. | ||||||||
| (c) | Radio talks, circulars, newspaper articles demonstrating the principles of correct feeding should be sponsored by the Government. | ||||||||
| (d) | The Government should immediately organise scientific research on a large scale on the subject of malnutrition and food values in New Zealand. | ||||||||
| (e) | Films like the Nutrition Film should be made by the Government and shown widely. | ||||||||
| (f) | The New Zealand Sale of Food and Drugs Act should be immediately amended as follows:
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On 27/5/40 the following appeared in the Editorial of Salient:
"The Physical Education Committee of the British Medical Association has made the bold and forceful statement that 'All Universities should make provision for the physical education of undergraduates.' This field of, education which has been sadly neglected in New Zealand was the subject of a report to the New Zealand University Students' Association . . . proposes a minimum policy ... to meet the needs of the New Zealand Universities."