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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 13, No. 16. July 27, 1950

Weight—Carried

Weight—Carried

Mr. Curtin added a great deal of weight to the discussion. He proferred a definition of democracy as a society which respects the rights of the minorities and claimed that not even the agreement of the majority made it just to attack minorities. "Once democracy loses the power to afford tolerance, then it is lost," he said. He thought, however, that we would gain nothing by the last paragraph—and it was amended out of existence by the meeting. Mr. Milburn's conversation was interrupted; Mr. Foy thought Mr. Phillipps was muddled; and the motion was carried in its amended form, 38-15.

Before getting on with the job, things were stayed by Mr. Cook, who felt that Mr. M. O'Brien should not sit as chairman when Mr. K. O'Brien was speaking—for they were, he understood, related. Mr. K. O'Brien thought this would cause too much trouble in the next year (are you going to move a lot of motions? Interjector) and Mr. M. O'Brien poohooed the very hint of doubt about the relation. Things were moving.

There was a desultory discussion on the next motion:—"That the constitution be amended by the deletion of the whole of section 24." This motion, Mr. K. O'Brien explained, referred to the powers of clubs to impose a compulsory levy on members; It forbade them to do so wlthout Exec. sanction. He thought that the section should be removed, so that clubs would not even have that right. There were minor disagreements, but when it was noted that college regulations gave adequate safeguard still, the motion went through.