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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 14, No. 4. April 26, 1951

[Introduction]

A conference of the N.Z. University Students Association was held in Auckland at the same time an the tournament. Matters arising from the August meeting minutes included the question of the Blues Panel constitution; an investigation into the holding of Winter Tournament and the Debating Tour of Australia.

The report of the Victoria College delegation (Maurice O'Brien, Paul Cotton and Val Jones) was an interesting document and certainly seemed to be much more comprehensive in coverage than the Reports submitted by the other bodies. Under the Head of Peace Council it reiterated its report of August last which informed Conference that it had refused to send delegates to the Peace Conference and noted that the special general meeting called to oppose it in this action lapsed for want of a quorum. It was a pity I believe not to mention also that Victoria Stud, Assn. accepted an invitation to the Youth For Peace Conference hold in the third term of last year. Under the head of ISS, it reported that "the current Victoria attitude on the rather involved question of Student Relief seems to be that we stick to what we have at the moment." This certainly is the attitude of the Executive here now, but from conversations about the College I am quite sure that it is by no means unanimous. (See Page 6 of No. 1 of Salient for this year).

On the position of Victoria College with respect to the International Union of Students the report mentioned the sending of three delegates by the College who were also observing for the New Zealand Student Labour Federation. "As might be expected," the statement continued, "the attitude of their reports differed somewhat from the Miller Report." This report (i.e., VUCSA. observer's one) will not be cyclostyled but is available for perusal, together with the Miller Report. Quite an extraordinary statement follows this one. "There is no current move at VUC to urge NZUSA to reafflliate to IUS." Of course it may be that such a move is not recommended by the present Executive, but the delegation ought to know that such a step has long been advocated by members of the Socialist Club in the College and at the New Zealand Student Labour Conference being held at the same time, Just such a proposal was suggested by the Victoria delegation as desirable in all the Colleges.