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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 14, No. 5. May 24, 1951

Fizz-Ed no Room at the Gym

Fizz-Ed no Room at the Gym

Among the matters brought up at the Exec. meeting on Anzac Day night was the Physical Welfare Officer's report to the Student's Association. Mr Landreth, the recently appointed Physical Welfare Officer, was asked to attend the meeting to discuss his report with the Exec. This discussion, which took an hour, was followed, after Mr. Landreth had left, by further discussion among the Exec. about the question of accomodation for Mr Landreth in the Gym.

In his report Mr Landreth listed the activities which he hoped to encourage and direct. They came under the general headings of Health Services, and Recreational Activities. By Health Services Mr Landreth envisaged mass chest radiography and medical inspection, remedial physical education, and hygiene and health lectures or discussions. The Recreational Activities included general 'keep fit' classes for both men and women, folk and interpretative dancing, gymnastics, agilities, training for major sports clubs such as athletics and fencing, indoor basketball, and games periods. There are 400-500 students who are already organised in well established groups, but although these would profit by Mr Landreth's programme, he considered it most important to help those students who have no contact with their fellows because of their lack of physical prowess in particular sports. However the content of the programme of activities was not discussed, but the accomodation problem was talked over for quite a time.

The use of temporary pre-fabricated accommodation until a new building is built is out of the question. There are no Army huts available for purchase from the Army Department. The Upper Gym appears to be the only alternative accommodation, and even then extensive renovations would have to be carried out. For instance, the shower room requires attention and there is a distinct need for improved lighting. The trouble is that the Upper Gym. could not serve the purposes to which it is at present being put, together with the requirements of a Gymnasium. Such activities as dances, meetings, Extrav. rehearsals would have to be held elsewhere but where? Also a Physical Welfare Office would have to be somewhere in the Gym. The Exec has inspected the Gym. to see what office room could be provided and it was finally decided that the Committee Room would be used as an office subject to use of a partitioned-off wing of the Upper stage for the Extrav. wardrobe, and the partitioning-off of the Lower stage for storage of Ski Club gear.

It is evident that there are still accomodation problems. The Physical Welfare Officer is unwilling to limit his programme but unless a place can be provided for the storage of gymnasium gear some activities will be late in starting and very limited when they do start. The trouble here is that if the scheme is too limited from the beginning, future development will be retarded. Mr Landreth is of the opinion that there are enough people interested in his ideas for him to be kept busy and he is most anxious to start.

"Trev."