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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 15, No. 1. March 5, 1952

Science Students!

Science Students!

Science Students are famous for ivory towerism. They come to University interested in nothing else, but science. Their Association Cards come in with one Club marked. Outside of that their minds and bodies appear to have no other interest.

This applies to a majority. They remove themselves from College life into their specialised field to specialise in knowing more and more about less and less.

Even the outbursts which activate the inert mass who are not interested in study leave them cold. Science is their god, their recreation, their everything. The University is poorer for all this disinterest and so are we, the students.

To vegetate scientifically requires concentration and hard work, but it rarely means good scientists. After a time even the science club of their choice falls from favour and a few bother to go to meetings. Maths and Physics, Biology, Chemistry Societies do not even receive the support of these specialists.

But it is not from among the ivory towerists, the vegetators, the disinterested, that the good scientists come.

If you must vegetate at least support your own Clubs and vegetate scientifically, but if your aim is to be a good scientist look for your First Class Honours outside as well as inside your own particular field.

Well, did you tick one Society on your Association Card?