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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria University College, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 20, No. 12. August 15, 1957

and is Done

and is Done

Have you seen a print called "The [unclear: If] Road." by Roland Hilden? If you Haven't, it's obvious that you haven't been into the Common Room lately, or that if you have, you haven't taken notice of your surroundings. The three pictures hanging there during the past fortnight are just one indication of the work that is now being done to improve student facilities.

Since its establishment the newly-formed House Committee has quietly got under way with proposals tor maintenance and improvement of the Common Rooms in particular, and student facilities in general, it has been set up partly to relieve Executive of some of its burden, partly as a student committee of a more flexible and informal type which can act as a "half-way house" between students and their Executive body. As such, then, it is up to students to make use of it, to find out, who its members are and put forward to it many of the ideas that are discussed more generally—for instance, ideas as to curtains, pictures, chairs, cloakroom facilities, etc.

Although the foundations of the Student Union building will be laid at the end of this year, the present facilities will still be in use for another two, possibly three, years. There is no reason why they should not be made as comfortable and pleasant as possible for (hat period of time without spending an inordinate sum of money on them. During the August vacation, curtain and picture rails will be tilted in the Common Rooms and it is hoped to have the curtains themselves up by mill September. The Women's Common Room is also to have its picture gallery and curtains. Notice boards to replace the old letter rack, and a newspaper stand are all the process of being constructed or bought. When they are installed a larger range of papers and publications on student affairs will be available for those who use these rooms.

All in all, it looks as though the House Committee is really getting under way efficiently, albeit somewhat unobtrusively, with a job which has required attention for some time.

"An adjournment was taken at 8.45 p m for three minutes while the Jazz Club was requested to play pianissimo."

The Executive has set up a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Marchant. Hume and Shaw, to discuss with W.T.T.C Executive the matter of reduced Students Association fees for students attending both University and Training College.

At the same meeting Miss Jane Buckles was appointed Convener of the Arts Festival Sub-committee. This committee will consider the advantages, or not, of such a festival, and the kind of activities which the festival should encourage.

A further committee, consisting of Mr. Carver, will solicit designs for a V.U.C. tie, after having considered the original V.U.C. tic.

The Anglican Society and S.C.M. have both added their voices of protest against this year's "Cappidade" and Procesh to that of the C.S.G. recently published in "Salient."

These complaints have been forwarded to the "Cappicade" Committee.