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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria University College, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 21, No. 5. May 6, 1958

[Introduction]

Publication of "Cappicade" late on the last Thursday afternoon of the first term has traditionally inaugurated the annual Capping festivities, originally designed to fete the graduands of the year. Graduands' supper on the evening of the same day was closely followed by a hectic activity in: the small hours of Friday, culminating in the "procession" at noon on Capping Day. For a few hours all activity lapsed until the Capping Ceremony proper in the Town Mall, followed by Capping Ball, which continued into the very small hours of the Saturday. A few days' rest, and "Extravaganza" played at the Opera House for a few evenings, and then there was only the cleaning up and the memories for a twelve-month.

This year there are some changes. Graduands' supper—an informal and hearty gathering of the graduands and the senior University officials, together with representatives of the City fathers and the Government—remains the same: the Executive are hosts to these persons, and toasts are recorded to traditional institutions. "Cappicade" and procession, however, had for some years been deteriorating in quality: and, as a result of heavy comments made in interested groups, the Association last year adopted an improvement policy for these activities. Some Executive members felt that if there was no appreciable rise in standard, then neither the "Cappicade" nor the procession should be continued.