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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria University, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 22, No. 4. April 27, 1959

Varsity Arts Festival at O.U

Varsity Arts Festival at O.U.

At the end of last year when Victoria's plan for an Arts festival was finally abandoned, Otago Societies Council set up an investigating committee to discuss the possibility of holding an Arts festival at O.U., says "Critic."

The investigating committee prepared a report which indicated that the scheme was practicable and feasible, suggesting that the festival be run in conjunction with the Winter Tournament.

This would coincide with the holding of the Drama and Debating events, although these would remain part of the tournament. The Bledisloe Medal for Public Oratory will be organised on similar lines.

The O.U. Film Society will arrange a one-night programme and a photographic competition will be held. Each university has been asked to participate. It was suggested that each university should send 20 entries to each of the two divisions of the competition: monochrome and colour slides. A general exhibition will be held in conjunction with the photographic competition.

Art and Craft

The O.U. International Club are prepared to sponsor a display of overseas Art and Craft. Elam school at A.U. has agreed to organise, in conjunction with Canterbury Art School, an exhibition of art and handicraft.

Literary competition winners and runners-up front the universities as well as representatives of the different literary societies will be invited to contribute poems and short stories which will be read and discussed at an informal meeting and the best entries will be published.

The investigating committee has outlined these items, as the main part of the O.U. Festival. Other activities, such as plays by the Classics Department, chess and a music item by the O.U. Music Union. The final function, which is likely to be the most popular, is the Festival Dinner, which will replace the usual Dramatic Societies' Tournament Dinner.

O.U.'s plans for an Arts Festival was presented to N.Z. U.S.A., where the result was a noncommital motion approving the Arts Festival in principle. Not that it made any difference whether N.Z.U.S.A. approved or not because O.U. Executive have approved the scheme and have agreed to support financially all Arts Festival activities which take place in Dunedin.

Student Support

However, O.U. will not finance the travel of members from other universities to the Arts Festival. Neither will it finance the freight of their paintings, etc. Whether people from other universities receive financial support depends entirely on their respective Execs. If the Arts Festival is to be successful, students throughout the universities must give their support.

Thus the decision has been made. O.U. will hold the first Arts Festival.

Victoria's Part

Victoria has decided to hold a competition for those in the university who consider themselves literary minded. The competition will be open to bonafide students and there will be two sections: (a) poetry, (b) short story.

The writers of the winning works will be invited to the Festival. Three worthwhile prizes will be offered: One for the best poem; one for the best short story; one for the best contribution from the remaining entries (either poetry or short story).

Three adjudicators (two staff members and one non-staff member of the university) will be appointed for the competition and the three best poems and the three best short stories will be sent to the Arts Festival.

Please note that if you are unable to be present at the festival a competent reader can be arranged to read those works sent.

It is hoped that there will be plenty of ms. sent in and please—so that it can be read—type double spacing. If you can't get it typed please write it legibly, one side of the page and double spaced.

All contributions will be considered as potential material for "Experiment," which is the Literary Societies' magazine. Copy should be sent to Editor, "Experiment," Literary Society, c/- Students' Association, P.O. Box 196, Wellington.

Also please note that the entries must reach the Editor before June 30, and they must be signed by the writer.