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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria University, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 22, No. 10. September 14, 1959

[Introduction]

The custom in Iceland is that a bride and bridegroom are given wooden spoons chained together on their wedding day—undoubtedly some generous person will donate a chain to Vic.

The trophy cabinet may look empty, but what a week! The trip across to Lyttelton was quiet as Varsity trips go—the smoke room was packed with students singing songs (?) and the decks had the usual couples.

The train trip from Christchurch, while not measuring up to the '57 Easter trip, was enjoyable and certainly sociable—the life until 2.30 centred around the Aussie hockey girls, but then out came the portable radios and silence descended.

The sports editor's radio had about 50 around it to hear the Test—they were not even interested in the refreshment rooms at Palmerston.

The train, of course, had to go into a tunnel just as Don Clarke was about to score—radio silence!

Dunedin at last—the usual welcome, except they forgot the fire hoses this time. In the evening a dance and Press Council's first meeting.

Later N.Z.U.S.A. had a party at which a budding rifleman used the ceiling as a target—with no drastic results. At 1.30 a.m. it was moved at Press Council "That we do adjourn to a flat, unknown"—it was recorded as "until 10.30 a.m." The parties finished sometime after daylight on Sunday.

One thing was apparent at the Tournament—the need for a vehicle for use of the Senior Delegate to Sports Union, He must be at all the places at once, trying to sort out the many and various difficulties of the team. Exec could give consideration to paying, say, the basic hire of a rental vehicle.

Sunday dawned with some Catholics attending Mass at 9 a.m. and various others staggering home or to meetings. Press Council officially started at 10.30 but did not get under way properly until the afternoon.