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Salient: An organ of student opinion at Victoria University, Wellington. Vol. 23, No. 3. Monday, April 11, 1960

Clothes

Clothes

Why do students persist in wearing clothes? It just shows how illogical everybody is ... groaning about the cost of books, fees, chewing gum, comics . . . and wasting money on clothes. Sir, there is only one occasion when wearing clothes is desirable: when one is taking a bath. But do we do this? No! Instead we get wet and then have to dry ourselves. Sir, simply wearing a raincoat and thighboots in the bath keeps one comfortably dry. After the both ... no drying—just slip off your clothes and you're ready for going out.

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Anyway, Sir, I know a lot of students who don't mind taking their clothes off. We needn't rush it ... just start with a few little things till they get used to it.