Salient: An organ of student opinion at Victoria University, Wellington. Vol. 23, No. 4. Wednesday, May 4, 1960
Service Page
Service Page
This year Salient introduces a Service Page for students. We have, we hope, provided a full list of the goods and services you will be needing this year. Freshers especially should find it useful. By shopping with the downtown firms which advertise on this page you will be returning some of the goodwill they have shown to students.
By using this page you will have a better chance in the long run of getting value for what you spend.
Accomplishment
Margaret O'Connor
Studio of Ballroom and Latin-American Dancing. A school of dancing which asks its pupils to study assiduously and offers expert individual or group tuition. The basic course is 5 half-hour lessons, but there is no limit to what can be learned. phones 45-818 (B) and 52-975 (H).
Adornment
Sportswear Models
A fine place in Lambton Quay between the cable car and whitcambe & tambs. The best range of dresses and coats in town, attractively displayed.
Carter's Wool Shop
About half-way along Willis Street. Very smooth-flowing silent wool for knitting during lectures. Muffles needles sold. seriously though, specialists, with the but range of plys and colours in town.
Sports Haven
Opp the Grand Hotel in Willie Street, below street level. An excellent range of mix-and-match separates—slacks, skirts, blouses, overblouses, sweaters, etc. Skirts with matching three-quarter coats are new. suede coats and sports jackets, casual and charming. Also at 137 Cuba Street. For students only-7½% discount on presentation of Library Card.
Discount does not apply to Sales.
Black Coffee
Anne Barri
112 Wills Street, a little way down from the Hotel St. Geotge corner on this side. A smoothly sculptured staid leads to a room above a shoe shop. Fine for daytime drinking. cone coffee.
Symposium
At Vivian St. and St. corner. next to Wellington Taxis. Decor of theatre programmes and exciting postors. Hot waffles, toasted sandwiches, interesting drinks. Nightly from 8 p.m.. including Saturday and Sunday, but not Tuesday.—Lucy and Pal Craddock
The Sheridan
Upstairs in Herbert Street, off manners Street. on one side of a partition, coffee and fruit juices, on the other, dancing (live orchestra). Admission on dancing nights, 6/-.
Books
Modern Books Ltd.
At 48a Manners Street, a cooperative book-shop. Buying a single share (1) ontitles you to 10% discount on all titles for life. Great variety of stock includes French and Russian material. Any book ordered from anywhere in thr world—delay about two month.
Phoenix Books
Half-way along Willis Street. The bulk of the stock Penguins, plus seleceted American educational titles—probably the best repre-sentation in town of really good paper-backs. Useful references in Polican, especially or English, History, Philosophy, Psychology.
S.C.M. Bookroom
At 102 Lambton Quay, Phone 43-910.Religious books of all descriptions, e.g., theological, devotional church history — and children's.
Sweet & Maxwell (N.Z.) Ltd.
54 The Terrace. Carry A Complete Range Of Student Books In Commerce And Law.
Price Lists Available On Request.
Technical Books Ltd.
At 81 Ghuznee Street in Te Aro. Most easily found by taking a Karori bus to the city.
Stocks prescribed texts in each Science subject at each Stage and valueble reference. Also obtain any books to order quikly.
Geography students ! Try Technical Books. in ascot house. Ghuznee Street, First. "Geography Of Man" available in three different editions, to suit your pocket—1st and 2nd editions, or good used copies. Others texts also in stack less 10% discount.
Men's Wear
Hallenstein Bros Ltd.
In Lambton Quay, hard by the Cable Car Lane. offer men's wear exclusively—durable stuffs at good prices. University blazers at £6.19..6.weir blazers at £8.0.0. Also made to measure if required.
Jack Lannigan's Trouser Centre
At 5 Willis. Street. Everything to be. known about trousers known here. Take your choice of styles and fabrics, take your choice of prices. 268 fittings.
Open Slather
Suggestions for additions to this page are welcome. if there is any need of yours not covered on this page, or any good firm not recommended, please drop a line to the Advertising Manager ,"Salient", Students Ass. Office.
Outstanding Occasions
Ralph Wilkin
At 86 Manners St.. opp. the Regent Theatre, Tel. 40-529. For Capping. Tournament, Law. Commerce and Miscellaneous Balls, a good dress suit hire service, with individual service and/or alterations. For the exbibitionist—costumes to hire. Go wild man.
Central Park Cabaret
Dine And Dance Supper And Dance
Tony Noorts' Orchestra
Featuring the electronic console organ. floor shows, vocalists. Ideal for all your social functions.
Phone:50-590 or 58-000/6033.
Poole Florist
At 48 manners Street. Manager, David Anyon, artist. Sprays for Capping Ball. flowers for grade, partner and possibly mother. A tendency to give flowers is a pleasant attribute in a man.
Party-Going
Grey Cabs
Curiously enough, they come in various shades of fawn. But they come. They have a reputation for responding soonest to telephone calls After the ball or the party … $6-900
Reginald Collins Ltd.
In Ballance Street, by the waterfront. Wholesale wine and spirit people. Vintners to Stud. Ass. Especially of interest are T.M.V. sweet and dry wines, sold by the flagon, which go well at the party. Also Vin Ordinaire—a dry red table wine at 5/6 quart. minimum order 2 gallons.
Prudence
The Bank Of New Zealand
Comes a degree. Comes a wife, child and bank account. Get in early with a BNZ cheque account. Pay by cheque. Get the record of your statement. Control your spending.
Radios & Records
The Record Shop
At 102 Lambton Quay. Exists only to supply records classical, Jazz. Vocal. Orchestral, Shows, drama, Verse. anything you like. Upstairs.
Soothing Balms
Brian Jackson Ltd., Chemists
In Farish street, clearly visible from Manners Street. For women, cosmetics, beautifying varnishes. For men combs and recently, manly deodorants. And, of course. Medicines and prescriptions and cameras.
Produce your Library Card.
J. B. Porath, Chemist
In the T. & G. Building , opp. Cable Car Lane. A most handy shop with the usual range of soaps, cosmetics, ointments and soothing balms. prompt prescription service.
Coiffeur
Central Booksellers Ltd.
Next door to Qantas, Corner in Featherston Street. Downstair. a magazine shop, up. stairs. smart haircutting, personal attention, and a standard of hairdressing reliably good.
Gilbert's Beauty Shop
In Willis Street above S. P. Andrew's Near Stewart Dawson's Corner. Hair styles for girls. Highly individual attention and plenty of ideas.
James Soteros, Hairdresser
In Manners Street, beside the Post Office. An entirely new, well-designed little saloon with 3 chairs and a good standard of cutting. Continental haircuts a specialty . Tatts ticket
Drinking
Barrett's Hotel
At the bottom of the Plimmer Steps. Handy to the 'Varsity, to eating places and shops. Students and student teachers found here.. Only bar in town with a choice of beers on tap. Red Band Draught and Tui Draught.
Hotel St. George
Nearest to the University, on the corner of Willis and Manners Streets. Many like the Back Bar. Never too crowded and comfortably twilit. Handy to eating places. Red Band Draught, drawn from a refrigerated tank room.
Getting About
City Transport
A network covered by trams, diesel buses and trolley buses. will take you anywhere in the City. Timetables can be procured at the Lambton Quay and Courtenay Place Terminals at 6d, per copy. The sight-seeing tours are truly remarkable and will make you familiar with the terrain of Wellington
Telephone 42-719 for further information.
Inner Man
The California
In Wills Street, near Stewert Drwson's Corner and
The Missouri
In Lambton Quay, opp. the D.I.C. two of a kind. Good food cooked with a light touch. Just the place for business girls.
The salads are special. Prices good.
Monde Marie
4 Roxburgh Street, off Marjoribanks Street past the Embassy Theatre. Serves delectable plat du jour at 3/6, Home-made cakes.
Coffee, of course. Praiseworthy.
Keep Fit Department
Jenkins Gym
22 Manners Street. Toughen up for the football season, loosen up for the cricket season, tone up for the swotting season. Personal individual tuition. There is a significant reduction in fees for groups of four or more. This is a special, for students only, and Liberty Cards must be produced.
The Sports Depot
(Witcombe & Caldwell)
Hale-way along Willis Street. Long-standing connection with University sport Every one of Vic's twenty-four sports catered for here.
All contingencies provided for.
Zeal
Coulls, Somerville, Wilkie Ltd.
For all stationery requirements. Drafting equipment and architectural supplies a specialty. 178 Featherston Street (opp. C.P.O.)., and also 178 Lambton Quay. Wellington.
Watson Victor Ltd.
16, The Terrace. Phone 42-085. Anglepoise lamps. drawing intruments. precision slide rules, etc. Serving science for over 70 years. Watvic offers students the most comprehensive range of scientific equipment.
Cinema
"A Hole in the Head"
Coming to the Majestic Theatre (Kerridge-Odeon). As usual with Frank Capra films somewhat sentimental, but brilliantly comic as well. Edward G. Robinson is seen in a comedian's role. Frank Sinatra is as off-hand as ever
"The Golden Age of Comedy"
Coming to an Amalgamated Theatre. An incredibly fine collection of sequences from the one and two-wheeler comedies of Hal Roach| and Mack Sennett. Performers include Ben Turpin, Will Rogers, The Keystone Cops, Charlie Chase and Laurel and Hardy. Here at last is a fair representation of the mad in-ventiveness and superb Visual comedy of 35 years ago !