Salient: An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria University, Wellington Vol. 24, No. 6. 1961.
[introduction]
[... They were cast into darkness and there was much weeping and wailing, and gnashing of teeth.]
Why. I don't know, but we got the Wooden Spoon again. Victoria was last in Defence Rifles, Yachting, Women's Athletics, Rowing, third in Cricket, Women's Outdoor Basketball and Swimming, with Men's Athletics, Water Polo and Tennis notching second place (all to Otago incidentally). No wins, notice.