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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 24, No. 14. 1961.

Editorial — Uninterested, or Contempt?

Editorial

Uninterested, or Contempt?

"The People of Palmerston North are sick of the sight of university students . . . Palmerstonians are still talking angrily about the behaviour and dress of these "students" . . . "Their clothes—you have never seen anything like it!" exclaimed a housewife. "Most of them looked as if they could do with a good wash. The girls especially had nothing to be proud of. Most of them only acted in way they did to attract attention. I wonder if they carry on that way in their home town. The colleges certainly have nothing to be proud of . . .

A spokesman for the Palmerston North C.I.B. said no actual complaints had been made . . . "There was definitely a lot of criticism about the students' dress and behaviour, though."—This is what "Truth" (Tuesday, August 29) said about university "students."

Salient suggests that all this was true, although it is hard to say whether or not Victoria University delegates were the main culprits. It may be a good idea for our Executive and our University Council to look around a bit and review the situation at Victoria.

"Public-apathy" is perhaps a misnomer when it is used to describe our town-gown relationship. Contempt is perhaps the right word to use.

The respect and dignity due to a University has to be earned; it is not a birthright.