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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 25, No. 1. 1962.

Your Union

Your Union

The Student Union Buildings (Gymnasium, Student Union, and Theatre) are the most recent additions to the University buildings. The Gymnasium and the Student Union was opened on the 10th of June, 1961. The University Council, the governing body of the University, has delegated the management of these buildings to a committee known as the Student Union Management Committee.

The buildings are intended for the use of students and staff of the University so both these groups are represented on the Management Committee. The Committee consists of the President of the Students' Association, five members appointed by the executive of the Students' Association, the Vice-Chancellor, the Physical Welfare Officer, one member appointed by the University Council, one member appointed by the Professorial Board, and the Managing Secretary of the Committee.

A chairman is elected annually by the Committee, who at present is Mr K. B. O'Brien, a former president of the Students' Association and the University Council member on the Management Committee. The Managing Secretary of the Management Committee, I. H. Boyd, is a full member of the University staff and is the executive officer of the Committee.

The administration of the Student Union Buildings has been delegated by the Management Committee as follows:—

The Gymnasium is controlled by the Physical Welfare Officer, Mr W. H. Landreth, and his assistant, Miss B. J. Maddox.

The Common Rooms Committee Rooms Etc. in the Student Union are controlled by the Students' Association. The House Committee of the Students' Association handles the day to day running of these rooms.

The Dining Room and Shop are let to a caterer, Mr F. Levenbach. Mr Levenbach has a contract with the University to provide meals at fixed prices during term time. Clubs and Societies can make arrangements with Mr Levenbach if they wish him to cater for their social functions. Mr Levenbach is entitled to cater for non-University functions in the Dining Room providing that such functions do not preclude the serving of meals to the University students and staff at the normal times. (Any non-University function held in the Student Union must have the approval of the Managing Secretary.) Consequently Mr Levenbach is able to serve reasonably priced meals to University members while relying on these outside functions for his profit.

The Theatre is administered by the Managing Secretary of the Student Union. (The Students' Association Office will accept applications for the use of the Theatre if the Managing Secretary is not available.) The Theatre can be hired to non-University organisations but, during term time, non-University bookings are restricted to enable University Clubs and Societies to use the Theatre.

The Accommodation Bureau has been transferred from the care of the Students' Association to the University. The Managing Secretary is responsible for running this service. Enquiries concerning accommodation are handled by Miss M. Cox (in the office behind the Students' Association Office), or Mrs Olivecrona (in the Students' Association Office).

The staff of the student Union Buildings will be pleased to assist any student requiring information on University and student matters.