Exec. Profile

Student Future A Bright One

Miss Margaret Clark

Miss Margaret Clark thinks that the future of the Students' Association is a great deal brighter than its past. The beginning of this can be seen in Studass backing the Council's action over the Labour Department's request on files. Victoria now has possibly the best magazine of the universities and this has been accompanied by resurgence in the intellectual field. She thinks, naturally, that Students' Executive has provided the initiative in this.

Miss Clark, an attractive long-time (4½ years) student completed a B.A. two years back, went on to take two additional subjects the following year. In 1961 she was elected as Chairman of Women's House Committee, recently promoted to Vice-President of the association. She regrets that she will not be here to stand again, but dickered around without giving the reason for this.

Possibly Miss Clark, who has found herself in opposition to Executive members O'Brien and Brooker, does not jump at the idea of either standing for President. She has shown a tendency towards a liberal stand on executive, but some would say not liberal enough. In a burst of magnanimity, said she: "We have a lot to thank the Anarchists for in arousing student interest." VicePresident Clark went on that the recent S.G.M. was useful in that it kept the Executive on its toes.

Did Miss Clark think that the Executive was providing leadership? No need to ask that one—of course she did. Although admitting that Executive was perhaps not dynamic enough, it had generally provided sound leadership. The news-sheet was one recent example of this.

Although having been present at Socialist Forum occasionally, Margaret insisted she was not politically orientated. Certain right-wing Executive members might call her left-wing, but this was not true. She had no political affiliations—her only stand being on civil liberties. Internationally, Margaret held that neither side was right all the time and anyone who judged events from their own standpoint was nonsensical.

Miss Clark, however, told the interviewer that she did not want to say anything more in case it might rub the Asians. She takes off in six weeks for Kuala Lumpur to study Malasian politicing. Malaya, Borneo, Sarawak are negotiating a Federation of Malasia and the Rotary are picking up the check for the trip. She intends to write regularly to Salient, while away.

Miss Margaret Clark concluded that this will be a good year now that the building is completed. Executive will be able to concern itself with other matters. Most important, said she, was that the President be a full-time student. However, from here it looks as if we are in for another part-time President.