Mitch Marries

Armour Mitchell, ex-president of the V.U.W Students Association and president of N.Z.U.S.A. was married in Nelson during the holidays.

His bride was Miss Eleanor Cachemaille, a Nelson girl, who has been working in the Correspondence School in Wellington. She was previously at Canterbury University

The wedding was held in the Chapel of the Bishop of Nelson.' Mrs Mitchell wore a Renaissance style frock of pale gold.

Mitch is employed by the Wellington Manufacturers' Association; he holds a B.Sc. degree from Victoria, and is at present studying commerce. The couple will live in Wellington.

Brigadier Bombarded

Brigadier Gilbert's public pronouncements are inept and confused, exposing infantile opinions, claims Public Administration lecturer John Roberts, Said Civil Libertarian Roberts: "Brigadier Gilbert is using a public forum and public position to pursue a private fanaticism."

He said that New Zealand's politicking policemen should be investigated by the Government. The information collected by the secret police was not being used openly as evidence before any judicial body.

Salient Staffer Wins Fiji Trip

Advertising Manager, Lyn Catley, will soon be flying to Fiji. She won the "Follow that Dream" contest, sponsored by the Lever Hit Parade (beamed from station 2ZB). The contest required that entrants describe an ideal dream.

The name comes from Elvis Presley's new film "Follow That Dream", which was showing at a city cinema.

Hit Parade Compere, Ted Thorpe, interviewed Lyn. He said that all her three entries had been of high standard. Lyn plans to leave after finals.

Surprise S.G.M. Rumoured

Salient has learnt, that for the purposes of disrupting the affairs of Stud. Assoc, the Anarchist Association intends to call an SGM for the last day of term. It was reported that hoping students would not come because of exams., they will be able to force through amendments to the constitution. The source said that it was not implicitly stated, but implied, that the Anarchists will also put through a motion of No Confidence in Exec. Mr Dwyer's name was not mentioned in connection with this meeting.

Vic Man in City Council?

A member of the Arts Faculty, and president of the Ski Club, Mr P, A. G. Cossham, is standing for election to the City Council. Harbour Board and Hospital Board on an Independent United Action ticket.

One-time president of the Junior National Party (Wgton. Central), Mr Cossham wishes to be a non-political member of the council as he does not believe in government politics in a city council.

Mr Cossham hopes to form a close liaison between the university and the council if he is elected. He considers that there is a serious lack of representation for the students.

He has been attending Vic since 1956, and has yet to complete his B.A. He is teaching English and Social Studies at Scots College, in the primary department.

Anarchists Hate Money

At the last Exec, meeting, the matter of crockery broken by the three Progressive Clubs was raised. It was discovered that payment of the £2/3/4 owed by the Anarchists Association, was being held up because the Anarchists had received no grant from Stud. Assoc, had no treasurer, and reportedly, "did not believe in money". Mr William Dwyer accepted responsibility and agreed to pay.

Non-Students at Vic Dances

Non-students are attending university dances. This was particularly obvious at the last dance held in the S.U.B. The doorman, Mr G. Ross said that he did not think that he had let in more than 20 Vic students the whole evening.

Commenting on this, the Social Controller, Mr G. McKay, pointed out that a motion had been passed at the last social committee meeting, that publicity should be directed at students in any studying capacity in the Wellington area, including nursing and pharmacy students.

Mr McKay said that he certainly wasn't going to evict those who were not Vic students. He felt that this type of action would have an adverse effect on town-gown relations. "As long as they are studying something in this town—that suits me," he asserted. He told Salient that he had personally invited a number of nurses to the dance. Notwithstanding the number of outsiders, the dance was far from crowded.

Advertisements directed at the students of the city had been placed in the Evening Post before the last dance. However, this practice will have to be stopped, because, according to Mr Moriarty, the President of Students' Association, advertising to the general public puts the functions into the category of public dances, and higher rates have to be paid.

Oral Vaccine Goes Down Well

According to the Department of Health, 1,560 vaccines were administered over three day in the Activities Room. The number of persons was probably less than this, because some people took more than one dose. One such, well-known for his general co-operation, boasted that he had drunk five doses—without becoming paralysed.

A majority of students seem to have accepted Sabin Oral Vaccine as a worthwhile preventative of poliomyelitis. The general concensus of opinion after the recent dispensing clinic had departed indicated this.

In 1960, an International Conference on Live Polio Vaccine was held. Three Americans, Dr Albert Sabin, Dr Hilary Koprowski and Dr Herald Cox, had each produced tame polio virus. Sabin Live Vaccine was adopted to replace the Salk dead vaccine. The new oral vaccine is easier to administer and more economical to use.

Skiing Student Triumphs

Vic commerce student, Tom Huppert, has had outstanding success this year, in the NZ skiing championships. At Coronet Peak, he made the NZU team to compete against the Australians. Out of six runs, he gained the five best times.

He entered the Ruapehu Racing Zone, and won by a four-second margin. In the giant slalom against the NZ Olympic team, he won by .7 of a second.

In the national downhill, he beat the former NZ champion, M. W. Hunt, by 1.7 seconds.

Varsity Man For Empire Games?

Salient wishes to congratulate Dave Leech, of the University Athletic Club, on his nomination for the track and field squad of the Empire Games Team. Dave is a very keen hammer thrower, and has been consistently throwing the hammer out over the 170 foot mark in the winter competitions in Wellington, this year. He is the N.Z. champion and record-holder, and should do well at Perth.

Breakage Incidence Worrying

The Managing Secretary of the Student Union Building, Mr Ian Boyd, is perturbed at the incidence of furniture destruction that is going on in the building. Last term, sixty-seven pieces of furniture had to be removed and repaired.

Indiscriminate cigarette throwing on the floors, is also a cause for concern. Said Boyd: "I would appeal to the students if I thought it would do any good."

New Salient Structure

The new editor of Salient is Geoff Palmer. He was appointed by the Executive, on the recommendation of the Publications Committee. Geoff is in his third year, studying for a B.A.L.L.B., majoring in Political Science. He comes from a family of newspaper people in Nelson.

The two new assistant editors are Robert Laking and Robin Bromby. Robert, whose father is New Zealand ambassador to the United States in Washington, has travelled widely, and was educated in the, U.S., UJC. and NX in Britain, he attended Westminster School. Rob's responsibility will lie mainly in the literary side of the paper. He is an ardent jazz fan, and has a wow of an American accent. He recently became engaged.

Robin Bromby will be responsible for the technical side of the paper—layout, headlining and subediting. Well known at Vic. as a debater, Robin has a deep interest in politics and world affairs. He is President of the World Affairs Council. Having acquired a taste for journalism on Salient Robin intends making it his career. He joins "The Dominion" this year.

The new News Editor is a woman, Frances Lipson. Frances shows considerable promise as a reporter, who is adept at chasing news. More than one Cabinet Minister has been interviewed by her. Frances is in her first year of a B.A.L.L.B. course. She will be responsible for the news coverage of Salient.