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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 28, No. 9. 1965.

Pettipoint

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Pettipoint

Some swine has created a 'Pettiplint.' Ah! Fame, Fame. The quiet rave over plins suggests how simpleminded we students are. There must be hope for us yet.

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One of the rooms in the Rankine Brown building is just over the heating system. I gather it has lethargic ten­dencies over the inmates. In a lecture a few days ago (actually a few weeks by the time this is printed — such are Salient deadlines) two male students fell asleep, although none of the girls did, which all goes to show the advantages for girl students of a predominantly male staff.

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What do people do when they miss out on Exec. elections? Well, let's see. One is going overseas (he's taken it hard, that man). One is standing for President of a religious club. One has been given a job on Winter Tournament Committee. One has been pro­moted within Winter Tournament Committee. Three are working for Salient. Three at least have insinuated that they would be prepared to work on NZUSA. All preparing the ground for their next political effort, no doubt.

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Mr. Shriver, of the US, runs the Poverty Programme. His wife has just bought a £15,000 painting. The news report didn't mention whose Poverty the Programme sought.

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A Certain person wrote an article in Salient not so long ago on how to get on Exec. All sorts of corrupt practices therein. Con­gratulations to the Women's Vice-President.

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The lifts in Easterfield are going to have a device whereby overfullness causes operation to cease. Another example of the engineer following nature.

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I Hear that a new race of supermen has started at this university. A group with good, high tory ideals, keep the race pure and all that. I am told by a leading light that entry is partly on the basis of family background, and partly on the basis of thinking in the proper fashion. One is blackballed (I gather) If one appears without one's sword (flaming variety).

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It seems to be the done thing to remark snidely on those who stand for Exec. I think it is about time I made some evil comments on those who write columns in Salient. What ignorant people they! We Dashing away brief comments on things we know nothing about. Good fun, though — everyone should try it. Most do, of course, verbally.

—By Latent