Postal Enrolments Abandoned

Salient Reporter

Victoria University has abandoned postal enrolments for 1966.

This was decided at a meeting of the Professorial Board on Thursday, September 16.

Postal enrolments were instituted for the first time this year. First-year students and science students had to enrol by post, while law students could do so if they wished.

The reasons for this surprise decision are not known. Despite numerous inquiries at various levels of the university administration, Salient has been unable to obtain the reasons.

Moreover, other universities are proceeding with 1966 postal enrolment plans. Details of postal enrolment procedures for Canterbury University have already been published.

Aspects of the enrolment procedure at Victoria were strongly criticised by science students earlier in the year.

One student pointed out the difficulty in enrolling in December when the calendar did not appear till late January.

Another science student drew Salient's attention to a considerable number of errors in the calendar's listing of science courses (see Salient 6).

The move comes at a time when the Students' Association is completing a reassessment of Orientation procedures.

This was largely prompted by the effect of postal enrolments on past Orientation procedures.