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Salient. Victoria University of Wellington Students' Newspaper. Volume 31, Number 23. September 17, 1968

Secondary School Union

Secondary School Union

Sir—There, dear students who have taken it upon themselves to help the poor kids still at school and give them their own Union (very own?) have taken Up the-wrong cause. Any latterday Messiahs can toddle back to their own (very own?) Student Uunion which seems pretty insipid, unsupported petty and petulant.

The people Who need to be im pressed, the School Board, composed of men of the Forty Years On? and what was good then will be better now. group, will not be inspired to make reforms by Secondary Student Unions—rather discouraged. We ourselves have come heavlly into contact with this august body of elders: one demanding the abolition of caps and berets (fully supported by the staff) and then demanding freedom of speech.

Our headmaster, a very tolerant and understanding man 'censors' our magazine to calm the Board (who are afraid that mention of Sex corrupts third Formers, as do purposefully misspelt articles) and make sure we have not inadvertenty written something libellous. However, we have found that am complaints we made mas be censored, but they thus come before the Headmaster, who often acts on them even though they may remain unpublished. You can have just as much success with words unpublished as words printed.

We do not need a student union. We do not want one, especially one founded by Varsity students on a good will mission. Any changes that come must from Boards and Education Departments?student unions have little influence with these groups. So I think your missionaries will find a strong resistance to their move (they will of course, call it 'apathetic indifference').

Yours etc.

Cathy Wylie,
Member Editorial Board of Pulp,
Hutt Valley High School.