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Salient: Victoria University of Wellington Students' Newspaper. Vol. 32, No. 6. 1969.
Lincoln Walk-Out
Lincoln Walk-Out
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The Lincoln delegation with Canterbury President Paul Grocott on extreme left, "Most decisive move ever" said one delegate, but was thwarted when past president Brown returned.
A move by the Lincoln College delegation to dissasociate themselves from all international policy remits failed at Easter Council.
The constitution of NZUSA demands one delegate from each constituent university is essential for a quorum or plenary.
Lincoln's threatened withdrawal from the consideration of international motions would have derived NZ students a joint policy in international affairs.
President of NZUSA. Peter Rosier, tried to effect a compromise by moving that the Council recognise the Lincoln delegation was present only to provide a constitutional quorum, but that is dissasociated itself from all discussions and decisions on international motions.
Lincoln President Peter Topp, and Vice President Roger Payne rejected this compromise and withdrew.
Past-President Nick Brown agreed to Roster's move and a quorum resulted.
Victoria University President Gerard Curry said, "a small band of Lincoln students exercising their constitutional rights are denying 29000 students of New Zealand their constitutional rights."
Mr. Curry also said that while the Lincoln delegates claimed their arguments were ignored at Council they never in fact had any ideas to put forward.