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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume. 34, Number 5. 1971

"Loves Labours Lost."

"Loves Labours Lost."

The A.G.M. of the V.U.W. Labour Party Branch and Labour Club.

Anyone with a sense of the bizarre, a liking for beer and buns, who enjoys listening to a certain Mr. S. Arnold go on ad nauseam about very little in particular (but in a most entertaining manner of course), then such a person would undoubtedly have found this A.G.M. exactly to his liking. For at least two hours one participated in an orgy of humour, shouting, colourful language (the editor of Salient favoured us with the utterance of a fuck or two and "eat shit"), uproar, anarchical belches, a spectacular extravaganza (otherwise described as flinging beer over another bod). In addition there was the usual lengthy debate on the standing orders of the Student Association and a motion "that all references to virginity and rape be removed from the last edition of the V.U.W. Labour Club Bulletin" (alas, this motion was lost).

But please don't get a false impression! In the meantime the retiring President's (Mr: D. Butcher) report was received with acclamation, a new Committee was elected (including McKay, President. Haydon, V.P. and Franks, re-elected editor of the Bulletin); the meeting also discussed the possibility of extending the nature, scope and circulation of the Bulletin (i.e. out circulating and out socialising "Socialist Action"). Finally those still in attendance listened attentively to the N.Z.L.P. Public Relations Man (Peter Debreceny).

It should be obvious then, that this is a dynamic, action packed political club that demands your support. If the A.G.M. is any indication then all needs are catered for (well, almost): the new committee meets on Monday to plan another dynamic year's programme.