Max. Effort for Mini Fest.

Planning for this year's Mini Festival is going well. So far, Massey University, Wellington Teachers Training College and the Polytech have all promised contributions to augment the growing programme of activities planned by groups on campus. A great coup has been accomplished in bringing the two hilarious 'anti-dope' films, 'Marijuana, the Devil's Weed From Hell', and 'Reefer Madness', to our campus for a three day season in our theatre. The Debating Society is holding a debate against a touring US team, negating the topic that 'Democracy is the death of style'. MSSA are holding a dance, European clubs are contributing to an International Evening and there are to be jazz and folk concerts. As well as this, we have planned other films, a martial arts display, an Indian food fair, an egg-throwing and catching competition, wrist wrestling, a forum of General Election candidates, a Bavarian Beer Festival, an Extravaganza/Hop, a pottery sale and a wine and cheese. Te Reo Maori are organising readings of traditional and modern Maori poetry, a Maori arts exhibition and a talk by Apirana Mahuika on 'The place of women in the Ngati Porou today'. The Drama Society may also be contributing a production and the traditional midnight horror poetry reading in the graveyard will be returning by popular demand.

So far, response has been excellent, but there are still several clubs which have not returned the forms they were sent. They are requested to do so as soon as possible, and if anyone has any suggestions or wishes to help, please don't fail to contact me, either through the Studass office or at home, by ringing 759-487.

Barbara Leishman.