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Salient. Victoria University Students' Newspaper. Volume Number 39, Issue 5. March 29 [1976]

Business Booming

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Business Booming

The Executive last Monday thwarted an attempt by the Mount Street Moonist sect from setting up a club on campus.

The Club was to be called the New Zealand Collegate Association for the Research of Principles. According to two spokesmen for the group, who attended the meeting, the club would try and promote 'a higher standard of values' seemingly through attacking 'materialistic antidemocratic' (ie Marxist-Leninist) doctrines, and through mass mobilisations to clean up the cafetaria and clean slogans off the university walls.

Association secretary Peter Aagaard led the attack on the club's affiliation, suggesting that its aims were very unclear and he felt that unless they were clarified they might be in contradiction with the Association's aims.

I can't seem to grasp just what this club intends to do. How is it really going to help students on campus?' puzzled a frowning Aagaard.

But the Moonists fought on, outlining seminars they would hold on 'ideology' and tours they would arrange around the Wellington Police Department.

Moonists Go Down

Thier fight was, however, in vain. Their application was dismissed 6-3 although they were invited to return in a fortnight to present their case again.

With the Moonists out the door, much of the meeting's excitement vanished, and it was back to deciding whether the Association office should have a new gestetener, gestafax and/or cash register.

Half-way through a discussion on whether or not Executive should hire a cash register, Peter Aagaard suddenly moved that the meeting should into closed committee. When questioned why, Peter said that he didn't want to say, but that everyone should trust him.

Apparently everyone was under the illusion that it had something to do with the cash register. But not so, the Exec, went on to discuss the appointment of the new office manager, and the salary which she should be appointed at. Another example of cloak and dagger, for which this year's Executive is becoming quite well known.

Reports Spelt Out

By the time I was allowed back into the board room, the meeting had moved on to reports from Executive members, but it is so often buried amongst the hundreds of administrative hassles that proceed it.

Vice-President Steve Underwood gave a summary of the last University Council meeting and the presentation of the University budget. He also reported that $48.50 (one weeks takings from SASRAC) was missing from the Association's safe (I don't know if this means the university needed our $48.50 to balance their budget, or not.)

Cultural Affairs Officer Anne Dwyer reported that the profit made by Student Arts Council on Orientation activities was 'beyond expectations'. She also said that there would be two films shown during Capping Week, featuring the Doobie Brothers and Rick Wakeman.

Accomodation Officer Scott Wilson was next up, presenting a list of items demanded by student tenants at Stuart Williamson Hostel (such as spoons, plates, wire buckets etc) which the Association had to supply. He also reported that he, in conjunction with NZUSA General Vice-President David Tripe, was still negotiating with the Public Trust over the leasing of more flats for the Students' Association.

A Dose of Henderson

Publication Officer John Henderson brought a dose of humour to the meeting with an announcement that the Executive would have to do without him (politically) for a while as he was now working fulltime downtown. However, he said he would easily be able to fulfil his administrative functions.

Films Controller, SRC Co-ordinator, and general odd-job man Anthony Ward, reported the the film Circuit was running so well financially that he thought 15 more films should be booked. So, with Tony rubbing his hands over his approved films-booking junket to Auckland, Gyles finished the meeting with a quick skip over the hundreds of things he seems to have done in the past fortnight.

I looked around for Peter Thrush to present the sports report, but he was absent. So rather than wait around for the postmeeting jokes session, I wound my weary way home.

Student executive meeting