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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 39, Number 18, July 26, 1976.

Sports Council 76

page 18

Sports Council 76

Sports Council is an incorporated body which is not under the direct control of the Students Association. It has its own elected President, Secretary and Treasurer, along with 5 other committee members. The Council is elected each year from the A.G.M. of Sports Clubs, and at present has 8 members representing a wide range of sporting interests.

The Council has its own budget guaranteed by a subsidy of $1.50 per student under the Constitution. Its most basic function and perhaps its most important is the allocation of this money to Sports Clubs to assist in the improving of Sport, and to ensure that every student may have the opportunity to participate in Sport on campus.

Chris Hardy

Chris Hardy

Sports Council presents Blues Awards for outstanding achievement in Sport. Nominees must make an active contribution to their Sport and have a sufficiently high standard of play.

For the past few years, the membership of the Council has been relatively stable, with members staying on for more than one term of office. This has meant good working relationships have evolved, both within the Council and also with the Sports Clubs and the Association.

President: Warwyck Dewe

Warwyck is a Commerce graduate from Victoria who has been involved with sport at Victoria for a long time, spanning his enrollment in 1967 to the present day. He has represented the university for many years at both hockey and water polo and swimming. He was Club Captain and Treasurer of the Swimming Club, with 2 years experience of both positions.

Dick Langford

Dick Langford

He was a water polo rep for Wellington in 1973, and a New Zealand Universities rep in 1973, 74, 75, 76. Warwyck organised the highly successful Easter Tournament held at Victoria in 1972, and was the Social controller for the Winter Tournament held here in 1974.

His interests range wider than past the immediate sporting arean, and he has been a Treasurer of Publications Board 1972 1973 and 1975 1976. He was Vice President of N.Z.U.S.U. in 1972, and was President of that body for 1972-73. At present, Warwyck is a member of the Board of Directors of Student Travel Bureau Ltd, and of Student Services Ltd. He is also advertising manager for Salient.

Roger Miller

Roger Miller

Warwyck sees a great need for Sport and recreation on campus and in the community at large. He would like to see more government spending on providing and uplifting recreational facilities. "I'm also concerned at the lack of people coming forward to administer and assist with recreational activity on campus. At present its administered by a groups of old hacks, like myself."

This will be his last year on Sports Council having been a member since 1961 He will be sorely missed.

The Secretary

Chris is also a B.A. part time at Victoria and is also enrolled at training college. She has been Secretary for 3 years, and represents the Basketball and Netball clubs. She does a lot of the administrative work of the Council and works in close liason with the Treasurer on Club affiliations and grants. Chris has represented Victoria in Swimming and water polo at tournaments and has also organised a tournament at Victoria; the 1974 Winter Tournament She was Sports Officer for a short time. She too feels that more young people should be coming forward to co-ordinate sport on campus

Peter Thrush

Peter Thrush

The Treasurer

Dick Langford holds the specialist position on Council. His job is to audit all the Club books, before they can receive their grants. This is not an easy job at the best of times, but Dick inherited problems at the beginning as his predecessor had gone overseas, leaving all the books in quite a mess. Nevertheless, with help from Warwyck everything is now in order.

Jonathon Ross

Jon is a 4th year LIB Hons student. This is his first year on the Council, where he has represented the views of the cricket club to good effect. A Wellington cricket rep for the last two years, John has been an NZ rep for the years 1974, 75, 76. He was Captain of the legendary Vic cricket team which this year won the cricket at Easter Tournament in Otago.

Warwyck Dewe

Warwyck Dewe

Jon also plays squash and golf. He should be around next year, and hopefully will provide some continuity of ideas to the new Council.

Mino Cleverly

Mino is a first year BSc student who represents the swimming club, which he has been a member of for the past 4 years. He has represented Wellington at water-polo and has played for the NZU team selected at Otago this year. He sought election onto Sports Council with the aim of making some sort of contribution: 'some people just expect things to be laid on." He sees the function of Council as "protecting and furthering the interests of those involved with any sporting activity on campus".

Mino Cleverly

Mino Cleverly

Roger Miller

Roger is a 5th year Ba/LIB student who represents the rugby club. He is a Victoria rugby rep, playing in the Senior A team 1975-76. He has also represented Wellington, in the Colts in '73, the 'B' team in 75. He feels that it is essential for students to have activities they can pursue outside of the purely academic. "The sports club not only provide a recreational outlet, but more importantly they are a social centre around which students may meet, create friends and enjoy an interest in common '.

Don Sandford

Jonathon Ross

Jonathon Ross

Don's been at varsity since the early 70's (He's ashamed to say how long he's been here exactly) doing a B.C.A. He hopes to compel it this year. This is his 2nd year on Sports Council where he has represented the hockey club. He has been associated with that club for 5 years, as well as the cricket club and was selected as an NZU Hockey rep in 1973. That year he was also awarded a Victoria blue. This year he organised the successful Blues Dinner for Victoria University.

Peter Thrush

As Sports Officer, Peter is a member of Council ex-officio. He represents the Students' Association's point of views, with an eye to seeing how the money is spent, but more importantly, he serves as a liason between the Executive and the Sports Clubs.

He has completed his BSc and is in his 2nd year of a law degree. Peter has captained the Volleyball team during its last three victorious tournaments, 74, 75, 76 and has been an NZU rep 1975, 76. He is also President of the NZU Volleyball Council and is at present organising a tour to compete in the Australian University Sports Unions Tournament in Brisbane in August.

He has been appointed Tournament Controller for Easter Tournament 1977, to be held at Victoria.

Don Sandford

Don Sandford

Photos: Lionel Klee.