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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Executive Election Special Issue. Tuesday 13th April [1948]
Secretary
Secretary
Cathel MacLeod
Cathel Macleod is a fourth year student completing B.Sc. this year. An old boy of Wellington College he has been a prominent member of several sporting clubs both as an administrator and a player. In the Rugby Football Club he played in the 1st XV in 1945-46 and last year in the 2nd XV and is a member of the committee on which he served for three years. In cricket he is Deputy Club Captain. Captain of the 2nd XI and was also Captain of the VUC XI at Tournament. He has also represented VUC as a boxer at two Tournaments. He would like to see the Executive direct its efforts to raising this College to its proper place in the community by conducting our affairs in a responsible and realistic manner; also to bring the community and the University into closer relationships by earning the respect of the citizens in all activities, in which we as students are engaged.
He intends also to give his fullest support to the sporting clubs and encourage all undergraduates to play for the University clubs. The friendships and them spirit engendered by membership are the greatest factors in welding the students into a compact body and the creation of the community aspect of university ; life, which he hopes this College will attain rather than the existence of a more lecture school.
He also hope to review the position of Salient with a view to creating an Official organ of student opinion.
Alec McLeod
Alec McLeod. B.A.. B.Sc. is a full-time English Honours student. Men's Vice-president 1946-48, unopposed 47. Chairman Blues Committee 46-48. NZUSA Delegate 47. VUC delegate to Australian Students' Conference 47. Salient Staff 43-48. Editor 47. Tramping Club. Chief Guide 41, Committee 44-46, Chairman 45. Literary Society Treasurer 48. Extrav Props. Manager 44-45, Cast 1940. 41, 46, 47. Tournament Records Officer 45, Information Controller 47. ISS Committee 47-48. Jubilee Spike Committee. Socialist Club Committee 46-47, delegate to Australasian Student Labour Federation Conference 47. Assistant Records Officer 1944. Treasurer of the VUC Liberty Loan Committee 1944. He spent a year in the Army in N.Z.
He considers .the main task of the executive elected now to be the efficient administration of the Association's affairs until the normal election in June. He thinks that the Building Fund Appeal should be launched immediately after the UN Appeal for children is concluded. He first suggested the idea of a NZUSA Students Congress and thinks that must see that the initial one is a success, thus ensuring that it will become a regular, function.
He would like to see a further attempt made to improve the men's Common Room, the first step being the "provision of a reading rack. A a member of the Capping Procession Committee, he wants to see the procession regain some of its pre war brilliance without its more offensive characteristics.