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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. V.U.C. Students' Association Annual Elections, 1951

Women's Committee

Women's Committee

Juliet Burrell

Juliet in a science graduate now doing arts. She has been on the committee of the Swimming and Fencing Clubs, and takes a keen interest in the Biological Society and the Tennis. Ski and Drama Clubs—to say nothing of Extrav. She has represented Victoria at seven tournaments, and while appreciating difficulties involved in running Winter Tournament, she would be sorry to see the opportunity for meeting and competing with people from other colleges disappear. She in strongly in favour of Congress, but would like this year to see more information disseminated about it. Close attention should be paid to the building fund, especially in relation to increased costs. Two years at Helen Lowry have convinced her of the benefits of hostel life and she in keen that the Association lose no chance of pressing for better student accommodation. She would also like to see some order brought into the present chaos of gym bookings for sports clubs. She well deserves your vote.

Gwenneth Carr

[unclear: Gwen] is a fourth year student doing English Honours. A resident of Vic "A" for two years, she in interested in the problems of hostel students and, if elected will do her best to help them. Gwen has been a member of the Tennis Committee and has played for V.U.C. in the lower grades. Other sporting interests include basketball and table tennis. In both of these sports she has played for V.U.C. in the lower grades.

Among her cultural interests are membership of the Literary Society and Drama Club. She has played a leading role in some Drama Club productions.

Nominator: K. B. O'Brien.

Pam Cooper

Pam cooper has been in close touch with V.U.C. affairs for three years—the first two as the Association's office secretary, and this year as an Arts student. Her active interest has also been seen in the Drama. Debating, and Tramping Clubs, at the Congress 1950, and in Extravs, to mention only a few. To be short (and to use her owns words) Pam in interested in everything.

To be serious, though, Pams interest in Vic affairs in a genuine one Of her qualities I can mention here reliability, integrity openmindedness, and an ability to see what in really going on.

Her concern for the interests of all students will mean, for instance, that she will advocate increases of bursaries and oppose rising costs, consistently including opposition to any increase of Student Association fees.

It is this experience, knowledge, and ability that count. Because she has these qualities Pam in worthy of your support.

Nominator: Erie Robinson.

Daphne Davey

Gillian Foden

Gillian, B.com., A.R.A.N.Z., is a Fifth year part-timer now doing Arts. If elected, a major aim would be to further part-timers' interests and encourage them to take a greater interest in association affairs—thus trying to overcome V.U.C.'s title of a "glorified night school."

Gill in keenly interested in all sports, especially Rugby, tennis and swimming. She has been Tennis Club secretary and chairman and in on the tennis and swimming club committees. Gill also soon takes office as Assistant N.Z.U.S.A. Secretary.

Nominator: M. J. O'Brien.

Juliet Hunt

This is Juliet Hunt's fourth year at V.U.C., her third year doing Arts. She had been a part-time student but this year in full time. A V.U.C. Athletics Blue, 1949, she has attended Easter Tournament for the last three years representing V.U.C. in both Athletics and Womens Outdoor Basketball. She is a member of the Women's Gym Club. Juliet has been active in the S.C.M. and has served on the committee for three years and since early this year has been President. Juliet organised the Undergradues Supper this year on behalf of the Executive.

As Julie attended Congress this year she in keen that students should take an interest and go at least once while at University. Very interested in I.S.S. and feels that V.U.C. students should do all they can for less fortunate students. She in interested in College affairs and has accepted nomination for the Women's Committee.

Nominator: C. W. Harvie.

Jennifer Maloney

Jennifer in a full-time student who in completing her B.Sc. in this her third year. Her interests in student activities cover a very wide sphere and instances are her selection as a tennis representative—Easter Tournament 1951. her work as a member of the Drama Club and make-up artist for Extrav., her work as committee member (1950), club captain 51 of the Women's Indoor Basketball Club and her keenness as a member of the Ski Club. She attended The Curious Cove Congress this year. Jennifer in keen to serve on the Executive as a women's representative of both sporting and cultural factions and it in about time that the Executive had the opportunity to avail itself of her ability, particularly as she in anxious to do all she can to ensure the success of the Jubilee Easter Tournament to be held at Victoria next year.

Nominator: F. Curtin.

Melda O'Reilly

Anne Tarrant

Anne in a second-year full-time Arts student, preliminary to a law degree. She takes as full a part in University life as in possible and so has supported the activities of the S.C.M., Drama Club. Literary and Clasical Societies, and in on the committee of the French Club. She play's for the Women's Outdoor Basketball. She in on the Social and I.S.S. Committees. Anne in keen to see the new Students' Association building up soon and in the meantime the common common room used and well kept. She wants to see students interested in their college and an improvement in V.U.C.'s tournament record.

Nominator: Christine Harvie.

Janet Young

Janet in a full-time third year Science student. She in Secretary of the Women's Hockey Club and has represented Victoria at Winter Tournament in 1949-50-51. She in on the committee of the Tennis Club and has been playing at Easter Tournament in 1950 and 1951. She takes a keen and active interest in the Ski Club, the Biological Society and has been a Committee member of the Indoor Basketball Club in 1950-51. Jan has proved her worth hard worker by her untiring toil the women's sporting clubs and has shown her interest in other sides of the Association's activities by interest in Extrav., etc. It has been some time since there has been a candidate of Janet's calibre for the Women's Committee and there in no doubt that she would be of great service to the Association by serving on the Executive.

Nominator: D. [unclear: Honley.]

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