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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 3 Student Refugees

Plunket Medal. 1940

Plunket Medal. 1940

The V.U.C. Debating Society held its Annual Plunket Medal Contest for oratory in the Gymnasium some time back, before a very small audience. The speakers and subjects were as follows:
B. S. Devine Nelson
J.B. Bergin Pasteur
J.M. Cope Bonaparte
L. McCulloch Gandhi
P. Powell Scott
P. J. Sheehan Salazor
J. Stacy Cromwell
The judges, Mr. Justice O'Regan, Mr. T. C. A. Hislop, and Dr. A. G. Butchers, placed the speakers in the following order:
1.Mr. Bergin
2.Mr. Sheehan
3.Mr. McCulloch
4.Mr. Devine

The world of fools has such a store,
That he who would not see an ass,
Must abide at home, and bolt his door,
And even break his looking-glass.