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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 3 Student Refugees
Annual General Meeting
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the V. U. C. Students' Association was held on Tuesday, 25th June. There were present about 120 members, out of approximately 1200 on the roll.
After the machinery part of the meeting was got through, with commendable despatch, the meeting passed by acclamation a vote of thanks to Harry Sansum, for his splendid work as Records Officer to the Students' Association.
The next subject on the agenda was Student Relief, and Miss Sybil Williams addressed the meeting on work already being done in the other colleges for relief of students in the war areas. Students will remember that at last year's annual meeting, the question of Student [unclear: Relief] was [unclear: discussed] in some detail. A motion was passed [unclear: instructing] [unclear: the incoming] executive to table what action was thought fit in [unclear: this matter.]
| (1) | The exclusion from membership of the Students' Association of past students of this or any other College. |
| (2) | The taking away of voting power from the co-opted Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer. |
| (3) | The extension of the hours of voting to include 2 hours in the middle of the day, and |
| (4) | The appointment of the highest unsuccessful candidate to any vacancy on the Exec. |
Discussion waxed hot and strong on these motions. It was pointed out that if past students were excluded from membership of the Association, the sports clubs would suffer a grievous loss. This motion was defeated. It was also decided that the Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer should retain their voting power. The meeting considered the extension of the voting hours to be a sop to the full-timers, and decided to leave them as they were. The question of co-option and highest unsuccessful candidate was clinched by Mr. Winchester's hypothetical case and Mr. Scotney's usual facetious remark.
The next item on the agenda was the question of the disposal of the 320 profit from the Gapping book. It was moved that it be donated to the Patriotic Fund. Miss Osborn moved as an amendment that it be donated to the Student Relief Fund. This was put as the original motion and carried.
Mr. Higgin now moved, and Mr. Comer seconded, the following motion, which was carried by a large majority:
"That this Association, realising that the truth of an opinion can only be realised when there is complete liberty to contradict and if possible disprove it, deplores the attempts which have been made to restrict the student body from exercising the right of judging intelligently between both sides of any question, without which it believes it is impossible for truth to be ascertained. It therefore demands that the staff and students of Victoria College should have that liberty of thought and discussion which is the essence of University life, and charges the Professorial Board with the responsibility of protecting it".
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The meeting closed with the announcement of the results of the elections:
Mr. R.W. Edgley was elected a life member of the Students Association.
And the following Exec, was elected:
President: R.J.Corkill
Men's Vice-President: M.L. Boyd
Women's Vice-President: Miss P. H. Higgin
Secretary; R, E. H. Greig
Treasurer: R.C. Bannister
Committee: Miss M. S. Grinlinton
Miss E.Johnson
Miss E.D. Maysmor
A.R. Anderson
G.W. Higgin