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Editorial		3
An Idea of History	Peter Munz	5
Poems of Ronsard	Arthur Barker	8
Poems by	Alistair Campbell	14
	Kendrick Smithyman	15
	Charles Brasch	16
	Hubert Witheford	16
	James K., Baxter	18
Before the Jubilee	Brian Sutton-Smith	19
Marionette Theatre	Barbara Thompson	24
Why Writers Stop Writing	James K. Baxter	26
World Views of History—Poem	Pat Wilson	28
A Help to the Reading of Gerard Manley Hopkins	Professor F. F. Miles	36
To the Editor		39

We repeat our first number's announcement that although Hilltop bears the imprint of the Literary Society of Victoria University College, its pages are open to all who write, whether they live in New Zealand or not, but please, if you send us a contribution, enclose a stamped addressed envelope. Manuscripts should be typewritten. Address manuscripts and enquiries to the Editorial Committee, Hilltop, C/o W. H. Oliver, History Department, Victoria University College, Willington, Payment will be made for accepted contributions.

There has been widespread confusion over the authorship of the short story In The Tunnel, by P. J. Wilson, and the group of poems by Pat Wilson, in the last issue. These two authors are different people.

The September Hilltop will include Professor I. A. Gordon's article on T. L. Peacock, held over from this issue, also a study of The Bacchae of Euripides, by Professor H. A. Murray. Poems and short stories as usual.

All enquiries about advertising space in this paper should be made to Mr. G. S. Orr, C/o J. J. & Denis McGrath, 10 Woodward Street, Wellington, (Tel. 41-588).

Subscribers are reminded of the new rates listed on page four of this issue. Subscriptions should now be send to Miss Judith Wild, 23 Hardy Street, Waterloo, Lower Hutt.

Cover Drawing by John Drawbridge.

The Editor wishes to thank his Committee and all those people who have assisted him.

Editor J. M. Thomson