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SMAD. An Organ of Student Opinion. 1935. Volume 6. Number 14.

An Otago View of Us

An Otago View of Us.

Before leaving these shores, Rhodes Scholar Lester Moller unburdened his soul on the difference between Otago and V.U.C. He does not think much of our method of electing an Executive and, whether we agree with him or not, the Dunedin method is well of attention.

A Students' Council.

First of all there is a Students' Council, which is formed from representatives of each club. The method is that every club of over 50 members is allowed to elect one member to the Council and another member for every succeeding 50 members. It is the Student Council which elects the Executive, with the exception of the President and Men's and Women's Vice-Presidents. The later are elected by the University voting as a whole. In this way a representative Executive can be elected by the Student Council from members nominated from sports, another for intellectual affairs, and another for the social side. The result claimed is that at no time are students voting for persons they do not know.

Capping.

Another point of distinction was that the Otago Exec. does not "run" Capping, but appoints a Controller (or Comptroller), who in turn appoints a large and comprehensive Capping Committee covering every activity. He is then responsible, but reports at intervals to the Executive.