Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria University, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 22, No. 1. March 2, 1959
Cafeteria Prices to Rise Again
Cafeteria Prices to Rise Again
In a report to the January meeting of Exec, John Hercus intimated that Caf. Prices are likely to rise again this year, reports our Exec Correspondent, J.O.G.
As a letter in the Letters to the Editor column points out there was a brief improvement in the size of servings, following complaints last year. This, however, did not last long.
J.O.G. says "everybody" froze when the announcement was made, as well they might. The announcement followed an inventory of the cafeteria.
Bernice Jenks has been asked to bring down a report.
Whatever that report might produce, Salient wishes to remind Exec that the cafeteria is there to provide a service to students first and foremost. It is not there to be a profit-making concern.
We believe Miss Rosie and her staff, or anyone else who has the management, is entitled to make a decent living. We also believe the whole cost structure should be carefully looked at before any changes are made.
Already there are some restaurants in town that charge similar prices for bigger helpings of wholesome food. If prices rise much more it will be cheaper to eat down town.
One of the difficulties students face, as has been shown elsewhere in this issue, is the high cost of living in Wellington. Exec should be considering ways of keeping that cost down, not contributing to it.
If there is no other way, then consideration must be given to a subsidy from association funds, which will, if nothing else, spread the burden. Moreover, quantities must be watched. If there is still no satisfaction, drastic action is called for.
The Cafteria is a Festering Sore. It is your Caf. You have the Final Say in how it should be Run. Because of the Difficulty in Staffing it. The Caf. has been a Pain in the Neck to Past Execs and as a Result been a Forbidden Topic but Something must be Done Now.
One Way of Safe Guarding your Interest is to Write to Salient and/or Exec Telling us of your Views if Necessary, ask for a Special General Meeting—and Attend it in Large Numbers.
If you don't take Action, it is Possible Nobody Else will.
Act now! ! !
—ED.