Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria University, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 22, No. 4. April 27, 1959

Editorial

Editorial

Caf. Again

Apparently the Executive considers the caf. unimportant, and its problems of little concern.

Though a sub-committee was formed, did some extensive investigation and brought down a report, the Executive have not yet found time in three meetings to consider it. It has not even appeared on the agenda, except under the ubiquitous title "General"—a multitude of sins which the Executive never seem to have time to confess.

They are being unfair to Miss Rosie, who still does not know whether she will get her requested increase, and to the students who would like to know what is going to happen to suggestions for improvement.

A whole meeting last Monday was devoted to the question of sending a debating team to the United States, a matter which, not surprisingly, they were unable to resolve.

Why such flights of fancy should take precedence when there are so many more immediate internal problems to be solved is beyond us.

Vandalism

Violent irresponsibility is the sort of thing one expects from the underprivileged, the misguided and psychopaths.

We will leave it for the students concerned to decide which category they fall into, but the recent destructive acts in Hut 2 suggest the culprits deserve little sympathy and perhaps strong discipline.

Having forced their way through a window they proceeded to wreck Extravaganza props, ruin a new saw, break windows and light bulbs and hammer a hole through one wall.

This is only a culmination of a number of rather stupid acts round the University this year and we suggest it is misguided loyalty on the part of one or two students who know the culprits and refuse to reveal them.

We trust Executive will do its utmost to curb this vandalism and suggest they could make a good start by being a little more responsible in regard to recent spates of window-smashing. We hope the idiots who left an empty flagon in the Salient room will come and collect it from the Editor.