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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 11, No. 1. February 27, 1948

Departmental Committees .

Departmental Committees ..

Every student at some stage of his career finds occasion to groan about something. If sufficiently independent, he goes to his professor pours out his worries, and is satisfied.. But there are hundreds with similar troubles without the necessary "nerve" to have their grievance settled. Professors are busy people, and many students are reluctant to barge in on them in such a way.

Some students have ideas on the syllabus or improving the teaching methods in a department. In 1941 Salient featured some of their excellent ideas in two issues.

In September 1943. Salient reported the first constructive step towards a body to which students could come with both their worries and their constructive suggestions. Messrs. Boyd and Creed prepared a scheme for Faculty Committees, consisting of staff and student representatives, to discuss problems of mutual interest. The Professorial Board said, "No."

Two years later Dave Cohen proposed a similar scheme with similar results. Salient continued the battle in June, 1946, with Faculty Committees as part of its Ten Point Programme.

Then in the first issue of last year, Salient again set out its proposals. Though still under the name of Faculty Committees, the proposed Staff-Student Committees were to be set up in each Department, and were to consist of the Staff of that Department and one representative from each Stage. The scheme was fully endorsed by a General Meeting of the Association in March. Despite support from some staff members, the Professorial Board' again said "No."

So progressive Victoria "still lags behind A.U.C. and the Australian Universities. Salient urges every student to demand this necessary reform. It is the Job of every intellectually active student to see that Departmental Committees are set up at Victoria.

J.O.M.