Clouds darken

The clouds darkened the next day when a letter was received by the Secretary to the Association—Neil Mountier—from the President. This missive contained his resignation from office, to take effect as from midnight on Tuesday. The reasons for his resignation were that, while he felt "the good to be strived for was peace," it was certainly not "peace at any price" such as "this man" was proposing. He saw in the visit of the Dean "part of a world play to play on people's feelings" which involved "mental, moral and spiritual submission" [unclear: to] a social system which he thought the majority of the students were unwilling to accept. He felt that "the majoriy of those who elected men" would not wish him to acquiesce in an invitation to such a man under such circumstances. While "in a year which had seen some success in student activity" he was reluctant to take such a step, yet he felt that he could not associate himself longer with an organisation which would make such an "irresponsible" decision. (The full text of the letter is elsewhere.)