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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 14, No. 6. June 7, 1951
Alas no Lyrics
Alas no Lyrics
Sir,—I was gratified to see a short article in the last issue of "Salient" pointing out the most obvious lack in this "Cappicade." Might I be permitted to add my own comments.
My own particular grouch concerns the programme for "Extrav." While accepting the explanation, which seems to be adequate, for the publication of a separate programme, I wish to protest most strongly against the elimination of the usual lyrics from this programme. I have not been able to check up further back than 1941. But since then some or all of the lyrics from Extrav have been printed with Cappicade; in fact, in 1948, when a special programme was printed for the Napier trip, the songs formed part of that programme. Even last year, when the melodies were not known to the general public, they carried out the usual policy of printing the lyrics whereas this year, when well-known tunes were used, this policy was not carried out. We can only hope that this omission will not be repeated.
D.
Statement by a spokesman of the editorial staff, to wit, the Editor (Paul Cotton).
In the first place, there was the fact that we were overset with copy, and in particular with cartoons (which your reviewer in the last issue would have liked to have seen more of) and in the second place, regarding those lyrics which one would have most liked to print, it was wisest to leave them unprinted and similarly those lyrics which would not stand up to printing were obviously left unprinted. I am sorry that the final chorus was not printed as it really deserved it but it was a late entry and unfortunately was balloted out by the fact that we were already in print.