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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 13. 1966.

Pettipoint

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Pettipoint

The Minister of Finance (Mr. Lai Ke) said today he was confident the Chinese peoples would continue to lead the world towards a better future. "Let us recall that at many times in Chinese history we have successfully dealt with threats to our very existence as a people and we have always preserved the moral and intellectual values which distinguish our civilisation from others—a civilisation which has done much to illumine the lives of men in all corners of the world," he said.

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Gotta be careful these days. Setting fire to small pieces of linen is apt to be frowned upon, we observe. A Canterbury student who tried this was lined twenty pounds and discovered that her employers apparently found this inimical to her work performance, still, you can't be too careful with what these students do. What if they all started to burn flags? Whither the Empire then?

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Congratulations on Craccum for being adjudged second in the student press contest. Congratulations on their choice of judges — like those who have in the past been in praise of their paper. Congratulations on their political wisdom. If, as well as all this, they ran a good paper, the world could be their paua, if not better.

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After the hours-long meeting had finished and the members were arranging their free taxis home, the vice-president, Mr. Mc-Kinnon, told them "Keep it up chaps, that was a damned good show!"

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Certain disease seem to be an occupational hazard for student politicians. The temptation to make snide remarks about jaundiced leaders will be sternly repressed, as will that to remark upon the yellow party in our very midst.

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"A Modest pool of labour is essential for a sense of discipline and responsibility in those of us who lack these attributes" (Mr. Paul Cropper, Chairman of Neill Cropper Holdings). That's what we need, you know good pool of prols on the dole. That'll show them who's boss in the country. Indisciplined, irresponsible peasantry! Faugh!

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A Bit Naughty, wasn't it, for the principle of a theological training college to doubt the literal truth of the Bible? Can't have that sort of thing—fellow is probably a, communist. Good thing we have a few people in NZ with a bit of concern to stop that sort of thing. What does the fellow think he's running.' anyway—a place to search for truths or something? You go back to propagating the correct superstitions as believed by the laity mate, and you'll be all right.

I Don't Suppose that the American army is really all that well disposed to the Viet Cong, but it gives one food for thought when the said army helps to train and equip them. (Post Aug 26.) Pity they slipped away before their graduation, however, A battalion of Communist forces with American diplomas would be a sign to the world of American tolerance. What raises the eyebrow, though, is the thought that if the US soldiery can't distinguish friendly forces from hostile after two months of close contact, how can they tell after five minutes in a village, say, or a paddyfield?

I'm Glad we won the Miss Universities Contest. And the winner is not too aloof to really muck in and give a hand behind the eounter of the Coffee bar—that the spirit I like to see. And of originality, not bereft, indeed—like serving coffee in those nice green cups made for cold drinks. Ah! the sweet ecstasy of that subtle layer of molten wax on the surface!

The previous Arts Festival controller, with myself and a couple of others went up to Massey's Festival one evening. Odd comments were made when we found an alleged HQ non-existent, although a friendly Massey bod gave us enough information to get by on. A few more comments when we found that the Drama charged 6/- for about an hour's performance. Still, the folksinging (apart from some twit urging us oft to give someone a big hand) was reasonable, and we had been there no longer than an hour before a party address came our way, so I guess the old spirit lives on. I gather that they missed somewhat on the spontaneity and swinging, even, to coin a phrase, go-go, caf scenes we had here—be glad that our campus is not, like theirs, cast into the outer darkness of, for example, Johnsonvllle.

I Observe that the Evening Post has started a new comic strip called, it would appear. "Hu Hu." No doubt it's good to encourage the locals, but doesn't it perhaps lack a little beside the brilliant wit and tender humanity of such as "Hey Swingy," or "Jiggs," or the moral force for good of "Rupert"? We can but see.