John's trip

Victoria President John McGrath is off to London next month.

He was chosen as New Zealand's representative for the Commonwealth Students Association.

The meeting starts on the 25th of April at the Commonwealth Institute in London.

John told Salient he may include an eight day tour of Russia in his trip and will definitely come back through the United States.

"The stress will be placed on education and where developed nations can help the developing states" he said.

Students money will not be used to finance Mr. McGrath's trip. It will be paid by the organisers of the conference.

Gov. just in

The Governor-General Designates 18-year-old daughter almost became patron of the university's oldest and most distinguished club—the Debating Society.

She was proposed along with St. Patrick, the President of Eire (Eamon De Valera), and of course the Governor-General himself.

Half a century of tradition won the day and the Gov scraped in by three votes.

Consent first

One Auckland delegate to tournament related an interesting story of a professor who told his brightest student that if she wanted to get first-class honours, she would have to sign a paper undertaking not to participate in any extracurricular activities without first obtaining his consent.

Move to China

Watkato University's delegate to the Easter Council Travel Commission reported that Waikato has established a Friendship with China League.

"It's not political," she said, "but exists mainly to spread information about China."

Strange events

There have been some strange happenings in the Catholic Society. At their recent SGM to consider a pro-posed constitution, the meeting lapsed for want of a quorum (20) only alter the President's ruling had been challenged.

She had ruled that a quorum at the start of the meeting was sufficient to validate the entire proceedings even if attendance did fall below the quorum requirement.

The meeting almost upheld her ruling!

It was mooted to continue the meeting at the Society's camp at Reikorangi this weekend. This shocked all who have any respect for legitimacy. Though luckily for the Catholic Society there seems little chance that the move will succeed.