Salient weekly for next year
New printers

By the Editors

Salient goes weekly next year and will be printed in Wanganui by the Wanganui Chronicle on the web offset process.

A Recent meeting of Publications Committee approved the proposal making Salient a weekly paper once again. Salient was weekly when it started and after a change reverted to weekly publication in 1950. However, then it was only four pages and next year's issues are expected to be the same size as this year's.

The webb offset process gives superior reproduction over the rotary letterpress method currently used. It is not expected Salient's deadlines will be adversely affected as it will be printed about 2am in the morning and delivered to Wellington in the Dominion car on its return journey.

The new Editor Bill Logan told Salient he wants staff for next year. Journalists at University are particularly welcome he said. Students are invited to submit photographs for publication as there is no extra cost for blocks.

The change to weekly publication on this scale is a natural development from the foundations laid three years ago when Salient was given $1 of every student's fee. On this solid financial basis the paper has developed.

Advertising has increased dramatically, and to aid the process, last year Salient decided to allow Advertising Agencies their normal agency commission.

Salient has used a quality newsprint and employed what are probably the best rotary letterpress printers in the country to print the paper.

The relatively recent arrival of web offset on the New Zealand scene and the economies which go with it have forced the Students Association to leave Truth.

The paper, largely due to this sound financial basis, has improved in quality. In 1965 (the first year the SI levy operated) Salient was placed unofficially second in the Student Press contest to the Otago paper Critic.

In 1966 Salient won the Press contest. This year Salient won the press contest again and news story by Barrie Saunders on a certain publishing company was placed first in the news section for the Wood Cup award. An article on Porirua mental hospital by Judith Payne was placed second in the features section.