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Salient. Victoria University of Wellington Student's Newspaper. Volume 31, Number 3. March 19 1968

On the grapevine

On the grapevine

Diaphragm method

Orientation for Music Society has large photograph of archmusician Anthony Jennings "Demonstrating Use of the Diaphragm". Salient was under the impression that these could only be fitted to women. Never mind though Tony, you're doing a grand job.

Yes and no

Peter Blizard won the competition of the first issue of Salient. His overline for the photo of Rosamund Barclay and John Jeffries in Students' Association nightshirts: "No John, no John, no John, yes."

Hard work

From a lettter signed by the convener of the Minor Works Committee and sent to all university staff: "The Minor Works Committee is charged with the systematic supervision of expenditure on minor works, appropriate to the present scale and diversity of the works being undertaken."

Don't take my posters

Malcolm Grover, our Social Officer, is having trouble suppressing the superior aesthetic taste of students. He is no longer flattered when posters for social functions disappear to decorate student flats.

White tornado

Last Friday's Debating Society AGM had to get by without the year's accounts.

Seems their Treasurer happens to be president of the Students' Association, and when Uncle Sam calls ...

Stability

The National Club has found it has achieved a most unusual position—financial stability. It has not been out of the red for some months.

Holyoake bare

A tale related by Hugh Rennie during the National-Labour Clubs debate concerned a midnight swim in Oriental Bay involving the Prime Minister and three Labour M.P.s.

Emerging naked from the water, they were embarrassed to find themselves in full view of a busload of sightseers.

The M.P.s quickly wrapped towels round their waists but were astonished to see the P.M. cover only his head.

"Well", explained Keith. "I'm best known around Wellington by my face".