No leave for editor

By Denis Phelps

Bill Logan has been refused leave from the editorship of Salient to run for President of the Students' Association.

At the Publication meeting on July 15, Bill said that three weeks leave from Friday would allow an acting editor to be appointed from the time he left for the dominion conference of the National Party at Auckland till the end of the election campaign.

There was no legal bar to the editor standing for election to the executive but he felt it would be "unwise" to do so.

Barrie Saunders in moving that Bill be not given leave of absence said Bill had taken on an obligation when he was appointed editor.

During the elections the content of Salient would be irrelevant and an editor could be appointed without approval from Publications Board.

Owen Gager said he was willing to edit Salient. He would need Bill's help only on technical matters.

Students' Association Secretary John Lenart said that editing Salient and standing for the elections were incompatible.

The meeting agreed with him by four votes to one.

Doug White said he was not satisfied with the decision and would bring the matter up at last Thursday's Executive meeting.

In a letter to Exec withdrawing his application Bill said he had considered other ways in which he might stand for President, including resigning from the editorship.

He decided not to stand for President to prevent a reversal of the Board's decision.

"This is not to suggest the Board has made any irresponsible or faulty decisions, except this one in which I am sure it will be noted I am far from impartial."