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Salient.Victoria University of Wellington Students' Newspaper. Volume 32, No. 17 July 23, 1969

Letters To The Editor

Letters To The Editor

All Letters Submitted For Publication Must Be Signed With The Writer's Own Name. No Pseudonyms Will Be Accepted Save In Exceptional Circumstances.

"Boom-harangue'

Will you through your columns graciously permit me to make just two requests of Messrs, Crofton, Cropp (& co. ...) whose obvious open-mindedness and lack of any pre-conceived ideas on religion are to be warmly commended (politely leaving aside, of course, the minor point that they wrote their letters before either meeting Peter Newall or hearing the lecture series) …

First, a straight question: How many of the "Boomharangue" lectures and, seminars did they in fact have the courage to attend, in order to give a fair appraisal of their quality?

Secondly, from the lectures and seminars which they heard, could they please set forth for the benefit of Salient readers all those points (with quotes if possible) which support their theses that

  • (a) Peter Newall was a religious crank, a metal cripple, and "out-of-touch with social reality", and
  • (b) The quality of life which Mr. Newall set forth for consideration was clearly inferior to that which, by implication, would evidently satisfy Messrs, Cropp, Crofton (& Co... .).

Julie Belding

Art review

My attention has been drawn to the review of the 5 Man Exhibition recently held in the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts.

In speaking of my paintings your critic Jan Walker writes "he calls one set of paintings the Utrillo series", etc. I would like to point out that these works were based on some paintings and drawings by UCCELLO. This makes a world of difference to one's interpretation of these works.

Another point: I do not "intend satirical suggestion" in these works. The reworking of the themes of other artists is not new and one finds, for example, Picasso reworking Poussin.

• The mistake is not that of our critic but a mis-proof-reading of her writing. We apologise to Mr. Day for this error,—Ed.

M. N. Day

Polytech Bursaries

While in total support of your correspondent, Miss Barbara Dalzell and the other members of the Polytechnic journalism course over the inadequacy of bursaries available to them, we would like to correct certain inaccuracies in her article about conditions at Canterbury.

As editor of a student newspaper, you at least should be aware that twelve hours lecture time in a post-graduate university course means more than twelve hours work. The time spent each week in preparing the assignments required obviously far outweighs that spent in formal instruction.

Much of our work is of an "in-depth" nature, requiring considerable research. It extends beyond straight reporting, to weekly editorials, features and to the gathering of material for out major assignment of the year—a thesis to be completed by each student.

This week for example, we are doing a survey of the seven electorates, in the Christchurch area, and considerable time is involved in the interviewing of the candidates and other persons involved.

On the question of bursaries—we are not eligible for an Education Department post-graduate bursary, but if a student comes within the narrow prerequisites of a fourth year fees and allowance bursary, five of us don't, then that is available. It consists of $200, plus a boarding allowance where applicable, not "up to $450 a year, as well as fourth year boarding allowances" as stated in your article. There are also two non-government awards of $400 each for which we are all eligible.

Part-time work is undertaken by only one member of the class, and them irregularly, because as mentioned above, time is just not available. At any newspaperman knows, a good story cannot be regularised, so part-time work cannot be fitted in at all effectively.

We hope that this has cleared up the inaccuracies, and again pledge out support for the Polytechnic students in their fight for satisfactory bursaries.

On behalf of Canterbury

University journalism class 1969.

Louise Guerin