CONTEST IN ORATORY.
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S MEDAL FIRST AWARD THIS YEAR. Coinciding with the inter-university tournament in Wellington at Easter, the annual meeting of the executive of the National Union of Students of New Zealand was held. The president, Mr. W. P. Rollings, presided, and Messrs. E. D. Robins, A. P. Postlewaite, and H. J. Bishop represented the Auckland University College. Appreciative reference was made at the meeting to the donation of .a medal by his Excellency the GovernorGeneral, Lord Bledisloe, for competition in oratory between representatives of the four university colleges. Each university will be required to select two representatives, and the subject of the oration must deal with some person or event of New Zealand interest. Mr. Justice Blair has drafted the rules for the competition.
The first test for the medal will be held in Wellington this year, and it is hoped that his Excellency will be present to make the first award.
At its meeting the executive decided to arrange for a visit to Sydney during the long vacation in 1933 of a party of students from the four New Zealand university . colleges. At an early date <" sub-committee of the union will be set up in Christchurch to make the necessary arrangements for the tour. It is hoped that tho university representatives tn some of the. summer sports may also l>c persuaded to make the trip, and that contests in tennis, swimming and athletics may be arranged with Sydney Universitv.
Mention was made of the fact that for some time past there had been dissatisfaction among the various sporting bodies associated with the universities in regard to the rules for the awarding of "blues" —the highest honour obtainable in the university world of sport. The dissatisfaction had been caused by thu lack of uniformity regarding awards bttween the tournament sports, such as basketball, swimming, tennis, and athletics, and those of the nontoumament sports, football and hockey. After a conference between the representatives of the National Union of Students and the tournament committee it was decided to convene a meeting at an early date to settle the differences.
Mr. E. D. Robins, of Auckland, was elected president, and Mr. A. P. Postlewaite, of Auckland, secretary-treasurer.
CONTEST IN ORATORY.
Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 78, 2 April 1932, Page 16
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