Mag. may be curbed
Canterbury students may have a tougher time selling their capping magazines in Christchurch streets next year. At the Christchurch City Council’s meeting last evening, some councillors said the council should avoid censorship. But others said that the concern about capping magazine contents should be discussed by the health and general committee. That committee’s chairman (Sir Robert Macfar-
lane) said a special meeting might be held, inviting the students and the public to put their views. Cr Newton Dodge, who raised the issue, said it was not a matter of censorship: the council had the right to decide what should be sold in the streets. It would do no harm to let students know of the concern. Cr D. F. Caygill said, but the council was not qualified to determine what was proper literature any’ more than it was
qualified to choose art works for the gallery. “The students seem to take the view that what they got away with last year they can improve on this year,” said Cr N. G. Hattaway. Cr Mollie Clark said that the “sick literature” would be an Insult to the charities that received money from its sale. She hoped there could be a competition to lift the standards to good satire.
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