UNIVERSITY TOURNEY

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 153, 30 June 1936, Page 5

UNIVERSITY TOURNEY

A FURTHER ENTRANT MASSEY COLLEGE ADMITTED The decision that the Massey College Students' Association should be invited to nominate students of. the college suitable# for inclusion in the Victoria College team for the interuniversity tournament at Easter was made at last night's annual meeting of the Victoria College Students' Association. • Mr. H. R. C. Wild, of the New Zealand University Tournament Committee. said that Massey College was a constituent college, and that the idea of its renresentation in the tournament was not a new one. Two years a2o it had requested representation as a fifth college, but the objections were raised that it would upset the draw, and that it was unable to enter teams in all of the seven sports at the tourney. There had been a halfhearted suggestion that the college should come in as part of Victoria, but this was turned down at the annual meeting of the students' association two years ago. , The request of Massey College had been supported by the tournament committee, and was passed on with its recommendation. Points in its favour were that it would raise the standard of the tournament, and that it would give to Massey College students an opportunity to gain a New Zealand. University blue. That he had presented Massey College's case to the tournament committee on two occasions, quite unsuccessfully, was claimed by Mr. Hamilton, who spoke for the northern college. There had been Chairs of Agriculture at the Wellington and Auckland-Col-leges, until the two institutions united to form Massey College. His college could not at present enter in the basketball. boxing, or rowing sections, but wanted representation in athletics, swimming, and tennis. Lincoln College was attached to Canterbury, and its students could obtain blues through that college. Massey had some claim on Wellington, and Auckland was too far away for the conducting of preliminary trials. ■ ■ Speaking for the tennis club, Messrs. H. Sivyer and C. S. Plarik said that the club had no objection, provided that the obstacles of selection, could be overcome. Messrs. W. R. Birks (athletic club), R. W. Edgeley (boxing club), M. J. Mason (swimming club), H. R. Sansum (rifle club), A. F. T. Chorlton, D. R. Currie, and R. C. Bradshaw spoke in favour of. the m Mr? I Bradshaw said that at the beginning he had been dead against the matter, but that his opinion had changed. The only thing that was to be considered was the good of Massey College. The prestige lost by Victoria would be more than counteracted by the good done to. Massey.. ... The motion was put and carried on the voices, with few dissentients.