'Varsity Newsboys

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 968, 10 May 1930, Page 16

'Varsity Newsboys

MODERN METHODS ARC FEATURED BY NEW* t SHEETS OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE T I FIERCE COMPETITION N'ewsboy--. complete with shouting their wares, have inVift even the cloistered quiet of AucltlaiSe seat of learning—the University r,* lege. Hero two rival fortnightly ne» sheets compete with all the of the daily Press. The UniverSl students have gone one better their grown-up models, however hV* ing recruited to their force of sellers many ‘ news-girls.” 1 •Few ambitions and fewer ideal**, was the description given bv founders of "Craecum.” the unoffiein fortnightly which began publicatin. three years ago. It was on these pJlu that the magazine continued to h! issued until recently when, under °* new editorship, the policy was alterJi to make the journal more represent tivo of the students’ real view* an l aims. This involved the omission £ certain articles which dealt in a ligK» way with the behaviour of the betterknown among the college member*!! the Professorial Board not excepted This did not please certain of the cent tributors and so was born “Wreecurn * a nine-page publication run off a dupli. cator. which made its first appearance on the University streets this week This new paper, described as a “dark horse, by Revolt out of Craecum * adopted rvll the competitive tactics general use. undercutting its oldestablished rival and publishing a day earlier. It also introduced bill-boards on the newspaper style, designating itself the ’Varsity “Truth.” One curious feature is the publication of two entirely different chattv letters concerning College activities signed “Melisande,” each sheet claim, ing that Us correspondent is the ‘only true and origltial contributor.” ••Wrercum’’ met with a ready sale on its initial publication. The battle will commence in earnest when lectures re. sume after the present vacation.