Australijos Lietuvių Studentų Sąjunga (ALSS)Australian Lithuanian Student Association (ALSS)
III National
gathering, Adelaide 1958
On the first day, all participants met at
Lithuanian House. At the opening were
present, 10 students from Sydney, 4 from Canberra, 4 from Melbourne and about
30 from Adelaide. ALSS President T. Žurauskas
stated the purpose of the gathering. He
said that of the 100 students in the ALSS, 17 had finished University in
Australia. People were studying at
Adelaide, Armidale, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth and
Sydney.
Well known Adelaide author, Pulgis Andriušis
gave a reading. He explored ideas and the importance of the students place in
an English world. This was followed by a
meal and time to socialise.
The second day was spent relaxing at
Sellicks Beach, and then a tour of Adelaide.
The evening was spent as guests at Girukas house. The third day before lunch was spent taking
in the sights of the art and history precinct on North Terrace in the
city. They visited the Adelaide University,
Art Gallery and Museum. Following lunch
was the formal part of the meetings. They discussed all sorts of issues. It was decided the following national
gathering would be held in Canberra.
The final evening was spent at the Reisonas’
home.
Extracted from ‘Studijuojant Australijoj, ALSS
1952-1967
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