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1 Meeting opened at 6.10 with 2 all the Committee present except Mr. 3 Earby had tendered his apology.

3 1.Minutes
4 The Assistant Secretary had 5 forgotten to bring the Minute-book; 6 he added three black marks to 7 the his collection.

8 2.Matters Arising
9 A report on the year’s 10 meetings was required from the 11 Assistant Secretary, both for the 12 AGM and the S.C.C.

13 3.Correspondence
14 Humanist Approach were supplying 15 us regularly; the Secretary was 16 requested to begin the practice of 17 sending written thanks to speakers, 18 beginning with Mr. S.B. Cootes; and 19 ~M~ the Publicity Officer was requested 20 to write a letter to Felix 21 complaining of the conditions of the 22 notice-board

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1 4.Finance.
2 We had about four pounds left 3 in various categories. Means of financing 4 ~the~ printed membership cards for next 5 year were discussed.

6 5.Forthcoming Meetings
7 The Assistant Secretary was instructed 8 to duplicate notices publicizing Dr. Hemming’s 9 talk, but more especially the AGM 10 on 16th March, and inviting nominations 11 for posts on the Committee.

12 6.AGM
13 Two Constitutional changes were to 14 be proposed by Mr. Thompson. The first 15 was: 16 “that in Clause 4, the phrase 17 “on payment of 1/6d.” be amended 18 to “on payment of a fee to be 19 decided by the Committee” 20 and the record: 21 “that the post of President 22 be re-named Chairman; and that the 23 post of Vice-President be deleted.”

24 7. Forthcoming Meetings
25 Nominations were taken for 26 several Committee posts, and entered

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1 on the form which the Assistant 2 Secretary was instructed to post on 3 the Society’s notice-board.

4 7. Forthcoming Meetings
5 Mssrs. Cooper and Crowe were finally 6 delegated to speak ~for~ against and 7 for Euthanasia at the discussion 8 meeting following the AGM. 9 Negotiations were to continue in the 10 hope of arranging the joint 11 Huxley-Catholic meeting.

12 8. A.O.B.
13 Ideas and work for the 14 Summer Fete during Carnival Week 15 were solicited from the Committee. 16 Signed, 17 Graham Thompson