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1 The meeting opened at 7.30 p.m. in 2 the Union Top Lounge, with ten 3 persons present.
4 1. Minutes
5 The minutes off the previous
6 AGM were missing.
7 2. Matters Arising
8 In the absence of the minutes,
9 the President gave a brief account of the
10 beginning of the Society’s year, with
11 its disastrous luck of President and
12 programme, and of the steps taken
13 by the Committee.
14 3. Correspondence
15 A letter written by Mr
16 Earby four months before, and which
17 he had not been able to send,
18 was discussed. It related to certain books
19 in the Society’s possession, as yet
20 unpaid for.
21 4. Constitutional Chenges
22 Two constitutional changes
23 were unanimously approved; there were:
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1 “that in Clause 4, the phrase ‘on payment
2 of 1/6d’ be amended to ‘on payment of
3 a fee to be decided by the
4 Committee’”
5 and
6 “that the post of President be re-named
7 Chairman; and that the post of
8 Vice-President be deleted.”
9 The Chairman President pointed out
10 that this needed to be satisfied by
11 one more meeting of S.C.C.
12 5. Chairman’s Report
13 The Chairman read his
14 report, a copy of which is enclosed
15 in this book.
16 6. Financial Report
17 The Treasurer’s financial
18 report is also enclosed.
19 7. Elections
20 All posts were contested. The
21 results were:
22 Chairman: Mr. G. Thompson
23 Secretary: Mr. C. B. Cooper.
24 Asst. Sec.: Mr. D. Dunne.
25 Treasurer: Mr. R. A. Crowe
26 Publicity Officer: Mr. G. Brambi
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1 The Chairman expressed his thanks to 2 the outgoing Committee members for their 3 service during the year.
4 8. Any Other Business.
5 The joint discussion meeting
6 with the Catholic Society on Abortion
7 was announced, and the imminence of
8 the Carnival fête, to which Huxley
9 Society would contribute.
10 A motion was passed that
11 the ULHS representative to which the
12 Society was entitled be newly appointed
13 at each Committee meeting, or by
14 the Chairman, whichever was necessary.
15 Mr. Dunne agreed to fulfil this
16 function at the next Committee
17 Meeting of ULHS.
18 A motion that we
19 affiliate to ULHS was passed unanimously.
21 The meeting closed at 8.15 p.m.
23 Signed
24 Graham Thompson