PROCEEDINGS OF THE EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL 

 MEETING OF MEMBERS. 



{Held in fhe Board l^oom. Library Buildings, Bulaicayo, on Saturday 

 July 17, 1920, at 9.30 a.m.) 



Present: Dr. I. B. Pole Evans (President), in the chair, C. L. 

 Andrew, Miss D. Ball, Miss A. M. Bottomley, G. F. Britten, Rev. Holman 

 Brown, S. N. C. Collins, Dr. E. M. Delf, Prof. R. B. Denison, F. Evles, 

 Prof. H. B. Fantham. E. Farrar. J. A. Foote, D. F. Forsyth, Miss 

 Forsyth, Mrs. Gibson, Father E. Goetz, Dr. H. H. Green, C' J Gray 

 Lr C. Grice, Prof. P. Gundry, J. S. Henkel. Rev. H. A. Junod. E. J. 

 Laschinger, Prof. W. A. Macfadven. A. M. Mace;regor A. S Mclntyre 

 Mrs. H. M. McKay, C. W. MallV, Mrs. A. W. Marchand, Dr. B. de C. 

 Marchand, H. B. Maufe, Dr. A. Mavrogordato, ^Y. F. Miolee. A J. C. 

 Molyneux, Advocate G. T. Morice, H. G. Munday, B. M. Narbeth, Prof. 

 E. Newberry, Dr. E. A. Nobbs, Dr. A. J. Orenstein, Prof. A. C. 

 Paterson, Prof. H. H. Paine, Miss A. Robinson, Dr. A. W. Rogers, 

 Ven. Archdeacon F. A. Rogers, Prof. W N. Roseveare, Prof. I. J. 

 Roussean. Miss M. Roux, J. Sandground, Dr. T. R. Sim, S. H. Skaife, 

 Miss E. C. Steedman, D. P. Suttie, Prof. D. Thodav, Mrs. M. G. Thoday, 

 Miss M. Thomson. Prof. H. J. W. Tillvard, Dr.' P. A. van der Bijl, 

 G. Weeks, Prof. J. A. AYilkinson, Miss M. Wilman, N. H. Wilson, 

 H. E. Wood, Prof. A. W. Young and M. K. Carpenter (Assistant 

 General Secretary). 



Minutes. — The Minutes of the Seventeenth Annual General Meeting, 

 held at Kingwilliamstown on July 9, 1919, and printed on pp. xxiv-xxviii 

 of the Report of the Kingwilliamstown Session (vol. xvi of the 

 Journal), were confirmed. 



Annual Report of the Council. — The Annual Report of the 

 Council for the year 1919-20, which had been open for inspection by 

 Members in the Registration Room at the Eveline School, was, on the 

 proposal of Prof. D. Thoday, seconded by Mr. Fred Eyles, taken as read 

 and adopted. This Report will be found on p. xxiii of this issue. 



Financial Statement and Balance Sheet for the Year 1919-1920. — 

 This Statement and Balance Sheet having been suspended for inspection 

 by the side of the Annual Report of Council, Prof. J. A. Wilkinson 

 moved that the same be passed, subject to audit. This was seconded by 

 Prof. D. Thoday and agreed to. (See pp. xxvi-xxix.) 



Housing of Scientific and Technical Societies. — Prof. J. A. 

 Wilkinson, on behalf of Prof. J. Orr, moved tlie following motion, 

 standing in the name of the latter: — 



" That a part of the Trust Funds of this Association be invested 

 with the ' Associated Scientific and Technical Societies of South 

 Africa.' " 



In speaking to the motion, the mover outlined the scheme whereby 

 the Scientific and Technical Societies on the Rand had provided them- 

 selves with a permanent home. He enlarged upon the advantages which 

 would accrue to the Association by becoming a participating body, the 

 minimising and centralisation of secretarial woik, the provision of rest, 

 committee and lecture rooms, of a reading-room containing the latest 

 scientific and technical literature, and of facilities for meeting our own 

 members as well as the members of other societies. Furthermore, this 

 Association, by becoming a participating body, would not only gain in 

 standing, but would materially assist in the co-operative movement 

 amongst scientific societies, and thus prevent much overlapping in 

 expense. 



Dr. A. J. Orenstein, in seconding the motion, dwelt upon the 

 benefits members would derive, both individually and collectively, by 

 the Association becoming one of the foundation members of the scheme. 



Dr. E. Nobbs. Mr. C. W. Mally and Prof. W. A. Macfadyen asked 

 questions respecting the soundness of the scheme and whether the 

 proposition was such as should be submitted to the Trustees for their 

 consideration. 



