Athletics

Numerically a most successful annual general meeting (fourteen members) was held last Wednesday night. The club's fairy god-father. Mr. G. F. Dixon, was present, and Mr. Daniell conducted the meeting in his usual quiet manner. The club showed commendable initiative in relieving itself of its unwieldy superstructure of vice-presidents. These now number only six. Mr. G. F. Dixon was again elected president. Wily, wiry harrier-man McDowall was elected club captain. A good idea last year, which has been put into execution again this year, is the inclusion in the club committee of men who do not compete in athletics. Their function is that of handicapping, convening, starting, judging—generally making themselves useful. Messrs. Bennet. Clancy, and Kurtovich were elected in the management capacity because they made a good job of it last year, and Boyle and Goldfinch were elected as ordinary committee members. The election to the position of secretary was keenly contested. The contest being one to escape election, the loser was elected. The loser was J. E. Drummond. A vote of thanks to last season's secretary, R. E. Barra-clough. was passed. Mr. Daniell. although now a member of the swimming club, is still interested in the athletic club; his departure for the swimming club is, according to Mr. Barraclough, mainly for a change. The delegates to the Centre are MacDowall and Barraclough.

Club meetings begin on Monday, November 13, the first Monday after finals, on Kelburn Park at 6.30 p.m.