Social Democrat Society's first meeting

"The formation of this club is not an attempt to split the Socialist Club; members of cither Club are free to join the other," said Hector MacNeill at the inaugural meeting of the Social Democrat Society, May 31.

He drew an analogy with the religious clubs of the college. "As the S.C.M. is open to all Christians, and the Anglican Society, in practice, confined to those with a special viewpoint, so the Socialist Club is open to all socialists, while the Social Democrat Society sets out achieving its aims in a particular way."

The draft Constitution was accepted except where it, provided for a single secretary-treasurer. In the accepted Constitution these offices were separated. The officers elected were: president, H. MacNeill; secretary Kathrine Blakelock; treasurer, A. Wood; committee: G. Townsley and Susan Mitcalfe.

A motion that the new society should make every effort to maintain friendly relations with the other clubs in the college, particularly with the Socialist Club, was passed unanimously, as was another, moved by Pip Piper, that no restriction be placed on members of cither the Socialist Club or the Social Democrat Society from belonging to the other.