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SMAD. An Organ of Student Opinion. 1936. Volume 7. Number 3.

Weir's Annual Meeting

Weir's Annual Meeting

On Sunday, March 15th Weir House held its third annual meeting, M. J. Mason, retiring President, being in the chair. There was a good attendance, last year's residents being especially well represented.

The first business was the reading of the minutes of the last annual meeting and the balance-sheet having been taken as read, the President announced the results of the Annual Election-held on the previous day. This election had elicited much controversy and conjecture, speculation having been rife as to whether R. W. Edgley or R. S. V. Simpson would carry off the presidential honours.

The results were as follows:—President, R. W. Edgley; Hon. Secretary, R. L. Hutchens; hon. Treasurer, K. A. Wills; Committee, K. A. Gough, A. G. Horsley, and R. S. V. Simpson.

Rejects Speak.

Following this announcement, general business ensued during which topics relevant and irrelevant, profound and humorous, witty and inconsequential were introduced. After the meeting was cleared a little of the atmosphere of garrulity which at stages threatened to overwhelm it, the chairman called upon several of the "rejects" to say a few words. McGhie led the way with his usual words of wisdom which were "delightful unsubstantial things." and all who spoke, ably backed him up in this respect "Whiskers Blake" Lima presented a sight for sore eyes and kept the meeting in fits of laughter with his wit, appearance, and sheer barbarity.

After these interesting tirades of rhetoric, M. J. Mason held the floor and gave the Freshers a friendly bit of counsel. He emphasised that if Weir House was to be a success, all residents, old or young, inexperienced or sophisticated, must pull together and ensure that Weir House should be a vital unit and the means of the "reincarnation of the spirit: of the College as a whole.

Mention should be made of the services of last year's President, Secretary, Treasurer and Committee who, despite many outer superficialities always worked conscientiously towards a common end-that of the betterment of Weir House.

In conclusion it must be remarked that this meeting was livened by the intense interest of all present, and that such a beginning augurs well for a happy successful year-a year that will go down in the annals of Weir House as an epic one.