| 1. |
Greetings and Apologies for absence were
received from; Clifford Morgan, Jane Dawson, Ruth Sinclair (Coates), Margaret
Ramsdale (Waites), Dorothy Rudd (Lister), Eleanor Hone (Jackson), Anne
Chetwynd-Stapleton (Pease), Eric Rodham, Charles Megginson, Dick Dennis, Colin
Maclaurin-Jones, Norman and Maureen Reed, June Dunn (Rhodes), Jill Wheeler
(Rhodes), Joanna Shackleton, Rachel Coverdale, Kathlyn Tonkin (Bearby), Tony
Jeffries, Stuart Brammer, Joyce Emmerson, Dinah Prior, Mary Kidd (McClure)
Diana Neville-Smith (Kidd), Arthur Grainge, Sonia Wade (Dunn), Joan Kilpatrick
(Lishman), Alan Noble, George and Blossom Sanger, Kitty Andreis (Harth) and
Vivien Flynn. |
| 2. |
The minutes of the 109th A.G.M. were taken
as read from the Magazine, and were proposed and seconded by Roy George and
Clifford Weschenfelder. |
| 3. |
There were no matters arising. |
| 4. |
The secretary’s report was read. |
| 5. |
Treasurer’s report - the balance sheet
was distributed and Clifford Weschenfelder read out the report thanking the
District Secretaries for their help and also thanking the Auditor Eric Rodham.
The matter of the Evelyn Nicholson fund was raised and it was explained that
the monies left would eventually be used on preserving and displaying the
archives when the alterations to the Meeting House were complete. |
| 6. |
Gill Jackson read out the Editor’s
report and expressed her thanks to all who helped her with the production of
the magazine. |
| 7. |
Proposed acceptance of the above three
reports: Wendy Smith proposed acceptance and Barbara Clarke seconded this. |
| 8. |
Proposed changes to the Constitution. Sue
explained that due to 80 publishing problems the changes to the Constitution
had not been included in the Reunion notice and therefore according to the
rules we must wait for publication and the correct time lapse before any
changes could take place. This is now scheduled for the AGM 2000. |
| 9. |
Retirement and Resignation of Officers:
Reunion Co-ordinator Rachel Coverdale; Representative on Executive Committee
June Dunn; (Ordinary Members) Joanna
Shackleton; Tessa Snowdon; Representative on School Committee Richard Beck; Immediate Past President Dorothy Newby (Danby).
Joe gave a vote of thanks
to all retiring members and thanked them for all their hard work, much of it
going completely unnoticed behind scenes and in committee. |
| 10. |
Re-election of Officers willing and able to
remain in office: Chairman Sue Fox; General Secretary Margaret Carnegie;
Treasurer Clifford Weschenfelder; Editor Gill Jackson; Ordinary member Roy
George; Records' Secretary Dick Dennis; Convenor of Nominations’ Committee
Mary Banks; Co-opted member Dinah Prior.
This was proposed by Jane
Campbell and seconded by Sheila Howd |
| 11. |
Election of Officers: Reunion Co-ordinator
Tessa Snowdon; Representatives of Executive Committee to serve as Ordinary
Members Rachel Coverdale; Iain Blair, John Weschenfelder; Co-opted member
Samantha Noble (Hatfield); Representatives of Executive Committee to serve on
the School Committee Clifford Weschenfelder (l year) Roy George (2 Years) Sue
Fox (3 years).
This was proposed by Joyce
Spinks and seconded by Margaret Cumbor. |
| 12. |
Nomination of one member to serve on Nominations'
Committee: Samantha Noble was proposed by Tessa Snowdon and seconded by
Clifford Weschenfelder. |
| 13. |
Appointment of Auditor - Eric Rodham has agreed to
continue as Auditor of the Accounts. |
| 14. |
Nomination of President Elect: Gill Jackson proposed
Arthur Grainge as President Elect and this was seconded by Beryl Colwell. |
| 15. |
The meeting
ended at 5.15p.m. with a special vote of thanks by Roy George to Sue Fox and
to all who had made the weekend such a success. |
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After the official meeting
Robert Campbell made an appeal on behalf of the Ayton Meeting for funds for
the alterations to the Ayton Meeting House. The alterations are necessary
because of the closure of the school and the need to utilise the space more
efficiently, including the storage and display of the school and Old Scholars
memorabilia, photographs and documents. |
