He acknowledged the efforts made by the secreatary thoughout the year and noted that we would have had yet another meeting in June but all suggested speakers were unable to oblige. John went on to say that he is still looking for a successor to take over the reins of Chairman but has not yet been successful. The Secretary reported on the Accounts for the year. However, as we spent almost 450 this year, we have requested 350 from the RSS for next session. This is an increase from the 220 we requested for each of the last two years.
Expenditure is up on last year's figures.
This was mainly due to the fact that speakers tended to stay for a meal afterwards and quite a few members joined in. We did manage to have eight meetings this session which was an improvement on last year. The Secretary noted that some difficulty in getting speakers was encountered and that, in particular, the last meeting of the session had to be cancelled as a result. Also, there was some concern over the exceptionally poor attendance for the talk given by Peter Holmes on changes in A-level syllabi in March. This talk was especially requested by someone who contacted the RSS and who subsequently never turned up.