UNIVERSITY LITERARY SOCIETY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18511, 23 March 1922, Page 8

UNIVERSITY LITERARY SOCIETY.

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual genera l meeting of the University Literary Society was held! in tut Upper Oliver Classroom last night. The president. Dr G. E. Thompson, presided over a large attendance of members. The committee, in its annual report, stated that the year had been-a very successful one. The programmes for the session were varied, interesting, and instructive, and good audiences were attracted. Tho society hod aimed to make itself a strong link between the university »and the people of Dunedin, who are interested in literary and artistic matters, and the numbers of non-University people present at their meetings indicated that the society was well on its way to succeeding in this attempt. It was through the society that a large audience was able to hear Miss Dorothea Spinney give one of her Greek recitals. Competitions in reading and original literary work, held early in the year, attracted a large number of entries. Much of tho work done was of a high standard. The reading, competition brought forward such talent that, it was not difficult to get recruits for the play-reading circle conducted under the auspices of the society. The thanks of tho society were due to its president, Dr Thompson, who throughout the year, by hie advice and assistance, did more than anyone else to keep the society going and to keep the programme up to standard. Tho annual report was adopted without discussion. A very hearty vote of thanks was accorded the honorary secretary, Mr D. W. Faigan, for his most valuable work for tho society. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows:—President, Dr G. EThompson; secretary, Mr J. H. Coombs; Students’ Committee —Musses Oswin. Matthews, and G. Macalister, Alessrs P. Robertson, T. Thompson, Faigan, Bennett, R. S. Brenmer, and Adam; Advisory Board—Professors Rawson and Benson, Drs Milligan and Marshall Macdonald. Professors Ramsay, Pringle, Elder, Adams, Oarmult Jones, Bell, and Dunlop. This concluded the formal business, and the remainder of the evening was devoted to a fascinating address, summarised in another column, by Dr G. E. Thompson on “The Golden Age of France,”