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The Music Society
from May 1958
by StPetersYork
engineering in addition to the old-established industries of coal-mining and the manufacture of steel and tinplate. Even in these there have been remarkable advances, as illustrated by the building of the Margam steel works of the Steel Company of Wales. There are many other major developments, such as the construction of a major oil and iron ore port at Milford Haven, the construction of an oil pipe-line from Milford Haven to the refinery at Llandarcy near Neath, and collaboration between the National Coal Board and the Wales Gas Board to drain methane from the coal seams to provide gas for domestic and industrial use. All these and similar developments provide stimulating and rewarding work for a very large number of engineers and it seems likely that such stimuli and rewards will increase rather than diminish.
OFFICERS:
Chairman: MR. F. WAINE. Hon. Secretary: R. A. FIELD. Gramophone Librarian: J. G. SLATER. Chorus Secretary: B. JoNEs. COMMITTEE :
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:
Grove: R. A. FIELD, A. GOMERSALL. The Manor: G. D. PARKIN, R. H. SYKES.
Queen's: T. CHILMAN, B. JONES. The Rise: D. L. BROWN, T. E. H. SABBEN-CLARE. School House: J. G. SLATER, B. G. WAY.
Temple: K. GOSLING, I. T. HUNTER.
The Society, under its new constitution, continued successfully during the term. The membership is now 30 plus the Committee. The main aim of the new system, larger and more enthusiastic attendances, has been achieved.
There were two Committee meetings, at the first of which T. M. Jenkinson resigned from the Secretaryship owing to pressure of work. R. A. Field was elected to succeed him.
There were one open meeting and four closed meetings during the term. The open meeting was held in Big Hall on 8th February at 6-30. The main speaker was C. J. Partridge, 0.P., who gave a descriptive talk on the Development of Organisation in Jazz, illustrated by a very wide range of records. The new Secretary filled in the remaining time with a short discourse on the Influence of Jazz on Contemporary Composers illustrated by Milhaud's "Creation du monde".
The first closed meeting of the term, on 30th January, was an illustrated talk on The Art of Singing by Mr. Ockenden, who gave the talk at very short notice as B. Jones had been taken ill.
