OLD PETERITE NEWS OLD PETERITE CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 1960 The 69th Annual General Meeting of the Club was held at the School on Saturday, 23rd July. The President (Dr. Marcus Clegg) was in the Chair. The Head Master was present and there was an attendance of 73 members. Mr. H. L. Creer in the absence of the Hon. Treasurer (John Saville) who unfortunately was indisposed, presented the audited accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1960, which revealed a cash balance of £260 11s. 11d., and the membership during the year had increased by 70. T. H. Burdon, K. G. Chilman, A. A. Collins, D. C. Holmes, W. G. Huntley, and C. W. Thompson were re-elected to serve on the Committee for a further term of three years. C. C. Fairweather was re-nominated for co-option on the Board of Governors for a further term of three years. It was reported that an additional O.P. Regional Dinner had been inaugurated for the East Riding at Driffield on 27th May, P. S. Atkinson being the organiser. Harry Gedge has kindly offered to organise an O.P. Regional Dinner in Birmingham, which it is expected will be arranged in the Spring. In addition, the established Regional Dinners will be held as follows :— N.E. Dinner at the Three Tuns Hotel, Durham on Friday, 21st October. West Riding Dinner in Leeds on Thursday, 3rd November. London Dinner at Brown's Hotel on Wednesday, 9th November. N.W. Dinner in Manchester on Friday, 3rd March, 1961.
O.P. DINNER, 1960 Following the Annual General Meeting the O.P. Dinner was again held in the School Dining Hall by kind permission of the Head Master. By altering the seating arrangements it was possible to increase the accommodation to 138 but, nevertheless, it proved insufficient for the demand, so that some O.P.s were unable to secure tickets. There is, however, no difficulty for those who will apply as soon as they receive the Commemoration circular. Those present enjoyed an excellent dinner provided by the School catering staff to whom once more the Club is indebted. It was a most successful evening. The time-honoured toast of "The School" was proposed once again by the President (Dr. Marcus Clegg) to which the Head Master responded. "The Club" was proposed by Dennis Norwood who, now 75
