Extracts of Minutes of Committee Meetings from 1955 & 1956

EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 7TH FEBRUARY 1956

PRESENT Mr. H.N. Hirst (in the chair), Messrs. Cameron, Feldheim, Hicks-Hall, Hughes, Rogers, Lane and the Secretary

APOLOGIES  Rev H.A. Witt

ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT
The following accounts were passed for payment:
10/- Fine for non-attendance at SA Rugby Union Council Meeting by delegates
£2.6.4 General expenses and postage

MEMBERS ELIGIBLE TO  JOIN THE CLUB
It was resolved that in future that Members of Recognised Public Schools of the British Commonwealth, Officers of Army Training Schools and Rugby Players from interstate be eligible to become members of the club.

Minutes of Committee Meetings, 1955.

EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY 17TH MARCH 1955

PRESENT;  Mr. H.N. Hirst (in the Chair), Messrs. G. Allen, G. Hone, S. Feldheim, R. Stodart, Dr. Rogers, H.A. Witt, N. Hicks-Hall, P. Cameron and the Secretary.

APOLOGIES:  Messrs. J.C. Hughes, P. LeMercier, G. Lane

GENERAL BUSINESS
SCHOOLS RUGBY The Rev. H. Witt reported on the Meeting he had attended re Schools Rugby.   He said that there was a great deal of interest in Rugby at the state schools but that there was a shortage of coaches.  Coaches were needed to attend the schools on practice afternoons and to assist at the matches on Saturday mornings.  As a result of this report Messrs. P. Cameron, Dr. Rogers and S. Feltheim offered their services.

UNIFORMS  It was agreed that action must be taken to smarten up the appearance of the Club players and it was also suggested that a Club badge be brought into being.  It was left to the Secretary to obtain some suitable designs for the Club Badge.