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March 28th.-Holy Saturday. As usual, the weather was dull. The Vigil Service and High Mass of Easter began at 10.45. The Refectory welcomed the sound of excited chatter for the first time for three days.
March 291h.-Easter Sunday. Fr Stewart sang High Mass at 10.15. Fr Grady announced that the staff, sisters and boys have contributed t89 Is. 2d. to Oxfam since January 1963. Reading of the Marks took place at noon. After lunch term ended with Vespers and Benediction. A film kept the attention of those staying until tomorrow.
March 30th.- Mass at an early hour and then peace, perfect peace.
THE 54 SOCIETY
The Society is now ten years old and one may reasonably expect it to have many more years of existence if its meetings are as numerous, interesting and profitable as those we have enjoyed this year. Much of the praise for this must be given to N. Williams, the Secretary, who found speakers very regularly and then entertained us with some excellent minutes. Lantern lectures were also arranged and we must thank Fr Grady, Mr Hodgetts and Mr C. Myatt, last year's president of the Stoke-on-'l 'rent Circle of the Catenians, for their kindness in giving of their time and energy so unselfishly.
PROGRAMME
November 131/r, 1963.-Balloon Debate Mr 13. Raftery as Louis Pasteur ; Mr A. Jones as Julius Caesar; Mr J. Walsh as Mr Kruschev; Mr J. G. Grant as Mr Churchill ; Mr 13. Yates as Alexander the Great.
November 20th.-Debate: 'This House
proposes that the Beeching Plan is a Good
Thing'.
Proposing the Motion : Messrs G. Murray
and D. Igoe.
Opposing the 'Motion : 'Messrs B. Yates
and J. Amies.
The motion was passed by 41 votes to i0. November 29th.-Debate : 'This House
proposes that decimal coinage should be
introduced into Britain'.
Proposing the Motion : Messrs P. Mercer
and M. Kelly.
Opposing the 'Motion : Messrs H. Davies
and P. Byrne.
The motion was passed by 31 votes to 13.
December 71h.-Debate : 'This House considers that the Beatles are a good form of entertainment'.
Proposing the Motion : 'Messrs B. Dwyer and D. Maybury.
Opposing the Motion : Messrs F. Reynolds and A. Poole.
The 'Motion was successful by 27 votes to 26.
January 22nd, 1964.--Debate : 'This House disapproves of the freedom of the Press'.
Proposing the Motion : Messrs M. McCormick and R. Coyne.
Opposing the Motion : Messrs K. Ilsley and D. Igoe.
The motion was successful by 16 votes to 13.
February 41/r.-Lantern Lecture : 'Looking at a famous painting' given by the Rev. F. J. Grady.
February 11th.-Debate : 'This House prefers Catacombs to Cemeteries'.
Proposing the Motion : Messrs G. Grant and B. Yates.
Opposing the Motion : Messrs A. James and P. Mercer.
The Motion failed by 22 votes to 4.
February 18th,-Lantern Lecture : 'Priests' Hide-holes' given by 'Mr Michael Hodgetts.