Christopher Hird was President, Jo Beaton secretary and Chris Cullen treasurer. Speakers included Bill; Hamling MP, Margaret Drabble, Isaiah Berlin, John Mortimer and Caroline Coon, founder of Release.
[[Hilary 1968] [Michaelmas 1968]
Christopher Hird was President, Jo Beaton secretary and Chris Cullen treasurer. Speakers included Bill; Hamling MP, Margaret Drabble, Isaiah Berlin, John Mortimer and Caroline Coon, founder of Release.
[[Hilary 1968] [Michaelmas 1968]
Philip Bowler was president, Cristo Hird secretary and Jo Beaton treasurer. There were study groups on crime and mental disorder, the status of women, and moral education. Speakers included Maurice Cranston, Lena Jeger MP, Peter Fryer and Roger Manvell.
There was a tenth anniversary reunion, held in London on Saturday April 20 and the files show a large number of acceptances and a few notes of regret, one of which throws light on the early days of the group.
Chris Burnside was president, Philip Bowler secretary and Cristo Hird treasurer.Speakers included A J Ayer, Margaret Knight (who had become notoriouos in 1955 after two innocuous radio talks on morals without religion) and Tony Lynes of the new Child Poverty Action Group. There was a joint study group on poverty with the Labour Club, a study group on marriage, and an advice service on contraception.
There was also correspondence with Francis Crick about a possible visit.
There was an exchange of letters with Francis Crick about a planned OUHG tenth anniversary conference – whether the conference ever happened I do not know. There are four items, and they are reproduced from the Wellcome Library website: