Foxton Literary and Debating Society.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3530, 3 June 1905, Page 2

Foxton Literary and Debating Society.

Despite the iiiMement weather, there v)'as a very fair atteim^O o ie I’larv meeting of the society 9° Monday night. The Present. Mr Stuart, occupied the cii.'hi/ The minute.' 5 were first read and auop’tw bvq the meeting, after winch some bnTfisss | was f transacted. The secietary reporieti thtft thy committee had met recently to advisability and practicability of secarto# H ketare under the auspices of the society, pit had been decided to write to Mr J. T. Nott, M.A., a well-known lecturer on scientific and literary subjects. The sddretary read a reply stating that Mr Nott wOilid he Willing to deliver a lecture- befofe’ the Society on one of the three subjects submitted. Accordingly it Was decided to arrange for a lecture o'n “ Old New Zealand: peeps into the untrodden The secretary was instructed to c’orrirntunicate with Mr Nott, and arrange did date of the lecture, , The difficulty of procuring books for two of the future meetings was brought fonvard by one of the members, and it was! proposed that the books be abandoned for Cithers easier to procure. The matter, however* was left over for the committee to deal with* . . The subject for the evening, which was “ IniDroniptu Debating ” was then proceeded with; Sortie Ot the subjects discussed were i—* 1 Would state com trol be a solution of thd liquor traffic T “ Is it advisable that avdilrtds o'f itceS be planted along country roaod ? “Is a State bank desirable ?” “Is the Stale Fire Insurance desirable ?” and " Tho merits and demerits of Oliver Cromwell.” These subjects were discussed with much warmth by the members, and altogether a most enjoyable evening was Spent. It was 1 decided that a deputation, consisting of the President, ReV. Wilson and Mr Barnard, anti th'C secretary, wait on the Foxton Borough Council requesting them to include some works other than fiction in their selection of new books for the public library. Messrs Murray, Cameron, and Frew, who were nominated at a previous meeting, were elected members of the society. The meeting then adjourned with a vote of thanks to the chair.