EMS Centenary Dinner
The following is an extract from the minutes of the Fourth Ordinary Meeting of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society held in the New Senate Hall, Old College, University of Edinburgh, at 5.00 p.m. on Friday 4th February 1983:
Centenary Dinner
The dinner was held in the Upper Library Hall, Old College, University of Edinburgh at 7.30 p.m., preceded by a reception from 7.00 p.m.The Chair was occupied by the President, Professor A B Mackie (Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh). The following were present as guest of the Society. Professor M F Atiyah, F.R.S., (Royal Society Research Professor at the University of Oxford, Professor P M Cohn, F.R.S. (President of the London Mathematical Society), Dr J H Burnett (Principal of the University of Edinburgh), Sir John Atwell, (President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh), and Professor W L Edge, (Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh).
At the Reception preceding the Centenary Dinner, all present were invited to place their signatures in the Minute Book:
A G Mackie (President)
E M Mackie I Roach G F Roach B D Sleeman Irene Williamson Catherine M Gray J A Hulse (Librarian) T A Gillespie (Secretary) John Martin (Secretary) J F Cornwell Frank F Bonsall Arthur D Sands Richard J Jarvis ?? Gene Parry Andrew Page Roderick Macleod Iain T Adamson (Vice-President) John Hubbuck A R Prince A Nisbet J A C Nisbet James R Gray Alex D D Craik and E M Craik David Monk Daniel Martin Isobel Monk Elizabeth A McHarg John M Jackson R M Dicker (Editor) |
David B Fairlie
Robert A Rankin Mary Rankin Ann I Campbell Helena F Robertson Edmund F Robertson Charles Dixon Colin M Campbell Beatrice Copson Neil K Dikson David Wallace John C Amson Gavin Brown H R Dowson W Craig H S A Potter Anne Potter John M Howie D J Howie T S Blyth Jane E C Blyth Douglas Munn Adam C McBride (Treasurer) John Hunter Mary Bradburn J H Williamson Elmer Rees Mary Rees Charles Batty J W Searl |
James Fulton
Elizabeth Fulton James Cossar Allan Sinclair Nicholas Young K Young Edward Spence Janet Spence Ian M Snedden Mary Snedden Paul Cohn John S Lowndes Sally Lowndes Christian Constanda D F McShea? S E Mackie A A Lacey Kenneth A Brown W L Edge Mike Smith Robert W Owen D C Pack Constance M Pack Charles Stuart Robert Schlapp M H Eggar John Atwell John Burnett Michael Atiyah Lily Atiyah |
After the dinner the toast of "The Queen" was proposed by the President who later introduced Professor I N Sneddon, Simson Professor of Mathematics in the University of Glasgow. In proposing the toast to "The Society", Professor Sneddon told of members of the Society, past and present, who stand out in his memory. He spoke of Professors Whittaker, Aitken, Turnbull, Copson and Erdélyi, and noted with pleasure the presence of Professor Whittaker's daughter Mrs B Copson at the dinner. He also expressed everyone's pleasure that, although unable to attend the dinner, Dr Robert Schlapp had been present at the meeting and reception. The Secretary was requested to write to Dr Schlapp conveying to him the best wishes of the Society. Professor Sneddon also spoke of the Honorary members present: Professor Atiyah and the most recent: Professor Edge, and asked that the Secretary send greetings to Professor Coxeter on the occasion of the Centenary.
Responding to the toast, the President thanked Professor Sneddon for his kind remarks and proceeded to thank the University of Edinburgh through the Principal for provision of rooms and services, the speaker, guests and organisers of the dinner.