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SOLICITORS' APPRENTICES' DEBATING SOCIETY.
The closing Meeting of the 56th. Session of the Society _was
held on the 14th. May 1940 in the Solicitors' Buildings, Pour Courts,
Dublin. The Auditor Mr. Michael J. Egan, B.A. presided.
The Minutes of the previous Meeting were read and signed
without alteration.
The Balance Sheet was read by the treasurer, Mr* Bowling.
It showed that nearly £350- &ad passed through his hands during the
Session, and also that all debts swing by and to tke Society had been
cleared off. After some minor criticisms, the Balance Sheet was carried
unanimously.
The Auditor then read his Report which was adopted.
A list of those Members who had received and returned
Ballot papers was read by the Correspondence Secretary. The result of
the election of Officers and Committee for the Session 1940-41 was then
declared as follows:-
Hon, Auditor
....................... Mr. Dominic M. Dowling.
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Hon. Record Secretary ...........
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........... Mr. Rory 0' Connor.
Hon. Corr. Secretary
....................... Mr. Louis V. Nolan.
Hon. Treasurer
....................... Mr. William J. Walsh.
Committee:-
Miss Ada Hyland, B.A.
Mr. Liam D. Boyd.
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Mr. Brendan P. a'Byrne, B.A.
Mr. Michael J. Egan, B.A.(Ex-Auditor, ex-officla)
The new Auditor and Committee then entered into office.
Tke Auditor declared the awards of prizes for the Session
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1939-40 to be as follows:-
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Incorporated Law .Saciftty's Gold Medal
and Society's Certificate ...............Mr. M. J. Egan,
Society 1 s Silver Medal
...............Mr. D.M.Dowling,
Special Certificate
...............Mr. L.D. Boyd,
LEGAL DEBATE :
President's Gold Medal
...............Mr. D.M. Dowling,
Society's Silver Medal
...............Mr.P.P.0'Sullivan,