Council Minutes 1949-1951

Minutes signed by successive Presidents. Routine discussions include: financial accounts; elections, resignations and decease of members; engineering papers discussed; and publications received, purchased or exchanged.

Items of note include (by meeting date):   

20 Jan-15 Dec 1950. Discussions on setting up a Royal Institute of Technology. Joint Engineering Conference 1951: plan of conference, lists and timetable for papers. Regrets expressed by Council for personal remarks directed at Secretary during Annual Meeting. Alternative scheme for a Royal Institute of Technology. Institution prefers not to allow a Teacher on to National Certificate Joint Committees. National Advisory Committee recommends Royal Institute of Technology and (under this scheme) Royal Colleges of Technology. Resolutions for international standards in engineering institution membership suggested by Commonwealth Engineering Conference. R.H.Parsons commissioned to write notes on topics covered by the Proceeding since 1896. Three Presidents accept recommendations of Commonwealth Conference. Accusations of copying amongst candidates at Jamalpur. Heating and Ventilating Engineers to use Institution examinations.

19 Jan-14 Dec 1951.  Sub-committee to give recommendations to Gardiner Committee, memorandum submitted giving summary of aims of the profession. Members to be excluded from Institution due to conduct. Changes to By-laws proposed. Exempting Committee report on comparability of examinations. Nominations for Specialist Group Committees. Special General Meeting, copy of notice suggesting changes to By-laws and results of voting. Rules being drafted for National Certificate in Mining. Draft recommendations by Three Presidents for the future of technological education. Draft definition of 'Professional Engineer' by European and United States Engineering Conference (EUSEC).

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