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e year 1928 must have had some special creative significance. There are golden jubilees pping up all over the place.
Last week the Scottish Section of the CIT celebrated its ' 'Golden' ' with a dinner in Edinburgh, and a endid affair it was, I'm told.
In its 50 years the Scottish Section has supplied the Institute with four national presidents. )rn, A. R. Dunbar, appeared on the toast list last week.
Another after-dinner speaker Is our old friend Tom Beagley, a reigning president. A. B. flie, the chairman of the TrafCommissioners and Scottish , proposed the toast "Our JrIder members". After 50 ars you might be surprised to irn that there are still nine of am around.
At the other end of the sere spectrum there was David a graduate who was along collect his George T. Fraser rard (CM, February 3).
But the man with the proudrecordis surely Tom Watt, a section secretary — he has Id the post for 20 years.
The programme for the ening reminded the members at in 1 938 the cost of the. iner had to be increased from (-, that's 25p to 5/6d or ?I/2p.
Last week's little banquet 1st £7, but I'm told it was well rt h it.