Officers: E.D. Scull, President; Douglas Lansley, Past President; K.A. Downs, E.J.C. Large, L.B. Nicholson, F.G. Patten, Vice-Presidents; G.F. Drewery, Secretary; Kenneth Hibbert, Treasurer; Noel John, Editor of 'Humberside'. Council: Philip Harrison; E.R. Hodge; Calman Rosen; Dr M.S. Sanders; J.W. Spence; D.C. Thomas; W. Foot Walker; L.A. Wilson.

Syllabus:

'It's a Small World' by E.D. Scull, 13 Oct 1980; 'Osbert Sitwell' by K.A. Downs, 20 Oct 1980; 'Memories of the Literary Scene in pre-war Germany' by E. Kuschnitzky, 27 Oct 1980; 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig' by E.R. Hodge, 3 Nov 1980; 'Soldiers and Sailors - Some Aspects of Rudyard Kipling' by R. Greenwood, 10 Nov 1980; Short Stort Papers and Book Reviews, 17 Nov 1980; 'Hull Historians' by W. Foot Walker, 24 Nov 1980; 'Some Doctors in Literature' by Dr M.S. Sanders, 1 Dec 1980; 'Some Favourite Poems' by J.S. Scruton, 8 Dec 1980; 'Rupert Brooke-Pavane for - Dead Heroes' by R.A. Hunt, 15 Dec 1980; Yuletide Revels, 22 Dec 1980; Ladies Evening 'Images of D.H. Lawrence' by Alan Plater, 12 Jan 1981; 'Ludwig Wittgenstein' by Dr W. Frankford, 19 Jan 1981; 'Philip Larkin' by P.W. Hick, 26 Jan 1981; 'Thucydides' by F.G. Patten, 2 Feb 1981; Short Papers and Book Reviews, 9 Feb 1981; 'In Search of H.M. Tomlinson' by Philip Harrison, 16 Feb 1981; 'Two Romantic Rymers - Thomas of Exceldoune 1220-1297 and James Malcolm Rymer 1804-1884' by J.S. Rymer, 23 Feb 1981; 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle' by R.L. Galloway, 2 Mar 1981; 'Fighting Sail-Nelson' by G.A. Dalton, 9 Mar 1981; Russian Spring-The Novel' by Calman Rosen, 16 Mar 1981; Annual General Meeting and Review of the Session, 23 Mar 1981; Midsummer Day Meeting, 24 Jun 1981.

Meetings held 7.30pm at Guildhall.