The Cine Technician (1935-1937)

44 The Journal nf the Association! of CineTechnicians August, 1935 co-operation we can accomplish much — without it, we are powerless. We do urge every member to strive to make A.C.T. 100"/o strong. Only when we are in this position can the full benefits of organisation be felt." Amendments to Rules Departmental Meetings. — Mr. C. WiUiamson moved that Rule 26 be amended by the addition of the following clauses : — "Departmental Meetings of technicians throughout the Industry shall be called at least once monthly and all members of the Association in that particular department shall be entitled to attend. "At the first meeting of each department in each financial year there shall be appointed a representative of the department as a whole to serve on the General Council of the Association. The Department shall be empowered to send a substitute for that representative when he is unable to attend a specific meeting of the General Council." The amendment was unanimously carried, as well as one or two subsichary amendments dealing with the same viewpoint. Annual Subscription. — Mr. J. Dennis moved that an annual subscription be substituted for a weekly one, but after a long discussion the amendments were defeated on a majority vote. Election of Officers Principal officers were elected as follows : — President — There being no nominations, the post was left vacant to be filled at the discretion of the General Council. Vice-Presidents — Thorold Dickinson, Kenneth Gordon and Ivor Montagu. Treasurer — A. A. Englander. Auditor H. Couchman, F.I.A.C. General Council Members (under Rule 50) — L. Beattie, S. H. Cole, J. Dennis, D. Dickinson, A. Fisher, C. Knott, A. Lawson, T. S. Lyndon-Haynes, F. A. Swann. (Other members of the Council, representative of Studios and Departments, are elected by those bodies). Appreciation. — The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the Chairman, moved by Mr. Kenneth Gordon, in which he made a vigorous appeal for increased support of the Association, and a suitable response by Mr. S. H. Cole. *^ Thirty-Nine Steps" In our last issue we showed a photograph of Miss Madeline Carroll, Miss Alma Reville and Mr. Alfred Hitchcock, taken during' the production of "Thirty-Nine Steps," by Gaumont-British Picture Corporation Limited, and it was stated that this photograph was reproduced with tlic permission of that Corporation. Although at the time this photograph was inserted we liad reason to believe that it had been fvnnishcd from official sources, we have since learned that this is not the case and that the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation, Limited, did not in lact grant any permission for tliis reproduction. We, therefore, offer that Corporation nmapologies for having inadvertently made a mis-statement in this respect, and for having reproduced the photograph. Departmental Meetings In accordance with the Annual General Meeting decision, monthlv meetings of members in the various departments throughout the industrv are being organised. The first of these meetings were held in July. Some were well attended. Others had only poor support. In view of the difficulties of late work preventing some members from attending, it was suggested at one meeting that the question of Sunday meetings be considered in order to give more technicians an opportunity to attend. We should be pleased to hear of members' reactions to this suggestion, either by conveying opinions to Studio Secretaries or dropping a line to Head Office. We shall be pleased to fall in with the general desire. Manor House Hospital Full details of membership of Manor House Hospital were given in the last number of the Joitrnal. For the pa\TTient of one penny per week — or a guinea a year in the case of members earning over £250 per annum — A.C.T. members are entitled to the full benefits of membership, which include free treatment in the case of accidents and service at preferential terms in the case of optical and dental treatment. We feel that we have placed before members an excellent insurance against the very heavy expenses of the usual hospital treatment. Several members are now subscribing regularly, but the number of members should be far greater. Membership forms may be obtained from the Secretary of A.C.T. or Studio Secretaries. We do urge members, in their own interests, to join without delav. The Journal of the Association of Cine-Technicians SUGGESTIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS welcomed from all Cine-Technicians. NUMBER THREE will be published 1 st November, 1935. Subscription Rate. 9d per copy ; Ud post free. 3 6 per annum, }iost free. Special A.C.T. Members Rates. 6d per coi)y ; 8d post free. 2 6 per .mnuni, post free. Order through any A.C.T. Studio Secretary, any branch of W. H. Smith & Son, Ltd., or direct from The Association of Cine-Technicians, 30 Piccadilly Mansions, 17 Shaltes])ury Avenue, London, \\.\.