'Meeting held at 64, Northcourt Avenue. 24th. Sept. 1945.
Rosamund Wallis in the chair.
1. The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed.
[...]
4. Arnold Joselin outlined very briefly the History of Science. He divided the
subject into three parts. The origins of knowledge in very early days, The
beginnings of scientific development from the 15th to the 19th centuries and
Modern Science. He mentioned many of the outstanding figures in the Scientific
world, and the discoveries for which they were famous. He ended by suggesting as
a subject for a future Book Club meeting “The Unity of Science and Religion”.
5. Austin Miller then expounded the theory of Scientific Method, as applied, not
only in the normal way, to scientific research, but also to the Arts and indeed to
every sphere of life. He defined Scientific Method in a word as
‘objectivity’ — or the elimination of opinion and the substitution of
evidence. In the discussion which followed, most us found ourselves too much in
agreement with Dr. Miller to provide an effective opposition, but F. E. Pollard
considered that Scientists were guilty of an act of Faith rather than one of proved
truth, in supposing that natural laws which have always been obeyed in the past,
will continue to be obeyed in the future.
6. Bruce Dilks explained that he had intended to conclude the evening by talking to
us on scale, size and measurement. Unfortunately all his notes and diagrams had
been left on the Isle of Wight, so instead he offered to answer questions on
popular fallacies. [...]
[signed as a true record by] Arnold G. Joselin 22 Oct. 1945. [at the club meeting
held at 7, Marlborough Avenue: see Minute Book, p. 43.]'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Arnold Joselin Manuscript: Unknown
'Meeting held at “Oakdene”, Northcourt Avenue. 2.3.43
S. A. Reynolds in the chair.
[...]
9. Kenneth Nicholson read a monograph entitled “The English attitude towards
Games”. He warned us before he started that it was supposed to be funny as
indeed it was. [...]
10. It was getting late, but our Host hoped we would have one more subject so A.
G. Joselin spoke on “Serial Time”. He told us that any conception of time was
impossible without movement. He spoke of J. W. Dunne’s book “An Experiment
with Time” in which the author collects considerable data to prove that ones
dreams are as much about the future as about the past. The physicists present
appeared to be convinced, the rest were very sceptical. Arnold Joselin also gave
examples of the “series” meant by his title Serial Time — this after all proved to be
not such a very new idea for certainly a quarter of a century ago if not much
earlier than that one knew this series, e.g. “It was a dark and stormy night, three
robbers sat in a cave & one said to another ‘Antonio! Tell us a tale’ – and this is
how he began. It was….[”]
11. [...] with regret we had to keep the remaining subjects for another occasion.
These were Howard Smith on “The business Man” & Knox Taylor on “Vice”.
[signed as a true record by] R.D.L. Moore.
3. 4. 43. [at the club meeting held at School House: see Minute Book, p. 151.]'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Arnold Joselin Manuscript: Unknown
'Meeting held at 72 Shinfield Road. 5th May 1941
A. G Joselin in the chair.
1. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved
2. Apologies of absence were read from Violet Clough & Mr. & Mrs. Knox
Taylor.
[...]
4. Our evening was devoted to a study of the work and writings of Matthew Arnold
and we are very grateful to the Committee who arranged the programme and in
particular to A. G. Joselin and F. E. Pollard for a most interesting and enlightening
evening.
First Mr. Joselin told us something of Matthew Arnold’s work as an Educationalist —
of his attempts to secure the improvement of education & particularly secondary
education in England. His views on Education are expressed in “Culture and
Anarchy” which was published in 1869, and Mr. Joselin read several extracts from
J. Dover Wilson’s editorial introduction to this book. [...] Other readings given to
illustrate Matthew Arnold the Educationalist and Prose Writer were “Dover Beach”
by Mrs. Joselin and further extracts form “Culture and Anarchy” read by R. D. L.
Moore.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Arnold Joselin Manuscript: Unknown
'Meeting held at Frensham, Northcourt Avenue, 13.xii.40
Howard R. Smith in the chair.
1. An apology for absence was read from Mr. & Mrs. Joselyn.
2. Minutes of last meeting were read & signed.
[...]
4. Mrs. Pollard read a letter from Elizabeth Alexander telling of a very unfortunate
accident which had befallen our late secretary. Mrs. Pollard was asked, when
writing, to convey to the Alexanders our sympathy and hopes for a very speedy
recovery.
[...]
6. Typed lists of books suggested for this year’s reading were handed round an F.
E. Pollard made a few brief explanatory remarks about each book. Some doubt
was expressed regarding the number of books to be purchased this year in view of
our depleted numbers, but a brief journey into the realms of the higher
mathematics soon satisfied everyone that if we counted our single members
separately instead of in pairs, 12 books would provide one per house per month.
[...]
[...]
[Signed by] A. B. Dilks
10.2.41'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Margaret Dilks Manuscript: Letter
