FABI AN SO CI ETY 7ath An n u a l Re por t l st jU LY I 960 TO 3 oth j U NE I 96 l I NTRODUCTI ON HE year under review was in some ways a difficult one for the Society . ’ e nd i ie Th ere was a further increase in the Society s res arch work a activ t s , but the admini strative machi nery was stretche d to its limit by this extra e th e e e two m n work , by the enforced abs nce of e G en ral S cr tary for o ths , a nd by the relative inexperience of some members of the sta ff. ’ i e i e The importance of the Soc ety s work was r cogn sed , howev r , as a striking in crease in national membership a nd wide publicity for Fabia n m e e e i e n in the pamphlets te stifi ed . Sa les of pa phl ts w r sl ghtly low r tha e i e e e e e fi e the ten pr v ous year , but w re still w ll abov av rag gur s for past h e e e en e e n e e n years . T e Pr ss gave xc ll t cov rag to a umb r of pamp hl ts duri g the e a i th o lis in the y ar , p rticularly those appea ring n e successful S cia m Sixties series . There was a n increase in the number of specialised groups working on i e e part cular problems in the economic a nd social fi eld . O n of the s groups n e e e N i has arly compl t d work on a book of essays on ational sed Industry , i i n e e wh ch is be ng e dited by Michael Shanks . A oth r group produc d a o f t he document n urther education for he Robbin s Committee . T work of e e er n on th s groups is v y valuable , but imposes a substa tial extra burden the offi ce . Th n n e n e e e You g Fabia s flourish d , acquiri g w ll ov r a hundred members , a d n e e on e n e n establishi g s v ral study groups a wid ra g of subj ects , from e th O ne e e en e o e the crim to e common market . group gav vid c n b half of n n th You g Fabia s to e Royal Commission on the Press . The first two pamphlets in the Young Fabian series were produced durin g the year ’ L a d Albema rl e s Bo d u tr lit . y y s by Ray Gosling , a n N or Ne a y Atten dance at week-end a nd summer schools was slightly less good in e en e t e i than r c t y ars , but most of he schools were greatly appr c ated by those who participated . The E aster School on E ducation attracted a number e e e e of t ach rs and ducationalists , a nd the standard of discussion was v ry . At the a n e u e e e ne en nd o n high utum l ct r s , atten dances w r u v , a n regio al e e e . a nd lectur s w r held These have become something of a n in stitution , it is intended tha t the practice of holding a seri es of regional lectures should b e continued . n i e e e e e The cha ge n subscription rat s , th first for el v n y ars , which was in e in n en e n n e n the e troduc d Ja ua ry , w t r aso ably smoothly ; o c agai , larg st 7 FAB IAN SOCIETY gain s of memb ership (both new memb ers a nd those switching from old su bscription rates) were made in the high e st category of full four guinea memb ersh ip . Ma ny inqu irie s about the work of the Society were receiv ed from ov er i e the F n i n is e r . c e e seas It s l ar that abia tradit o gr atly valued ab oad . S v ral rr n en n e e im e e in ei ow r co e spo d ts wa t d to stablish s ilar soci ti s th r n count ie s . This is a t ribute to the rol e of Fabia n s in contr ib u tin g to the Labour M ove i d i e c it en i Br n a n in e en e sel . m t n ita , a w d r s s , to d mocra y fi MEMBERSHI P In dividual memb ership of the Society in creased ove r the year by 1 1 3 ; i m e i fe en en e een the of 1 0 e th s total asks a rath r d f r t tr d b tw last half 96 , wh n the incre e n o e n 1 53 a n d the fi f of 1 961 en mem e as was l ss tha , rst hal , wh b r he e n for i the n ew ur ship d eclin e d by 40. T r aso th s was struct e of sub scription rates which was agreed by the members of the Society at the The e e e of r e led 1 960 Annual G en eral M eeting . high r l v l at s has to a slight e n i e i e ine een m e n ff e a n in re e d cli e n numb rs , but th s d cl has b or tha o s t by c as in the revenue from subscription rates . An en cou raging feature of the year was the ten dency for the mor e expen sive categories of memb ership (84s . a nd 603 . at old rates) to show n th e of the greate st increase in n ew m emb ers . A other was e st ady stream i u r e for e e i th n u i e n' i i s m mb rsh p of e You g Fabian Gro p , wh ch has cl arly i e stablished itself as a n organisation of real interest to younger Social sts . O the e n the mm n e B e e e e ine in n oth r ha d , Co o w alth ur au show d a furth r d cl em e the S e e . m b rship , as did Local oci ti s Tw o e n ew mem e e a nd e i n i n a re n one tabl s of b rs , d aths r s g at o s show , - i h e iffe en n e a re not for each half ye ar , s nce t e figur s for d r t subscriptio rat s r i ead ly comparabl e . M mb rs i F r s t une 1 9 1 e e h p igu e a 3 0th J , 6 NATIONAL M EM BERS (in cluding su bscribing bodies) 1 960 Full memb ers 2586 Associate s 91 SUB SCRIBING BODIES 1 961 Cha nge - U n 1 50 23 P ie Co o s . T e n Labour art s , p , rad io s ie t 59 20 Librar s , e c . BUREAUX M EM BERS Commonwealth Burea u International Bureau 78TH ANNUAL REPORT 3 MEM BERSHIP TRENDS (not including Bureaux members) — 0 1 60 D ec . 1 96 July , 9 , To ta l 05 . 505 . 605 . 205 . 3 New M emb ers 39 50 61 1 37 28 7 7 40 1 1 6 e n n etc . 4 25 4 D aths , Resig atio s , - 8 + 25 + 57 + 97 + 1 71 nu r 1 961 — ne 1 961 Ja a y , Ju , 45 . Tota l 0 . 425 . 505 . 605 . 63 5 . 8 205 . 2 1 5 . 3 5 New M embers 29 3 2 1 21 1 61 1 36 Death 5 ' Re signation s 52 26 1 3 70 1 61 — 52 + 29 — 23 + 2 1 — 1 3 — 49 + 1 + 61 — 25 fo e e : 1 46 min 3 3 n et f m Bu e u 1 1 3 . Total r whol y ar , us , loss ro r a x GENERAL E X E CUTIVE COM M ITTE E e e e : n i n n T e e n e M emb rs E l ct d Joh D amo d (Ho orary r asur r , u oppos d) - e . S . n d of i A e m Pe e T n n . a (in order ballot) Br a n b l S ith , t r ow s d , R H m n e A . e Benn . e M Cross a , Margar t Cole , W dgwood , H D Hugh s , ary A kefii n ton .