COLWERY MANAGERS
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.1952.tb02807.x |
| Published date | 01 December 1952 |
| Date | 01 December 1952 |
| Author | J. C. FLETCHER |
PUBLIC
AUTHORITIES
AND
THE
ARTS
members of the Institute who had,
until
then, dismissed Scottish
dancing
as
a rather decorative attempt at
square-dancing. Without exception
or reservation, the conference ap-
plauded
this
exquisite display.
On the last evening of the
con-
ference a dinner was held by the
Institute.
Sir
Patrick Laird presided
and the speakers were R.
W.
Bell,
BaiIlie
James
Campbell, representing
the Lord Provost, Dr. A.
H.
Marshall,
Sir George Henderson and Sir
Alexander Gray. Wyn Wth spoke
on
the main theme of the Conference
and,
ro
the delight of
all
present,
Sir
Compton>Mackenzie was well enough
to attend and
to
tender a brilliant
and charming apology for
his
en-
forced absence
on
the first day of
the Conference. Sincere tributes
were paid to the City of Edinburgh,
to the University and to the hospit-
able and efficient members of the
Institute’s Edinburgh and
East
of
Scotland Regional Group who had
worked
so
hard to make the
On-
ference possible.
One outstanding feature of the
Conference was the excellent press
it
received, and
it
would perhaps
be
appropriate to quote
in
con-
clusion a comment
on
the Conference
from
The
Scotsman
of 16th August
:
“The main test by which a
Con-
ference, other than
one
unfortunately
compelled to reach some deasion,
stands or fds, is the
stimulus
it
provides to fresh thought. By
this
test, the Institute of Public Ad-
ministration conference which
has
just concluded
in
Edinburgh ranks
much higher than most.”
CORRESPONDENCE
COLWERY
MANAGERS
DEAR
SIR,
A copy of Volume
XXIX
for Autumn
1951
of your
JOWAL
has
reCently came
into my hands and
I
have had an oppor-
tunity
of reading the
very
interesting
article by
Mr.
R.
W.
Bell, dealing with
promotion and
training
in
natiodsed
industries.
In
the fourth paragraph
on
page
214
there is however
a
mistake
which
1
think
should be corrected. Reference
is
made
to the
Colliery
Managers Association
as
being a Trade Union for members of the
Managerial side in the coal industry.
This
is
not the case
at
all.
The National
Association of
Colliery
Managers is a
professional body
concerned
with technical
mining
matters and membership is only
open
to persons with
a
Colliery Manager’s
Certificate obtained under the
Coal
Mines
Act
of
1911.
There
is
a Trade
Union
for members
of
the Managerial
SW,
known
as
“The
British
Association
of Colliery Manage-
ment”
and
I
have
no
doubt
Mr.
Bell
is thinking
of
this
in
his
article.
ms
Association
is
open
to
technical and
administrative personnel in the
mining
industry employed by the National
Coal
Board but should not be confused
with
the professional
(technical)
body of rather
similar
name.
Yours
faithfully,
J.
C.
FLETCHER,
Divisional
Safety
Engineer.
National
Cod
Board,
7th
October,
1952.
North-Western
Division.
P
375
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