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Andrew Smith

Re: open meeting in Edinbugh

April 22, 2013, 8:56 p.m. (Message 63980, in reply to message 63968)

I am afraid that Robert has misquoted the aims and objects of the RSCDS, on 
two counts. If he had checked first he would have seen that what for some 
organisations are "aims and objects" are now, for the RSCDS, in line with 
current practice, "Purposes" which read:
"The purposes of the Society shall be to advance the education of the public 
in traditional
Scottish country dancing", then going on to sub-clauses describing how this 
may be effected.

For the past ten years at least my understanding is that the Constitution 
has not referred to "Country Dancing as danced in Scotland" as either under 
the "Objects" (incidentally with no reference to 'Aims') or in the current 
terminology, the "Purposes".

Andrew Smith,
Bristol UK