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AN GAIDHEAL.
Am Faoilteaeh, 1931.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Executive Council of
An Comunn Gaidhealach was held in the
Waverley Hotel, Stirling, on Thursday, 27th
November, 1930. Rev. Neil Ross, D.Litt.,
President, presided. Other members
present were: William D. Barclay,
Glasgow; Mrs. Burnley Campbell, of Ormi-
dale; ex-Bailie Archibald Campbell,
Glasgow; Charles Campbell, Glasgow;
Captain George I. Campbell, Yr., of
Succoth; Mrs. Christison, Glasgow; Mrs.
J. R. Colquhoun, Glasgow; Mrs. Buchanan
Dunlop, Glasgow; Miss L. E. Earquharson,
of Invercauld, Newtonmore; Alexander
Fraser, Bishopton; Colonel Greenhill
Gardyne, of Glenforsa; Miss Lamont, of
Knockdow; Duncan MacCallum, Glasgow;
Hugh MacCorquodale, Cardonald; Donald
MacDonald, Inverness; John MacDonald,
Glasgow; T. D. MacDonald, Brookfield;
Hector MacDougall, Glasgow; William Mac-
Kenzie, Greenock; Alastair C. MacLaren,
Dalmally; Hugh MacLean, Greenock; The
Hon. Mrs. Iona MacLean, Edinburgh; Rev.
Malcolm MacLeod, Glasgow; Malcolm
MacLeod, Glasgow; George E. Marjori-
banks, Dalmally; Lord James Stewart
Murray, Ballinluig; Neil Orr, Edinburgh;
Neil Shaw, Sen., Glasgow; John Stewart,
Stirling; and George Thomson, Glasgow.
Attending—Robert Macfarlane, C.A., trea¬
surer; Neil Shaw, General Secretary ; and
Hugh MacPhee, Assistant Secretary.
The Chairman said that before the
commencement of the business he wished
to make a reference to the death of Mrs.
Kennedy-Fraser. As they all knew, her
name had become a household word in the
world of Scottish music, and especially of
Highland music, since the publication of her
volumes.
Mrs. Kennedy-Fraser brought a special
endowment and family training to bear on
her work. She was a Perthshire woman,
and her sympathies and traditions were
Gaelic. She got the Gaelic melodies in their
native simplicity, but she had to present
them to new minds and to a new world. She
created or helped to create the art song.
She produced new creations from the Gaelic
melodies, and had shown to the world that
these Gaelic treasures were worth
preserving.
Ex-Bailie Archibald Campbell said they
would recall that when the Mod was held at
Dunoon there was a shadow hanging over
the household of their esteemed President
by the death of his son. At that time, how¬
ever, Rev. Dr. Ross stood up bravely to his
duties. He moved that they express their
heart-felt sympathy with him and his
family.
The Advisory Committee recommended
that they should offer a scholarship in music,
tenable for four years at a Scottish National
Academy of Music. The conditions were
that candidates should have a competent
knowledge of Gaelic, spoken and written,
and one or both parents must be of Highland
birth. The scholarship should be of sufficient
amount to cover the fees charged by the
Academy, and the Executive Council shall
have power at their discretion to make a
further grant towards the cost of mainten¬
ance. While the suggested scholarship
would be nominally tenable for four years,
its continuance from year to year would be
subject to satisfactory reports being received
of the student’s progress and conduct. The
Committee were of opinion that for the
foundation of the scholarship the sum of
£2000 would be required, and the Executive
Council were recommended to authorise a
Special Committee to proceed with
measures for the collection of such a fund.
Mr. Malcolm MacLeod, Glasgow, said the
conditions suggested were based upon the
findings of the Committee at the Dunoon
meeting. The most important part of the
business had yet to be accomplished, how¬
ever, and that was the collection of money.
He hoped they would do their best to get
the money to establish the scholarship.
The sum of £2000 would be sufficient to
establish one scholarship, and that scholar¬
ship could be given only once in four years,
but if they got £10, OCX) they could offer a
scholarship each year.
The Committee’s recommendations were
adopted.
The Finance Committee reported that the
surplus from the Dunoon Mod was £613
15s lOd. The Committee considered this
to be extremely satisfactory. Mr. Charles
Campbell said they had to thank the
Committee responsible for the working of
the Mod, and he moved that they convey
also their thanks to the Committee in
Dunoon for the splendid work they had
accomplished. This was agreed to. The
minute was adopted.
The Secretary read minutes of the
Education Committee. It was reported that
thirty-seven students had attended the
Summer School of Gaelic in Inverness in
August, and that the results were very