Marlow (Scotland) Lectures

Sir Iain Maxwell Stewart, President of IESIS 1961-63, established a biennial lecture and dinner. The following note appears in Transactions in 1963:

"It will be remembered that the Presidential Address in 1961, by Mr. I.M. Stewart, B.Sc., dealt with the subject of industrial relations, and he returned to the same subject in a paper read during the past session. During the past year a group representing many walks of life met in Marlow and published what has become known as the Marlow Declaration. Industrial relations figure prominently in that Declaration, which seeks to encourage discussion and research on the subject.

"Due mainly to the efforts of Mr. Stewart, a biennial lecture has been established in Scotland. This will be delivered before the Institution in alternate years: the first lecture will be delivered in 1964 and will deal with the problem of the casual worker. An advisory committee consisting of the President as chairman, the Convenor of the Publications Committee, and three or more representatives from the Scottish Universities will determine the subjects for future research, the lectures and the work to be done.

"The expenses of the first lecture have been privately provided, and at a recent meeting an appeal was launched for the establishment of an endowment fund."