Below is an archive of past Adams Society Committees from 1923 – 1993. Thanks to John Haslegrave, a former secretary of the Archimedeans, for supplying us with this information. If anyone has any corrections or other historical information about the society, please get in touch.
| Year | President | Vice President | Secretary | Treasurer | Notes |
| 1923 | J Hyslop | T G Room | T A A Broadbent | J W Harmer | |
| 1923 | R Schlapp | T A A Broadbent | S Goldstein | P Fletcher | |
| 1924 | T G Room | P Fletcher | M J Pollard | G H Herridge | |
| 1925 | T A A Broadbent | M J Pollard | H Fyson | J W Harding | |
| 1926 | S Goldstein | H Fyson | K B Swaine | F G Bird | |
| 1927 | N F Mott | K B Swaine | M G Kendall | K L Dunkley | |
| 1928 | J G Semple | K L Dunkley | D M Cleary | M Brief | |
| 1929 | M G Kendall | D M Cleary | E R Lapwood | A C Wild | |
| 1930 | D M Cleary | E R Lapwood | G S Escrit | F G Smith | |
| 1931 | E R Lapwood | G S Escrit | J Clemow | D F Lumsey | |
| 1932 | J Clemow | D O’Donovan | A J Bennett | W W Sawyer | |
| 1933 | W W Sawyer | A J Bennett | J R Trevaldwyn | M V Wilkes | |
| 1934 | F Smithies | J R Trevaldwyn | G A Barnard | S R Walton | |
| 1935 | M V Wilkes | G A Barnard | R W Radford | J P Studwick | |
| 1936 | J P Strudwick | R W Radford | J O Doley | C H B Priestley | |
| 1937 | R W Radford | J O Doley | P E Montague | R J Guppy | |
| 1938 | P E Montague | R Turner | D D Filtness | P L Spencer | |
| 1939 | R Turner | D D Filtness | G Whitehouse | P P Agarwal | |
| 1939 | E P Hicks | D D Filtness | G Whitehouse | P P Agarwal | |
| 1940 | G Whitehouse | K J Le Couter | A W Goldie | A K Christie | |
| 1941 | A W Goldie | A K Christie | N J Smith | J Dain | |
| 1941 | B S Blackwell | N J Smith | J Dain | ||
| 1942 | B S Blackwell | N J Smith | W W G Wass | J Dain | |
| 1942 | W W Wass | J B Marriott | I D Eagan (?) | ||
| 1943 | D R Cox, D Lewis, J L Howarth formed an interim committee | ||||
| 1943 | D R Cox | D Lewis | J L Howarth | G A Dirac | |
| 1944 | J R Manning | R C Tomlinson | L Jung | D C Shaw | A H Cockayne was minutes sec |
| 1945 | A R Thatcher | R C Tomlinson | D G Bayly | G R C Allen | |
| 1945 | A R Thatcher | J R Manning | L Jung | ||
| 1946 | M G Cooper | A R Thatcher | W W O Schlesinger | D G Bayly | |
| 1947 | W W O Schlesinger | A R Curtis | D Clark | D B Sawyer | |
| 1948 | J Hunter | A R Curtis | D W J Cruickshank | J C Burns | |
| 1949 | A P Robertson | J C Burns | E H Leaton | D A J Crawshaw | |
| 1950 | M C Morgan | E H Leaton | C C Goldsmith | R Rae | |
| 1951 | C C Goldsmith | J L Dixon | F R Oliver | G Gregory | |
| 1952 | R A Beacher | F R Oliver | J A W Davie | J P Daly | |
| 1953 | J A W Davie | G M Kelly | W S Wynne-Wilson | H P Goodman | |
| 1954 | W S Wynne-Wilson | H P Goodman | D N Axford | R M Needham | |
| 1955 | D N Axford | R M Needham | R Fawcett | J Nuttall | Cttee: D P Shenkin |
| 1956 | R Fawcett | J Nuttall | C W J McCallien | H T Croft | |
| 1957 | C W J McCallien | H T Croft | A M Judd | P V Landshoff | |
| 1958 | A M Judd | P V Landshoff | D J H Garling | R V Jayson | |
| 1959 | D J H Garling | R V Jayson | D E Wallwork | D I Olive | |
| 1960 | D E Wallwork | D I Olive | J J Cutcheon | P G Smith | |
| 1961 | J J McCutcheon | P G Smith | G M Saltmarsh | P A Woodsford | |
| 1962 | G M Saltmarsh | P A Woodsford | G R H Greaves | R Schofield | |
| 1963 | R Schofield | P A Strittmatter | G Meacock | D O Gough | |
| 1964 | D O Gough | G Meacock | S W Drury | G Reid | |
| 1965 | S W Drury | D O Gough | D L Shaw (relieved) | M L H Doyle | |
| 1965 | S W Drury | D O Gough | A S P Janisz | M L H Doyle | |
| 1966 | The society was dormant | ||||
| 1967 | J P S Ruff | P A King | P T Johnstone | M G Godfrey | |
| 1968 | P T Johnstone | P A King | A M Tonge | M J P Cullen | |
| 1969 | A M Tonge | D K Smith | D R Bostock | M J P Cullen | |
| 1970 | D R Bostock | D K Smith | D R Bostock | S N Kirley | |
| 1971 | T C Hind | J F McJohn | D J A Trotman | D J Aldous | |
| 1972 | P M H Wilson | D J Aldous | G A Kalorkoti | J Proctor | |
| 1973 | A J Duval | R J R Benstead | P J Webb | J F McJohn | |
| 1974 | P J Webb | N P Black | D J Pritchard | N R Thomason | |
| 1975 | N P Black | D J Pritchard | O L C Toller | N R Thomason | |
| 1976 | O L C Toller | A N S Freeling | R Taylor | N D Hooker | |
| 1977 | R Taylor | D B Duval | R C Mason | A J Wassermann | |
| 1978 | R C Mason | R M R King | P A Hodkinson | D B Duval | |
| 1979 | P A Hodkinson | I W J Sparry | C N Corfield | R M R King | |
| 1980 | C N Corfield | J D I Lewis | C J Budd | R M Durbin | |
| 1981 | C J Budd | J K R Smith | G G Sorbie | K A Perret | |
| 1982 | G G Sorbie | T B Hawkins | S J Montgomery-Smith | D L Hughes | |
| 1983 | Stephen Montgomery-Smith | John Harrison | Andrew Woods + Robin Wilson | Ian Hall | |
| 1984 | Andrew Woods + Robin Wilson | Ian Hall | Robert Leese | John D’Souza | |
| 1985 | Robert Leese | James Palmer | Duncan Palmer | David Jepps | |
| 1986 | |||||
| 1987 | Chris Kilgour | Deborah Lynch | James McKee | Andrew Johnson | |
| 1988 | James McKee | Andrew Johnson | Robert Thompson | Jane Ozanne | |
| 1989 | Robert Thompson | Jane Ozanne | Edward Hibbert | Katherine Croudace | |
| 1990 | Edward Hibbert | David Calderbank | |||
| 1991 | David Calderbank | Peter Hunter | |||
| 1992 | |||||
| 1993 | Chris Metcalfe |
About Us
The Adams Society is the mathematics society of St John’s college, Cambridge. We host numerous events each year including mathematical talks and socials.
Talks
Free admission to all talks. Refreshments are served in the foyer before each talk.
Our talks usually take place in the Fisher Building, St John’s College.
Contact
Get in touch through our committee members or email theadamssociety@gmail.com
