We received 70 applications from young people wanting to join the club. This is obviously beyond our capacity and had to turn away 25 of the applicants. Continuing our long-standing practices, after giving preference to the children of leaders, we prioritized incoming first years, and held a lottery to determine the members that could be accepted. Unfortunately, this meant that we needed to refuse 16 first-year applicants, though if we lose members during the year, we'll reconsider taking in some of those applicants.