The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-19

The Constitution Of the Organization
which Meets In EmpOr1a To-day.

The Constitution Of the Organization
which Asets In BmPOr1e To-day.
NAME AND MEMBERSHIP.
Article |. Section I. This organization
shall be known as the Kansas State Inter
Collegiate association, and shall consis
of the collegiate associations Of Bakel
University, Ottawa University, Wash
burn College, State Normal school, and
University of Kansas, and such othel
associations as shall be admitted by &
two. thirds vote OF the delegates present
at any annual convention.
ITS OBJECT.
Article II Section l. The object OF
this association shall be, to hold contests
In ofatOry and such other literary con-
tests, and al such times and places, ss
shall be decided upon by the association
at any regular meeting.
Sec. 2. In the contests of this associa-
ton, each college shall be represented
by the successful contestant at its annual
contest, Provided, Such person be an
under graduate of the collegiate course
at the time of such contest.
THE OFFICERS
Article III. Section 1. the officers OF
this association shall consist of pFesi-
dent, vice president, and secretary (who
shall also be treasurer), who shall con-
stltute the executive committee OF the
association. All nominations of officers
OF the association shall be by informal
ballot, and selection shall follow by bal
lot upon the three names receiving the
highest number OF votes, majority of
all votes cast being necessary for q
choice.
Sec. 2. Tue officers OF the association,
upon their retirement from Office, and
ex-orators, shah be honorary members of
the association,
OFFICIAL DUTIES.
Article ". Section 1. 1t shall be the
duty OF the president to preside at all
meetings. In case of tie in voting, he
shall cast the deciding vote. He shall
also have power to call special meet
Ing at the written request OF four college
associations, giving al least ten days mo-
tIce to each college association of such
meeting.
Sec. 2 The duties of TIE secretary
shall be such as are common to that Of
fee. and any other duties that the asse-
ciatlon may authorize AS treasurer
he shall keep the accounts of the asso-
citation, and pay all bills audited and
allowed by the executive committee. He
shall be required to deposit with the
president OF the association s satiefac-
| tory bond for $500.
Sec 3 The contests of the association
shall be under the control of the execu-
tive committee. II shall be the duty OF
the executive committee to audit all &C.
counts before they are presented to the
| association.
THE JUDGES AND THEIR DUTIES.
Article v. Section /. Three persons
shall be chosen each year by commit
AraF oil
association, said committee to be selected
by the local associations at their meet
| ings, to act as Judges of the literary con
test of that year; and each college as
| sOclation shall be notified of their ap.
pointment at least sixty days before thu
| contest.
Sec 2. The judges shall not in any
way be connected with the institution
represented in the contest.
Sec. g. Any judge shall be removed
upon the protest of any college assOcia
ton, made in writing within thirty day
alter his appointment, the reason of suct
protest being gwen in writing: Provid
| ed. No college shall be allowed more
| than two protests.
| Sec 4. Each judge shall, without con
sultatiOn, decide upOa the merits or th'
thought, composition and delivery o
each Grafton, marking each of these par
ticulars upon the scale OF 100, alter thu
delivery OF the Grafton.
| Sec. 3. at the close OF the contest, the
| president and secretary shailrreceIve the
| averages of each judge for each contest
| ant. The averages of each judge shall
| be ranked /, 2, 3, 4, etc. The orato
ranked first by a:msjority (two) CT tn
| Judges, shall be awarded first honor.
| no orator Is thus ranked first, the oratO
the sum of whose ranks is least shall b
awarded tie first honor. In case OF
tie, the orator receiving the highes
grand average shall receive the frs
! honor. The first prize having BEEF
| awarded, the average of the remainins
| orators shall be again ranked l, z, 8, 4
etc.-aud the secOnd honor Determined
in the same manner as the first. Tn
president shall then announce the result
The markings of the judges shall b
published in at least one daily paper.
THE ORATORS.
Article VI. Section 1. In the contes
of this association, no Grafton shall col
tain more than two thousand words.
THE ANNUAL CONVENTIONS.
Article VII. Section l. The annus
convention shall meet in the after noon {
the day on which the contest is held, an
the following day in the forenoon, 4
which convention each collegiate aSsC
citation shall have two delegates, and b
entitled to one vote.
Sec. 2 No delegate shall be entitle
to seat In the convention whose credeI
tials shall not have been signed by tn
| president add secretary OF his collegiai
association
REPRESENTATIVES
Article VIII. Section l Any cOlleg
of this association failing 10 send rel
resentative TO any annual contest with
out furnishing satisfactory reason
shall be excluded from the association
RECORD OF ORATORS.
Article TX Section /. The names (
the orators engaged 10 The contest az
copies of the oratious, also the name
aud markings of the judges, shall
kept on record nv the secretary.
FINANCES.
Article Y Section l. The associate
shall pay all necessary expenses col
| nectPd with the contest, all necessary e
penses of judges, of the president al
secretary, tue vice PRESIDENT when actin
as president, and of orator, and first ar
second delegates to the inter State col
test.
Sec. 2. Such an admi,taoce tee TO 4
oratorical contest shall be charged as q
executive committee shall deem propt
Sec. 3 Each collegiate associate
2 shall, at least thirty days befo
the state contest, deposit with Z
D treasurer of the STATE ASSOCIATION the su
u of So, which shall be subject TO use
:. the executive committee in case of
\. deficit at the state contest. Any &C
lege association failing I'd comply wi
, this provision without sufficient reas
4 being given, shall be denied represen
It ton in the next contest and conveptiC
- THE DELEGATES
Art. XI. Section /. There shall
. three delegates to represent this assoc
q ton at the Interstate association,
n whom the orator receiving second hon
for that year shall be first delegate. T
other two shall be chosen by the amt
convention by ballot, and no person
longing TO the same college as does
successful orator shall be q delegate.
AMENDMENTS AND RULES.
Art. XII Section I. This CONSTITUTE
may be amended at any annual meeti
of tie association by two-thirds vo
Sec. 2. All questions involving p
lIameniary forms, not provided for
the constitution, shall be referred
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