Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-07-09
lON1MINICA'GED.
Alumni Assoc la ton of Cha rlotte Hall
School.
Editors Of 1e Tunes

Editors Of fAe Times
Grant me, bes you, a space in your columns
10 express my hearty approval and >olicitutls tor
a permanent organization of the alumni OF my
first old -IhTd Hdier. | dare say. out Of the
thirty graduates Of Charlotte Hall, rho met on
the rst inst. To adopt const tuition and by laws
none were more deeply Interested than my
humble seal, IL Is true was uneN pectedly pre-
sent. Yet. was glad of the Opportunity 10 Wit
ness the animated discussion OF certain tcchni-
calities in the constitution submitted for adop-
ton by Dr. Lewis Z. Carrico chairman 81 the
committee appointed one year ago 10 ingraft The
same. The first point OF Interest which brought
forth remarks from several of the gentlemen
present WAS as To the number which should con-
stitute quorum. II was proposed 10y the COM
mittee that fifteen should be That numher. md
the temporary president, Hon. W. VI. MuSchette.
with several Others agreed that that was few
enough-their chief argument seemed To be that
in iavoring smaller quorum they would be up
holding and endorsing ''Hls RUE. aud
that instead of being able To refresh themselves
breathing the eXhilerating democratic ami de-
centralized atmosphere Tor which the location
and surroundings are famous, they would. ON
every occasion of their ass. milling. be compelled
10 expand their lungs with an unnatural and
vitiated air Of an aigaTcny. Now, granting that
most OF the writers on parliamentary law do
favor the arge-quoruln principle, thereby think
ing 1t best nor any organization holding meet
ings 10 transact business that the requested
number should be as large an asiquant part OF
the whole as possible, ], for one, conacirutou>ly
think il would be wise To adopt such measure
upon the Threshold of our existence. IL would
doubtless be inexpedient and a detrimental i'm
pediment To a successful beginning.
We not only desire to organize but we W isil
to survive our organism and live on for useful
ness. We wish IL body compact 10 accomplish
some real good. to promote the best interests
welfare and glory to the school Of which We all
feel proud. We wish TO provide against every
contingency and how can We better carry into
effect our earnest desires than by having in the
beginning small quorum? suppose, for III
stance the weather should be us Indictment a. was
the day following the schools commencement
this year. How, then, about the large quorum
Besides, there are several apparent reasons
which might be mentioned. especially. the one
of distance, and which, when taken together, are
so many obstacles i'll the way of our regular
proposed annual meetings.
Let us begin with q few as all great things be
gin with something small, and let these few
organize and enter upon period of usefulness
and by their good works close the bps of al
right ones. show the fallacy of all false proph-
cci' $. ana CO 'ipleteiy convince those who are
lukewarm in tine matter that ii is their duty
and enc,,uiagiu. q | to enlist in thn little band
that knows 10 defeat. II We fail to assemble
once or twic' dAri'g the first iiNr years We Will
indeed, not only 81 Yer a vein in the body which
We " i>iI mo- ncIo Tut IuI>oy iul Dul will
sap much of its iiies blood.
The few can. after wisely celebrating. make
known to others their proceedings and lerVent
ly intreat their sanction ana support. Therefore
Think the compromise on 'cteCcH" will greatly
enhance the genisis of the work. We can have
the cor stitution open to amendments, and if
| after the expiration of "a few years, We find il
Will be better to strike out 'etecen" and insert
some larger number, we will be at liberty 10 dc
SO. W men the SIU article was Teicneu JneTe Wa
another lengthy debate as to what should be the
iniatiOn fee. Some seem to think that 1t shoulC
be as much as two dollars; others thought il
should be merely nominal Three successive
| motions were made and seconded; one that the
fee should be two dollars, another that it should
be one dollar and third that it should be fifty
cents; the last motion prevailed and think
| very good one as am of the opinion that boil
the iniatiOn fee and yearly fee should be small
In the the first place it is following the preceden
of all other alumni societies and if it were large
| it might preclude many of the graduates from
enrolling their names. We certainly should b,
willing to remove from the door of entrance al
possible distractions. Had we adopted the tive
dollar motion venture TO assert several usefu
| members would have been lost to the grand ant
glorious cause. Besides many of Charlotte Hall