Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-07-26
A County Oratorical Association.

| VII Culy "a NUMBER OF teacher
met at the west school building of Co
lumbus to organize an Oratorical So
ciely. Much encouragement prevailed
and the determination to persever,
manifested seemed to prophesy an in,
stitution among us that, with the
worthy and much neglected object OF
cultured public speaking before it,
would merit the cooperation of ali
wide-awake citizens of Cherokee
county.
Dist. No. 4, Salamanca and Craw.
ford townships; director, w. j. Hull.
Dist. No. 5, Shawnee and Lowell
townships; director, Lizzie Barnhart.
Dist. No. 6, Springvalley and Gar
den townships; director, c. S. Bow
man.
Dist. No. Z, Lyon and Neosho town.
ships; directors, Adella Case.
SECOND CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE ]. NAME AND OBJEcT.-
Section l. This organization shall be
known as the Cherokee County Ora
torical Association.
Sec. 2. The object ofthis association
shall be the promotion of excellence in
elocution and oratory.
ART. II. MEMBERsHIP.-Section /.
The teachers and interested citizens of
Cherokee county shall be members of
this association.
ART. III. MANAGEMENT.-Section l.
The business of the association shall
be under the general supervision of a
board of directors, consisting of one
member from each district in the
county elected at a called meeting
during the county normal, such cali
Temporary officers were J. M. Cum
bingham chairman and Helen Short
secretary.
The object of the work and a plan
for the formation of a permanent or.
ganization and the best means of max
ing 1t effective were fully discussed.
Thereupon the following officers
were elected for the first year: DIR. ]. !
IL. Baxter, Columbus, general mana. |
ger; Arthur Marony, Galena, presi-
dent; J. M. Cunningham, vice presi-
dent; W. A. Mckee, Hallowell, treas |
urer; Helen Short, Baxter, secretary.
On motion, made and carried TO an. |
point a committee of five to district
the county, and appoint directors for
each district, and draft a constitution
The following were selected: W. A.
Mckee, Lizzie Barnhart, C. r. Bern
ard, Arthur Marony, c. S. Bowman.
The folIowingis the report of the COM
nittee:
FIRST, DISTRICTS AND DIRECTORS.
Dist. No. l, Sheridan and Lola
ownships director, q. r. Bernard.
Dist. No. 2, Ross and Mineral town.
hips; director, j. NJ. Cunningham.
Dist. No. 8, Cherokee and Pleasant
Jew townships; director, G. W.
Walker.
D be announced in the local papers at
east one week before the meeting.
Sec. :. The officers of the associa-
ion elected at the annual meeting,
resident, vice president, secretary,
and manager, shall also be
Ulcers Of the board of directors. No
fticer of this society shall receive any
sy for his services, except for actual
expenses.
Sec. 3. The duties of the officers of
Ne board Of directors shall be such as ,
sually devolve upon said officers.
Sec. 4. Each. member of the board ,
lay appoint three persons 10 assist In
rganiZinQ subordinate aeaOciafioua fn ,
is dlstrict for preparatory driIl. Ii
Sec. 8. The board OF directors shall :
ave full power TO arrange program
each county contest, aud each con-
'stant must expect 10 accept to order
! the program assigned him. The 4
Dsrd may, at their discretion, allow 2
'niestants TO cast lots for position on q
e program. v
Sec. 8. The manager shall be gener- d