The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-09-24

address JAMES AUUek
Late Com. of Pensions. Washington. ID. e..
class study each alternate Sunday commencing
June 49, 1890.
2. Each member will, in his regular turn re-.
port upon the subject matter of his current stud.
les. SAID report must be prepared in writing, and
read before the whole Circle.
3. Members selected to read class reports must
confne their subject matter strictly to the branch
of the regular course of reading tor which they
are to report. and the reading of their report
must not exceed five minutes. The President is
instructed TO notify any member-without option
that his allotted time has expired should he ex.
coed five minutes.
1. One member shall be selected by the Pres.
ident from the volunteers at each meeting to
prepare a special paper upon some suitable sub.
Ject independent of the regular studies. The men,
Der thus selected must announce his subject the
time of his selection. Said paper must not exceed
ten minutes in the reading, and the President is
instructed to notify such member-without option
that his allotted time has expired should he ex-
coed ten minutes. Special papers may be read by
members, on announcing their subject, and by re-
ceiving the unanimous consent Of the class. with.
out giving the required two weeks notice
5. Members selected to read class reports and
special papers can. by unanimous consent. be
granted an extension OF time not to exceed five
minutes in either case.
6. No member will be allowed to address the
Circle until properly recognized by the President.
and all remarks must be confined strictly to the
fusion on the speakers part will be considered
Offense. and the President is instructed to demand
public apology. refusal on the part of the
offender to do will be sufficient grounds for
suspension or expulsion as the circle may deem
best.
(. No conversation foreign to the regular stud.
les will be allowed among the members.
8. Each N ember is required to answer to his
name at roll-call by giving from memory, suit.
able quotation either from the current studies or
from some standard author.
9. Each quarterly meeting of the Circle will be
devoted to special exercises, and the programme
arranged at the meeting preceding same.
10. Members must not retain the "Chautau-
guam longer than four days, and must deliver
same to cellrOOm headquarters when through with
it. Nor must they circulate it outside of the men,
bers of their respective classes.
IL. The Circle shall consist of six classes, and
each class shall elect a class leader for the cur
rent year.
IL. Names of all applicants for membership are
to be submitted to the President and by him to the
Warden for approval, and thereafter submitted to
being thus approved shall be enrolled a mem
Der by the Secretary and notified by him Of the
same.
Is. Any member who shall fail to be present at
two consecutive meetings without sufficient ex-
cuse shall be stricken from the rolls, but may be
re-instated as provided by section twelve.
IA. There shall be question box circulated at
each meeting and all members urgently re.
quested to prepare some question of interest in
connection with the studies or upon the current
topics of the day. The questions will be read at
each meeting and volunteers selected to answer
them.
Is. A Circle Reader shall be appointed by the
President to serve for the period of six weeks
whose duty it will be to read all questions con.
tanned in the question box, and have full control
of same.
Is. 1t shall be the duty of the President to at
tend all meetings of the Circle whenever practical
ole; to preside at same to enforce the observance
Of all bylaws govern ing the Circle, to appoint all
committees, and to select pro tempore officers in
case of the absence of the regular officers. He
shall also have power to suspend any member who
wllfully disregards these rules pending an inves.
tigation by the Circle.
II. 1t shall be the duty of the vice.President
to preside in the absence of the President, or
upon request of that officer. and when acting as
President he shall be governed by the provisions
of section sixteen.
IS. 1t shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep
an accurate record of the proceedings of each
meeting and to read the same at each subsequent
meeting. He shall keep record of all absentees
with or without cause and report the same to the
Circle at each meeting. He shall keepa record of
all members failing to respond to rollcal by quo.
taton and report the same at each quarterly meet.
ing. He shall attend to all correspondence con.
nected with the Circle, and submit report Of the
progress each quarter to the c. L. S. c. Secretary
| at Buffalo, N. Y. He shall attend to the circula-
! ton OF the class books and the "Chautauquans",
and that each class receives the different stud.
| les in consecutive order. and that all absentees
are supplied with the proper book for the current
| week.
10. Cushings manual of parliamentary prac.
tce shall be the standard to govern all delibera.
| tions Of this Circle.
20. All amendments to the Constitution
and bylaws will require a two.thirds vote of
| all members enrolled. and notice of any amend
ment must be given at the meeting preceding
that at which action will be taken upon the same.
Taking an Exception.
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