The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-22
IMPORTANT MATTERS.

The Report of the Committee to the Club
on Methods of Work.
To THE MEMBERS OF THE Howard LITER
AIRY CLUB-1 our committee on methods
of work have found much to consider in
connection with adopting any specific
plan. And something of this we would
speak briefly before submitting our
method.
Noting the diversity of talents, efIicien-
cies, desires and opportunities OF the
members of the club. the work seems to
divide itself into at least three genera
divisions.
research. wide investigation and earnest
desire TO learn are willing aud ready to
cope with almost any given subject equally
well.
2. Those who are willing 10 contribute
- regular stated intervs 5. but
strongly feeling their ability to
handle one subject more success
fully than another, greatly prefer to
select their own topics. such as might be
best suited TO their special line of thought.
3. Those who feel that they can
only contribute occasionally and upon a
diversity OF subjects or perhaps such as
may ue unuer 0lscusSlOn-
Therefore, We the committee, present
the following report as our best method
of work for the present: That II be com
posed of three divisions, TO be designated
az the Minute corps. Regular corps and
Recruits. The Minute corps to be COM
posed Of those who stand in readiness to
be cal Ell on and assigned any special line
or topic that committee on work NAV Sc
lect. The frequency of these calls on
each member will he governed by the size
Of this corps but shall not exceed once
every two months. Topics for one month
and TO whom assigned shRll be announced
one month IN advance of their
appearance And ali work equally
distributed among these members.
The regular corps TO be composed of those
who contribute regularly either once a
month or once in two monthe, and select
their own topics.
The recruits toinclude ell those who
write only occasionally. but all should
contribute IS often as opportunity affords
No member should feel incompetent TO
write. and every one should feel it their
duty to contribute something toward the
object and interest OF the club at least
two or three times a year.
The above report 10 respectfully sub
mitted. 7. II. SWAIN,
J. A. HEDGcoCK,
Mrs. K T. SMITH,
HARVEY p LAYTON,
ROBERT y. MoULToN.
Committee ON method of work.
Approved this 10th day OF March. 1898
w. f. STRAwN, President
Dear friends. You see by the above re-
port that We. your committee, have ar
ranged, az far as possible. to accom- m0date
and a-sist each and every one, however
varied your opinions and desires.
We now desire al once a large mum Der
of volunteers. signifyiBg their Willingness
20 work in the Minute corps No hard
duties, as you see, ara 10 be assigned you,
as each one will he given ample time to
prepare their article and have il ready for
the issue in which il is to appear.
In this way We can follow out system
afically given line OF study or investiga-
ton from which much good should be
derived to members, a. well a. interest TO
the general reader
ETboss who feel that they cannot, from
any reason. join this first division, we
desire you TO be enrolled in the second
as regular" and contribute upon topics
of your own selection. either once
month or once every two months.
We most earnestly solicit q ready
response ID the work in hand. and
hope that by far the greater number OF
our members will enter either the
',minuts" or the regular" CORDS and