The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-07
The Schedule
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envy Athletic Association will be Of in
terest to all frie nds ct the school. and
are here given in fun:
Article This association shall be
known as the Leicester Academy Ath-
letic Association.
Article 2-The object of this associa-
ton shall be to take charge Of all mat
ters pertaining to athletics at Leices-
ter Academy.
Article ;. section 1.-The officers of
this association shall be an honorary
president, president, vice president,
honorary treasurer, secretary. treasur-
er. The vice president may be also the
treasurer.
Section 2-There shall be an execu-
tive committee composed of trustee
of the academy designated by the exec
utive board of the academy. the prin-
cipal, and of three pupils thereof Stu
dents who are members of the COM
mittee to be elected by the association
class by class.
Each of the three upper classes Shall
have member ON the executive COM
mittee. The quorum shall be three, of
whom two must be pupils and one the
principal.
Article 4, section 1.-The president
shall preside at all meetings of this
association, shall enforce a strict OBJ
serVance of the constitution, shall call
special meetings when requested in
writing by 10 students, shall decide all
points of order and shall vote only in
case of a tie
Section Pin the absence of the pres
identf the vice president shall perform
the duties of that office, as stated in
section l.
Section 3-The secretary shall keen a
record of the proceedings at all meet
ings, shall read the records of HE pre-
ylous meeting and all other records and
documents when requested by any
member of the association, and shall
attend to all correspondence Of The as
ISOLATION.
Section 4-The treasurer shall hold all
money belonging to the association.
shall collect all assessments that
may be made, shall pay all bills duly
approved by the association. and shall
make report at the end of each term
OF all moneys received and expended.
| Section 5-The executive COMMITTEES
shall examine the accounts of the treas
urer before the regular meeting at the
end of each term and shall make n re-
| port at that meeting
| Article 5, section 1.-The association
shan consist or all pupils and former
pupils Of the academy subscribing 25
! cents each annually and signing, the
constitution. These shall be the active
members
Section 2-This association shall con-
slst of teachers of the academy sub
scrlbing 81 each annually and signing
the constitution. These to be associate
members
Section 3-This association shall CON
sist of all friends of the academy. as
pecially of the trustees thereof. sinh :
scrlning "a annually and signing the
constitution.
Article 6-Meetings of the association
shall be at any time at the call of the
chalr Twelve active members cousti-
tute a quorum.
Article 7, section 1.-The executive
committee shall choose an athletic
manager for each academy team.
/ Section 2-The executive committee
shall pass upon all challenges before
their issuance by the manager of the
team concerned
Section 3-The executive committee
may discuss and, if unanimous, may
pass upon any question of general
athletic interest.
Article S--It any school officer, for any
reason, shall be unable to perform the
duties of his Office, the said office shall
be filled by a man chosen from the
class OF the retiring officer.
Article 9-Contests shall in mo case
take place without the executive COM
mittee's approval
Section 2-The executive committee
shall meet at any time upon the call
Of the chairman or ce-chairnan. and
must meet on the day previous to that
upon which any contest takes place.
"a which an association team is to be
played.
Sacffo5, . T~,.,,,
any contest the personnel of the team
regular or substitute. must be sub
mitted to the executive committee for
approval by the captain of the assoeia-
ton team engaged.
Approval requires three votes. Of
which two must be pupils and one
the principal Subsequent changes in
sible.
Article 10-An amendment or repeaI
Of this constitution may be made at
any meeting by a quorum of 25 mem
bers OF the association, provided notice
OF such amendment or repeal be given
one week previous to the meeting
Bylaws of the association:
Challenges shall be issued by the
manager IN writing, and shall state the
approval of the executive committee to
have been previously obtained.
All games upon the home grounds to
be protected from spectators by roping
OF the grounds.
All second teams shall play regularly
against the first team. corresponding
but may play independently under the
same provisions as the first teams
thereof
By these rules and regulations. the
membership of the l.. A. A. A. will be
probably twice as large as formerly.
as young ladies may join. Past and
present pupils may also enlist. and a
strong and fourishing society can be
secured only in this way
AT present Leicester academy is a
member of the Worcester County South
Athletic Association. The rules of this
body strictly forbid any past pupils
from any of the schools in the associa-
tion to take part in the athletic meet
ings Of the association. If Leicester
academy remains under these old rules.
no winning team can represent Leiees-
ter No athlete would practice for
any event and then be barred from
public competition. The best athletes
in the new L. A. A, A. will probably
he graduates, and the new rules may
lead to Leicester academy Withdrawing
from the association All pupils of the
school are much in favor of the new
regime, and 1t is for the best interests
of sport in Leicester. The executive
committee at present consists of Col.
S E. Winslow Of the trustees. Principal
Allan IL Parker Chase. John A. Bell
'9S Wayne V. Elliott 1900, and II. W.
! Casey, 1902.
The annual harvest concert given by
the SUNDAY school Of the Sanderson
Methodist Church was held this even
ing at o'clock. The room was decor
| ated with barley. rye, oats, corn and
autumn leaves. IL front Of the pulpit
and around tie platform. There was
speaking BY Miss Catherine Jones. Miss
Bernioe Eldridge. Miss Tudis Elliott,
Lottie Bean, May Holman, Nellie Per-