Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-28

nosted on the school bulletin-bOard for
~ Ic,st twenty-threc hours between the
fun readings This last rule may be
,rsn,ndcd. but only by unanimous con-
sent.
Asa further safeguard, the assembly
| forh;ds its treasurer to make payment
cxc,ot on q warrant signed by the
mod.r,tor. This warrant specifies the
d,te on which the appropriation was
no.scd the amount appropriated, ana
| IN, pcrson to whom 1t is payable. For
fine signature Of the latter, moreover.
tnc pr;ntcd form provides also Il blank
rcccipt. Thus for each appropriation
| ,b. treasurer at the end of her term or
onic. for the treasurer is now invari-
| ably a cirD submits to the Auditing
l. committce both warrant and a re-
! ccint As the amount handled by the
| Treasurer i'm Il single year has. IN one
| instance. exceeded 81 200. the real I'M
| nortancc of these safeguards IS evil
| dent to every student.
| Rut the assembIy'S watchfulncSs does
not end when it's appropriations lcav"
,hc trcnsury All officers that haniie
assembly funds not alon" its own OH
| GERS. as the superintendent of the GYM
nasi,iln and the chairman OF the liprh-
nv committee, but also the officers OF
/ other organizations as the managers o1
the several athletic tcams-all are re-
ouir,d to submit detailed reports. which
are audited with the same care thal ~
1IcstoVcd upOn the treasurcr'S accounts.
| In yicw Of the elaborate nature OF the
Organization just described it is per-
haps an occasion for surprise that the
l I,,,,. ,-.I
through these thirteen years. part
of it,; success, doubtless, has resulted
from the unobtrusivc cooperation of
limo tc,chcrs. cspccially of the former
princi,al. Mr. &. +. Cook. But the
chef credit belongs to the students
themselves. For several years it was.
the custom Of the retiring officers 70
meet, during the summer vacation TO
;lrill the aspirants Of the coming year
fnr the duties tina. might devolve upon
lthcm. Later q secret fraternity was
form. Il. with procedure similar to that
Iof the assembly: and this not only gave
IcXccllCnt training in parliamentary
practice, but, on several occasions,
lr.ndCrcd service as a good government
| club i'm the cause of "civic righteous
. ness. The custom moreover, by which
the clerk of one year usually becomes
the moderator Of the next has undouht-
| edly tended to preserve the continuity
Of method while increasing the stand
| ard of efficiency.
To give a more definite idea Of the
i, usual method of procedure and the ma
ture of the business done, brief quo
Itation from the Journal may be per-
United The following extract shows
I,l,1 mt In
land ninth meetings Of the assembly
Of 1S,9-1900 II is interesting not only
because it illustrates, within q brief
space, a considerable variety Of pro-
cedurc-thc passage of a bill in regular
course Of bill under suspension Of the
rules. of an order, and of 4 resolution,
and The election of an officer by ballot
,I-but more especially because the Iar-
ticlIlar votes here recorded are them
I selves significant.
!, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY %. 1900.
I, Assembly called to order l'y clerk end
I call read.
: Moderator took the Chair.1
I journal of the last meeting approved
| without reading.
a Mr.. SanbOrn. bill:
An act to appropria 10 five 90 dollars
c for expenses of delegates to brunswick k
Bill received first reading. AMI Fcbru
n ary Il. 1900, l =. NJ. was set for scc': NJ
II reading.
Moderator then called f,r ncn'na.
o tions for the delegate to 80 To BrLns'
n wick with manager Of baseball team.
Stone. 1890 ana Russell. 1910. were
O nominated. No," by ballot: total mum
o Der of votes cast, 129: necessary for /
d choice. 63; Russell. 106 stone. 2@.
II Moderator then announced Mr.. Rus
# sell elected delegate.
81 Mr. Gannctt, bill:
II An act aprropriating one fundrc'
J. and fifty (sl,O dollars for the benefit o
y the Cony High School Library.
IL Bill received first reading. and Feb
{. ruarv II. 1900. r. NJ. was set as tn
n time for the second reading.
vi Mr.. tiannett, order:
l., Ordered. That the moderator appnin
q Il committee of five. to be known as TIL
s Library Committee
J., Moderator then appointed the follow
> ing: Mr.. Cook Mr. Gannett. Miss Rey
nDlds. Miss Carver. Miss Downing.
|yI ON morton. adjourned.
ID EDNE.SDAY. FEBRUARY u. 1900
y Assembly called to order by clerk, an
,f call read.
r. IMnucrator took the chair.]
al Journal IF last meeting approve
:. without reading.
T. An act to appropriate five 90 dollar
ve for expense of delegates to Bruins
st wick came up by assignment; whic
is was read the second time and passed
. be enacted.
t. An act to appropriate one hundre
tie and fifty 05W dollars for the benefit
Id Cony High School Library came UP /
IL assignment; which was read the sccor
time and passed to be enacted.
~ Miss Little. resolutions:
a. Resolved. That vote of thanks
% extended to Mr.. w. d. Stinson for IL
,,y fine picture of Maine's late statesma
~ James G. Blaine. which he has SO kim
!, ly presented to the school.
W. Read and passed.
81 On motion. adjourned.
on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY %. 1900.
MS Assembly called to order by clerk al
on call read.