The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-02-25
Article VIII. Duties of officers.

charge all matters affecting the poll
cies Of the general association and the
divisional associations.
See. 3. Ii shall be the duty of the
program committee Of each division
70 arrange a suitable program for all
division meetings at least one term
ahead.
Sec 4. II shall be the duty Of the
division secretary to keep an accur-
ate record Of all debates and the de-
eisiof Of the judges in each debate and
TO act as time-keeper or appoint dep
uty mekeeper.
Article TX. Conduct Of Meetings.
Sec. /. All meeting shall be CON
Quoted in regular parliamentary order.
Some member of the faculty shall at
tend each meeting in the capacity of
coach and he or his deputy shall act
as critic.
Sec. 2. Unseemely conduct in any
meeting shall render the perpetrator
subject to school discipline.
Sec. 3. The program of each meet
ing shall be as follows:
/. Call to order and transaction of
business.
2, Debate (four speakers).
g. Floor speeches on the question.
A. Parliamentary instruction by the
coach.
s. Defamation.
G. Adjournment.
Sec. a. Each main speaker in. al
debates shall be confined to 5 minutes
for his main speech and minutes for
rebuttal.
Sec. 5. Each floor speaker shall be
confined to three minutes.
Article X. School Credits.
Sec. l. Work done by members of
the association shall count for or
against members in their respective
English classes.
Sec. 2. In order to have any debate
count as English credit, brief must
be handed in to the students English
teacher by each main speaker at least
one day before the debate takes place. |
Sec. 3. Each student must take
part in at least two debates each term
in order to satisfy the requirements /
Of his English course and must speak |
twice at least from the floor each
term.
Article XI Contests.
See. l. The general association
shall conduct the prize speaking and
debating contest during the spring
term.
Article MI Amendments.
Sec. /. Any article Of this consti-
tuition or by-laws may be amended by
a two-thirds vote Of the general asso-
,iation, subject to the veto of the
Principal
Sec. 2. Amendments may be pro-
posed at any time by the Executive
Committee.
Bylaws
Article /.
Sec. !. Section two Of English II
hall form one division with the small
r section Of English ~.
Article ..
Sec, /. Each division secretary
hall keep a complete record Of each
Meeting and Of all participating
Article 3.
Sec. /. Dues shall be one cent each
erm payable the second week OF each
arm to the respective division treas +,
rers.
1t will be seen from the above that
hese societies take the place of the ,
egular English recitations on Satur-
ays. The students conduct the meet
lgs under self-government, a faculty
lember being present in the capacity
coach and critic. The students OBJ
arve ordinary decorum and accept
,hooI discipline for any infringement
+ parliamentary courtesy. There is
ractical drill in organizing meetings, A
le practice OF parliamentary law, etc. |
The program as it has been conduct
4 includes a four speaker debate in j
ach section, the recitation of some s.
Ieee committed to memory, speeches
'om the floor and parliamentary in i
ruction by the coach. The manner .,
speaking, carriage, enunciation and
gic are carefully criticised. :,
The system was introduced on Jan.
by practical demonstration debate \,
ven in the Seminary Chapel by Prin- :
pal Brooks, and Messrs. Hard, Brown W
Id jenkins. The question, "Resolv- n,
!: That Military Training Should be b,
in the Secondary Schools
the United States" was argued with -
terest n.
The material objective of this de- a,