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THE CONGRESS OE WOMEN.
Patriotic League—Pupils’ Department.
Whereas, The government of this state generously provides for the education of all youth within its boundaries;
Resolved, That we, the pupils and friends of education of
do hereby organize ourselves as a Patriotic League, subject to the conditions of that order, for the purpose of seeing that the design of the state, namely, the education and training for noble citizenship of all youth within our midst, shall be faithfully carried out.
Pupils’ Department—Constitution.
Article I. Organization.—A Pupils’ Patriotic League shall consist of any convenient number of pupils not less than ten.
Article II. Membership.—No pupil is eligible for membership who drinks intoxicating liquors or gambles. Any pupil, not ineligible, may become a member by signing the pupil’s pledge and paying an initiation fee of not more than five cents.
Article III. Officers.—The officers shall consist of a chancellor, vice-chancellor, scribe, corresponding scribe and treasurer.
The chancellor may be a school director, trustee, teacher, or any friend of education, but all other officers shall be students.
The officers, as above, shall constitute an executive committee for the arrangement of business.
Article IV. Committees.—The department committee shall be on civics, attendance, promotion of temperance and suppression of gambling, providing for the poor, and other benevolences, and college education. (Discuss benefit of collegiate education, also ways and means of providing for indigent students who desire collegiate education, etc.) These committees shall consist of not less than three persons nor more than nine, and shall be nominated by the executive committee.
Article V. Duties of Committees.—It shall be the duty of each department committee to hold a private session before each regular session of the league, to confer upon the topic of its department, to hear reports of local and personal work, and to decide who shall represent the committee and report for it at the general session. In case of failure on the part of any committee to fulfill the above requirements, such committee shall be discharged and another committee appointed.
Article VI. Meetings.—Each Pupils’ League shall convene once a month on a fixed day and hour during each month of the school year. For regular meetings members need receive no notification, but for a called meeting, the scribe shall see that each member is notified of the proposed meeting.
Article VII. Badge.—The badge of this society shall be a small shield of such color and material as may be agreed upon by each Local League.
Article VIII. Examinations.—Each Pupils’ League shall, at its January meeting, hold a public examination on the Constitution of the United States. After which a champion shall be selected for the county contest as arranged for by the by-laws of this League.
Article IX. Representatives.—Each Pupils’ League shall, at its last meeting before the close of the year, elect a member to represent it at the annual meeting of the Teachers’ County League, and shall report to that body in writing all that has been accomplished by said League.
Article X. Amendments.—This constitution and the accompanying by-laws, may be amended at any regular meeting, provided notice of an intention to amend shall have been given at a previous meeting.
By-Laws.
I. Duties of Officers.—The chancellor, or, in his absence, the vice-chancellor, shall preside at every regular meeting.
II. Treasurer.—The treasurer shall have charge of all money belonging to the society, and shall keep a record of the name and address of each member of the organization. He shall make disbursements on an order from the secretary. He shall also preside at the meetings of the executive committee.