SOPHOMORE CONSTITUTION

There will be a 1909 class meeting Monday, March 25, at 7 o'clock, in Upper Massachusetts to discuss the advisability of adopting the amendments to the class constitution, as suggested by the committee appointed to consider it. A large attendance is required, in order that these matters may be settled to the satisfaction of the entire class.

The changes, enclosed in brackets, have chiefly to do with nominations and class meetings. The most important change is that added to section five, allowing petition nominations, absolute freedom. The others merely explain matters relating to nomination committees which have before been obscure. The two added sections relate to the notices of meetings and to regulations for governing decisions arrived at in meetings of less than half the class. The whole constitution is given below, the bracketed portions being the new additions.

"(1) There shall be three officers during Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years, namely--president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer; but during the Senior year the secretary and treasurer shall be separate officers. In Sophomore and Junior years, new officers shall be elected as explained below.

"(2) In Sophomore and Junior years, the president then in office shall call a meeting in the first week in November for the purpose of electing a nominating committee of ten. At this meeting nominations for the committee may be made to the number of 20, and a ballot then being cast, [each man voting for 10 of the 20 nominees,] the ten men receiving the highest number of votes shall constitute a committee. [In addition to the 10 elected members the class officers shall be members ex-officio.]

"(3) The committee so selected shall nominate within one week at least two candidates for each office.

"(4) There shall be no restrictions on the nominating committee, except that it may not nominate officers of the preceding years.

"(5) Additional nominations may be made by petition of 50 members of the class. [There are no restrictions whatsoever on such nominations.]

"(6) The election shall be by Australian ballot from 9 A. M. to 6 P. M.

["(7) An announcement of any meeting, stating its purposes, must be published in the CRIMSON the morning of the day, set for the meeting, and also before if possible.]

["(8) On petition of 50 men, or at the discretion of the class officers, any motion passed at a meeting of less than half the class shall be submitted to canvass.]

The committee appointed for the consideration of these, amendments was composed of F. H. Burr, E. P. Currier. T. C. Defriez 2nd, G. C. Good; H. N. Joyner, S. Kelley, L. K. Lunt, O. L. M. H. Lyding, F. Schenck, and E. T. Wentworth.