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Freshman Constitution Framed

At a meeting of the Freshman class held last evening the following constitution last evening the following constitution was adopted:

Article 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.

Article II--In Sophomore and Junior years, the president then in office shall call a meeting during the first week in November for the purpose of electing a nominating committee of 10. At this meeting nominations for the committee may be made to the number of 25, and a ballot then being cast, each man voting for 10 of the 25 nominees, the 10 receiving the highest number of votes shall constitute the committee. In addition to the 10 elected members, the class officers shall be members ex-officiis.

Article III--The committee so selected shall nominate within one week at least two candidates for each office.

Article IV--There shall been restrictions on the nominating committee, except that it may not nominate officers of the preceding years.

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Article V--Additional nominations may be made by petition of fifty members of the class. The restrictions on these nominations shall be the same as in article four.

Article VI--The election shall be by Australian ballot from 9 A. M. to 6 P. M.

Article VII--An announcement of any meeting, stating its purpose, must be published in the CRIMSON the morning of the day set for the meeting, and also before if possible.

Article VIII-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.

Article IX--[An amendment to this constitution may be passed by two-thirds of those present at any meeting.

After the adoption of the constitution an amendment was passed by two- thirds of those present at any meeting.

After the adoption of the constitution an amendment was passed changing Articles IX to read as follows: "The Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members of the class present at any meeting, provided due notice has been given at a previous meeting of the nature of the amendment, and the same has been printed in the CRIMSON."

This constitution differs slightly from that of the class of 1910, but in no important details.

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