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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1900)
THE NEBRASKAN-HESPER1AN. CONSTITUTION ADOPTED. The new oratorical leaguo to he com posed of the state universities of Min nesota, South Dakota, Kansas, Mis souri and Nebraska has adopted a con stitution and will hold its first annual contest during the coming spring. The constitution is as follows: Article I. Section 1. This organi zation shall be known as the interstate university oratorical league, and shall consist exclusively of the university associations of Minnesota, South Da kota, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, and such other state universities as shall be hereafter admitted. Article II. Section 1. The object of this league shall be to develop practi cal oratory by holding oratorical con tests at such times and places as shall be decided upon by the league at its annual convention. Section 2. In the contests of this league each state university shall be represented by the successful contest ant at its annual contest, provided that each local university contest be open to the free competition of any and all regular matriculated students in that university. Article III. Section 1. The officers of this league shall consist of a presi dent, vice president and secretary treasurer, -who shall constitute the ex ecutive committee, -which shall havo general executive power to act for the league until a ney constitution is adopted and new officers elected. Section 2. Trie local university as sociation receiving the highest vote be fore February 10 for the right of se lecting the president of the league shall be entitled to elect a president from its local association, -who sball act as president of tne league until a new president is elected. The univer sity at which the first contest shall be held as bereafter provided shall be en titled to elect the secretary-treasurer from its local association. The vice president for the first term shall be chosen in the same manner as the IV. Section 1. The first ora torical contest shall take place at the University of South Dakota, at such time before July 1, 1900, as the officers elected shall determine. Section 2. The first contest of this league shall be under the direct con trol of the executive committee Article V. Section 1. Six persons shall be chosen by the executive com mittee to act as judges of the first con test, and each local association shall be notified of their appointment at least six -weeks before the contest Section 2. The judges shall not in any way be connected -with the insti tutions represented in the contest, nor shall any two judges be from the same state; nor sball any judge on delivery be selected from the state in -which the contest is held, except in case of ex treme emergency. Section 3. Any judge shall be re moved upon the protest of any Btate association, made in writing, within thirty days after his appointment, the reason for such protest being given in writing, provided no state shall be al lowed more than two protests. Section 4. The judges selected shall be divided into two equal sections, A and B, the judges of section A to grade on moritB of thought and composition, and the Judges of section B to grade on delivery, -without consultation, each judge giving one grade, which shall be on the scale ci. 100. Section 5. The secretary of the league, at least two -weeks before the contest, shall forward a copy of each oration to each of the judges of Bec , tlon A, who shall grade them and send sealed copies of their grades to the -vice president and secretary of the league, so as to reach them at least two days before the contest, such marks to re main sealed until after delivery to the secretary of the marks of the judges of section B; but neither the names of the authors of the orations nor the in stitutions represented shall be known by the judges of section A. Section 6. At the close of the con-1 .o. itiu inuaiuviii aim sucreiary snail take the grades of all the judges for each contestant. The grades of each judge shall be ranked 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. The orator ranked first by four or more of the judges shall be awarded first prize. In case of a tie the orator receiving the highest grade average snail receive the first prize. The first prize having been awarded, the grades of the remaining orators shall be again ranked 1, 2, S, 4, etc., and the second prize awarded in the same manner as the first. The president shall then announce the re sult The markings of the judges shall be published in at least one da.y paper. Article VI. Section 1. In ve con tests of this league no oration shall contain more than 2,500 words, and it shall be the duty of the secretary to construe this article strictly to the let ter and to return any oration exceed ing the above limit to the secretary of the state association from which such oration is sent. Section 2. The sevoral contestants shall send twenty printed copies of their orations to the secretaiy of this league so they will reach the secretary at least three weeks before the contest.' One copy shall be kept on file by the secretary. One copy shall be sent to each of the judges in section A as di rected in article five, section five, of this constitution, and one copy sball be sent to each of the secretaries of the different university associations. Section 3. The orations for the in terstate .contest -shall -be printed ac cording to the following uniform standard: They shall be set in brevier type, the body of each page being four inches wide and six inches long, with a margin one and one-half inches in width. Fifteen of the orations shall contain the name and the university of the author, and five shall be printed with name and university omitted. Article VII. Section 1. The league shall pay all necessary expenses con nected with the contest, including prizes and all necessary expenses of judges, the president and secretary and of the vice president when acting as president. Section 2. As testimonials of awards of success there shall be award ed as first honor $20 and as second honor $10. Section 3. The executive committee vnnnl tFI in sifitfi lnri1 fiecrwtlnttnn in' meet the necessary expenses Incurred before the first contest Section 4. The executive committee shall have the power to sell the priv ilege of contest ovor the sale of tickets to the local association where the con test ahall be iield or to any private in dividual who Bhall furniBh satisfactory guaranty, provided the amount of the consideration be at least suiliclent to meet the necessary expenses of the league as stipulated in section one of this article and ?20 in addition to pro vide for the current expenses of the league until the next ensuing contest Article VIII. Section 1. This con stitution shall go into forco upon its adoption by at least four state univer sity associations. Section 2. This constitution may he amended at any annual meeting of the league by a two-thirds rote . Section 3. 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