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EDITOR VIEWS:
Thinking it will be of interest to all students, I send herewith for publication in the Courier the Constitution and By-Laws recently adopted by the Athletic Association. GEO.B WATSON.
KANSAS UNIVERSITY A. A.
PREAMBLE.
We, the students of Kansas State University, in order to encourage better college sports in our institution, do hereby resolve ourselves into an association, the object of which is to equip and maintain a University boat crew, a base-ball nine, a foot-ball team and other similar organizations such as may be hereafter deemed necessary by the association; and for our government do adopt this constitution:
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE I.—NAME.
The name of this association shall be the Kansas University Athletic Association.
ARTICLE II.—MEMBERSHIP.
SECTION 1. Every student of the University shall be a member of this association until such membership shall be forfeited under the provisions following.
Sec. 2. The name of any member who has omitted to pay a legal assessment within four (4) weeks of the time of the passage of the same shall be dropped from the rolls.
Sec. 3. Any name dropped from the rolls according to Section 2 of this article shall be re-instated on payment of all back dues.
ARTICLE III. — OFFICERS.
SEC.1 The executive power shall bevested in a Chief Executive Committee, which shall consist of one representative
from each of the four collegiate classes and one from the Preparatory department. The member from the Senior class shall be President of the association and Chairman of the Chief Executive Committee. The member from the Junior class shall be Secretary of the Association. The member from the Sophomore class shall be Treasurer of the Association; and the member from the Freshman class shall discharge the duties of Recording Secretary.
Sec. 2. For the better control of the team, crew and nine there shall be three sub-executive committees, each sub-committee to consist of two members of the Chief Executive Committee, elected by that committee, together with the captain of the crew, team or nine. Each sub-committee shall have direct supervision of the team, crew or nine delegated to its care, but shall be subject in final authority to the Chief Executive Committee.
ARTICLE IV.—LIMITATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE.
SEC.1. The Chief Executive committee shall not be hampered in their action, but any important measures decided upon or put into effect by them at any time shall be subject to the approval of the Association at its next meeting. In extreme cases their action may be reversed by a two-thirds vote of the members present.
ARTICLE V.—DUES:
Sec.1. All assessments shall be made at a regular meeting of the Association, and shall be payable to the Treasurer within two weeks after the date or such meeting.
ARTICLE VI.—ELECTION OF OFFICERS. SEC, 1. Each member of the Chief Ex-