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To start your meetings first send out notices to all your students within reach to meet at a certain place and time stating the object of the meeting.
Then when they have met rise in their midst state to them the object of the meeting and ask someoneAs Written:some one to elect a President . SomeoneAs Written:Some one will then name some person for that office whereupon you As Written: yous will say “as many as are- in favor of A–– (naming the person) serving as PresidentAs Written:Prest pro tem please signify it by raising the right hand.” Note how many are in favor. Then say “contrary minded by a like sign” If the majority are in favor of the person say “it is a vote, the person named will please take the chair. The newly elected officer will then ask them to elect a secretary As Written: secratary which will be done in like manner the PresidentAs Written:Prest calling for the vote. Then call- for a committee to be elected to arrange Constitution and By-lawsAs Written:By laws, and a Treasurer.
Having gone through with this and whatever else may come before the meeting for “the good of the order” someoneAs Written:some one will “move that we adjourn” it would be well to name some time as “for one week” Putting this to a vote, if the majority are in favor the meeting is closed.
For all such kinds of business see the standard work “Cushing’s Manual of Parliamentary As Written: Parlimentary Practice.