Cornell Study Clubs 1155 



Article IV 

 The majority of the members present at a meeting shall constitute a 

 quorum. 



Article V 

 The officers of the club shall constitute an executive council, which shall 

 determine the place of meeting and the time and number of meetings, 

 and arrange for the year's program. 



Article VI 



The club shall be under the supervision of the Department of Home 

 Economics at the New York State College of Agriculture, which depart- 

 ment will be ready to assist by answering questions, by aiding in the 

 preparation of a program, by visiting the club for purposes of teaching. 



The club shall have for a basis of work the lessons of the Cornell Reading- 

 Course for the Farm Home, with whatever related work may be deemed 

 advisable. The club is to have correspondence with the Department of 

 Home Economics along lines that shall be of helpful interest to the club. 



At least some of the members shall answer the questions of the dis- 

 cussion papers in the Farmers' Wives' Reading-Course, and they shall 

 be forwarded regularly to that department by the secretary. 



Article VII 

 " Roberts' Rules " shall be the guide to parliamentary usage. 



SUGGESTIONS FOR CLUBS 



In most instances clubs should prefer to make their own programs. 

 Appoint a program committee before the end of a year to prepare a pro- 

 gram for the next year. Preparing a program takes a good deal of time 

 and thought on the part of a committee, but it is excellent mental exercise. 

 Programs should be outlined six months in advance, in order that every 

 one may know in time what preparation to make for her own part in 

 them. Each member of the club is able to take some part in a program. 

 Fear discourages many, but fear can be overcome. When Theodore 

 Roosevelt was a lad in school he attempted to recite the poem, " When 

 Greece her knees in suppliance bent." He bravely began: " When 

 Greece her knees" — he stopped, unable to proceed. He began again: 

 ' ' When Greece her knees ' ' — . After his third effort with no more progress, 

 the schoolmaster called out to him, " Grease her knees once more, Teddy, 

 then she'll go." He greased her knees once more and has been going 

 ever since. 



