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The Cornell Reading-Courses 



Order of 

 business 



Disposing 



of 



Treasurer's 



report 



The order of business for regular meetings of ordinary 

 societies is: 



1 Reading minutes of previous meeting 



2 Report of Treasurer. After it is read the President 

 asks what disposition shall be made of the report. A 

 member moves that it be accepted. The motion sec- 

 onded is stated by the Chair and put to vote 



3 Report of Corresponding Secretary 



4 Report of Standing Committees 



5 Report of Special Committee 



6 Unfinished business 



7 New business 



8 Program 



9 Adjournment 



When " unfinished business " is taken up, the Chair 

 Taking may have occasion to say something like this: 



up " We will consider the following resolution: Resolv- 



unfinished ed: That we give a picnic on the Fourth of July at 

 business; Ontario Beach. " 



a model A member may move to amend the motion by adding, 



after " Ontario Beach," " and that the club furnish ice 

 cream." If her motion is seconded, the Chair says: 



" It has been moved and seconded to amend the resolution read, by 

 adding after ' Ontario Beach,' 'and that the club furnish ice cream.' " Are 

 you ready for the question? All in favor of adopting the amendment 

 say * aye' ; opposed, * no.' " If the " ayes " are in the majority the amend- 

 ment is adopted. The amendment is then incorporated in the original 

 motion, but the word "Resolved" has not been voted on; therefore, 

 another vote is required to adopt the resolution as amended. The Chair 

 says : > ' 



" The question now is on the adoption of the resolution as amended: 

 Resolved: That we give a picnic on the Fourth of July at Ontario 

 Beach and that the club furnish ice cream. All in favor say ' aye'; 

 opposed, ' no.' " If the " ayes " have a majority of votes, the resolution 

 as amended is adopted. 



Taking up 

 the program 



The motion 

 to adjourn 



After the unfinished business has been disposed of, 

 the Chair asks whether there is any new business. If 

 there is not, she says, " We will now proceed to the 

 program." 



After the program is finished, a motion to adjourn is in 

 order. 



