Washington and Lee University - Calyx Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Classs of 1906 Constitution PREAMBLE. Whereas, By a remarkable series of events, far be3 ' ond the comprehension of mortal men, we find ourselves about to quench our thirst for knowledge at Wisdom ' s Fount, to-wit: Washington and Lee University, we do ordain and establish the following Constitution: ARTICLE I. Name. The name of this class shall be The Class of 1906 of Washington and Lee University, the year 1906 signifying the date when we, with the kind permission of the Faculty, liope to leave these classic shades, to relieve J. Pierpont Morgan, Richard Croker and others, of the financial, political and spiritual burdens that have so long occupied their attentions. ARTICLE II. 0]!.TECTS. The objects of the Class of 1906 shall be fourfold: (1) To astonish the world with a remarkable exhibition of mental gymnastics. (2) To lay siege to the hearts of those fair Lexington Calic who have survived the best efforts of former clas.«es. (3) To place all our spare ca-h into the hands of John, Squire and The Student ' s Friend, during our sojourn in Lexington. (4) To do all in our power to further the .icheme of annexing the Southern Seminary, as the Woman ' s Department of Washington and Lee University. ARTICLE III. Officeks. The otticers shall be as follows: (1) The Lord High Executioner; (2) Associate Executioner; (3) Navigator of the Stylus; (4) Boss of the Exche iuer. ARTICLE IV. Duties op Officeks. Section 1. It shall be the duty of the Lord High Executioner to wield the gavel, silence the ambryo Braves, and when occasion ari.- es, bring order out of chao . Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Associate Executioner to wield the gavel, when the Lord High Executioner is doing duty in the Mayor ' s Court, or is otherwise engaged. Section 3. It shall be the duty of the Navigator of the Stylus to prepare all records of the proceedings of the class, the same to be transmitted to our posterity, provided the class under- takes to support any of the aforenamed articles. Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Boss of the Exchequer to apply financial grease to the cogs to keep the class running in good order. ARTICLE Y. Dues. Section 1. The annual dues shall be two bones per year, the same to be paid upon entrance. Section 2. For non-jiayment of dues, the Lord High Executioner is authorized to compel the delinquent to attend two rehearsals of the Chapel Choir, and if the delinquent still survives, to smoke three of Dr. Crow ' s cigars during the session. ARTICLE XL If at graduation, any money remains in the treasury, the Boss of the Exchequer is ordered to divide it among the following charities, and for the following objects: (1) To endow a chair of Remodeled Faculty .lokes. (2) To the Society for the Establishment of Rapid Transit Between Buena Vista and Lexing- ton, Va. (3) To the Foreign IMissionary Society, to Christianize the Virginia Military Institute. (4) To erect a monument to those members of the class who survive Junior Physics. i8