NEW STUFF
AS OF 2/10/1998

This page contains amendments to anything and everything that we've found that needed it. Do you have something to add? Email us at jcl@menloschool.org.

General Notes:

Delegates are urged, but not required, to remain in costume during the chariot race and other athletic events. If you're wondering how to do that, just make short costumes-tunics like the ancients wore. The women can hike up their stolas and tie them in a knot like Venus in Book I of the Aeneid. You are under NO obligation to do this.

From the Office of the Parliamentarian:

Convention is approaching quickly. This is the only change that will be voted upon at the Convention on March 6-7. For each school to be eligible to vote on the constitutional changes, one Constitutional Delegate must be present at the amendments caucus at 1:00pm on Saturday March 7th. The amendments delegate should read and be familiar with the change for discussion at the Amendments Caucus. Please put the name of the delegate on the voting delegates sheet included in the second mailing. Any questions or comments about either the Election or the Amendments Caucus should be directed to: Chris Cordes, CJCL Parliamentarian, by phone at (714) 857-5533 or via email at c3fifty@aol.com.

Constitutional Changes:

Article V. Section 6 Part B:

Original Text: Disciplinary Action and Impeachment: Disciplinary action and/or removal from office shall be decided by the Executive Board members in assocation with the sponsors of the petitioning chapters.

New Text: Disciplinary Action and Impeachment: Disciplinary action and/or removal from office shall be decided by the Executive Board members in assocation with the sponsors of the petitioning chapters. The disciplinary action and/or removal from office must be approved by at least a 2/3 majority of the Executive Board in order to be enforced.

Reasoning for Change: The constitution does not state how the disciplinary action shall be decided. This amendment clarifies that an Executive vote must be passed for disciplinary action and/or impeachment to occur.

Registration Booklet:

• Under Costume Contests: The males should be Cincinnatus and the females Venus.
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• Under Catapult Contest: The catapult must fit within a 3 foot by 3 foot square. The catapult may be of any height, and the arm can be of any length (as long as it obeys the other rules).
  
  Please note that rule #8, "Each team's catapult must be designed to shoot over a three foot tall barrier." no longer applies.

Registration Forms:

After we printed out (and mailed) all the forms, we noticed two errors:

• Under Contest Registration: Number #22 and #57 on some paper forms were mysteriously erased by the copier.  They should read:

  #22: Vocal
  #57: 50-m breaststroke

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• Also under Contest Registration: The swimming events should read meters, not yards! (Items #54-59 on the form)
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• Under Chapter Registration, we forgot to include Advanced Certamen. It should be number #12.

Rules:

Please note the following rules and judgement criteria which will be used at assembly:

1. All activities should be in good taste. The dress code should be followed. If a judge feels dress, cheers or actions are not in good taste, spirit points will be deducted. Negative cheering (i.e. booing), talking or cheering after the Call to Order, and poor sportsmanship will not be tolerated; points will be deducted.
2. There is to be no throwing of any objects during assembly.
3. No electric megaphones except during the Roll Call.
4. No standing on chairs.
5. Delegations must remain in their section during the spirit contest
6. Bribery will NOT affect the judges' decisions.

Criteria:

• Creativity
• Adherence to Theme
• Participation
• Quality of Cheers
• Attentiveness During Assembly
• Overall Effect

Clarifications:

Because we wish to avoid scratching our gym floor, no shoes may be worn during the sock hop; the sock hop is for those in sneakers or socks only.

Other:

• The National Latin Exam is at "http://acs.rhodes.edu/~nle/, not "http://asc.rhodes.edu/~nle/".

Page last updated 2/10/1998 by DWong.