The Gavelyte, January 1906

-1 'L'HE <~AVBLYTB, The Gavel Club . or from the students faculty and friends of the college. \. number of students of Cedarville Although the club waH organized College, realizing a deficiency in the for an entirely different purpose its practice of parlimentary law and in mission, when the idea presented it– the technic of conducting public self, seemed to be that of editing- a col– meetings as well as in their Literary I 1ege paper. Considering the many training were led to organize a club difficulties to be overcome in such to remedy the common deficiency. an enterprise, especially in a small On Nov. l 3, 1905, a meeting was , college, the idea was ridiculed and held at which a committee was ap- thought by some to be an impossibil– pointed to draft a constitution and ity, but these ten young- men f the Ly-laws, Mr. C. G. Ware and Elder Gavel Club having put away all artific– Hutchison being the . cornmitte.e. 1 ial pretenses and wi~h an earne~t One week later the c0mm1ttee report- desire to do something for their ed and after a few alterations the !Alma Mater which would be worthy report was accepted ancl adopted. of thP,ir E::fforts were not to be ridi- · The constitution provided that the I culed into silence. primary object of the club should : With their combined and untiring he the training in the technic of efforts they have surmounted the wielding the Gavel Consequently it obstacles and have brought a paper provided that the organization should into tangible form, which they have be called "The Gavel Club" and its I a pardonable pride in calling the Gav– motto that of the grass-hopper, "Hop I elyte. to it," and the colors to be scarlet I This publication is for the promo– and black. It.further provide~ ~hat I tion of the .best interests o~ the col– the member hip should be limited lege but it 1s of such a nature that to ten collPge men exclusive of hon- 1its succe~s or failt~1~e, no matter what_ orary members. , effort may be mamfested on the part Having thus effected a permanent I of the promoters depends upon the organization the following offic~rs I support given it by YOU. The thirsty were elected: President, Joseph Frn- I tree produces no fruit; the unnour– ney; Vic8-president, Elder Hutchison; 1 ished flower trings forth no bloom. Secretary, \V alker A us tin; Treasurer, · Tl) a.id in a financial way the club Carl Mar::;hall · Sero-eant-a.t-arms,Bruce will bring Mr. Alexander K T«rr to 1 · tt ' 0 1 o-ive a lecture on the subject ''The ,10-<re · 0 f 11 L'f " ;;e club immecli~ttely g;ainetl fa,- Comedy am1 Trn.g-edy o · nman 1 e.