Project Editor: Anastasia Smallcomb, UCARE, 2007

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YEAR BOOK
PALLADIAN
1900-1901

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REGISTER

ALUMNI.

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NEW MEMBERS, 1897-'98

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NEW MEMBERS, 1898-'99

NEW MEMBERS, 1899-1900

MEMBERSHIP, 1900-1901

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ROLL OF OFFICERS

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TYPICAL PROGRAMS

War Program
Friday, October 27, 1899.

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Officers' Program
Friday Evening, January 12, 1900.

• Music.


• "Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them."—President, Frank Millar.


• "This is the period of my ambition. Oh! This blessed hour."—Vice President, Miss Florence Payne.


• "Records that defy the tooth of time."—Recording Secretary, Maybelle Roper.


• "Devise, wit; write, pen; for I am whole volumes in folio."—Corresponding Secretary, Katherine Sterling.


• Music.


• "Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee at all his jokes, for many a joke had he."—Critic, W. J. Hunting.


• "Music hath charms to sooth a savage, to rend a rock, or bust a cabbage."—Music Secretary, Helen Lowrie.


• "Who steals my purse steals trash."—Treasurer, J. S. Welch.


• "Anything but history, for history may be false."—Historian, R. C. Roper.


• Music.

Alumni Program
March 1, 1901.

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Program
March 22, 1901.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

• Lieut. Hastings, who dreams of love sleeping and waking
  Edward W. Rowe


• Mr. Peter Armitage, who, being logical, never dreams
  C. C. Tellesen


• Mrs. Peter Armitage, who, being illogical, wakes from her dreams
  Alberta Hearn


• Miss Jennie Armitage, who, being the offspring of logic and illogic, dreams while she is awake
  Clara Fowler

PALLADIAN HISTORY

In the fall term of 1871 the Palladian Society, which is the oldest in the University, was organized by a small number of male students, and, as some one has since related, commenced work with a lamp, two or three chairs, a president, and some other bric-a-brac. Having waded through many difficulties at first, they decided they required a motto to guide

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them. The following was chosen and has remained with us through all these years, "Forma Mentis Aeterna Est." In 1873, part of the members, owing to some misunderstanding, withdrew and formed the Adelphian Society. But with the grit which has characterized the Palladian Society throughtout its thirty years of glorious life, it found that by admitting ladies within its bounds it might become a pride to the institution, which it has ever striven to be. In 1880 the present hall was fitted up, and here we will take a leap in this brief history to a sketch of the last four years.

The Palladians have followed the lines laid out by the founders of the society during this time, with a degree of success which has been a cause for much self-congratulation to its members. Our activity has been many sided. We have finally laid the old well-worn carpet away to rest, but its many memories still remain. And in its place we have put another, which we have consecrated by all the various rites which go to make the hall a place always to be remembered by Palladians. We also have reconstructed our stage so that it is possible, with electric footlights and sidelights, to present the most varied programs. New paper and frescoes now conceal the marks of other years, and new curtains have replaced the old over the doors and windows, while a cosy window-seat adds its attraction to our already conscious welcome. We may now claim, without fear of contradiction, to have the most cheery and homelike place of retreat on the campus. We have also in our literary work endeavoured to keep up the high standard which our predecessors left us. This we, as of old, consider our important work. Our programs have been varied. The usual ones are of solid worth and interest. The individual productions have shown very gratifying preparation on the part of the participants. The special programs have always been a surprise, and suggest an ingenuity of plan and detail that shows the result of the training we receive here. Our oratorical

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contests have changes their name to the "Skiles and Williams Contests," but the excellency of the olden-time is still preserved.

While we hold our literary work our highest and most important aim, yet we have also found that the social side of our society is equally beneficial. This opportunity of meeting and learning to know one another we now hold to be no small part of the benefits we receive. We realize the binding force of these friendship ties even while yet in school, as year by year some of our fellow Palladians leave us. So we gladly lay aside the trying grind of school life, allow laughter and good cheer to reign. At Thanksgiving time, and on the occasions of other feeds and surprises, the old "Pall rag" still graces the floor. The picnics and parties all come as a glad relief to us, furnishing the healthful recreation in the midst of our work.

PALLADIAN BOYS' DEBATING CLUB.

The Palladian Boys' Debating Club was organized during the winter of 1895. E. F. Piper, G. E. Kindler, Pierson brothers, J. S. Smoyer, J. R. Burleigh, W. J. Hunting, R. S. Hunt, and Turner and Hansen of football fame were among its charter members.

By 1897 it had sixty members and since then its membership has steadily increased.

It was during the year 1897 that the celebrated mock national convention occurred in the university. The Palladian Club attended as a unit and was able to elect its president, G. E. Kindler, as chairman of the convention. In the discussions which took place the P.B.D.C. demonstrated that those who are destined to lead and control are not those who shout the loudest, but those who have a clear conception of the rules governing parliamentary bodies, and those who art self-possessed, clear, logical thinkers, and today it is an acknowledged fact that it does provide

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the best parliamentary training of any club in the institution.

G. E. Kindler, one of its ablest orators, won first place in the finals for the intercollegiate debates over the ablest debaters which the U. of N. had produced.

The fact that Nebraska has for several years had one or more women on the interstate debates has caused the P.B.D.C. to recognize their claim for admittance into the debating clubs, and to-day several women are now enrolled among its members.

The following officers now watch over the destinies of the club: E. C. Finlay, president; Hollister, vice-president, H. C. Crouch, secretary and treasurer; Doubt, sergeant-at-arms.

The club meets every Saturday evening and invites all to attend.

CONSTITUTION.

Article I.—MEMBERSHIP.

SECTION 1. (Name)—This society shall be known as the Palladian Literary Society, and its motto shall be "Forma Mentis Aeterna est."

SEC. 2. (Active Members)—The active members of this society shall consist of those to whom the following conditions apply: 1. They shall be in actual attendance at the University. 2. They shall have been duly elected members of this society. 3. They shall not be in arrears for fines, dues, or levies. 4. They shall have at least two studies in the college of Literature, Science, and Arts or the Industrial College, of the affiliated School of Music. 5. They shall not be members of any college fraternity.

SEC. 3. (Balloting)—Candidates for membership in this society shall be elected by ballot, provided for that purpose and signed by the secretary of the Membership Committee. No candidate shall be elected against whom five adverse ballots have been cast. An advers ballot shall consist of a line drawn in ink

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through the name of the candidate. Each ballot shall bear the date of distribution and shall be deposited in a box, prepared for that purpose, on or before the end of the fifth day from such date.

SEC. 4. (Fees)—All persons becoming members of this society shall pay into the treasury an initiation fee of $1 and sign a pledge binding them to observe the Constitution and By-Laws.

SEC. 5. (Honorary Members)—The Board of Regents, Faculty, all students graduating belonging to the Palladian Society, students in good standing in the society who have discontinued their school work, and such other persons as the society shall elect shall be honorary members.

SEC. 6. (Quorum)—Fifteen (15) active members shall form a quorum for transacting business.

Article II.—OFFICERS.

SECTION 1. (Eligibility to Office.) Active members only shall be eligible to office or trust in this society.

SEC. 2. (Officers)—The officers of this society shall consist of President, Vice-Pesident, Recording, Corresponding and Music Secretaries, Critic, Treasurer, Historian, and Sergeant-at-Arms. Said officers shall be elected by ballot, and shall hold their offices for one period. The first period shall close the first of January, the second, the first of April, and the third with the close of the school year.

SEC. 3. (Duties of President)—It shall be the duty of the President to preside at each meeting, to impose fines, announce expelled members, and fill all vacancies pro tem. It shall also be his duty to appoint all standing committees.

SEC. 4. (Vice-President)—It shall be the duty of the Vice-President to perform all the duties of the President during his absence.

SEC. 5. (Recording Secretary)—It shall be the duty of the Recording Secretary to keep an accurate record of all meetings of the society and report to the Treasurer before the next regular meeting the names

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of all persons fined, to arrange the program for each meeting, to assign performances, and to draw all orders on the treasury.

SEC. 6. (Historian)—It shall be the duty of the Historian to furnish a history of the society from its organization, and such personal history of former members as may be of interest to the society; also to collect and keep all printed matter concerning the Palladian Society, and place the same in a scap book. The moneys expended for papers containing such articles shall be paid by the society.

SEC. 7. (Corresponding Secretary)—It shall be the duty of the Corresponding Secretary to attend to such correspondence as the society may direct, and he shall also have charge of and be accountable for Palladian property.

SEC. 8. (Treasurer)—It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive and disburse all money, and to keep an accurate account of all receipts and disbursements, to pay no bills until allowed by the Executive Committee and upon a written order from the Secretary, signed by the President. He shall make a report to the society at the close of his term of office, and turn over all money in his hands to his successor in office.

SEC. 9. (Music Secretary)—It shall be the duty of the Music Secretary to furnish music for all regular programs of the society.

SEC. 10. (Critic)—The duties of the Critic shall be those that usually appertain to that office.

SEC. 11. (Sergeant-at-Arms)—It shall be the duty of the Sergeant-at-Arms to preserve order at all meetings, act as doorkeeper and usher. He shall have power to appoint such assistants as he may deem necessary.

Article III.—COMMITTEES.

SECTION 1. (Committees)—The standing committees shall be "Executive," and "Finance, Ways, and Means," each to consist of three members, also a com-

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mittee on "Membership," consisting of five members, of which the President shall be chairman.

SEC. 2. (Executive Committee)—It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee to excuse all fines presented to them, upon good and sufficient reasons; also to keep a record of and report the same to the Treasurer. In case they refuse to excuse such fines, an appeal may be had to the society. It shall also be their duty to perform such duties as the Secretary may direct.

SEC. 3. (Finance, Ways and Means Committee)—It shall be the duty of the Finance, Ways and Means Committee to suggest ways and means for raising funds and paying debts, and, when directed by the society, assist the Treasurer in the collectoin of special levies and subscriptions.

SEC. 4. (Membership Committee)—It shall be the duty of the Membership Committee to consider all names proposed for membership, and report such as they approve to the secretary of the Membership Committee. It shall also be their duty to count all ballots cast by the society and to report such as are elected to the Recording Secretary.

SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Membership Committee to distribute the ballots on which shall be the name or names of candidates for membership, to each active member of the society. This distribution shall be effected at the discretion of the Membership Committee.

Article IV.—DUES.

SECTION 1. (Dues)—The dues of each member of this society shall be fifty cents for each period after the one in which said member was admitted.

Article V.—AMENDMENTS.

SECTION 1. (Amendments)—Any addition or amendment to the Constitution or By-Laws of this society shall require a two-thirds vote of the society. Pro-

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vided it shall require a four-fifths vote of the society to amend section two (2) of article one (1) and this article. Said addition or amendment must be handed to the Secretary in writing and lay upon the table one week for a second reading.

BY-LAWS.

SECTION 1. (Meetings)—This society shall meet on Friday evening of each week during the regular college term, and shall be called to order at 8:00 o'clock.

SEC. 2. (Order of Business)—The order of business of this society shall be as follows:

• 1st. Calling to Order by President.


• 2d. Literary Exercises.


• 3d. Debate (regular and miscellaneous).


• 4th. Critic's Report.


• 5th. Assignment of Classes.


• 6th. Recess.


• 7th. Reading of Minutes.


• 8th. Reading of Fines by Secretary.


• 9th. Propositions for and Elections to Membership.


• 10th. Reports of Committees.


• 11th. Unfinished Business.


• 12th. New Business.


• 13th. Adjournment.

SEC. 3. (Election)—The officers of this society shall be elected by ballot, at a special meeting called for that purpose, and a majority of votes cast shall decide the election.

SEC. 4. (Special Meetings)—The President shall call a special meeting of the society at the request of fifteen (15) active members, said request to be in writing, setting forth the object of the meeting. Notice of the meeting shall be posted on the bulletin board at least two school days previous.

SEC. 5. (Right to Vote)—Only active members are allowed to vote.

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SEC. 6. (Proxies)—No proxies are allowed.

SEC. 7. (Ballots)—In balloting, the name of the candidate must be underscored and the name of the person voting written on the other side of the ticket.

SEC. 8. (Applications for Admission)—The names of all candidates for membership shall be referred to the Membership Committee and shall lie upon the table for one week.

SEC. 9. (Fines)—Fines shall be as follows:

• For disorderly conduct $0.50


• For non-performance .50


• For tardiness on class .25

SEC. 10. (Excuses)—Excuses to the Executive Committee shall be in writing.

SEC. 11. (Parliamentary Practice)—"Robert's Rules of Order" shall be the guide of this society in questions of parliamentary usage, so far as it does not conflict with the Constitution and By-Laws.

SEC. 12. (Expulsion for Non-Performance)—Any member who, without excuse, fails twice in succession to perform his part on the program, shall be notified by the secretary that his name is dropped from the roll.

STANDING RULES.

SECTION 1. (Assistants to Music Secretary)—The Music Secretary shall have power to appoint two assistants.

SECTION 2. (Debate)—The principal speakers on the debate shall not be allowed to exceed ten minutes each, and the speakers on the general debate shall be limited to three minutes each.

SECTION 3. (Use of Hall)—The hall of this society shall not be used as a meeting place for other than Palladian organizations except by persmission of the executive committee.

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The object of the Palladian Year Book is to serve as a catalogue of information for Palladians, Palladian Alumni, and all University students in general who may wish to inform themselves concerning the society and its work. This object will be best attained if all former and present Palladians will take pains to send the Corresponding Secretary the names of any persons who may wish a copy of this book. They should also keep the society informed of changes in their address. We invite correspondence and promise to give it prompt attention.

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