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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1900)
^ ^ | = ATHLeTICS = f H T A MEETING in the Assembly- Hall on the night of Feb. 3rd, 1900, the Athletic Association was or ganized and the following officers elected: R. C. Burleson, President; Walter Armstrong, Vice-President; R. M. Brown, Recording Secretary; J. A. Baiker, Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer and Property Man. Execu tive Committee: Col. L. L. Foster, Prof. Chas. Puryear, Faculty mem bers; Dr Allen Kyle, Marion F. Law, Alumni members; W. Chaesky, T. J. Pinson, E. L. Oliphant, Student mem bers. The following constitution and by laws are published for the advantage of those who are not already familiar with them: CONSTITUTION. Article 1. The name of this Asso ciation shall be the Athletic Associa tion of the Agricultural and Mechan ical College of Texas. Art. 2. Its object shall be the promo tion of Athletics in the College. Art. 3. Sec. 1. The officers of the Associa tion shall be a President, Vice-Presi dent, Recording Secretary, Correspond ing Secretary and Treasurer and a Property Man. Sec 2. The Property Man shall have charge of all property of the Associa tion, subject to' the provisions ofArt. 6, Sec. 3, and shall, when requested to do so by the Executive Committee, furnish the Treasurer with an invent ory of property on hand. Sec. 3. The duties of the other of ficers shall be those usually pertaining to those offices. Sec. 4.These officers shall hold office for one year, or until their successors shall have been elected. Art. 4. Membership in the Associa tion shall be open to all members ot the College, Alumni and ex-Cadets. Art., 5. Sec. 1. There shall be an Executive Committee of seven, elected annually by the Association, who shall have charge of the affairs of the Associa tion. Sc. 2. This Committee shall consist of three students of the College, two non-resident Alumni and two members of the Faculty or Corps of Instructors. Sec. 3. It shall be their duty to ap portion the funds of the Association, provided for in Art. 6, and to pass up on the schedules and contracts made by their Managers, and to act for the Association in all matters not decided by the Association itself. Art. 6. Sec. 1. Clubs may be formed with in the Association in the interest of any department of Athletics, such as Football, Tennis, Baseball, Gymnastics and Track Athletics. Sec. 2. The Association shall elect for each club a Manager, who shall have charge of the business matters of the club The Manager shall arrange all