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Title: The Creighton Chronicle
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Creighton University
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Publisher: Creighton University
Contributing Library: Creighton University Archives
Digitizing Sponsor: Creighton University Archives

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they are warned by the speakers in advance. The discussion is now open to all members of the Housewho care to participate. The Freshmen are not assignedto either party and may affiliate with whichsoever theyplease. While they are not compelled to take the floor theyare urged to do so, and credit is given them for their effort.The Freshmen really hold the balance of power, and themanner in which they vote in most cases determines the fateof the bill. The upper classmen are required to take part in debateat least once during the session, and may participate asoften as their initiative and earnestness may prompt. At-tendance is required of the entire student body, and a fullsystem of credits is arranged. The credits are figured inthe general average of the students work at the school. In the selection of titles for bills the faculty aims tochoose such as are timely and fraught with interest. Hereare a few samples of these bills to be introduced at thepresent session. Bills to provide—
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-en X! — c THE MODEL HOUSE. 17 For a board of arbitration for compulsory settlementof disputes between capital and labor. For certificate of health to be presented by both inter-ested parties as a prerequisite to obtaining a marriage li-cense. For the single tax. For recall of the judiciary. For repeal of the Daylight Saloon Law. This is but a partial list. The full list comprises anumber equal to the number of weekly meetings of theModel House throughout the year. In addition to these thestudents niav draft and introduce such bills as they may * mm wish to present. These also will be referred to commit-tees, reported and discussed at an arranged time. There is ample room for practice in developing the fac-ulty of ready speaking. The required work will aid in thedevelopment. But it devolves upon the individual studentto seize his opportunities and derive the utmost efficiencyfrom the advantages afforded. The Model House offersthe facilities—it is the earnest student who will reap

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