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              <text>ing were as follows: Declaimer,&#13;
Martha Huber; Select Reader, Irene&#13;
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Paper, by the editor, Ella Price.&#13;
There being no further business&#13;
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              <text>(Page 2:)&#13;
The time of meeting was then discuss-&#13;
ed and a motion that we meet every &#13;
Thursday afternoon in Dr. Bomberger’s&#13;
room was unanimously carried.&#13;
	A motion was made and carried&#13;
That the Pres. Appoint a committee to &#13;
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the  new organization but for want of&#13;
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Ursinus College, Jan. 15, 1885&#13;
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Pres. Mary Niesh. The minutes of &#13;
previous meeting were read and ap-&#13;
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to suggest, it was decided to postpone&#13;
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	A motion was made and car-&#13;
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be appointed by the Pres. the week be-&#13;
fore.&#13;
	It was then moved that we elect&#13;
A treasurer and Cor. Sec’y (Coordinating, Secretary) and Mat-&#13;
tie Huber and Emma Bechtel were&#13;
unanimously chosen to fill those of-&#13;
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              <text>Ursinus College, January 12, 1885&#13;
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