IX. COPY OF RECORD. A portion of the minutes of a secretary will often be desired for a particular use, and he will be called upon for the part of his records that relates to some special action. Such an item from the minutes may be given in the following form: Providence, R. I., In School Committee, Voted, That "The Leading Facts of American History," by D. H. Montgomery, be used in the successive classes beginning the study of United States history after this date. Attest: Henry B. Rose, Secretary. Another form might be: At a Regular [Special] Meeting of The Literary and Social Club, held Jan. 8, 1897, on motion of William Hendry, it was Resolved, [Ordered, Voted] That Attest: Reginald Avery, Secretary. Give a copy of minutes certifying that a contract for building a schoolhouse has been awarded to Give a copy of minutes showing that a prize for ex cellence in reading was awarded to selected to make the award. by the judges X. CREDENTIALS. If the members of an assembly or convention have been elected or appointed to their positions, it is necessary that each should hold some certificate showing that he is entitled to serve as a member. This certificate is usually called the credentials of the member, and should be prepared by the secretary of the body sending these delegates. A form for credentials is as follows: Chicago, Ill., To the Twentieth Annual Convention of the League of American Wheelmen : This certifies that Benjamin Rose has been duly elected a delegate from the Woodlawn Bicycle Club of this city to the Twentieth Annual Convention of the League of American Wheelmen. Theodore Young, Secretary. Copy the following form for delegates' credentials : — DELEGATES' CREDENTIALS. Oct. 6, 1898. Voting District, No. One. This is to Certify, That at a meeting of the [Democratic, Republican, Prohibition] Electors of this Voting District, held at the Town House in said District on Thursday, Oct. 6, 1898, pursuant to a regular call of the [Demo cratic, Republican, Prohibition] Town Committee, issued under the directions and in conformity with the call of the [Democratic, Republican, Prohibition] State Central Committee, the following Delegates were chosen to attend the State Convention, to be held at on Saturday, Oct. 15, 1898, at II o'clock A.M., for the purpose of nominating Candidates for General Officers of the State for the year ensuing : Delegates' Names. Nathan D. Sharp, Andrew F. Harris, R. O. Robinson. The said delegates were given power to fill all vacancies in their delegation. Attest: Geo. B. Bennett, Henry F. Gates, Chairman. Secretary. You are clerk of the caucus; prepare the creden tials of the delegates to the city convention of the Party to nominate candidates for mayor and other officers. You are secretary of the D. A. R. Prepare the credentials of the delegates to the State convention. XI. PETITIONS. A petition is not dated. It should begin with the name of the body to which it is addressed, and should next state by whom, that is, by what class of persons, it is signed. The customary formula of conclusion is seen in the petition which follows: To the Honorable the City Council of the City of Kalamazoo : The undersigned, property owners and residents of the city of Kalamazoo, respectfully represent to your honorable body that Elm Street is in a poor condition, inadequate to the present traffic, and dangerous to public travel. It is the desire of your petitioners that the said street may be made wider than at present, straightened at several points, and established as an avenue of not less than eighty (80) feet. It is an improvement believed to be of great benefit to the public weal, and of vital interest to a large constituency of taxpayers. Your petitioners, therefore, most respectfully request that a committee be appointed to make inquiry, and to ascertain and determine the expediency of the aforesaid improvements. In accordance with which your petitioners will ever pray. Exercises. Draw up ready for signature the following papers :A petition to the City Council for an improvement in the manner of lighting the city. A petition to be sent to the legislature asking that a more stringent truant law be passed. A remonstrance against, or a petition in favor of, a bill before the legislature requiring cities and towns to furnish text-books free to pupils. CHAPTER IX. SYNONYMS. TO THE TEACHER. · This work on synonyms will be found profitable in upper grammar grades. The first seven or eight minutes of a recitation should occasionally be given to work upon synonyms. I. FINDING SYNONYMS. Words very nearly alike in meaning are called synonyms. Find several synonyms for each of the following II. SELECTING THE RIGHT WORD. I. Look in the dictionary for the exact meaning of these words, then complete each of the following sentences by using the right word: |