Milo Culture Club constitution
Scope and Contents
his collection consists of a single item: the Milo Culture Club constitution. The constitution is handwritten on nine small sheets of note paper. Although it is undated, it was likely drafted during the club's first meeting in October 1902. The constitution discusses the mission and activities of the club, duties and election of officers, frequency and location of meetings, and establishment and roles of committees. In conducting its business, the Milo Culture Club adhered strictly to Henry Martyn Robert's Pocket Manual of Rules of Order for Deliberative Assemblies, also known as Robert's Rules of Order.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1902
Creator
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Historical Note
The Milo Culture Club was founded at Augustana College and Theological Seminary on October 16, 1902, as an outgrowth of the Milo and La Calcirora gymnastics clubs. It was a coeducational group consisting of thirty active members (fifteen women and fifteen men) and an unlimited number of passive members. The club's purpose was to "promote culture in general" among its members, and its motto was "More Improvement, Life's Object." The club met twice monthly, usually at a member's home or in the campus gymnasium, and its meetings incorporated lectures, music, recitations, and social culture.
The Milo Culture Club appears to have been a short-lived organization, as it does not appear in the Augustana Observer, Rockety-I, or Augustana College Catalog after 1903. It did, however, organize the Milo Quartett, which continued to perform for several years after the Milo Culture Club disbanded and eventually became the most prominent quartet at Augustana.
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (/ 1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Milo Culture Club was founded at Augustana College and Theological Seminary 16 October 1902 as an outgrowth of the Milo and La Calcirora gymnastics clubs. It was a coeducational group whose purpose was to "promote culture in general" among its members, and its motto was "More Improvement, Life's Object." his collection consists of a single item: the Milo Culture Club constitution. The constitution is handwritten on nine small sheets of note paper. Although it is undated, it was likely drafted during the club's first meeting in October 1902. The constitution discusses the mission and activities of the club, duties and election of officers, frequency and location of meetings, and establishment and roles of committees.
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Processed by Samantha Crisp, July 2014.
- Title
- Milo Culture Club constitution, circa 1902.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Samantha Crisp
- Date
- January 2017
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- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Augustana College Special Collections Repository
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Thomas Tredway Library
Rock Island Illinois 61201 United States
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