Bloomington High School, The Gothic, 1914, Page 74

Description:	The Civics SenateTHE CIVICS SENATE is a weekly forum for discussionand debate. It was organized last year as an adjunctof the Civics classes. A years work in the Senate isrequired of all students of American History and is optionalwith others. Its object is to furnish a center for discussingcurrent issues in the city, state, and nation, and to train byparicipation in public speaking and debate. Strict atten-tion to parliamentary procedure is insisted upon in all pro-ceedings.Its plan of work is three-fold: First, discussion of localproblems in mimic meetings of the city council; secondly,consideration of state-wide issues in the popular branch ofthe state legislature; and thirdly, debate upon nationalquestions in the United States Senate. Familiarity withthese issues, as well as knowledge of legislative forms andprocedure, is derived.Last year emphasis was placed upon state legislation.Many wise (and some unwise) measures were placed uponthe statute books. This year, more interest was displayedin the larger forum of the national senate. Tariff andtrusts, currency and banking, and foreign affairs, have comein for their share of attention. Each member has imper-sonated a real Senator. Some interesting sessions havebeen held, and not a little log-rolling engaged in at timesto secure needed legislation.Page Seventy-four
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Collection:	Bloomington High School

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