APPENDIX
Reading edition
A. RULES FOR SPELLING
I. For dropping or retaining the final e.
1. Words ending in e, preceded by a consonant, usually drop e on taking a suffix beginning with a vowel.
movemoving
believebelieving
conceiveconceiving
receivereceiving
achieveachieving
2. Words ending in ue drop e on taking a suffix.
arguearguing
fatiguefatiguing
Exception: vague, vaguely, vagueness.
3. Words ending in e retain e on taking a suffix beginning with a consonant.
movemovement
largelargely
hoarsehoarseness
peacepeaceful
sensesenseless
wholewholesome
remorseremorseless
advertiseadvertisement
4. Words ending in ce or ge retain e on adding able, ably, or ous.
changechangeable
couragecourageous
noticenoticeable
outrageoutrageous
II. For doubling the final consonant.
1. Words of one syllable (and words of more than one syllable if accented on the last syllable), ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the first consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel.
thinthinnerforgotforgotten
slapslappingtrottrotting
acquitacquitting beginbeginner
2. When the accent is thrown back upon another syllable, after the derivative is formed, the final consonant is not doubled.
referreference
preferpreference
3. When preceded by two vowels, the final consonant is not doubled.
toiltoiling
keepkeeper
III. For final y.
1. Words ending in y, preceded by a consonant, retain y before a suffix beginning with i; on taking a suffix beginning with any other letter, y is in most cases changed to i.
crycrying lazylaziness
flyflyingdutydutiable
trytryinghappyhappiness
2. Words ending in y, preceded by a vowel, retain y before a suffix.
buybuyinggraygrayness
playplaying staystaying
joyjoyfulobeyobeying
B. MODEL OF CONSTITUTION
Article I. Name.—This club shall be known as the ......
Article II. Object.—Its object shall be the ......
Article III. Officers.—Its officers shall be a president, a vice-president, a secretary, and a treasurer. There shall also be ...... committees of ...... each. These officers and committees shall be elected by the club at each annual meeting, as provided for in the by-laws.
Article IV. Meetings.—The club shall hold an annual business meeting on ......, and a regular meeting every ...... None but members shall be present, except as provided in the by-laws. ...... members shall constitute a quorum. Special meetings may be called by the president upon the written application of ...... members.
Article V. Membership.—......
Article VI. Dues.—The [annual] dues shall be ...... payable on ......
BY-LAWS
Article I. Duties of Officers.—Section 1. President and vice-president.—The President shall preside at meetings of the club and shall ...... The vice-president shall preside at meetings in the absence of the president and shall ......
Sect. 2. The Secretary.—The secretary shall keep a correct record of all meetings and shall ......
Sect. 3. The Treasurer.—The treasurer shall receive and pay out all money, subject to the order of the club, and shall keep a correct account in detail of all receipts and expenditures, and shall render a report in writing at the annual meeting.
Sect. 4. Standing Committees.—The duties of the committees shall be as specified below ......
Article II. Election of Members.—......
Article III. Visitors.—......
Article IV. Programme of Meetings.—......
Article V. Amendments.—This constitution may be amended at any regular meeting of the club by a two-thirds vote of the members present, provided that written notice of the intended change has been given at the previous meeting.