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Topic: Constitution Hall


In the News (Tue 8 Dec 09)

  
  United States Constitution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America and is the oldest codified written national constitution still in force.
Article Six establishes the Constitution, and the laws and treaties of the United States made in accordance with it, to be the supreme law of the land.
The Constitution of The United States has served as a model for the constitutions of numerous other nations, including the May Constitution of Poland which was written in 1791.
hallencyclopedia.com /United_States_Constitution   (4565 words)

  
 Anderson, Marian - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Anderson, Marian
She toured Europe in 1930, but in 1939 was barred from singing at Constitution Hall, Washington, DC, because she was fl.
Following her bar from singing at Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution, who owned the building, the first lady Eleanor Roosevelt arranged for her to sing at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, before an audience of 75,000.
Her farewell concert was held at Carnegie Hall, New York, in 1965.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Anderson,+Marian   (406 words)

  
 GP Constitution
The Treasurer shall be responsible for collecting and disbursing hall funds, purchasing hall-approved newspapers, keeping records of all financial transactions, presenting reports as required at hall and Executive Board meetings, and presenting a detailed report of receipts and disbursements at the end of his term of office.
Hall meetings shall be scheduled by the President upon approval of the director.
Hall meetings may also be called by one fourth of all hall members, through a signed petition presented to the President at least two days in advance of the meeting.
www.ku.edu /~gpearson/rescources/constitution.html   (3396 words)

  
 Washington Opera Announces Upcoming Seasons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
The Constitution Hall plans call for the removal of 18 rows of seats and the construction of a large stage that extends into the auditorium, allowing spectators to observe the drama from three sides.
Constitution Hall, located at 1776 D St. NW, was the leading concert venue in Washington and the home of the National Symphony Orchestra until the Kennedy Center opened in 1971.
Constitution Hall, which was built in 1929, gained notoriety when its owners, the Daughters of the American Revolution, refused to allow Marian Anderson to sing there because she was fl.
www.tenorissimo.com /domingo/Art/wp12402.htm   (1558 words)

  
 University Of Alaska, Stories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Constitution Park is the area surrounded by the Gruening Building, Wood Center, Constitution Hall, the Fine Arts Complex and the Rasmuson Library.
Many of these flowers are planted in Constitution Park, where in the large center flowerbed, is the pattern of the UAF logo—a white polar bear.
The area was named Constitution Park because of its proximity to Constitution Hall, which commemorates the drafting of the Alaska constitution there in 1955.
www.alaska.edu /opa/eInfo/index.xml?StoryID=250   (453 words)

  
 DAR | Constitution Hall - History
Ground was broken for DAR Constitution Hall on June 22, 1928.
Calvin Coolidge on October 30, 1928, using the trowel George Washington used to lay the cornerstone at the Capital in 1793.
The first musical event in the hall was on November 2, 1929 and featured Anna Case, Efrem Zimbalist, Sophie Preslau, and Hans Barth.
www.dar.org /conthall/history.cfm   (174 words)

  
 Residence Hall Association - Constitution
RHA representatives must be elected to their individual residence hall council that fall, and will serve as the liaison between their hall council and the RHA.
Two-thirds of the represented hall councils and greek organizations must have at least one representative present to constitute a quorum for general voting purposes.
Proxies must reside in the residence hall represented by the RHA representative's hall council, although the proxy does not have to be a member of the hall council.
www.wm.edu /so/rha/constitution.htm   (2943 words)

  
 Random Hall >> Govenrment >> Constitution
All acts and decisions of the House Meeting of Random Hall and the Executive Committee of Random Hall shall be considered to be acts and decisions of Random Hall.
The Athletic Committee Chairman shall be the representative to the Intramural Council for Random Hall.
This constitution may be amended by a vote of at least 2/3 of the voting membership of Random Hall present and voting in favor of the amendment at a House Meeting.
www.mit.edu /~random-hall/Government/constitution.html   (4382 words)

  
 House of Hall Representatives :: Constitution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
All Willamette University and Tokyo International University of America students who reside on campus in a residence hall during the course of an academic year and have paid their Residence Hall Activities Fee are eligible to participate as a general member, or in the Executive Council.
C. All hall funds requests, accompanied by a hall budget, shall be submitted to the HHR Executive of the Treasury by the fourth official weekly meeting of the HHR body.
Amendments to this constitution may be proposed by any HHR member, hall council or by a petition of 150 signatures from members of the student body who live on campus in any residence hall.
www.willamette.edu /org/hhr/constitution.html   (3114 words)

  
 lecompto
On the second floor the "Lecompton Constitution" was drafted which would have brought Kansas into the United States as a slave state.
The failure of the "Lecompton Constitution" and the eventual joining of Kansas to the Union as a Free State pushed the South toward withdrawing from the United States and the start of the Civil War.
construction was halted in 1857 with the failure of the pro-slavery constitution.
www.kansasphototour.com /lecompto.htm   (490 words)

  
 Allen Hall Council Constitution
The CRC chair shall be in charge of interpreting the constitution and ensuring that the rules of the AHC are followed properly.
Allen Hall Floors are required to send at least 2 of 3 representatives to all AHC General Assembly meetings.
Hall wide elections for positions on the Executive Board shall take place during the spring semester, no later than the final week of March preceding each new administrative year.
www.killfile.org /~tskirvin/docs/ahc/const-apr1999.html   (3484 words)

  
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Section 2 For the purpose of determining representation, a residence hall shall consist of all students within a residence hall.
Section 4 The means by which representatives are chosen by a hall, and whether or not they are voting members in hall government shall be left to the discretion of each hall.
Section 6 The Residence Hall Association Advisor shall be selected from the members of the Residence Life Staff, with an agreed upon process developed by Residence Life and the Residence Hall Association.
www.wsu.edu /~rha/Constitution_Bylaws/RHAConstitution.doc   (1484 words)

  
 Residence Life & Housing
The purpose of this organization is to organize a variety of events and activities for residents of My Hall to participate in, and to assess needs and wants of residents and attempt to cater to them.
Amendments to this constitution may be adopted by a two-thirds vote of the present membership.
Officers may be removed from their position in My Hall Government with a petition signed by a simple majority of the executive board members of the government.
www.oneonta.edu /development/reslife/pages/sample_constitution.asp   (722 words)

  
 Constitution Hall Recycling Team Recognized by WRAP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
The Constitution Hall Recycling Team has been recognized by the Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton County Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) for its efforts to recycle and reduce waste.
Constitution Hall is the state office building that houses the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Agriculture in downtown Lansing.
The Constitution Hall Recycling Team won in the government category for Ingham County.
www.michigan.gov /deq/0,1607,7-135--66793--,00.html   (214 words)

  
 Residence Hall Association Constitution
Any dissociated hall may petition for reinstatement; otherwise it is automatically reinstated at the beginning of the next Fall semester.
No constitutional changes, which are to be instituted by RHA, shall be decided outside of RHA by its members unless each member is present or is informed of the change.
Section 2: If any part of this constitution becomes null and void due to changes in University Policy or National, State, or local law, then the remainder of the constitution shall remain effective, and said clause shall be removed by amendment as soon as possible.
pegasus.cc.ucf.edu /~ursa/const.htm   (1765 words)

  
 McConnell Hall - Constitution
Shall distribute a list of all hall members including information decided upon at an executive board or General Member Hall Meeting (major, birthdates, phone number, etc.) to all hall members within one month of the beginning of the fall semester.
Grounds for removal shall be written and signed by at least 10% of the members of the hall and posted at least one week prior to the General Member Hall Meeting at which a vote for his/her removal will be held and shall note the date of that meeting.
Section 1: Amendments to the constitution may be suggested in writing and submitted to the President with a petition containing signatures of at least 10% of the organization membership.
www.uidaho.edu /uires/halls/McConnell/constitution.html   (1727 words)

  
 Constitution Hall :washingtonpost.com
Tori Amos, the Isley Brothers, Bruce Springsteen and the artist formerly known as Prince have played Constitution Hall, as well as chamber groups and orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra and (during the remodeling of the Kennedy Center Concert Hall) the National Symphony Orchestra.
The hall is one of three buildings housed in the D Street National Society of the DAR complex designed by John Russell Pope, adjoining the Beaux-Arts Memorial Continental Hall and Administration Building.
Although the NSO has called the Kennedy Center home since 1971, Constitution Hall was its prime venue for four decades before that, and the auditorium was the mainstay concert hall for national acts traveling through Washington.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn?node=cityguide/profile&id=791914   (411 words)

  
 Constitution of Clyde H. Wells Hall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
The decision of the Hall Council on impeachment may be overruled by a petition containing the signatures of at least two-thirds of the Hall residents.
The Hall Council shall determine whether the proposed amendment is worthy of a hall referendum.
No provision of this Constitution or its by-laws shall be presented that is contrary to the rules and regulations of Texas AandM University nor shall it contradict or supersede the Constitution of the Residence Hall Association.
www.tamu.edu /buildings/wells-constit.html   (1936 words)

  
 McEachern Hall Constitution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
The Vice-President shall have resided in a residence hall during the previous academic year and shall perform the President’s duties should the President be absent and such other duties as may be directed by the President.
The Director of Hall Improvements shall chair the Hall Improvements Committee if one is established; develop plans for improving the facilities of McEachern Hall by utilizing Hall improvement funds; and plan and implement at least one Hall clean-up day per semester to improve the appearance of the Hall.
This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the Executive Board, provided that the proposed amendment has been submitted in writing at the previous Executive Board meeting, or by a petition signed by one-third of Hall residents.
cub.wsu.edu /mceachern/constitution.html   (1674 words)

  
 DAR | Constitution Hall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Each year, over 600,000 people pass through the doors of DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.'s largest concert hall.
The Hall, owned by the DAR and originally built in 1929 to house its annual convention, is a Registered National Historic Landmark.
DAR Constitution Hall serves only as a performance venue and is not involved in the sale of tickets.
www.dar.org /conthall   (68 words)

  
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The Oak-Elm Hall Government shall devote itself to service, as the collective voice of the Oak-Elm Hall student body, in order to improve the quality of the Iowa State University experience, both scholastically and socially.
The President shall be responsible for the fulfillment of all laws and actions of the Government as prescribed by this Constitution, the bylaws, and Council acts.
The President shall be the official representative of Oak-Elm Hall students of Iowa State University to the Inter-Residence Hall Association.
www.stuorg.iastate.edu /oegov/constitution.doc   (1667 words)

  
 National Residence Hall Honorary : Constitution
This organization shall be affiliated with the National Association of College and University Residence Hall, Inc. – National Residence Hall Honorary (NACURH-NRHH) and shall abide by its constitution and by-laws in all cases where there is not conflict between their constitution and by-laws and this constitution and/or rules, regulations, or policies of Loyola University Chicago.
When the constitution has been revised, the active members will be notified and a vote of approval will be taken at the next meeting.
After such changes, a copy of the revised constitution will be given to the Office of Residence Life for their approval to later be forwarded to Residence Hall Government of Loyola University and a copy of this constitution will be placed on file in the Student Organizations office.
www.luc.edu /orgs/nrhh/constitution.shtml   (1776 words)

  
 Washington, DC--DAR Constitution Hall
Constitution Hall was designed by prominent architect, John Russell Pope, and is a monumental Neoclassical design constructed of Alabama limestone.
The meeting place for DAR conferences, it was the site of the Washington Arms Limitation Conference in 1921-22, one of the most significant international attempts to reduce global tension through disarmament and mutual pledges of arbitration.
Constitution Hall is located at 311 18th Street, NW and is open to the public during performances.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/wash/dc23.htm   (233 words)

  
 AOL CityGuide: - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall - Attraction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
For years it was DC's premier music hall, and though it has since been surpassed in scope and fame by the Kennedy Center, it is still active, hosting a wide variety of musical events.
Constitution Hall is run by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), a kind of women's counterpart to the older and more exclusive Society of the Cincinnati.
The DAR suffered a lasting shame when in 1939 they refused to allow singer Marian Anderson to perform in Constitution Hall because she was fl; in a famous incident, Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the society in disgust (and Anderson performed to a large crowd elsewhere in the city).
cityguide.aol.com /washington/entertainment/venue.adp?sbid=102191766   (375 words)

  
 Constitution / Residence Hall Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
In the case of a vacancy the Vice President from that hall shall serve as a representative to the Presidents’ Council until a new President may be elected.
This constitution shall be ratified by an affirmative two-thirds vote of those casting ballots in the Presidents’ Council, and an affirmative two-thirds vote by the Residence Hall Councils.
Upon ratification of this constitution, all previous constitutions and by-laws of the Residence Hall Association are considered null and void.
www.plu.edu /~rha/constitution/home.html   (4220 words)

  
 Allen Hall Council Constitution
The Livability Committee shall address concerns of the residents with regard to the general livability of the hall.
The SAVEDIRT Committee should be primarily involved with the environmental concerns of Allen Hall and its surrounding community.
Each Allen Hall floor shall designate at least one person as a representative of each of the standing committees with the exception of the coolest committee, the Constitution and Rules Committee.
killfile.org /~tskirvin/archives/misc/ahc/const-apr1998.html   (3342 words)

  
 UAF: Maps and Tours: Buildings: Constitution Hall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
In 1955, the Student Union Building was one of two major construction projects completed on campus.
The Student Union Building was rededicated in 1956 as Constitution Hall in honor of the document created there.
Today visitors come to Constitution Hall to visit the bookstore, alumni office, post office, the student radio station (KSUA), barbershop and campus ministry.
www.uaf.edu /campusmap/buildings/constitution.html   (108 words)

  
 National Park Service - Signers of the Constitution (>Liberty Hall)
At Liberty Hall, one of Livingston's daughters married John Jay, who went on to a remarkable career.
While a number of rooms and their furnishings have been restored to their original condition, others have been added to meet the changing needs of different generations of the Kean family, and modifications have been made to add modern heating and plumbing systems.
Liberty Hall still contains furniture, manuscripts, books, pictures, and portraits that belonged to Livingston and other early owners.
www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/constitution/site15.htm   (553 words)

  
 Marymount University Commencement
You will learn how you will line up for the procession into Constitution Hall, what your seat assignment will be, and other essential information concerning the remaining Commencement events.
Parking on the streets in the area of Constitution Hall is free on Sundays, but limited.
Ushers provided by Constitution Hall will see that these regulations are strictly enforced.
www.marymount.edu /commencement   (1091 words)

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