Sec. 1.  The teacher shall teach the lesson, shall be an ex officio member of all committees, and shall work cooperatively with the president in promoting the interests of the class.

Sec. 2.  The president shall preside at meetings of the class, shall have general supervision over the officers, and shall see that the work of the class is pushed in accordance with its object.

Sec. 3.  The vice-president shall take the president’s place in case of absence, and shall render such assistance to the president as may be required of him.

Sec. 4.  The secretary shall make class announcements, keep minutes of all meetings, write to absent members, and report any information to the teacher which may be desired.

Sec. 5.  The duty of committees shall be defined by the activity each carries on, said committee being responsible to the class for the work entrusted to it.

Article IX—­By-Laws.

From time to time the class may amend this constitution and pass such by-laws as seem wise in carrying forward the work of the class.

A careful study of the Organized Class diagram on another page (86) will furnish the teacher with a workable plan.  In all cases it should be adapted to local conditions.

Mid-week activities should be planned as a part of the weekly program, keeping in mind the fourfold life of the pupil.  The planning of these activities should be left almost entirely to the class; any plans that the teacher may have should be turned over to the class by way of suggestion.  Place the responsibility on the members of the class, and once they have caught the idea there will be no lack of suggestions on their part.

THE TEEN AGE BOYS’ ORGANIZED CLASS
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ORGANIZATION
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+---------------+-------------+
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OFFICERS           |         COMMITTEES
|               |             |
President [A]         |        Athletic
Vice-President [A]    |        Social
Secretary [A]         |        Membership[3]
Treasurer [B]         |        Program[4]
Teacher [B]           |        Etc.
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CLASS MEETING
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+----------------+--------------+
|                |              |
SUNDAY SESSION        |     THROUGH-THE-WEEK SESSION
|                |              |
Opening Services      |              |
Class Lesson          |   DETERMINED BY ACTIVITY
Discussion of         |              |
Through-the-Week    |              |
Activities          |   ACTIVITY COMMITTEE IN CHARGE
Closing Services      |
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RANGE OF CLASS ACTIVITIES
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+------------+--------+--------------+----------+
|            |        |              |          |
PHYSICAL  MENTAL   SOCIAL      SPIRITUAL    SERVICE

[A] Older Boy [B] Adult

Prepared by John L. Alexander, Superintendent Secondary Division International Sunday School Association.

The class session on Sunday should be in charge of the president of the class.  The opening services may consist of a short prayer by the teacher or pupil volunteering; reading of brief minutes, covering the mid-week activities and emphasizing the important points brought out by the teacher in the lesson of the previous Sunday; collection and other business.  The president then turns the class over to the teacher for the teaching of the lesson.  The closing services of the class should by all means be observed.