Bards - Posting of Officers and Charter For the Bardic College of Ansteorra (LONG)

jonwillowpel at juno.com jonwillowpel at juno.com
Sat Jan 22 16:26:48 PST 2000


Lady Simone
 I caught a big typo in charter.  The College is suppose to Offer aid to
bardic competition. I hope we can change that . I notice that your
Charter is different from the one I put  out. This is a little confusing.
If we are going to make such a major change I think we need get opinions
from the community before changing the Charter.

Your Charter states that is the same one that was put out last reign  but
it is not the charter which was put out. This is misleading. We need
communication not razzle dazzle politics.  There is a lot of difference
from encouraging, and not offering any kind of aid. The one thing I got
from the bards was they were interested in being involved in
competitions. They did want the college of offer aid to groups so the
competition would in prove. They understood that we could not stop or
interfere but we could help. Also it was stated by several people that we
needed to clearly state we had no control over the use of the arms of a
group. If a group allowed the title bard to have the ensign on their it
was alright but the college could not give that privilege. 

As premier bard I talked to a lot of people and the majority of the bards
were worried about competitions. I did not put that section in based on
my own opinion. I do not believe it should be changed on a single
opinion. If this a sore point then we should debate it some more. There
is room for compromise between the two stands. But if this charter is to
supersede the earlier one then please take my name off. I do not support
the stand of "NO AID". THIS WAS NOT THE CHARTER I PUT MY NAME ON!!




Simone's charter 
                                                        Competitions
1.      The Bardic College has a policy of non-interference with local
title or non-title competitions. The college will not offer aid to anyone
who is having bardic competitions.


 Section from the charter that was " placed before the Bards of Ansteorra
By the Premier Bard, Willow De Wisp, Two Times and Voted to the Positive
at the Coronation of their Royal Majesties Daffyd Whittaker and Octavia
de Verdon Becomes the official charter of the Ansteorra College of Bards
as of December 11 AS XXXIV."
  
                                         III.         Competitions

  1. It is choice of each  group as to whether or not they have a title
bard competition. The college will offer aid to local groups seeking to
have a title bard or any other kind of competitions.  It is encouraged
that all local groups have a title bard.  Selection of a title bard is
left to the discretion of the individual group,according to their
traditions and wishes. Prizes and the Symbols of Office are the
discretion of the Group not the College. The Kingdom's Premier Bard is to
be chosen annually, by the traditions of the college. 


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