L 13 N.E. A BULLETIN VOL. IX, Number 1 September, 1920 Whole Number 52 Entered as second-class matter December 8, 1917, at the post-office at Washington, D. C., under the Act of August 24, 1912. Publisht every month of the year except July and August. NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES “The purpose and object of the said corporation shall be to elevate the character and advance the interests of the profession of teaching and to promote the cause of education in the Unitea States.’—Charter of Association granted by Act of Congress CONTENTS IN te ctencneencisontin etitiiienes indent tlesanitnaieihiann iplintiibldiish aise eccenntinsomvnitinsiendbiaaiale Campaign for Smith-Towner Bill A AMES SERRE IS LI OA Re OE : Plan of Affiliation Heartily Approved Important Events in N. E. A. History I.. -SUOUIINIIOTS: 2. 0s0hScnendhchinsdhtsinrpsecttn igs anistntncendillitiiiiea tied ndiede tenis idea ! Atlantic City Meeting Editor for N. E. A. Publications Some Forceful Publicity_.______- SEE SS OER OREN meer 5s SS 6 Reorganization of the N. E. A 7 By-laws as Amended_._.___...-. --...-..-----.--g--- == hema SE 10 Platform of the N. E. A.--.----_-- In our country and in our times no man is worthy the honorable name of statesman who does not include the highest practical educa- tion of the people in all his plans of adminis- tration.—Horace Mann. Publisht by the National Education Association 1201 Sixteenth St. N. W., Washington, D. C. 2 THE N. E. A. BULLETIN OOo SD OFFICERS I a ll tlc a gid atin ese ebemanendhsteen teatetpsnapenenanen Oakland, Calif, ER ELE EAL ETE ee OA Washington, D, ¢ ee I CII ihe Seite ic nsec cmantniecn edad onsnicccsccoces Richmond, Va, i a a nl as rahi eneideimian mints cheba eremebesabenem nena Oakland, Calif, Josephine Corliss Preston, Vice-President....................................-..-- Olympia, Wash, Carroll G. Pearse, Chairman Board of Trustees_.___--.-.---------------.-------- Milwaukee, Wis, I a sails cinen metic abdincin anamibsinessabien enemies cnemnhaeneneneienes Richmond, Va, Ca, I YI i a aiosins dene eneianich ni wo menenepianenenenasenciienas nanan Harrisburg, Pa, Board of Trustees Carroll G. Pearse, President State Normal School_..--------------------~------- Milwaukee, Wis, eee ae, ee. emenemeundent @f Schools... 6. n nc nnen nomen snnnnceone Pocatello, Idaho es Ge UE «BRON CROOL. goon nn denn nn nese nnn noone St. Paul, Mina ck wih wl ais alli inka iescarinienchch ian maha when emenet New York, N. Y, ieee a. Beemter, Bepertendent of Schools...................4.-............-..-... Oakland, Calif, Vice-Presidents Nn a wc con ci talink niches ccna eeitden ah eebeaieterbe aint ecnimenaen ean ce inna Sommerville, Mass, EEE I SR a a ae Raleigh, N. C ee ee ee A eee a Ce ee Ee Salt Lake City, Utah EEE See Sam Se RR Eg eR ee ee Re a Steubenville, Ohio I lacie dicho cp Mb nk icin iascinnietisinpeings ane ehiin Jefferson City, Mo, EE EES SRO nee RE CE ae Sa ee NE Salem, Oregon cs ialen dics ua Soil ueapm tn ans en hak-o tical cisn odinaowctn nil Huntington, W. Va ET EE a OS, So Re ape Sen ene a Kenosha, Wis, NEES SE ES I 2 ERE Ls ee a Ne tN) Ee See eee re Santa Fe N. Mex. RES SA ERS Cer ORR SEES RC: OCs a a Evansville, Ind. EES EERE ere EE = mee rn a ee Manhattan, Kansas CAMPAIGN FOR SMITH-TOWNER BILL The Smith-Towner bill, which in its present form, has been before Congress only a little over a year, and in which all teachers are deeply interested, has aroused a great deal of discussion. The opponents of the bill continue to mis- represent it, declaring that it would centralize control of education in a federal department at Washington. The bill specifically provides against this and that the control of education shall remain exclusively under state control. It does not in any way change the management of the public schools. It simply provides — that the national government shall recognize the great importance of public edu- cation, and gives assistance and support to the states in the promotion of edu- cation. Notwithstanding the opposition, which comes almost entirely from those who have always opposed the public schools, the supporters of the bill are increasing in numbers and activity. The friends of the measure expect to bring it to a vote in Congress at the next session which convenes the first Monday in December. The Legislative Commission of the National Education Association, authorized at the Salt Lake City meeting to push the passage of the bill, has been appointed and has begun active work. Other organizations which have endorst the meas- ure are becoming more active in their support. From now on the forces back of the bill will carry on an aggressive campaign until its passage is secured. | | ] Wis, inn. alif, (ass, Jtah Jhio Mo, gon Wis, Mex. Ind. nsas 'eSS has nis- ral hat oes des du- vho ing ote Der, zed ted as- of a oo THE N. E. A. BULLETIN —_— ———_l"Mmaomnoew"™moLS@0NWV”—.— M.n0nnn—EO—..--mNmo << STATE DIRECTORS 1920-1921 Alabama, C. B. Glenn, Assistant Superintendent of Schools__._-_._.__-_--_-___-________ Birmingham Arizona, C. O. Case, State Superintendent of Public Instruction-__-__-__---__----__-___-- Phcenix Arkansas, J. R. Jewell, Dean College Education, University of Arkansas____..-_._._..____ Fayetteville California, Wilhelmina Van de Goorberg, 1606 Mt. Royal Avenue___-_-___-__-________ Los Angeles Colorado, H. B. Smith, Secretary Colorado Education Association____..______.-_.-_________ Denver Connecticut, Mary Crosby Mahoney, 405 Coram Avenue__-----_----__-_____-______ Shelton seme: iu, “0k, CURR, “COURINIRUE GE TEGO ORNI i i i cs ett ce cest ens ces Dover Florida, F. A. Hathaway, County Superintendent of Schools___--_-_____-_____________ Jacksonville Georgia, M. L. Brittain, State Superintendent of Schools_.___..___.......--.-._-.________ Atlanta Idaho, Theodore B. Shank, Superintendent of Schools-__----._-.---____--_---__----___ Moscow Tilinaia, R. O. Stoops, Superintendent of Schools... _.....................-.....-......«_Joliet Indiana, H. Lester Smith, Dean School of Education, Indiana University____._._._.___.___ Bloomington lowa, H. H. Minkel, Superintendent of Schools_.-.................................. Fort Dodge Kansas, M. E. Pearson, Superintendent of Schools__._--_--_-_.__------_-__.__ Kansas City, Kans. Reotucks, Cora Wilson Stewart... ................-...... eT SPE ee ae Morehead teewieee, 3. MA. Geinn, Superintendent OF Seba nck tee cnecenwenc New Orleans Oieime, Ti. A. Atlam, Stade Reral Semoels Tam pecta el nnn ai i ictmencencensactee Augusta Maryland, William Burdick, Supervisor Physical Education, McCoy Hall_..-....________ Baltimore Massachusetts, Sarah Louise Arnold, Simmons College.............__-_______________ Boston Michigan, Thomas E. Johnson, State Superintendent of Schools____.__.__..._-_____________ Lansing Minnesota, J. C. Brown, President State Normal School__-._--__------_--_---_---_____e St. Cloud Mississippi, E. E. Base, Superintendent of Schools... ncnnnn nnn ncnnssnnncnnnsnne Greenville Missouri, Livingstone McCartney, Superintendent of Schools___.._-__--_--.-____________ Hannibal Montana, R. C. Cunningham, Superintendent of Schools_..-.--------_-----._________ Boseman Nebraska, A. J. Stoddard, Superintendent of Schools.................................... Beatrice meenee, B. C. Bilingheret, Superintendent Of Beil nce erccccisctennnnanine Reno New Hampshire, Daniel W. MacLean, Head Master High School___.........-__-__________ Berlin Mew Jersey, D. C. Porter, Superintendent of Gcbodls.. 2 on. on cece Bridgeton New Mexico, John V. Conway, Assistant State Superintendent Public Instruction-___..______ Santa Fe Mow Voek, Ratherine D. Binke, 39 Hast SSGh Btincies cndencnceesesbewsincns New York City North Carolina, Robert H. Wright, Pres. East Carolina Teachers Training Schools_______ Greenville es. Rn, SUI, - NONI 0 I is cieeansasincanscestonnsntcessgnime talon inn senainees acdionibileniadialed Fargo en Ge es mG, “Toinms GUND TRCUE COR iii oem neminenee Athens Oklahoma, E. E. Oberholtzer, Superintendent of Schools................-_________________.. Tulsa Oregon, A. C. Hampton, Superintendent of Schools.......................__.__-__-___ La Grande Pennsylvania, W. M. Davidson, Superintendent of Schools_.__.....-_.-.--____________ Pittsburgh Rhode Island, Katherine U. Peirce, 125 East Manning Street-.._..._____.-_._____________ Providence South Carolina, George H. Webber, Superintendent of Schools___--__._-----_-_-_-__--_._ Beaufort South Dakota, E. C. Woodburn, President State Normal School-..__--------_---_-___--_- Spearfish Tennessee, J. L. Highsaw, Principal Crockett Vocational High School__._.__-._-__-_______ Memphis Texas, Annie Webb Blanton, State Superintendent of Public Instruction-_._.._.__._._._-_____ Austin Utah, Milton Bennion, Dean School of Education, University of Utah__...-_.._-_____ Salt Lake City Vempent, Caroline S. Woodruff, 9 Church Sttett. nn. nn ceccnecemenncetonsacnuuee St. Johnsbury Virginia, Nannie W. Thompson, 130 Second Avenue_..-.--.---.----_--_---_-_-_ Richmond Washington, Jennie M. French, Earlham Court-_.-- NR Ree RE TE Tacoma West Virginia, M. P. Shawkey, State Superintendent of Free Schools-..._._......-_______ Charleston Wisconsin, J. F. Sims, President State Normal School_._......--.-_____-________ Stevens Point Wyoming, A. A. Slade, Superintendent of Public Schools_____._-__-__-.-------___---___- Cheyenne Alaska, L. D. Henderson, Commissioner of Education--_._..__-----.-----_---_------_-___ Juneau Phillippine Islands, Luther B. Bewley, Director of Education-.......____.._.-._--__-______ Manila Hawaii, Vaughan MacCaughey, Superintendent of Public Instruction-___..___._____-_.____ Honolulu Porto Rico, Ralph S. Garwood, University of Porto Rico — > - THE N. E. A. BULLETIN PLAN OF AFFILIATION HEARTILY APPROVED Letters received at headquarters indicate that the plan adopted at Salt Lake City whereby state and local associatious affiliate with the National Education Association is being received with enthusiasm and hearty determinaton to make the most of opportunities to promote better support for education thruout the country. Some extracts follow: E. C. Brooks, State Superintendent, North Carolina: “I wish to assure you that it will give me great pleasure to urge our state association to affiliate with the National Education Association. I be- lieve the National Association under its amended Charter will move forward at a rapid pace and render considerably more service to the several states and to the teaching profession.” Augustus O. Thomas, State Superintendent, Maine: “I am very glad to cooperate in every way possible in bringing our state into cooperation with the National Education Association.” M. L. Brittain, State Superintendent, Georgia: “I shall be glad to cooperate in carrying forward the work of the Na- tional Education Association.” Payson Smith, Commissioner of Education, Massachusetts: “It appears that Massachusetts will shortly have an organization com- bining all the educational associations and clubs of the state, that can very easily be made the instrumentality for bringing our teachers into closer touch with the National Education Association.” J. M. McConnell, State Superintendent, Minnesota: “IT shall be glad to cooperate in the work of the National Education As- sociation so far as possible.” A. B. Meredith, Commissioner of Education, Connecticut: “I beg to assure you of my hearty cooperation in promoting the National Education Association.” ; W. N. Sheats, State Superintendent, Florida: “I heartily approve of the reorganization of the National Education As- sociation.” IMPORTANT EVENTS IN N. E. A. HISTORY August 26, 1857, organized at Philadelphia as the National Teachers Asso- ciation. August 15, 1870, at Cleveland, name changed to National Educational Asso- ciation. February 24, 1886, incorporated in the District of Columbia under the name National Education Association. Name later changed back to National Educa- tional Association. June 30, 1906, incorporated by special act of Congress under the name Na- tional Education Association of the United States. May 13, 1920, bill amending Charter and authorizing the reorganization of the Association on a representative basis approved by the President of the United States. July 9, 1920, at Salt Lake City, reorganization of the Association providing for the federation of state and local associations in the National Association, and creating the Representative Assembly as the governing body of the Association. i ur at id te a-~ ne ry al S- D- D- i- A- SS AT THE N. E. A. BULLETIN 5 a RE SSS SSS ES TEACHERS’ SALARIES FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF A STATESMAN Next to parents themselves, the teacher is the most important factor in the formation of the character of the child. The teachers should be paid such sala- ries as will attract to the profession the very best of our men and women. This is not the result under the present scale of salaries paid in nearly every state in the Union. It is very false economy for any community to underpay its teachers, for there is no money better invested than in securing a competent teaching force for the children of the nation; a teaching force composed of men and women having high ideals, and profes- sionally qualified to give to the child that which is needed, not only in the inter- est of the child, but in the interest of the nation as a whole. —United States Senator Irvin L. Lenroot of Wisconsin. ATLANTIC CITY MEETING February 27-March 3 Calvin N. Kendall, President of the Department of Superintendence, has plans under way for the program of the Atlantic City meeting, February 27- March 3. The Society for Vocational Education will be in session February 24-26. There may be a few departmental and other meetings Saturday, February 26. There will be a sermon on Sunday, February 27, by one of the most eminent divines in the United States. The general program will begin Monday forenoon, February 28, and end Thursday afternoon or evening, March 3. President Kendall will announce his plans as soon as complete in the Bulletin. The fact that Com- missioner Kendall is president is ample guarantee of the high character of the program for this meeting. Special Train to Inaugural Exercises The dates of the Atlantic City meeting are arranged to accommodate those who wish to be in Washington for the inaugural exercises on March 4. A special train with Pullman coaches will leave Atlantic City late Wednesday evening so as to reach Washington early on March 4. Each one who desires to remain over a few days in Washington is advised to reserve a room at a private home thru some friend in Washington. Only a very few, if any, will be able to secure rooms in hotels. Hotels A circular containing information concerning hotels and hotel rates for the Atlantic City meeting is in process of preparation and will be printed in the October Bulletin, which will reach members only two weeks after they receive the September Bulletin. The Secretary advises those who wish to make hotel reservations before receiving complete information to write Charles B. Boyer, Superintendent City Schools, Atlantic City, N. )., for information or better still definitely ask him to make the kind of reservation desired. 6 THE NW. EB. A BULLETIN EDITOR FOR N. E. A. PUBLICATIONS Under the authorization of the Board of Directors to employ an editor for the publications of the Association and to take steps for the improvement of the N. E. A. Bulletin, the Executive Committee has placed Joy E. Morgan of the American Library Association in charge of the Association’s editorial and pub- licity work and has directed him to submit recommendations for the improvement of the Bulletin at the meeting of the Executive Committee in October. Mr. Morgan has done noteworthy work in the Library War Service as Assistant to the Director and in the “Books for Everybody” movement as Pub- licity Representative of the American Library Association. He has written a number of up-to-date constructive articles for magazines. Mr. Morgan begins his work at once and will give immediate attention to the improvement of the N. E. A. Bulletin. He will appreciate receiving sugges- tions from members on any phase of his work but especially on the improvement of the Bulletin. SOME FORCEFUL PUBLICITY The Connecticut State Teachers Association has issued a post card contain- ing a number of short messages so vital and well worded that they are certain to do a great deal of good. A placard containing them hung in every home in the United States, as the food pledge cards were displayed during the war, would render a great and timely service to the cause of good citizenship. It is such publicity as this by local and state associations and by state educational journals that gives heart to those who are working to obtain for education the consideration it deserves from the National Government. Five Rights of the Child The right to health. The right to work and play. The right to the social inheritance of arts, letters and science. The right to efficiency. 5. The right to believe in himself. The ideal of the modern teacher is to help the child attain these rights. The modern school is no longer “a knowledge factory.” The teacher is the guardian of the child’s health and personality as well as of his brain. Are the teachers in YOUR town of this sort? If not, why not? SAVE OUR SCHOOLS! Five Rights of the Teacher Pw The right to live comfortably. The right to be free from favoritism. The right to advance protessionally. The right to face sickness and old age without fear. 5. The right to feel self-respecting and to enjoy social esteem. Desire for service and love of children attract teachers to the profession. Loyalty to the ideal keeps them in the profession. Teachers Must Be Paid Not a mere existence salary which leaves them with an unnourisht mind, worry regarding the future, and economic dependence which undermines self- > oe I he an id, THE N. E. A. BULLETIN 7 Eee — erence —=———_—— ees respect; but a salary which allows the teacher, unhampered by worry about the future, to maintain and improve her professional equipment for the greatest use- fulness in school and community. The average salary paid to elementary school teachers in 100 Connecticut towns last year, according to the state board of edu- cation, was $761. This is barely an existence salary. We advocate a minimum salary of $1,200 for every trained Connecticut teacher. Compensation based on this minimum will enable teachers, rich in experience, to continue in the pro- fession. REORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION As Adopted by the Active Members at Salt Lake City, Utah, July 9, 1920* The National Education Association is now under a representative form of government. Hereafter the officers of the Association will be elected and its policies determined by the Representative Assembly, which will be composed of delegates elected by state and local teachers’ organizations that have affiliated with the National Association. This makes possible the unification and federa- tion of all the educational forces of the country. Change in Government Result of Growth The adoption of this form of government came about as the natural result of growth and development. When the Association had only a few thousand active members, it was possible for these, or a goodly number of them, to assem- ble at the annual business meeting, elect the officers and transact the business. But the Association has been growing very rapidly during the past few years, until it now has more than fifty thousand active members. The necessity of reorganization on a representative basis has been recognized for several years and plans therefor have been prepared and publisht and very generally discust. Steps Leading to Adoption of Plan At the Milwaukee meeting in 1919, the Executive Committee was authorized by unanimous vote to secure an amendment to the Charter permitting reorgani- zation on a representative basis. Such an act was passed by Congress last April and approved by the President on May 13, 1920. At a meeting of the Board of Directors held at the beginning of the Salt Lake City meeting the whole subject was carefully considered and a committee of the Board appointed to prepare amendments to the By-laws providing for such a plan, in accordance with the amended Charter. The committee’s report was discust, revised, and finally approved by the Board, and the By-laws with the proposed amendments were ordered printed. By-laws Amended at Salt Lake City Meeting Several thousand copies of a pamphlet containing the plan of reorganization proposed by the Board of Directors were distributed on Tuesday evening, with *Also publisht as Special Bulletin number 14. t ‘ j i 8 THE WNW. E. A. BULLETIN the announcement that the subject would be taken up for consideration and action at the business meeting on Friday. During the ensuing days the proposed plan as printed was considered and discust by all the members present. At the busi- ness session on Friday, July 9, attended by several thousand active members, the proposed amendments were considered section by section and, with slight changes, were adopted by an overwhelming majority. They are now in full force and effect. Important Features of Reorganization Plan The essential elements of the reorganization plan are set forth in Article 2 of the amended By-laws publisht on pages 10-19 of this Bulletin. Only slight changes were made in the other articles to make them harmonize with the plan embodied in Article 2. A study of the revised By-laws will reveal the following important features: 1. The governing body of the Association is now a Representative Assem- bly instead of the active members present at the annual business meeting. 2. The Representative Assembly is composed of delegates elected by affil- iated state and local organizations. Only members of these affiliated organizations who are also active members of the National Education Association are eligible to be delegates or to vote for the election of delegates. The officers of the Association, including life and state direc- tors, and the state superintendent or commissioner of education of each state, are ex-officio delegates to the Representative Assembly. 3. Any state teachers’ association may affiliate and thereby become a state unit in the organization of the National Association. The annual dues of an affiliated state association are $10 for each delegate to which such association shall be entitled in the Representative Assembly, with a maxi- mum of one hundred dollars. 4. Any local teachers’ organization may affiliate and thereby become a local unit in the organization of the National Association. The annual dues of each affiliated local association are $5. 5. When a state or local association affiliates with the National Association, it receives a certificate of membership, or charter, which is worthy of framing. It is also furnisht free all the publications and reports of the Association as soon as publisht, and is entitled to the active assistance and support of the National Association in promoting the interests of such affiliated association and its members, and is privileged to elect delegates to the Representative Assembly. 6. The basis of representation of an affiliated state association in the Representative Assembly is one delegate for each one hundred of its | members, or major fraction thereof, who are active members of the National Association, up to five hundred such members, and thereafter one delegate for each five hundred members, or major fraction thereof. | An active member may vote for the election of delegates in his state | association and also in one local association. usi- the ght ree le 2 ght lan ‘ing em- ing. ffil- ited tion of rec- ach tate ues uch aXi- ea 1ual ion, - of the nce | of lect the its the fter eof. tate THE WNW. £.A. BULLETIN 9 aaa 7. The basis of representation of an affiliated local association in the Representative Assembly is one delegate for each one hundred of its members, or major fraction thereof, who are active members of the National Association. An affiliated local association must have, there- fore, at least fifty-one members who are active members of the National Association in order to be entitled to a delegate. An active member of the National Association who belongs to several affiliated local associa- tions, may vote for the election of delegates in the one such local asso- ciation which he may select. g. All delegates, both state and local, have equal rights and privileges in the Representative Assembly, and each has one vote. Provision is made for alternates but not for voting by proxy. © On the first day of the annual meeting of the National Association, as designated in the printed program, the state and local delegates from each state will meet and select a member of each of the important com- mittees and nominate their state director for the ensuing year. 10. The Representative Assembly is authorized to recommend some equita- ble plan for paying the expenses of delegates. Such expenses will proba- bly have to be met by the respective affiliated state and local associations until some other plan shall have been approved by the Representative Assembly and the necessary funds provided therefor. Federation of Staté and Local Associations It will be seen that the National Education Association has voluntarily placed itself under the control of state and local associations, which, by affiliation, are entitled to elect delegates to its governing body. In other words, the National Association becomes a federation of state and local units, which surrender none of their own rights or functions but which become more powerful by organized cooperation with other similar organizations thru the National Association. The working out of this reorganization plan will bring about a unification of the teachers of the country under a National Association controlled by them, which will be a mighty influence in moulding public opinon and commanding respect If the seven hundred thousand teachers of America thus unite in a great profes- sional organization, their recommendations will receive consideration and their requests will not go unheeded. How State and Local Associations May Affliate The necessary steps in the accomplishment of this purpose are simple. Each state association should vote to affiliate with the National Association and become a state unit in its organization. Then each such affiliated association should urge its members to become active members of the National Association in order that they may receive the benefits to be derived therefrom, and that their state association may exercise its full share of influence in the National Association. Likewise, local teachers’ organizations should affiliate as local units and then secure as many active memberships as possible in their National Association. The National Education Association urges all teachers to become members of 10 THE N. EV A. BULLETIN some local teachers’ organization, of their respective state associations, and of the National Education Association. This is absolutely essential if teachers are to be effectively organized. National Association Will Cooperate The National Association will furnish application blanks to state and local associations and all necessary information, and will actively cooperate with all affiliated assocations in promoting their interests and the welfare of their mem- bers. In fact, the purpose of the National Education Association is to assist affiliated state and local associations and to render the largest possible service to all its members and to the cause of education. BY-LAWS OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Complete as Amended at the Annual Business Session Salt Lake City, July 9, 1920 Article I—Membership Section 1. The membership of the National Education Association of the United States shall consist of three classes, active, associate and corresponding, whose qualifications, rights, and obligations shall be as hereinafter prescribed. Sec. 2. Active members of the Association shall be those actively engaged in the profession of teaching or other educational work at the time of their be- coming members. Sec. 3. The annual dues of an active member shall be $2.00, which shall entitle him to attend all meetings of the Association and its several departments, to receive the Bulletin free, and, on application, to secure all publications of the Association at a price fixt by the Publication Committee, which shall be the ap- proximate cost. By the payment of annual dues of $5.00 an active member shall receive, in addition to the Bulletin, without application or other condition, the volume of proceedings and ail other regular publications of the Association, in- cluding reports of committees and all special bulletins and announcements when issued. Sec. 4. All life members and life directors shall have all the rights and privileges of active members without the payment of annual dues, and shall receive free without application or condition the publications of the Association. Sec. 5. Associate members of the Association shall be persons who are not actively engaged in the profession of teaching, but interested in the promotion of education. The annual dues of an associate member shall be the same as the dues of an active member and he shall have the same rights and privileges ex- cepting the right to vote and hold office. Sec. 6. Eminent educators not residing in America may be elected by the Board of Directors as corresponding members. The number of corresponding members shall not at any time exceed fifty. They shall pay no dues and may receive free the publications of the Association. | i 5 THE N. E. A. BULLETIN 11 NN ———————————————— ——————————ww Sec. 7. The annual dues of all members shall be paid at the time of the annual meeting of the Association or shall be sent to the Secretary on or before November 1. An active member failing to pay his dues as herein provided shall forfeit the privileges of membership and after being in arrears one year shall be dropt from the list of members. Sec. 8. The membership year shall be the same as the fiscal year of the Association, from June 1 to May 31, inclusive. New members may join at any time, and the membership of those joining between March 1 and June 1 shall extend to the end of the following membership year. Those joining after Jan- uary 1 may, if they so elect, have their dues apply to membership for the fol- lowing year. Sec. 9. The Secretary of the Association shall furnish each member of the Association a membership card, declaring him to be a member of the National Education Association for the year for which his dues are paid, and as such enti- tled to all the rights and privileges granted by the Charter and By-laws of the Association. Sec. 10. The right to vote shall be limited to active members of the Asso- ciation whose dues are paid. The right to hold office in the Association or in any department shall be limited to active members whose dues are paid. The right to vote and hold office in the Council shall be limited to members of the Council whose dues are paid. Each active member shall have one vote. Article II—Election of Officers, Representative Assembly and Affiliated Associations Section 1. The election of officers and transaction of business at the annual business meeting shall be by a Reprcsentative Assembly composed of delegates apportioned, elected, and governed as hereinafter provided. Sec. 2. The President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer and Directors of the Asso- ciation shall be chosen by the Representative Assembly by ballot, at the annual business meeting, a majority of the votes cast being necessary for a choice. They shall continue in office until the close of the annual meeting subsequent to their election, and until their successors are chosen, except as herein provided. The Secretary and the Treasurer shall enter upon their duties at a date which shall be determined by the Board of Trustees and which shall not be later than the first of October and shall continue in office during the terms for which they are separately chosen and until their successors are duly elected. Sec. 3. The state teachers association or educational association of a state, territory or district, may become affiliated with the National Education Associa- tion and shall be designated an affiliated state association. Each affiliated state association shall be a state unit in the organization of the National Edu- cation Association and as such shall be entitled to representation in the Repre- sentative Assembly as hereinafter provided. The annual dues of an affiliated State association shall be $10.00 for each delegate to which said state shall be entitled, with a maximum of $100.00. Said association shall receive without application, or other condition, all regular publications of the National Education j } } } | en 12 THE N. E. A. BULLETIN Association including the volume of proceedings, reports of committees and all special bulletins and announcements when issued. Sec. 4. A local educational association or teachers’ organization within a state, territory or district may affiliate with the National Education Association and shall be designated an Affiliated Local Association. Each affiliated local Association shall be a local unit in the organization of the National Education As- sociation and as such shail be entitled to representation in the Representative Assembly as hereinafter provided. The annual dues of an affiliated local asso. ciation shall be $5.00, which shall entitle said association to receive without ap- plication, or other condition, all regular publications of the National Education Association, including the volume of proceedings, reports of committees and all special bulletins and announcements when issued. Sec. 5. Each affiliated association, both state and local, shall be furnisht a certificate of membership and shall be entitled to the active assistance and sup- port of the National Education Association in promoting the interest of such affiliated association and its members im so far as such interests come within the purpose and object of the National Education Association as set forth in its Charter. The Secretary of the National Education Assaciation shall, with the advice and approval of the Executive Committee, make such arrangements for mutual cooperation between the National Education Association and the state and local affiliated associations as will promote the welfare of all and advance the interests of the teaching profession. Sec. 6. Each affiliated state association shall be entitled to elect one dele- gate and one alternate to the Representative Assembly for each one hundred of its members, or major fraction thereof, who are active members of the National Education Association, up to five hundred such active members, and thereafter one delegate and one alternate for each five hundred of its members, or major fraction thereof, who are active members of the National Education Association. Such delegates shall be designated state delegates. Sec. 7. Each affiliated local association shall be entitled to elect one dele- yate and one alternate to the Representative Assembly for each one hundred of its members, or major fraction thereof, who are active members of the National Education Association. Such delegates shall be designated local delegates. Sec. 8. Only active members of the National Education Association shall be eligible to be delegates to the Representative Assembly, and to vote in the election of delegates in a state or local affiliated association. An active member shall be permitted to vote for the election of delegates in but one affiliated local asso- ciation Sec. 9. The officers of the National Education Association as named in the Charter and the state superintendent or commissioner of education of each state, territory and district, shall be ex-officio delegates to the Representative Assembly. The President of the Association shall preside at the annual meeting of the Representative Assembly and the Secretary of the Association shall keep the records thereof. In case of a tie the President shall cast the deciding vote. Sec. 10. Delegates shaJl file their credentials with the Secretary of the Asso- ciation on blanks furnisht by him for that purpose not later than ten days before al all 0= he ch ve ng ep te. re THE N. EB. A BULLETIN 13 TS —aaaooaooaoaoaeEeEEEE——E—E———eEEEee the beginning of the annual meeting. The Secretary shall turn over such cre- dentials to the Credential Committee, when appointed, with such information thereon as may be obtained from the records of the Association. The Repre- sentative Assembly shall be the final judge of the qualifications of delegates. The delegates shall have equal rights and each shall have one vote. Meetings of the Representative Assembly shall be open to the active members of the Association who shall be privileged to address the Assembly on subjects per- taining to the Association. The Representative Assembly shall adopt rules of procedure which shall not conflict with the Charter and By-laws of the Associa- tion. It shall recommend an equitable plan for paying the expenses of delegates to the annual business meeting of the Association. Sec. 11. The officers shall be permitted to hold meetings other than for business purposes and expenses therefor shall be provided. Article I1I—Duties of Officers Section 1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association, and shall perform the duties usually devolving upon the chief executive of such an association. In his absence, the ranking vice-president who is present shall preside; and in the absence of all vice-presidents a chairman pro tempore shall be elected. The President shall prepare the program for the general sessions of the annual meeting of the Association, and, with the approval of the Executive Committee, shall determine the time and place of the general meeting of the Association and of the various departments not definitely fixt by these By-laws, and shall have the power to require such changes to be made in the programs of the Council and the departments as will promote the interest of the annual meet- ing. The President shall be a member ex officio of the Board of Trustees and chairman of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee. He shall sign all bills approved for payment by the Board of Directors, and all bills ap- proved or authorized by the Executive Committee between the meetings of the Board of Directors. On the expiration of his term of office as President, he shall become First Vice-President for the ensuing year, and shall be chairman ex officio of the Committee on Publication. Sec. 2. The Secretary shall keep a full and accurate record of the proceed- ings of the general meetings of the Association and all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee, shall conduct the business of the Association as provided in the articles of incorporation and the By-laws, and, in all matters not definitely prescribed therein, shall be under the direction of the Executive Committee, and, in the absence of direction by the Executive Com- mittee, shall be under the direction of the President, and shall receive or collect all moneys due the Association and pay the same each month to the Treasurer, shall countersign all bills approved for payment by the Board of Directors, or by the Executive Committee in the interval between the meetings of the Board of Directors, or on the approval of the President acting under authority of the Board of Directors, or Executive Committee. The Secretary shall have his rec- ords present at all meetings of the Association, of the Board of Directors, and of the Executive Committee. He shall keep a list of members and shall revise said list annually. He shall be secretary of the Board of Directors, and a mem- ber of the Committee on Publication. He shall be the custodian of all the prop- 14 THE N. E. A. BULLETIN erty of the Association not in charge of the Treasurer and the Board of Trustees, He shall give such bond for the faithful performance of his duties as may be required by the Board of Trustees. He shall submit his annual report to the Executive Committee not later than July 1 prior to the annual meeting of the Association, which report shall be transmitted to the Board of Directors at its annual meeting. At the expiration of his term of office, he shall transfer to his successor all money, books, and other property in his possession belonging to the Association. The Secretary shall not print, publish, nor distribute any official report or other document without the approval of the Publication Committee. Sec. 3. The Treasurer shall receive from the Secretary and under the direc- tion of the Board of Trustees shall hold in safekeeping all moneys paid to the Association; shall pay the same only upon the order of the Board of Trustees; shall notify the President of the Association and the chairman of the Board of Trustees whenever the surplus funds in his possession exceed five hundred dol- lars; shall keep an exact account of his receipts and expenditures, with vouchers for the latter; and said accounts, ending on the thirty-first day of May of each year, he shall render to the Executive Committee not later than July 1, and when approved by said committee they shall be transmitted by the committee to the Board of Directors at the first regular meeting of the board held during the week of the annual meeting and to the Representative Assembly at the annual business meeting. The Treasurer shall give such bond for the faithful performance of his duties as may be required by the Board of Trustees. At the expiration of his term of office, he shall transfer to his successor all moneys, books, and other property in his possession belonging to the Association. Sec. 4. The Board of Directors shall elect corresponding members as pre- scribed by Section 6 of Article I of these By-laws, shall elect members of the National Council of Education as provided in Section 3 of Article IV of these By-laws, shall have power to fill all vacancies in its own body and in the Board of Trustees; shall recommend to the Executive Committee the place for holding the annual meeting of the Association, the Council of Education, and the de- partments. The Board of Directors shall approve all bills incurred under author- ity of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, or the President and Secretary acting under the authority of the Board of Direcors or Executive Com- mittee, shall appropriate from the current funds of the year the amounts of money ordered by the Representative Assembly at the annual business meeting for the work of all special committees of research and investigation authorized and provided for at the annual business meetings, shall make a full report of the financial condition of the Association (including the reports of the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Board of Trustees) to the Representative Assembly at the annual business meeting, and shall do all in its power to make the Association a useful and honorable institution. Sec. 5. The Executive Committee shall assist the presiding officer in arrang- ing for the time and place of the annual meeting of the Association, of the Na- tional Council-of Education, and of the various departments. The Executive Committee shall recommend to the Representative Assembly at the annual business meeting the appointment of special committees for investi- gation or research, the subjects for which may have been suggested by the Na- tional Council or by the active membership of the National Education Associa- g- a- at i a- THE N. E. A, BULLETIN 15 ——eeeeeeoaqweaeaeeeeeeeee—eeeeeOemmeoeoeoeoeoeoeeeeeeaomo err eee a tion or by any of its departments; it shall recommend the amount of money to be appropriated for such investigations. When such special committees are provided for and duly authorized by the Representative Assembly at the annual business meeting, the Executive Committee shall have general supervision, of them, shall receive and consider all reports made by them, and shall print such reports, and present the same, together with the reports received from the Sec- retary, the Treasurer, and the Board of Trustees and the recommendations of the Executive Committee thereon, to the Representative Assembly at the annual business meeting. All such special committees shall be appointed by the Presi- dent of the National Education Association. The Executive Committee shall fill all vacancies occurring in the body of officers of the Association except vacancies in the Board of Directors, Board of ‘T'rustees, and the office of Secretary. Sec. 6. The Board of Trustees shall require of the Secretary and Treasurer bonds of such amount as may be determined by said Board for the faithful per- formance of their duties, shall make a full report of the finances of the Asso- ciation to the Executive Committee not later than July 1 prior to the annual meeting of the Association, which report shall be transmitted by the Executive Committee to the Board of Directors at the first regular meeting of the board held during the week of the annual meeting of the Association. It shall choose annually its own chairman and secretary. Article IV—The National Council of Education Section 1. The National Council of Education shall discuss educational questions of public and professional interest; propose to the Executive Com- mittee, from time to time, suitable subjects for investigation and research; have a report made at its annual meeting on Educational Progress during the Past Year; and in other ways use its best efforts to further the objects of the Asso- ciation and to promote the cause of education in general. Sec. 2. The National Council of Education shall consist of one hundred and twenty regular members, selected from the active membership of the Na- tional Education Association. Any active member of the Association is eligible to membership in the Council, and each member shall be elected for six years and until his successor is elected. Sec. 3. The annual election of members of the Council shall be held at the time of the annual meeting of the Association. The Board of Directors of the Association shall annually elect ten members and the Council ten members, and each body shall fill all vacancies in its quota of members. No state, territory, nor district in the United States shall have at one time more than seven regular members in the Council. Sec. 4. The annual meeting of the Council shall be held during the week of the annual meeting of the Association. Sec. 5. The absence of a regular member from two successive annual meetings of the Council shall be considered equivalent to his resignation of membership. Persons whose regular membership in the Council has expired shall be denominated honorary members of the Council during the time of their | | | | 16 THE N. E. A. BULLETIN active membership in the Association with the privilege of attending the regular sessions of the Council and participating in its discussions. A member who dis. continues or forfeits his active membership in the Association forfeits his mem. bership in the Council. Sec. 6. The officers of the Council shall consist of a president, a vice-presj- dent, a secretary, and such standing committees as may be prescribed by its by- laws, all of whom shall be regular members of the Council. The secretary of the Council shall, in addition to performing the duties pertaining to his office, furnish the Secretary of the Association a copy of the proceedings of the Council for publication. Sec. 7. The National Council of Education is hereby authorized to adopt by-laws for its government not inconsistent with the act of incorporation or the by-laws of the Association; provided, That such by-laws be submitted to, and approved by, the Board of Directors of the Association before they shall become operative. Sec. 8. The powers and duties of the Council may be changed or the Coun- cil abolisht upon a two-thirds vote of the Representative Assembly taken at the annual meeting of the Association; provided, That notice of the proposed action has been given at the preceding annual business meeting of the Association. Article V—Departments Section 1. The following departments are now (1920) in existence, to wit: The departments, first, of Superintendence; second, of Normal Schools; third, of Elementary Education; fourth, of Higher Education; fifth, of Vocational Edu- cation and Practical Arts; sixth, of Kindergarten Education; seventh, of Music Education; eighth, of Secondary Education; ninth, of Business Education; tenth, of Child Hygiene; eleventh, of Physical Education; twelfth, of Science Instruc- tion; thirteenth, of School Administration; fourteenth, the Library Department; fifteenth, of Special Education; sixteenth, of School Patrons; seventeenth, of Rural Education; eighteenth, of Classroom Teachers; nineteenth, for the Promo- tion of the Wider Use of Schoolhouses; twentieth, of Educational Publications; twenty-first, Deans of Women. Sec. 2. The active members of the Association, and no others, are members of each department of the Association. Sec. 3. Each department shall hold its annual meeting at the time and place of the annual meeting of the Association, except the Department of Superinten- dence, which may hold its annual meeting in February of each year, or at such other time as may be determined by said department, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of the Association. Sec. 4.' The object of the meetings of the departments shall be the discus- sion of questions pertaining to their respective fields of educational work. The programs of these meetings shall be prepared by the respective presidents in conference with, and under the general direction of the President of the Asso- ciation. Each department shall be limited to two sessions, with formal pro- grams, unless otherwise ordered by the President of the Association, except that me ee — — —— =m | ‘lar dis- em- esi- by- the lish for lopt the and ome un- the tion wit: 1ird, idu- usic nth, ruc- ent; , of mo- ons; bers lace iten- NC TMI such il of cus: The s in s80- | pro- that THE N. E. A. BULLETIN 17 PO Le a third session of business or informal roundtable conference may be held at the discretion of the department officers. Sec. 5. The officers of each department shall consist of a president, a vice- president, and a secretary, who shall be elected at the last formal session of the department to serve one year and until their successors are duly elected, and who shall, at the time of their election, be active members of the Association. In case there is a vacancy in the office of president of any of the departments, it shall be filled by an appointment made by the President of the Association. Any other departmental vacancy shall be filled by appointment made by the president of the department. Sec. 6. The secretary of each department shall, in addition to performing the duties usually pertaining to his office, furnish the Secretary of the Associa- tion a copy of the proceedings of the meetings ef the department for publication. Sec. 7. All departments shall have equal rights and privileges, with the exception stated in Section 3 of this article. They shall be named in Section 1 of this article in the order of their establishment and shall be dropt from the list when discontinued. Each department may be governed by its own regula- tions in so far as they are not inconsistent with the act of incorporation or these By-laws. Sec. 8. A new department may be establisht by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors taken at a regular meeting of the board or by a two-thirds vote of the Representative Assembly at any annual business meeting; provided, That a written application for said department, with title and purpose of the same, shall have been made at the regular meeting of the board next preceding the one at which action is taken, or at the preceding annual business meeting, by at least twenty-five members engaged or interested in the field of labor in the interest of which the department is purposed to be establisht. A department already establisht may be discontinued by the Board of Directors upon a two- thirds vote taken at a regular meeting, or by a two-thirds vote of the Repre- sentative Assembly at any business meeting of the Association; provided, That announcement has been made of the proposed action at a regular meeting of the board the preceding year, or at the preceding annual business meeting. A depart- ment shall be discontinued when it fails to hold a regular meeting for two suc- cessive years. Article VI—Committees Section 1. At the regular meeting of the Board of Directors on the first day of the annual meeting, the President shall appoint an Auditing Committee consisting of three active members of the Association, no one of whom shall be either a trustee or a director; to this committee shall be referred the report of the expert accountant, together with the communication of the President transmit- ting the same, as provided in Section 6 of this article; and the committee shall report its findings at the meeting of the Representative Assembly. Sec. 2. On the first day of the annual meeting of the Association, at such time and places as shall be designated on the annual program by the President of the Association, the state and local delegates from each state shall select one 18 THE N.. BLA BULLETIN Fg en RR RR RR A RR ROR TT OOOO“OOOOOOOOOOOCCSSSSSSSSSSsSsSsSsSsSsS9S9S9SsSspsSsSsSsSsSsSas sss member for each of the following committees: Credentials, Nominations, Rego. lutions, and Necrology. The Committee on Credentials shall receive the official list of the delegates from the Secretary and report thereon to the Representative Assembly. Sec. 3. The Committee on Nominations shall meet on the third day of the annual meeting at 9:00 a. m., at a place designated by the President of the Asso. ciation, and shall nominate persons for the following offices in the Association, to wit: one person for President, eleven persons for vice-presidents, one person for Treasurer, and one person from each state, territory, and district in the United States as a member of the Board of Directors. It shall report to the Representative Assembly at the annual business meeting. Sec. 4. The Committee on Resolutions shall report at the annual business meeting of Representative Assembly, and, except by unanimous consent, all _ resolutions shall be referred to said committee, without discussion. This com- mittee shall receive and consider all resolutions proposed by active members, or referred to it by the President; some time during the second day of the annual meeting of the Association the committee shall hold a meeting, at a place and time to be announst in the printed program, for the purpose of receiving pro- posed resolutions and hearing those who may wish to advocate them. Sec. 5. The Committee on Necrology shall prepare for the publisht Pro- ceedings a list of the active and corresponding members that have died during the year, accompanied by memorial sketches whenever practicable. Sec. 6. Within thirty days prior to the time of the annual meeting of the Association, the President shall appoint a competent person, firm, or corporation licenst to do business as expert accountants; the accountants so appointed shall examine the accounts, papers, and vouchers of the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Board of Trustees, and compare the same, and shall also examine the securi- ties of the Permanent Fund held by the Board of Trustees. The report of the said accountants shall be filed with the President before the opening day of the annual meeting of the Association, and shall be by him submitted with such com- ments as he may think proper, to the Board of Directors, at their meeting held on the first day of the annual meeting of the Association. Article VII—Meetings Section 1. A stated meeting of the Association, of the Council of Education, and of each department shall be held annually at such time and place as shall be determined by the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee acting for the board in accordance with these By-laws. An annuai meeting of the Association and its subordinate bodies may be omitted for an extraordinary cause, upon the written consent of two-thirds of the directors of the Association, obtained by the Executive Committee. Sec. 2. The annual business meeting of the Representative Assembly shall begin on the second day of the annual meeting at 9:00 a.m. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held on the first day of the annual meeting — at 10:30 a. m. The first regular meeting of the new Board of Directors shall be held as soon as practicable and within twenty-four hours after the close of the ' —<——— Leso- cial ative F the \sso- tion, ‘TSOn | the » the iness » all com- bers, nual and pro- Pro- ring — ' the ation shall and curi- f the f the com- held tion, ll be r the ation 1 the 1 by shall sting ting ll be the ' ' THE N. E. A. BULLETIN 19 7 eS ee last session of the annual meeting, the place and time of the meeting to be announst in the printed program. The Board of Trustees shall hold its annual meeting at some convenient time and immediately following the meeting of the new Board of Directors referred to above in this section. Special meetings of the Trustees may be called by the chairman, and shall be called on request of the majority of the Board of Trustees. Due notice of all meetings of the Board of Trustees shall be given to every member of the board by the secretary thereof. Article VIII—Proceedings Section 1. The proceedings of the Association, the Council, the depart- ments, the commissions and committees, shall be publisht at the discretion of and under the direction of a committee appointed by the executive committee, pro- vided that in the opinion of the executive committee the funds of the Associa- tion warrant the publication. Each member of the Association shall be entitled to a copy of the Proceedings. Sec. 2. No paper, lecture, or address shall be read before the Association or any of the departments in the absence of the author, without the approval of the President of the Association or of the departments interested, nor shall any such paper, lecture, or address be publisht in the Proceedings without the approval of the Publication Committee. Article IX—Quorum Section 1. Representatives from twenty-five states and territories shall con- stitute a quorum in all meetings of the Representative Assembly and of the Board of Directors. Article X—Appropriations Section 1. Unless otherwise ordered by the Representative Assembly at the annual business meetings, not less than ten per cent of the gross income of the Association each year shall be set aside for such educational investigations and studies as may be ordered in accordance with Section 5 of Article III. Article XI—Amendments Section 1. These By-laws may be altered or amended at the annual business meeting of the Representative Assembly by unanimous consent, or by a two- thirds vote of the Representative Assembly if the alteration or amendment shall have been proposed in writing at the annual business meeting next preceding the One at which action is taken, and the due anouncement of the proposed action shall have been made in the official publication of the Association. PLATFORM OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION “The purpose and object of the said corporation shall be to elevate the character and advance the interests of the profession of teaching and to promote the cause of education in the United States.”—Charter of Association granted by Congress. In carrying out the purpose for which it was chartered, the National Education Association is committed to the following platform: 1. A competent, well-trained teacher in hearty accord with Ameri- . can ideals, in every public school position in the United States. 2. Increast facilities for the training of teachers, and such induce- ments to enter the teaching profession as will attract men and women of the highest character and ability to this important field of public service. 3. Such an awakening of the people to a realization of the import- ance and value of education as will elevate the profession of teaching to a higher plane in public esteem and insure just compensation, social recognition, and permanent tenure on the basis of efficient service. 4. Continued and thoro investigation of educational problems as the basis for revised educational standards and methods, to the end that the schools may attain greater efficiency and make the largest possible contribution to public welfare. 5. The establishment of a Department of Education with a Secre- tary in the President’s Cabinet, and Federal aid to encourage and assist the states in the promotion of education, with the exprest provision that the management of the public schools shall remain exclusively under state control. 6. The unification and federation of the educational forces of the country in one great professional organization devoted to the advance- ment of the teaching profession, and, thru education, the promotion of the highest welfare of the nation. To accomplish this purpose every teacher should be a member of a local teachers’ organization, a state teachers’ association, and the National Education Association. 7. Active assistance to state and local affiliated associations in securing needed legislation and in promoting the interests of such asso- ciations and the welfare of their members in accordance with the Charter and By-laws of this Association. 8. Equal salaries for equal service to all teachers of equivalent training, experience and success; and the promotion of sympathetic co- operation between school authorities and teachers by utilizing under recognized authority and responsible leadership suggestions and advice based upon class-room experience. 9. Cooperation with other organizations and with men and women of intelligence and vision everywhere who recognize that only thru education can be solved niany of the serious problems confronting our nation. 10. The National Education Association is committed to a program of service:—service to the teachers, service to the profession, service to the nation. Its supreme purpose is the welfare of the childhood of America.