related to particular industries, as the shoe and textile industries, the building and the machine trades.

This line of expert investigation might be extended to particular phases of industrial education in Europe as related to the needs of this country. Such studies would undoubtedly involve some expense and their prosecution would depend largely upon the resources of the Society.

Furthermore the central office of the Society, it is hoped, will serve as a bureau of information and a source of data and statistics for those in different parts of the country who are contemplating the establishment of institutions for industrial education or who are interested in the development of local, public or political sentiment. These and other lines of activity may well be undertaken by the Society in proportion to the material and moral support that it receives from the general public and from those most immediately concerned in the industrial welfare of our country.

CONSTITUTION

I. NAME: The name of this organization shall be the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education.

II. OBJECTS: The objects of this Society shall be to bring to public attention the importance of industrial education as a factor in the industrial development of the United States; to provide opportunities for the study and discussion of the various phases of the problem; to make available the results of experience in the field of industrial education both in this country and abroad, and to promote the establishment of institutions for industrial training.

III. MEMBERSHIP: All persons interested in the subject of industrial education shall be eligible to membership.

Application for membership shall be filed with the Secretary. Members shall be elected by the Executive Committee. Membership shall begin with payment of dues.

There shall be four classes of members all of which shall enjoy the same rights and privileges.

MEMBERS-All those who pay annual dues of $2.00.

SUSTAINING MEMBERS-All those who pay annual dues of $25.00 or more.

LIFE MEMBERS--All those who pay at any one time, the sum of $250.00 or more.

HONORARY MEMBERS-Any person who has achieved special distinction in promoting Industrial Education may be elected by unanimous vote by the Board of Directors as an "HONORARY MEMBER," and as such shall enjoy the rights and privileges of a member but shall be exempt from the payment of dues.

IV. OFFICERS: The officers of the Society shall be a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and twenty-seven Managers. There shall be also an Executive Committee, and Standing Committees as hereinafter provided.

The President shall preside at all meetings of this Society and the Board of Managers, and of the Executive Committee, and shall perform the duties usually devolving upon a presiding officer. In the absence of the President, the Vice-President shall preside and fulfill the duties of President.

The Secretary shall keep a full and accurate report of the proceedings of the general meetings of the Society and all meetings of the Board of Managers and of the Executive Committee. He shall conduct such correspondence and fulfill such other duties as the Board of Managers shall assign. He shall be paid a salary determined by the Board of Managers.

The Treasurer shall receive and under the direction of the Executive Committee hold in safe keeping, all moneys paid to the Society; and shall expend the same only upon the order of said Committee; shall keep an exact account of his receipts and expenditures, with vouchers for the latter, which account he shall render to the Executive Committee when requested.

The President, Vice-President and Treasurer shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting of the Society for a term of one year.

The Board of Managers shall consist of 'the President, VicePresident, Secretary, Treasurer and twenty-seven additional members. These twenty-seven members shall serve for a term of three years, nine of them being elected at each annual meetIng.*

The Board of Managers shall have power to fill vacancies in their own body occurring between the dates of the annual meetings, shall have charge of the general interests of the Society and shall develop plans to forward its purposes.

The Board of Managers shall elect the Secretary of the Society, who shall also be Secretary of the Board of Managers and of the Executive Committee, and shall determine the compensation of the office for the ensuing year.

The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, VicePresident, Secretary, Treasurer and five additional members of the Board of Managers selected by that body to serve for one year. It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee to provide

* To put this Constitution in operation eight members shall be elected at the organization meeting to hold office for a period of three years; eight for a period of two years, and eight for a period of one year.

for the safe-keeping and investment of all funds of the Society. It shall also be the duty of this Committee to issue orders on the Treasurer for the payment of all bills incurred by the Society under their direction. It shall conduct such other business as may be delegated to it by the Board of Managers and shall report to that body when requested. The Executive Committee shall appoint such Standing and Special committees as shall hereafter be provided for.

V. MEETINGS: The annual meeting of the Society shall be held in the month of November at such time and place as the Executive Committee shall decide. Special meetings of the Society shall be held as decided upon by the Executive Committee.

The Board of Managers shall meet at least twice a year, once within one month of the annual meeting for the purpose of organization, and again within one month previous to the next annual meeting for the purpose of reviewing the work of the Society and deciding upon such recommendations at the annual meeting as may be found advisable.

The Executive Committee shall meet once a month except June, July and August, at such time and place as it shall decide. VI. BY-LAWs: By-laws not inconsistent with this Constitution may be adopted by a two-thirds vote of a quorum of the Society.

VII. AMENDMENTS: This Constitution may be altered or amended by the two-thirds vote of the members present at a regular meeting, provided that the alteration or amendment has been substantially proposed in writing at a previous meeting or submitted to the members by mail at least thirty days before the meeting.

ORGANIZATION MEETING.

A meeting to effect a permanent organization of the Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education was called to order, Dr. James P. Haney, presiding, at four p. m., on Friday, November 16th, at Cooper Union. There were present about 250 persons, among whom were prominent business men and educators from the cities of New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Springfield, Ill.; Milwaukee; Menominee, Wis.; Buffalo; Cincinnati, Raleigh, N. C. Many of the smaller cities of New England and the Middle East were also represented.

Brief remarks as to the general projects of the Society were called for by the Chairman, and responded to by Mr. Keyes of Hartford, Dr. MacAlister of Philadelphia, Mr. Stout of Menominee, President Winston of Raleigh, Mr. Campbell of Buffalo, Mr. Geier of Cincinnati, Miss Howes of Boston and Mrs. Woolman of New York. Each of the speakers emphasized the value of an organization that should unite the various advocates of industrial training and provide opportunities for discussion and propaganda.

A suggested form of constitution was then submitted in typewritten form to the meeting and its consideration taken up by sections. After some discussion and certain modifications and amendments, the document herein printed was adopted as a whole. A resolution was adopted that the Board of Managers be instructed to take steps to bring about the incorporation of the Society under the laws of the State of New York, if this were found to be practicable. A further resolution provided that all persons present at the organization meeting who signed application blanks should be charter members of the Society. The Executive Committee was, in addition, authorized to make such verbal changes in the constitution as it should deem proper, without making changes in the meaning of the document.

Immediately after the adoption of the section of the constitu