reason, to fill its quota of members annually, the vacancy or vacancies shall be filled by the Council. 4. The term of service of the several members of the Council chosen at the first election shall be arranged by the Executive Committee of the Council. 5. The absence of a member from two consecutive annual meetings of the Council shall be considered equivalent to resignation of membership, and the Council shall fill vacancies caused by absence from the Council as herein defined, as well as vacancies caused by death or resignation, for the unexpired term. All persons who have belonged to the Council shall, on the expiration of their membership, become honorary members, with the privilege of attending its regular sessions, and participating in its discussions. No state shall be represented in the Council by more than eight members. ARTICLE II-QUALIFICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP All members of the Council shall be either life or active members of the National Educational Association. ARTICLE III-MEETINGS There shall be a regular annual meeting of the Council held at the same place as the meeting of the National Educational Association, and at least two days previous to this meeting. There may be special meetings of the Council, subject to the call of the Executive Committee, but the attendance at these meetings shall be entirely voluntary. A majority of the Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting, whether regular or called; but any less number, exceeding eight members, may constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the regular annual meeting, as defined in this article. ARTICLE IV-THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL The Council shall, from time to time, undertake to initiate, conduct, and guide the thoro investigation of important educational questions originating in the Council; also to conduct like investigations originating in the National Educational Association, or any of its departments, and requiring the expenditure of funds. ARTICLE V-THE APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES AND EXPERTS In the appointments of special committees, and in the selection of writers and speakers, it shall be the privilege of the Council to appoint such experts, whether members of the Council or not, as are deemed best qualified to conduct investigations. ARTICLE VI-THE PROGRAM It shall be the duty of the president of the Council to prepare, with the assistance and approval of the Executive Committee, such a program for the annual meeting as shall realize as fully as practicable the purposes for which the Council was organized and exists. ARTICLE VII-STANDING COMMITTEES 1. There shall be three standing committees: an Executive Committee, a Committee on Membership, and a Committee on Educational Progress. 2. The Executive Committee shall be composed of the president of the Council and of three other members, whose terms of office shall be so arranged that one new member may be chosen each year, beginning with the year 1899. 3. It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee to provide an annual program by selecting, whenever feasible, subjects for investigation, and appointing committees to conduct such investigations. It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee to carry out the provisions contained in this constitution referring to volunteer and invited papers. It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee to provide a place on the program for the report on any investigation which may be ordered by the National Educational Association or its departments. 4. The Committee on Membership shall be composed of the president of the Council and six other members, whose terms of office shall be so arranged that two vacancies may be filled every year, beginning with 1899. 5. There shall be appointed annually a committee of one to submit, at the next meeting, a report on "Educational Progress During the Past Year," in which a survey of the important movements and events in education during the preceding year is given. This committee need not be selected from the members of the Council. ARTICLE VIII-THE DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL I. It shall be the duty of the Council to further the objects of the National Educational Association, and to use its best efforts to promote the cause of education in general. 2. The meetings of the Council shall be, for the most part, of a "round table" character. ARTICLE IX - AMENDMENTS This constitution may be altered or amended at a regular meeting of the Council, by a two-thirds vote of the members present, and any provision may be waived at any regular meeting by unanimous consent. By-laws not in violation of this constitution may be adopted by a two-thirds vote of the Council. NOTE: The letter "A" following a name denotes that the member is of the class elected by the association; the letter "C," by the Council. HONORARY MEMBERS-continued William J. Corthell, Gorham, Me. J. L. M. Curry, Washington, D. C. Charles DeGarmo, Ithaca, N. Y. V. C. Dibble, Charleston, S. C. John W. Dickinson, Newtonville, Mass. Andrew S. Draper, Champaign, Ill. John Eaton, Washington, D. C. Charles W. Eliot, Cambridge, Mass. William W. Folwell, Minneapolis, Minn. W. R. Garrett, Nashville, Tenn. Daniel C. Gilman, Washington, D. C. James C. Greenough, Westfield, Mass. W. N. Hailmann, Dayton, O. G. Stanley Hall, Worcester, Mass. Paul H. Hanus, Cambridge, Mass. Walter L. Hervey, New York, N. Y. Edwin C. Hewett, Normal, Ill. J. George Hodgins, Toronto, Canada. Ira G. Hoitt, Sacramento, Cal. James H. Hoose, Pasadena, Cal. George W. Howison, San Francisco, Cal. James L. Hughes, Toronto, Canada. Thomas Hunter, New York, N. Y. Ellen Hyde, Farmington, Mass. E. J. James, Chicago, Ill. E. S. Joynes, Columbia, S. C. David L. Kiehle, Minneapolis, Minn. Thomas Kirkland, Toronto, Canada. Henry M. Leipziger, New York, N. Y. James MacAlister, Philadelphia, Pa. Albert P. Marble, New York, N. Y. Francis A. March, Easton, Pa. Lillie J. Martin, San Francisco, Cal. William H. Maxwell, New York, N. Y. Charles A. McMurry, De Kalb, Ill. Thomas J. Morgan, Washington, D. C. Lemuel Moss, Minneapolis, Minn. William A. Mowry, Hyde Park, Mass. Mary E. Nicholson, Indianapolis, Ind. J. G. Schurman, Ithaca, N. Y. H. S. Tarbell, Providence, R. I. C. M. Woodward, St. Louis, Mo. SECRETARY'S MINUTES FIRST DAY FIRST SESSION.- MONDAY, JULY 8, 1901, 9 A. M. The Council met in the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium and was called to order at the appointed hour by President Charles M. Jordan. After a vocal solo by Miss Cora Cross, United States Commissioner William T. Harris presented a paper on "Isolation in the School-How it Hinders and How it Helps." Discussion of the paper was opened by Miss Ella F. Young, of Chicago, and continued by Francis W. Parker, F. Louis Soldan, F. A. Fitzpatrick, Aaron Gove, John W. Cook, J. M. Greenwood, and Charles B. Gilbert. SECOND SESSION.- MONDAY, JULY 8, 2 P. M. The Council reconvened in the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium. After a violin solo by Miss Margaret Street, Elmer E. Brown, of California, presented a paper on "Educational Progress During the Past Year." The president appointed the following Committee on Nominations: The Council adjourned at 3:45 P. M., to accept an invitation to a boat ride courteously extended to the members of the Council and officers of the association by the citizens of Detroit. THIRD SESSION.- MONDAY, JULY 8, 8 P. M. The Council reconvened in the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium. After a musical selection by a quartet, President James B. Angell of the University of Michigan delivered an address in memory of the late Dr. B. A. Hinsdale. The quartet rendered another selection, "Beyond the Smiling and the Weeping." Addresses in memory of the late Hon. Henry Barnard, LL.D., were then presented as follows: 1. "The Establishment of the Office of United States Commissioner of Education," by United States Commissioner William T. Harris. 2. "Henry Barnard's Influence in the Establishment of Normal Schools," by E. Oram Lyte, of Pennsylvania. 3. "The Influence of Henry Barnard on Schools in the West," by Newton C. Dougherty, of Illinois. 4. "Henry Barnard's Home Life, and His Work and Influence upon Education as Commissioner of Connecticut and Rhode Island," by Charles H. Keyes, of Connecticut. 5. "Henry Barnard as an Educational Critic," by Francis W. Parker, of Illinois. SECOND DAY.-TUESDAY, JULY 9, 9 A. M. The Council was called to order by the president at the appointed hour. After a cornet solo, papers were presented on "Lessons of the Educational Exhibit at Paris," by Miss Anna Tolman Smith, of the United States Bureau of Education, Washington, D. C., and J. Howard Rogers, of New York, director of education and social economy, United States Commission to the Paris Exposition. The papers were discussed by Superintendent Aaron Gove, of Colorado, and Mr. Cloudesley S. H. Brereton, of Melton Constable, England. |