ARTICLE XII.

AMENDMENTS

SECTION 1. This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at an annual meeting, provided that such amendment has been approved by the Executive Board and proposed to the members at a general meeting one year before.

ARTICLE XIII.

BY-LAWS

SECTION 1. By-laws not inconsistent with this Constitution may be adopted at the annual meeting by a majority vote of the members present and voting; but no by-law shall be adopted on the same day on which it is pronosed.

BY-LAWS

1. The Executive Board shall have power to fix its own quorum, which shall not be less than one-third of its body.

Chicago, Ill., on June 26-29, 1911. In point of attendance it surpassed previous meetings, and the enthusiasm of the sessions and the substantial work accomplished, as shown by the papers and discussions printed in this volume, made the convention a pronounced success.

Through the medium of the Association, Catholic educators of all parts of the country now submit their problems to the consideration of the entire educational body. In the annual meetings a mutual acquaintance has grown up which extends to all our teaching orders and institutions. There is developing among us a clearer understanding of the educational situation, and Catholic educators are obtaining a better grasp of the problems which they are called on to solve.

In the deliberations of the Chicago convention special consideration was directed to several subjects of general interest and of great importance. The first was the attitude of a certain educational and financial institution towards religious education and the general educational interests of the country. As a result of the study and discussion of a careful presentation of the facts, the conviction was shared by all that a strong tendency toward monopoly of education exists, and that methods and systems which have prevailed in American industrial life should not be introduced into the field of education.

A second subject was that of the curriculum. The need of coordination in our work has been felt for many years, and the lack of a suitable plan of study has been the cause of much confusion. The difficulty of formulating any comprehensive plan has been so great that educators hesitate to undertake the work. It is the opinion of all that something should be

done to give more unity and consistency to our endeavors, and the determination to find a way to bring about a better coordination was one of the significant notes of the convention.

An interesting and instructive session of the convention dealt with the problem of the affiliation of Catholic schools with secular institutions. Many views were ably presented, and this discussion of the Chicago meeting will focus the attention of Catholic educators on the subject, and prove a substantial help in forming a united Catholic public opinion in regard to it.

The present Report gives evidence of the great number and varied character of our educational interests. The need of greater concentration has been felt, and some of the Departments have limited the number of their sections. The Report is a new evidence of the growing spirit of unity and cooperation that now characterizes the educational work of the Church in the United States.

MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

WASHINGTON, D. C., NOVEMBER 9, 1910.

A meeting of the Executive Board of the Catholic Educational Association was held at the Catholic University of America, on Wednesday, November 9, 1910, at 10 a. m. The following members were present: Rt. Rev. T. J. Shahan, D. D.; Very Rev. James A. Burns, C. S. C.; Very Rev. H. T. Drumgoole, LL. D.; Rev. Francis W. Howard, LL. D.; Rev. Francis T. Moran, D. D.; Very Rev. E. J. Walsh, C. M.; Very Rev. E. R. Dyer, S. S., D. D.; Very Rev. Walter Stehle, O. S. B.; Rev. James J. Dean, O. S. A.; Brother John Waldron, S. M.; Very Rev. M. A. Hehir, C. S. Sp.; Rev. Joseph F. Smith. Prayer was said. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The Secretary read several communications which were ordered to be placed on file. A letter from Rev. Charles Macksey, S. J., was read, announcing his resignation as a member of the Executive Board owing to the fact that he was called to Rome to teach in the Gregorian University. The resignation was accepted.

It was decided to hold the next meeting of the Association in Chicago, on June 26, 27, 28, 29, at the De Paul University. The Secretary was directed to call on His Grace, the Most Rev. Archbishop of Chicago, to place the meeting under his direction, and to make the necessary arrangements.

The Publication Committee reported that the list of Catholic books would be published in February. The report was accepted and ordered to be filed.

The Committee on Secondary Education reported that it favored holding a round-table discussion on Tuesday evening of the Convention, similar to the one held on the Tuesday evening of the last Convention. It reported also that the College Department wished to change the name of the Department to that