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ARTICLE VII.

THE SECRETARY GENERAL

SECTION I. The Secretary General shall be elected by the Executive Board. The term of his office shall not exceed three years, and he shall be eligible to re-election. He shall receive a suitable salary, and the term of his office and the amount of his compensation shall be fixed by the Executive Board.

SEC. 2. The Secretary General shall be Secretary of the general meetings of the Association and of the Executive Board. He shall receive and keep on record all matters pertaining to the Association and shall perform such other duties as the Executive Board may determine. He shall make settlement with the Treasurer General for all receipts of his office at least once every month. He shall give bond for the faithful discharge of his duties. He shall have his records at the annual meeting and at the meetings of the Executive Board.

ARTICLE VIII.

THE TREASURER GENERAL

SECTION I. The Treasurer General shall be the custodian of all moneys of the Association, except such funds as he may be directed by the Executive Board to hand over to the Trustees of the Association for investment. He shall pay all bills when certified by the President General and Secretary General, acting with the authority of the Executive Board. He shall make annual report to the Executive Board, and shall give bond for the faithful discharge of his duties.

ARTICLE IX.

THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

SECTION I. The Executive Board shall have the management of the affairs of the Association. It shall make arrangements for the meetings of the Association, which shall take place annually. It shall have power to make regulations concerning the writing, reading and publishing of the papers of the Association meetings

It shall have charge of the finances of the Association. The expenses of the Association and the expenses of the Departments shall be paid from the Association treasury, under the direction and with the authorization of the Executive Board. No expense shall be incurred except as authorized by the Executive Board.

SEC. 3. It shall have power to regulate admission into the Association, to fix membership fees and to provide means for carrying on the work of the Association,

SEC. 4. It shall have power to create Trustees to hold the funds of the Association. It shall have power to form committees of its own members to facilitate the discharge of its work. It shall audit the accounts of the Secretary and of the Treasurer General. It shall have power to interpret the Constitution and regulations of the Association, and in matters of dispute its decisions shall be final. It shall have power to fill all vacancies occurring among its members.

SEC. 5. The Executive Board shall hold at least one meeting each year.

ARTICLE X.

MEMBERSHIP

SECTION 1. Any one who is desirous of promoting the objects of this Association may be admitted to membership on payment of membership fee. The payment of annual fee entitles the member to vote in meetings of this Association, and to a copy of the publications of the Association issued after admission into the Association. The right to vote in Department meetings is determined by the regulations of the several Departments.

ARTICLE XI.

MEETINGS

SECTION 1. Meetings of the Association shall be held at such time and place as may be determined by the Executive Board of the Association.

ARTICLE XII.

AMENDMENTS

SECTION I. This Constitution may be amended by a twothirds 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 proposed.

BY-LAWS

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

INTRODUCTION

The papers and addresses presented at the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Catholic Educational Association and its Departments, held in Pittsburgh, Pa., on June 24-27, 1912, are given in this volume. The topics and the discussions are numerous and varied, but they all deal with problems that demand the educator's attention. This Report is an excellent and an adequate statement of the actual position of Catholic education in the United States.

The success which the Catholic Educational Association has achieved in its special work is due to two things.

First, the Association was organized as a purely voluntary society and has always retained this character. Its annual meeting is held with the permission, and under the authority of the Ordinary of the diocese in which it assembles. It is well understood and agreed by all its members, that it shall not develop into an institution. It has, therefore, never assumed any legislative power, and it has never sought to impose regulations or recommendations on any of its members. The member who attends the meeting knows that he does so with the understanding that he is present as an individual, and that he does not commit his institution, his order, or his diocese to any proposal or suggestion he may see fit to offer for the improvement of Catholic educational work. This has promoted a spirit of confidence and of helpfulness in all the deliberations.

The second cause of the success of the Association lies in the fact that it was organized with a single purpose in view: "to promote by study, conference and discussion the thoroughness of Catholic educational work in the United States;" and through the nine years of its existence it has never deviated in any way from this purpose. The time of the Convention seems too short to deal with the questions that arise, but Catholic educators of

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