ning of the school life of an architect he ought to have laid before him the principles which underlie all art and that he ought not to be confined to some particular style. Now I have the greatest admiration in the world for classic art-the classic style of architecture-but not all the art in the world is contained in it, and when you are giving a young man the rudiments on which he must afterwards, as Mr. Post says, 'work out his artistic salvation,' let him have it as broad as the world can furnish. Do not limit him to a particular style. That would be the basis on which I would instruct him. I believe it is the true basis, and that, as I understood, was Mr. Van Brunt's suggestion. Now, I did not expcct to commit this Institute, by the passage of this motion, to any very aggressive opposition to the schools nor their methods, but as this is our authorized committee on matters of education, I did think it was proper to ask them to communicate with the schools, to see whether or not, in their opinion, this change, if it be a change, is advisable; whether the idea could be carried out; whether there is anything impracticable in it; and all that. The committee can report at the next Convention what the result of that correspondence is. Now, this was the motion that I made-simply to authorize this committee to merely communicate with the schools; and see whether, in their opinion, this thing was practicable or desirable; that was all; not to interfere with the schools in any way. If there is anything wrong in that, I will be glad to have the motion amended.

Mr. Van Brunt: I ask to say one word more ; in the schools of architecture the history of architecture is taught now in some form or other. I propose simply to have the history of architecture properly taught. That covers the whole point of the question.

The President: Gentlemen of the Convention, the chair would suggest that the difficulty can be very easily covered by stating that the paper shall be forwarded to the various schools of architecture and, while not endorsed by the Institute, it is felt to be of sufficient interest and of sufficient importance for them to take it up. I do not see, Mr. Yost, why you and Mr. Post cannot get together and word it in such a way that it would be satisfactory to both of you. Mr. Yost: Mr. President, I believe that if the language of the motion is carefully noticed it will be seen that that is exactly what it is simply that the Institute authorizes the Committee on Education to communicate with the schools in reference to the matter.

The President: There would seem to be a misunderstanding on the part of Mr. Post, and others might misunderstand it.

Mr. Sullivan: Mr. Van Brunt's report struck me as being a most thoughtful and comprehensive document. He has touched very definitely, very courageously and very intelligently upon the most important topic that could possibly come before this body. I therefore believe we should not act hastily in one form or another; that the meeting should not divide itself into two camps; but that we should act as a whole, for the furtherance of the very best interests of education. Every thoughtful man knows how deeply important a subject like this is, and I shall have something more to say on it in a formal way. It strikes me that Mr. Yost's motion suggested this, as I understand it: that the report be accepted as far as it goes, and that the Convention would like to have the committee continue its work, and, for the purpose of continuing in its work, that it may report later, or that the committee has the permission of the Institute to forward this report to the heads of the educational institutions for the purpose of communicating with them to obtain their views as to the desirability, possibility, feasibility of doing that which is set forth in the report. I really do not see why there should be any difference of opinion on that subject. I do not understand that the Convention commits itself definitely to any policy of education; any theory of education; but that it lends its name and support to this committee, and that it may pursue its investigations further.

The President: Mr. Post, would it be satisfactory to you and Mr. Yost to together word that resolution?

Mr. Post: Anything is satisfactory to me, sir.

Mr. Yost: I should be glad to have Mr. Post's suggestion as to any change in the language of it.

The President: So that there may be no doubt as to its meaning.

While the gentlemen named were conferring in regard to the proposed alterations, the chair announced the committee on reports of Chapters, Messrs. A. W. Longfellow, of Boston, Mr. W. S. Eames, of St. Louis, and Mr. E. O. Fallis, of Toledo.

The President :

on Uniform Contract.

Gentlemen, we will listen to the report of the Committee

The Secretary: The chairman of the committee has not sent a report. I think nothing has been done during the year.

The chair announced that luncheon would be served in the building at one o'clock.

The President: Gentlemen, the motion made by Mr. Yost and seconded, and the amendment made by Mr. Post, which was seconded, are withdrawn. Mr. Yost will now move an entirely new resolution in regard to the committee.

Mr. Yost: Mr. President, I now make the motion in this form: I move that the report of the committee be accepted, placed on file, and that the committee be directed to communicate with the several schools in existence in this country, in regard to the ideas presented by the chairman in this excellent paper. It simply strikes out the words "carrying out" from the original motion.

Mr. Sullivan: I move to amend by adding, that the present committee be continued.

Mr. Yost: Well, it is our standing Committee on Education.

The motion duly seconded was then put to the house and carried.

The President: The Committee on Foreign Correspondence has not reported. The Committee on Conservation of Public Buildings, Mr. R. M. Upjohn.

Mr. Bloor: Mr. President, Mr. Upjohn is not here and does not expect to be here to-day. He has his report ready, however, and he expects to be here to-day or to-morrow.

The President: The Committee on Conservation of Public Buildings, Mr. Upjohn, chairman, has prepared a report and it is announced from the floor will probably have the report here to-morrow.

The next order of business is consideration of the annual address of the president. The subject is now before the house for discussion.

The Van Brunt: Would it not be practicable, Mr. President, to have the document printed so that it could be circulated and considered by us all carefully, so that before any debate on the question occurs we could have the whole thing before us?

Mr. President: It might be done, but it is not practicable to have it in time for this meeting. The subjects suggested for discussion in the report are simple and I scarcely think it would be worth while to publish the address for this meeting. The recommendation is made that the Institute shall express its views on vital matters of professional conduct, and especially regarding the practice of doing work for little or no pay, either in competition or otherwise. This should be stamped by the Institute as unprofessional conduct and a statement to this effect should be placed upon the

regular schedule of charges. We have all agreed that our greatest difficulty to-day lies in this practice. If this unwritten law be made public as the dictum of the Institute and be no longer left entirely for us to maintain privately, it will have great weight. Let me urge on you that if the McKaig bill passes it will be the duty of any Fellow nominated by the President to accept a place in the commission, at whatever personal cost to himself.

On motion of Mr. Eames the President appointed Messrs. W. S. Eames, Henry Van Brunt and L. H. Sullivan a committee to consider the essential points of the President's Address and to make specific recommendations thereon.

The President: The report of special committee on Revision of the Bylaws and the relation of the Chapters to the Institute: Is the report ready to be made?

The Secretary then read the report of the special committee on the relation of the Chapters to the Institute, as the chairman, Mr. Kendall was not present.

NEW YORK, July 30th, 1894.

Alfred Stone, Esq., Secretary American Institute Architects:

Dear Sir,-The committee appointed by the president "to report to a meeting of the Executive Committee to be held at least sixty days previous to the next annual Convention as to the relations of the chapters to the institute-and to recommend such charges in the By-laws as they may deem expedient" respectfully reports as follows: that all printed words through which a black line is drawn be omitted, and that all words written in red ink be added to the Constitution and Bylaws as in force and published in 1891.

All the charges in the Constitution are recommended as an improvement in wording; so also, in several instances, in the By-laws.

The insertions in Sec. 2 of the By-laws (6th and 8th lines, page 7) are necessary only in case Article X. shall be amended as proposed by this committee. In Article IX. the Standing committees have been designated.

The especial work of the committee is set forth in the type-written resolutions. etc. herewith enclosed.

Yours very truly,

EDWARD H. KENDALL, Chairman,

American Institute of Architects:

Committee appointed by the Board of Directors to report a method of adjusting the relationship of Chapters to the Institute, meetings of June 27th and 28th, 1894.

WHEREAS: It is an avowed purpose of the Institute to encourage the formation and continuance of Chapters and the present constitution and by-laws authorize and direct the Board of Directors to define their limits of territory and jurisdiction and prescribe uniformly the principles of their government, and

WHEREAS: The time has arrived when it has become urgently necessary that such work should be undertaken and put into effect,

THEREFORE RESOLVED; That it is the sense of this meeting that the following amendments be made to the by-laws.

These amendments were printed and sent to each member at least thirty days before the meeting of the New York Convention.

The Secretary Gentlemen, the amendments proposed, you have in print, and I have copies here which can be distributed to those who have not got them, and in addition I have also a report from another committee which was appointed at the last Convention, of which Mr. Ferry, of Milwaukee, is the chairman. He has sent the following report :—

MILWAUKEE, October 12, 1894.

Alfred Stone, Esq., Secretary of A. I. A., Providence, R. I.:

Dear Sir,-Your committee on the Revision of the Constitution and By-Laws have to report that such suggested changes as have presented themselves to their attention have already been referred to the proper officers of the Institute, and are incorporated with such other material as they deem advisable to present for the consideration of members in the circular issued by yourself September 8th.

I trust I may personally be allowed again to express the opinion, which I have held since the reorganized Institute came into existence, that the mere matter of numbers was most important in connection with the efficiency and influence of the Institute, and, while we might all regret that it might tend to lower the standard, its importance is too great to be ignored. Aside from this our present qualifications for membership practically debars many whom we cannot afford to be without, but whose location is such that they would be either unwilling, or it would be impossible for them to be members of chapters as now required. I therefore trust that the proposed change, which in the before mentioned circular will be found in the first paragraph, marked Section 2, under No. 10, on page 2, will receive the approval of the members of the Institute.

Yours truly,

GEO. B. FERRY.

The Secretary: The clause referred to by Mr. Ferry will be found in the first paragraph of amendments, marked section 2 under No. 10, on page 2, and is as follows: 'A practising architect whose professional office is at a greater dis