involved will permit; these men to visit other corporations and give them the benefit of their advice along the lines of work in which they are qualified. The thing that faces us in the country is the demand for an increased output of our industries, coincident with a decrease in the supply of available men. We in this Association believe that the one best approach to the securing of increased efficiency is the training of the workers.

It seems, therefore, that it would be of very great advantage to our member companies if we could have available the services of such men as Mr. Thomas and Mr. Yoder and others who are qualified in training apprentice boys, and Mr. Hopf and Mr. Puffer, who are qualified in training clerical employees, and men like Mr. Dooley and Mr. Dietz, who are qualified in training the engineering graduates. It would be of immense service if they could visit companies, on request, making a study of conditions and rendering expert advice.

Another point that has been mentioned in the convention is the desirability of maintaining established standards of health. Mr. Ashe, in his paper, touched on this point. I do not know whether the Association feels like going on record as to its conviction on that, based on the experience abroad, or whether this Association wishes to throw its influence back of the proposition of maintaining established standards of health; at any rate, there will be a greater need than ever before for the protection of the worker, both in regard to his protection from accidents and the protection of the health of the worker. How fine it would be if such a qualified man as Mr. Ashe could render service to companies needing such service. That is about all there is to the proposition. I do not think it is necessary to elaborate upon it further.

Such an expert service would be of great value to the Association as a means of increasing the membership.

THE PRESIDENT: Would it not be well if this Association should take some action in the way of a resolution to request the member-companies to lend their men for that purpose? Are you prepared to present a resolution of that character, Mr. Vinal? MR. A. C. VINAL: I have prepared a resolution, Mr. President, which I will read. It is as follows:

The National Association of Corporation Schools in its Fifth

Annual Convention assembled at Buffalo, New York, June 9th, recognizing the vital need of maximum efficiency in American industry to the successful prosecution of the war, and further recognizing that this Association should be in a position to render the largest possible service to its member-companies, and to this end should have available the services of men fully qualified in the various lines of work pursued by the Association, directs the Executive Committee to request the member-companies commanding the services of certain members of our Association who are expert in their particular lines to detail said men to the service of the Association for so much of their time during the coming year as is consistent with the convenience of the companies involved.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY HENDERSCHOTT: I move the adoption of the resolution.

(The resolution was put to vote and duly adopted.)

THE PRESIDENT: At a special meeting of the Executive Committee held yesterday, having in mind the need of one hundred additional members, pledges were made by members of the Executive Committee to obtain during the coming year, and early, thirty-seven new members. That leaves sixty-three to be obtained in other ways. At the request of the Executive Committee, I will ask you now to make pledges, which you will keep, to get as many members as you think you can get, and we would like to have these pledges recorded. Probably the best way to do that would be to have you first of all simply rise in order and make a pledge if you can, or say no if you cannot. We need an addition to the thirty-seven new members which have been pledged by the members of the Executive Committee, about sixty more.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY HENDERSCHOTT: In that connection I will say that the Executive Secretary's office is in position to send lists of the prospects in the various communities. It is a question of pledging yourselves to call on the proper persons in your community, in most cases only a few, and present our proposition, and present it so that you can get their membership. As the president says, thirty-seven were pledged by the members of the Executive Committee yesterday. We have to keep in mind that in some communities pledges have been made that may be duplicated. That, however, can be ironed out later.

The gentlemen will please rise in the order in which they are seated and announce the number of new members they will endeavor to get under this plan.

MR. A. C. VINAL: I will make an effort to get five new members.

MR. S. F. WILSON: I will work hard. I do not know that I can make a definite promise. I think I will be able to get one. MR. E. G. ALLEN: I could not pledge a membership, but I will undertake to see three of the prospects.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY HENDERSCHOTT: That is what that

means.

MR. HENRY A. McCORMACK: One.

MR. HARRY W. HINMAN: I will try to get one.

MR. E. S. COBAUGH: What is the maximum sentence in case you fail?

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY HENDERSCHOTT: Nothing whatever, if you make a good effort.

MR. E. S. COBAUGH: I will try-I will try to get two.

MR. E. H. FISH: I am not able to pledge any at all, because I am not even able to pledge that our own company will stay in. MR. ROBERT B. BONNEY: Two.

MR. PHILIP BRASHER: I come from New Haven, where I think the membership is small, and therefore I will say five. DR. HENRY C. METCALF: I would like to do everything I can. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY HENDERSCHOTT: Have you any definite number in mind?

MR. HENRY C. METCALF: I will pledge two-try to.

MR. A. J. CUMMINGS: Two.

MR. HARRY A. HOPF: I will pledge three.

MR. K. WEISIGER: Two.

MR. C. E. STRAIT: I will do whatever I can, but I come from a district where there are no large factories outside of our own. I will try for one.

MR. R. E. VOM LEHN: One.

MR. R. F. CAREY: I have two prospects in sight now.

MR. J. W. L. HALE: I promise to exert as much influence as I can on behalf of the Association. On account of my present connection, I would rather not make a definite promise, but the Association can rest assured my heart is as fully bound up with the work as ever, and I will do what I can to advance its interest.

MR. E. O. RAABE: I hope to be a member before next year. MR. J. H. YODER: I am already pledged in the Executive Committee.

MR. KENNETH W. REED: Mr. M. J. Jones, of the SherwinWilliams Company, and myself as representing The Warner & Swaser Company, of Cleveland, think together we can get five. MR. JOHN D. GILL: Three.

MR. J. E. BANKS: Two.

MR. C. E. SHAW: Framingham is cleaned up, but we will see if we cannot get one from Boston.

MR. LEWIS O. ATHERTON: Owing to the fact I am going into a new territory, I will not make a pledge, but I will do the best I can.

MR. G. W. DAVIS: I will try to get two.

MR. N. F. DOUGHERTY: I will get two.
MR. W. W. KINCAID: I will promise three.
MR. JOHN L. DAHL: One.

MR. ARTHUR A. FISK: Three.

MR. S. MACCLINTOCK: I will get two.

MR. O. C. SHORT: TWO.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY HENDERSCHOTT: Will the reporter please announce the number who have pledged.

A MEMBER: Sixty-three in all have been pledged. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY HENDERSCHOTT: I believe every man will get his quota, and some of us will get more. I think that problem is definitely settled.

THE PRESIDENT: That is very gratifying, gentlemen. We will proceed at once to the business session, which opens with the report of the Executive Secretary.

BUSINESS SESSION

FRIDAY MORNING-JUNE 8TH, 1917

PRESIDENT TILY, Presiding

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY HENDERSCHOTT: I have made this report brief, and will just give you a sketch of the activities for the past year.

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

MR. PRESIDENT, DELEGATES AND GUESTS:

"The activities of our Association have been carried on in much the same manner as last year. Conditions caused by the war in Europe, in which the United States is now involved, has undoubtedly influenced the growth of our Association, and has, in other ways, interfered with a normal development. Several industrial corporations which appear to be good prospects have taken no action, other corporations have indicated that their businesses are disturbed by the war conditions which prevent organization of educational departments and the inauguration of active instruction for their employes. The working forces of our Association have not been materially enlarged, although more sub-committees have made reports.

President Tily, at the inception of his term of office, appointed a Program Committee, which met frequently and prepared concise recommendations for the Executive Committee to pass upon at its regular meetings. The Program Committee also prepared the Hand Book issued in connection with this convention. It has been an aggressive and harmonious Committee, and has materially assisted in the constructive development of the Association's activities.

The monthly Bulletin has been issued, as in the past, and for some months five hundred additional copies were printed and mailed to industrial institutions considered good prospects for Class "A" membership.