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From the Secretary's Desk

An Analysis of Our Association

Is our type of membership becoming too broad?

Why do we publish a scientific journal?

What about a separate, "popular" journal?

Do we need advertising in the JOURNAL?

Why are there not more manufacturing papers in the JOURNAL?

Why don't more Industry members attend the Annual Meeting?

Are we as democratic as we could be?

These and other questions are sometimes raised. It is desirable to state some facts concerning our Association, in order that the membership can understand the various activities of the Association and the work of its Board of Directors. Your Secretary is, perhaps, as well qualified as anyone to make such an analysis, because he has been a member for many years—first as a teacher and as a businessman, and then as Secretary-Treasurer. He has also been through the various offices in the Association. Therefore, he feels competent to present an unbiased version to the Association of its various activities and problems.