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Reverie, v. 3, issue 3, whole 10, September 1940
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12 Reverie the N.A.P.A. ahead of local ambitions by having literally no local candidates for any office, and thus departing from the censurable practice of taking advantage of its position as convention city to push a social favorite into high office. If other cities had exhibited the same honorable spirit of placing the good of the whole body above petty personal considerations, the Association would have escaped many of its darkest hours. The incoming board is pledged to the strict observance of constitutional activity and attention to duty; and in the unlikely event of any of the well-tried officers proving unfaithful or inexcusably dilatory, President Telschow can be trusted to keep his pledge of taking prompt and drastic action. Definite and concrete steps were taken to systematize recruiting, and to deal with the causes of the depression of the past few years. The committee on constitutional changes presented a remarkably well considered and admirable body of proposals, that they might be considered and discussed at this convention, and then put in shape for final action next year. I could not agree with certain of the measures suggested, and felt (and still feel) that some of the others need further study and debate through our papers before it will be possible to weigh them sufficiently. But this was inevitable, where so thorough an overhauling of our present constitutional structure was involved, and the way has now been cleared to go ahead and judge the plans maturely. It is certain if some may be eventually discarded, others will meet with approval and acceptance, and will operate to the tremendous benefit of our Association. The utmost thanks are due the committee for its splendid labors. I cannot by any stretch of the imagination comprehend how William J. Holton can so misrepresent and disparage the constructive work of the convention
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12 Reverie the N.A.P.A. ahead of local ambitions by having literally no local candidates for any office, and thus departing from the censurable practice of taking advantage of its position as convention city to push a social favorite into high office. If other cities had exhibited the same honorable spirit of placing the good of the whole body above petty personal considerations, the Association would have escaped many of its darkest hours. The incoming board is pledged to the strict observance of constitutional activity and attention to duty; and in the unlikely event of any of the well-tried officers proving unfaithful or inexcusably dilatory, President Telschow can be trusted to keep his pledge of taking prompt and drastic action. Definite and concrete steps were taken to systematize recruiting, and to deal with the causes of the depression of the past few years. The committee on constitutional changes presented a remarkably well considered and admirable body of proposals, that they might be considered and discussed at this convention, and then put in shape for final action next year. I could not agree with certain of the measures suggested, and felt (and still feel) that some of the others need further study and debate through our papers before it will be possible to weigh them sufficiently. But this was inevitable, where so thorough an overhauling of our present constitutional structure was involved, and the way has now been cleared to go ahead and judge the plans maturely. It is certain if some may be eventually discarded, others will meet with approval and acceptance, and will operate to the tremendous benefit of our Association. The utmost thanks are due the committee for its splendid labors. I cannot by any stretch of the imagination comprehend how William J. Holton can so misrepresent and disparage the constructive work of the convention
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