Conference on Citizenship

Abstract

Members of the MENC should be informed of the work of the National Education Association and its departments. The National Education Association and the Department of Justice have served as the auspices under which delegates from hundreds of public and private organizations may come together to pool their thinking for "the development of a more active, alert, enlightened, conscientious, and progressive citizenry in our country." An agency of good will and understanding, the National Conference on Citizenship is dedicated to the promotion and support of freedom, security, peace and happiness for people everywhere. In many ways the music educator is already seriously at work dealing with the problem of citizenship. Perhaps the report from the Conference can give added thought and stimulus to our work. John Paul, head of the Music Departmient of the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., represented the MENC at the 1952 meeting.