For the Good of the Order

Abstract

IN HIS “OPEN LETTER TO MEMBERS,” published in the February-March 1957 issue of the Journal, President William B. McBride said, in a concluding statement: “It is the conviction of your officers and the members of your Board of Directors and Executive Committee that … our members should at this time be given the privilege of helping set the stage for the immediate future and the ensuing developments in the field of music education … ‘For the good of the order,’ let us talk it all over-in person or through correspondence. With mutual understanding of the needs of the present and the opportunities for the future of our organization, we shall be prepared to extend to still greater success what has been gained in the first fifty years …” In order that all members might have opportunity to participate in the discussion “For the Good of the Order,” an open forum in the Journal was announced in the June-July issue. Here are printed the first contributions received. The symposium will be continued in succeeding issues.-K.D.E.