Evening star., 1936-08-26

the East Texas State Teachers Col
lege, where he received an A. B. de-
gree in 1920. He took graduate work
at Vanderbilt University and George
Peabody College, and was awarded the
AM. degree from George Peabody
College in 1921. Following that, Mar
tin did further graduate work at the
University of Chicago. He is married
and has three children.
Martin has had wide experience
as a teacher of economics, holding at
various times the following positions:
Teacher and principal. public schools
Of Texas; professor of education, Ala
bama Technical Institute and Col
lege for Women; teaching assistant in
economics, University Of Chicago;
lecturer in economics, Northwestern
University; associate professor of
economics, Emory University; profess
sor Of economics, University of Ken
lucky (now on leave Of absence) and
dictatorship (on leave) of the Bu-
latter capacity he has served the
State and local government units as
advisor on financial problems.
Has Served on Many Boards.
Martin has had many activities out
side the field of teaching. At various
times he has served as a member of
the Executive Committees Of the Ma
tional Tax Association. the Kentucky
Tax Reduction Association and the
American Association Of. University
Professors. He was chairman of the
Southern Tax Committee Of the So
cial Science Research Council from
1881 to 1894, and a member of the
Committee on Educational Support of
the Kentucky Educational Commis-
sion from 1882 to 1884
He is a member of the National
Tax Association Committee on Motor
Vehicle Taxation. In l930-l932 he
was secretary and in 1928 presi-
dent of the Kentucky Academy of So
cial science. In 1928 he was vice
president, and is now president, Of the
Southern Economic Association. He
was president of the Tax Research
Foundation from 1929 to 1884, and
since 1880 has been editor of the
Status Tables Division of Tax Systems
of the World, which is published by
the foundation. Mr.. Martin has
served several organizations as con-
sultant, being consulting editor of the
Prentice-Han State and Local Tax
Service; consultant of the National
Resource Committee. the New Hamp-
shire Tax Commission and the Edu-
cational Policies Commission, and a
tax consultant, on a formal or
informal basis, of the Kentucky
Farm Bureau Federation. Ameri-
can Legislators Association, Ken
lucky Education Association, Kentucky
Tax Reduction Association. Associa-
ton of Tax Assessing OficialS, the
Tennessee Valley Authority, the Geor-
gia Manufacturers Association, the
State Tax Commission of Georgia, the
South Carolina Special Commission on
Motor Regulation and Taxation, and
numerous agencies of the State gov
ernment of Kentucky. In addition to
the organizations in which he holds
Offices, he is a member Of the Amer
ican Economic Association, American
Political Science Association, National
Municipal League, Phi Eta, Beta
Gamma Sigma, and a fellow Of the
Royal Economic Society (English).
Has Written Extensively.
During 1934-1935 Martin served as
research director of the Interstate
Commerce Commission on conflicting
taxation.
Martin has written extensively on
economics and taxation.
In December, 1885, when Albert B.
Chandler became Kentucky's Cover
nor, Martin worked with the State in
outlining a reorganization program
for its government. In view of his
experience, Gov. Chandler appointed
him commissioner of revenue under
the new system.