Evening star., 1940-03-16
Architect Institute
To Weigh Program
For Unification
Amendments to By-Lows
To Bring Profession
Into National Body

Into National Body
"A comprehensive program for the
unihcation of the architectural pro-
fession will be submitted for adop-
ton by the American Institute of
Architects at the Institutes 72nd
convention in Louisville, KY, May
81 to "a, it is announced by Edwin
Bergstrom of Los Angeles, president
Of the institute.
Amendments to the bylaws of the
institute have been prepared by a
committee of the institutes Board of
Directors, consisting of Frederic A.
Fletcher of Baltimore, chairman of
the committee on State organiza-
ton: Clair w. Ditchy of Detroit;
chairman of the committee on uni
flcation, and Charles T. Ingham of
Pittsburgh, secretary of the institute.
If the recommended bylaw
changes are adopted, the profession
will at last possess the machinery
necessary to bring all practicing
architects together in one national
organization without working injury
to the old, well established and we'll
tried organization and procedures of
the institute and yet preserve the
State association member as an en-
tity within its own particular terri
tory" says statement by Mr..
Fletcher.
Should Boost Memberships.
The program, it is explained,
should encourage a greater number
OF State association memberships
and the establishment of regional as
sociations, or councils, long advo-
Gated by the institute. 1t will in
crease the ultimate representation of
the State association members in
the institute conventions from
maximum of 100 votes now permitted
under the bylaws when there are
40 State association members to
possible 1873 votes, according to Mr..
Bergstrom.
"The number 1873 is determined
as follows: There are $4,000 archi-
tects on the Institutes mailing list,
of whom 5000 are institute members,
represented individually by member
delegates at the conventions" Mr..
Bergstrom continues. This leaves
1000 architects who may be mem
bers or associates of State associa-
ton members and represented at
conventions by State delegates of the
State association members.
when there are 48 State asso-
citation members there will be 48
State delegates, one delegate from
each association member for it's first
unit of Is dues-paying members or
associates who are not in default.
These 48 State delegates will repre-
sent 1900 of the 11,000 architects,
leaving a possible maximum of $500
dues-paying members or associates
of the State association members
who will be represented by one State
delegate for each unit of 10 of such
members or associates who are not
in default fox dues, possible LAO
State delegates plus the original
48, aggregating fS8 State delegates.
'"The maximum number of votes
which may be cast by the member
delegates who represent the indi-
vidual members at a convention av-
erages $50. Hence the proposed unfit
cation program, while it will in
crease the ultimate voting strength
of the State association members
to 1888, provided that all of the
$500 architects are actually dues
paying members or associates and
that none of them are in default,
nevertheless maintains that ulti-
mate strength considerably below
the voting strength of the indi-
Ndual members"
S1-Per-M Member Dues.
The proposed annual dues to be
paid by each State association
member each year is 81 per voting
member, based on the greatest
number of the associations dues
paying members or associates who
have paid their dues, in part or in
whole. levied for the year immedi-
ately prior to the year for which the
institute dues are payable.
Organization of regional council
within each regional district of the
institute is recommended. The
councils membership would consist
Of the institute chapters and the
State association members within
the district, each of which would
be represented at meetings Of the
council by representatives elected by
1t. The chapters of the district, in
the aggregate, and the State asso-
citation members of the district. in
the aggregate, would be equally rep
resented on the council, which
would be an unincorporated non-
profit membership association under
the direction Of the institutes
regional director for the district
Each regional council would hold at
least one meeting year.
The duties of each regional coun-
ell would be to consider matters re-
lating to the profession within its
district, and particularly to allocate
the work pertaining to the various
chapters and the State association
members within the district.
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