Resolutions: Adopted by the Music Educators National Conference Chicago,Illinois,1954

In presenting these resolutions to the membership of the Music Educators National Conference at the biennial convention in Chicago, Fowler Smith, chairman of the Council of Past Presidents, which, by provision of the MENC constitution is charged with the responsibility of preparing the resolutions, said in part: “What do we music educators really believe in our hearts? Do we give lip service only to the ideals embodied in these resolutions which we are considering? Only to the extent to which each member of the Conference translates these ideals into action, will they be effective … It is in this spirit that the Council of Past Presidents submits these resolutions to you. They reflect the thinking of our membership from every area of the country, and epitomize the resolutions adopted by all six Division Conferences submitted in 1953.”