Letter to Taylor enclosing the minutes of the executive committee of the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education

              Minutes of the Executive Committee of the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education

A meeting of the Executive Committee was held at the rooms of the Carnegie Foundation, New York City, on Saturday, January 12th at 2.30 p.m., with Mr. Alexander in the Chair.

There were present Mrs. Kehew and Messrs. Moore, Higgins, Donnelly, Haney and Richards.

The reading of the minutes of the last meeting was waived by common consent and the secretary presented the following report of his office since that meeting.

"Following the meetings of December eighth acceptances of election respectively to the Board of Managers and to the Executive Committee were received from Fred W. Taylor and from Samuel B. Donnelly. Mr. Charles L. Eidlitz states that he was unable to accept membership on the Board on account of his time being so fully occupied that he could not do the work justice.

Immediately following the meeting of December eighth, a letter was received from Mr. John Mitchell accepting membership in the Board of Managers. Some two weeks later the following letter was received:

Indianapolis, Indiana, Dec. 20, 1906

Mr. R.C. Richards, Acting Secretary
National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education

My dear Sir:

Your favor dated December 15th, enclosing minutes of the meeting of the Board of Managers, received and noted.

Since talking with you in New York, I have given considerable thought to the organization of the Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education.

I greatly regret that no representative of labor from the technical trades have accepted membership in the Society. As you know, coal mining is not considered a technical trade, and therefore my connection with the Society for the Promotion of Industrial