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Are More Organizations Needed? J. W. Shepherd University of Oklahoma rHE National Academy of Visual Instruction, which has been called to meet at the University of Ken- :ky in Lexington, April 18th, 19th and , faces perhaps as the chief problem consideration at this meeting a defi- e determination of its own status as an ^anization; in fact it has been called Dn to give justification of its "raison tre." The challenge issued at Chicago t month during the meeting of the partment of Superintendence by those o would see a new organization in the d, confirms the editorial statement de in the last issue of the late Educa- nal Film Magazine relative to the need the Academy's taking more interest in )blems of the class room, 'n these days of over-organization a nand for a new organization should given careful consideration before be- accepted. It should be ascertained :h some certainty that no existing or- lization can be made to function to tain the desired ends. We believe, therefore, that the move- nt for a new organization is inoppor- le at this time and would tend to in- case the confusion rather than bring der out of the existing chaos. The Na- nal Academy is already in the field. It s the definite backing of a large share those most active in the promotion of e use of visual methods. It stands idged by its constitution to high ideals d lofty purposes. Its policies are still the making and can be readily shaped reach worthy ends. The organization, erefore, should be given not only an •portunity to prove its merit but it ould also be given the definite support all interests until it becomes evident at the organization must fail in its avowed purposes of broad and construc- tive service. The demand for a new organization seems to have arisen out of the larger cities where conditions are very different from those existing in the smaller cities, towns, villages and rural schools. The larger cities are independent of univer- sity extension agencies and may there- fore have become somewhat impatient, because university extension problems relating to these smaller school units have had considerable attention at the meet- ings of the Academy. This alone, however, does not justify the call for a new organization. Rather is it evidence that the present organiza- tion should divide its interests along the lines of special fields and activities. This tendency has already been felt within the National Academy at its last meeting in Des Moines. A special session of exten- sion directors and those interested in dis- tribution problems was called separate and apart from the regular meeting of the Academy. A permanent organization was effected and this organization will hold its meeting again with the Academy at Lexington as a part of the larger or- ganization. The same opportunity is open to those who represent the larger schools systems and are interested in special problems. But there is every reason at this time for pooling resources and influences in or- ganization rather than disrupting forces by division. It seems probable, too, that at least a part of the foment for a new organiza- tion has come from commercial interests. It is no secret that commercial represen- tatives have been restless under the pol- icy of the Academy which prohibits ac- 107