THE NATIONAL JBNICR ACHIEVERS CONFERENCE
VOL, 1 0 NUMBER 6 DECEMBER
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1953TILL THEN
This i s t h e l a s t Conference News about NAJAC 1953. I n January we r l l send out the f i r s t i s s u e of V o l w X I . , t h e f i r s t news of NAJAC 1954. We wish t h e b e s t t o a l l 1953 delegates. May your NAJAC f r i e n d s h i p s and s p i r i t mean more and more t o you a s time goes by, may a l l t h e things you learned be h e l p f u l i n t h e y e a r s ahead.
The Achievers Conference always has a s p e c i a l neaning f o r those whose a t t e n d , Thatrs why NAJACters look forward t o t h e day t h e y i l l meet again, and alvzays s i g n t h e i r L e t t e r s ,
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conference Direct o r LONG GONE
Werre very s o r r y we cannot help many of those who wrote i n about l o s t a r t i - c l e s , Apparently nobody found arrything. Vie went through t h e dorms Friday and Saturday and found a number of a r t i c l e s which we saved and s e n t t o those who asked about them, A number of o t h e r s wrote about t h i n g s we d i d n ' t f i n d , we checked t d t h l i a m i , and they don't have them e i t h e r ,
VWT YOU THINK ABOUT NAJAC
Some of you guys and g a l s j u s t d o n ' t answer your mail. You haven't s e n t i n your NAJAC questionnaires. Here 2re some of t h e answers from t h e 211 of you who helped by replying, Thanks t o you f o r giving us your advice f o r a b e t t e r NAJAC
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F i r s t , t h e f i v e b i g questions about the main f e a t u r e s .
Good F a i r Poor
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7The Conference a s a whole 0
Discussion groups 1 2 8 76 7
Business meetings 158 48 2 !E
Recreation 190 18 3
Friday t o u r and luncheon 164
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This showed a big improvement i n regard f o r Business meetings. A good chairman r e a l l y helps, It shows t h e r e i s room f o r improvement i n discussion groups. We thank those who r e p l i e d f o r some very u s e f u l suggestions. A l l i n a l l , most evezy- body who r e p l i e d had a f a i r t o good time. But what about t h e r e s t of you? Boy, could we be wrong. There's s t i l l time t o send i n your vote.
Those business meetings r e a l l y made a hit, They were t h e b e s t p a r t of t h e Conference t o a l o t of people. The a p p l i c a t i o n of r u l e s of order t o h e l p every- one have his say was a big p a r t of it, How about t r y i n g t h a t i n your own J. A.
company too,
Other "best" f e a t u r e s were d i s c u s s i o n groups, new f r i e n d s , and dances.
"LeastH Liked were food (who could eat. i n a l l t h a t h e a t ) , d i s c u s s i o n groups, b u s i n e s s meetings, and j u s t p l a i n nothing a t a l l . Some of t h e p r e f e r e h c e s show q u i t e a d i f f e r e n c e of opinion, which i s j u s t what you'd normally expect. It s u g g e s t s a program w i t h more v a r i a t i o n , more t h i n g s going on a t t h e same time s o you can p i c k what you l i k e best.
E l e c t i o n s went over p e t t y w e l l . A l l but one person wants them, and
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thought t h e y were good, a g a i n s t 7 poor. Opinion was g e n e r a l l y good about a l l phases of t h e e l e c t i o n except t h e p l u r a l i t y v o t e t h a t was i n e f f e c t t h i s y e a r .
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a g a i n s t i t , many more than opposed any o t h e r f e a t u r e . A l l a r e agreed on a wide range cf s t a ~ d a r d s t h a t o f f i c e r s should f u l f i l l . I n t h i s con- n e c t i o n , a l l t h r e e of t h e o l d o f f i c e r s p r e s e n t d i d such f i n e jobs they've been asked t o r e t u r n n e x t y e a r a s counselors,Delegates f a v o r e d J. A. company income t a x e s 160 t o
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179 of you would l i k e t o be c o u n s e l o r s , but only a f e w of you gave v e r y sound q u a l i f i c a t i o n s .F i n a l l y , you voted
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t o 30 t h a t you could have come i f t h e d a t e were one week e a r l i e r . On t h a t b a s i s , we I r e planning f u t u r e N1JACls a week e a r l i e r , t oa v o i d t h e crowded t r a v e l c o n d i t i o n s on Labor Day weekend.
Thcse a r c t h e h i g h l i g h t s . Thanks t o a l l who r e p l i e d . ODDS AND ENDS
The Conference Resolutions have been p u b l i s h e d and c o p i e s s e n t t o a l l a r e a o f f i c e s . A r t Kilano of Denver has w r i t t e n a Guide f o r Achiever A s s o c i a t i o n s . A l l J. A , a r e a s have a copy, More a r e a v a i l a b l e . Five al.bums of NAJAC p i c t u r e s a r e i n c i r c u l a t i o n throughout t h e country. Each c e n t e r g e t s an album f o r one week according t o a s p e c i a l schedule. Your J. A . o f f i c e has t h e schcdule, Watch f o r t h e album a t your c e n t e r and a t a l l Ftegional Conferences.
JAMC 0 NEJAC
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SOJAC COASTFour r e g i o n a l conferences this year. Marly of u s w i l l t a k e t h i s chance t o renew acquaintances. Here a r e t h e confferences, and your o f f i c e r s whom NAJAC i s sending t o meet you t h e r e , Look f o r .us.
JAMC 0 Chicago Decenlber- 28,29,30 Roger Alvey,Marilyn Smith, Jim Ra.skf 5 e l d SOJAC A t l a n t a January 29,30 Dick Freedman, Paul C o u l t e r
ME J A C S p r i n g f i e l d February 25,26,27 Mary P a t T y r r e l l , Mary Manning VJEST COAST P o r t l a n d March ( t e n t a t i v e ) Ron Larson
PAPER WORK
There a r e 82 pages of d i s c u s s i o n group r e p o r t s t o summarize. ITe a r e work- i n g on them and w i l l m a i l c o p i e s t o e a c h a r e a o f f i c e soon.
Jeannine Johnson and t h e v a r i o u s committee chairmen d i d a f i n e job, We have a l l t h e minutes and r e p o r t s
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a l l t y p e d t o o ,Mary P a t Ty-rrell i s about r e a d y w i t h her f i r s t p e r i o d i c r e p o r t of Associa- t i o n a c t i v i t y . If your a s s o c i a t i o n h a s n ' t w r i t t e n Mary P a t , have them do s o a t once. Copies of t h e r e p o r t w i l l go t o a l l J. A . o f f i c e s f o r each a s s o c i a t i o n , These r e p o r t s are very h e l p f u l i n shmving up-liat, a s s o c i a t i o n s are doing, and how t h e y do it.
