OPENING

The 1964 Annual Meeting of the Religious Research Association, Inc. was called to order by President Halter Kloetzli at 4:00 p.m. on June 19, 1964, in the American Room, Manger Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio. Proper notice of the meeting had been given in accordance with the Bylaws. Forty-two members were present.

MINUTES

Minutes of the 1963 Annual Meeting were approved as mailed to membership.

TREASURER'S REPORT

Father McCarty was elected treasurer a year ago; he resigned in January because of the demands of his new job; and the Board appointed George Kaslow, Jr. to fill the unexpired term. Treasurer Kaslow was introduced with an expression of deep appreciation for his excellent work in this position. He called attention to parts of his report (Exhibit A): net receipts for the past year were $393.25, added to last year's balance, gives a May 31, 1964, balance of $3866.24. This includes $712.94 earmarked for a report of the International Conference on Religion and Sociology. No outstanding bills were in hand as of the May 31 date, but one is due from the printer in the amount of about $1000. Disbursements are greater than income in the Review account, and in the H. Paul Douglass Lecture Fund. The disbursement of $300 for audit covered two years of service, including reports to the Federal Government, setting up of bookkeeping system now in use, and general counsel. The contribution to the H. Paul Douglass Lecture Fund was given by the United Presbyterian Church.

On motion duly made and seconded,* it was voted to accept with thanks the report of the treasurer as submitted.

*Hereinafter this phrase shall be designated by the word VOTED.

AUDIT

Audit for the fiscal year ending May 31, 1963, was accomplished by the CPA firm of Tait, Impeller & Baker. It reports the financial statement as presented to the RRA Annual Meeting last year was, with two exceptions, a true statement of our accounts. Those two items have been adjusted and appear corrected on the Treasurer's Report just presented to this Annual Meeting.

Received as information.

FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT

Mr. Kaslow presented the Finance Committee Report (Exhibit B) in the absence of Chairman John Wagner, Jr. He called particular attention to financial policy matters: bills are to be paid in accordance with the budget except if a bill is more than $200 and not previously authorized, the Finance Committee must approve it; 1200 copies of the Review shall be printed instead of 1000; extra copies of the Review to authors shall be sold for $1.00; payment for the Review shall be made when all 1200 copies are accounted for. The suggestion was made job titles be used rather than individual's names in delegating responsibilities.

In response to question about reprinting articles in the Review, we have no policy on this and one should be considered.

VOTED that the report of the Finance Committee be accepted with thanks.

BUDGET

VOTED that the 1964-5 Budget be accepted as presented. (Part of Exhibit B.)

Appreciation was expressed to BRA members for their contributions over and above items covered in the budget.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT

President Kloetzli read his Annual Report (Exhibit C).

VOTED that the President's Report be received with appreciation.

Informal conversations with the American Catholic Sociological Society indicate their emphasis now on Sociology of Religion, to be also reflected in the content of their journal. Cur interests include this also; there would seem to be real value in communication between our two groups. Dr. Paul Reiss, Editor of the Catholic Journal of Sociology, has been attending our Annual Meeting. He made several contributions to our Board meeting.

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT

For the Development Committee, Everett Perry, Chairman, reported correspondence inviting organizational memberships to meet immediate needs for financial resources, resulting in $960 this year. Membership solicitation has been primarily related to annual meetings--ours and other associations. Consideration was given to the relationship of the Association to interfaith research, with the conclusion we are not now set up administratively to conduct research but may, under some circumstances, support requests for interfaith research to be done by other agencies.

VOTED that the report of the Development Committee be accepted with thanks.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE REPORT

Lauris Whitman, Chairman, read the Membership Committee Report (Exhibit D), stating we have 381 members of the Association, compared to 343 a year ago. The other section of this Committee's report is the Membership List as of June 1, 1964, available to members at the meeting; to be mailed to members not attending this Annual Meeting.

Gratitude was expressed to Dr. Whitman's secretary for producing this Membership List.

The Board has asked the Membership Committee to make specific recommendations concerning membership dues for retired members of RRA.

VOTED that the report of the Membership Committee be accepted with thanks.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE REPORT

Program Chairman Lyle Schaller expressed appreciation to those who had assisted in arranging this year's Annual Meeting program. He reported Regional meetings last year in Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Dallas, Atlanta, and Claremont, California, with attendance ranging from 30 to 70 persons.

For the coming year, Regional meetings are being arranged for Fort Worth, Denver, Atlanta, New York City, the Pacific Northwest, Los Angeles, and the Twin Cities of Minnesota.

1965 Annual Meeting

The 1965 Annual Meeting of the RRA will be at Loyola University, 820 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, June 17-19, with Dr. Talcott Parsons as the H. Paul Douglass Lecturer. Dr. Paul Mundy will be Program Chairman; Dr. Victor Obenhaus, Local Arrangements Chairman.

Attendance

At this Annual Meeting 85 persons have registered; it is estimated about 110 people have been present at one or another of the sessions. There are 58 reservations for the Annual Banquet.

VOTED that the report of the Program Committee be accepted with thanks.

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT

For Frederick Shippey, Chairman of the Publications Committee, Lauris Whitman reported (Exhibit E). He noted subsequent developments considered and acted upon by the Board of Directors: recognition of Dr. Benson Y. Landis' service to the Review; acceptance of Fred Shippey's resignation as Editor of the Review and Chairman of the Publications Committee; recognition of Dr. Shippey's service to the Review; appointment of James Davis and Andrew Greeley to the Publications Committee; designation of Walter Kloetzli to serve as temporary chairman of the Publications Committee which has been charged with three major tasks: development of a statement of policy; proposal for a new structure for the editorial staff; and the finding of a new editor, all items to be acted on by the Board. The President will serve as guest editor of the next issue of the Review. It is hoped the timetable for publication can be kept in spite of this interim without an editor. Suggestions for an editor will be welcomed from membership.

VOTED that the report of the Publications Committee be accepted with thanks.

Recess

The Annual Meeting was temporarily adjourned, to 10:30 a.m. the next morning, May 20, 1964.

Reconvene

The Annual Meeting reconvened at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 20, 1964, in Parlor B. Manger Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio.

NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT

There is no report from the Nominations Committee at this meeting; nothing is required of them at this time. Chairman John Shope is in the hospital for eye surgery; the Board of Directors has sent him a greeting from thin Annual Meeting.

1966 ANNUAL MEETING

The 1966 Annual Meeting of the BRA will be in St. Louis, June 16-18. Details of place and chairmen are not yet available.

MAILING

A summary of this Annual Meeting will be provided the membership by the Membership Committee this fall. Minutes of the meeting will be available; the Board has decided these will not be mailed to the entire membership but will be available to those who request a copy, and will be available at next year's meeting.

RELATIONSHIPS

VOTED that the Board of Directors be asked to explore closer working relationships with the American Catholic Sociological Society and that it be authorized to establish, if possible, jointly sponsored regional meetings in the 1964-5 year.

APPRECIATION

VOTED that a message of special gratitude be sent to Dr. Frederick Shippey for his faithful and able editorship of the Review of Religious Research over the past five years, directing its evolvement into a truly professional journal, and for his Chairmanship of the Publications Committee; and to Dr. Benson Y. Landis who has responsibly served for five years as contributing Editor of the Review of Religious Research.

VOTED that as an expression of the deep appreciation of the Religious Research Association to Frederick A. Shippey for his five years of faithful, responsible service as editor of the Review of Religious Research, as soon as Volume V is completed, all five volumes be specially bound, with an appropriate inscription expressing appreciation of the Association, and presented to Dr. Shippey.

VOTED that this Annual Meeting of the Religious Research Association express its sincere appreciation to all who have had a part in its success: particularly to Dr. Samuel Kincheloe, our H. Paul Douglass lecturer; to all other speakers, leaders, and participants; to Lyle Schaller and his committee for program arrangements; to the Local Arrangements Committee for its detailed efforts; and to all who promoted attendance at these sessions.

ADJOURNMENT

VOTED that the 1964 Annual Meeting of the BRA be adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Doris E. Hoel, Secretary