Dear Board Member:

You were selected as a voting delegate for the National
election. Ballots will be mailed to you from the National
office. :

The following are excerpts of letters received in the
State office. Also a copy of a telegram received from the
National office and the reply sent by your president. They
are for your information.

Mrs. ae We Emery

The-many friends and fellow-workers'of Mrs. W.A.
Hastings, in her home state of ‘Wisconsin, are deeply disap-
pointed that she is not, at this time, the nominee for
President of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers,

Upon inguiry, we in Wisconsin found that Mrs. Hastings
was not approached by the nominating committee, or asked to
continue her services as an officer of the National ‘Board.
Letters have come to her from many members of the National
Board asking these same questions. Why isn't she the nominee
for the Presidency? Did she find it necessary for personal
reasons to refuse to serve? We have obtained permission
from Mrs. Hastings to send a letter to you answering these
inquiries,

We believe her ten years of service on the National
Board make Mrs. Hastings the logical choice for the Presidency
at this time; she is free to give the necessary time to the
work, and has the experience necessary for it. She has served
as President of the Wisconsin Congress for 4 years (1933-37),
as Vice President from Region IV for 2 years (1937-39), one
year’as Chairman of Character Education to fill an unexpired
term, and in 1940 was elected as first Vice President, and
has now served in this capacity for 3 years. This gives her
actual experience in each type of work done by members of the
National Board. Also, she lives very near the National
office - an advantage in this time of travel difficulty and
of unusual demands on the President.

We think that many of you may wish to retain both Mrs.
Hastings and Mrs. Lytle in places of leadership, and that
such was your original intention. With four new officers
and many chairmen to be chosen this spring, it should be
possible to keep all those with demonstrated leadership
ability; the organization needs experienced leaders now.

We ask you, and your delegates, if you are a state
president, to seriously consider Mrs. Hastings' qualifications
for the presidency when marking your ballots.

This letter was signed by: Wisconsin State Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction, Past President-Wisconsin Congress
of Parents and Teachers, 1943 nominee for State President,
Treasurer of "/isconsin Congress of Parents and’Teachers, 1943
nominee for State Secretary, 1943 nominee for lst Vice Presi-
dent, Child Welfare Chairman-Wisconsin Congress P.Te... |