News and Notes

• Published date: 01 March 1956
• DOI: 10.1177/106591295600900160
• Date: 01 March 1956
• Subject Matter: Articles

NEWS AND NOTES
The Tenth Anniversary Meeting of the Western Political Science As,
sociation was held on the campus of Utah State Agricultural College,
Logan, Utah, March 30-31, 1956. Nine round tables were conducted,
centered on the theme: Politics and Political Science in the Western States.
At the luncheon meeting of the first day, G. Homer Durham, Vice-Presi-
dent of the University of Utah and the first President of the Western
Political Science Association, delivered an address on &dquo;The First Ten Years
of the Western Political Science Association and the Next Ten Years.&dquo; At
the dinner meeting, March 30, 1956, President Curtis Martin, University of
Colorado, delivered the presidential address: &dquo;The Soft War.&dquo; At lunch-
eon on
March 31, Harold Enarson, Executive Director of the Western Inter-
State Commission for Higher Education, spoke on the organization and
activities of the Commission.
At the business session held at the breakfast meeting, March 31, new
officers were selected. Russell H. Fitzgibbon, University of California (Los
Angeles), was elected President for the coming year; Howard J. McMurray,
University of New Mexico, was elected to serve as Vice President. Three
were elected to serve as members of the Executive Council for two,year
terms: Bernard Borning, University of Idaho; Frank Jonas, University of
Utah; and Ross R. Rice, Arizona State College (Tempe). Thomas Payne,
Montana State University, was selected to a one-year term on the Council.
Curtis W. Martin, as retiring President of the Association, goes on the
Council as ex officio member for one year. Members of the Council who
carry over for one more year are Freeman Holmer, Willamette University,
and John Vieg, Pomona College. Also continuing in office is the Secretary,
Treasurer, R. A. Gomez, University of Arizona.
The next annual meeting of the Association will be held at the Univer-
sity of California (Los Angeles) in the spring of 1957. The date will be
determined by...