Journals and Publications in 1961–62
The August issue 1962 of Marriage and Family Living carried a timely article by Clark E. Vincent: “Teenage Illegitimacy: A Pisgah Perspective.” The Teacher Exchange section was no longer available as a reprint, according to the journal: “Since believe that high school family life educators would find the whole journal useful in their work, we are ceasing separate circulation of the Teacher Exchange and are giving present subscribers the opportunity to subscribe to Marriage and Family Living at the reduced rate of $3.75 for the first year. The journal will continue to carry the Teacher Exchange as one of its departments.” A […]
Awards in 1961–62
David Mace appointed a committee to reexamine the Ernest Burgess Award goals and procedures. Lee Burchinal was the chair, with Charles Bowerman, William Kephart, and Gerald Leslie as members. The award that year was given to Melvin Kohn, for the best research-length article, and to Reuben Hill, J. Mayone Stycos, and Kurt Back for the best research monograph. Read the report of the Burgess Award evaluation committee
Membership in 1961–62
NCFR began to offer international courtesy subscriptions and memberships to foreign scholars. In 1962, they were given to Korea, Peru, the West Indies, West Germany, and Tokyo. Read the February 1962 NCFR Newsletter Read the March 1962 NCFR Newsletter Read the May 1962 NCFR Newsletter Read the October 1962 NCFR Newsletter
Structure and Governance in 1961–62
Aaron Rutledge was appointed as NCFR’s representative to the ongoing Council of National Organizations for the White House Conference on Children and Youth and to the American National Council for Health Education of the Public. NCFR’s annual income was $41,087.40 that year.
Leadership in 1961–62
David Mace became the 19th President of NCFR. He was a native of Scotland, a prolific writer and world traveler. Mace has said that he probably never would have thought of coming to the United States if it had not been for NCFR leader David Fulcomer, whom he had met in London during World War II and who set up a program for him that made the trip possible. He and his wife, Vera Mace, moved to the United States in 1949. Mace was a professor at Drew University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Bowman Gray School of Medicine. He and Vera served […]
Membership and Journals and Publications in 1960–61
A membership directory was published in the February 1961 issue of Marriage and Family Living. Read the March 1961 NCFR Newsletter Read the May 1961 NCFR Newsletter Read the October 1961 NCFR Newsletter Marriage and Family Living published two special issues that year—”Family Research Around the World” and “Women and Work”—under Editor Ivan Nye. In February 1961, Lester A. Kirkendall became the editor of the Teacher Exchange section of the journal. William Smith became a contributing editor. In May, an article by Joel Moss and Ruby Gingles on teenage marriage was published. Marvin B. Sussman called the Teacher Exchange section “a magnificent service […]
Structure and Governance in 1960–61
During 1960–1961, a major reorganization of NCFR’s sections, with Blaine R. Porter as chair of the committee in charge of this, was begun. It was the last year that the conference was organized around the nine sections of (1) Counseling, (2) Research, (3) Religion, (4) Early Child Development, (5) Family Life Education in Colleges, (6) Family Life Education in the Schools, (7) Family Life Education in the Community, (8) Parent Education, and (9) Economic Aspects of Family Security. From this point on, there would only be four sections: (1) Counseling, (2) Research, (3) Education, and (4) Special Emphases.
1961 Conference: Our Differences and Our Common Ground
The 1961 Annual Conference was held in Salt Lake City, UT, August 23–25. The theme was “Our Differences and our Common Ground.” David Mace was the program chair. Veon Smith and Hulda V. Garrett were local arrangements co-chairs. The plenary address, given by Opert Tanner of University of Utah, was titled “Difference, Tolerance, and Cooperation.” Other sessions dealt with ethical, ideological, and religious differences. The attendees stayed in dormitory rooms on the campus at a cost of $2.50–$4.00 per night for twin bedded rooms. An outdoor dinner and Alpine Loop scenic trip added another $5.00, and conference registration was $5.00. A special seminar on […]
Leadership in 1960–61
The 18th President of NCFR was Harold T. Christensen, a Fulbright Scholar who was a professor at Purdue University and whose specialty research was on cross-cultural families. His work was known and respected worldwide. The following is an excerpt from Christensen‘s Presidential Address: “Love, sex, marriage, and parenthood are subjects of intrinsic interest to nearly everyone. Perhaps this is so because they represent experiences common to all mankind, and also because the motives which impel them and the consequences which spring from them are rather deep-seated in human personality and far-reaching in terms of human satisfactions. Family phenomena constitute important […]
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June 7, 2016 at 3:19 pm
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June 7, 2016 at 2:45 pm
I wondered if I could use this for a project in my Chicano Studies class at ASU. The project will be put up in an exhibit display and possibly travel around to schools. Please let me know.
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November 12, 2013 at 10:20 am
Also worth a mention: John Gottman gave a Research Update for Practitioners on his marital research, which was well attended.
By the way, the name is “Celine Le Bourdais.”
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August 21, 2013 at 11:47 am
Dennis,
Enjoyed the story. And, what a lucky break for me that you did make this decision. Hope all is well.
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August 15, 2013 at 9:19 am
The 1980 Portland Conference was 12 days after Mt. St. Helen had erupted. There was lots of ash around all over, and I still have a bottle of that ash. That was the year we had an afternoon trip to near Mt. St. Helen’s planned, and still took the trip. On the way up the bus stopped at Crown Point which was typically one of the windiest spots around. The wind was so strong that it blew the name badges out of the plastic holders. It also blew Ruth Jewson, Helen Hartness, and me on top of each other (which was scary for us with Ruth, but she wasn’t hurt). The bus also stopped at Multnomah Falls which was stunning. That evening I played for Bert Adams to sing songs from some musicals. He did a magnificent job.
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August 13, 2013 at 1:24 pm
One of my first NCFR conferences was in Portland and I was still a doctoral student then, and a member of the Executive Committee of NCFR as the student rep. It was at that meeting that I was really thinking about my career and where I should go with it. I was a student in family sociology and my chair was Lee Axelson, then the President of NCFR. He wanted me to take a sociology position. But others suggested that my interests would be better served in Child and Family Development (then in Home Ec) where relationship issues would be easier to study. I did not know which way to go.
At that meeting we took a bus trip to the coast of Oregon for a “salmon bake” on the beach. I sat on the bus between Eleanor Luckey and Ruth Jewson. All the way over and back we talked about career directions and those two people who I respected so much listened to me, and gave me their counsel, experience, and wisdom. Eleanor noted that she had been trained in psychology but chose to go into child and family development since there were more peers there who could help her frame her ideas and help them mature. Ruth saw the emerging scholarship in CFD and the quality of research coming out. The result of that was my turning down sociology jobs and taking the CFD position at UNC-Greensboro, where John Scanzoni and others later joined me a a great department. And my first students there were Jay Mancini and Gary Bowen, who have become successful scholars in their own right.
So the memories of that NCFR in Portland so many years ago remind me of how important it is to continue to foster opportunities for young student scholars to meet with senior people who can give them other ideas, and perhaps bring perspectives that their own programs may not be able to offer. Keep mixing us all up, and recognize the key role you play in the stirring of the creative pots in this vital area of family research and practice.
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July 12, 2013 at 3:49 pm
These changes have been incorporated. Thanks for your feedback.
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July 11, 2013 at 8:52 am
Edits–
1. Please add that he was a professor for nearly 30 years
2. Also change “:marriage and family therapist” to “marriage and family researcher and therapist”
3. Prepare and Enrich should be all CAPS—PREPARE ENRICH
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July 8, 2013 at 4:16 pm
That terminology has been corrected. Thanks Marilyn.
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July 8, 2013 at 4:13 pm
In 1988-89, I was Association of Councils president-elect. In 1989-90, I was president. There was no vice president. Other officers were program chair, secretary/treasurer, and past president. Both the president elect and the president served on the NCFR Board.
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