Are Institute elections democratic?

SUCH a fast-growing organization as the Institute must always be alert to changes which warrant a change in its method of operation. Among such possibilities is the process of election. Within the past few months perhaps a dozen letters have been written either to the President or to the Secretary inquiring as to the origin of the present election procedure or questioning its desirability. If a dozen persons take the trouble to sit down and write a letter, I assume that many times that number have a real interest in an answer to the question, even though they may not have taken the trouble to put their thoughts in writing. If the answers to this article indicate a desire for a change in the present practices, suitable committees will see to it that Constitutional amendments are submitted to the membership.