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Professional associations, the future, and The Wizard of Oz. (The Future of the Arts Associations: I. Music Educators National Conference)

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From: Arts Education Policy Review
Date: 19921101
Author:Hoffer, Charles R.

In L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy meets the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion, who accompany her on her quest to see the Wizard in the Emerald City. In the end, they are rewarded with what each wants most: Dorothy gets to go back to Kansas, the Tin Woodman gets a heart, the Scarecrow a brain, and the Cowardly Lion some courage.

Would it be forcing the analogy too far to suggest that if professional associations like the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) are going to meet the demands of the future, they have needs similar to those of the ...

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