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Minutes - IJA Officers Meeting Thursday, July 16, 1981 Adelbert Gym, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio
The
meeting was called to order at 8:21 p.m. by Gene Jones, president.
Motion
passed: If prior notice is given in extenuating circumstances, the
championships director can make changes in the announced order of
competi tors at his discretion.
Officers
to be recommended for election for 1981-82 were selected. (All were
elected, and are listed in the editorial box on page 2. It was decided
to allow European members to elect directors and correspondents at the
European convention in London in September.)
The
practice of air mailing publications to foreign members will be
continued until the matter can be assessed and discussed again at the
winter business meeting. A procedure to send an executive board
representative to the European convention will also be discussed at the
winter meeting. Dave Finnigan, who plans to attend anyway, will
represent the IJA this year.
The
1982 winter business meeting was tentatively scheduled for Buffalo, NY,
during the last weekend of February, 1982.
Ginny
Rose will be in charge of the 1982 convention registration in Santa
Barbara, CA. It was suggested that a few days prior to that convention,
an orientation session for helpers should be held. An
IJA information sheet is being prepared by Gene Jones and Bill Giduz.
Motion
passed: To appoint Gene Jones and whoever he chooses as assistants to
study the question of sanctioning IJA affiliated local clubs and present
a proposal to do so to officers at the winter business meeting.
Dennis
Soldati is inventorying what is owned by the IJA and will circulate a
copy to officers. General Business Meeting July 15, 1981 Case Western Reserve University Strosacker
Auditorium Gene
Jones, president, called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. A
representative from the city of Cleveland read a proclamation of welcome
from the mayor of Cleveland, George Voinovich. He also read a resolution
of congratulations from a Cleveland councilman.
Gene
Jones gave a president's report: Juggling Records: A Preview is
in Vol. 1, No. 1 of the Guinness Magazine. The Guinness Book of World
Records is interested in printing documentation of juggling records from
the IJA. The IJA will be listed in the next issue of the World Almanac
as an international organization.
The
IJA has adopted a new set of bylaws as a necessary preparation to file
for tax-exempt status with the IRS. The IJA logo has been trademarked.
A
tentative convention proposal guide and informational IJA handouts are
being prepared. An application for tax-exempt status has been
filed. If accepted, it will allow tax write-offs for membership dues and
contributions, a discount on our mailing rates and a better chance of
successfully soliciting grants. IJA membership is over 1,300.
Bill
Giduz gave the editor's report: The Newsletter is being renamed Jugglers
World. Membership voiced approval of the change.
Rich Chamberlin gave the treasurer's report, listing IJA financial activity as follows: INCOME Real People TV Show $1,000 Sale of Microfiche 100 Donations
550 Newsletter Ads 391 Membership Dues 12,984.70 Misc.
116.90 TOTAL
INCOME
$15,142.26
DEBITS President
$1398.60 Sec./Treas 2606.57 Newsletter Editor 6994.13 Lawyer Fees 1225.82 Honorariums to Officers 1100 Misc.
278.88 TOTAL DEBITS $13,614.00
Net gain for IJA 6/80 - 6/81 - $1,528.26
Larry
Olson, Fargo convention chairman, reported that the 1980 Convention
ended up in the black.
Teny Butler gave the convention chairman's report: 678 jugglers were registered for the Cleveland conventIon.
A
European director and three foreign correspondents will be elected at
the European convention in September. Other officers elected for 1981-82
are listed in the editorial box on page 2.
Two
1982 convention proposals were presented: The University of California
at Santa Barbara was presented by John Luker and Gene Jones, and the
University of Vermont in Burlington was presented by Henry Lappen. The
vote was 63 for Vermont and 159 for California. The Santa Barbara
convention will be held from July 13-18, 1982.
A
discussion concluded that the possibility of picking convention sites
two years in advance was to be studied by the board of directors and
considered at the winter business meeting.
Honorariums
for 1980-81, as approved by the board of directors, will be; $400 to
Rich Chamberlin, secretary/treasurer; $400 to Bill Giduz, editor; $400
to Teny Buder, convention chairman; $200 to Gene Jones, president; $100
to Ginny Rose, assistant secretary/treasurer; $100 to John Robinson,
correspondence secretary. Total of honorariums - $1,600.
Mary
Wisser Assistant Historian
History on display
A
display of juggling collectables and memorabilia was held in the Mather
Gallery of Thwing Center during the convention. It was open two days to
IJA viewers. The exhibit contained pieces from the collections of Kit
Summers, Daniel Rosen, Mary Wisser, Roger Montandon, Joe Sullivan, Bobby
May and Alan Howard. Kit, Daniel and Mary did most of the set-up.
Under
glass display cases were a number of figurines, dolls, sculptures and
other three-dimensional representations of jugglers. These included a
juggler of rings (with top hat on nose and ball on foot) made from a
railroad spike, and miniature figures of Chinese acrobats made in China.
In
cases and on the walls were a number of photographs, including displays of
Francis Brunn, Kris Kremo and Dick Franco. Also, Kit Summers' albums of
photos were displayed for all to see. One wall of the gallery was
devoted to pictures and reviews of Enrico Rastelli, along with posters
from the Rastelli Festival (a juggling competition in Italy, not held
since 1973). In front of this wall was a case enclosing a white and red
stick that Rastelli had used in his work.
Along
with photos of Gran Picaso were yellow plastic plates identical to the
ones he uses in his act. A rubber spinning ball of Ernest Montego was
displayed alongside his picture. Other props of famous jugglers included
knives and forks used by the great juggler and inventor Salerno; a club
used by Martica Veljorga, who juggled seven of them with Ringling
Brothers; and wooden bicycle hoops of the great juggler and hoop roller
Howard Nichols.
Mary
Wisser's collection of books and magazines relating to juggling was spread
across one end of the room, and included a series of Ice Capades programs
showing the developing talents of Albert Lucas. Other walls of the room
displayed posters for Felix, Adanos, Brunn and others.
One
case held a W.C. Fields display. This included a number of first day
covers of the Fields stamp, a plate made from Red Skelton's painting of
Fields juggling three balls, and an autographed letter from Fields on the
subject of juggling.
The
highlight of the exhibit was the Bobby May display. Several photos and a
painting of May were displayed along with a set of his clubs, balls,
plates, top hat and ice skates. In front of the case was his famous
headstand.
One
other display contained a cannon ball used by the AustraIian juggler Davey
, and two sets of antique brass juggling balls nearly 100 years old. |