ITEMS From the Executive Office.

The article presents information about various activities taking place in the executive office of American Sociological Association (ASA). Ballots for the national election of officers have been mailed to all voting members in January 1972. A two-part referendum is included on the proposed by-laws change to abolish the joint membership classification and to change the structure of the Annual Meeting Program Committee. Along with the ballots, members will receive a brief questionnaire for the ASA readership survey. It will take only a few minutes to complete and should he returned in the same envelope as the ballot. Preparation has begun for the 1972-73 Guide to Graduate Departments of Sociology. The chairman of each department listed in last year's Guide will receive a request for pertinent information next month. Since the publication of the roster of ASA committees in the November Socio-Log, some additions and changes have been made. Norval O. Glenn has been elected chairman of the Committee on Classification and Joel Smith has been elected chairman of the Committee on Training and Professional Standards.