Before the last conference, I noted, to some of the old officers and some of the new, my reservations about the changes taking place in ATEG. For one, I objected to the increase in membership dues at a time when the organization had close to, if not over, $4,000 in the bank. I was told, however, that $7.50 looked too cheap. Dues went up, therefore, so that ATEG "looks" more respectable.
     I also objected to both the pretentiousness and implications of calling Syntax in the Schools a refereed publication. Once again, I was made to understand that the change is not, in effect, as much a matter of substance, as it is of show. Now I am informed that what has been, to date, no more than a sixteen page newsletter is to be called a "journal."
     I realize that the group, its officers and new editor can do whatever they wish, but that does not mean that I have to be part of it. I cannot, in good conscience, refer to Syntax in the Schools as a "journal" on a website of which I am webmaster.  I am therefore resigning as webmaster.
     I changed the membership form to indicate Dave Sawyer's address, and I will be sending Dave the $3, 843.74 I still have from the ATEG treasury during the coming week. (I had already sent Rebecca $1,000 in January, to cover expenses of publishing the newsletter. When I was producing the newsletter, it cost between $165 and $260 per issue, depending on the number of pages.)
      I will leave the site as is for a month, after which I will take it down. Anyone who wants to take it over can simply download (save) all the documents and modify them so the links work on the new site.  Some members may consider this as a case of sour grapes, but, having read Charles Sykes' Profscam, I have to live with myself.
Sincerely,
Ed Vavra