The proceedings of the 1979 annual meeting of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges begins by listing the officers, trustees, and commissioners of the association, and outlining the program of the meeting. The minutes from the Commission on Schools include reports from: the state committees of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington; committee reports (standards, research and service, special purpose schools, board of trustees, council of regional school accrediting commissions, the Far West Council on Accreditation); election of the executive director; and presentations of evaluation procedures, state by state. Included is a summary of accredited members for 1979-80. The minutes of the commission on colleges include the evaluation schedule for 1980 and 1981, accreditation actions taken, budget, standards, and appeals policy and procedures. Minutes are given of the board of trustees meeting and the annual business meeting. Essays entitled "The Humane Administrator" (Leonard W. Rice) and "Prospects for a Metamorphosis of Educational Institutions in the 1980's" (Brother Raphael Wilson) are presented. Appended is a directory of the member schools and colleges and candidates for accreditation, by state. (MSE)