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Comments on the revisions in parliamentary procedure. Authority assumed by the nobles, middle class, and Labor Party in Great Britain; Adoption of the British parliamentary procedures by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives; Design on the procedural rules of the British House of Commons; Contribution of Congressman Clarence Cannon to the existing rules of book synopsis of the House of Representatives.

The article presents information on the publication of the children's petition of 1669 and its sequel of 1699 in Great Britain. This booklet was not a petition in the formal sense, but was printed primarily for circulation among Members of Parliament, in the hope that one of them would attempt to introduce legislation on the subject with which it dealt. The petitioners describe themselves as the children of the land, and they deplore the fact that it is the custom to entrust to men who have no qualifications but a knowledge of Latin and Greek the liberty to use such a kind of discipline over them, as that the spring-time of humane life, which in all other creatures is left at the greatest freedom to be sweet and jocund, is defloured and consumed with bitterness and terror, to the drying up the very sap which should nourish their bodies, and those more lively spirits which should animate their minds in their future life, unto brave actions. A later publication provides evidence that the children's petition was brought to the attention of Parliament in a more formal manner than the internal evidence would lead us to suppose.

Examines the relationship between politics and broadcasting in Great Britain. Background on the British electoral system; Discussion on the pattern of media coverage of elections in Great Britain; Role of broadcasting in increasing the importance of face-to-face communication in British election campaigns.

Focuses on the role of public speaking in the early years of the British Labour Party. Background and reputation of the party; Importance of speech in the political sector; Organization and growth of the party's speaking program; Obstacles faced by speakers of the political party.