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The article presents the author's views on problems related to social changes in the U.S. According to general notion, democracy has two principal dangers to the country in the face of communism and fascism. But the author denies the notion and proposes that these two dangers are indifference and fear. The fall of the NRA has increased the authority of the Federal Trade Commission from administering business practices to forbid practices which constituted unfair competition.

The article presents information about the blocs and lobbying system as the biggest threat to the U.S. politics. Bloc is defined as a temporary group of political parties in a legislature that employs every device of diplomacy to get what it wants. Such groups act together in order to gain common interest of their constituents.

The article focuses on how policies for the economic development of the U.S. would affect the American consumers. The U.S. produced the largest amount of goods and services in 1929, amounting to about eighty-one billion dollars. Currently this figure stands at around fifty billion dollars' worth of goods and services a year.

The article focuses on the old-fashioned custom of making New Year's resolutions in the U.S. Whatever criticism people may have against New Year's resolution, new starts are nevertheless a vital need for all who would make progress. The New Year is a perfect time to take account of gains and losses in terms of mental and spiritual items.

The article focuses on the role of the environment in the education of children. When a students steps out of the school the learning proceeds with many masters that include the daily press, magazines and theater. To avoid negative outside influence teachers should make the learning process so interesting and vital and that child shall become susceptible to the finer influences in the life around him and impervious to many of the less desirable ones.

The article focuses on the role of heredity in the educational achievement of students. Heredity has been supposed to account for a great deal in traits and capacities, but there are always exception. And it is not right to press children through a prescribed mold when so much more can be accomplished by adapting instruction to the capacities and presumable needs of individuals.

The article comments on how the lives of great men and their achievements can inspire the character development of school children in the U.S.

The article comments on paternalism, one of the favorite watchwords of the modern college in the U.S. Key issues discussed include a definition of paternalism and the absence of it, an examination of the maturity of college students and indices of whether universities and colleges have gone too far in avoiding paternalism.

The article comments on the role of school teachers as noble pioneers in education in the U.S. The author argues that teachers should be recognized and praised for their efforts to educate and train school children to become the ideal citizens of the future who are imbued with intelligence and the values of truth and justice.

The article comments on how "talkies," or talking films produced in the U.S., are carrying English speech and language to countries in Europe in 1929. The increasing integration of the world has created a need for a common language, and the English language apparently is destined to emerge as such. He also comments on the need for American schools to acquire the art of teaching modern tongues.

The article discusses the distribution of typewriters among little children at the Horace Mann School of Teachers College in Columbia. The primary obejctive of the college is not to train a generation of typist who can spell but to determine whether the manipulation of keys and the ringing at the end of each line will facilitate the learning rudiments of the children.

The article discusses the efforts of business schools and colleges to transform students into business workers. Booklets on "Career Planning" and "Why You Should Graduate from High School," are given to high school students. Educational standards for business have been raised considerably and business school ethics have also improved.

The article discusses the principle of charging according to financial ability in education. The principle is to make wealthier parents pay more in their children's tuition while those who are unable to pay the added cost are given financial aid by the college. It also discusses the plan to introduce a graded scale of tuition fees based on the financial means of the students.

The article discusses the relationships of man and machine. It implies that to motivate man, it is important to teach him to invent new things that denote achievement. It presents the innovations in the music industry as examples of the creative ability of man. The abundance of recorded music has enabled many to train their ears to like better music.

The article reflects on issues related to education in the U.S. It says that junior colleges are being favored by university administrators. It states that a crusade against common cold has been started by health authorities in Chicago, Illinois. It emphasizes that an inquiry conducted by the Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on the causes of business success is ambitious.

The article focuses on the issue of being a best teacher. The author asserts that the best teachers are born and not made, in which such ability is given only to some and born teachers advances their knowledge from training in the art of teaching. However, abundance of standardized teachers can be produced by teacher's training courses and must steadily improved by cultivation through professional training.

The article reflects on the concept of the word duty, which is often abused by professionals who has the capability of doing great things, but who allow themselves to be held back by simpler things. The author proposes that something must be delegated to relieve a person from a petty task which can be done equally well by another. According to the author, a person who would not let go of many responsibilities limits his potential capabilities.

The author reflects on the need for Americans to learn from the nationalistic practice of Premier Benito Mussolini in Italy. Mussolini ordered his diplomats to find evidences of Italian genius across the globe so that they can be honored in their homeland. According to the author, in the U.S., the tendency is to neglect the genius. The schools are doing most for the least promising rather than encouraging the children of genius.

The article focuses on the manner in which visiting teams are being managed during an inter-school and inter-college sports competition. Citing on the certain possibilities of dangers and difficulties in the festivities arranged for the visiting team, which can be avoided, the author questioned the denial to the students the advantages of the activity, such as broadening student horizon, understanding and friendship.

The article discusses the establishment of a new law school at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. The school is not designed to produce lawyers but to study the relations of law to society, something new among the U.S. institutions. In addition, operating funds have been set for a period of five years and no students will be accepted yet for the first year, but professors will collect materials and organize the work. Specially qualified students are invited to enroll.

The article provides information about the Alumni Reading List issued by the English department at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The reading list is similar to the one offered by Wesleyan University in Connecticut to its alumni that provides guidance of undergraduates and alumni in their general reading. The reading list also includes fiction, drama and poetry, and miscellaneous classification.

The article focuses on the issues that requires for the need of a rational basis for the amount of fund demanded for support of schools in the U.S. The author cites that the increasing cost of education has led to taxpayers begun to question how fund is spent. In response to the doubts about the budget spent for education, educational leaders has call for investigation of budget and apply approved method of financial management.

The article focuses on the decision of Harry French, head of the commercial department in a certain high school in Meriden, Connecticut, to have a part-time job as car washer to show himself to the student as an example of respectable person doing honest manual work. Although French's salary is more than enough to support his leaving, he express himself as an example of industrious person. However, his actions has received objection from a woman member of the board describing it as undignified.

The article relates the story of a high school girl who stole two fur coats out of envy of the finery worn by some of her classmates. The girl then run away from home and live on the proceeds from the sale of one of the coats. She was arrested, brought before a judge and committed to a reformatory. Parents and teachers have collaborated to address the problems concerning young people.

The article focuses on educational system in relation to the science of learning process in the U.S. Education experts assert that learning is a lifelong process. The majority of thinking persons have no doubt realized this as they have gone on learning with the years. In recent years, the notion that education extends from the beginning to the end of life has been increasingly grasped in the academic and non-academic communities.

The article focuses on the discipline of younger generations in the U.S. The use of corporal punishment to discipline children have drawn mixed responses from the parents, the teachers and the children. Almost all agree that discipline is still needed to mould the children towards righteousness. However, the mode and methods of administering discipline, especially the method of corporeal punishment, has to evolve with time.

The author reflects on the careless speech and writing of adults that cause false impressions upon the minds of children.

The author reflects on the recognition given to music in public education in the U.S. More schools have included the teaching of musical instruments to their students. Bands and orchestras have also been significant figures in schools. A convention by music supervisors will be held in Chicago, Illinois on April 16-20, 1928 to discuss the scope of the music subject as part of the educational curriculum.

The author reflects on the problems regarding the school budget in Lowell, Massachusetts. Depression in the city's textile industry has led the finance commission to call for a drastic cut in school expenditures. The legal right of the city council to reduce school budgets is being held in question. Superintendent Hugh J. Molloy represented the cause of the schools against the finance commission and the city council.

The author reflects on the influence of presidents and presidential aspirants on society and education in the U.S. Presidents may be considered as educators because their actions, decision and personal habits have an educational impact on the citizens. One of the leading candidates for presidency, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, has made a great educational contribution by teaching businesses to settle its problems by conference and agreement rather than by demanding new laws.

The article applauds fathers and mothers who attend evening schools and adult education classes because the mental training that they acquire from the schools helps them become better parents. Some courses offered at evening and extension classes have no direct bearing on parenthood, but parents' recognition of the need to gain better skills is one element of good parenting.

The article reflects on whether all jobs are tiresome. The elevator boy who said that not all jobs are tiresome has some dreams he is working on in his mind. The boy who said that all jobs are tiresome is lazy and has no plans at all to make his situation better. Pupils therefore must be directed to jobs that they like and where their talents and inclinations lay so that they do not feel tiresome even if they get tired.

The article states that the large impact of a single error by a train switchman in Brooklyn, New York one evening rush hour illustrates the need for workers to do things perfectly and to train pupils to achieve high standards of accuracy and dependability. The switchman pulled the wrong lever, diverting tired employees to a destination far from their families who have been waiting for them for the family dinner.

The article discusses adult education. Teachers enjoy holding adult education classes because their mature students show eagerness and appreciation in their lessons. Theodora E. Miller of Pasadena, California has organized extension classes. She was able to encourage 500 residents to enroll at the University of California with the help of write ups and news columns by the local press.

The article reports that college students who volunteered for the clean up drive after the flood are seen too be energetic and capable volunteers. Undergraduates are also willing to help if the need arises.

The article discusses a study of Africa in geography classes in schools in the U.S. Children were asked to bring pictures and news clippings about Africa. They had a hard time looking for their assignment because there is not much concern on Africa. While the students are drawing maps of the African river basins, a breaking news about a great flood in northern and central New England reached them. The following day many brought news clippings of it even though Africa is the topic. The class will study Africa again until their curriculum has been covered.

The article talks about student-teacher relationships. In school, there is always a teacher to whom students feel most comfortable. While other teachers give students long assignments, this teacher is who they can run too, someone who understands them. The teacher's relationship with his students can lead to better relationships with his colleagues as well.

This article looks at issues surrounding pensions for teachers in the U.S. It had been observed that pensions are illogical because it was used to attract public employees to labor for insufficient wage. Teachers are expected to manage their business affairs effectively to prepare for their retirement. The concept of contributory retirement is described.

This article focuses on the opinion of Professor Walter L. Whittlesey of the department of politics at Princeton University regarding the intellectual capacity of some of the greatest presidents in the U.S. He believed that these presidents and even statesmen would never have been admitted to modern universities and colleges in the country, and even if they had been admitted, they would not last long.

This article looks at the trends concerning the demand for women teachers in the U.S. In the past, women had no other choice except factory employment or domestic service. In present situation, almost every opportunities are available to women as well as to men. The number of misfits in teaching is expected to decline.

The article argues that it would be better if teachers and school administrators encourage parents to visit their schools. If parents are encouraged to visit the schools that their children go to, it may prevent any conflict between them and the staff or administrators of the institutions. Thus, allowing them to understand the practices of the schools may be beneficial to the institutions because parents may soon become defenders and advertisers of the schools.

The article criticizes the comments made by U.S. educator John D. Rockefeller Jr. at the Brown University concerning the end of endowment to colleges and universities. The author believes that as the national wealth increases, more wealthy people will put their surplus means to educational institutions.

The article argues that less-brilliant students should be encouraged to attain scores above the passing grade. The author proposes that it is an educational error and mental laziness to tolerate students who are contented with having a passing grade. Teachers must develop ways in order for the students to practice complete accuracy in educational tasks and examinations.

The article discusses the significant role of teachers in achieving improvement in schools. It is stressed that the support and loyalty given by educators to the school administrator will contribute in pursuing plans that will benefit the school as a whole. In schools having teachers who are not willing to cooperate with the management, these teachers can be considered as liability instead of asset.