Editor's Note.

The article presents information regarding the change of guard in the editorial board. Editorial staffs are all indebted to the former editor, Meyer F. Nimkoff and his staff, for the way in which they have kept the journal both interesting and professionally useful. The present editorial staff includes some who have carried over, as well as several new appointments, and the present editor is appreciative of them both. It is especially gratifying that Nimkoff has consented to continue serving, this time as a member of the editorial board. With the exceptions of its regular features, this issue of the journal "Marriage and Family Living," is devoted entirely to reporting the papers and discussions from a special "Family Research Conference" held in Chicago, during October 31 to November 3, 1956. This conference was conducted under the joint sponsorship of the Elizabeth McCormick Memorial Fund and the National Council on Family Relations. Conference papers were distributed in advance so that participants could study them ahead of time and come prepared to move beyond the formal presentations and on to points requiring further exploration.