Search

Focuses on the influence of the newspaper "Milwaukee Journal" on U.S. politician Joseph R. McCarthy. Comments on the interpersonal relations of journalist Dion Henderson with McCarthy; Statement that McCarthy was obsessed with newspapers when, after his attacks inevitably turned against the administration of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, he found himself relegated to the back pages; Suggestion on the story written by Henderson on McCarthy.

Comments on politician M. Aristide Briand's speech in Washington. Reasons why the speech seemed remarkable for the author and for the other Frenchmen; Suggestion that the French are a people rich in humanity and good sense; Indication that the Frenchman is an individualist, jealous of his freedom of thought and action, loath to be herded, recalcitrant to regimentation; Condemnation of the Treaty of Versailles as against the honor and best interest of France; Use of German labor in French reconstruction; Transformation in French public opinion.

Focuses on the complaints of a copyreader against the managing editor of a newspaper. Criticism of the editor against the copyreader; Difficulty of writing for the newspaper; Affliction of a bad habit to columnists; Advice given by the copyreader to the managing editor; Relationship between the copy editor and managing editor.

Analyzes the problems faced by the Soviet Union in her international relations. Lack of an attempt in the Soviet Union to permit a public opinion upon the issues under discussion to be created by allowing the necessary material to be readily available in the Russian press or elsewhere; Lack of intercourse between Russians and foreigners in Russia; Lack of awareness among Russians about the countries with which the government strives for improved relations; Barriers erected against the free movement of persons and ideas to and from Russia.

Presents an experience with working with a Jew in a company. Observation that the co-workers felt relieved when the Jew decided suddenly to resign; Indication that the Jew was a born trouble-maker; Effect of the Jew's presence on the morale of his co-employees; Insight into the feelings of the Jew who always feels he is out-of-place.

The article presents information on Mrs. Edith S. Sampson, first Negro member of the US mission to the United Nations, is a rank amateur. Tact is something in which Mrs. Sampson was widely experienced before assuming her new role. No one moves up on Chicago's hard-bitten South Side, as she did, from social worker to probation officer to successful trial attorney, without a thorough working knowledge of human relations. On the formal assignments given her, one concrete achievement was her presentation of the case against radio jamming in the third committee of the General Assembly. A resolution was passed condemning such interference as a violation of the principles of freedom of information previously adopted.

The article presents a list of books that are related to various topics including "Westward From Vinland," by Hjalmar R. Holand, "History of the Donner Party," by C. F. McGlashan, "Doctor Dogbody's Leg," by James Norman Hall, "The Muscovites," by Creighton Scott and "Hero at Home," by Elizabeth Alexander.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles published in previous editions. Views of a reader on Secretary of State George C. Marshall; Inclusion of colored nurses in the Mississippi State Nurses' Association; Information on a letter written to dean Carl W. Ackerman at Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University; Information given by Germans for the benefit of Americans who would like to correspond with them.

Focuses on the career and life of artist John Marin from Paris, France. Appearance of Marin; Exposition of the carefree attitude of Marin towards discussions on art; Comparison of the characteristics of Marin with that of other artists; Account of the initial days in the career of John Marin when he had the artistic ideas in him but had no authority to actualize them; Insight to the relationship of Marin with mariner Alfred Steiglitz who gave Marin the freedom required to actualize his thoughts.

Presents an essay written by U.S. journalist and radical John Reed describing his life. Description of boyhood of Reed; Impact of the World War I on the mind of Reed; Family life of Reed; Memoirs of Reed about his grandfather and his house, where he was born; Standard of living of Reed's family; Passion of Reed in the subject of history; Role of his mother in developing his interest in reading; Relationship of Reed with his school friends; Qualities of Reed as a student; Personality traits of his father as a political insurgent of the Progressive Party; Interest of Reed in traditional customs and dignities, school patriotism, and the sense of a long settled and established civilization.

Describes various traits of Secretary of the U.S. Senate Leslie L. Biffle. Fondness of Biffle in the political circle; Insight of the social and personal life of Biffle; Analysis of his dynamic personality; Account of the spendthrift nature of Biffle; Functions of Biffle as the secretary of the U.S. Senate; Citations related to timely advice given by Biffle to U.S. President Harry S. Truman that lifted the latter's political career; Comparison between Biffle's way of work with that of his predecessors; Biffle's association with the lobbyists.

The article focuses on a writer who sees a proliferation of patterns in his subject. If he omits an element, the writer does violence to the thing he is trying to describe; if he treats all those elements in all their ramifications, he must take hours, days, maybe all eternity. He performs a symphony by playing the part of each instrument in succession. Thus novelist James Joyce tries to solve this problem in the book "Finnegans Wake." Joyce takes a man, a typical family man, a husband and a father, named Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker. He describes the world in terms of this man and his family relationships.

Discusses the political impact of the Nonpartisan League, the league of farmers in North Dakota which has become a political force of substantial power. Assertion by the organized opponents of the Nonpartisan farmers that it is the purpose of the League to establish free love in the state; Issue on a book by Ellen Key, "Love and Ethics" which was put into the library at Bismarck.

Focuses on the possibility for Senator John N. Garner to be the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party in forthcoming presidential elections. Efforts of a group of Senators for pursuing Garner's name for the presidential election; Beginning of Garner's political career with election as the Speaker of the House; Opposition of Garner to the political and economic doctrines prescribed by the New Deal; Achievements of Garner as politician before becoming the Vice-President of the United States; Differences in opinion of Garner with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Success of Garner to cling uninterruptedly to the federal payroll; Anecdotes of the relationship Garner shares with his fellow Congressmen.

Relates the experience of the author with grocery clerk in Georgia. Relationship with grocery clerk; Motivation for stealing in the grocery store; Renewal of acquaintance with the clerk.

Focuses on the results of a public opinion survey on various social problems in the U.S. Liberal vote on child labor and divorce; Questions of personal conscience posed by the problem with the social and medicinal use of intoxicants within the law; Difference between the opinions of different age groups on questions about written contracts between husband and wife; Vote by regions on general questions of social behavior consisting of dance, one-piece bathing suits, cards, Sunday movies and wheels of fortune.

Presents information about former President of the U.S., Warren Gamaliel Harding. Author's first meeting with him when he was a Senator from Ohio; First impression of an amiable, modest man, with a low emotional boiling point, and an almost neurotic desire to be liked by those around him; Description of his personality; Statement that the country should adopt a protective tariff of such a character as will best help the struggling industries of Europe to get on their feet; Account of the works done during his twenty-nine months period of Presidency; View that Harding, was an innocent victim basely betrayed by men in whom he, with his simple-hearted faith, placed a confidence which they violated; Senator La Follette's protest of the signing of the transfer of the oil reserves from the Navy Department to the Department of the Interior; Information on the persons appointed by Harding.

Presents the author's thoughts on reticence, human relations and Puritanism. Philosophy of his grandmother; Desire to live a year abroad for freedom of thought, of speech, of action; Life in France; Statement that if one relieves the human mind of subjective curiosities which may turn to morbidity then it will be free to take a normal interest and curiosity in things objective; Prudery and Puritanism are not desirable characteristics in either a human or a nation, yet it is prudery and Puritanism that have retained for people the interest in the normal and the healthful life.

Focuses on writer Henry James and his literary writings. Change in the attitude toward his writings in the literary circles; Characteristics which he inherited from his father and elder brother William James; Views of poet T.S. Eliot about Henry; Possibility of an organic study of his whole growth and achievement by adopting a symbolic approach; Comment on his books, "The Other House," "The Ambassadors"; Reference to his belief that one exists only by virtue of the existence of others, living and dead, with whom one has ever had relations.

Presents a short story "Aunt Becky and Mr. Bowers," by Stark Young.

Focuses on the growth of college enrollment in the U.S. Measurement of the academic value of the educational unit by the increase or decrease of enrollment; Difficulty of developing new methods of selection and admission; Ineffectiveness of the established methods of college entrance; Impact of escalating enrolment on teachers; Embodiment of wise and sympathetic human relations as a guiding principle in educational reform; Evaluation of erroneous general principles.

Presents information on a fictitious character Virgil. Family background of Virgil; Ambition of Virgil to own a Ford automobile; Description of the family life of Virgil; Occupation practiced by Virgil to earn for his living; Food habits of Virgil; Rent paid by Virgil's sister and her husband Eddie for living in his home; Information on the occupation of Eddie; Affection of Virgil towards her sister.

Reviews two motion pictures. "Rosemary's Baby," directed by Roman Polanski; "Fist in His Pocket."

Comments on an advice column in the "Herald-Tribune" newspaper that deals with personal relations. Assumptions of the newspaper in creating the column; Attempt of the newspaper to make the church more personal through the column; Examples of questions asked by readers.

The article discusses the author's experiences regarding his relationships with immediate relatives and family in the U.S. He talks about the plan of his family to spend their winter vacation with his grandmother. The author also narrates instances wherein his grandmother has become forgetful. Lastly, he explains the treatment his parents have toward their other relatives.

Focuses on the occupation of being a professional understander (PU). Role of the PU to be an efficiency expert on women; Need for the PU to know and understand how a contemporary woman's mentality and behavior works; Focus on the efforts of E. Percival Peters as a women movement interpreter; Ability of Peters to lecture and expound on various topics about women and their relationships with men; Inclination of Peters to classify women in several categories; Importance of indexing and cataloging the classification of women.

Focuses on the steps taken by state Governors to stop racial violence in the U.S. Statement made by the Governor of California Earl Warren that the city and state police were entirely capable of handling race riots; Failure of the Governor of Michigan in his attempts to stop race riots; Measures designed by the U.S. government to cut racial problems; Struggle by the U.S. government for harmonious race relations; Information on the efforts made by organized labor to fight the destruction of the liberal democratic policies instituted by the New Deal.

Presents a short story titled "The Apple," by Padraic Colum.

Presents the poem "Night Ride," by Jay Wright.

Focuses on some of the persons who have passion in life for documentary evidence. Responsibility of the young bridegroom to satisfy every requirement of the community; Involvement of individual to become gradually involved in a rearrangement of one's lives that would have been too much for somewhat feeble resolution; Discussion of the wisdom of propriety.

Comments on the literary works of some American and French authors and suggests that their existence in Hell or Heaven is directly related to the philosophies espoused by them while they were alive. Description of U.S. writer Henry James' works on exquisite and intricate human relations; Comments on the appropriateness of French novelist Marcel Proust in Heaven; View that he would be engrossed in the study of hierarchy, of which his observation appears, if one may judge by the books he published, to have kept him busy lot an eternity while he still existed in time.

Presents the poem "Ben Harding's Flying Machine," by Harold Witt.