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Relates an experience of teaching American history at Cambridge University in England. Inquiries made by the college students about American politics; Rules posed by the university to its students; Factors being considered by the university in accepting students.

The article discusses the social condition of Manchuria, China, as of 1933, a year after the Japanese have given them salvation. During this year, Manchuria has been labeled as the world's last great new land in the Northern Hemisphere. The staffing of the place has allegedly been easy since higher Chinese officials were placed accordingly at their strategically distributed domestic establishment. The only problem faced by them during this period came in terms of revenue and military ends.

Comments on the important role of strong individuals in making history. Influence of blind movements on the teaching of history; Concerns raised on the tendency among teachers toward the biographical approach.

Presents information on Princess Christina, granddaughter of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. Admission to Redcliffe College of Cambridge, Massachusetts; Description of the palace in which Princess Christina lived in; Information on her plans to study history and music.

Profiles Joseph Kinsey Howard, a contributing author to the periodical "The Saturday Evening Post." Belief of Howard as a child that Great Britain was the one to be blamed for the War of 1812; Argument raised by Howard regarding the credibility of U.S. textbooks in presenting the whole story behind the War of 1812; Appointment of Howard as news editor of the "Great Falls Leader."

The article deals with issues concerning the level of knowledge among U.S. college students on the country's history. Schoolteachers and educational experts were recently criticized for the poor performance and weakness of college students in U.S. history. This poor performance may be the result of much emphasis placed on social studies and on the removal of the old-fashioned date memorizing teaching strategy. The attitudes of college freshmen towards history may also have contributed to this poor performance.

Presents the author's views on the participation of the young people in the public affairs. Opinion of the author that students attempt to discuss current international problems which they simply do not have the historical and geographical and semantic knowledge; Comment of George Kennan, United States Ambassador to Yugoslavia that the early days of school and colleges are the only ones available for history, for literature, for art, for thought and for philosophy; Difficulty of teaching anything to students, who are so ignorant of their own language that it is nearly impossible lo communicate to them the meaning of precise expression.

The article investigates into the international history and theory of the capitalist, or free-enterprise system by researchers from the U.S. The study examined the operation of planned societies in the neighboring countries. The researchers initiated the study with the aim of identifying the true function of the one capitalist, free-enterprising country in the modern world.