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The article presents titles and abstracts of papers submitted at a meeting held in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1938. The paper "The Sequent Occupance of a Boston Suburban Community," presented by Edward A. Ackerman focuses on areas surrounding the Boston metropolitan district. The proximity of a large city market, plots of level land and fertile soil determine the existence of these suburban fanning communities. The article "The Recession of Victoria Falls," by Wallace W. Atwood. The world famous falls on the Zainbesi have had a strange and remarkable history in recession. The gorge is serpentine with many curious off-shoots, and located on the floor of a broad and much older flat-bottomed valley. Today the water tumbles over a ledge, fully a mile in length, and into a very narrow chasm 350 ft. deep.

The article presents one of the papers discussed at the convocation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the impact of science on human activity held on April 1, 1949. It is said that because of science, the western world no longer possesses the sense of common values which gave coherence to human activities in earlier ages. In this paper, the author examines some of the spiritual implications of the commitment of the scientist on his program of dealing with the universe and considers some of the consequences of the new insights which have been acquired in carrying out the program thus far.

A conference paper that discusses the results of a research study conducted to examine progress made in the structure and surgical approaches of dental alloys and dental amalgams is presented. The paper was read at a meeting of the Harriet Newell Lowell Society for Dental Research held at the Harvard University Dental School in Cambridge, Massachusetts on December 9, 1920.

The article presents one of the papers discussed at the convocation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the impact of science on human activity held on April 1, 1949. It is said that because of science, the western world no longer possesses the sense of common values which gave coherence to human activities in earlier ages. In this paper, the author discusses the relationship of science with morality and religion. The author states that though there is a sense that science's body of knowledge is neutral and its results can be used for evil purposes, there is also a sense in which it is neither evil nor neutral but an expression of spiritual idealism.

A conference paper that discusses the results of a research study conducted to compare the efficacy and abrasiveness of five brands of toothpaste dentifrices is presented. The paper was read at a meeting of the Harriet Newell Lowell Society for Dental Research held at the Harvard University Dental School in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 19, 1921.

The article presents one of the papers discussed at the convocation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the impact of science on human activity held on April 1, 1949. It is said that because of science, the western world no longer possesses the sense of common values which gave coherence to human activities in earlier ages. In this paper, the author talks about the modern age in western civilization. The author stresses that the outstanding characteristic of this age is that all its thinking about the world is dominated by the scientific spirit.

The article presents one of the papers discussed at the convocation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the impact of science on human activity held on April 1, 1949. It is said that because of science, the western world no longer possesses the sense of common values which gave coherence to human activities in earlier ages. In this paper, the author discusses the intellectual and moral problems, which were caused by science and technology, faced by the western world.

Displays illustrating papers and graphic expositions not correlated with sessions have become an integral part of annual meetings of the Association of American Geographers. Exhibits at Cambridge, Massachusetts accented physical geography rather more and human geography rather less than has been the case in recent preceding years. In a number of cases comparable maps of physical and human phenomena were displayed side by side. This appears to indicate a pronounced interest in regional correspondence of phenomena.

The article discusses manuscript sources in American radicalism. Scholars interested in American radicalism must be prepared to travel widely if they expect to inspect manuscript sources. Virtually every state, almost every university library of any stature, has some such holdings. Socialists, and other radicals, were prolific writers of letters, memoranda, speeches and pamphlets. They also tended to keep extensive minutes of meetings of branches, committees, national boards, and even of factions. Moreover, most Socialists had a sense of history and preserved their records. Unfortunately, there is no single repository for this Socialist material. At one time it was expected that the Tamiment Institute-then called the Rand School-Library in New York would house the material. But Socialists, in the course of human events, split into innumerable factions, and the leaders of different factions gave their papers to various libraries some of them thousands of miles apart. There were also geographic reasons for the dispersion: the early Socialists of the Nineteenth century lived in Indiana, New York, Massachusetts, and (after 1880) California.

The article cites a study conducted at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, concerning the variation of effect of the arbitrary and well-formed coding system to short term memory. Several experts have contended that language is a form of coding scheme that is consisting of different categories and rules for joining them together to form a linguistic system. The researchers made use of 16 bilingual persons that are fluent in both English and French. Result of the study yielded that there is indeed a significant distinction in terms of effect on the use of arbitrary or linguistically mixed lists.

Ancient and modern methods and results of man's efforts to formulate satisfying statements about the ultimate meaning of human life and the nature of the universe were interwoven in the program presented at the sixth international gathering of philosophers held at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on September 13-17, 1927. The courts and handsomely assembly rooms of a group of new dormitories located on the banks of the Charles River supplied a delightful atmosphere of academic quiet and gave opportunities for innumerable enjoyable personal contacts. This first New-World session of the Congress was attended by 630 persons, of whom 375 were active members. The 75 foreign delegates came from leading European countries, from Canada, South America, Mexico and India. The tremendous scope of the subjects presented and the abstract or even mystical treatment of many of the topics were in striking contrast to the growing specialization and concreteness observed in the papers presented in national gatherings of social scientists. Inconsistencies in the methods and results of modern philosophy as presented in the discussions of this Congress would justify a modification of this statement to the more modest claim that philosophy may enlarge the outlook of the human spirit by stimulating speculative efforts to achieve this tremendous program.

Presents information on financial management of Harvard College between 1776-90. Expenses incurred by Ebenezer Storer as treasurer of the college in 1777; Amount invested in the college in 1777; Reason why the college was obliged to protect itself against rise in prices caused by inflation of the currency.

The article discusses the controversies arising from the "strike" research campaign of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, launched on March 4, 1969 and subsequently discussed in a panel on March 8 of the same year. According to the organizers, the controversies did not affect the campaign since the primary objective of the organization is to inaugurate a movement. Questions raised by different social groups includes the type of movement to create and the source of fundings for the established movement. It has been an obvious knowledge in the American society that government-sponsored research in scientific fields accounts to 75% of the funds of university research projects, much of the money came directly from the country's Defense Department.

The article reports that a brochure describing Whirlwind I, a high speed electronic digital computer is available from the Electronic Computer Division of the Servomechanisms Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The article presents issues related to education. It describes the rationale, curriculum, and special problems of a program at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The program began in 1936 but expanded recently at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. The issues reveal the way in which teacher education is being accommodated with the traditions of the two universities.

The article represents an attempt to replicate a study written by Douglas Rennie and Robert Hilgendorf concerning their examination of the stratification system of a small town in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The authors examined the correlation of factors relevant to social class self-identification and measures of socioeconomic status. There was a problem in describing the social class system of the community so the authors focused their study on the pictures of the stratification system secured by three different approaches to the measurement of social class. The authors used weighted scores and comparisons based on house type, education and occupation. In conclusion, the authors suggested that communities differ in the degree to which a community social class ranking is consensually perceived.

Recounts the events leading to the Cambridge, Massachusetts riots of July 25, 1967 and the arrest of H. Rap Brown who was suspected of leading the riots. Rhetorical background; Description of the salient features of Brown's speech; Tentative judgments about the relationship of Brown's rhetoric to the events that followed.

The article focuses on the master of arts in teaching (AMT), a degree offered at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The program was designed to prepare graduates from liberal arts colleges for teaching in the secondary schools. One of the characteristics of AMT is that it is administered and awarded by an Administrative Board drawn from the entire Harvard University at large. AMT has offered new definitions of the pre-service education of teachers and has achieved in bridging the gap between the liberal arts and professors and the professors of education.

Elaborates the method of teaching rhetoric by Edward T. Channing, supervisor of the Department of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Report by Channing on duties of professors in the university; Basic principles that have been emphasized in lectures on rhetoric delivered by Channing; Information on exercises conducted by Channing to develop precision in speaking and writing.

Profiles Francis J. Child, fourth professor at Harvard University's Boylston Chair of Rhetoric and oratory. Academic background of Child; Appointment of Child as a mathematics tutor at Harvard upon his graduation; Research project chosen by Child; Overview of Child's teaching career at Harvard.

Profiles Joseph McKean, a Boylston professor of rhetoric and oratory at Harvard University from 1809 to 1818. His education background; His works and achievements; Description of his style of writing and organization as a lecturer.

Outlines the study experience of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Subjects chosen by Roosevelt at Harvard; Educators who taught history and English to him at the university; Nuances of public address learned by Roosevelt under the guidance of dramatist George Pierce Baker; Influence of English teacher Charles Townsend Copeland on Roosevelt.

This article presents a brief information related to the field of sociology. The Social Sciences in Mexico and News About the Social Sciences in South and Central America has been announced as a new quarterly journal in English under the editorship of Laszlo Radvanyi, Professor of the National School of Economics of the National University of Mexico. The purpose is to make known to the social scientists of other countries the work that is being done in this field in Latin America. "Journal of Human Relations," beginning in January 1947, is jointly announced by the Research Center for Group Dynamics of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations in London, England. The new journal will seek to encourage the development of an integrated approach in the social Sciences as applied to human affairs, and is intended to supplement those more specific journals already existing in the field by providing an opportunity for side-by-side comparison of related work in various fields both at the conceptual and practical level.