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The article reports on the exhibit on eye care intended for students from different grade levels by the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness in New York City.

The article focuses on the challenges of sight conservation as related to the general program of school organization in California. One problem cited is who will examine the eyes, to what extent and how effectively. Another is the presence of inexperience of physicians in lighting and environmental factors in working with pathology. The author also presented definitions of the term sight conservation and offers standards that are applicable, effective and comfortable use of the eyes.

The article focuses on the establishment of sight saving classes in the U.S. Educators found that children with defective vision present a very special teaching problem. In response to this problem, scientific methods are integrated in the teaching process. However, it is recommended that basic teaching methods in this type of special class should be modified to enable effective teaching to visually handicapped children.

The article features the summer school training sessions which offer courses for the preparation of teachers and supervisors of sight-saving classes. The summer sessions is organized by the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness and with the cooperation of several universities and colleges.

The article focuses on the training of public health nurses in New York for their participation in a sight-saving program. The State Nursing Organization advised to set qualifications for interested applicants. The nurses will play a vital role on the physical and emotional rehabilitation of blind children in the program.

Information about several papers discussed at the annual conference of the Ohio Association of Supervisors and Teachers of Sight-Saving Classes in Columbus, Ohio on May 3, 1941 is presented. The programs included a report on research on the improvement of sight-saving classes, demonstration of the dictaphone and talking book as sight-saving devices, as well as a symposium on the idea of sight-saving classes.

The article features the vision testing project, sponsored in collaboration by the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, the U.S. Children's Bureau of the Federal Security Agency, and the Missouri Division of Public Health. The study is intended to evaluate and assess methods and instruments employed to examine the vision of school children who may need eye care.

The article presents a list of books and other publications related to education, including "Psychology of the Elementary School Subjects," by Luella Cole, "A Program of Eye Health in a School System," by Mary Emma Smith, and "Basic Considerations in Educational Testing," by Ben D. Wood.