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A conference paper which discusses the White House Conference on Child Health and Protection that was first held in 1929 is presented. Difficulties that are faced by children in the U.S. are discussed, such as blindness and malnourishment. Plans that the government has to protect children in the U.S. are mentioned.

The article presents information about various societies and institutions of the United States. The first section of the current items includes announcements of annual business meetings. The annual business meeting of "Alpha Kappa Delta" was held at the Hotel Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia, on December 29, 1939. The American Catholic Sociological Society held its second annual meeting at the Morrison Hotel in Chicago from December 27 to 29, 1939. The Central Statistical Board has worked out a classification of occupations of 327 titles. These have been combined into 95 intermediate groups useful for studying populations in which the whole occupational gamut may not be represented. New York's World Fair, 1940 will arrange an exhibition on art and modern architecture, child welfare, youth activities, the functions of government, and the application of science to industry in American scene. Psychosomatic Medicine, a quarterly, put out its first issue in January, 1939, under the managing editorship of Flanders Dunbar and the sponsorship of the National Research Council and the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation.

This article presents a report of the Liaison Officer of the National Association of Social Work. The National Association of Social Work was originally formed by a merger of seven separate organizations. It included a Social Work Research Group. This is where sociologists were most active. It became the new organization's Research Section. After this fall, it will be renamed the Council on Research of the National Association of Social Work. The Council will be expected to assume leadership for the application of research methods to social work practice. It is scheduled to continue such activities as the encouragement of nationwide studies, their publication and the circulation of their reports. During the last year, the National Association of Social Work Research Section sponsored an Institute in Child Welfare Research and a Conference on the Nature of Social Work Knowledge. The National Association of Social Work also received a Ford Foundation grant to take a new look at social problems. Papers have been assigned to specialists to survey the state of knowledge on such topics as poverty, delinquency, deterioration of the inner city, and out-of-wedlock births.

Discusses the appearance of pediatric cases in the bible. Evidence of child welfare among the former inhabitants of Israel; Indications of the high regard for children among the Jews based on bible passages; Citation of cases of child adoption and purchase; Embryology; Prenatal influence; Prematurity, Newborn care; Maternal and wet nursing, Weaning; Artificial feeding; Growth and development; Child diseases; Infanticide; Treatment; Bible books and verses.

The article presents a bibliography on social structure. There are several sub-topics on which some books are listed. On the sub-topic, Personality, Culture and Social Structure: Generalities, books included are those which were referred to in the proceedings of the sixth conference of university professors on Christian philosophical studies. These are "Sex, Marriage, Family" and others. Next sub-topic is Kinship Problems, on which some books included are, "Preparing for Marriage; A Guide to Marital and Sexual Adjustment", "Research on Intermarriage: A Survey of Accomplishments" and "Prospects and Marriage Education and Councilling." Next sub-topic is Child Rearing, on which some books included are, "The Authoritarian Ideology of Upbringing", "Child Care: A Handbook on the Care of the Child Deprived of a Normal Home Life," "Cruelty to Children: With Proposals for Remedial Measures," "The Child Who Never Grew" and "Healthy Personality for Every Child." Next sub-topic is education on which some books included are, "Anthropology and Education: Some Proposals for Collaboration" and "Psychology in the Service of the School." Next sub-topic is Social Selection and Stratification: Caste, Class, Status on which some books included are, "Social Class" and "Social Mobility Factors Related to Marital Adjustment."

The article features the preschool blind child program organized by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. The institute is interested in the prevention of blindness and in the rehabilitation of persons who are blind according to the legal definition of blindness. As part of the program, the preschool counselor not only works with the parents and child in his home, but in the interests of all blind children and their parents, tries to educate the community to see the blind child as a person and recognize his possibilities and needs.

The article focuses on the need for an individual working with handicapped children to develop accurate concepts of self and others. It is important that as a special education teacher, he must be mature enough to withhold judgment until the facts involved are gathered and analyzed. He is also courageous and patient to try to listen from the other people's viewpoint. An educator ought to exhibit his skill to communicate at an operation level and to look at the whole child with a handicap rather than the disability itself.

Focuses on the author's views and opinions on issues related to the welfare of children in the U.S. Emphasis on whether services to children and their families should be organized, primarily around the multi-faceted needs of children as children and family members or around the categorical professional disciplines of those who provide the services; Importance of defining the operational meaning of the broad concept of child advocacy, a term which was used frequently throughout the discussions and recommendations of the conference; Establishment of a network of community mental health centers which stress mental health for all age groups.

The article focuses on the importance of securing community acceptance and understanding of exceptional children in the U.S. One way of showing acceptance is by giving exceptional children the chance to develop their potentialities just like average and normal children. Exceptional children should be understood and accepted as a human being blessed with rights to the best possible chance for life, liberty and the quest for happiness. Equality of educational opportunity should provide sufficient varied curricula, varied methods of teaching and school plan and equipment to give these children an equal chance to develop in accordance with their abilities and needs.

The article presents several articles related to physically handicapped children published in several journals. The articles include "Handbook on Services to the Physically Handicapped, Montreal and Region", "A Rehabilitation Program for the Dentally Physically Handicapped Child," by Arthur Bushel and David B. Ast, "International Study Conference on Child Welfare: Resolutions and Findings" and "The Institute for Research on Exceptional Children at the University of Illinois," by Samuel Kirck and Willard B. Spalding.

A description of a unique child welfare organization which is part national, part volunteer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that the Board of Governors of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) will vote on the acceptance of the Council for Children With Behavioral Disorders as a CEC division at the Council's International Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The objectives of the proposed division are to promote the education and general welfare of children with behavioral disorders and to encourage and promote professional growth and research as a means of better understanding the problems related to children with behavioral disorders.