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Argues that a government program must offer the middle class in the U.S. a different lifestyle in return for the raise in status it would give to the poor in line with its efforts to eradicate poverty. Reasons behind the apathetic or hostile attitude of the middle-class majority toward the poor; Factors contributing to the loss of security among the middle class; Details of how work creates status in society; Political implications of the poverty program of the U.S. government.

Suggests that the task of public psychological hygiene is to promote, through the control of institutional environment, the maximum utilization of the talents and abilities of mankind. Reemergence of social philosophy of the middle ages; Argument pertaining to the average Intelligence of Quotients of various social classes; View that the Christian stress on the value of personality blazed the trail for egalitarian doctrines of the French Revolution; Belief that the rich are moving to racial extinction even faster than the poor; Opinion that the fear of racial degeneration arises from the enormous current undervaluation of the intelligence of the poorer classes; Discrepancy between the average intelligence of the richer and the poorer classes.

Points out that the rich need saving because they have strayed from the path set by God. Use of the Bible to argue that the rich have lost their way and are bringing destruction on men; Inability of the rich to see what is wrong because they are occupied and concerned with their money; Observation that the rich are also making the poor turn against the Lord when the poor become angry and vengeful.

Examines why the socialists have tried for generations to raise a revolt among the poor but had very little success. Failure of the radicals to formulate specific measures which do not divide the working class; Impotence of the leadership of labor; Comparative impotence of labor radicalism because of socialist periodicals such as the "Call" who are edited by men who are unskilled in their own trade.

Focuses on welfare allowances in the U.S. Shortcomings of welfare allowances; Report that costs of welfare have been escalating, bringing some states and cities to the threshold of financial disaster; Opinion that the bill, known as HR 1, would establish a national minimum for welfare payments, would embrace the working poor and provide complete federal funding for national minimums; Findings of an analysis of the eligible welfare households by the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee.

Presents several letters to the editor referencing to various articles previously published in the issue. Dispute among the U.S. Armed Services, between the Army and Navy; Harassment of lower-class men at West Point and Annapolis; Appreciation of the contributions to articles based on American author and pragmatist, John Dewey, in the October 17, 1949 issue; Practice of popular prejudice by the Russians in international relations.

This article focuses on efforts of the U.S. government to improve the life of poor people. The lives of the rich have met certain prejudices, even among benevolent people. They grant that many rich people are unhappy and lead miserable lives, but nevertheless they make these assertions that when people are distressingly rich it must be their own fault. Nobody has to stay rich if he'll just make an effort. This article presents several cases where the U.S. has fought against poverty. One case was of a wealthy and ignorant girl, who was found one cold morning exhibiting toy dogs at a show. The dogs had been eating heartily, but the poor girl was living on raw carrots, for her complexion. After a friendly study had been made of her case, her money was quietly taken away by degrees, this being accomplished with the aid of an old family lawyer, who became genuinely interested in helping her out in this way; and when she had thus reached a healthfully destitute state, a husband was found for her in the janitor of a Hoboken flat.

Focuses on taxation strategy of the U.S. Ways of tax evasion adopted by rich people of the U.S.; Loopholes in tax laws of the U.S. Description of ways at to how the Treasury could save $6O-$70 billion in leaked taxes. Claim that as a consequence of using a tax instrument to provide assistance, about 70 percent of the total goes to individuals with incomes over $10,000.

Focuses on the criticism of U.S. novelist Thornton Wilder by writer Michael Gold through his article published in the previous issue. Attempt to arraign Wilder at the bar of the Communist ideology; Comments on the autobiographical book about New York East Side, "Jews Without Money"; Meaning of a revolutionary literature in the U.S.; Relationship between the literature, art and the dominant social class; Comments on the Marxists contemplated the destruction of all human art and literature up to date and the immediate creation.

Focuses on studies conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Research regarding the achievements of schoolchildren in some countries in mathematics and other conventional academic subjects. Reference to the importance of social class and family background than schooling in accounting for differences in children's achievement test scores; Information on significant school influence in science, literature and second language teaching; Gap in achievement scores between children in the wealthy, developed nations and children in poor, developing nations; Failure of any developing nation in establishing an advanced educational system without exacerbating class and caste divisions; Details about test scores of various nations in achievement tests.

Presents an article about an essay by Congressman John Ashbrook (R-Ohio) which focused on poverty in the U.S. published in the September 4, 1967 issue of "US News & World Report." Overview of the essay; Criticisms on the criteria which demarcate the social classes in the country; Manifestations of the prevalence of poverty.