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The article discusses the historical differences which have characterized the pulp and paper industry and the stevedoring industry on the Pacific Coast from 1934 to 1948. The International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers and the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers represented workers in the pulp and paper industry. The two unions negotiate jointly with the Pacific Coast Association of Pulp and Paper Manufacturers in a meeting which usually is held annually. The differences in the nature of the two industries and what they have contributed to the record of peace in the one instance and of conflict and warfare in the other are considered in the article.

The article describe the shop steward-training program of the International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers which is operated jointly with the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers. Due to the emergence of trade unionism throughout the U.S. industry, new needs and new jobs were created for international unions. The objective of the training of union stewards in the pulp and paper industry is to stimulate activity among the men and women who represent the local union. The activity will depends upon the local union and the location of the community.

Presents the title and abstracts of papers presented during the 1934 annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Increasing significance of geographic conditions in the growth of nation-states; Erosional history of the wind river range, Wyoming; Long-lot farm and economic in public services.

Presents a list of titles and abstracts of papers regarding geography presented to the Association of American Geographers from 1904 to 1910.

The article deals with three agreements signed by the United Wall Paper Crafts of North America in New York City. This association was established by a consolidation of two smaller national unions which are the National Association of Machine Printers and Color Mixers of the U.S. and the National Print Cutters' Association of America. The first contract deals with printers and color mixers and covers 300 mechanics in 19 industrial areas. The second deals with 125 printer cutters in a single factory. Lastly, the third contract covers 150 print cutters employed in the shops of print-cutting entrepreneurs.

The article presents abstracts of papers presented at the annual meetings of the Ohio Valley Sociological Society. Some of the papers presented are discussed below. One of the papers "Identification and Change in a Treatment-Oriented Institution" analyzes a case study of a treatment-oriented, closed institution for delinquent girls. "An Explanation of Conventional and Unconventional Political Participation Among the Urban Poor" represents a broadening of the types of political participation normally studied by political scientists and political sociologists and an attempt to relate each type to a common core of theory derived from the voter studies, literature on revolutionary movements, or conservative theories of crowd behavior. Data is drawn from a survey of the urban poor in Cleveland, Ohio. "The Self and Political Role: A Symbolic Interactionist Approach to Political Ideology" demonstrates an association between the individual's self-conception and his perception of the political role. It tests a general hypothesis, derived from symbolic interaction theory, which relates left-wing and right-wing political role perception to the individual's view of himself as an actor in the social system.

Presents schedules and activities during the Fourth Congress of the International Economic Association in Budapest, Hungary.

The article presents information about the program of the American Economic Association Meeting. In programs of the annual meetings of the American Economic Association for the five years 1950-54, persons from the economics departments of fifteen academic institutions delivered 114 out of a total of 210 papers, or 54.3 percent. When papers delivered by people outside the academic field are excluded it is found that of 156 papers originating in colleges and universities these fifteen institutions were responsible for 73.1 percent. Only a few organizations outside the academic field were able to reach the more than two papers category. There was a substantial amount of duplication by individuals from "big 15" universities. Sixteen persons delivered two or more papers, accounting for a total of 37 of 161 papers originating in colleges and universities. These sixteen scholars also served as discussants 6 times. Two of them delivered as many as four papers each in five years, full staffs of only eleven colleges and universities did as well or better.

The Southern Policy Papers are issued by the Southern Policy Committee for the purpose of stimulating interest in questions of public importance in the South. In the announcement concerning the series, the Committee states that it "does not necessarily approve of or agree with opinions expressed in the papers.' For those who perhaps do not know of the Southern Policy Committee, it should be noted that it is a comparatively recent organization, with a General Committee and local Committees in several of the Southern states. It seems to be designed essentially as an action group, principally "to encourage the formulation and recommendation of desirable public policies whether by groups or individuals, and as a means to this end to encourage persons who possess the proper qualifications to undertake political activity ; and, to extend the discussions begun in local committees to the surrounding communities for the purpose of preparing the general body of citizens for more intelligent and socially-minded political action, and for the purpose of forcing political leaders to face the real issues involved.

The article presents the meeting schedule for The Institute of Management Science (TIMS). The 13th International meeting will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from September 6-8, 1966. Warsaw, Poland, will host the European Section meeting from September 2-7, 1966. The American meeting is scheduled for April 5-7, 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts. Detailed meeting information is provided.

This article presents the papers to be discussed at the annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society in East Lansing, Michigan on September 5, 1956. At the session, each author will present a brief summary of his paper; after each summary there will be first a discussion by members of a panel, and then a general discussion from the floor. The three authors discuss values held by people in the Far East, Latin America, and the Middle and Near East, respectively, in relation to the technical cooperation programs intended to initiate social and technological changes which will improve the well-being of host countries.

Presents abstracts of articles from the Association of American Geographers in 1940. "The Relations of Some Texas Soils to Their Parent Materials"; "The Historic Indians of Louisiana"; "Louisiana Foods".

This article is a report on the status of minorities and women in sociology. In 1971, at the request of the American Sociological Council, participation by women and blacks in sociology was first assessed. That report affords a base for adding more data to assess the changes, if any, in the degree of participation by minority and women sociologists in the opportunity structure of the discipline. The concern with minorities in enlarged this year to include data on Asian Americans, Chicanos, American Indians, and Puerto Ricans, as well as with black sociologists. Along with women, these groups represent the focus of attention of two active committees formed by the ASA Council: the Committee on the Status of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession, and the Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession. The level of response, along with problems of definition, involving comparability of categories, indicates that this report may best serve as a working paper suggesting questions for more refined research. Hopefully, also, it will stimulate cooperation between the ASA and all departments of sociology to develop more reliable and valid accounting procedures so that better data on minorities and women may be routinely collected in the future. This hope is based on the assumption that facts about the number of minorities and women in sociology will promote their participation and enhance the quality of the entire sociological enterprise.

Presents several abstracts on economics. 'Organization and Innovation,' by F.J. Willet; 'Economic Theory and Underdeveloped Countries,' by D.H. Whitehead; 'Some Development Problems in Asian Countries,' by A.M. Kerr.

Manuscript data and criteria for the October 1971 issue of the "Decision Sciences" are presented. Members of the editorial board are listed together with their affiliations. A table of content is also given. The editorial policy and objectives of "Decision Sciences," the official journal of the American Institute for Decision Sciences (AIDS), are discussed. AIDS is an organization committed to promoting the development and application of quantitative methodology to functional and behavioral problems or administration by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas, experience and information among those who teach in collegiate schools of business and among those who have a special interest in the development and use of quantitative methodologies. The message of the last article of Albert J. Simone as periodical editor is discussed. Simone formally turn over the editorship responsibility to Professor William S. Peters.

The article focuses on the press and public opinion in Great Britain, discussed at the Conference of the British Sociological Association in 1955. The first influence on the policy of a paper will be its tradition, which is a vital part of its goodwill as a business. Next important factor is the readership's character and the circulation. A paper that is read standing in the train, giving special attention to the interests of women, punters and filmgoers, will not have space to inform its readers adequately about foreign affairs. Third in the list of influences in a newspaper office comes the experience, educational background, sense of responsibility of the editor and his editorial staff. Whatever the policy of the paper, their special interests and bias will be reflected in it. The next factor to consider is contact with readers. The newspaper can influence the reader by a multitude of stories, ideas, recommendations and services. The reader can only refuse his pennies. Circulation is, of course, very important. Without it advertising dies, and the paper dies with it. But generally speaking, the paper's attitude in foreign affairs will be a secondary factor in the reader's choice of reading.

President of the American Sociological Society Louis Wirth is planning for a Section on Contributed Papers for the next annual meeting that is to be held in New York from December 28 to 30, December, 1947. Although this Section is particularly de- signed for those younger members of the Society, including graduate students, who have not yet had an opportunity to appear on the pro- gram in other sections, contributions from other members of the Society will be welcome. Since this Committee is working closely with the Committee on Research, it is being urged that members who have completed research papers suitable for oral presentation and which do not fall within the scope of other Sections be offered for consideration in the Section on Contributed Papers.

A conference paper pertaining to the history of the American Marketing Association is presented. According to the author, the association's first meeting was held in Chicago in 1915 where members of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World were meeting for their annual convention. The author also discusses the formation of the association's publication, the "Journal of Marketing," in 1934.

Information about the conference of scientists and scholars titled "Science and Freedom" held from July 23 to 26, 1953 in Germany is presented. Professor Michael Polanyi presented his paper "Pure and Applied Science and Their Appropriate Organization" which set the theme of the conference. Professor Samuel Allison presented "Academic Freedom and State Security," and John R. Baker's paper "Scientific Authority and the System of Scientific Publication."

This article evaluates studies on accounting theory, conducted by a committee of the American Accounting Association in 1973. The most striking feature of the papers is their similarity. They are essentially two versions of the same work. Both preliminary papers consist of two principal sections: the nature of theories in the physical and social sciences; and the classes of accounting theories, as the authors are able to distinguish them. All of the papers survey pertinent works by mathematicians, philosophers and scientists, and conclude that accounting qualifies as an empirical discipline.

Presents the schedule for the 83rd Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association at the Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan on December 27 to 30, 1970.

On behalf of the Committee in charge of the Section on Sociology and Social Work, the author, as chairman, has the privilege to present to the readers of the periodical "Social Forces," the papers and discussions presented at the meetings of the Section held in Chicago in connection with the meetings of the American Sociological Society, December 26-29, 1919. The special issue of the periodical last June which printed the papers read at the meetings of this Section in 1917, was so well received that it was decided to publish these papers again as a unit and the writer wishes to take this opportunity to express his thanks and appreciation to the editors of the periodical for making this possible. In preparation for the meetings of this Section for 1928 a questionnaire was sent to all members of the Society who indicated an interest in this section, asking their advice on subjects to be treated during the 1928 sessions and for suggestions as to persons who might be called upon to present papers as well as those who might discuss them. It was indicated in the questionnaire that those in charge of the program of the Section were desirous of having the papers based on actual research which had been completed or was being carried on in the various fields of interest to sociology and social work. The response to the 350 questionnaires was wholehearted and generous.

The article discusses the highlights of the 37th Annual General Meeting of the British Ecological Society held in the University of Oxford in Oxford, England on January 5 to 7, 1956. A soirée was held at the university's Department of Botany at which exhibits illustrating the ecological work in progress at Oxford were shown. A series of coloured slides of New Zealand vegetation were shown by professor Gordon of New Zealand. Some of the topics of the papers read at the meeting, include field populations of Calliphorine flies.

This article presents information on the report of the Committee on Public Relations of the American Sociological Society as of February 1, 1942. The work of the Committee on Public Relations has continued during the past year, along the two lines it followed in 1940. This has consisted of interpreting each number of the periodical "American Sociological Review" as it appeared to appropriate representatives of the newspaper and magazine press, and of facilitating the press coverage of the Society's annual meetings. The Committee has continued to follow a broadly representative policy in handling of materials from the periodical "American Sociological Review" and the papers for meetings. To serve adequately the Society and its speakers, the Committee needs to be in a position to advise reporters that a given paper is too technical for popular interpretation; or to furnish reporters with several suitable paragraphs from the paper; or to supply reporters with a rather complete press review of the paper. The Committee does not want reporters to feel obliged to cover meetings themselves.

The article presents an announcement and meeting details of the Joint Meeting of the Econometric Society and the Institute of Management Science in Warsaw, Poland, from September 2-7, 1966.

The present article is by way of a report of a grant by the Russel Sage Foundation-not exactly an evaluation report, since the authors involvement in the event would make them suspect as judges, but rather a personal report of what occurred and the meaning that can, or should, be attached thereto. The Public Relations Committee appealed for cooperation from paper-readers, asking them in advance whether they would want a press interview in Miami. The paper by Robert Parke, Jr. and Paul Click, discussing the "marriage squeeze" resulting from the post-war baby boom, led all others in amount of space given to it. The American Sociological Association (ASA) therefore, both in its administration and in its membership, should have little concern for improving the "image" of sociology in the public eye, but it should have great concern for increasing the level of sociological information among persons outside, as well as within, colleges and universities. The fact is, however, the ASA structure has no device for handling communication with the public in more than fortuitous ways. As long as "press coverage" at conventions begins only a few weeks before the event and ends promptly at the last session, it is doubtful that success in this realm can ever be more than smooth public relations.

The article focuses on "The Institute of Management Sciences" (TIMS) XIX International Meeting that has chosen as its topic one of the greatest contemporary challenges--the application of Management Science to Ecology and the Quality of Life. The meeting centers on sessions of a thematic nature, but also includes sessions sponsored by colleges, sessions with topics of specialized interest, simultaneous sessions and student paper sessions. Over 300 papers, many of outstanding import, were accepted for this meeting. These have been arranged in sixty-five sessions scheduled concurrently except for two separate simultaneous sessions. The first three sessions in each group develop the conference theme; of the remaining forty-four sessions, fifteen have been arranged by the TIMS Colleges. Each college is responsible for publicizing the details of its own sessions. This bulletin includes such information as is currently available. The committee solicited papers in these three general areas: management science practice and philosophy, applications of management science techniques, and mathematical programming. The papers in each of these areas are scheduled to avoid time overlaps when possible. The area of management science practice and philosophy receives major attention in the college sessions.

The Executive Committee of the Society for the Study of Social Problems approved a plan to pre-publish papers to be presented. The special problems committees of the Society are encouraged to share in this, although it will be by decision of each committee. It is planned that all of the presentations on the two symposia will be pre-published. Papers to be pre-published must be submitted not later than April 15, 1958. An expanded version of some of the papers will be printed in the journal "Social Problems." Probably the majority will be mimeographed and distributed before the annual meeting to the membership at cost. Not later than a month after distribution of the papers those who wish to be considered as discussants will submit a criticism of the paper. From these the committee chairmen will select persons to serve as discussants, although they may ask others to serve in addition. Each discussant will be given about seven minutes. The aim is to provide a maximum amount of time for discussion of the presentations.

The article presents news briefs concerning the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History. The report of the fourth general meeting of the society, a response by E. W. Peters, president of the Victorian Branch of the Australian Labour Party, to the article "Australian Labour and Foreign Policy," by E. Andrews in an issue of the journal "Labour History," and the preservation of the personal papers of Australian labour figure Doctor H. I. Jensen are discussed.

The article presents a discussion on trade union activity. Until a decade ago, trade union activity from the standpoint of legal and public sanction involved the problem of extending to voluntary associations those civil rights of the individual, whereby members of such associations could improve their well-being through group action. However, trade union activity in the present day raises entirely different issues of social policy. These arise from the extension of group authority or control, under governmental and public approval, over large segments of industry, if not over the whole economy. These issues involve not alone the question of what form of economic organization is to be desired, or what the essential functions of government should be in a democratic order, but that of how individual and minority rights are to be preserved in a scheme of things progressively subjected to group domination. Professor David A. McCabe's paper is mainly a discussion of the technical feasibility of industry-wide agreements. But McCabe's paper also raises the issue of group power and responsibility in economic life. According to McCabe, industry-wide agreements are based upon unitary bargaining for wages over a wide competitive area.

Nobel laureates in science publish more and are more apt to collaborate than a matched sample of scientists. Interviews with 41 of 55 laureates and comparison of their research output with the output of the matched sample indicate that these patterns hold at every stage of the life-work-cycle. As laureates report and as their publications corroborate, they exercise noblesse oblige in arranging co-authorship in collaborative publications. Receipt of the Nobel prize is followed by declining productivity and changed work practices, as a result of changed role obligations and activities. Reductions in productivity are more severe for laureates who experience comparatively large increments in prestige through the prize than for those who were already eminent. The prize generates strain in collaborative associations so that most of these terminate soon after the award. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The second world congress of Sociology will be organized by the International Sociological Association (ISA) under the auspices of UNESCO in the city of Liége, Belgium, from August 24-September 1,1953. Sociologists of all countries of the world, professional, research workers and students, are invited to take part in this Congress and are asked to enter into contact with the ISA Secretariat for registration and detailed information. Contributed research papers are invited for the 1953 meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, tentatively scheduled for April 18-19 or 25-26, 1953. Papers should report empirical findings of completed research or specific methodological developments. Because of program limitations, general theoretical analyses not based on specific research cannot be accepted. professor Benjamin Keeley has joined the Department of Social Science of Illinois State Normal University and is teaching The Family and Introduction to Sociology, as well as assisting with freshman orientation courses in the social sciences.

Presents news notes and announcements involving the Rural Sociological Society. Highlights of the 1971 annual meeting of the Rural Sociology Section of Association of Southern Agricultural Workers; Call for papers for the 1971 annual meeting of the society to be held in Denver, Colorado on August 27 to 29, 1971; Programs and projects of the society.

Presents news notes and announcements involving the Rural Sociological Society. Call for papers for the 1969 annual meeting of the society; Tentative session topics; Best dissertations in rural sociology for the years 1967 and 1968.

Focuses on a meeting on freshwater ecology held at the Exeter, England-based University of Exeter from 3-7 July, 1964 and a meeting of the Tropical Group on patterns in dry tropical vegetation held in London, England-based Linnean Society on November 4, 1964. Series of papers presented at the meetings; Discussions on each paper; Participants of the meetings.