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The article discusses the relationship between history and industry relative to education. The isolation of interests, the overcrowded curriculum and the general confusion that pervades the educational system are merely a reflection of the condition in the larger world. One of the greatest difficulties that confront social and educational workers at this time is the prevalence of the habit of dealing with the problems of life in an isolated way. The school has a real function to perform, and the educational machinery will be directed as to fullfill this function.

The article focuses on innovations in teaching the history of science in the U.S. The history of science course imparts an appreciation of many ways in which science and social concerns tend to become interlocked in some fashion for the purpose of general education. The course tends to remove a sense of alienation over the relevance of science to the everyday life of a student. The success of the course in the undergraduate level would depend upon the quality of the innovations introduced and the manner in which it was instructed.

The article focuses on the development of new methods of teaching for the attainment of the course objectives in natural science at the Michigan State University. One of the primary objectives of the course is to aid the student in developing his ability to think logically and independently. The method known as a scrambled book, is a teaching device, seemed to be appropriate for the natural science education. The experimental scrambled book used in a few sections of the course replaced the introductory material on genetics.

The article examines the cultural definition of physical education. Beliefs and values within a given society, held relative to man and his body, have resulted in different concepts and programs in physical education. The author believes that in any given period, physical education is culturally determined by what man thinks of his body, how he think of himself in relation to his body, and how he thinks his body should be trained, exercised and disciplined. John Dille, in his September 25, 1964 issue of Life Magazine, comments that the space age is already here.