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The article presents the author's comparison of the patterns of publicity, privacy, and secrecy between the U.S. and Great Britain. In Great Britain, the equilibrium of publicity, privacy, and secrecy is more stable, and its deviations from the normal state are smaller than they are in the U.S. The British governmental papers which are not published at the time as part of government policy, are opened to scholarly inspection only after a very long lapse of time and even then with restrictions. On the other hand, in the U.S., government documents are made available to historians without long delay.

Do rumors become more or less accurate as they are passed on? The author of this paper concludes, on the basis of experiment, that the answer depends on the structure of the situation in which the rumor spreads, and particularly on two variables that are discussed in detail. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article describes a method currently used by international organizations which allows for a limited number of world languages to be used ad libitum by a speaker in an international forum. Whereas the League of Nations recognized only two official languages, French and English, the United Nations has adopted the following five languages: Chinese, French, Russian, English and Spanish. Thus, the text of the United Nations Charter as laid down in any one of these five tongues is considered equally authentic. The main linguistic difficulties confronting the simultaneous interpreter naturally flow from the dissimilarities between the two languages he is working on. The possibility of currently establishing or adopting a sole international language goes against the theory of working languages.

The article provides details about various causes and cure of fear while speaking on stage. Stage fright is excessive excitability experienced by a speaker. When not excessive, excitability generates mental alertness, resourcefulness, and emotional responsiveness. The cures of stage fright have been and are properly classified under three heads, through preparation, correct mental attitude and control of physical activity. Specific technique for the control of physical activity is easier to devise and therefore no important. Conscious relaxation needs to be taught.