EDITORIAL.

The article presents the author's views on this periodical. The periodical commences its eighth year with a reorganized and greatly strengthened editorial council, its members representing a wide interest in the field of sociology and occupying positions of importance in various sections of the country. The change in name from that of "Contributing Editors" to "Editorial Council" is more than a difference in name--it indicates a revised status; namely, a real policy-determining board which shares, to a greater extent than before, the journal's responsibility in the field of educational sociology. This development gives increasing emphasis to two points of fundamental importance--first, the editors regard educational sociology as sociology and not as education and, second, they are convinced that sociologists have their major opportunity for research and should and will make their major contribution in the field of education. In the light of these two principles they are certain that, by associating this group of distinguished sociologists with the journal in determining its policy and program, it will tend to stimulate the interest of those sociologists and perhaps sociologists in general in this field of increasing importance in our national life.