37 E., "Minimum Wages for Women in California"-- 31 - E., "A Race Relations Survey"- -"Relation of Social Research to Social Service"--- 263 -"Concept of Social Distance". t A., "How Can We Democratize Social Work?"___ 11 Clarence E., "Play as Collective Behavior". __ 217 -"Immigration and the American Birth Rate"_____ 274 T J., "Social Work and Industry". 102 289 325 Editorial Notes CHARLES A. 1 STUART A. Q Minimum Wages fo CORA E. MAE Teaching Sociolog FLORENCE M E THE UNTIMELY DEATH O service of his country has who previously found litt frequently mentioned trait (2) his willingness to put the normal and abhorrend his earnest desire for wor ably be known best by th ments which he called and to mankind," and again, nobler thing which no nati at the table of internation conscience we are eager to operation." ournal of Applied Sociology me VIII September-October, 1923 Number 1 ed as second class mail matter, March 29, 1922 at the post office at Los Angeles, under the Act of August 24, 1912. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of ge provided for in sec. 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized April 11, 1922. he untimely deaTH of President Harding while engaged in the ce of his country has tended to "discover" him to many persons previously found little worth while in him. Among his most ently mentioned traits of worth are: (1) his love of simplicity, his willingness to put others ahead of himself, (3) his love of normal and abhorrence of the spectacular and faddish, and (4) earnest desire for world peace. In the long run he will probbe known best by the Conference on the Limitation of Armats which he called and at which he said: "We meet for a service. ankind," and again, "We only wish to do with you that finer, er thing which no nation can do alone. We wish to sit with you e table of international understanding and good will. In good cience we are eager to meet you frankly and invite and offer coation." r HARDING's strong support of the Eighteenth Amendhe Volstead Act, including charges of "nullification" of tion against New York state and her socially near-sighted s given the believers in prohibition a new courage. ORD's statement that the Army and Navy might be put "stamping out the bootlegger" instead of being kept in arded as luxurious ease" might be taken seriously were the "army cannot interfere in civil affairs unless a state aw has been declared." ESTION that a woman should be appointed to the Supreme rs to be sound. An increasing number of cases are comhat body for settlement in which the interests of women ant. Women are becoming lawyers and are securing juience in increasing numbers. Moreover, outstanding available for appointment to the Supreme Bench. ECISION of the United States Steel Corporation to abolish an and inhuman twelve-hour day we see the influence of public opinion. The announcement that economic conmade it practically impossible to change to the shorter th no favor in any quarter. The attempts to discredit of the Inter-Church World movement only increased the at until Judge Gary gave way before the pressure. RK is steadily moving toward the standing of a profestecutive committee of the Association of Training Schools made an excellent report on "standards" for training ir types of preparation are urged: (1) pre-professional social science courses in order to give a broadly scienor social work; (3) technical knowledge courses; and 1 training courses, consisting chiefly of intensive field adequate supervision. HARDING's plan to abolish the Departments of War and d to unite them in a Department of National Defense is It shifts the national emphasis away from "making corollary plan was to establish a Department of Public education being given the first place, and public health, e, and soldier rehabilitation following in order. Thus, of Secretaries in the President's Cabinet would remain d an improved organization of the executive branch of ent would result. W THE REPORTS from Italy i tary organization and iron d is already creating much d political pendulum will soo racy. FROM MEXICO Professor and Yucatan are dry." H ing formed in other parts in Monterey parading behi and no saloons." AMONG the resolutions ac AFTER several months' n |