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1. Functional division of labor between treatment agencies and judicial agencies.

2. Comprehensive scope of treatment agencies dealing with families and children.

3. Co-ordination of treatment agencies in an educationalwelfare system.

4. Accessibility of court to all treatment agencies.

5. Court to be called upon only in cases where persuasion fails. 6. Accessibility of all treatment agencies to the court.

7. Compulsory cases handled along with others, by treatment agencies.

8. Compulsion possible even in early degrees of deviation; voluntary treatment possible even in drastic custodial institutions.

9. Comprehensive jurisdiction for family court, to include all domestic and filial relations, minors, vice, contributory delinquency, injunction powers, as well as power to hear and decide upon treatment for disputed cases of minor deviations.

10. Court retains only facilities for emergency investigation and detention; ordinarily calls upon treatment agencies through court orders.

11. Close parallelism and co-operation between court organization, laws, and practice on the one hand, and treatment agencies of each type on the other.

12. The reader may again be reminded that the writer is not proposing these as an immediate goal, but as a series of principles more logical, ultimately more effective than present patchwork, and rapidly proving more effective wherever and to the extent that they are being tried out.

NEWS AND NOTES

Notes of interest to the readers of the Journal should be in the hands of the editor of "News and Notes" not later than the tenth of the month preceding publication.

American Sociological Society.-The Executive Committee of the American Sociological Society has voted to hold its twentieth annual meeting in New York City, December 28-30, 1925. The central topic for the meetings, as announced by President Robert E. Park, will be "The City." Provisions will be made, as in the past, for separate sessions by the groups in rural sociology, educational sociology, sociology and religion, the teaching of social sciences in the schools, and the family.

Meeting at the same time and place will be the American Economic Association, the American Statistics Association, the American Association for Labor Legislation, and the National Community-Center Association.

Masaryk Sociological Society.-The Revue Internationale de Sociologie reports the organization in Prague, on January 12, 1925, of the Masaryk Sociological Society. The Society is thus under the auspices of the president of the republic of Czechoslovakia, who initiated scientific sociological study in his country. The Society purposes to organize conferences to publish sociological works, including the translations of foreign publications, and to encourage research on social problems. Its board of directors is composed of the following: president, Professor Foustka; vice-presidents, Professor Blaha and Professor Kral; general secretary, Professor Chalupny; treasurer, G. Zalud.

L'Institut international de sociologie.-The Bureau of the International Institute of Sociology for the year 1925 is composed of the following persons: president, Ferdinand Buisson, University of Paris; vicepresidents, George E. Howard, University of Nebraska, Lew Jessipovitch Petrazyki, formerly of the University of Petrograd, C. N. Starcke, University of Copenhagen; general secretary, René Worms; treasurer, P. L. Manouvrier; critic, Charles Gide, College of France.

Ohio Sociological Society.-Ohio sociologists met in Columbus on April 3 and 4, at The Ohio State University. In the afternoon of April 3 they joined forces with the other members of the Social Science Section

of the Ohio Association of Colleges. That evening the department of sociology of the University gave a dinner in the new Faculty Club to the visiting sociologists, an event that proved to be an excellent way to get everybody acquainted with everybody else. On the following forenoon, the Ohio Sociological Society was formed. Annual meetings were decided upon and officers were elected: Newell L. Sims, Oberlin, president; C. C. North, Ohio State, vice-president; Frederick G. Detweiler, Denison, secretary. The forenoon was mainly spent in reports by individuals, on studies in which they were then engaged, and in a discussion of such reports. This bit of imitation of the program of the American Sociological Society concluded a very successful meeting.

Foreign Language Information Service. The first of a series of "Interpreter Pamphlets" has been published, under the title The Immigrant Portrayed in Biography and Story. This pamphlet, a selected bibliographical list with notes, was prepared by Constantine Panunzio, formerly professor of sociology in Willamette University.

Sociology in Canada.-Most of the universities and colleges of Canada offer at least two or three courses in sociology. Ordinarily these courses are announced with the courses in political economy or political economy and political science. Most departments of psychology include a course in social psychology. A number of the courses listed as philosophy have a pre-sociological bias. In the Department of Social Service of Toronto University (a training school for social workers), a number of courses are given which might be described as practical sociology and social philosophy. There is, however, a growing disposition in Canada to give sociology a place in the arts curriculum.

While McGill University, Montreal, was rather late in admitting sociology to its curriculum, it is the first Canadian university-and in all probability British also to have a fully organized department of sociology offering an honor course, with professors giving full time to it. The new department was inaugurated by Dean Laing three years ago. Beginning with their sophomore year, the students may give the major part of their time to the study of sociology.

Graduate work in the department begins this autumn, when students may proceed to the degree of M. A. in sociology. There are a few fellowships for first-class graduate students. The staff of the department consists of Dr. C. A. Dawson, associate professor; Dr. W. E. Gettys, assistant profesor; two fellow-assistants to be appointed.

Research projects have begun in ecological and other studies of the city and in race relations in Canada (particularly Quebec).

A large number of sociological students spent a day in the House of Commons, interviewing the Premier and inspecting various governmental departments. It was one of the most interesting of a number of observation trips to social institutions.

The Sociological Society, which has been organized recently, is already acting as a stimulus to the work of the department.

McGill University has also a School for Social Workers. This is entirely separate from the Department of Sociology, except that the head of the department is director of the school. Its enrolment of students has doubled during the past three years. This year the McGill School for Social Workers was admitted to the Association of Schools of Professional Social Work. A series of lectures on social problems is arranged annually in connection with the school. The lecturers for 1925 were Dr. Richard C. Cabot, of Boston; Judge Charles W. Hoffman, of Cincinnati; Thomas Mott Osborne, of Auburn; and Dr. Ira A. Mackay, of Montreal, all of whom lectured under the general topic, "Scientific Foresight in Human Affairs.”

University of California.-Professor Thomas D. Eliot, Northwestern University, is announced to give courses during the summer session on the control of poverty and the care of dependents.

University of Colorado.-Professor Howard B. Woolston, University of Washington, will offer courses in social progress and group behavior during the summer quarter.

Columbia University.—Associate Professor E. W. Burgess, University of Chicago, will give two courses in sociology during the summer session.

Cornell University.-Professor Harry Elmer Barnes, of Smith and Amherst colleges, is announced to teach two courses in sociology: "Introduction to the Study of Society," and "The Historical Background of Modern Social Progress."

Harvard University.-In the department of social ethics during the summer school, Dr. Maurice B. Hexter is giving courses on community organization and social service; Dr. G. W. Allport, in social problems and social surveys; and Dr. Sol. S. Glueck, in criminology and penology.

University of Illinois.-Professor E. C. Hayes has been elected vicepresident of Il Institute Internazionale de Sociologia. Leon Bourgeois is president; and Tonnies, of Kiel, Erecti, of Helsingfors, and Politiz, the Greek ambassador at Paris, are the other vice-presidents.

University of Iowa.-Professor James H. McMurray, of Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee, will give two sections in sociology during the first summer session. Mr. Harry B. Sell, of the University of Chicago, will continue these sections during the second term.

University of Missouri.-Mr. John H. Mueller has been appointed assistant professor in the department of sociology for next year.

D. Appleton and Company announce the publication of a new elementary text in sociological theory, by Professor Charles A. Ellwood, entitled The Psychology of Human Society: An Introduction to Sociological Theory. It is designed for sophomore and junior classes in colleges and universities, and the publication is announced for July 17, 1925.

New York University.-In conjunction with the School of Foreign Travel, the University is offering an "Immigrant Background Tour," which will visit the chief sources of immigration in Central and Southeastern Europe. In connection with the tour a university course, offering credit, on "Social, Political, Economic, and General Cultural Backgrounds of Chief Sources of Immigration" will be given by Mr. Constantine Panunzio, formerly instructor in immigrant backgrounds for the University of the State of New York.

Northwestern University.—Professor Arthur J. Todd has been granted a year's leave of absence, to be spent in travel and study. Prior to sailing for the Orient he will give two courses on labor and personnel problems at Harvard University Summer School. His travel itinerary includes Japan (where he will lecture on industrial relations), China, the Philippines, India, Egypt, Palestine, Italy, and Spain.

Reed College. Mr. Harry B. Sell has accepted appointment as assistant professor of sociology.

University of Texas.-Professor Max S. Handman is in Europe this summer continuing his study of nationalism.

Assistant Professor Walter E. Gettys, McGill University, is announced to give lectures in "Principles of Sociology and Child Problems"; and Assistant Professor Ernest B. Harper, of Kalamazoo College, in "Problems of Juvenile Delinquency and Social Adjustments of Personality," during the summer session.

Tufts College. The name of the department of economics has been changed to "Economics and Sociology." Professor Joseph Mayer, the head of the department, will hereafter bear the title, "Professor of Economics and Sociology." Mr. Royal S. Steiner has been promoted to the

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