CITIZEN, PLAN for PEACE,

by Merrill E.Bush, '30 and others. Harper & Brothers,1944, XV plus. 201 pp., $2.00.

In this little volume, Professor Bush has given a detailed account of a highly interesting and successful three day Institute held at Temple University in February, 1943, and devoted to the general subject of postwar planning. Three aspects of the problem were emphasized: (1) What shall be America's relation to the postwar world order? (2) What shall be America's postwar educational policy? and (3) What shall be America's postwar economic organization? More than half of the volume consists of the texts of the speeches made at the general sessions of the Institute, all of them stimulating and several given by national authorities as Arthur Sweetser, Harry D. Gideonse, and Alvin H. Hansen. The book also includes a well-digested summary of the discussions of the twelve round tables to which the members of the Institute were

assigned. Each round table held four sessions under carefully chosen leaders. Perhaps the chief contribution of the book lies in the detail with which the preliminary organization of the Institute is described. Any group which is considering such a conference should find Chapters I and V invaluable, for they contain detailed advice on everything from the choice of speakers and conference leaders to possible budgetary needs. The book also includes a useful bibliography. After perusing the volume, the reader cannot doubt that the Temple Institute was a decided success, judged not only by the large and very representative attendance, but also by the fact that the members held continuation meetings for several months afterwards. For those who believe that a better world can only be permanently built upon an enlightened American public opinion, the book is very encouraging. Adult education can be made successful if those who conduct it are willing to devote themselves to meticulous planning comparable to that which preceded the Temple Institute.