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Professor King (Economics and Sociology), University of Colorado: "Work will be expanded here at once, as it will in all institutions."

Professor Le Rossignol (Economics and Sociology), University of Denver: "There will probably be a professor of sociology in a few years — an instructor soon, I hope."

Director Woofter (School of Education), University of Georgia: "We have no separate department of sociology but plans have been submitted to the Chancellor and the Trustees to develop such a department out of the department of history and economics. Professor J. H. T. McPherson now in charge. In the School of Education and Philosophy the course in social psychology was given, which will be repeated next year, and a course in social ethics added next year."

Mr. Vaughn (Sociology), University of Idaho: "The courses have been taken up with enthusiasm by the advanced students, and have attracted the most capable students in the institution. The enrolment in the sociology courses multiplied fivefold at the end of the first semester. I believe the future is very bright, both for the study within the institution, and the later putting into eflfect of the principles here acquired when the students get out into life. They are particularly interested in the application of the present knowledge to the problems of the new West.

Professor Haves (Sociology), University of Illinois: "Sociology, as a separate department is in its second year at the University of Illinois. There is reason to expect considerable expansion of work in this depart- ment here."

Professor Blackmar (Sociology and Economics), University of Kan- sas: "The work in the department is now being reorganized. Perhaps a tendency to recognize these phases: (i) pure sociology — theoretical and psychological; (2) applied — constructive and telic; (3) practical — field-work or laboratory work — including study in all phases of social activity."

Professor Sprague (Economics and Sociology), University of Maine: "Sociology was introduced here three years ago. I think its progress will be slow, due to lack of teaching force in the subject. The departments of psychology and history will probably treat aspects of the subject in the future in addition to the regular department work. An independent depart- ment of sociology is still not within sight, although it is hoped for."

Professor Cooley (Sociology), University of Michigan: "There seem to be in this university two pressing demands which sociology helps to meet. These are (i) a demand for an adequate scientific and philosophic basis for social reforms; (2) a demand for social knowledge and insight as a part of humane culture. Culture is now disintegrated by the rapid decay of the old classical discipline. There must be a reconstruction in which sociology is apparently to- play an important and perhaps central part. As indicating