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Notes
Under the auspices of the National Association, a research assignment was begun in 1934 on American public address. It has now been completed and published. (A History and Criticism of American Public Address, W. Norwood Brigance, Editor: 2 vols., McGraw‐Hill Book Company, New York, 1943. See page 366 of this issue for a review of these volumes.) This represents a beginning of systematic research on the influence of public address on American ideals and action. In order to continue it, the Executive Council in December, 1942, authorized a second research assignment to be undertaken under the auspices of the Association, this time in state and regional public address under the chairmanship of Bower Aly.
The Journal, therefore, presents three articles in this issue—this one, and those following by professors Baird and Aly—concerning the possible direction, methods, and available materials for the new undertaking.—Ed.