RF Annual Report - 1935 - The Rockefeller Foundation

THE SOCIAL SCIENCES 225
than was formerly reached, elementary material
dealing with international questions. Two types
of publication are being distributed: the Headline
Books, popular pamphlets of twenty tothirty
pages written in terse, vivid English and illustrated
by drawings or graphs; and short, vital
reports of three or four pages on foreign policies,
prepared for special study groups, public forums,
labor and farm groups. The main channels of
distribution are welfare organizations, agencies
of adult and secondary education, and various
commercial publishing agencies interested in the
distribution of popular-priced informational literature.
There are also daily or semiweekly releases
over the radio and by the newspaper.
An initial grant was made to the Center for the
Study of Foreign Relations, a newly organized
group in Paris, France. The Foundation appropriated
J70,000 for use over three years toward a
research program in international relations to be
carried on by individuals and institutes connected
with the University of Paris. The research
is supervised by eminent sociologists, lawyers,
and economists, and special attention is given
to the development of groups for the. study of
contemporary problems. An information and
advisory service, the publication of a quarterly
review, and stimulation of the research of individuals
are other activities of the center.
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