Extracts from Reports of Christian Science Committees on Publication

France.

The past year can be noted as one during which the press has expressed no animosity towards Christian Science. Apart from three cases where a corrective statement seemed necessary, cases where more ignorance than animosity was shown, there have been no attacks against our Leader or against Christian Science. In the three cases mentioned above the corrective letters were published in full or in part with no unfriendly comments. On the other hand, newspapers and magazines have mentioned Mrs. Eddy's name nineteen times, Christian Science fifty-seven times, and The Christian Science Monitor thirty-four times.

The Exhibition in Paris had many visitors from all over the world, and the Christian Scientists expressed their gratitude at finding Reading Rooms open to them, especially. Besides the regular Reading Rooms, there was at the Exhibition, in The Christian Science Monitor booth, a Reading Room open to all, and many came there to rest and read awhile, appreciating a place where they could find the Monitor as well as our Leader's works.

For some years past our free literature distribution committees in the churches in Paris tried to have Science and Health placed in the public libraries throughout Paris. This year, after quite a number of trails, permission was granted by the Ministre des Beaux-Arts, and now the eighty-one public libraries in Paris have been supplied with one copy of the Christian Science textbook in each library.

Idaho.

Many favorable comments, very appreciative, have been expressed by editors of newspapers regarding The Christian Science Monitor and other material supplied through the Committee office, a few of which are given: "When my Monitor time expires, please see that it is renewed. None of my family can enjoy life fully without that most excellent paper, although we are not of the Christian Science faith." "I am giving the course in news editing, during which we will study problems and principles in editing, headline writing, typography, and newspaper makeup. In intend to make frequent references to editing practices of the Monitor, and I intend to use, in the copyreading laboratory, clippings taken from the Monitor ... I will be teaching during the summer session a course in high school journalism, and most of the students will be experienced or potential teachers of high school journalism. I intend to use the Monitor in the course as I have before, especially to show the teachers how the Monitor may be used in the classroom and for collateral reading in many of the course. ... I feel that students in the course (editorial writing) should have the opportunity to follow, day by day, the intelligent, sane, and thoughtful editorial page of the Monitor and the informative news articles it also contains. ... I do not know how to thank your Committee enough for the splendid co-operation you have given us year after year. I feel that your generosity has contributed decidedly toward a fuller understanding and appreciation of better journalistic practices. My students join me in expressing thanks to you." "I just returned from a month's vaction trip to Washington, Oregon, and California, and found your letters awaiting me. I would be very glad to receive The Christian Science Monitor for another year in exchange for advertising. My wife and I think a lot of the Monitor, and on our trip found copies of it at most places where we stopped."

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