lums at an accelerated pace. Throughout World War II it was at a virtual standstill, although it made some gains and suffered some losses. However, its most notable achievement, the development of curriculum materials by the Consumer Education Study, sponsored by the National Association of Secondary-School Principals, under the chairmanship of Thomas Briggs, was launched and partially completed during the war years. Since that time, the members of the Study have not only completed a valuable library for consumer-education instruction but, at the present time, are pressing their gains in associated endeavors.