Born just in time for the flood of early nineteenth century Romanticism, Robert Owen, son of a Welsh saddle-monger, managed in the course of his long life to embrace most of the intellectual innovations which were awakening England from its lethargy of unadulterated nationalism. Agnosticism, spiritualism, free-love, social reform, the cooperative system--at one time or another he tried them all. But in spite of his tendency toward mere theorizing he was practical enough to ameliorate the condition of the factory workers and to offer, in the shape of his New Lanark experiment, his idea of a model town.

Like all such realizations of pretty philosophies, New Lanark was far from perfect. It was, nevertheless, an improvement and a guide toward further effort. Due partly to petty jealousies and partly to his own intractable character Owen eventually gave up all interest in New Lanark. He attempted to form a similar colony at New Harmony, Indians but it failed completely, one obvious reason being the inharmonious state of the American frontier.

Dr. Mason will discuss Owen's economic theories at 10 o'clock this morning in Emerson F.

The Vagabond also sees interesting possibilities in the following.

11 O'clock

"Wartime Problems in the North 1861-1865", Professor Schlesinger, New Lecture Hall, History 32b.

12 O'clock

"The Empirical Teat Of a Good Religion", Professor Carver, Sever 17, Economics 8.