The article presents a brief historical review of the efforts of the National Society to Prevent Blindness in preventing eye disorders in infants. Disorders such as ophthalmia neonatorum, trachoma, and eye accidents are examined in light of public attitudes and preventive practices. (DLS)

When teachers as members of the community realize that every day in the United States 10 children of school age or under lose their lives by being burned to death, no effective effort should be considered too great to prevent such tragedies. Those who work constantly in the fire-prevention field say that adults are not easily educated to the need…