Childhood in Nebraska, development of work ethic; education at Doane College, University of Nebraska, and University of Chicago; faculty, University of North Carolina, 1927-1929, Ohio State University, 1929-1938; University of Chicago, 1938-1953: Robert Maynard Hutchins, the Eight-Year Study, 1933-1941, and the Cooperative Study in General Education, 1939-1945, Board of Examinations, Division of Social Sciences deanship; Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, 1953-1967, planning, siting, objectives and fellows; special education projects and consultations, including Extension Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Educational Research Advisory Council, National Technical Institute for the Deaf; National Assessment of Education Progress, 1963; current trends and criticisms in education; experiences on leading educational foundations, boards, and commissions; seminars in Asia, Africa, Europe and U.S.; reflections on major influences, education as a profession.