A New Magazine by Frederick Griggs

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 5, 1909

A New Magazine

By Frederick Griggs

In the report of the secretary of the Department of Education this paragraph occurred:—

For about six years the interests of the educational work have been served by a department in the REVIEW AND HERALD. Until the convention at College View in 1906, this department had two pages weekly in the REVIEW, since which time it has had eight pages monthly. Our work has grown to such proportions that it seems to demand the regular publication of an educational journal. Every effort must be made by our school workers to progress along all lines of effort. In order to do this, a journal of communication of larger scope than that afforded by the present means, seems to be required.

Later the Conference adopted the following resolution:—

Resolved, That the Executive Committee of the General Conference arrange for the publication of an educational journal adapted to the development of our school work, the policy and contents of the journal to be under the direction of the Department of Education of the General Conference.

Accordingly the General Conference Committee took this subject under advisement, and voted to establish such a magazine. We firmly believe that this new periodical will greatly advance our educational interests. Not only so, but that it also may be a means of interesting and instructing parents and teachers not of our faith concerning our educational work. This will make unnecessary the monthly educational department of the REVIEW. As educational workers, I am sure we all appreciate very much the courtesy and help rendered us in our work by the REVIEW. While we thus abandon the monthly educational features of the REVIEW, we hope to present matter through its columns, as do other departments of the General Conference, from time to time. We believe such reports and information as will be given will be of interest to our people, and of value to our educational interests.

It is now planned to issue the new magazine as a bimonthly. We find that several educational magazines are published every two months. We would have been glad to make it a monthly, but we were hardly warranted in doing so at this time on account of the expense. If our educational workers unite heartily in this new enterprise, it may be possible to issue it as a monthly after a time. It will contain forty-eight pages. The subscription price will be fifty cents a year, ten cents a copy.

FREDERICK GRIGGS.