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JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 217 These short subjects, widely known both because of their theatrical and nontheatrical use, dramatize the contributions of our Founding Fathers and clarify the basic principles of freedom on which our Republic was founded, and through which it has developed. Some of the titles of these short subjects are The Declaration of Independ- ence, the Bill of Rights, Give Sle Liberty, The Romance of Louisiana, Man Without a Country, the Monroe Doctrine. Currently, these pic- tures form basic curriculum materials in thousands of American his- tory classes in the high schools of the United States. 3. BIOGRAPHIES OF GREAT MEN (a) The Passing Parade series Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has produced a Passing Parade series which gives recognition through biographical dramatization of more than 30 outstanding heroes of peace. About half of these are Americans. (h) Dramatized biographies Twentieth Century-Fox has produced dramatized biographies of some of America's great men—Alexander Graham Bell, Brigham Young, Woodrow Wilson, Rev. Peter Marshall, to name only a few. 4. INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLES Universal Pictures has financed the sending of five camera crews into all parts of the world to film motion picture studies of how people live. These 36 films will contribute to better world understanding, and we in America will know our world neighbors better because of them. This summary of some of the activities of our member companies and the association in the public-service field reflects, I think, the basic policy that has guided our industry for n:iany years. We are conscious always of our responsibility as producers and distributors of a medium which has, perhaps, greater worldwide appeal than any other thing made in America. And in producing and marketing our pictures we are conscious too of the likes and dis- likes of the more than 250 million people who each week all over the world are our customers. The American motion picture industry, the only free, unsubsidized motion picture industry in the world, would shrivel away if it did not keep up with the changing times, if it did not produce what the overwhelming majority of the people want and like. This brings into sharp focus the constantly changing human be- liavior pattern, the plain simple fact that customs, social views, and ideas have undergone substantial shifts in 20 years. These are facts wdiich we in our industry must deal with in our day-to-day operations. WTiat I am talking about is the moral climate in which those of us who are primarily concerned with the problems of younger people live and must work. The most striking outward evidence of changed public attitudes is public acceptance and even approval of the frankness and the casual- ness with which the facets of human behavior, notably those dealing with sex matters, are discussed and written about. Best-selling books, stage plays, paintings, even national magazines and daily newspapers are the best evidence of this trend.