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It stands to reason that the success of this undertaking will rest squarely on the degree of cooperation from agencies who have produced research. If the Clearinghouse becomes a successful venture we can systematize our research efforts and plot a chart of accomplishments and of needs yet to be met.

Be not mistaken: research in child life goes on in our country full blast every day, at a cost of thousands of dollars. Only it is the manufacturer of baby clothes, of teenagers' jeans and fingertip coats, of bubble gum and soda pop who are the sponsors. Let us resolve here, and now, that in the best spirit of competitive enterprise we shall run counter to this overemphasis on shallow materialism and gain support for our research which should forever be aimed at preserving and strengthening those true values on which rests the happiness of our children.