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The Behavior. Of Crowds" by
Everett Dean Martin lliarrrr y
view and piercing analysis OF INC
scrowd-mind wherever II IS to ne
found. The results OF analysis form
strength to his work by i;aiicizins.
IN many instances. these conc!uS ions;
The book is easy 10 understand ana
anyhow. but one IS sure
ito grasp the essentials.
It. is of great scope. covering ac-
5Ahelard to Y, NJ. {. ~ Mr. Martin
lem. Hc goes TO the very bottom Of
the matter. and tells how crowds are
formed. the part that the Cncon :
scious has to play AID the Ego. And
crowd-mlnd has been made. mani
fest by the study OF scores o: parts-
san organizations. the author dis
cusses education rs cure.
The. new Kind OF EDUCATION, the
mind. Will make much Of scientific
methods. Bu; let US notice what it
is to set mind free. Mind does not
pure IDEAS Tie free mind is the
functioninE mind, the mind which is
not inhibited IN IFS work by amy
conflict within itself. And in refer
tHtc 10 SItA!iIlEllltll Nv aSS'i -
much so-ualled scientific training
in our schools today is of this sort
u results not in freedom. hu, in what
Bergson wcnld call the triumph Of
Most OF us are apt TO regard
crowd-spirit as something which
stirs only passionate mohs. Crowd :
spirit. We think is mob passion. IL
then. every fourth November. Yet
Mr.. Martin has seen the crowd spirit
take possession OF even such Il so
phisticated and alert body as the au-
dience which gathers AT the great
hall OF Cooper Union.
He further states. The mental
habits Of American democracy are
Evening Post the Chautauqua. the
Nictrola. the moving picture" This
goes to show that the urge to uni-
formity is an influence that crowds
have over Us. Crowds serve a pur-
pose in nature.
!, Mr.. Martin is extremely candid in
Partially and humor. he shows the
layman the drama and the comedy OF
life. In other words. a crowd is
IA device for INDUCING ourselves in
going crazy together" NO ,evolu-
tion is possible without miracle anu
brass band"
Although power and satisfaction are
times justified in having. being at
times an instrument of much good.
the author says he believes that
every crowd is against some one
Almost any crowd viii perSccu;e on
cccasion-if sufficiently powerful am
directly challenged. The crowd tends
ever 10 carry rs ideas. to their dead
is everywhere idealistic and ahSol.u-
ist. Its truths are given, made in
advance"
,, Since The publication Of Le ron.s
TO our knowledge Of the mechanisms
Of crowd behavior. But that has not
prevented the formation OF well-in-
trenched organizations possessed "
crowd IDEAS. Organization and pro-
naEanda. Il seems. have corn. to stay.
That 5 what makes Everett Dean
Martins book - Interesting. valuable
and timely for organization and
PropaGanda confront US both as 4
great power for good ard as men
ace,
Crowds may he either temporary
or permanen; in their existence. Pcr-
ranhnt crowds. with the AID Of IN.
press Determine in greater or loss
urgre. 'hc we"tal hsbitS sof nearly
every ca" The Individual moves
lar fires man on college campus
Hho j. 10 he spiked by on. o, un-
oiber fraternity competing for his
membership. y host az crowds stand
ana IDEAL hover constantly about
hun. ccssa!-ssly screaming their
propa canda into his ears. bullying
and cilol.ng him. pushing and crowd
ing and d.uouncine one another. and
forging all. wllly-niily. 10 line IN
aud tax" sides with them upon issues
and, diicmmas which represent the
real convictions OF nobody"
THE HISTORY OF THE 4. + +
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