in evaluating some of the training programs. Rural sociologists in the Department of Agriculture have functioned in a variety of capacities during the war years. Some were in unusual demand directly because of their sociological training and interests, others because of their capabilities as individuals. By the contributions they have made through theirs specialized training and interests they have had the opportunity not only to help solve the pressing problems of the moment but to expand the general comprehension of the role which the scientific study of society can play in understanding the mainsprings of American rural life.