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Show Global War Creating Interest in Geography Americans in and out of school are rapidly seeking knowledge of regions which the nation's armed forces may be called upon to defend. de-fend. They want to know how the loss of a seemingly remote country can affect the supply of commodities commodi-ties and food products which the American household has taken for granted. Many have relatives going to battle stations in distant areas. "The war has demonstrated that the study of geography, even by civilians on the home front, merits far more attention than it has been given here," according to Johnson E. Fairchild, instructor in geography geogra-phy and world affairs at Cooper Union. "Brightly colored maps," he points out, "greet German children in their kindergarten classes and follow them through every stage of their education, but in this country geography has been relegated to a minor position in just about every primary and secondary schooL" |