It has been usual to prefigure the Goddess of Justice with her eyes bandaged, in token of her immunity from outside influence. Mr. Simmons, however, has here portrayed Justice with her eyes uncovered, because he believed that “Justice should have her eyes wide open—particularly in New York City”. The artist’s wife and two children were the models for this painting. [Illustration: JUSTICE. By Edward Simmons _Copyright by Edward Simmons. From a Copley Print, copyright by Curtis & Cameron, Boston. Reproduced by permission._ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOCIAL CIVICS BY WILLIAM BENNETT MUNRO PROFESSOR OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND CHARLES EUGENE OZANNE TEACHER OF CIVICS IN THE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, CLEVELAND, OHIO NEW YORK THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1922 _All rights reserved_ PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA COPYRIGHT, 1922 BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY --- Set up and electrotyped. Published June, 1922 PREFACE Many excellent textbooks are already available for the teaching of civics. Why should another be added to the number? Wherein does this book differ from the rest? What are its outstanding features? _The Plan._ This book covers a wider range than most texts. It includes not only a survey of governmental framework and functions, but many topics which are ordinarily spoken of as questions in economics, sociology, and international relations. The propriety of including such topics scarcely requires a defensive argument nowadays, for the old lines of demarcation in the social sciences are rapidly breaking down. The problems of our complex modern civilization pay no heed to technical boundaries. They are the joint product of political, social, and economic forces. No one can get a grasp of them if he lets his mind run on a single track. A well-organized course in civics, or in the problems of democracy, should acquaint the student with the great institutions, relations, and principles which dominate the life of the community. To accomplish this end it should carry him as far afield as need be.