Transcriber’s Note Italic text displayed as: _italic_ BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN Serial No. 470: General Series, No. 306. EXTENSION DIVISION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GENERAL INFORMATION AND WELFARE THE SOCIAL CENTER A MEANS OF COMMON UNDERSTANDING An address delivered by Hon. Woodrow Wilson, Governor of New Jersey, before the First National Conference on Civic and Social Center Development, at Madison, Wis., October 25, 1911. PRICE 5 CENTS MADISON Published by the University December, 1911 Entered as second-class matter June 10, 1898, at the post office at Madison, Wisconsin, under the Act of July 16, 1894 UNIVERSITY EXTENSION DIVISION DEPARTMENT OF CORRESPONDENCE-STUDY One or more courses are offered in each of the following lines for home-study. _Agriculture_ _Business and Industry_ _Engineering_ Electrical, Mechanical, Civil _Mechanical Drawing_ _Surveying_ _Highway Construction_ _The Languages_ French, Italian, Spanish, German, Greek, Latin _History_ Ancient, Medieval, Modern, American, European _Home Economics_ _Political Economy_ _Political Science_ _Sociology_ _Philosophy_ _Education_ _Mathematics_ _English Language and Literature_ _Physical Sciences_ Bacteriology, Botany, Geology, Chemistry, Astronomy _Law_ _Pharmacy_ _Music_ _Teachers’ Reviews_ Any one or all of the above departmental announcements will be mailed to any address on request. DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION BY LECTURES A bulletin descriptive of lectures and lecture courses will be mailed to any address on request. DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL INFORMATION AND WELFARE Bulletins descriptive of this department, including Municipal Reference, Civic and Social Center, and Vocational Institute work, mailed on request. DEPARTMENT OF DEBATING AND PUBLIC DISCUSSION Bulletins on debating and the discussion of public questions will be mailed on request without charge to citizens of the state. Copies will be mailed to addresses outside the state upon receipt of list price. The University of Wisconsin UNIVERSITY EXTENSION DIVISION Department of General Information and Welfare MADISON, WIS. OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION CHARLES RICHARD VAN HISE, Ph. D., LL. D. President of the University LOUIS E. REBER, M. S., Sc. D. Dean, University Extension Division EDWARD J. WARD, M. A. Adviser, Bureau of Civic and Social Center Development. THE SOCIAL CENTER A MEANS OF COMMON UNDERSTANDING An address delivered by Hon. Woodrow Wilson, Governor of New Jersey, before the First National Conference on Civic and Social Center Development, at Madison, Wis., October 25, 1911.