Describes social studies program of a community service high school. The chief goal of the school is to teach citizenship through student projects which make a useful contribution to the community. Skill areas focus on thinking, human relations, organization, and information processing. (KC)

In an attempt to infuse career education into the existing school program, teachers were given the opportunity to prepare a unit of career exploration and receive a small career education grant ($75-$100) in order to carry out the unit. Most career exploration units involved the community. (KC)

An undergraduate student mapping survey of tree crown foliage loss is presented. Results suggest that the pattern and intensity of crown foliage loss of certain trees and shrubs in the Whitehaven area are affected by strong, salt-laden winds and air pollution. (CS)

Describes how the business computing science department at Texas A. & M. University devised a computerized information system about students for the university's new medical school. Discusses the roles of faculty members and administrators in the project and the design, implementation, and evaluation of the project. (Author/RW)

Recognizing the importance of scientific research to the preservation of national security, the U.S. Navy uses its Navy Science Awards Program to encourage students in scientific pursuits. Described are purposes, operation, awards, and perceived value of the program. (DC)

As an alternative to studying Washington and Lincoln during February, the author's sixth-grade class chose to research the life and times of another president, William Henry Harrison, who was born on February 9. (SJL)

The author discusses practical considerations of teaching linoleum block printing in the elementary grades (tool use, materials, motivation) and outlines a sequence of design concepts in this area for the primary, intermediate and junior high grades. A short list of books and audiovisual aids is appended. (SJL)

To motivate her eleventh-grade honors classes to study "Moby Dick," the author had the students publish newspapers to entertain the crew of the "Pequod" on its long voyage. (Author/SJL)

Describes apparatus and procedures to design and construct a "printing box" as a graphic arts project to make color prints on T-shirts using photography, indirect and direct photo screen methods, and other types of stencils. Step-by-step photographs illustrate the process. (MF)

To build a better Future Farmers of America program, vocational agriculture teachers should stress supervised occupational experience programs (SOEP) by (1) requiring every student to have an SOEP, (2) making SOEP an integral part of instruction, and (3) making sure that the SOEP instruction includes the development of occupational goals. (LRA)

Describes a local history project in which high school students located valuable historic photographs on the local community and reproduced them on 35mm slides. An historic photo archive consisting of the slides accompanied by documentary materials was created. Procedures for creating and suggestions for using a photo archive are included. (KC)

Projects of second-year university students enrolled in French classes are described. Instead of regular classes, projects on similar subjects were grouped and presented to the class as a whole. Student reactions obtained through a questionnaire are also reported. (SW)

Briefly discusses projects in local history from elementary to graduate level. Suggests that projects can serve as a springboard for broader study and a building block for an appreciation of United States History and western civilization. (Author/KC)

Describes a course in urban American history offered at Delta College, Michigan which emphasizes experiential learning, field experiences in urban surroundings, group and individual student projects, and social and residential mobility and local history. (MB)

Provides theoretical and technical guidelines for the production of Greek and Latin comedies by students of these languages. (AM)