Examines arguments supporting and rejecting First Amendment rights of policemen, the historical precedents for these stances, and the present legal status of police expression. (MH)

Reports research results supporting the hypothesis that public speakers exhibit a psychological pattern of speech anxiety similar to the physiological pattern of speech anxiety. (MH)

Discusses difficulties inherent in assessment of oral abilities as part of a comprehensive examination system. (AA)

The article asserts that case-endings in conversational Latin were consciously learned by children in Roman times, and that the endings were so necessary for comprehension that ancient architects constructed theaters with outstanding acoustics. (SW)

Literature is cited to illustrate skills improvement in the simulation environment. (Author)

Reports study results identifying specific communication skills being used by college graduates who have been in a business organization five years or less. (MH)

Suggests that public relations programs be developed through the expansion, modification and unification of current speech communication coursework, and provides a curriculum for implementing such a program. (MH)

Examines the rationale behind the speech faculty's successful service role at Ferris State College in Michigan. (MH)

Cites documents available in the ERIC system which reflect the current educational philosophy emphasizing that successful teachers understand the nature of communication and are themselves skillful communicators. (MH)

Advocates using an experimental or "communi-site" approach to teaching basic speech. Suggests that students seek out problems from local communities and use the classroom as a base of operations for their issue-oriented speechmaking assignments, lectures and problem-solving processes. (MH)

Proposes a rhetorical perspective of newspaper comic strips emphasizing the recriprocal influence of comics and society. (MH)

Describes study which found that young children do not have an adequate concept of what constitutes a spoken word, which may partially explain why some children have difficulty making sense out of instruction aimed at helping them to process print. (JM)

Suggests ways of involving students in conversations as exercises in the use of vocabulary. (HOD)

Contends that the current status of job opportunities in speech versus the number of graduate degrees awarded on a regular basis warrant a moratorium on new graduate M.A. and Ph.D. programs and a reduction in graduate admissions to existing programs. Available from: ACA Bulletin, Robert Hall, Editor, Speech Communication Association, 5205 Leesburg…