Describes a system for grading student compositions that evaluates the central idea, support material, organization, expression, and literacy, as a supplement to written comments from the teacher. Contains a copy of the grade and comment sheet. (HTH)

Notes the growing interest in instructional television (ITV) since the creation of a special mass media task force by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC). Describes the AACJC's newly created Instructional Telecommunications Consortium, which is designed to promote liaison between ITV producers and consumers. (JP)

Summarizes the major themes of the 11 books which, in the opinions of 166 community college presidents and professors of education, have influenced the community college movement. Notes the areas not covered by the books and discusses the usefulness of a recognized body of community college literature to scholars and practitioners. (JP)

This article briefly describes Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA), a national association of local vocational education clubs for students in high schools and community colleges. It also describes the state-level VICA Leadership Conference and Skill Olympics contest held in Burlington County, New Jersey. (SJL)

Reports the results of a three-state survey of two-year colleges concerning such areas as the legal topics taught, the time devoted to the topics, the textbooks used, and the degrees held by the respondents. Available from Fred B. Rothman & Co., 10368 West Centennial Rd., Littleton, CO 80123. (IRT)

Having built a ring of campuses that serve the entire county, the Dallas (Texas) Community College District has now completed its original, central campus. (Author)

Describes the Coast Community Colleges' fleet, stationed at Newport Beach, California. Discusses local support of the sailing program and student involvement. (AYC)

A study was undertaken to determine the relationship between declared major of entering junior college freshmen and measured interests in terms of clustered occupational activities. A sample of 336 entering students, who had declared their major, took the California Occupational Preference System (COP System) Interest Inventory. (Author/TM)

Discusses the state of the humanities in the two-year college. (FL)

A large high school in Oak Park, Illinois, has saved energy since 1971 with gradual changes and a committee to generate new ideas and win support. (Author/MLF)

Amo DeBernardis, past president of Portland (Oregon) Community College, is interviewed about the college's development and the role of the college in the future. (IRT)

Discusses a study of the characteristics of cooperative education advisory councils found in two- and four-year colleges in the United States and of their activities and perceived benefits. (JOW)

Reviews the literature on course attrition relevant to: factors contributing to course attrition, non-punitive grading, open entry/open exit courses, lack of non-credit options, reasons for withdrawal, curriculum areas with low course completion rates, programs and proposals for reducing attrition, evaluating non-credit students, and student…

Illustrates the publicity campaign used by Mountain View College, Texas, in which testimonials by former students are used as advertisements for the college in local newspapers. (AYC)

Describes a program at Puerto Rico Junior College that offers credit and noncredit courses over a commercial television station. (IRT)