As the judiciary proved inadequate to protect the right to vote of newly emerging politicized groups, other institutions were called upon to deal with the growing problem of political participation--a challenge to the traditional American optimism regarding this question. (Author/JM)

Describes a National Catapult Contest in which modern students of Latin "match wits" with the ancients. (HW)

Reviews a book by Theodore Sizer that aims to expose some educational delusions and to speculate on viable educational alternatives. Sizer asserts that the accepted purposes of education are honored only in the breach, and proposes that the unitary school be replaced by multiple schools for different kinds of learning. He contends that educational…

Paper presented at the 68th annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 1972; focuses on the interrelationship of urban structures of dominance, alternative value or meaning systems, and social control. (JM)

Describes interdisciplinary team teaching of an environmental studies course at Dickinson College which involves a physicist, a philosopher, an anthropologist, a theologian, and 15 community members. Physical scientist's roles and students' responses to the course are discussed. (CC)

Describes the establishment of a high school museum and outlines the value of student and community involvement in maintaining and building the collection. Students are enthusiastic in collecting, preserving, and identifying specimens, and volunteer as museum assistants. (JR)

Wright State University in Dalton, Ohio, seeks to serve and relate to the Dalton community by working toward harmony and educational renewal with the public schools. (DS)

Includes five administrative phases'' and nine steps followed in conducting a community survey. (SP)

Notes the reading problems and reading demands of modern society; provides a four-step plan for community reading programs. (Author/RB)

Proposes a 4-part program, using the loose parts principle, to enable children to realize their creative potential. (SB)

Current interest in control of schools is a struggle for economic influence rather than genuine educational concerns, and in urban areas is generally a struggle between black and whites. A systems approach, claims author, is an alternative for sharing control and responsibility. (DS)

An article by the Secretariat of the Economic Commission for Latin America, United Nations, which discusses regional factors affecting rural and community development in the Caribbean, existing community development programs, and emerging trends in the region. (Author/DR)

Describes in detail the dispute between Weeksville, a nineteenth century village of blacks residing in Brooklyn, and the Brooklyn Board of Education, beginning in early 1869, concerning the hiring of a white teacher. (JM)

Author describes the innovative methods a community college district used to raise funds and improve its public image. (RK)

Loyola University professionals teamed with community specialists to conduct an introductory course in learning disabilities. (Author/RB)