Presents the biography of Clarence C. Birchard, a music and textbook publisher, who published The Laurel Song Book, which was instrumental in introducing children to contemporary American music. Outlines the variety of contributions Birchard made toward music development. (RK)

Describes the problem a creative writer faces when he is associated with only one type of story. (RB)

Reviews recent research about the use of passive verbs and suggests they are useful constructions for writers of all ages. (Author/RB)

Discusses the importance and influence of Cadiz, a town in Southern Spain, on nineteenth century Spanish Romanticism. (DS)

Presidential paper delivered at the annual meeting of the Joint Conference of Language Associations of Great Britain, December 1970, at the University of Kent. (DS)

Presents answers to questions posed to Ernest Hemingway's son by students in a telephone interview. (JL)

Describes a first grade classroom in which children learn the concept of "author" by writing their own books, which are then shared with the rest of the class. (HTH)

A four-week writer-in-residence program designed to stimulate the creativity of K-5 students was held in the Briar Glen Library Media Center, Wheaton, Illinois, with poet Joan Colby. This description of the program includes information on planning, funding, and future plans. (CHC)

Flannery O'Connor, author of prose characterized by directness and precision and unusally aware of her relationship with her readers, was consciously committed to communication. Yet she submitted her readers to tests they failed repeatedly and which they were bound to fail; often readers missed the point. (MSE)

Traces the development of the central images and stereotypes in literature written about Native Americans until 1925 and analyzes the contributions of two Sioux authors, Ohiyesa and Standing Bear, in establishing a paradigm of counter-imagery. (CM)