Analyzes extracurricular Participation among 521 male high school students. Students who engaged in no extracurricular activities had highest delinquency rates. Lowest delinquency rates occurred for students who engaged in both athletics and service-leadership activities. Reasons for the association are suggested. (AV)

When young students are moved from one school to another they may experience a number of anxieties. Here are a series of suggestions that might help teachers inform and orient new students so that they feel at home in classrooms they enter during the school year. (Author/RK)

Provides a transcript of the thirtieth National Debate Tournament sponsored by the American Forensic Association in 1976 which focuses on the use of U.S. land controls as a possible solution to world food/population problems. (MH)

The vocational agriculture program at Greenville (South Carolina) High School centers around ornamental horticulture and jobs related to horticulture. Activities in the Future Farmers of America chapter program of work in ornamental horticulture account for the department's success in holding students. (MF)

This article is an abstract of the doctoral dissertation selected by NASPA as the 1977 Dissertation of the Year. It concerns the identification of student activities related to developmental growth. This identification may eventually help design a campus milieu that will maximize growth. (Author)

Shows how the press club, which informs the local media about a school's sports events, plays a valuable role in many independent schools. (GW)

The educational value of presenting a controversial speaker is indisputable. The stated purpose of most educational institutions is to broaden the intellectual, cultural, and personal attitudes of their students and constituents. A controversial lecture serves as a powerful stimulus for developmental growth. (MLW)

Proposes that a classroom visit from a Nobel laureate should be attempted to be secured by science teachers. Provides suggestions for attracting a laureate and includes a listing of some laureates in physiology, physics, and chemistry by name, field of study, year of award, and address. (ML)

An educational peace fair held at Clark University was successful in convincing individuals that they could do something to help prevent nuclear war; however, it revealed that the current peace movement was unable to portray convincingly a course of national action that could promote peace and justice. (Author/BJV)

The conflict between the Equal Access Act's admonitions and the judiciary's interpretations has created an unresolved dilemma for districts confronting the equal access issue. Responses from 129 New York State secondary school principals and 479 superintendents nationwide indicate uncertainty regarding the legality of equal access policies and/or…

Explored the relationship of participation in school activities to the multiple abilities and interests of high school students (N=900). Results showed that the degree of relationship was generally low, generally higher for the males than for the females, and higher for interests than for abilities. (LLL)

Describes a two year pilot program which made a significant step toward improving academics, morale, and student/parent involvement which helped a Florida junior high school earn national recognition. (MD)

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that students' rights to participate in extracurricular activities were not on the same level as rights to free speech and found that the state law barring failing students from extracurricular activities was rationally related to a legitimate state interest in educational quality. (PGD)

Six issues were examined in a study of faculty salary systems in independent schools. The author presents 15 observations resulting from the study. (MD)

Surveyed Black and White college students regarding their attitudes toward use of leisure time. Found significant racial differences in attitudes toward competition during leisure activities (Blacks rated it highly), and found that females of both races favored the concept "service to others." Discusses implications for extracurricular…