The article contends that today's counselor should have the foresight to anticipate the roles that will be required of him. Counselors, with their training and their obvious community interaction are in the best position to be the school coordinator for community involvement. (Author)

Schools in Calais, Maine, and Providence, Rhode Island, are defendants in Title I legal actions. Lawyers' roles and education as an organizing issue are examined. (Author/MF)

A public relations program for guidance services must be honest, continuous, positive, comprehensive, sensitive to the public's concern, and presented in nontechnical terms. A counselor has professional responsibility to convey his competencies and character of guidance services to the public through a public relations role. The school counselor…

The Adult Activities Center makes work and learning opportunities avialable for trainable retarded adults in the Burlington area. The center involves a cooperative effort among local religious, educational, and service organizations. (JO)

Suggests ways for educators to increase favorable publicity for their schools. Defines public relations and publicity, identifies newsworthy school activities, and provides a rationale for seeking publicity. Reviews the functions of a publicity coordinator and provides tips on preparing press releases and working with the press. (DMM)

At the Center for the Study of Local Issues, at Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland, students participate in research and development activities dealing with issues that have an impact on the local community. The emergence, structure, and activities of the center are described. (Author/RM)

Summarizes the major themes of "Gathering God's People: Signs of a Successful Parish," a National Catholic Educational Association publication dealing with various aspects of parish ministry. Underscores the need to integrate Catholic schools with the church's mission; increase parent involvement; and address potential problems in…

Traces the reorganization of Seton Catholic High School, the only Catholic high school in Wyoming. Discusses the roles of support groups, administration, programs, physical plant, curriculum dress code, and enrollment. Attributes success to cooperation, unity, and participation, and to factors such as public relations and meeting geographic needs.…

Suggests ways the school can initiate positive school-community-home interrelationships via initiating relationships with childless citizens, using media, and interrelating with parents. (AH)

Reviews "The Uses of the University" by Clark Kerr, "Beyond the Ivory Tower: Social Responsibilities of the Modern University" by Derek Bok, and "The University and the Public Interest" by A. Bartlett Giamatti. (GC)

The school bank at Easton Middle School operated successfully as an educational experience until the state bank examiners closed it for violating banking laws. The process has become a "real life" education as school authorities and students work to change the law and open a "legal bank." (MD)