Reports scientific studies of accidental and intentional poisoning episodes. Statistical data for incidents of poisoning, deaths, principal agents, and age and type distribution are given. (BL)

Reported was a national study of blind children under 7 years of age undertaken to determine changes in the causes of blindness in recent years and to ascertain the prevalence and rates of blindness in the U.S. (GW)

Reported in tabular form were general statistical findings of 41 studies on the incidence of speech and language problems in the mentally handicapped population. (CB)

Summary report of the Modern Language Association of America's Survey of Foreign Language Entrance and Degree Requirements in B.A.-granting Institutions. (DS)

Article examined some popular attitudes on aging, outstanding deficiencies in prevailing thought, and what mental processes are a part of our older citizens. (RK)

One major reason for the problems of test validation is an overemphasis on the need for empirical validity data, and a failure to recognize the primary importance of explicit verbal definitions of what the test is intended to measure and rational arguments in support of the means chosen for obtaining the measurement. (Author/LC)