A course designed to groom editors for the newspaper is presented. Editing copy, copyreading and proofreading, principles of headlining, responsibility of the press, libel and slander laws, and problems of censorship are covered. Course objectives include the following: (1) The student will recognize and correct all newspaper items that do not…

A course in the theory and practice of making up the front page and inside pages of the newspaper is presented. Included are copy fitting, headline and composition fitting, typography and type specifications, and photo proportioning. Theories of offset and letterpress printing are also covered. Objectives of the course include the following: (1)…

A course to train students in proper handling of school accounts--contracts, bookkeeping, business letters, the significance of school audit--is presented. Selling advertising and developing ideas of a profit and/or publicity-oriented nature are also covered. Course objectives include the following: (1) The student will explain the purpose of a…

The set of 13 units is designed for use with an instructor in actual machine shop practice and is also keyed to audio visual and textual materials. Each unit contains a series of task packages which: specify prerequisites within the series (minimum is Unit 1); provide a narrative rationale for learning; list both general and specific objectives in…

The set of 10 units is designed for use with an instructor as an introduction to technical drafting, and is also keyed to other texts. Each unit contains several task packages specifying prerequisites, rationale for learning, objectives, learning activities to be supervised by the instructor, and learning practice. The units cover: drafting…

The sequence of 10 units is designed for use with an instructor in architectural drafting, and is also keyed to other texts. Each unit contains several task packages specifying prerequisites, rationale for learning, objectives, learning activities to be supervised by the instructor, and learning practice. The units cover: architectural lettering…

The set of six units is designed for use with an instructor in basic technical drafting and is also keyed to other texts. Each unit contains several task packages specifying prerequisites, rationale for learning, objectives, learning activities to be supervised by the instructor, and learning practice. The units cover: pictorial drawing; screw…

A five-week intensive Literacy-Homecraft course (residential) for 13 women was conducted to accelerate learning and propel learners toward satisfactory achievement. At the end of the course, 10 of the 13 were reading graded material with reasonable accuracy, fluency and comprehension. Two were making fair progress, but probably will not retain…