Article describes a drug abuse prevention program conducted by school counselors with ninth grade students. While results are mixed, they do give the practicing counselor some direction in which to move. (Editor)

Presented is a statement by the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness on control of gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum (newborn blindness due to maternal gonococcal infection). (DB)

There is an increased demand for skilled workers and yet many students dropout or are over-educated. This article presents a blueprint for the dual-purpose high school. (JA)

Reviews attack on fire safety in high rise buildings made by a group of experts representing the iron and steel industry at a recent conference. According to one expert, fire problems are people oriented, which calls for emphasis on fire prevention rather than reliance on fire suppression and for fire pretection to be built into a structure.…

Describes an apprenticelike program of arts and crafts'' for fifth and sixth grade boys. (Author/SP)

The participating students were provided with membership in a group which had psychological reality, were given some reference facts with which to compare themselves, and were given some intellectual tools by which they might better understand the stresses acting on them. Evaluation of the pilot project was generally favorable. (Author)

Former Deputy Commissioner in the U. S. Office of Education, the author has been credited with having coined" the term accountability. (Editor/RY)

Excerpted from What Do You Know About PKU," a pamphlet published by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, (HSM)71-5703. (Author)

Describes a combined effort by two elementary school districts in combating juvenile delinquency through use of the community school. The progress and future hopes of community education development are discussed. (Author/DN)

The reference work is divided into two primary sections: A. Antecedent of Early School Leaving, and B. Consequences of Early School Leaving. Abstracts are alphebetically entered under author, listed in five major world areas: (1) United States and Canada, (2) Europe and USSR, (3) Middle East and Africa, (4) Latin America, and (5) Asia. (JB)

Discusses establishment and membership requirements for a Wise Owl Club, whose purpose is to reduce needless and costly eye accidents and loss of sight. (SB)

The Keeps All Pupils in School (KAPS) program in Baltimore is discussed. (DB)

Recommends that school boards and communities recognize the imminence of drug abuse, and that they set up programs in drug education. (RA)

Suggests need for cooperative programs of education whereby professionals traing nonprofessionals in aspects of dental health, so needed information can reach users in language they can understand. (CJ)