Describes a National Catapult Contest in which modern students of Latin "match wits" with the ancients. (HW)

Highly creative children of both sexes tended to be more erratic in their work orientation, more graceful, and more prone to respond aggressively to frustration. Highly creative boys were also found more open, expressive, playful, curious, and, to some degree, more self-confident. (Authors)

Proposes a 4-part program, using the loose parts principle, to enable children to realize their creative potential. (SB)

Suggests ways in which leather can be used as a creative medium in elementary school classroom. (DS)

Article stresses the teacher's influence on the creativity of children and the importance in recognizing the necessity for encouraging the development of each child's creative expression. (RK)

Illustrated. (RD)

Article presents a study to determine whether the apparent benefits of ITA over TO were long-lasting or ephemeral. (Author)

A possible interpretation of the differential predictability across school systems as revealed in this study, is offered. (Authors/MB)

Negro youth who study their own culture and art history can form a better perception of where they stand in the world and will more easily find a suitable career. (CK)

Suggests that training can increase the preference for more complex types of art, that such training will transfer to music, and that verbal originality will also increase. Bibliography and tables. (RW)

Describes a University of Idaho pilot program in communication skills (at McSorley School, Lewiston, Idaho) enabling first and second graders to dictate narrations about their experiences into cassette recorders. (SW)

Argues that teachers have become so enmeshed in the structure and routine of reading programs that they fail to involve their students. They need to reexamine their techniques and redefine their goals. (RW)