The statements of Erik Erikson and Urie Bronfenbrenner on American values are followed by a values clarification exercise and an activity based on biographical sketches of five Americans who lived before and after the American Revolution. (KM)

A general biography of Ely Spencer Parker, a Senecca Indian and friend of General U.S. Grant, is told. (FF)

Discusses the life and work of Copernicus and his impact on the development of the scientific enterprise. Concludes that his treatise provides some indications of the nature of science and of the scientific mind in the centuries to follow. (CC)

A biographical sketch of Nikola Tesla, once regarded as a foremost electrician, is presented. His major works are described in the article. (PS)

Article describes the life of music educator, Luther Whiting Mason, one of the founders of the music teacher's profession. (Author/RK)

Satyendranath Bose was first to prove Planck's Law by using ideal quantum gas. Einstein credited Bose for this first step in the development of quantum statistical mechanics. Bose did not realize the importance of his work, perhaps because of peculiar academic settings in India under British rule. (PS)

This paper is an examination of the role of the President's gatekeeper in a national emergency created by the serious illness of the President. (Author)

Discusses a research study indicating that students' appreciation, but not comprehension, of poems is affected by the inclusion of introductory biographical information about their authors. (RD)

Arniches is best remembered for his sainetes," one-act vignettes caricaturizing aspects of the Spanish way of life. (DS)