A SELECTION OF PAPERS DELIVERED ON JANUARY 28-31, 1967 AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY'S NDEA INSTITUTE ON ENGLISH INSTITUTE MATERIALS CENTER (EIMC) MATERIALS CONSIDERED MEANS OF IMPROVING THE SELECTION AND USE OF CURRICULUM MATERIALS IN 1967 SUMMER INSTITUTES. IN THE "INTRODUCTION" JAMES D. BARRY EXPLAINS THE PURPOSE AND WORKINGS OF THE INSTITUTE. FOUR "TRENDS" PAPERS FROM THE CONFERENCE INCLUDED HERE PROVIDE EXPOSITION OF MAJOR IDEAS STIRRING THE PROFESSION AND DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSIDERING TEXTBOOKS, COURSES, WORKSHOPS, OR MATERIALS IN TERMS OF SEMINAL IDEAS. THE PAPERS ARE "TRENDS IN TEACHING LITERATURE" BY ARTHUR M. EASTMAN, "TRENDS IN TEACHING LANGUAGE" BY HAROLD B. ALLEN, "TRENDS IN TEACHING COMPOSITION" BY WALLACE W. DOUGLAS, "TRENDS IN READING" BY WALTER T. PETTY, AND"THE USES OF EIMC MATERIALS IN 1966--SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE FUTURE" BY LEO RUTH. (BN)