REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY PROGRAMS: COMMUNICATION FOR LEARNING AND ADJUSTMENT

Dr. Lee M. Thurstone, in discussing "School Leavers, A Priority Problem In Education," at the State-wide Holding Power Conference presented the results of a nation-wide study of school leavers. Dr. Thurstone's statistics showed that for each 100 pupils who entered America's schools in the first grade in 1936, only 33 graduated from high school in 1948. These data suggest two very important considerations for those interested in communication. First, since communication is a universal need for the people regardless of level of academic achievement, socio-economic or "professional"...