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The course in computational linguistics described in this paper was given at The American University during the spring semester of 1969. The purpose of the course was "to convey to students with no previous experience an appreciation of the growing art of computational linguistics which encompasses every use to which computers can be put in manipulation of natural language." Each of the 16 class sessions is briefly outlined and a number of articles and books for each class are listed for recommended reading. The majority of these references are available in published form or from the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information in Springfield, Virginia. (JD)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert