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The Summer Study-Skills Program (SSSP) described in this report is sponsored by the Educational Counseling Service of the Board of National Missions, United Presbyterian Church. Under the SSSP, tenth-grade minority youth from small towns or rural areas of the southeastern and southwestern United States who are educationally disadvantaged but are ranked high according to the norms of their communities are given a structured 6-week basic curriculum of mathematics, communications, and reading. This curriculum is designed to prepare participating students for academic success in their remaining years of high school and in college. It is reported that of the more than 400 students who have taken part in the program, 85% are accounted for and have performed well in college. Along with the discussion of the 1967 SSSP--in terms of teaching goals, student life during the session, and financial support for the project--the report describes 2 other SSSP programs: the 1967 Reading Workshop for elementary teachers and the 1967 Administrators Workshop. (TL)

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