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The relationship of 2 important variables -- group composition and time -- to the verbal behavior of sensitivity training groups, using 2 recently developed assessment procedures, is investigated. Sensitivity groups were composed according to the interpersonal skills of participants, as measured by a structured behavioral technique, the Group Assessment of Interpersonal Traits (GAIT). Group verbal behavior was assessed using the Group Interaction Profile (GRIP). Two hypotheses were tested on 66 college males and females: (1) sensitivity groups composed of members rated high on interpersonal skills will demonstrate more personal discussion than groups consisting of members rated low on these skills; and (2) group related discussion will increase as a function of time spent in sensitivity group sessions. The measurement instruments are briefly discussed and the results analyzed summarily. Both hypotheses were supported. (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