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Project COMPETE (Community-based Model for Public School Exit and Transition to Employment) was a model demonstration project designed to develop linkages between public schools and community rehabilitation agencies, in order to provide work training to severely handicapped youth, aged 16-22. The schools took on responsibility for providing initial work training and work experiences, and the rehabilitation center was made responsible for getting the students/clients ready for competitive employment. In achievement of its objectives, the project developed and validated a service delivery model which linked secondary schools and community-based agencies to prepare severely handicapped youth for successful transition from school to employment, systematically evaluated and revised all components of the model program, replicated the model at an additional site, and disseminated information about the model. This final report discusses achievement of project objectives, client and community demographics, evaluation activities, and case studies. (JDD)

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