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This paper discusses the stages that are involved in implementing an induction or mentoring program for beginning teachers in public school districts: (1) sketicism and some reluctance to become involved--the initial reaction from all parties, i.e., administrators, beginning teachers, and mentors; (2) acceptance--during this period, there is general consensus from all participants that the program is not going to go away and some good may come of it; (3) resolution--there has been enough experience with the new program for all to begin to acknowledge the benefits they perceive to accrue; and (4) commitment--participants in the program are convinced of the need to provide assistance to beginning teachers. It is pointed out that it takes time for participants to realize how much gain can be achieved through induction/mentor programs, and experience with the program for individuals and groups as a whole to become fully committed. (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