Education: Atomic Playhouse

The students of Little Rock, whose schools are being kept tightly shut by Segregationist Governor Faubus, can attend classes over television this week, but it is doubtful whether credit will be offered for the air courses since there are no provisions for lab work, homework, checking or examinations. But some college students can get credit for a new TV course, provided they are wide awake at 6:30 each weekday morning. Starting Oct. 6, NBC's half-hour Continental Classroom has been approved by 300 colleges and universities (among them: Chicago, Rutgers, N.Y.U., Minnesota), will offer a college-level course on "Atomic Age Physics." For...

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