¶Meeting in Denver, the National Citizens Commission for the Public Schools proudly reported that 8,000 local citizens' committees have been organized in the past five yearsa vast new grass-roots movement working for the improvement of the nation's schools.
¶ Gift of the Week: $3,500,000 set aside by the Ford Foundation for a six-year study of "social relations and human behavior." Headed by Frank Stanton, Ph.D. (in psychology) and president of the Columbia Broadcasting System, a board of directors will plan a center for advanced study, where some 50 scholars and scientists will study "factors which influence or determine human conduct ....