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The article presents several abstracts of various studies related to black communities. The analysis is based on personal interviews dealing with the social problems perceived by black residents of Indianapolis, Indiana. In this survey, unexpected difficulties in retaining black interviewers necessitated using white interviewers to meet project deadlines. Anticipating that the data would reflect the operation of interviewer effect, subsequent analysis paid careful attention to the phenomenon. Ethical issues surrounding research with humans are of concern not only to researchers and professional associations but also to government agencies and the Congress. Another report describes the changing attitudes of executives toward the corporate advancement of women and nonwhites as well as their election to boards of directors, and examines the ways in which executives believe that women and minorities are now discriminated against in opportunities to grow into positions in top and middle management.

The article reports on the anti-cigarette law enacted in Indiana. Under the legislation, any person by himself, clerk, servant, employer or agent is prohibited to manufacture, sell, exchange, barter or give away cigarettes, cigarette papers or cigarette wrappers. A fine of five dollars will be required for a first offence while second offenders will be fined $500 or will be imprisoned for six months.

Malformin was identified, by its biological activity and chromatography, in acetone extracts of the outer scales of onion bulbs infected with Aspergillus niger. Malformin was not detected in tissue underlying the infected areas or in the central portions of the bulbs, nor was malformein liberated from extracts or extracted tissues after reduction with zinc in acetic acid. This is the first report of naturally occurring malformin.

The objective test in accounting is a test designed to cover a large amount of material, to have a large number of questions requiring very brief answers, the answer to each unit being the same for every student who answers the questions correctly. This kind of test has in recent years been referred to as the New Type Ten but since its use has been so commonly adapted it seems best to the writer to refer to it, not as a new type test, but as an objective test. In Indiana University the increased enrollment in accounting, without a corresponding budget increase, has necessitated some means of measuring student achievement with a minimum of clerical effort. The staff has regularly felt that the instructor's real service to the student comes from adequate preparation and presentation of materials rather than in the type of drudgery that accompanies long hours in marking papers. The institution requires that teachers give each student a letter grade each semester and the objective test furnishes the measuring device for arriving at the correct grade.

The article presents information on agricultural extension publicity in eleven northeastern Indiana counties. Indiana agricultural extension workers are awakening to an increasing need for study of rural people, so their efforts can be directed toward the realization of desired results with the least expenditure of time, energy and money. So many contemporary agencies are attempting to gain the attention of farm people that constant study of effective ways and means of reaching them is essential. Publicity in such forms as newspaper and farm magazine stories, radio broadcasts, circular letters and post cards, posters, and by word of mouth, is "stock in trade" for all livewire agricultural extension workers. Interviews were made in 294 farm homes, selected at random, at predetermined distances on routes passing through representative sections of the counties. All types of roads, and areas of various land and community characteristics, such as special religious groups or other unusual social characteristics were included on the routes traveled by the interviewers. Only homes in the open country were visited. All family heads and homemakers found at home were interviewed.

This article reports on research programs conducted by Purdue University's Industrial Relations Committee. Faculty is working with area community development agents, R. J. McCormick and B. C. Robinson, to study any link between employment opportunities and consumer-goods purchases in a rural community. Data from Indiana communities is used to test their hypothesis. W. C. Redding of the Department of Communications and Gary T. Hunt are studying communication perceptions and attitudes related to decision making.

Using symbolic interactionist theory to derive the basic proposition that an empirical relationship between the creedal and consequential dimensions of religiosity should appear only to the extent to which one's religious identity is salient, we examined a sample of Protestant church members in Indianapolis (N= 604). A relationship appeared only for those dependent variables in which the organized church was directly implicated, and even then only in the very highest salience category. With the proviso that a very high level of salience is required to produce a relationship, all of the other studies of the relationship of religious orthodoxy to political attitudes and behavior fall neatly into place. Evidence is also presented which indicates that the theory predicts behavior at the extremes of the creedal continuum, making separate theories of religious and political extremism unnecessary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses employment implications of India's industrialization. This article presents estimates of the sectoral direct and indirect employment potential of the 77 sectors of the input-output table. The static input output system is used to arrive at these estimates. No attempt has been made to discuss the problem of choice of techniques; however, the problem of product or output mix has been taken into consideration. The sectors are agricultural and create substantial employment per unit of final demand. Increase in the consumption of the products may not be acceptable due to its impact on capital accumulation. The conflict between present and future consumption and its impact on employment is clearly demonstrated. It should also be mentioned here that it may not be correct to hold the view that agricultural sectors are incapable of generating substantial employment. Among these nine sectors there are two key sectors, viz, metal products and petroleum products. Both these sectors are nonagricultural. The other seven sectors are characterized by poor forward linkages but strong backward linkages.

The Epsilon Generalization can consistently define the borders and core region of a noncontiguous community. The Nappanee, Indiana, Amish area is used to demonstrate the technique. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

All farmers are confronted with challenges from the agricultural environment which make the efficient use of their labor necessary for economic survival. Older farmers in poorer health were found to be especially handicapped in this respect. Some older farmers in poor health were, nonetheless, efficient. This study investigates correlates of farm labor efficiency among a group of central Indiana farmers of advanced years and in poor health. Efficient farmers differed from inefficient farmers with regard to their orientation toward work, the nature of their farms, and their social status. Efficient farmers were more active, tended to be moderate in their attitudes about the importance of work, worked larger and more productive farms, received higher incomes, and were more likely to serve as officers in community organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the publication of two paper-covered books entitled "The Boys' and Girls' Own Book and Projects," and "Illustrative Units in Original Writing, Reading, and Literature," by the Hammond public schools in Hammond, Indiana in 1929. The two paper-covered books contain poems, essays, and drawings by pupils of the public schools. Hammond superintendent L. L. Caldwell has written the preface in the first book.

Information about several papers discussed at the Symposium on Gnotobiotic Research, co-sponsored by the Association for Gnotobiotics and the Microbiology Department and Lobund Laboratory, at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana on June 8-10, 1970 is presented. The topics discussed include the latest findings in gnotobiotic research. The symposium featured several personalities including P. C. Trexler, M. Dietrich, and M. P. Maley.

Information on papers discussed during the Seventh International Symposium on Regulation of Enzyme Activity and Synthesis in Normal and Neoplastic Tissues at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis in 1968 is presented. Albert Szent-Göyrgyi discussed the steric separation of enzyme and substrate underlying the regulation of enzyme systems connected with mechanical damage repair. The regulation of pyruvate kinase in rat was described by G. Weber in a glucogenics session.

Information about several papers discussed during the meeting of the Indiana State Teachers' Association which had started on December 20, 1893 and will end on January 1894 is presented. Professor Howard Sandison of the State Normal School has presented a paper on "The Coordination of Studies" while president Joseph Swain of Indiana University and superintendent E. E. Griffith of Indiana Blind Asylum have introduced a report on "State or Public Education."

Two accounting research seminars were instituted as formal courses by the Indiana University Graduate School of Business, Bloomington, in the first semester 1963-64, after several years of informal experimentation. One seminar is for doctoral candidates, the other for masters degree candidates. The two differ in objectives and approach. The objectives of the doctoral candidates seminar in accounting research have been mentioned. First, to prepare each candidate to proceed with the research and writing of his doctoral dissertation promptly upon the completion of his course work. Second, to help doctoral candidates to become aware of needed research in accounting, and to stimulate them to do research whether or not academic credit or pay is involved. The objectives of the seminar for masters degree candidates is to motivate such candidates to continue professional education after completing their formal education. It aims to broaden the knowledge of the candidates of current and nascent developments. It also aims to help candidates improve their ability to understand what is involved in doing accounting research and in communicating the results of the research.

The article presents a reply to the comments made by professor A.Steven Messenger on the author's article. North Indiana represents a broad ecological tension zone or region of contact, between the relatively mesic plant associations of Lower Michigan. The author is convinced that the final solution to all related problem will come only when the expertiser of several disciplines is focused on the lndiana Michigan dunes ecology to define positively the range of environmental stresses present and, simultaneously, to consider the limits of tolerance of the dune flora.

Consumer problems of low-income, inner city residents may be the result of both poor performance by marketing institutions and lack of buyer skills and motivation. Although solving these problems depends upon specific knowledge of possible determining factors, research has focused more on retail performance than on buyer behavior. This study explores one aspect of that behavior the effects of residence, age, and education on black shoppers' perceptions of food store characteristics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

What can trading stamps do for the small retailer? A survey of Indianapolis merchants-stamp users, ex-users, and nonusers--shows that those in strong competitive positions, who adopted stamps soon after they were introduced in the market, and promoted them aggressively had best results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports the findings of a study of the purchasing behavior of 201 farmers in central Indiana. The study asked how farmers go about buying machinery, if the farmers had any brand or dealer preferences, and why a farmer chose one dealer over another. The article presents the study methodology and discusses the decision making process, which involved conversations with neighbors and friends, in addition to dealers. The article discusses the factors associated with dealer and brand preference and analyzes the results. The article draws some conclusions but calls for further study of the issue.

The article presents the program of the meeting by school superintendents in the United States held February, 1897 at Indianapolis, Indiana. It includes discussion of papers submitted by several educators including a paper by Chicago superintendent A. F. Nightingale entitled "College Entrance Requirements," and another by Brookville, Indiana superintendent W. H. Senour about county superintendents.

The article presents information on legal developments in marketing relative to the regulation of price competition. In regard to resale price maintenance, the article discusses the Indiana Supreme Court decision invalidating the issue of the nonsigner clause of the state resale price maintenance law in Bissell Carpet Sweeper v. Shane Co., Inc.. The court found that the law delegated legislative price fixing authority to private citizens.

The article explores issues surrounding the Purdue University Industrial Relations Committee in Indiana. Some of the research projects in the university has involved development and refinement of models for evaluating the impact of technical change on labor demand and the effects of seasonal factors on the agricultural market. The study "Labor Utilization in Food Stores," is being conducted under the direction of Professor E. C. Oesterle of the Department of Agricultural Economics. The study "Perception of the Community Power Structure by the Public School Administrator as Related to His Effectiveness," is designed to ascertain if administrative personnel who perceive the power structure accurately tend also to be the administrators whom employers believe are most adequately fulfilling their role expectations.

The article focuses on the thirty-ninth annual session of the Indiana State Teachers' Association held in Indianapolis in December 1892. Superintendent J. N. Study emphasized the importance of the profession of teaching. The paper "The Relation of School Training to Good Citizenship" was discussed by superintendent J. F. Scull. It details the annual address delivered by Andrew S. Draper, superintendent of Cleveland, Ohio.

The article comments on an incident in a high school in Bloomington, Indiana in which the principal had differing opinion with a member of the board over the non-promotion of his daughter. Another dispute happened between the two over high school fraternities. The principal and the whole body of teachers have resigned after the incident was printed in every paper in Indianapolis.