Still Jacks and Jills of All Trades?

Recalling a program session at the 1981 annual meeting of the Speech Communication Association entitled "The Small College Speech Communication Instructor: Jacks and Jills of All Trades," this paper "revisits" that session by reviewing the comments and observations made then and offering reflections on the changes that have been observed in the intervening years by three of the four original panelists. In general, the panelists indicate that many of the concerns expressed in 1981 are equally valid in 1984, with the exception of two changes: a decline in formal intercollegiate debate opportunities, and a revitalization of activities for small college personnel that has been prompted by an increase in structured and organized participation of persons from small college programs in national and regional programs. (HOD)