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The year Just ended proved to De quite eventful for the field of Education. According to Ben Brodinaky who has written an urticle for the Educational Press Association of America, ten major educational events characterized the period. Early in the year, Dr. Arthur R. Jensen, an educational psychologist at the University of California published a report in the "Harvard Educational Review”, in which he claimed that on the basis of research, Negroes hsye lower intelligence than whites as a result of genetic make-up and not because of Improverished environments. His research was disputed by a number of reputable medical doctors and psychologists. James E. Alien, Jr., U. S. Commissioner of Education, created a nation-wide debate by citing facts than one out of every four students has significant reading deficiencies and calling upon educators to formulate problems to remedy this condition which affects all other areas of education. He mentioned that, "about half of the unemployed youth, ages 16-21, are functionally illiterate”.
During the year, student unrest and demonstrations made themselves evident on one college campus after another including: Harvard, City College of New York, Dartmouth, Columbia, Stanford, Howard University, Hofstra, and the University of Wisconsin. Issues underlying many of the disturbances seemed to be student concern over national priorities as set by the government, and irrelvant courses in the universities. Many college administrators responded with a two prong attack-“a get-tough policy” and a greater degree of student participation on governing boards. Many of the demonstrations and demands which began in colleges, found their way into high school corridors by year's end. Junior and Senior High Schools in rural areas were not spared. Disturbances seemed to be caused by more immediate matters in secondary schools such as dress codes, length of hair, underground newspapers, and dissatisfaction with courses and instruction. .Concerning hair styles, Dr. M. E. Alford, Superintendent of Portsmouth City Public Schools said, “We’re interested in what goes on in the head, not what’s on top of jt”. During the year thousands' i6f principals used students' ideas to effect improvement in regulations
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