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CHARLES JAMES FOX: A MAN FOR THE PEOPLE. By Loren Reid. Columbia: University of Missouri Press; London: Longmans, Green and Co.; 1969; pp. xvi + 475. $7.50.     

Melding ‘High Tech’ and ‘High Touch’: a Communications Curriculum for the New Information Society

Abstract

The article looks at the organization and work of Computer Pals Across the World, and the views on its future by its American President and Australian National Director. It looks briefly at some projects and at some future projects all of which will be of interest to educational technologists. Further information can be obtained from the CPAW Virtual Secretariat ‐ dboehm@onr.com on the Internet

Abstract français: Le sujet de cet article est 1'organisation et la fonction de ‘Computer Pals Across the World’ et il présent les idées de son President Americain et son Directeur National Australian. Il considère en resumé quelques projets d'avenir qui seront très intréssants pour les technologistes éducatives. On peut obtenir d'autres renseignements du CPAW Virtual Secretariat ‐ sur l'Internet     

Relationship of Organ Weight and Swimming Performance in the Albino Rat

Abstract

The relationship between organ weight and swimming capacity was determined in 42 male albino rats. Upon completion of a 4-week training program, the animals were forced to swim to exhaustion with 2 percent of the body weight attached. They were sacrificed and specific gravity and organ weights determined. The results warrant the following conclusions: A significant (p < .05) but low correlation exists between the relative weight of the spleen and lungs with swimming performance. The correlation of relative heart weight and swimming performance approached statistical significance (p < .06). Attaching a weight proportional to the body weight to increase the energy cost of swimming penalizes the heavier animals. Correcting for the inverse relationship between body weight and swim time does not alter appreciably the relationships between organ weights and swim time.