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The article presents various activities used to develop the art skills of exceptional children. The art activities include the use of crayons, cutting with the use of scissors, pasting, folding, tracing, painting, and cleaning up. The artcraft with crepe paper was also introduced to children in which they were able to know the usage of crepe paper. It is advisable to use the Dennison Crepe Paper for it is more stronger and can be stretched more successfully. Children can make mats, hot dish pads, napkin rings, sewing baskets, fruit baskets, and waste baskets out of crepe paper raffia.

This paper presents a description and analysis of the five titles of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (FL 89-10). Examples which demonstrate how this law can be adopted for handicapped children are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that the Division of Handicapped Children and Youth in the Office of Education has received a Presidential Citation in recognition of its outstanding contribution to greater economy and improvement in government operations in the U.S. The division's nomination for the award has been due to its cooperative effort in developing policies and procedures, inviting other organizations to participate in its program, processing of demonstration papers and proposals, and conducting site visits on research projects.

The article announces the December 26, 1958 meeting between The Council for Exceptional Children and the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C. University of Maryland special education coordinator Norris G. Haring will serve as chairman of this conference. The theme "Learning Characteristics Among Exceptional Children," will be discussed thoroughly in the morning and afternoon sessions. Papers discussing the problems of children with learning disabilities will be presented at the convention.