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[[logo]] American Chemical Society B. R. STANERSON Executive Secretary R.M. Warren Assistant to the President. 1155 SIXTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 REpublic 7-3337 ac 202 May 9, 1967 Mrs. Elaine M. Kilbourne 5504 23rd Place, S. E. Washington, D. C. 20031 Dear Mrs. Kilbourne: Enclosed is our check for $287.61 covering your travel expenses provided by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Also enclosed is the photograph of the presentation of the James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching. We appreciate your kindness in commenting so favorably on the award presentation ceremonies. We, too, are pleased that you are a Conant recipient; certainly you deserved this recognition. We are confident you will maintain your reputation as an outstanding teacher of chemistry. Sincerely, R M Warren RMW:eh Enclosures PARKER PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. Executive Offices Village Square Building West Nyack, N.Y. 10994 914.EL 8-8800 May 1, 1967 Ms. Elaine M. Kilbourne Anacostia High School Washington, D. C. Dear Ms. Kilbourne: I would like to offer my most sincere congratulations on your receipt of the 1967 James Bryant Conant Award. This clear evidence of your participating interest in the field of science education has opened up intriguing avenues of thought which I would like to explore further with you. Here at Parker Publishing Company, we have a special program for the development of books for the in-service professional science educator. The objective of the program is to take the practical approach; to provide the educator with a working tool that will enable him to do his job better, whether at the classroom or administrative level. This objective can, of course, be approached by different methods: THE NON-GRADED HIGH SCHOOL, by Dr. B. Frank Brown, details the development and operation of a successful educational program. THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT'S GUIDE, by Ralph E. Clabaugh, approaches an important educational job on the basis of practical, working experience. TEACHING THE NEW MATHEMATICS, by Dr. Joseph Cresimbeni, gives the classroom teacher practical, day-to-day help in a specific area of teaching. We have long felt that there is a need for at least two good books for the teacher of high school chemistry. One would cover all aspects of the job except the lessons themselves: curriculum, work planning, classroom techniques, and so on, and might carry the title CHEMISTRY TEACHER'S GUIDE. The other would be a logically-organized book of lessons, for the "new" as well as the traditional chemistry course, and might carry the title CHEMISTRY TEACHER'S TREASURY OF LESSON PLANS. Your background and experience certainly indicate that you are well qualified to develop either manuscript for us. In the specialized field of science education, our interests are not limited to a single book or a single idea. We believe that there is always the need for good information for the educator in all areas of the field, be it at the classroom or administrative level, or be it concerned with a special field of science, such as chemistry or biology, or the administration or supervision of a science program. As an experienced science educator, you unquestionably have thoughts or ideas of your own, based on your own working experience; we would like to know about these. If you are interested, and I certainly hope you are, I would like to go into more specific detail with you. I am certain that you will be able to generate ideas that will be invaluable in the development of a most useful book in the field. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Sincerely yours, R.H. Krieger R.H. Krieger Education Editor RHK/js
