Connecticut Community Research Articles

Book Reviews

James Stuart Olsen. The Ethnic Dimension in American History. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1979. Pp. xxv, 440:- Cloth, $14.95; paper, $7.95; A. C. Hepburn, ed. Minorities in History. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1979. Pp. 251 . Cloth, $27.50. Review by John F. Sutherland of Manchester (Connecticut) Community College. David Burner, Eugene Genovese, and Forrest McDonald. The American People. St. James, New York: Revisionary Press, 1980. Cloth, $20.95; paper, $16.95. Review by Thomas T. Lewis of Mount Senario College. Richard E. Beringer. Historical Analysis: Contemporary Approaches to Clio's Craft. New York: John Wiley and Sonds, 1978. Pp. xii, 317. Paper, $12.95. Review by Martha H. Swain of Texas Woman's University. John T. Marcus. Sub Specie Historiae: Essays in the Manifestation of Historical and Moral Consciousness. Cranbury, New Jersey: Associated University Presses, 1980. Pp. 325. Cloth, $22.50. Review by David D. Joyce of The University of Tulsa. A. K. Dickinson and P. J. Lee. History Teaching and Historical Understanding. Exeter, New Hampshire: Heinemann Educational Books, Inc., 1978 . Pp. viii, 176. Paper, $10.95. Review by Jayme A. Sokolow of Texas Tech University. Richard W. Hull. Modern Africa: Change and Continuity. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1980. Pp. xii, 274. Paper, $9.95. Review by Thomas O'Toole of Western Carolina University. Clayton Roberts and David Roberts. A History of England. 2 volumes. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1980. Pp. 891. Paper, $13.95 per volume. Review by Eugene E. Kuzirian of The University of Texas at El Paso. Alex de Jonge. The Weimar Chronicle: Prelude to Hitler. New York: New American Library, 1978 . Pp . 256 . Paper, $5.95. Review by Helmut J. Schmeller of Fort Hays State University. A. J. P. Taylor. The War Lords. New York: Penguin Books, 1976. Pp. 189. Paper, $3.95. Review by Clarence B. Davis of The College of Charleston. History Broadsheets. Exeter, New Hampshire: Heinemann Educational Books, 1978, 1979. $5.00 per packet. Review by Jacob L. Susskind of The Pennsylvania State University/ The Capitol Campus. Robert L. Heilbroner. The Economic Transformation of America. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1977. Pp. 276. Paper, $9.95; Henry C. Dethloff. Americans and Free Enterprise. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1979. Pp, 336. Cloth, $13.95; Susan Previant Lee and Peter Passell. A New Economic View of American History. New York: W. W. Norton, 1979. Pp. 410. Cloth, $18.95; paper, $9.95; Martin L. Primack and James F. Willis. An Economic History of the United States. Menlo Park, Carlifornia: The Benjamin Cummings Publishing Company, 1980. Pp. 462. Cloth. $16.95. Review by William L. Downard of Saint Joseph's College, Indiana. John Chester Miller. The Wolf by the Ears: Thomas Jefferson and Slavery. New York: New American Library, 1977. Pp. xiv, 323. Paper, $5.95. Review by Larry R. Morrison of Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Edmund Morris. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. New York: Ballantine Books, 1979. Pp. 886. Paper, $8.95. Review by Marvin Reed of Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Ellis W. Hawley. The Great War and the Search for Modern Order: A History of the American People and Their Institutions, 1917-1933. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1979. Pp. xvi, 264. Cloth, $12.95; paper, $4.95; Gerald D. Nash. The Great Depression and World War II: Organizaing America, 1933-1945. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980. Pp. xvi, 1976. Clotch, $12.95; paper, $4.95. Review by Howard W. Smith of Spring Hill College. William L. Griffen and John Marciano. Teaching the Vietnam War. Montclair, New Jersey: Allanheld, Osmun, 1979. Pp. xx, 183. Paper, $6.50. Review by Frank J. Rader of SUNY Empire State College. Michael V. Namorato, ed. Have We Overcome? Race Relations Since Brown. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press Of Mississippi, 1979. Pp. xix, 232. Cloth, $15.00; paper, $7.95. Review by Gary J. Hunter of Glassboro State College.

Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in forests in Connecticut.

A total of 6249 Ixodes dammini ticks was collected from 384 of 625 small- and medium-sized mammals trapped in 4 ecological communities in Connecticut during 1979. There were no signficant differences in numbers of immature I. dammini on Peromyscus leucopus among communities. A statistical comparison of I. dammini on Sciurus carolinensis, an important host in this study, was not possible because of the extensive range of these squirrels over more than 1 community. New host records of I. dammini on Napaeozapiis insignis and Sorex cinereus are reported.

Rationality, Legal Change, and Community in Connecticut, 1690-1760

The paper examines certain legal changes in eighteenth-century Connecticut, primarily in the area of debt litigation, and links them with economic development and with changes in the nature and meaning of community. The legal changes proceeded in the direction of greater rationality as expanding economic activity disrupted the multiplex ties that had once characterized communities and paired people instead in single-interest relationships. Max Weber's concept of rationality provides a theoretical base for the historical study of legal change.

Lyme Arthritis: Not Confined to the East Coast

Some medical discoveries happen to be initiated by laymen. In November 1975 a mother from the town of Old Lyme, Conn, informed the state health department of an unusually high incidence of an illness diagnosed as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in her small community. Another mother in the same town soon reported a cluster of similar illness in her family; her husband, two of their children, and several neighbors all had the same type of arthritis. Soon a team of physicians from the Yale University School of Medicine began investigating the unusual outbreak of the supposed juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in Connecticut. In three contiguous Connecticut communities, Steere et al¹studied the cases of 51 residents (39 children and 12 adults) who had an illness characterized by a symmetric swelling and pain in a few large joints, some of them with an edematous papule that developed into an expanding red annular

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE COUNSELING SERVICES AS PERCEIVED BY STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND COUNSELORS

The main emphasis of this research was to examine the extent to which the functions of the counseling program were being satisfactorily achieved in Connecticut's community colleges. A locally developed questionnaire was administered to all full‐ and part‐time counselors (N = 41) and random samples of students (N = 1,243) and faculty (N = 153). The data were analyzed using a one‐way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and a stepwise discriminant analysis to examine which counselor functions best accounted for the differences in ratings among students, faculty, and counselors. The trends which emerged from the data revealed that faculty were generally supportive of the counseling services, while students and counselors were the most critical. Counselors were most dissatisfied with the performance of those functions classified as professional in character. Students had high ratings on the student counseling and career exploration items rated critically by counselors and low ratings on those informatio...

Erythema chronicum migrans and Lyme arthritis: epidemiologic evidence for a tick vector.

Forty-three residents of 12 contiguous Connecticut communities were identified who had the onset of erythema chronicum migrans, Lyme arthritis, or both during the summer and fall of 1977. Nine of them (21%) remembered having been bitten by a tick at the site of the initial skin lesion a median of 12 days (range 3-20) before onset; one patient brought in the tick for identification (Ixodes scapularis). Compared to 64 of their neighbors, significantly more patients had cats and farm animals, and had noted ticks on their pets and tick bites on themselves. The incidence of the illness during 1977 was 2.8 cases per 1000 residents in the three communities on the east side of the Connecticut River, compared to 0.1 cases per 1000 residents in the nine communities on the west side, a difference of almost 30-fold. Taken with the results of a concomitant acarological study on both sides of the river, these findings support the hypothesis that erythema chronicum migrans and Lyme arthritis are tick-transmitted, specifically by I. scapularis.

The maze in Connecticut

AbstractIs it possible for a community college to achieve its objectives if its autonomy is severely restricted by state regulation? The Connecticut community colleges struggle with a highly centralized bureaucracy, with mixed results and a great deal of frustration.

The hamden juvenile evaluation and diversion project: A collaborative effort by local law enforcement and social service agencies

Abstract Both courts and police departments have had difficulty in coping with increased juvenile crime. This paper describes a program of collaboration between law enforcement and social services which illustrates a developing trend in the management of youthful offenders. In a suburban Connecticut community (Hamden), the police department regularly utilized the municipal mental health agency to receive substantial numbers of youthful offenders diverted from the juvenile justice system. Under the auspices of a federal grant, mental health and police representatives have also: a) developed guidelines for making diversionary decisions; b) recruited other agencies to receive referrals; and c) performed yearly evaluations of the effectiveness of the program in reducing recidivism rates. In view of the apparent success of the Hamden diversion project, other communities are currently developing collaborative relationships and diversion programs based on this model.

Stamford from Puritan to Patriot: The Shaping of a Connecticut Community, 1641-1774

Stamford from Puritan to Patriot: The Shaping of a Connecticut Community, 1641-1774

Stamford from Puritan to Patriot: The Shaping of a Connecticut Community, 1641-1774

Stamford from Puritan to Patriot: The Shaping of a Connecticut Community, 1641-1774

Lyme arthritis: an epidemic of oligoarticular arthritis in children and adults in three connecticut communities.

An epidemic form of arthritis has been occurring in eastern Connecticut at least since 1972, with the peak incidence of new cases in the summer and early fall. Its identification has been possible because of tight geographic clustering in some areas, and because of a characteristic preceding skin lesion in some patients. The authors studied 51 residents of three contiguous Connecticut communities -- 39 children and 12 adults -- who developed an illness characterized by recurrent attacks of asymmetric swelling and pain in a few large joints, especially the knee. Attacks were usually short (median: 1 week) with much longer intervening periods of complete remission (median: 2.5 months), but some attacks lasted for months. To date the typical patient has had three recurrences, but 16 patients have had none. A median of 4 weeks (range: 1-24) before the onset of arthritis, 13 patients (25%) noted an erythematous papule that developed into an expanding, red, annular lesion, as much as 50 cm in diameter. Only 2 of 159 family members of patients had such a lesion and did not develop arthritis (P less than 0.000001). The overalll prevalence of the arthritis was 4.3 cases per 1,000 residents, but the prevalence among children living on four roads was 1 in 10. Six families had more than 1 affected member. Nine of 20 symptomatic patients had low serum C3 levels, compared to none of 31 asymptomatic patients (P less than 0.005); no patient had iridocyclitis or a positive test for antinuclear antibodies. Neither cultures of synovium and synovial fluid nor serologic tests were positive for agents known to cause arthritis. "Lynne arthritis" is thought to be a previously unrecognized clinical entity, the epidemiology of which suggests transmission by an arthropod vector.

The impact of hormonal contraceptive therapy on a community and effects on cytopathology of the cervix

The use of oral contraceptive therapy (OCT) in an urban-suburban, predominantly Caucasian, middle-class Connecticut community of 83,170 is reviewed. The acceptance ranges from 26.1 per cent in the 25 to 34 age group to 4.2 per cent in the 45 to 49 age group. The average duration of therapy ranged from 54.2 months for those in the 35 to 44 age bracket to 37.5 months in the 45 to 49 age bracket. From 1960 to 1970 the birth rate dropped from 22.8 to 16.6 per thousand population. In this study of cervical cytology no differences were observed in the incidence of mild atypia (Class 2), suspicious for malignancy (Class 3), or malignancy (Class 4) between those on therapy and the control group. Some of the problems of evaluating the long-term effect of hormonal contraceptives are discussed.

The Yale Affiliated Gastroenterology Program. University and community hospital cooperation in the training of medical specialists.

The Yale Affiliated Gastroenterology Program has established clinical traineeships in gastroenterology in six Connecticut community hospitals. Utilizing existing health resources and personnel, the program has increased the output of gastroenterologists in Connecticut threefold from 4 to 12 per year. The gastroenterological trainees at the community hospitals provide mutually advantageous communications between the university medical center and the community hospital health personnel. Resultant improvement in patient care is suggested by increased utilization of gastroenterological consultations and diagnostic procedures in the participating hospitals.

The Yale Affiliated Gastroenterology Program

The Yale Affiliated Gastroenterology Program has established clinical traineeships in gastroenterology in six Connecticut community hospitals. Utilizing existing health resources and personnel, the program has increased the output of gastroenterologists in Connecticut threefold from 4 to 12 per year. The gastroenterological trainees at the community hospitals provide mutually advantageous communications between the university medical center and the community hospital health personnel. Resultant improvement in patient care is suggested by increased utilization of gastroenterological consultations and diagnostic procedures in the participating hospitals.

A Museum Serves the Weather Needs of a Connecticut Community

(1963). A Museum Serves the Weather Needs of a Connecticut Community. Weatherwise: Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 68-78.

The Norwich Tests, 1862-1909

In spite of conclusive evidence of well-known tests' of four years ago, one still hears not infrequently a lament that the good old days are gone. It may not be amiss, therefore, for me to submit to readers of School Review a brief account of another series of tests recently given in a Connecticut community, covering a period about fifteen years later than that covered by Massachusetts inquiry. In I906, shortly after preliminary report of Springfield tests, we decided to try some of our old examination papers on present-day pupils of Norwich, Conn. An arithmetic paper of 1856 was set before an eighth-grade division of Broadway Grammar School of this city. Since we had original papers of fifty years ago, we were able to make an exact comparison of results. The eighth-grade pupils of I906 had still more than a year's work in grammar school before taking our regular entrance examinations. The results were as follows: