AT THE INVITATION OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NASSP), A SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH HAS PREPARED A SYMPOSIUM OF PAPERS ON NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE ENGLISH SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM. ARTICLES ON IMPORTANT ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH ARE--(1) "SIX MAJOR INFLUENCES ON THE SECONDARY ENGLISH CURRICULUM" BY JAMES R. SQUIRE, (2) "THE ENGLISH CURRICULUM--OUT OF THE PAST, INTO THE FUTURE" BY ROBERT A. BEANETT, (3) "THE 'NEW ENGLISH' ANEW" BY HAROLD B. ALLEN, (4) "LITERATURE IN THE REVITALIZED CURRICULUM" BY JAMES E. MILLER, JR., (5) "DEVELOPMENT IN SPEECH" BY WILLIAM WORK, (6) "READING--IN AND OUT OF THE ENGLISH CURRICULUM" BY MARGARET J. EARLY, (7) "DEVELOPMENTS IN COMPOSITION" BY GORDON WILSON AND ROBERT J. LACAMPAGNE, (8) "BOOK SELECTION AND CENSORSHIP" BY ROBERT F. HOGAN, (9) "ENGLISH PROGRAMS FOR THE DISADVANTAGED" BY RICHARD CORBIN, (10) "TEACHER PREPARATION" BY J. N. NOOK, (11) "NATIONAL ENGLISH PROJECTS AND CURRICULUM CHANGE" BY MICHAEL F. SHUGRUE, (12) "THE DARTMOUTH SEMINAR" BY ALBERT H. MARCKWARDT, (13) "INNOVATION AND RENOVATION IN ENGLISH TEACHING" BY FRANK E. ROSS, AND (14) "REFERENCES ON ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS" BY JAMES R. SQUIRE. THESE PAPERS APPEAR IN THE "NASSP BULLETIN," VOL. 51, NO. 318, APRIL 1967. (DL)