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\nOCT.23  \nMorrison H.Beach  \nChairman of the BoardTravelers Insurance Companies  \nClaire Sterling  \nHarlon B.Carter  \n“Coming Out ofRetirement:ANew Option forOlder Americans”  \nAuthor-JournalistExecutive Vice PresidentNational Rifle Association\"FirearmsControl inThe Secret Warof InternationalPerspective”Terrorism”Noon,Friday Gold BallroomSheraton Palace HotelNoon,Friday Rose RoomAdvance Tickets-$10 for members,$11Sheraton Palace Hotelfor guestsMail check with self-Advance Tickets-$10 for members.$11addressed,stamped envelope,tofor guests.Mail check with self addressed,Commonwealth Club,681 Market Street,stamped envelope,to CommonwealthS.F.94105 or call(415)362-4903 forClub,681 Market Street,SF.94105,or callreservations.Tickets must be purchased(415)362-4903 for reservations.Ticketsby 5 p.m.,Wednesday,October 7.must be purchased by 5p.m..Wednesday,Unpaid reservations will be cancelled atOctober 14.Unpaid reservations will bethat time.No refunds or cancellationscancelled at that time.No refunds orafter that date.A limited number ofcancellations after that date.A limitedtickets will be available at the door on anumber of tickets will be available at thefirst come,first served basis.door on a first come,firstserved basis.Judith S.JohnsonJudith S.JohnsonQuarterly Chairman      Quarterly Chairman  \n\"The TerrorNetwork:  \nNoon,Friday  \nColonial RoomSt.Francis Hotel,S.F.  \nAdvance Tickets-$15 for members,$16for guests.Mail check with self-addressed,stamped envelope,toCommonwealth Club,681Market St.S.F.94105,or call(415)362-4903 for reserva-tions.Tickets must be purchased by 5p.m.Wednesday,October 21.Unpaid reserva-tions will be cancelled at that time.Norefunds or cancellations after that date.Alimited number of tickets will be avail-able at the door on a first come,firstserved basis.  \nJudith S.Johnson      Quarterly Chairman       \nINSIDE:268.Dr.Riles,Superintendent of Public  \nInstruction recalls a decade of \"progress\"for Californiapublic schools.269-270.Study Section Meeting  \nSchedule,Oct.5 through Oct.20.271.Judith S.Johnson,Quarterly Chair.  \n# \"Public\n\nEducation:AnIssue of the 80’s”  \nFriday Flashes -  \nSeptember 25,1981  \nDR.WILSON RILESSuperintendent ofPublic Instruction  \nThere was a time in recent memorywhen the nation called upon the schoolsand the schools responded.Many of youhere remember the panic of the 1950swhen the Russians threatened to beat usin the space race.During those years weundertook an effort to upgrade theteaching of math and science so that wecould meet that challenge to our tech-  \n(ommonueallh  \nPublication:ISSN 0010-3349)Published every Monday by theCommonwealth Club of California681Market StreetSan Francisco,California 94105(415)362-4903  \nEditor:Donna M.Smith  \nOFFICERS OF THE CLUB  \nEugene M.Herson…   …President  \nRichard C.Dinkelspiel..Vice President  \nNelson S.Weller……    Chairman  \nExecutive Committee  \nCarol E.Wilder..     …Secretary  \nPeter Meeks…      …Treasurer  \nMichael J.Brassington……Executive  \nDirector  \nJames L.Coplan………Assistant  \nExecutive Director  \nGOVERNORS OF THE CLUB 1981Hon.Shirley T.Black,Ygnacio Bonillas,Richard R.Crass,Bradley B.Garretson,  \nE.Roxie Howlett,Lawrence W.Jordan,Jr..James L.McDonald,Leland S.Prussia,CarlE.Rosenfeld,Renee Rubin,William A.Seavey,Barton W.Shackelford,John R.Shuman,DavidVan Hoesen.  \nANNUAL DUES  \nResident:  \n30-85 years of age……         …$50Over 65 years of age ……   ……$43Non-Resident …………         …$35Junior (under 30 years of age)……     …$35Full Time Students,     …    …$20Initiation Fee:  \n30 Years of age or older……     …S25Under 30 years of age…        …$15  \nSecond class postage paid at San Francisco,Califor-nia.Subscription rate $12.00 per year included in an-nual membership dues.  \nSchool Proficiency Examination.Theexamination makes it possible forstudents over 16 years of age todemonstrate that they have acquired thenecessary knowledge and skills 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