Description: Interview with Charlie Vasiliades about survival of Oak Square School on Nonantum Street in Brighton, being considered for closing. Last wood frame schoolhouse in Boston, serves integrated student body of 100. Small building with yellow clapboard exterior, columns, cupola. It might receive historic landmark designation. Nearby houses.
Description: Long term objectives for public education across Mass: state commission on teaching wants decentralization to allow individual principals to make more decisions.
Description: Back Bay advocate and mental health programmer talk about objections to siting group homes in upper income areas. Commonwealth Avenue mall, resident permit parking signs. Arlington Street Church. Vinfen.
Description: Interview with Mexican writer Octavio Paz about his biography of 17th century nun and poet Sor Juana. He compares her poetry and life to that of Emily Dickinson.
Description: Sen. Thomas Norton proposes lottery for betting on horse racing. Horses on track at Suffolk Downs. Off-track betting. Start of race. "They're off!" Announcer calls race. Spectators hold slips.
Description: B-roll of clerical workers. Women using Royal electric typewriters. Sound effects of key strokes and carriage return bell. Rotary dial telephone. Row of desks. Rubber stamp, rolodex, stapler, adding machine.