The proceedings papers include topics on educational reform and intellectuals, religious education, immigrants, and the history of education as a discipline. The theme of an Editor's Supplement is utopianism and education, and the papers deal with Robert Owen. These three papers are reprinted from the 1973 meeting of the National History of Education Society. "The Origins of the Roman Catholic Cathechesis in the United States (1776-1799)" (C. J. Carmondy) traces the origins and the incorporation of religious education (cathechesis). "'Be Still and Know!': Quaker Silence and Dissenting Educational Ideals, 1740-1812" (J. Hendricks) relates the roles of the jeremiad, silence, and religious education on Quakerism and the visible contradictions of Quaker beliefs and lifestyle. "Brook Farm: A Lesson in Cooperative Education" (C. E. Alberti) presents the social and religious factors that led to the experiment's formation and describes the school's teachers, students, and curriculum. "A Study of Four Northern European Immigrant People and the Assimilation Process: Some Current Observations" (F. C. Nelsen) studies Germans, Dutch, Swedes, and Norwegians in relation to their views on acculturation. Under the heading "The History of Education: Past, Present, and Future", the first paper, "History of Education Today" (C. H. Gross) introduces the topic while discussing its validity as a course of study. "History of Education in the Future: Obsolescence or Relevance" (A. Peters) offers six methods of interpreting history and presents Michael A. MacDanield's Seven Change Factors as a concise model for dealing with continuity and change. "Outline of a Model for American Educational Historiography" (W. R. Stephens) is a proposed conceptual model to help clarify research methodology. The first paper in the Editor's Supplement, "Millennialism and Education: The Case of Robert Owen" (R. G. Clouse), discusses the history and biblical interpretations for millennialism and Owen's personal interpretation that he employed at the New Lanark school. "Robert Owen's New Harmony Community: An Example of Communitarian Education" (G. L. Gutek) presents his philosophy on community, the family, and education. Finally, "A House Divided: Robert Owen and William Maclure at New Harmony" (C. Burgess) describes the conflict that arose over each man's educational theory and communitarian views. The meeting's proceedings, business meeting's minutes, and a list of attendees are included. (DJC)