Discusses the legal theory and practical aspects of the affirmative action plan, encouraging institutions to look at their histories of hiring practices, and to set goals that can be realistically met in expanding their hiring practices for minority groups. (JM)

Notes that the Employment Act of 1946 lumps unemployment into one undifferentiated mass without distinguishing any order of priority among groups for whom maximum employment opportunities should be sought in relation to other groups. (Author/AM)

A review of the use and abuse, it is stated, of tests administered to qualify persons for employment, focusing on their effect on equal opportunity, noting that most debates on fair tests use revolve around a conflict in value systems -- those which emphasize merit, and seek to minimize errors of selection, versus those which emphasize equality.…