Last summer the lives of thousands of these young people changed through the talent search program of the Office of Education. This searchto uncover and develop the latent talents of undiscovered young peopleis undertaken by colleges. State scholarship commissions. boards of education. and nonprofit institutions under grants from the Office of Education. The search moves into the slums of our great cities. into remote rural areas. off the main roads into mountain hamlets and on to Indian reservations and the pathways of migrant workers. Our whole society will benefit from the maximum development of skills and talents which would otherwise have been lost. The talent search is one of the most fascinating unfinished stories in our Federal education program.