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In A CRITICAL INTRODUCTION Alper feels flattered that PO research has entered the halls of the US Congress and points to the dangers from not paying 'appropriate heed to... the knowledge, skill & practical arts ... developed over the yrs... to establish, on a logically firm and mathematically sound basis the science of PO measurement.' Failure to heed methodological considerations may lead to: (1) inaccurate & misleading poll results, (2) unfavorable attitudes toward polls on the part of the public, (3) unfavorable attitudes by Congressmen to requests from Executive agencies for support of opinion & attitude surveys, (4) the misuse of polls as a guide to public policy because of unwarranted reliance on responses to questionnaire items. Hawver reports in THE CONGRESSMAN AND HIS PUBLIC OPINION POLL, a survey of members of the US House of Representatives (N=438) on their use of polls during 1953. Findings were: (1) an inverse relationship between poll use and the age of the Congressman. (2) Republicans report 3 times as much use of polls as Democrats. (3) The greater the time served as Congressman the less frequently polls are used. (4) Survey methods are haphazard. (5) PO polls are valuable as instruments of improving a Congressman's public relations rather than as a means of determining PO; as propaganda tools through 'loaded' ?'s; to determine wherein the constituents' opinions differ from the Congressman's, with the differences becoming the subject-matter for speeches, radio, TV, & newspaper releases. Cantwell in THE CONGRESSIONAL POLL- SIX YEARS' EXPERIENCE, reports on Congressman Charles R. Howell's polls in 1949 (6,000 mailed 2,150 returned), 1953 (25,000 mailed & 3,353 returned), & 1954 (30,000 mailed & 4,000 expected). The sampling consists of the universe of individuals who have correspondent with the Congressman. A validation of representativeness for the 1953 poll was done by comparing the % distribution of questionnaire returns from 2 counties and the 1950 census distribution of pop of same counties: showing a perfect match in %. A 2nd validation was made of Rs' expressed political affiliation with actual Presidential vote in 1952. This too showed high similarity of %'s. Question wording & issue selection for questionnaire construction is discussed. DeVany in THE 'TOWN MEETING' POLL in South Dakota, reports on polls taken via p&p questionnaire before and after `town meetings' at which Congressman Harold O. Lovre speaks. The experience gained from 'town meetings' is (1) too much weight ought not to be placed on the ability to guess what people think at home, (2) congressional mail does not always reflect the thinking at home, (3) there is a great divergence of opinion within districts on most issues, though not always apparent, & (4) a member of Congress should look over his shoulder to see if his constituents are keeping up. Kriesberg in TOWARDS THE IMPROVEMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL POLLS suggests various agencies and organizations which can aid Congressmen in securing help with the technical side of questionnaire construction, sampling and analysis. L. P. Chall.