SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1 )
GRIEF BROS. CORP.
 (Name of Issuer)
Common "A"
(Title of Class of Securities )
314388903
(CUSIP NUMBER)

1)      Name of Reporting
        SS or IRS Identification      Pioneering Management
        Nos. of Above Persons         Corporation

2)      Check the Appropriate Box     (a)
        of A Member of  Group
        (See Instructions)            (b)  X

3)      SEC Use Only

4)      Citizenship of Place of
        Organization

        Number of                     (5)  Sole Voting Power      991100
        Shares
        Beneficially Owned            (6)  Shared Voting Power    0
        by Each Reporting
        Person With                   (7)  Sole Dispositive       991100
                                            Power

                                      (8)  Shared Dispositive     0
                                             Power

9)      Aggregate Amount Bene-        991100
        ficially Owned by Each
        Reporting Person

10)     Check if the aggregate
        Amount in Row  (9) Ex-
        clude Certain Shares (See
        Instructions)

11)     Percent of Class Represented
        By Amount in Row 9.           9.11%

12)     Type of Reporting
        Person (See Instructions)     IA	

Item 1(a) Name of Issuer.
GRIEF BROS. CORP.
Item 1(b) Address of User's Principal Executive Office's
Mr. John K. Dieker
Controller
GRIEF BROS. CORP.
621 Pennsylvania Ave.
Delaware, OH 43015
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing.
Pioneering Management Corporation
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
State Of Delaware - Pioneering Management Corporation.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities.
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number.
314388903
Item 3 The person filing this statement pursuant to Rule 13-1(b)
 or 13d-2 is:
(a) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned 991100
(b) Percent of Class 9.11%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 991100
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct vote 0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct disposition of 991100
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition 0
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Inapplicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Inapplicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported On By the Parent Holding Company.
Inapplicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Inapplicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group.
Inapplicable.

Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transactions having such purposes or effect.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and believe, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
January 21. 1998
Date

/s/Robert P. Nault
         Signature	

Robert P. Nault
Assistant Secretary
Type Name and Title