Discusses reforms in curriculum development in classical studies programs in English secondary schools. (RL)

Observes the changing Latin curriculum in England for those preparing to take "O"-Level examinations and concludes that "understanding" is replacing "knowledge" as the primary educational objective. (RL)

Revised version of a paper read at a meeting of the Joint Association of Classical Teachers held May 15, 1971, at the University of Reading, England. (DS)

Controversies surrounding the teaching of Latin in American schools have had at their core the question of ornament versus utility. The course of this debate is outlined, with emphasis on a few personalities who made significant contributions. (RM)

The importance of cultural education in Latin programs is illustrated in remarks concerning language, literature, and archaeology. (RL)

Paper presented at the College Entrance Examination Board Advanced Placement Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 26, 1970. (DS)

The core of this course is study of the background of the Catilinarian Conspiracy and the "First Oration against Catiline." A review of grammar and syntax is included. Performance objectives focus on a century of chaos which produced the revolutionary Catiline and the conservative Cicero, the Roman Republic, Ciceronian oration, Cicero's…

Comments on the nature and aims of teaching two classical Languages: Latin and Greek. Looks at the deeper benefits that these languages seek to offer and examines the ways in which they can contribute to the broadening of learners' minds. (Author/VWL)

Report presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Philological Association on December 29, 1970 in New York, New York. (DS)