Stresses the need for Latin instruction in the school curriculum today. The history of Latin instruction in the U.S. is traced starting from the time that writing Latin and analyzing texts in terms of grammatical, logical, and compositional categories were emphasized. (NCR)

Urges the continuation and expansion of Latin programs in the school curriculum and recommends Hans H. Oerberg's "Lingua Latina secundum Naturae rationem explicata," with which the student learns Latin through reading. (PM)

The instructional context and some formats for the teaching of Greek and Latin are described. Internal policies of an area studies or microhumanities program in classics are outlined. The teaching of languages, literature in translation, and culture is discussed. (SW)

Pleads the case for study of classical languages in contemporary education because today's youth may take valid knowledge from history and culture of the past. (CK)

One high school has tripled its Classical Studies enrollment in the last six years; senior high students who teach classics at a junior high school are quoted here on their experiences. (CK)

Suggests reintroducing Latin into the curriculum during the present educational trend of returning to the basics. A course is discussed called "Practical Latin," designed to deal directly with the areas where the students need the most help: vocabulary, spelling, and grammar. (NCR)

Traditionally neglected in the classical humanities curriculum, Ovid is recommended as a writer worthy of inclusion in Latin programs at the sophomore and junior levels in high schools. As one possible strategy for survival of the classical humanities curriculum, the author argues that the writings of Ovid be included on the grounds that they are…

Presents a syllabus, developed by the Exeter University Department of Classics, for a degree course designed to do justice to both the literary and the historical aspects of the ancient world. The course is called "Latin and Ancient History." (Author/KM)

This guide, designed to assist teachers in the classroom use of "Living Latin: A Contemporary Approach", emphasizes procedures to be followed in each chapter of Book One; special procedures for teaching the introduction and first chapter are treated separately. Use of the text as a supplement to Sweet's "Artes Latinae" is discussed. Appendixes…

Dr. Robert Wolverton, former president of the American Classical League, made some proposals for long-range planning activities in support of classical languages, literatures, and courses in the schools, colleges, and universities. In order to implement these proposals there is need at the school level for a broadening of the appeal of classics as…

With widespread reform of the English grammar and public schools imminent, the development of new structures within the "common" or "comprehensive" schools to assure the continuation of classics and Latin studies is suggested in this booklet. Current educational trends are clarified in articles on: (1) the present situation,…

Central to this paper is the belief that the principal value of classical studies is that they are the foundation for a liberal education. The author proposes that the whole of the Graeco-Roman civilization be included in the development of the curriculum while urging interdisciplinary studies wherever possible. Commentary focuses on teaching…

The debate on the merits of classical education is reviewed through an examination of views of Henry Sidgwick in his "Essays on a Liberal Education" (1867). Running commentary focuses on two major concepts: (1) considerable change in teaching methodology is necessary if Latin is to survive, and (2) a majority of teachers in classical studies need…

Described in this article is a critical procedure in the study of literature defined by the author as a method of responsive interrogation of the text. The approach is guided by a study of relevant political, sociological, literary, and intellectual circumstances. Three fundamental questions are central to the discussion of the theory: (1) What…

Unlike modern foreign languages, but like English and Biblical Hebrew, the Graeco-Roman tradition constitutes a major component of the cultural identity of every native speaker of English, and, as such, should be a mandatory part of every American's intellectual luggage. Because of the academy's relectance to face the fact that our active…