Outlines principles and procedures of the Georgetown University and the University of Minnesota Classical Heritage programs for secondary school students. (DS)

Based on a paper presented at the Fifth International Congress for Ancient Studies at Bonn, Germany, in September 1969. (DS)

Describes a meeting of Latin teachers and public school administrators on Arpil 23-24, 1970, at the University of Pittsburgh, Pa. (DS)

Addresses difficulties faced by medical students in the acquisition of a technical terminology largely based on Greek or Latin, and explains how in recent years undergraduate Classics departments have met the challenge by offering a Medical Terminology course. Discusses course development and currently available instruction materials. (MES)

A curriculum resource developed by the School District of Philadelphia deals with Africa in Classical Antiquity. Each unit contains suggestions for lower, middle and upper schools. Topics covered are: history of Africa; great Africans in the Graeco-Roman world; racial attitudes; blacks in classical art, and Africa in classical literature. (CHK)

Discusses efforts of the Committee on Computer Activities of the American Philological Association (APA) to develop the telecommunications potential for classical scholars. Outlines plans for the implementation of an on-line newsletter, journal, conference, communication system, and announcement network. (DB)

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)

THIS REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENROLLMENTS, THE EIGHTH IN A SERIES PUBLISHED ANNUALLY, SHOWS THE LANGUAGE ENROLLMENT DISTRIBUTION IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS (GRADES 7 TO 12) WHICH, IN 1965, WAS 85.8 PERCENT ENROLLED IN SPANISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, RUSSIAN, AND ITALIAN, 13.9 PERCENT ENROLLED IN LATIN, AND 0.3 PERCENT IN "OTHER" LANGUAGES.…

The contention that Esperanto is a natural linguistic system is discussed. Research is cited concerning universals of word order, dominant word order, polar type languages, Esperanto as a verb-subject-object language, and gapping in Esperanto. It is concluded that contrary to grammatical tradition, word order is not and cannot be completely free.…

This partial list of classics teachers is based on responses to an American Classical League biographical information form. Classics teachers at all levels are included and listed alphabetically within each state, with states grouped according to region. Each entry includes the highest academic degree attained, the resident address of the teacher,…

Instructional objectives of the Dade County Public Schools Quinmester Program in introductory Latin focus on the development of vocabulary, pronunciation, greetings, and numbers and songs. Other grammatical structures include nouns, verbs, and English derivatives. An introduction to classical mythology is included. Appendixes contain a short story…

This speech, concerning the dilemma of maintaining and increasing student enrollment in classics programs in a time of national decline, centers about personal experiences encountered by a secondary level teacher and underscores the negative effects of overcrowded language programs and lack of support from guidance departments. As a means of…