The culminating remarks in this paper call for the building of a new Atlantis, a"...home where the unquiet heart of modern man can find peace." The author reviews the historical importance of Latin as a "connecting tissue" among European languages and its significance in the development of a common linguistic heritage. From this frame of…

Paper presented at the Seventh Annual Conference of the Classical Association of the Empire State, meeting with the Catholic Classical Association of Greater New York and the New York Classical Club, held November 1970 in New York, New York. (DS)

A reply to K. Kilburn, "The Need for Classics" in this issue. Points out that Kilburn is imprecise in notions of categories of thought and his notion of tradition. The assumption that initiation into a category of thought requires a return to sources is challenged. (CHK)

Criticizes traditional reasons for Classics study and states that education is the initiation of a new generation into the skills and knowledge structures of an existing tradition. Aesthetics and philosophy, religion and morals, knowledge of self and others, and mathematics and science may be understood through Classics.

Concluded from Classical World, v66 p385-427 Apr 1973. (HW)

Criticizes John Wilson's "Classics and Moral Education," in this issue, as being ambiguous and vague. The view here is that moral education would not derive automatically from classical studies but must be taught and developed, and based on a value system already present. (CHK)

The study of the Classics may develop three kinds of skills: 1) awareness of the importance of hard facts about a culture; 2) awareness of the facts of human nature; and 3) training the mind to think. Such skills and understanding are an important part of moral education. (CHK)

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)

Classics may be taught as humanities to help students understand both the ancient and modern worlds. Literature taught in translation can acquaint students with these works and illuminate modern literature. Visual aids such as slides, photos, post cards, sculpture reproductions and maps may awaken student interest. (CK)

As a controversial figure in classical studies, "Tacitus the historian" and "Tacitus the stylist" are pictured in a personal synthesis of new approaches to Tacitean scholarship. The literary character and purpose of the "Agricola" and "Germanica" are discussed prior to an examination of Tacitus' views on the…

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)

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)

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)