A series of reports reflecting the activities of the Community College Humanities Association (CCHA) are presented in these proceedings. The first article, "Teaching Professional Ethics: Proceed, But with Caution," by Richard A. Wright, argues that extreme care must be taken in developing and teaching professional ethics, discussing what…

Schools have devised an assortment of "change of pace" activities to retread tired routines and bolster drooping spirits. One such program is described by a member of the English department at Marple Newtown Senior High School in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. (Editor)

The liberal arts will be in trouble when the public discovers that professors' efforts are as impotent as their claims are extravagant. (JH)

Homer's Odyssey can serve as a good source of working definitions of humanism, humanist, humanities, and their relation to humanistic education, a concept which has been adulterated by some, misplaced by others, and diluted by many. Humanism is defined as an attitude that man is independent of any devine realm and therefore responsible for himself…

A TENTATIVE OUTLINE OF A 1963 PROGRAM IN THE HUMANITIES FOR ACADEMICALLY TALENTED SEVENTH-AND EIGHTH-GRADE CHILDREN TO BE HELD FOR 1 1/2 HOURS EACH SATURDAY MORNING THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR IS PRESENTED. ONLY THE TOP ONE PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS OF THE NINE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE. PARTICIPANTS ARE TO BE…

THE PROGRAM WAS ORGANIZED TO INTEGRATE DRAMATIC ARTS EXPERIENCES WITH THE REGULAR CURRICULUMS AS A MEANS OF HEIGHTENING THE CULTURAL AWARENESS OF STUDENTS AND OF MAKING THEM MORE PERCEPTIVE AND CRITICAL VIEWERS. THIS REPORT PREPARED BY AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE DESCRIBES (1) THE PROGRAM GOALS AND CONCEPTS, ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS, AND DIFFICULTIES…

A humanities course that teaches an appreciation of tradition and culture through the visual arts includes consideration of contemporary art as well as classic paintings and sculpture. Study of Leonardo DaVinci's "Last Supper" provides an exercise in the intellectual approach to religious painting, while the portrait of Mona Lisa by the same…

The humanities are not emphasized in two-year colleges, although junior/community colleges enroll over 30% of all students in post-secondary education. The Center for the Study of Community Colleges is engaged in a multi-phased research project designed to provide information for the National Endowment for the Humanities, which wishes to…

The College Entrance Examination Board's advanced placement course in European history is described in this pamphlet. Briefly discussed are suggested instructional materials, the scope and content of the course, and the desired achievements of the students. Sample multiple-choice and essay questions from the examination for the course are…

THIS APPENDIX TO "THE CUE REPORT," ED 010 373, CONTAINS TEST FORMS FOR STUDENT AND TEACHER EVALUATION OF CUE, SAMPLE SEGMENTS OF VARIOUS MATERIALS PREPARED FOR CUE, AND NEWSLETTERS AND NEWS ARTICLES WHICH DESCRIBE CUE PROJECTS. CUE (CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING ENRICHMENT) WAS AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENRICH THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES…

In order to educate the whole person, concerted and cooperative effort on the part of science and humanities teachers is necessary to overcome the artificial distinction between various branches of learning. (MJB)

The strength of the optometric profession lies in its members. Optometric education should include training in the use of the language, both for understanding and to prevent misunderstanding, and should emphasize values and ethics. (MSE)

Not all of those teaching the humanities agree on a common agenda for the future, with traditional categories of instruction being encroached upon by new areas of scholarship. In the humanities, authority will no longer rest in the content of traditional texts, but in the activity of interpreting texts. (MSE)

There must be a return to classic texts in humanities instruction, but the selection of those texts is no longer simple, because of questions about (1) identifying which are classics and (2) connections made between the classic texts studied and a student's personal life. (MSE)