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PROGRAMS FOR FOURTH GRADE ARE DIVIDED INTO FOUR AREAS--ART, MUSIC PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SCIENCE. ART LESSONS INCLUDE THE PAPER CONSTRUCTION OF ROCKETS AND SPACESHIPS, FINGER PUPPETS, SANDPAPER PRINTS AND GLASS ADDITIVE PRINTS. EACH LESSON IS PRESENTED COMPLETE WITH PURPOSES, PROCESS AND MEDIUM, SUBJECT, MATERIALS, PROPOSED SEQUENCE, AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES. TEACHERS ARE ADVISED TO ANTICIPATE NEEDED MATERIALS SINCE PUPIL PARTICIPATION SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE TELECASTS. THE GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE MUSIC PROGRAM IS TO ACQUAINT STUDENTS WITH THE APPEARANCE, SOUND AND TONE QUALITY OF THE INSTRUMENTS OF AN ORCHESTRA, SUCH AS THE BASSON, CONTRA-BASSOON, VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO, AND BASS VIOLA. TO MAKE LESSONS MEANINGFUL, PUPILS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO BROADCASTS FEATURING ORCHESTRAS AND BANDS, ATTEND CONCERTS, MAKE MUSIC NOTEBOOKS AND BUILD A VOCABULARY OF MUSICAL TERMS. PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FOR THIS GROUP INCLUDE BALANCING, CARTWHEELS, FOUR SQUARE SKILLS, AND SOFTBALL SKILLS. STUDENTS SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES SOON AFTER THE TELECASTS. SCIENCE TELECASTS ARE DESIGNED TO BRING TO TEACHERS AND PUPILS CERTAIN EXPERIENCES WHICH MIGHT NOT ORDINARILY BE POSSIBLE IN THE CLASSROOM. FOR SOME CLASSES, THE TELECASTS MIGHT PROVIDE ENRICHMENT, WHILE, FOR OTHERS, SERVING AS AN INTRODUCTION OR MOTIVATION FOR A PARTICULAR AREA OF STUDY. UNITS INCLUDE SIMPLE MACHINES, ROCKS AND MINERALS, BIRDS, AND PLANTS. ACTIVITIES CORRELATED WITH EACH UNIT ARE SUGGESTED, TOGETHER WITH VOCABULARY TO BE DEVELOPED.

PROGRAMS FOR THE LOWER PRIMARY GROUP WERE IN ART, MUSIC AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION. A PREVIEW OF THE CONTENT OF EACH TELECAST WAS GIVEN WITH DETAILED INFORMATION FOR FOLLOWUP ACTIVITIES. THE STRUCTURE OF THE ART PROGRAM INCLUDED THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES APPLICABLE TO SUCH BASIC AREAS AS LINE DRAWING, PICTURE MAKING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION WITH THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF ENCOURAGING INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION. PARTICIPATION IN ART ACTIVITIES WAS TO TAKE PLACE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER VIEWING THE TELECASTS. LESSONS FOR THIS GROUP INCLUDED HAND MANIPULATIONS WITH MOSAIC, BLOT DESIGN, SOAP FLUFF, AND SPRING FUN. THE MUSICAL PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP ACTIVE LISTENING RATHER THAN PASSIVE HEARING BY ACQUAINTING THE PUPILS WITH THE APPEARANCE AND SOUND OF INSTRUMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA AND BAND. TEACHERS WERE ADVISED TO BECOME PERSONALLY ACQUAINTED WITH THE RECORDINGS TO BE PRESENTED BEFORE THE TELECAST. THEY WERE TO REPLAY THE SELECTIONS FOR THE PUPILS AFTER THE TELECAST TO INCREASE FAMILIARITY WITH THE MUSIC AS TO MOOD, INSTRUMENTATION, RHYTHM, MELODY AND FORM. PHYSICAL EDUCATION UNITS INCLUDED STUNTS AND TUMBLING FUN, BALANCE BEAM SAFETY, CIRCUS FUN AND OUTDOOR GAMES. SUGGESTIONS WERE GIVEN FOR CORRELATING THE CIRCUS UNIT WITH LESSONS IN LANGUAGE ARTS, READING, NUMBERS, SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE, ART AND MUSIC.

Text of a 1973 commencement address given at Albertus Magnus College concerning the goals of a liberal education (historical remembrance, critical reflection, moral resolve, and thoughtful reverence) that alone can truly liberate women and, through them, mankind as a whole. (Editor/PG)