Phoebe Fisher, Moorfield Examiner, Moorfield, W. Va. 26836. James G. Harlow, President, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va. 26505. Forrest H. Kirkpatrick (ret. Vice President, Wheeling Steel Company), P.O. Box 268, Wheeling, W. Va. 26003. **Betsy K. McCreight, Civic Member, 113 Fairfax Drive, Huntington, W. Va. 25112. Harold McNeill, President, West Virginia State College, Institute, W. Va. 25112. Robert F. Munn, Director of Libraries, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va. 26506. Robert G. Newman, Dept. of Religion & Philosophy, Morris Harvey College, Charlestown, W. Va. 25304. Sharon Rockefeller, 126 Pocahontas St., Buckhannon, W. Va. 26201. Dallas B. Shaffer, Chairman, Dept. of Social Studies, Potomak State College, Keyser, W. Va. 26726. Edward M. Steel, Department of History, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va. 26505. Staff Paul Nuchims, Executive Director, Box 204, Institute, W. Va. 25112. Members WISCONSIN HUMANITIES COMMITTEE Bernard Adams, President, Ripon College, Ripon, Wis. 54971. Lee Alexander, Professor of Literature, Beloit College, Beloit, Wis. 53511. James Batt, Executive Director, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, 1922 University Avenue, Madison, Wis. 53705. Ione Brown, 1121 South Clay Street, Green Bay, Wis. 54301. Richard Brown, Nicolet College, Rhinelander, Wis. 54501. George Carter, Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, LaCrosse, Wis. 54701. E. David Cronon, Dean. L & S, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 5601 Varsity Hill Drive, Madison, Wis. 53705. Graetif Dunleavy, Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wis. 53201. William H. Franzmann, Humanities, Craig Senior High School, 40 South Randall Avenue, Janesville, Wis. 53545. J. Willard Hurst, Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School, 3972 Plymouth Circle, Madison, Wis. 53705. Irving Maurer, President, American Family Insurance, 30 Fuller Drive, Madison, Wis. 53704. Robert E. McCarthy, Director, Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities, 110 E. Main, Madison, Wis. 53703. Malcolm McLean, President, Northland College. Ashland, Wis. 54806. Anton Moe, Director, Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, 318 Robin Parkway, Madison, Wis. 53705. *Robert E. Najem, 610 Langdon Street, Madison, Wis. 53706. Donovan Palmquist, Pastor, Village Church, 1108 North Jackson Street, Milwaukee, Wis. 53202. Gretchen Schoff. Integrated Liberal Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis. 53705. Gerald Viste, Senior Vice President, Employer's Insurance, 2000 Westwood Drive, Wausau, Wis. 54401. Shirley Wile, Civic Center Campus, 929 North 6th Street, Milwaukee, Wis. 53203. Staff Patricia C. Anderson, Executive Director, Wisconsin Humanities Committee, 716 Langdon Street, Madison, Wis. 53706. WYOMING COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES Members J. W. Brazelton, 114 East Pearl, Box 613, Jackson, Wyo. 83001. John DeWitt, Dean. Northwest Community College, Powell, Wyo. 82435. *Chairman Vice chairman. Donn Driscoll, 1814 East 16th, Casper, Wyo. 82601. Deborah Hardy, History Department, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo. 82071. Betty King, 517 S. 13th, Laramie, Wyo. 82070. Sally MacKay, Box 671, Pinedale, Wyo. 82401. Adeline McCabe, Public Information Director, Laramie County Community College, 1400 East College Drive, Cheyenne, Wyo. 82001. Dave Bonner, Box 70, Powell, Wyo. 82435. Thomas Preston, Chairman, Department of English, Hoyt Hall, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo. 82071. Joseph C. Reed, Coordinator, Region V Board of Cooperative Services, P.O. Box 112, Kemmerer, Wyo. 83101. Robert Sharp, (Education Service Office F. E. Warren Air Force Base), 6116 Shaun Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyo. 82001. Peter Simpson, Assistant to the President, Casper College, Casper, Wyo. 82601. *Guido Smith, Dean, Eastern Wyoming College, Torrington, Wyo. 82240. Staff Audrey Cotherman, Executive Director, Wyoming Council for the Humanities, Box 3274, University Station, Laramie, Wyo. 82071. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, WASHINGTON, D.C. THE ENDOWMENT AND THE BICENTENNIAL From its creation in 1965, The Humanities Endowment has sought to deepen the nations' capacity for understanding its history and guiding principles, and to foster the use of that knowledge in strengthening the fabric of American society, That objective, set forth in the NFAH Act and pursued under the guidance of the National Council on the Humanities, is reflected in all NEH programs, which have supported a broad spectrum of activities directed at illuminating the American past, its impact on the present course of the nation, and its relationship to other cultures and civilizations. Thus, a major part of the Endowment's work is, and will always be, closely related to what a serious observance of the Bicentennial should intend. Going beyond the legislative mission of the Endowment, the Federal Government is inevitably concerned with the Bicentennial-not as a promoter or supervisor, but as a participant. In that role its example and influence will importantly affect the over-all tone and quality of the nation's response to the occasion. If government support is directed into programs that involve the highest ideals of American life, then other public and private observances of the Bicentennial should be affected for the good. By virtue of its characteristic programs and the standards of excellence which govern them, the Endowment has been charged by Congress and the Administration with a principal responsibility for assisting Bicentennial-related activities of serious purpose and lasting value. This has not required radically new departures in programming, but rather an expansion of support in established fields where the Bicentennial stimulus would naturally be felt in increased proposals. Accordingly, with the increased funding available during FY 1974-76 the Endowment has identified certain specifically Bicentennial priorities as extensions of normal NEH activities, conducted under standard operating procedures. The requested FY 1976 appropriation provides for continued funding, as in FY 1974-75, through which the Endowment solicits proposals within the aforementioned priorities: in the public programs, to emphasize American themes in film, television, and community projects; in education, to help establish American studies programs at all educational levels; in fellowships, to address historically important issues and their implications for the present and the future; in research grants, to support reference works and new editions dealing with American history and culture; and in planning and development, to encourage young people and other population elements in a deeper concern with the American experience. A principal focus for many of these activities is the American Issues Forum (AIF), a national program developed under Endowment auspices and co-sponsored by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. The core of the *Chairman. Forum is a calendar of issues running from September 1975 to May 1976 and comprising major issues which have continually affected American life from the beginning. The calendar was designed to provide a flexible programming framework enabling all American organizations, institutions and individuals to participate in a nation-wide dialogue about the nation's heritage and goals. Public reaction to the AIF was immediately enthusiastic, and it has become the national framework for serious Bicentennial observance. A very large number of Americans are now and will be throughout 1976 engaged in AIF-related activities and most of these will be carried out without Federal support. Major television networks have scheduled programs to coordinate with the Forum's topics; national public radio is presenting a monthly series tied into the Forum; newspapers, magazines, and corporate publications will feature articles on Forum topics; national organizations (AFL-CIO, NAACP, National Grange, Foreign Policy Association, National Council on the Aging and others) are developing specialized materials for their members; educational institutions have adopted the Forum's calendar for classroom work and for outreach activities into their communities; and thousands of local civic, religious, and professional bodies will be conducting discussion programs on AIF issues. All these activities suggest that a "nation in dialogue with itself"-the goal of the Endowment and others who helped develop the American Issues Forum-has become a reality. The Endowment is charged by the NFAH Act with helping Americans "to achieve a better understanding of the past, a better analysis of the present, and a better view of the future." It has accordingly welcomed the Bicentennial's potential for arousing citizen interest in the nation's well-being, not just among academic humanists but among members of all professions and the adult public generally. In the years beyond 1976, its task will be to consolidate and strengthen this awakened public interest. The following pages briefly summarize NEH activities which have received funding during the FY 1974-76 period and which relate to the nation's observance of its two-hundredth anniversary. These include (a) a listing of those activities which have been recognized by the Domestic Council's cabinet-level Bicentennial Committee as special Federal projects for the Bicentennial period (b) a listing of other activities supported by the Endowment which-as they focus on the development of American civilization and the humanistic aspects of problems confronting the citizenry today-may be of particular interest during this period, and (c) a section describing American Issues Forum activites of especial significance. NANATIOL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES BICENTENNIAL-RELATED PROJECTS, FISCAL YEAR 1974-76 [Funding in thousands] A. Projects approved by Domestic Council Bicentennial Committee: 2. American film review. Production of programs and series on the 5. Skills for the Bicentennial, Training workshops for staffs of museums 6. National humanities series. Humanities programs on Bicentennial See footnotes at end of table, p. 179 A. Projects approved by Domestic Council Bicententennial Committee-Continued 7. Great issues in the American experience. Community discussion 8. College courses for the Bicentennial. New humanities programs for 9. History in the schools. Preparation of improved and up-to-date 10. Scholarship for the Bicentennial. Original research on the back- 12. International Bicentennial Conferences. Congresses and conferences 13. Bicentennial histories for the States. A series of guidebooks for each 14. Bicentennial course by newspaper. Development of a college-level 15. Good reading for the Bicentennial. Preparation of annotated reading B. Other Bicentennial-related activities: 1. Humanities institutes. Establishment of a 3-yr institute on the 2. Faculty fellowships and seminars. Aid for individual and group study 3. Youth grants. Humanities projects designed and conducted by 4. Special programs. Planning and development of new programs relat- Total, other activities... Grand total.. 1 Based on fiscal year 1976 appropriation request. 2 Funding in previous year sufficient to assure presentation/operation during Bicentennial period. AMERICAN ISSUES FORUM, ACTIVE PROJECTS, SEPTEMBER 1975 The American Issues Forum is a national program for the Bicentennial, uniquely designed to engage the direct participation of every citizen nationwide, as well as others beyond our borders, during the Bicentennial year. Although developed under the auspices of the National Endowment for the Humanities and cosponsored by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, the Forum has been designed by a small group of private citizens, and initially presents only a framework for other programs. Its success as a national Bicentennial program (and as an extraordinary experiment in the creation of a national dialogue) depends upon the degree to which the nation-through its organizations, institutions, corporations, foundations, communities, neighborhoods, groups, families, and individuals-develops programs under the calendar of topics which the Forum affords. This list of Active Projects describes activities undertaken by various media, organizations, corporations, and state and community groups as of September 1, 1. DISSEMINATION AND PROMOTION OF THE FORUM CALENDAR 1975. Activity Summary version of the Forum Calendar, A promotional 20 min, color film docu mentary on the Forum to introduce interested community organizations and groups to the Forum, with summary calendar/discussion guide. Introduction to the Forum and summary Calendar in August-September Bank 2. MEDIA ACTIVITIES Monthly in-school television programs with Weekly articles on Forum topics distributed 9 monthly 3-hr radio forums, including pre- 3. NATIONWIDE PROGRAMS 2 reading lists-1 for adults and 1 for young |