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In these few minutes which we have left at the conclusion of today's Plenary Session I will confine my remarks to three topics only. The papers presented this morning have already indicated the various directions of development. I can also refer you to my reports submitted to the Board on Professional Standards, particularly those on December 7, 1960 and May 3, 1961.
The reports on the Curriculum Conferences which were presented to you this morning, as well as other pertinent information which has been accumulated by the participants, will be available to a new Committee on Curriculum. Its composition will be announced as soon as it is constituted.1 This Committee will formulate its own methods, select appropriate topics, and consider the participation of Institutes. COFE will receive their suggestions and coordinate their plans with other plans.
One among these which is closely related to the curriculum is postgraduate education. It was first discussed as a plan for a postgraduate course to be offered to promising young graduates interested in teaching. The value of such course, however, depends on many factors, some of which can be assessed by a study of past experiences. A discussion of an extensive analysis of the Ernst Kris Study Group submitted to us by Charles Brenner and a similar report by Jacob Arlow opened up a number of problems: selection of participants, the role of the leader, of group formation, etc. A study of the postgraduate development of our young members appears as a necessity and a logical basis for our future planning.
The first problem which is being considered by the Steering Committee on Selection2 is a pilot study of the information assembled on the qualities of