Princeton’s Latin Salutatorian
Earlier today we highlighted Harvard’s Latin Salutatorian (Harvard Latin Commencement Oration 2012) … Princeton is also preparing to have theirs delivered, but it’s not for a couple of weeks. Just to build up the anticipation, though, Princeton has a profile (including a common typo that makes me cringe) of the Classics major who will be [...]
Harvard Latin Commencement Oration 2012
Been looking for this one and it suddenly turned up … Michael Velchik delivers (with Classical pronunciation) this year’s Harvard Latin thingie: (keep your eye out for the guy in the background who doesn’t seem to get/like the humour; keep your ear open for “Linsanitatem” too!). Those of you with senior Latin classes might like [...]
Hobbitus Ille
Another one that required a bit of poking around … last week Ginny Lindzey earned a tip o’ the pileus for alerting us (and the world) of an item at the Bookseller: An edition of J R R Tolkien’s The Hobbit translated into Latin and titled Hobbitus Ille, will be published in September by HarperCollins [...]
Coolest Latin Exam Evah!
From My SA: While most local students are taking final exams in classrooms this week, one Latin teacher arranged for the San Antonio Museum of Art as a testing site. The museum has an extensive collection of Greek and Roman art, classical pieces from between 300 B.C. and 400 A.D., so Saint Mary’s Hall teacher [...]
On the Value of Latin
From a Penn State press release sort of thing: Yale University’s famous motto is Lux et Veritas, Latin for “light and truth” while Princeton’s crest reads Dei Sub Numine Viget (“Under God’s power she flourishes”). The University of Pennsylvania based its cautionary motto — Sine Moribus Vanae or “Letters without morals are useless” — on [...]
On Latin and Getting Into College
Excerpts from a lengthy article in Bloomberg, which every high school Latin teacher will, no doubt, be posting on their door/bulletin board within seconds of reading it: When Lena Barsky picked up her first Latin text in 2004, she couldn’t have known that memorizing the phrase “canes sunt in via” (“the dogs are in the [...]
Citanda: Reviving Latin in Abilene
Great quote from teacher Deirdre Salmon: “It’s like going from a tiny black-and-white television from the 1950s to a huge color plasma flat-screen television,” Salmon said. “It opens up your world that much.” Abilene private school resurrects Latin lessons | Abilene Reporter News.
Citanda: Latin Keeps Class Enrapt
Looking at Pamela Koleszar’s classes at Boonville High (I would be willing to bet this is the first time ‘enrapt’ has appeared in a headline ): Latin keeps class enrapt | Evansville Courier & Press.
Boris Johnson on the Utility of Learning Latin
The mayor of London pens a lengthy piece in the Telegraph: Being an even-tempered fellow, and given that we have already put up with so much nonsense from the Labour Government, I find there are very few ministerial pronouncements that make me wild with anger. We have learnt to be phlegmatic about the mistakes of [...]
Nuntii Latini mensis Ianuarii 2010 – Radio Bremen
January’s news in Latin: Latein – Radio Bremen.
Kulturzeit Extra … in Latin!
This one’s been making the rounds of various lists these past days … it’s a German television program entirely in Latin (except for the German subtitles); it isn’t that difficult to understand, especially with the accompanying visuals …
Chiasmus!
The News-Journal actually has a feature on chiasmus: When chiasmus is outlawed, only outlaws will use chiasmus! What do the following expressions have in common? “Who sheds the blood of a man, by man shall his blood be shed.” “But many that are first shall be last, and the last shall be first.” “I wasted [...]
Conventiculum Lexintoniense
Meredith Dixon is alerting folks to the existence of a number of videos from this year’s Conventiculum … the first two are an overview of the thing: At the ‘user’ page, there are also seven videos of Fabulae Scaenicae … looks like a fun time!
Latin in the News
Over the past month or so, there have been quite a few articles relating to Latin, Latin teaching, and the like. Many of the following made the rounds of various lists, but just in case you missed them: Mary Beard wasn’t enamoured of the new ‘Grace before meals’ written by some Cambridge students: Does college [...]
Breviaria
Cleaning out the rest of the inbox … A new roof for Newport Roman Villa: Roofing work starts at Roman villa (County Press) Coverage of Richard Seaford’s thoughts about Greek money at the Classical Association: Ancient Greeks could throw light on financial crisis, says professor Coverage of the “Subversive Classics” session at Princeton: Down on [...]
Latin Surviving in Sonoma County
The incipit of a lengthy piece in the Press Democrat: The cars begin pulling to the curb at Montgomery High in Santa Rosa at 6:45 a.m. Sleepy teens pile out, heading to classes that start an hour before first period. In Room 50, Latin teacher Jennifer Lehman welcomes a decidedly retro group of students. Her [...]
Breviaria Latina
Assorted Latin excerpts and tidbits … The Seattle PI had a nice feature on the resurgence of Latin … including this incipit: The old men in togas. The mindless verbal recitation. The archaic prose. No wonder Latin gets such a bad rap. Latin and ancient Greek once were considered part of a basic education, but [...]
Junior Classical League Coverage
I always find it interesting that newspapers even cover this at all … some excerpts from assorted reports … From the Nevada coverage: Not only is Latin not dead, it’s making a comeback, said Sherry Jankowski, Meadows Latin teacher and league state chairwoman. Some teachers believe that as the basis for western European languages and [...]
Papal Ovidiana
Interesting excerpt from an item at the BBC: Standing on a balcony during his visit to Rome’s City Hall, built over the site of a long vanished temple, Benedict sympathised with the plight of modern Romans who are losing jobs and suffering from the economic downturn just like everyone else. The “Scholar-Pope” was unable to [...]
Breviaria Latina 03/07/09
A smattering of items on the ongoing vivacity of Latin: A general piece on assorted Latin words and phrases still in use: Latin still on our lips (Barbados Advocate) On the resurgence of Latin in Athens, Georgia: Latin resurges in classrooms (Banner Herald) And a tip o’ the pileus to Francesca Tronchin for Retweeting these [...]
Latin: Secret Code of Western Civilization
The incipit of a piece in the Melrose Free Press: The Latin word duco means “to lead” and according to Dr. Laurence Kepple, Latin teacher at Melrose High School, Latin can lead students to the best possible college — and better financial aid offers. Take for instance “duco,” one of many Latin words used everyday, [...]
