Day: March 16, 2010

Classicist Downfall

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Kommers, 14, battled it out with Pranav Sivakumar, a fifth-grader from Hough Street Elementary School. Kommers took the win in round 24 when she correctly spelled “palpable.” Sivakumar misspelled “classicist” in round 23.

… kind of reminds of the time when one of Nancy Pelosi’s staffers referred to Victor Davis Hansen as a ‘Classist’ …
via Lake Bluff speller returning to nationals in June | News Sun.

Citanda: Latin Keeps Class Enrapt

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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 ):

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xvii kalendas apriles

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ante diem xvii kalendas apriles

  • Festival of Mars continues (day 16)
  • 37 A.D. — death of the emperor Tiberius at Misenum
  • 284 A.D. — martyrdom of Hilarius and companions
  • 1900 — Arthur Evans purchases the land around Knossos

Citanda: Boris Johnson Launches ‘Classics for Schools’ | Heritage Key

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Following up on Boris’ blast in the Guardian yesterday: