March 16, 2010
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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’ ……
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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 ): Latin keeps class enrapt | Evansville Courier & Press.
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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
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Following up on Boris’ blast in the Guardian yesterday: Latin Lovers: Bettany Hughes Helps Boris Johnson Launch ‘Classics for Schools’ | Heritage Key.
rogue classicism 