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S O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A wEEkly GrEEk-AmEriCAN PuBliCATiON www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 17, ISSUE 874 July 12-18, 2014 $1.50 Archimedean School 42nd Clergy-Laity Conference Focuses on Family In FL Chosen Most Tense Budget Talks As Parishes Bemoan Philosophical in US Archdiocesan Dues By Constantinos E. Scaros cation and academic event By Theodore Kalmoukos among teams of high school and KENDALE LAKES, FL – The middle school students who PHILADELPHIA, PA – Tense ex - Mission Statement on the compete in a fast-paced verbal changes marked discussions on Archimedean Schools’ website forum to solve technical prob - the proposed budget of the reads: Η Αποστολή και ο Στόχος lems and answer questions in Archdiocese during the July 8 των Αρχιμηδείων Σχολείων είναι all branches of science and session of the Finance Commit - να μυήσουν τον νεαρό νου στην math.” tee at the 42nd Clergy Laity τέχνη του σκέπτεσθαι μέσω της The Upper Conservatory was Congress in Philadelphia. διδασκαλίας των Μαθηματικών voted the 19th Most Challeng - Total spending is projected και της Ελληνικής Γλώσσας. In ing High School in America in to reach $28,277,552 by 2016, English, that means: The mis - 2014, by the Washington Post, which prompted a strong reac - sion of the Archimedean Schools among more than 1900 high tion from representatives of is to initiate the young mind schools evaluated. It also ranks parishes across the country. into the art of thinking through first in mathematics, reading, Many delegates asked what the teaching of Mathematics and science among all Florida warranted such a great increase and the Greek Language. schools. in the budget and wondered The lower school, the As Kafkoulis explains on the aloud how the struggling Archimedean Academy (AA) Archimedean Schools website, parishes are supposed to find was founded in 2004 by a group 209.155.76.243 (that is the web the money the Archdiocese is of Miami residents led by Greek- address), not only is the Greek asking of them. Americans John Haralambides, language immersed into the cur - At press time, the proposed George Kafkoulis, Lambros Kat - riculum, but also the European budget was expected to pass at soufis, and Aleco Haralambides, method of learning mathemat - the plenary session. Here is the for students from Kindergarten ics, which serves to complement link to the budget: to Grade 5. and enhance, not replace, the https://mail.google.com/mai In 2005, the Archimedean American method. l/u/0/?ui=2&ik=b1716d5c0e& Middle Conservatory (AMC) A recent (2012) ranking of view=att&th=14713f29160f74 opened, for Grades 6 through 8, AA students placed 3rd graders 59&attid=0.1&disp=inline&re - and the Archimedean Upper 23rd overall in Florida in math alattid=f_hxcn2ofi0&safe=1&z Conservatory (AUC) opened in and reading, while 5th graders VP Joe Biden addresses guests at the Grand Banquet of the Clergy-Laity Congress as (L-R) Met - w. 2008, for high school students placed 10th and 9th in those ropolitan Savas, Archbishop Demetrios of America and Metropolitan Gerasimos look on. The Congress began with a (Grades 9 through 12). categories, respectively. That Synodal Divine Liturgy on July Recently, the Washington, data, taken together with the 6 at the historic St. George DC-based Kids Philosophy Slam superior rankings commensu - Greek Orthodox Cathedral of organization voted the AUC rate with grade level, is an indi - Philadelphia, presided by Arch - “Most Philosophical School in cator that the Archimedean Community Mourns Emanuel Demos bishop Demetrios of America. America.” method works. The longer stu - The same evening the exhibits Patricio Mendez, an eighth dents progress through the pro - were open and an Archons re - grade philosophy teacher and gram, the better they do vis-à- By Constantine S. Sirigos Cathedral of the Holy Trinity at “Twenty minutes before, it was ception was held. Reference was Chair of the AUC’s Philosophy vis their counterparts TNH Staff 319 East 74th Street in Manhat - nothing significant; he was feel - made to the difficulties that the Department, who was integral nationwide. tan on July 11. The viewing and ing better. Everybody thought it Center of Orthodoxy faces by in involving AUC in the Philoso - Archimedes (287-212 BC) NEW YORK – "He loved the Trisagion, also the Cathedral, was routine visit." the Turkish government. The phy Slam told TNH about the was one of the leading mathe - Church and he loved to serve were scheduled for Thursday Emanuel Demos was prepar - first full day of meetings was school’s initiatives in other areas maticians and scientists of An - others and never wanted any - July 10 ing to go to the Clergy Laity July 7. The gathering began of study: AUC “ was the state cient Greece. He is popularly thing in return," George Demos George Demos told TNH, Congress of the Archdiocese in with an address by His All Holi - representative at the National known for having shouted said of his father, Emanuel “He had a viral infection in his Philadelphia. "He had his train ness Ecumenical Patriarch Science Olympiad,” he said, through the streets – in an ex - George Demos, who died sud - lung which was causing some ticket. He wasn’t sure that he Bartholomew from the Patriar - which is a competition for ele - cited state – “eureka!” That was denly during a visit to Eastern discomfort in his stomach so we was going to able to go because chate at the Phanar in Constan - mentary, middle, and high after having discovered the way Long Island Hospital following went to the hospital in Long Is - he was not feeling well but he tinople, via Skype. He conveyed school students. “Additionally, to prove whether a royal crown a sudden and short illness and land and they thought to give was ready to go," said his son. his greetings and his Patriarchal our school was the State repre - was indeed made of solid gold heart attack on July 4. him antibiotics to make it go Emanuel Demos, the General blessings. sentative for the Department of or if other inferior metals had At press time, Archbishop away. They thought it was noth - Legal Counsel of the Greek Or - Approximately half of the Energy’s National Science Bowl. been added to the mix. Demetrios of America was ing major but he had a massive thodox Archdiocese of America, parishes of the entire Archdio - The National Science Bowl is a scheduled to preside over the heart attack in the hospital." highly competitive science edu - Continued on page 6 funeral at the Archdiocesan George Demos told TNH Continued on page 8 Continued on page 4 The National Arts Club’s Lecture Chios Federation: the Future of Hellenism 500 Regarding the Ancient History By Constantine S. Sirigos and Demetris Tsakas Of the City of Constantinople TNH Staff Writer NEW YORK – The 60th conven - By Constantine S. Sirigos Committee of The National Arts tion of the Chios Societies of the TNH Staff Writer Club, led by its chairperson, Americas and Canada, held un - Michele Kidwell, strives to bring der the auspices of the Chian NEW YORK – Ancient cities them to life with lectures by ex - Federation of America and the evoke mystery by virtue of the ceptional speakers. Panchiaki Korais Society, fea - people, artifacts and events as - The focus in June was Con - tured a panel discussion on July sociated with them. Unfortu - stantinople. Author Andrew 5 on “The Past, Present and Fu - nately, they are veiled mainly by Novo presented “Constantino - ture of the Greek American ignorance. The Archaeology ple: City of Imperial Power from Community” at the Cultural a Greek Settlement to a Roman Center of the Chian Federation. Capital,” and signed copies of The guests were welcomed his novel titled Queen of Cities. by Nick Papagiannakis, the Gen - Born in New York, Novo be - eral Secretary of the Chian Fed - This Week in gan by noting parallels between eration, co-chaired the event New York and Constantinople, with Amalia Bournias and Anna both of which rose from humble Condoulis. Greek Hist. origins into the dominant cities The panel was moderated by of their time. Effie Lekas, Asst. Director of the He then reviewed city mythic Center for Byzantine and Mod - Apostasia founding and the enigmatic life ern Greek Studies and consisted of the man who re-founded it of Dr. Spyros Orfanos, Dr. Sam as an imperial Roman Capital Chekwas, and Dr. Grigoris Arg - TNH Staff named for him. Novo said schol - eros, ars continue to debate the mo - Among the special guests On July 15, 1965, Greece’s tivation and the faith of Con - was the Metropolitan Markos of TNH/COSTAS BEJ Prime Minister Georgios Papan - stantine, who was baptized on Chios, who was accompanied to The new officers are: Stelios Tsagaris, President; Dimitrios Kontolios, Vice President; Stamatis dreou resigned, prompting King his deathbed. Tsatsaronis, Vice President; Antonia Firakis, Secretary; Anna Contoulis, Asst. Secretary; Stefanos Constantine II to replace him Although Constantine turned Continued on page 5 Bouboulis, Treasurer; John Vavilis, Asst. Treasurer. with Georgios Athanasiadis-No - the city founded by Greeks from vas, who was a member of Pa - Megara from Byzantium into pandreou’s Enosis Kentrou (EK) Nova Roma in four years of Center Union Party. The entire feverish building, it took a cen - chain of events was known as tury for political shifts and the Eleftheria: America’s Bona Fide Greek VFW the Apostasia (dissent, revolt). arrival of the ancient world’s A scandal within Papan - greatest art for the City to be - dreou’s administration come not only the Mediter - By Constantinos E.