NEWSLETTER
No. 22, Autumn, 2001 In the Footsteps of Caecilius - 2002! David Cullen, Chair of our Teacher Tour Committee, issues an inviting invitation "Visit Pompeii and walk in the Italy and/or Greece on tours In Rome the hotel is conveniently steps of Caecilius to the forum... planned by her company. located on the subway line. The Imagine being greeted by Metella The tour has been divided into major focus of the program will be in the atrium of Caecilius' two parts: the first in Sorrento for on Domitian's Rome with visits to house...Enjoy the coolness of the nine days and the second in Rome the Colosseum, the Forum frigidarium in the Forum Baths... for seven days. In Sorrento the Romanum, the Palatine Hill, and Climb to the top of Mount group will stay at a deluxe hotel the Arch of Titus. Other aspects of Vesuvius...Admire the Arch of Titus overlooking the Bay of Naples with the tour will look at Rome and its in Rome, built by Haterius... Ex- Mount Vesuvius in the distance. environs in a much wider context: plore the ruins of the palace of classical Rome, mediaeval Domitian on the Palatine Rome, Renaissance Rome, Hill..." Baroque Rome and modern Next summer, from July 9th Rome. Among the sites to be to July 26th, a group of Cam- visited are the Circus bridge Latin teachers will have Maximus, the Tiber area, the the opportunity to visit many Capitoline Hill and its muse- sites in Pompeii, in Rome, and ums, Nero's Domus Aurea, the in the areas near these two cit- Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, ies - sites which are significant St. Peter's Basilica, the Vati- in the Cambridge Latin Course, can museums and the Sistine especially Units 1 and 3. This Pompeii: the Grand Palaeastra Chapel, the Baths of tour has been planned especially for The program includes two-and-a- Diocletian, the Borghese galleries, Cambridge Latin teachers. It will be half days to tour Pompeii and am- Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, and Ostia. led by Sally Davis from Arlington, ple opportunity to visit many of the This tour offers both professional Virginia; Sally, one of the leading sites which are significant in Unit development and a holiday with Latin teachers in North America, is 1 of the Cambridge Latin Course: ample free time for independent also now a Cambridge Latin Caecilius' house, other houses, the sightseeing and shopping. Since the teacher. forum, the basilica, the streets, the brochure was printed in June, some The group has been limited to 24 shops, the temples, the baths, the participants have already registered participants. The travel arrange- amphitheater, the theaters, and the for the tour. Spaces are limited; ments have been made by Georgia tombs. Other highlights include the early registration is advised. If you Hardy Tours of Toronto, Ontario, a National Archaeological Museum wish a brochure and an application highly recommended company for in Naples, Herculaneum, the Villa form, please visit the NACCP web educational tours. Georgia Hardy Oplontis, the Amalfi coast, site at cambridgelatin.org or write herself has been involved in plan- Paestum, Cumae, the Villa to the NACCP Director, Stephanie ning the itinerary; many Latin teach- Vergiliana, Pozzuoli, Capri, and Pope, 1192 Cypress Point Way, Vir- ers both in the United States and in Capua. Start buying your camera ginia Beach, VA 23455-6842 or e- Canada have taken their students to film now! mail [email protected]. Salvete, omnes!! I truly hope that members are currently working on you had a restful and inspiring sum- Director’s Message Quintus’ School Book to fill the gap mer. It has been a busy time for the from Stephanie Pope in early Roman history and mythol- members of the NACCP and the many hours to make this very spe- ogy, a new publication of vocabu- CLC Revision Team. The summer cial Institute such a success. lary exercises, and the creation of started in mid-June with a week- During the annual meeting of the CDRoms to store on one disk sev- long meeting of the Revision Team, NACCP we said good-bye to faith- eral publications of the NACCP writing many components of the ful member, Marianne Lorinchak, Resource Center. Unit 3 Student’s Text, the Teacher’s but hello to new From July 8 to July Manual, and the Omnibus Work- members, Ephy 13, 2001, 37 teachers book. Watch for publication by Howard from Troy, from 16 states and June, 2002. Alabama; Bob two provinces of In late June NACCP board mem- McClure from Win- Canada met at Nor- bers headed for Trinity University ter Park, Florida; and folk Academy in Nor- in San Antonio, Texas for the 54th Ellen Sell from Nor- folk, Virginia to at- Annual ACL Institute and Work- folk, Virginia. Ephy tend the Sixteenth shops and the annual meeting of the will help us with the Annual Cambridge NACCP. While there, members needs of CLC teach- Latin Teachers’ Work- were treated to presentations about ers from the south- shop. It was a fast- Cambridge Latin and the reading eastern corner of the paced five-day period approach given by Carlene Craib, United States and during which congen- Joe Davenport, Stan Farrow, Bob will work with ial and flexible work- Norah Jones, Stephanie Pope, Cynthia King to de- shop participants Richard Popeck, and Anne Shaw. termine the needs of helped where needed, The Cambridge University Press our supporters at the and generally enjoyed book display, featuring the new post-secondary level. Stephanie Pope and her each other’s company. components of the North American If you have any sug- Headmaster, Dennis Manning, It was such a pleasure Fourth Edition of the CLC, was ably gestions for Cynthia greet Workshop participants in for me to meet so staffed by Jamie Branch, Norah or Bob, please con- July at Norfolk Academy many wonderful Jones, Fiona Kelly, and Carine tact them. Their addresses are found teachers from around the US and Mitchell. Throughout the Institute, on the website. Ellen comes on Canada. Please read about our ad- members were offered excursions board with considerable financial ventures in the Newsletter. to the beautiful San Antonio Art experience and was elected our new Plans are well under way for the Museum and to the city’s famed treasurer to relieve Richard Roman Italy Tour in the summer of River Walk. Saturday evening was Popeck of that position. Richard 2002 led by veteran teacher and Cambridge’s night to shine, hosting has much to do in his role as Publi- guide, Sally Davis. Please visit the the pre- and post-banquet recep- cations Officer and member of the web site to view a color brochure tions, complete with the masterful Revision Team. of the itinerary and to download the pianism of our own Stan Farrow, As Units 1 and 2 of the Fourth application not only for the tour but to celebrate the launch for the Edition become available for school also for the scholarship mentioned Fourth Edition. Keith Rose ran the use this fall, we sincerely hope that elsewhere in this Newsletter. annual Cambridge Contest, won by you will share your thoughts and It has been an exciting summer on (that name again!) Stan Farrow. If opinions about the new edition with the NACCP and Cambridge Latin these activities weren’t enough, the us. Richard Popeck is especially in- fronts. I send best wishes for a spe- surprise of the evening came dur- terested in seeing any new material cial new year with your students ing the banquet when the American that you might create and want to and look forward to sharing with Classical League presented not one, share with Cambridge Latin teach- you in the Spring Newsletter our but two MERITA Awards to char- ers. It would also be very helpful if latest activities. Until then, all my ter NACCP members, Cynthia you could tell Richard or any of the best for a wonderful fall and a King and Stephanie Pope. Con- board members what new publica- warming holiday season with fam- gratulations to all who worked tions you would like to see. NACCP ily and friends. NACCP Newsletter - Autumn, 2001 - page two Phinney-Gleason Scholarship The Phinney-Gleason Memorial of teaching this fall. She currently 2002 Roman Italy Tour will provide Scholarship continues to grow, teaches at Mt. Greylock Regional one $1,000.00 stipend for a worthy thanks to contributions from sup- High School in Williamstown, Mas- recipient. If you would like to ap- porters of the work of the late Ed sachusetts and is an MAT graduate ply for the 2002 scholarship, please Phinney and Bill Gleason, who of the University of Massachusetts use the application form found in diligently promoted the cause of in Amherst. Amanda has had much this Newsletter or check out the web Latin and the Classics via the Cam- experience with the reading ap- site
-Amanda Wall The Spirit of Norfolk luncheon cruise Top 10 Best Memories of Latin Camp 2001 by Amanda Wall and Kevin Murphy with a lot of help from Lance Novotny 10 The Cambridge Latin Course teacher workshop is better than other textbooks’ summer camps. (Oops, that’s right—other textbooks DON’T HAVE a summer camp.) 9 Being the recipients of Stephanie Pope’s benignitas, misericordia, et molles risus . . . atque LABOR! 8 Going ‘AWOL’ at the Chrysler 2 Domus Autocineticorum . . . oops! . . . Chrysler Museum of Art. 7 Learning the difference between a "hot-dog fold" and a "hamburger fold." 1 6 Joan Mazur, Pamela Atkinson, and Lynn Ronaldi showing up for Bernard Barcio’s talk in impromptu stolae. 5 Meeting new friends. 4 Karen ("of the hat") 3 Villarreal’s sounds and hand ges- tures when presenting huc, hic, hinc and eo, eo, eo! 3 Seeing the Catullus-inspired "Crooked Pot-Luck Meal" video done by Pat Bell’s students. 2 Watching and waiting for 4 Richard Popeck to find Heike Johrdan outside of Nauticus and the USS Wisconsin dock while she was on the bus the whole time. 1 The reaction of the CLC teach- ers to Richard’s question quid est? when pointing to Jarred Williams’ tunic, but pointing at his LOWER 5 6 abdominal region. 7 1 Dubious welcome at the Quality Inn 2 Latin Scrabble 3 Bernard Barcio and the “Three Graces” 4 Karen Villarreal: millefiori glass (and hat!) 5 Ellen Sell and Beth Lindsey 6 Jarred Williams and Richard Popeck 7 Group photo at Norfolk Academy wearing Workshop t-shirts NACCP Newsletter - Autumn, 2001 - page six Written for the Way Students Learn by Melody Hannegan, Marshall MiddleSchool, Wexford, PA At the June ACL Institute in San ences to recent archeological find- lary and derivatives. Richard ex- Antonio, Texas, members of the ings, have revitalized the cultural plained the inclusion of the 3rd per- Revision Team for the North materials in Units I and II. son, singular, perfect-tense form of American Fourth Edition of the "The principal purpose behind the all verbs in the Vocabulary Check- Cambridge Latin Course led a Cambridge stories," stated Stan, "is lists, beginning in Stage 7. He then panel discussion. Chair Norah to make students want to learn enthusiastically described the var- Jones introduced panelists Latin." As the teacher surveys had ied activities added to the word Stephanie Pope, Stan Farrow, indicated, not many changes were study: analogies, Latin phrases in Anne Shaw, and English, cloze, and pic- Richard Popeck, ture clues, to mention four of the five-mem- a few. ber team, who have Additional revisions each had between in the Fourth Edition thirteen and twenty- include an expanded seven years of teach- Teacher's Manual for ing experience with each Stage, with Keys the CLC. to the model sentences, First, Stephanie stories, and activities in gave an historical the textbook as well as overview of the Cam- to the activities in the bridge Latin Course Omnibus Workbook from its inception in and to questions on the the late 1960s through Pat Bell, Anne Shaw, Richard Popeck, Stephanie Pope, and Stan Farrow diagnostic tests. Also, the initial 4th-edition hold first copies of the new Fourth Edition the team has incorpo- revision work in 1998. She spoke needed to improve upon the already rated a greater variety of activities of the inductive-learning philoso- engaging story lines. Therefore, the in the Omnibus Workbook, includ- phy embraced by the CLC, and of team decided to alter only a few sto- ing those that enhance aural-oral the current successes of Cambridge ries, such as venatio (Stage 7). skills. students documented by National Gaius no longer appears; the “new” The session ended with a time for Latin Exam and Advanced Place- story, animal ferox, describes a questions and answers. After a few ment scores. Also, in pre-planning hunting expedition with Quintus general questions regarding Unit I surveys, teachers responded posi- and Felix. and Unit II, the focus shifted to the tively to the text and gave sugges- Anne discussed the grammatical work which lies ahead. The edit- tions for improvements. Stephanie revisions in Units I and II. Most ing process on the Fourth Edition then introduced the areas of con- notable were the earlier presenta- of Units III and IV is well underway centration for revision: culture, sto- tion of the ablative case, neuter with planned publishing dates ries, grammar, and derivatives and nouns, and 4th and 5th declensions within the next two years. vocabulary. in the new edition. By the end of At last, one participant posed the Speaking on behalf of Patricia Unit II (first year), students will semi-facetious, semi-hopeful ques- Bell, the fifth member of the team, have learned about all the noun de- tion, "Will there be another story Stephanie touched upon cultural clensions and verb conjugations. about Grumio?" There ensued a theme expansions in the Fourth Furthermore, as Anne explained, lively discussion on the students' Edition. For example, the role of additional exercises on the struc- (and teachers’!) love for the Cam- women in the ancient Roman world tures in each stage have pulled some bridge characters, an enthusiasm has been given greater emphasis, grammar from the background to which illustrates that the CLC is with more information in Stages 1, the foreground. indeed written for the way students 10, and 11. In addition, colored pic- The biggest changes have prob- learn - and for the way teachers tures and maps, along with refer- ably occurred in the area of vocabu- teach! NACCP Newsletter - Autumn 2001 - page seven The Student Muse John Lucian (“Luke”) Smith III was one of the National Latin Exam scholarship winners for 2001. He was also one of two valedictorians for the Class of 2001 at Norfolk Academy in Norfolk, VA. Latin has always been a special subject for Luke, as evidenced by a long list of Latin awards he has won, but he truly loves the language and uses it at every appropriate opportunity. Part of his valedictory address was in Latin, and so is the award-winning poem which we are reprinting, together with Luke’s introduction and English parallel. Stephanie Pope says it has been a rare treat to teach such a gifted student and to see what a background in Cambridge Latin can mean to a talented scholar.
The impulses that define us as human beings today, I feel, are the same as those that defined us two thousand years ago with the rise of the first truly great civilizations and empires. So much of our literature takes root in the writings of ancient Rome that, for this poem, I composed three stanzas in original Latin using the ancient meter of the Alcaic Strophe and the poet Horace as a literary model. I have incorporated several themes prominent in Roman poetry, such as the price of treachery and the inevitability of retribution for wrongdoing, while still preserving the integrity of a brief lyric structure.
Advesperascunt sidera et alite The stars fall dark in the night sky - qua me fefellisti proditore te under this ill omen, you, traitor, elapsa fallax ab cubile, you, a treacherous goat set free libera sic capra sub Dianam. into the night, escaped our bedroom:
Sic filius Martis bene scivit - o Just as Romulus, son of Mars, nefas malum dictu - geminum nihil knew Remus would suspect nothing pravi sperare et crediturum: of evil and would believe! Romulus tunc viduus nece condit urbem. alone established a great city.
Cave, cave sed perfida mulier! But beware, beware, treacherous woman! Scandendus est clivus Scythicis equis, For on the ill-fated hills of Rome, a Scythian os atque spargendum Quirinum horseman will ride, and scatter to dust volvet in amneve pulverem euro, the bones of Quirinus on the east wind. Cambridge Latin Exams Latin Sight Winners This past summer we received a note from a long- We also have some congratulations to pass along to standing CLC friend, Denise Reading, who teaches Canada. Each year The Classical Association of at the Ravenswood School for Girls in Sydney, Aus- Canada/Societe Canadienne des Etudes Classiques tralia. She sent along her latest results from the Cam- sponsors a Latin Sight Translation Contest. Students bridge Latin Examinations, held in the spring. On the in this country-wide competition are given a passage Unit 1 exam, 4 students out of 13 received certifi- of unadapted/original Latin. cates, and two of those were over the magic 65 out of When the prize-winners were announced for this past 70, for reporting on these pages. Congratulations to year, the top three, and four of the six named winners Sara Allen and Erin Bassett. On the Unit 2 exam, 8 were from Centennial Collegiate and Vocational out of 13 received certificates, and three topped the School in Guelph. The first- and second-place win- 70/75 mark: Dora Chan, Ching-Ling Yeng, and ners were both in their fourth year of Latin. The third- Sarah Wheeler. Well done! place winner was a third-year Latin student. Denise not only inspires her students, she takes the Pat Bell, their teacher, had retired by the time the time to share their successes with us. The examina- results reached her, but what a way to finish! Con- tions are available in booklet form from Cambridge gratulations to Pat and to her students. Who says that University Press or individually from NACCP. Try Cambridge Latin readers can’t handle the transition them - and send us your best results. to real Latin? NACCP Newsletter - Autumn, 2001 - page eight The Student Muse: Part 2 And now for something completely different! Madhav Saxena, an eighth-grader at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, LA, responded to an assignment from teacher Bee Smith with a very entertaining rap. The assign- ment was to present the cultural information in Stage 29 on the Roman Forum accurately and creatively so that it would make an impression on an audience. Suggestions were to write a story, poem, or news broadcast, or create a card or board game. Here’s the result:
A Walk Through the Forum --- with a Freedman
I see the Miliarium aureum, The Sacred Way, As I enter The avenue. This social and commercial center. We stop at a shop, It’s getting real loud, Go inside As I step into the crowd. And have a few Now I found my friends, Drinks of wine, Fortius, Leo, Julius, and Caesar. Not too many, Pass the basilica, Because I’ve got to stay in line Lawyers arguing, In the procession Requesting sidebars. Of the Arch of Titus. Now I see a funeral procession; I don’t feel right about his actions, He might have been a slave’s owner, But I got to fight it, But he still gets my blessing, ’Cause I’m just a freedman in Rome, ’Cause you’ll never catch me disrespecting I’ve got to do what’s expected. The dead. If they want to make an arch for Titus, I look at the life he’s led, That’s fine if they want to erect it. And I’m gonna learn from his lessons. I mean, what can I do Now I pass the rostra; For the Jews? I think of Marc Antony’s speech If I was to break all the rules From 44 B.C. And kill Domitian, One day I’m gonna be up there, Then I’d be remembered as a psycho fool. And the whole empire’s going to want to see me. Then, not far from the rostra Is the prison; Takes me back to Masada, When the Jews had risen, Almost succeeded; They tried to stay strong, But by committing suicide They conceded. If you had 24 hours to live, What would you do? If you knew You would be persecuted For being a Jew? Let me repeat the question, What would you do? Now that I look back, I’d probably take my own life too, But anyway, Now we’re passing the Via Sacra, Madhav reads his poem before a rap(t) audience
NACCP Newsletter - Autumn, 2001 - page nine Two NACCP members among ACL MERITA winners In 2000, the American Classical in Wisconsin next year to accept her Cambridge Latin Course and is League instituted its MERITA award in person.) now heading the Revision Team Award “intended to recognize sus- which is producing the Fourth edi- tained and distinguished service to tion for North America. In these the League and to the Classics pro- capacities she has had to speak to fession generally.” Two of this local and state textbook adoption year’s four recipients are long-time committees all over the country. NACCP members, Cynthia King She has attended 12 ACL Institutes and Stephanie Pope. We thought at which she has made at least four readers would like to “hear” what presentations, but in her other trav- was said about this deserving pair: els she has made well over 41 pres- Cynthia: There is probably no entations to help further the case for Classicist in the Buckeye State who Classics and to help teachers of all is not familiar with the work of this levels maintain strong Latin pro- Merita honoree. For more than forty grams in the face of overwhelming years she has embodied the spirit obstacles. She has organized or pre- of Classics in her state, and, accord- sented at training workshops for ing to her nominator, we can hope Stephanie (seen above, holding teachers in eight different states and for forty more, due to her dedica- her award with pride): This honoree in Canada. Not only has she spo- tion and enthusiasm. Devoted to can be found speaking about Latin ken about Classics, but she has ACL, she has been a regular par- and making presentations to teach- made numerous presentations to ticipant in the Institutes and also ers in every corner of the Common- teachers of Classics about the served four years as ACL Secretary. wealth of Virginia as well as in McCarthy 4MAT system and how Other significant positions include many other parts of the country. She it can enrich their teaching. serving as Vice-President and Presi- has been involved in the teaching For these and her many other mer- dent of the Ohio Classical Confer- of Latin at the middle and high its, plaudite, quaeso, Stephanie ence, as CAMWS Vice-President school levels for over 24 years. She Pope! for Ohio, serving on AIA and APA is committed to helping students Education Committes, and long and love Latin and classical culture From the Editor varied service for the National while presenting lessons and mate- The theme address at the ACLwas Committee for Latin and Greek. rials which both engage the students given by Steven Saylor, the popu- Beyond these accomplishments, and enable them to perform well on lar “ancient Roman mystery” nov- she has also done much editorial national tests. In recognition of this elist. Mr. Saylor mentioned the and promotional work for texts and dedication she was chosen the 1995 problem writers sometimes encoun- brochures in the field of Classics. Teacher of the Year at her middle ter with editors who don’t under- Despite all of the above evidence school. stand their work. When perusing the of service, her greatest legacy is her She served as Vice-President of the British edition of one of his novels, demonstrated excellence as a Classical Association of Virginia he discovered that every time he teacher. For this and her many other from 1992 to 1994 and continues had referred to a lemur (an Under- merits, plaudite, quaeso, Cynthia to chair committtees for that organi- world shade), the editor had King. zation. changed it to femur! (There is an (Cynthia was unable to attend the Not only has she served as secre- indirect reference to this in my CUP ceremony. Last October, her hus- tary of the North American Cam- contest entry on the facing page.) band and fellow-Classicist, Bill, bridge Classics Project from 1987 We hope all our busy readers, who had both legs amputated following to 1996, she has chaired several have submitted news items for this serious blood clots. He is mending committees and workshops for the very full edition, will not have the well, physically and mentally, ad- Project and became its Director in same complaints for their editor! justing to his new prosthetic legs, 1996. In 1998 she was named the Thanks for all the news. Deadline and the Kings hope to be on hand North American consultant for the for Spring is January 31, 2002.
NACCP Newsletter - Autumn, 2001 - page ten To a Bell Surf-Fire Solutions In an earlier article, we made reference to the fact that Pat Bell, a be- For those internet experts in our loved CLC teacher for close to 30 years, retired in January of this year. At midst (Why are you reading hard a reception in her honor, Stan Farrow was inspired to present her with copy?) we have reminders of two this tribute, including some tongue-in-cheek footnotes: CLC-related sites you should know O TINTINNABULUM about. (Elegiac Couplet to honour the retirement of Pat Bell) Visit the Cambridge Listserve on O tintinnabulum, dictis animos sociorum line at
This application is for a $1,000.00 scholarship to be applied to the cost of the 2002 Cambridge Latin Teachers' Tour of Roman Italy. Preference will be given to teachers in their beginning years of teaching the Cambridge Latin Course and/or to those who have never traveled to Pompeii or Rome before.
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