ISSUE 3! MAY 2013 Greetings from the Classics Department ! at Holy Cross SALVETEParnassus debuts on Mt. St. James Hello from Fenwick 4 !"##$%&'()*"+,)-#&.%/0)12)*"+,) .3+(#)/"#405)/+""%6+"()#%'3$##&) 784((%/(),49+"()'"46:4$#)$3%() ,+&$3;)<#)3%'38%'3$)(+,#)+*)$3#) 4//+,=8%(3,#&$()+*)$3#)784(()+*) >?@A2)4().#88)4()(+,#)+*)$3#%")=+($B '"46:4$#)=84&(2)+&)C4'#)D)+*)$3%() %((:#; E&)$3%()%((:#)5+:).%88)48(+)"#462) F#'%&&%&')3#"#)+&)C4'#)@2)4F+:$) $3#)4""%G48)+*)$3#)&#.) :&6#"'"46:4$#)784((%/()9+:"&48) !"#$"%%&%H)4F+:$)$3#)#G#&$()*+") Members of the Parnassus editorial board hold up the debut issue. Pictured 3%'3)(/3++8)784((%/%($()4$)$3%() are (om le$ to right) Tom Arralde ’13, Vannak Khin ’15, Angela Yu ’14, I="%8J()784((%/()K45)LC4'#)>MH)4&6)4) Melissa Luttmann ’15, Anne Sa&oom ’14, Michael Roberts ’13, Steven "#=+"$)*"+,)+&#)+*)+:"),49+"() Merola ’16, and Kathleen O’Connor ’13. 4F+:$)3#")(#,#($#")%&)N+,#)LC4'#) ! This month saw the Anne Salloom "14. “As a student, OM;)P&)C4'#)A)%()4)($+"5)+&)4)"#/#&$) publication of the inaugural issue it is gratifying to be able to share $480)4$)Q+85)7"+(()F5)R4"4) of Parnassus, the journal edited the work of our department with -8+:&6#"()J?@2)4)$#4/3#")4$)S+5(J) by students in the Classics others.” T4$%&)734"$#")R/3++8)%&) Department. The journal"s aim is ! The contents of this C3%846#8=3%4;)<#)%&/8:6#)4&) to share with a wider audience debut issue are as follows: #U/#"=$)*"+,)R4"4J()$480)+&)C4'#() the work that Holy Cross students “S.O.V.,” a poem by Michael AV1;)<#)34G#):=64$#()*"+,)(#G#"48) are doing on ancient Greece and Dunbar "15; “A View of Law in +$3#")48:,&4#)4&6)48:,&%)+&)C4'#) Rome. Ancient Babylon: A Description of 12)4&6),+"#)&#.()4F+:$)$3#),4&5) ! The production of the the Stele of Hammurabi” by 4//+,=8%(3,#&$()+*)+:")($:6#&$() debut issue, which features nine Michael Tinney "14; “Plato"s +&)C4'#)W;) articles, a poem, and several Legacy: Whether the Republic or photographs of Greece and Italy the Timaeus Reigns Supreme” by C8#4(#)#&9+52)4&6)=8#4(#)(#&6)4&5) by Christine Roughan "14, began Thomas Arralde "13; “Euripides" +*)5+:")+.&)&#.()$+)X%,)Y+(#=3) in the fall and kept its editors Bacchae in Aeneid Book VII” by JZ[)4$)$9+(#=3\3+85/"+((;#6:; busy for much of the spring Christine Roughan "14; semester. “Transference of Rage from Juno ! “Working with the student to Aeneas” by Debbie Chu "12; staff members and authors to put “Folklore and Superstition in together this year's copy of Petronius" Satyricon” by Deborah Parnassus has been a great Sokolowski "14; “The experience,” said editor-in-chief Complexities of Surviving Under Continues on Page 6 ! PAGE 1 ISSUE 3! MAY 2013 650 H.S. Students Compete at the 41st Classics Day By Andrew Boudon "15 MID (the Holy Cross Manuscripts, "82 and Sean Albertson "87 from St. ! On April 4 Holy Cross Inscriptions, and Documents club). Sebastian"s; Steliane (Siozopoulos) celebrated its 41st annual Classics This year"s Manuscript Challenge Thompson "83 from Doherty High Day, an event where high school winners were Boston College High School in Worcester; Jon Moro "89 Latin students come to campus for School seniors Matt Luongo and from Holyoke (MA) High School; a day of competition and fun. This Liam Walsh for their submission on Maureen Toner "97 from Boston year approximately 650 students a manuscript of Ovid"s College High School; Meredith from two dozen schools attended to Metamorphoses. Hultgren "97 from Acton- compete in a costume contest, ! Littleton High School took Boxborough High School; Sara chariot races, and Certamen, a first place for the most creative Flounders "01 from Boys" Latin of Latin trivia game similar to chariot, while St. Sebastian"s Philadelphia; Gabe Bakale "02 from Jeopardy. School had the swiftest chariot. Walpole High School; Maureen ! Holy Cross also pioneered Doherty Memorial High School in (Gassert) Lamb "07 from the a new contest this year, called the Worcester won the Costume Westminster School in Simsbury, Manuscript Challenge. High contest, and AMSA Charter School CT; Gregory Kakas "08 from the schools were sent a set of links to took first in both the Upper and the Rectory School in Pomfret, CT; and digital photographs of manuscripts; Lower divisions of Certamen. Connor Hayden "10 from AMSA the challenge involved transcribing ! Members of the HC Charter School. and translating the text, as well as chapter of Eta Sigma Phi oversaw ! Overall, the gods clearly commenting on unique features of and judged the competitions; and smiled with favor upon Classics the manuscript and forming the Classics Department Day, bringing good weather and conclusions about the nature of the administrator Ms. Toni Methe was good fortune to all the competing document. Although the instrumental in coordinating the schools. Holy Cross" 2013 Classics competition was new to students, event -- as she has been for the Day truly embodied the spirit of the Holy Cross received many past twenty-three years. Classics and was a spectacular submissions, and schools seemed ! A remarkable twelve alums success. very enthusiastic about it. of the HC Classics Department ! The goal of the Manuscript who are now teaching Latin and Challenge was to introduce high Greek led their students to campus school students to the sort of for Classics Day this year: Sara research the Classics Department (True) Pacelle "82 from Concord- has been conducting through HC Carlisle High; Michael Nerbonne Members of Eta Sigma Phi at Classics Day: (ont row) Ms. Toni Methe, Harry Crimi ’15, Stephanie Lindeborg ’13, Alex Milone ’14, Andrew Boudon A togaed Andrew Boudon ’15, the ’15, Rebecca Finnigan ’15, Nicholas Jalbert ‘16; (back row) Alex Krasowski 2013 Classics Day chair, presides ’13, Angela Yu ’14, Marcus Barrett ’13, Tom Arralde ’13, Steven Merola ’16. over the Certamen finals. ! PAGE 2 ISSUE 3! MAY 2013 Flounders ’01 returns to speak of teaching experiences By Kathleen O"Connor #13 ! While the head was at first ! Some of Flounders" ! On Friday, April 5, Sara unsure about Flounders" ability to students came with her from Flounders, an alumna from the class face the challenges of working with Philadelphia to attend Classics Day, of 2001, visited Holy Cross to inner-city children, he also held the day before, and her discuss her experiences with Latin recognized the significance of presentation. After Flounders and Classics through the years and learning a language like Latin. As concluded, the students spoke how those experiences led her to Flounders pointed out, “Latin is a highly of their teacher, and the teach Latin at the Boys" Latin showstopper”; it helps broaden benefits of Latin in their life. After Charter School in Philadelphia. vocabulary and improve logic, hearing the students" perspective, Flounders" talk was one in a series analysis, and precision. By teaching one understood the impact of events on campus to celebrate 40 Latin, Flounders felt she years of coeducation at Holy Cross. could broaden horizons ! Opening her speech, for her students. Flounders admitted that she initially ! Through the past chose to study Latin from a fear of few years, it seems speaking a language. However, Flounders has achieved after learning the intricacies of Latin, just that. Her students she developed a great attachment are making connections to the language. While Flounders with the ancient world was first a science / pre-med major, and seeing ways in she soon switched to Classics. Over which our modern world the years, her love for the major uses Latin. Even more only increased. significantly, Latin gives ! Upon graduation, Flounders these students another participated in the Jesuit Volunteer chance to excel; indeed, Corps (JVC), and later attended some students are doing Sara and Prof. John Hamilton chat a$er her talk. Harvard Divinity School. However, better in Latin than their she eventually found that she other classes. Students Flounders had made in the wanted to teach Latin. Flounders wear their success in Latin as a community. saw an article about the badge of honor, and often come construction of Boys" Latin in back to visit Flounders and tell her ! Below is an excerpt from Philadelphia soon after and how Latin has benefited them in the talk that Sara delivered. contacted the head of the school. their life after high school. Starting a Latin program in West Philly (an excerpt from Flounders’ talk) ! Teaching Latin in the heart of West what people tell them is a “dead language” (although Philadelphia has given me the ability to help my members of the Latin club a few years back more students take those steps I took—to create order out fittingly called it a zombie language)… where they do of disorder, to delight in the memorization of rules and not always see the benefit of hard work and study the synthesis of all things learned into something and effort, but would rather just get a good grade and authentic. I can readily see the impact of Latin on my pass… and what I am asking seems ridiculous quite students' lives. Here we are, in the middle of West often to the vast majority of students. Philly, where the reality for some number of students I hear the question “Why do we have to study is stark and full of brokenness and violence, where this?” I have my standby answers and smartass guns and drugs are a reality if not customary, and responses, of course, but what I really want to tell my where flash mobs and this violent youth culture are students is how proud I am of them for embracing the so strong.