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THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION

OF NEW ENGLAND

Ninety-Ninth Annual Bulletin

2004

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2004-2005 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES

CANE Executive Committee

President: Jacqui Carlon, 5 Morning Glory Circle, Chelmsford, MA 01824; (978) 256-4737; jcarlon@att.net.

Immediate Past President: Alison Barker, 86 Brydon Way, Westbrook, ME 04092; (207) 797-8123

awbarker@maine.rr.com

President Elect: John McVey, 110A Milford Street, Medway, MA 02053; j.mcvey@rivers.org.

Executive Secretary: Rosemary A. Zurawel, 16 Northam Drive, Dover, NH 03820; (603) 749-9213;

rzurawel@rcn.com.

Treasurer: Ruth Breindel, 617 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906; (401) 521-3204 (h), (401) 831-7350 (o);

rbreindel@yahoo.com.

Curator of the Funds: Donna Lyons, 11 Carver Circle, Simsbury, CT 06070; (860) 658-1676;

mdlyons@att.net.

Editor, New England Classical Journal: John M. Lawless, History Dept., Providence College, Providence, RI

02918-0001; (401) 865-2548; necj@earthlink.net.

Coordinator of Educational Programs: Rosemary A. Zurawel, 16 Northam Drive, Dover, NH 03820; (603)

749-9213; rzurawel@rcn.com.

Editor, CANE Instructional Materials: Gilbert Lawall, 71 Sand Hill Road, Amherst, MA 01002; (413) 549-

0390; glawall@classics.umass.edu.

Classics-in-Curricula Coordinator: Allen M. Ward, Department of History, Box U-103, University of

Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-2103; (860) 228-4681 (h); (860) 486-4266 (o); ward@uconnvm.uconn.edu.

At-Large Members:

Katy Ganino, 14 Perkins Square, Apt 14, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, (617) 524-8614;;

kganino@mail.sl.regional.k-12.ma.us.

Shirley Lowe, 2 Laurie Lane, Natick, MA 01760; (508) 655-8701; sfglowe@rcn.com.

Mark R. Pearsall, Glastonbury High School, 330 Hubbard Street, Glastonbury, CT 06603; (860) 657-

1569;mpearsall@earthlink.net

State Representatives:

Connecticut: Nina Barclay, 3 Lathrop Lane, Norwich, CT, 06360; nfalatin@aol.com.

Maine: Beth Gwozdz, 1 Village Green Drive, #7; Saco, ME 04072; (207) 878-0821 (h); gwozdzbe@spsd.org.

Massachusetts: Emil Penarubia, Boston College High School, 150 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 01610;

(617) 776-1490; penarubia@bchigh.edu.

New Hampshire: Marion Lewis, PO Box 14 New Ipswich, NH 03071; (603) 878-2337.

Rhode Island: Joe Delaney, 44 Western Promenade, Cranston, RI 02905; jdelaney@jwu.edu.

Vermont: Leanne Goulette, Champlain Valley Union H.S., 369 CVU Road, Hinesburg, VT 05461; (802) 482-

8959; Leanne@cvuhs.org.

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Standing Committees

Committee on CANE Scholarships:

Ed DeHoratius, 7 Circular Avenue, Natick, MA 01760; (508) 654-3062; edehoratius@verizon.net.

Ellen Perry, College of the Holy Cross, PO Box 130A, Department of Classics, Worcester, MA 01610;

eperry@holycross.edu.

Chris Richards, Belmont Hill School, 350 Prospect Street, Belmont, MA 02178; (617) 924-7907;

RICHARDC@belmont-hill.org.

Committee on Classical Computing and Webmaster:

Raymond J. Starr, Department of Classical Studies, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA

02481 (781) 235-1514, RSTARR@wellesley.edu

Finance Committee:

Donna Lyons (Chair), 11 Carver Circle, Simsbury, CT 06070; (860) 658-1676; mdlyons@att.net.

Ruth Breindel (ex officio), 617 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906; (401) 521-3204 (h), (401) 831-7350 (o);

rbreindel@yahoo.com

Paul Properzio, 15 Ballardvale Road, Andover, MA , 01810, (508) 474-0195, PJPROPERTIUS@aol.com

Thomas A., Suits, 120 Hillyndale Rd, Storrs, CT , 06268, (860_ 429-1608, amtsuits@earthlink.net

Membership Committee:

Ruth Breindel (Chair), 617 Hope S6treet, Providence, RI 02906; (401) 521-3204 (h); (401) 831-7350 (o);

rbreindel@yahoo.com.

Kathleen L. Braden, 18 Fisk Road, Concord, NH, 03301, (603) 225-9104, kbraden@bownet.org

Katy Ganino, 63 Forest Hills St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130; (617) 524-1766; kganino@mail.sl-regional.k-

12.ma.us.

Stephany Pascetta, 250 House Street, Glastonbury, CT 06033; (860) 657-0336; spascetta@msn.com.

Emil Penarubia, Boston College Parkway, 150 Morrissey Boulebard, Boston, MA 01610; (617) 776-1490;

penarubia@bchigh.edu

Vincent J. Rosivach, Classics Dept., Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT , 06824, (203) 336-1011,

ROSIVACH@mail.fairfield.edu

Raymond J. Starr, Department of Classical Studies Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA

02481 (781) 235-1514, rstarr@wellesley.edu

Other Committees as Established by the By-Laws

Nominating Committee:

Alison Barker (Chair), 86 Brydon Way, Westbrook, ME 04092; (207) 797-8123 awbarker@maine.rr.com

Allen M. Ward, Department of History Box U-2103, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, (860) 429-

2503, ward@uconnvm.uconn.edu

Deborah Rae Davies, 123 Argilla Rd, Andover, MA, 01810, (978) 749-9446, ddavies@brooksschool.org

Barlow-Beach Distinguished Service Award:

Jacqui Carlon, 5 Morning Glory Circle, Chelmsford, MA 01824; (978) 256-4737; jcarlon@att.net.

Z. Philip Ambrose, Department of Classics, University of Vermont, 481 Main Street, Burlington, VT; (802)

862-6818; zambrose@zoo.uvm.edu

Dennis W. Herer, Tabor Academy, Marion, MA , 02738, (508) 291-2493, DHERER@taboracademy.org

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Committee on Discretionary Funds:

Raymond J. Starr, Department of Classical Studies Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA

02481 (781) 235-1514, RSTARR@wellesley.edu

Shirley G., Lowe, 2 Laurie Lane, Natick, MA , 01760, (508) 655-8701, sfglowe@rcn.com

Program Committee (2005 Annual Meeting):

Jacqui Carlon (Chair), 5 Morning Glory Circle, Chelmsford, MA 01824; (978) 256-4737; jcarlon@att.net

Alison Barker, 86 Brydon Way, Westbrook, ME 04092; (207) 797-8123; awbarker@maine.rr.com

John McVey, 110A Milford Street, Medway, MA 02053; j.mcvey@rivers.org

Local Arrangements Co-ordinator:

Reginald Hannaford, 214 Durham Road, Brunswick, ME 04011; (207) 729-9321; regandtink@clinic.net

Auditors:

Paul B. Langford, 59 Sheafe Street, Portsmouth, NH , 03801, (603) 431-3635, PLANGFORD@exeter.edu

Richard E. Clairmont, Murkland Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH , 03824, (603) 886-1319,

RICHARDC@cisunix.unh.edu

Resolutions Committee:

Francis R. Bliss, Beata Arva, 375 Taylor Hill Rd., New Vineyard, ME , 04956, (207) 652-2232,

FRBLISS@tdstelme.net

Richard E. Clairmont, Murkland Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH , 03824, (603) 886-1319,

RICHARDC@cisunix.unh.edu

Classics in Curricula:

Oversight: State Representatives (or the designees)

Working Group:

Allen M. Ward, Department of History Box U-2103, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT , 06269, (860) 429-

2503, WARD@uconnvm.uconn.edu

Margaret G. Cook, , 12 Lakeshore Dr., Winthrop, ME , 04364, (207) 377-2186, COOKDSMG@adelphia.net

New England Latin Placement Service:

Stephen A. Brunet, Classics Program Murkland Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824,

(603) -868-2007, SABRUNET@cisunix.unh.edu

Kenneth F. Kitchell, Jr., 471 State Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, (413) 325-5607,

KKITCHEL@classics.umass.edu

Director, CANE Summer Institute: Heidi Wilson, PO Box 8, Oxford, NH 03777; (603) 353-4236;

Apollonios@aol.com.

CANE Summer Institute Steering Committee:

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Alison Barker (Liaison to the Executive Board), 86 Brydon Way, Westbrook, ME 04092; (207) 797-8123

awbarker@maine.rr.com

Mary Ann, Chaffee, 7 Walnut Lane, Essex Junction, VT , 05452, (802) 878-4813, MCHAFFEE@ejhs.k12.vt.us

Alison Harvey, 15 Gilman Street, Waterville, ME, 04901, (207) 872-8276, AHARVEY@msad47.org

John M. , Higgins, The Gilbert School, Williams Avenue, Winsted, CT , 06098, (413) 528-6691,

HIGGINS@vgernet.net

Ellen E. Perry, College of the Holy Cross, PO Box 130A Dept of Classics, Worcester, MA, 01610, (508) 832-

4592, EPERRY@holycross.edu

Kenneth E. Wheeling, PO Box 38, North Ferrisburgh, VT, 05473, (802) 453-3759, WHEELING@together.net

Rosemary A. Zurawel, 16 Northam Drive, Dover, NH 03802; (603) 749-9213; rzurawel@rcn.com

On-Site liason: Edward M. Bradley, Department of Classics 6086 Reed Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

, 03755, (802) 295-9468, EDWARD.M.BRADLEY@dartmouth.edu

Other Officers and Services

Coordinator for CEUs: Donna Lyons, 11 Carver Circle, Simsbury, CT 06070; (860) 658-1676;

mdlyons@att.net.

Writing Contest :President-Elect (Chair, ex officio); Executive Committee State Representatives (ex officio)

Student Paper Award: President (Chair, ex officio)

Weincke Prize: At-Large Members of the Executive Committee (ex officio)

Phinney Scholarship:

Nina Barclay (Chair), 3 Lathrop Lane, Norwich, CT , 06360, (860) 889-9899, NFALATIN@yahoo.com

Kenneth F. Kitchell, Jr., 471 State Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, (413) 325-5607,

KKITCHEL@classics.umass.edu

Alison Harvey, 15 Gilman Street, Waterville, ME , 04901, (207) 872-8276, AHARVEY@msad47.org

Vincent J. Rosivach, Classics Dept., Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT , 06824, (203) 336-1011,

ROSIVACH@mail.fairfield.edu

CANE Certification Scholarship: Classics-In-Curricula working group (ex officio)

Emporium Romanum: Donna Lyons, 11 Carver Circle, Simsbury, CT 06070; (860) 658-1676;

mdlyons@att.net.

Newsletter: Emil Penarubia, Boston College High School, 150 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 01610; (617)

776-1490; penarubia@bchigh.edu

CANE Centennial Committee:

John Lawless (Chair), History Department/Libr. 112, Providence College, Providence, RI , 02918, (401) 467-

5442, JLAWLESS@providence.edu

Z. Philip Ambrose, Dept. of Classics UVM, 481 Main Street, Burlington, VT , 05405, (LIFE), (802) 862-6818,

ZAMBROSE@uvm.edu

Representative on the Council of the American Classical League:

Paul Properzio, , 15 Ballardvale Road, Andover, MA , 01810, (508) 474-0195, PJPROPERTIUS@aol.com

Alternate to the Council of the American Classical League:

Deborah Rae Davies, , 123 Argilla Rd, Andover, MA, 01810, (978) 749-9446, DDAVIES@brooksschool.org

Delegate to the National Committee for Latin and Greek:

Delegate to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages:

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Madelyn Gonnerman, c/o Torchin, 10 Fox Lane, Newton Centre, MA, 02459, (617) 964-6141,

MADELYN_GONNERMAN@brookline.mec.edu

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Memorials 2003-2004

Memorial Notice for Winthrop Dahl (’84)

Winthrop Dahl and I arrived at Wesleyan in the same year, 1980. He was one of a group of students that made

a strong impression on me in my early years there. Socially awkward at times, he distinguished himself from

the first by his enthusiasm for classics and the pleasure he took in his studies. Winthrop took both Greek and

Latin at Wesleyan. I see from my grade-books for that period that I taught him Greek three successive

semesters. The classes were small and included a number of strong and eccentric characters: one was the son

of a U.S. senator, another the daughter of a counsel in the Watergate affair. Winthrop more than held his own;

he flourished in that environment. In his junior year, if I recall correctly, he studied at the Intercollegiate Center

for Classical Studies in Rome. His career at Wesleyan was capped off with a senior thesis translating

Chariton’s novel Chaereas and Callirhoe, under the direction of my then colleague David Konstan, now at

Brown. This was at a time when the study of the Greek novel had not yet become fashionable. I can still

remember the infectious enthusiasm with which Winthrop talked of his project, to which he devoted himself

heart and soul.

After he graduated Winthrop kept in touch and made frequent, unannounced visits to the department. I would

come across him chatting to the Administrative Assistant or he would wander into my office and we would pick

up conversation as though he had never left. He seemed confident and happy in his career as a Latin teacher. I

felt he had found his niche. It was a shock, then, to us all when we heard of his illness and subsequently of his

death. Those of the department who knew him as an undergraduate remember him with warmth and affection

as a gentle and somewhat unworldly soul, with a profound love of the classics. We will miss him.

BRUNSWICK, MAINE - Eleanor S. Means, 98, of Maine Street, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at her home.

She was born in Brunswick, Dec. 1, 1905, a daughter of Thomas B. and Katherine Stanwood Skolfield. She

graduated from Brunswick High School in 1924 and trained as a secretary and teacher at the Maine School of

Commerce in Auburn.

In 1928 she moved to Boston, to work as a private secretary for several years before becoming a fashion

writer and women's page editor for the Boston Transcript. In 1939 she married Professor Thomas Means and

returned to Brunswick, where her husband was a member of the Bowdoin College faculty.

She was a volunteer in many charitable organizations and served as a Gray Lady at Togus Veteran's Hospital

for the Red Cross. For eight years she was president of the Brunswick (now Coastal) Humane Society, after it

was organized in 1950 by Professor Stanley Chase. She enjoyed music, opera, gardening and European history.

She was a member of the First Parish Church of Brunswick and the Harpswell Garden Club.

She was predeceased by her husband, who died in 1961. Survivors include a step granddaughter, Catherine

Stewart Castle and a step great-granddaughter, Jessica Castle, both of Santa Rosa, Calif.; a nephew, William S.

Skolfield II of North Yarmouth, and many grand and great-grand nieces and nephews.

At her request, there will be no services. Interment will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick.

Memorial donations may be made to the First Parish Church, 9 Cleveland St., Brunswick, ME 04011.

Arrangements are by Stetson's Funeral Home, 12 Federal St., Brunswick.

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In Memoriam: Erica Schmitt

Erica Schmitt, Latin teacher in Enfield, Connecticut, passed away on November 1, 2003. Erica was

just beginning her second year teaching in Enfield after having taught at Shrewsbury Middle School in

Massachusetts for one year. Erica taught all levels of Latin at both Enfield High School and at Enrico Fermi

High School in Enfield. She was also involved with the Sister School Partnership, a state grant program, which

enabled Latin students from suburban and urban schools to come together on a common curricular ground to

share in the study of Latin.

Erica completed her undergraduate work at Smith College with majors in Classics and Psychology and

with an elementary teaching credential and her Master of Arts in Teaching Latin and Classical Humanities at

the University of Massachusetts Amherst, completing the latter in May, 2001. She was an eager presenter at

professional meetings and made presentations at CANE in 2000, The ACL Institute and the Classical

Association of the Empire State in 2001, and CANE again in 2003. She was already working on a proposal for

a workshop at this year’s CANE Annual Meeting at the time of her untimely death.

Erica will be remembered for her liveliness, her spunk, and her passion for teaching Latin to all

students. In a memorial tribute to her in Enfield last December, her students spoke of her relentless efforts to

include all students with all levels of ability in the study of Latin. Her students talked of her selfless drive to

help and support them whenever needed. Erica’s goal was to bring Latin to “the kids in Enfield,” as she

referred fondly to her students, and to give them a sense of pride in their studies. Thomas Duffy, Principal of

Enfield High School, spoke movingly of Enfield’s gratitude to Erica, and I quote: “To lose Erica is an immense

tragedy. But, to have had her with us at all, even for so short a time, is our blessing.” We can all echo those

words.

Requiëscat in pace.

From Pro Bono, Volume 14, Fall 2003, Virginia Barrett, Editor

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2004 Barlow- Beach Citation

March 12, 2004

It is now my very pleasant duty to present the highest award given by CANE, the Barlow-Beach distinguished

Service award. Named for two distinguished classicists and supporters of CANE, Claude Barlow and Goodwin

Beach, the award itself is a silver bowl engraved with a Latin quotation, most appropriate to the recipient, as

will soon become apparent.

Our most deserving recipient is a long time member of CANE, whose service includes the presidency in 1980-

81, book review editorship of the New England Classical Journal 1989-95, finance committee member and

innumerable papers presented at annual meetings.

He was born in Milwaukee, and graduated from Yale, summa cum laude, in 1955. His MA and PhD. are also

from Yale. In 1966 he joined the faculty at UConn, where he taught for over 30 years. The list of his

publications is indeed a long and impressive one, including journal articles, book reviews, poetry, and

encyclopedia entries. One name, Propertius, does seem to stand out.

I am told by those who know him well that this year’s Barlow-Beach award is a man whose gentle passion for

precision and dry wit, made him a superb teacher.

An avid bird-watcher, a lover of classical and church music, and a meticulous keeper of his home and grounds,

our recipient is also an avid fan of UConn basketball, so much so that his usually reserved manner may

occasionally compromised by his loyalty.

For the bowl, a quotation from Propertius. For the first word, we have chosen the reading favored by G.P.

Goold, as our recipient would have wished:

Ut caput in magnis ubi non est tangere signis

Ponitur haec imos ante corona pedes

Sic nos nunc inopes laudis conscendere carmen

Pauperibus sacris vilia tura damus

With deepest gratitude and highest regard, I present this year’s Barlow-Beach award to Thomas A Suits.

Alison W. Barker

President of CANE, 2003-04

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2004 CANE Writing Contest

Leto and the Frogs

by Rachel Taylor

Once, long ago on a foggy day

A pretty wolf walked a bit astray

And by a pool found some herdsmen bent

And this is how the story went.

Wolf:

Please, good sirs, may I have a drink

From this pool in which your feet do sink?

I promise you I won’t be long

And before you know it, I’ll be gone.

Herdsmen:

Great Zeus! A talking wolf out free?

My mind must be deceiving me!

Get away from our pool and go to hell

And leave our sheep alone as well!

Wolf:

Oh, don’t be alarmed! Only a worthless curd

Would drink your water and attack your herd!

I’ll take a sip and never return again.

Besides, I’m vegetarian.

Herdsmen:

Stop telling us lies, you wicked she-dog!

Get out of our sight and get lost in the fog!

Wolves with speech are a witch’s curse.

Leave before we make things worse!

Wolf:

No, lords, I’m just a lonely wolf bitch

No demon or product of a witch.

I’m tired and just need a little water

Before I return to my son and my daughter.

Herdsmen:

We’re done arguing with you, worthless limb!

Scat and run on back home to your kin!

Whatever you are, we don’t want to know.

All we want now is for you to go.

Wolf:

Very well, if you wish to choose this fate

Your ruin will be the cause of your hate.

But I will stay so you can behold

To whom these awful things you’ve told.

Herdsmen:

Now listen here … wait, what did she say?

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And why is she beginning to change her shape?

She suddenly grows so very tall

And looks more like a woman than a wolf at all!

Wolf:

Now, see whom you’ve so rudely spoke to

I am the immortal Goddess Leto!

It is I you should worship and I you should serve.

So I’ll give you the punishment that you deserve.

Herdsmen:

Oh please, my Lady, it was only a joke!

We were going to let you have a … CROAK!

We were even going to feed you a tidbit,

And give you a place to stay for the … RIBBIT!

Leto:

With the same respect you should treat all

But now you shall always leap, hop, and crawl!

For frogs you’ll always be, you fools,

And forever guard your precious pool.

So now away the Goddess goes

Leaving the frogs to count their woes.

And in that watery hideaway

Is where those fools remain today.

So children, if there’s a lesson to be learned,

Don’t let Great Nature be overturned.

If you are worthy of human birth

Be kind to the creatures of the earth.

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Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of New England

2004

Abstracts

Reginald Hannaford, Assistant Professor of Classics, St. Joseph’s College, Standish, ME

“I come not to bring peace but a terrorist weapon”: A reading of St. Matthew 10:34.

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of New England

Anthony Payne, Loughborough Grammar School, Loughborough, England and

Visiting Fulbright Instructor in Classical Languages and World Studies,

Westbrook (ME) High School

Following a reading of Matthew 10:34 with a Greek New Testament text, Tony began thinking that “sword”

was not the best translation for “machaira”, whose classical meanings range from tool to concealed weapon

(perhaps assassin’s). He mentioned this to Reg, thinking that “machaira” suited 1st-century-AD Roman

Palestine admirably.

Reg then used this verse for a critical-reading class at St.Joseph’s. From this have arisen 4

teaching/learning strategies for this question:-

(1)Immediate context. Here (10:21 sqq.) it is war possibly arising within the family (where it is least

wanted) individual relationships are specifically targeted, and it echoes Micah 7:5-7 (Handout ##1-2,

Add.Notes#1); the context suggests turning society upside down.

(2)Comparative analysis. Reg found 27 examples of “machaira” in the NT, none of “xiphos”, but only

here (Matt.10.34-36) is it contrasted with “eirene”(peace); it looks close to Luke 12:51-53(who contrasts

“eirene”with “diamerismos”[division] in the context of Christ’s Passion).

The Gospels are intended to preach about Jesus’ life and death its importance is different for

Christians(new relationship with God) and Jews(Jesus was one of many Jews crucified [Josephus] and this was

part of different Jewish responses to Roman and later rule [cf.today’s Rabbinic synagogue-based

Judaism])(Handout ##3,4).

(3)Word Study of the Septuagint and New Testament. Reg found that the Septuagint uses “machaira”

to translate the Hebrew Bible “cherev” in 196 out of 410 times and it is always used to mean a short, easilyconcealed

weapon (e.g. Ehud in Judges 3:15-26 Handout #5) other words have specific uses (e.g. “rhomphaia”

is a large sword, as Goliath’s [1 Samuel 17:45-51]).

We also found Albright & Mann’s version of 10:34-36 very interesting they

think that the Greek “alla” is a faithful translation of an Aramaic confusion(lo/a…we-lo/a for lo/a…’ella). If

they are right, it implies a translation like “I came not to IMPOSE peace NOR YET a weapon”(Add.Notes #3).

(4)Theological Views. Handout #6 (the Passover meal guide Hagaddah)gives two different views

about whether Jews should use force or rely on God’s strength. Matthew 10:34 in context may now have

become Jesus’ endorsement of that ongoing debate for Jews ; for Christians, whichever explanation of the verse

is preferred, it turns

thinking upside down in interpreting the NT commands to love God and neighbor as oneself.

Anne Mahoney, Tufts University

A Dramatic Backbone for Greek 1

In this paper, I describe the results of an on-going experiment in my first-year (college) Greek class. At the

beginning of the year, each member of the class chose a Greek play to serve as a "backbone" for the year's

work. They have read their plays in English and are now working towards being able to read them in Greek.

Reading this play serves as a concrete goal for the year's work, and -- I hope --will encourage them to keep up

their Greek during the summer between first and second year. With each new morphological class they learn,