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THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION
OF
Ninety-Ninth Annual Bulletin
2004
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2004-2005 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
CANE Executive Committee
President: Jacqui Carlon,
Immediate Past President: Alison Barker, 86
awbarker@maine.rr.com
President Elect: John McVey, 110A
Executive Secretary: Rosemary A. Zurawel,
rzurawel@rcn.com.
Treasurer: Ruth Breindel,
rbreindel@yahoo.com.
Curator of the Funds: Donna Lyons,
mdlyons@att.net.
Editor, New England Classical Journal: John M. Lawless, History Dept.,
02918-0001; (401) 865-2548; necj@earthlink.net.
Coordinator of Educational Programs: Rosemary A. Zurawel,
749-9213; rzurawel@rcn.com.
Editor, CANE Instructional Materials: Gilbert Lawall,
0390; glawall@classics.umass.edu.
Classics-in-Curricula Coordinator: Allen M. Ward, Department of History, Box U-103,
University of
At-Large Members:
Katy Ganino,
kganino@mail.sl.regional.k-12.ma.us.
Shirley Lowe,
Mark R. Pearsall,
1569;mpearsall@earthlink.net
State Representatives:
(617) 776-1490; penarubia@bchigh.edu.
8959; Leanne@cvuhs.org.
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Standing Committees
Committee on CANE Scholarships:
Ed DeHoratius,
Ellen Perry, College of the Holy Cross, PO Box
130A, Department of Classics, Worcester, MA 01610;
eperry@holycross.edu.
Chris Richards,
RICHARDC@belmont-hill.org.
Committee on Classical Computing and
Webmaster:
Raymond J. Starr, Department of Classical
Studies,
02481 (781) 235-1514, RSTARR@wellesley.edu
Finance Committee:
Donna Lyons (Chair),
Ruth Breindel (ex officio),
rbreindel@yahoo.com
Paul Properzio,
Thomas A., Suits,
Membership Committee:
Ruth Breindel (Chair), 617 Hope S6treet,
rbreindel@yahoo.com.
Kathleen L. Braden,
Katy Ganino,
12.ma.us.
Stephany Pascetta,
Emil Penarubia,
penarubia@bchigh.edu
Vincent J. Rosivach, Classics Dept.,
ROSIVACH@mail.fairfield.edu
Raymond J. Starr, Department of Classical
02481 (781) 235-1514, rstarr@wellesley.edu
Other Committees as Established by
the By-Laws
Nominating Committee:
Alison Barker (Chair), 86
Allen M. Ward, Department of History Box U-2103,
2503, ward@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Deborah Rae Davies,
Barlow-Beach Distinguished Service Award:
Jacqui Carlon,
Z. Philip Ambrose, Department of Classics,
University of Vermont, 481 Main Street, Burlington, VT; (802)
862-6818; zambrose@zoo.uvm.edu
Dennis W. Herer,
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Committee on Discretionary Funds:
Raymond J. Starr, Department of Classical
02481 (781) 235-1514, RSTARR@wellesley.edu
Shirley G., Lowe,
Program Committee (2005 Annual Meeting):
Jacqui Carlon (Chair),
Alison Barker,
John McVey, 110A
Local Arrangements Co-ordinator:
Reginald Hannaford,
Auditors:
Paul B. Langford,
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,
2503, WARD@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Margaret G. Cook, ,
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.,
KKITCHEL@classics.umass.edu
Director, CANE Summer Institute: Heidi Wilson,
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,
Alison Harvey,
John M. , Higgins, The
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,
Rosemary A. Zurawel,
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,
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),
Kenneth F. Kitchell, Jr.,
KKITCHEL@classics.umass.edu
Alison Harvey,
Vincent J. Rosivach, Classics Dept.,
ROSIVACH@mail.fairfield.edu
CANE Certification Scholarship: Classics-In-Curricula working group (ex officio)
Emporium Romanum: Donna Lyons,
mdlyons@att.net.
Newsletter: Emil Penarubia,
776-1490; penarubia@bchigh.edu
CANE Centennial Committee:
John Lawless (Chair), History Department/Libr.
112,
5442, JLAWLESS@providence.edu
Z. Philip Ambrose, Dept. of Classics UVM,
ZAMBROSE@uvm.edu
Representative on the Council of the
American Classical League:
Paul Properzio, ,
Alternate to the Council of the American
Classical League:
Deborah Rae Davies, ,
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,
MADELYN_GONNERMAN@brookline.mec.edu
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Memorials 2003-2004
Memorial Notice for
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.
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
he flourished in that environment. In his junior
year, if I recall correctly, he studied at the
for Classical Studies in
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
heart and soul.
After he graduated
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.
She was born in
graduated from
Commerce in
In 1928 she moved to
writer and women's page editor for the Boston
Transcript. In 1939 she married Professor Thomas Means and
returned to
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
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
Skolfield II of
At her request, there will be no services.
Interment will be in
Memorial donations may be made to the
Arrangements are by Stetson's Funeral Home,
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In Memoriam: Erica Schmitt
Erica Schmitt, Latin teacher in
just beginning her second year teaching in
High School in
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
with an elementary teaching credential and her
Master of Arts in Teaching Latin and Classical Humanities at
the
professional meetings and made presentations at
CANE in 2000, The ACL Institute and the Classical
Association of the
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
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
referred fondly to her students, and to give
them a sense of pride in their studies. Thomas Duffy, Principal of
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
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
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
2004
Abstracts
Reginald Hannaford, Assistant Professor of
Classics,
“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
Anthony Payne,
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
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,
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,