Friday, March 6, 2009

Pompeiiana IV.4, March 1978



Contents: "Pompeiianae Praefectus Salutem Dicit Litterarum Classicarum Studiosis!", "Pompeii Artifacts Set for U.S. Display", "This Shall I See" poem by Bryan Hunt, Mt. Vernon High School, Fortville, Indiana, Anacrostic Latin puzzle, "Speaking Out for Latin", "Think Latin" promotional comic, "Huc Venit Petrus Gossypii Caudae" Easter and Easter Bunny article, Pompeiiana national fund raising drive, Pompeiiana, Inc., legally incorporated

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Pompeiiana IV.3, January 1978



Contents: "Pompeiianae Praefectus Salutem Dicit Litterarum Classicarum Studiosis!", "Indoor Gardens: The Status Symbols of Pompeian Merchants" by Aubrey Menen, "Academic Advisory Council" for Pompeiiana, "Cupids at Work" collage, "The Value of Latin" by John A. Stevenson of the Lovett School, Atlanta, Georgia, "Pompeiiana, Inc., Given National Recognition at APA/AIA Convention in Atlanta, Georgia", letter from ACL Presidnet Gilbert Lawall to Bernard Barcio regarding Pompeiiana and the American Classical League, "Latin Authors . . . Their Writings and Lives".

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Pompeiiana IV.2, November 1977



Contents: Cover image features students from Hamilton Heights High School in Arcadia, Indiana, "Pompeiianae Praefectus Salutem Dicit Litterarum Classicarum Studiosis", "A Resource Site for America's Classicists: Pompeiiana's Living Museum", "To Latin" poem by Brian Hunt of Mt. Vernon High School in Fortville, Indiana, "Excerpt from 'The Glory of the Latin Language' by Lorenzo Valla (1430)", artwork featuring Latin high school graffiti, "First National Chariathon for Latin" (article and photos), "Query: To Cornelia" poem by Helen Rittell

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Pompeiiana IV.1, September 1977



Contents: Cover image of the mosaic from a house in Ampurias, Spain, "Pompeiianae Praefectus Salutem Dicit Litterarum Classicarum Studiosis!", "Image and Likeness" article on sculpture, "Bella Astellarum" story (Star Wars in Latin), "Catapults, Anyone?", "Circus Maximus, U.S.A." chariot race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, "The Power" poem, "Culture Pacs Help Latin Live"

Monday, March 2, 2009

Pompeiiana III.6, June 1977



Contents: "Pompeiianae Praefectus Salutem Dicit Litterarum Classicarum Studiosis!", "Latin Exhibit" at Bethlehem Catholic High School (Pennsylvania), Sixth National Catapult Contest, "Ab Ovis" banquet at Catholic Memorial High School in Waukesha, Wisconsin, "Usque ad Mala", "Do Doctors Really Know Latin?" poem from Gertrude Johnson