Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Pompeiiana VII.1, September 1980



Comments: The cover features Donald Diboll and Scherell Necaiso dining at the Bay High Latin Club's Roman banquet. Articles include "Pompeiianae Praefectus Salutem Dicit Litterarum Classicarum Studiosis!", "Latin is Definitely Alive and Well in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi" with photos, "Rendering Tribute Unto Latin" NASSP Curriculum Report, Latin crossword (with some of the answers pencilled in...), "Hic, Haec, Hoc Makes a Comeback" by Luix Overbea for the Christian Science Monitor, April 9, 1980, "Nihil Novis" jokes and comics, assorted advertising.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Pompeiiana VI.5, May 1980


Contents: "Forum Romanun Word Hunt" by Robin Walden on the cover, "Pompeiianae Praefectus Salutem Dicit Litterarum Classicarum Studiosis!", "Bottles for Latin Week", "Effects of Latin" student essay, "Indiana Teacher of the Year" Jeannette van der Vliet of Mt. Vernon High School in Fortville, Indiana, "Romulus and Remus" comic by Mike Gillespie of Sylva-Webster High School, "Gods and Goddesses Game", "Junior Classical League Chapter, Borger, Texas", "Latin . . . Hanging in There in New Mexico", "Latina Conundrums" by students of Hartford High School in White River Junction, Vermont.

Friday, March 20, 2009

Pompeiiana VI.4, March 1980


Contents: On the cover we have Eric Hendricks, aka Hector, a 7th grade Latin student at Fulton Jr. High School, Indianapolis, Indiana. Articles include "Pompeiianae Praefectus Salutem Dicit Litterarum Classicarum Studiosis!", "Beware the Ides of March!", "Lincoln Freed the Slaves . . . didn't he?", "Duces Aleae" Dukes of Hazzard Latin script, "Bernard Szymczak: Dedicated Classicist", "1979 Poster Contest for the Classical Association of Western New York", Word Game

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Pompeiiana VI.3, January 1980


Contents: "Pompeiianae Praefectus Salutem Dicit Litterarum Classicarum Studiosis!", "Why Should I Care About the Romans? What Did They Ever Do for Me?", "Myths in Biology", "Catacomb Inscriptions" in Latin, "Mythology in Botany", "Word Game".

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Pompeiiana VI.2, November 1979


Contents: The cover features Heidi Nielsen, a Latin VIII student at Fulton Junior High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. Articles include "Pompeiianae Praefectus Salutem Dicit Litterarum Classicarum Studiosis!", "Making Latin Fun Helps 6th Grade Pupils Read, Spell" from the Indianapolis Star, October 27, 1979, "The Third National Chariathon for Latin" with photos, "Morcus ab Orco" Latin script of Mork and Mindy, "A Plethory of Phobias", "Latina Conundrums" puzzle, "A High School Principal Speaks Out for Foreign Language", "National Endowment for the Humanities Awards Philadelphia School District a Grant for Language Arts through Latin".

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Pompeiiana VI.1, September 1979


Contents: "Pompeiianae Praefectus Salutem Dicit Litterarum Classicarum Studiosis", "Pompeiiana, Inc.'s, Roman Banquet", "Latin is Alive and Well in South Carolina", "Ab Ovis Ad Mala", Roman banquet photos of Judith E. Wilson, Ed Matovik, Mary Ann Fravenholz, Carla Salvucci, "Toga Parties Old Stuff for School's Club" UPI news story on Grand Ledge High School's Latin Club, Anacrostic puzzle, "Not Last Days of Pompeiiana", "Inflation and Price Controls 1,678 Years Ago".

Monday, March 16, 2009

Pompeiiana V.5, May 1979



Comments: "Pompeiianae Praefectus Salutem Dicit Litterarum Classicarum Studiosis!", "Latin and America's Posture in the World Trade Market", "Latin Omnia Docet", "Fourth Annual Hamilton Heights High School JCL Manumission", "The Language of Latin" comic from the students of Fairmont West High School in Kettering, Ohio, "The Epic of Pomona and Vertuminus a la cartoon" comic by Mike Gillespie, "Daphne et Apollo" story in Latin by the Latin class at St. Ursula Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio, "Roman Night at General Brown", terra cotta reliefs class project idea, "Latin -English Homonyms" puzzle, "Where will you be when Vesuvius Erupted?" invitation to the Vesuvius commemoration.