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Magistri antiquorum
litterorum alumnibus nostris discipulisque salutem dant.
Si valete, bene est, valemus.
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Dr. Dan
Sheerin, visiting professor (left), with Dr. Carol
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It is always a great pleasure to hear
from our alumni, and we often wish our current students and alumni
could meet each other. We hereby launch Res Gestae, an e-newsletter
for students and alumni of the Saint Michael’s College Classics
Department, in the hope of extending the community of Classics
students beyond the curve of the Winooski River and the four
years students spend at Saint Michael's. Please write to us, alumni dilecti. Let us know where you are and what you’re doing now; what
you’re reading and thinking about; what you remember from your years
at Saint Michael's. We will share news of our doings here on
campus…or abroad: we have returnees from Greece and Rome, one in
Italy now, and others planning study in Italy and Scotland next
Fall. We eagerly await your comments and suggestions on what you
read here. Write to us at
cbegley@smcvt.edu.
Happy Reading and Pax vobiscum,
Carol Begley, Ronald Begley, and James Conley |
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Distinguished Notre Dame Classicist joins the Classics department as
a visiting scholar
Humanities and Latin students
had the privilege of studying with an internationally recognized
Classics scholar, Professor Daniel J. Sheerin.
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“And gladly wolde [they]
lerne and gladly teche"
A library of 4,000 books
and journals, and over 10,000 slides, were donated to Saint Michael's
College and the Classics department. The collection includes rare
and valuable books such as an 18th century edition of Cicero.
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Fides in Roma
Classics and Art History major Faith
Savill '10 spent the Fall 2008 semester studying Art History and Italian in
Rome. Thanks to class trips and free Fridays, Faith also roamed in
Florence, Pompeii, Venice and Assisi.
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Alumna reportat
Kim Fischer '06 pursued a double major in Classics and
Political Science at Saint Michael's. Now she is in her second year of law school at the
University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law.
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The Feast
Day
of St. Cecilia |
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Classics department and friends gathered at the Domus
Begleiana, Nov. 22, 2008 for pasta, Italian
desserts, and a little singing in Latin.
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domus canis grammatici |
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"Ask
Grammar Dog" |
 Rumored to be a world-traveler, and with a past which
(he has claimed) includes Pentagon connections, this
mysterious participial pooch serves the Classics
Department as the scourge of sloppy grammar (and the
fuzzy thinking betrayed by bad grammar). Here Grammar
Dog inaugurates his advice column for Res Gestae.
Please send questions for Grammar Dog to
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Dear
Grammar Dog,
Why don’t you wear a toga? -
M. Juan Dring
To Mr. Dring,
Grammar Dog would like to point out that a toga would
almost completely conceal his elegant blue and yellow
stripes and thus create a situation in which it might
not be clear immediately just who he is. He is sure you
can imagine how unfortunate a situation that would be.
He is willing to consider donning a toga, however, for
special departmental functions, if he can find a tailor
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