The Trusty Servant Nov 2020 Issue 130 | Page 22

No . 130
The Trusty Servant
Fontes A group of top years , led by Carson White ( Coll , 16- ), has published ( internally ) a Latin magazine called Fontes . It features several articles in the language of Virgil , as well as a page of Latin jokes ( Why was Seneca so-called ? Quod se necavit !). Your Editor ’ s V Book Latin set , too lowly to recognise the reference to Renaissance humanism , pronounced the name of the magazine as if it were a tribute to the former HoDo of Kenny ’ s .
bearing the marks of being skinned . It is thought that the unfortunate feline contributed its pelt as a cheaper
Michlā : Unloosing the Seals
The beautifully refurbished St Michael ’ s was opened on 29th September with a socially distanced choral evensong for the Feast of St Michael and All Angels . Michlā
The well
alternative to ermine . A fuller appreciation of the discoveries will be featured in spring ’ s Wykeham Journal .
Choir singing the canticles and anthem and Adam Rattray , HoD of Art History , explaining the history of the building .
Cruciverbal Success The Listener Crossword in the Saturday Times for 21st November set by ‘ Nipper ’ was by Nick MacKinnon ( Co Ro , 85-20 ). He thus stands at the very pinnacle of puzzledom . The Listener Crossword is mathematical rather than word-based four times a year ; Warden Morse , whose talent so impressed Colin Dexter , was a master of both forms . Any budding crime writers looking for a name for their sleuth might thus consider ‘ Inspector MacKinnon ’.
New Foricas beneath the tower
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