Winter 2024 · Torch: U.S. · PINKERTON ACADEMY
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In the modern era, the Club continues to be a stalwart chapter of the NHJCL (ut grānitum tenācēs!) and has restored and identified ancient Roman coins, run Mini Latin Club series for middle schoolers at Chester Academy, made Roman-style curse tablets in Latin, held marathon Classics D&D quests, toured museums (not to mention Italy and Greece), viewed a million or so Classics-oriented films and documentaries, and has visited many Mediterranean restaurants for her annual Symposium banquet. Among myriad other projects and whimsical one-offs, like her recent Latin murder mystery afternoon, SCAP conducts Ancient Greek summer classes, occasionally makes paper from our generous papyrus plant Stu, and competes with vim in the various national JCL contests and competitions.
From a play: Theseus & the Minotaur!
A ca. 2nd-Century cup from the Roman borderlands of Germania, one of dozens of artifacts Societās Classica has collected in her in-school museum cabinet: the Antīquārium!
Spicing up the culture fair with a touch of extispicy!
The Club has dabbled in 3D stereophotography, inspired by the Archæostereoscopeon, her collection of 19th- and early-20th-Century stereoviews, as seen on the table here, beautiful stereo photos of Classical art and archaeological sites. This photo was taken in the Librārillum, to the left of the Chapel stage, where the Latin Club Librarian keeps the Club’s collection of Classics texts, some purchased for Pinkerton’s original library!