Volume 28 Number 1: October 1997NB: The material contained in the WWW version of the CAPN Bulletin is identical to the hardcopy with the exception of a few advertisements (which have been omitted)
CONTENTS:
Address Correspondence for CAPN to:
Professor Catherine M. Connors
Secretary/Treasurer, CAPN
Department of Classics, Box 353110
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
e-mail: cconnors@u.washington.edu
FAX: 206-543-2267
phone: 206-543-2266
Members are invited to submit abstracts of papers on all subjects of special interest to classicists. Abstracts of 100-150 words should be submitted by January 12, 1998, to Karen E. Carr, Department of History, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207-0751, USA. Please indicate any special equipment that you may need to present your paper. Papers should not be more than fifteen minutes in length, the abstracts of which will be published in the Fall 1998 CAPN Bulletin. Abstracts may be submitted in hardcopy, by disk (Word for Mac), or by e-mail (carrk@pdx.edu).
12 April 1997, Tacoma, Washington
1. The Meeting was called to order at approximately 1:00 PM.
2. The minutes of the 1996 annual meeting were approved.
3. Report on Regional Associations: It was reported that the meeting of Regional Associations at the APA meeting in New York was largely occupied with the forthcoming National Standards for the Classical Language Learning: copies of the draft of the standards are available from the Secretary-Treasurer.
4. National Committee on Latin and Greek: It was moved, seconded and passed that CAPN contribute 165.00 as we had last year to the NCLG.
5. American Classical League: Anyone interested in serving as CAPN's representative to the American Classical League is invited to get in touch with the Secretary-Treasurer.
6. Treasurer's report: Catherine Connors presented the Treasurer's report (please see the report in this Bulletin).
7. Report of the Scholarship Committee: There was no activity reported by the members of the Scholarship Committee.
8. New Officers. The following slate of officers was elected:
President: Karen Carr, Portland State University
Vice President: Fred Lauritsen, Eastern Washington University
Secretary - Treasurer: Catherine Connors, University of Washington
Editor of the CAPN Bulletin: Alain Gowing, University of Washington
Executive Committee: Jim Scott, University of Montana; Bob Schmiel, University of Calgary; Linda Rutland Gillison, University of Montana; Alain Gowing, University of Washington; Catherine Connors, University of Washington.
9. New Business: The membership thanked Bill Barry and his colleagues for his work in organizing the successful and pleasant meeting in Tacoma. Karen Carr extended an invitation to next year's meeting in Portland [Note: the meeting has now been scheduled for April 3-4.]
10. The meeting was adjourned.
(as of April 11, 1997)
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Balance as of March 30, 1996 $2,074.64
+ Contributions 81.00
+ Interest (thru 3/31/97) 58.32
Balance as of April 11, 1997 2213.96
GENERAL FUND
Balance as of Feb 28, 1996 1049.59
+ Deposits
dues, contributions, subscriptions 1766.93
+ Interest (thru 3/28/97) 7.55
1774.48
Sub-Total: 2824.07
- Expenses:
Paid subscriptions 721.63
Contributions 165.00
Printing 344.58
Mailing 200.00
-1431.21
_______
Balance as of Mar. 28. 1997: 1392.86
+additional deposits +42.00
-outstanding checks -264.30
-222.00
Balance as of April 11, 1997 1170.86*
*(UW has yet to charge us for 10/96 and 2/97 mailings)
Submitted by Catherine Connors
CAPN Secretary-Treasurer
Department of Classics, Box 353110
University of Washington
Seattle WA 98195
[Fred Lauritsen at EWU submits the following]
The Spokane Society of the AIA will have talks by
John Dobbins, on Pompeii, October 15
Robert Hohlfelder on Aperlae (Lycia) November 5
Stuart Swiny on Cypriot religion, February 25
All the above will begin at 8 p.m. at the Cheney Cowles Museum.
In addition the above have been invited to EWU to give their alternate lecture the following day. John Dobbins will speak on "Problems of Ancient Design: the Imperial Cult Building at Pompeii," Thursday at 10 am.
We have in planning a lecture series on Biblical Archaeology and on Greek history.
Also in the planning stages are a tour to the "Splendors of Egypt" exhibit at the Portland Art Museum next spring or early summer. We also hope to send students to Herfordshire, England, in late August for a course in Landscape Archaeology.
Contact Fred Lauritsen (flauritsen@ewu.edu) for further information on the above.
The date for the 1999 CAPN meeting in Spokane has been set for March 19 and 20th.
(Editor's note: This obituary for Professor Peachy was submitted to the Classics electronic discussion list by Prof. Richard Tron (Reed College) in May of this year.)
Professor Frederic Peachy (81) died April 15 of complications resulting from a fall in his home in Inverness, California. A distinguished scholar, Frederic Peachy was Professor Emeritus of Classics at Reed College, where he had served as Department Chairman.
His academic career began in 1939 with two years at Harvard as a teaching assistant in French. After four years of military service, he taught French at Brown University followed by two years as a Classics professor at the University of Maine and six years at the University of California, Berkeley. He spent his final 28 years of teaching at Reed College, retiring in 1984.
During his 40 years in academia, Professor Peachy devoted much of his life to the promotion of Classics. His numerous publications include Clareti Enigma, the Latin Riddles of Claret and "Pound's 'Cantos': A Greek Approach." He was active in the Philological Association of the Pacific Coast as Secretary-Treasurer, Vice President, and President. He also edited a newsletter for the teachers of Latin and Greek in the state of Oregon. Above all, he was a devoted teacher. Richard Tron, who currently chairs the Classics Department at Reed College, said on the occasion of his retirement: "Fred Peachy is the finest teacher I've ever worked with. He combines an intellectual vigor with humane consideration of student needs and concerns..."
Frederic Peachy was born in Seattle on December 29, 1915, the son of Anna Furth (Terry) Peachy and William S. Peachy. When he was six, the family moved to Paris. He attended Pembroke Lodge and Marlborough College in England, subsequently receiving License es Lettres (1935) and Diplome d'Etudes Superieurs (1936) from the University of Paris. He did not spend all his time with books. While at the Sorbonne, he won the French Federation of Boxing University Championship as an amateur middleweight. He returned to the United States in 1937 to attend Harvard University, where he received both his M.A. (1938) and Ph.D. (1948).
Having enlisted in the Marine Corps, Frederic Peachy served with distinction during World War II, in the First Marine Division. On Guadalcanal, he was commissioned in the field. Later he was awarded the Bronze Star for service on New Britain. He retired as Lieutenant Colonel in the Reserves.
Professor Peachy is survived by his wife Bernice, of Inverness, California; three sons - William of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; John of New York City; and Nicholas of Somerset, Massachusetts;--a daughter Anna Desenberg, of Albany, California; and a brother, Peter Babalian of Kansas City, Missouri, as well as eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests any contributions be made to the Frederic Peachy Memorial Fund for Classics, Reed College, 3203 S.E. Woodstock Blvd., Portland, Oregon 97202, or West Marin Senior Services, Box 791, Pt. Reyes Station, California 94956.
Eligibility: Graduating high school seniors, primary and secondary school teachers or students preparing to teach at the primary or secondary school level who are interested in Classics.
Contact Prof. Richard S. Williams (see address below)
by March 1, 1998
Contact: Richard S. Williams
Dept. of History
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-4030
Phone: (509) 335-4705
e-mail: sarek@wsu.edu
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