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[wildbill]

When I graduated from Columbia in 1961 (gasp!) our Valetorian, John Vaio, the only classics major in the class, gave his address in Greek and Latin.

It was widely reported to be the first time in modern academic history that a commencement address was presented in the classic languages although it was de riguer in the 19th Century and prior.

Of course, the class understoond nothing so we were given a sheet with the translation. The first line didn’t need translating: “O homos miseres Harvardianos!” (O miserable men of Harvard!)

At this point we all cheered so the address got off to a resounding success. :-)

[Renfield]

One of the few regrets of my life is that I never had the opportunity to study Greek.

[Renfield]

p.s. I toured the replica of the Parthenon in Nashville yesterday. The statue of Athena is quite impressive.