From the Roxbury Latin School:
Exelauno Day: A Distinctly RL Tradition
On March 4, Roxbury Latin students and teachers celebrated a tradition that is uniquely RL: Exelauno Day dates back more than 130 years, when Classics master Clarence Willard Gleason inaugurated a celebration of the Classics, in which Greek students would be exempted from homework. Today, the event allows for the singular annual pleasure of hearing from boys of every age and level of exposure to Latin and Greek. (It is worth noting that the day continues to be one in which Greek and Latin students are exempted from homework!) Gleason chose March 4th as a punny reference to Xenophon’s Anabasis and its use of the verb “exelauno,” meaning “to march forth.”....
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Compare/contrast the munchkins with their bi-lingual play on words with Princeton University:
Curriculum Changed to Add Flexibility, Race and Identity Track
Classics eliminated the requirement for students to take Greek or Latin
Next up: Majoring in French Lit. without being able to read French.
