Columbus High School 1960 Yearbook (Columbus, GA) - Full Access

( 184 ) n unu..,ual event of th year wa~ t Roman banquet held by the J .. L. at Rock Eagle. Tho e attending were dre. d in the original Roman ~lyle of flowing robe and gold andal and even a few olditr" were •een on guard a the oth r fea ted. The Junior Cia ical League con ists of Latin tudent who would like to tudy the life of cla ical Rome and the literature of that period. Being member , they can learn by mean of conte ts game and other enjoyable method of learning. One way in which the J.C.L. differ fr<vn other club i that the m eting are held during cia . The Junior Cia i al League ha an annual banquet at Rock Eagle out ide of atonton, Geor– gia. At thi con ention the attending memb r dre in Roman co tume and are Roman for one night. The ban– quet i given in Roman tyle with certain memb r pre– tending to be ma ter and other po ing a th ir Ia e attendant . All in all the Junior Cia ical League ha benefited many of Columbu High' tudent . Here and only here are Latin tudents able to tudy and to learn more about the e eryday life of the average R man citi– z n. At the Countr lub the J.C.L. had a econd ban– quet which wa done in high tyle. The decoration were even in ured becau e of their great value. Their dinner con i ted of food "from egg to apple " a the Roman aid and all participant were able and happy after dinner to it back and to enjoy the out tanding program. 250 • revive dead language. I\ II tud nt• taking fi1 t, . econd, or third year Latin are automatically memb r o£ the CH Junior Cia ical League. Thi large language club carrie out it• activities during the cia~ period. Program•, ~kit on ubject pre ently being tudied and re– ports bring intere•t to the dead language and offer a new approach to learning. Their annual banqu t was a gala affair this year. ever before had o man Roman had uch a good time. There wer entertainers, good food, jolly patron and ver willing slaves.