Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
CLUB ENTERTAINED
ADDRESS BY PROF. KNAPP OF
NEW YORK;

The members of the Washington CLASH
cal Club were entertained yesterday after
noon by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas w. Sid
we'll at the Friends School, 1909 I street
northwest at the last meeting of the Or
ganization for the season. Prof. Mitchell
Carroll, president OF the club, was in the
chair, and about seventy members were
in attendance.
The feature of the meeting was an ad-
dress by Prof Charles Knapp o. Column
bia University, New York city, his SUBJ
ject being THE Originality Of Latin Lit
erature."
Prof Knapp began by Iemindng his
hearers that down to the close of the
eighteenth century the Roman poets were
universally admired, studied and iIni-
tated
I'm Germany. however, in the latter
part of the eighteenth century. when
Greek literature began to be studied. Latin
writers were relegated to secondary po-
sition," he said. I'm England. German
influence exerted itself largely. especially
through Coleridge and Carlyle, to pro-
duce similar disparagement of Latin liter
sture as lacking in originality
Prof. Knapp traced the history o. Latin
literature. pointing out that in oratory
history and the dramas the Romans had
made decided progress before they came
into direct and continuous contact with
the Greeks. He showed that Latin litera-
ture began as a translation literature. but
that this trapslation literature became In
Plautus markedly independent and origi-
nal. The speaker discussed in detail Lu-
cretius, Catuilus, Horace, Virgil and Ovid.
pointing out that. in spite of the fact that
In matters of form they were deeply In
debted to the Greeks. still in matters of
Spirit the element of real Importance.
they were independent of the Greeks. Lu-
cilius. the satrist, was the first writer to
give to satire rorm of its own, and that
form 1t still retains, that is. since Lucilius
time satire among many given people has
been written in the heroic verse of that
people Thus Lucl us developed the only
literary form that has been invented since
Grecian days.
Concluding Features.
After Prof. Knapp's address Mrs. Sc
waste rCallisperi of Athens, inspector of
schools in Greece, gave a brief talk.
The secretary reported the following
names. added to the roll since the first
meeting of the club. February 30, 1908:
Prof. Percy Ash. 1920 Riggs place
George Washington University; Miss
Anna NJ Bedinger, Washington College;
Miss Eleanor Brinsmade, National Park
Seminary. Forest Glen, Nd: Rev. Alloy
sius p. Brosnan, ST., Georgetown Uni
versity: DR.. Percy NJ. Hughes. 31S B
street southeast assistant superintendent
of schools); Mr.. K. T. Jacobsen, Library
of Congress: Miss Catherine A McAvoy
1917 18th street. George Washington Uni
versity, Prof. John D. Mcguire. the
Catholic University. Brookland d. c.:
Miss Katherine Munford. National Park
Seminary. Forest Glen, Md: Prof. James
F. Peake. 927 F street. George Washing
ton University: Prof. Alfred +. W.
Schmidt, the George Washington Uni
versity Library: Mr.. H. f. Arthur
Schoenfeld, 1913 Goth street George
Washington University; Miss Emile Mar
garet White, 256S University place, Cen
trail High School; Father Keen, Gonzaga
College.