By Aloke Desai ’12 Ih Chieftain 2012
In this month’s Blast from the Past, we look at an article from the March, 1986 issue of Chieftain. The article discusses Mr. Little’s nomination for the Fulbright Scholarship. Who knew he was teaching at IH in the 80s?
Little given Fulbright Scholarship
Mr. Sherwin Little, Latin teacher, has been has been granted a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the American School of Classical Studies in Greece this summer.
The school beings its session on June 16, but Little will be leaving before that so that he can spend time in Northern Italy on his way to Athens. The six-week term is divided in half, with three weeks being spent in Athens at the school and sites around Athens, and the other three weeks being spend in other important cities like Sparta and Delphi. Forty students will be the attending the school, but only three were offered full scholarships. Most of those in attendance will be graduate students and teachers.
Little previously attended a similar school in Rome, and feels that experiences such as these are important “because it is part of my responsibility as a teacher to continue to learn new things.”
His acceptance was based largely on college transcripts and other evidence that he has some background in Greek civilization. However, Little’s strength is Latin and Roman history, and so he is having to spend time reading up on Greek history. In addition, he is having to learn the language, a task which is causing him some trouble.
“I’m also trying to brush up my Italian for my time in Italy, and so I’m working on Greek, some Italian will get mixed in,
Mr. Little in 2011
and then a few words of Latin slip in and make it really confusing!” he said.
The Fulbright Scholarship pays only for his tuition, with a little bit extra for food. Therefore, Little is applying for other sources to help pay for his transportation and for various other costs.
The Fulbright Scholarships are given the United States government, as they have been since the program first began in 1946. They are given both to U.S. citizens who wish to study or teach abroad and to foreign citizens who wish to study or teach in the U.S., and are considered to be one of the most prestigious awards available to young scholars.
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