HORARIUM ET AGENDA

• 9:00-9:20 ASSEMBLE in Patrick Gym.
  • BRIEFING of the "Microphone Masters" of each delegation with Cory Elliott to learn how to use the stage sound equipment for the skits.
  • REGISTRATION at the Registration Desk
  • SET UP EXHIBITS on the tables in Patrick Gym
• 9:20-9:45 OPENING CEREMONIES including introduction of each delegation. When called upon, each delegation will stand, saying HIC SUMUS, and remain standing long enough to be judged for its COSTUMES (HABITUS). As in previous years, there will be a prize for the best costumes.
  
  
  • Magister: Salvete sodales omnes!
  • Omnes: Salve, magister!
  • Magister: Benigne accipimus vos omnes, discipuli discipulaeque,
  • magistri magistraeque, sed primum volo me certum facere unde sitis. Ex ordine literarum vos petam et salutabo: Delegatio "a" ubi estis?
  • Omnis quaeque delegatio, in pedes surgens et habitus suos iudicibus monstrans: Hic sumus.
  • Magister: Nobis valde placet quod vos his in ludis fabulas ex tragoediis graecis excerptas monstrare vultis. Sed nunc volo introducere collegam meum, {TBA}, qui/quae vos amice salutare in nomine Universitatis Viridis Montis vult.
  • Omnes: Salve!
  • Amicus/a: (brief welcome)
  • Omnes: Gratias tibi agimus!
  
  
• 9:45-9:55 SPECIAL AWARDS: Largest Delegation, Highest per capita Enrollment, School Traveling the Farthest, CANE Writing Contest Vermont Winners, Vermont Latin Sight Translations Test Winners, Largest Increase in Latin Enrollment, First Attendance at Latin Day
  
• 9:55-10:00 STAND and SING Gaudeamus igitur (text and music p. 12)
  
• 10:00-10:30 MAXI-PROBATIO for JUNIOR and SENIOR TEAMS in the Gymnastics Room (see Probatio Particulars).
  
• 10:00-10:15 MINI-PROBATIO: The Spectatores remain in the stands for a short viva voce Probatio, while the teams are participating in the Maxi-Probatio. !!! NOTE !!! For the format of the Mini-Probatio, please see special instructions below, p. 6.
  
• 10:15-10:30 VIEWING THE DISPLAYS: The Spectatores will have time for a short viewing of the Displays both at this time and after the Skits.
  
• 10:30-11:45 SKITS on the theme Decline and Fall. NOTE: see special instructions about Skits, under SCORING INFORMATION, p. 15.
  
• 11:45-12:00 7th INNING STRETCH / DISPLAY VIEWING
  
• 12:00-12:05 RETURN TO SEATS
  
• 12:05-12:10 STAND AND SING Ecce Caesar (text p. 13)
  
• 12:10-25 AWARDS for the Silver Bowls (for a combination of Displays, Maxi-Probatio Juniorum, and Skits) and Senior Certamen Plaque and Ribbons for the Skits and a Special Award for D.O.T. (Delegatio Optime Togata, i.e., BEST COSTUMES), then EXEUNT OMNES

If a school answers its Mini-Probatio question correctly, 5 points will be added to its total score (used to determine winners of the large and small bowls). A school's written answers to the other questions will also be graded and 5 additional points will be added for having at least 10 correct answers. SCHOOLS WILL LOSE POINTS, however, FOR UNRULY BEHAVIOR during the Mini-Probatio -- up to 10 points deducted from the school's total score. Unruly behavior includes shouting an answer out of turn, infiltrating another school's huddle to steal an answer, or being noisy while the Magister is speaking at the podium. Student Marshals and the Magister himself will monitor the crowd for such behavior, and a red penalty flag will be thrown at any offending school. However, loud acclamations or complaints are encouraged in immediate response to correct or incorrect answers (Nunc est . . . pulsanda tellus!), but students need to pay attention: the Magister will signal for silence after a short interval of such celebration or complaint, and extraneous noise thereafter will be subject to demerits.

To reiterate: schools will LOSE points for loud or unruly behavior out of turn. Only 15 minutes is allotted to the entire Mini-Probatio, so orderly cooperation is the key. The model here is the relatively calm atmosphere of Jeopardy, not the mayhem of The Price Is Right. Also note that this new format requires each school to appoint a Praeco from its ranks in advance of Latin Day. Please indicate the name of your Praeco on the Registration Sheet.

Decline and Fall Texts: Selections from Donatus, Suetonius, Ovid, and Livy

1. Donatus Ortigraphus, from Ars Grammatica, ed. by John Chittenden (Brepols, 1982), p. 97.

De casibus

D. Cur dicuntur 'casus'?
M. Eo quod de nominativo 'cadunt' in genetivum et de genetivo in dativum et sic per omnes casus. Unde et 'casus' a 'cadendo' dicitur.
D. Quot sunt casus?
M. Sex.
D. Quare sex sunt, magister?
M. Dicit Virgilius: Casus nominum sunt sex. Quare? Quia negotia homines habent: nominant, generant, dant, agunt vel accusant, vocant, auferunt.

2. Suetonius, Caligula (21-22), lightly edited.

Opera sub Tiberio semiperfecta, templum Augusti theatrumque Pompei, absoluit. Incohavit autem aquae ductum regione Tiburti et amphitheatrum iuxta Saepta, quorum operum a successore eius Claudio alterum peractum, omissum alterum est. Syracusis conlapsa vetustate moenia deorumque aedes refectae sunt. Destinaverat et Sami Polycratis regiam restituere, Mileti Didymeum, templum Apollonis, peragere, in iugo Alpium urbem condere, sed ante omnia Isthmum in Achaia perfodere, miseratque iam ad dimetiendum opus primipilarem.
    Hactenus quasi de principe, reliqua ut de monstro narranda sunt . . .

NOTES:

absoluit: "brought to completion"
Incohavit: "began"
Saepta: "The Enclosure" (< saeptum, -i, fence, wall), an open space with shops near the Campus Martius where voting took place.
alterum . . . alterum: sc. opus, on which the Partitive Genitive quorum operum depends.
peractum: as a verb prefix, per often denotes completion or thoroughness.
Sami . . . Mileti: Locatives
perfodere: to dig through
ad dimetiendum opus: Gerundive expressing purpose; dimetior = "to measure out"
primipilarem: sc. centurionem = "captain"

3. Daedalus and Icarus, Ovid, Met. 8.152-235.

hos aliquis tremula dum captat harundine pisces,
aut pastor baculo stivave innixus arator
vidit et obstipuit, quique aethera carpere possent,
credidit esse deos . . .
[tum] puer audaci coepit gaudere volatu
deseruitque ducem caelique cupidine tractus
altius egit iter. rapidi vicinia solis
mollit odoratas, pennarum vincula, ceras;
tabuerant cerae: nudos quatit ille lacertos,
remigioque carens non ullas percipit auras,
oraque caerulea patrium clamantia nomen
excipiuntur aqua, quae nomen traxit ab illo.
at pater infelix, nec iam pater, 'Icare,' dixit,
'Icare,' dixit 'ubi es? qua te regione requiram?'
'Icare' dicebat: pennas aspexit in undis
devovitque suas artes corpusque sepulcro
condidit, et tellus a nomine dicta sepulti.

NOTES:

hos: i.e., Daedalus and Icarus
captat: here "fishing"
baculum, -i: staff, stick
stiva: plough handle
innixus: perf. part. of deponent verb innitor, to lean
qui . . . possent: a Relative Clause with causal force (hence the subjunctive
audaci . . . volatu is ablative; volatu is a supine
ducem: i.e., Daedalus
altius: comparative degree; adv., or predicative adjective with iter
rapidi: with solis, referring to the motion of the sun's rays
vicinia is subject of mollit
pennae -arum: wings
vinculum, -i, n. chain, fetter, rope
cera, -ae, f. wax
tabuerant > tabesco, "melt"
quatio: "shake," "beat"
lacertus, -i: arm
remigium, -i, n.: rowing, steerage
careo, "lack" takes an abl.
ora: with clamantia -- participle -- nomen is its object.
caerulea: ablative, with aqua
patrium: adj. with nomen
nec iam: no longer
requiram: "look for"
devovit: "cursed"
tellus: land
sepulti, per. pass. part. of sepelio, to bury, is gen. sing. masc., depends on nomine, and refers to Icarus.

A fisherman, while fishing with a limber cane,
or shepherd leaning on his staff or farmer on the handle of his plough
observed them and stood struck dumb and thought they were gods
with power to fly through the air. . .
the boy begins to delight in his daring flight
and left his leader and, moved with yearning for the sky,
assumed a higher course. The nearness of the searing sun
makes soft the sweet-smelling wax that held together the wings;
the wax had melted: the boy flaps his naked limbs,
bereft of their oarage, and caught no air,
and then the mouth that called out his father's name in the sky
was taking in the water that took its name from him.
The unhappy father, however, no longer a father, said, "Icarus,
where are you, Icarus?" and said it again, "Where should I look for you?"
and kept saying, "Icarus." He caught sight of the wings in the waves
and cursed his art and placed the body within a tomb,
and from the boy within the tomb the land was named.

4. The Story of Tarpeia (after whom the Tarpeian Rock was named; the bodies of executed criminals, traitors especially, were flung from this cliff-face on the Capitoline.), Livy 1.11.

Novissimum ab Sabinis bellum ortum multoque id maximum fuit; nihil enim per iram aut cupiditatem actum est, nec ostenderunt bellum prius quam intulerunt. Consilio etiam additus dolus. Spurius Tarpeius Romanae praeerat arci. Huius filiam virginem auro corrumpit Tatius ut armatos in arcem accipiat; aquam forte ea tum sacris extra moenia petitum ierat. Accepti obrutam armis necavere, seu ut vi capta potius arx videretur seu prodendi exempli causa ne quid usquam fidum proditori esset. Additur fabula, quod vulgo Sabini aureas armillas magni ponderis brachio laevo gemmatosque magna specie anulos habuerint, pepigisse eam quod in sinistris manibus haberent; eo scuta illi pro aureis donis congesta.

NOTES:
Novissimus, -a, -um: most recent, i.e., last
ortum: sc. est, < orior, to begin, arise
multo: ablative of degreee of difference
ostenderunt: subject is the Sabines
additus: sc. est < addo
dolus, -i, m.: trick, treachery
praesum: to be in charge of, with dat.
Tatius: leader of the Sabines
ut . . . accipiat: purpose clause
armatos: sc. viros
forte: by chance
ea: i.e., Tarpeia (a Vestal Virgin)
sacris . . . petitum ierat: supine with verb of motion, ire; translate: "she went outside to seek water for the holy rites."
Accepti: "having been let into [the citadel]," i.e., the Sabines
obrutam armis: obruo = to cover, smother; armis here are shields (see scuta below).
necavere = necaverunt
seu . . . seu: either/whether . . . or
vi: ablative
capta: with arx
videretur: subjuntive in a purpose clause, secondary sequence of tenses
prodendi exempli causa: causa in the ablative plus preceding genitive (here a gerundive construction) = "for the sake of"
ne quid: after ne, the ali- prefix goes away . . .
fidus, -a, -um: trustworthy, certain, sure (agrees here with quid)
quod: because
vulgo: adv., "generally," "for the most part"
armilla, -ae, f.: bracelet
pondus, -eris: weight
brachium, -i: arm
laevus, -a, -um: left
gemmatos . . . anulos: "rings with gems on them"
magna specie: ablative of qualtiy
pepigisse perf. infinitive of pango, -ere, "to demand," "stipulate (as the terms of an agreement)"; the infinitive is in Indirect Statement dependent on additur fabula
eam: i.e., Tarpeia
quod: with demonstrative illud suppressed
sinister, -tra, -trum: synonym for laevus
eo: "therefore"
scutum, -i, n.: shield
pro: "instead of"
congesta: sc. sunt, < con-gero, -ere

Here is an important list of important Latin authors whom you should know something about by heart: e.g., were they poets, or prose authors? what is the title of one book, play, or poem composed by each? You should memorize the dates of the authors in boldface (think Probatio questions here) [note: c. = circa; fl. = floruit; b. = "born"]

ECCE CAESAR (to the tune of "Clementine")

Gaius Iulius Caesar noster, imperator, pontifex,
Primum praetor, deinde consul, nunc dictator, moxque rex.

En victores procedentes, laeti floribus novis,
Magna praeda sunt potiti et captivis plurimis.

Exsultantes magna voce Io triumphe! concinunt,
Dum auratum ante currum victas urbes praeferunt.

Legiones viam sacram totam complent strepitu,
Capitolinumque collem scandit Caesar in curru.

O sol pulcher, aster magne! Caesarem recepimus,
Et corona triumphali honoratum vidimus.

PROBATIO PARTICULARS

Probatio questions will be appropriate to the level of Latin studied (Juniores: 1 to 2 years of Latin; Seniores: 3 to 4 years of Latin). Teams will receive 20 questions worth two points each, falling into three categories: 5 on culture (Greek and Latin literature, history, myth, art and architecture), 10 on Grammar (forms) and Syntax (usage) and 5 on interpretation, translation and composition based upon the Latin texts included with this packet. The team of up to 6 members (Competitores) will compete for ribbons, the Blue (30-40 points), the Red (20-29 points) and the Yellow (0-19 points). Each Team member will receive a sheet containing the 20 questions, but the Team Captain is responsible for submitting one sheet with the answers decided upon by the Team. A Marshal will stand by each team to provide logistical assistance and to collect the completed papers. The results of these contests are published in the Vermont Classical Languages Association (VCLA) newsletter and are reported by letter to each school's principal.

SAMPLE QUESTIONS from previous years:

Vocabulary: 1. Give an English derivative from the following Latin words: bos, bovis; atrox; nullus, a, um; stultus, a, um; suavis, e; mittere; sequi; capere; 2. What is the Latin for: to stand; to lead; to seek; to ask; to make? 3. What is the English of: os, oris; os, ossis; sanguis, sanguinis?

Greek and Roman History, Literature, Geography, Art: 1. What is the date of the foundation of Rome? 2. When was Cicero's consulship? 3. When did Augustus die? 4. When was Gaius Julius Caesar born? 5. How many books are there in the Aeneid ? 6. What was the name of the horse Caligula made a senator? 7. Who is Elissa? 8. When was the battle of Actium? 9. Who said "alea iacta est"? In what century?

Mythology: 1. What is the Latin name for Zeus, Artemis, Hermes, Athena, Hera? 2. What god chased Daphne? 3. What god invented the lyre? 4. Who was the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus? 5. Who was the mother of Helen and Clytemnestra? 6. What are two names of Aeneas' son? 7. Who was Dido's husband? 8. Who was the father of Romulus and Remus? 9. Who is the messenger of the gods?

SCORING INFORMATION

The Skits will be judged on conception, costume, clarity of representation, and text (optional, but if text is used, present a copy to the judges in advance). SKITS ARE TO BE NO LONGER THAN 4 MINUTES plus 30 seconds for getting on stage and 30 seconds for getting off. Instruction in use of the microphones will be given at 9:00 a.m. at the Registration Desk. Points will be deducted for exceeding the time limits.

!!! SPECIAL NOTE !!! In preparing skits on Decline and Fall, be sure to choose a theme or episode into which you can incorporated you grammatical concept.

Displays: 10 points awarded for the winning of a blue ribbon for a display-maximum of 20 points credited toward silver bowl. Ribbons individually awarded at the discretion of the judges. NOTE: Judges will be impressed by creativity, cohesion, neatness of presentation, and relevance to Greek and Roman antiquity and to the ancient languages.

Probatio: All questions are worth 2 points each. There will be 5 questions on culture (history, myth, art, etc.); 10 questions on grammar and syntax; 5 questions on interpretation, translation or composition.

Awarding of the Silver Bowl: Two silver bowls will be presented: one to a large school (total enrollments above 600) and one to a small school.

Bowls will be won by the schools with the greatest number of total points scored for: 1) Skit (40 points maximum); 2) Juniores Probatio (40 points maximum); 3) Displays (20 points maximum); plus additional points or demerits for the Mini-Probatio, as described on p. 6.

In order to alleviate the inequity produced by some schools having both Juniores and Seniores Probatio teams only the Juniores score will be counted toward the silver bowl. The Seniores teams will compete for a special plaque to be known as the Senior Probatio Question Reward (SPQR ),The winning school's name will be engraved on the Plaque and it will be housed at the winning school until the next Latin Day. (If there is a tie, both school names will be engraved and the plaque will reside at each school for six months.) Special Awards (not credited toward Silver Bowl or Seniores Probatio Plaque): Largest Delegation; Highest per capita enrollment (compute by dividing your Latin enrollment by your High School's total enrollment-grades 9-12); School Traveling the Farthest; CANE Writing Contest: State Winners; Vermont Latin Sight Translation Test Winners; Largest increase in Latin enrollment; First attendance at Latin Day; D.O.T. Award (= Delegatio Optime Togata, or Best Costumes!)

PLEASE WRITE LEGIBLY!

Name of School
Principal's name
Teacher's Name(s)

Number of Students attending Number of miles traveled one way
Number of buses Number of buses remaining all day
Number of students enrolled in grades 9-12 Number of Latin students

Give the Title of your Skit and the grammatical concept which it illustrates. If there is an extended text in Latin or English, please bring copies for the Judges or send them with this Registration Form.

Title
Grammatical Concept
Number of display(s) Each school will be allowed two 8-foot tables maximum space. Do you need any special equipment (e.g., extension cords, VCR)?



Will you have a Jr. team for the Probatio?    Sr.?

Name of Junior team captain
Names of the other 5 Jr. team members (6 members altogether):



Name of Senior team captain
Names of the other 5 Senior team members (6 members altogether):




Name of Mini-Probatio Praeco ____________________