CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW SOUTH WALES 2/06 News Sheet August 2006 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, MARCH 2006 Elections : President : Roger Pitcher Secretary : Ian McLeod Treasurer : Andrew Miles Council : Dexter Hoyos, Katherine Jolley, Myrene McDonald, Frances Muecke, Alanna Nobbs, Ian Plant, Paul Reisner, John Sheldon, Michael Smee, Kathryn Welch, Rod West, Peter Wilson . Ex-officio : David Allen (President, Gaius Gracchus Society), Andrew Miles (President CLTA) Summary of Finances : CA Total Income $ 8,386.19 CA Total Expenditure $ 6,104.44 Classicum Total Income $ 1,985.51 Classicum Total Expenditure $ 989.24 Investments CBA Term Deposit $ 21,000.00 SAFA (Classicum) $ 3,500.00 Kevin Lee Memorial Fund $ 5,000.00 Matters raised : Reports tabled : CA Annual Report (copy enclosed) Directors of 12th Latin Summer School 2006 Classicum The question was raised concerning the place of a Latin method course in the Master of Teaching programme at Sydney University and the Hon. Secretary was asked to ascertain progress from ASCS. Lecture Professor Richard Seaford of Exeter University spoke on Coinage and the Genesis of Tragedy to CA and MAHA members MEMBERSHIP We warmly welcome the following new members to the Classical Association : Mr Nathan Bottomley, Ms Valerie De Berquelle, Mrs Anne Hordern, Mrs Cynthia Mann, Ms Alison Meldrum, Dr Tamara Neal, Mr Mark Chambers Membership now totals 159, of which 114 are financial, (including 1 to 2008 !), 1 life member, 3 societies, and 41 unfinancial. We ask unfinancial members to renew their 2006 subscriptions by filling in and returning the renewal form enclosed. Unfinancial members do not receive the two issues of Classicum. After two years, unfinancial members are taken off our mailing list. Please check the date on the envelope address for your membership status. ................../ 2 NEWS FROM COUNCIL Following the news that the independent future of the Institute of Classical Studies and its wonderful library in London are under threat because of the financial strains which the University of London is experiencing, the CA wrote to Sir Graeme Davies, its Vice Chancellor, asking for ways and means to be found to preserve this lively centre of classical studies. Many Australians have, over a long perioid of time, used the rich resources of the Institute to further their studies. An encouraging reply has been received from Professor Davies with the following conclusion : I have acted with a full awareness of the need to achieve an outcome that will secure the long term scholarly and academic integrity of both the Institute and the joint library collections while at the same time providing for the whole of the Classics community both nationally and internationally. Council also received news that Nicholas Purcell of Oxford University will be unable to deliver the Todd Lecture on 31 August due to a serious health problem but has promised to come to Sydney and deliver the Todd when he is fit and able to travel. PROGRAMME FOR 2006-2007 (please see enclosures for the lectures and the dinner) Thursday, 21 Sep 2006 Lecture by Dr Julia Kindt 6.30 pm in the Kevin Lee Room, Uni of Sydney Testing the Oracle Thursday, 26 Oct 2006 Annual Dinner at St John’s College, Uni of Sydney 6.30 for 7.00 preceded by a 5 pm lecture by Professor Mark Morford on Heroic Self-Sacrifice:the Decius Mus Paintings by Peter Paul Rubens Wednesday, 14 Mar 2007 Annual General Meeting at Sydney Grammar School (to be confirmed) RESULTS OF THE 2006 LATIN & GREEK READING COMPETITION YEAR 10 LATIN 1st Monica Nashed Sydney Girls’ High School 2nd Claire Nasher Pymble Ladies College YEAR 10 LATIN CHORAL READING “Kevin Lee Memorial Trophy” Winner Sydney Girls’ High School GREEK 1st Nick Olson Sydney Grammar School 2nd Ben Pope Sydney Grammar School YEAR 11 LATIN 1st Caitlin Fisher Pymble Ladies College 2nd Sarah Won Meriden The following schools and their teachers participated with great enthusiasm to provide an excellent competition Ascham (Mrs S. Hummel) Ravenswood (Mrs H. Powell) Sydney BHS (Mrs C. Werner) Meriden (Mrs J. Anstey) Redfield College (Mr M. Fitzgerald ) Sydney Grammar (Mr R. Pitcher) North Sydney GHS (Mrs P. Gemmell) St. Aloysius' College (Ms L. Aronson) Santa Sabina College (Mrs B. Twomey) Pymble Ladies College (Mrs E. Matters) SCECGS Redlands (Mr A. Miles) Tangara (Mrs A. Waters) Queenwood (Mrs J. Hoyos) Shore (Mr M. Ross) The Scots College (Dr R. Kowalski) Sydney GHS (Mrs K. Moon & Mrs D. Healey) Trinity Grammar School (Mrs S. Stark) LATIN SUMMER SCHOOL 2007 The 13th Latin Summer School will take place on 15-19 January 2007 at the Education Building, Uni of Sydney Application forms will be posted on the www.classics.org.au website at the end of September SAD NEWS With great regret I report the death of Miss Myrene McDonald, for forty five years the Secretary of the Latin and then Classics Dept at the University of Sydney and, since her retirement, a member of Council and a tireless worker at the Latin Summer School where she will be sorely missed. The splendid eulogy delivered by Dr Lindsay Watson at her Memorial Service on 8 June 2006 in Burwood Uniting Church. is enclosed. 3 September 2006 Ian McLeod (Hon. Secretary - 9484 1615) [email protected] .