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CLASSICS

Sir William Browne's Medals: Notice

Statutes and Ordinances, 2003, pp. 710 and 728

Sir William Browne's Medals are offered for competition as follows in 2003-04:

One for a GREEK ODE, not exceeding fifty lines in length, or GREEK ELEGY, not exceeding one hundred and fifty lines in length, on Alcibiades.

One for a LATIN ODE, not exceeding fifty lines in length, or LATIN ELEGY, not exceeding one hundred and fifty lines in length, on Cato.

One for a GREEK EPIGRAM on Joining the Euro?

One for a LATIN EPIGRAM on Posh 'n' Becks.

Resident undergraduates may be candidates for any of Sir William Browne's Medals if on 1 February 2004 not more than seven complete terms have passed after their first term of residence.

Candidates must send three copies of their exercise to the Registrary (addressed to the Awards Clerk), The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN so as to reach him not later than 1 February 2004. The exercise must be in a printed or typewritten form; it must bear a motto (a short phrase, in English or Latin script), but not the candidate's name, and must be accompanied by a sealed envelope bearing the same motto outside and containing the candidate's name and College.

Montagu Butler Prize: Notice

Statutes and Ordinances, 2003, pp. 710 and 732

The Montagu Butler Prize, 2004, for Latin Hexameter Verse, will be given for the best original exercise, not exceeding one hundred and fifty lines in length, on the subject of 9/11.

Resident undergraduates may be candidates if on 1 February 2004 they have kept one term and not more than seven complete terms have passed after their first term of residence. Candidates must send three copies of their exercise to the Registrary so as to reach him not later than 1 February 2004. Such copies are not to be in the handwriting of the candidate. They must bear a motto (a short phrase, in English or Latin script), but not the candidate's name, and must be accompanied by a sealed envelope bearing the same motto outside and containing the candidate's name and College.

The value of the Prize for 2004 will be approximately £425; the Prize is in books.

Hare Prize: Notice

Statutes and Ordinances, 2003, pp. 710 and 773

The Hare Prize is offered annually for a dissertation on a subject proposed by the candidate and approved by the Faculty Board of Classics, which falls within the scope of the Faculty of Classics. The Prize is open to any member of the University who has been approved by the Board of Graduate Studies for the award of the Ph.D. Degree during the calendar year next proceeding the year of the award.

The candidate shall notify the Registrary (addressed to the Awards Clerk), The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, not later than the fifth day of Full Lent Term, i.e. 19 January 2004, of the title of the dissertation that he or she proposes to submit. The Registrary shall communicate proposed titles to the Secretary of the Faculty Board of Classics and shall inform candidates of the approval or rejection of their titles. Candidates whose titles have been approved must send their dissertations to the Secretary of the Faculty Board of Classics so as to arrive not later than the last day of the Lent Term, i.e. 25 March 2004. A dissertation shall not exceed 80,000 words in length. The Faculty Board of Classics shall select not more than three dissertations from among those submitted and shall refer them to the Adjudicators. The award shall be made not later than the Division of the ensuing Michaelmas Term.

The value of the Prize shall be about £2,250. The prize-money shall not be paid until the successful candidate deposits a copy of his or her dissertation in the library of the Faculty of Classics.

Members' Classical Prizes: Notice

Statutes and Ordinances, 2003, pp. 710 and 808

Two Members' Classical Translation Prize and two Members' Classical Reading Prizes are open for competition in the academical year 2003-04 to all members of the University in statu pupillari, other than Graduate Students, who have kept not more than seven terms on the first day of the Michaelmas Term 2003.

MEMBERS' CLASSICAL TRANSLATION PRIZES

Members' Classical Translation Prizes are offered for the translation into English verse in any style and form appropriate to the original of a passage or passages of Greek or Latin verse set by the Examiners. One Prize is offered for the translation of Greek verse and one for the translation of Latin verse. A copy of the translation shall be presented by each successful candidate to the Library of the Faculty of Classics. The passages of Greek and Latin verse set for translation in 2003-04 are:

Sophocles, Philoctetes, 927-62

Ovid, Ex Ponto, 1.10

Candidates may compete for Prizes in one or both languages but the winner of a Prize may not compete a second time in the same language. Candidates must send three copies of their translations to the Registrary so as to reach him not later than 17 January 2004.

The translations must be printed or typewritten; they must bear a single motto (i.e. a short sentence or phrase in English or Latin script, but not the candidate's name) and must be accompanied by a sealed envelope bearing outside the same motto and the words 'Members' Classical Translation Prizes', and containing the candidate's full name and College. The present value of the prize is about £150 each.

MEMBERS' CLASSICAL READING PRIZES

Candidates who wish to offer themselves for the Members' Classical Reading Prizes must send their names to reach the Registrary not later than 17 January 2004. One Prize is offered for the reading of Greek, and the other for the reading of Latin. The winner of a Prize may not compete a second time in the same language. Candidates for the prizes will be required to read aloud in their chosen language:

(a) a set piece of verse and a set piece of prose. For 2003-04 the passages are:

1. verse to be specified; Thucydides, 7.87

2. Statius, Siluae 4.5.29-60; Livy 9.18.4-19 (refere in tanto rege…. uiueret morereturque)

(b) one unprepared piece of verse chosen by the Examiners;
(c) one piece of verse or prose chosen by the candidate; this piece should be comparable in length with the pieces given in (a) above.

The competition will be held in the Classics Faculty Building during the first half of the Lent Term. Candidates will be informed in due course of the time at which they should attend.

The present value of the Members' Reading Prizes is £100 each.

MEMBERS' ESSAY PRIZE

Two or more Members' Classical Essay Prizes shall be awarded each year. One Prize shall be awarded for a thesis submitted by a candidate for Part II of the Classical Tripos, and one for a thesis submitted by a candidate for the examination in Classics for the M.Phil. Degree (one-year course). Each successful candidate shall present a copy of his or her thesis to the Library of the Faculty of Classics. The current value of the prize is about £250 each.

HENRY ARTHUR THOMAS TRAVEL EXHIBITIONS

A number of these Exhibitions, currently worth up to a maximum of £525, are awarded each year, to enable students to travel to Greece, Italy, and other Mediterranean lands. No application is required; the Exhibitions are awarded in June on the results of the Tripos and Preliminary examinations.

HENRY ARTHUR THOMAS TRAVEL EXHIBITIONS

Grants are open for applications in the Lent and Easter Terms for travel in the Easter and Long Vacations by those students reading for the Classical Tripos who have not received a Henry Arthur Exhibition. Preference in making the awards is normally given to those who have not visited the Classical lands before, who carry a strong recommendation from their Director of Studies, who have worked out a thoughtful and productive itinerary (or who have been accepted to take part in archaeological fieldwork or course of study), and who have performed satisfactorily in their examinations. Details and applications forms will be circulated to Directors of Studies.

Awards are also available from these funds for graduates; these are for travel to Classical lands not directly related to research. Those whose travel is specifically work-related should apply to the Finance Committee Secretary on the appropriate form.

Porson Prize: Notice

Statutes and Ordinances, 2003, pp. 710 and 831

The Porson Prize for 2004 will be given for the best translation into Greek verse, in the tragic iambic metre and accentuated, of the following passage:

Marlowe, the Jew of Malta, Act V Lines 73-99 ('Whom have we there?…your own').

Resident undergraduates may be candidates for this Prize if on 1 February 2004 not more than seven complete terms will have passed after their first term of residence.

Candidates must send three copies of their exercise to the Registrary (addressed to the Awards Clerk), The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, so as to reach him not later than 1 February 2004. The exercise must be printed or typewritten; it must bear a motto (a short phrase, in English or Latin script), but not the candidate's name, and must be accompanied by a sealed envelope bearing the same motto outside and containing the candidate's name and College. The present value of the Prize is £60.

N.B. Candidates' attention is drawn to the general regulations (Statutes and Ordinances, 2003, p. 710), and in particular to Regulations 10 and 11.

F.S. Salisbury Fund: Notice

Statutes and Ordinances, 2003, p. 846

The Faculty Board of Classics give notice that grants may be made from the F.S. Salisbury Fund to members of the University in statu pupillari engaged in excavations on Roman sites in Britain.

Any member of the University in statu pupillari is eligible for a grant. Applicants must state the name of the site on which they propose to work, the total expenses they expect to have to incur, and the total sum they hope to have available from other sources.

Applications must be sent to the Secretary of the Faculty Board of Classics, Sidgwick Avenue, so as to reach him not later than 18 May 2004.


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Cambridge University Reporter, 14 November 2003
Copyright © 2003 The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.