The Meeting was called to order by President Donna Lyons at 9:30 a.m. Present were Donna Lyons, President, Dennis Herer, President-Elect, Ruth Breindel, Treasurer, Phyllis Katz, Executive Secretary, Z. Philip Ambrose, Curator of Funds, William J. Wyatt, Editor of NECJ, Raymond Starr, Classical Computing, Allen Ward, Chair of Classics in Curricula, Alison Harvey, Director of the CANE Summer Institute, John McVey, Chair of the Scholarship Committee, John Lawless, Sally Cody, and Brian Donaher, Representatives at Large, and John Higgins, Anthony Hollingsworth, Marion Lewis, Jacqui Carlon, and Frank Townsend, Representatives for Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Vermont, respectively.

David George, of St. Anselm’s College, welcomed the Committee.

1. Corrections of the Minutes: The Minutes were approved unanimously with one correction. (John Higgins moved, Ray Starr seconded).

2. Report of the Local Arrangements Coordinator for the Spring Annual Meeting at Providence College. John Lawless: Preparations are well underway for the Annual Meeting of CANE at Providence College on March 3-4, 2000. The College has reserved all necessary space for our meeting in Slavin Student Center and has made available the valuable services of the College Events office to help with logistics. In addition, P.C. has agreed to contribute $1000.00 to help defray miscellaneous expenses that will not or cannot be covered by our registration fee. A meeting was held September 23 with SodexhoI Marriott Services, the College's food service provider, to make some more detailed arrangements. At this point, it seems certain that all costs of the meeting can be covered by our usual registration fee of $45.00.

The Executive Committee is invited to meet on Thursday, March 2, in the John E. Fogarty Room of Phillips Memorial Library. A light supper will be provided there. The opening meeting and plenary sessions are scheduled for '64 Hall in Slavin Center. Several other rooms in Slavin have been reserved for the book exhibit and workshops. Friday luncheon, a cocktail reception, and our Friday night banquet in '64 Hall have also been arranged.

An agreement has been signed with the Providence Marriott Hotel and the Providence Holiday Inn to hold a number of rooms at base rates ranging from about $100-$130. As usual, actual reservations must be made by the participants themselves no later than 30 days before the meeting. The Local Arrangements Committee would appreciate any suggestions for making this event a success.

3. Reports of the State Representatives:

a. John Higgins, Connecticut: The Classical Association of Connecticut continues to be active. TheAnnual Meeting will be held on Saturday, October 23rd, at Trinity College. Speakers will include Sara Johnson of UConn, Emily Katz Anhalt of Trinity College, and Alisandra Woodhouse, of Trinity's Library staff. Also on the program will be a panel discussion on "Articulation of Latin Programs: The High School--University Connection. Latin Day will be held on May 16^th again at Holiday Hill in Cheshire. The success of the event has caused ClassConn to limit the numbers of Latin students who will be allowed to attend to 2,000. On September 30th, a workshop will be held on "Integrating Archaeology in the Latin Classroom", presented by Ruth Haukeland of Port Jefferson High School, New York.

b. Sally Cody, Maine (Acting). The new Maine State Representative to CANE is Karen Hopkins. The Maine Classical Association’s meeting May 1, 1999 at Sacopee Valley High School featured Ray Starr with classroom techniques using the computer and the Internet. Our fall meeting, September 18, 1999 was hosted by Tom Hayward at Bates College. The theme for the meeting was "Vade Mecum: Travel: Past, Present, and Future." Our speakers were Peter Aicher, USM, Margaret Imber, Bates College, and Bill Mierse, UVM. Design Committees for Modern and Classical Languages met last school year to plan the inclusion of languages in the Maine Educational Assessment with continuation of that work this year. The 1999 Fall FLAME conference, October 15 and 16 at Orono, will include an "open house" sponsored by MCA.

c. Jacqui Carlon, Massachusetts:

The spring meeting of the Classical Association of Massachusetts saw the election of a new slate of officers: President: Kathleen McGuigan, Vice President: Elaine Elliot, Secretary-Treasurer: John Creamer.

Again this year, on August 20, the University of Massachusetts, Boston, with assistance from CANE and CAM, offered a well-organized and attended Latin Advanced Placement Tests Workshop. With both pedagogical and scholarly presentations, these workshops continue to offer high school teachers new insights and approaches to the teaching of AP material and an infusion of energy and support with which to begin the school year.

Because the State Department of Education plans to administer a practice MCAS test in Foreign Languages in the spring of 2000, an ad hoc committee under the direction of Joseph Davenport has been formed to develop appropriate parameters for such a test. This committee met during the summer to determine CAM's recommendations for a "Stage 1" MCAS test, to be given to eight and tenth-grade students who have completed two years of study in Latin, and is continuing its work to include "Stage 2" parameters for the testing of tenth-grade students who have completed four years of study. When the DOE agrees to guidelines, they will be distributed to the membership of CAM.

The fall meeting of CAM will be held on Saturday, October 30 in conjunction with the annual conference of the Massachusetts Foreign Language Association at Sturbridge. Offerings for Latin teachers are extensive this year, with eleven presenters, including Tom Hayes who will conduct a workshop on the reading of authentic Latin in the heterogeneous classroom and sessions on Plautus, Hercules, the Vindolanda tablets and the Classical Tradition in early America.

The spring meeting of CAM will be held on Saturday, March 25 at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

d. Marion Lewis, New Hampshire:

The New Hampshire Classical Association held its Classics Day for Students in May with a double presentation on Iliad, Book I, as given by Odds Bodkin. This was preceded by a lecture on the world of the Iliad by Dr. Properzio. Approximately 650 students filled the Dana Center Auditorium for the program and the following quiz bowl for school teams.

Classics Day for Teachers was held on September 24, 1999, at Notre Dame College in Manchester. The theme is "Epic in the Humanities" with lectures by Professors Steven Brunet and Philip Sheridan. A symposium on teaching epic in the high school will be held in the afternoon.

The John C. Rouman Lecture Series presented Dr. Bernard Knox in a lecture on Wednesday, October 13, at 7:30 P.M. at the Strafford Room of the U.N.H. Memorial Union Building.

Current officers of NHCA are President, Bonnie Allen, President -elect, Dr. Richard Clairmont, Secretary, Dr. Richard Desrosier, Treasurer, Carol O'Leary.

e. Anthony Hollingsworth, Rhode Island. no report submitted

f. Frank Townsend, Vermont. The Twenty-Third Annual Latin Day, held on March 26, 1999, was a tremendous success. Horace’s "Carmen Saeculare" was sung by the participants in its entirety, and quite well. The Vermont Classical Languages Association Annual Meeting will be held in Thetford, Vermont, on Friday, October 22, 1999. Susan Brown and Cheryl Rostad are this year’s program co-chairs.

There is no statewide foreign language testing in Vermont currently, or planned for the future.

4. Brief Reports:

a. The CANE Writing Contest: Dennis Herer. Guidelines for the contest for teachers and students were submitted and are available from the Executive Secretary or from Dennis Herer upon request.

b. Nominations. As Mark Davies was unable to be present, there was no formal report. Mark requested that suggestions for nominations be submitted to him..

c. Scholarships. John McVey. This year’s recipients of the CANE scholarships were Caroline Caswell (Coulter) and James Whitta (CANE). They have submitted articles about their experiences to NECJ. An advertisement for the scholarships available in 2000 (Coulter, CANE, and Poggioli) will appear in the November NECJ. Advertisements in the newsletters of the state classical associations and in other organizations are planned (CAM, Pioneer Valley, MFLA.) Requests for information bout the scholarships are already being received.

It was noted that the Poggioli award, since it is offered to non-CANE members, needs wider publication. Ray Starr suggested that the announcement be sent to the Classics List on the Internet.

d. Classical Computing: Ray Starr

The CANE web site has not changed in major ways since last spring. The total number of hits on the main homepage now stands at 5422. Discussions are now under way for using the CANE web site to take some of the pressure off the Annual Bulletin.

CANE-L, the CANE listserv, is now up to about 125 subscribers as of the end of August, a substantial increase since my last report. Unfortunately, there have been problems with bounced-back messages, many of them from outside the United States. As a result, the list-serv is temporarily suspended as Wellesley ~ Information Services staff works on resolving the problems. CANE-L may have to go to a Moderated format, in which all messages to be posted would be sent to me and then posted by me.

For the 2000 CANE Annual Meeting, the Classical Computing portion of the program will have a new format. Through CANE-L, I’ll ask people to write a brief paragraph about a web site they have found particularly helpful in their teaching. To maximize exposure and benefit, I'll make up a web page of those URL's and the supporting paragraphs (available to anyone via the web, even if they do not attend the convention) as well as putting together a handout on paper that can be distributed to all attending the convention. To encourage participation, the Classical Computing session will be a loosely moderated, open, concrete discussion of how best to make use of technology in teaching classics, starting with the World Wide Web but not necessarily restricted to it.

e. Classics in Curricula: no report

f. Wiencke Scholarship fund: no report

g. College Scholarship: no report

h. Phinney Fund: Bonnie Catto

The Edward Phinney Fellowship committee worked over the summer to narrow down the pool of 14 good candidates to 3 finalists for the award to begin teaching ancient Greek in the Fall of 2000. The Chair has had difficulty in communicating with one of the committee members, but will try to keep prodding for a response. If she receives none, she still has the strong views of the other two members on which to base the decision. (She was hoping to have the three committee members reach a consensus without her input, but that may no longer be possible, and she may cast her vote on the matter.) The decision on the finalists will be made within the next week or so. The next step in the process will be to send a follow up sheet provided by Phil Ambrose, our Treasurer, asking for financial information from the schools. This will allow him to plan ahead. The answers to the financial questions will not affect the choice of candidate. The Chairman will also ask the finalists for official copies of their transcripts, if she has not already received them. The Committee will then get to the final process of choosing a winner and getting a written commitment from the winning candidate's school that it will abide by the terms of the Phinney agreement. We would like the process to be completed by November, since that is when many schools make budget decisions for the following year. The award will be announced publicly at the CANE Annual Meeting in March.

I also followed up with Mrs. Phinney with regards to her feelings on teaching Greek electronically. Although she acknowledged that her husband was heavily involved in innovative electronic teaching methods, she preferred that, if possible, we award the fellowship to a teacher in a traditional classroom setting. If, however, we couldn't find such a teacher, she would not object to granting the award to someone to establish an electronic classroom. My feeling is that we should abide by the donor's wishes, since we have a substantial pool of very qualified candidates.

l have also received an inquiry from another teacher who wishes to be considered for the fellowship. Since our deliberations were well underway at that point (early to mid-September), I have decided that his application should be deferred until the next session.

I will keep our President informed about any developments with the award, and, as always, would be happy to answer any questions.

i. New Student Paper award: Donna Lyons

CANE Student Prize: A Five-Year Initiative

Beginning with the 1999-2000 school year and continuing for four subsequent years, CANE will offer a Student Prize for a paper written by a high school or undergraduate student on a scholarly topic related to the classical world. The final paper must be suitable for a twenty-minute presentation. To receive this Prize, the student will be required to read the winning paper at the Annual Meeting of CANE. Those eligible for this Prize are full time students, high school or college, under the age of 30 years, who have not yet received a Bachelor's Degree. All undergraduate and high school students are encouraged to apply for the CANE Student Prize. Each year $200 will be awarded to one or more students, depending on whether the Prize is divided.

Initial screening for this year's Prize will be based upon readings of the full papers, submitted to the President of CANE by December 15, 1999. A committee of three, appointed by the President, will make the final decision on the award by [February 1, 2000], selecting one (or more) papers from among the abstracts for oral presentation at the Annual Meeting where the Prize will be awarded.

The president asked for suggestions for names to serve on the committee.

5. Additional Brief Reports

a: Coordinator of Educational Programs: no report submitted

b. NECJ: William J. Wyatt: no formal report submitted.

The editor noted the new cover and format for the journal and stated his intention to keep each issue within an 80 page limit. He mentioned several issues that faced the Editorial Board: the need for a new Book Review Editor, the need to change some other members of the Board. He asked the State Representatives to serve on the Editorial Board. He stressed his ongoing concern about submissions, especially from secondary school teachers. He has been reviewing costs for the journal, and has made an agreement with the printer to keep the annual costs at $11,800, minus a $2,000 subvention from Brown University. From his initial research, he believes that he could reduce costs if the journal were to take advertisements. To undertake this project, the Editor requested that a Managing Editor be appointed for NECJ. Ruth Breindel agreed to serve in this capacity. During the ensuing discussion about the journal, it was suggested that a mission statement for the journal be formulated and printed in each issue.

c. Editor of Instructional Materials. No report submitted.

d. CANE Summer Institute: Alison Harvey

Theme: "The Legacies of Alexander: From City-State to Cosmos in the

Hellenistic World"

Director: Alison Harvey

Institute Dates: July 7 - July 15, 1999

Number of Participants: 52

Participants by State:

Connecticut 7

Maine 8

Massachusetts 14

New Hampshire 7

Rhode Island 0

Vermont 8

Outside New England 8

Approximately 40% of the participants were attending the Institute for the

first time.

Evaluations: Both the evaluations of the Institute participants and that of the external evaluator were very favorable. The main criticisms were: 1) continued decline of the quality and selections of Dartmouth food service for lunch and dinner; 2) chilliness of the auditorium where the main lectures were held; 3) lateness of initial publicity; 4) remoteness of the parking lot; 4) a continuing concern that participants receive notification of class assignments and reading lists well before the summer sessions begins.

The CANE Institute faculty expressed concerned that the enrollment of this Institute was lower than usual. A special questionnaire was prepared to gather information from participants about publicity, cost, and general format of the Institute. A meeting was held at the conclusion of the program to discuss these concerns. Present at this meeting were the faculty, select participants, representatives from the CANE Executive Committee, and directors of the Northern tier humanities councils. There was much competition for our usual audience, especially from the ACL annual meeting which was on its 10-year rotation to New England.

The participants expressed pleasure at the choice of lecturers, the quality of the courses, and the spirit of collegiality evident throughout the Institute. The external evaluator, Professor Lois Hinckley of the University of Southern Maine, praised the Institute for its "range and coherence." Lectures and courses addressed a variety of aspects of the Hellenistic world - history, art and archaeology, philosophy, religion, epic, comedy, daily life. She expressed admiration for what she described as one of the most effectively planned and carried out institutes of her acquaintance.

Plans for the 2000 Institute are underway. The theme will be "Novus Ordo Saeclorum: Refounding Rome in the Age of Augustus." Alison Harvey will continue as director. The Institute dates are July 5 - July 13, 2000. A fall faculty meeting on October 2nd, at St. Paul's School will address the following concerns: financial status of the Institute; review of findings from participant questionnaires and evaluations; new plans for the flyer format, publicity, and mailing list management; a new lunch and dinner plan; discussion of a shared leadership model for Institute administration; and special initiatives to recruit new participants, especially from Rhode Island.

The Summer Institute is grateful for generous financial assistance from CANE.

e. Auditors’ report: The auditors were not present; however, they conveyed their concern, through the Executive Secretary, that the financial reports due in July to them be submitted in a timely and accurate fashion.

f. Treasurer: Ruth Breindel. The treasurer reported that there were currently 782 active members of CANE; that 222 members had let their memberships lapse, and that 2/3 of the members were from New England. She submitted the following financial report:

Balance as Of 711199 $ 8216.11

CANE dues $6236.00

Journal fees collected

CW($22125) 1188.oo

CJ($28) 1148.00

CO($35) 2415.00

CP($26) 390.00

Omnibus($10) 150.00

Contributions

Barlow-Beach 90.00

Coulter 195.00

Endowment 262.00

Miscellaneous 15.00

Emporium 63.00

Refunds 90.00

12,242.00

$20473.11

Educational Programs 320.68

Over payments 65.00

Subscriptions 3522.00

NECJ 0

Funds 0

Officers' Reimbursement 0

Delegates Reimbursement 275.00

Annual Bulletin 0

Postage., Office supplies 239.27

Discretionary Funds 0

Annual Meeting 0

________ 4421.95

In account $16036.16

g. Curator of Funds: Z. Philip Ambrose

The annual Report of the Curator of Funds, approved by the Auditors, is found in the Annual Bulletin, vol. 94, 1998-1999, pp. 55-65. The Curator intends, if there is no objection, to forward the part of that Report dealing with the Phinney Fund to Mrs. Phinney in fulfillment of the stipulation that she receive an annual accounting of the Phinney Fund.

h. Executive Secretary: Phyllis B. Katz

The Executive Secretary announced that the Annual Meeting 2001 would be held at Berwick Academy in Maine. She mentioned her concern about the cost of producing the Annual Bulletin. (see below under part B, 2)

The meeting adjourned for lunch at around 12:00 and reconvened at 12:45.

B. MAJOR TOPICS OF CONCERN AND NEW BUSINESS

1. The Annual Meeting. Considerable discussion was held about a letter sent to the Executive Secretary by Gil Lawall expressing his concerns, and the concerns of his students, about the lack of pedagogical papers at the meeting. the President noted that she is planning to have fewer papers and that several workshops that would appeal to teachers were planned. She also plans to reinstitute the teacher materials exchange. There was general agreement that fewer papers would provide more time for collegial exchanges, that scholarly papers should be a vital part of the program, and that time should be provided for questions and discussion after each paper. Phil Ambrose recommended that the presiding officer for each session give a brief introduction to each paper, and that the author of the paper be asked to be sure that the opening paragraph spells out why the paper is important and summarizes its major points. John Higgins suggested that a topical seminar might be planned, with a paper submitted beforehand for the participants in the seminar. Tony Hollingsworth urged that guidelines for handouts be sent to those who were giving papers and that handouts be distributed before a session begins. There was also general agreement that CANE needed to find additional ways of attracting a new and younger constituency to the meeting. Ruth Breindel suggested that departments offer student memberships to their students.

Finally, it was agreed that the reading of Greek and Latin poetry should be reinstituted at the Annual Meeting, and that the nature of the banquet entertainment be carefully considered: with the rubrics "short" and "humorous" given close attention.

2. The Annual Bulletin: Although the 1999 Bulletin is shorter and less costly (by $1000) than the 1998 edition, it was agreed that publication of the Bulletin as it has been in the past is wasteful and unnecessary. A motion was made by Jacqui Carlon, seconded by Ray Starr, and passed with 5 opposed and 1 abstention that a CANE initiate a one year trial where a full Bulletin is sent to all members of the Executive Committee, while the general membership receives a membership list.

It was agreed that the Editor of the Annual Bulletin would explore ways to incorporate much of the contents of the Bulletin into a Web Page available via the CANE webs site by a link to Dartmouth.

After additional discussion, Phil Ambrose moved and John Lawless seconded a motion to mail out a "libellum" —a self-mailer booklet with the list of members and officers. This motion passed with 4 abstentions. By means of an included postcard, members will have the option to request the full Bulletin.

Ex. Sec. note: appended is a recommendation by Phil Ambrose for a revision this in a shorter Bulletin or "Bulletinetto." The Committee will be asked to vote on this recommendation as an emendment at its next meeting).

3. Placement Service. The Executive Secretary was pleased to report that Richard Desrosiers will be replaced by his colleague, Stephen Brunet, at UNH and that Chairperson of the Classics Department at UMass, Elizabeth Keitel, has agreed that her department will continue Gil Lawall’s role in the Placement Service at Umass.

1. John Higgins asked CANE’s help in supporting Shakespeare and Company’s Spring Tour in 2001. The play will be Julius Caesar. John asked CANE to consider sponsoring one or more of the productions to be scheduled around New England to bring the play to all New England Latin students. After some discussion, it was agreed that John would bring a new and fuller proposal to the Executive Committee in February at its next meeting.

2. The annual Budget Meeting of the CANE Executive Committee was set for Saturday, February 5, at St. Anselm College.

The meeting adjourned at 3:05 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Phyllis B. Katz, Executive Secretary

For sake of orderliness I propose the following format for the libellus/fasicle/ for the Annual Bulletin 1) That the cover continue as the Annual Bulletin without interruption of the series; 2) that the font be 10 point throughout; 3) that officers list be included 4) that titles of abstracts be included with the URL for full text given ad loc; 5) that notice of meeting dates of the Exec. Comm. be given, also with URL for full text of the minutes 6) that Fund Totals of General Account, Endowment, Coulter, and Barlow Beach be included with URL for full texts; 7) that membership lists as present 8) award citations as present. I would hope that this would reduce pages to less than a third of the current format. With this would be sent then the famous postcard allowing members to request full hardcopy.

The March 2, 2000 meeting of the Executive Committee was called to order by President Donna Lyons at 4:25 p.m.

The nineteen members and guests present for all or some part of the meeting were Donna Lyons (President), Bonnie Catto, Phinney Fund, Alison Harvey (Director, CANE Summer Institute), Allen M. Ward (Classics in Curricula Coordinator), Jacqueline Carlon, Frank Townsend, John Higgins, and Marion Lewis (State Representatives from Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, Maine, and New Hampshire, respectively), John Lawless (Local Arrangements Coordinator and Representative at large), Sally Cody and Brian Donaher (Representatives at Large) William Wyatt (Editor NECJ), Ruth Breindel (Treasurer), Z. Philip Ambrose (Curator of Funds), Ray Starr (Classical Computing, Web Master), John McVey(Scholarship Committee), Phyllis B. Katz (Executive Secretary).

1. The minutes of the February 5^th Executive Committee Meeting were approved, after changes had been noted by Phil Ambrose, Allen Ward, and Jacqueline Carlon. This motion was made by Sally Cody and seconded by Dennis Herer.

2. Report of the Local Coordinator, John Lawless of Providence College.

John reported that there were 176 registrants for the meeting, 130 signed up for the banquet, 160 for lunch. The President of Providence College, Rev. Philip A. Smith, O.P., PhD. would open the meeting. He announced that P.C. would aid in photocopying and other presenter needs. He urged that the final deadlines for registration be earlier, noting the planning difficulties that late registrations entailed and recommended that all registrants be asked to include their phone number and current email address.

3. Report on Annual Meeting. Donna Lyons, President. Donna urged that the deadlines for the Call for Papers also be set earlier, with announcements placed in the May and August issues. She thanked the members of the Ex. Com. who had agreed to serve as moderators at the meeting.

Reports of the State Representatives:

a. Connecticut: John Higgins Connecticut State Report–March 2^nd, 2000

1. The Classical Association of Connecticut held its Annual Meeting on October 23^rd, 1999 at Trinity College in Hartford. The program was as reported in September. The Silent Auction for the benefit of the John Carter Williams Endowment Fund, dedicated to the professional development of ClassConn members, raised over $2,000. Roger Travis from the University of Connecticut was elected ClassConn president; Paula Chabot of Daniel Hand High School is the new Vice-President and heir apparent.
2. The ClassConn Distinguished Service Award was given this year to Marlene Estabrooks of Old Lyme High School. Marlene has worked hard for years in the promotion of the Classics as a classroom teacher, a frequent presenter at professional meetings and an active member of several professional organizations. She is particularly distinguished as a traveler and archaeological volunteer at sites throughout the Mediterranean world and beyond. We in Connecticut have benefited mightily from her presentations based on her travels.
3. ClassConn will have its own web site soon (www.ClassConn.org), under the supervision of our Webmistress, Barbara Patla.
4. Roger Travis reports that UConn will once again be offering a Certification program in Latin, within two years.
5. On March 16^th, ClassConn will host a workshop on "Printing and Classical Scholarship in the Renaissance, Including a Taste of Italian Neo-Latin Poetry", presented by Jeffrey Kaimowitz, Curator of the Watkinson Library at Trinity College.

b. Maine: Karen Hopkins MAINE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION

MCA officers for 1999-2000 are: President: Arthur Leavitt, Vice President: Diane Sturgis, Corresponding Secretary: Sara Anne Cody, Recording Secretary: Tom Hayward, Treasurer: Meg Cook, CLAMOR Newsletter Editor: Marilee Osier.

Two new classics scholarships have been introduced for college students in Maine.

• at USM - an endowed scholarship for an incoming full-time student who either continues the study of a classical language (Ancient Greek or Latin) or begins the study of a second classical language. THe amount is $500 per semester.

• at St. Joseph’s College - 2 merit Greek/Latin prematriculation scholarships for students currently enrolled in high school course in Latin or Greek at the 3-4 level. Students to be nominated by their present high school classics teacher. Value of the scholarship is $8,000-10,000, provided the student enrolls in at least one course in Latin or Greek per semester.

Upcoming meetings in Maine:

March 9-10, FLAME (Foreign Language Association of Maine)

March 17, JCL Certamen at Windham High School

May 6, MCA Spring Meeting - all-day trip to MFA in Boston

May 12-13 Maine JCL Spring Convention in Winthrop

c. Massachusetts: Jacqueline Carlon

On August 20, the University of Massachusetts, Boston, with support from CANE and CAM, offered a Latin Advanced Placement Tests Workshop. More than sixty teachers participated. Their continued participation and enthusiasm is a sure indication that there is great interest in and need for workshops in this specialized area.

Teachers received the latest version of the Massachusetts Foreign Languages Curriculum Framework in September. The document incorporates fully the study of classical languages but draws careful distinctions between modern and classical language study in terms of expectations of proficiency and emphasizes the focus of the classical language instruction on reading skills. This differentiation is critical in outlining appropriate expectations of both teacher and student, particularly with regard to oral communication. Although a working committee of CAM members met over the summer to set testing benchmarks for future MCAS foreign language testing at levels one and two, no such testing will take place during the 1999-2000 school year. Some scattered voluntary practice testing may occur in 2000-2001.

The fall meeting of CAM was held on October 30, during the annual MaFLA (Massachusetts Foreign Language Association) conference in Sturbridge. A pre-conference workshop offered by Tom Hayes offered techniques and texts chosen to reach out to the heterogeneous classroom. A rich collection of sessions provided information that ranged from the practical to the esoteric. Despite concurrent sessions, attendance at presentations remained high, as participation by teachers of the classics grows substantially every year. The 1999 Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Latin was presented to Fran Lanouette, a well known and beloved member of CAM and CANE, and a truly outstanding teacher at both Reading Memorial and Winchester High School for the past 29 years.

The Massachusetts JCL will hold its Classics Day on March 15 at UMass, Boston.

The spring meeting of CAM will be held at UMass, Amherst on March 25 and will offer workshops regarding classical dress, both civilian and military, a reprise of last fall’s session on Vindolanda and engaging activities for the Latin I classroom shared by new teachers.

CAM looks forward to participating in the joint conference of MaFLA and ACTFL in Boston this fall, November 16—19.

d. New Hampshire: Marion Lewis NEW HAMPSHIRE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION REPORT

e. Rhode Island: Tony Hollingsworth —No report submitted

f. Vermont: Frank Townsend

Report of the State Representative from Vermont to the Executive Committee

Latin continues to thrive in Vermont.

The twenty fourth Annual Vermont Latin Day is scheduled March 31, 2000, at the Patrick Gymnasium at The University of Vermont. This year’s theme is "Novus Ordo Saeclorum: Vergil’s Vision for the New World." Vermont’s Latin Day has evolved into an exciting and affirming experience, while retaining its unique, language focused and challenging atmosphere.

The UVM Latin Translation Prize contest continues in its third year.

The VCLA held its annual meeting on October 29,1999. Dr. Arnold Katz gave an engaging talk entitled "Healing Art and Scientific Medicine: Asklepios and Hippocrates." This extraordinary talk on ancient and modern medicine was a wonderful example of the modern relevance of classical studies.

The officers for 1999-2000 were elected. President: Frank Townsend; Treasurer: Donna Merriam; Program Co-Chairs: Judith Miles, Mary Ann Redmond; CANE Representative: Frank Townsend.

The 2000 VCLA Annual Meeting has been tentatively scheduled for October 20, at the State House in Montpelier, Vermont.

Vermont Winners of the CANE Writing Contest: (see below: Dennis Herer’s report)

5. Reports of the Standing Committees:

a. Writing Contest: Dennis Herer

Report on 1999-2000 CANE Writing Contest

Topic: Looking to the Future: Prophecy and Vision in the Ancient World

2nd Place: Michael Whalen, Taconic High School, Pittsfield, MA (teacher: Marion Demick)

3rd Place: Randy Skidmore, Coginchaug Regional High School, Durham, CT (teacher: Mary Sersanti)

Hope M. Barter, Cony High School, Augusta, ME (teacher: Kathy Prins)

Ian Gauthier, Spaulding High School, Barre, VT (teacher: Mrs. O'Dell)

Tris Wolff, Hanover High School, Hanover, NH (teacher: Cynthia Bognolo)

Other State Finalists:

CT: 2nd place--Jaqueline O'Brien, Coginchaug Regional High School, Durham, CT (teacher: Mary Sersanti)

3rd place--Rebecca Tucker, E.O. Smith High School, Storrs, CT (teacher: Marilyn Jerue Archibald)

MA: 2nd place--Dan Monahan, St. Sebastian's School, Needham, MA (teacher: Sean Albertson)

3rd place--Paul Arthur Fili, Milton High School, Milton, MA (teacher: Mary Lou Markarian)

NH: 2nd place--Lindsay Frank, Dover High School (teacher: Cheryl Grimes)

3rd place--Valerie Curtin, Pinkerton Academy (teacher: Bonnie Allen)

RI: 2nd place--Kathryn Trites, Moses Brown School, Providence, RI (teacher: Ruth Breindel)

3rd place--Zak Hubbard, Moses Brown School, Providence, RI (teacher: Ruth Breindel)

VT: 2nd place--David Glinka, Rice Memorial High School, South Burlington, VT (teacher: Judith Miles)

3^rd place —Seth Jensen, Essex Junction High School, Essex Junction, VT (teacher: Mary Anne Chaffee)

ME: 2^nd place —Kenin Miniter. Thornton Academy, Saco, ME (Teacher: Sara Ann Cody

3^rd place —Bethany Davis, Sacopee Valley High School, Hiram, ME (teacher: Marilee Osier)

Winning Entry: "Blind, Yet Not" by Rita Rodriguez, Moses Brown School, Providence, RI (teacher: Ruth Breindel)-to be published in Annual Bulletin

b. Nominating Committee: Mark Davies

The following have agreed to be nominated for election at the CANE Annual

Meeting:

President-elect:

John Lawless

Providence College

Member-at-large of the Executive Committee:

Roger Travis

University of Connecticut

Member-at-large of the Executive Committee (one additional year):

Brian P. Donaher

Boston College High School

Representative on the Council of the American Classical League:

Lois V. Hinckley

University of Southern Maine

Alternate to the Council of the ACL

Cheryl Rostad

Norwich, VT

Delegate to the National Committee for Latin and Greek

Nina C. Coppolino

College of the Holy Cross

Delegate to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Mark R. Pearsall

Glastonbury High School

The following CANE delegate agreed to serve for another year:

Delegate to the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Madelyn Gonnerman

Brookline High School

Respectfully submitted,

Mark I. Davies

Chair, Nominating Committee

c. Scholarship Committee: John McVey

There are two Poggioli Awards this year in the amount of $4729 each.

The first recipient of the Poggioli Award, Tina Hansen, 29 Linden Street #2, New Haven, CT 06511, (203) 787-1344, received her MA degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her undergraduate degree in Classics with a minor in Women's Studies for Trinity College, CT. She has also studied at the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome through Stanford University. While at Trinity college she was chosen as a member of the Connecticut Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, received the President's Fellow Award for Classics, the Melvin W. ? Latin Prize, The James Goodwin Prize in Greek and achieved the Faculty Honors list several times. She is currently in her fourth year of teaching Latin at the Foote School. She will be studying this summer at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

The second recipient of the Poggioli Award Ronald Urbinati, 12 Arnold St. Providence, RI 02906, (401) 276-0006, is considered an outstanding scholar and historian by his professors. He received his MAT Degree in Latin from Connecticut College and graduated magna cum laude with an undergraduate degree in history from the University of Connecticut. He has also ventured abroad to study Italian in Urbino, Italy. He is currently in his second year of teaching Latin at Sharon High School. He will be studying this summer at the American Academy in Rome.

The Classical Association of New England Endowment Scholar will receive $4100

Our Endowment Scholar John Higgins, PO Box 351, Monterey, MA 02145, (413) 528-6691, received his Masters in Literature from Trinity College, Dublin where he presented his thesis "a Commentary on Suetonius' Life of Nero. He received his undergraduate degree from Fordham University.

He has received numerous awards over the span of his teaching career. He has published works in the New England Classical Journal, the Classical World, and American Journal of Philology. He has also presented numerous papers and workshops here and abroad. He has taught both at the college and secondary level. He has taught Latin at the Gilbert School for the past 20 years, but will to shift the focus of his teaching next year by beginning a Greek language program at the Gilbert School. He will be studying at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens this summer.

Our Coulter Scholarship winner will receive $4800

Our Coulter Scholar Cheryl Spillane, 81 Chestnut St., Willimantic, CT 06226, (860) 423-2294, received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of St. Teresa. She has taught Latin for the past 30 years most recently at East Catholic High School in Manchester, CT. This dedicated teacher has continued to keep her edge through numerous presentations at workshops sponsored by the Classical Association of Connecticut and by doing graduate work in Roman comedy and Latin epigraphy, and by attending summer institutes for Classical studies here and abroad. She will be studying at

the American Academy in Rome this summer.

d. Classical Computing and Web Page: Ray Starr

Web site:

Within a month or two CANE will have its own domain name, as authorized by the Executive Committee at its last meeting. This will make the site easier to access and will make the transition from one CANE Webmaster to another invisible to the user.

New features will be added to the web site in late spring and early summer, including --an on-going compilation of web addresses useful to classicists, based on recommendations from visitors to the CANE web site, via an automatically submitted form that lists the site recommended, what the recommender has used it for, and email contact information about the recommender. This should encourage contact between people using high technology in teaching throughout New England. The form will generate email to the CANE Webmaster, which will provide a simple form of quality control and prevent the insertion of advertising.

--an automatic form for people to request that they be added to the CANE Email Directory. Again, the form will generate email to the Webmaster, who maintains the Email Directory. Membership in CANE will be required to be listed in the CANE Email Directory, although membership will be confirmed only by having the form specify that the person is a CANE member.

--The Boston Area Classics Calendar will be posted regularly on the CANE web site as a service and as an incentive for people to consult the site regularly. Posting the Classics Calendar on the web site will also mean that the Calendar need not be sent out via the listserv, since some listserv subscribers who live far from the relevant area found it annoying.

CANE-L listserv

The current form of the CANE-L listserv has been problematic for some time, as I have reported in the past, and I had discouraged subscribers from using it until the problems could be resolved. The listserv was brought to its electronic knees by an email loop in late February. However agonizing, this was a blessing in disguise, since it meant that the listserv in its current form could be simply and completely suspended. I have been eagerly awaiting Wellesley’s installing new listserv software, which was most recently projected for mid January of 1999. As soon as the new software is installed, a new version of the CANE-L listserv will emerge with improved procedures and protections. (1) All messages will have to be approved by the listserv owner (i.e., at the moment, me) before they are sent to the subscribers to the list. This should eliminate email loops, but, more significantly, it will allow the regulation of what gets sent out to the list. (2) Only subscribers to the list will be allowed to send messages for the list. (3) Potential subscribers will have to be approved by the listserv owner, who will also be able to terminate subscriptions unilaterally. This step adds what I expect will be a relatively minor burden in managing the listserv, but it will bring significant advantages: if someone’s address causes problems, the subscriber can be unsubscribed unilaterally by the listserv owner without the now former subscriber being able to resubscribe on their own, a problem which arose repeatedly in the past year. (4) The CANE web site will include an automatic form that will send email to the listserv owner asking that the sender be subscribed. That form will request the potential subscriber’s name, institutional affiliation if applicable, and a brief statement of why the person wants to subscribe. The form will also contain a section where the potential subscriber, if not already a member of CANE, can request that the listserv owner send electronic membership materials. Although membership in CANE will not be required for subscribers to the listserv, it will be strongly encouraged.

Annual Meeting 2000

There will be an informal workshop on high technology and teaching. There will be no formal talk or presentation at the workshop: it will be an informal discussion of high technology that has actually worked in CANE classrooms.

e. Classics in Curricula: Allen Ward

In late December, I sent a packet of materials for members of the School Board at the Gilbert School in Winsted, CT to support the continuation of the freshman Latin requirement there. Unfortunately,

efforts to keep it were not successful, but the administration is supporting the introduction of Greek by John Higgins with the help of a Phinney grant.

Jan 6-8: I corresponded with James Pezzulo of Hartford Public High about how to overcome the indifference of the Hartford schools' bureaucracy to his very successful program, in which he ,too, has

introduced Greek. I am continuing to help him line up a new teacher for next year.

In February, I sent out a packet of curricular and promotional materials to Emily Downs at Salem State College in Massachusetts, which is restoring Latin to its Language Department.

In January and February, three people applied for the CANE Certification Scholarship. The files have been read by Margaret Cook of Winslow, ME ,Heather Wardwell of Bristol , RI, and myself. We have reached agreement on the award and will ask the Executive Committee to approve our decision on March 2, 2000 so that it can be announced at the Annual Meeting on March 3.

f. Barlow Beach Committee: Donna Lyons

The President announced that a recipient, Zeph Stewart, Professor Emeritus of Harvard University, had been chosen and that she was compiling a list of names for future prizes.

6. Reports of Other Committees

a. Student Prize: Donna Lyons

The President announced that a place was needed to house the Student Prize winner overnight. Ruth Breindel moved and Brian Donaher seconded a motion that each of the two writing contest winners (the Student Writing Contest and the Student Prize) be given 1 hotel room for one night, plus registration for the Annual Meeting and entry to the banquet. This motion passed unanimously.

b. Newsletter Committee: Ruth Breindel

Ideas for a CANE Newsletter

Dates of publication:

Content: updates: of exec comm; of lectures/programs that missed the prior Journal and will be over before the next Journal; reminders: scholarships, contests, meetings (Annual, Summer Institute) state reps: news from the states (in very abbreviated form!) names of new members since last issue new Emporium items

Format:

Committee:

c. College Scholarship Committee: Allen Ward

REPORT OF CIC COMMITTEE ON CERTIFICATION SCHOLARSHIPS

102 Central St., Latin Teacher at Wayland (MA) High

William Altman Teacher at Woodstock (CT) Academy

40 Fort St., #2 (the local High School)

Marguerite F. Sharp Master’s Student at U.N.H. in program

20 Roosevelt Ave. leading to certification in Latin

Dover, NH 03820 $300

Allen Ward moved and Ruth Breindel seconded that CIC scholarships be awarded to Edward De Horatius, William Altman, and Marguerite Sharp. This motion passed unanimously.

D. Discretionary Funds: Mark Davies

The Committee received four applications during the period ending March 1, 2000, (none during the other two grant-periods).

1) $150.00 to Edmund F. DeHoratius of Wayland High School (MA) to help purchase materials for an archaeology course.

2) $150.00 to Gayle Hightower of Mansfield Middle School (CT) and Marilyn Archibald of E. O. Smith High School (CT) to help purchase a "certamen" machine.

3) $100.00 to Marlene Estabrooks of Old Lyme High School (CT) to help purchase an indoor letterboard and letters for the promotion and teaching of Latin.

Total: $400.00 for the grant-period ending March 1

One application was rejected as ineligible.

I have written to Donna Lyons, my successor as Chairperson, regarding the criteria for the awarding of Discretionary Grants and the wording of the announcement in NECJ next November, and understand that these matters will be taken up at the meeting of the Executive Committee in September.

7. Additional Reports:

a. Wiencke Prize: Brian Donaher

Brian reported that the prize would be given to Susan Brown, of Thetford Academy, that he would read the plaque and that he had asked Martha Wiencke to join him at the podium.

b. Coordinator of Educational Programs: Donna Lyons

CANE Educational Programs Project Support:

• Contribution to ClassConn Auction (Donation of Emporium items)

• Contribution to Connecticut State Latin Contest (Donation of Emporium Items)

• Support of MCA Gloria Duclos Lecture Series

• Support of AP Workshop

• Sales at MCA, ClassConn, Dartmouth Classics Department)

Report of the New England Latin Placement Service (2/28/00)

f. CANE Instructional Materials: Gilbert Lawall

Report of the Editor, CANE Instructional Materials (2/28/00

Denby, Margaret, Livy's Story of Lucretia.

Healey, Jennifer, Cicero's Letters to Terentia and Tullia.

Kelley, Elizabeth, Ovid's Heroides X: Ariadne to Theseus.

Kline, Amy, Catullus 64: Ariadne's Lament.

Murphy, Sally, Lucretius: The Workings of Venus.

Myers, Jacquelyn, Selections from the Passio of Perpetua.

Pittet, Diana Lucy Demant, Selected Works of Hildegard of Bingen, the Sibyl of the Rhine.

Rossi, Elizabeth, Witches and Witchcraft: A Latin Reader.

Zeiner, Vanessa, Otium, labor, et fama: What is a Roman to Choose?

Sales totals: 1999 $9720.22

1998 $13,889.83

1997 $10,949.73

1996 $13,494.34

1995 $11,763.31

1994 $6,477.03

g. CANE Summer Institute: Alison Harvey

Alison announced that the early publication of the flyer had resulted in registration of 37 participants to date, a considerable improvement over last year.

h. Curator of Funds: Phil Ambrose

CANE Budget for FY 01, Approved by the Executive Committee on 2/5/2000 in Manchester, N. H.

Coulter Fund Income 6000

Coulter Fund Expenditures 5332

Coulter Fund Surplus 668

Endowment Fund Income 19000

Endowment Fund Expenditures 13935

Endowment Fund Surplus 5065

Barlow-Beach Income 160

Barlow-Beach Expenditures 80

Barlow-Beach Surplus 80

Total Endowed Funds Income 25160

Total Endowed Funds Expenditure 19347

Total Endowed Funds Surplus 5813

General Account Income 21000

General Account Expenditures 25755

General Account Deficit [4755]

[Poggioli: 2 scholarships @ $4729 = $9458]

A. ENDOWED FUNDS (Curator of Funds) 25160

Coulter Fund 6000

Endowment Fund 19000

Barlow-Beach Fund 160

Note: interest on Liquid Assets estimated at 4.5%

B. GENERAL ACCOUNT (Treasurer) 21000

Dues (800 x ca. $17.50) 14000

Educational Programs 2000

Brown University for NECJ 2000

Cash on hand from FY 00 3000

A. ENDOWMENT FUNDS (Curator of Funds) 19347

Coulter Fund 5332

Rome Scholarship 5302

Tel., Post., engraving 30

Endowment Fund 13935

General Account 5000

Scholarship 4510

CSI Scholarships 2500

CIC Scholarship 1500

Wiencke Prize costs 75

Clerical Assistance 300

Supplies, Postage 50

Barlow-Beach 80

Bowl 80

ENDOWED FUNDS SURPLUS 5813

B. GENERAL ACCOUNT (Treasurer) 25755

Classics in Curriculum (CIC) 1000

Copying 500

Mailing / postage 500

CANE Summer Institute (CSI) 1000

Administration 1000

Classical Computing 250

Educational Programs 2000

Executive Secretary 4080

Annual Bulletin 3680

Printing 2800

Secretarial 250

Mailing 250

Postage 380

Other Secretarial 250

Telephone 75

General Postage 75

Discretionary Grants 1200

NCLG 650

Organizational Memberships 225

ACTFL 100

NECTFL 125

NECJ 11800

4 issues@ 2800 11200

envelopes 600

Postage 350

Reimbursement 2000

Supplies and copying 250

Telephone 100

Meeting costs 300

Writing Contest 550

NASSP Fee 100

State Reps expenses 100

State Winners 150

New England Winner 200

GENERAL ACCOUNT DEFICIT [4755]

NOTE: General guidelines for expenditures of the Endowed Funds to allow for inflation and some growth of principal are 80% of annual income or 4% of market value averaged over the last three years.

Exp Inc Mkt Val Mkt Val Mkt Av Exp as % Exp as %

12/31/98 12/31/99 3 years Income Mkt Av

EF 13935 19000 645084 720546 648749 73.34 2.14

CF 5332 6000 276356 341444 278668 71.90 1.91

For comparison with FY 00:

Exp Inc Mkt Val Mkt Val Mkt Av Exp as % Exp as %

12/31/97 12/31/98 3 years Income Mkt Av

EF 13025 17000 580617 645084 612850 76.62 2.13

CF 4350 5500 218203 276356 247280 79.09 1.76

i. Treasurer: Ruth Breindel

No report. Funds are down and the treasurer asked the curator of funds for $2000.00 which was granted.

j. Executive Secretary: described the Ambrose proposal (see addendum to September 25, 1999 minutes) for the Annual Bulletin and agreed to describe it to the membership at the Annual Business meeting.

k. Discretionary Funds: Mark Davies. Mark discussed the problem of discrepancies in the Constitution and Bylaws as to the type of applications that could be funded by the Discretionary grants. Mark thought that the wording in the Manual needed to be changed, and Phil Ambrose suggested that Mark write up and send to the Ex.Com. the changes that he felt were necessary.

l. Phinney Fund:

March 2, 2000

The Edward Phinney Fellowship, established under the auspices of CANE in December 1997, is succeeding in its mission of promoting Ancient Greek in the high schools of New England. The first recipient of the Fellowship, Nina Barclay of Norwich Free Academy in Norwich, Connecticut is completing the second year of her Fellowship. In the first year, 1998-99, Nina had 14 students enrolled in beginning Greek. Of those students five continued into the second year, which is also funded by the fellowhship. The students seem to be learning at a good pace and to be thoroughly enjoying the material, both in the language and culture. Nina expects one student to continue for a year of independent study Greek 3. Some of the other students are seniors; one will be attending U. Penn, another St. Joseph University, and a third will be attending community college. Nina also noted that one graduating student is entering the National Guard. This breakdown gives some idea of the range of students who have benefited from the Phinney Fellowship. During the second year, according to the stipulations of the fellowship, Nina offered the beginning level to eight students in Fall 1999. She expects that most if not all will continue into the second semester. It is the expectation of the fellowship that, if these students wish to continue, the Academy, at its own expense, will then fund their second year as well as continuing to offer beginning Greek. In the summer Nina plans to take a group of students to Greece for three weeks; such opportunities should certainly attract more students to take the Greek language at Norwich. She expects that her administration will determine the success of the program by the number of students who enroll for the fall of 2000. If the number is about 12, then Greek 1 can be offered as a separate section. If the enrollment number is relatively low, however, she believes that beginning Greek will be continued by combining it with the higher levels in one classroom, as is done there with advanced Italian and Russian. Students register for courses in February, so the situation for Fall 2000 will be clearer soon. In the estimation of the Phinney Fellowship Committee, the Fellowship has been a great success at Norwich Free Academy. Nina has offered to assist the Committee and new recipients in the future. Her expertise in navigating the bureaucratic and pedagogical hurdles involved in starting a new program will be very valuable to her successors.

During 1999 the Phinney Fellowship Committee, consisting of Professor Bonnie A. Catto (Chair; Assumption College), Alison Harvey (Messalonskee High School, Maine), Nick Kip (Philips Andover Academy), and Professor John Rouman (University of New Hampshire), solicited and evaluated candidates for the second awarding of the Fellowship. From a field of fifteen strong candidates with complete files, the committee narrowed the choice to the final four, who were all very deserving candidates. The Committee was indeed quite sorry that we only had one fellowship to bestow. In its final deliberations before Thanksgiving the Committee unanimously chose John Higgins of The Gilbert School in Winsted, Connecticut as the recipient to begin teaching beginning Greek in the Fall of 2000. John is a member of the Classical Association of Connecticut, as well as CANE. He has a strong background in Greek, which he has used to teach Greek as an unpaid course at The Gilbert School in the past. This summer John will refresh his Greek at The American School of Classical Studies at Athens. We expect that John will continue the success of The Phinney Fellowship in re-introducing Greek into the high school curricula of New England.

The Phinney Fellowship Committee is appointed by the Executive Committee of CANE. A year ago I stated my intention to resign from the Committee beginning in March 2000 to pursue other academic duties. I am very pleased to report that all the other members of the Committee are willing to continue their service. We owe them a debt of gratitude. It also gives me great pleasure to report that Professor Ken Kitchell, of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, has agreed to serve on the committee. The Phinney Fellowship legal document states that the committee should include "a university professor teaching Ancient Greek (preferably experienced in evaluating the teaching of Latin by others at the secondary level)." Since Professor Rouman is now retired, it is wonderful to have Professor Kitchell willing to provide his experience.

I request that the CANE Executive Committee elect to the Phinney Fellowship Committee for 2000-2001 Professor Kitchell, Nick Kip, Alison Harvey. Professor Emeritus John Rouman will serve ex officio.

Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to Professor Gilbert Lawall for his tremendous assistance in working with me and the Donor to establish the Fellowship in accordance with CANE’s and Mrs. Phinney’s wishes. Also, I would like to thank CANE’s dauntless Curator of Funds, Professor Phil Ambrose, who has always provided extremely sound advice and has managed the fund with his usual success. Without these two staunch supporters of CANE, I am sure that the Phinney Fellowship would not now be enriching the lives of New England students.

Bonnie Catto, Chair

The CANE Ex. Com. voted unanimously to approve the new slate for the Phinney Fellowship Committee for 2000-2001.

m. Life Membership: Donna Lyons read the 1992 and 1993 Ex. Com. decisions on the fee for Life Membership. There was some discussion of how to scale the discount for years of membership for those desiring life membership. The fee is currently $500.00 minus $1.00 for each year of membership. The Committee will discuss this at the Fall Ex. Com. meeting.

B. New Business

1. Donna Lyons brought a request from Wendy Owens of Able Media, CTC, who wanted permission to make a formal request to the Annual Meeting speakers to submit their papers to the Web Site. After some discussion the committee agreed that Wendy could ask speakers individually but not publicly, since the Ex. Com. did not wished to be construed as officially supporting Able Media and its Web Site.

2. Ray Starr submitted the following proposal for a Teacher Shadow Program:

Proposal: CANE Teacher Shadow Program

Goal: To help undergraduates consider careers in secondary school teaching by giving them a concrete but personal sense of what teachers actually do.

Many undergraduate Classics majors who are thinking about careers have little conception of what secondary school teaching actually involves, and their college instructors are not necessarily the best sources of information. Yet New England is full of successful teachers. CANE can provide a simple link between undergraduates considering secondary school teaching as a career and those teachers.

All arrangements would be handled exclusively by email. This restricts the pool of hosts, but it makes the arrangements significantly easier for everyone.

No money would be involved except for the minimal cost of thank-you letters (see below). The student would cover her or his own expenses.

During the summer or early in the fall, the program facilitator would solicit volunteers (perhaps 3 from each state at first) who would be willing to host a visiting undergraduate for a day during the school year. An interested student would contact the program facilitator. After checking with a potential host from the right area, the facilitator would send the student the name and email address of the host, with a copy of the message going to the potential host. It would be made very clear to the student that s/he has to take the initiative in contacting the host within a specific period of time and making arrangements. The host would not be expected to make the initial contact with the student. The program facilitator would make sure that no individual host was asked to bear a disproportionate burden, and it would always be possible for a potential host to tell the program facilitator that they were unable to host a student.

During the day of the visit, the student would "shadow" the teacher, sitting in on classes and other activities if appropriate, and they could talk informally about what teachers actually do. Being willing to be "shadowed" would be a significant commitment, and it would be appropriate for CANE’s President or the program facilitator to send an official letter of thanks, which the host could use as he or she thought appropriate.

The committee agreed that this proposal is an excellent idea. Ray will act as the Program’s first facilitator and will try to submit an article to the Auxilia Magistris section of NECJ on the program.

3. Ruth Breindel proposed that she ask for volunteers to work for CANE at the Annual Business Meeting. The Committee agreed that this was a good idea.

4. Allen Ward asked if the Committee might consider pushing the Annual Meeting to a time later in the Spring; however, it was pointed out that the meeting times were set by the host school.

5. Ruth Breindel noted that Holy Cross was eager to host a meeting. The current meeting schedule now stands as:

Berwick Academy 2001

UCONN 2002

Holy Cross 2003

There being no further business Sally Cody moved and John Higgins seconded that the meeting be adjourned. This proposal was passed unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 8:45.

Respectfully Submitted:

Phyllis B. Katz

Executive Secretary

The Annual Business Meeting was opened at 11:30 by President Donna Lyons.

1. The minutes posted in the Annual Bulletin of the 1999 Ex. Committee Meetings were approved. (Motion made by Sister Mary Faith Dargan and Seconded by Al Wooley).

2. Ruth Breindel announced the changes in out-of-state membership fees.

3. Phyllis Katz announced changes in the format of the Annual Bulletin. A request was made from the floor that members be listed by state.

4. The Auditor’s report and the Treasurer’s and Curator of Funds’ reports as listed in the Annual Bulletin of 1999 were approved. (Mark Davies moved and Susan Brown seconded)

5. CANE received notice of the recent death of George Dimock, Professor Emeritus of Smith College, too late for a formal memorial; however, Bill Wyatt spoke briefly about Professor Dimock. Note: there will be memorial for Professor Dimock, witten by Prof. Justina Gregory of Smith College, in the Annual Bulletin 2000.

6. John McVey announced the CANE Scholarship awards (see Ex.Com. minutes)

7. Bonnie Catto announced the awarding of the second Phinney Fund prize to John Higgins (see Ex. Com. minutes).

8. Allen Ward announced the Certification Fellowship fund awards (see Ex.Com. minutes).

9. Mark Davies reported on the Nominations for 2000. (see Ex. Com. minutes) The nominations were approved.

10. General announcements.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:10 after a motion to do so by Anne Suter, seconded by John Higgins.

Respectfully Submitted,

Phyllis B. Katz

Executive Secretary

The Second Session of the Annual Business Meeting was opened at 11:30 a.m. by President Donna Lyons.

1. The President thanked John Lawless and his committee at Providence College for hosting the meeting.

2. Francis Bliss delivered the Resolution (to be published in the Annual Bulletin, 2000).

3. The President handed over the gavel to President-Elect Dennis Herer.

4. The new President called on Rosemary Zurawel to invited CANE members to the Annual Meeting 2001 to be held at Berwick Academy, South Berwick, Maine.

5. The new President, Dennis Herer, announced the topic for the Writing Contest: "Artistry and Craftsmanship in the Ancient World"

6. The new President, Dennis Herer, called a brief meeting of the Ex. Com. right after the Business mtg. adjourned.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:50

The President, Dennis Herer called the meeting to order at 11:55. Present were Roger Travis, Jacqui Carlon, John Lawless, Sally Cody, Marion Lewis, Donna Lyons, Ruth Breindel, Alison Harvey, Frank Townsend, Ray Starr, John Higgins, Phil Ambrose, Allen Ward, Bill Wyatt, and Phyllis Katz

The next Executive Committee meeting was set for Saturday, September 23^rd at St. Anselm College, 9:00 a.m.

Provisional Agenda for Sept. 23^rd meeting:

Newsletter

Meeting Sites (UConn and Holy Cross)

Annual Meeting Program

Placement Service

Revision of Manual

Life Membership fees

Donna Lyons noted that the Barlow-Beach bowls will be discontinued. The committee agreed to ask Dick Desrosiers to purchase 5 of the 10 inch bowls.

Jacqui Carlon reported that several high school Latin teachers had commented on the excellence of the program, which had drawn them to the meeting after some years’ absence.

It was proposed that the Silent Auction be held again next year.

Donna Lyons reported that the Emporium had taken in $2800 on Friday and $1,000 on Saturday. The Silent Auction earned $360.00

After a motion made by Allen Ward and seconded by John Higgins, the meeting adjourned at 12:10.

Respectfully Submitted,

Phyllis B. Katz

Executive Secretary