ETA SIGMA PHI 
Maurine Dallas Watkins Translation Contests 2010

Sixty-First Annual Greek Translation Contest

Advanced:  This contest consists of the sight translation of a passage in Greek which is considered within the comprehension of students beyond the second year of college Greek.

Intermediate:  This contest consists of the sight translation of a passage in Greek which is considered within the comprehension of students in the second year of college Greek.

Koiné: This contest consists of the sight translation of a passage of Koiné Greek which is considered within the comprehension of students in the second year of college Greek or beyond.

Sixtieth Annual Latin Translation Contest

Advanced:   This contest consists of the sight translation of a passage in Latin which is considered within the comprehension of students beyond the second year of college Latin.

Intermediate:  This contest consists of the sight translation of a passage in Latin which is considered within the comprehension of students in the second year of college Latin. 

Forty-Fourth Annual Latin Prose Composition Contest

This contest consists of the translation of a passage of English into Latin.  The contest is intended for advanced students of Latin who are in their third or fourth year of college Latin.  Contestants may use a dictionary (without paradigms), e.g., Cassell’s.

Prizes

For the advanced contests, including the Latin Prose Composition Contest, first prize will be $75.00, second prize $50.00, and third prize $30.00.  For the intermediate contests, first prize will be $60.00, second prize $40.00, and third prize $25.00. All winners will also receive a certificate of recognition.

Eligibility

The contests are open to undergraduates in classes in Greek and/or Latin in colleges and universities that have active chapters of Eta Sigma Phi.  Up to three students may enter each contest.

Deadlines

E-mailed requests for testing materials should be sent to David Sick (sick@rhodes.edu) by February 19, 2010. These materials will be sent as e-mail attachments to the adviser, who will make copies as needed and administer the tests during the week of February 22-26, 2010. (If paper copies of testing materials are desired, such a request must be received by February 12, 2010.) Completed tests must be returned with a postmark no later than March 1, 2010.  Winners will be announced in conjunction with the 82^nd Annual Convention (April 9-11, 2010) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.