The Decliner
Journal for the Dead Language Latin Club
Editor: Michèle Mot-Juste
March 7, 2009
Meeting Minutes
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Starting time: 6:58 p.m.
Opening Prayer
O Mi Iesu
Song
Tantum Ergo
Arrival on Circe’s Island
· 3rd Place: Team 1 Presidential
· 2nd Place: Team 2 Vice Presidential
· 1st Place: Team 3 Secretarial
| Judging Criteria | Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 3 |
| Clarity | 3rd | 1st | 2nd |
| Historical accuracy | --- | --- | --- |
| Creativity | 2nd | 3rd | 1st |
| Props | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| Acting | 2nd | 3rd | 1st |
| OVERALL | 3rd | 2nd | 1st |
Amendments to the By-Laws were voted on at this time. They were excellent, as are all the ordinances of our wise and gracious Triumvirate, and were universally accepted.
Moderators’ Report
Dr. Gotcher
In his report, Dr. Gotcher informed the masses that negotiations would be opened with Brookfield Academy concerning GMCHE joining them in a bout of Certamen. Another projected event is a barbeque and dance given by the Gotchers in honor of the Alumni. Both proposals were met with rousing cheers.
Mrs. VH has recently distinguished herself by being the first representative of the GMCHE to attend a meeting of the WJCL. The following topics were discussed:
· The convention is running out of space in its current quarters. As removal from the aforementioned quarters would be highly unnerving and traumatic, not to mention inconvenient, measures to reduce the size of the assembly will be taken, including: refusing admittance to teams from Illinois and (possibly) restricting attendance to high schoolers. Marquette offered, with touching chivalry, to stay at a nearby Madison hotel if needed.
· It was decided that members of the same school cannot sit next to each other during testing.
· Rules for what members of the WJCL need to be studying may be instituted.
Service
The Club was reminded of the existence of the monthly service contest, the recollection of which had up to that moment been relegated to Oblivion’s Outhouse. Members are encouraged to bring to the Club’s attention any promising Service Opportunities they become aware of.
Promo Video
The promotional video was discussed, in particular the background music question. It being presumed that the desired song (We Will Rock You) is copyrighted to the nines, EZ, our intrepid Tech Coordinator and the prime mover of the promo video project, has been given the task of researching copyright. It was proposed that if copyright laws were unfavorable, the copies of the promo video for handing out would be without Agitabimus Te (We Will Rock You). The song would remain, however, on the video playing at our conference table.
Moderator Donates Water Bottles
Before the Convention, Mrs. Van Hecke, one of our esteemed Moderators, offered to procure bottled water for the entire club. This promise was executed, and the water provided much needed hydration during Convention. It was the plan of the Club to reimburse her, but at the meeting she announced that the water was to be considered a donation and if we kept going on about reimbursement and such things she would jolly well reimburse us with a bat. Three cheers for Mrs. VH!
Spirit
The Howl
Decade of the Rosary [for Michael Zambo]
O Salutaris Hostia
P.F., Secretary
The world has from the beginning nurtured great numbers of people who object to poetic license. Why this is, I do not exactly know, but my suspicion is that the whole issue is the fruit of bad digestion. These people, I have no doubt, spend their time eating dreadful indigestible pastries in a dreadful indigestible manner, which causes stress and anxiety. These in turn create peevishness, which is bottled and stored until the aforementioned people come in contact with poetic license, at which point it is released in frothy cataracts.
*Attendance removed to save space in this post
