PYTHIAN
GAMES
2015
Prizes To Be Awarded
$250
Howard Murray Prize
The Howard Murray Prize, named for a most distinguished Professor of Classics at Dalhousie in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Howard Murray (1859-1930). “He had a faculty all his own for delivering a forceful address in a quiet manner, and his keen wit was remarkable. One of his chief recreations was quoiting.”
$150
Chair's Prize
The Chair’s Prize was established by the current Chair of the Classics Department, Dr. Wayne Hankey. Dr. Hankey is much esteemed as a lecturer and orator. “All things are contemplation or stem from contemplation.” -- Plotinus
$150
Alumni Prize
The Alumni Prize has been established to pay tribute to the contribution of Classics graduates of Dalhousie University in the fields of law, government, religion, journalism, and business, in all of which oratory continues to play a central role.
$75
Dal Res Publica Prize for best performance in a living language
The Dal Res Publica Prize for Best Performance in a non-Classical Language was established in 2011 by the Dal Res Publica Undergraduate Students’ Society as a means of encouraging student participation with texts in the Vulgar Tongues. It shall be awarded to the participant whose Reading, Recitation, or Declamation in a Vulgar Tongue is most worthy of recognition.
$75
Dr. Patrick Atherton Memorial Latin Prize
Dr. Patrick Atherton, a long-time faculty member in the Classics Department, passed away in September 2012 at the age of 77. He is sincerely mourned. Among other acts of commemoration, a Pythian prize for best performance in Latin was established in his memory.