Classical Association of the Middle West and South

Subcommittee on the CAMWS Latin Translation Exam

This document sets forth the duties and responsibilities, and governs the operations of the Subcommittee on the CAMWS Latin Translation Exam (referred to herein as the “Subcommittee”) of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (referred to herein as the “Association”).

I. Purpose

The Subcommittee’s purposes are as follows:

          (1) To determine the text of the annual CAMWS Latin Translation Exam;

          (2) To evaluate the entries of this exam; and

          (3) To submit a list of winning students to the CAMWS Secretary-Treasurer

II. Membership and Meetings

Composition: The Subcommittee shall consist of six regular members appointed in accordance with the Association’s constitution.  Each member shall serve for a term of three years.

Chair: The Chair of the Subcommittee shall be appointed in accordance with the Association’s constitution, and shall serve for a term of three years.

Meetings: The business of the Subcommittee will normally be conducted electronically.

III. Duties and Responsibilities

Solicitation: The Subcommittee shall be responsible for publishing its guidelines for the Latin Translation Exam on the Association’s website or wherever else it deems appropriate for the purpose of soliciting entries for the annual competition.

Judging: The Subcommittee shall act as sole judge in determining the winners of the Latin Translation Exam. 

Reports: The Chair of the Subcommittee shall be responsible for reporting the outcome of the Latin Translation Exam to the Secretary-Treasurer no later than two months after the close of the competition.

IV. Amendment

This Charter shall not be amended except upon approval by the Executive Committee.

Adopted by the Executive Committee on June 25, 2014.

On June 15, 2015, the Executive Committee made the following change (marked in bold) to this charter:

Composition: The Subcommittee shall consist of a minimum of six regular members appointed in accordance with the Association’s constitution.  Each member shall serve for a term of three years.

On January 22, 2020, at the request of the Subcommittee, the CAMWS Executive Committee voted to change the name of this Subcommittee from School Awards to CAMWS Latin Translation Exam.