Re: Princeton Latin Salutatory 2008

Ed Cryer wrote:
> 
> "Johannes Patruus" <invalid@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> news:6ar1teF386ggbU1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> The oration commences just under five minutes into:
>>  http://www.princeton.edu/newmedia/podcast/20080603_commencement.mp3
>>
>> There is also a video (which I have not been able to verify):
>>  http://www.princeton.edu/newmedia/podcast/20080603_commencement.mp4
>>
>> An English translation is here:
>>  http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S21/25/13M23/index.xml
>>
>> Patruus
> 
> 210MB. It arrived on my hard drive in 9 minutes.

I've just now saved out the six-minute audio segment at 64 Kbps, giving an

mp3 of 2790 KB.

> I was struck by the couple of sentences he spoke in Latin before he got 
> to where the translation starts. He got laughs and titters from the 
> audience. Did they actually understand it? Or did they just latch onto 
> the body language and laugh as expected?

No doubt he had stooges planted all over the place!

Patruus