▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Bernard ▁F . ▁Bar cio , ▁L . H . D . ▁and ▁was ▁run ▁by ▁a ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors , ▁which ▁included ▁Allen ▁W . ▁C low es ▁( V ice ▁President ), ▁Carl ▁R . ▁Dort ch ▁( T reas urer ), ▁Mrs . ▁L ill ian ▁R . ▁Bar cio ▁( Secret ary ), ▁and ▁Philip ▁S . ▁K app es ▁( Leg al ▁Coun sel ) ▁It ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁spons oring ▁and ▁coordin ating ▁" such ▁nation - wide ▁Latin - orient ed ▁multi - dis cipl ine ▁projects ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Cat ap ult ▁Cont est , ", ▁the ▁National ▁Ch ari athon , ▁and ▁for ▁publishing ▁the ▁Pom pe i iana ▁News letter . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Cat ap ult ▁Cont est ▁▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Cat ap ult ▁Cont est , ▁was ▁a ▁national ▁competition ▁started ▁by ▁Bernard ▁F . ▁Bar cio , ▁L . H . D ., ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Latin ▁teacher ▁at ▁Park ▁School ▁in ▁Indian apolis ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁contest ▁expanded ▁ann ually ▁until ▁ce asing ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁contest , ▁students ▁were ▁only ▁allowed ▁to ▁util ize ▁tools ▁and ▁techniques ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁available ▁to ▁ancient ▁Rom ans . ▁Later , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁modern ▁technology ▁was ▁allowed . ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁event , ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁cat ap ult s