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A FIRST LATIN BOOK

FOR

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS

BY

HARRY FLETCHER SCOTT, A.M.

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL

SCOTT, FORESMAN AND COMPANY

CHICAGO

NEW YORK

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PREFACE

The development of the Junior High School has brought about a need for certain changes in the organization and methods of presentation of the subject matter of the high school course. Simpler forms of statement, more extended drill, and the elimination or postponement of some topics which have been included in the elementary work of the four year high school are necessary in order to meet the needs of younger pupils. Such changes are especially important in the study of foreign languages because of the fact that less time has been given for training in English and for gaining familiarity with the general principles of grammatical usage.

In the case of a great many pupils Latin is the first foreign language to be studied. It should, therefore, be made as fully as possible an introduction to the general laws of language. Furthermore it should be presented in such a way as to reenforce the pupil's knowledge of the essential facts regarding the structure and grammatical usages of his own language. Often the inflections of the Latin sentence ele-> ments serve to make clear syntactical relations which have been vague to the pupil in his study of English and which must be understood by him before an intelligent use of his own language or of a foreign language is possible.

In order to adapt the work in Elementary Latin to the interests and abilities of Junior High School pupils special attention has been given to the following points in the preparation of the lessons of this book:

I. Prominence is given to the study of English derivatives from Latin. A few derived or related English words are given after each lesson vocabulary, and these are grouped in review lessons at regular intervals throughout the book.

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