PUBLIC LIBRARY 829004 ASTOR, LENOX AND L COPYRIGHT 1918 BY SCOTT, FORESMAN AND COMPANY 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 elements 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. These lists are by no means intended to include all derivatives from the vocabularies which they follow, but they will serve as a basis for such study as the teacher may think best. In the Appendix, pages 263-267, a list of English word-endings derived from Latin is given, together with a list of Latin prepositions which are used as English prefixes. II. The vocabulary has been chosen with reference to English derivatives. The words employed in the lessons have been selected primarily with reference to their use as a basis for the study of English derived words. The vocabulary prepared by Max Radin of the Newtown High School, New York City, published in the Classical Journal of December, 1915, and the lists of Latin words given in Meiklejohn's volume The English Language have been drawn upon in the preparation of the vocabulary. Words which do not yield derivatives are sometimes introduced for the purpose of illustrating particular grammatical points or of providing material for exercises. No effort has been made to select words with reference to any one Latin author. III. A definite presentation of the principles of English grammar is made. An introductory lesson gives such definitions as are necessary for the understanding of the terms used in beginning the study of a foreign language. Other principles which are introduced later are developed from the point of view of an elementary presentation. Such topics as the indirect object, apposition, the classification of conjunctions, the passive voice, and some others, are given with sufficient fulness to meet the needs of pupils who have only a slight knowledge of English grammar. IV. Grammatical principles are given in brief and simple form. The endeavor has been to present the essential facts in such a way that they might be grasped readily rather than to make definitions which would be logically complete from every point of view. The Introductory Lesson, for example, aim to present the principles of grammar in the not |