Elementary Latin: An Introductory Course (Classic Reprint)

In the preparation of these lemsoim, the author has kept in view the necessity for simplicity of atatement and for the avoidance of unueeesaary details. The pnrpoae haa been to fumifih drill on the forms and constructions of most frequent occurrence, leaving the more difficult syntactical relations and the forms less frequently employed for a later point in the course. A few topics included in the lessons near the end of the book have been given place in order to meet the needs of teachers who prefer a more complete presentation of Latin grammar in the first year. These topics may, however, be omitted and the work of the lessons made to consist of the translation eicercises and drill on the essential constructions and forms previously given. Instead of the usual arrangement of lessons which must be divided into two or three assignments, the plan has been adopted of providing short lessons which can usually be covered in single recitations. Naturally, no such plan can be made to correspond absolutely to the needs of every class, and occasionally a teacher may find it necessary to omit or to leave for later review, part of the exercises of a lesson. But the presentation of forms andsyntax in small units will, it is hoped, tend to prevent confusion in the mind of the pupil and to aid the teacher in planning the work of the class. The number of new words in each lesson has been kept as nearly uniform as possible and review lessons have been provided for special drill on vocabulary. These review lessons, however, with the exception of the first and second, are not an essential part of the plan of the book and may be omitted by teachers who prefer to arrange reviews in a different way.
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