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II. Latin

Latin A1: Latin A, B, C, and D of the entrance requirements prerequisite.—
I. In Language: General grammar, with oral and written exercises. II. In
Literature: Sallust, Jugurthine War and Conspiracy of Catiline; The Elegiac
Poets; Selected Letters of Cicero. III. In Life: The public and private life of the
Romans. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Two sections.

Professor Montgomery, Professor Lehman and Mr. Thompson.

Latin B1: Latin A1 prerequisite.—I. In Language: General grammar, with
oral and written exercises. II. In Literature: Livy, Book I and Tacitus, Germania;
Catullus, and Horace's Satires; Terence, Andria and Suetonius, Julius.
III. In Life: The Literature and Art of the Romans. (B.A. or B.S. credit,
3 session-hours.)

Professor Lehman and Mr. Thompson.

Latin B2: Latin A1 prerequisite.—I. In Language: General grammar, with
oral and written exercises. II. In Literature: Livy, Books XXI and XXII, and
Tacitus, Agricola; Horace, Odes Books I-IV, and Epistles; Plautus, Miles
Gloriosus and Suetonius, Octavius. III. In Life: The Religion of the Romans.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)

Professor Montgomery and Mr. Thompson.

Latin C: Both B courses prerequisite.—Courses leading to the degree of
Master of Arts. The requirements lie only in the School of Ancient Languages.
If the candidate's major work be in Latin, Greek B1 and B2 are the minimum
requirements.

Latin C1: Latin B1 and B2 prerequisite.—I. In Language: Advanced prose
composition. II. In Literature: Tacitus, Annals; Pliny, Letters and Petronius,
Satiricon; Juvenal, Satires and selections from other satirists. III. In Life:
The economic life of the Romans. (M.A. credit, 3 session-hours.) Given in alternate
years with Latin C3. (Not offered in 1934-35.)

Professor Lehman and Mr. Constantine.

Latin C2: Latin B1 and B2 prerequisite. I. In Language: Advanced prose
composition. II. In Literature: Tacitus, Histories; Seneca, Moral Essays and
Tragedies; Lucretius, De Rerum Natura. III. In Life: The philosophical life of
the Romans. (M.A. credit, 3 session-hours.) Given in alternate years with Latin
C4. (Not offered in 1934-35.)

Professor Montgomery and Mr. Constantine.

Latin C3: Latin B1 and B2 prerequisite.—I. In Language: Advanced prose
composition. II. In Literature: Latin Literature from the fifth century on, with
special emphasis on the Latin of the Middle Ages. III. In Life: The literary
life of the Romans in the Silver Age. (M.A. credit, 3 session-hours.) Given in
alternate years with Latin C1.

Professor Lehman and Mr. Constantine.

Latin C4: Latin B1 and B2 prerequisite.—I. In Language: Advanced prose
composition. II. In Literature: Pre-Plautine Comedy and Tragedy. III. In

Life: The literary life of the Romans through the Golden Age. (M.A. credit, 3
session-hours.) Given in alternate years with Latin C2.

Professor Montgomery and Mr. Constantine.

Latin D: All C courses prerequisite.—A course leading to the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy. The requirements lie only in the School of Ancient
Languages. If the candidate's major work be in Greek, the completion of
two courses in Latin C will be the minimum requirement. If in Latin, the
completion of Greek C1 will be the minimum requirement.

It is the purpose of this course to prepare the candidate for independent
investigation of the sources of knowledge of the language, the monuments
(literary and objective), and the life of the Romans. The following is an outline
of the course:

Latin D1: Early Roman Comedy, Plautus, and Terence: Two hours
weekly, each term.

Professor Montgomery.

Latin D2: The History of Latin Satire, with Readings from Representative
Authors: Two hours weekly, each term.

Professor Lehman.

Latin D3: The Roman Historians: Two hours weekly, each term.

Professor Lehman.

Latin D4: The Roman Epic: Two hours weekly, each term.

Professor Montgomery.

Latin D5: Latin Epigraphy: Three hours weekly, each term.

Associate Professor Fraser.

Latin D6: Latin Palaeography: One hour weekly, for two terms.

Professor Lehman.

Latin D7: Historical Latin Grammar and Vulgar Latin: Two hours
weekly for one term, and one hour weekly for two terms.

Professor Montgomery.

Latin D8: Comparative Philology: Two hours weekly for one term.

Professor Lehman.

Sandys' History of Classical Philology will be required throughout the entire
D course.