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Latin.

Latin A. Grammar and Composition:—The Roman pronunciation;
habitual observance of accent and quantity; thorough mastery of the
regular forms; the simpler rules of word-formation and derivation;
syntax of the cases, tenses, and moods; accusative and infinitive, relative
and conditional sentences, indirect discourse, and the subjunctive.
Translation into Latin of easy detached sentences illustrating
grammatical principles, and of very easy continuous prose based upon
the vocabulary of Cæsar and Cicero. (One unit).

Latin B. Cæsar's Gallic War, Books I-IV:—A reasonable acquaintance
with the time and purpose of the author; intelligent grasp
of the thought; ability to summarize the narrative as a whole; ready
comprehension of the normal forms and constructions; a reasonable
facility in reading at sight passages of like vocabulary and construction.
As much as one book of Cæsar may be substituted by an
equivalent amount of Viri Romæ, or other Latin prose. In connection
with all of the reading there must be constant practice in prose
composition, as well as in sight translation. (One unit).

Latin C. Cicero's Orations against Catiline, and Two Others:—
A reasonable acquaintance with the time and circumstances of the
Catilinarian conspiracy; intelligent appreciation of the orator's thought
and purpose; ability to summarize the oration as a whole; readiness
in explaining normal forms and constructions; reasonable facility in
reading at sight passages of like vocabulary and structure. As much
as two orations may be substituted by an equivalent amount of Nepos,
or other Latin prose. In connection with all of the reading there must
be constant practice in prose composition, as well as in sight translation.
(One unit).

Latin D. Virgil's Æneid, Books I-VI:—A reasonable acquaintance
with the time and purpose of the poet; intelligent appreciation
of the poet's thought and art; ability to summarize the story as a
whole; acquaintance with the typical forms and constructions of poetry;
practical mastery of the heroic hexameter; reasonable facility in
reading at sight passages of like vocabulary and difficulty. The third
and fifth book of the Æneid may be substituted by an equivalent
amount of Ovid, or other Latin epic poetry. In connection with all
reading there should be constant practice in prose composition, as
well as in sight translation. (One unit).

Students who offer Latin for entrance must pass in at least two units.