Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-05
Meteorological Report.
March I, is92. 2 2 n.

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n1thirg is mere imp pjrsan,, | wish to cal
at eltion to what consider an invsluabl,
help and it is 8 feature almost wholly ignoi
ed ia sll books for beginners Of Latin
will call i, the grouping together Of word
Of like derivation, 1, is my e1perienc,
gsired from actual trial that pupil vii
learn fo7tts, foyfieF aud foftttudo As easily
as any one Of these separately. If in ad
diton his attention be called to Englist
cords suggested. two valuable aids will bs
given him that will stimulate his curiosity
| snd sd TO his kno~lsdge.
| But the chief etfort Of the teacher shouIt
be directed to The Latin sentence, lot t
/ disseCI, TO classify and TO parse but to in
stautly comprehend and to give 3 correc
| equivalent in idiomstic glsh. How shsl
this be done? Not by teaching tina, glsriIs
fallscy that the subject 10 found at the
beginning Of q sentence and the verb at it.
close.
So far as | have observed C@sAr i:
the only author who sdhetes to any consid
cradle extent to such an order.
In the be ST beginners book with which
am acquainted. fad this statement; "You
can make 9 La in sentence SIS difficult or as
easy as you please, By not following these
rules or by observing them" The rule,
are "a 10 every sentence find and trans
late, l. The subjeci. 2 The verb. 3. The
words Qf any that modify the subject.
4. The words If any that modify the
verb.
Then we are told "In compound SEN
tences to translate the clauses in the order
of importance, ETC.
Now l sgree with the author that sem
tence may De made fiicult or easy accord-
ing as one disregsrds these rules or obeys
them. Extremely difficult il he heeds
them, comparatively easy il he dlsregsrds
them.
But how shall the student proceed! !!
Every Lain sentence should 90 far as the
meaning is concerned be regarded from the
s,audpoIn, of a Roman. Take the sentence
as it comes and if you have learned to know
the guide boards, its meaning will easily
be apparent. IL you do not get the thought
faculties alert; il necessary go over II
again III the same manner. Having row
grasped the meaning Of the sentence, ex
press that meaning 10 concise idioms.ic
Eaglish. Let us apply this test to Latin
sentence, for by their fruits ye shall kaos
them" | open my Cicero at random and
select q sentence from the first page that
otfers | lake this sentence, not because it
t.e ek. I .asg 500 fAF haF a
are half dCz9n others on this page equally
well suited, except that this happens to be
one Of the longest will rad the Lstin.
4e 81 gus est taitS. qnGiis esse omnis
Oportebat qui an hoe ,p$p, in qW0 eTsnttat
ct tglWmpbat oTatIo mea, me rehsnlentsr
acsust qjtod tam eapataiem hosteoi non
eomprehsnderim prtips qHa0r eptsertm
non est tsfa mea cHtpa sed temPor"m
Nv for the + ghsn IN the order Of the
L.tin-glvi & such rendering as might
first occur to ones thought IS he followed
the text.
"And if there is any one, such SIS ALI
ought to be, who, upon this very point in
which my oration exuiIs and triumphs.
blsmes me severely, because so deadly an
enemy did not arrest rs,her than allow to
depart, that is not my fault but the fault OF
the times Does any one fail to get the
meaning: but you say 1T is easy for one
who knows, but far different for the
learner l repest that it is within the
reach Of the su uient, il he recognizes the
guide boards
The boy left TO follow the usual text book
dire cticns comes to sehtenCe in Cicero
and falls q. once into like coudltion-ex-
cept thss there Is no road in sight. ln firm
belief thst not less progress will be made,
if the young man proceed. intelligently
than II he be left to grope biirdly for the
path, propose to "hiszen some Of these
trees and give him st least spotted line
that may be followed to the light.
Nov for the spots. The first glance at
the sentence shows Us gus, which If the
pupil has been well laughs, be will st once
translate, any one, for Is it not preceded by
81 showing that IL is inde finite and does he
not know that the msscuiine form refers to
persons? AT this point he sees tails and
# the ject of correIstyes has been prop
erly presented, he knows that tabs is the
antecedent Of guai,s, Ist the other side of
the comma. And the meaning of the second
clause is at once plain The form Of qut
stamps it as reistive. referring to person,
At this point clmes in gnod, aud left TO
himself, he will probably translate IT
rhicu, but If he has been taught to glance
at his verb or rather TO take in at one
glance the fact that his clause. since the
verb is subjuncfive, gives quis' reason for
censure, the sense is obvious and be sees
the lght .hinicg through the trees. If he
hss learned the uses Of iSte, be
- rtf1r md
come forth with Triumph as Certain as
that of bis suthor's grand uttersuce aud
with renewed courage for the nexs en-
counter.
Do you tell me that this sentence 10 un-
usually rich IN suggestions! | reply that
they sre upon every page Of Latin, only
waiting Tor US to leave Of poring over that
grammar snd dulling the bright intellects OF
our pupils by a ceaseless hunting in heaps
Of rubbish. Let us open cur eyes and &c
on 8 voyage Of discovery. 1t would not De
strange il We should light upon fountain,
such SIS the land Of flo1er, revesIed not tt
the Spanish vo5ager, which, il sllo~ed to
| pour forth lis sweet vasers, may renew tht
/ youth Of that whit eh is well-1igh dead and
cause flowers and osks to spring up where
/ only oriers and crsss have beer.
( vish TO offer ast one suggestion as 10
1 what may be done in conn c'lJn with Viz
gil. Perhaps no teacher in this county oil
| in this state is teschiog prosody Sc taught
M firss classes, but If there is one Who /!
/ drilling day after tsy upon rules OF qlsn
/ t,ty to De forgotten slmost as quickly 81
they are learned. wish to say that the lii
tie pamphlet publishet by Gina & Co.
and entitled 4isEii,a FIrgtitana, contslni
slI the rules of qasnli,y tnas may be learn
ed with profit. aud many valuable sugges
nons for teaching scansIon.
With ny last four classes | have fount
il pleasant and profitable TO ususlste shoi
passage. rletr.csliy-
/ Our high .ehsoi courses are shaped b,
college r, ,quiremenss. snd | believe that
state tue fsc. Vhen say thst = boy with
good memory can meet the requirements O
any Maine coiiess, aaa Of q msi1riiy o
those outside the borders Of our State, il
antieas languages s0d pts,ess slGoss e
poser to handle those languages.
Exce2t one shor. passage for Sigh
reading, il may be he is told J1't ~hs
oo. Ks his exsmi nation viii be uto1. Fl
can therefore meuofiza the construction
He can easily memorize the forms. II
goes to college, and if be should be teste
up the 7th book Of Virgil he would o
eullrely At ses, though he should chance I
have learned tba, Aeneas 10 st isst in port
Il understand thss it i. claimed By som
that BY the new method students are not q
we'll htted for college, do noE come up t
the standard. 1 beg lief TO AK whs. stand
ard? IL would be msnifestly unfair TO tes
boy taught by the new method, By the oil