life of a Roman boy. The last
chapters record his experiences in Caesar's army, and contain much
information that will facilitate the interpretation of the Commentaries.
The early emphasis placed on word order and sentence structure, the
simplicity of the syntax, and the familiarity of the vocabulary, make
the reading selections especially useful for work in sight translation.

Reviews are called for at frequent intervals, and to facilitate this
branch of the work an Appendix of Reviews has been prepared, covering
both the vocabulary and the grammar.

The illustrations are numerous, and will, it is hoped, do much to
stimulate interest in the ancient world and to create true and lasting
impressions of Roman life and times.

A consistent effort has been made to use simple language and clear
explanation throughout.

As an aid to teachers using this book a "Teacher's Manual" has been
prepared, which contains, in addition to general suggestions, notes on
each lesson.

The author wishes to express his gratitude to the numerous teachers who
tested the advance pages in their classes, and, as a result of their
experience, have given much valuable aid by criticism and suggestion.
Particular acknowledgments are due to Miss A. Susan Jones of the Central
High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan; to Miss Clara Allison of the High
School at Hastings, Michigan; and to Miss Helen B. Muir and Mr. Orland
O. Norris, teachers of Latin in this institution.

BENJAMIN L. D'OOGE

MICHIGAN STATE NORMAL COLLEGE

CONTENTS

Lesson Page

TO THE STUDENT--By way of Introduction 1-4

PART I. THE PRONUNCIATION OF LATIN

ALPHABET, SOUNDS OF THE LETTERS, SYLLABLES, QUANTITY, ACCENT,
HOW TO READ LATIN 5-11

PART II. WORDS AND FORMS

I-VI. FIRST PRINCIPLES--_Subject and Predicate,
Inflection, Number, Nominative Subject, Possessive
Genitive, Agreement of Verb, Direct Object,
Indirect Object, etc._--DIALOGUE 12-24

VII-VIII. FIRST OR _A_-DECLENSION--_Gender, Agreement of
Adjectives, Word Order_ 25-30

IX-X. SECOND OR _O_-DECLENSION--GENERAL RULES FOR
DECLENSION--_Predicate Noun, Apposition_--DIALOGUE 31-35

XI. ADJECTIVES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND DECLENSIONS 36-37

XII. NOUNS IN -ius