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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, OCTOBER. 1922
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EDITED BY THE STUDENTS OE THE HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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called “demons.”
Latinist analyses
“separate,” “on
■ “laboratory,”
he is in doubt as to their meaning,
but even when he hesitates about
THE PLAGE OF LATIN IN THE
HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM
IS
Latin has from, time immemorial
been deemed, (he most important
subject in secondary
For a thousand years
this was due to
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their spelling. This, of course, is
. of incalculable advantage in the
study of the sciences, such as
Biology, Physics, Chemistry, etc.
In the second place Latin fur-
nishes the best foundation for the
study of the grammar, not only of
English, but of all modern lan-
guages. A convincing proof of this
is the universal correctness of all
our great writers, practically all
of whom were well versed in Latin
and in Greek. The security in the
use of English which this study
gives, were it the only advantage,
would be a sufficient warrant for
undertaking it. A good Latinist
will smile at ■ such mistakes as.
“between you and I.” or “take him
and I,” etc.
As a means of acquiring the art
of good writing Latin is certainly
unsurpassed. This is attained by
continued, painstaking translation
from the Latin classics which often
requires not only the closest ap-
plication in order that they bo
understood, but also the keenest
discrimination of words and idioms
that (hey be rendered exactly, not
only in meaning but also in spirit
and sentiment.
Nor is this all. The student be-
sides improving his style so extends
the field of his knowledge of hu-
man affairs that Latin and Greek
are, indeed, what they have been
so often called, the “humanities.”
There is for instance, scarcely a
single topic of interest to the aver-
age man that is not touched on in
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education,
and more
the fact that
Latin was the language of the
sacred Liturgy; and from the time
of the renaissance it was together
with Greek the favorite study of
learned men,—a position which it
still retains today.
Why. then', at least among the
educated classes does Latin main-
tain this high position? The
reasons are many for the advan-
tages are many. For convenience
we shall divide them into two ca-
tegories: intrinsic and extrinsic •
advantages. The intrinsic adv-
antages are those that are in-
herent in' the study of Latin and
must be' of benefit to all who
study it; and tlie extrinsic we shall
call those advantages that, under
special circumstances and in the
pursuit of Certain kinds of know-
ledge, accrue to those who have
acquired a fair knowledge of it.
First and' foremost, Latin en-
larges the student's vocabulary and
furnishes him a safe guide in the
spelling of the majority of the so-
How easily the
such words as
‘opposite,” • “equivalent,”
’ etc:, not only when
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