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Closely associated with Petrarch is Boccaccio. Like the Florentine, he was early attracted by Latin and Greek literature. He especially admired Livy and Tacitus, whom he frequently quoted in his epistles. His most famous work is a "Follo on Mythology," the earliest book on the subject. As with Petrarch, Boccaccio's greatest service to literature was his preservation of ancient manuscripts...
LECTURES ON LATIN TEACHING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. I. "The Earliest Lessons," Professor C. P. Parker. Lawrence 6, 3.30 P. M. Open to members of Harvard University and of Radcliffe College, and to teachers of Latin...
...subjects and dates of the lectures are as follows: March 10, "The Earliest Lessons"; March 17, "Easy Reading"; March 24, "Second-year Latin"; March 31, "Instruction in Poetry"; April 7, "Grammar and Composition"; April 14, "Reading at Sight"; April 28, "Literary Study"; May 4, "School Programs and College Examinations...
...determine the height at which snow melted during the great ice ages. Thus we have a ready comparison between the climate today and that of these ancient times. In those days, we find that, except during the inter-glacial periods, the world was somewhat colder than at present. The earliest glacial movements, which we discover also by noticing the depths at which moraine is deposited, were less frequent than those of later times...
Professor Wells, who has made a study of the subject for many years, will discuss in a general way the sum of our knowledge about human society since the earliest times...