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...this broad land-geographically that is-Latin is in cupa favillarum,' complained Franklin P. Adams. The situation is so serious, he added, that he had better explain what he meant: translated literally, Latin was "in the can of ashes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Is Latin Useless? | 4/14/1947 | See Source »

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