Word: latine
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...stranger unacquainted with the origin of this peculiar dress, that he is attending some solemnity of the church of England or of Rome. When the speakers raise their arms in gesticulation, one unaccustomed to the dress thinks, "They all, flapping their wings, cried caw." During the delivery of the Latin Salutatory, all who know any Latin wait for the usual "dulc(k)issimas puellas," and when it comes smile to show that they are enjoying the whole performance, which is, of course, always characterized by "perfect Latinity and exquisite beauty...
Says the Boston Transcript: "Apropos of the Harvard Latin, how are coming generations to know whether the classic "Jacobus" of the quinquennial catalogue is the equivalent of the Semitic Jacob, pure and unadulterated, or the unadulterated, or the naturalized James...
...thing. The man who knows but one thing. The man who knows but one thing does not know that, for he does not know it in its relation to other things. What a college ought to give is a liberal education, preparatory to special studies and pursuits. Latin and Greek should be retained as the basis, or rather the beginning, of such an education, except for those who are so constituted mentally that they can never do anything with languages. But Latin and Greek should be used, not as fields for grammatical gymnastics, but as the keys to the treasures...
...intend to become scientific and professional lingists. The dead languages should be taught as the living ones are. Pupils should be made to read rapidly and much, so as to acquire ease and facility. By the time a boy enters college he ought to be able to read most Latin and the simpler Greek authors fluently and intelligently. Then he should be taught something of the literatures, ideas, sentiments, manners, philosophies and arts of ancient civilization. In addition to Latin and Greek, or in some cases in substitution for them, certain modern languages, especially German and French, should be taught...
...days ago we expatiated with pardonable pride upon the influence which our editorials of last year exerted upon the Board of Overseers in leading them to adopt English as the language of the Quin-quennial Catalogue instead of the semi-barbarous Latin which has been used heretofore. For a year, we inferred, the overseers had been screwing their courage to the sticking point, and it has at last stuck. But now. alas, comes the surprising intelligence that their recent resolution has been changed, the catalogue is to be printed in the language which for many years has puzzled our forefathers...