Annual catalogue of the Indiana Normal School of Pennsylvania . preparing for college has steadily increased duringthe last few years. Vassar, Wellesley, Mt. Holyoke, Lafayette, Washingtonand Jefferson, Westminster, State and other colleges, receive students upon ourcertificate. Our students have been very successful in the Princeton entranceexaminations. Latin.—The Roman ])r()nunciation is used. In the Junior year three terms are spent on Smiley and Storkes BeginnersLatin Book. It is here the aim thoroughly to ground the student in the Latin forms andinflections, and in the general principles


Annual catalogue of the Indiana Normal School of Pennsylvania . preparing for college has steadily increased duringthe last few years. Vassar, Wellesley, Mt. Holyoke, Lafayette, Washingtonand Jefferson, Westminster, State and other colleges, receive students upon ourcertificate. Our students have been very successful in the Princeton entranceexaminations. Latin.—The Roman ])r()nunciation is used. In the Junior year three terms are spent on Smiley and Storkes BeginnersLatin Book. It is here the aim thoroughly to ground the student in the Latin forms andinflections, and in the general principles of Latin syntax. It is desired that thestudent have a good knowledge of English before taking u]) this branch, sincethe idioms of the two languages are constantly compared. In the Middle year three terms are devoted to I, 11. and III of , in addition to the literal and free translation of the text, there is constantdrill in the use and force of the cases, the modes and tenses, of the principles of 90 9 ^ ptNNSVLVANiA iTATE ^ ^OPM^L SCHOOL. New Mens Dormitory(Silas Hall) indirect discourse, of the s;erund and gerundive constructions, of the ablativeabsohite, in tlie derivation of words, and in the analysis of sentences. Sometime is spent in a careful study of Caesars life and of thr Roman life of his time. The Senior year continues with one term on Ciceros orations (First threeao^ainst Cataline). and two terms on \irgirs Aeneid ( Iooks T-TII). In con-nection, Latin composition is studied. In reading: poetry, sufficient attention is paid to the laws of versification toenable the student to scan the poetry he reads. For those who desire to take it, a year of advanced work is given. Duringthis year the work covers three orations of Cicero (T\ against Cataline, Manilian Law), and Nirgils Aeneid ( 1\-VI). In the spring termthere is offered an additional course in Latin Trose Composition. Preparatory students are given any additional cour


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