HEATH-CHICAGO LATIN SERIES
CAROLUS et MARIA
BY MARJORIE J. FAY
The Laboratory Schools, The University of Chicago
ILLUSTRATIONS BY
RUTH UPHAM
D.C. HEATH AND COMPANY
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Carolus et Maria, a Latin reader for beginners, has grown
out of a need for very easy reading material at the first-year
level. The vocabulary, selected from Lodge’s Vocabulary of
High School Latin, consists of 588 words chosen for their fre-
quency in classical Latin. For convenience the words were
divided into six groups as follows:
Group I—words used 1,000 times or more
Group II—words used 500-999 times
Group III—words used 100-499 times
Group IV—words used 50-99 times
Group V—words used 25-49 times
Group VI—words used 5-24 times
Words not appearing on the Lodge list are also used to get
familiar situations into the story. They appear asGroup VII.
In the basic vocabulary immediately following the story
the words are grouped according to chapters. In most cases
each chapter, in addition to its own words, includes those of
the preceding chapter. The repetitious character of the
reading material is an essential factor in providing for mas-
tery of vocabulary.
The author is indebted to Professor Chas. H. Judd, dean of
the Department of Education; to Professor H. C. Morrison,
formerly director of the Laboratory Schools; and to Miss
Elsie M. Smithies, head of the Department of Latin of the
University High School, all of the University of Chicago, for
the opportunity of trying the material of the story with
classes of the University High School; to Miss Mima Maxey,
the author’s colleague in the Department of Latin of the
University High School, for her encouragement and criticism