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 BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO LONDON ATLANTA DALLAS SAN FRANCISCOCOPYRIGHT, 1983 BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO part of the material covered by this copyright may N be reproduced in any form without written permiason of the publisher. 4D7 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAUTHOR’S FOREWORD 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