A FIRST GREEK COURSE BY W. H. D. ROUSE, Litt.D. HEAD-MASTER OF THE PERSE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE V LONDON BLACKIE & SON, LIMITED, 50 OLD BAILEY, E.C, GLASGOW AND BOMBAYBy W. H. D. ROUSE, Lirr.D. A First Greek Course. Introducing beginners to Greek Authors in their first year. 25. 6d, net. A Greek Reader. For use along with Rouse’s First Greek Course, or any Beginner’s Book of Greek. 25, 6d, net. A Greek Boy at Home. An original Greek story specially written for use with Rouse’s First Greek Course, With Vocabulary in pocket of cover. 3s, 6d. net, By W.H. D. ROUSE, Litt.D., & J. H. WILLIAMS, M.A, Damon, A MANuaL oF GREEX IaMBIC CoMPOSITION, 2s, 6d. net. BLACKIE & SON, Lrv,, LONDON, GLASGOW, BOMBAYPREFACE Tuts book has been compiled as part of a reformed school curriculum. The principles of this reform cannot be discussed here; it must be enough to say, that Greek finds a place, not at the beginning, but towards the end of the school course, being begun in the Fourth Form (average age 144 to 15). At this stage the boy’s mind is more mature, and having been carefully trained by means of French and Latin, he is able to make rapid progress. Two terms (or less) are enough to work through.this book ; and in the third term an easy author may be begun, the grammar being revised along with the author. For the convenience of teachers, a Companion Reader has been compiled, which includes a number of stories, each com- plete in itself. It is quite possible that the book may be found suitable for those who begin Greek earlier, but their progress will of course be slower the earlier they begin. As regards the method of use, I assume that the master will do as much as possible wva voce. Specimens of this method are given here and there, but it is not intended that they be kept to slavishly: they are specimens only. The essence of any such method is, that it be fresh and spontaneous; and the master must be ready to use his material in conversation on the spur of the moment. But conversation is not meant to take the place of construing and writing. All three must go on iii