Why Study Latin?

Titles. 12:11:22 Teenagers into school classroom - narrator speaks directly to one boy “Say fella” to check it is the Latin class. Pan around classroom showing Latin-themed posters etc. Narrator asks female teacher why study Latin - she discusses Virgil & beauty of language - cutaway to boy dressed as young Virgil on farm in Northern Italy & shots of ancient Rome. CU pages from The Aeneid in Latin & English translation. CU other Latin volumes by Caesar, Cicero, etc. “I studied Latin in order to enjoy this great literature more fully”. 12:14:20 Map of Italy & Europe showing growth of Roman empire from 1000BC to 100AD & languages deriving from Latin. 12:15:37 Roman Forum ruins. Medieval castle & cathedral - VO re worship in Latin - INT cathedral w/ stained glass. Costume scenes - medieval monk & scientist. Cambridge and/or Oxford University. CU American college emblems w/ Latin mottos - Brown, Princeton etc. 12:16:51 Back to teacher in classroom - “Latin lives in our language of culture today” - narr. asks pupils why they study Latin - boy wants to be a “professional man” - gives examples of many Latin terms used in law & medicine w/ cutaways to legal documents & drugs. 12:18:19 Girl says she wants to be a writer & needs to improve her vocabulary; cutaway to girl working out meaning of word ‘omniscient’ using Latin knowledge; girls points out how many English words from Latin using Declaration of Independence as example. Boy says he wants to know more about basic principles of government derived from Romans - cutaways to shots of voting, Capitol etc. Teacher says she’d better get on with her class; pan down to Elementary Latin textbook. The End. 1950s; 1951 Educational Films; High School; Ancient History; Romans; NOTE: One continuous minute sold at per reel rate.