The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-30

accents Of Schiller, Leasing, korner, aud gen
ial, story telling FouQue, becoming the lang
uage of tender childhood when the tongue is
pliable, ike that Of young startling, and can
double itselfaround the Saxon gutturals. A
child makes music Of this language which
cutters so harshly from the throat of a rug
ged Tenton, whose voice has become muilied
and raucous by the combined influence Of
potations aud tobacco smoke, Appropos Of
this there is the sweetest music in the plain.
lively slow cuuncation Of German children
struggling with language harsh rs the
north wind, aud we once heard p voice in
an emigrant car which confirmed our belief
in the ancient story Of tho Sirens, Il voice
which if we heard in dark night in a dan.
gerous locality We would follow if it led us
to quicksands or over precipice, So witch
ingly allurng was It ror preterod nihH,
however, il was, as It bslongnd to chuo
faced, blue eyed, yellow haired little German
girl of the conventional type ofpoor emf
grants.
But we have left the consideration Of the
German school which is the subject Of this
notice. In all the larger cities there are nun
bers of schools, supportcd by the contributions
oCGermans, which teach the mother language
as well as that Of the adopted country, to
such German and American children MS wish
10 attend. In some instances they are con.
nected with or paroui1ed by the numerous
German beneficiary societies and are intend
ed to preserve u degree of reverence for the
country which gave them birth, by stamping
the trace of lineage iudelibly on their chill.
drens tongue.
A view is also had to the usefulness Of the
language in business relationship with coun-
trymen.
In this city school has been for some
time established, and is attended by AmeTI'
can as well as German children. To in.
stance the readiness with which children
adopt new tongue if thrown into associa.
tons where they are compelled to learn il,
we have been informed that little girl Of
Mr.. A. +. Cutters, who has attended since
the institution of the school speaks, reads
and writes the German language with prof.
cheney. The English and German languag
es alternate in the method Of instruction
adopted in this school, /. t., on one day the
exercises aud Rotations are in German,
and the day following in English, being
translated from one language into the other,
which exercises their young minds involun.
tarily, as it we're, in the science Of phiIolo.
gy, showing the relationship of the two lam
guages and thus indelibly impressing both
upon tie mind. This institution has been
kept up only by the most strenuous efforts
on the part Of the German citizens. 1t has
been labor Of love on the part Of the dit.
ferent teachers who have assumed the duty
of preceptor since its commence ment, they
receiving a meager pittance for their ouer.
Gus services. 1t is cause which should
appeal to the sympathy Of every person who
has the interest of youth and education at
heart. The school house is encountered
with debt of 5000, and to pay this off so
as to attain the means Of paying the teacher
better, and increasing the facilities Of in.
struction, they ask the public to a fair and,
the usual conclusion among Germans, name.
ly, a ball. Songs, destinations, tabIeaux
viyants, ETC., will ba the attractions, and
much enjoyment can be obtained beside tho
selfgratulaton of assisting worthy cause.