The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-22
PRONOUNCING FOR PRIZES.
The Match under the Auspices OF the Hebrew
Young Mems Association.


The rooms OF the Young Mems Hebrew
Associntion were crowded Inst evening on tho
occasion Of a "pronouncins contest" conducted
under the auspices OF the Literary Society.
which is n mart Of the Young Mems Hebrew As
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socation. II was wcll-dressed anu merry
assemblagc. Mr.. H. VI. Icipzscr was the
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nays were relercos, webster anu worcester
dictionaries supplied the rules. and the audi
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freedom from Restraint anu ceremony.
Tho contestants were about thirty in number.
nearly equally divided between tie sexes When
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time was called. the hrst round was decided IN
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confidence. her next neighhor was equally
successful in mastering the intricacics OF the
word "hen.n Ared-hendnd hov ste,,nnd down
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ana out hitcr an lneuectual struggle with
genuine" After that the contestants took
warning and for several minutes nolndv trim.
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pcu' pul an eSe-s'aHs "v"',r was u'o"H ~
reconnOtre." and Just after him young man
with sproutng side-whiskcrs fell victim to the
t,,,,.,, o,as,.,iahi, ",,ha,n Tbo, ,boro u.os
slnpie mohvsSiiaoic "nes' iHeh 'ncrc was
another lull, broken by brief but disastrous
encounter with the word quay" by a young
man OF modest dcmeanor. and a futile endeavor
at caprice bya young woman who would make
itsoqnd like "capers." Asentimcptal- seeming
always been wrong on "distich, !" and blush
ingly retired from the ranks "Drachm WIS
too much for small boy who called IL
"drackem" and girl who thought gaol " was
all thu same rs goal" passed down and uut
KILN and "visconnt sent two more OF the
pronOuncers TO the back seats.
Bv this time the audience was full of excite
mrnt' nnd inclined To- take sides against the
enuncinior and the dictionaries Whrna young
man differed with the euunriator on "chivai-
rous. ana the authorities were found permit
ting him to So diner without being wrong the
aprlnuse showed that the svmuAthy Of
III. audience was ON the side Of those who were
being 50 mrrcilrssly mown down hy Tia. -tDa,ly
Are OF short and long yowels. silent con.onants
and arbitrary emphasis Another rcd -headrd
boy came To grief on anemono" which h"
seemed surprised 10 learn was not pronounced
"annymoni" Tho pretty girl with the crinklrd
front hair msprOnoun'.d ohciSancc," and
retired among the mOurnnrs with a toss II her
head that said, palmer than words, that She
knew If -that-wasn 't-right be-and-
he-didn't-care-a- bit-unyho how-sO-thcre- now. A
girl with checks rounded like pOmcg granat.s and
Redeemed like Jacquemnot roses. won "a signal
vi tory over TN. euuuriator on the word
"decorous." and the consequent applause of
the audience nrttled him to declare that not
withstandlng the dictionaries. he knew hc was
right A pretty girl who looked on Slight a.
some sort of a Compound word built on the
seasonable sleigh, WAS next wiped on the slate
on that slight error. Internal doubt and
a tendency 10 stutirr. gave 10 the strug-
giles of a small boy With the word "cnri-