The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-01-22
WONDERFUL CHILD LlNGUIsr
A rtnY Ias.le eiri whs Speais Foui
Languages Ftueatiy.

According to the Herald, New York
has a wonder Ia the form Of child 81
years Of age who speaks huently Fog
fish. French, Greek and German, the
first three arc 40 perfectly that no one
can tell which Is her native tongue.
Maria Rose was born IN America, bot
Dr.. Achilles Rose Of No. 331 Fast Fii.
teenth street. who adopted the sweet
faced orphan iouf years ago. does not
know 10 what race her parents be
longed, and cannot eHplaln her eStraof
binary ability for the acquisition Of Ian
guages except by saying tina, her natuf'
al gifts arc great and her ambition TO
succeed keen.
The girl Il Of ialt complexion and her
hair and eyes are brown. She Il quiet
and demure. but Of quick observation.
DR.. Rose has long written and spoken
IN advocacy Of the adoption Of the llv
ing Greei a. - c international language
Tor physicians lie was anxious hat
the child should learn Greek when he
saw how rapidly she progressed In Eng
lish and French, both Of which he
speaks huently. lie speaks Greek also.
bu, he does not believe IN the general
method Of teaching II, being sure tina,
the requirement Of new tongue
through daily contact with someone us-
ing itIs the best way.
Not content with what hi own com.
panlonship might do Tor hh adopted
daughter, he brought from Greece Miss
EusIathla Memochartsl. Maria In a
very short time spoke Greek nearly a.
well A. her governess.
The young llngulst In the summer OF
1895 then only 7 years Of age. carried
home big parchment, which now
hAngs In frame In her home, and
which reads
New York Co Medical Associations
The members Of the executive com.
mltiee, present al q meeting Of tho asso.
citation on June ", iooS desire to OK.
press their thanks 10 Miss Maria Rose,
daughter Of Df Achilles Rose. for the
charming manner In which she spoke
and sang IN the Crock language, In u.
ius,fa,lon Of the subject which formed
part Of her fathers address on that
evening. Let this action, with the seal
Of the association AIMED, express our
pleasure and appreciation Of the yalua.
bic services rendered by her.
uShe sang the national hymnoi Greece
aud fecliod on that occasion fable con.
oernlngs FOX 'thal disposed OF gold
b,lck 10 a syndicate Of trusting animals.
So elevcriy did she speak that she sue.
eeeded In arouslng the enthusiasm even
Of the Rev. Afchiuandh,e Agathodoros
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said.
DR.. Rose. proud Of her success In
Greek ard noticing that she picked up
French quite as readily, secured a
French governess for a mouth or Two,
with the result that the child speaks
French today as u she had been In
France.
Miss Maria Tor the last few months
has been attending the school Of the
Sisters Of the Sacred Heart In west Sew
enteen,h street II was there she pre-
pared a surprise Tor DR. Rose. She knew
Il would please him greatly " she ae'
qulred still another language. Without
taking anyone into her confidence, she
began TO talk with the German speaking
school children and borrow their vo-
cabulary.
She busted her little head In this way
Tor months. and We, during all that time
no, a word Of German escaped her while
she was In Dr. Roses hearing. When
he spoke German to his friends or pa
tlents the little woman pretended to pay
no attention. She heard every word and
under,tood most OF what was said, bu
she was not yet as far advanced as sh'
wished to be, 20 she said nothing. rh'
Greek fox which disposed Of the aiore
said gold brick was not nearly AZ shrew'
as this modern llnquist
Her triumph was coming One da.
when she felt fully equipped she sur
prlsed DR.. Rose by breaking into con
veraatlon In German which he and
friend were having and making II plat
that she could speak the language q
well a. he could.
SLOWS ihisp' he cried, delighted.
"Ohr she laid, laughing. alt was cas-
to learn. | thought you would like
You do, see"
The best feature OF II all Is tina, n
rhlld has not been Victim OF over'stud
Or. Rose IL the enemy Of all systems (
forcing. 81 heard English In the slums
he says, sand know man who speal
II well and scholar.llke who learned III
the Bowety My little girl has hot bee
tied down TO lrksome tasks a. some az
She has learned naturally mean,
the most natural way"
r Or. Rose says the assertion that We
not know how the ancient Greeks pr
nouneed their language Is all nonsens
Greek, he says, Is the only homogenol
speech easy OF requirement. 1t had n
% borrowed from languages. The Gree
spoken to-day, he says, Ia practically u