The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-13
SLANG FOR
CHILDREN
DR.. Hall Advocates
Its Use.
I'LL CElSURES CORRECT PEOPLE
Queer Break by the Learned Prsss.
dent Of CLARK University end
HIS Espisnstion.
I'LL CEiSuRES CORRECT PEOPLE

DR.. q. Stanley Halt president u
Clark university. Worcester. Mass.
whose theories Of education. aavanc
ca at the sessions OF the school Of
Psychology. lately held in Chicago.
have aroused unlimited discussion.
approval and Interpretation has
added two or three more sensations
10 his ilst. lie advocates the use
% SLANG as n medium OF expression.
declares geography as nov taught
10 be an abomlnatiou. and makes a
plea for a return to tho minnirels'
art Of story telling.
These startling enunclntinns were
made In the course Of an address on
From Fundamental 10 Accessory
In Education" at an afternoon sss-
sion before the largest audience 70
Tar gathered In the school. College
prcalientH from nearby cities. su.
perinlenden;s % schools. professors
Of psychology. teachers and kinder
gartnera from out Of town a. well rs
Ia the city. made up ths crowd that
heard him and aupiauded many 81
his radical utterances. particularly
that relating 10 the inuiiiiiy Of geo.
eraphY which seemed u ma a
responsive echo IN the hearts % the
educators present although nr
William 7. Harris took issue with
Or. Hall on the matter and deciar-
ed unequivoeaily for the study as
useful and necessary.
Dr. Hail began his address BY say
UssaH a 4 a
side by side with II. a physical de-
veiopmant Of muscles and nervous
system. lie said Of this develop
msnt.
before adolescence. from the ages
of eight TO twelve. there IL great
increase % power IN the develop
msnt 81 the aner or accessory
museiee--thoss which work the fact.
throat. and finxcrs-and there n
great danger 81 laying too much
stress on these muscles too early.
before they have acquired matur-
ity. n this were properly under.
stood writing would b. placed in the
rurriruia some years later than ~
present. This period % life Il that
in which most games arr played by
children. IL ia the time when Tdana
playing should be taken up and for
slgn languages should be learned
SEINE authorities say that a correct
pronunciation and an sdlomaiic use
a foreign languages cannot BE- ac.
auirei after the aEe OF twelve IL
passed"
Or. Hail then spoke Of thu dangers
~ fhIa period % childhood aud point
"a out the fearful results OF fallgu-
Ing boys and girls by overaiudy. He
attacked the present system - edu-
cation IN the elementary schools.
particularly the study u Engllah as
pursued 10 grammar aud secondary
schools II was here that he pre-
posed the occupation % story tel.
lers for bright young women. rx.
pressing the hope that some q his
audience would fahe the matter So
rl1usiy and citing several examples
among his acquaintance. This
came % IN connection with n de-
mand that children be given the
standard ans classic tales during
their school years.
In speaking q English. Or. Hall
also advocated the use Of slang.
saying
slang expresses many things
children who aru speechbouni
might become eloquent II allowed TO
use slang. The purpose 81 eduen-
iion is TO cultivate expression. and
speech In one form Of expression.
Alas, for the child who can write a
really good theme. and who has
nothing to say IN the perfectly eS-
pressed composition. Nobody has
a right 20 speak or write unless he
has something 20 say"