The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-08-25
THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
with English a Person Gan Make HIS
q Way About ANY Of the worlds
.asNef 5l Beaten Tracks. hlie asala

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English is to-day what French WAS II
The eighteenth century and Latin M {I..
middle ages. the language chosen b
common consentfor intercommunioation
between statesmen. sayants and fashion.
able and literary persona OF different ma
TONS, says the San Francisco bulletin
With English one can make his way con
veriently along any OF the beaten tracks
IN Europe More people now speak Eng
lish ~ thelrryernacuIar than speak any
other European tongue.
A sign OF the growth IN Importance Of
the English tongue in the recent action OF
theschool authorities OF the German gov
ernment In making English an optlonal
study in the public schools Of saxony.
This action was induced by petition ad-
dressed to the government by the Drea-
den schoolmasters' Association. The Pc
ution was an excellent syllabus Of the
arguments In favor OF English AZ sub
tect for study In the German public
schools. A portion OF II wassas follows.
!. English Is the moet widely used
civilized LANGUAGE In the world. Era .tl
q ltisthe tnostimportant languagefo for
dermany's international trade relations
In Dresden especially the knowledge a.
English Ia Of great advantage TO shop
keepers and commercial men. owing 20
the important Apglo-American colony
ithereu {ilfngq 'iii" "1'h 3Nilii. :
\ 8, English deserves preferences oyef
French on account OF its literature.
which ta) exceIls that OF France both
from the artistic and moral point OF
view; tb) appeals more nearly 10 our
sentiment and understandine "a that OF
Gerfnanie people; (c) has played a
prominent part In the development OF
our own literature.
4 English Is not Inferior TO French in
edacativevalne. iHt1 ilhli aaflra9 nI z
5 In the teaching OF English the read
lily learned grammatical forms OF the
language enable the time allotted 10 rs
study 10 Be spent IN attaining the most
important ohieet 10 teaching foreign
lansuage-the power OF rs free use In
speech and writing This Is not possible
In the ease Of French, owing 10 the dif-
fieulty Of liz grammar, pa
II is only within recent times that
English has been taught carefully even
In England and American schools. The
old theory was that a student learned
English best by reading the Latin and
Greek authors. While the benefits of
knowledge Of Latin and Greek are very
great and certainly assist in acquiring
the accomplishment OF using English
correctly and elegantly. the close atten.
iipn now given to English In our own
schools will improve theayerage quality,
oftIEnglsh composition.
We scarcely appreciate what treasure
We possess 10 our English tongue. The
vocabulary Of English has been enriched
By plunder from every land and every
auguage II is a flexible tongue. adapt |
.ble 10 any idea, and tongue which |
welcomes aceesslons when those are
Necessary Il Is not by It's intrinsic viz
.ue. however that the English language
Is spreading and Is becoming the rosmo-
'olitan medium Of communication. but
-ather by the increasing Importance of |
he people that speak English. 'rhe Brit
sh and the Americans control a large |
'oriion OF the worlds trade. Their inau. |
nee IS felt everswhere. They sell 10
iferybody and everybody wishes 10 sell
Q them. Verify the English language
las come forward since the time when |
1aeon. despeiFins Of the pefpetuity Of
he English tongue translated some Of
IS works into Latin.