The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-09-28
WANT ESPERANTO TAUGHT N
OREGON.

Telegram
Resolutions have been adopted by
the Rose City Esperanto Club request.
ing Represcntativc-elect Charles J,
Mcdonald to introduce n measure In
the Legislature to have Esperanto
taught In the Oregon University and
various high schools. The club re-
organized for the fall last evening
ly electing the following officers:
Dr. Della Il. Howard. president; Miss
Reina Desmond. vice-prcsident: CD.
IicDonnld. secretary. and Professor
John Hughes, treasurer.
DR.. Howard will leave today for
the East. and will visit the universi-
ties OF Ohio and Pennsylvania. where.
II Is reported. Esperanto Is taught as
nm optional study. The International
Congress OF Esperanto at Dresden
emphasized the importance OF the In
ternational auxiliary language. and
the United States government sen,
Major Il. r. Staub Us official reprcsen-
tative. The utility of Esperanto was
thoroughly tested when an audience
consisting OF people from 35 nations.
representing so languages and dia-
lects, attended a dramatic perform
ance In Esperanto.
Several hundred Portland people
are interested In the Esperanto move
ment, among them Rev. James II.
Black and Professor c. c. Halzel.
The latter intends giving Esperanto
u place In the curriculum OF subjects
to be taught In the military school
at Delaura Beach. In n letter to
John Fairchild. who will organize a
classin Corvallis, Professor lialzer.
now In Germany, writes:
Il wish to call attention to the fact
that the rapidly spreading use Of Es-
peranto In European cities can be
made OF immense benefit To tourists.
Esperanto is now commonly spoken
and understood In Paris, where II Is
extensively used In the shops, hotels
and restaurants. IL you were tn sail
for Europe tomorrow with an Esper-
anto textbook In your suitcase, you
could acquire enough OF the language
during the course Of the voyage to be
OF real use to you In Paris or Brus-
sells"
The following data on Esperanto
appears In an article by Jackson X.
Fairchild In the o. 4. {. college pa
per:
Esperanto has now over 40 per.
iodicals, one published In the United
States, and Is being studied By mil
lions OF people In 35 nations. In the
United States there are 70 organized
Esperanto clubs. In states, Illinois
ranks first. AS to cities. Chicago
first. then New York. Boston and San
Francisco. The Esperantists OF the
United States are using every effort
to bring the fifth International con-
gress to this country in 1903, and
those In Seattle are endeavoring to
bring II there during the Alaska-Yu-
kon-Pacific Exposition. The most i'm
mediate use one can md to repay
them for study Is In correspondence.
Within short time the student will
be able to write letters and cards to
'samideanoj' tfellow thinkers) all ov-
er the world and to secure a great
deal OF pleasure and profit from the
correspondence. This Is no idle dream
rs the writer has several cards from
Europe to show for II.
Esperanto Is not artificial. II is
an asserting. putting In order. a har-
monization OF English. French. and
Spanish languages. with a very little
Russian. some German, with a Latin
foundation. Wherever possible. words
already familiar to the people OF
three or four nations were selected,
but when no common elements could |
be found. the roots were selected,
with a view to their adaptability. at !
the same time dividing the selection
among the nations. SO as to make the
language about equally easy for all
To learn