Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-24

 its leaders being the famed George Bernard Shaw, disciple of Ibsen. whose witty and brilliant plays have made his fame known all over the world of letters.
 Mir. Shaw Is one of the many noted English workers in letters who have been bemoaning the terrible havoc the horrible perversion of it known as "cockney."
 Prof. Brandl did much to arouse the nation with his striking saying that English is not English"
 This striking phrasing called na- tional attention to the increasing vul- garization of the language.
 Then Shaw arose to protest against the gradual obliteration of the let ter "a"
 "Biby's mime is times, plin Jimes."
 This sentence has been used all over the United Kingdom to show how completely the accuracy of pronuncis- ton is being abandoned That is the way the average Englishman with a classical education would refer to the fact that the new baby had received the highly honorable cognomen of James.
 In recent years a debate has grown up as to where the best English was to be heard, in England or in the United States. Formerly the nasal twang of the Yankee was ridicuied. Fun was also poked at the negro effect of. the | pronunciation. of many words by south erners.
 But now 1t is argued that the Eng fish of Uncle Sans realm is much more nearly correct than that of King Edwards domain. But while the younger country has been making progress in the direction of right dic.ion. England has been steadily going backward.
 The Pure English League" was founded at Hornsey. North London suburb. and its appearance was hailed | as an encouraging symptom of better English to come.
 The newspapers of the nation are | lending all possible aid. and all oTer l, the land are advocating the formation l, of branches of the parent league. I The plan of procedure to achicre the desired object is a most elao | crate one
 | Literature will be sent out calling ! attention to the error of letting the priceless heritage of the tongue fall into disuse and vulgarization. New methods of teaching will be in 1 trodaced into the public schools. and
 one of the first things to be done will be the revival of the valuable study ol ! etymology, a study which never should have been permitted to pass from the
 curriculum, since by teaching the f derivation of a word. it's beginning
 and it's various evolntions down to the present time. the student gets an ex
 act understanding of the history ol
 the word. and hence is less likely te
 maltreat it in the pronunciation As befits a man prominently connect ca with the stage. Mr. Shaw guaran teed to interest theatrical managers tf
 insist on the use of fiawless English by
 characters in their plays, excepting. O
 course, where, as in . low coined, role. . cockney dialect is essentia
 to the part. But those characters wht
 are supposed to ba speaking Englisi
 must do so or get ruled out of th' casts. Parents are to be urged to teaci : their children the value of accurat' , speech, and lyceums for oratory VII also make their contributions. II If the congress is carried out o'
 the scale Of the plan the time ma. yet come when England will not hav' se labor under the reproach that II
 hear good English one must visit tn
 United States.