The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-09
BETTER ENGLISH CAMPAIGN
Experiment Tried in North Benning.
ton High School

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A campaign for Better English was
held in North Bennington High
School for one week, beginning No
vember nineteenth. The pupils i'll
general entered into the plan with
such enthusiasm and such thorough
Interest that the labor was felt by no
one, on the contrary it was enjoyed
by ALL and as a result proved to be a
great success.
Four members of the High School
were elected to advertise by means
of posters and slogans, namely:
Helen Walsh, Marion Gaul, Lillian
Kent and Marion Jones. At first this
seemed rather difficult, to one or two
especially, who had not known before
that they possessed any skill as ar
lists.
However they determined to try,
and the next morning. the bulletin
board class rooms and halls were
decorated with very clever posters.
During the week more were added to
the number. Some very striking ones
were portrayed, among them, perhaps
the best, was a picture of an aero
] pane ldUtiCu tIOli
which bombs wer dropped on the city
of bad English" below. Under
meath was written in large black let
tiers Watch Out Others, which
We're almost equally as effective were
the picture OF THE Little Red School
house at the end of road on which
was written The Road to Good En-.
Ilish-"Don't Get Side-Tracked;" an
other. lighted candle, the flame of
which was named Bad English" and
underneath the warning Snuff 1t
Out" Other attractive slogans were
Mop 1t Out. The Dirt Before The
Broom. Watch Your Step" and
Scrub II Out"
One member from each class was
chosen to record the mistakes made
during each recitation, In our best
English pupils we discovered some
which had not been noticed before !
while the errors of others were
brought to light and overcome The /
number of mistakes which accumulat- |
ed was surprising. However everyone |
agrees that none were overlooked.
During the first part of the week, I
the proposition to bury Bad English"
was made. This motion was reaui- /
ly seconded and favored by all. The
officers Florence White, Helen Mat
tison, Barbara Rich and Anna Gaul
we're elected to carry out this plan.
They worked faithfully, and at the end
of the week, November 26th, drap-
ings were hung over the door leading
TO room a, and the panel bore an
elaborate Grape, The statues. clock
and pictures in the room were also
draped for the occasion.
At twelve O'Clock all of the classes
assembled in this room. Here as in
any house where death exists. every
thing was quiet The very atmos-
phere of the room seemed TO com
mand stiffness. The ceremony was
opened by Good English" song to
the tune of Hail Green and Gold.
A recitation, "Mr. Goodman English"
was given by Priscilla Bromley Then
the black casket was solemnly car
ried in, by the bearers, Marcus Shut
eton, Kenneth Worthington, Grange
Lape and Bernard Kelley The SER
mon was preached by Rev Percy
Graves. Meanwhile large, whit, mum.
bered cards had been given to several
members of the school teachers in.
,luded) on which was written in
lark letters, mistakes which they had
made during that week In succession
each one carried his card to the front,
leld it up for the whole school to