Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-11-26
BETTER SPEECH IS
AIM OF HIGH SCHOOL.
IN LAUNCHING DRIVE
WEEK or NOVEMBER 29-DECEM-
Der ; WILL BE DEVOTED TO
CAMPAIGN FOR IMPROVING
GENERAL USE OF ENGLISH
LANGUAGE.

The week from November % to-
December 3 viii be observed in the
local high school as BETTER Speech
Week The movement is being los
tered all over the United states by
schools women's clubs, Rotary clubs
and other organizations because OF
The fear that the carclcssnesS OF the
American people is endangering the
standard of our native tongue. The
tendency toward carcleSsness in drop
ping syllables and giving ourselves
up entirely to the use of slang Is too
common.
Every activity will mark The week
in Ottawa as has been the case else
where. Many poslers will he on dis
play In the school which have been
loaned by the Chicago public library.
Tuesday night Nov 80. viii he IN
occasion when the public is invited
to hear Mrs Catherine Robbins OF
the Chicago Woman's club, WHO will
give an address on the Better
Speech Movement in America. The
public is cordially invited Following
the address of Mrs Robbins a two
act play will be given by the stu
dents of the high school. The play
has been written for a better speech
week" The moving picture houses
will also run slides during the week
which have to do wiki the slogans
for the better use OF English Every
class in the school will take up work
during the week centering around
the Improvement Of our every day
apcech There viii also be special
chapel exercises on the closing day
Of the week
An essay on What is better Eng
lish week." was written in this con.
nection by Miss Marie Barnhart, an
o, II S. sophomore student in which
she says:
What Is Better English Week?
The hhnaCO WOman's club or
gained in 1916 a special department
for the purpose of improving the
American speech La order TO arouse
the interest of the people in this
drive. they set apart a week in each
year and devoted their time to bet
tor English They named this we2l;
English Week" or Better English
Week. This committee secured in
l9lS. The Endorsement of the move
nent by the National Federation Of
Numan'A clubs. Since organization
tn" committee has sought the co op-
GRAFTON of business organizations, so
ctal organizations and education OF
gdni2ations in the observance OF this
Good English Week"
The following summary oG the
original purpose and of III slogans
adopted will make more clear tho
object to be accomplished by the
movement
A cultivated man should express
himself by tongue or pen Win some
accuracy and elegance YET we can.
not hut feel that the cultivated man
ought to possess d considerable ac-
Quaintance with The litorn:nrp uf
some great language and .br power
10 use the native language ii It pure
aud interesting way"
Slogans.
Speak English. One Ian. iare Tor
9 united people Snow you palrlo,
i'm by improving yom speech
Improve American speech 10y 70
Wemhering to pronounce ,no last
liable of words and Ly not swal
lowing your g's Avoid rough tones;
"Wlnciate Distinctly. speah pleasant
~ and sincerely Nll you do your
N1rt?
DO you wish to be success 5ful in
business? The business weird de-.
II an oxcart Good speech is an aero