Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-30
Another Essay
On Good English
By w. HI. S. Student

How Good English Paves the Way
to Future Success" is the title of
the essay written by Miss Evelyn
Dodge, a student at the Waterville
Senior high school, in observance of
Good English Month and which was
made public at the last day of the
winter term Friday. The essay reads
- follows:
Correctly spoken English is quite
q important as correctly written
English for we are always convers-
ing with somebody. Errors in pro-
nunciation. meditation and general
expression are of frequent occur
renee and it sometimes seems that
the erroneous utterances of whole
classes Of words league the tongue
and ear against their right use.
When a person whom you chance
to meet speaks good English as we'll
q speaking firmly and takes plenty
Of time you Immediately say, "He Is
vel educated Did you ever hear q
man. termed as being well educated,
Who did not speak good English?
On the other hand. how can he
Rt high education without the
best English; how could we under
sand the books and classics, for
ihey are written in the best of Eng
nn and books are the greatest
source OF education. Can we give
ne value of good English in dollars
snd cents? Surely not. 1t is the rich
~ treasure that the world possess
Ss. The world would certainly be
ialner strange If every person that
ons met spoke poor English and
ased all slang terms which soon in
acate that the use is crude and high
uncultured. Even the modern
unhzation would soon be lost. Did
you ever consider that culture meant
.snnement of the moral and intellec-
.aa! faculties and that greater part
rennement is good English? Why
70 We strive first to teach the for
sslsners good English? Is it not to
I've them understand the best Am
alcan manners and after learning
ne best English to strive for the
asner morals? 1t is our duty to
ourselves and our country to use bet
Nr English in order to raise the
Iorai standards and make this a
aunored percent nation.
BUSINESS men of the world use
5000 English. Any business man
VA, VINO has gained a high standing
smong his associates and has also
,sscned his goal will say the chief
Tsuse Is good English. Any man
ssao holds a public office must know
NV wv 10 speak correctly; a lawyer
rSst speak correctly to win his
Sv.nts: The right way is to use the
M. M. English at home and among his
,asumate friends. Abraham Lincoln,
s saen IN his boyhood, worked hard to
ss'l an education and to use good
t ns,.in. He had none of the oppor-
y. I'tles as we have and he bacame
president of the United States.
h.. mere any excuse for those who
.oss the greatest privileges to learn
r% English not to speak it? The
aIissMlsn speaking people should not
h,,. their speech to reprove them
w IN, 70 mean their success in life.
hive the pupils of the Waterville
NJ Sn school, are observing Good Eng
th sa Month with one aim in view.
s,s as to become worthy of our
Al Al nation in calling ourselves
sr, sricans. Certainly those who
MI ave Tor success by using good Eng
avn sn VIII find themselves highly rec
hstpensed with an enviable future
MY. vre them. The way to success is
th.sl out, where there Is will
on tS is a way" So let us all start
Cos me road to success by using
eood English.