The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 20, 1949, Page 6

ee ENGLISH SEEN AS [The Veterans LANGUAGE OF FUTURE (Corner By SHERRY BOWEN, AP Newsfeatures Writer { * NEW YORK—Can English end the curse of Babel? Some ance is one of the favorite topics @xperts not only believe it can but is-well along the road. In the centuries to come, some say, English can become Here are the answers to some of poration, or @ language like Latin in the Middle Ages in which all educat- the questions that former service- in @d men can understand each other. Only this may be more ™¢€n ask regularly: Q: I wish to convert «my Na- important because far more of the people .are educated. tidal dérvice Li fe Ingurance. Do Ay fete en's 175,000,000 to the 1949! set credit for all the money I) ary life ‘policy? ple speak English today. World Almanac’s 270,000,000. Dr. Albert H. Marckwardt of | Paid on my term insurance? the University of Michigan makes a “guess” that 230,000,000! 4 au ‘ : paid on your term insdrance were people have English as a native language. That ico Sct NAA ia pa iialihe peastne is, however, in its development as a second language the protection afforded. If you that the real opportunities for the future development of Eng-' lish seem to lie,” Marckwardt says. He says estimates of the{ a four or five million in 1582. It mumber of people using English as a second language vary | insurance. from ly 500,000,000 to 125,000,000. But in another 25 Q: I just received my NSLI tury. he says, “we can assume that probably 500,000,000 peo- ! p j fane be «peaking some form of English either as a first or! is not endorsed on it. Why is second language. (Of international languages such much confidence in its future.” Dr. Aileen T. Kitchin. associate of the teaching of Eng- @ Teachers’ College. Colum- bis University, spelis that out. She cites one count which shows that the 850 simple words in Ba- sie English have 12,425 meanings when used according to the Ba- ete Engiieh rules. And the Ox- ford Dictionary gives 18,416 geneee for those same words. In edition. she says. a living lan- guage must grow from life. Its words and forms must reflect ings and ideas people use. are some of the reasons the “experts think English has a chance to spread and possibly to teeome the international lan- ar taad of the future: 1. It is the native language of of the world’s great powers. It is widely used. It is one the two working languages in United Nations. And Dr. Marckwardt estimates, for in- slance, that three-fifths of the world’s radio stations broadcast lish. . is widely centered. It is weed as @ native language on at least four of the continents. Rus- sian, its nearest big rival, is cen- tered on two continents. 4 It is well standardized. The @ialects which prevent many a3 5 Chinese, for instance, from un- | derstanding each other are ab-! 5. It is already widely taught @s a second language. March- wardt says it is replacing French #s # second language in Latin America. And its teaching is im- portant in Holland, Scandinavia and even in Russia. 3 6 New methods of teaching Make it easier for men to learn @nother language. This is ex- pected to help boost the language Which already has the advantage pd which is native to people With ideas and the prestige of!! Woney and power. ; “h is now possible,” Kitchin ws, “for a student who does not m English to come to the inited States in June, learn Eng- Bish in two months and enter a Mniversity in September.” She ite he may have a hard time But after two months’ full time work, he can get along ip his new language and practice will make his work progressively easier. Wages and salaries normally gecount for at least half of the total costs of retailing, according to the Twentieth Century Fund. More than 80 per cent of the telephones in the United States are operated by one system. ~ a ‘in _ - — - ~ — Easiest way to — is unbeatable! One cose covers wallpaper, Brut dog No“ paiaty” odort Thompson Enterprises, Ip- Hardware Divi. ; Phone 886 | COLD | this? pawns |,, 4: NSLI policies do not show Marble is so plentiful in Proc-|the beneficiary or the option Basic English and Esperanto] tor, Vt, that house foundations | cho: Bays. “We can only conclude | frequently use the stuff and but- me One of them has yet been | chers cut their chops on a marble sufficiently successful to justify | Slab. THREE HOTELS IN MI AMI at POPULAR PRICES Located in the Heart of the City RATES WRITE or WIRE REASONABLE ROOMS for RESERVATIONS with BATH and TELEPHONE ~ Ford Pershing Miller a pHotel i 2 Hotel Hotel 3rd St. 6 NE. Ist Ave. 9 NE. Ist A 80 Rooms 100 Rooms 2 80 Ri ia! Elevator Elevator vos Solarium Heated Elevator 3 BLOCKS FROM UNION BUS STATION WAR FLARES UP! In the past years, I have spent considerable money in The Citizen bringing to the public things I thought should be. The controversy about City Mana- ger Ralph Spalding, not appointing a building-plumb- ing inspector has been behind the maginot line for some time. Was an attempt made to ignore the applications filed by good conchs such as Mr. Ralph Russell who is as good. or better than they come? Not until anger Brose at a civil servcie board meeting did applications finally reach the board. Mr. Spalding will you explain to the rest of the good conchs why you withheld the application of all Key Westers? 2 Mr. Hanson, you stated the public service direc- tor is the best plumbing inspector since you have been in Key West. You have made a statement I should like to have proved before the reading public—do you have legal proof that the director has been ap- pointed plumbing inspector during this so-called emergency? T have been running interference from you fora long time. Mr. Sawyer told me you reported to him Thad a dummy vent in the Perez bakery job and that you insisted Mr. Robert Dopp check it. Mr. Edward Koehn found Mr. Dopp pushing a pipe down in the vent early in the morning to prove to you whether it was or was not a dummy vent. T also recall the running interference on the Mardi Gras job when you stood up in the city hall and said you had been upon the job and uncovered pipes and you stood before the commission and said you would do so any time you saw fit. I warned you then and I do so now that never should you come on my job unless you have a mantle of authority when you do and be sure you bring it in writing. I invite any other plumber and the public service director to come ‘whenever they desire. Official inspections, I want made by authorized officials, Thelped T. J. Crutchfield (colored) get his plumb- ing license. Did you help him? The license was justly due him. Tam proud of the thousands of dollars I have saved the public. AllI am trying to dois earna living and not get more than should be had. After all the public knows when and when not they are paying too little or too much. I will go to my records and take you on a personal tour of my work if it would help any. I don’t cry shame at my work and neither am I afraid of anyone coming upon my job with good intent. In closing Mr. Hanson, if you re-read my articles you will see where I said Mr. Butler was a good direc- tor as he is out of the picture at the present for build- || ing inspector. Your article followed on the heels of mine and you stated you were honest with your pa- {| trons. I assure you I also follow the same policy. T am afraid of no man or his title and I will stand on my democratic and constitutional rights and a || free press. I welcome a public debate in the press. This is not a plumbers’ fight, it is a fight for dem- |. cratic principles and an all out resistance to stop the disregard for the city charter and what it stands for. (Signed) A.G.ROBERTS “Proud to be a Conch” pr SAREE Soe i en ia THE KEY WEST CITIZEN "tions were endorsed’ on_your| WILE YOU SMILE! Policy, it would not necessarily | be accurate at a later‘date, since. Much Better you can change your. designation | without sending in to be corrected. : : Q: May I name anyone as bene- ! ficiary of my’ insurance You may~-designate or persons, firm, cor- other tégat’ ‘entity, cluding your estate. ; MEETING TOMORROW (Continued From Page One) would approve of a total expendi- *! ture of $123,000 for the new , school on Plantation Key. “The site would be the largest in Monroe: county,” said O’Bryant today. “It has been bulldozed off j and they have left all the larger I understand the site way to the ocean.” bid authorities will meet with Ed- ward Sweeting, Key member of the school board, and go before the citizens of Tavernier and = it was : ; morada at a meeting to me these . : at the Islamorada American Le- “Well, it did, but it ide’ sound gion Home. convincing, Mummie.’ ¥ “I’m proud to say I'm a self-' “You're lucky. 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