The evening world. Newspaper, June 21, 1922, Page 11

-sl0-Day’sSlang To-Morrow’s Speech And Our Language Is Enriched To Be Effective and Gain Recognition It Must Be Free From Cheap Vulgarity. i Shall we use slang? @ Seacher has said, ‘Don’t say that; it's slang.” men who have come to the defense of slang. tury down to the present time, omit- oply the words which did not we the eleventh century and the Rew words which are too trivial or too technicu: to be included.” “The slang of to-day and idioms of to-day become the correct English of te-morrow,” offers Prof. H. Glicksma> of the English department of the Unt- phor.”” versity of Wisconsin, “Our language made up of what was once slang, idioms, collvjuialisms and jargon only deplorable part about slang its tendency to produce mental sloveniiness."" words "Slang is language out of pl ‘tn unsigned article recently publ in one of bur magazines reads. arises from the same growth ives us our best poetry—the atti Qnglish language. ONLY 9 OF 2,500 Mpectator by Addison. It is an abbre- vation of the word “mobile.” “'Pep"’ and “snappy” ate vital words. 7 ut to gain recognition, slang] These Are Unanimo must be free from vulgarity and] ¢.. o i = ipnews,”’ We uadad, for Spending $200,00' In discusmng English slang, Dr. More on Se Clarence Stratton, director of English n Schools. fm the Cleveland public schools, de- Only nine of approximately | president of the Alumni Association, How many a mother has corrected a child for using slang. How many And yet during the past few months we have had several well known “Slang undoubtedly enriches the language,’ declares William A. (@rkigic, professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University, England. ‘‘The the Traditional Exercises, ephemeral part disappears, but the vivid, expressive part remains in the @ and adds a picturesque note. The Oxford Dictionary is a record et English terms from the eighth cen-¢¢————$________ woman too lazy to seek out the proper All these articles, however, seem to indicate that slang—if properly 4l- rected—has a legitimate place in the TOWN AT POLLS Board of Taxation. made up the ‘slate’ fon as Mayor: of thefr vote are: Former Auditor] pleby and their leeal advisors. mile limit which carry Hquor for bev- Frederick C. rwin, Rep.; Simeon 8,| , Mt. Apploby, and other State oMotals | of cat in the mtddte i et ‘layor ot Klerstood to hold that not only fn ¢} an is, even In je mid Rollinson, Dem., first Mayor of this} the Shipping Bourd violating the law of the Atlintic Ocean, are within the te clty and former Town Attorney; Wil-| but that the Prohibition authorttles can| ritorial Minits of the United Stat Ham §. Woodhull, Rey.; George Me-| setze ships coming within the twelve: | sald Mr. Appleby. Donald, Dem., and Frank A, O'Connor, Dem., Field Secretary of the State The Democrats elected have already with Mr. Rollin- rwin, revenue finance; Woodhull, parks and ground O'Connor, public works, MeDonal police, the college. Nearly jace,""| will be awarded. ished “tt Thomas W. Churchill ‘82, President of the Board of Edw . that] now Chairman of the Board of Trustees, J All are attractively empt| will preside. The Rev. 8. Parkes Cad oi pleated, frilled or pan- to find a highly expressive meta-|man of the Central Congregational | 4 i 400 C. C. N. Y. DEGREES CONFERRED TO-MORROW There Will Be 40 Prixes Too and All ‘The College of the City of New York will hold commencement exercises to morrow morning in the great hall of 400 degrees certificates and more than forty prizes} [il Printed Crepe de Chine, Church, Brooklyn, will deliver the tion. After an academic procession of the} fig) students and ity @ portrait of the Unusual Values at calaurette address; President Mezes present the diplomas, and the Charles B. Ackley, rector of St. Mary's of bead, lace, ribbon or Manhattanville, will deliver the invoca- Prof. Glicksman then referred to the late Dr. Charles te be geoed Kaien $9. 95 d 12 95 word “mob” ha f 200 years { chemistry, who died some months werd mod" aa shang of 200 veers! VOTERS IN JERSEY |21.c"eiitus’ presented tone coleee| i 95 and $12, It is a gift of the Class of 1912 and maui bate oe“ HAMILTON GARMENT CO. college art department. Sabbatino ‘12, Assistant District Attor-| & 307 Fifth Avenue, Near 31st Street US |ney, will make the presentation. The ephebic oath, a pledge of loyalty O Jana service to the community, play- former} (a Crepe Knit, Foulards, etc. tion and THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1922, 11 and and Sale—! 1000 Silk Frocks 40 Different Styles— $9.95 & $12.95 Values to $30! Smart models in materials including Canton, Crepe, and Georgette, _ Roshanara, . elled in the newest mode— Rev. | And adorned in the vogue embroidery trimming. a tradi- tional part of the commencement exer- will be admin- s at City Coll stered by Nelson elared that French slang ts of a higher 2,500 Hillside, N. J., men and Of the degrees to quality than our English slang. Te French slang {s more picttiresque and more suggestive. “Take the case of George Ruth, the World's champion home run hitter, for instance,"’ he continued. ‘'To call him ‘Babe’ and then to translate ‘Babe’ into ‘Bambino'—there ts noth- clever in that. But the man who first called a left-handed pitcher a sage uuthpaw had a real idea. Likewise say a pitcher has a glass arm is} DEMOCRATS WIN clever and descriptive. - “Has anybody handed you a — voted at the special election y terday to ditermine whet! $200,000 should be appropria’ Hurden Looker schools All nine voted in favor of project. lemon?" the director continucd.| Elect Three of Five Candidates tor “That's an ancient piece of slang. New Commiasion Government. Likewise to find yourself in an awful} Democrats elected three of the five Pickle. Probubly both expressions | Commissioners at yesterday's election in originated because of the sour quality] yest Orange, N. J. The change @f lemons and pickles, They are ex- pressive and suggestive. The boy who first called a girl a peach also a real Ides Dr. Stratton said he is not an ad- Vocate of slang, because a constant se of it is the resort of the man or the present council rule to comm! government will be made on July terday's ballot and about 5,000 were cast, ‘The new Commissioners, in the women entitled to cast a ballot There were thirty candidates on yes- votes|@ay by Prohibition ‘Spencer '75, be awarded, Vice 270 are in the Colloge of Liberal Arts and ence, The newly-founded school of es- education will participate in its first her commencement, one degree of Bachelor of Science in Education being awarded ted |and one certificate In elementary edu- from fission & on Shipping Board Whether the United States Shipping Board {s within the law in selling liquor on its steamships will be discussed to- for additions to the Saybrook and |cation. The School of Technology will a give eight degrees, four in civil en- gineering and four in mechanical en- | GRRE: crniptnratin la toe sivet : Founded 1827 usiness Admi De give = for the first time by the School of FOURTEENTH STREET WEST OF FIFTH AVE. Business and Civic which includes the evening session at WEST ORANGE BATTLE | tne Comme Buildi pain ate DRY HEADS STUDY WET SEA. Haynes, Yellowley et Al. to Confer nj Stand. Haynes, Chief of General Agents E Yellowley, State Prohibition order| Ralph A. Day, Zone Chief John D. Administration, Commisstoner 9 9 5 Director e New Model ‘Tenderfoot One Strap Pumps for Stout Women Ap- This style has never before been shown and We Have Purchased the $128,000 Wholesale and Retail Stock of THE UNITED RUG MILLS 4 121 West 33d Street, N.Y. \ Five Van Loads of This Wonderful Stock of q Floor Coverings Now on Sale at | THE NEW YORK FLOOR COVERING CO. At Astonishingly Low Prices they are good looking. 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