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174  THE COLORED AMERICAN MAGAZINE

consist in this, that it may have many learned, sensible, honest and well disciplined citizens."

When we carefully consider the success of the nations that have preceded this great Republic, "The United States of America," when we thoughtfully read the lives of great men and women, often we question the secret of their prowess, achievement and success. The answer summed up in a word or more may be- "preparation--preparation for citizenship."

The mother stills her child within the tender walls of the home. Here she teaches him right from wrong, tells him the road to travel, and how to guard against evil; the child obeys the family government whether he knows the reasons for its simple laws or not; but, while he may not always know why he should obey, still the reasons stand out for themselves, i. e., these regulations are necessary to the welfare of the child, individually, and to that of the home, collectively; and since he does not know what is best there must be some authority to protect him primarily, perhaps from himself, and secondarily, possibly, from other members of the household. Thus is the home the primary school for the State; it is the State in miniature; it is the first school in which we receive preparation for citizenship. As the home and its teachings are, so will the citizens of the State be, later, unless some stronger power intervenes for better or for worse.

There are homes in which government is a form of despotism, though possibly firm and benevolent. There are homes like a little republic in which everything is discussed in family council, where nothing is done without common consent; and there is, unfortunately, homes without order, discipline, or authority, where each member does as he likes, to the detriment of himself and others. When the child from any of these homes is sent to school he enters another miniature state; here the teacher is at the head of the government and, as in the home, the object of this government is to secure the good of all and the greatest comfort of all. Let us now suppose that the child has finished his primary and high school education and is prepared for college. He enters and finishes the prescribed course of study, when he reaches manhood and goes forth into life, to battle with the many difficulties that may confront him there, he is, or should be, well prepared for citizenship, physically, morally, mentally and spiritually speaking.

The corner-stone of our government is founded upon the fundamental principles of moral law; hence the men and women of this Republic, its citizens, must be intellectually and morally quickened, and become industrially potential, under the influence of that law, i. e., the moral sense of the people and the nation's greatness must be measured by that law; only thus is the progressive will of people superior to the hereditary and arbitrary power of kings; therefore it follows that training for citizenship becomes one of the special aims of the American school system, from the kindergarten to the university, inclusive.

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English in England

By E. AZALIA HACKLEY

Someone has said that English is the real Esperanto and that it is even supplanting French in the medium of diplomacy. It is certainly a big enough language to supply the world. I am learning the real English rapidly, although I get tangled occasionally. There may be something after all in the report that in Paris one of the shops has a sign, "English spoken; American understood", for most of the French learn their English from English teachers.

English in England is quite different from English in America, and it is indeed puzzling when Pall Mall is pronounced "Pammal" and that "Talbot Road" is "Tallbut Road," also to find that "Greenich" is called "Greenidge."

Here is a lesson in pronunciation if one wishes to be very English: pahst, fahst, lahugh, glahss, hahlf, heahr, deahr, bahth, lahmp, lahst, caunt also, use "rahther" very frequently instead of saying "well, I should say so." Cockney is quite another English; lady is lidy, pail is pyle, to-day is to-dye, etc., but only the lowest classes talk that way.

In England to be sick means to be seasick; otherwise one uses the words "ill" or "unwell." To be "fit" is a popular expression implying good condition, and "proper" is used in the sense of genuineness, the real type or thing, i. e., proper Britisher, or the proper kind of a pencil. A "soft" person is spoken of as "mushy" or "sloppy," while a "decent" sort of a chap is everything in the way of a complimentary term. Sponging on other people is calling "cadging" over here. The sons and daughters of the higher social classes are called "the sons and daughters of gentlemen."

In England a yard is a garden, a street car is a tram, a parlor is a drawing room (if only the size of a closet), tips are called gratuities, a doctor's office is called a surgery, a peddler is called a bawker, while a bedroom bureau is called a chest of drawers, a barber shop is a toilet saloon, and one who sells liquors is a spirit merchant.

A Christmas present is always spoken of as a Christmas box, candy is always called sweets, ruching is frilling; a bar of soap is a tablet of soap, canned goods are called tinned goods. Here, a teacher is a master. If he is principal then he is headmaster; a lady principal is a headmistress; a public school is a pay school. Mail is always spoken of as the post, false teeth are prettily called artificial teeth, while a filled tooth is a stopped-tooth. Baggage is always luggage and a trunk is a box; a penny is equivalent to two American pennies. One becomes