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Show PUPILS MASSED FOR WAR TO DEATH ON "BAD ENGLISH". School children from 10 to II years of age are being drafted Into an army of warriors for a battle, which, though bloodless, will be to the death. The valiant youths are now preparing to march on the enemy In a vigorous campaign of utter extermination. They will be taught merciless and relentless strategy In their attack on the foe. While tha army of kiddle from the lower grade of the grammar schools will not be eligible to participate In the big world war. they will be forced Into a bitter offensive against whst sr termed "outlaws." thieves of good form" and "murderer of the English language." Briefly, here la the plan of attack straight from field headquarters of the army. George N. Child, assistant superintendent su-perintendent of city schools. Is, mlll-taristlcally mlll-taristlcally speaking, major general of the army of waning pupils. He has Instituted In-stituted a determined campaign scainst the word "ain't" ss well as ail forms of encroaching slang. A price hss been set on the head of the degenerate word. It will be attacked In the schoolroom school-room and the home. Wherever it shows Its debauching face there will be a teacher, parent or child to swat it. But "aint" is not the only deplorable deplora-ble menace to be attacked. While teachers and children have been busy tamping It out of existence other weeds have sprouted in the garden of English. Slsng of late years I said to have developed Into a more obstinate menace than Its confiderate "ain't." Mr. Child cited an Incident of slang that might occur purely through neglect neg-lect In the best regulated families A boy remarked at the table, "Thla Is a peach of an apple pie." "Cut out that slang, son," his father ordered. Whereat the mother laughed and aaid to the father: "Tour English is Just as bum as William's." Then they all laughed and aaid that waa "certainly going some." |