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Show ENGLISH WRITERS. The New York Times has found in a paper published in Siam an announcement, which it publishes, as follows: The new of Englinh we fell the latest Writ in perfect! htvfe. anH mo.it egrlieat. Do g mnr1cT com mit. we hear of and tell it Do a niiRhty chief die we publish it. anl in border of somber. Staff and each one beeo college, and write like the Kipling and the Die ken. We circle every town and extortiouate not for advertisement. Buy "it. Boy it. j But the Times thinks that the question can be beaten in the upper grades of the grammar school in New York City, and gives as an example ex-ample a recent writing exercise by a pupil who had just been promoted from the eighth B grade to the high school. It runs as follows: Dear Jess" Vv had curioiw new line of thought presence to as di morning t the open exce of our school. The ptincipal hein abaant, our own more or lee he loved teacher took hi place as preaciding; officer. Wli'f a boy tokf a piece we allwav have speaking on Friday morning about a traitor. Mentict Aronsl, and the sec. n-e at his dealt h abed, all the hoy aplor viscoltv t the bad luck of the traitor. Hut our surpriMe u bv saryin? that the storv sa all untrue, and that it had been made up .nearly because the, American would like it he allso declared that many traitor wan preaten in the afvtenphv. Who wpre thyt thev were the boy got d mark in teaten and conduct. 'gii it be true and what do you ay Your cordially. And the error which the pupil has set to right from dictation reads as follows: Dear Jewe We had a curious line of thought presented tn us thi. morning at the opening exercises of our mbool. The nrinc ipal beinj absent, our own more or le beloved teacher took his place sa presiding presid-ing officer. When a hoy poke a piece (we always have peak ing on Krida mornings) about a traitor, Benedict Arnold, and the rne at hi dfatbbed, all the hoys applauded vigoroutdv nt the had luck of the traitor. Hut he urrted u by adding that the story was all untrue, and that it had been made up merely because the American would like it. He also dee hi red that many traitor were present jn the assembly. Who were thevf They were the boy who got a 't)' mark (meaning "very tMor") in lessons and conduct, fan it be true, and what do you sayf Your cordially. The Times further says the boy was native born of English speaking parents. It is a very serious matter, and if the convention con-vention now in session in this city has time, it would be worth while, we think, for it to consider con-sider whether the present mode of teaching is certain to insure thoroughness in the education of the pupils. |