Show tho the use ol of slang siong sloam is bre breaking axing down social con vent iona li ties by its free ind indiscriminate criminate use ilse it II is lessening maidenly dignity which should always bo be entrenched behind soft and gentle gentie speech it II is deteriorating the ilia standard wo live once held for our young men and is unquestionably a 1 vice I cc m making kad its inroads ns as insidiously is as drink or gambling a our children arc allowed to interlard their conversation bation with the carlt fords of bf low comedic if without remous trances which must in the end produce ia its effect upon character and conduct sinn slang 0 is a reflection upon the be progress of our civilization ind it if not repressed will soon become a prevailing v 0 feature of our popular li literature tera our schools should be the reformatories for the cure ili hie c prill principles lazi P les of correct speaking tire are to bu be convoyed conveyed intelligently li to tile youngest children anti and it should be impressed upon them that tho the use of puro pure diction is one of the stepping stones towards building up a pure character it is pitiable to listen to the con of the a crime 0 sf school hool girl irl of today to day whose lips should lie ile its as unsullied as is tile hie bloom upon her cheek I 1 will leave it to the initiated initialed to interpret the meaning ni caning of the following I 1 phrases selected at randow randon but actually uttered by wine of tile representatives of our f fust I 1 st class schools ani and seminaries we have jim dandy f fun till today at school yes but the old dragon 0 mot got on ber car because we kilo know w our latin tin gee I 1 I 1 dont care ali ah there I 1 stay there jay ashes 1 a I daisy did you catch on oil yes i I 1 tumbled to the racket did you know that jack smith had blown out most of his fortune you bet he intends to fly ili high il the governor lias has to shell out the shekels I 1 saw him makino making a break along ilia alio street on a blue streak awfully jolly 1 awfully fu lilly take the bakel I 1 should smile smil I 1 what a n gillie 1 but it is needless to multiply tile the expressions ill ad infinitum do not such examples of slang confront us us as a 1 I horrible ui does it not plainly show that tile the tendency is increasing to an alari alarming ala tio 0 0 degree it is brinl bringing the conversation of our sons and daughters Faugh 0 down to the level of thieves ja jargon roil ind and is fast obliterating fill all delicacy of the sentiment in ali the c minds li estable shing a freemasonry ot of coarse ind and corrupt ru pt language as a me means ills of see social ill intercourse the descent is easy which v 11 11 leads to vulgarity in ili tho thought u lit and it is a wise parent who can call foresee the end crid cincinnati gazette |