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Show CERMAN MILWAUKEE. jt Ignorance of Gnrman Language as Bad '' as Ignor;inco of English. The theater, art and science have found a home in the German city of America, says the Chautauquan. One German and three English theaters offer to the public an abundance of varied pleasures, and all eminent in intellect and art are accustomed to stop in Malwaukce on th?ir American travels. A public libi 'ary, as well as a I picture gallery and a museum, offer gratuitous instruction to every one. In the fall there is an animal indus-trial indus-trial and agricultural exhibition which with each year receives a greater abundance of contributions. Dozens of German glee clubs and athletic associations asso-ciations serve for social intercourse. As might be expected, the Ensli?11 language is mod in the conduct of business, busi-ness, although at least from 50 to M if not a groat or, per com of the peo-plo peo-plo have command of the German language, lan-guage, which is taught In the P"wic schools. u almost every business, i" nearly all I ',;. commercial houses, which nro for the most part comlm'te by Germans, the German languase is ur'd along with the English, and s0 p Ignorance of Gorman Is regarded s r groat a fault as ignorance of Englis'1' If not a greater one. Recently an attempt at-tempt was made to remove the German Ger-man lnngnngo from the curriculum of the public schools, hut the Inquiry Instituted In-stituted for this purpose produced a result very vexatious to the lnves"' gators. The overwhelming majority of tho non-German parents doi'Mei! " favor of having their children ta." tho Gorman lnnguiiKC Thus MH' hco, In this case also, has nuulo g"n hor reputation as tho Gorman city America. |