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Show The Mercury de France has been making some inquiries as to the respective re-spective popularity of the various mod-'ern mod-'ern languages In the schools of Europe, and It finds that French Is istill far ahead of all competitors. It says that in England German finds less and less favor, and that pupils -who have any option in regard to a "modern language always choose iFrench. In France, however, since 1870, German has perhaps secured a preponderance over English in the Lycees, says the Westminster Ga-zettre. Ga-zettre. In Germany the Btudy of French has progressed to the detriment detri-ment of English, but the government has intervened In order to develop the teaching of English, whlch It regards as of great importance in commercial matters. French Is now taught in Italy more than ever before, but German Ger-man is also gaining some ground, especially es-pecially In the north. In Spain French has more pupils than any oth: r foreign language, and English comes next. |