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Show The Use Of Slang sAn Iowa judge took occasion the other day to condemn the ubo of slang in passing sentence upon a young man found guihy of seduction, and his words orm a timely lesson in manners and fmorala that might well be heeded by all. "Her letter, as well as yours," the judge said, addressing the couvicte d young man "indicates a loose, careless tendency to slang. This is an age of slang among our young people. Thousand Thous-and of dollars are spent in our public scnoola whl'e other vast buiub are spent in line churches, yet the majority of our young people are using slang and wasting time in idleness, and a certain per cent of them are entering a field of crime. Slang is a gateway toobpeonity and vulgarity and many noblo girls are on their way to ruin through tho gateway gate-way of slang Good morals and good manners, if more thoroughtly and fully taught in our common schools, would btf more valuable than that our childorn be stuffed with ihe learning of books, of the false ideas of modem accomplishments. accomplish-ments. Again a vast majority of good parents allow undue libertiesand familiarity famil-iarity among tho young peuqle" |