. Book of the Royal blue . Needless to say its membership is alsocomposed of people who think and investi-gate. Philology, according to the Centurydictionary, means the study of languagein connection with history and study of language is certainly a pastimeof the higher order. Were it left for themembers of the American PhilologicalSociety to be compelled to speak the correctEnglish language, it would certainly be agreat benefit to America. There shouldbe some fundamental language, but sad torelate the Anglo-Saxon race has deterioratedin this respect. We have idioms and slang to


. Book of the Royal blue . Needless to say its membership is alsocomposed of people who think and investi-gate. Philology, according to the Centurydictionary, means the study of languagein connection with history and study of language is certainly a pastimeof the higher order. Were it left for themembers of the American PhilologicalSociety to be compelled to speak the correctEnglish language, it would certainly be agreat benefit to America. There shouldbe some fundamental language, but sad torelate the Anglo-Saxon race has deterioratedin this respect. We have idioms and slang to such anextent that the mother tongue has fadedaway in America. Even our schools maybe said to be deficient in this respect; theyare not compulsory enough. America suffers under the burden of aslang that is worse than Cockney English,and it is to be hoped the Philological Societywill grow to such proportions and gain suchpower as to be able to show future gener-ations the folly of the American languageas it is spoke It requires no virtue to champion a Self-respect is the nourishment uponjust cause. which the respect of others for us sur- vives. Flattery is the food that matures thefolly of the fool. Patience and everlasting effort are the compound interest tables that mature realization. The desire to do right is half the bat- tie, and often the victory. Thank God for the curtain that hangs to-day over the unknown condition ofThe art of silence covers many scars, to-morrow,through not creating them. Obedience is the infant state of com-There is a religious element in all ^^„j ^„j ^^e first lesson in the tacticsfaith, and a divmity m all love. ^p self-control. The first part of wisdom is the recog-nition of ignorance in ourselves. There is no home like our home, andno love anywhere just like the love you and I have found there. There is more justice in doing no injury than undoing an injustice. The fact that we do not forgive selfishness in others proves its matureTh


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