April 15 p 1955 English, they say, is the language mo:r,: used Most spoken, most written, most cruelly abused The plural of box we ail know is boxes. Yet the plural od’ ex is oxen, no*.' oxes,, —-J 1* , A goose is a goose, but two are cabled geese, /Ny* But why isn't more than one moose quoted meeSe? ■/ "j ' A mouse and his family are mentioned as mice, V a . . But the plural of house is houses, not hiee* W 1 :5;/V The plural of brother is brothers or brethren, / \/T*, 111'' And yet we say mothers, but never meihrern? 'in I The plural of man? The answer is men.,, '!■ i 1 : , The plural of pan? Ijtho'd dare to say pen? I ? I■' If more than one tooth we designate teeth, ! ' Then why isn't more than one booth termed as beeth? , j j; If one thing is that and three things are those, H LJj Then why do we swear at the cats and not cose? it fj; A cow in the plural is sometimes the ltine, 1 ' But who ever spoke about two vows as a vine? 1 You can readily double a foot and have feet, But try as you might, you can’t make root reet. If this in my hand were two, : t,would be these, And yet is the plural of kiss ever kese? We classify pronouns as he, bi;4 and him, But never, it’s certain, as she, shis and shim. No wonder, then, foreigners nearly go mad, And speak our good English atrociously bad. A post-Lenten dance will be held next Friday to our main lounge* This be the first- -.and possibly the lash- "Party-dance" this semester* The "Four Sharps";, a regional iaas band , whose playing we really enjoyed at sonje pre 1 Ranees, will again pro-ride us with musical entertainment. Our Sonia! Commit is in charge of this affair, which will begin at 85.30 p,m* and end at 11.;00 Refreshmants will be served, so bring your friends and enjoy a nigftt of FREI fun, entertainment, dancing and food. We>ll see you next Friday, then, at 8:30 sharp with the "4 SHARFSL'* *»*to all boys who are transferring to the Main Campus next fall,- don' 1 forget that lean Perkins will be here on Tuesday, April 19—that 1 s this Tuesday- to talk to you about any problems or questions you have about the campus* Be sure to see the Dean ah this time so you won’t be lost in a fog Staff for this issue* o> > EDITOR? Lillie Junas HAZLETON COLLEGIAN u—' «. _■ i « •*„ «• i*i; «-•* MOT3EE TONGUE DANCE NEXT FRIDAY *•* rm mfm mm m*f w< JUST A RSI'TWDER.., TYPIST: Mary Jane Skoff i i i i> L
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