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
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MOT3EE TONGUE
DANCE NEXT FRIDAY
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JUST A RSI'TWDER..,
TYPIST: Mary Jane Skoff
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