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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1914)
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ESPERANTO New Language Now Widely Spread. Its History and Structure. Esperanto, the international lan guage, is now so widely spread and of so much importance that every well- informed person, college students in particular, should be acquainted with it. The International Encyclopedia says of it that it is “the most popular among the proposed auxiliary interna- tonal language. It has been intro duced into many schools as a free elec tive and the Chamber of Commerce in London has put it on its list of exam inations for candidates wishing to ap ply for positions.’ The Encyclopedia Britannica remarks, “In summing up the merits and defects of Esperanto we must begin by admitting that it is the mos reasonable and practical arti ficial language that has yet appeared.” Esperanto was ' originated by Dr. Ludonic Zamenhof, a Polish physician, who was born in a village where four different languages were spoken. Though taught at home that all .aon were brethren, Zamenhof found every where around him outside r,he denial of this teaching, and even as a child came to the conclusion that the ra*-os hated, because they could not under stand, each other. He, therefore, set about to construct a neutral language which all nations could learn without sacrifice of pride on the part of any. The finished languauge was given to the world in 1887 by the publication of his first book under the title of “An International Language, by Dr Esper anto.” Esperanto is wonderfully simple in construction and marvelously easy to learn* as the following principles will show: Each letter in the alphabet has only one sound and all words are pronounced exactly as spelt, every let ter being sounded. The accent al ways falls on the next to last syllable. All nouns end in o, all adjectives end in a, all adverbs end in e and all plu rals end in j. Every tense of the verb is indicated b y a different fixed end ing. There is only one case ending, the accusative, which is indicated by the suffix n. The vocabulary is built up by adding different prefixes and suffixes to stem words, of which there are only something over 2000. These stem words are, whenever possible, in ternational words selected after care ful study from European languages. The pronunciation is simple There is RForYourDenR ^Beautiful College Pennants^ YALE and HARVARD Each 9 in. x 24 In. PRINCETON, CORNELL MICHIGAN Each 7 in. x 21 in. 4—PENNANTS, Size 12x30—4 Any eLading Co leges of Your Selection. All our best quality, in their proper colors, with colored em blems. Eithre assortment, for limited time, sent postpaid for 50 cents and five stamps to cover ship ping costs. Write us for prices before placing orders for lelt nove ties of all kinds. The Gem City Novelty Co. 828 Bittner Street Dayton, Ohio. no exception to any rule. Any person who will study the language seriously for three months should be able to speak it with ease at the end of that time. The periodicals published whollly or parly in Esperanto number among the hundreds and the books among the thousands. Magazines are published in the most widespread places, for in stance, in Peru, Siberia, Persia, Ja pan, Madagascar, Cuba, China, the Phillipine Islands, Mexico, Transvaal, Pinnland and New Zealand, as well as in nearly all the larger countries. Students of Esperanto may have the pleasure of corresponding with per sons in all these lands. Mr. D. E. Parrish of Calfornia was sent out by the Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles for the purpose of ad vertising Southern California as a mecca for settlers, and he traveled throughout the continent of Europe and portions of Africa and Asia, equipped with steropticon slides and using no language but Esperanto, and found audiences everywhere which could understand. Los Angeles re ceived thousands of inquiries from across the water as a rdfeult of his vist. Esperanto clubs exist in nearly all large cities and national and interna tional congresses are held frequently. A national congress was held in Chi cago in July of this year which made plans for a grand demonstration at the San Francisco Exposition. Ameri cans who speak Esperanto may have the extraordinary privilege of meeting and conversing with ease with men from many nations at the exposition. AGRICULTURAL NOTES. Prof. S. A. McMillan has returned as associate professor of agronomy from a year’s work at Cornell, where he received his Master’s de gree. I. E. Cowart, M. H. Young, and A. Burton, all of the class of ’13, have taken up teaching work at the Col lege. Cowart is instructor in horti culture, Young in farm crops, and Burton instructor in drawing. R. W. Cox, of the same class, has charge of the feeding work for the Animal Husbandry department. P. T. McGinnis, T4, was married two weeks ago. A number of changes have been made in the ofifces in the Agricultural building. The Extension department has moved to Gathright Hall, the Dai ry Husbandry department has moved down stairs in the office formerly occupied by the Extension depart ment; Professors Gee, McMillan and Olsen of the Agronomy department now occupy the old D. H. office; the Biology office has been moved to the Academic building; the Horticul ture office has been moved to the Zoology lecture room, and Dean Kyle’s office has been moved to the old Horticulture office. The Anim'- 1 hus bandry office remains unchanged. Prof. E. J. Ky 1 ^ Dean of the School of Agriculture, has been made Direc tor of Farmers’ meetings and will have charge of all meetings such as Farmers Congress, Farmers Institute, etc. Director B. Youngblood, through the Texas Experiment Association is doing much for the farmers of Texas in the distribution of Sudan grass seed. CARD OF THANKS. The expressions of sympathy from the members of the Junior Class and of Company “L” in my recent bereave ment will ever be remembered by your friend and classmate. R. J. COLE. OUR CHIEF AIM Quality and Service A large assortment of Fresh Gandies, Cakes, Tobaccos and all kinds of Confections Visit The Campus Confectionery The Quality House A neat selection of Posters; also Post Cards and Al bums. We do Picture Framing and Kodak Finishing at popular prices. Portraiture a specialty. SMITH BROS. Campus Photographers flim-HO The College Boy's Companion It Will Keep You Right Keep your system cleansed, your liver reg ulated and you will make a better athlete, stu dent and companion. Good for bruises, burns, sprains, etc. Keep a bottle in your room. Only 50c. For sale at the College Barber Shop and drug stores. Every bottle guaran teed. -» ■o o ■o •0- ■o -o ■a- ■o o ■a -a- ■Q- ■a •a- & o ■o -a- <i- -» -D- ■& ■a- •a- ■a- & o & & ■& -a- & o o -0- -a- -a- ■a- -a- •a- ■o •& -a- •a- o ■» •» •»