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PAGE FOUR  THE DAILY IOWAN, STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA  Sunday, July 6, 1919
WANT ADS
RATE of 10 cents a line or fraction; 20% discount on three or more insertions. Want ads cash in advance.
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WANTED - House or part of house for summer months for the upkeep or reasonable rent. Responsible person. Address Z-care Daily Iowan.
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LOST - P.E.O. pin. Finder return to Fannie Gilmore, Currier Hall.
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YOU USE THESE WORDS; WHENCE DO THEY COME
   The American in his every day conversation speaks Greek, Latin, French, Saxon, Chinese, Indiana and a dozen other languages merged in one. The English language is more varied and full than any other, says Dr. C.H. Weller, head of the department of Greek, in a recent service bulletin of the University of Iowa.
   Many of our common words have an odd history.
   Bedlam is a vulgar pronunciation of Bethlehem in this case the name of a fifteenth century insane asylum in London.
   The school boy who is called a dunce receives his name from the philosopher Duns Scotus who died in 1308.
   Squash is a shortened from the Indian name askutasquach and originated in Massachusetts.
   The original nabob was found as a Hindu nawwab.
   Gingham started life as ging-gang in Java.
   Quiz is said to have come into the language as the result of a wager in a London club. One of the parties involved made the assertion that it was easy to introduce a word and its meaning into the English. To win his bet he made up the word quiz ad plastered it over the walls of the city. Next day every Londoner was "quizzing" his neighbor about the strange word.
   From the arabs we get the words algebra and alcohol. Coffee, tea and catsup brought their names with them from Turkey, China, and the Malay peninsula. The spelling of catsup, says Professor Weller, has induced the affected pronunciation "cat-sup" fro ketchup comes nearer the original sound.
   The Saxon words in the language are short and hard to identify. They are found in such varied forms as: man, men, sing, song, think, thought, house friend, and in many connecting words.
   Latin derivatives along with Saxon form the large part of our common speech. Scarcely a sentence is spoken in English without the use of Latin. Professor Weller mentions a would-be purist who gave this advice: "Avoid Latin derivatives; Use terse, pure simple Saxon." This sentence is found to contain but one single Saxon word - "Saxon." The other seven words in the sentence are all Latin derivations.
   The Greek element in our words is widespread and is especially prominent in science. The doctor cannot discuss medicine without speaking Greek. From this source more than any other is our language now being enriched. Aeroplane, cyclometer, metronome, phonograph, and telescope are Greek in origin.
   "With such wealth of language as the American has within his reach that man is poverty-stricken, indeed, who is satisfied to make shift with the paltry handful of words," declares Professor Weller.
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   Beth Wellman, editor-in-chief of the summer Iowan is in Davenport for the week end. Rowena Wellman, former managing editor of The Iowan is spending the summer here.
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HALT! - THE CAR DISOBEYED
   Sergeant Jacob Maier's newly purchased and painted Cadillac does not answer to the same commands as his Kentucky thoroughbred or his University cadets. As a result the Cadillac ran into the ditch near the Maier home on Washington street yesterday afternoon and, although only slightly injured, it took several hours to get it out. Sergeant Maier wasn't hurt a bit. The garage man was to come out and instruct the sergeant but he did not, so the University veteran army man undertook to give the car the school of the soldier.
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   Let The Iowan be your letter.
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UNITARIANS AT HOME
   The young people of the Unitarian church will be at home to all their friends this evening in the church ____ rooms at 5:30. Those who are attending the church for the summer will thus be able to become better acquainted with the church people. It is believed that a number who would otherwise find it necessary to go to a restaurant for lunch will be especially glad to come.
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   Dr. P.W. Van Meter, graduate of the college of medicine in 19__ has recently located at Rockwell City. Dr. Van Meter has been teaching surgery at the University of Missouri. Previous to that time he was in charge of the medical mission at Siam.
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Clifford Devereux and his Company
WILL PLAY
Shakespeare's ===
"The Taming of the Shrew"
"Romeo and Juliet"
Sheridan ===
"The School for Scandal"
NATURAL SCIENCE AUDITORIUM
FRIDAY EVENING, July 11
SATURDAY, JULY 12 AFTERNOON and EVENING
Course Tickets on sale Tuesday, July 8 a the University Bookstore and the General Library

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PAGE FOUR THE DAILY IOWAN, STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Sunday, July 6, 1919 WANT ADS RATE of 10 cents a line or fraction; 20% discount on three or more insertions. Want ads cash in advance. ___________ WANTED - House or part of house for summer months for the upkeep or reasonable rent. Responsible person. Address Z-care Daily Iowan. ___________ LOST - P.E.O. pin. Finder return to Fannie Gilmore, Currier Hall. ___________ YOU USE THESE WORDS; WHENCE DO THEY COME The American in his every day conversation speaks Greek, Latin, French, Saxon, Chinese, Indiana and a dozen other languages merged in one. The English language is more varied and full than any other, says Dr. C.H. Weller, head of the department of Greek, in a recent service bulletin of the University of Iowa. Many of our common words have an odd history. Bedlam is a vulgar pronunciation of Bethlehem in this case the name of a fifteenth century insane asylum in London. The school boy who is called a dunce receives his name from the philosopher Duns Scotus who died in 1308. Squash is a shortened from the Indian name askutasquach and originated in Massachusetts. The original nabob was found as a Hindu nawwab. Gingham started life as ging-gang in Java. Quiz is said to have come into the language as the result of a wager in a London club. One of the parties involved made the assertion that it was easy to introduce a word and its meaning into the English. To win his bet he made up the word quiz ad plastered it over the walls of the city. Next day every Londoner was "quizzing" his neighbor about the strange word. From the arabs we get the words algebra and alcohol. Coffee, tea and catsup brought their names with them from Turkey, China, and the Malay peninsula. The spelling of catsup, says Professor Weller, has induced the affected pronunciation "cat-sup" fro ketchup comes nearer the original sound. The Saxon words in the language are short and hard to identify. They are found in such varied forms as: man, men, sing, song, think, thought, house friend, and in many connecting words. Latin derivatives along with Saxon form the large part of our common speech. Scarcely a sentence is spoken in English without the use of Latin. Professor Weller mentions a would-be purist who gave this advice: "Avoid Latin derivatives; Use terse, pure simple Saxon." This sentence is found to contain but one single Saxon word - "Saxon." The other seven words in the sentence are all Latin derivations. The Greek element in our words is widespread and is especially prominent in science. The doctor cannot discuss medicine without speaking Greek. From this source more than any other is our language now being enriched. Aeroplane, cyclometer, metronome, phonograph, and telescope are Greek in origin. "With such wealth of language as the American has within his reach that man is poverty-stricken, indeed, who is satisfied to make shift with the paltry handful of words," declares Professor Weller. ___________ Beth Wellman, editor-in-chief of the summer Iowan is in Davenport for the week end. Rowena Wellman, former managing editor of The Iowan is spending the summer here. ___________ HALT! - THE CAR DISOBEYED Sergeant Jacob Maier's newly purchased and painted Cadillac does not answer to the same commands as his Kentucky thoroughbred or his University cadets. As a result the Cadillac ran into the ditch near the Maier home on Washington street yesterday afternoon and, although only slightly injured, it took several hours to get it out. Sergeant Maier wasn't hurt a bit. The garage man was to come out and instruct the sergeant but he did not, so the University veteran army man undertook to give the car the school of the soldier. ___________ Let The Iowan be your letter. ___________ UNITARIANS AT HOME The young people of the Unitarian church will be at home to all their friends this evening in the church ____ rooms at 5:30. Those who are attending the church for the summer will thus be able to become better acquainted with the church people. It is believed that a number who would otherwise find it necessary to go to a restaurant for lunch will be especially glad to come. ___________ Dr. P.W. Van Meter, graduate of the college of medicine in 19__ has recently located at Rockwell City. Dr. Van Meter has been teaching surgery at the University of Missouri. Previous to that time he was in charge of the medical mission at Siam. ___________ [image} Clifford Devereux and his Company WILL PLAY Shakespeare's === "The Taming of the Shrew" "Romeo and Juliet" Sheridan === "The School for Scandal" NATURAL SCIENCE AUDITORIUM FRIDAY EVENING, July 11 SATURDAY, JULY 12 AFTERNOON and EVENING Course Tickets on sale Tuesday, July 8 a the University Bookstore and the General Library