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He who does not regard this matter as a sacred duty does not possess even the germ of a higher culture. From your attitude in this matter, from your treatment of your mother tongue, we can judge how highly or how lowly you esteem art, and to what extent you are related to it. HE WHO DOES NOT REGARD THIS MATTER AS A SACRED DUTY DOES NOT POSSESS EVEN THE GERM OF HIGH CULTURE FROM YOUR ATTITUDE IN THIS MANNER FROM YOUR TREATMENT OF YOUR MOTHER TONGUE WE CAN JUDGE HOW HIGHLY OR HOW LOWLY YOU ESTEEM ART AND TO WHAT EXTENT YOU ARE RELATED TO IT
sitions, let us first try to recall one of those public school experiences which we have all had, and from which we have all suffered. Under severe examination what, as a matter of fact, is the present _system of teaching German_ in public schools? "I shall first of all tell you what it should be. Everybody speaks and writes German as thoroughly badly as it is just possible to do so in an age of newspaper German: that is why the growing youth who happens to be both noble and gifted has to be taken by force and put under the glass shade of good taste and of severe linguistic discipline. If this is not possible, I would prefer in future that Latin be spoken; for I am ashamed of a language so bungled and vitiated. "What would be the duty of a higher educational institution, in this respect, if not this--namely, with authority and dignified severity to put youths, neglected, as far as their own language is concerned, on the right path, and to cry to them: 'Take your own language seriously! HAT I MAY NOT SHOCK YOU WITH GENERAL PROPOSITIONS LET US FIRST TRY TO RECALL ONE OF THOSE PUBLIC SCHOOL EXPERIENCES WHICH WE HAVE ALL HAD FROM WHICH WE HAVE ALL SUFFERED UNDER SEVERE EXAMINATION WHAT AS A MATTER OF FACT IS THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF TEACHING GERMAN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS I SHALL FIRST OF ALL TELL YOU WHAT IT SHOULD BE EVERY ONE SPEAKS AND WRITES GERMAN AS THOROUGHLY BAD AS IT IS JUST POSSIBLE TO DO SO IN AN AGE OF NEWSPAPER GERMAN THAT IS WHY THE GROWING YOUTH WHO HAPPENS TO BE BOTH NOBLE AND GIFTED HAS TO BE TAKEN BY FORCE AND PUT UNDER THE GLASS SHADE OF GOOD TASTE AND SEVERE LINGUISTIC DISCIPLINE IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE I WOULD PREFER IN FUTURE THAT LATIN BE SPOKEN FOR I AM ASHAMED OF A LANGUAGE SO BUNGLED AND VITIATED WHAT WOULD BE THE DUTY OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN THIS RESPECT IF NOT THIS NAMELY WITH AUTHORITY AND DIGNIFIED SEVERITY TO PUT YOUTHS NEGLECTED AS FAR AS THEIR OWN LANGUAGE IS CONCERNED ON THE RIGHT PATH AND TO CRY TO THEM TAKE YOUR LANGUAGE SERIOUSLY
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