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47 a d 2t Puppetry Classes â€" â€" Will Open Saturday Morning at YWCA Registrations are being received at the "Y" this week for the Pupâ€" petry classes which will start Satâ€" urday morning. The classes are for school boys and girls who are inâ€" terested in learning how to make and operate marionettes make scenâ€" ery, and write â€"and stage skits.â€"Boy FREE LECTURE Christian Science > 4n . undefzheauspicegof‘ > Monday Evening, Feb. ADAIR HICKMAN, C.S.B. First Church of Christ, Scientist ~~â€" _ _____ of Highland Park, Illinois f ELM PLACE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Sheridan Road and Elm Place Member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts The Public Is Cordially Invited to Attend Scouts and Girl Scouts will receive credit toward certain merit badges for the work they do. The course will be given under the professional direction of Betty Phelps Hill, and is being offered through the Comâ€" munity Activities program, of the Y.W.C.A. Education Department. Mrs. Hill is a graduate of Northâ€" western univergity School of Speech. She has had a great deal of experiâ€" ence in creating her own shows and toured_the _ middle west with the New York City at 8:00 o‘clock of €HE P RESS8 The class is open to boys and girls over 8 years of age, and will be held consecutive mornings beginning Feb. 1 at 9:30 o‘clock. Reservations can be made by calling the °Y. W. C, A. Highland Park 675. Raggedy Ann series of marionettes. Musart Club Meets The Musart Club will meet next Tuesday morning, February 4, at 10 o‘clock, at the home of Mrs. How Old Is Your Slang?. Many slang expressions now in use can be dated back several cenâ€" turies.. Here are some examples, quoted from American Speech: Lousy: 1690. Mad as a March Hare: 1535, More. _ Tell that to the Marines: 1830, Moncrieff. ~â€"Needle in a haystack: 1565. Plain as the nose on one‘s face: 1660. Put one‘s oar in (to Intrude) 1596, Florio. * d Take down a peg: 1664, Butler. Pinâ€"money: 1678, Wycherly. Make oneself scarce: 1749, Smoll. ett. Spliced (married) 1751, Smollett, Sponge (pgrasite) 1598, Shakesâ€" peare. Tan one‘s hide: 1731, Coffey. Through thick and thin: 1359, Gaytrigg:~ > ; (Courtesy of the Visual Digest, Dec, 1940). * To trace many of the words and expressions in present day use is a fascinating hobby. Often the slight variation of meaning in dif. ferent words, or, the different inâ€" terpretation of the same word leads us into difficulties. SÂ¥ The library presents a short list of interesting books on language: A dictionary of modern American usage, Horwill, H.W. kess _ t The tyranny of words, Chase, Stuart. > Beginnings of American English, Mathews, M.M. 2 QualityCleaners RELIABLE LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING CO. Your telltale English, Hadida, S. __ DAHL‘S Auto Reconstruction Co. American language, Mencken, H. Don‘t say it, Opdycke, J. B. Picturesque word origins. Auto Repainting Cold Frame and Axle * Straightening Body and Fender Repairing SPRING SERVICE STATION WELDING AND SOLDERING 822 N. First St. _ Phone 77 Thursday, January 30, 1941 LIBRARY Phone H. P. 178 The or that g protect expens anothel pays f Come conven new Why bi many care 0 LO at one ment. cral i vour There‘s (on t e rne Netade.