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Wednesday, April 3, 1994
Death Valley? Yes, and it was a blast
(Top Left) Students in the History of Southwest
Deserts ciass traveled to Death Valley over Spring
Break. This course fulfills three credits of science
requirements. California Public Broadcasting
(Top Right) who happened to be on location,
filmed the class in the midst of exploration. (Right)
Bob Misley, leader of the pack, learns to
appreciate just how “good” water is.
Letter to the Editor.
Student seeks balance from both ideas
schools in Europe require stu should not be impossible, since
Dear Editor:
In your last two issues, dents to learn English alongside none are asked to give up their
passionate voices have argued their native German, Swedish, native languages. Indeed, none
both for and against establish etc., and many Europeans learn of the steps required to estab
ing English as the official lan four or five languages by the lish an international auxiliary
guage of the United States. time they become adults. Many language are truly impossible.
Although I agree, with the in Latin America become flu Most are far easier than things
teachers of English aS a sec- ent in both Spanish and their humainity has already accom
ond language — that more own various Native American plished, such as the U.N. Uni
versal Declaration of Human
harm than good would result languages.
Once established, this inter Rights and the many achieve
from “English-only” laws — I
also agree with some of Mr. national language would, in ef ments of achievements of
Eatherton’s observations, and fect, be the official second lan agencies such as the World
would like to suggest a Way guage of every country in the Health Organization.
Implementing such a pro
to address the concerns of both world. Information so impor
sides. The idea is not my own, tant that it must be made ac gram is well within the capa
however. It is one of the so cessible to everyone could be bilities of the United Nations,
cial principles of my religion, printed in this language. Gov particularly if the idea receives
the Baha’i Faith, which calls ernments would not need to pay the support of the United'
for the adoption of an interna the cost of printing documents States. The advantages to be
tional auxiliary language as a in multiple languages. Interna gained from an auxiliary lan
necessary step for the promo tional commerce, diplomacy, guage far outweigh any finan
and understanding would not cial costs required to establish
tion of international peace.
An auxiliary language can require people to spend years it, and once it is established it
also overcome the expenses of their lives mastering differ will add very little to the bud
and cultural barriers arising ent languages, and because this gets we already need to spend
from the multiple languages language would be auxiliary, on public education. However,
spoken in the U.S. and in the the strength and beauty of it is a long-term solution
world. The idea itself is quite humanity ’s many different cul whose benefits will take time
simple. An auxiliary language tures and languages would not to become apparent, so we in
would not replace the native be erased by enforced unifor America will need td.over-
• come our cultural attachment
language of any nation or cul mity.
The most difficult phase of to short-term results. Surely
ture, but would be taught in
schools in every nation, along a program to establish such a we are capable
side their native languages. language would be finding in of that, aren’t We?
Sincere Regards,
This would not exceed the ternational agreement on which
Kevin Haines
abilities of students. Many one language to use, but this
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