English Language EnrichediFayorifs Slitchss
With Many Words of Hindi
Although India, America's sis-1
ftcr republic ox me casi, is inou
sands of miles away geographi
cally speaking, its major lan
guage, Hindi, is as close as your
next door neighbor. For not only
are yngiuh and Hindi close rela
tives with a common ancestry,
but many of the words that
Americans use in their everyday
speech are direct borrowings
from the language that is spoken
by 160,000,000 Indians.
The third largest language in
the world exceeded only by
Chinese and English, Hindi has
contributed many words which
add zest and color to the Ameri
can language. Take, for example,
the matter of clothes and fabrics.
The rural lass who wears a sim
ple dress of calico or chintz, the
girl who covers her head with
bandana or the more sophisti
cated lady who wears cashmere,
set off with a sparkling bangle,
owe their finery as well as the
words which describe it to India.
Calico and cashmere are de
rived from the names of their
place of origin, the city of Cal
cutta and the state 01 Kasnmir,
respectively.
A bangle is a bracelet in both
languages, although the Ameri
can woman uses the term to de
scribe other pieces of costume
jewelry as well. Both chintz and
bandana are descriptive of In
dian methods of dyeing fabrics so
that they take on many colors.
And speaking of colors and dyes,
did you know that khaki is a
Hindi word meaning dust-eolored
and that both indigo and aniline,
terms familiar to dye experts,
axe pure Hindi?
English borrowings from Hindi
delight the palate and the nos
trils no less than the eye. Both
camphor and sandalwood come
from that bulwark of democracy
In Asia, India. Almost everyone
knows that both -the word curry
and the pungent powder that
adds zest to the sauces that are
becoming so popular in the Unit
ed States are imported from In
dia. Many people remember from
their scboolday geography les
sons that pepper also came from
the Indian sub-continent.
But few Americans are aware
of the fact that their favorite
breakfast fruit, the orange, de
rives its name from a Hindi word
that means fragrant Most Ameri
cans have their pet recipes for
the traditional New Year's, day
punch, but if they were to mix
It purely by etymology, they
would combine no more than
five ingredients for punch
comes from a Hindi word mean
ing five. Even that favorite food
of American children, candy, is
named after a Hindi word that
means a broken piece of sugar.
While some Hindi words that
have been appropriated by Eng
lish have largely retained their
original meanings, others have
taken on new connotations as a
result of the long journey to the
west. Almost unchanged are
words like shampoo, juggernaut,
cot, rajah, dinghy, and polo.
Such words as brahmin and pun
dit, although essentially they re
fer to aristocrats and wise men
both in India and in America.
have acquired new shades of
meaning in their new land.
Even slang, especially in Eng
land, owes some very colorful ex
pressions to Hindi. During the
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war, a "Mighty" was a slight
wound that assured a soldier's
return home. And in America as
well as in England, a "cushy"
job, with its Hindi name, is a
sinecure.
But despite the fact that Hindi
is the largest language spoken in
India, and despite the fact that
it is the Indian tongue that ap
pears most frequently in English,
it is by no means the only lan
guage of America's sister repub
lic of the East Thirteen other
major Indian languages have
been recognized under the Indian
Constitution. The tendency, how
ever, is for Hindi to emerge as
the common language of India.
Pledges of Sorority
Entertained at' Party
Monday at Clubhouse
Alpha Beta pledges of Beta
Sigma Phi sorority entertained
pledges of Alpha Rho chapter,
Medford, and Alpha Sigma chap
ter, Ashland, at a potluck din
ner and party Monday evening
in Girls' Community club.
The president, vice-president
sponsor and director of each
chapter were invited. Mrs. Paul
Lowery was party chairman and
the decorating committee was
made up of Mrs. Nick DeWitt
and Mrs. Frank Sawacki, who
used the Mexican motif for dec
orating the rooms and table set
tings. A large straw basket of
mixed fruit set among Mexican
pottery bowls centered the serv
ing table.
The serving committee - was
Mrs. A. L. MacDonald, Mrs. Her
bert Merriman, Mrs. M. D. Farr,
Mrs. Clyde Ramsey and Miss
Anna May. They also used the
Mexican theme by using pot
tery dishes for serving the buf
fet dinner.
After-dinner games were pro-
vided by the entertainment com
mittee made up of Mrs. Stephen
Saimons and Mrs. Oris Coble.
Discussion of pledge training
programs and cooperation
among the local chapters in vari
ous projects was led by the
hostess, Mrs. Max Boehme.
Special guests included Mrs.
Edward Bunnell, president of
the Alpha Rho chapter; Mrs.
Martell Peters and Mrs. Lorena
McNair, president and sponsor
of Alpha Sigma chapter; Mrs.
William Hartman, Mrs. O. A.
Eden and Mrs. C. Rease Braley,
president, sponsor and director
of Alpha Beta chapter, and Miss
Barbara Norcross of Alpha Beta
membership committee. .
Lodge To Hold Meeting
For Members, Guests
Degree of Honor lodge will
hold a meeting Tuesday, April
8, at 8 p. m., in KP hall for
members, their families and in
vited guests. The entertainment
director reports plans for a full
evening of Easter fun games
with prizes to be awarded.
A special race will be fea
tured for all members celebrat
ing birthday anniversaries in
the first four months of the year.
Expenses will be met through
a "cake-walk" with potted
plants and cakes as prizes.
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Secretary Attends
Meeting of Board
Mrs. Dolph Phipps, member
of Chapter AA of the PEO sis
terhood and state correspond
ing secretary for the organiza
tion, has returned home after
attending a state board meeting
in Portland.
During the session plans were
made for the state convention
which will be held at Lewis
and Clark college In Portland
June 18, 19 and 20.
Chapter AA will meet In the
home of Mrs. C. C. Thompson,
Central Point at I p. m., Wed
nesday, April 9, for luncheon.
Mrs. H. Jeffries and Mrs. J.
M. Hamilton will be cohost
esses. Mrs. C. C Furnas will be in
charge of the program.
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Medford Women
Attend Meeting
In Grants Pass
A large delegation of Medford
BPWC members attended the
southern Oregon district spring
conference of the Oregon Fed
eration of Business and Profes
sional Women's club held in
Grants Pass March 28 and 29
at the VFW halL Seventy-five
members from 11 clubs attend
ed. In the Medford delegation
were Miss Laura York, second
ice-pesident of the state federa
tion; Mrs. Florence Lance, state
treasurer and Mrs. Bertha Hask-
ins. sta .e news service chairman.
Other Medford women attending
were Miss Lucile Lenox, Mrs.
Bertha McKinney, Miss Louise
Drew, Miss Eula Wintermote,
Mrs. Bertha Pree, president of
the local club, and Mrs. Ethel
Scbultz.
Mrs. Lola West Grants Pass,
district chairman, presided over
the conference, which opened
with a banquet Saturday night
She welcomed the delegates and
introduced Mrs. Cecelia Galey.
Sweet Home, president of the
Oregon federation.
Mrs. Galey, a lawyer by pro
fession for more than 20 years.
spoke on "Shall I Have a WUL"
She gave a most convincing list
of reasons why every person
should make a will, and a num
ber of examples of what can
happen when someone dies with
out leaving a wilL
Dr. Eleanor Gutman. Portland,
Oregon federation parliamentar
ian, conducted a work-shop on
parliamentary procedure and
talked on leadership.
Entertainment included group
singing led by Mrs. Dorothy
Lobbato, Grants Pass. Several
selections were given by a quar
tette which included Mrs. Lob
bato, Mrs. Bonnie Borie, Mrs.
West and Mrs. Maxine Little
field of the Grants Pass BPW
club.
The Sunday morning session
opened with a breakfast at
which Mrs. Emily Riley, Port
land, state membership chair
man, spoke on methods of secur
ing new members and stabilizing
club memberships. She also told
the history and purposes of the
federation.
' Presidents of the various clubs
reported on accomplishments of
their groups during the past
year. Mrs. Florence Barton, Co
quille, junior past president of
the state federation, conducted
a question and answer period
on all phases of club work, as
sisted by Miss Fern Trull, Grants
Pass, first vice-president of the
Oregon BPW.
Roxy Gardeners Plan
Wednesday Meeting
Roxy Gardners will meet at
the home of Mrs. Richard Hart
3405 Lone Pine road, Wednes
day, April 9 at 1:30 p.m. Mem
bers are asked to take plants to
exchange.
Co-hostesses are Mrs. Ivan
Gay and Mrs. B.S. Griffin.
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Nurses Will Hear
Camp Psychologist
"Personality Development in
Children," will be subject of the
talk scheduled for the Oregon
State Nurses association, Jack
son county chapter, meeting
Tuesday, April 8 at 8 p.m. Her
bert Daniels, a psychologist at
the veterans domiciliary, will
be speaker for the meeting to
be held In the Girls Community
club.
All registered nurses are invited.
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"Y" Dinner-Dance
Given As Benefit
For World Service
The YMCA smorgasbord din
ner and dance, held last Satur
day evening at the "Y" building
proved to be a gala event with
almost 900 people attending.'
The v-chaped smorgasbord ta
ble in the upstairs dining room
had been decorated by Mrs.
Da re 11 Huson and Mrs. Bert R.
Elliott with white candles and
spring flowers, and was laden
with Swedish and American
dishes.
Tables for guests were deco
rated with dolls of many coun
tries, and flags of all nations
were used about the room. The
table mats, printed especially
for the occasion, gave informa
tion about the YMCA world
service program, as well as ad
vance spring square dance data.
High school girls, in peasant
costumes, served the guests, and
high school boys acted as bus
boys. A group of students of
Mrs. Eve Prentice played during
the evening, first while grouped
near the fireplace in the lobby
and later in the dining room.
A movie was shown In Room
B by Marshall Sweet for the
boys and girls in attendance.
Gordon Kershaw, in charge of
calling for the square dances,
was assisted by nine additional
callers. During intermission Joe
Hausler and a partner presented
three folk dances. Bob Jones
read a telegram from Dwight
Welch of Curacas, Venezuela.
wishing the "Y" a successful
evening. Mrs. Claud Miles thank
ed those who had assisted in ar
rangements for the smorgasbord.
A midnight supper was serv
ed, with Mrs. Linn Mills in
charge.
The world service committee
of the "Y", sponsors of the event,
announces that over $300 was
raised toward the 1952 goal of
$500.
Griffin Creek Students
To Present Show
Robert Emerico, comedy ma
gician, will present a magic show
at the Griffin Creek school gym
nasium Tuesday, April 8, at 8
p.m. Eighth grade students at
the school are sponsoring his ap
pearance here.
Emerico is a comedian as well
as a magician and has been with
the Clyde Beatty and Ringling
Brothers circuses and at many
large fairs. He also has appeared
with top Hollywood stars such
as Jane Powell, Janet Blair and
others as a master of . cere
monies. His show will include
comedy, sleight-of-hand tricks.
illusions and mysteries, it is an
nounced. Students at the school are
sponsoring the event as a class
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Women's Fellowship
To Meet ori Tuesday
Women's Fellowship of First
Baptist church will hold a com
bined business and White Cross
meeting Tuesday, April 8 in the
church annex. Mrs. Doyle Frank
lin will conduct the devotions
for the 1 o'clock meeting and
Mesdames Walter Norton and C.
Z. Boyden will be the hostesses.
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Past Noble Grand Club
Sets Meeting Thursday
Past Noble Grand club of
Olive Rebekah lodge will meet
Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Girls
Community club, when there
will be entertainment and a busi
ness session. Mrs. H. D. Turner
and Mrs. D. M. McDannal will
have charge of the entertain
ment. Mrs. A. H. Hansen will
preside for the business meeting.
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