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Kathryn Belle Hildebran, A.B., A.M., Ph.D. Margaret Julia Snader, A.B., A.M. Joseph Clemens Willen, A.B., A.M. The study of foreign languages in some respects has .benefita similar to those de. rived from the study of English. Since most non-English tongues are more pre- cisely inflected and pronounced than is English, the care and skill needed in prac- ticing the strange sounds of other lan- guages should make one more conscious of and sensitive to the value of preciseness in writing and speaking English. In the realm of appreciation, the reading of foreign literary and scientific writings gives insight into worthwhile thoughts which are often weakened or misinter- preted in translation. In addition to its intellectual value, Hildebran-recreation with Spanish foreign language study has a social signi- magazines ficance in its possible effects upon under- standing among the nations. It can be said with reasonable certainty that sym- pathy for a people is fostered by familiar- ity with their speech. Persons who are educated in the language and culture of other peoples have an opportunity, even a responsibility, 10' further international understanding and thereby contribute to peace and the future. Snader Willen