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Says the census-taker once in ten years, "Can you write English?" We are a bit startled by the question: "Can" we?" we ask ourselves humbly. It is the question I ask you freshmen.
The educated person has the implements of writing at hand and in order: his inkstand is filled and his pen does not scratch. The uneducated man searches for a penholder, and keeps the ink-bottle on the top shelf; and the difference signifies much in the lives of the two people.