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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Donner, William W. |
| Title, Analytic | The First College Course in Pennsylvania German |
| Journal Title | Yearbook of German-American Studies |
| Date of Publication | Supplemental Issue, vol. 3, 2010 |
| Location in Work | 15-26, ill. |
| Abstract | Includes bibliographical references.In 1876, twenty-three students from Keystone State Normal School (now Kutztown University) took an examination in Pennsylvania German. Their answers, written in long hand, can be found in a musty old copybook in the archives at Rohrbach Library at Kutztown University. This copybook must surely be the earliest example of Pennsylvania German being taught as a subject in a college and probably in any school at any level. The teacher who administered the exam is likely Abraham Reeser Horne, "a Pennsylvania German who advocated bilingual instruction and strongly supported the interests and heritage of the Pennsylvania Germans." The examination questions reflect Horne's interests, as four of the five statements are Pennsylvania German proverbs. |
| Notes | The Language and Culture of the Pennsylvania Germans: A Festschrift for Earl C. Haag. Edited by William D. Keel and C. Richard Beam. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Pennsylvania-German dialect/ Dialects/ Language, German (US) -- Dialects/ Education/ Bilingualism/ 19th century/ Horne, Abraham Reeser, 1834-1902 |