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correspondent that I might be a special officer of the state trying to 

 locate violations of the law requiring district schools to be conducted 

 in English, and hence information regarding schools in foreign tongue 

 was withheld or given but partially. And in some cases my in- 

 formants were not well posted. A superintendent by the name of 

 Schauermann in a county containing a town called Suabia, tells me 

 that there are no foreigners in his county. In such cases time must 

 be taken to secure a correct result. 



The questions asked were: Locate, and give origin, date and ap- 

 proximate numbers of any settlements — six or more families — of for- 

 eigners in your county. Do they still use their language to any extent? 

 Do they have church service and schools conducted in their native 

 tongue? In many replies one or more of these points was neglected 

 so that the information is not yet by any means what I desire to make 

 it. However, for the purpose of dialect study approximate correct- 

 ness in location is of chief importance, and accuracy as. to numbers 

 quite secondary. 



Through the aid of ministers and others to whom I have been re- 

 ferred by the superintendents I hope to make this report complete in 

 the following respects: The more exact limits of the settlement; the 

 numbers of those foreign-born; the province as well as land from which 

 they came; the number of churches; the number of schools and the 

 length of time the same are conducted. I solicit the co-operation of 

 everyone interested in this work, and also in the whole subject of dia- 

 lect study. As intimated above, interested observers can without 

 especial training do a service to science and at the same time find a 

 fascinating pastime for themselves by making collections of words and 

 constructions which they believe to be unusual or new. If any such 

 are sent to the writer they will be duly acknowledged. They shoul.l 

 in every case be accompanied by a statement of the age, condition and 

 birth-place of the person using them. 



I wish here to call attention to the work of the American Dialect 

 Society which exists to promote this study. It desires as wide a 

 membership as possible, and membership is open to all interested in 

 the subject. The publication of the Society, Dialect Notes, contains 

 reports of word-lists and other studies, and will be an aid to any who 

 wish to undertake similar work. Subscriptions and membership fees 

 should be sent to Mr. C. H. Grandgent, Treas., Cambridge, Mass. 



REPORTS BY COUNTIES. 



Atchison. — Reports no foreigners, by John Klopfenstein, Supt. 

 Allen. — Swedes and Danes, from 600 to 700, settled from 1873 to 

 1880. Have church service, and four to five months school 



