Word of the Day: Him and Hymn

by Sep 3, 2019The Dictionary Project: Word of the Day0 comments

him
him / hĭm
pronoun
 
1.      the objective case of he; refers to a male; that man or boy
Examine what is said, not him who speaks. 
Arab Proverb
 
hymn
hymn / hĭm
noun
 
1.      a song of praise which is often religious
Prayer is a cry of distress, a demand for help, a hymn of love.  
Alexis Carrel, 1873-1944
 
verb
 
1.      to express praise and joy by singing hymns
Oh! lovely voices of the sky
Which hymned the Saviour’s birth,
Are ye not singing still on high,
Ye that sang, “Peace on earth”? 
Felicia Hemans, 1793 – 1835

Thank you for including the Dictionary Project in the good work you do in your club.  In my club, we have provided Dictionaries for third-grade students for enough years that now we are having former students help us to present dictionaries each year.  They are often returning to the same classrooms that they were third-grade students.  Teachers plead every year for us to NEVER quit this valuable project.  They tell us that students NEED paper books to learn to read, to learn to do research and to do independent study.  Please send me pictures of your presentations and tell me about your visits to the schools to give dictionaries to the students. To be included in our newsletter you can send me your stories at DG.2019@5630mail.org.

By PDG Scott McLaughlin

District Governor 2019-2020
PDG Scott is currently serving as an Assistant Rotary Public Image Coordinator for Zone 29 (Region 36). Scott is a member of the Paul Harris Society and Major Donor.Scott is a Rotarian in the Kearney Dawn Rotary Club of Kearney, NE

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