The Pennsylvania Germans - An Address Delivered at the Dedication of Palatinate College, Myerstown, Dec, 23, 1875 #250266

Indeed, this defamation has gone so far that some of our people, when thrown ninong English-speaking people or educated at New England colleges, grow ashamed of their German origin and oft-times make ludicrous attempts to Anglicize their names. The day will come when they will wish their names still had the broad German accent.