ALTHOUGH studies have been made of the influence of the Dutch language upon the English spoken in the East,' the study of the Dutch influence on English in other sections of America has not been undertaken in detail. I should like to call attention to the Dutch flavor of English spoken in the neighborhood of Holland, Michigan.2 Holland has a Tulip Time festival 'every year in May.' Thousands of people come to see Dutch tulips, eat Dutch food, witness parades in Dutch costumes, and, above all, to hear the American language as it is spoken in the festival area. Holland's population of 15,000 is made up largely of the more recent immigrants3 from The Netherlands. In spite of the Dutch character of this community, English is rapidly replacing Dutch in speech and in writing. Ten years ago two or three Dutch services were held each Sunday in five churches of the city. Now only one church has as many as two Dutch services, and another that employed Dutch ten years ago now uses English alone. The Dutch newspaper, which a few years ago was read by thousands, suspended publication last November, its subscription list having dwindled.4 Dutch courses were still popular at Hope College a decade ago. Now they are no longer offered. Very few of the younger people in the city are able to read or speak Dutch, although a far greater number still understand the language. There are two factors, however, which will likely cause the Dutch influence to linger on for many years in this area. One is the annual festival,