Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-16


the various Greek a%lphabets. Theii
place is supplied bv up,iion, which
WAS f. queu,ly. indeed generally,
made like our ~" Doubtless her,
is the reason for giving "v' I'll,
sound Of - t'iat in the Greek al
phabeis, which we're the progenitor'
OF the Latin, ~" WAS tie symbol OF
the sound "u." which is very much
like oui Nv" sound. Ii this be true,
the Germans have made II wide de
parture as they give "w' a "t'
sound, aud "v" an IT" sound, re.
ver-ing what is thought to be the
original Latin pronunciation.
In THIS matter, uniformity is very
desir"ble, and so We sincerely hope
that the proposed congress will Meet
aad settle the qaestio re1dta.
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY.
RICHMOND. Ky. II arch 4. 1878.
EDITOR lNTELLIGENCER:-M M al
t.ntion has just been called to your
article on "Lsrin Pronunciation" l
AN greatly pleased " tn your lutrlll-
gent interest in the subject. BY WA,
"f replying to your personal iuqui-
ries. l send you copy of my brochure
prepared BY request of the National
Bureau OF Education. l shall be clad to
avail myself of any suggestions from
so discriminating 4 critic. There are
still me doubtful points in Latin
~phonelics but these no more effect
the great body of truth than tho
minor discrepancies among evangel-
ical chur,h-s do the great central
doctrine of human salvation bv Il
Redeemer. / have always sndcavored
to study l,beraiity in letters, religion,
and politics.
I"u are right in supposing me not
10 be Identical with the distinguished
Professor j. F. Richardson, whose
Charming little work, entitled
.R"man Orthoepy," she'd such lustrr
on Rochester University, just nine
teen years ago. He is al older aud
better edition ofthe Richardson name,
Dr. 5. S. HsEdemsu, OF the Cuiv,r-
sity Of Pennsylvania, who wrote
I" enty-sevem years ago (ls5l)souuded
the rcveil's Of this great movement
He is The Luthcr of this reformation.
l cheerfully re.echo your endorse
meht of the learned Lsiinist of your
State university. DR.. Fisher. He has
few 'quals IN his specially. / am net
atvi-ei as 10 whether he Las carried
10 Columbia his partlality for the
sn-caileu English" method. If So,
l can sympaih;ze with hiIn. Bat h.
may vel make the nnb.esi Roman"
of Us all. The utter inad, quncy ui
The English 10 The watt. OF the
phiI"l' ct and the ]prosod,st wi
: ! innaitly III kr their inprrssi"r..
Prof. j. F. Rciarts"n's book Will
strengthen thOs. impressions. | AIN
with the us"ge of invent,
hii~eisi'ie>' VI ititet, IL l hII
Informed, fourteen ar.
'R III :" two "Con,inenr.I,' VIII CT.
H. 81, lied 10 the Roman" fv.
Emgli-h.' In the first class are in
cihied those great centers, at Ann
Arbor aud Charlottesville. Tnen, as
you suggr.r. there are Harvard,
Washington and Lee, H.mpden-
ot' ny, Bethany, Krttucky Univcr-
SLY, Center, Central. and MANY
other-. rh;uk il may be safely as
suneti tnSt ninc-Ienlhs uf the Ameri-
c,m, Engtisn, aud G-rmIn authors,
who have written in the lat qusrt-r
of a century On Latin grammar aud
Latin orthorpy are advocates OF the
claims of Corne.ia (rediviya) VT.
Roweua. Prot. Boise's paper shows
il Is the Grecians who are the
happy fsmily. We less fortunate
must bide our time. l hope
something from the proposed inter-
convocation at the Sorbonne,
next August, l2th. Roby, Kennedy,
the E,lise-, Mayor, Munro. Palmer,
scores of other leading Lati nists
IN England would be glad 10 see the
English universities dotf the over
coat, heavy shoes, and inevitable UNI
Oreila and don the toga and other
equipments. German Latlnists by
the hundred swear by Corsseu. And
so the world over. The difficulty is
To get them together. Our own
country furnishes All illustration of
the difficulty y. The American Philo-
'"gl'al Association has ahiured the
English sounds Of the vowels aud
dipiithongs.
But l fear you will serve a tresspass
notice on me if I don't stop. Like
Mr.. Lincoln. I'll tell you a joke-on
The Roman. at that. My friend. Mr..
Joseph IL. Allen, the excellent gram
marian, is responsible for il; says it
will do to embelIish the second edl.
'i"n of my paper: A class of pretty
girls, or their pass examination in
Lai'n:-One of them ia r.aiiny; sud-
'tes'ly sine strikes a word which puts
a. e hlustes upon her. 1t is rtcissim,
which she t'midlv prorounces aud
''n iers. ''pe kiss him by turn..''
VIII - tina; z" says the intoieramt
II dominie. determined to brcah
town all such denominations. "Oh
YES, hits what your new-fangle.
pronuncistinn has Brought YOU To,
20 wonder you 10 e it,"