, 1879-08-05

SPEL1NG-REFORM.
Nm Bttlo Troposed-rho 1ns and Outs of
Eugiis1, Ostt,nGrnfy Dfacnaett.-itftcr yVhIct,
tho ynxod question uf improvement Or Nm
1,nl,rovment Kelnatns u vcxsd Questlon
Sill.
yat,ad,inAta 7tmts Aug. !.
The Spelling g-lleturm Association pit In fu1
afternoon At the Normal School yesterday, dis.
citng the aRonizing question whether program
should be spelled with cue TN " or TWO,
whether wagon should have two "g's" or onc,
and various Other particulars, al Of which En-
glsl orthorraty Is un1cratood to he rcaoonsibl
for. AZ the same timo tivo other meetings wcr
bsing held ia the same bitd!ug. These wer un-
der the auspices OF tho Nattonul Educational AZ
oclaIon. The Spelling. g.Rcform Association has
no connection with the other % body, Jet al-
most nl the members of tho spcllng.lseiorm ar
members Of the Educational Association.
Professor Fnncts a. March, Of Lafayette Col
leee, Easton, presided. A paper, written by tho
Professor, on Spelng-1iefarm, was red by Pro-
tesor Barlow, a1so Of Eastoo, Pa.
After Tho quotation Of nun,crus opinions from
distinguished educators, Ilologists, and thinis-
er8, to the eject that our present sysem Of Or
buNklAA1 t3Hlft 9ptt4ht S<I0h'f, W AEtGFE AlN
mtslead 80 long as the same sound is represent
cd bv n,any symbols, the paper continues: Tie
systen, will 10 auomn1us md rcpuguaut 10 good
sens. 1t ia said that only ilfty wards at pro-
bounced as they arc written II. fonetlc Or
thografy, It was argued, Ia desIrabl for every
reason, and tlier Is no. good reason urged
against tts Introduction except slat Of eouvcn..
Icnc. It wutl t,atn the mind III tfuthfulncs, and
allow more tino for other studies.
After referring to the memorial sent to Com
grcs asking for tie apoIatmunt III ComI2iou
to Inquire what reform Is necessary 10 Our
given to Tie movmcnt, the paper recttcd the
psugres madu during the past year in the gain
Ing OF frcidk for tho reform IN vnrius uarts OF
the cuntry. Educators MID educational jurnals
had taken hold OF the reform warmly. aild tier
had been elaborate esnys in nany ot the mag
azlnas.
WHAT TIE PRINTERS THINE.
Ono publishing firm Announces that 1t haa grad
uniy substituted the alfabct Of The Spelling. Re-
form Association for tn, old nlfaoet unit! It
embarrassing any one thcrby, has crafty assisted
pso,,uncinuou. rrtuters, as n elias, ar
IN favor Of thc cmendatioas recommended
~ TIC Asos'a,lon; ; Instances wore men.
reform srstcm lp making up tfrir "citaloge."
accomplished III q taay. Perhaps two or lhre
generations may gro up bctofc thu public wtl
ue batlsHcH N1tH ,ttc ~" sPcd!E' ~ w: 9GluEm
is to take cstattaly, It Is tine II wcr vel begun.
Al the eoheluslon ot the reading Of the paper, It
"ns aPlau!ed.
a paper M 6 On the Spcl'hE.hclnrm tn En-
~, rr,,e r. ,,o ,,a,..r & =, , . .,.;,,saI
hw H., n .Ionrs nftc. liz 1nnner er md wth ito
atrohct olvncntc,i hv thr r"fnrmcre w,,., ,tsc m
new letters. From specimen TINT was dis
n,,r,esn ~ ~ nmcn an,w hn,r !, inn,.u T., ,rint
oui nyrsn". what IN. nrncinoi fSat,1rs ~ thc
axstcn, ia. "'1 >@'A ''~'p' ~ wv
Tho Anglo. American msth9a t n,a n1orover dsfetz
enninrs mo inttrrs II 10 tn icnotr ths sn.in,is
II thc Eeaeh. Jefn'an s ~ and % thsr M ~ioysaa @ @ % sn.
gualea denotes thy rowcl sound tn far. e that
Jood; Thoxc form value. form the basis oy the
1osas pln ,t bot a.. ,cson ,,, spSnMS IT,
dcnnmdx fnrily nn ia tecninv in i,nrmuny :with
ihs nrantinr iin1nh, IcrrIunn,cnt nn1 nffntcttcni
uxajct ny Enulish. .spccl;Iur nathona. Therefore.
thay doc not propnxu tu Change tho caracter aud
appearance ov our r1tcn aua printed English, cether
BY ading now catactcrs. or ntachlng form nstod Of
Drine our ottho.fa1y lnto eohtnnanee VIVA eGfteh
M ,u'es IT. tho ,nnnn
~ ~ , TX o .a,r nr,1".i '''' A'a''''
o' m enanso ,,s WI. 90 pl0aa' u, h., a.,
an u ~ h ~, ~, T., . III "a ~ ~ nn.n. ~.
Maso ~ " lot ~. ~ .,S itots u. Gonol'' ~, a.u
tne names & ., "aa-usn a.a " & l!'o,e Q. I ,h ea.
, -. s,,a,.;a,, .,n nts ""1 T., ~" fn ~ ~
reaY 10 tnau,p,nu ule eaus' '''" ~ ths 'aeo u
'I'' 4eepi op"asuo"'
REVoluTtoS on NO RRsoLcTloR'
In discussion TINT cnsucd uron the conclu-
s!ou Of the reading uf the paper. Dr. Hatleu,sl',
Of The University 81 Pennsylsarlia, said tiatt a
tl!e Anelo-An,er!can systen, bit as a pern,a,eut
thug Ii wud naycr tlo. An alfabet t!lat
German, Or trcnrhnan, or any other former
cpu understand IL the QUO that must gcncraiy
10 attoptcd as standard. The Ohio tccllers,
it Is saii spcl tue word erysipelas " III thirty
different wayt.
A member from Ohio" More than thatl''
[Latterl
tton OF the rcson why Shakespeare spelled the
word new spelled ~ !" "1iEgc."
:, AZ. Waylan.l, u th1s elty, disagreed With ".
iaI1enan US 20 tl9 necessity O. Ih8!sttl'g unon
total fcvnntsnf. lie tHot tlat even trlilihg
atvane sEuu oe Gladly tnaae. II tie Association
ehuu exist att.! u sind secure svstcm h'at the
uGfmsos aha An'us W. aesent| ei'.-,
Prol. Aaldonlnu tnternptancl-Doea not tho
gGulfnnn no tbAt tllr Luus afe british sub