, 1880-04-25

From John wnlrnm Draper, NJ. D., LID.
| Professor Of Chemlstxy Mt the Univerxlt.
| Of New York.
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW York, March, 1885,
am very sensible of tho imperfectional of OH
present mode Of spelling. No one would NOR
GLADLY see II change. am. therefore, greatl.
Erutiiled with the attempt the Home Journal ii
milking, and hope that it may find abundant sue
cess
From the Hon. David Dudley Field, LID.
Jurlat, Etc.
NEW YORK, April, 1Ss0-You are right in sup
posing that my sympathies arc with YOU. vii
do all I can to promote the reform in thu
judicious manner proposed. Our noble Englisf
I surface than any other living tung, and yet II
be spoken over more, is distigured by SO mnny
and @ 6y SO many a5etn3 h r
be not merely commended, but hailed az 4
delverer, who will rescue It. and at the sacrifice
English 4 -speaking people "a to the end Of time
Wishing you all success In your undertaking,
| am, etc.
| From Prof. Stephen G. Hnrnes. Ph: D., o'
Town College, Chair OF English Language
| and Literature.
GR1SSEL1., H., March, 1Ss0.-The reform in
| spelling. Is vastly more important than that IN
| chemical nomenclature which has been made
within our recollection; and, like that, it is go
ing tO ulnke its way against old habits in writing
and publishing. An uncle of mine once tried !!
| curious experiment on boarding school Of
which he had charge. Erly one winter morning
be made thrt, the newly fnlien snow 4 path ~
long and crooked us he dared. The first boy that
| came along preferred using that path to break
| ing straight nnc for himself and the school: SO
| did the second. and the fortieth For dAys thut
| tedious route was used BY tho whole school, 1t
! IS unnecessary to point the moral. nm glad the
Home Journal does not believe in crooked con
! servMtism; that 1t IS shortening the pAth that
will be long enough at best fo feet that SO Often
| gro weary.
Frnnn Slammed atehmnu ITaldemnn Isrofessor
| of Comparative Filology mt the University
Of Pennsylvania.
CH1cK1Es. Pa, Dec. 10, 1s3s.-The high stand
ing of the Homo Journal and its publication in u
| great literary centre give peculiar Importance
10 its adoption Of reformed spelling. Would
yo9 1re to edde with the 1t text XII Of IS ''
come from Collectors whose knolege' OF these
classics is derived from modern editions. The
shasperd and to fScr taan awsy
sqSh f49as ss,tt. Is teF!l esps S!ips a
tho early editions Of shakspere contain much
fonetic spelling which modern times hAye cor
rupted.
From Charles Henry Hitchcock, Professor
OF Geology Mt Dartmouth College.
HANOVER, N. H., Jan. 6. lSSO.-I in favor
Of all Improvements possible to be mHdc III En-
glsh spelling. have cut out the Home Journal
rules and keep them by me with the purpose Of
foIong them in all communications which I
"A4eSt
From William G.. Sumner, Professor OF Po-
lftIcnt and Social Science ut Yale College;
author OF ''KIIatory OF American Curren-
cy,"etc
YALE COLLEGE, March, 1851 haye been
waiting and longing for judicous practical ef-
e]ish orthogrufy. I think the most Important
conditions tu success are to begin moderately;
to avoid pedantic atfectarions and exaggern-
lions: and to seek practical ends rather than the
satisfaction Of ubstraet biological principles.
The new rules In the Hn,ne Journal meet with
my hearty approval. I shall adopt them In my
own usage ut once.
From Prof: H. A. Rice, Of the Unfversity Of
Vermont.
BURLINGTON, vt, February 1sso.-The Home
Journal has made ;ln excellent bcyinntng,-one
thut must commend itself to the cO.l1iloll sense
Of the people. am glad you have had the cur
age to take this step.
From Augustus J4llfan Kequier, formerly
United Stnte. Attorney for Al.bnm.,
Southern Di.trlct, author of dramas. The
Spanish ExI1e.'' Marco lsozz,ar1H,'' n
nance, "The Old Sanctuary - und Ii volume
of Poems.
ccssity for the work which the Home Journal has
undertaken. Ne must cast away the WORKOUT
orthogratical clothes Of past generations. The
true genius of our language. Thu press deserves
honor for its boldncss and public spirit III cham
pionng this new and needed departure.
From Lewis Il. Packard, Ph. H., Professor
of Greek Language md Literature Mt Yale
College,
YALE COLLEGE. March, 1851 am glad to In
dorse your movement You seem to me to have
taken the true corse. BY removing what Is OBJ
VII xnuSy M G 5er IN w or sps1g m Kreat a. ea
strictly fonetic spelling; ther eau be u0ue but
habit and prejudice against your plnn.
From Tracy Peck. H. A., Professor OF the
Latin Language nnd Literature ut Cornell
UnfrersIty'.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA. E., February
18So-'' Dmidium fucti qui coepit habet." and I
Arn very glad you have had the courage to make
Il .sulrt in the direction of briefer and more
cnce Of tue IIUne Journal will be great toward
the popular acceptance Of the reform.
From Prof ". a. Packard, of the College
OF New Jersey, Princeton. |
PRINCETON, N. j., February, 1851 cordially
sympathize with the work of improving the En- !
adopted seem to me jldicious and practical.
From Thomas r. Price, Professor OF the !
Greek Language and Literature at the
University Of Virginia.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA., February, 1885, |
Your bn!dness In making ilS. 0f reformed spell |
Ing in the Home journal has my hearty approval.
From Prof George T.. Kuymond, OF Williams.
College, Chair ofOr.atory.
WILLIAMS COLLEGE. Murch, 18S0.-In 1871 be-
fore the action of the American biological AS
sociution, wrote series OF articles in the Yale
r4,fy, in which tried to sho that tier wcr inws
underlying our orthograty and that thcr was
for all the changes needed in any Of |
regular. Authority derived either from former
Spellin{S Of the same words or from present |
on ones; il, our own or in foreign languages from
you have introduced in the Home Journal are all
frs @ae II IT, with The principles fa then
EnhnI1F1 thor q I No md ]