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Autocrat of the Isrenkf.l.t-Table.'
NosT0N, Jan. l, 1851 look on the experiment
ho b1 WITH be- 70
old aside" than 1.-The first by whom the new i
tried It Is hard teaching old-profcssorS-ney
probably folio its lead. and very likely say-vcr!
honestly, Tor VIC persuade ourselves OF what ".
want want to belieye-that always thought" physic
should be spclt flsik.''
From the Rev. John Ldpsco1nb johnson, LII.
H., Professor or English mt the univcrsit1
of MissIasll,p1; Author Of 'The Unlverstt,
Memorial" etc.
OXFORD, Miss, March, 1851 most heartily
| approv Of your corse in tho smplit1cation OF oul
noranee, prejudice' v and habit l viii gradual,
Yield. l regnrd the success OF the moVmcnt u
| From Prof. A1onzo Linn, Of Warrington and
| Jeherson College.
WASHINGTON, P,., March, 1851 hartily ap'
papers to educate the eye Of the people to the
| new forms, aud the Home journal deserves the
thanks Of all for having the curage to lead the
| way.
From Prof: Wendell I.nmoroux, of Union
Univeraity, Chair Of Bellea Lettres.
| SCHENECrADy, March, 18sO.-For twenty years
haye been III favor Of orthogratfc reform. uIn
| glad to see the Home Journal and other papers
beginning to put the principle In practice
From T. Il. L1nd4ny, \. H., Professor OF
Latin mt Boston Unlver~ity-
| BosToN, Mass, February, 18so.-The Home
journal has taken step in tho right direction.
The arguments against the reform are gradually
| disappearing. No student of language Gun doubt
mat tor chronological purposes ionetic spcliiine
| changes Of pronunciation upon which the most
| important laws Of etymo'ogy ar based.
! From Thomas Il. Lounabury, Professor Of
English at Xnle College. ..
YALE COLLEGE, February, 1S80-Of the ulti-
mate success Of 4 thorough reform or EnEliSn
| spelling have never had the slightest question
| Nothing can, III my opinion. do so much to for
ward the movement in its first stages lis the
adoption OF tndicious changes by newspapers; Of
the better class. 1most thoroy sympAthlZe with
tho step you have taken.
From James Marvin, u. D.. Chancellor OF
the University Of Kansas.
LAWRENCE, kas., March, 1SS0.-The reform In
spelling adopted III your excellent paper mas my
9osi rt IT. II not oy nn ess st
any improvement thnt shall lessen our labor and
fucllitAtc our literary work.
From Prof X. II. Mather, of Amherst Col
1ege, Chair OF Creek nnal German.
AMHERST COLLEGE,, February, e:, lsso:1The @
changes yotl ilay made or simple, practical, and
wise. wish you entire success.
From Prof Clement Lawrence Smith, OF
Harvard Univer4lty.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass, April, 1851 am glad you
haye broken the Ice in tho matter of spelling
reform. The superstitious reverence with which
most people reglrd tho present spelling must be
broken down before the claims OF any rational
system can get fair hearing.
From the Hon. Ju,lu. II. seelye. Ill. D.,
President OF Amherst College, Formerly
Member Of Congress from Nnxsn chusetts-
AMHERST COLLEGE, March, l8so.-The changes
FPeoePq aape 5as Moad decdod 1Pe
mcnt on our ordinary spelling.
From Prof William Arnold Stevens, Of 10
chester Theological Seminary.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, February, 1851 believe
harty IN @ the movement An Staa the ~ ifos me
vance, public opinion will follow.
From Prof r. D. Seymour, OF Western Ke-
serve College, Chair OF Greek.
HUDSON O. March, 1851 am glad to give
my cordial commentator to any wcl-consid-
cred movement for the gradual improvement Of
our spelling.
From Prof. Wesley C. Sawyer, Of Lawrence
University.
A ito ws oGfyl y2tSSx
rhfy is cause for rejoicing and gratitude.
thank the Home Journal for what it has already
done In this direction. and still more for what 1t
promises to do.
From Henry N. Tyler, Profea.or of Greek
NORTHAMPTON. Afnss., March, 1ss0.-The ques-
ton Of reform in our spelling, interests me
greatly. While UNI not prepared to indorse all
go forward, Our thanks are duo to the gentle
men who nre giving it so much attention.
should be sorry to hHve them discontinue their
more careful thought
From Prof. D, G. Taft. Of Illinois Industrial
University, Chair OF Geology and Zoology.
CuAMp.A1GS, ILL.,. February, lSS0.-From what
have seen it tNkes reatcOuruge for u stAndlrd
turn out Of the eaohd tbe6
,all honor to the few brave, sensible papers, OF
which the Home Journal is q conspicuous cx-
ample, that have led on In this grand beginning.
From. 1Fo.es Colt Tyler, Ii. n, Professor
OF the English Language MT Michigan UnI-
verH1ty.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, March, 1851 !
like the prudent and conservative method in |
which the Home Journal Is working for progress
i n spelling reform.
From c. x. Nelson. D. D., vlce-Prcsident OF |
ST. Johns College and Professor OF Metn-
f:ySsc,,l and Ethical Science.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March, 1851 am very
glad that SO conservative paper rs
lllc Fhpne Journal has had the courage to stand
There is another change that might most prop
erly he adopted, the omission of that most uil-
genealogical Il in tho class Of words represented
IN this place to be derived from nny unguage.
ancient or modern. With nll my heart I wish
. go"d-spcel" to your most 1lanthropic under
taking.
From the Rev. Il. a. f. Taylor. d. H., Pres-
iLent of the Unlvex-nltS OF Wooster and
Professor OF biblical History and Apollo
eetlcx.
WOOSTER, O., March, 1861 hartfly ap-
,rove the method you have adopted for
sdvancfng the spelling reform. Do not
'e afraid to push on, for the .nge Is ripe,
wen In its hest English scholarship, for de-
:ided advance. And when the movement once
airly sets in, 1t will go thoroly to scientific re-
organization Of the natives - III our language |
nee. We shall then have civilized language
or civilized people.
rom the Poet John Greenlenf Whittier.
OAK KNOLL, DASvErs, Mass, mo-, 49, 1885,
can see no serious objection to the new rules
doptcd by the Home J0n71ad, which seem to me
he beginning of needed reform.
rom Morrison t. White, LID, Chief
sJuHtfce Of the United States. |
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 2 19S0.-The change !
dvoCuttd by the Home Journal will, without
oubt, simplify the language very much. For
he sake Of coming generations, hope it may
&c accomplished.
rom 9. Wells Williams, LID, Professor Of |
the Chinese LunEunge and Literature Mt
Fale College.
YALE COLLEGE, March. 18S0.-Therc can hardly |
@ any serious differences of opinion. | should
lk, among cducated 1ne1l' Us to to the dGstt7be-
ess OF Il reform in English spelling. The time
TID I'm fk1n ing