The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-15
Reform IN Spelling sHd in Eo,ie;ea

We are very sorry that what VIC had
intended as a piece Of pleasantly and
q joke upon the spelling refowners Eee
been construed into s!Er upon some
of our friends Of tie South Caro,ina
Press. Tie REMARKS Of thc Camden
Journal compel us to pay the penalty,
frequently. imposed upon wunll-he
Wits, Of explaining our own joke.
We had just received copy Of the
proceedings Of the last annual meeting
o. the National Teachers Association,
held at Chautauqua, in which was con-
tanned also report Of the convention
Of spelling reformers. The rules pub
Ii sl,ed In this paper were given by the
convention in all seriousness, ard q
number of the leading articles read by
distinguished teachers were published
IN this "reformcd spelling" III ordor
to better acquaint our readers with
these proposed changes, we wrote all
editorial in this now orthography, and
then, quoting burlesque resolution
Of the Missouri Press Association, til It
1--WE will aid and encurcj wun unuther
tn begin and max such grajual cl.anjez
In spelling az ar recommended bi the
American biological Asoshiashun," !"
we expressed determination to adopt
the now spelling and to 90 the "holc
hog" and then we called on several
contemporaries to join us and "kwit
kwarrellng and lcrn how tn spol." We
had no thought but that this would be
construed into all invitation to drop
tho present system Of orthogruphy and
learn to use the reform spelling. 1t
was 10 imputation as to their want Of
acquaintance with the old blue back
spelling book.
.T1hs. fQl!QMiAs& Ia a{}14aaitiaaai aa sspaHSn sspaHeSin
we pronounced ourselves ard our con-
tcmporaries ignorant; and we believe
that they will frankly plead guilty to
the charge. 1t Is taken from M essay
on spelling read BY Mr.. W. e. Ballal,-
tyne, professor Of Hebrew IN Oberlin
College, and filing four pages of the
volume above referred to. 1t is as fol-
lows re'dat'7n and lste'ottm:
~ Gu not thlhk 1t ought tn recwirc
halt-an-hour tn convins eni culcj man
or suiest ntimoliyi ~ ~; o ocsnnt U ',nu: ,n,n
Au hav alredi lcrne,l it indrorr ueniE'
and tn Them onli In an utcrii inconsis1-
sht' ,naphazafu Ana iragmcnteri fash
|o,. nr
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