, 1881-11-13

IN. other words. tcrntnc TO spef. sniltf consist
simply in lern,ng tn distinguish between formal
and correct speech *11a cotioqu,a!lsmi s h ..,+,
reson una to think, NIT to mcmorize. Hut the
task Of 1rrnng to read aud spel our lanRuARe al
it now is cnu be upproncht only thru the nem-
series Ut pllzzls, contradictions ana absusdttics
His io;icat faculty. US yet out little a~akcns
meut is reprcst, stuntt:.l and dwnrft. and hi
Innate sens IF consistency is perpotually out
. ragged. The h"lc prs.ces- which might ne az easy
task and nude up Of q series Of delightful sur.
priacs, Is tesiiua ano uistnsteful dFtdHefy: ana
is often accomplish, SO far as accompllsne ae
the world has lust becaus Of the unnecessary
difficulties that present themselves ut the very
threshold OF lernng Gun never ne Known.
Doubties tunny naturally gifted minds hav 0een
turnd by these barrtes into commonplace chan-
neIs nnd hav gone thru life III obscus1ty- that ela
had aided III the turwurd march Of humanity
Spcuk1ng OF the fuur primary KrA1es. beyond
which tAllu,v me repeat ~ the great majority
OF our pupils never Ket. ] deem It quite within
scool time uf al children IS wasted-Or wors-by
the great divergence between tbs spoken anu
the rsten wor.t- Our atfanet consist nnuanaiy
hunttrec letters anu combinations which scrv "A
letters. used without rule. and mainly "ltuout
rctls.,n, except 81 fur US htstoTicn! antecedcnls
may b. supposed to furnish reason ourspe!t-
inx Is universally prtInounced BY sc0tArs who
hmy given the subl+Ct thntfu1 attention 70 %
the worst in the world: Erery Enxtsh-spex'nx E s *
life by it. Must be be thus handlcApr forever?
1t certainly is not necessary. 70 bring our
smelling tu q funetic basis is practicnol. 4ud
wud pa: tor itself in u 9enerauon: Indeed
every cnunx.: III the direction ot slinplihcation
w1d nay for itself US soou rs made: IT, Nor az suc9
Spain did this work for their nnf'v tunx thoroly
more than haf Il century ago. Those OF Holland
effected u great reform, but made me- re n1sfako
tufrc ted in improving the French @pellsnR.
Those who huv. visited the public SCOOPS ok
years seems decidedly more apt u1d capah! than
tho A1ocricun boz Ut the same n3e The Ter
man lat,xua9. Gait be absolutely mustered As 70
our priu,nry pupils must CIV for the very lu1-
perfect RESULTS they achlev IN t+nSitsa-
And sc, the scoinrs Of Germany a5 Dov'9: IN
the matter Ut simplifying their spelling. Ours
needs this tenf"ld more thin Theirs; and an er.
nest effort, led by the best scholarship OF England
and America, y being mMde ut tho p nresen. t..oo @
criticize our s:f,ol@ os't::1uS thcy uccnmpllsn 70
it'll ur willing IL mid in this work? lt"w tnauy
i,iti ratheE-ay to uniformly spel tho word th1
with thrc :ttters III their private and pu bic cor
re-pondcnce: How many ar s:v'nx suca ne~s- ,s-
u few siinptiiicl spcllings encur7tKetneut 10 con-
tlnue these and to ennrxt: the i'st:
It vii not 10 70 say tns e1 sne1 oe ha e,' 10 e c d1o
nanted by public sentiment. US Tar Us pts5ul--
Besides, II is charged br tho critics that tho
awning it il tru in this matter. With regret IT
must be contest that amongst teachers and
eco4,i supcrinsendents many aF tnuan esent 10
Gc pres, upon them fran, without The ens,*s1
and mus, sutt:hl place to commence i5 'n corre~
sponie1,cc+ private and public: tne newspapers
,Fud soon fellow, then tho dictionaries, and last
The time TO make beginning In this matter
Is s the Place er hrf 4efs 4tcr Is iea IT, co to
tsa esso in ans ) 'ea cnesfo tss '''%Sao's