The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-21

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In the evening (says the Boston I'D.
reHi,er) the sixth annual meeting oil
the american Spelling.Reform Asso.
ciation' occurred in Sever Hall. A quiet,
substantial progress during the past year
has been made, said President +. A. March
in his opening address. More educated
people are coming to use the reformed
spelling, and this givesa prestige with the
people. The Utica Herald, in Central New
York, uses the new spelling largely, and
finds that it is favorably received by the
people. Advertisers send in their adver.
tisements in it. The Chicago Tribune and
Home Journal use it freely. The Indcpead.
sri prints occasional articles in 1t, and the
Princeton Rerier still clings to its tho"
and "altho." Continued interest in the
reform is maintained in England, notwith.
standing the troubles Of that country in
caring for the Irish and the Egyptians, hut
it has lost warm friend by the death Of
Charles Darwin. In Germany also
there is decided spread Of spelling
reform in the adoption Of the Official spell
ing. Mr.. Gladstone is now president Of the
English Spelling Reform Association. Ten.
nyson is an ardent spelling reformer, be-
cause by the present spelling he knows that
future generations will be unable to appre-
ciate the rhythm OF his verse, because they
will not know how he pronounced his
words Many prominentmen in the upper
classes are warm spelling reioimers. Dur.
ing the year the subject has been brought
to the attention OF Parliament for the first
time. The only practical step proposed in
this country during the present year was
the formation Of league Of persons pledged
to the use OF the reform, but no pledges
have yet been made. 1t is believed that
the influence OF the leading names which
would be signed would influence many
others 10 sign.
Mr.. Melvil Dui read the report OF the
treasurer, which had been sent by mail.
1t showed sos in the treasury, with about
$1,000 due and uncolectcd. Mr.. Dui, MS
secretary, reported that great number OF
inquiries have been made. 4 change has
been noted in their character. Instead Of
asking what the reform is, inQuirers now
largely ask how they can help it, and re-
quest publications setting forth the meth.
DDS OF the reform. These letters are re.
ceived more frequently than before, and
the interest in the reform is rapidly
spreading. A letter was read from s. n.
b. Norton, Of the Utica Herald, saving
that the reformed spelling is taking hold
Of the people, and they are adopting the
shorter and simpler forms they see con-
stantly in the Herald. Many menu
beers OF the American Ii.
brary Association are practical re-
formers in spelling. The Remington Com.
pany makes type-writers with the new
kind OF letters recommended. Members
OF the society are more than ever DESTROYS
OF engaging in practical work for the re.
form. Pathological societies are doing the
pioneer work, and the Reform Association
should be aggressive Mr.. Dull suggested n
form or pledge for members 10 sign, agree
ing to adopt the simplilied spelling. The
time for argument has passed, and it is
time for practical work. Prof. W. l.. Whit.
ney, Of Yale, said the pledge was good.
The association then voted to adopt the
pledge. Prof. Scott Of Columbia College,
was then appointed to prepare list OF re.
formed wordsapproved by the dictionaries,
rs "iland" for ISLAND" by Worcester.
Officers were elected us follows: Presi.
dent, Prof. Francis \. March, OF Lafayette
College, Mt Easton, Pa; Vice Presidents,
Prof. W. d. Whitney, OF Yale, Prof. +. j,
Child, Of Harvard: Prof. F. Max Miller, of
Oxford; the Rev. Prof.. W. W. Skeat, OF
Cambridge, England; the Rev. A. IL. Sayce,
Of Oxford; the Hon. W. T. Harris, OF Con-
cord; ex.president Henry Sweet, OF the Eng.
fish Pathological Association; J. A. II. Muir.
ray, LID. Of London; the Rev. Richard
Morris, LID, Of London; Vice President
G. X. Nelson, D. D., OF St. Johns College,
Of Annapolis Nd; Eliza Z. Burns, OF New
York City; = Jones, Of Liverpool, England;
President +. \: 1. Barnard, OF Columbia
College, New York City; Prof. Thomas Il.
Price, Of the University OF Virginia; the
Rev. Prof. ]. l.. johnson, OF the university
Of Mississippi, at Oxford; Prof. Gil. Toy, Of
Cambridge, Miss Prof. Schelc De We're, OF
the University Of Va; Prof. j. G. Gichrist,
President oil the Iowa State Normal
School ut Cedar Falls; the Hon. George
II. Paul, OF Milwaukee, Wis. the Hon.
William Ii. Wells, Of Chicago; the Hon.
W, 0. Rogers, Superintendent Of New Or
leans Public Schools; r. Means Davis, OF
Winsboro, S. c.; II. D. Wyatt, Superin-
tendent Chattanooga Public Schools; J. NJ.
Fish, Superintendent Of the Little Rock
Public Schools; W. W. Jones, State
Superintendent Of Schools Mt Lincoln,
Neb.; Treasurer I. L. Vickroy, of St.
Louis; Secretary Melvil, OF Boston. Fl.
nance Committee, Profs. l.. F. Seldom,
William NJ. Bryant and +. L. Cook, OF St
Louis, Mo; Publication Committee, Prof.
+. \. March, the Rev. W. G. Ballantine,
Of Oberlin, O.; Prof. S. G. Barnes, Of Grin.
nell, H., and Superintendent W. C. Whit
ford, OF Madison, Wis. 1t was voted to
make the Home Journal the organ Of the
association, provided it used tho words ap-
proved by the committee. Atierth meet
ing the mcmaers signed the pledge.
TnI report recently gained journals
tic circulation that Rev. Dr.. Talmage, OF
Brooklyn, n. y, had spoken in derogatory
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