New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-20
4 GREAT woRK FOX 4 SM1LL SOCIETY,

There was n regular meeting of the American
Flologica Society" appointed for last night al
Brownies Photographic Hall" No. 23 Clinton
place. The subject for discussion wa ne ni-
portaiOn into orr modern clYllizatlpl VI ',E t;n
ideas and pagan morals through the SluuN w ,I
otber !scnoIs' Of training" There were four
members Of the society and three TGpoIleIp5 'p
The fonetc" reformcrs were WIaml and
the secretary. ID. F. Lindsey me tleaSuI,Ji' ,o
two "wimcn" Mrs Scott Browne ana MIS-
Burns Mr.. Brown is miId-inaiInFi, S y ppIcr
son, and IS the son of missionary ,fIv.snraknq
man who writes books in short-h hand Wrltlhe OF
"takigraphy" Mrs Browne, a red-cheeked Wo. in
of nerba nc ,forty-iyP years of age. whose ha'
charms are heightened by dark ringe across h'p
MINER lin is n teacher OF q short-hah1 Sc"ua.
W,s Bnrns, an older woman. also teaches short
"' Wrs Brown took the chair and said, Eve will
have q meeting here tc-nQht not w'thSt3nGlns nav
there are So few members present MI. LHhtiSt'A
then moved that the discussions the Suplct CHOSEN
he postponed until the next meeting allu lhr f
was carried Mr. Lindsey said in explanation oI
this motion to the reporter thai the neinneIS LIZ
emf did not seem able 70 cope with the Sn,3CrII;'
The Societv.r continued Mr. Lindsey 10 lhe an'I-
cnce " has not accomplished cnui IN tle pas:
We have had excellent discussions bnt we of no
nubliShpd much Now. we have apr0Ovl OF lHr
rules in spelling adopted by the London lllooEica
Society Let max" ont list OF woriS 10 ,Whlcl
these rules can be applied and 1t IN DoPh
| can be done very cheaply. We must lol I,'"rH
the foundations of the English language but leI us
adopt some changes which we can al aPro"E,
Some of our members have been TO IauicaI Ill lnp
mast Let lie make orr changes etymologlc RAJ her
than 'foneic and this will sap til foundations Gl
the objections Of those who oppose me, lpne1Ic
sco0l' | thuk hat "A committee Shnd oe aP
pointed to make out such n list. :A
MR. Burns with a radical air and some clnpha-lsl
We cannot afford to stop where the London SoTl-
ety did. There " wud be many questions for ne
committee TO DECIDE; for instance ,d whether co"'
Mrs Browne" Wud" it not I've vel to cohlihe
ourselves to chronological changes There Is 80
much opposition TO fOne;lc e" S'ellne., we, '"h
ACCOMPLISH moro by not attempting tu h1 ul;'h,
Mr. LindslCvThcre Is not a quorum mere lo nv !,
ia quorum consisted of five membcTSl, and Shut
not ike the society bound 10 any IlnR by our az
ton which 1t cOu1 not "aproOy" Ot course Il
tancc. suggest, therefore, that Gommlilee s1n
sisting of DR.. Crawford II. Troy. DR.. Doual, MIS-
Burns ana Mrs Browne prepare list OF thus klho
for the next meeting. . ~,
Mrs, Burns with a smle)-Ths committee "wuP
certainly need the Isl ,tance of Mr. Lindsey. lie
has published many works on tins sn ject
Mrs BrOwnc-We certainly" cOud not get along
without Mr.. Lindsey, and he ont to act as our
Sir. Lindsey was touched and embarrassed By
these compliments but he finally consented 10
serve on the committee and to advance the cans
as far az his humble powers would permit. Inc
meeting then adjourned until he third Thursday IN
february. -,
The object of the society is to cultivate the sci
ence of language: TO establish, perfect ana plopo-
gate all Orthographic kO5mOglOt to t"acc the origin,
growth and relationship Of languages: TO collect
grammars. vOGabuaue5 and specimens OF ancient
and modern tongues: TO encourage the study OF
hierogliphcs NEUROLOGICAL emblemS. temples:
images old inscriptions. CONS. and, III general all
the records and relics OF the past t. investigate
problems of ethnOlOgy; to publSh literary Journal
and such other works as the society may de- IN
proper" - g
a task on It's hands.