Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-20
Can This Be True.

There has been much contention whether
Or not the Senate OF the United States was
deteriora1ing in ability or character, but it
remained for Senator Mason of Illinois to
make the wholesale charge yesterday that
the senators. one and ALL couldn't spell the
simplest words in the English language.
He defending the remarkable method
OF teaching spelling established by Superin-
tcndent Powell (also from illinois,. as ex-
posed by the late senatorial investigation,
and in the course of his remarks he said:
81 suppose if the boys and the girls of the
high school were to come into the Senate
and put in a class our general average
would b. about ) or per cent lower than
Is found in the high school in the city Of
Washington
Senator Mason is doubtless qualified to
speak of his own deficiencies in orthogra-
ply. but has he any authority for making
this sweeping allegation in regard to his
fellow senators?
Let US see. the following are some
of the simple words upon which Mr.. Pow
ellis High School "scolars'' came to grief
in the examinations mentioned:
Alright. attact. atlantic. americans. spas
nish. settleing seceed. benflt. wether, con-
sceru. earring, costume (custom), cheeper,
oder. perpose, named serched, saucions,
iEtertant. government, manufactor detear-
mined. spanards. representiv, DISCOVERY,
pursecuShiOn, massachusetts, Massachue-
settles, Massachusetts, Massachusetts,, Mas
sacheusitts. Massachusetts, Ouch. Gets
burg, Franch. Britain, Britain, Laffatte
Verginia Southern. Northeren. New Fang
land. Pensilveania. Portuguese, Holland,
Canada Alabama, Florada, Floridy. Merry
land. Merland. Maryland, United States.
Cabinet, President, May Flour, Cabinet,
Leusienna, Spayniard. Sundy, Judiciary,
Revolutionary, Pilgranls, Eergina, Novis-
ctffa TIIzira I.RnSanna- SOIIthe. NOrthe,
Name. PasifiC. FlOriday, Principle (princi-
paD. seSsession, seseed. Sundy, fofceing.
tresom. Creul. desendent, northerers. IN
gagged. write (riShD, prosecuted. lnturpete
pertinent. makeiug, finally. similar. sepe-
rape. sepera teing, conserving. coinsided.
collector. accession. cOntrole, licens.
burryed beIeaf belief, tyrany. legiStore.
quantity. agaist, idears. vetoe, gladlly,
refuge. repeels. representations. representa-
tives. religion. religion. regilion, frs furs,'
inrfChen. delaided. decisive. PROPERLY
Interpret interpit. nothern, WORKSHOP, wor-
sr.pp. vessIe CLAIMED. bOdys. stateOus, inter
pets. occoured. compete, compelled, re-
manied. heavily. post tpast. stormes. In
tepret. costOms. envented, dropped, Gather
Brittian. Nissippi usefulness, migrated,
instrument. continuity. fininally. FLORIDA.
arithmetic. eigth. Nova Scotia, Hospitality.
marshes tmarcheSb. Sed (Saed), Surrolneted.
misdeaInar CENTRES. assassin. representatives,,
extre-mly. cultervated, America. explosure,
q, formation, persecution, preSendent. con-
timely. forCeinge. Carolina, Manhattan,
Legislative. representatives,. proclamation.
emancipation. cOntinuely. exectIve, eX-
ectiva, dtsobayers, ohencles, dsaprove'
manly. lieuSiena, triel. pease, parIIement,
parlment. injoyed. EXTREMITY, executif'
steembote. turned. president. com
paired, monted, Hudson parchment.
d!spuit spoking. journed. Legislative, jul
dicuary exucative. intrepts. expianes. Mas
sachutusette where twere}, He'd Oayed). an
(auD. succession (secession), judital,
aInoung. D-liwere, Dfsire. cabinate tireinG.
temporary. stoole, ffthteeth, exhibited, enc
MES. arsonals sollom. across. eviel, simpl
chef. entity. Largely. burning. Beliefs, cath
lie, faithful. crosse. reGily. gallent. persuits
Gcrgia enCrease. chosen, believed, pow
errty. BELOVED, puerly. PERSISTED proclaima-
ton zcalS (seaIS). WHEREIN. wanderful sus-
pfchn. SeVeTly. thier meet, fdlue secession
exetive beceaus. Gamble. populary. discus
ion. destroying. obide. repersenter. carryed,
C4rryS. SuHdie Suudy, chOuSe. leader, be-
frdr. h--faur. puretans. fore. countrys pro-
srde. CLAIMED. witch. hove. nativs. sevear
fluutane. Ouch. habits. cOstomes. Staets.
Clvel. tow crie eny. evry. desotie. bOundry
bpundritS iudftal. offiser. bord. cost (coast)
navy. fue. fieu few. simpel, settel, set
teled. setteiing, setteiers prosecute, purse
cute. prilgrimed. relesuS Columbus, Coro-
line. leagi=lateur. occupied. until Massacre.
thay. eilty. Ungilty, Massacre. jurdicial. jul
dicary- prepared. Declera ton. induStOrieS.
concerned, representation. repersentors
Crimanals Indeudent. wonderers. wondered
prepe ration. lighinrod. tied (tried). doc
triineS. straits (street) instrument. atban-
tage, votOs. Severely. cathOlists. secession
wounded pamphlets. RENAMED. iaborous.
Can this be trueo Will the senator's plead
guilty to this Indictment that their spelling
is five six per cent lower than that
shown by the High School pupils?