Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-12-31
PROGRESS IN SlMPLlFiED
SPELLING.

Probably the most important action
taken in the United States in regard
to photography was that of the Nation
al Educational Association when 1t
formally adopted for use in all its Of
fetal publications a simplified spell
ing for these twelve words-program,
tho, altho. thoro. thorofare, thru. thru
out. catalog, prolog, decalog, demagog.
pedagog. From this, and from the
subsequent employment of these forms
in various periodicals edited by mem
bers of the association Prof. Brander
Matthews argues lin THE Information.
al Monthly" july that a not remote
future will see a decided change In
photographic standards. He says of
the simplified spellings mentioned:
They are very likely to appear with
increasing frequency In the school
books that members (of the National
Educational Association may here.
after prepare; and any simplifled
spelling that once gets itself into a
school book is pretty sure to hold its
own in the future. After an interval
Of ten or fifteen years, the National
Educational Association will be in q
position to consider the situation
again; and 1t may then decide that
these twelve words have established
themselves In their new form sum.
GENTLY widely and firmly to make II
probable that the Association could
put forward another list of dozen or
more simplifled spellings with q reas.
enable certainty that they would also
BIO Accented. And thus the good work
Wouia ~ W. ss'"'"e "'''e !" e'e'y
uecaue.
Professor Matthews says, however,
mat there are good many people IN
the United States who hold to the
ignorant beiief that word gains dig
nifty by neediessly increasing the num-
per OF us letters. In Illustration ne
makes reference to the invitations 49,
sued to the opening exercises OF the
Pan-American Exposition at Bunaio,
as follows:
More than one newspaper com.
mented on the fact that the commits
sion requested the honour or their
guests company,-whereas 1t Is the
almost UNIVERSAL usage OF Americans
" speIi TINS Word witnout the u; and
.ne neMspaper writer's asked Wna'
mrsn. ne 'ne REASON LOT tnis strange
aneC,a.ion on .ne part OF the bunalo
sen.,e'en. lhls aHectation, ihdeed
s.eneu uouply strange on tne part Oh
.ne "ianasers Oh an american exhiDi
.lch, since honour is recognized AT
p Inc as an ortnographlc Brlticism
ooao'y he commission mad more
poI.an. matters 10 consider thar
any ques''on oi speiiing' ana the ana
,t ~ such the insertion Of
ny III Worus ehding IN or can moi
ou' seem 10 US whNdweii on the West
~. sno,e ., the A,iantic-was due tc
, ne s,,.s Oh the engravers ol
'hy n'i'a.ion.
.onna ,s anu o.her BRUSH orthographi'
h "n'n non., ne goes on TO say
oeen increasingly Visible II
eiIcan pooks since tne passage o.
ne sop.iish. ac, OF 1871, not because
We nase any aesire 10 abandon the
aliHus silhpllncatiohs Oh spelling gen
auop'eu III .he united states
cu. because tnat act made II necessary
~ oooh 10 pe set up In type here
was 10 cialn the protection oil oul
courts AS many DOCKS were moi
Mor'n the Cost Oh uouDie composition
the plates necessary Tor me American
edition served also for the britlsh. ant
were made TO accord with the British
hCtiohs OF orthography rather thar
with the more advanced and more sen
s!D'e American practice. But there
are signs OF progress even in England
ana the new OXFORD Dictionary lal
trough retaining honour, oddl!
ehoush) has accepted the American
Organize, etc, instead OF organise,
which Is to be found IN ,Stormonth'
dictionary.
AS another indication OF the trent
Oh authoritative example, Professo
, Matthews recalls that the United
. states Government not long ago al
pointed board to decide on. a uniform
photography for geographical names
The recommendations OF this bod,
were generally In the direction of In
creased SimpIicity-'Bering' Straits