The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
COURT APPROVES IT.
SO simplihed Spelling Used by The
Journal Will Doubtless
Stand.
Hearty Endorsements Of The Jour
nails Course Received From
High Authorities.

The courts have decided the case Of the
new spellings adopted by r h j o u r n a l
and approved by the National Educational
association in an effort to break the
Geographical yoke which has so long
distressed the English speaking race"
Justice A. N Waterman Of the Illinois APP
pellate court is the judge who has the
distinction Of having been the first to put
the seal of legal authority upon the
change. His decision in favor Of the new
spellings IS contained in the following
brief letter:
To the Editor of The Journal.
most heartily commend the departure made
by The Minneapolis Journal in favor of rational
spelling. He who has lifted from the arms of
mankind the burden Of writing a superfuous and
misleading letter has been public benefactor
"A. N. Waterman.
If the court had needed any evidence
in support of his opinion which is
knowledge Of the law of common sense,
it could have been easily obtained, for
business men, teachers, publishers and
others join in commencing T h j O r.
a Is course in adopting the twelve sim
plided spelling now used in it's columns.
Publishers Approve.
Benjamin E. Smith, editor of the Cen
fury Dictionary, the Century Cyclopedia
of Names and the Century Atlas, high
authority, certainly, puts his approval in
the following letter:
To the Editor of The Journal.
My attention has been called to the step which
me o u r n has taken in the direction Of
spelling reform. 1t is which merits the
| most hearty approval The cause of the SIM
plifcation of English spelling was won long ago,
as far as argument was concerned. What is
needed now Is action-practical reform. What
The journal has done will help very mate
| rally to bring this about.
/ -Benjamin e. Smith.
From a widely different source comes an
| Endorsement of T he Journa rs course
| in newspaperdom. It is in the fact that
the Owatonna Chronicle in it's issue of
June Is, announces that it has adopted the
| same spellings.
| Another book publisher who has ad-
dressed a personal letter of approval to
~ j 0 ur n a is Henry Holt Of Henry
Holt & Company, who says: ''As a long
| time and once too impetuous advocate
of the. reform, wish to express my sat
| isfaction that one more enlightened organ
| has taken it up
Business Men Adopt Spelling.
| A big transportation company, quick to
see the advantages of the simpliied spell
| Ing for business uses, is the Star Union
Line, whose Minneapolis agent writes ask
1T is our intention to adopt the new
form of spelling, the same as in your
paper"
What Educators Say.
F. A. March of Lafayette college, Eas.
ton, Pa, writes: you have the place
of honor in your state as working friend
OF our language. Go on, great host will
follow
Rev. Stephen G.. Barnes Of st. Johns
| bury, VT, formerly professor of English
in Iowa college, a position which he held
| afOhfnaY1 vxh0 iS roe ell Ia nv
the quotation in the first sentence Of this
summary Of letters, says in referring to
the old spellings: +,
The only way to break down the tyranny Of
the literary fashion is boldly to spell the word
spelling becomes familiar, and then fashion
comes to the aid Of reason. 'Fools rush in
where angels fear to tread but after the path
has been we'll made by the fools the angels be-
gin to feel quite comfortable in taking the same
path.
! With Mr.. Barnes, letter is inclosed &
skit showing the efforts Of an inquisitive
boy to learn something of the English
I system" by interrogating his father. The
moral can be guessed-bdth papa and boy
wish the System" had been easier.
Edwin B.. Cox. superintendent Of the
xenia, o., public schools, writes: II sim
ply desire to express my appreciation o,
the position your great paper has taker
on the question of spelling reform
| Margaret w. Sutherland, principal o.
the Columbus, o., normal school. and re.
cording secretary of the Ohio Teachers
Reading Circle, "joins with other teachers
in congratulating" T h O. urn a upor
| its course and adds: '"To have leading
newspapers take up the improved spelling.
is to have the very greatest assistance
possible DR.. Anna e. Blount Of Oal
Park, Ill. says the change will help con
siderably toward easing the burdens O.
the wanderers thru our photographer
calf paths