The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12
IN TESTS
Many Try The Journals Examine
ton in Spelling and Letter
Writing.
Business Man G ommends the Move.
ment and School Children Send
Perfect Answers.

The tests In spelling and business
letter writing which T h e j o u n a l
published last week attracted the at
tention of the public not only in the
city, but turnout the state. Heads Of
large business houses tried the tests
ladies tried them, school children tried
them. It was especially pleasing to
see that one of the school principals
had given the spelling test to her class.
1t would have been still better If every
principal In the city had done the
same.
It was not the intention to publish
any names OF letters, as it was desired
that the writer's should feel that their
names would be held onfidentially.
There is one letter, however, which
the writer will not object to seeing
used, and 1t may have the effect of
stirring up further interest among
business men. It is from George G..
S. Campbell, proprietor of the. Park
Region Roller Mills. Alexandria. He
says
Letter IndorsIng Plan.
I'm inclosing correction Of the let
ter published in yesterdays Journal
do not Imagine am perfect in my COR
rect1ons, but I'm greatly interested In the
matter I have felt for many years that
our educators are losing sight of much in
the way Of primary instruction In the
graded schools that is of great Importance
to those unfortunates who never have the
opportunity to go into the high school,
AND even those who do get both a high
school and university education fail to
obtain such instruction in these primary
branches as Is absolutely necessary to
enable them to acquit themselves credita-
bly, IN the commercial world Any proper
agitatio of this subject that will empha-
size the fact and induce our educators
to pay less attention to the polishing off,
process and the teaching of the so-called
accomplishments and devote more time
to the fundamentals is worthy Of the best
efforts OF your journal.
The large number of letters re-
celved, and the fact that many more
read the articles and tried the tests
privately but did not send them in,
make 1t seem advisable to publish the
corrected version Of the spelling test
and the criticism on the business let
ter. Correspondents should take this
public reply as sufficient for the time
being, and they will hear individually
a little later. - - ; 49, - = =
A considerable number of correct
versions of the spelling, test have been
received. One absolutely correct came
from Alfred Mallon, 1886 Pillsbury
avenue, a boy IL years old. It is so
good that it is printed below. The
~ AtANApe~A VI IAiC 10y oS1AOOl dlSO
sends correct versions by Edith Mol
10y, Violet Wray, Lenore Lee, Belle
McBeath, and Roy Girber. But in
nearly all of these the paragraphing
Is not quite what it should be.
Correct Spelling. 49,:
A right sweet little boy the son, Of a
great colonel, with ruff around his neck,
flew up the road as quick as a deer.
| After time he stopped at blue house
and rung the bell His toe hurt him, and
he needed rest. He was too tired to raise
his fair, pale face, A faint moan rose
from his lips.
The maid who heard the bell was about
to pare a pear but she threw it down and
ran with all her might. for fear her guest
would not wait. But when she saw the
| little one, tears stood in her eyes at the
| sight. = 49,. .--s -
4 'You poor dear! Why do you lie herei
! Are you dying?" -
NO. he said, II am faint" .. -.
She bore him in her arms, and hurried
to room where he might be quiet, gave
] him bread and meat, held a scent bottle
1 under his nose, united his neck scarf
wrapped him up warm, and gave him a
| sweet dram:
The criticism Of the business lette,
will appear later.