New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-16
PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ALL.
Edward H. Magin Would Substitute Pitman S
system for Cumbersome Long Hand.

tn the Editor Of The Tribune.
CT. Several letters have recently appeared in
your excellent paper which speak OF my MS ldAe -
-eard ~ the inverted vowel scale OF photography.
O., Glad 70 correct the oversight. should nave
referred to the desire Of Isaac Ptnan to restore the
original forms OF the large hooks on CERTAIN
curved consonants Although studied phonography
tb care IN the early years Of It's INTRODUCTION IN
This country and practised reporting TO conSio-
-ob1a ox+ent other subjects during long and busy
life had quite turned my attention from pholiosia
rbv until cutie recently or should not nave IilaUe
The mistake referred to. But the point winch l
must especially emphasize remains true d" tNe
same It is that photography is not for reporters
-re-a1,, or chiefly but for the general pubic, ana
should be taught just as much ana just as cary aS
nenunanship in all Of our schools.
x2arortars have ii seems to me, claimed IL TOO
- as their own and have therefore taken IN
tIe 1iharties with il Each reporter may, II
10 chooses adopt what briefer or clearer methods
ia NAV desire but let him keep them for MS own
personal use and let not have TINS great REFORM
,.r5ared nv 2 perfect Babel confusion OF FORMS
II NOT Of tongues The watchword must be- Fho-
noeranbv for all and we owe so much to the
res+ inventor Of the system. TO which he gave his
whole life I would say the Isaac Pitman phonogra-
ply
To this I am sure that his younger brother, Benn
P+nan would make no objection In truth the
r2ern pf+,nan phonography by keeping the original
vowel scale without inverson) is doing more than
any other photography to make truly nHeo ana
permanent the great labors of his elder hrother OF
whom he has published full and thoroughiy APP
tive life which all photographers snouLd Ted
with care Indeed the photography pupiished, oy
him al his monographs institute IN CHlcInilau IS
the very hest means of training the young IN LllS
Invaluable art of any which nave seen, woI ~
include most especially the recent works OF ms ape
assorfate and coadjutor, jerome b. Howard, en-
titled The Amanuensls ana ana ne PiiN
Dictionary and Phrase Book -, ,, -
If an personal and selfish CONSIDERATIONS Coua us
aid asda and desire to see ones name IN PRINT,
linked with q great reform like phonographyi ana
II renortrs did not presume to destroy the harmony
of the progress Of this reform by calIng ~ py d
co-onou1d name in which their own names take an
f11n6rtan4 Mace we might hope to make this re- |
form fms success even within the LIeL!Fne OF the
yoln GER generation OF to-day Let no selsh OF per
sonaI considerations either as to money OF reEoWh
be allowed 10 blight the hopes OF those VINO desire
its uniformity for the sake of the chlldren whose
iftIe hrains are COMPOUNDED by the instruction OF
their teachers of spelling, when told tLl te letters
are sounded in one way and the words IN another |
wav with scarcely particle OF similarity TO the
first. It is most SAD carry A1790-i - 44oiI'S |
versus common sense
I rejoice TO learn from the superintendent or the
courses Of study in the public schools TO Wnom the
subject VAS referred by Superintendent Maxwell |
that phOnography Is not &c be introduced Tor the
younger classes in the schools. eventually az must
study In as thew would study penmanship ana quite
early hut let US wait for this until uniformity
in teaching Il IS fully secured Ana IN closing let
repeat the MOTTO 'Phonography Tor aI, OLD and
Young and not especially for verbatim report ting"
Let photography become the writing ana pho |
uotoDy the prntfng OF the generations Yet 10 ccme
" EDWARD H. MAGILL. |
The Gardner M 12s West 43d-st New-York City |
Oct. A. 1905