New-York tribune., 1906-04-02
SPELLING FIGHT ON.
Carnegie Committee Sends Out Cir
culGrs and Pledges.

The simplined Spelling Board. which has the
financial backing Of Andrew Carnegie has Just
sent out Circular No. l. thus beginning the cam
pagn Of education to bring about the sinpincatlon
Of the English language. With statement OF the
objects Of the board and list OF twenty classes
of words now spelled in two or more ways. the
board is sending out pledge which it asks the
receiver 10 sign and return 1t reads:
practicabe, the simple spellings recommended by
the Simplihed Spelling Board in their circular of
March H 1895
The statement says in part:
All whose mother tongue is English believe that
the - dominant and international language Of the
world For this destiny 1t Is htted by us use as %
rressive civilization, by its cosmopolitan vocapu-
fary and by its grammatical simplicity. No + o.nsr
tonaI languages. has the same adaPta6ty 70 such such
gSennded conviction that in its progress toward
this goal our language Is hanolcaPRed t5aI9 ~ Tel
smelling. which makes it a puzzle to the stranger
within our gates and a mystery 70 Ihe So
of many SIDED development its spelling
is difficult and cumbersome
II goes on to say that the dsordered spelling
wastes time and money. and adds;
Some of those who would like to see our spelling
made simpler fear that this VII onsIe & tS me-
tion of words but ali etymooglstS o5Iy llls =
ment and repudiate the argument ElyInol9sy, II
history, and is now secure IN lhnuiel ILL., IN
much Of il in the nature OF stmplincatIon-
has been almost continuous % Mini NJ t aEespeares or
Bacons words they were written, anu sI-etS @ ~
the Iiterarv character OF the Language vii nave
happened If successors hnd-as me , ST 4bat-
WiilEas great or greater difference between & tneir
spellinS and that Of the present day In familiar
correspondence many slIplhe@o @ IN the most emo
tiOnaI poetry forms such as droPt- stett 80,
(Tennyson) are printed without attracting a''0'i-
The recommendations Of the board VIII ne pe an "a
nounced from time time as its pans Iev rl 10 ask
simple initial step
The classes OF words spelled in two or more ways
the simpler form of which is held TO De 'ns iioi0
desirable are given as follows;
sraIred with ae. ae or E. Rule: Choose e Exam
pie ls1e1ed With dge-ment dgment Rule Omit
sPsed ETs@Pfi Win the g5e9sd2g5 sDss s, a@d
sonan&t & oeis 6efnre t (pt -st Rule Choose i in
iefi lei cssssi ssas'' Example: Dript- 1,r,A.
cSdeis sPeltea -ense' Mstn Example: Defense
CeosST CeeeIiad with -ette or ct Rule: Omit -'e EA
ampfI 9BaIIeS fTHTht %iFh gh or Z Rule: Choose Example,
DEaf{i, saai,sa with gh or without % 1ough & or -o% W.
% SPeIisI Goose -ow Example: Plow- CD -ough or o.
Rule Choose o Example: AILho' - Greek origin
uaS MIrqS ,ss or -ize Rule: Choose -ize Example,
Cetefh5e CsiTa5 with lite or 1t Rule: Omit Example,
Deposit 81 ~ m Rule: Choose =
Example: DstlL ,aas Fyule: Omit one L
E.xampIe Dulness v,,1e. Omit me Ex-
Spelled with -nlrne OF Ri
a9De gae5 %fgh oe os or E. Rule; Choose e Exam
pie Ec1nSflSa 1S our or or Rule: Choose or Ex-
aI9Pag sPPelied With ph or T. Rule: Choose Example,
Fsnt9Im Fs1Il5 With IT or r Rule: Omit T. Exam
pie. Pur - x9,,1a. rvboosa or F.x-
a9Pgj sPsfja6 % with or n the root Rule: Choose
tamPls Sn1Iss Win s. or Sc Rule Omit Examples
Simitar. ..,-. -t,o,. ~ FUIa- Omit
ne Example: CatalOg-