The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-03

fysshe, trewe, ciuill, FATAL, etc. There
Is nothing radical, nothing dangerous,
In urging the acceleration of this nor
NAL process.
g. The board does not propose to
make or to recommend any change in
the spelling of proper names, espe-
clally Of surnames. That matter is out
Of its chosen province. Geographic
names often need regulation, but there
are societies and boards which take
care of this.
6. The board does not pretend to
be consistent" in the spelling of its
publications. For obvious reasons, the
spelling of its publications is made to
conform to the lists or rules the board
may have adopted, up to the date Of
tssue.i The spelling will therefore be-
come progressively simpler. and hence
less inconsistent. The remaining Gin
constituencies" belong to the old spell
ing. and not to the new. Until all of
the old spelling Is improved, some of
1t will remain unimproved.
z. The board can assure all who
cherish the sentiment Of loyalty to
their mother-tOngue, that simplifica-
tions of spelling will not obscure the
meaning or the origin of single word.
In this statement all scholars agree.
photographers and etymologists first
of all. The proposed simplifications
will not make 1t more difficult for any
one to read the masterpieces of Eng
fish literature; and they will not rem
der useless the books now in print.
But they will save the time of all who
write and the money of all who print:
and they will make the language easier
for our own children and for the for
eigners who are now studying 1T, in
increasing multitudes, all over the
world.
8. The board begs leave to remind
those who may be fearful in regard to
the result of its recommendations that
spelling is never stable. and that there
is no final standard of photography.
Nowhere is there any authority to set
up such standard. All that the ac-
cepted dictionaries can do is to re-
cord the varying usages. Their editors
have received no charter to decide
finally between conflicting forms.
much less to propose improved forms.
The board, on the other hand. seeks to
change what is bad. and to introduce
improvements. 1t wishes to establish
and extend good usage, to make it ma
tional and International.
9. The board believes that the argu-
ments against simplification are SO
weak that the expression of them will
help the cause. 1t is confident that
the more the matter is considered the
larger will be the number of converts
and the swifter the advance. Circum-
stances we'll understood by students of
the subject have prevented many in
letters, critics, journalists, and others
connected with the public prints. from
coming into contact with information
upon the true nature and history of
English spelling.
10. The board expects and welcomes
criticism. 1t asks only that the criti-
cisms shall be made after. and not be-
fore. the critic has read the publica-
tons of the board or has otherwise
acquired the necessary information.
The board does not wish to be con-
sidered responsible for proposals
which it has not made. for views it
does not hold, or for things with which
1t has no concern. The board has
many things to say and to propose, and
must not be expected to state it's whole
case in the compass of one paragraph
or of one pamphlet.
II. The board recognizes that the
progress of the cause of simplication
depends upon the continuous spread
ing of information. The work requires
other documents will be sent out at