The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-29
s1MPLIFIED SPELLING CONVERTS
The Board Hears Of the Spread Of the Re
form Movement.

The Board Hears Of the Spread Of the Re.
form Movement.
All was hustle and hustle yesterday at
the headquarters Of tho Simplfed Spelling
Board in the Metropolitan Life Building.
The news from Washington that the Presi-
dent had extended his order in regard to
phonetic spelling to all departments Of the
Government and the message from Oyster
Bay containing the information that the
correspondence now going out Of Sycamore
Hill was being spelled In the new way were
Of great cheer to DR.. Charles P. g. Scott
and his assistants and they grew
hopeful thar ever over the prospects Of the
movement.
The mail arriving at the boards head
quarters yesterday was probably the heavi-
est in one day thus Tar received by that
body. Letters kept pouring in from ell
over the country and the requests for ctrou-
lars were In axcess Of one hundred. Public
Printer Stilings sent on for samples Of the
boards list Of words and many inquiries
were received from printing houses, ad-
yortising men and large commercial oon-
Germs of many kinds. A large jewery firm
has signihed It's intention Of using the new
forms In it's catalogue. and two extensive
advertisers sent representatives to secure
permission to reprint some Of the circulars
In 100 900 editions Of their catalogues.
1t was also announced that the Army and
Navy Register would use tho simpliied
spelling In It's Issues and that Profitable
ld.ertssing Of Beston wS ga,:. siso s enter the
system. Messy Co'eey ns', ~ .S on
simpliAed spelling, and theboard has learned
thaf Supt. Poland Of the Newark schools
has approved the idea and will labor for It's
Introduction. In addition. to these the
Nebraska State .Journo! has signed the
TSe ofaoo force devoted much Of IT, time
Yesterday to the preparation OF The LIST OF
;,niveraifv professors and officers who have
signed its adhesion card. The List o ex-
oeeds go, with several States yet 70 be
will reach 100. A card index system u In
nse which permits the grouping Of names
In any manner that the board may desire.
+ In spite Of the almost universal, rdtcule
by the newspapers Dr., Scott continued 20
insist that Il was 2 ssri osn q m9 aSe snd a Ha
compared It TO the movemept to sbo,tsh
slavery and the movement 70 establish
Woman,s rights and said that hlpe al great
movemsnts its progress must e gsduAi
In the face Of determtned cppositaon:
the speliinr Of q word ss SONS people seein
to too think said DR.. SCOTT. 'for instance,
II every newspaper In the country began
to spell Chicago with an x Instead q
eyervbody would spell 4 that way, But
we do not intend to be radical. We intend
that the reform shall be gradual
In explaining why In the circulars sent
out by the board the spelling was In the old
stvIe br. Scott said: I've must be all things
~ Iii mar. n we pan reach sone by having
our circulars In the old style that We could
not. reach otherwise we will accomplish
something In favor Of the success OF the
movement. Then, TOO, thsrs are the news
psps,rs 2 be eonsidsrsd, ~. Ins b, eG trn',b Soe e
cSsnging The spelling In tho circulars We
oend OUT