The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
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Explains 81IisaT'lan to Finance a
Great Reform ii English
Spelling.
PLAN WILL HELP FORE GNERs
.Also%Giye Great Aid to Children
Who Gould Save Years
s9i5 XII Study.
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HOT SPRINGS. VA. March 2a.--Andrrw
Carnegie nude q statement. giving his
views on the proposed reform Of English
spelling. He said: s5 Ri
From Chauccr's time and before TIL
now our language has been constantly
changing ant@ improving, not under any
rule or system, hut simply us occasion
has required new words and new spell
dilrs. Tic great Oxford Dictionury, now
under publication, gives the history Of
each word, and shows that WORDS l,ecp
into our Language In The most iii .,liazurd
manner. 4 new word expresses ,#,,e,M
want Or an told want better tre.a tie
word III use did, so forces itself INTO use.
c;othing call bar 1t out while lie word
invented with the strctcst regard torulc
may apply in vain. What Is slang one
TrlIus is our language enriched. 1t IS q
SOW process but n steady and sure one
All the struggles ofRpednnts and pdilSsts
ar, helpless against " .ss.- I.
An Organized Effort.
.rnc orsanlzed effort | have a;rsel y.
finance is not g. ~ =.
ter word II will ~ ldeatorf TO- Improve tue
spcllllE% and the. language;3S $40 8 Y, 2, 2,
course, but hnstcning the pace II !osslblt.
5t.1S1jd,cuIe tic effort! themselves, use,
words, and especially spcllings winch
thrir$predcccssors Of century ,i.,o Woulu
have DENOUNCED rs DEGRADING 70 literatur {:
turn marvel &nt the tuncouth spelling Of
oti@ RI escnt iscribes. ii
'SinccEour language has been construct
ed through uncensins change, literary
men should welcome new words mud new
spelling, since It Is by these alone that
further Improvement can come. i,
Scholars denounced pillow for plough,
for Instances, But .plowl has been I; accent y,
ed. So with manay words that Will readt-
Ely occur to readers. 5 s.,
Langua 70 Prevail. IN
n ..Ou, language Is likely toprevuil in the
world, and We may hope ! Isl 70 become e
finally lie universal Llunsuage, tns lnGs.
potent al instruments f2rs ara Wlns faHe
5vilncing civilization. The forei gner'sha
the greatest difficulty In acquiring It be-
cause Of its spelling This Is nt 3 I.
Hundreds 5llofsl. scholarly men have.
agreed a TO use improved spelling for
twelve words. These words are already Az
well started in actual lse. Other. simplim7
they will be accepted, Teachers have as,
s,lred me that children would s2be saved
more than u years instruction II our
spelling were sinpllilcu. III 5t
Revise Spelling
@l "NVhy tho perverse 'ougll' spclllhss
sso,ld be continued one. cannot under.
stand When we write TIC, I expres amS
expresses tho sound better indeed.
tho with ,e superoas rd apoSatr,ggP| snS
down. We Just drop he = npostro In1,;
THAT tho will get into general use soon
!" ourN successors Will smile at the oughI,,
spellngsf us we do to-day at Whal We 4c u !
fhe 'e!,ieer' spelling Of Chaucer.
en- trying to hasten the use 9 SIM
5pllflcd spelling and to Improve our own
Language for'the STRUGGLE ror,tlrst place !" e.
which lis even to-day upon us. VIC are ,,
scnEaged III Il most useful work u ne D .,r
q" bene factor who nrlkcsatW two blades ~
grass to grow whore one grew peIort. ~
IS snn less 4 bencfnctn who p ,.nnrs - !,
Shorter and simply spclt word Wher g., y
io1rcr and Irrcgularly8 spclt wore ''.''i y
,,ernI ITO ground before. Il,
" hope that thoughtful peonir VIII I'm, .,,'
this IMPORTANT and conservative reform y,
f d,u kennsilcrntion aud resolve to Use u
inns, NO or three slmnl,l fed words, ~ Y ~
thIis range themselves with Ms III ON, cii ,.,
r. carry OH the u.iccnsins Work 4ol ~, ~.
proving our mother onsne ,,a , aanpd1 ee,
il fn"iIts noble purposes ana 'lis'it oes-
tiny