The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-24
SPELLING REFORM
Carnegie System Is Adopted by
the Government.
President Roosevelt Makes an
Announcement Of Change.
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.
Including the Message to Be
Printed in That Way.
In Fact Everything Emanatlng
From White House.
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.

Oyster Bay, L. L. Aug. 24.-Presl-
dent Roosevelt today announced that
he has adopted the Carnegie reform
spelling and that he has instructed the
public printer that all official doeu-
ments from the White House. fnclud-
ing the presidents message, shall be
printed in accordance with the recon-
mendations of a spelling reform com
nittee headed by BfaRder Matthews
of Columbia university.
The New Spelling.
New York, Aug 24.-On June IS,
last the simplified spelling board made
public list of 800 simplihed spellings
which had been decided upon by the
board. The list is as follows;
Abridgment, accOuter, accurst- ae-
acknowledgement. addrest adj, afixt al
tho, anapest, anemia, anesthesla,
anestheuc, antipyrin, antitoxin,
apothem, apprize, arbor, archaeology,
ardor, armOr. artizau. assize, ak, bans,
bark. behavior, blest, blusht, brazen,
brazier, bun, bur- cahber, caliper,
candOr, carest. ca talog, catechlze, CEN
ter, chapt, check, checker, chimera,
civilize clam0r, clangor, clapt, claspt,
clipt, clue, coeval, color, Golfer, com
mkt. comprest comprize, contest,
controller, coquet, criticize, cropt,
crost, crusht, cue, curst, cutlas, CYCLIC
pedia, dactyl, dasht, decalog, defense,
develop. dixie, dipt DISGUST. dispatch,
distI Distress dolor, domicils draft,
dram, drest, dript, drOOpt, dropt, dull
ness ecumenical, edile, egis, enamor'
encyclopedia, endeavOr. envelop, Eol-
ian. con. epaulet. epOnym, era, esOpha-
gus. esthetic, esthetics, estivate, ether,
eti0logy, exorcize, eXprest, fagot, fan
tasm fantasy, fantom, favor,
favorite, favor, fiber, fixt flavor,
fulfil. fulness, gage, gael.
faE crfFn rr1FF
good-by gram, gript, harbor, harken,
heapt hematin, hiccup, hook, homeo-
pathy. homonyn, honor, humor, husht,
hypotenuse, idolize, imprest, instil'
Jail, Judgment, kist, labor, lacrimaL
lapt lasht, leapt legahze, license,
3icorice. liter, iodgment, lOokt, lOpt,
luster. mama maneuver, materialfze,
meager. medieval, meter. mist, miter,
mkt mold, molder, molding, moidy,
mott, mullen, naturalize, neighbor,
inter. nIpt, ocher. odor, offense, omelet,
opprest orthopedic. photography, pale
olithic, paleontology, paleozoie, paraf-
I'm, parlor, partizan, past, patronize,
pedagog, pedobaptist phenix, phe-
nomenOn, pigmy, plow, pOlyp, pOssest,
practise, V. and H., prefixt, prenomen,
prest, pretense. preterit pretermit
primeval protest, program, prolOg,
propt- pur quartet, questOr, quintet,
rancor rapt, raze, recognize, recon-
nOiter rigOr, rime, ript rumOr Saber
sepulcher. sextet, silvan simitar, sipt,
sktlful sithe, skipt. slipt smoIder
snapt somber specter, splendOr, sted-
fast slept, stopt, strest. stript. subpoena,
succor, suffixt sulfate. sulfur, sumac,
supprest. surprize, synonym, tabor
tapt, teazel. tenor theater tho. thoro
thorofare, thoroly. thru, thruout, tipt
topt, tost, transgrest. trapt, tript tu-
NOR, VaIOr, VapOr. vext, vigOr, vizOr
wagon, wasn't. Whipt. whisky Wilful
Winkt, wisht, wo, wOful, wooden, wrapt.
This committee has published a list
of 300 words in which the spelling is re-
formed. This list contains such words
as thru" and tho" as the spelling for
through" and though"
The presidents official sanction of
this reform movement is regarded as
the most effective and speediest method
or lnaugurating the new system of
spelling throughout the country. Not
only VIII the printed documents emanat-
ing from the president utilize the reform
spelling, but his correspondence also
will be spelled in the new style
Secretary Loeb has sent for the list
OF 100 words which have been reformed
and upon its arrival will immediately
order all correspondence of the presi-
dent and of the executive force Of the
White House spelled in accordance
herewith As the spelling reform com
mittee shall adopt new reforms thew
viii be added to the presidents list and
also that of the public printer. While
the order to the printer today does not
contemplate an immediate reform In
the spelling of official documents from
the executive departments in Washing
ton. It IS regarded as more than likely
the respective heads of the departments
will fall in line with the presidents
ideas and have their official documents
printed in the new spelling