New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
FAY0RS SIMPLE SPELLING.
National Educational Association Also
Speaks for Peace.

Los Angeles July 12-The closing session OF the
National Educational Association held in the
Temple Auditorium this afternoon. Professor John
Adams. of University College London. addressed
the convention on a Significant Lack Of Educa-
tional Terminology." and Benjamin Ide Wheeler
president OF the University of California spoke on
the subject, call Nothing Common"
The committee on resolutions. Charles c Van
Lew, OF Chico, Cal, chairman. presented its re-
port, OF which the following IS an abstract:
The National Educational Association notes
with approval that the qualifications demanded Of
teachers In public schools. and especially IN city
schools. increasing annually, and particularly
that in many localities special preparation is de-
rnanded Of teachers We regret the attempt that
is being made in some quarters TO evade the con-
sequence of low salaries, and we believe that con-
slant effort should be made by all persons inter-
ested education TO secure for teachers such ade-
quate compensation for their work that both teach
and public viii recognize teaching as profes-
sion. We wish heartily 10 indorse the action OF
those legislatures that have txed a minimum sal
airy at living wage.
The rapid establishment OF township and rural
high schools is one Of the most gratifying evidences
Of the progress of education We believe that this
movement should be encouraged. II is the duty OF
the state TO provide for the education Of every
child within its borders and 20 see that al cni-
dren obtain the rudiments OF an education Inc
constitutional provision that all taxpayers must
contribute the support Of the public schools log
caIly carries with IL the implied provision tAat no
persons should be permitted TO defeat the purposes
OF the public school law by forcing their chiIdreh
at an early age TO become breadwiuners
The National Educational Association approves
the efforts Of the simplided spelling board and
other bodies TO promote the simpihCatton OF Eng
lish spelling by the judicious omission OF useless
silent letters and the substitution OF more regular
and Ineligible spelling IN place or forms tIlal al
grossly irregular anomalous. such amendments
to be made according the existing rules and
analogtes OF the English spelling with due regard
to the standards accepted by scholars; and tht
association hereby approves the simpler forms con
tanned in the list of three hundred words now
spelled in more ways. published. by the
snpllfed spelling board and containing the twelve
simplded forms used by this association, and
directs that those simpler forms be used in tbs
publications OF the association in accordance witt
the rule IN force.
The National Educational Association believe:
that the forces OF this world should be organized
and operated in the interests OF peace and not Of
war, and that the people be relieved OF the bur
dens OF providing al enormous expense the arIna-
ments sugg sted by the competitive desire FOR
supremacy in war. We further believe that the
fear of and the possibility Of war would alike
decline II governments were 10 rely more upon
the sentiment Of the people and less upon the
strength of their armies and uav!eS
The departments OF manual training school and
school administration and library held their fnaI
sessions this morning Other sections had already
completed their programmes and adjourned.