The Greeley tribune., 1911-06-22

ursl born spoilers and 1t is wrong
m ask US to learn our spellins over,
for we are thru with our sehooi
d.vs and do not want them over
even tn the extent OF leAfning no"
to spell 800 words over. altho COM
mon sense tells US II Is . better
method. What we should do l, I"
endorse 1t for our children. tho.
Because we have been taught
cumbersome styl OF spelling is no
reason why We should inhict the
same on our children. When
child says, Father. why do We speh
tongue with an 'ongue' and lung
with an 'ung'?" 1t Is . bit difficult
to answer just why"
The Journal Is not the only pa
per Of note which has taken mp TINS
subject. Some Of the leading PERI
odicals are using = number OF the
simplified spelling. such As the
technical and trade journals whose
editors understand and readers APP
preciate the convenience and ecoh-
omy Of the spelling.
In Colorado the ''Normal Cruci-
ble", 1.-THE Leadville Herald, and
"Ores and Metals. and in New
York the Current literature"
Educational Review, "Kindersar-
ten Magazine, DRY Goods Eco
nomist" and Dry Goods Journal
all belong to the leag for simplihed
spelling, showing that the move
ment is gaining followers, and that
others are waiting to see the result
Of the same before joining. In
every state university. normal, and
school of any importance the prac-
tbs of simplified spelling Is finding
advocates in spite Of the opposition
Of newspapers and others not so
well posted on the subject. and it is
q significant fact that tho few
years ago they opposed the move
ment publicly. they now do SO less
cOnspicuOusly.
When such . man as William II.
Maxwell. city superintendent OF
New York schools, finds 1t a matter
for his consideration, saying it will
not only assist in teaching the for
ener the English language. but
help the young of our own land If
placed in their spelling books;
when William T. Foster, of Reed
College. Portland. Ore, speaks in
favor of it as an aid to the spelling
OF college students, there surely
must be some real value and good
in it.
The advisory council Of the board
is made up of prominent educators
from all over the union. Those be-
lonaing from Colorado are: Victor
C. Anderson. President of the
School of Mines; Abram Gideon. of
the Colorado State teachers college;
Bruce Halstead, of the Colorado
State Teachers College, and W. II.
Smiley, principal Of the East Denver
High School.
In business and practical uses
there are many advantages to be
eatned by it; In cables and other
wires where pay y dssnas.ied for
each letter. note the saving In using
the simplified spelling of ''sken,e
dropt thru" for the old styl ''scheme
dropped through. Motifs the time
saved in writing the same. What
an advantage II Is in prOnouncing
unfamiliar words to know they are
spoken as spelled, with no silent or
useless letters.
Yet, some say, what right have
we to change the spelling OF our
fOrefathers? Who made it for them?
II we can find o more economic and
time-saving method. is it not our
perogativ rs Americans to lessen
the handicap Of our children's prog
ress In the early years Of their
school life. and make the reading
and spelling of words have some d.
rect and sensible relation to their
pronunciation?
(The above article was written en-
tirely in simplified spelling In order
to show how little difference 1T
makes and that the public may see
what 1t looks like. by Normal |
student OF FOnetics and an advo- |
rate ~ thn nov