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Vol'V!. No. J.
7SANE
SPELLING
CHANCELLOR ANDREWS DELIV
ERS OPENING ADDRESS.
Urges Adoption of .Spelling Reform
'Proposed by sfrnpllefid Spell-
ing Board.
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'jta-fa hls-annUal opening address dellv-
yored this morning In Memorial Hall,
'Chancellor E. Benjamin Andrews
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made a strong plea for the general
adoption of simplified spelling as pro-'
posed recently by the Simplified Spell
ing Board. Dr. Andrews has been an
ardent advocate of spelling reform
over since the beginning of the move
ment and was one of the first mem
bers of the Spelling Board, which has
on Its membership list at the present
time tho names-of a large number of
men known tho world over for their
scholarly attainments and their spe
cial knowledge of Orthography,.
As Superintendent of "Schools In
Chicago, In 1898, Dr. Andrews approv
ed the bulletin of the National Educa
tional Association which urged the
-simplification of perhaps a dozen
words. Included among them were
the following: Tho, nltho, demagog,
prolog, thoro, thru, thruout, and pro
gram.
These words are now In common use
and the stand ,of Dr. Andrews, which
was bitterly attacked In 1898 by the
""l.w-4;, the country has been proved
corect and sensible. His ideas on this
subject are tho result ofcxtonslvo ob
servation and thoro study, and are
backed by the opftiions of such men
a's J. A. II. Murray and Henry Brad
ley, editors of the Oxford dictionary,
both of whom have recently become
members of tho Simplified Spoiling
Board.
Tho Chancellor spolco In part as fol
lows: "The revision of Spelling Is
no new movement. Tho ordinary
spelling of the day Is not thnt of Chau
cer nor that of Shakespear. Evolution
has been most marked but it has been
at -random. Haphazard spellings are
the result and our orthography Is In a
chaotic condition It Is much more
logical to direct the process of evolu
tion by careful , study and this Is the
Intention of the Simplified Spelling
Board., '
"Simplified spelling Is not phonetic
spelling necessarily. Tho latter Is an
extreme that would" Injure as much as
It would imprdvWror all silent letters
Jn our words cnhtlut bo removed with
out causlmjmuch study, and groat am
biguity, Silent letters must often be
used toitelf the sound of, neighboring
letters. This Is readily seen In the
use of the'lotter 'a' in tho word read.
The Bpirit of tho present reform Is
embodied in two precepts which may
bo stated as, follows: 1. "When a let
ter or combUon of letters Is In no
sense helpfufodry.'necessary, leave It
out. 2. yhdn'kloueK or combination
of letters dlfforinfin tho usual one
renders the sound better than tho
usual fine, substitute' It for tho usual
one.
"A thoro reform is tho goal of the
Spelling Board, but It must be worked
out gradually and thoughtfully. New
forms will not bo proposed until the
ones. already suggested are In general
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN; SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
CHANCELLOR E.
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use. Ambiguity must bo avoided and
the notion that the reform is a fad
must be overcome.
"To tho arguments against 'Sano
Spelling' thoro-is-a fttll and satisfac
tory answer In every case. It Is not
sectional and American, as some
critics have claimed. In fact tho en
tire movement owes Its Initial Impulse
to England. To the statement that the
adoption of revised spelling would ne
cessitate tho reprinting of all recent
literature I can only say that If ex
tant boqks could be burled so easily,
such a chance of doing good would
swell reformers ranks by a host. The
assumption Is Idle, however, as our
ability to read Chaucer proves.
"Tho spellings urged In opposition
to tho reforms are not hallowed by
long 'usage, either, but are of yester
day. Tho man who urges the sacred
ness of ancient usage is like tho grand
mother who said in reference, to tho
Revised Version of the Bible, 'King
James's version was good enough for
Sant Paul and it's good enough fbr me.'
"Tho arguments In favor of simpli-
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29 Hastings College, at Lincoln.
6, University of South Dakota, at Lincoln.
13, Drake College, at Lincoln.
20, Amos College, at Lincoln.
27t Doahe College, at Lincoln.
3, " University of Minnesota, at Minneapolis.
10, Creigtyon College, at Omaha.
17, University of Kansas, at Lincoln.
24, Chicago University, at Chicago.
29, University, of Cincinnati, at Lincoln.
BENJ. ANDREWS.
j fied spelling from the standpoint of
utility are numerous. It would enor
mously facilitate education, especially
In the United States, by reducing, by
at least ono year, the time required
for a thoro mastery of spelling. In
tho schools of Chicago It Is estimated
(that this would mean a saving of at
least 1 per cent of tho eighth grade
expeqse. Besides this tho cost of
printing would be materially educed,
proof-reading would be much simpler,
and books would be much cheaper, es
pecially to the blind whose literature
is extremely expensive at the present
time.
"A reformed spelling would mater
ially help lu Americanizing tho hordes
of Immigrants who,e present Inability
to fathom tho mysteries ofEngllsh
orthography puts.un effective-bar in
front of them when they attempt to
learn American customs by way of the
newspaper and current literature.
"Finally, simplification would helpJ
decidedly In making English an inter
national, if not a universal language.
This prospect is of Immense impor
tance to English speaking peoples, dip
lomatically and commercially, and
spelling reform should Tfave general
support for this reason If -for no
other."
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Price 5 Cents.
EALL ATHLETICS
THE FOOTBALL SITUATION ATH
LETIC BOARD MEET8.
Assistant Coach Chosen Chr-glng
Machine Installed Many Men
Out Season Tickets on Sale.
For tho pnst two weeks the aspir
ants for football honors havo been
strenuously engaged on the Athletic
Field and at the State Farm In show
ing what tlioy can do. The weather
has not been conducive to good prac
tice and ho far but thhty men have
reported, New recruits nre mpldly
coming In, however, and Manager
Kager expects to be kept busy hand
ing out equipment every day noxt
week.
Of the old 'Varsity squad those back
In the game are Captain Mason, who is
In tho best of condition at KiO pounds;
Rice, who weighs 180 pounds, and Lit
tle at 175 pounds. McDonald, tho man
who pushed Benedict In tho drop
kicking contest last yenr, tips tho
beam at lf8 pounds, Drain at 100
rounds, and Craig at 1(53 pounds Boh
Taylor lb up to his usual 200 pounds
and Wcnstrand and Matters aro husk
ier than ever. Donslow, CaTroll, Har
ey and Mlllur Benedict are a'so out.
Schmidt, tho half-back, has not yet.
i (ported for duty, but is in town and
will undoubtedly do eo In a day or
two. This makes a good nucleus
around which to buildup a winning
team, and while the prospects for tho
season are not brilliant, yet, under
the new rules and with Coach Amos V.
poster's now, snappy plays, Nebraska
will undoubtedly give a good account
of herself when the time comes.
Among tho other men who nro ollgl
blo to tho team are Ewlng, tho 200
pound Lincoln High School Tlayor;
Cook, the speedy little end on tho
Sophomore team of last year; Illlde
brand, one of tlu- stars. of the Lin
coln High School team of last year;
Burrus, whose reputation on the 'Var
sity track and basket-ball teams prom
ises good things; Branson, the Lin
coln High School fullback of lam yoar;
W. W. Tholsen, J. O. Walker, and Hal
Cornell, who Is bigger and Btronger
than-over bofore. Shlndoll, Mr Ben
nett, F. "W. Johnson, a Fullerton High
School man, and Chaloupka, of last
year's track team, are among other
promlslngTfindldates.
Other now men who nro" ellglblo
aro Minor and Evarts of Lincoln High
School, Fleming of Sutton High School,
Wopat, a South Dakota man; F'errol
of Doane, who carries 230 pounds, and
Tatton, tho Knox end who played
against us last year. The squad will
miss the work of Perrln, who will not
be in school this year, and of Welter
and "Shorty" Burns, who will not' bo
back In the game.
Fewer candidates than usual for this
stage in tho season havo appeared for
practice and more men aro urgently
needed. Everyone who has played or
who wants to play is urged to como
out. Equipment can "be hadof Mana
ger Eager, who may be seen at his
office In the basement of thQnew.A.d
minlstration Building every day from
2:00 until 3:30 p. m, . ,
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