SPELLING REFORM
The valiant apostles of simplified spelling, a few months ago, were sending bales of literature advocating their reform to the dominions, have since taken another step with their campaign. A few weeks ago a deputation of them waited on Mr Trevelyan, President of the British Board of Education, with a memorial on the subject. The deputation was not an unimpressive one, such ripe scholars as Mr William Archer, Dr. W. Emery Barnes (Hulsean professor of divinity in the University of Cambridge) and Sir Mark Hunter being included in it. It is not apparent that the wouldbe reformers made any very largo claims of support received from the dominions ps a reason why their requests should bo acceded to. Stress was laid by speakers on the importance of spelling reform for the sake of the more logical training of children’s minds, and to assist the development of English as an Imperial and an international language. It does not appear that the memorial was read to the Minister. If that bad been written in the new spelling it would probably have taken much too long to read. —Star, Dunedin.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 4 October 1924, Page 10
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