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Show EDUCATORS SCRAP ON REFORM SPELLING NEW TOEK, Oct. 25. There was a war of arguments before the board of education committee, on text books and supplies last night when the committee gave public -hearing on, the recommendation recom-mendation of he board of superintendents, superintend-ents, in favor of permitting the use of the simplied spelling board's list of 300 words in the public schools. Prof. Brander Matthews, chairman of the simplified spelling board, was present pres-ent to plead for the use of the shorter forms, while the opposition was led by Dr. Bossiter Johnson, author .and dictionary dic-tionary maker. Decision was reserved. |