Show SOME STATES TEACH SIMPLIFIED SPELLING NEW YORK April 7 Simplified i spelling spelling spelling spell spell- ing is a great gleat deal more in favor in the west than in the east according to re reports reports reports re- re ports presented at the fourth annual meeting of the simplified spelling board hoard In the middle west It is announced decided decided decided de de- de- de progress has been made and the public schools of Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin Wis Wis- cOpsin are teaching simplified spelling Andrew Carnegie who Is supporting the movement with a contribution of 20 2000 0 a year was unable to be present at atthe atthe atthe the sessions this year on account of poor health He was made an honorary vice ice president of f the board as were vere also I Dr e X Andrew d J. J White t oaf former formet m president Id Idof of Cornell university Dr David Starr Jordan president of Leland Stanford university and Dr Alex II U. Mackay su superintendent superintendent su- su of education in Nevada 1 I The president of the board is Prof Proto Thomas R. R Lounsberry of Yale |