Show Maybe e c ouch It In Incent 11 i cent fall- fall dl correctly r for teach leach the statement ays do not learn learna L a co condition of ot the It Is Is not alone a math matth mat- mat th gh h school school- It Is true o of all all s-all all of oC them so far farY farve handwriting of ye ve G h COn the Y finish Those who the past few years ears are arc notably spellers When hen words like sep sep- ite and judgment are arc missed b by of of the thc grad grad- graduates tore thai than fifty percent r c nt Is something defective cueli lIate u- u te there with ii the methods or m the m men men n and l women who try And Anti we believe Itis It ItIs ItIs Is the method x a a. man named McGuffey McGuffey Mc- Mc Fort Forty years ears ago Guffey secured the tho adoption by school authorities generally of or a series of book boole an and co coIncident coincident coincident co- co readers cud en and a a. spelling incident with that selection went a a. fashion for spelling As to the readers reader men of pf wisdom have said that the McGuffey readers kept the tate talc of Kentucky y In the Union nion It Is certain the spirit of patriotism an and national unity which breathed through l 1 hise se h use hoo books s exerted a a. powerful Influence In- In In Influence fluence on the minds of or the growing children and through them on the thc homes The spelling books contained a ape pe peculiarly selection ol of discriminating In the main suet words They rheY were education words orris as a a- person of fair fall would require in any avenue of life I They did not include all but It i is notable that William Wirl and Daniel Webster built buill tulle quite a l. l fair fame without with out employing a a. single word not found In the McGuffey l speller In all all- ad addition dillon there were some ome words of what may be called rare u use e There were I some of or peculiar spelling And the boys nail and girls of that earlier day very generally were able to spell and dido dl- dl vide villu do every fIver word In the tho book hook Spelling was the tho fashion Every Even Everyday Everyday day there was at least east ono spelling exercise e when all ail other studios were Intermitted and every one spelled to Usually the teachers teacher's pronouncing it Il was twice a a. day just day Just before the noon recess and again Just h before rore I dismissal al for the thu day duy Each pupil ki r d. d a e c In 11 i was WU required not only to spell the word wood but to divide ide and pronounce h bj by syllables That had lie tho effect lo to fix the spelling but it had the thc additional addi virtue of aiding In the of or diVIding And Ana as a result of or it no boy or girl of oC those days ever divided a et monosyllable monosyllabic If IC you OU people will wok took over the love letters you OU received within the month you OU will probably I find that through and strength have e been heen divided divided lf If they thoy have havo been u used cd I Fa arbitrary Our English spelling an ar matter There is no J rul rule Why hy receive and amI believe should have havo their vowels arranged b by opposites is isone isone need not be one HW of or the things that explained but tho they so appear And the art of spelling Is simply a matter of memory The the child spells pelts a word the leas less likely he I is to ml nil 5 n it H. And Aind the tho schools particularly the country countr schools of that lint day did much hluch rot for good goods oven even It if thc they not Induct the little folks Into Inlo the mysteries mys mys- mysteries h teries of aloYd t tIt t It became a mat matter tel of ot pride No Noone Noone one ont stood higher It lif hl I the general commendation commendation com com- than thant t hr or she who could Ln boot book There pell every word n the were evening e y vents events called spelling schools held helt In the tho country school schoolhouses schoolhouses houses anti and and they drew contestants cor front from wide widel separated districts Tho rho l conflicts t f the Ulo spellers are never nevor tobe to tobe be forg and antl the victor tit nt one of thc brie affairs lives In hr n the memory bea be- be ilea nea n II a halo of oC much honor again come com will never spelling more inure attention Is paid to 10 it Il and more time Is devoted to lo it Oral Ora spelling audible spelling pelting will wiH mak spelling of the ho wor words s alone n u pupil proficient in iii il it A nd a better proficiency plot will be very welcome |