Show uniformity in spelling making slow progress of all the hundreds of languages in the alie world spanish Is recognized ns as the most mosi perfect phonetic the italian tongue Is a dose close second tills is why these tongues are among the hie easiest for or foi eIgners to learn the french academy has made some progress toward a uniform spelling of french but the system Is yet far from perfect when it Is remembered that even shakespeare spelled his own name in 30 different ways it Is not hard tc sympathize nith foreigners and elementary inen tary pupils in our own onn schools who face the difficulties of mn mastering the multitudinous forms of spelling perhaps some time a uniform uni forin system may be adopted by english speak ing peoples hut but it will not be soon kansas city star |