THE 3IOUXIXG OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14. 1922
CLUTTER SPELLERS
Pubiic School Drill Branded
Practically Worthless.
PJ W,
Show
SIMPLIFIED TEXTS URGED
WORDS RARELY USED
Keearrh Declared to Indicate Ne
cessity for Reform That Will
Aid Everj-Day Llfc.v -
NEW YORK, Jan. . (Special.)
In a bulletin being: distributed to the
public schools the bureau of reference,
research and statistics of the depart
ment of education suggests that the
way to teach pupils to spell is to drill
them upon words they are using or
will use. "W'nat does it profit a
child," asks the bulletin, "to be able
to spell 'silhouette,' 'terraqueous,'
'auriferous,' If he cannot spell 'busi
ness,' 'separate.' 'guess,' 'truly,' etc?"
The words that should be taught,
and taught thoroughly, so that the
pupils, by everyday use would per
manently master them, "are the words
W'hich have been found to constitute
the foundation vocabulary in ordinary
Knglish language." The average writ
ing vocabulary of the eighth-grade
"child is put at 2500 words. The aim.
it Is 8uggo&td, should be to have
all of the pupils know how to spell
as many of these 2500 words as pos
sible. Spoiling nook Crltirlned.
The bureau has been, examining
spelling books In use in the schools
and finds that "the inclusion -of some
of the words found- in spelling texts
can only be Justified on the theory
that the child must use them in
school, because he will never have
occasion to use them after he leaves
school." There is no advantage. It
adds, "for a pupil to be able to spell
words which he will never use."
The conventional form of school
tests of spelling ability is to . give
lists of words to be spelled. This, the
bureau points out, "has no counter
part In life." People write In sen
tences and therefore spelling must
be automatic and .the test should be
the spelling of words in sentences.
"One test "a week in spelling" Is
held to "be sufficient. The daily test
ing in spelling robs teachers of teach
ing time and pupils of time for learn
ing to spell." The bureau suggests
that teachers construct their own
tests by using some of the various
lists of most commonly used words.
Practice Lists Presented.
Among these are the Jones list of
4532 words selected from an examina
, tlon of words in themes written by
1050 pupils; the Smith list of 1125
words most common in 75,000 words
of compositions by Madison (Wis.)
school children; the Cook and O'Shea
list of 3200 words most frequently
used In family correspondence; and
the Ayres list of 1000 words result
ing from four combined investiga
tions. The Ayres study showed that only
a few words do most of our work in
writing, that nine words constitute
about one-quarter of the whole num
ber written, that about 50 -constitute
with their repetition one-half of all
the words we write, and that to get
1000 words, words occurring only 44
times out of the 368.000 words ex
amined had to be Included.
Measuring; Scale Available.
Ayres also determined the relative
difficulty of the 1000 words and de
vised a scale. The bureau explains
that this scale "Is a list of the foun
dation words of the language grouped
into 26 divisions, according to spell
ing difficulty." In constructing tests
teachers are advised by the bureau
to "choose words within one column,
so that they will be of the same diffi
culty, and then, dictate them in sen
tence or In lists. Such tests should.
it Is suggested, be used as instruments
that will enable the teacner to mane
her Instructional efforts more, effective."
3 BROTHERS GET TERMS
Trio Sentenced to Penitentiary for
Burglury of Store.
BOISE. Idaho, Jan. IS. (Special.)
For the first time In the history of
the state penitentiary three brothers
were today locked oemna me grim
walls to begin sentences of from one
to 15 years for burglary.
They were James, Louis and Harry
Purcell, aged 21, 22 and 25 years and
they were sent up from Lewis county.
A week ago last Thursday, accord
ing to their story, after desperately
hunting for work, they walked to
Kamiah and finding nothing to do
broke into a grocery store at 11
o'clock at night to get food. They
were seen by persons returning home
from a movie. The store was sur
rounded and the men caught Inside.
Saturday they entered pleas of guilty.
James Morrow, aged 20, was also
received at the penitentiary to serve
from one to 14 years for forgery. He
was convicted at Lewlston.
Pine Warning Issued.
WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE,
Pullman, Jan. 13. (Special.) Owners
of forest lands In the northwest are
being warned of the danger of white
pine blister rust which was recently
discovered In British Columbia and is
now reported to have crossed the line.
Blister rust has been a menace to
the eastern lumber Industry for the
last 20 years.
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Portfeyid Woman Believes That
Years Have Been Added
to Her Life.
"SI nue Tanlac restored me to health
your years ago It has been my stand
by. I afways keep a bottle In the
house and whenever I feel the least
run down I take a dose or two and
it never fails to set me right," said
Mrs. Wilhelmine Rinks, 1480 Fenwick
street. Portland. Or.
"For many years I suffered from
stomach trouble and Indigestion. I
also had such awful headaches that I
would have to remain in bed for three
or tour days at a time.
"Tanlac proved to be just what I
needed, and soon had me feeling like
a different person. I believe Tanlac
bas added years to my life, and I
know that I feel many years younger
than my age."
Tanlac Is sold In Portland by the
Owl Drug Co. and all leading drug
gists. Adv. .
Bring Your Boy to the
BoysV Store Today!
Unprecedented values are offered in Suits, Overcoats and Mackinaws,
with prices much lower than they have been in many a day!
Boys' i Suits Boys' O'coats
with two pairs of knickers
double-breasted, belted styles
$.85
Pwegular prices $12.50 to $15.00. To
close them out is the reason for this
drastic reduction. The materials include
Cheviots, Cassimeres and Tweeds in all
shades. Sizes 7 to 17 years.
Formerly sold at $10. These, too, must
be closed out, which accounts for this re
markably low price. These overcoats are
well tailored, warm and heavy- and are
offered in a varied selection of shades
and fabrics. All sizes.
Mail Orders
Filled
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Every boy should have one; just the thing for
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Boys' Store
2d Floor
Sizes up to 12
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Sizes from 12 to 18
years.
BEN SELLING
Leading Clothier
Morrison at Fourth
Today q
GOLF ROLES UP TODAY
UNANIMITY OK CONTINUED
CONFUSION TO BE DECIDED.
United States Association Meeting
at Chicago to Consider Dlf- x
ferent Proposals.
-CHICAGO. Jan. IS. Unanimity of
golf rules or continued contusion will
be decided by the meeting tomorrow
ot the United States Golf association
in annual session and by the follow
ing meeting next .Saturday of the
Western Golf association.
While no formal programme of con
sideration of rules has been an
nounced by the association, some of
the directors have asserted that the
question will come up as relating to
the penalty stroke for a ball driven
out of "bounds and the stymie as well
as other subjects.
The western association, which has
abolished the stymie and made liberal
tules aa to penalties, cleaning the ball,
and lifting, has indicated that It will
be glad to make some compromise for
uniformity in order to avoid the con
fusion that attended play last year.
It is possible that the association
may appoint a new committee to con
fer with the Royal and Ancient Golf
club of St. Andrews to seek conces
sions from the British golfers, al
though some leaders in the sport have
declared that America should make
uniform rules for America, regard
less of Europe. .
Nearly all the directors here to at
tend the meeting haves declared for
uniform rules on some basis.
Robert A. Gardner, vice-president,
who was a member of the American
committee sent to England and Scot
land two years ago, has announced
bis belief that the tentative rules put
out as a result of that mission should
be changed somewhat and that the
western should come into line with
the national body.
Bonner Miller of St. Louis, anofher
director of the association and also
of the Missouri Golf association, to
night said that he favored uniformity
of rules, but indicated that the uni
formity might better be in line with
the liberal rules prevailing if pos
sible, because the bulk of golfers
seemed to favor the less stringent
laws of the game.
In addition to the playing rules,
the meeting may consider the eligi
bility of the ribbed club, barred last
year by Great Britain.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
HARDING DELAYS ACTION
Conference With Filipinos Slated
Before Trade Proclamation.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, I. C., Jan. 13. In an
swer to an appeal by Senator McNary
on behalf of the Columbia-Pacific
Shipping company of Portland for a
presidential proclamation, bringing
the Philippine islands within the reg
ulations of the United States coast
wise trade. President Harding said in
a letter to the Oregon senator today
that he wished first to consider the
matter with a delegation from the
Philippines which is coming hero soon
to discuss the relations of the islands
with the federal government.
"I am quite as much Interested as
any of the operators of shipping lines
in promoting our own carrying trade
between the Philippines and the
mainland," the president wrote.
Plays Presented at Monmouth.
OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL, Mon
mouth, Jan. 13. (Special.) A large
audience attended the extra number
on the Lyceum course given in the
chapel Wednesday night. Mr. Byron
Folger and Miss Janet Young, ex
ponents of the "Little theater" move
ment, presented a series of one-act
plays.
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Likf
Sir James M. Barrie's famous
stage play the play that
made Maude Adams famous
has been beautifully and
wonderfully done in pictures.
THE
ITTLE MINISTER
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, featuring: BETTY COMPSON
SPECIAL!
Screenland News has exclusive pictures of
the Portland Mazamas' winter hike on
Mount Rainier.
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It's Paramount
With memories of such successes
as "The Sign on the Door" and
"The Passion Flower" behind her,
this popular star brings to the
screen an entirely new character
ization. As Ginger, the girl of
the West Indies, she portrays a
role that wins sympathy by its
full sentiment, its keen wit and
action and its charming simplicity.
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IN HER MOST SPARKLING AND
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A Drama of Island Fires and Civilization 's
Chills. By Ginger, You'll Like It!
Adapted by Anthony Paul Kelly from Andrew Soutar's
novel, "On Principle." Enacted 'midst the vines and vistas
of Jamaica.
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