The Oregon Statesman. Salem. Ora Sunday. July 21. 194S- 13
First Edition of Samuel Johnson Dictionary
Recent Willamette University Library Addition
By Wendell Mar.ee Kerk
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Of ail definitions ever publi.-h-e-i
in English dictkwiaries, this
tie js the most frequently quoted.
It i t( m the (unvxu "Dictionary
rf the L.glish Latiij4g
Dr.
Samuel Johnson, who was liter
nilv oir-Ustor of liteearv taste in
r.r.ei-r.d in the mi idle of the lath
citujy. A rare c!y ff th'efirst
e l:tirn f t this infort.jnt two- I
lume work wit rect-ntly riven
Vi'iim .:e nnrvecitv bv Charles
E MKiiUoch. PtitUn1 attorney,
proider.T c.f the university' board
r trostj.
Worth Wrll Over 19
Alt ugh it is -difficult to e?ti
rr?'e i-coiratelr th value of this
c pie? cxistant mi Europe before
the vrr have und-subtedly been
ri-strcyed. arid the number of cop
ies n west coast libraries at pre
trnTed and the omer of copies
in u. t coast libraries at pre
sent probably feser than a
ha'f-ooren At oe.ent this copy
j 44rrr! in the university' vault,
s rve re library hj no facilities
f r ither the sUir-ige fir exhibi
t' .n of particularly valuable
.The Jchnvn diet i miry in a
' ; w r k in Kofclisii lexicography
J :t a the Kmic Jntws Htble nd
tK,e f.it pi-inted editi m of Shake
s:;.te plays aire landmarks in
F.ngiish h'.crature. This work es
t -tiibe1 Dr. Johiinn's reputa-"
t on r.it own day. His quarrel
v h ji rd Chesterfield over the
rraHe"- r '. financial sipjort mat k
ed fhe beginning of th break
rl n -f :r.e system f 'pjti onage"
in F.rSt.h literature.
reflects JehnuHi Mi ad
Tr.i r!:ctionary has mny fea
1 ;re jr. ;ei estmg t the student
"-f lirjrt-iMios xv I to the general
F:.-eiry xhulir It awt-ui ately re
f.et U Jir.nsou's own iUmg mind.
nd in Urge measure the thought
of his te.
If r hosts chuckle, then the
l"ari.e! doctor's apirit mut have
len U. trhing "up hi spectral
s'eese t-r since this copy of his
niaj-tti' magnum opus came to
r1 jn the local campus. The
'great ( ham" of itritih literature
2"0 .rs tin had cotisidersble re
nnet 'for the Hev. Jhn Wesley;
b ;t fr the Methodist organiza- j
ts n tren emercMtjg vigorously :
-tht i another matter. Johnson-cisly
Uunly veiled his attitude
-t- hts c en tempt uou dffiiuticrti t
the tr7n "MethMdiat " "One of a
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The Jbasii dictionary given by Charles MeCallech U Willamette
nlrersllr Is a "cenviiie treasare ta tha laver af English Uteratare.
the student of the English lanraage ar isreoe Interested la bosks.
declares Praf. Jerome C. Illxsaa (left) mt DePaaw aalverslty.
guest arafessar at Willamette's summer school. With Daa Graves,
Wl? librarian, the visiting savant eajeys reading tha little-kaown
as well as the famous definitions la tha first editloa valanses of the
valuable book. Statesman photo by Bill Seott.
Beauty and the
Bureaucrats,
ABomb Pair
WASHINGTON. July 20-(A-The
prospect , of a world peMUd
only by "Lana Turners' and "New
Deal bureaucrats" was held out to
the house by Rep. Claire Boothe
Luce (R-Conn.)
It might be done with atomic
energy radioactive elements, the
blonde congressworxvan said in a
speech that had legislators rocking
with laughter.-
She referred to an earlier sug
gastion by Rep. Judd (R-Minn)
that radioactive elements might be
used to "transmuteUhe species."
If the atomic energy commission
decided to transmute tha female
of the species, -Mrs. Luce said,
"they would make them all Lana
Turners."
As 'for the males, she' believed
the commission might hit upon a
creature with "a very large 'head.
one eye. an ear bent permanently
to receive a telephone call, one
hand with only a thumb and fore
finger so it can sign checks and
documents, no legs, and a very
large bottom to sit in a swivel
chair."
In short, she concluded, it might
turn all the men into "new deal
bureaucrats."
Dischargctl
at Brei
tan.
new kind of puritans lately arisen,
so called from their profession to
live by rules and in constant
method." As for "Puritan," ? ha
polishes that term off with: "A
sectary pretending to eminent
purity of religion."
Language History Given
The strength of Johnson's mind
is shown by his evident ability
in planning and carrying out such
an ambitious project. It was be
gun in 174? and required unre
mitting effort of himself anjd sev
eral assistants for more than sev
en years. Besides definitions and
illustrations of correct usage, the
dictoinary contains a history ; of
the English language, with speci
mens of Anglo-Saxon and Middle
English, and a rather complete
grammar. Johnson anticipated by
a full century the practice of edi
tors of the great Oxford diction
ary in using carefully selected
literary quotations for examples
of correct usage.
The two volumes, bound in
dark brown half-leather, with the
title stamped in gold, .make an
impressive appearance, They are
printed in folio an pages 10 by
16 inches, and each volume is
three inches thick.
Priat Larger Than Usual
The title pages are printed In
black and red, and beat the names
Of several firms long-prominent
in the Jilstory of British publish
ing; namely, the Longmans. A.
Miliar, and the Dodsleys. Like
other volumes of their age, when
opened they give out faintly
musty odor, and tha slightly
browned paper clearly shows its
chain and wire Unas and Us
watermark. There are no page
numbers. The print is much lar
ger than that used in modem dic
tionaries, and there are no pic
torial illustrations.
Probably most surprising is the
absence of phonetic spelling r
diacritical marks to show accent
and pronounciation. The science
of etymology as wa know it todar
Lwas hardly thought of. but John
son wrote what he knew of word
origins and was able to show the
Latin and Greek, origins of many
English words.
Organisation "Magalfleeat .
Students seeking technical ac
curacy of definition common in
modern dictionaries will be dis-
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iv'. I ' I i Msrilyh of Hcaiersofi are visit-
Willi lr:iIl(liarCllt8 in her brother Harry Wall, bhe
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appointed. As a source of such
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Oxford dictionary given to Wil
lamette in 1933 by tha Salem
chapter of tha American Associa
tion of University Women. What
the modern student will find is !
a magnificent feat of organisation. I
by a single mind, of extremely :
diverse materials. I
In his biography of Dr. John- j
son. Sir Leslie Stephen records ;
that when tha messenger return-
ed from taking tha last sheets of
manuscript to tha publisher. Mil- !
lar. Dr. Johnson asked. "What did
he say?"
"Sir," the messenger replied,
"he said. Thank God I have done
with him.'"
"I am glad. answered John
son, "that ha thanks God for anything"
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