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PROGRAM OF SPELLING REFORM ASSOCIATION.
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16. Dr. L. A. Rhoades, Cornell University: Notes on Goethe's Iphigenic.

17. Mr. Alex. W. Herdler, Princeton University: On the Slavonic languages.

18. Dr. Thomas A. Jenkins, Philadelphia: Old French equivalents of Latin substantives in -cus, -gus, -vus.

19. Prof. A. R. Hohlfeld, Vanderbilt University: Contributions to a bibliography of Racine (read by title).

20. Prof. Hermann Collitz presented a paper (numbered 5) at the Joint Session of Friday morning.

AMERICAN DIALECT SOCIETY.

(Organized 1889.)

Edward S. Sheldon, President, Harvard University.

Eugene H. Babbitt, Secretary, Columbia College.

Prof. E. S. Sheldon, Harvard University, read a paper (numbered 8) at the Joint Session of Friday morning.

SPELLING REFORM ASSOCIATION.

(Organized 1876.)

Francis A. March, President, Lafayette College.

Fred. A. Fernald, Corresponding Secretary, New York City.

Friday afternoon, December 28.

1. Opening remarks by President March: The movement for spelling reform.

2. Paper by H. L. Wayland, D.D., Editor of the Examiner: The obstacles to reform.

3. Remarks by James W. Walk, M. D., Commissioner of Charities and Correction, Philadelphia: The advantage of a reformed orthography to the children of the poor.