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14/27 mai 1909
A s. prof. G. Peano in Turin
Sinior direktor estimed!
Mi av resived votr postkart d. 10 V e letr d. 20 V. Mersi!
Relativu votr artikl pro komens de Diurnal Akademian mi deb fasiar noti sekuant:
Nom „Weltspracheakademie” aparav primfoa no 1902, ma ya 1887 in N78 de Vpabled de Schleyer in kel il propos krear akademi; sie artikl es in 2 lingui, in l. german („Weltspracheakademie”) e in Vp. („Kadem volapüka”); — e ist akademi esav funded posteriore in kongres de München in aug. 1887. Anui setr es korekt.
Idiom Neutral esav adopted ankor in artikli de „K. de Mal”1 (pseudonim) nomed „Letri da Rusia” publiked in 4 numri de gaset de Antewerpen „Le Nouveau Précurseur” datu 17/18 yanuar, 4 februar, 14/15 febr e 21/22 mars 1903 (visa sirkular de s. Holmes N71). Ist seri de letri esav interumped e aparasion sesav kausu maladitet e mort de s. Diereks in Antwerpen, koredaktor de gaset nomed.
Mi aprob totale temi pro studi, ma mi no komprend, da kel font vo av 200 franki pro konkurs. — Relativu tekst pro konkurs mi deb notar, ke mi no komprend bene sens de paroli „pour association au journal”; tekause mi no potes tradukar ist fras in lingu german e rus e mi no poteserio partisipar in konkurs. — It sembl mi, ke problem deb esar presis. P.e., mi skriberio in I.N. „Mi mit kontribuad de 10 franki kuale membr korespondent2 de Akademi I. de L.U.”, if it es fiksed, ke membri–kor. pay 10 franki pro anu. Anteriore istkos deb esar fiksed. Eske vo volu, ke membr–korespondenti pay yuste tant, kuant membri efektiv, i.e. 10 franki? Eske vo no desir ankor grup ters, i.e. abonenti,3 keli no es membri, i.e., keli no partisip in labori skribadik, ma keli volu sole lektar nostr diurnal? Eske tal personi deb payar et 10 franki? Eske ist sum no esero tro grand?
Vo shersh kolaboratori pro diurnal. Mi pens, ke kolaboratori de „Kor. Int.” de Miller esero kolaboratori de nostr diurnal.
Vo skrib in votr kart d. 10 V, ke vo av intension fasiar membri de Ak. partisipar in defisit eventual de edision de diurnal. Mi no potes aprobar istkos. Mi persone no partisipero in defisit e mi dubi, ke direktorad de Akademi av yur demandar tal partisipasion.
Relativu augmentasion de numr de membri, mi konsent totale e mi propos kuale membr nov s. J. Meysmans, direktor de Institut National de Stenografia in Brussel, 27 Place St. Gudule. Mi esper, ke il akspektero selektasion eventual e mi rekomend a vo pregar sie curriculum vitae.
[— Mi no konos s. prof. Korselt in Plauen.]
Obstakl minim pro selektasion de s. Meysmans es, ke, sekuantu §28 de Regulativi (= §4 de statuti), Belgia potes avar sole un akademian, durante ke it av ya du akademiani (s. Monseur esav selekted sekuantu §6 de statuti, kuale person multe meritos). Posible et s. Meysmans potes esar estimed kuale multe meritos.
Ko plesir mi dis-mitero numr prim de diurnal (u prospekt4 de it) a interesenti5 in Rusia. Et in Germania.
Ko plesir mi mitero artikl pro numr prim de diurnal, e nome artikl ko kombinasion nov pro pronunsiasion de konsonanti kaprisios6 (materi multe nefasil) in form de tabel ko eksempli.
Lundi, 18/31 mai, mi devoyajero a Suisia pro tri mensi. Mie adres esero: Sanatorium Friedenfels (Rammelmeyer) bei Sarnen (Schweiz, Suisse). — Eske vo no esero in Suisia durantu termotemp? Mi eserio multe kontent visar vo.
Mi av preged ya votr portret, ma vo no ankor mitav it. Mi repet mie preg.
Ko saluti respektos votr serv leplu devot
Rosenberger
Mi propos ankor kuale akademian pro Germania s. prof. dr. H. Molenaar in Kochel a. S., Bavaria. — R.
May 14/27, 1909
To Professor G. Peano in Turin
Esteemed Director!
I have received your postcard of the 10th of May and your letter of the 20th of May. Thank you!
Regarding your article for the commencement of the Academic Journal, I must make the following notes:
The name “Weltspracheakademie” appeared for the first time not in 1902, but already in 1887, in No. 78 of Schleyer’s Vpabled (Volapükabled), in which he proposed the creation of an academy; his article is written in two languages, in German (“Weltspracheakademie”) and in Volapük (“Kadem volapüka”); — and this academy was founded later at the Munich congress in August 1887. The remaning years are correct.
Idiom Neutral was adopted in the articles of “K. de Mal” (pseudonym), called “Letters from Russia,” published in four issues of the Antwerp newspaper Le Nouveau Précurseur dated January 17/18, February 4, February 14/15, and March 21/22, 1903 (see Mr. Holmes’ circular No. 71). This series of letters was interrupted, and publication ceased due to the illness and death of Mr. Diereks in Antwerp, the co-editor of the mentioned newspaper.
I fully approve of the topics of study, but I do not understand from which source you have 200 francs for the competition. — Regarding the text for the competition, I must note that I do not fully understand the meaning of the phrase “pour association au journal”; since I am unable to translate this phrase into German and Russian, I am unable to participate in the competition. — It seems to me that the problem should be precise. For example, I would write in Idiom Neutral: “Mi mit kontribuad de 10 franki kuale membr korespondent de Akademi I. de L.U.” if it is determined that corresponding members pay 10 francs per year. This cost should be fixed beforehand. Do you want corresponding members to pay exactly the same amount as full members, i.e., 10 francs? Or do you also want a third group, i.e., subscribers, who are not members, i.e., who do not participate in written work, but who only want to read our journal? Should such persons also pay 10 francs? Will this sum not be too high?
You are seeking collaborators for the journal. I think that collaborators of Miller’s Kor. Int. will be collaborators of our journal as well.
You wrote in your card of the 10th of May that you intend to have Academy members participate in any potential deficit of the journal’s publication. I cannot approve of this. Personally, I will not participate in a deficit, and I doubt that the Academy’s directorship has the right to demand such participation.
Regarding the increase in the number of members, I fully agree and propose Mr. J. Meysmans, director of the National Institute of Stenography in Brussels, 27 Place St. Gudule, as a new member. I hope he will accept the possible selection, and I recommend you to request his curriculum vitae.
[— I do not know Professor Korselt in Plauen.]
A small obstacle to the selection of Mr. Meysmans is that, according to §28 of the Regulativi (= §4 of the statutes), Belgium can only have one academician, while it already has two academicians (Mr. Monseur was selected according to §6 of the statutes, as a very meritous person). Perhaps Mr. Meysmans can also be considered a person of great merit.
I will gladly distribute the first issue of the journal (or its prospectus) to interested parties in Russia and also in Germany.
I will gladly send an article for the first issue of the journal, namely an article with a new combination for the pronunciation of capricious consonants (a very difficult subject) in the form of a table with examples.
On Monday, May 18/31, I will set off to Switzerland for three months. My address will be: Sanatorium Friedenfels (Rammelmeyer) near Sarnen (Switzerland). — Will you be in Switzerland during the summer? I would be very happy to meet with you.
I have already requested your portrait, but you have not yet sent it. I repeat my request.
With respectful greetings, your most devoted servant,
Rosenberger
I also propose as an academician for Germany, Professor Dr. H. Molenaar in Kochel a. S., Bavaria. — R.
NOTES:
NOTES:
1 “K. de Mal” appears to be a play on the Volapük word kademal (academician).
2 Korespondent is not in the Idiom Neutral (1902) dictionary; if formed in the normal way, it would be korespondant. In Reform-Neutral, we have the form correspondent.
3 The form abonent (“subscriber”) is not attested in the Idiom Neutral (1902) dictionary, where it rather appears as abonant. In Reform-Neutral (1912), it comes to be written abonnent.
4 The word prospekt is not in the Idiom Neutral (1902) dictionary, but does appear as prospectus in the Reform-Neutral (1912) dictionary, where it is given the meaning “prospectus”. In this case, we might assume it to be a booklet or pamphlet perhaps outlining the contents or giving a summary of the first issue of the journal.
5 Again, Reform-Neutral (or at least the Reform-Neutral of 1910) adopts this with the -ent ending. In Idiom Neutral, this would be interesanti.
6 Kaprisios is the form which will eventually be used in Reform-Neutral (capricios), but in the Idiom Neutral (1902) dictionary, it is given as kaprisos.
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