text_original: So far all was tolerably plain sailing. There remained, however, two knotty questions to be decided : Was elementary education to be compulsory ? And, what was to be the place in the curriculum of religious instruction
text_transcription: SO FAR ALL WAS TOLERABLY PLAIN SAILING THERE REMAINED HOWEVER TWO KNOTTY QUESTIONS TO BE DECIDED WAS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TO BE COMPULSORY AND WHAT WAS TO BE THE PLACE IN THE CURRICULUM OF RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION
phonemes: sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ ˈɔːl wʌz tˈɑːlɚɹəbli plˈeɪn sˈeɪlɪŋ. ðɛɹ ɹᵻmˈeɪnd, haʊˈɛvɚ, tˈuː nˈɑːɾi kwˈɛstʃənz təbi dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd : wʌz ˌɛlɪmˈɛntɚɹi ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən təbi kəmpˈʌlsɚɹi ? ænd, wˌʌt wʌz təbi ðə plˈeɪs ɪnðə kɜːɹˈɪkjʊləm ʌv ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs ɪnstɹˈʌkʃən