The Soewandi spelling was exposed to continuous criticism from the literate community in the early fifties.
These shortcomings were of two kinds: partly the lack of consistent norms, particularly in the spelling of foreign and semi-naturalized words, and partly the lack of distinction between certain phonemes, which made the teaching of a correct pronunciation more difficult than it needed to be.
[1] The Republican Spelling System was in force from 1947 until 1972, when it was replaced by the Enhanced Spelling System (Ejaan yang Disempurnakan, EYD) when Mashuri Saleh became Minister of Education and Culture.
On 23 May 1972, Mashuri legalized the usage of the EYD, replacing the Republican system.
This event was marked by changing the road sign at the front of his office from Djl Tjilatjap to Jl.