He may be familiar, for example with the word _rheostat_, but it would puzzle him to tell from what language it is derived, while the word _enclave_ would probably send him to the dictionary for meaning as well as derivation, unless he happened to be used to one particular kind of writing.
Another system, and probably on the whole the best one, requires the division of the word on the accented syllable.
_theol-ogy_ _catas-trophe_ _geog-raphy_ _lexi-cog-rapher_ _pref-erence_ _prog-nos-ticate_ It will be noted that some of these examples show division in more than one place, that is on the syllables which bear either the primary or the secondary accent.

This rule does not provide for the cases when the division must come on an unaccented syllable.

The cases, however, when the division cannot be made to come on either the syllable bearing the primary accent or one bearing a secondary accent will be comparatively few.
RULES FOR DIVISION OF WORDS I The general rule, then, is to divide according to pronunciation, not according to etymology or any hard and fast rule.
As far as possible, consistently with pronunciation and good spacing, divide according to meaning and derivation, where known.
_un-even_, not _une-ven_, _auto-mobile_, not _automo-bile_, _en-abled_, not _ena-bled_.
II Divide on a vowel wherever practicable.

In case a vowel alone forms a syllable in the middle of a word it should be run into the first line.
_busi-ness_ _sepa-rate_ _criti-cism_ _particu-lar_ _colo-nies_ _dou-ble_ _pro-gress_ _pro-duct_ _noi-sy_ _wo-man_ _pa-tron_ _me-moir_ III When two consonants meet between vowels, and the syllable ends on one consonant, the division may properly be made between the consonants, the pronunciation determining the place of division.
_advan-tage_ _plain-tiff_ _Wil-liam_ _exces-sive_ _scur-rilous_ _mas-ter_ _gram-mar_ _profes-sor_ _moun-tain_ IV When three consonants come together between two vowels the first of which is short, the division comes after the first consonant.
_han-dle_ _chil-dren_ _frus-trate_ V A single consonant between two vowels should be joined to the first vowel, if it is short; if the first vowel is long the consonant goes with the second.
_riv-er_ _ri-val_ VI Diphthongs should not be divided.
_peo-ple_ _Cae-sar_ VII Words compounded with a prefix should preferably be divided on the prefix.
_dis-avow_ _in-herit_ _un-concern_ VIII The terminations _-able_, _-ible_, _-tion_, _-cial_, _-tive_, and _-ive_ should go over to the next line.
_read-able_ _convert-ible_ _inten-tion_ _discuss-ion_ The termination _-sion_ ordinarily goes over as in _occa-sion_ _apprehen-sion_ _cis-sion_ _declen-sion_ Occasionally, however, the strong emphasis needed for the _s_ will call for a different arrangement, as in _divis-ion_.
IX The terminations _-ing_, _-en_, _-ed_, _-er_, _-est_, and the plural _-es_ go over to the next line except when the preceding consonant is doubled, or when they follow _c_ or _g_ soft.
_lead-ing_ _beat-en_ _larg-er_, but _lat-ter_ _for-cing_ _ran-ging_ X Do not end a line with _j_ or with _c_ or _g_ soft.
_pro-cess_ _ne-cessary_ _pre-judice_ _prog-eny_ XI Adjectives in _ical_ divide on the _i_.
_physi-cal_ _inimi-cal_ XII In derivatives of words ending in _-t_, the division follows the accent.
_objec-tion_, not _object-ion_, _defec-tion_, not _defect-ion_, but _respec-tively_, not _respect-ively_ and _distinc-tion_, not _distinct-ion_.
XIII Never separate _c_ and _g_ from the vowels _e_, _i_, and _y_ upon which their soft sound depends.
_re-li-gion_ _ca-pa-ci-ty_ XIV Never separate _q_ from _u_, _qu_ is a single sound.
XV Do not divide _nothing_.
XVI Do not divide words of four letters.
XVII Do not divide words of five or six letters if it can be avoided.

Good spacing, however, must be considered of first importance.
XVIII In wide measures (20 ems or more) do not divide so as to end or begin a line with a syllable of two letters.