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Lessons   in   Rapid   Business   Writing. 


2438    CRYSTAL    AVE  ,    BALTIMORE.     MD. 

Xo.   1. 

Uy   Way  0/   Introduction. 

In  assumlnj;  the  responsibility  of  preparing  a 
coarse  of  lessons  tor  the  readers  of  The  Penman's 
Art  Journal.  I  believe  I  realize  to  the  fullest  ex- 
tent the  importance  of  the  work  to  be  done.  It  is 
my  earnast  purpose  to  outline  u  course  of  work  that 
will  prove  Iwneflcial  to  all  those  desirous  of  changing 
from  a  poor  handwriting  to  one  that  has  a  market 
value,  and  to  those  who  have  a  fair  style  of  writing, 
but  are  not  satisfied  with  it.  But  bear  in  mind  that 
this  nor  any  otber  series  of  lessons  is  of  any  conse- 
quence to  persons  who  only  read  them  over,  or  judge 
of  the  merits  of  the  lessons  by  the  appmmnce  of  the 
copies.  These  lessons  are  for  the  persons  who  have 
enough  vitality  and  ambition  to  subscribe  for  The 
Journal,  and  when  they  get  it  lay  out  a  vigorous 
campaign  of  study  and  practice.  We  want  persons 
full  of  pusli  and  energy  who  are  willing  to  give 
some  time  and  labor  these  long  winter  evenings  to 
learning  to  write.  You  can  do  it.  Don't  sit  around 
wishing  you  were  a  good  writer  and  saying  you  can 
never  learn  to  write,  and  that  good  writers  arc  bvni 
so;  i.e.,  that  (tod  has  blessed  a  few  people  with  the 
ability  to  write,  and  if  you  are  not  so  blessed  it 
would  be  contrary  to  the  laws  of  nature  for  you  to 
learn  tn  write  well.  It  you  have  thought  such  a 
thing.  I  imjdore  you  to  give  it  up  at  once.  We  may 
not  all  be  able  to  reach  the  high  artistic  throne  of 
fame  occupied  by  Spencer,  Flickinger.  Zaner.  Ma- 


darasz.  and  scores  of  other  chirographic  electric 
lights,  but  we  can  all  get  a  good  practical  style  of 
writing. 

Thr    KxtcnHala  o/   BiisOkik    niillng. 

What  kind  ot  a  handwriting  do  we  need  to  be 
valuable  in  the  great  rush  of  business  these  days 
when  man  has  harnessed  lightning  '/  It  you  were 
called  upon  by  some  business  man  to  address  3,000 
envelopes  and  make  out  as  many  bills  and  get  them 
out  in  a  hurry,  as  a  large  amount  of  money  must  be 
raised  in  a  few  days  to  meet  an  imexpected  obliga- 
tion (of  course  if  you  send  the  bills  you  can  get  the 
money),  what  kind  ot  writing  would  be  necessary  V 

Without  waiting  for  yom-  reply.  I  will  state  the 
two  all-important  things  your  writing  should  pos- 
sess. First,  it  would  be  very  neces-sary  that  these 
envelopes  and  bills  be  so  that  everybody  concerned 
in  them  could  read  them.  This  we  call  legibiliti/. 
Second,  it  would  be  necessary  on  your  part  that  it 
be  done  rapidly.  This  we  call  .vimJ.  Legibility  uud 
spreti.  Is  it  possible  yon  only  lack  two  things  ot 
possessing  a  good  style  ot  writing  •;  It  seems  so.  In 
order  to  have  speed,  we  must  be  able  to  move  the 
himd  and  jwn  easily.  This  we  call  movement. 
Many  of  you  have  seen  a  man  mowing  grass  with  a 
sc>-the.  You  know  he  swings  the  scythe,  then  steps 
forward,  then  swings  the  scythe,  then  steps  forward, 
etc.  Well,  that  was  good  enough  until  we  got 
something  better.  When  we  got  the  mowing  ma- 
chine we  could  start  at  one  side  ot  the  field  and  go 


NEW  YORK,  JANUARY,   1890. 

across  to  the  other  side  if  necessary  without  stop- 
ping. Now  the  man  who  writes  with  the  fingers 
only  is  like  the  man  and  the  scythe — keeps  starting 
and  stopping  all  the  way  across  the  paper.  The  man 
who  can  sN^-ing  the  forearm — /.('.,  the  hand  and  arm 
from  the  elbow — can  sweep  across  the  paper  as  the 
keen  cutting  mower  cuts  his  swath  from  side  to  side. 


J    Word   iW(fc   T/iose    Who'Exiicct   to   follow   thia 
Course. 

Now  if  you  desire  to  do  anything  with  these  les- 
sons you  must  first  fully  decide  to  do  it. 

Right  at  the  beginning  I  desire  the  earnest  co- 
operation of  the  thousands  who  are  about  to  take  up 
the  lessons.  No  course  ot  writing,  no  matter  how 
meritorious  it  is,  or  how  well  planned,  can  benefit 
you  unless  you  make  a  steady,  continuous  effort  to 


I.  We  can't  do  good  work  with  poor  tools.  It  this 
course  of  lessons  is  worth  following,  it  is  worth  get- 
ting good  paper,  pens  and  ink.  Get  a  good  straight 
penholder  with  a  cork  tip.  it  you  can  get  it.  Be 
sure  you  do  not  try  to  work  with  a  little  slender 
holder.  Avoid  metallic  holders.  Use  medium  coarse 
pens ;  avoid  using  very  fine  pens  or  stub  pens.  Get 
some  good  black  ink;  don't  make  some  of  indigo  or 
some  similar  substance.  Next  get  a  good  supply  of 
paper.  I  would  suggest  legal  cap,  as  it  folds  at  the 
end  and  will  prove  more  satisfactory  than  paper 
that  folds  at  the  side.  Take  about  fifteen  sheets 
and  make  a  copy-book  by  sewing  the  folds  at  the 
end.  This  is  to  be  kept  for  xiwciiiieii  irork.  Now 
have  a  good  supply  of  loose  paper  to  be  used  tor 


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BY  C.  C.  LISTER,  ILLUSTRATING  HIS  LESSON  IN  RAPID  BUSINESS  WRITING. 


master  every  detail  of  the  course.  I  believe  many  a 
good  series  of .  lessons  has  proved  a  failure  because 
the  copies  were  not  thoroughly  mastered.  Don't 
just  work  on  the  copies  that  look  the  prettiest.  The 
sweetest  flavored  medicine  is  not  always  what  cures. 
While  the  exercises  are  given  for  practice,  and 
should  be  practiced  and  practiced  until  you  almost 
wear  them  out,  if  that  is  possible— until  you  can 
close  your  eyes  and  just  roll  them  off,  no  amount  of 
incorrect  practice  will  bring  about  the  desired  result. 
The  entire  trend  of  these  lessons  will  be  toward  de- 
velopment ot  an  easy,  legible,  plain  and  rapid  stylf^  " 
of  writing.  The  copies  are  not  intended  for  the 
critical  eye  that  expects  every  copy  to  be  a  duplicate 
of  the  copper  plate  engi-aver's  work.  They  are  sup- 
posed to  be  just  what  I  think  the  pupil  should  follow. 
To  all  those  who  will  faithfully  follow  this  course 
of  instruction  I  can  promise  ample  improvement. 
To  those  who  only  practice  the  copic.'<  without 
doing  a  great  deal  of  thinking  on  the  instructions 
given  I  cannot  promise  anything,  nor  do  I  care  to 
be  given  the  credit  tor  the  results  thus  obtained. 


practice  paper.    If  you  have  followed  these  sugges- 
tions you  are  ready  tor  business.  ,_,,    ^i,  i 

The   rirnt   .Stcji. 

2.  We  are  now  ready  to  take  the  first  step  of  the 
work,  which  is  to  tni  in  the  arm  and  hand  to  glide 
the  pen  over  the  paper  in  any  direction  you  desire  to 
go.  It  will  be  necessary  to  assume  an  easy  position 
with  brjth  arms  resting  lightly  on  the  table.  See 
that  the  elbow  of  the  right  arm  extends  three  or  tonr 
inches  off  the  edge  ot  the  table.  Avoid  the  habit  of 
pushing  the  elbows  out  from  the  body  and  dropping 
the  breast  down  to  the  edge  of  the  table.  Now  place 
the  hand,  arm  and  pen  as  nearly  like  the  illustration 
as  you  can.  Notice  where  the  entire  weight  of  the 
arm  rests  at  A.  Notice  how  the  hand  is  steadied  on 
the  little  finger  and  the  one  next  to  it.  See  how 
they  are  turned  back  under  the  hand.  See  how  the 
holder  is  held  between  the  first  and  second  finger 
and  thumb.  All  the  fingers  should  be  curved  a  lit- 
tle. If  the  holder  points  in  the  direction  ot  the  right 
shoulder  you  have  about  the  best  position  for  good 


fsU^'  tyaiman^Q:^W>(lXtUAjiiS 


work.     Don't  icork  any  joint    hut   the  elbow  and 
Mhoulder  join  t$. 

Ttif   Ftrirt  Hx^rrUr. 

3.  Yon  will  finr]  by  moving  the  hand  around  as 
yon  wonld  in  rolling  a  marble  uniler  it  that  the  pen 
makes  a  circolar  motion  like  the  first  and  simplest 
exercise.  In  making  it  see  that  the  fingers  turned 
back  nnder  the  band  swing  with  each  motion  of  the 
pen.  Bear  in  mind  that  the  chief  object  in  this  ex- 
ercise is  to  help  you  gain  the  ability  to  swing  the 
hand  iiilhout  uurkiny  ttie JinyiTS.  Make  them  about 
the  size  of  the  copy  at  first  and  go  round  and  zoxmA 
until  each  circle  ijets  black :  not  by  pressing  on  the 
I>cn  but  bv  swinging  round  just  as  lightly  as  you 
can.  Make  a  few  liundred  of  this  size,  then  make 
some  larger,  then  stjme  smaller. 

Thr  Siroml    ICferrlMr. 

4.  After  No.  1  becomes  so  easy  you  can  make  them 
with  your  eyes  closed  take  up  No.  2.  Start  it  just 
like  the  first  and  when  your  hand  gets  in  motion 
begin  moving  very  slightly  to  the  right  with  each 
revolution.  This  is  a  good  old  exercise.  Hundreds 
of  miles  of  it  have  been  made  by  the  good  writers 
of  the  past  and  present  It  may  be  given  in  various 
form.s  for  the  .sake  of  aninsenient.  but  it  is  the  same 
old  exercise.  Make  whole  lines  of  it  entirely  across 
the  page.  Make  it  almost  a  solid  black  by  "making 
just  83  light  lines  as  you  can.  (io  over  it  till  you 
cover  up  all  the  white,  then  take  up  the  next  line 
and  so  on  till  you  fill  the  page.  It's  fun.  Call  in 
the  neighbors  and  sliow  them  how  you  can  roll  it 
off.  Be  sure  your  position  of  body,  arm,  hand  and 
pen  are  all  right. 

l-'j-frctue  Autuher    T/ivee. 

5.  When  you  gain  the  ability  to  spin  off  lines 
across  the  page  easily  without  tiring  the  hand  or 
ami.  take  up  No.  3.  In  it  you  have  nearly  the  same 
as  m  No.  2.  the  only  difference  being  the  form. 
Start  with  as  large  circles  as  you  can  make  easily 
and  giadually  reduce  them  until  it  is  carried  out  to 
a  pomt. 

This  gives  you  drill  in  controlling  the  movement; 
4.  5  and  7  are  excellent  exercises  for  movement  drills 
and  should  be  studied  and  practiced  freely  while 
Becunng  a  free  action  of  the  hand  and  arm.  ' 

No.  (1  i,s  one  of  the  best  exercises  tliat  vou  can  get 
in  th(.  begminiig.  to  develop  strength  and  elasticity 
of  movement.  Make  small  „  (or  any  of  the  one 
space  letters),  move  the  pen  quicklv  to  the  right 
about  an  inch  and  a  half,  then  swng  backward  and 
forward  as  indicated  in  the  copy. 

No.  S  is  just  like  No.  2.  only  much  smaller.  You 
liave  not  perfect  control  of  the  hand  and  arm  if  vou 
cannot  make  ovals  of  v„no„.s  sizes  with  ease 

No.  H  IS  a  good  medium  through  which  vou  bring 
the  movement  used  in  the  ovals  and  other"  large  ex 
ercise.s  down  to  the  movement  used  in  maki.ig  the 
small  letters. 

"'<■<■   (o    .1I„I,,.  .v„,„,„.,.    ,„. 

«.  After  the  exercises  from  Nos.  1  to  9.  inclusive 

hav^fiirV""*"  '''°™"8'"y  Praeticed-say  that  vou 
mv  e  filled  several  pagesof  each  copy-it  is  encourag- 
mg  to  take  No.  10.  While  I  dont  expect  vou  to 
come  near  perfection  on  this  letter,  at  this  part  of 
fru   wn"  •"i"''r  -"•-come  able  to'makl 

make  a  Iml  ""  ""J"  '^''-  '''^''  "'  "^«  *»?  "-"^ 
make  a  1  ttle  swing  downward,  turn  short,  cross 
do«-n  stroke  near  the  top  and  swing  around  it  using 
the  circular  motion.  Make  whole  lines  of  adf 
seventeen  to  the  line  and  fill  a  few  pages  of  it. 

""'•   •"»• ••'.     »"..../.   Co,„rul. 

uJntT!;''  '""'"'^"'r  '"'  """^  l"-.!  to  develop  move- 
ment m  a  general  way-round  and  round,  up  and 
down.  Htid  backward  and  forward.  You  know  the 
man  of  the  prHirie  goes  out  and  lassos  the  wild  horse 
then  he  tames  him  for  domestic  use  The  person 
who  wshes  to  learn  to  wiite  must  first  secure  a 
movement  through  drills  of  the  kind  I  have  sug 
g«st*d.^A,,,  ,,,.,  snfflcieul  control  of  it  to  nse  it  fn 
executing  the  forms  used  to  represent  the  different 
irithNo  11  ^^"""'*'-  '^^""  ''°''  ""'■'^  t°  "l" 
It  is  to  show  yon  the  direction  the  hand  will  go  if 
you  place  it  in  the  position  used  in  the  illustration 
using  the  arm  re.st  at  .4  as  a  pivot,  and  swing 
backward  and  forward  from  left  to  right  and  right 
to  left.  Let  the  arm  rest  at  the  center  of  the  bottom 
of  the  paper. 


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BY  C.  P.  ZANER,  ILLUSTRATING    HIS  LESSON  IN  I'ROFESSIONAL.WRITINC. 


Sliding  Jixercises, 

8.  (Nos.  12.  13  and  15.)  These  are  just  a  little 
taste  of  the  work  for  February.  They  are  intended 
to  train  the  hand  to  slide  across  the  paper  from  left 
to  right  as  it  must  go  to  write  easily.  Turn  tlie 
paper  half  around  and  go  directly  across  the  lines. 

In  No.  12  place  the  hand  in  correct  position  and 
let  it  slide  to  the  middle  of  the  space  between  the 
lines  and  stop,  but  do  not  lift  the  pen :  then  slide 
across  next  space  into  the  third  space  and  so  on  until 
you  have  made  about  five  slides  and  stops,  lifting 
pen  on  last  slide.  Repeat  this  until  you  can  glide 
across  the  space  indicated  in  No.  12,  making  the 
stops  suggested. 

Make  a  few  compact  pages  of  it.  Then  take  No. 
13  in  like  manner,  making  a  very  small  o  at  the 
stopping  place.  Then  repeat  them  as  in  Nos.  14  and 
lo,  going  entirely  across  the  page. 

Moirmenl    This    Month. 

9.  This  mouth's  work  is  to  get  a  good  easy  move- 
ment, which  you  can  do  by  hanging  to  the  exercises 
given  until  you  can  turn  them  off  lightly  and  regu- 
larly. When  you  have  reached  a  fair  degree  of 
ability,  take  your  specimen  book  and  make  a  speci- 
men page  of  each  exercise. 

Summary. 

Resolve  to  write  with  a  free  movement.  Get 
good  material.  Study  the  instructions.  Get  a  clear 
conception  of  what  is  to  be  done  with  each  exercise. 
Position,  movement  and  penholding  should  receive 
your  constant  attention.  Work  carefully  with  a 
desire  to  improve.     Dont  expect  too  much  at  first. 


Be  sure  to  practice  the  copies  in  their  nnmerica 
order.  Do  all  I  have  suggested.  Be' ready  for  next 
month. 

.-t     ItCtJItCHt. 

I  earnestly  invite  every  one  who  intends  to  follow 
this  course  of  lessons  to  write  me  a  letter  inclosing 
a  brief  specimen  written  before  beginning  on  the 
course  of  work;  also,  to  send  me  work  from  time  to 
time  for  criticism.  The  criticisms  will  be  made 
through  The  Journal.  In  writing  me  address  C. 
C.  Lister,  2438  Crystal  avenue,  Baltimore,  Md. 


LESSONS   IN   PROFESSIONAL   WRITING. 

BY    C.    P.    ZANEK,    COLUMBL'S,    O. 

No.    12. 

[INITIAL  MADE  IN   JOURNAL  OFFICE.] 


'      .^^" "  *N*^-,        I  Letter  H'rittun. 

/'WT  \,     ETTER  writing,  to  penmen,  has  a 

j  /      I    ]>     y       double  charm.      It  is  not  merely 

lis/  a  means  of  communicating  in- 
\~—~yf  formation  relating  to  social  and 
,  ^-r-r^^  .,  professional  problems,  but  it  is  a 
most  excellent  method  of  dis- 
playing ones  skill.  It  is  astonishing,  however,  how 
many  penmen  are  "  out  of  trim  "  or  ■'  in  haste  "  in 
penning  many  of  these  professional  missives.  Now  I 
would  suggest  that  you  ought  never  to  be  in  snch 
haste  in  your  professional  correspondence  as  to 
necessitate  the(un-)complimentary  closing  of  "Hast- 
ily, etc." 

If  yon  are  in  a  hurry  people  will  see  it  in  your 


work :  if  yon  are  not.  bnt  try  to  pretend  so.  it  is  qnite 
likely  that  some  nervons  line  will  give  yon  away. 

JlMMlnran    Wrtiinff   SuUahlf  /or  tleneral  Corrmpondrne*. 

I  do  not  think  that  this  profe.ssional  penmanship 
shonld  be  ased  to  any  great  extent  in  correspond- 
ence. Only  when  yon  have  the  time  and  ' '  feel  like 
it  "  or  desire  to  convey  information  a.s  to  your  skill, 
etc.  For  ordinary  commnnicstion  of  facts,  etc. 
(that  includes  love),  then  Thombnrghs  style  is  the 
one  to  nse. 

I  remember  when  quite  a  young  man  I  read  in 
some  book  on  Letter  Writing  that  shade  at^d  flonritdi 
were  pfisitively  juiiir  tanlf.  I  thought  then  that  the 
one  who  wrote  the  article  had  no  taste  at  all.  but  I 
am  now  of  the  opinion  that  shade  and  flourish  out- 
side of  professionalism  is  much  the  same  as  floi^hi- 
ness  and  gaudiness  in  dress.  Bloomers  can't  be 
compared  with  it. 

I  would  therefore  say  to  the  yonng  people  who  are 
practicing  from  this  series  that  there  is  a  time  to 
use  this  display  style  of  penmanship  and  a  time  not 
to  do  so.  It  is  out  of  place  in  business,  just  as  busi- 
ness penmanship  is  out  of  place  in  a  resolution.  It 
is  out  cf  place  in  social  correspondence  because  it 
is  too  difiBcult  in  execution  for  ease,  rapidity  and 
clearness  of  thought  expression ;  it  takes  too  much 
thouglit  for  its  own  execution. 

I'ro/f'Hulttnrit    tyHtltiff  j-or   /'ro/i-Mntonal  CorrcHpiniih'iire. 

But  it  is  in  place  in  professional  correspondence 
or  whenever  disjilay  is  allowable  and  desirable.  It 
ha><  a  beauty  of  its  own  which  captivates  the  youth- 
ful aspirant  quite  as  much  as  a  fine  painting.  There- 
fore if  it  please  i/oii,  no  one  has  any  right  to  interfere 
with  your  admiration  of  beauty  in  curvature,  ar 
rangenieut,  light  and  shade,  delicacy,  strength,  free 
dom.  etc. 

jVcriy,  Jlluaeulai-   ICnirgij,   llvautiful    Curvea,  Dillcnci), 
Jlu'ilium,  Lliihl  nml  Sliaile. 

For,  to  one  who  has  ma'Je  a  special  study  of  pen- 
manship, there  is  truly  something  charming  in  a 
letter  from  a  master  hand.  You  see  there  nerve  and 
muscular  energy  as  well  as  beautifully  curved  forms 
and  striking  contrasts  in  light  and  shade,  delicacy 
and  boldness. 

To  execute  a  beautiful  letter,  it  takes  a  good  deal 
of  confidence  which  is  the  product  of  much  hard 
training.  No  one  can  learn  to  do  excellent  work 
without  considerable  toil.  Therefore,  if  you  are 
unable  to  do  as  well  as  you  wish  it  may  be  you  have 
not  labored  long  and  faithfully  enough.  If  yon  have 
little  or  no  talent  you  will  have  to  work  the  harder. 

.1     /•>-o/,«.«(o,,„;  sii/lr    llmlli   Styli-li,)/  /or. 

A  good  professional  hand  is  in  demand,  therefore 
persevere.  It  will  school  your  hand  to  obey  your 
will,  and  that  is  what  God  intended  the  hand  to  do. 
It  will  encourage  precision,  confidence,  taste  and 
patience  It  will  teach  you  the  evil  eftects  of  late 
hours,  strong  drmks.  tobacco,  etc.,  if  vou  indulge 
in  thein. 

If  you  have  gotten  as  much  out  of  this  series  of 
lessons  as  I  have  your  eJEorts  have  not  been  poorly 
spent.  I  always  try  to  learn  as  much  as  my  pupils 
and  that  is  why  I  find  life  worth  living.  When  we 
cease  to  learn  we  begin  to  die.  I  hope  you  will  all 
outdo  me  before  long.  You  ought  to.  You  have 
the  benefit  of  a  portion  of  mv  experience  plus  your 
own  vitality  and  enthusiasm. 

With  best  wishes, 

C,  P,  Z.tNER. 

CfitirtsHtn. 
P.  H.  H.,  ni.— Your  capitals  would  bo  better  if  you 
would  make  initial  and  final  flourisbes  more  symmetrical. 
Some  lu-o  too  straight  (stiff),  others  have  hooks  where 
there  should  be  slight  curves.  See  first  part  of  r,  ir.  etc., 
and  joiuing  iietwcen  (J  and  if.  But  you  ore  improving. 
F.  L.  T.,  Mass.— You  write  a  remarkablv  good  hand  for 
a  home  student  of  The  Joi'Rnal.  For  artistic  or  profes- 
sional work  you  need  to  raise  the  pen  oftener  and  tone 
down  your  small  letter  movement.  Studv  the  placement 
of  the  shades  in  small  letters  ns  well  as  in  "capitals. 

J.  D.  (i..  Mo. -Some  (many)  of  vour  capitals  are  too 
wide  for  their  height.  Some  of  vour  shades  are  too  low. 
specially  iu  capital  stem.  You  shade  too  manv  of  the 
down  strokes  iu  ynur  small  letters.  Practice  "on  plain 
standard  forms  will  do  more  toward  straightening  up 
your  capitals  and  s.ratomatizing  your  work  than  any  other 
one  thing.  You  write  an  excellent  hand  indeed".  You 
can  become  one  of  our  very  finest  penmen. 

W.  B.  C  .  Teun.— The  loop  in  second  part  of  H  in  /".  -V, 
H  is  too  small.  Curve  down  stroke  in  long  S  more.  Yon 
have  done  well.  Vou  can  become  a  verv  fine  penman  ; 
l^ersevere. 

.1.  F.  H..  Pa.— Your  capitals  are  good,  but  uncertain. 
Quality  of  line  is  excellent.  Your  movement  is  not  strong 
enough.  Shades  a  trifle  hght.  Lower  loop  in  V.  J  and  Z 
too  big.  Za.ver. 


The  Business  Writing  Teachers'  Open  Court. 

We  shall  present  on  this  page  from  month  to  month  various  business  writing  exercises  and  copies,  from 
the  pens  of  some  of  Americas  foremost  writers  and  teachers.  These  copies  are  in  addition  and  supplement- 
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mediate and  advanced  students  can  find  just  the  copies  they  want  every  month. 

As  Mr.  Lister  has  given  so  many  excellent  preparatory  movement  exercises  in  his  lesson,  we  have  re- 
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THE    VALUE     OF    SPECIAL    TEACHERS- 

Vram  ii  Paper  Rend  nt  (hi-  !"liil<'  Teacherr.'   tuaorialioii- 

l.aoaliiB.   MIrh..   br  Sup-|   E.    L.  Brlim-, 

Caldftaler.   Mich. 

From  The  Sriwol  Remnl.  Detroit,  Mich  ,  we  cliji 
the  following  from  a  very  interestinK  paper  read  by 
Snp't  Briggii  of  Coldwater,  Mich.,  before  the  Mich 
igan  State  Teachers'  Association ; 

Mo8t  schools  of  twenty  teachers  and  upward  employ 
one  or  more  persons  who  are  known  as  special  teachers. 
The  sultjects  ossi^ed  to  this  class  of  instmctors  include 
the  following:  Music,  writing,  drawing,  science  and  phys- 
ical culture.  Special  teachers  in  the  five  subjects  named 
have  gained  their  places  in  the  schools  naturally  by  the 
evolution  of  the  course  of  study  to  their  present  stage  of 
develoi)mont. 

In  the  conditions  that  have  prevailed  I  maintain  that  the 
special  teacher  has  been 'a  valuable^acquisition  to  the 
sch(x>]s,  and  that  this  feature  of  instruction  has  been  de- 
cidedly helpful  in  bringing  our  better  schools  to  the  stage 
of  excellence  they  have  attained. 

Granting  that  the  subjects  mentioned  are  of  such  high 
educational  value  as  to  demand  for  them  a  place  in  the 
curriculum,  the  general  incomiietency  of  the  regular 
teacher  to  present  them  properly  maltes  the  special  teacher 
essential  to  successsful  instruction. 

The  writing  of  teachers  is  woefully  deficient  and  care- 
less. Rarely  is  one  found,  except  when  the  specialist  ha-s 
given  incentive  to  improvement,  whose  letter  forms  would 
bo  a  worthy  ideal  for  the  imitation  of  children.  Still 
more  rare  are  those  who  could  justify  a  claim  to  any  skill 
in  tea<:bing  penmanship.  When  drawing  has  knocked  at 
the  door  of  the  school  for  admission,  how  few  of  the  teach- 
ers have  Ijeen  comiietent  to  receive  her  courteously  and 
treat  her  fairly.  The  same  general  ignorance  in  music, 
nature  work,  and  jihysicjil  culture  has  prevaileil  when  the 
subject  has  been  iucorpomted  into  the  courte.  The  regu- 
lar teachers  lacking  both  the  knowledge  and  the  skill 
necessary  for  their  i>reseutatioii,  they  have  been  given  to 
the  charge  of  the  »]>eciali8t. 

The  special  teacher  has  also  been  needed  to  give  unity, 
system  and  doflnitenoss  to  these  lines  of  instruction. 
Without  her  planning  and  oversight,  the  work  must  be 
disconnected  and  deficient. 

The  special  teacher  has  also  brought  into  the  schools  a 
choice  teaching  spirit. 

When  properly  prepared,  her  pedagogical  thought  has 
been  higher  thim  that  of  the  average  grade  teacher  She 
has  thought  out  a  definite  system  of  instruction.  She  has 
definite  ends  to  obtain  and  a  clear  conception  of  how  to 
proceed  in  their  attainment.  To  other  teachers  in  whose 
presence  she  conducts  her  work,  her  spirit  and  her  methods 
have  much  of  suggestiveuess  and  helpfulness  for  all  teach- 
ing. She  aids  to  Uft  the  regular  teacher  from  routine  and 
gives  her  new  ideas  and  expedients. 

As  a  supervisor  the  special  teacher  may  be  a  most  val- 
uable factor  in  the  success  of  a  city's  schools  She  is  re- 
lated to  all  the  si-hools.  While  limited  to  one  branch  of 
instruction,  she  sees  and  feels  much  more.  The  strength 
of  the  regular  tea<*er  determines  largely  the  success  that 
attends  her  work  with  any  particular  class.  The  general 
attitude  of  the  pupils'  minds  to  in.struction  and  to  knowl- 
edge cannot  be  greatly  changed  in  the  brief  period  of  a 
recitfltion  once  or  twice  a  week.  She  thus  becomes  cog- 
mzanl  of  the  merit  and  demerit  of  teachen*  even  more 
promptly  than  the  sujierintendent.  Her  kindly  sueces 
tion  may  be  the  means  of  bringing  the  helo  most 
promptly  where  most  needed. 

That  these  beneficent  results  may  attend  the  work  of 
the  8i»?ci.U  teai-her.  she  must  be  possessed  of  iieculiar 
qualifications.  S<mie  exiH-lience  in  the  various  grades  as  a 
regular  twicher  is  an  important  feature  of  her  prepa- 
ration. .\fnmiliantv  with  all  the  work  of  all  the  grades 
|s  essential  to  a  proper  adjustment  of  her  work  to  other 
mstruc  ion.  Such  a  miustery  of  her  subject  as  will  com- 
mand  the  admiration  of  Iwth  pupils  and  teachers  is  indis- 
JHinsable  she  must  have  such  an  enthusiasm  as  will  make 
her  coming  a  dellgnt  and  her  instruction  an  inspiration 
sue  must  p<»sess  the  inestimable  and  indefinable  nualitv 
of  tact  that  will  keep  herself  and  her  work  in  right  adiust 
ment  to  the  teachers  themselves  and  their  other  duties 

The  siHH-ial  teacher  should,  in  my  opinion,  never  be  given 
sole  charge  of  the  instruction  m  her  subject  Her  work 
should  be  ilirection  and  ovei>.iBht,  with  occasional  in- 
struction. The  lai-ge  proportion  of  the  lessons  to  pupils 
should  lK>  given  by  the  grade  tea<.-heiB.  Thev  must  feel  as 
much  resiwnsibUity  for  the  success  of  these  as  of  anv 
other  feiitui-es  of  instruction. 

The  aiUustment  of  the  special  teacher's  work  to  the 
various  other  subjects  in  the  conree  of  studv  should  receive 
a  much  larger  consideration.  The  t.w  coWion  tendencv 
18  to  incorporate  some  system  into  the  curriculmn  with  n"o 
articulation  to  the  other  lines  of  instruction.  Drawing 
music,  science  and  wTiting  are  distinct  and  independent 


Items.  The  specialist's  work  goes  no  further  than  the 
brief  period  set  apart  to  her  subject.  From  such  condi- 
tions as  this  results  one  of  the  most  serious  evU&  of  our 
special  teachers. 

These  teachers  should  be  broad  enough  in  theii'  view  to 
take  the  systems  they  have  mastered  and  intertwine  them 
into  an  inseparable  union  with  the  entii-e  coui-se  of  study. 
The  teacher  of  writing  should  extend  her  interest  to  the 
entire  writing  of  the  school  in  all  subjects,  and.  so  far  as 
possible,  should  make  the  instruction  of  her  hour  impm-t 
some  helpfulness  to  the  mastery  of  other  exercises.  Draw- 
ing should  supplement  science",  geogrnphv,  literature  and 
numbere. 

The  intro<iuction  of  special  teachers  has  resulted  in  a  seri- 
ous crowding  of  work  and  in  making  school  progiammes 
rigid  and  fonnal.  The  escape  from  this  evil  must  be  sought 
in  changing  the  special  teachers  as  rapidlv  as  po.'^sible  to 
supervisoi-s,  and  requiring  in  the  regular  teachers  adequate 
qualifications  to  give  instruction  in  all  subjects  the  course 
presents. 

As  supervisors  their  time  and  effort  will  largelv  be  given 
to  planning,  outlining  and  instructing  teachers.  The  grade 
teacher  will  have  full  charge  of  the  immediate  instruction 
of  the  pupils. 

The  evolution  of  the  course  of  studv  and  the  order  of 
presentation  of  the  same  for  the  elemeiitarv  schools  is  still 
advancing.  The  ideal  mav  never  be  fullv  realized  in 
actual  experience,  hut  at  pi^seut  important" modifications 
are  being  wi-ought  out. 

In  th^  develpoment  the  special  teacher  has  Ijeen.  and  is 
destined  to  he.  an  important  factor.  Her  highest  office 
however,  will  not  lie  in  magnifting  her  own  subjects,  but 
m  harmomzmg.  m  unifying,  and  in  concentrating  all  the 
instruction  of  the  school. 


The  pictorial  representation  of  trees  is  confessedly 
difficult.  They  are  so  complex  and  so  varied  in 
form  by  being  different  in  family  and  by  growing 
in  different  sitviations.  as  in  open  fields  or  crowded 
forests, on  the  mountain  or  in  lowland,  that  it  is  dif- 
ficult to  classify  them.  Some  have  said,  study  the 
leaf  if  yon  wonid  know  the  tree,  and  it  is  true  that 
some  trees  have  a  striking  resemblance  in  outline, 
to  the  leaves  they  bear.  If  we  were  trying  to  teach 
tree-drawing  for  artistic  purposes,  we  might  well 
make  the  following  statements  and  base  our  instruc- 
tion on  tbem : 


'iOyuCO^tcuuiS 


"  The  appearance  of  a  tree  depends  mainly — Ist, 
on  the  shajH-  of  the  leaveii;  2d,  on  the  arrangement 
of  the  leaves  on  the  twigH  or  on  the  peduncles ;  3d, 
on  the  arrangement  of  the  twigs  on  the  branches, 
and  the  branches  on  the  stem." 

But,  as  stated  at  the  beginning  of  this  series  of 
lessons,  we  are  not  aiming  at  fine-art  in  our  black- 
board work.  We  do  not,  of  conrse.  object  to  artistic 
effect,  but  onr  materials  are  not  favorable,  and  we 
must  content  ourselves  with  a  didactic  purpose. 

All  tree.H  have  some  common  properties,  as  a  sort 
of  roundness  and  leafiness.  For  our  purpose  we 
will  base  our  classfication  on  the  property  of  round- 
ness. We  will  make  four  classes:  1.  Conical  trees; 
2.  Globular  trees;  3.  Spheroidal  trees;  and  4.  Ir- 
regular trees. 

There  is  quite  a  difference  also  between  the  sur- 
face apt)Barances  of  the  pine,  tae  fir,  the  oak,  the 
ash,  the  poplar,  the  willow,  the  palm,  etc.,  which 
differences  may  be  at  least  imperfectly  represented 
by  differences  in  movement;  but  we  would  not  have 
the  student  think  he  can  learn  to  draw  trees  or  any- 
thing else  by  a  "  trick."  Nothing  but  close  obser- 
vation and  practice  will  enable  one  to  make  artistic 
repre.sentationa. 

Fir.st,  let  the  student  draw  and  shade  a  cone.  Fig. 

1,  showing  again  the  five  degrees  of  light  and  shade 
mentioned,  but  iworly  illustrated,  in  Lesson  VIII. 
Now  draw  the  row  of  conical   trees  shown  in  Fig. 

2,  first  drawing  two  light  converging  lines  meeting 
at  a  point  at  the  right,  the  upper  one  to  show  the 
height  of  the  trees  and  the  lower  one  to  limit  their 
bottoms.  Of  course,  the.se  trees,  as  well  as  the 
others  on  this  plate,  .ire  more  or  less  conventional 
in  treatment,  but  we  think  they  are  distinctive 
enough  for  ordinary  illustration.  Fig.  3  is  intended 
to  represent  a  Spruce,  Fig.  4  a  Pine,  broken  off  at 
the  top.  Fig.  6  is  very  conventional,  but  quite  ef- 
fective for  a  rapid  drawing.  Fig.  7  shows  a  branch 
of  the  Fir  tree. 

For  the  second  group,  globular  trees,  let  the  stu- 
dent draw  and  shade  a  sphere.  Fig.  8,  noting  the  de- 
grees of  light  and  shade  as  explained  in  Lesson  VIII. 
Now  try  such  examples  as  shown  by  Figs,  9  and  10, 
which  are  merely  intended  to  represent  trees.  Fig. 
11  is  more  distinctive  in  character  and  is  intended 
to  represent  the  sturdy  Oak,  which  has  a  somewhat 
hard  and  angular  appearance.  Figs.  12  and  13  are 
meant  for  the  Ash  and  the  Beech  respectively,  trees 
of  more  gentle  curvature  than  the  Oak. 


The  EDITOR'S  Scrap-book. 


—  From  E.  L.  Miller,  ludiauola,  la.,  we  have  received 
several  specimens  of  students'  drawing  that  are  flrst-class. 
Among  the  best  specimens  are  those  from  F.  J.  Teale, 
Pauline  Tyler,  and  specimen  shown  in  another  part  of 
The  JoiiKNAL. 

—  A  half-tone  artist  proof  of  a  verv  handsome  memorial 
design  eiecnted  by  W.  J.  White,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  has 
been  received. 

~  From  N.  C.  Brewster,  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  we  have  re- 
ceived some  s\ileudid  business  writing,  automatic  pen 
work  and  commercial  designing. 

—  Court  F.  Wood,  Washington,  D.  C,  sends  several 
BiMcimeus  of  vertical  writing,  showing  improvement  made 
by  his  pupils.    Great  advancement  is  shown  in  the  work. 

—  Fi-om  Miss  Ella  E.  Calkins,  Lacelle,  la.,  we  have  re- 
ceived a  variety  of  writing  that  shows  she  is  constantly 
improving. 

—  A.  J.  Willard,  Reliance,  Va.,  sends  in  busine.'^s,  orna- 
mental writing,  and  specimens  of  flourishing.  All  excel- 
lent. 

—  A  gracefully  written  letter  comes  from  C.  E.  Rust, 
Brandon,  Vt. 

—  A  graceful,  accurately  written  letter,  business  style, 
comes  from  Miss  Lizzie  J.  Disman,  Mechanicsburg,  la. 

—  Some  of  the  flnest  automatic  pen  work  that  we  have 
ever  had  the  privilege  of  examining  has  been  sent  us  bv 
A.  B.  Cushman,  Humlmldt,  Kansas.  If  it  were  possible 
to  do  this  work  justice  we  would  engrave  some  of  these 
specimens,  but  the  beautiful  harmonv  of  color  is  lost  bv 
any  process  of  engraving.  His  work  should  grace  the 
scrap-book  ot  every  collector. 

—  As  dainty  a  hit  of  writing  as  we  have  seen  in  a  long 
time  comes  from  the  old  wai'  horse,  Albert  T  Root  King- 
\Tlle,  Ohio.  Tbere  is  vigor,  grace,  dash  and  deUcacy  in  it 
that  many  of  the  younger  penmen  might  well  imitate. 

—  Some  splendidly  written  business  letters  have  been 
received  from  Verne  S.  Bennett,  Soule  College  New  Or- 

eous.  La. 

—  A  handsome  flourish  and  some  fine  writing  comes 
from  O.  J.  Penrose,  Randolph,  N.  Y. 

—  A  few  handsomely  written  cards,  ladies'  hand,  have 
Iwen  received  from  L.  J.  Egelston,  Rutland,  Vt 

—  From  Theodore  Conrtuev,  North  Adams,  Mass  we 
have  received  \-arious  styles  of  card  writing,  etc  All  ex- 
cellent. 

—  C.  A.  Braniger,  Stanberrj-,  Mo.,  Normal  School,  sends 
us  busmess  imrt  orn,imental  writing  of  various  styles.  He 
writes  a  dashv  baud. 


—  Other  hAudsomelv  written  cards  come  from  R.  R. 
Sliafer,  Fayette.  Ohio  ■  C.  R.  Rvmnells,  Chicago,  and  E. 
I-.  Hooper,  Woodfords,  Me. 

—  Splendid  specimens  of  professional  writing  have  been 
received  from  the  following  :  A.  W.  Dakin,  Syracuse,  N. 
Y.;  W.  J.  Elliott,  Central  B.  C,  Toronto,  Ont.;  J.  D. 
Valentine,  Jr.,  Bellefonte,  Pa.;  A.  J.  Cadman,  Owosso  B. 
C,  Owosso.  Mich.;  C.  W.  Jones,  Brockton,  Mass.,  B.  C; 
J.  C.  Bowser,  Northern  B.  C,  Watertown,  N.  Y. ;  A. 
Fuller,  Boothljay  Harbor,  Me. 

—  Specimens  of  business  writing  have  been  received 
from  the  following  :  L.  P.  Hettinger,  Reading,  Pa. ;  J.  F. 
Bamhart,  Burdett  Coll.,  Boston,  Mass.;  N.  C.  Brewster, 
Elmira,  N.  Y.;  H  B.  Lehman,  Valparaiso,  Ind.;  C.  W. 
Ransom,  Sweet's  Co)l.  of  Com.,  Sharon,  Pa.;  H.  C.  Peter 
son.  Blue  Rapids,  Eans. 

Stntlents*  Sprelnteint, 

—  A  large  package  of  students'  practice  sheets  have 
been  received  from  Sam  Evans,  teacher  of  penmanship  m 
the  Springfield,  Mo.,  Normal  School.  Mr.  Evans  is  one  of 
our  best  writers,  and  the  work  of  these  pages  shows  that 
he  has  communicated  a  great  deal  of  his  own  ability  to  his 
students.  There  is  a  snap  and  dash  about  the  worli  which 
indicate  that  nothing  but  the  genuine  forearm  move- 
ment was  used. 


EDITOR'S  Calendar. 


Ofstad's    Common    Sense    Lessons  in    Bi'sinkss    and 
Artistic  Writino.— Paper,  16  pages,  price  15  cents. 
Tublished  by  O.  F.  Ofstad,  Minneapolis,  Miuu. 
This  little  pamphlet  is  to  accompany  copies  in  plain  and 
omamentii!  writing  and  the  object  is  to  give  such  infor- 
mation about  materials,  movement,  position,  etc.,  that 
will  be  a  help  to  the  learner  acquiring  plain  or  artistic 
hand  writing. 

Leading  E\'ents    of   the  American  Revolution.— A 
very  complete  and  attractive  32  page  booklet,  with 
this  title,  and  containing  over  500  brief  descriptions 
of  events,  with  dates— all  for  ten  cents— has  been  is- 
sued by  The  Spirit  of  '70,  of  No.  14  Lafayette  Place. 
New  York  City. 
The  book  contains  two  sepai-ate  arrangements  of  each 
date  ;  one  being  alphabetical  and  the  otner  by  days.    It 
is  extremely  convenient  for  reference,  and  easily  worth 
several  times  the  trifling  price.    It  may  be  added,  that 
The  Siiirit  of  '70  is  a  ten  cent  illustrated  patriotic  and 
historical  magazine,  now  in  ita  second  year. 


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For  tho-sc  that  here  (De  stt  i>o  iDorer 
^iD^  o(}\  the  feud  oj"  nob  dDd  poor, 
i^ir>5  117  redress  \o  all  rT>ai7kiDd. 


<^  Uer?pqsoi? 

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NEW  YEAR  DESIGN.  BY  C.  P.  ZANER.  COLUMBUS,  OHIO. 


—  From  F.  T.  Weaver,  penman  Bayless  Business  College, 
Dubuque,  la.,  we  have  received  a  large  number  of  prac 
tice  sheets  of  the  students  in  the  writing  classes  under 
his  charge.  The  writing  is  clear  and  plain  and  shows 
that  the  pupils  have  received  good  instruction. 

—  Some  two  months  ago  we  received  specimens  from 
quite  a  number  of  pupils  of  W.  P.  Canfield,  StOlwater, 
Minn.,  B*  C.  These  were  the  specimens  written  by  the 
students  on  entering  the  school.  Recently  we  have  re- 
ceived another  batch  of  specimens,  showing  the  first  and 
second  specimens,  most  of  them  with  but  ten  days  inter- 
veuing.  The  results  shown  are  indeed  remarkable,  when 
one  considers  that  but  ten  days'  practice  worked  the 
result. 

—  From  W.  H.  Carrier,  Supvr.  of  Writing,  Adrian, 
Mich.,  we  have  received  several  specimens  of  pupils' 
work,  accompanied  by  the  following  letter  :  '*  We  are 
using  the  vertical  in  a  few  rooms  in  the  schools  here  to 
test  Its  merits,  and  I  herewith  inclose  a  few  pages  torn 
from  the  practice  books  of  pupils  in  fifth  grade.  The 
books  are  ruled,  you  will  observe,  with  faint  vertical  hues. 
I  had  them  made  to  order  and  think  they  are  a  great  help 
in  getting  down  strokes  vertical  and  in  getting  proper 
width  of  letters.  These  pupils  have  only  used  the  ver- 
tical about  eight  weeks.  We  use  Gillott's  vertical  pen." 
The  specimens  are  from  the  fifth  grade  and  show  excel- 
lent form  and  fair  movement.  Among  the  best  writers 
are  the  following  :  Maude  Hillabrant,  Gracie  Kinear, 
Edmund  Murray,  Helen  Bay,  Sadie  Johnston,  Frederic  C 
Johnson,  Mary  Jerrels.  Bert  Stevens,  and  James  Cone. 
The  one  objection  we  bave  to  the  paper  is  the  horizontal 
and  vertical  ruling,  which  is  very  elaborate  and,  of  course, 
is  a  grreat  help  toward  acquiring  form,  but  induces  draw- 
ing rather  than  writing. 


Pitman's  Phonographic  Teacher.— Paper,  46  pages. 
Published  by  Isaac  Pitman  &  Sons,  33  Union  Square, 
New  York. 

This  little  work  is  the  well-known  exercise  book,  of 
which  this  is  the  second  million  printed.  All  Isaac  Pit- 
man writers  know  what  it  is,  and  others  may  be  inter- 
ested in  examining  it. 

We  were  in  error  last  month  in  stating  that  the  price 
of  Pitman's  Abridged  Shorthand  Dictionary  was  liO  cents. 
It  should  be  85  cents. 


Not  Fit. 

"  Does  he  stand  well  at  college  ? " 

"  Pretty  well.    His  weak  eyes  are  against  him." 

"Ah!" 

"  Yes.     They  won't  stand  kicking  and  gouging." 

And  the  Zeitgeist  sighed  sadly.— Z>c(roit  Tribune. 


When  the  last  sunshine  of  expiring  day 
twilight  creeps  itself  away,  who  hath  not  feJt  the  soft- 
ness of  the  hour  sink  on  the  heart— as  dew  along  the 
flower  ? — Bijron. 

'rWOEDlTIO^S  of  THI<:  JOI/BNAL— but  botb 
exactly  tikc  name— except  tbat  tb«  News  Ecllllun 
has  fuar  extra  pa^cM  devoted  to  NewBand  Mliifel- 
lany.  All  ItiNtrui-tlon  features  will  appear  In  both 
editions. 


BUSINESS  WRITING  BY  MISS  LIZZIE  J.     DISMAN.  FORMERLY  SUPERVISOR  WRITING.  MECHANICSBURG,  OHIO. 


10 

LESSONS  IN  WRITING    FOR  UNGRADED 
SCHOOLS. 

BY   F.    M.    WALLACE.   8BESANDOAB,    IOWA. 
No.     II. 
I  INITIAL  MACE  IN  JOUENAL  OFFICE.] 
A   Prtr  RrvO^r  JHnU, 

^.^  1  RILL  on  tho  movement  exercises  a 
I  \  Wl    few  niinute.H  at  each  lesson  be- 

I     I  IP     forelpracticini;  a  capital  letter. 

I  V  I   j|    Always  nse  a  free,  strong,  roll- 

ing motion  on  the  muscles  near 
the  ellww.  Do  not  allow  the 
thnmb  to  bend,  and  keep  the  wrist  off  the  paper. 
Keep  the  pai)er  in  position.  ,  ,  „j 

xl  M  -In  making  V.  keep  the  same  speed  used 
on  the  drills  above  noted,  making  the  small  oval  at 
tlip  top  the  same  as  M.       ,  ^     ,  4„  4.i.„ 

The  upper  halt  of  the  down  stroke  curves  to  the 
right,  tlie  lower  half  curves  to  the  left,  while  the 
turn  at  the  bottom  is  very  short.  Fmish  the  up 
stroke  while  the  hand  is  in  motion.  The  down 
stroke  mav  be  made  slower  than  the  other  strokes, 
at  least  until  the  peculiar  curves  can  l>e  made  with- 
out difficulty.  ,.  i  iu  t 

jVo  'ii;  —Produce  the  V  the  same  as  I',  except  that 
the  pen  is  not  lifted  on  the  up  stroke,  which  does 
not  reach  rjuiti^  so  high  as  the  first  part,  and  that 
a  pause  should  be  made  before  producing  the  curved 
finisliing  stroke,  .1,11 

,Vi)  .'/?  —Make  1'  the  same  as  V,  except  that  when 
tlie  iiause  is  made  the  long  do^^^l  stroke  is  made 
straight  on  the  main  slant,  crossing  the  line  and  ex- 
tending half  the  distance  to  the  next  Ime  below. 
Make  the  turn  short,  and  cross  the  down  stroke  at 
the  line. 

;\'„.  .'«.— Capital  /requires  careful  practice,  since 
it  is  a  combination  of  left  and  right  curves. 

Study  the  form,  and  then  try  to  have  the  up  stroke 
begin  at  the  line;  make  the  turn  short;  bring  the 
down  stroke  so  that  it  will  cross  the  downward  one, 
one  space— as  high  as  small  i— above  the  line.  Carry 
the  stroke  to  the  left  and  finish  with  a  dot  one  space 
above  the  line  There  are  no  pauses  in  this  letter. 
Be  careful  not  to  get  the  turn  at  the  top  too  wide— 
i.  e..  make  the  loop  narrow. 

No.  .'(.'/.— To  make  capital  J  use  a  rolling  motion 
on  tiio  up  stroke  above  the  line,  and  a  long  pull 
toward  you  to  get  the  down  stroke  a  straight  line. 
Make  the  turn  half  way  between  the  ruled  lines, 
keep  the  loop  narrow,  and  try  to  have  the  three 
strokes  cross  the  base  line  at  the  same  place.  The 
top  part  of  this  letter  is  much  larger  than  the  lower 
part,  the  lower  part  being  the  same  size  as  small  (/. 
This  is  a  very  difficult  letter  to  make,  but  if  the 
long  down  stroke  is  made  a  straight  line,  the  rest 
of  tlie  letter  will  be  easy  to  get  nicely. 

After  each  letter  is  drilled  upon  sufficiently  take 
up  words  and  sentences. 

Good  Writing,  Good  Position. 

BCTLEli,  P.\.,  October  21,  18!B, 

Friend  ^iiirs.— Am  now  emi>loyed  in  the  Butler  County 
Natioual  Bank  of  this  city.  Resigned  my  position  as 
teacher  in  the  public  schools  here  after  l)emg  re-elected 
the  eighth  time.  More  pay,  cjiuso  of  my  accepting 
present  position.  My  penmanship  was  the  principal 
agencv  through  which  1  gained  the  position.  Thanks  to 
TilK  Jol'RNAL.  It  has  lieen  my  guide  for  ten  years,  and 
shall  continue  1  ne  of  my  main  friends. 

Am  t-till  ill  Itu-  II. '111.  doing  engrossing,  card  writiog, 
teaching  l'\  in.nl.  -ir  Plosise  place  me  in  the  list  of  those 
who  wisti  I"  r\,  liaiL-,'  specimens. 

Mr.  Ziuii-i  s  l,ss..iis,  iinw  running,  are  beyond  criticism. 
He  will  givv  value  i!i  full  to  all  who  place  themselves 
under  his  instruction.  Spent  a  month  in  his  school  during 
summer  of  'iM. 

Wishing  you  continued  success,  I  am. 

Fratenially  yours, 

J.   F.    HUTLER. 


A    Dashy    fVlarch. 

We  rweutlv  had  the  plea.'ture  of  hearing  the  "  Postman 
Two  Step  Nfiirch,"  played  by  the  composer,  Mr,  Bayard 
Craig.  It  has  a  catchy  an-  and  goes  with  a  vim  and  da.sh 
that  is  iufectious.  Pianists  Kxikiug  for  something  new 
in  the  maix'h  line,  of  mwlium  difficulty  only,  will  tind  this 
an  excellent  one  to  add  to  their  collection.  It  has  a  very 
handsome  title  page.  The  price,  we  l>elieve,  is  .Vl  cents. 
It  is  published  liy  Ames  &  R>-uo,  ',.'(12  Broadway,  New 
York,  luid  may  be  ordered  through  imy  music  dealer  or 
direct  from  the  publishers. 


"A   Puzzled   Penman  " 

Will  find  how  to  make  H  jmd  I  as  found  in  Lesson  10, 
by  i-emliug  the  instructions  for  D.  I.  S.,  in  Lesson  No.  11, 
I)eceml>er  Joi-unai..  It  is  simple  enough  when  done  in  a 
simple  way.  But  young  penmen' (and  some  that  are  not 
so  young) .  very  often  overrate  the  ability  of  others  by 
thinking  they  do  things  in  a  very  difBcult  way.  Pre. 
queutly,  I  have  nnpiests  foi  work  beyond  the  ability  of 
any  one,  yet  the  ones  seeking  it  think' that  I.  Iieiug  a  'pen- 
iniin  of  stane  reputation,  can  diish  of  copperiilate  writing 
at  an  alarming  rate.  We  are  mortal  and  «m  do  only 
that  which  was  intended  for  mortals  to  do,  Zaneh, 


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ILLUSTRATING  ACCOMPANYING  LESSON  FOR  UNGRADED  SCHOOLS,  liV  F,  M.  WALLACE. 

Recent    Book  Adoptions  in   Public  Schools.        r?w"bus 


[  Bingbamton.  N.  Y.— Oinn  &  Co's.  Vertical  Copy-Books. 
L  Summit  Sea.  Pa.— Spencerian  Copy-Books.  ,_,.... 

Beatrice.  Neb. -Silver,  Burdett  &  Co's  Vertical  Writing 
System. 

'Macomb,  nl.— Werner  Copy-Books. 

SpriDKlleld,  Mass.— Vertical  Writing  System,  as  taught  by 

Kankakee.  Xll.-Silver,  Burdett  &  Co's.  Normal  System  of 
V^ertical  Wriing. 

Columbus.  O.— Eclectic  Copy-Books. 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y.- Graphic  System  of  Practical  Penman- 
ship, tracing  course  ;  Common  Sense  'Vertical  Copy  Books. 

Manchester,  Conn, -Vertical  Wrltmgin  the  Eighth  Dis- 
trict. 

Coylesville,  Pa.— Spencerian  Copy  Hooks. 

Forked  River,  N.  J.— Spencerian  Copy  Boolts. 

Jeffersonhne,  Pa.— Spencerian  Copy  Books. 

Ottawa,  111.— Ellsworth's  Writing  Books, 

Montville,  Conn.— Spencel'ian  Copy  Books. 

Baltimore,  Md.— Vertical  Copy  Books. 

Racine,  Wis.— Sheldon  &  Co.'s  Vertical  Writing,  in 
Fifth  Wai'd  School, 

Vvatving. 

Hillsboro,  N.  C— Krusi's  Drawing. 

Portland,  Me.-Shnylor's  Drawing  Books. 

Catawissa,  Pa.— Krusi's  Primary  Drawing  Cards  and  Supe 
rior  Drawing. 

Hillsboro,  N.  C— Krusi's  Drawing. 

Ottawa,  111.— Augsburg's  Drawing. 

Marlboro,  Mass.— Prang's  Drawing. 

Oatawissa,  Pa.— Krusi's  Drawing. 

Washington,  Pa.— Krusi's  Drawing, 

Franklin.  Pa.— Thompson's  Educational  and  Industrial 
Drawing. 

Cumberland.  R.  I.— The  Noi-mal  Drawing. 

Wheeling,  W.  Va. — Prang's  Drawing. 
Cotutnevrinl. 

Los  Ancelea,  Cal.— Williams  &  Rogers'  Complete  Bookkeep 
ing,  and  Longley's  Stenography. 

BinKhamton.  N.  Y.— The  Werner  System  of  Bookkeeping. 

N.  Y.  City.— American  Accountant,  by  W.  C.  Sandy,  pub- 
lished by  the  University  Publishing  Company. 

Gloucester.  Mass.— Isaac  Pitman's  Shorthand. 

Newton.  Mass.    Isaac  Pitman's  Shorthand. 

Woodbridge,  N.  J.— Isaac  Pitman's  Shorthand. 

Talladega,  Ala.— Isaac  Pitman's  Shorthand. 

Scottsburg,  Va.— Isaac  Pitman's  Shorthand. 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y.— Pemin's  Universal  Phonography. 

Cleveland,  O.— Sadler's  Bookkeeping. 

Farmers,  Pa. — Webster's  Com'l  School  Dictionary. 

Sugartown,  Pa.— Bryant  &  Stratton  C.  S.  Bookkeeping 
and  Blanks. 

In  the  sketch  of  Miss  Ella  C.  Calkins,  published  in  the 
December  Jocrnal,  we  neglected  to  mention  that  Miss 
Calkins  is  a  yradnaie  of  the  Penm:-msbip  Department  of 
the  Highland  Park  Normal  College,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

''-^''~'^"''2=<^^-^'  THE 

^TO5K»1ess  maNager'5 

Prom  Vancouver.  B.  C.to  Portland,  Me.;  from  Winnipeg. 
Manitoba  to  Key  West.  Fla..  and  from  every  town  of  any  im- 
porUince  in  America  we  have  been  getting  encourag^ing  letters 
"       '  ■   a  of  two  edi  ■ 

lat  it  will  ai] 

_ __      We  hope  it  will.     It  ^vill 

tainlv  !■  itu.  .■  rli.'  i.\.-iiue  for  sometime  to  come,  and  we  hope 
the  rc(Uu  ii.ii  111  pi  u'l'  will  bring  us  in  thousands  of  additional 
subsrrib.Ts  \\,-  (l.  lilt  see  how  it  can  help  it  and  if  each 
teacher  and  each  friend  of  The  Journal  will  call  the  atten- 
tion of  his  students  and  friends  to  the  very  sul>stttntial  reduc- 
tions made  in  our  subscription  price,  wo  will 


great  boom  in  this  line  \ 


Right  now  is  tne  time  to 


■  subscription  books  and  arc  ar" 
_  _  '  that  we  think  will  reduce  mis- 
takes to  a  minimum.  We  make  mistakes  occasionally,  but  it 
*  remarkable  the  numl>er  of  mistakes  that  are  made  by  sub- 


JouRNAi..  and  then  ask  that  ba<-k  uumbers  be  sent  them. 
This  would  break  a  set  and  would  cost  us  $1.  Very  likely  this 
8ut>scriber  was  merely  a  dub  subscril»er  and  had  moved  a 
couple  of  times  without  giving  ua\notico.    We  are  wiUing  to 


The  Journal's  advt 
from  users  of  this  sy>- 
mendatory  terms  of  i . 
it  too  highly.    One  cf  t 


will  bo  found  iu 
L'l't  many  letters 
ik  in  hignly  com 
inii>t  recommend 
liis  kind  that  ha^' 

Elgin,  m.,  B.  C. 


tie  states  :  wur  scuuui  m  n-jint  ^vi-v.  „  ^..^.-..^j  —  .  --^- 
introduced  the  Sadler  System  of  Business  Practice  and  are 
much  pleased  with  it,  and  find  it  to  be  all  it  is  represented  to 


In  a  letter  lately  received  from  J.  C. 
ersof  AH  Education.  8;>t  Broadway.  N_  .    -    ,^.- 

"  We  were  much  plenaed  with  the  'get  up  *  of  our  advertise- 
ment in  the  November  number  of  The  Journal.  We  had 
several  answers  before  we  received^  our  copy  of  the jiaper. 
By  the  way,  Art  Edu  ■ 


,  the  leading  American  i 

•u^uv—   j-« Our    subscribers   who   are  interested   in 

drawing   and   such  matters,  should   send   and   get  sample 


mental   journal. 


I.  Williams  &  Rogers,  the  well-known 

WU.U.C.  wi*.  .,^-. ..ablishers,  Rochester,  New  York  and 

Chicago,  have  Iwen  at  work  on  a  new  publication,  combining 
Vjookkeeping  and  business  practice.  They  are  now  in  a  posi- 
tion to  announce  that  this  will  be  ready  early  in  January, 
when  they  will  be  prepared  to  send  descriptive  circulars, 
samples,  etc..  to  schools  thinking  of  adapting  something  of 
this  kind.  They  state  in  their  announcement:  "  It  is  conH- 
dently  believed  it  will  be  practicable,  teachable,  interesting 
and  complete  ;  yet  a  simple  and  rational  method  of  teaching 
the  subject  of  accounts  by  the  illustrated  plan." 


1  letter  lately  received  from  A.  B.  Cushman.  Humboldt. 
Kans..  that  hustling  automatic  shading  pen  artist  and  sup- 
ply dealer,  he  says  :  "  Inclosed  please  find  check  in  payment  of 
■.,i...,-+;^;n..  Kill      r  „t^  kept  busy.    As  an  advertising  medium, 


advertising  bill 


L  above  all  others. 


The  Roudebush  W 
lished  by  the  Centni 
Chicago.  111. 


iwlantor  vertical),  pub- 
,'  House.  59  Canal  street, 
from  nearly  everything 


. .. o^  copy-bo«kjs,"coi»y  nUps,  etc..  that  we  have 

a  very  ingenious  arrangement  and  is  meeting  with 
ide  sale. 


The  Compendium  of  Penmanship,  issued  by  A.  W.  Dakin, 
Syracuse,  New  York,  known  as  "  Dakin  Eiiitome  of  Penman- 
ship "  has  had  a  wide  sale  among  professional  penmen  and 
connoisseurs,  as  well  as  students.  It  was  always  sold  at  $1, 
but  Mr.  Dakin  desires  to  close  out  a  few  that  ho  has  on  hand 
and  he  has  made  a  move  that  will  make  the  pi-ice  45  cents. 
As  it  will  likely;  go  out  of  print,  all  desiring  to  keep  up  pen- 
manship libraries  should  get  a  copy  at  once. 


H.  E.  Riker.  165  Lincoln  avenue.  Cleveland.  Ohio,  has  issued 
a  little  work  known  as  "  Riker's  Forty  Rules."  This  book  is 
specially  valuable  to  bookkeepers,  commercial  teachers  and 


bookkeeping  matters,  should 


and  chief  of 


by  Dix(. 
Company.  Jersey  (. 
of   all  degrees  of  h; 
fail  to  be  suited  if  h- 
splendid  pencils. 


have  been  the  standard.    They  ha 


these — the  perfection  of  alphabets. 


'tyUCQ^u.auiS 


NEWS  AND  MISCELLANY  SUPPLEMENT. 


PENMAN'S  ART  JOURNAL, 

NEW  YORK,  JANUARY,   1896, 
NEWS  EDITION. 


SCHOOL  AND  Personal. 

—  Some  of  the  new  BchoolR  brought  to  our  notice  are  the 
followiDK  :  The  Ohio  Valley  B.  C,  Ripley,  O.,  R.  F.  Alli 
Hon,  Pre«..  E.  C.  Roadee,  Hec*y  ;  Luthersville,  Ga.,  Coll. 
Inut,  F.  M.  Pitts,  Prin.,  Pitts  &  Ingram,  Mg'rs  ;  Bam- 
berg, S.  C,  Class.  Inst.,  J.  W.  Gaines,  Prin.,  W.  C.  Zeig- 
ler,  Com'l  Dept.,  J.  T.  Prince,  Pen.;  Ouelph,  Ont.,  B.  C, 
J.  Sharp,  Prin.;  VThiteaboro,  Texas,  Nor.  Coll.,  C.  L,  & 
M.Adair    CoPrins.;   Capital  City  B.  ('.Ottawa,  Ont., 

A.  M.  Games,  Pnn.  &  Propr.;  Wood's  B.  C,  Potlsville, 
Ptt.,  F.  E.  Wood,  Propr.  I  Bdmiston  3.  C,  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  H.  T.  EdmiHton,  Mgr!,  C.  C.  Short,  Penman  ;  Tampa, 
rla.,  B.  U..  R.  N.  Hadley,  Pres.;  St.  Stephen,  N.  B.,  B 
C,  Miss  M.  T.  Crabbe,  Prin. ;  School  of  Penmanship,  Book- 
keeping and  Herman,  ;W  .So.  Broad  street,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  August  Fischer,  Prin.  He  Propr. 

—  The  foUomng  schools  have  discontinued  :    Racine, 

Wis.,  B.  C. Manhattan,  Kans.,  B.  C. Northcutt  B. 

C„  Longview,  Texas. C.  E.  Pond,  B.  C,  Topeka,  Kans., 

Mr.  Pond  being  located  at  Auburn,  Cal. Walton  Wool- 

eey  Bookkeeping  School,  Altamont,  Ky. Ind.  Normal 

Univ.,  Evansville,  Ind. Elwood,  Ind.,  Bus.  Univ. 

Com'l  Dep't  Southern  Female  Univ.,  Florence,  Ala. N. 

W.  Normal  School,  Gencseo,  Til. Kansas  City,  Mo.,  Bus. 

Univ.,  huB  been  consolidated  with  Spalding's  Com'l  Coll. 

of  that  city. The  College  of  Commerce,  Downer's  Grove, 

III.,  J  G.  Cross,  Propr.,  has  been  discontinued  and  Mr. 
Cross  has  opened  the  College  of  Commerce  at  Los  Angeles, 

Csl.,  in  connection  with  Ijniversity  of  Southern  Cat 

J.  W.  Decker,  Propr.,  Decker's  B.  C,  Jonesboro,  Ark,,  has 
removed  his  school  to  Sulphur  Rock,  Ark.,  and  changed 
the  same  to  the  Ark.  Normal  School,  J.  W.  Decker,  Pres. 

—  Among  the  changes  taking  place  in  schools  for  the 
month  are  Add-Ran  Christian  U,  Thorp  Spring,  Texas, 

removed  to  Waco,  Texas. S.  M.  Sweet  has  withdrawn 

from  the  Sweet  &  Eckel  C.  C,  Erie,  Pa.    Mr.  Eckel  will 

continue  the  school. Mr.  Q.  E.  Bolton  has  disposed  of 

his  interest  in  the  Oneida,  N.  Y.,  B.  C. The  Spence  & 

Peaslee  B.  C.  is  now  known  as  the  Spence,  Peaslee  &  Kel- 
ley  B.  C.,  Sulem.  Mass.  — G.  D.  Stout,  formerly  Treasurer 
of  the  Iowa  CoU.  Co.,  operating  tl^e  College  of  Commerce 
iu  Boone,  Jefferson  and  Webster  City,  la.,  has  severed  his 
connection  with  the  company,  and  is  now  located  in  Min- 
neapolis with  a  large  gi-ain  companv. Jno.  A.  Taylor 

of  the  Springfield  Nor.  School  has  become  pres.  of  the 
Stanberry,  Mo.,  Nor.,  and  Jno.  E.  Feslcr  of  the  Stanberry 
School  goes  to  Springfield  as  prin.  of  the  Spriugfleld  Nor- 
mal.  S.  McVeigh  has  disposed  of  the  Mt.  Vernon,  111., 

B.  C J.  C.  Graham  of  the  Alliance,  O.,  Actual  B.  C, 

has  lukeu  a  partner  and  the  firm  name  now  is  Graham  & 

Taylor.. R.  T.  McCord,  formerly  of  the  Brockville,  Ont., 

B.  C,  Is  now  a  member  of  the  fli-in  of  stenographers  and 
tyiMwritei-s,  Fifth  avenue  and  Twentieth  street,  N.  Y. 

City. W.  S.  Llewellyn  has  disposed  of  his  interest  in 

the  Chamberlain  Com'l  Coll.,  Lincoln,  Neb.,  and  his  part- 
ner, W.  G.  Chamberlain,  is  now  sole  proprietor. The 

Bus.  Don.  of  the  Lincoln,  HI.,  U.  has  been  turned  over  to 
W.  R.  W  hetsler,  and  is  organized  as  a  separate  business  col- 
lege.  A.  L.  Wilson  has  sold  Wilson's  B.  C,  at  Macomb, 

111.,  and  the  school  has  been  consolidated  with  the  Ma- 
comb Normal  &  Business  College,  1.  F  Meyer,  Pres.    Mr. 

Wilson  is  editor  of  the  Hamilton,  111.,  Heqistcr. On 

Jimuary  1st  the  Charlotte,  N,  C,  C.  C.  moved  into  new 
rooms  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Building. 

,,^  R  Hiivwurd,  prmeipal.  maiwcor  and  part  owuir  of  the 
Chiirlott*  Commercial  College,  Charlotte.  N.  C,  was  born  on 

<>  ^a■.^,  *.Qny  VintOU,  loWU, 


the    olocntion,     . 

cial  and  scientific  coui 
tftkinK  work  in  v 
music  and  spetiiul  mii 
matics,  ir.  addition, 
course  in  business  wri 
ho  took  under  E.  K.  Isn 
FoUowinK  this  he  si 
two  years  in  inaur; 
ud  tant^ht  one  ' 


■epted  his  present  ,-  -  - . 
tion.  In  addition  to  his 
regular  work,  he  has 
charKe  of  the  Luglish  Depi 
School.  He  is  an  Odd  F 
stronn,  successful  teacher. 

—  The  name  of  the  Canada  B.  C,  Chatham,  Ont.,  re- 
mains the  same.  It  is  the  Columbia  College  of  Com- 
merce. Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  that  has  been  changed  to  the 
McLachlan  Business  University.  We  were  in  error  in 
stating  it  otherwise  last  mouth. 

—  The  Christmas  edition  of  the  St.  Paul.  Minn.,  Pioneer 
Press,  contained  forty -two  pages,  handsomely  illustrated 
throughout  and  compared  favorably  with  many  of  the 
metropolitan  Christmas  numbejs.  AU  the  iUnstrations 
were  from  the  "pen  of  Grant  Wallace,  the  well-known 
penman  and  illustrator. 


—  The  Ft.  Smith,  Ark.,  C.  C,  G.  M.  Neale,  Prin.,  has 
been  iucorporated.  This  school  issues  a  neat  college  jour- 
nal, called  r/ie  Arkansas  Dereloper.  1 

—  In  the  Trade  Edition  of  the  Shenectady,  N.  Y.,  Dai/ij 
Cnioii,  we  find  a  good  write-up  of  the  Schenectady  B. 
C.  F.  C.  Hovey,  Prin.;  and  also  a  good  half-tone  portrait 
of  Mr.  Hovey. " 

—  J.  P.  Krogh,  at  one  time  connected  with  the  Western 
Normal  C.,  Lincoln.  Nebr.,  but  lately  instructor  in  the 
Hartford.  Conn.,  B.  C,  has  severed  his  connection  with 
the  latter  institution.  The  students,  to  the  number  of 
flf  ty-nine.  called  on  him  at  his  rooms  and  presented  him 
with  an  elegant  smoking  set. 

—  In  the  Evansville,  Ind.,  Trilnnw  of  December  1.5th 
we  find  a  full  page  devoted  to  the  Columbia  B.  C,  con- 
ducted bv  Messrs.  Lockyear  &  Wilson.  Most  of  the  space 
is  devotei  to  giving  names  of  students  and  firms  that  em- 
ploy them. 

—  Wilbur  R.  Smith,  Prest.  Cora'l  Coll.  of  Ky.  Univ., 
Lexington,  Kv.,  is  now  a  Colonel,  having  been  appointed 
by  Gov.  Bradley  as  a  member  of  his  staflf. 

—  In  The  Mirror  of  Wichita,  Kans.,  we  find  a  couple  of 
pages  devoted  to  a  write-up  ot  the  Wichita  C.  C,  with 
portraits  of  Messrs.  Robins, 'Heacock,  Reppert.'Farrow  and 
Long,  and  halt-tone  cut  of  college  building. 

This  is  R.  A.  Kells.  He  was  first  seen  in  a  little  log  house 
on  a  farm  in  March,  1870.  He  attended  the  public  schools 
until  the  age  of  fourteen,  and  then  for  the  next  five  years 
he  miffht  have  been  seen  kicking  presses  and  picking  type  in 
the  office  of  a  country 
newspaper.  Having 
saved  a  little  money,  he 


invested  in  a  scholarshij 


Shaw's  Business  Col- 
lege, Stratford,  Ont., 
graduating     from 


Commercial  and  Short- 
hand Departments  in  five 
months.  The  next  two 
years  were  spent  in  a  city 
newspaper  office  as  sten- 
ographer,  reporter   and 


3L 

^^I^^^W  cfty   editor.     He   then 

^^^^KT^^     ^^^^  turned  bookkeeper  until 

^^^^F'         ^^^^^i  Dec,  1893,  when  he  was 

^^^^^■K      ^^^^^^H  asked  to  deal  out  muscu- 

^^^^^H      ^^^^^^H  lar  and  business  practice 

^^■■■^-^^■■niJ  in  the  Central  Business 

II.  A,  KiiLLS,  College.  Stratford,  Ont., 

which    he   did    for   two 

years.    Leavintr  that  institution,  he  took  a  similar  position 

in  Mr.  Shaw's  Toronto  School,  which  he  held  for  another 

year.     While  in  Toronto  he  also  taught  the  young  ladies  of 

the  Christian    Guild  shorthand   in  the  evenings.    Gotham 

t  demanded  him  and  shortly  after 


189.5, 


5  Col- 


transferred  to  the  Commercial  Department,  which  is  pro- 
gressing very  favorably  under  his  sway.  He  is  as  much  in 
favor  of  the  vertical  as  the  slanting  style  ot  writing,  and  is 
prepared  to  give  the  boys  which  style  they  prefer.  He  is 
also  single,  and  requests  the  editor  to  add  that  he  wishes  the 
ladies  of  the  profession  td  cut  thia  out  as  it  will  not  appear 

—  A  handsomely  engraved  invitation  to  a  reception 
has  been  received  from  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  B.  C. 

—  We  have  received  some  splendid  advertising  bro- 
chures from  Mehan  &  McCauley  of  C.  C.  C.  C,  Des  Moines, 
lowa.    This  school  is  enjoying  a  very  prosperous  year. 

—  J.  A.  Elston  haa  opened  a  school  of  penmanship  at 
Canton.  Mo.,  and  is  meeting  with  success. 

—  We  have  received  programme  and  invitation  to  the 
Tenth  Anniversary  and  Christmas  Entertainment  of  the 
Goldy,  Del.,  C.  0.,  which  was  a  very  enjoyable  affair. 

—  From  the  Utica,  N.  Y..  Mornina  Herald,  we  noticed 
that  Capt.  A.  B.  Fumer,  principal  of  the  Commercial  De- 
partment. Fail-field  Militaiy  Academy,  has  opened  an 
evening  school  of  business  in  Herkimer,  N.  Y. 

—  We  have  received  programme  of  the  Twelfth  Cora- 
mencemeut  Exercises  of  the  Cleary  Bus.  Coll.,  Ypsilanti, 
Mich.  The  front  page  pen  design  was  by  the  penman  of 
the  institution,  C.  C.  Canan.  It  is  a  very  artistic  piece  of 
work.     A  splendid  programme  was  rendered. 

—  B.  M.  Winkleman,  penman,  Ft.  Smith,  Ark.,  C.  C., 
is  warming  the  students  up  in  the  line  of  business  writ- 
ing and  is  meeting  with,  success, 

—  In  a  letter  accompanying  the  subscription  list  re- 
ceived from  Mrs.  C.  H.  Shattuck,  Campbell  Uni.,  Holton, 
Kan.,  she  says  :  '"  I  find  the  lessons  in  drawing  given  in 
The  Journal  a  great  aid  in  my  class  work." 

~  C.  C.  Eearick,  associate  principal,  Northern  HI. 
Normal  School,  Dixon,  HI.,  in  a  late  letter  says  :  "  Our 
fall  term  of  school  was  one  of  the  most  successful  in  the 
history  of  the  institution.  We  never  before  had  so  large 
a  num'ber  of  students  at  this  time  of  year." 

—  We  are  in  receipt  of  a  very  tasty  invitation  with  pro- 
gramme of  the  Annual  Social  and  Entertainment  of  the 
Richmoud,  Ind.,  B.  C. 

—  A  Nora  Springs,  la.,  paper  has  the  following  to  say 
about  a  well-kQown  commercial  teacher  :  *'  Wben  C.  D. 
W.  Gregor  began  his  second  year  as  principal  of  the  Com- 
mercial Department  of  the  Nora  Springs,  Iowa,  Seminary, 
there  was  an  even  thousand  per  cent,  increase  over  the 
previous  year's  opening  enrollment.    That  is  success." 

—  L.  P.  Bettinger.  penman  of  the  Int«r-State  Com- 
mercial College,  Reading,  Pa .  in  a  late  letter  writes  as 
follows:  "Our  school  has  opened  with  somewhat  in- 
creased patronage  in  commercial  department.  In  addition 
we  have  introduced  a  higher  department  'preparatory 
for  college,  which  we  think  will  be  appreciated  here. 
We  think  that  all  point  toward  a  snccesaful  year." 

—  We  have  received 'programme  and  souvenir  of  the 
Thirtieth  Anniversary  Social  of  Spaulding'e  Commercial 
Coll.,  Kansas  Citv,  "Mo.  The  Mayor  of  Kansas  Citv. 
President  of  the  feoard  of  Education.' and   other  well- 

ipeakers  were  present. 


—  Euclid  Avenue  B.  C,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  is  no  longer 
owned  by  the  Caton  Business  College  Company.  M.  J. 
Caton  is  sole  proprietor.  Among  the  new  members  of 
the  faculty  are  Frank  Longworth,  H.  F.  Ciiimb  and  W. 
J.  Dillingham. 

—  We  have  received  programme  of  the  Sixteenth  An- 
nual Commencement  Exercises  of  the  Elmira,  N.  Y., 
School  of  Commerce. 

Jtoreinentu  of  the  Tearheri*. 

—  W.  L.  McKim  is  the  new  penman  of  the  Keokuk.  la., 

B.  C. Owing  to  ill  health  H.  O.    Douglass  has  been 

obliged   to   resign  as  nrin.  of  the  Com'l    Dept.   of  the 

Central  N.  U.,  Pella,  la. W.   X.  Crider  is   no  longer 

connected    with    the    Carroll,    la.,    Nor.  Coll. E.   Q. 

C4)peland.    formerly    penman    in    Cedar    Falls   Coll.,  is 

now    located    iu    Faii-field,   Iowa. W.    L.   Williams, 

formerly  of  Wausau,  Wis.,  Bus.  Institute,  is  now  prac- 
ticing   law  in  that    city. Z.  H.  Lewis,  at  one    time 

penman  of  the  Baker  Uni.,  Baldwin,  Kans.,  is  now  sten- 

ogi-apher  and  court  reporter  at  Covington,  Va. L.  B. 

Sanders,  Class  M.\  Com'l   Dept.,  Fairfield,  N.  Y.     Mil. 

Acad..,   is  with  the  Springfield,    Mass.,    B    C H.  R. 

Barker,  graduate  of  the  Fairfield,  N.  Y.,   Mil.  Acad.,  is 

assistant  in  that  institution  this  year. D.  M.  Mclver, 

late  of  Martensburg,  W.  Va.,  has  assumed  charge  of  the 

Genesee  B.  C,  Lima,  N.  Y. W.  L.  Alexander  is  prin. 

of  Com'l  Dept,  Polytechnic  Coll.,  Ft.   Worth,  Texas. 

C.  C.  Ewing,  formerly  of  Evansville,  Ind.,  C.  C,  is  no 

longer  connected  with  that  institution. J.  B.  Knudson 

has  been  succeeded  by  Mr.  Moyer  as  prin.  of  the  Clark  B. 

C,  Chester,  Pa. E.  H.  Thornhill  is  prin.  of  the  Com'l, 

Draw,  and  Pen  Depts.,  Shattuck  School,  Faribault,  Minn. 

J.  E.  Tuttle,  formerly  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  but  late  of 

Tubbs  B.  C,  Oil  City,  Pa'.,  is  the  new  penman  of  Steuben- 
ville,  Ohio,  B.  C. P.  G.  Johnston  has  resigaed  his  posi- 
tion in  Eagan's  Bus.  School,  Hoboken.  N.  J.,  and  has 
secured  a  good  position  as  bookkeeper   in  New  York 

City. G.  R.  Stouffer,  late  of  New  Castle,  Pa.,  is  the 

new  addition  to  Huntsinger's  B.  C,  Hartford,  Conn. 

F.  0.  Young  has  resigned  his  position  in  the  Meriden, 
Conn.,  B.  C.    For  the  present  he  is  located  at  Yalesville, 

Conn. E.  G.  Wright,  late  of  Lexington,    Ky.,   is  now 

head  bookkeeper  for  the  largest  clothing  establishment 
in  Washington,  D.  C,  and  in  addition  has  charge  of  the 

Pen.   Dept.    of  the  Y.   M.   C.   A.   of  that  city. J.  H. 

Wolfe  has  succeeded  C.  L.  Bond  as  prin.  of  the  Com'l 

Dept.  of  Salem,  W.  Va.,  Coll. H.  F.  Cook  has  charge 

of    the    Pen.   Dept.,  State  Normal    School,    De    Funiak 

Springs,    Fla. W.  J.  Kingsland   has     charge    of   the 

Penmanship  in  the  Y.   M.   C.  A.  School,  Scranton,  Pa. 

Ernest  L.  Thui-ston  is  princ.  of  the  Com'l  and  Pen. 

Depts.    of    the    Washington,    D.  C,    High    School. 

Mr.  Adams  is  the  new  teacher  of  Wilson's  Modem  B.  C, 
Seattle,  Wash.  — W.  B.  Webster  is  prin.  of  the  Com'l  and 

Pen.  Depts.,  Ingi-am,  Va.,  Inst. J    P.  Jones  succeeds 

O.  A.   Whitmer  as  prin.  of  the  Com'l  Dept.  of  the  La 

Porte,  Ind.,  High  School. W.  A.   WaiTiner,  formerly 

of  Tonmto,  Ont.,  is  connected  with  the  Lyndon  Inst., 
Lyndon  Centre,  Vt. A.  J.  Williard  is  once  more  pen- 
man of  the  Shenandoah  Nor.  Coll.,  Reliance,  Va. H. 

C.  Carver,  the  well-known  itinerant  penman  of  Red  Oak, 
la.,  is  on  the  road  again  [this  season.— W.  C.  Elansora, 
formerly  of  Bayles  B.  C,  Dubuque,  la.,  is  the  new  pen- 


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e^OV  Sm  tircS  oj  n-M  RobUc*  ikai  u»c.r£   . 

ctxct-  inti'  cmcT  icliqttt! 
S&ax'a  txof  a.  s(ia.hc  <:>j  ihcnx  a.roxi.xii>  lUv*/ 

««:mKCit«  heart  ojiititxc, 
l^^i>Y  0  cin  aolna  tc>  cpitit  Ux&m  all ,   ltii<* 

R..ii>i>»l'5l«w'^iuir  hnxt. 

^I'lix   hrci>  .?f  nxti  ccw-licK  tkcii  co.)>&  ti^ij.^ 

'!)lU|  .ifcjiij  uil<,aTttj  .^v..acc|ul''st<.>aiT*,  farc- 

jccll,3  fctxve  taec  rtcw, 
Ifer  e'vc  Ikt  llic  «Pi  tiii-.c  jcnk\ze.ii  that  3 

ckcvw'h.ci'  f»v  i^oxi  wl«" 
•^tVsi  :ocvc"cxccut£i>"&^   "pr>jfM4«r'V'itlT  a 

"coiiwnow  &tceX  )ie\-J. 


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II 

miia  of  Sweet  f>ll.  of  C»'ln..  Sharon.  Pa. H.  C.  Walker, 

formerly  penman  of  State  U.,  Little  R-K-k,  Ark.,  is  doing 
itinerant  teaching  thie  vear.  with  permanent  address  at 

Collierviile,  Tenn. E.  L.  Grandy  is  thenew  prin.  of  the 

Coml  Dept..  Denis'in.  la.,   Nor.  &  B.  C .S.  F.  Teter, 

formerly  penman  of  Wat»"n's  B.  C,   Memphie,  Tenn.,  is 

dexigner   for    Mempbin   Photo-Engraring   (Jo. A.    D. 

Deibert  of  r;atasaaqiia.   Pa.,  is  penman  of  the  American 

B.  (;.,  Allcntown,  Pa. F    M.  Harding,  formerly  prin. 

of  the  Metroijolitan  B.  C  Sioux  C*itv,  la.,  is  Supt.  of  Pub- 
lic .Schools,  So.  Sioux  City,  Neb. T.  C.  Belsher,  for- 
merly of  Gainesville,  Texas,  is  now  president  of  the  Frank- 
lin ('oil..  Pilot  Pomt,  Texas. O  H.  Bnckley,  formerly 

iienman  of  Huntington,  W.  Va.,  B.  C,  is  now  at  his  home 

in  P'-rkinH,  O- \v.   H.   Niver,  formerly  penman  of  the 

American  Temperance  U.,  Harriman,  Te'nn.,  is  now  prin. 
of  the  Coni'l  Dept.  the  Friendship,  N.  Y.,  Academy  and 
Union  Free  School. Fred.  L.  Vamey,  formerly  con- 
nected with  the  Holton,   Me.,  B.  O.,  is  resting  this  year  at 

Olamoii,  Me. D.  B.  Anderson  Buccec<ls  L.  M.  Kelchner 

as  prin.  of  the  Pen.  Dept.,   Highland  Park,  N.  C,  Dcs 

MomifH,  la. Fred.  C.  Ball,  formerly  penman  Mil.  Acad., 

Highland  Park,  111.,  is  prin.  of  the  Coml  Dept.,  E.  Maine 

fiinference  Sem.,  Bucksport,  Me. E.  L.  Hooper  teaches 

in  West  Brook  Sem.,  Hebron  Acad.,  and  has  an  evening 
private  school  in  addition.     His  post   office   address   is 

Woodford,  Me. S.  D.  Everhart  is  prin.  of   the  Com'l 

Dept..   Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  High    Si-hool. W.  G.   Ashby 

of   the    S.   I.    ifnr.   Coll.,    Mitchell,  Ind. 

-_j^-Jcer  is  penman  of  Weaver's  B  C.,  Louisville, 
Thco.  Snowlierger  has  charge  of  the  Pen.  Dept., 
of  the  North  Manchiwter,  Coll.     He  was  former  student 

of  S.  B.  Fahnestock,  McPhenam,  Kansas. W.  J.  Ives, 

located  for  several  years  at  Oskaloosa,  la.,  is  now  tem- 
porarily locate<l  at  Victoria,   III. Paul  A.  Steele  has 

charge  of  the  Pen.  Dept.,  of  the  Spencerian,  B.  C, 
(Columbian  Univ.,  and  Norwood  Inst.,  Washington, 
D.   C.     Ho    is    a   pupil    of    the    illustrious    Henry    C. 

Si>enc.er. E  E.  Mc('lain,   fonuerly  of    ('alumet.    Mo., 

is  now  locatwl  at  Keystone.  *).  —Robert  J.  Mcintosh 
Buccx»e<ls  R.  J.  Hicks  as  penman  of  the  Toledo,  O.,  B.  C. 

H.  C.  Peterson,  Prin.,  Com'l  and  Pen.  Depts.,  Flint, 

Mich.,  N.  C,  has  resigned,  and  is  now  at  his  home  in  Blue 

Rapids,  Kansjut. A.  V.  Leech,  formerly  of  Curry   C, 

Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  is  tho  new  Prin,  of  Greensburg,  Pa  , 
B.  C. 

Obttuart/. 
,1.   H.   SCHOONOVElt. 

We  are  pained  to  learn  of  the  death  of  J.  H.  Kchoon- 
over.  tencher  of  shorthand  and  penmanshiji  in  Duquesne 
Coll  ,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  Mr.  Schoonovcr  was  until  the 
beginning  of  the  present  school  year,  principal  of  the  C!om- 
mercial  Department,  Deuison,  la.,  ('om'l  Coll.  Prin.  L. 
iT.  Tucker  of  tho  Commercial  Department  of  Duquesne 
Coll.,  in  writing  to  us  about  Mr.  Schoonover's  death, 
says  :  "  He  was  a  talented  gentleman,  a  splendid  teacher, 
with  a  strong  character." 

To  his  relatives  and  friends,  we  extend  oiu-  sincere  con- 
dolence. 

/li,tneneat. 


,  Cnl.,  Mr.  Arthur  Ralph  Kip 
nun  iuiss  I  arnc  Bell  Abbott  were  married.  Mr.  Kip  is 
juiiicipid  of  the  Comnicriiiil  Department  and  Financial 
Sc,  i,.|„iv  of  111..  Kiuiiltv  ..1  the  Napa,  Cal.,  Coll.  Miss 
Abl.,.n  ...III.-  Iroiii  on,-  uf  .'niu  Francisco's  best  families. 
We  wish  tlic  hiippy  coupl,'  nuich  joy. 

.Yfic   I'lilnloynrtt,  Srhtutt  tfitiirmils,  etc. 

—  The  improvement  in  the  general  get-up  of  business  col- 
lege catalogues  and  literature  in  the  past  decade  has  been 
very  marked.  Many  of  the  catalogues  received  by  The 
Joi'RNAi.  are  models,  in  paper,  engraving,  typographical 
work  and  clearness  of  stating  the  purpose  for  which  they 
are  issuecl.  However,  there  is  room  for  improvement  in 
ninny  of  the  catalogues  sent  out  by  schools.  Frequently 
expensive  paper  and  fine  t.Miogiaphical  work  are  spoiled  by 
poorly  made  cut-s.  Again  the  engraving  is  of  the  best, 
but  the  (luality  of  the  pajxT  is  such  as  to  spoil  the  effect. 
Cccasionally,  a  catalogue  that  is  tine  as  far  as  engraving, 
paper  and  typogniphical  work  are  concerned,  is  a  detri- 
ment to  tho  school  issuing  it,  owing  to  the  poor  arrange- 
ment of  tho  subject  matter  and  the  muddled  effect  it  has 
on  the  imnd  of  the  reader.  Of  colu-se,  the  general  public 
uaturally  expects  that  business  college  men  are  leaders 
among  business  men  and  a  school  is  judge*!  largely  by 
its  literature.  A  clearly  written,  direct,  to-the-point 
catidogiie,  well  illiLstrated  and  printed,  cannot  fail  to 
bring  business  to  any  well-coudncted  institution. 

—  The  catalogue  of  the  Baker  Uni.,  Baldwin,  Kan.,  is  a 
document  of  iW  pages,  plain,  but  direct  and  business  like, 
fully  covering  all  departments  and  various  branches.  We 
notice  several  very  handsome  illustrations  of  the  Com'l 
Dept.,  over  which  our  friend  W.  N.  Simpson  presides. 
as,«i8teil  by  P.  M.  Powell. 

—  The  new  catalogue  of  the  Capital  CMty,  C.  C,  Des 
Moines.  Iowa.,  Mehan  &  McCaulev,  Prins.  &  Proprs  •  W 
F.  (}ie.s.semanj>en.,  is  a  very  handsome,  nicely  illustrated 
document.  We  have  also  received  a  beautiful  com- 
nienceiuout  invitation  from  this  institution  and  all  their 
printing  shows  that  they  believe  in  flrst-class  work. 

—  Edward  Toby,  Jr  ,  Propr.  of  Practical  B.  C,  Waco 
Texas,  sends  out  a  well  written,  profuselv  illustrated 
catalogue. 

—  The  New  York  B.  C  ,  81  East  12,5th  street,  Clement 
c  tiaines,  Prcst .  i!«5ues  a  splendidlv  written,  handsomely 
bound  catjUogue.  ' 

.  —  The  Salem,  Mass.,  Coml  Si-h.,  is  sending  out  a  neat 
thermometer  mounted  on  heavy  cardboanl,  bearing  ad- 
vertisement of  the  school. 

—  The  Stockton,  Cal.,  B.  C  issues  a  novel  circular  on 
the  front  pjige  of  which  Ls  halftone  portraits  of  the  fac 
ulty  and  some  two  hundred  students. 

„  ~ -T'';' ..''^'"'''i*"'  Auui'al  Catal,.gne  of  the  Spalding 
torn  1  (  ollege.  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  is  handsomely  engraved 
and  printed.  It  shows  this  institution  to  be  up  with  the 
times.  •  f  c 

u  'T.J^^  Zaneriau  Exponent,  Zanerian  Art  Coll.,  Colum- 
bus,  Ohio,  IS  a  good  example  of  what  a  coUege  jonrnal 


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should  he.  It  is  brightly  written,  handsomely  illustrated 
and  contains  just  the  news  that  students  and  prospe^'tive 
students  like  to  have. 

—  W.  C.  Ramsdell,  Prin.,  Middleto%vn,  N.  Y.,  B.  C, 
is  sending  out  very  tasty  announcement  of  his  new 
school.  'The  cover  is  an  imitation  watered  silk.  It  is  a 
business  like  little  affair. 

—  A  handsome  calendar,  designed  by  Messrs.  Howard 
&  Brown,  has  been  received  from  the  'Rockland,  Me..  C. 
C.  We  have  also  received  some  very  nicely  printed  cir- 
cular matter  from  the  same  institution. 

—  Well  printed  college  catalogues  and  college  journals 
have  been  received  from  the  following  institutions  : 
Healds  B.  C^.  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  Alamo  City,  B.  C. 
San  Antonio,  Texas  ;  Actual  B.  C  Canton,  O.:  Portland 
B C  Portland,  Ore.;  Bixler  B.  C,  Wooster,  Ohio; 
Wichita  B.  C,  Wichita.  Kans. ;  Oklahoma  Com'l  Coll., 
Oklahouta  City,  Okla. ;  Bowling  Green.  B.  C,  Bowling 
Green,  Kv. ;  Merrill  ('ollege,  Stamford,  Ckinn.;  Paris  B. 
C,  Paris,  HI.;  Kenosha  Coll.  of  Com.,  Kenosha.  Wis. 


Fraternal  Not  es. 

—  George  F.  Ogg,  late  Suoervisor  of  Writing,  Fremont, 
Neb.,  has  given  up  teaching  and  is  now  connected  with 
Aultman,  Miller  &  Co..  Minneapolis.  Minn. 

—  A.  J.  Cadman,  fonuerly  Supervisor,  Mt.  Pleasant, 
Mich.,  is  now  conducting  a  business  college  in  Owcsso, 
Mich. 

—  Miss  Pearle  Hopkins,  formerly  special  teacher  of  writ- 
ing, Traverse  City.  Mich.,  died  noine  time  since. 

—  We  have  lately  received  news  that  E.  K.  Christ,  spe- 
cial teacher  of  writing.  New  Britain,  Conn.,  died  on  Oct. 
17th. 

—  W.  L.  Smith,  Olive  Branch.  N.  C,  is  one  of  the  most 
successful  itinerant  writing  teachers  of  our  acc^uaintance. 
In  a  late  letter  he  says  ;  "  I  have  been  making  it  a  rule  to 
offer  a  years'  subscription  to  The  Penman's  Art  Journal 
to  the  student  making  the  greatest  progress  in  my  writ- 
ing classes.  Miss  Jessephene  Parker,  a  bright  little 
maiden,  won  the  prize  iu  my  class  at  Baybaro,  N.  C' 

—  D.  C.  Carlton  is  no  longer  Supervisor  in  Colfax, 
Wash.     We  do  not  know  his  present  address. 

—  George  Russell,  prin.  Com'l  Dept.,  Newport,  R.  I., 
High  School,  writes  a  very  interesting  letter  in  regard  to 
his  department  which  contains  50  pupils.  He  ?nys  : 
"  Vertical  writing  has  been  introduced  in  the  grammar 
grades,  but  no  special  writing  teacher  is  employed.  Draw- 
ing and  music  are  taught  by  special  teachers.  I  am  bet- 
ter pleased  with  The  Joi-rnal  than  ever.  It  is  acknowl- 
edged to  be  the  leader  by  those  who  know.  I  will  do  all 
I  can  to  increase  its  circulation." 

—  Miss  Pauline  Wannack,  Macon,  Ga.,  writes:  "1 
have  recently  organized  a  class  in  penmanship  for  public 
school  teachers.  Heretofore,  my  work  has  been  confined 
exclusively  to  the  High  School.  '  I  have  been  teaching  the 
'  Well's  Movement  Method  '  with  gratifying  results  and 
it  has  been  adopted  by  our  School  Board." 

—  J.  A.  Christman,  N.  M.  Coll.  of  Agri.,  Mesilla,  Park, 
N.  M.,  delivered  a  talk  on  jpeumanship  before  the  Terri- 
torial Teachers' Assoc,  of  New  Mexico,  at  Albuquerque, 
N.  M..  during  holiday  week.  This  is  the  way  to  spread 
the  light. 

—  Miss  Mary  G.  Beam,  formerly  of  Milledgevile,  HI.,  is 
now  special  teacher  in  Marengo,  Iowa. 

—  In  a  late  letter  J.  O.  Wise,  Akron,  Ohio,  writes  :  "  I 
am  having  140  t«achers  to  supervise  in  drawing,  book- 
keeping and  writing.  Also  have  charge  of  a  private 
studio,  Wednesday  evenmg  lectures,  and  have  many  calls 
for  Institute  work.  Who  says  1  am  not  busy  ?  Really, 
I  am  becoming  very  much  alarmed  as  to  my  ever  getting 
time  to  search  for  a  wife." 

—  R.  E.  Rowe,  Supervisor  of  Writing  in  the  schools  of 
Westbrook  and  Deering,  Maine,  and  teacher  of  penman- 
ship in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  evening  school,  writes  :  "  Your 
Journal  has  been  a  great  help  to  me,  inasmuch  as  it 
has  assisted  me  greatly  in  teaching,  and  any  earnest 
teacher  will  not  be  without  it." 

—  J.  M.  Niswander  is  special  teacher  in  the  Wauseon, 
Ohio,  public  schools.  He  has  been  succeeded  at  North 
Manchester,  Ind.,  by  W.  R.  Oyler,  who  has  charge  of  the 
Pen.  and  Com'l  Depts.  there.  Mr.  Niswander  writes  : 
"  I  regard  The  Journal  as  the  best  paper  of  its  kind  in 
the  worid." 

—  Mrs.  M.  E.  Swayze,  Supervisor  of  Writing  and  Bo(»k- 
keeping  in  the  Grand  Haven,  Mich.,  public  schools,  is  hav- 
ing a  successful  year. 

—  R.  C.  Bay,  a  successful  special  teacher  in  Mechanics- 
burg,  Ohio,  writes  :  "  Your  November  issue  is  a  regular 
feast  and  I  can  hardly  wait  until  the  December  number 


—  Miss  Maud  Ballou,  formerly  special  teacher  in  Chero- 
kee, la.,  has  given  up  teaching  and  is  now  living  in  Ne- 
vada, Iowa. 

—  M.  J.  Yeomans,  formerlv  of  Millen,  Ga..  is  superin- 
tendent of  the  Dawson,  Ga.,  Public  School.  He  is  much 
interested  in  writing  and  says  of  The  Journal  :  "  It  is 
by  far  the  best  paper  of  its  kind  in  America." 

—  Miss  Clara  Eckhardt,  Gilroy,  Cal. ,  is  no  longer  teacher 
of  penmanship  in  that  city. 

—  Seattle,  Wash.,  has  taken  a  backward  step  by  dis- 
pensing with  the  Supervisor  of  Writing.  The  former 
Sup'r,  J.  P.  Wilson,  has  opened  a  business  college. 


Normal  School  Penmen. 

Pennsylvania  is  noted  for  her  splendid  State  Normal 
schools  and  in  many  of  them  she  gives  particular  atten- 
tion to  penmanship.  The  Edinboro  SUte  Normal  School 
has  for  the  head  of  its  penmanship  department  E.  H 
Brock,  whose  portrait  is  presented  herewith.  He  was 
bom  in  Coudersport,  Pa.,  Octobers,  1870.    The  first  six- 


BY  W.   B.   ROUINSON. 

teen  years  of  his  life  he  spent  on  a  farm  and  in  1877  he  at- 
tended Alfred  University,  Alfred  Center,  N.  Y.,  taking  a 
penmanship  course  under  A.  J.  Davis.  The  next  few 
years  were  spent  in  teaching  in  public  schools,  attending 
the  Lock  Haven,  Pa.,  Normal  School  and  Edinboro  Nor- 
mal School.  For  a  while  he  taught  in  San  Luis  Obisi)o, 
Cal.,  and  Marysville,  Cal.  In  ISIH  he  assumed  charge  of 
the  penmanship,  drawing  and  bookkeeping  department  iu 


the  Edinboro  State  Normal,  which  position  he  still  holds. 
In  a  late  letter  he  says:  "  I  have  been  a  devoted  student 
of  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  and  attribute  my  suc- 
cess as  a  writing  teacher  principally  to  that  paper."  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  is  an  active 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  worker.  In  church  choir  work  he  is  espe- 
cially strong,  having  studied  voice  culture  with  Miss  Laura 
C.  Dennis  of  New  York,  and  John  Undemer  of  Cleve- 
land, Ohio. 


Shorthand  and  Longhand  in  Queen  Bess's  Time. 

The  art  of  "  brachygraphie,"  or  shorthand  as  we 
call  it  now,  is  by  no  means  a  modern  invention. 
Even  the  Greeks  and  Romana  had  their  system  of 
abbreviating  language,  using  it  to  take  down  public 
speeches.  By  the  time  of  the  Renaissance  the  art 
had  grown  to  considerable  proportions.  England 
has  always  cast  a  more  favorable  eye  on  tlie  system 
than  any  other  country,  and  in  the  days  of  Queen 
Bess  stenographers  were  plentiful.  Tliey  were  not, 
however,  contented  with  reporting  merely  speeches 
and  sermons,  but  copied  down  the  dramas  of  the 
time,  and  almost  always  got  credit  for  their  theft 


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III 


owiDK  to  the  miserable  copyright  laws.  It  is  not 
surprising  then  that  John  Webster  should  make 
Sanilella  in  the  court  room  scene  of  the  "  Devil's 
Law  Case  "  eiclaim  : 

"  Do  yon  hear,  officers, 
Yoo  moHt  take  special  care  that  yoa  let  in 
No  brachygraphy  men." 
Surely  the  circumstances  must  have  been  exas- 
perating to  those  sturdy  old  dramatists  if  such  lines 
iis  the  follomng  of  Thomas  Heywood  in  the  pro- 
logue of  his  play  of  "Queen  Elizabeth  "  are  true. 
He  says  the  play 

■  Dill  thronit  the  seats,  the  boxes  and  the  stage, 
.S)  much  that  Home  by  stenography  drew 
A  plot,  put  it  in  print,  scare*  one  word  true." 
The  mangled   condition   of  many  of    our    finest 
Elizabethan    dramas  can  largely  l)e  attributed   to 
tlie.He    "bracliygraphy  "   men.      Of  the   systems  of 
this  time  we  have  knowledge  of  but  two.  those  of 
Timothy  Bright  and  Peter  Bales,  but  considerable 
is  known  of  the  life  of  these  men. 

Timothy  Bright  was  bom  in  1551.  He  studied 
medictiiie  at  the  University  of  Paris,  where  he  barely 
escaped  death  at  the  massacre  of  St.  Bartholomew. 
His  work  on  shorthand  appeared  in  15H8.  Here  is 
its  title  :    •■  Caracterie.  An  arte  of  sliorto  swifte  and 


si'c-rete  writing  by  character.  Invented  by  Timotlie 
Di-iglit.  Doitor  of  Pliyiicke.  Imprinted  at  London 
by  I.  Windet  the  Ass'igne  of  Timothe  Bright."  A 
copy  of  this  old  book  is  still  to  be  found  in  the  Bod- 
leian Library,  but  tlie  characters,  being  written  in 
ink,  are  now  barely  distinguishable.  The  benefits 
of  the  art  Bright  thus  expounds:  "The  uses  are 
divers:  short  that  a  swift  hand  may  therewith 
write  orations,  or  public  actions  of  speech,  uttered 
as  becometh  the  gravity  of  such  actions  verbatim. ^^ 
Bright's  syst«m  has  an  alphabetical  ba.sis,  but,  as 
the  signs  are  not  simple  enough  to  be  easily  joined 
together  the  method  is  only  alphabetical  as  regards 
the  initial  letter,  the  remainder  of  the  word  being 
purely  arbitrary.  "  A "  was  represented  by  a 
straight  line,  the  other  letters  being  formed  by  add- 
ing hooks,  circles  and  ticks  at  the  beginning.  This, 
with  a  certain  position  and  an  additional  mark  at 
the  end  of  the  letter,  was  all  that  was  given  to  recog- 
nize the  words,  of  which  there  could  be,  of  course, 
only  a  limited  number.  Consequently,  the  method 
was  at  once  inadequate  and  faulty. 

Peter  Bales  seems  to  have  been  the  better  known 
of  the  two,  for  he  devoted  himself  more  exclusively 
to  the  study  of  penmanship.  Already  when  a  stu- 
dent at  Oxford — it  is  rather  noticeable  that  both 
were  university  men — he  had  gained  a  reputation 
for  the  dexterity  of  his  pen.  He  did  con.siderabl6 
copying  as  well  as  much  microscopic  writing,  in 
which  latter  he  excelled  all  of  liis  time.  One  of  his 
works  was  a  Bible  written  so  small  that  it  could  be 
inclosed  in  the  shell  of  a  walnut.  This  was  publicly 
praised  by  the  Queen,  and  so  at  once  gave  Bales  b 
name. 

It  seems  that  about  this  time  he  settled  down  as  a 
teacher  of  shorthand  and  penmanship,  occasionally 
doing  a  little  copjing.  and  at  times  even  some  forg- 
ing for  Cfovernment  purjioses.  However,  in  the  last 
named  ix-cupatiou  he  was  not  wholly  unscrupulous, 
for  there  is  record  of  one  cjuse  in  which  he  ex 
posed  a  certain  John  Danyell.  who  wished  Mm  to 
counterfeit  some  letters  of  the  Countess  of  Essex. 

A  story  is  also  related  alwut  Bales  of  a  great  con- 
test in  penmanship  that  timk  place  in  1395,  in  which 
lie  came  out  v-ictorious.  The  contest  wa,s  held  in  the 
morning  l)etween  seven  and  eight  ' '  at  the  Black 
Fryers,  within  the  Conduit  Yard  next  to  the  Pipe 
Office  before  five  judges  and  lOli  people, "  The  prize 
was  *a,  large  gold  pen,  which  Bales,  who  seems  to 


have  been  a  pompous  fellow,  had  "brought  to  his 
house  by  fotire  of  the  judges  and  delivered  unto 
him  absolutely  as  his  own." 

In  1397  appeared  his  book  on  shorthand  :  The 
Arte  of  Brachygraphy,  that  is,  to  write  as  fast  as  a 
man  spaaketh  treatably.  Bales'  method  was  to 
group  the  words  in  dozens,  e.ich  headed  by  a  Roman 
letter,  and  the  words  properly  distinguished  by  the 
use  of  commas  and  other  marks,  certain  positions 
corresiwnding  to  certain  words.  No  matter  how 
complicated  these  systems  seem  to  us  nowadays, 
that  they  could  bs  of  practical  use  to  tbo.se  who 
mastered  them  was  proved  by  their  mdespread 
adaptation.  During  the  teigti  of  Jame.-;  I  the  sys- 
tem of  John  Willis,  on  wliich  the  modem  Pitmanic 
one  is  largely  based,  wa^  gradually  developed,  and 
so  took  away  much  of  the  praise  that  should  have 
fallen  on  the  earlier  inventors. — N.  Y.  PoM. 


Well-Known   Supervisors. 


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We  present  herewith  the  portrait  of  Mrs.  Helen  W. 
McLean.  Supervisor  of  Writing.  Covington,  Ky..  the  prize 
winner  in  The  Jr)UUNAL's  Public  School  Supervisor  Wiit- 
ing  Competition,  for  the  greatest  number  of  pupils  mak- 
ing the  greatest  improvement.  Mrs.  McLean  was  born 
and  reared  in  Covington  and  was  educated  in  the  Wes- 
leyao  Female  College,  Cincinnati,  O.  She  began  teaching 
in  the  Covington  Public  Schools  in  1K8I,  and  in  1890  was 
appointed  Supervisor  of  Writing,  which  position  t^he  still 


WRITING  OF  THt  WOKLD.- 


holds.  She  has  attended  the  Zanerian  Art  College,  Co- 
lumbus, Ohio,  taking  public  school  drawing  and  writing 
courses  and  her  aim  is  to  teach  practical  business  wnting. 
She  has  succeeded  in  abolishing  the  use  of  slates  and  lu-r 
pupils  have  made  splendid  advancement  under  her  able 
supervision.  Mrs.  McLean  is  the  widow  of  a  regular 
army  officer  and  has  a  wide  circle  of  friends  in  Covington 
and  vicinity. 

The  Boy  Knew. 

Teatrhi-r  :  "  Now,  suppose  there  were  five  boys  going 
skating  and  they  had  only  three  paire  of  skates  ;  how 
many  boys  would  have  to  look  on  ? " 

Boy  :  "  I  know  ;  the  two  that  got  the  worst  of  the 
tight."— //(N-pec'.s  Hound  Table. 


The  press  was  not  granted  by  monarchs  ;  it  was  not 
gained  for  us  by  aristrocracies  ;  but  it  sprang  from  the 
people,  and,  with  an  immortal  instinct,  it  has  always 
worked  for  the  people.— i»israefi. 


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iug  of  these  students.  The  English  script  speaks  for 
itself.  It  is  evidently  written  with  very  little  move- 
ment and  with  little  speed,  but.  nevertheless,  it  ex- 
cels the  majority  of  the  work  of  the  pupils  of  our 
hRst  English  and  American  schools  written  under 
the  same  conditions. 

In  the  educational  exhibit  from  Japan  at  the 
World's  College  Ex^Kisition  in  Chicago  in  1893.  we 
were  astonished  to  see  the  general  degree  of  excel- 
lence in  the  English  script  of  Japanese  students,  and 
no  less  surprised  to  see  many  bound  volumes  of  very 
long  essays  on  alistrnse  sub;ect8.  all  WTitten  in  very 
good  English. 

The  letter  from  the  Minister  of  Education  to  The 
Journal,  and  the  English  script  translation  accom- 
panying it,  both  of  which  are  presented  herewith, 
.  will  give  a  fair  idea  of  both  the  Japanese  and  Eng- 
lish writing  of  the  high  class  Japanese  people. 


A  Qem  of  Baboo  Ensllsh. 

A  gem  of  a  memoriii!  from  the  Imliun  Education  De- 
partment :  "  Madam,  during  my  fatality  and  prece.stina- 
tiou.  I  lost  my  emploj-meut  and  my  orbits  ause  me  as  a 
pilgarlic,  shiftless,  and  unjireterred  man  here,  I  have  to 
ndmoniBh  my  legs  to  the  foreign  (•ountries  for  this  ill  fame. 
I,  therefore,  most  respectfully  deprecate  you  to  excuse 
the  unextinguishalile  malefaction,  defying  your  orders 
which  I  was  doing  in  your  schools.  I  thought  that  I  might 
1)0  permitted  as  your  solilidion  to  teach  that  class  with  an 
increased  salary,  but  my  bad  luck  has  driven  me  out  of 
employment."— irc.tfmiiis/er  Gazeftr. 


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John  E.  Loamy,  whose  portrait  and  autograph  are 
sliuwu  herewith,  was  boru  June  23,  1S80,  in  West  Rut- 
land, Vt.,  and  is  now  consequently  but  n  few  months  over 
llft<>en  years  of  age.  He  is  a  High  School  graduate  and 
also  a  graduate  of  the  Commercial  Department,  Perry 
Business  rollege,  Rutland,  Vt.,  where  he  received  inspir- 
ation and  instnu-t(in  from  L.  J.  Egelston,  i)enman  of  that 
mstitution.  There  is  considerable  dash  and  swing  to  Mr 
Leainy's  work,  and  all  his  writing  is  done  with  the  fore- 


WRiriNa    OF   THE    WORLD. 


I  HE  little  uuiid  from 
school  who  made  the 
initial  at  the  opening  of  this  arti- 
cle lives  in  faraway  .Tapau.  and 
when  she  was  painting  it  on  Jap- 
anese iMiper  with  her  camel's  hair 
brush  and  saucer  of  ground  India 
(Chinese)  ink.  in  the  girls'  primary 
school  in  Tokio.  she  had  no  idea  that  a  ■move- 
ment exercise"  in  brush-marking  of  hers  would 
ever  be  used  as  an  initial  in  The  Pe.nuan's  Art 
Joirsal. 

The  Minister  of  Education  of  Japan  has  kindly 
furnished  The  Joirxal  with  a  large  variety  of 
Japanese  writing  and  English  script  from  all  grades 
of  the  Japanese  schools,  from  the  primarj-  to  the 
liighest  normal  and  conmjercial  schools.  We" present 
herewith  samples  of  the  Japanese  and  English  writ- 


pEPAiyMENT   OF    pDUCATlON, 

Tokyo,   yAPAN. 


WRITING  OF  THE  WORLD.-JAPAN  - 


WimsTER  Of  EDUCATION, 


iQyfitQ^iuna^ 


Dlwv)tj 


and  Hpacp.    Spwii 


lillivillmV.  No  aiivVrtlscmcn'lli'ken 'for  Yes»  timli  »2. 
Iliindri-dii  of  brnnlllul  nnd  nnrml  bookn  iirr  liKlril  In 
itir  n(>w  book  ond  prrnttnm  rntnloaue.  wilb  coinbinnlioti 
riiira  In  ronlK'rllon  wllb  "Jouriinl"  i<ub»crlplioii«,  bolb 
i>-«v  find  rrncwnU.  HlnKlr  and  in  clobM.  Am  wr  Klve  thr 
'iib.rrlbi-r  brnrnt  oflhr  Inriirsl  wboli'Knlv  rrducilon  on 

h<'  book-  In  ronnrrllon  with  the  rombinnllon  ollrr,  il. 

nguf-nlly  hupprnn  Ihni  be  In  i-nnblrd  to  oblniu  book 
ind  pnprr  nl  ronKldrrnbly  Irim  Ibnn  the  book  nioni' 
>tnuld   rONl  of  nny  denlfr.    It   will  pay  nny  Inlflliirt^nl 

.irxon    lo    > I    a.   Iwo-rrnl   nlninp    for   tbin    cnliilouiie. 

Iiiny  vnlniiblf  NUKseNllonM  Tor  prrnentM. 

SfKCIAI.  COMBjyATIOX. 


Editorial  Comment. 

A  Happy   New   Year. 

^'ood  resolution  season  is  at  band 
r«  more; '95  is  behind  and  '90 
ahead.  The  Joubnal  begins 
with  this  number  on  its  twen- 
tieth year.  It  has  grown  stronger 
as  it  has  grown  older ;  it  hopes  to 
grow  much  during  1890— bow 
much  will  depend,  to  a  large  ex- 
tent, on  our  friends. 

Our  New  Year's  resolution  is  to  make  The  Jour- 
nal better  than  ever. 

To  subscribers  and  friends  we  wish  A  Happy, 
PitospERous  New  Year. 

The  Paekaril   Testimonial. 

Cliairman  Miller  and  his  associates  of  the  Packard 
Testimonial  Committee  are  gratified  at  the  hearty 
approval  which  their  plans  relating  to  the  testi 
mouial  have  received  from  the  business  teaching 
profession.  As  The  Journal  predicted,  the  matter 
has  aroused  great  interest  among  our  people,  and 
the  testimonial  promises  to  take  such  proportions 
with  respect  of  the  number  of  its  creators  as  to 
make  the  heart  of  our  young  friend  of  seventy  swell 
with  pride.     But  his  head  -never. 

Full  particulars  relating  to  the  testimonial  are 
nnbodied  in  a  circular  issued  by  the  committee, 
which  consists  of  Mr.  Charles  M.  Miller,  New- 
York  ;  Mr.  George  W.  Brown,  Jacksonville,  111  . 
Bu-i.  College,  and  Mr.  J.  R.  Carnell,  Albany,  N.  Y., 
Bus.  College.  Any  one  may  receive  a  coiiy  of  the 
circular  by  writing  to  either  member  of  the  com- 
mittee. When  the  list  is  complete  we  hazard  the 
conjecture  that  very  few  names  at  all  prominently 
identified  with  business  education  will  be  lacking. 


THE   WESTERN   PENHEN  AT 
CHICAGO. 

\    HH<;E  ATTEXIiAXCE  A  M»  A  <iUAM>  JIEETIXIi. 
uder   Oui.   (irnrrnl 
piiil  Trni'hrrH-   An- 

A  iii.ciHious  sDct'Ess  !  Such  was  the  verdict  of 
all  who  attended  the  Chicago  meeting  of  the  West- 
ern Penmen's  -Association,  held  in  the  rooms  of  the 
Chicago  Business  College,  4.i  Randolph  street,  De- 
cember ati  to  28  inclusive,  1895. 

It  was  the  largest  attended  and  most  representa- 
tive gathering  that  ever  assembled  under  the  banner 
of  the  Western  Penmen's  Association.  It  was  per- 
haps, the  largest  attended  meeting  of  business  teach- 
ers ever  held  in  this  country.  The  air  was  full  of 
enlh.i.siasm,-  chalk  dust,"  -  curves,  "  'actual  busi- 
n..ss  fn.m  the  start."  "  text  books,"  and  the  proceed- 
ings wejit  off  with  a  \-im  and  a  d.-ush  that  was  invig- 
oratmg.  The  Chicago  papers  attributed  the  success 
of  the  meeting  to  the  fact  tliat  it  wa.s  held  in  Chicago 
and  that  the  meetings  heretofore  had  been  held    •  in 


snch  out  of  the  way  places  as  St.  Lonis,  Mo. ;  Lin- 
coln, Neb. :  Des  Moines,  la. ;  Louisville.  K.v. :  "  but 
nearly  every  one  agreed  with  the  Chicago  papers 
that  much  of  the  success  of  the  meeting  was  due  to 
the  central  location  of  Chicago,  which  enabled  more 
members  to  attend  with  less  inconvenience  than  in 
any  other  locality  that  conld  have  been  chosen.  So 
thoroughly  did  this  sentiment  prevail  that  Chicago 


J.  W.  McCASl.lN, 


S.  S.  PACKARD. 


was  selected  as  the  next  place  of  meeting,  and  the 
'90  meeting  will  be  held  in  the  rooms  of  the  Metro 
politan  Bus.  Coll.,  Chicago. 

The  programme  was  well  arranged  and  well  car- 
ried out.  The  papers  and  talks  were  prepared  with 
care  and  covered  a  wide  range.  The  subjects  were 
selected  in  order  to  provoke  discussion  and  discussion 
seemed  to  be  in  the  air.  It  "the  pen  is  mightier 
than  the  sword, ' '  then  it  would  appear  that  the  pen- 
man's  jaw  is  mightier  than  either.  Facility  in  hand- 
ling the  pen  evidently  develops  facility  in  debate. 
One  of  the  most  arduous  duties  of  the  President  was 
to  decide  who  had  the  floor,  so  anxious  were  all  to 
debate  the  various  questions.  Every  conceivable 
phase  of  every  subject  on  the  programme  was  thus 
brought  out  and  much  good  resulted. 

ThnrHdny's  I'voceettiitys. 

When  President  Kinsley  brought  down  the  gavel  at  1(1 
a.m. ,  Thursday,  December  26,  there  was  already  in  at- 
tendance the  largest  number  that  had  ever  been  preEent 
on  the  openuiB  day,  and  the  ball  was  started  rolling  at 
once  and  did  not  stop  until  nearly  midnight  Saturday 
night.  Sessions  were  held  beginuingat9a.m.  eachdayand 
ran  until  II  p.m.  mth  a  short  intermission  at  noon  (or 
lunch.  Evening  sessions  were  held  beginning  at  8  o'clock 
and  proved  very  enjoyable. 

The  proceedings  opened  with  an  address  of  welcome  by 
A.  C.  Gondring  of  the  Chicago  Bus.  Coll.,  who  welcomed 
the  Association  on  behalf  of  the  citizens  of  Chicago,  the 
business  colleges  of  Chicago  and  his  own  school,  the  Chi- 
cago Business  Colege.  A  brief  responese  was  made  by  the 
President. 

Communications  were  received  from  D.  R.  Lillibridge, 
Lincoln,  Ne^r.,  P.  B.  Courtney,   Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and 


E.  H.  Robins,  Wichita,  Ean.,  conveying  greetings  to  the 
Asssociation.  H.  G.  Healey  of  Cedar  Rapids,  la..  Bus.  Coll., 
sent  a  communication  in  regard  to  making  shorthand  and 
typewriting  work  a  feature  of  the  Association,  and  also  re- 
qnesting  that  a  committee  be  appointed  to  examine  teach- 
ers in  these  special  branches  for  certificates,  etc.  This 
matter  was  referred  to  the  incoming  Executive  Commit- 
tee. 

The  President  appointed  A.  N.  Palmer,  Cedar  Rapids, 
la,,  chairman  of  the  Press  Committee,  with  power  to 
select  other  membere.  Mr.  Palmer  selected  G.  W.  Brown, 
S.  S.  Packard,  D.  W.  Springer  and  O.  M.  Powers.  This 
committee  did  verj-  efficient  service  by  ha\'iug  Chicago  pa- 
pers report  the  convention  and  send  report«ni  to  attend 
the  meetings. 

The  programme  opened  with  a  general  discussion  of 
movements  used  in  writing.    Those  participating  in  the 


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discussion  were  Peirce,  Palmer,  Parsons,  Mrs.  Swayr*, 
Hiser,  (iordon,  Roudebushand  Bachtenkircher.  Themovfr 
ment  question  was  discusssed  several  times  during  the 
meeting  and  elicited  considerable  interest.  "  Rapid  Cal- 
culation," by  C.  C.  Rearick,  Dixon,  III.,  was  the  next 
numlier.  and  was  discussed  by  Peirce  and  King.  Some 
lively  mental  calculation  work  wius  done  by  Messrs. 
Rearick  and  Peirce,  and  several  members  of  the  Conven- 
tion. "  How  to  Start  a  Class  of  Adults  in  Muscular  Move 
ment,"  was  a  topic  handled  by  L.  M.  Kclchner,  Dixon, 
111.  Mr.  Kelctner  handles  cla-sses  of  several  hundred  stu- 
dents in  the  Northern  HI.  Nor.  Stbixil,  and  from  his  ex- 
perience was  able  to  tell  the  ('onventiou  how  to  do  it.  He 
niaile  a  gooii  presentation  of  the  subject  and  one  that  pro- 
voked much  discussion.  Those  taking  part  in  the  discus- 
sior,  were  Parsons,  J.  F.  Barnes,  Bussnrd,  Lister,  Mills, 
(iordon,  Russell,  Wallace,  Potter,  Peiixe,  McCasIiii 
"  Figureji,''  was  the  topic  assigned  to  C.  ^f.  Crandic,  Chi 
cago,  and  as  teaching  order,  spewl,  etc.,  of  flguns  wliicli 
hud  been  cropping  out  from  time  to  time  in  ether  di.<cus- 
sions,  a  lively  debate  now  proceeded,  which  was  taken 
part  in  by  Peirce,  Fanst,  Thornbiu-gh,  Roudebush,  Dud- 
ley, Parsons  and  Brown. 

In  the  evening,  the  President's  address,  by  W.  J.  Kins- 
ley, of  New  York,  opened  the  pro.granime.  The  main 
features  of  the  address  were  the  recommendations  sug- 
gesting change  of  name  of  the  Association  ;  broadening 
the  scope  of  work  and  increasing  the  membership  ;  issu- 
ing of  professional  certificates  to  members  passing  exami- 
nations for  teachers  and  supervisors ;  issuing  of  cei  tifi- 


cates  to  successful  competitive  exhibitors  of  business 
college,  public  school  writing  and  public  school  drawing  ; 
and  change  of  time  of  holding  the  Convention.  All  these 
recommendations  were  acted  hpon,  and  all  practically 
agreed  to  except  the  one  in  regard  to  change  of  time  of 
holding  meeting.  It  was  found  that  the  most  suitable 
time  was  during  Holiday  week,  and  the  As-sociation  voted 
to  meet  at  that  time  in  "9H.  Upon  vote  of  the  Association, 
the  President  was  authorized  to  appoint  a  committee  of 
live  to  report  on  the  recommendations.  The  committee 
consisted  of  Messrs.  Springer,  Palmer,  Brown,  Spencer 
and  Warr.  After  considering  the  matter,  this  committee 
reported  to  the  Association  later  in  the  meeting  and  sug- 
gested that  the  name  be  changed  to  Fedkbation  of  Com- 
;\rEU('iAi,  Tkachers'  Associations,  and  that  under  this 
general  title  be  incorporated  separate  and  distinct  bodies 
known  as 

Western  Penmen's  Association. 
Wbitinh  and  Drawing  TEACnKRS'  Association. 
Shorthand  and  Tvpewritino  Teachers'  A.ssociatiok, 
Bi'siNESs  Teachers'  As.sociation. 

This  report  was  adopted  by  the  Association  and  the 
same  committee  authorized  to  draft  a  new  Constitution, 
which  was  done.  Under  the  new  Constitution,  each  As- 
.sociation elects  its  own  President,  Vice-President,  Secre 


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Ury  and  Execntive  Committee  of  three.  Theee  four  As- 
wiciations  jointly  wjlect  the  officers  of  the  Federation,— 
Pn*ident,  \'ir#- President.  Secretary,  Treasnper  and 
Execntive  (Vimmittf'c  of  three.  Each  of  the  four  Aseo- 
riatioDH  makeM  up  its  owd  programme,  of  course  working 
in  harmony  with  the  other  Assoc iat ions  and  the  general 
Federation.  In  the  future,  part  of  the  day  will  be  de- 
voted to  general  programme  and  part  of  the  day  devoted 
U>  the  Bixicial  programmen  of  the  four  AseociationB. 

Following  the  Preaident'B  address  came  one  of  the  old 
fashioned  exi)enence  meetings,  where  each  member  who 
(M^old  Hing,  Mixak  or  ttU  a  story  was  called  on  to  con- 
tribute his  iMirt  toward  what  developed  into  a  jolly  pro- 
gramme. All  new  members  were  called  on  to  stand  and 
say  a  few  words  by  way  of  introduction  and  the  follow- 
ing old  members  were  calle<l  out  to  contribute  toward  the 
amusement  of  the  Aaeociation  :  Faust,  Desmond,  Spencer, 
Warr.  MacX^rmac,  Brown,  Kinsley. 

Friday'm  I'rof/ramme. 

On  the  opening  of  the  Friday  morning  session,  A.  C. 
Webb,  on  Ijehalf  of  G.  W.  Wore,  of  Dallas,  Texas,  pre- 
Konted  to  the  Association  a  handsome  gavel  made  of  Texas 
w<kk1  nnd  lalM-le*!,  "  A  Texas  (Jreeting."  The  gavel  was 
iu<y!pt(!d  and  a  vote  of  thanks  tendered  Mr.  Ware.  A 
rewilution  wiis  adopted  that  the  gavel  l>e  ])resented  to 
I'resident  Kinsley  on  his  retirement  from  oflBce. 

The  first  uumlx^r  on  the  programme  Friday  morning 
was  "  Business  Capitals,  and  Methods  of  Teaching  Them,' 
by  a.  E.  Ncttlet«n,  Jacksonville,  HI.  So  well  did  Mr. 
Nettloton  present  this  theme  and  so  enthusiastic  did  the 
members  btecome  in  the  discussion  of  it,  that  it  was  with 
<!iffl('ulty  that  the  President  cxjuld  stop  the  discussion  at 
the  expiration  of  time.  Those  talking  part  in  the  discus- 
rp  P(;ir<-(',  Thomburgh,  Bussard,  Westervelt,  Gies- 


W.  F.  GIESSEMAN. 


W.  H.  SADLER. 


seman,  Wallace.  Crandle,  Fish.  Lister,  Spencer  and  Stole- 
barger.  The  star  feature  of  the  bookkeeping  part  of  the 
programme  was  the  discussion  under  various  titles  of 
"  Theory  vs.  Actual  Business."  The  ball  was  opened  by 
S.  K.  Packanl,  of  New  York,  in  a  most  able,  clear-cut. 
convincing  jwper,  entitled,  *' Theory  and  Practice  in 
Teaching  Accounts."  Mr.  Packard  took  the  ground  that 
from  i>ractice  were  deduced  theories  that  the  next  gener- 
ation of  learners  could  save  time  by  studying.  In  other 
words,  that  the  theories  were  after  all  the  result  of  the 
practice  and  experience  of  our  predecessors  in  any  line  of 
work.  Those  taking  part  in  the  discussion  were  Marshall, 
Kinsley,  Springer  and  Brown.  By  common  consent  all 
till'  i>aiK'rs  bearing  on  this  phase  of  the  work  were 
l)laced  on  the  programme  so  as  to  coocentrate  discus- 
sion. ''  Intercommunication— Business  Practice,"  by  S. 
H.  Goodyear,  Chicago ;  "  Actual  Business  from  Start 
to  Finish,"  Carl  C.  Marshall.  Battle  Creek,  Mich,; 
"  Bookkeeping -Oftire  Practice,"  W.  H.  Sadler,  Balti- 
more, Md.  Those  participating  in  the  discussion  de- 
veloped the  fact  that  there  were  three  classes  of  opinions  : 
believers  in  actual  business  from  the  start ;  believers  in 
thorough  theory  training,  followed  by  a  brief  course  in 
practice  ;  believers  in  a  mixture  of  theory  and  practice 
from  the  beginning.  Those  taking  part  in  the  general  dis- 
cussions of  these  vjirious  papers  were  Brown.  Packard, 
Westervelt,  Wallace,  Goodyear,  Springer,  Weber  and 
Marshall.  Considerable  time  was  allotted  to  these  papers 
and  discussions  and  all  the  meml)ers  went  home  with  a 
iH'tter  understandmg  of  what  wjis  taught  in  the  various 
systoins.  Messrs.  Goodyear,  Marshall  and  Sadler  ac- 
quitted themselves  well  and  made  the  l>est  possible 
presentations  of  their  respective  subjects. 

*■  Vertical  Writing  "  was  slaughtered  by  C.  H.  Peirce, 
of  Evansville,  Ind..  in  a  very  able  paper  covering  every 
IHissible  phase  of  the  question,  accompanied  by  numerous 
tolling  illustrations  on  the  bhu-kboard.  It  was  followed 
by  E.  H.  Roudebush.  of  Chiciigo,  witJi  "  Vertical  Writing, 
the  Fiistest  Writing."  The  discussion  was  participated  in 
by  Panwns,  StoleVmrger  an.l  so  many  others  that  it  was 
ditficult  to  keep  track  of  it.  The  uest  paper,  "  Simplified 
Penmanship."  by  C.  P.  Zimer,  created  something  of  a  sen- 
sation among  the  teachers  of  \vriting.  because  of  the  radi- 
cal views  expressed  by  Mr.  Zaner.  He  said  that  teachers 
of  i»enmanship,  himself  included,  have  done  much  to  re- 


tard  the  progress  of  their  students  in  the  matters  of  sim- 
plicity- and  individuality  in  writing.  He  advocates  ex- 
tremely abbre\iated  or  simplified  writing,  with  very  little 

slant. 

The  Saturday  .S>**»om. 

At  the  opening  of  the  Saturday  morning  session  a  reso- 
lution was  oflfered  by  Carl  C.  Marshall  to  exclude  text 
book  publishers  and  others  from  advocating  special  sys- 
tems on  the  Convention  floor.  This  resolution  was  voted 
down. 

^M^rnamental  Writing."  by  M.  K.  Bussard.  Cedar 
Rapids.  la.,  was  the  next  topic,  and  Mr.  Bussard  made  a 
strong  plea  for  the  beautiful  in  writing.  Upon  request  of 
the  Convention.  Mr.  Bussard  gave  an  exhibition  of  his 
skill  on  the  blackboard,  which  elicited  much  applause. 
The  next  subject,  "  Business  Writing,"  by  L.  M.  Thom- 
burgh. Cedar  Rapids,  la.,  was  of  absorbing  interest  and 
was  closely  followed  by  all.  Mr.  Thornburgh's  success 
as  a  teacher  brought  him  scores  of  questions  which  were 
answered  in  a  fair,  convincing  manner.  "  My  Hobbies," 
W.  N.  Ferris,  Big  Rapids,  Mich.,  was  a  telling  plea  for  the 
education  of  the  heart  side  of  the  student  and  was  one  of 
the  hits  of  the  Convention.  Discussed  by  Stolebarger,  A. 
J.  Barnes  and  Packard.  ■*  Itinerant  Penmanship  Teach- 
ing of  the  Past."  by  Thos.  E.  Hill,  Chicago,  brought  out 
many  of  the  meth<Kls  adopted  by  old  time  writing  mas- 
ters in  organizing  classes.  "  Commercial  Law,"  by  W.  H. 
Whigam,  Chicago,  was  full  of  interesting  points  and  was 
discussed  by  Parsons,  Springer  and  others.  "  Business 
Correspondence,"  by  W.  F.  Giesseman,  Des  Moines,  la., 
provoked  much  discussion  and  a  variety  of  opinions  in  re- 
gard to  letter- writing.  Discussed  by  Springer,  Wallace, 
King.  Packard,  Crafton,  Dudley  and  Ferris.  "  The  Teacher 
of  Bookkeeping,"  by  J.  E.  King,  of  Rochester,  N.  Y., 
was  an  earnest  plea  for  the  ennobling  of  the  calling  of 
the  special  teacher  and  the  bringing  of  the  business  man 
and  business  teacher  in  closer  contact.  It  was  most 
warmly  indorsed  by  Mr.  Packard  and  others.  '*  The 
Go.spel  of  Debit  and  Credit,"  by  J.  W.  Warr,  Moline,  HI., 
was  up  to  Mr.  Warr's  usual  high  standard.  '  Public 
School  Drawing,"  by  A.  C.  Webb,  Nashville,  Tenn.,  was 
a  most  able  exposition  of  what  should  be  done  in  that  hne 
and  was  enthusiastically  received  and  much  discussed  by 
the  supervisors  present.  "  Business  Writing,"  by  J.  W. 
McCaslin,  Chicago,  was  presented  in  such  a  way  that  it 
stirred  matters  up  at  a  lively  rate  and  provoked  a  discus- 
sion that  did  not  allow  much  drowsiness  while  it  was  in 
progress.  Those  taking  part  in  the  discussion  were  Stole- 
barger, Bu8.sard  and  Gordon. 

Mr.  Crandle,  of  WyckofE,  Seamans  &  Benedict,  pre- 
sented to  the  Association  n  handsome  gavel.  A  vote  of 
thanks  was  tendered  to  Mr.  Crandle. 

Resolution  was  introduced  and  carried  that  all  commer- 
cial teachers  use  their  best  efforts  to  induce  students  to 
subscribe  for  Husbn'ss  Etiucntian. 

The  following  resolution  was  unanimously  adopted  : 
"  Resolved,  That  the  hearty  thanks  of  this  Convention 
are  hereby  extended  to  Mr.  S.  S.  Packard^  of  New  York, 
for  the  interest  in  the  work  which  he  has  shown  in  at- 
tending this  meeting,  and  we  extend  to  him,  by  a  rising 
vote,  the  hearty  compliments  of  the  season,  with  the  wish 
that  his  health  and  life  may  be  spared  for  many  years  to 

A  resolution  of  sympathy  with  Robert  C.  Spencer,  Mil- 
waukee, Wis.,  on  his  recent  illness,  was  adopted  by  rising 
vote. 

Invitations  to  the  Association  to  meet  with  them  in  '06 
were  received  from  Jennings  &  Moore,  la.  Bus.  Coll.,  Des 
Moines,  la.,  and  O.  M.  Powers,  Metropolitan  .Bus.  Coll., 
Chicago.  Mr.  Powers'  invitation  was  accepted  unani- 
mously, and  the  next  meeting  will  be  held  in  the  rooms 
of  the  Metropolitan  Bus.  Coll.,  Chicago,  during  Holiday 
week,  '96. 

The  committee  on  resolutions,  consisting  of  Messrs 
King,  Siidler,  Bussard  and  Wise,  brought  in  special  reM 
lution  of  condolence  on  the  death  of  J.  H.  Schoonovei 
Pittsburgh,  Pa.  The  same  committee  also  brought  lu 
resolutions  thanking  the  proprietors  and  teachers  of  the 
Chicago  Bus.  Coll.,  Chicago  press,  Officers  of  the  Associ- 
ation, Smith  Premier  Typewriter  Co.,  Wyckoff,  Seamans 
&  Benedict. 

The  President  appointed  Messrs.  Bro  wn  and  Spencer  a 
committee  to  escort  the  new  President  of  the  Federation 
of  Commercial  Teacf.ers'  Associations,  Mr.  S.  S.  Packard, 
of  New  York  City,  to  the  chair.  On  behalf  of  the 
Association,  retiring  President  Kinsley  presented  a 
new  gavel  to  incoming  President  Packard  with  a  few  re- 
marks. Speeches  were  made  by  President  Packard, 
Messrs.  Brown,  Spencer,  Sadler,  Warr  and  others. 

After  singing  "America,"  "  Auld  Lang  Syne,"  "God 
Be  With  You  Till  We  Meet  Again,"  and  "  Home,  Sweet 
Home,"  the  Convention  adjourned. 


Atwood.  F.  H-,  Chicab'o. 


Brown.  GKW..  Jr..  Ottawa.  Ul.  Curtiss.  C.  C.  Minneapolis 
Bullion  W  R.,  Chicago-  Crafton.  J.  H..  Quincy,  ni. 

Bns-sard.  M.  K.  Cedar  Rapids.  Clair.  A.  L.,  Mt.  Morris.  Dl 
„Ia         .     ^       ,  Claybaueh,  G.  C.  Chicago. 

Barnes.  Arthur  J.,  St.  Louis.    Chirk,  M.  J..  Chicago 


'C^^njruubia7tU'Cl^iUAa& 


Owen.  H.  M..  Decstor.  111. 
Orerend.  Edmund  F.,  Evans- 

viUe.  Ind. 
Orr.  Omnt.  Chicseo. 


Finb.  J.  F  .  Louwvflle. 
Fcrrin.    W.    N..    Big    Bapid*. 

Mich. 
Frye.  C.  8..  Chicago. 
GfXMlyear.  S.  H..  Chicago. 
Oordun.  J.  O..  Bocky  River. 


Pa<;kard.  8.  8..  New  York. 
Potter.  E.  A.,  Elgin.  111. 
Reistor,    H.    E.,    CenterviUe. 


GoDilrinK.  A.  C.  Chicago. 


H<Tl(Kk<;r.   W.   B.    Freenorl. 

111. 
HotutoD.     Harry.     Saginaw, 


.  W.  J..  Victoria.  lU 
{,  J.  E..  Rochester. 


L<M>juii<,  H.  T  .  (Jlevcland. 
Lo«ie.  E,  J..  Rockford.  m. 
Link.  A.  F..  Cedar  RapidH,  la. 
LcMley.  A,  W..  Chicago. 


ni. 

Richman.  J.  M..  Corry.  Penn. 
RusocU.V.  M..  Richmond.  Ind. 
Buetz.  M.  J..  Elgin,  ni 
Bogen*.  F.  E..  Bochenter. 
Roudcbash.  E.  H.,  Chi<aigo 
Richmond,  N.   L.,  Kankakee. 

ni. 


Sadler.  W.  H.,  Baltimore. 
Thornburgh,    L.     M..    Cedar 

Bapidx. 
Turman,  W.  T.,  Terre  Haute, 
Virdcn,  P.  B.,  Chicago. 
Whigam,  W.  H  ,  Chicago. 
Wise.  Ja«.  O,.  Akron.  O. 
Webb,  A.  C.  Nashville. 
Warr,  J.  W.,  Moline,  HI 
Wallace,  A.  P.,  Onarga,  HI. 
Whitmer,    O.    A.,    La   Porte, 

Ind. 


MacCwn.i,.,  .  ,1 

Martthull.     Cm 

Crec'k,  Mi.h. 

McCanlcy.  W,  H.,  Dbb  Mc 

Nottlpton,  O.  E.,  Jacksonville, 


I  Westervelt.    J.    W.,    London, 

ugo.  Ont. 

Battle  Weaver,  G,  E.,  Mt,  Morris.  Dl. 
Wel;er,  Jay  J.,  Defiance,  O. 


111. 


Zaner,  C,  P.,  Columbus,  O. 


•  Not  present,  but  remitted  dues, 

HONOIIAUY   MBMBEItS, 

Barry,  Lizzie,  Miss,  Chicago,     Lhamon,  T.  P.,  Mrs.,  Elkhart, 
Blood,  Harriett,  Miss,  Council      Ind, 
Bluffs.  Palmer,   A.  N,    Mrs.,    Cedar 

Hnttic,     Miss,     Cedar      Rapids. 

I.  W.,  Mrs.,  Chicago, 


Rapldi 
Charlton,    Laura    M.,    MIsj 

CenterviUe,  la. 
Deitcfaor,  Carrie.  Miss,  Ch 


Ul. 


Swayze,  M.   E.,  Mrs.,  Grand 
Haven,  Mich. 
„-"-■„  Starr,  Cora  M.,   Miss,   Craw- 

Faust,  C.  A„  Mrs,,  Chicago.         tordsville,  Ind. 
Kowlcr,  Maude,  Chicago,  111.      Shinn,  L.  Mrs.,  Chicago 
Fnrrar,  Sybil  M.,  Miss,  Chi-  Virden,  F,  B.,  Mrs  ,  Chicago, 

cago.  ni. 

Farr,  Mory  E  ,  Miss,  Chicago.  Waller,  L  Viola,  Miss,  Charles 
Herdllcka,    Celia,   Miss,   Chi       City,  la 
..''ft*',;   .    ,        _  Whitehead,   M,  Fronia,  Miss, 

Hall,  Mabei  (1.,  Miss,  Chicago,      Benton  Harbor,  Mich. 
Ives,  W.  J„  Mrs.,  Victoria,  111,  Wheaton,   Momie,  Miss,   Chi- 
Joy,  Evtt,  Miss,  Chicago.  cago 

Johnston,  Anna  M.,  Miss,  Ma- 
rion, la. 

Ofllrora  and  Coninilllci'ii  for  '90. 

fedkhation  or  commeiiciai,  teacheiis' associations. 
President,  S.  S.  Packard,  New  York. 
Vice-President,  W.  N.  Ferris,  Big  Rapids,  Mich. 
Secretary,  D  W.  Springer,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 
Treasurer,  C.  A.  Faust,  Chicago,  HI. 

Executive  Committee,  O,  M.  Powers.  Chicago.  111.;  A.  N. 
Palmer,  Cedar  Rapids,  la,:  A,  C.  Webb,  Nashville,  Tenn 

WK8TEBN   I'ENME.N'S  ASSOCIATION. 

President,  L,  M.  Thornburgh,  Cedar  Rapids.  la. 
Vice-President,  C.  P  Zaner,  Columbus,  O, 
Secretary,  E,  C.  Mills,  Bushuell,  111. 

Executive  Committee,  J.  W.  McCaslin,  Chicago,  111.;  A,  N. 
I'alnier,  Cedar  Rapids,  la. :  J.  F.  Fish,  LouisvUle,  Ky, 

Pwsldont,  J.  H.  Bachtouklrcher,  Lafayette,  Ind. 
Vice-Prcsiilcnt,  Miss  Harriett  Blood,  Council  Bluffs,  lo. 
Secretary,  Miss  L.  Viola  Waller,  Charles  City,  la. 
Eiecutivo  I'ommittee.  A.  E.  Parsons.  Creston,  la.;  M.   M. 
Desmond,  JoUet,  Hi.;  C.  H.  Pelrce,  Evansville  Ind. 

SIlOUTIIA.Nn  AXD  TYPEWUITINO  TEACHERS'  ASSOClATIO.\, 

President,  O,  A.  Whitmer,  La  Porte,  lud, 
Vice-President,  Mrs,  C.  A.  Faust,  Chicogo,  lu. 
Secretary,  Miss  Flora  L.  Blair. 

Executive  Committee,  M  J  Ruetz,  Elgin,  m  ;  Miss  Fannv 
lilalr.  Chicago,  ni. 

lirSINESS  TEAOHEHS*   ASSOCIATION. 

President,  O.  W.  Brovm,  Jacksonville,  Hi. 
VicoPi-esldent,  A,  W.  Dudley,  Chicago,  HI 
Secretary,  J,  E.  King,  Rochester,  N  Y. 
Executive  Committee,  W,  H.  Whigam,  Chicago,  111  ;  U  W 
f^prlnger,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.:  J  W.  Warr,  Moline,  111 

CoMimiffrr  o«  th«  Examhiatioi,  nutt  Ainiril  of  Pro/exHiomil 
<crti/lcalr,.-C.C  Rearick,  Dixon,  Ul  :  C  P.  Zaner,  Colum- 
I'us,  O,;  A  N.  Palmer,  Cedar  Rjipids.  lo.:  W  N.  Ferris,  Big 
Rapids,  Mich  ;.  J.  E  King,  Rochester,  N  Y.:  J.  M.  Mehan, 
Des  Moines,  la,;  Q.  W.  Brown,  Jacksonville,  ni. 

labile  .sVAuol  HVifinj;  and  I>rmring  Coiappdlioii  Crrtifi- 
.<i(M,_H.  E,  Reister,  CenterviUe,  la  :  C  H.  Pelrce,  Evans- 
vUle,  Ind  :  A.  C.  Webb,  Nashville,  Tenn.;  A.  E.  Parsons, 
CroBton,  la.:  J,  H.  Bachtenkircher,  Lafayette,  Ind, 

CommiIKe  on  .-iicord  o/  Btainean  Collrije  Wriltng  Comprli- 
'iir  Crrttrieattg.—L.  M.  Thornburgh.  Cedar  Rapids,  la,:  W.  F. 
(liesseman,  Des  Moines.  la.;  C.  P.  Zaner,  Columbus.  O:  E  C 
Mills,  Bushuell,  111. 

Convouttou  Nofea. 

—  The  public  school  supervisors  and  special  teachers  had  a 
iwrticularly  largo  and  enthusiastic  number  enrolled,  and  had 
>H'ver«l  well  attended  si>ecjal  meetings  in  addition  to  the  gen- 
eral pMgramme, 


—  Much  CTeflit  for  the  carefully  planned  arrangements 
and  splendid  programme  is  due  to  the  Executive  Committee, 
Messrs.  Faust,  Palmer  and  Brown,  all  of  whom  worked  hard. 
Bro.  Palmer  was  particularly  successful  in  inducing  members 
to  enroll  and  i»ay  the  initiation  fee. 

—  During  the  experience  meeting  on  Thursday  evening  an 
Ohio  member  opened  his  remarks  by  saying,  *'  I  am  a  Buck- 
eye, my  wife  is  a  Hawk-eye  :  what  are  -our  children  i " 
"  Cross-eyed  "  came  back  the  answer  from  a  member,  and 
the  Ohio  brother  could  not  be  heard  above  the  din  of 
laughter  and  applause. 

—  By  special  request,  Faust  recited  his  dog  story,  after 
gravely  inquiring  if  any  one  present  had  ever  heard  it  before. 
As  this  was  the  tenth  meeting  at  which  the  same  dog  story 
had  been  recited,  a  chorus  of  "  noes  "  was  the  answer  to  the 


-  A  large  number  of  "1*4  reports  were  disposed  of,  but  those 
still  desiring  them  can  get  copies  at  7,5  cents  each  by  apply- 
ing to  the  treasurer,  C.  A.  Faust.  4,5  East  Randolph  street, 
Chicago.  There  will  be  no  complete  report  of  the  '95  proceed- 
ings, as  the  'W4  report  proved  an  unprofitable  venture  finan- 
cially. 

—  Mes.sr8.  Spencer,  of  Louisville,  and  Walker,  of  Owens- 
boro,  Ky.,  took  a  stroll  around  the  city  one  evening  and  c 


13 

BUSINESS  COLLEGE  CONVENTION  AT 
ATLANTA. 

Kpport  of  Ihe  >IrrCiuK, 

On  Monday,  December  %  a  number  of  Southern  busi- 
ness college  teachere  met  in  Atlanta,  G!a.,  pursuuut  to  au 
order  of  the  Cotton  States  and  International  Exposition, 
setting  tliat  day  aside  a**  Busmess  College  Day. 

The  exercises  were  held  in  the  Auditorium,  and  while 
not  largely  attended,  were  characterized  by  enthusiasm. 

President  Collier  of  the  Exposition  gave  the  address  of 
welcome,  which  was  a  valuable  teatimouy  to  the  impor- 
tance of  business  education.  He  stated  that  at  least  uiue- 
tenths  of  the  clerical  help  employeil  iu  the  Exposition 


hotels  "  Saratoga, "  He  could  not  understand  why  they  didn't 
name  several  of  them  Chicaeo.     He  said  in  tue  evening's 
guiar  intervals,  he  had  counted  seven  "  Sara- 
Upon  investigation  it  was  found  that  their 


walk,  at  quite  regu 

toga"  hot«la.    Up< 

evening's  sight-seeing  had  been  devoted  to  walking  round  the 

same  block  seven  times. 


—  The  weather  \ 
self  proud  m  ever] 


odatic 


3  at  very 


reasonable  rates. 

—  WTiile  there  were  manv  in  attendance  who  were  teach- 
ers and  members  of  the  profession,  but  did  not  join  the  As- 
sociation, the  number  was  smaller  then  usual.  This  was 
mainly  owing  to  the  energetic  canvass  made  by  Bro.  Palmer 
and  the  Executive  Committee. 

—  The  plan  of  four  associations  met  '   __ . 

sition,  but  all  tnembers  of  the  four  divisions  went  away  i 
enthusiastic  in  tiraiae  of  the  plan,  determined  that  their  par- 
ticular division  would  have  the  largest  enrollment  in  ■96.  It 
is  confidently  expected  that  owing  to  the  wide  range  of  work 
now  covered  by  the  Association,  the  opportunities  for  work 
in  the  several  programmes,  and  the  central  location  of  Chi- 
cago, will  draw  out  an  attendance  from  iOO  to  500  in  '96. 


5  little  oppo- 


50ME   POINTERS   ABOUT   BORDER 
DESIGNS. 

RY    JOHN    F.    BRILEY. 

NLESS  the2  advertisement  is  in- 
closed in  an  appropriate  or  dis- 
tinctive border  it  is  not  up  to 
date,  as  a  glance  through  the 
advertising  pages  of  any  maga- 
zine will  prove.  The  contagion 
has  spread  among  all  classes  of 
advertisers.  Many  use  borders  representing  either 
directly  or  indirectly  Ihe  wares  cadvertised.     Here 


PRESIDENT  W.  A.  ROSS. 

managmeut  had  received  a  business  college  training,  and 
that  these  had  given  better  satisfaction  than  those  who 
had  not  such  a  training. 

The  convention  was  then  called  to  order  by  Prof.  W. 
W.  Fry.  of  Atlanta,  and  W.  A.  Ross,  of  Columbus,  Ga., 
was  elected  temporary  chairman  and  W.  P.  Garrett,  of 
Columbia,  S.  C,  temporary  secretary. 

G.  F.  Hart  ofifered  a  motion  that  the  body  assembled 
form  a  Southern  Business  Educators'  Association.  This 
motion  was  received  with  great  applause  and  was  unani- 
mously carried.  The  acting  chairman  appointed  a  com- 
mittee of  three,  Messrs.  Massey,  Fi-y  and  Price,  on  creden- 
tials. The  committee  enrolled  all  present  as  members  of 
the  newly  organized  association. 

A  committee  composed  of  Messrs.  Hart,  Massey  and 
McLean  was  appointed  on  by-laws.  The  name  given  the 
association  was  the  *'  Southora  Business  Educators'  Asso- 
ciation." 

The  regular  oflScers  of  tbe  association  were  then  elected. 
\V.  A.  Ross,  the  acting  chan-man,  was  elected  president 
by  acclamation.  W.  W.  Fry.  first  vice-president  ;  C.  G. 
Price,  of  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  second  vice-president ;  W.  P. 
Garrett,  the  acting  secretary,  was  elected  permanent  sec- 
retary of  the  association  and  R.  W.  Massey  was  elected 
treasurer. 

G.  F.  Hart  offered  a  resolution  to  the  effect  that  "posi- 
tions guaranteed  "  advertisements  sent  out  by  the  busi- 
ness colleges  thr:)Ughout  the  country  be  condemned  by 
the  association  and  publicly  denounced.  Motion  was  car- 
ried. 

The  convention  then  voted  to  have  a  committee  ap- 
pointed to  report  on  the  business  college  exhibits  at  the 
Exposition.  This  committee's  report  caused  some  dis- 
satisfaction on  the  part  of  two  members  of  the  convention, 


BY  J.   F.   BRILEY,  ACCOMPANYING  HIS  LESSON  ON  BORDER  DESIGNS. 


the  pen  artist  must  call  on  his  wits  to  devise  in  an 
appropriate  and  attractive  manner  a  border  that  will 
meet  these  requirements.  Others  prefer  a  more 
simple  design.  In  these  lessons  will  be  presented  a 
variety  of  designs  that  are  most  marketable  to  day 
in  the  advertising  world. 

The  most  practical  feature  vriM  be  their  design  for 
commercial  purposes  as  well  as  for  copies  for  in- 
struction. After  their  mission  is  done  on  this  page, 
they  will  be  used  by  some  bright  advertiser  to  in- 
close his  message. 

The  border  given  herewith  was  made  to  suit  an> 
advertisement.  It  is  attractive  and  simple,  and 
so  constructed  that  it  can  be  enlarged  by  the  electro- 
typer  to  any  desired  size. 

For  the  best  copy  of  this  border  made  complete  by 
any  one  under  21  years  of  age.  and  sent  before  March 
1.  1896,  I  will  send  choice  of  a  copy  of  Ames" 
Guide  or  an  engraved  autograph  of  tbe  win- 
ner's name.  Make  border  twice  the  size  of  the 
one  given  herewith,  that  is.  the  length  of  the  border 
as  well  as  the  length  and  breadth  of  each  hand. 
Border  should  not  be  less  than  o  or  6  inche*;  wide. 
Note  that  the  corner  hands  are  larger.  The  hands 
on  the  right  side  should  be  reversed  to  point  the  op- 
posite direction.  Try.  boys,  try  !  If  you  think  you 
can't  win.  try  anyway  ! 


who  withdrew  after  the  report  had  been  accepted  by  the 
association.  After  a  somewhat  lengthy  discussion  by  sev- 
eral of  the  visiting  delegates,  it  wa«  decided  that  the  next 
annual  meeting  of  tbe  association  be  held  at  Jacksonville, 
Fla.,  the  time  of  the  meeting  to  be  announced  in  the 
educational  journals  throughout  the  South  later  on. 

The  association  was  organized  on  a  permanent  basis 
and  the  members  are  enthusiastic  as  to  its  future  success. 

After  voting  thanks  to  the  gentlemen  of  Atlanta,  for 
the  progressive  spirit  manifested  by  them  in  callmg  the 
meeting,  the  press  for  its  courtesies  in  announcing  the 
meeting,  and  the  Exposition  managers,  the  association 
adjourned  sine  die. 

MEMBERS. 

C.  G.  Price.  Knoxville.  Tenn. 

W.  C.  Toole.  Americus,  Ga. 

J.  B.  Leslie.  Seale.  Ala. 

W.  N.  Nunn.  DubUn.  Ga. 

G.  F.  Hart.  Jacksonville.  Fla. 

W.  G.  Massey.  Montgomery.  Ala. 


'  J,  W,  Hayward.  Charlotte.  S   C 


W,  N.  Phillips.  Marianna.  Fla. 


14 


II  Hrlf>  Ikr  Puc 


The  Penman  s   Art  yjournal  for 
1896  (Twentieth    Year). 

._jno'»  An  Joiiri.    i   1...    1  '" 

enmmi.bip  {ir  Vm  ..'.'..  1  "\ 


Thr  Pen 


nd    ilia 


.  ,,,.  >peciiil  hobbv   to  the  exclusion  of  other  im- 

Iiortiiiit  fa<-t«rs  in  thi  hiif  c.l -i» n.i.ii.i.K.  "I  which  it  has  been  an  exponent  for  nearly 

twenty  vear».  It  is  not  hiilcbounil  i.ud  does  not  arrogate  to  itself  all  the  wisdom  or  talent 
initiiline.  It  in  broaillv  rrpre«;nt«tive  of  the  entire  profession,  alert  to  do  the  greatest 
possible  goo<l  to  all  the  Various  interests  involved,  and  thoroughly  in  touch  with  modern 
conditions  and  methods.  Each  of  its  editors  and  contributors  will  do  the  particular  work 
assigned  him  according  to  his  best  iudgment  and  ability  in  the  way  thai  will  make  it  most 
helpful  tothoee  whom  it  18  designed  to  reach.  If  anyone  has  any  better  wav  of  doing  the 
same  thing— whoever  he  may  be  or  whatever  his  plan— he  is  precisely  the  person  The 
JovKNAL  wants  to  know,  and  lie  will  be  assured  of  a  most  cordial  reception. 

In  a  word,  Thk  .Journals  aim  and  purpose  is  to  bring  Truth  to  the  Altar,  from  what- 
ever source,  regardless  of  whether  it  shall  square  with  our  own  preconceived  opinion  or  that 
of  others ;  to  place  under  contribution  the  best  skill,  maturest  experience  and  most  advanced 
thought  that  our  profession  aflfords  for  the  bcneflt  of  the  student,  the  teacher,  the  pen  artist, 
the  connoisseur. 

Mindful  of  the  paramount  importance  of  those  things  which  touch  life  more  closely 
on  its  practical  side,  those  branches  that  are  of  the  greatest  use  to  the  greatest  number  of 
JoiB.VAi,  readers  will  have  the  largest  share  of  attention.  Of  these,  plain,  rapid,  modern 
BuNiiiess  Writing  will  receive  more  emphasis  the  coming  vear  than  ever  before.  It  is  be- 
lii'veil  tliiit  no  jiaper  has  ever  offered  so  thorough  or  so  helpful  a  program  in  this  line 
we  are  laying  out  for  the  coming  vear  only  partially  outlined  below. 

//  /ri  iiimlhiiiij  ahoul  imuiKnishi'li,  yuu  uill  fiiitl  il  in  the  I'nitimn's  Alt  Jounia 


i  that 


A  4'ou 

rue  « 

r  Leu 

(•"1 

will  o.vteiid 

Ihi'(. 

iKhoit 

lh( 

form,  el«r.. 

»'llh 

huiKli 

ed,» 

e*vry.<lMy, 

rapl< 

,  sens 

ble 

methods. 

Tllr  B 

cnn  W 

rll 

LeadliiK  Hu 

■<hi.-« 

Wiil 

of  •riiT  ,T,„ 

BUSINESS   WRITING 

»  I"   H"l 

rennirkabl: 
vritinK,  and 


•K  Wriliiis.    By  C.  C    LiSTEn.— This coui'sc 
rouiKi  completely— position,  movement.  Sliced. 
Lister  Is   II 
the  teilche 


iia  ToBcborii'  Open  Courl.— Participated  in  by  Fifty  of  Americas 
III  Teachero.  All  copies  prepiircd  by  direction,  and  under  rbe  guidance 
'I'liis   IJepiirtment  will  present  each  mniith  copies         '"'' " 


I  scan  a  i.nrue  <'lu«> 
.Ij.UI  1.11 


liiMnexn  rollesieoll 
iiiided  by  llie  Biixiii 
>l  AdiillN  III  Forear 


■  llipld      llllslli 


■ill. III,..   UrII 


nHarj  for  Bi 

.llaile.    (Illustniteil).    By  S.  H.  F. 
atcil).    liy  E.  H.  Roul 


fully  11) 

iiierirali  BlinliietiK  Wrlllns;. 
ss  World.  (IllustiateiJ).  By  C. 
I  .lloveillenl.  (Illustrated).  By 
Wriflila.  By  R.W.  Ballunti.ne. 


lolV    I      IlltlU 

(Illustrated). 


estock. 
Write   It.    iHlustrated). 


r  KIze    and    Relation  10    Bui 

IIV  [>-  A.  (illlFFITTS. 

ami  PractUeJI.    aHustratcd) 
Nettleton,  C. 


?  have  been  promised. 


GENERAL. 


liieHK   Capitals, 

\V.  H    BE.vroM. 
E.  Webber.  C,  C. 


^-Cai-btalrN 

London.  101! 
•  of  uriffiiidl 


Aiiiri  u  iin  jinirnal  ever  devoted  cscliisively  to  the 

iinitiii  I,  B\  LanodonS.  Thompson.— Mr.  Thompson 
iiii'Klrntnlly  newspaper  illustration)  to  a  teachable 
lii-ii;it»-(l  Ie39C)ns.  Any  one  can  learn  to  draw,  tiinl 
MiM    and  cariuatuiy  work.    These  lessons  will  be  i)u 

>\v  siiulents,  Tenchei-s  and  Business  Men  of  Ditfenni 
I.— A  hirpe  contribution  of  specimens,  with  full  in- 
s8loner8  of  Education  of  all  the  prmcipal  countries  of 


'  '"  "'.'**'"-■     T)u:^»g}r  ,,/the  Furenrm  and  Its  Modifying  Jnfiu 
iim  \i  riiiiii:.    Ry  u  M.  THonNBunoH. 

::  :    «  lial    II    |^  and  How  lo   Oet  It.     A  Sj/mp()8i»»i.— Forty 

'^ ^  M"! -Ill  init.lieiiTicw?,  and  theii 


iM'iu  of  the  best  penmen  forhuodneds 
hj:iiiii   illustrations  will  be  used. 
Kiiuciital  pen  work  (mainly  flourishing) 

be  presented   ornamental,  enffravei-s" 


1:;  t  Tlirir  Comparative  IVIerltH  for  BunlnesMPHr- 

'._  (niiistnrtedt.    By  S.  B.  Pahnestock. 


■  L.J.  EwELS' 

npid  AVrl 


I  111   U  rltiti 


» t    Some  speed  tests  made  by  a  Jo'DRKaI' 


nud    CoDHervaltTe   Forms 

^\  i;.  W.  Harman 


■  Frepnr 


1  I'hotOKii 


"■  ■  I        Illustrated).    By  bis  son.  R.C.  Spencbb  — 
I'  iits.  the  writinK  of  Father  Spencer  on 
'    >  I  I   '-'> '»f  work  in  his  busy  life,  will  be  treated. 
•  il  :nvin-s  made  especially  tor  The  Journal. 
Hii*.lnrMN  K^liools.     6y  W.  J.  Amos. 
""• ""*  ""•  --'»•»•  ■"  <l»t'  ProfeH»lun.    By  L   C  Horton. 

PEN   DRAWING. 

LETTERING.    DESIGNING,    ENGROSSING. 

"-^h.'\,p';!*Ji;;I"i:,v.uUlMnH.^^^  -■n,,..nu,M.  will  give  new  practical  styles 

._ .11.  iu  the  muui   U"  t  mi  tl  at  1.  l.  m  ^r  ^       ''"'     ''  "^^"'  «».^«>'>e8of  work.    'The 

!^»TKL'?i'^r'\L';?mr,?„r^-^-"'-^^'^'^^^^^^ 

pel  "«Tl?S,?,^^'f.?,-i;e,?;;.;Vs>iSl't"-o"li^t';;j?  new  j;^S^  '^'°'  -"""^  borter  .designs  and 


CoUTtiP  I 

Of  pen  Ictterir 


Liicriillv«  Pen  Work— A  Series  of  Snperb  Plates.— Enirrossin?  for  framing,  a]bum> 


mmercial  designing. 
M\>o.V,(  HAS.  F.  JohnsoKiWm.A.Cowi 

Riu(  F-  McRae.  R.  W.  Crouch^  Pktek  S 
and  other  leading  pen  a 


. bv  The 
unkS.  pe 
.  E.  C.  Ma 


t\uoughout  the 

PUBLIC    SCHOOL    DEP'T 


staff  artists :  Cha 

John  F.  Briuet,  U.  J.Scbweitzkr, 

.  and  bv  C.  P.  Zaxer,  W.  E.  Dknnis. 


By  .1.  O.  QoRDos. 

Bv  .1.  D.  Bond. 
_  il  Public  Sriinola.    Bv  H.  Cn.VMPl.l 

nd  General   Wrlnen  Work;  Tbelr  Relation 


Wlial  He  should  Bi 

illiiin— lio«   Seeured.    ililustrated).    By  J  H.  B 
■  leal  wnilna:  ReiiuUa  In  Sl.Pa 
?  I  «e  and  .\bnse  of  llie-<op>-Br 
elal  «Trllln<:  I.e>>s< 


-■  In.lllnteK.     By  A.  E.  PAHSOXS. 

In  Drawing.    By  Lanc.don  S.  Thompson,  Directoi- of  Draw- 

'  t    Tliompson's  lessons  duriUK  'M  wcrejl  great  s 


'iOTtiCdXtctruLS 


Id 


THREE  FOR  ONE.. 


2*^   The    . 


for  January  devotes  two  pages  to  "  The  Making  of  an  Upto- 
Date  Business  Brochure."  A  score  or  more  illustrations,  in 
line  and  half-tone,  are  used.  If  you  have  ever  issued  any  sort 
of  a  catalogue,  or  ever  e-xpect  to,  this  might  interest  you.  It 
might  even  help  you. 

There  are  also  two  pages  devoted  to  advertising.  A  number  of  the 
brightest  magazine  ads.  of  the  monlh  are  reproduced. 

Problems  in  Accounting,  Office  Equipment,  Business  Law,  Finance  and 
Commerce  suggest  other  features. 

The  subscription  price  of  The  Business  Journal  has  been  reduced  to 
fifty  cents  a  year,  five  cents  a"copy.  With  The  Penman's  Art 
Journal  (News  Edition),  one  year  for  $i.oo.  Make  it  §1.50, 
and  we  will   include  a 

CELEBRATED  LINCOLN  FOUNTAIN  PEN, 

solid  gold,  handsome  hard-rubber  holder  ;  warranted  to  give 
entire  satisfaction  or  money  refunded.  This  combination 
would  give  good  value  at  three  times  what  we  ask 

AMES  &  ROLLINSON  COMPANY, 

202  BROADWAY,  NEW  YORK. 


AMItRICAlS  GRAPHITE 

/o     PENCILS. 

A  pencil  with  a  smooth,  tougrh  unifoim  lead 
will  ffreatly  aid  a  good  and  free  stjle  of  pen 

Dixon's  "  American  (irnphite  Pencils  are 
unequaled  for  all  qmilities  most  desiiable  in 
n  lead  pencil.  If  your  stationer  doei  not  keei 
thow  stamped  "American  Graphite  ment  on 
Penman's  Art  JouKNAi.  and  send  16  tent<;  1  i 
samples  worth  double  the  money 

Jos.  Dixon  Crucible  Co.,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 


Q<><><><K>0-<><><><><><K>0<><K>0<>0<)-0-0-C>" 


The  Cigarette  must  go. 
The  Public  School  Boys  ] 
say  so 


.p.. ...     ^  V     for  badges  of 

(lescTlptfons  chet  rfuUy  furnished 
0-000<X>0 


^^^S'S^ 


BY   MISS  ELLA  E.  CALKINS,   LACELLE,   lA. 


BUSINESS  WRITING  BY  C.   E.  DOSER,  ZANERIAN  ART  COLL.,  COLUMBUS,  O. 


VUt<:iXu.cAaS 


Schools, 
flebrasha. 

OnAHA  BUSINESS  COLLEOR.  corner  isth  and 

Farnam.  Ornjilm.  .v<'l..    ol.lf^t.  lariti-nt  anil  iK-at  In 
th<-  UVhi.   kijii  hiulnma,  iihortbaQa.  pen  art.  pen- 


'k^f. 


Indiana. 


I'ri'paratory,     IndlTldual    Instnit 

rti-ntii  annually.    Open   all   y»«r.     *>  nu-  lor    luii 

inrormatlon.     E   J.  HKEB.  PreB. 

INDIANAP0LI5     COLLEOe     OP     COHHERCe. 

A'-tual  )iUHln>-M  rrom  Marl  to  nnNh.  A  ourt  rv- 
iK>rt*'rf>f  :*(iycar«  .•xi».Tlen<-fl«'M-r»-»  Shorlhan'l. 
IlnnrlM^mfat  «'-)i'>r>l  quarUTM  Inlnillaiia.  Ek-va- 
u»r.  ftfylrlr  IlKlit.Kan  and  iil4?«m  ht-at.  Writ*  for 
Information ,    -JOUKNAl,  WUILDINO." Monument 

5PENCeRIAN    BUSINES5    COLLEOE,     Indian- 


Uejas. 

ALAMO   CITV   BUSINESS   COLLEQE.    Normiil 

Academy.    ^hr>rtlinn<l.  Typewriting  and  Telegra(>h 
Teiai."  *"' 

flasbPllle,  Uenn. 


ulogue.     Snn 


(Beorata. 

SULLIVAN    &    CRICHTON'S    BUSINESS    COl^ 

1>K(JK,    SttitK.l     of    Hliorthnnd    nntl     Tclpgrapliv, 
Allnntii.  'ill.     LcadInK  colk'ne  South.     Four   pen- 

Connecticut. 

MERRILL  BUS.  COLL.  AND  SCHOOL  OF  SHORT- 


Galifornta. 

QAROBN    CITY    BUSINESS     COLLEQE,     San 

.IdH.'-,  lul.  One  of  (lie  Ije8t  estAbllKbed  and  moat 
tiiieeee«riil  ediK-atlonul  liiHtllutloim  nf  the  Paelflo 
Hlope.  Sneelnl  Penniantdiln  Department  In  cbnrKe 
or  C.  E.  \f  EUnER.    H.  B.  \^OR4ESTEli.  Pre.. 

«IBALD'5    BUSINESS    COLLEOB,    San    Fran- 

'"'/r.'.'".  *"""^  ■'"*  i'''"'^  '*"■  InrKeHt  private  school  west 
r.nili' e  "«""■ .        '"'  '""'""■  I'i'P'l"  now  pro.»peniu» 

■Rentuchp. 

'-°yi.?<.^'.!-A?,.8J?^*NT   &    STRATTON   BUSl- 

rsi'.sscfiLLKoE.    Open  throughout  the 


dc 


time.    Catalogue  free. 


I..iiir«vilii.:  Ky. 

Mest  IDlrfllnia. 

*''?,?.^',-,',?<'    BUSINESS    COLLEQE,     PHONO- 

Ivi.^V.r  iv'",V"-  '>"[!  SCHOOL  OF  ENGLISH, 

niiceliK,  n.  \n.    J.  M.   FBiSHER,  I'rin.  and 


Oblo. 

'"'^'",!  ';?!?J'f ,'**=!>'•  COLLEQE,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

ongliaiid  1    >    "i*^"  t*""''    ^'*"'*'  *''''"*'"''h«'fl-    Thnr 

it'lhel''„i51r,.|;!l'!','"eipS.l!,^  t'ST.nV',""  ."■I"'''' 
college,  that  l.et„"'a,^K   Jf  J^J°.'«J„J,''"»'"'5' 

vSr  kMwi    ln«t  l?i,i?,.    ^'"•"nlng  this  old  and 
;i;;i..l'nrJ.V"Hl'i"D'&5?N%Vi1,.?''K'."?«:'Lt?: 

Hew  l3orh. 

CMAFFEE'S  PMONOQRAPHIC  INSTITUTE,  Os- 

lii,'n.V't.i'i,lii    \..i.'""^  /'twi/ioiM   secured    all  short- 

?,.,  Cl,    f  ",',„»n'.!'mi,"Y""  .S""!"-      All     tK 

w.";rc»iii'FS,fe»^,  j'r'"""'  ^'-  ^-S"' 

LONO    ISLAND   BUSINESS    COLLEQE,   u,  to 

rwRi"jST:v>Mjcrpn'i:''''"''^' "'■''»'''''"■  hes^t 

E**TMAN  BUSINESS  COLLEGE.  Poughkecp. 

•^BW    .yORK,  BUSINESS    COLLEGE,    .s,    East 

kni^v'r".'hiS/"'"''''''''    ''  '     '■      "■>''"-"  «"ll- 


«S  B  NETIOH  flmeiicans  Warn  me  Best. 

UnderhlM's  Rapid  Phonography 

lllus.  o.r"  '"'" "  ru.lVr'hmCV"  K  !',^;,y'  k!'J  i.^'Lp.  N.  y. 
tX-THK  DSE  OF  CCTS  on  Iht,  pagt  or  anv 


I  Iowa. 

CATALOGUES  of  The  CapiUI  City  Commercial 

ColIeKe  and  the  Capital  Cut  School  of  Shorthand 
Hill  he  sent  free  to  IntenuInK  students-  Address 
MEH-AN  A  McCAl'LEV.  Des  Moines.  Iowa-  These 
lost  It  utions  are  II rst-class  business  training  schools. 

BrHansas. 

LITTLE   ROCK   COMMERCIAL  COLLEGE,    M. 

A  STO-S'E.  Fres..  Is  not  the  BEST,  bnt  no  other 
word  will  describe  It  because  It  hi  HOXEST. 

Canada. 

ONTARIO  BUSINESS  COLLFOr   Relk-  ilk.  On- 
tario.   2Nthy  


sfJN.  F.  C.  . 


prlnclpah 
KoiliNWON  &  JOHN 


Gana&a,  1\ova  Scotia. 

PERNIN-SNELL  SHORTHAND^Easy.  last,  read 

«l  Vilme,  iTu-iTuaranteeil.  >.  J.  SNELL'.  Truro. 

flDissouri. 

SPALDINQ'S  COMMERCIAL  COLLEGE,  Kansas 

'liv.  Mn  .  Is  the  oldest,  largest.  iH-at  business  col- 
lege In  the  West.  Thorougli  Instruction  given  In 
bookeeplng.  shorthand,  typewriting,  telegraphy, 
ele.  OatalOKUe  free.  Establlshe<r  18«S.  J.  F. 
SPAI.D1NG.  I^M..  Prest. 

CoioraOo. 

WOODWORTM'S     SHORTHAND     AND     COM- 

MKltn.u.C'H.LKGE.  KItlr.'dge  Building.  Denver. 

r -      (•..inhliie-l    Curse.      Practical   .Shorthand 

i)m,->--  \V,  .\.  WOODWORTH,  President.  W.  A 
.MlI'IICICSON.  B.  a..  .Miiuatfer.  12-y 

Hortb  Carolina. 

CHARLOTTE  COM.  COLL.,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 


Jflori&a. 


Louisiana. 


Enifltsh  nnd  Com'l  Courses 


Vacation.     Day  and 


xcelled.    Two 


Prln.  Com'l  Dept. 


IFnstruction  Bv  /IDail. 


Bookkpoplng.  office  rou 
talculatlons  dncludliiK  1 
apld    addltlim)    taiiKht 


t.ii()Kki:f£plNa  or  Penmanship 

tmif,   by    mail,  or  personally  :    six 

.     .     .  "  i*>""'lfe(is  of  pupils  lu  positions. 

.ompet<'nt  sliorthand  pupils    secure    good    posl- 

.11.     Address  MOWER  COL- 


r„ 

tlons:    learn 
LEGE.  Den 


¥    >•    * 
Ipcnmen. 


Pierceton,  Normal  and 

'    III. liana.  Box  3.'i3.  Auto- 
i     'I  artist  and   Instructor. 


ravorlt**  pen  hni 


of  duplicator  prm 
WRITING  LESSONS  B\    1  \U 


The  Jocrnal,  I 


quest  of  r 

sons  In  a .  . 

limited  number  of  mall 

rates:  sixmos,  term.  24  1.  -  -  ii.'VJ* 

term.  12  lessons,  ts  ;  sHikI.- I.    -    ,-       r-r  ,h 

L.M.THORXBURGH.  Cellar  Ilupl, Is.  Town, 

D.    S.    HILL,   Penman,   riarlon,  Ky..    beautiful 

^.V.?.'"i"m.,li'*^!»,P'*«..S?'*''-    ''"slnesa  and  fancy  lO 
« ''"'*■  'ouli  eourse  $;J  Oc,  cards  lo  cents.     AH  kinds 

SAVE    YOUR  A10NEY  by  ordering  your  Auto^ 

nmllc  ShadlUK  Pens,  Slmdlng  Pen  Inks  and  Sup- 
plies of  the  "  Automatic  Man." 


E.  Randolph  St..  ChJcago,  HI. 


W.     S.    MISER.     Writing     flapefvlsor     l>nblic 

^    ■  '  '       Schools.   Rlchmoiul, 


cheaper.    Price  »'..i<i  to  8i,(»n      Inraluahle  to 
ME.Vand  TEACHERS.    Work  and  circulars  fre*. 

AUTOriATIC  SHADING  PEN  INKS.    Berlin  the 

J^*!':'''-    Manufactured  t)y  A.   B.  Cush "  — 


free.    Special  prTc 

P.  M.  SISSON.  Penman,  Newport.  R.  I.    Your 

name  on  1  dozen  cards,  fancy  and  bustness  ciii>- 
Itals.  business  letter  anti  A  beautiful  souvenir,  all 
for  li>  2  cent  stamps. 

SEND  35  CENTS  lor  firife  Jpeclmens  of  Writing. 

Lettering  and  Flourishing,  Can't  help  but  please. 
Address  JNO.  F.  SIPLE.  oare  Bartlktt's  Bls.  Col.. 
Cincinnati.  O. 

ELLA    E.   CALKINS.    LIIMlle.   Iowa.     I3  cards. 

25c..  12  styles.  30o..  artrBtlc  \vrltlUK.   10c. 

A.  E.  PARSONS,  Creston.  Iowa.  Sticks  to  the 

good  old  text,  which  h«s  been  a  helpful  sugKes 
S!°^-J**  thousands.  LEARN'  Tu  WRITE  YOUR 
NAME.  Send  me  your  nwne.  written  In  full  and 
25  cento,  and  I  wfll  stniTjou  one  dozen  or  nioro 
ways  of  writing  It.  wjA  Imttuctlons :  or  send  me  a 
2-cent  stamp,  and  I  wlQ  Mhd  you.  addressed  In  mv 
hand,  price-list  descriptive  of  lessons  bv  mail, 


extended  ■.■•>.  cuit^i 
cards,  flourishing, 
need  apply. 


— ,  capitals, 

—No    postal    cards 


A.    D.    TAYLOR   will  iftfld    you    his    National 

Course  of  Twenty  LessbOa  In  Writing  for  only  Ten 
n-^iiB.^     r.™.  -^ne-hatt  in  advance      ■•--'      ■ 


0.     TAYLOR,    tialvestbh    Bufl.     Unl."     Galvest 
Tei.  J., 

R.  M.  JONES.  Pen  ArtW,  I8t9  Mary  St..  S.  S. 

Pittsburgh.  Pa.    One  dOB.  aaiotted  cards  2.^  eta. ; 
unique  specimens  of  peh  Work. 25  cts.;  resolutions. 


icrlptlonof  oraamentS'ten 

lutlons  engrossed    froth    18.60  upwards.    Corre- 


l  work  to  order.    Reso 


luiiuiis  fiigrossea    rroin    iH.eu  upwards.    Corn 
spondence  solicited.     A.  B.   DEwHURST.  Utici 


E.  L.  GLICK.    Bliss    Business    Colleire.  Lowell. 

Mass.     Idoz.  Slgnatur.-.,  ..II    r^ml- -s,7in..rhh !.■ 

Kant.30c.;Buslne3.sr;M,Il;Ll^  '^m,-  |.|,,Mr-Mi,.,l  -.^^  ;iii 
-a  beauty.  23c.;  all  In-  r.<\.-  M..„.  .  r,  r,ii„i,  ,|  n 
theworklsnotsntlsfai-nuv  i  >ii)i,iii,  ii,.M,  ,  i,,,,,, 
erly  adjusted.  2lk-.  I„.i:;i'  Mii'k  Imln  Inu  "lUr 
Half  stick.  :((ii-       ].:  |.-.-,.iis  in    i  >i  ri.,i,,.  i,r  i  l   \^   i' ■■    ■,_ 


S.  B.  PAHNESTOCK,  McPHERSON  COLLEGE, 


Mcpherson,  Ka 


Mant"  a^0. 


In  atmveri}nj  (uivertmmei\Ui»igned  bj/  a  nnm-de- 
piunwi,  delays  and  mistaHM  are  avoided  hy  sealing 
and  rfampfnfl  the  rKVlie*  rtadv  fw  maHina  and 
writing  the  nom-de-plume  in  a  corner,  then  ijiclos- 
im  ««cft  eeaied  revlief  in  an  envelope  addresse^l  to 
The  Penman's  Art  Journal^  i02  Broadway.  Is'ew 
York.  Postofie  mwit  he  sent  fur  forwarding  Cata- 
logues, Newspapers,  Pltotographs,  Ac . 


Situations  TKIlanteC). 

r|MIEI'KNJlAVSAl(TJOl  ll\Al,TEA<  li- 
1.        r.IO      in    l{E.\|   .       l'i-iiilliiiinh|[,,    riimuii.'lrlal 


well  qiialiriid,  reliabEc  teachers  seeking  places'  are 
lT^Tw4  .'SJ,''  '^HSJ''^^-  No  others  need  apply.  Address 
PENMAN'S  ART  JOURNAL  TEACHERS'  BUREAU, 
202  Broadway.  New  York. 

T    TF\<-||    r^nhnn.  vhnrrhriTi.l     tvl„uilti,,_      i„,i 


A  TEACHER  of  bus.  prac.  book-keep.,  pen. 
com  I  law.  com  I  arlth.,  Eng.  branches  Is  open 
ror  enk-fik-rmciit  A  h'raduute  of  com'l.  normal  an.l 
pen  art  ruur-e-  ..r  tli.^  West.  Nor.  Coll.     Pamlllarwltli 

5t   "i,  ,"    I    "         I  r<;ferenees.     Age  S7  :   height   .-. 

It.    iii'v-  In  .    iiiKiijijii.ii,      Want    moderate    salarv. 


xreacbers  'Waante^. 


Small  fee  Ist-liai  ..  .i  (  h.   r,  ,.  ■  ,    ...   ,  ■  .  ,    j,   ni.n'ii 

well  Quallfled.  reliable  tt'iichen.  aeeklug  plac*S  at^ 
wanted  for  our  lists.  No  others  need  apmy.  Address 
PENMAN'S  ART  JOURNAL  TEACHeKIs'^  BtmEAU 
202  Broadway,  New  York. 

UCRIPT  PEX.MAX  WANTED. -Wehave room 
^■^  for  another  good  script  penman.  We  want  n 
man  who  has  growth  In  him— one  who  Is  not  ohlj 
willing  to  give  us  the  beneflt  of  what  he  alrehdy 
knows  and  can  do,  but  Is  not  above  profiting  by  sUch 
hints  as  grow  out  of  a  business  that  has  been  estab- 
lished twenty  years.  Only  those  who  have  faith  IH 
themselves  and  mean  to  make  this  a  permanent  busi- 
ness need  apply.  Give  full  particulars.  Including 
salary  required,  and  enclose  script  specimens. 

A3IES  i  ROLLINSON  COMPANY.  202  Broadway. 
New  York. 


I  HAVE  sonielbfngthat  will  Interest [everv  Com- 
merclal  Teacher  who  works  on  salarv.  why  not 
help  one  another?  You  will  like  the  plan.  Inclose 
stamp  for  circulars.  Address  COMMERCIAL  TEACH- 
ER.S-  BENEFIT  ASSOCIATION.  W.  E-Stlpp.  Manager, 
Mitchell.  Indiana. 
Reference,  Bank  of  Mitchell. 

WE  HAVE  a  gooil  opening  fbr  an  energetic,  all 
n>und  commercial  teacher  lu  a  city  on  the 
Paclflc  Coa.st.  He  must  be  a  nrst-class  man  and  willing 
to  take  some  shares  of  stock  In  an  Incorporated 
college.      Address    -C.  C.  C,"   care  Pesjiav's    art 

JorR.NAL. 

JSusincss  ®pportumtic5. 

IF   VOr   WAXT   to  ri.i.  I  mitcIoI 

school   proprietors   autl    t  ;     i  *  i->'rs  of 

writing  and  drawing,  etc..  im  i  i  inm  -  -^:ltlt  col- 
unms  will  put  you  In  coiiu>tiii.>v..ii.->i  uuh  iliem. 
Possibly  you  have  a  pen,  Ink,  peiiht^tler  .ir  something 
of  the  kind  to  put  on  the  market.  You  may  want  a 
partner  for  some  business  enterprise,  etc.  This  Is  the 
column  to  put  you  In  communication  ^vItll  the  right 

The  price  li*  8^2  .10  rnch  Insertion  lor  nds. 
not  lo  txcrril  one  inch.  II' two  InMcrliouM 
be  imid  lor  in  nilvHucr  ($.1)  thi>  ndverllser 
will  be  eutitled  to  n  third  inscriion  free.  If 
doHircd. 

FOK  SAIiR.-The  good  will  and  plates  of  a  well 
advertised  and  widely  used  set  of  wrttlng  lessons. 
Copper  plate  cii^Taviiiy  ;  thousands  of  dollars  spent 

selling  .    ronlll-   I  -    w  |[  li     |,|  ,-.','iit   bi 


y  „....    Address  "WRIT- 

ING LF,s-  ,  vss  ART  Journal. 

"YY"     •' ■    K  1  ^-•I,^,^  .    Ji>j  Broadway,  New  York. 


V:  ^  y 

Scbools  jpor  Sale. 


each  iniierlion  lor  n<U. 
Lh.  If  two  insertlouo 
ce  (S.'S)  th(>  ndvertlaer 

third  insvrliou  tree,  il 


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[N   THE  MATTER   of  selling  business  colleges 
there  are,  no  doubt,  offered  excellent  bargains, 
lut  the  college  I  offer  for  sale  has  never  had  Its  equal 
orthy  yourconsldera- 


IT 


jfor  Sale  or  "llra&e. 

.\Vr.     \'OI     ^iirnr  rar,-   wuik.s   ,ni   jn'iiinanahlp. 


illjk- 


Itml.    Vu 

.         -It  vou 

trade  for  soniethliiK  y 


Il  that 
ad.  aiid  sec  bow  It  works. 
Tbe  price  Is  »i.SO 

r  pnid  for  In  nilvai 


III  be 


tied  I 


third  I 


I  fre 


.11 


w^^■' 


( ""'■ 


'  ' -jiond  with  schools  and  eol- 

■        iiveulr   pin.    I  have   every 

I  I--  of  goods.  A  I4K  Rolled 

fill  scarf  pin,  25c..  83.50  per 

'lulckbefore  you  forget  the 

I    i-rmoney  order.    GEO.  W. 

~  V  l.K,.— Bra.s9,  Courtols  Model, 
.1   ^i.nd  condition.     Will  sell 

i    I   I      ■  .in-  PBSMAN'e  ART  JODRNAL. 

T  SQUARE  WANTED.— I  want  to  buy  a  second- 
hand Day  Shading  — '  "  — ""  -  ""  ■'- 
length  of  blade,  pr 


id  Spacing  T  Square     State 

■   ng  In  use  and 

•EN    ARTIST.' 


School  jfurniturc  or  Supplies 
3for  Sale  or  JEjcbanoe. 

VKI-:  VOL  piittlnK  In  new  furniture,  and  would 
vou  like  to  dlspo.se  of  ytmr  old  furniture?  Are 
you  changing  text-books,  and  would  ynii  like  to  sell 
your  second-hand  hooka?  Would  you  like  to  buy  or 
trade  for  some  second-hand  furniture  or  books  ? 
Changes  are  golnir  on  all  the  Time,  and  the  books,  fur- 
nlturi',  typrwrit.i-  ..r  ^upjill.H  tliar  you  illspt-nse  with 
'"  '■■    • ■■  ■  "    '■■■■'■'    ■■  I 'A..!!!.!   hi.,.     They 

: .■■■':.;;;';;(: 


ir  I 


llonrornd. 
llo 


The  i>i  .    c    I.  -; 

he.imid  1..1    ii.  ''.,'u e  ig,J)  lhe''adverii!!cr 

i»in  be  eimile.l  10  ..  third  lusrrflon  free.  II 
eslred. 
^Olt  r^ALE,— Two  National  typewriters,  as  good 
as  new:  one  used  one  year  and  the  other  eight 
nionths.  Price,  for  one.  »26;  for  the  two.  HO.  Ad- 
dress "NATIONAL."  care  Pe-xma-v's  a»t  JovtLSiL. 


•N   AHTrsTic   tniaiiL 


York  Hrralrl 


A  Binder  for  the  Journal, 

Neat,  substantinl  und  convenient,  will  be  sent 
free  with  ench  $1  subscription  <»f  The  Joubnal 
or  will  Ih-  iiiHlk-d  for  26  cenlB. 


'pHE  WILLIAMS  &  ROGERS, 
-*■  Rochester  Business  University,  Rochester. 
N.  Y.,  is  the  lending  prepnrntory  school  for 
commercial  teachers.  Those  who  contemplate 
tcHchinirtho  eomraeroinl  branches  or  teachers 
who  wish  to  prepare  for  bettor  positions  should 
write  for  particulars.  Benuttftil  catalogue  and 
circulars  sent  upon  request. 


HINMAN'S       1 

K'1iV2' 

Vi^.W^.lJ|:*c« 

iiKK.uK  l^  LyCy 

unit 

Py 


I  hand  can  soon  make  i 
'  principle,  by  tracing  j 
Ml  soon  make  a  perfec 


KTiHivwl  IctUT  one 

QROOVED  COPIES  TRAIN  THE  HAND. 

Uroovert  copies  are  \-ariou8  alphabets  of  capitals 
■^  anialt  lettora  st«nipea  Into  flue  heavy  card-lioard. 
ThelM>fflaulug  ami  endof  each  letter  Is  Joined,  making 


nnd  amalt  lettofs  Ntain'peiV 
Thetwfflnuingp  *  "  " 
II  a  continuous 

^J^  P'*c>>«  a  pointed  tracer  In  a  grooved  lelti 
h!^lTl  »?<1  n»o^i>*8  through  It  ngafn  and  agali 
hand  Is  trained  to  the  correct  motion  and  can 
make  a  »H'rfeel  letter  with  the  eyes  shut. 

I  way  to  good  penmanship  Is  t 
.. . .  ^  jji^^ 

iK~"  ""'"'^.  ^^^"^■^'i  iHjKiuon  ana  iree  movement,  as 

'iplSi^S^«^'£lH?i.„^SJ?L*?.^*°?-5*"''-    ■*'^*'^ 

pflva 


A  sure,  m 
grooved  copK-».  nuu  uiusH-r  oi 
Using  these  copies  with  clashes 


"r^&lfflOA^  Qy^C'd^tUAH^ 


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Things  Accumulate 

in  20  Years. 


t  they  for  a  Tact— especially  ir  one  happens  to  Ik-  of  a  kind  (bat  puts  ni 
s  and  lots  of  things 
c'learance"begrn'at  once,  Bnd"be  got  rhroiig^ 


hliigs  aside  thinking 
be  cleartMi  out  of  the  way 


ir  ofBce  to  accommodote  growth  make  It  ueiX'SSAry  that- 

'peedlly. 

THOl  SANDS  OF  FINE  CUTS. 

Niiiiiirlf,illy  they  run  up  Into  the  thousands— every 
Mvss  \KT.louBNALand  ourother  publications.   Man)- 
ngraved  In  dupllcat.     i  n-n.i    -  i.  k.  i-  .,ii>"i>i'-. '"lovenient  exercises,  flonrlsnes.  portraits,  ftuto- 
■     'ng. examples  of  t-ut.i.t.-.-.ni^.  i..>i  >u  i>,  i:w. 

eof  your  own  work  u  rfprt-onted  In  this  big  collection.    Or  very  likely  you  may  have  u$io 


t  of  penmanship  cut  Imaginable 


1  lettering,  example! 


>  plate  from  a 
V,  ■•■I'llel  letter  or  Oi  noiir  i.u>, 
i  by  you  without  prejudice  t 


',  copy  tine,  moilel  letter  or  ornate  c 


s  Interests.    If  so,  this  Is  your  opportunity. 


p  general  ( 


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pllfy  matters  v 


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Ingflv 


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ding 
Q8  " 
111  either  dimension.    PrI 
1  five  Inches 
mail  cuts  of 

to  (Ilspose  of  It.    The 


Little  single  column  cuts,  such  as  signatures,  small  portraits,  etc.     Price  iSOc.  eneli,  Inclnding  postage. 

lip  Includes  all  cuts  not  exceeding  three  Inches  In  either  dimension. 

This  group  Includes  everything  larger  than  No.  1,  up  to  Ave  Inches  wide  or  deep.    That  Is.  not  excecd- 

nches  In  either  dimension.    Price  $1,  delivered  free. 

Cuts  that  exceed  five  Inches  In  either  dimension.    Price  91  each,  sent  by  express  at  the  purchaser's 

ourselves  under  obligation  to  furnish  any  uartluulnr  cut.     We 


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lid  be  able  to  send  It.    If 
send  along  the  money. 


..nj-  particular  cut  are  largely  that  v.. 

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Two  hundred  copies  of  each  Issi 
)unt  to  something  like  50,000  copi 
■  have  none  to  spare  for  the  past 


BACK  JOURNALS. 

e  of  the  .ToiRNAi-  since  Its  foun.l 


actual  subscrlptlo: 

contain  a  great  number  of  rare  penmanshi) 

■  offer  these  back  numbers  at  2c.  a  c'ii>\  In  ;iii 
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»i(>;.h(i  (  It-anly.  The  pen  does  not 
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PERNIN    SHORTHAND. 

W   1 1 V     ♦       h»i.  It  l»-.n  tulavlnl  by  over  iiOO  nl  tlie  lulling  Lolvcrult 
/  High  HcbrioU  of  Ibe  coilDtry  within  tho  put  5  or  «  year*  ? 


r      t^enmana  Q7liCClXwui/ii& 


(§) 


Because  ? 


L'Dlvorwitles,  Collejjea,   Academies  and 

iliwlk-ally  everywhere  ? 

pOAlllon  HyMteinschanKia^ofr  to  llie  PERNIN? 

ard  of  MEDAL  and  DIPLOHA  ? 

convlDced  of  lU  SUPERIOR  UERITS  and  adopted    II 
W^LELY  on  thiit  irrouad. 
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capal 

cblld 


ndii  of  Ht#no«fraiiher9 
rodA  of  writers  of  the  old  nhadeiJ  a 
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School   Board  wi 


i>  hlKhpftt  eit>eed.and  adapted 


nd  the  adult. 


alfke^ 


the  compreheDSloii  of  i 


SHADING. 


•Kf\»    follow 


VEEKS  lDt«t«ad  of  MONTHS  and  YEARS. 


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Tbey  feel  the  need  of  a  more  facHe  and  k'clblo  ahorthaud. 
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on  Scientific  Principles. 

I(y  tills  iiii'tliotl  tlie  student  hi  q  ?liort  time  becomes  capable 
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8  100  Lessons 

Business. 


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BY  SEYMOUR  EATON. 


8 
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Handsomely    Bound    in    (.'loth. 


•  CONTENTS. 

8        Rapid  addition  made  easy.     Business  fractions,  and  how  to  handle  them. 
Decimal  numbers  and  what  they  are  good  for.     Valuable  exercises  for 
8  practice.     Short  cuts  in  figures.     How  to  malte  change.     How  to 

mark  prices  of  goods.     Wages  and  pay  roll.     Losses  and  gains. 
U.  S.  money.     The  use  of  capital  letters.     How    to  speak 
Sand  write  correctly.     How  to  write  a   business  letter. 
U.  S.  postage  laws.     New  method  of  averaging  ac 
S  counts.     Rules  for  computing  interest.     Hand- 

ling fractions.     Multiplication  rules.     Hints 
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2438    CRYSTAL    AVE..    BALTIMORE.     MD. 

No.  2. 

.1   Fev!   ItfKlrir   Itlnlit. 

lO.— Before  talking  about  the  work  tor  this 
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month's  work,  to  determine  whether  you  are  ready 
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should  not,  you  now.  Do  yon  keep  the  little  finger 
and  the  one  next  to  it  well  turned  back  under  the 
hanil,  so  the  first  .joint  of  the  little  finger  serves  as 
a  little  ninner  for  the  hand  to  glide  along  on  V  You 
should.  When  you  glide  the  pen  across  the  paper, 
as  you  would  in  Nos.  14  and  1.5.  do  you  keep  your 
wrist  straight  ?  Does  your  wrist  move  to  the  right 
as  the  pen  does  V  It  should.  Can  you  make  all  the 
exercises  given  in  last  issue  with  an  easy,  free 
movement,  without  tiring  the  hand  or  arm  V  Have 
you  done  all  I  have  suggested  V  Did  yon  follow  the 
work  closely,  or  did  you  make  a  few  ovals  and  get 
your  hand  to  moving  with  a  little  freedom,  then 
drift  oH  to  writing  your  name,  then  your  sweet- 
heart's name,  and  finally  lose  interest  and  (get  dis- 
couraged and  reach  the  climax  by  deciding  not  to 
follow  the  work '!  Don't  do  that.  Remember 
"  cants  "  and  "  won'ts  "  never  did  anything.  You 
will  never  learn  younger.  The  sooner  you  secure  a 
good  style  of  writing  the  longer  you  will  have  to  use 
it.  You  see  it  isn't  like  a  suit  of  clothes.  If  you 
feel  that  your  movement  is  weak,  go  back  to  Nos.  '2 
and  ;i,  and  roll  off  a  few  pages  of  them.  When  your 
hand  and  pen  move  easily,  we  are  ready  for  this 
mimth's  work. 

St/ntt'mattr  Prticttce. 

1 1.— 1  wish  to  call  particular  attention  tea  thing 
that  is  apt  to  prove  detrimental  to  satisfactory  re- 
sults in  this  course.  In  my  classes  here  in  the 
school-room  I  cau  place  before  the  pupils  but  one 
copy  at  a  time,  and  pupils  don't  know  what  the 
next  work  is  to  be. 

This  being  the  case.  1  have  no  difficulty  in  getting 
I  hem  to  master  the  work  in  systematic  order,  thereby 
insuring  good  results.  But  we  are,  of  necessity, 
obliged  to  put  before  you  <r  month's  irnrk  at  one 
time,  and  the  meandering  pupil  is  apt  to  distribute 
his  practice  around  over  several  exercises  in  a  brief 
period,  thereby  making  little  or  no  improvement  on 
any  one  copy.  Let  me  say  now  that  I  shall  aim  to 
give  these  copies  in  systematic  order,  gradually 
going  from  the  simple  to  the  complex,  and  if  you 
desire  to  get  the  best  results  from  these  lessons,  "fol- 
low the  copies  in  their  numerical  order.  Be  sure 
to  reach  a  fair  degree  of  improvement  on  each  copy 
before  taking  up  the  next. 

Thl.1  .WoiK/i's    l.rs..,„„. 

14—1  now  call  attention  to  the  work  for  this 
month  Look  at  it.  It  looks  somewhat  i  like  a 
Chinese  puzzle .  but  an  explanation  may  throw  some 
light  on  it.  My  aim  in  this  month's  work  is  to  help 
you  get  the  ability  to  glide  the  hand  across  the  paper 
from  left  to  right  easily,  and  at  the  same  time  learn 
to  make  any  and  all  of  the  one  space  letters  easily— 


NEW  YORK,   FEBRUARY,   1896. 

the  chief  difference  between  the  cramped,  finger 
movement  writer  and  the  easy,  graceful  writer.  If 
this  is  true,  and  it  is,  it  certainly  is  necessary  to 
practice  what  will  develop  that  ability.  If  you  are 
proficient  at  Nos.  14  and  1.5,  of  last  month,  you  can 
move  across  the  paper  smoothly.  It  now  remains 
to  learn  to  make  any  of  the  one  space  letters  in  the 
same  way,  and  at  different  widths  of  spacing  be- 
tween letters.  Every  time  you  sit  down  to  practice 
work  awhile  on  Nos.  2  and  8. 

The  First  Exercise., 

Hi. — First  take  the  small  "  i  "  underSection  "  A." 
Notice  that  it  begins  with  an  upward  right  curve, 
has  a  point  at  top,  short  tanx  at  bottom,  etc.  Turn 
the  paper  half  around  so  you  write  directly  across 
the  lines,  making  the  letter  in  every  alternate  space ; 
i.  e.,  leave  one  space  between  the  letters.    Make  the 


That  is  a  common  fault.  The  "  .v  "  is  made  by 
joining  the  first  part  of  "n"  to  the  last  part  of 
"u. "  Be  sure  not  to  lift  the  pen  in  making  this 
letter.  Make  the  "  o  "  small  and  round,  and  be 
sure  to  close  it  at  the  top  and  finish  it  just  like 
"  !(i  "  or  "u."  You  will  notice  that  the  "  a  "  is 
very  much  like  "  o,''  only  it  slants  more  and  is  fin- 
ished like  the  "  u."  The  "  e  "  is  quite  like  the  "  i," 
only  there  is  a  loop  at  the  top  instead  of  an  angle. 
Make  "  c  "  like  the  first  part  of  "  o,"  with  dot  to 
begin  with.  Make  the  first  style  of  "  r  "  like  first 
part  of  ■'  »  "  or  "x,"  then  finish  at  top  like  the 
'•  V."  Make  the  second  style  of  "  r  "  and  the  "  s  " 
a  little  higher  than  the  other  letters,  and  study  the 
down  stroke. 

Stiidu:   Then  PracHee. 

15.— The  count  for  each  is  indicated  in  the  copy. 


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letter  short  and  carry  the  exercise  straight  across  the 
paper.  There  are  two  good  reasons  for  this  practice 
across  the  lines,  viz.,  you  learn  to  write  straight 
without  a  line  to  guide  you  and  you  learn  to  make 
regular  spacing  between  letters.  The  object  in 
making  the  letters  so  far  apart  is  so  you  will  learn 
to  glide  the  hand  and  7iot  reaeh  to  the  next  letter 
with  the./i»;/pr.s'.  Thus  you  will  use,  while  writing, 
the  free  movement  you  use  while  making  oval  exer- 
cises. Fill  the  page  by  going  across  the  lines,  then 
turn  and  fill  it  by  going  on  the  line.  Then  you  will 
haveapage  of  "  i's  "  like  the  upper  half  of  my  illus- 
tration; /.  c  under  ".A  "  and  "  iJ. " 

The  Stnitll  *'  ii  "  \ejrt . 

14  — Next  take  the  "  u."  Notice  that  it  is  just 
like  two  "  i's  "  close  together — the  width  is  about 
the  same  as  the  hight.  It  should  be  made  to  a  count 
of  1-2.  1-2,  etc.  Fill  the  page  both  ways  with  double 
space  between  the  letters.  In  making  "  n\"  notice 
that  it  is  just  like  the  "  u,"  only  that  it  finishes  with 
a  dot  at  the  top,  made  by  making  a  slight  pressure 
of  the  pen  before  going  straight  to  the  right.  Fill 
the  page  both  ways.'  Yon  will  see  that  the  "  v  " 
is  just  lite  the  last  part  of  "  u:  "  The  "  u"  begins 
with  a  left  curve  forming  a  turn  at  the  top.  Work 
a  great  deal  on  this  and  the  "  m. "  Be  sure  to  get 
turns  at  the  top  and  do  not  make  them  too  wide. 


Take  them  in  their  numerical  order  and  first  study 
the  form  of  the  letter  you  intend  to  take,  then  fill 
the  page  both  ways. 

1(5. — The  work  under  "  C  "  and  "  D  "  is  just  the 
same  as  under  "  A  ^'  and  "  B,"  only  the  letters  are 
only  half  as  far  apart.  Do  you  understand  me  now  t 
You  are  to  take  one  letter  at  a  time  and  fill  the  page 
both  ways. 

single  Letters:    Then    Wortls. 

17.  —  A.fter  drilling  thoroughly  on  eaeli  of  the 
thirteen  letters  in  the  way  I  have  suggested,  take 
two,  then  three,  then  four  different  letters  in  words 
as  in  Section  "  E,"  and  practice  them  in  the  same 
way.  Then  write  at  least  a  page  of  each  word  given 
under  "  F,"  on  practice  paper.  After  you  have 
done  all  this,  I  can't  see  how  it  is  possible  for  you 
to  have  any  difficulty  writing  words  formed  of  one 
space  letters. 

That  Siieclmen    Rook. 

18. — After  you  gain  fair  ability  with  each  copy 
given  in  this  issue,  take  your  Specimen  Jxiolc  and 
make  a  page  of  your  best  effort.  Be  .sure  to  keep 
this  specimen  book.  It  will  be  a  great  satisfaction 
to  you.     Send  me  some  of  your  best  work. 


Be  assured  that  ttiose  will  be  thy  worst  enemies,  not  to 
whom  thou  hast  done  evil,  but  who  have  done  evil  to  thee. 
And  those  will  be  thy  best  friends,  not  to  whom  thoa  haHt 
done  good,  but  who  have  done  good  to  thee.— Laya(er. 


2« 

THE    DECEMBER    PRIZE    COnPETITION. 

>'sm»  of  U  innrrii. 

When  we  offered  prizes  for  the  best  specimens  of  writ- 
ing of  copiwi  on  pages  -iM  anil  .iTl  of  the  December  JoiB- 
itAL,  we  ha<l  no  idea  of  the  deluge  of  practice  sheets  that 
woald  be  submitted.  We  knew  the  country  was  full  of 
business  writers,  but  we  did  not  know  there  was  so  large 
snumlM-r  of  elegant  writers  and  we  did  not  know  that  so 
many  of  them  were  subwrilterH  to  The  Joubnal.  It 
has  l>een  a  great  task  to  graib:  these  speciraens  and  select 
the  best  in  each  case.  In  a  few  cases  the  only  way  the 
editor  could  ease  his  conscience  was  by  awarding  prizes 
to  two  mstead  of  one,  so  nearly  were  these  two  equal  in 
skill. 

Prizes  of  subscriptions  to  The  Pexman's  Art  Joibxai. 
or  lluniiifiH  Jmirnal.  and  copy  of  Ames'  Guide  or  Ames' 
Book  of  Flounshcs  for  the  suljscribers  sending  in  the 
best  practic(^  shuetx  of  all  seven  copies  on  page  ai'i,  was  a 
tie  between  Francis  L.  Tower,  125  East  Union  street. 
North  Ailams.  Mass.,  and  C.  J.  Stnuk,  Soul6  College, 
New  Orleiins,  I.a.  The  work  is  very  flue  throughout  all 
the  papers  submittc-d  by  these  gentlemen  and  they  are 
to  Iw  (y)ngratulated  on  the  general  excellence  of  each 
sheet.  Til.'  tlrst  prize  will  be  awarded  to  both.  A  close 
second  in  Ibis  contest  was  Kd.  B.  Cope,  SouW  College, 
New  Orleans,  La. 

Joseph  Howorth,  4.11  Lowell  street,  Lawrence.  Mass., 
captured  three  subscriptions  by  sending  the  best  work  on 
the  first  two  exercises  on  jmge  tifW  and  on  the  Evans 
"  Movement  Doveloi)er."  M.  H.  Fackler,  Enhaut,  Dau- 
phin County,  Pa.,  sent  the  best  work  on  the  "  m  "  and 
"  n  "  exercises,  the  third 'copy  on  page  265.  J.  T.  Rose, 
405  Adelphi  street,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  sent  the  best  work 
on  the  cJipital  letter  exorcises  by  ii.  McClure.  H.  L. 
Montuw.  :i:w2  Burt  street,  Omaha,  Neb.,  a  iifteen  year 
old  pupil  of  ,1.  VV.  Lampman.  Omaha  Commercial  College, 
captured  two  subscriptions  on  the  Bencom  business  aljiba- 
l»t  and  Kelchner  business  letter.  Paul  H.  Hendricks, 
Fainveather,  111.,  was  tied  with  Mr.  Moutaw  on  the 
Kelcbner  letter  and  is  entitled  to  one  subscription. 

The  contest  on  page  2T1  was  not  (luite  so  lively  as  that 
called  out  by  the  copies  on  page  265,  but  we  bud  enough 
of  competing  practice  sheets  to  bury  the  editor  in  a  paper 
grave.  The  prize  was  captured  by  D.  L.  Callison,  Powers- 
ville.  Mo. 

If  th<iso  who  won  the  prizes  will  kindly  let  us  know 
what  papi'r  and  what  book  they  desire,  we  shall  be  glad 
to  utt^'nd  to  tho  matter  at  once. 

A  competition  of  this  kind  is  a  benefit  to  all  who  take 
jMirt,  whether  they  win  the  prizes  or  not ;  and  it  should 
1h)  some  consolation  to  those  whose  names  are  not  nien- 
ti(mod  here  to  know  that  but  a  very  trifling  difference 
separated  tho  best  from  the  poorest  specimen  submitted. 
In  fact,  there  was  not  one  poor  specimen  in  the  lot. 


RAPID  BUSINESS  WRITING. 


F.   E.   BKPPERT. 

Divsiriug  t.  >  improve  the  opportunity  oBfered  me.  1  hereby 
take  pleasure  in  presenting  to  the  readers  of  The  Art  Jour- 
nal a  lesson  in  business  writing  as  I  teach  the  subject  in 
my  daily  penmanship  classes,  and  trust  that  it  will  be  a 
source  of  inspiration  to  those  who  are  endeavoring  to  bet- 
tor their  handwriting  and  iu  some  measure  be  both. 
helpful  and  profitable  to  nil. 

From  tho  exercises  given  you  will  perhaps  correctly  in- 
fer that  this  is  a  lessou  in  muscular  movement  writing, 
the  same  to  bo  intended  as  one  given  to  students  who 
have  been  jiracticing  penmanship  for  a  short  time. 

To  secure  freedom  and  ease  of  movement,  practice  the 
following  exercises  : 

111  N...  1  retrace  the  ovals  six  or  eight  times  each,  join- 
ing them  from  the  top  and  then  from  the  base  alternately, 
without  ehei'king  the  motion  or  lifting  the  peu,  and  mak- 
ing the  connective  stroke  in  the  same  time  tJlat  it  takes  to 
go  round  tho  oval.  Make  the  ovals  about  two-thirds  as 
wide  as  they  are  high,  touching  the  paper  ixs  lightly  as 
possible  and  finishing  with  a  horizontal  loop.  Keep  the 
pen  sipiare  on  Iwth  nibs,  ami  let  tho  thinl  and  fourth 
fingers  glide  over  the  paper  with  the  pen.  Do  mil  let  the 
ftnyers  slirh  to  the  /mper.  Practice  on  this  exercise  for 
ten  minute.",  making  about  IBI)  revolutions  to  the  minute. 
Next  practice  Nos.  2  and  3  alternately  with  the  same 
rate  of  speed  as  in  No.  1.  making  each  exercise  about  half 
way  across  the  page  and  keeping  the  down  strokes  regu- 
lar and  the  simie  distance  apart.  Notice  the  finishing 
stroke  of  No.  S,  the  last  half  of  the  down  stroke  being 
straight  and  made  by  stopping  wiOi  the  i>cu  at  tJie  base 
line. 

Join  the  small  "  o  "  in  an  exercise,  making  the  "  o's  " 
rather  small  and  nearly  round,  closed  at  the  top.  the  con- 
nective stroke  nearly  straight  and  about  1  inch  in  length 
finishing  with  a  horizontal  loop.  Notice  the  count  for 
tho  exercise,  one  tor  tbc  "  o  ■  and  two  for  the  connective 
stroke,  making  about  (orty-eight  "  o's. '' or  sixteen  exer- 
ciser, jier  minute. 


'efunoAa 


Q7uCO^iuruiJ& 


Write  the  word  "  noon,"  with  the  connective  strokes 
atwut  ^  inch  in  length,"  n'5  "  closed  at  the  top,  and  down 
strokes  straight  and  tbe  same  slant,  the  "  os  ".closed  at 
the  top,  and  finishing  each  word  with  a  full  upward 
curved  line.  Write  about  eighteen  words  per  minute. 
Practice  on  the  last  two  exercises  about  ten  minutes. 

Notice  the  capital  loop  stroke.  The  down  stroke  is 
similar  to  the  finishing  stroke  of  the  reverse  oval  exercise 
extended  as  given  in  No.  8,  the  last  half  being  straight. 
In  finishing,  stop  with  pen  on  paper  at  base  line.  Also 
notice  crossing  of  loop  at  top  and  slant  of  loop. 

Make  capital  "  Jf."  The  first  part  is  the  capital  loop 
stroke,  then  retracing  the  down  stroke  halt  its -height  and 
making  the  second  part,  nearly  as  high  as  the  first  with 
down  stroke  parallel  to  first  down  stroke,  then  retracing 
half  its  height  and  making  third  part  neariy  as  hign  as 
second  part,  and  finish  with  a  curved  line  carried  below 


Pexman's  Abt  JorRNAL,  202  Broadway.  New  York, 
and  nmst  be  in  our  hands  by  April  20,  189(5. 

rrfsra. 

First  Prize.— A  copy  o£  Ames'  Compendinni  of 
Plain  and  Ornamental  Penmanship  and  certificate 
filled  out  with  name,  contest,  etc. 

Second  Prize.  —A  cloth  hound  copy  of  Ames'  Book 
of  Flourishes  and  properly  filled  certificate. 

Third  Prize.— A.  cloth  hound  copy  of  Ames'  Guide 
to  Practical  and  Ornamental  Penmanship  and  prop- 
erly filled  certificate. 

■The  Jocrxal  expects  to  reproduce  in  it.s  columns 
the  three  prize- winuiug  letters,  and  as  many  of  the 
others  that  are  found  satisfactory,  and  for  which  it 
has  space. 


BY  F.  E.  REPPERT.    ILLUSTRATING  LESSON  IN  RAPID  BUSINESS  WRITING. 


base  line  with  an  outward  curve  to  the  right.  Notice  the 
three  parts  are  round  at  the  top  and  all  in  line. 

To  complete  the  lesson  take  a  clean  sheet  of  paper  and 
practice  about  fifteen  minutes  onjthe  following  sentence, 
writiug^each  word  clear  through  without  lifting  the  pen  : 

To  those  who  are  just  starting  out  with  the  intention 
of  becoming  good  rapid  business  writers,  I  respectfully 
submit  the  following  suggestions  : 

First.  Be  persevering.  Do  not  give  up  after  the  first 
or  second  attempt.  Do  not  say  "  I  can't,"  but  rather  say 
"I  will."  It  has  been  said  :  "If  at  first  you  don't  suc- 
ceed, try,  try  again."  By  so  doing  success  will  be  yom' 
reward. 

Second.  Be  systematic  in  all  your  practice,  otherwise 
your  efforts  will  avail  you  nothing. 

Third.  When  you  practice  penmanship,  as  in  everything 
else  you  undertake  to  do,  if  you  wish  to  be  successful,  con- 
centrate your  mind  on  what  you  are  doing,  and  study  the 
form  of  the  exercise  or  letter  that  you  are  endeavoring  to 
make.  It  .is  a  hard  task  to  eat  and  whistle  at  the  same 
time. 

AN    AMATEUR   WRITING    PRIZE 
COnPETITION. 

CONDUCTED   BY   THE  JOURNAL. 

To  show  what  can  be  done  in  the  line  of  business 
writing  by  our  younger  amateur  penmen.  The 
JoURN.\L  has  decided  to  inaugurate  a  prize  compe- 
tition. 

Uie    Comtttions. 

We  have  decided  that  a  business  letter  will  best 
serve  the  purpose.  The  letter  should  be  written  on 
a  sheet  of  the  proper  size  to  allow  of  printing  the 
cut  in  a  space  two  columns  wide — ojj  inches.    Good 


The  Journal  and  many  of  its  friends  want  to  see 
what  our  young  American  penmen  can  do  in  the 
way  of  business  -writing,  and  this  will  give  oiir 
young  writers  a  chance  to  show  themselves.  (4et  in 
training  at  once  and  he  on  hand  with  your  letters  on 
April  ■2\).  1H!)«. 

CRITICISMS. 

/.nnrr'n    Lessous  in  I'raresnionnl  Wrillns. 

A.  M.  U..  Ky.— Your  loops  are  a  little  stilted-to.i  flat  on  the 
loft  side.  Let  the  motion  be  a  trifle  more  tull.  free  and  cir- 
cular. Your  movements  in  general  lack  a  little  force  and 
freedom;  you  seem  to  halt  a  little  too  often  '■  along  the  way  " 
in  your  small  letters,  causing  thereby  angles  ,vhero  there 
should  be  turns.  ,  „     ,,. . , 

But  yon  are  on  the  right  road— simply  hurry  up  a  little. 
You  do  well  and  can  become  an  excellent  penman. 

J.  D.  v..  Pa. -You  shade  too  many  down  strokes  ill  vour 
small  letters.  Shade  not  more  than  ubi.ut  bull  of  the  letters 
—every  other  one.    Oblitiue  hol.lrr  mii\    1-    I'll  ,,].- vv  h--re 

between  thumb  and  finger  .ioint     Tin      !:     - r  ■ri-.,; 

and  hand  the  nearer  the  thumli;,iil '  i' sk 

slants  but  slightly  O.  K.    You  can  u^-  :i  n  ;  i       i,   .      .        "  ;" 

your  loops  to  advantage.    The  tr'-iill,   \  -  i ni  n  r    ,    iiue  to 

too  much  shoulder  and  arm  action  with  not  enout,'h  i-uiitrol 
through  the  hand  rest  ond  Angers.  I  do  not  give  rod  ink 
criticisms.  I  do  give  lessons  by  mail,  however.  You  do  Hue 
work.    Heed  the  above  and  do  better  work.  Zaneb. 


Doctors  do  not  agree  in  the  diagnosis  of  and  pre- 
scribing for  a  case,  and  neither  do  doctors  of  penman- 
ship agree  in  diagnosing  and  prescribing  for  a  case 
of  bad  writing. 


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BLACK  ink  should  be  used,  and  the  nearer  the  writing 
and  spacing  is  one-third  larger  than  it  is  to  appear 
in  the  cut  the  better  cut  can  be  made. 

Excellent  examples  of  size,  arrangement,  etc. .  are 
shown  in  the  lettter  of  S.  E.  Bartow  on  page  249  of 
the  November,  l.su.5.  and  of  C.  E.  Doner  on  page  13 
of  the  January.  1890,  Journals.  A  letter  of  about 
ten  lines  is  the  length  desired.  Letters  should  be 
sent  flat,  protected  by  heavy  cardboard,  or  in  heavy 
tube.     Put  name  and  full  address  on  back  of  letter. 

Amateurs  of  twenty  years  of  age  or  imder  are 
eligible.  By  amateurs  we  mean  any  one  not  engaged 
in  teaching  or  executing  penmanship  for  a  living. 

.-i.11   letters   shovdd  be   addressed  to  the   Editor. 


Yotmg  writers  and  teachers  (and  those  no  longer 
young)  can  be  benefited  by  a  perusal  of  the  opinions 
of  the  world's  greatest  penmen  and  teachers  on  what 
constitutes  good  "Wiiting,  how  to  learn  it  and  how  to 
teach  it. 

The  Journal  has  been  collecting  the.se  opinions 
for  over  a  year  and  takes  pleasure  in  jiresenting  the 
first  installment  herewith. 

The  following  letter  was  sent  to  each  person 
whose  opinion  was  solicited: 

It  is  our  intention  to  run  a  series  of  articles,  giving  the 
ideiw  of  leading  penmen  and  teachers  on  a  number  of  in- 
teresting points. 

We  want  your  opinions  for  this  symposium  on  the  fol- 


The   Business  Writing  Teachers'   Open   Court. 


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In  thin  department  of  The  Journal  we  shall  present,  from  month  to  month,  carefally  arranged  copies  of  all  grades  of  business  writing.  The  idea  is  to  have  a 
variety  of  busineea  writing  adapted  for  all  grades  of  learners  from  the  beginner  to  the  advanced  writer,  Tlie  best  work  of  America's  best  business  writers  and 
teachers  of  business  writing  will  be  shown. 

All  teachers  of  bosiness  writing  are  reqneste<l  to  send  in  contribntions  for  this  department.  Plain,  unshaded  business  writing  emphasizing  some  particular  letter 
or  principle  is  what  is  wanted.    No  instructions  are  necessary. 


BY  L.  J.  ECELSTON,  RUTLAND,  VT. 


'-^>MM^/^U^^44^ 


^Sc!:^^^^:'^^"^^^'^^^' 


BY  J.    W.  LAMPMAN.  OMAHA,  NEB. 


lowiiiK  points.     PluiLso  answer  them  liriefty  and  number 
your  answers  Xxt  correspond  with  the  questions  : 

1.  (a)  What  do  you  consider  the  esftentialH  of  a  good 
handwriting  t    iNumc  them  in  the  order  of  importance.) 

(Ill  Name,  in  what  you  consider  the  order  of  impor' 
tniice,  the  eidential  teaching  points  to  keep  in  mind  to  pro- 
duce a  good  hundwritmg.  (As  posilion,  spcnl,  move- 
mcni.  etc.) 

2.  (live  your  definition  of  muscular  or  fonvirm  move- 
ment. 

:i.  Name  and  give  reasons  for  the  best  position  of  ; 
la)  Bodj-. 
tin  Hand  and  i)eu. 

■4.  Name  the  best  movement  and  give  your  reiisons. 
Rsepectfully, 
J  ".  Penman's  Art  JoruN.vr,. 

.1.1   Olil  Timer  Bellcfea  in  .Wnfinunt. 

1.  (al  Logibilit.v,  facility  and  speed,  (b)  Movement, 
movement,  movement.  As  Wellington  said  :  *'  The  three 
essentials  necessary  for  a  great  commander;  The  first  was 
action,  the  second  action  and  the  third  action. "  2.  It  is 
the  i»lay  of  the  arm  in  any  direction  using  the  muscle  of 
the  forearm  as  a  rest.  :).  Front,  as  it  allows  the  elbow  to 
project  over  the  etlge  of  the  table  and  the  arm  rest  on  the 
muscle  move  readily,  (b)  The  pen  sliould  be  nearer  ver- 
tical than  4.'>  degrees  slant  and  the  right  hand  point  should 
touch  the  paper  first.  The  muscular  movement  I  regard 
lus  the  only  movement  good  for  anything  for  busmess 
writing.  D.  R.  Lillibridoe, 

Pl'esident  Lincoln,  Neb.,  Business  College. 
Mr.  Illnmnn  .<(•;/»  llanilirrllliig  la  .Vol   Ooorf    WrMny, 

1.  (a)  I  have  endeavored  through  all  my  teaching  to 
de.stroy  the  handwriting  of  my  pupils,  for  I  have  never 
found  handwriting  to  1h'  gtxid  writing. 

(*oi»d  writing  must  be  plain  to  read,  which  ueces-sitates 
the  tuse  of  strong,  clean  lines  in  making  letters.  Letters 
shoidd  be  plump,  well  rounded  and  evenly  spaced  apart, 
the  short  lett*'rs  should  occupy  about  one-fourth  the  space 
betwwn  ruled  lines,  the  capitals  and  loojis  should  extend 
one-half  to  two-thirds  of  the  space  above  the  base  hue  and 
not  mori'  than  one-half  way  between  the  base  line  and 
the  next  below.  The  words  should  be  well  spaced  apart 
so  that  each  word  will  stand  clearly  alone  on  the  line, 
als(»  be  well  sejmrate*!  from  those  above  and  below. 
Eju-h  word  should  Iw  so  compactly  formeil  that  the  eye 
will  catch  it  at  a  glance  iis  in  a  printed  page. 

(b}  I  consider  the  position  of  the  body,  the  feet,  head, 
nrmi^  hands,  wrist  and  fingers  as  the  iirst  essentials  to 
good  writing.  Movement  is  next,  and  that  is  best  which 
secures  the  greatest  ease,  legibility,  cleanest  lines  and  pro- 
du«"s  the  least  fatigue.  Speed  in  writing  should  lie  de- 
velojHHl  as  far  as  is  consistent  mth  legibility. 

•-.  The  muscular  movement  is  produced  by  the  muscles 
of  the  shoulder  and  upper  ann  moring  the  forearm  and 
Imck  while  the  forearm  rests  upon  the  musc-le  near  the 
ellKivv.  The  muscles  of  the  forearm  act  oidy  to  hold  the 
|>en  and  move  the  wrist  and  fingers. 

:t.  lai  The  Ixxiy  should  rest  entirely  on  the  chair  and 
not  Ite  thrown  forward  to  rest  U|>on  the  arms  to  bind 
and  prevent  the  elasticity  of  the  forearm  muscle.    The 


BY  T.  COURTNEY.  NORTH  ADAMS.  MASS. 


feet  must  steady  the  body  with  the  eyes  kept  well  away 
from  the  peu  to  see  hvat  what  is  being  done,  as  the  eyes 
can  be  too  dose  for  good  work. 

(bi  The  two  la*it  fingers  of  the  hand  should  be  so  well 
bent  back  under  the  hand  as  to  make  them  look  like  claws 
ready  to  scratch.  The  forefinger  shouhl  be  well  bent. 
Both  thumb  joints  (^hould  l»e  bent  outward  as  much  as 
possible,  with  the  end  of  the  thumb  pointing  through  the 
penholder.  The  hand  may  gHde  upon  the  nail  of  the  lit- 
tle finger  or  the  nails  of  the  lust  two  fingers.  The  wrist 
should  l)e  well  raised  above  the  desk,  which  insures  the 
muscular  rest  near  the  elbow.  The  arm  should  be  kept 
well  to  the  right  of  the  body,  which  causes  it  to  rest  on 
the  flat  of  the  muscle  instead  of  on  its  side,  as  when 
brought  near  to  or  in  front  of  the  body.  The  touch  of 
the  arm.  fingers  and  pen  should  l>e  very  light  if  the  great- 
est ease  and  skill  are  to  be  attained. 

4.  The  best  movement  is  the  whole  arm  mcvement  pro- 
duced   by  k  the    muscles   of   the   breast,  shoulder  blade. 


shoulder  and  upper  arm,  while  held  in  check  by  resting 
upon  the  muscle  of  the  forearm.  As  the  forearm  is  also 
a  part  of  the  whole  arm,  its  miwcles  are  required  to  hold 
the  pen.  move  the  wrist  and  fingers  slightly  to  aid  in  pro- 
ducing the  accuracy  of  the  forms  of  letters  All  these 
movements  are  combined,  and  as  the  movements  of  the 
fingers  of  the  hand  should  be  the  least  of  all.  I  believe,  it 
my  duty  to  destroy  the  handwriting  which  jmpils  get  in 
the  public  schools  and  give  them  the  arm  combine<l  move- 
ment.  which  is  the  basis  of  the  skill  of  all  good  penmen. 

A.    H.    HiNMA.V, 

Principal  Business  College,  Worcester,  Mass. 

(  To  hf  ronfinuM  ) 


TWO  I:DITI0\S  of  the  JOCRNAT— hut  hot 

exacilr  the  Mamc— ex<-4>pl  that  the  >>»•«  l^illllo 
haN  four  extra  pages  di-votcd  to  \ei%'iiaiiil  [Tllh<-4- 
latiy.  All  Inttriictlon  featureH  will  appear  In  but 
ediCloQS. 


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^Si^Sa>maj^Q:^Q^u,tAxiS 


^^^^mumm^^^/^- 


The  Supervisor  as  a  Teacher. 

Rarely  do  we  glance  oier  ao  educational  j)apcr  that 
circniatm  among  public  school  teachere  but  our  eyes  fall  on 
Home  article  in  regard  to  the  neceasarj-  qualifications  of 
the  teacher,  the  principal  or  Hupenntendent,  but  on  read- 
ing The  Jocrxal  or  IKMftrn  /Vnman  we  rarely  find 
anything  touching  on  the  supervisor's  qualifications  as  a 
teacher. 

Tni"  is  an  age  of  wonderful  advancement  in  Public 
School  Writing,  and  we  are  indebted  to  the  Business 
College  for  it ;  they  ha%ing  lieen  brought  into  close  touch 
with  the  homes  and  by  continually  pressing  their  advan- 
tages, thousands  upon  thousands  are  being  educated  in 
these  schools.  Many  of  these  pupils  ha>ing  come  into 
good  business  positions,  and  many  of  them  having  been 
elected  to  Boards  of  Education,  and  having  gotten  a  taste 
of  writing  as  it  should  be  taught,  are  demanding  it  in  the 
Pubhc  Hchools  for  their  children. 

In  this  growing  demand  Boards  of  Education,  know- 
ing the  incompetency  of  regular  teachers  as  a  class  to 
teach  it,  are  employing  supervisors  as  an  experiment,  with 
the  result  that  many  of  them  are  successful.  How  impor- 
tant is  it,  then,  when  the  movement  needs  everj-  influence 
to  promote  it,  that  every  supervisor  employed  be  a  man 
of  real  worth. 

Such,  however,  is  not  the  case.  Many  are  employed 
on  the  strength  of  their  ability  to  write  only  (a  common 
blunder  of  Boards  of  Education)  and  are  bringing  the 
subject  of  a  supervisor  into  contempt  among  superintend- 
ents, principals,  teachers,  pupils  and  parents,  simply  be- 
cjnise  they  know  nothing  of  the  art  of  teaching.  One  of 
those  plof^H  is  now  before  me,  where  two  supervisors 
were  em]>loyed  and  both  proving  poor  teachers,  were  dis- 
missed with  the  remark  that  writing  was  an  experiment 
only  and  did  not  pay.  Had  either  of  these  been  efficient 
teachers,  the  supervisor  would  have  come  to  »ta.v. 

The  regular  teacher  must  first  pass  an  examination, 
not  in  one  branch,  but  many.  Aside  from  this,  if  she  ex- 
pects to  be  a  success  and  up  with  her  profession,  she 
must  know  something  of  children,  must  be  fond  of  them, 
have  sympathy  for  them.  and.  most  important  of  all, 
know  the  child's  mind.  This  can  be  learned  in  one  wa.v 
only  ;  first,  by  a  foundation  laid  from  reading  several 
yuod  nulliors  on  Theory  and  Practice  of  Teachmg  ;  sec- 
ond, a  thorough  knowledge  of  Psychology,  and  last,  but 
not  least,  a  careful  stmltj  of  the  real  child  before  them. 

Many  of  our  penman  friends,  realizing  the  sure  pay  in 
the  public  school  field  and  the  growing  demand,  assume 
suporvisorahips  without  even  the  first  knowledge  of  the 
above  requirements.  As  a  result  they  present  ideas 
and  methods  so  absTird  and  radical  to  the  teachers  in 
charge,  that  they  not  only  consider  them  ridiculous,  but 
lose  faith  in  practical  writing. 

The  supervisor  should  know  his  pupils  and  be  able  to 
rend  their  natures.  He  should  be  well  reod,  and  so  thor- 
oughly posted  on  teaching  and  its  elements,  that  he  can,  on 
entering  the  room  for  the  first  few  times,  not  only  at  once 
command  the  attention  and  interest  of  his  pupils,  but 
his  tsachei-s  as  well,  and  in  time  he  wins  the  perfect  con- 
fidence  of  the  suiMirintendent,  who  will  intrust  the  writ- 
ug  entirely  to  his  care. 

I  have  known  of  supervisors  Iwginning  to  give  a  lesson 
(if  you  cave  to  call  it  a  lession)  in  primary  grades,  that  he, 
himself,  had  hard  work  to  master  in  the  Business  Col- 
lege. 

He  should  know  how  to  use  that  particular  tact  that 
belongs  to  the  true  teacher  (and  without  which  he  should 
retire  from  the  jirofession  at  oncel  to  advantage.  His 
teiichei-s  finding  that  he  is  a  man  of  ideas  and  methods,  at 
once  res|)ect  him  and  are  glad  to  carry  out  his  instruc- 

Many  cities  and  even  smaller  towns  and  county  seats 
are  employing  teachers  of  writing,  and  require  them  to 
go  from  room  to  room  and  do  the  teaching  themselves, 
thus  allowing  the  regular  teacher  time  to  do  other  work. 
Ho.v  cun  one  in  such  a  position  esjwct  to  have  faithful 
pricti.-..  by  llu-ir  pupils  it  they  are  the  inferior  teacher. 
Xj  ouc  can  distinguish  the  weak  teacher  quite  so  quickly 
as  the  pupil,  and  when  the  teacher  of  writing  8|iends  but 
•Jll  or  S'l  minutes  in  a  room,  it  is  necessary  that  his  pupils 
be  intere-sted.  and  that  it  be  their  bn.siest  period  of  the 
day. 

With  the  entrance  of  the  writing  teacher  there  should 
li©  a  p'ueral  brightening  up  of  faces,  a  glad  look  of  ex- 
pectimcy.  and  a  readiness  to  lieein  as  soon  as  the  copy  is 
announced  Tliis  condition  lieing  ever  present  with  the 
s|»cialist  he  need  never  fear  of  the  writing  being  branded 
as  a  failure. 

.\s  supervisors  we  are  not'  only  dealing  with  the  chil- 
ilren.  but  we  have  under  our  dii-ection  a  large  variety  of 
teachers.  When  we  do  not  find  a  particular  lesson  up  to 
our  ideal  we  are  ivady  to  criticise  the  teacher,  who  has 
IK'rhaiKi  put  forth  her  be^t  efforts  to  please,  but  owing 
to  certain  conditions  or  a  troublesome  boy  or  two,  has 
not  secured  the  required  excellence     We  are  very  likely 


BY  LANGDON  ?.  THOMPSON.  ACCOMPANYING  HIS  LESSON  IN  BLACKBOARD  DRAWING. 


we  to  change  positions  with  her  for 
a,  we  would  not  reach  our  especta 


to  forget  that  w 
that  particular  le 
tions. 

To  realize  all  these  condi  tions  that  come  under  the  ob- 
servation of  the  regular  teacher,  to  know  the  minds  ot 
pupils,  to  be  able  to  command  respect  from  all.  we  need 
as  a/oi(iK/'»h'f»n  for  our  work,  first  of  all.  a  broad  educa- 
tion, and  second,  a  real  teaching  experience.  Principals 
and  sujieriutendents  rarely  are  placed  over  teiiclieis  until 
they  have  had  the  necessary  experience.  Why  should  a 
specialist  be  so  placed  ? 

Many  of  us  fall  short  of  the  required  standard,  but  it  is 
our  most  urgent  duty  to  prepare  ourselves  by  broadening 
our  mental  powers,  acquiring  theoretical  and  practical 
knowledge  of  our  particular  work  at  every  opportunity. 
J.  O.  Gordon, 
Supr.  RoL-ky  River  and  Lakewojd,  Ohi  >. 


Wants   a    Boom    in    Writing    in    Normal 
Schools. 

I  have  charge  of  the  penmanship  classes  in  this  school, 
having  succeeded  Miss  Orover.  I  am  anxious  to  have  you 
boom  the  Normal  schools  as  you  have  the  Public  schools. 
The  Public  schools  are  largely  the  product  of  the  Normal 
schools,  and  ■■  A  fountain  will  rise  no  higher  than  its 
source.  "  (Miss)  Sarah  Frank. 

Teacher  of  Writing,  State  Normal  School,  Warrensbnrg, 

Mo. 


The  Old  Man  at  Coirimencement. 

Hitt:h  up  the  ox  team.  Johnny,  an'  drive  'em  to  the  gate  ; 
For  me  an'  yer  mother's  go.in'  to  see  Moll  graduate  ; 
An'  .Jenny's  a  bakin'  biscuits,  an'  Sally's  a-slicin'  ham  ; 
Au' I'm  just  so  proud  o'  Molly  that  I  don't  know  where 

lam; 
Yer  mother  raised  the  chickens  that  bought  her  books  ; 

an'  sweet 
To  me  was  the  daily  labor  in  the  summer's  burnin'  heat. 
When  I  thou'4ht  of  her  bnght  eyes  beamin',   an'  said  to 

myself:  ■'  I'll  state 
Thar  ain't  no  gal  in  the  country  so  fitten  to  graduate  !  " 
So  I  plowed  in  the  summer  sunshine,  an'  worked  in  the 

winter's  cold ; 
An  I've  bought  her  the  finest  dre-sses  that  ever  the  store- 
men  sold ; 
An'  I'll  see  her  there,  with  her  bright,  sweet  eyes,  like 

stars  in  the  twilight  late  ; 
An'  maybe  there'll  be  some  tears  in  mine  when  I  see  her 

graduate  ! 
I  never  was  much  on  lamin' — for  my  means  was  mighty 

small ; 
But  I  reckon  when  Molly  comes  back  home  she'll  know 

encughforusall: 
An'  tbar  ain't  a  gal  in  Georgy,  though  you  hunt  fer  'em 

soon  an'  late. 
That'll  look  as  sweet  as  Molly  when  she  comes  to  graduate ! 
-Atlanta  ComMution. 


'J/cnmanii  Qy(iCQySutAaC> 


■  JJy  clfty  or  by  niffht.  wummor  or  wintor.  beneath  trees  the 
liiiirt  foota  nearer  to  that  depth  of  life  which  the  far  sicv 
CT.e»n».' -J</rrie» 

Trees  stand  at  the  head  of  the  vegetable  kingdom, 
and  our  imaginations  easily  conceive  them  to  be 
conscions  beings  like  ourselves.  They  were  an  im- 
portant adjunct  to  the  (iarden  of  Eden,  and  are  still 
associated  with  the  pleasant  places  of  earth.  They 
minister  to  man's  spiritual  as  well  as  to  his  material 
wants. 

In  this  lesson  we  take  up  onr  third  division, 
spheroidal  trees.  As  an  introduction  let  the  student 
draw  and  shade  a  prolate  spheroid  standing  on  one 
end.  as  in  Fig.  i.  Then  draw  a  row  of  poplars  on 
each  side  of  a  wide  avenue,  first  drawing  light  con- 
struction lines  for  the  tops  and  the  bottoms  of  the 
rows,  and  meeting  at  the  center,  as  in  Fig.  2.  The 
eiamploB  in  the  plate  were  hurriedly  prepared  and 
are  too  formal  and  too  nearly  alike.  Let  the  student 
vary  the  outlines  more.  Draw  pear  trees  and  others 
of  similar  form  in  the  same  way. 

The  fourth  class  of  trees  we  have  called  irregular, 
which  is  about  the  same  as  saying  it  is  no  class  at 
all.  Some  of  these  may  be  said  to  be  umbelliferous, 
or  hemispherical. 

Fig.  ;)  shows  the  appearance  of  an  open  umbrella, 
with  a  leaflike  figure  [drawn  on  its  several  faces,  to 
show  how  such  figures  are  foreshortened  at  the  left, 
top  and  right.  It  is  well  for  the  student  to  keep  in 
mind  that  real  leaves,  clusters,  branches  and  asso- 
ciated parts  of  trees  are  foreshortened  in  the  same 
way. 

Fig,  4  is  a  very  conventional  tree  of  the  weeping 
willow  variety.  Fig.  .i  may  represent  a  young  elm 
with  the  top  cut  off  when  planted. 

Fig.  0  is  umbelliferous  in  form.  Figs.  7  and  9  may 
represent  young  elms.  Figs.  8  and  13  represent 
palms.  No.  10  is  the  stem  or  trunk  of  a  dead  pine. 
The  others  represent  trees  of  peculiar  forms,  which 
with  the  others  on  the  plate  will  afford  a  good 
-«.  variety  for  practice. 

Overheard   Among  the   Children. 

'■  I  used  to  write  my  name  real  well,"  said  Annie,  "  but 
every  tnno  I  whispered.  Miss  Oarton  made  me  write  it  on 
a  «lip  of  luiimr  forty-  five  times  md  hand  to  her  after  school 
and  I  wrote  so  fast  to  get  through  that  I  can't  write  my 
name  well  at  all,  nor  make  a  good  capital  .1  when  I  want 
to." 

"  Miss  Hunter  said  she'd  punish  any  one  whom  she 
caught  whLspering  and  so  she  punished  Charlie.  She 
didn  t  punish  me  because  she  didn't  catch  me." 

"  Well,  I  don't  care  anyway  if  I  did  have  to  stay  in 
recess.  Wlien  1  wrote  in  the  spelling  lesson  ■  att^nsion  • 
she  Bind  -Hon'  spelled  'shun,'  and  so  I  wote  it  ■  occa- 
tion  this  morning.  It  wasn't  a  spellmg  lesson  any  wav 
but  language  dictation."-/;.  .V.  lawyec,  i,x.  SchoulJonr- 


AMONQ  THE  INDIANS. 

All  Naiionalliies   ICeprcsenleil   iu  ihe   While   People, 
Bui  on  Iiidlnn  the  Best  l-eninan. 

Mr.  t-laude  N.  Bennett,  who  last  spring  resigned  the 
I'witiou  of  private  secretju-y  to  the  Secretary  of  the  In- 
terior to  go  West  and  civilize  the  Indians,  ba^  been  allot- 
ting  lands  and  disbursing  funds  to  the  Indians  on  the  Fort 
Berthold  agency.  North  Dakota,  under  the  shadow  of 
Cana<la.  He  has  just  returned  and  is  enthusiastic  over 
his  tnp. 

"I  was  where  there  was  more  room,  finer  air,  fewer 
white  people  and  less  civUizatiou  than  in  anv  spot  outside 
of  Africa."  he  said.  "  It  was  sevent.v-flve  mUes  from  the 
railroail.  I  ilrove  out  m  a  gentle  snow  storm  the  middle 
of  May.  and  returned  in  a  Winding  bUzzard  the  middle  of 
Swptember. 

"  I  was  managing  a  sur\-e\ing  crew  and  their  national- 
ities illostmte  the  variegate<)  character  of  the  country.  I 
had  a  t)erman  surveyor,  a  Spanish  cook,  an  Irish  head 


<-hainman.  a  French  Indian  assistant  chainman.  a  Man- 
dan  Indian  interpreter,  an  Arickaree  Indian  flagman 
and  a  teamster  who  wa.s  b.v  birth  and  breeding  an  F.  F. 
V.  And  although  all  were  good.  I  tielieve  the  Indians 
were  the  most  useful  men  in  the  camp.  An  Indian  was 
the  best  penman  in  the  camp  and  the  best  penman  on  the 
reservation." 

VERTICAL  AND  SLANT   UNITED. 

The  .liiihar  ol'  Ihe  E:ili.narlb  System  Taken  Ih<<  Klnor. 

To  the  Edlt'n- :  I  have  noted,  with  much  interest,  the 
lively  discussion  of  the  claims  of  vertical  penmanship 
in  the  columns  of  The  Jocrn-ai.  and  the  argtiments 
]trf>  and  con  by  the  great  penmen  and  educators,  but 
have  been  unable,  thus  far,  to  find  explanation  of  the 
causes  and  conditions  which  underlie  so  animated  a 
discussion  over  a  proposal  to  substitute  one  style  of  pen- 
manship for  another  in  the  interest  of  the  schools.  Espe- 
cially have  I  been  surprised  to  note  the  opposition  of  so 
man.v  all-round  penmen  whose  reprrtoire  includes  all 
styles  to  meet  their  own  requirements,  so  tenacious  about 
not  allowing  the  risiug  generation  to  test  the  claims  of  a 
concededly  simpler  style  in  the  interests  of  education 

It  is  notorious  that  there  has  long  been  an  "irrepress- 
ible conflict ' '  between  writing  teachers,  as  a  class,  and 
superintending  educators  ;  the  one  claiming  that  the  fin- 
ished product  and  performance  must  precede  its  employ- 
ment under  ordinary  conditions  of  use  ;  while  the  other 
insists  that  the  requirements  of  primary  instruction  de- 


29 

SO  long  as  the  professiooal  writiug-moster  spell  dominatedi 
and  with  all  due  respect  to  my  brethren  of  the  profession. 
I  wouli  adv^.se  them  to  study  down  to  the  situation  and 
assist  in  bringing  about  the  coming  millennium  when  the 
roaring  lion  and  spread  eagle  shall  shake  hands  wilh 
the  iwdagogue  and  school  man  and  a  little  child  shall 
lead  them  all  out  of  the  old  birch  woods  I  Yours  lor  co- 
ordinatiim,  vertical  or  slanting. 

H.  W.  EU.SWOUTII. 


VERTICAL   WRITING    DEBATE. 


There  has  l)eeu  a  debate  upon  the  relative  nu-rita  of 
slanting  and  vertical  penmanship  at  the  Boston  Conven- 
tion of  the  New  England  Association  of  School  Superin- 
tendents. Miss  Anna  Hill  favored  vertical  writing  rather 
than  slanting.  Supervisor  Graves  regarded  the  vertical 
stroke  as  a  dangerous  fad.  and  argued  in  behalf  of  the 
slanting  style.  He  spoke  of  the  slanting  hand  as  an  evo- 
lation  of  the  priimtive  vertical.  Superintendent  Cogswell 
told  of  a  school  that  had  adopted  the  vertical  system 
"  with  a  string  to  it."  but  be  himsell  prefers  to  write 
vertically,  without  any  string.  Sui>erintendent  Perkins 
had  introduced  the  vertical  method  into  his  schools,  and 
the  scholars  liked  it ;  "  its  opponents,"  he  said,  "  resort 
to  ridicule  and  the  imputation  of  selfish  motives,'"  an  im- 
putation which  we  cannot  understand.  State  Agent 
Bailey  pointed  out  a  defect  of  the  slanting  hand.    The 


*|  Ber)Htl3  ite  bright  cold  kri%  d.^i  kep)t  ^ry  • 
^  A  circle,  or)  tl)e  e^rtb.  o|  Wilbere^i  kbS/ib, 

^t  PAbbitspr^P)^  6.WAy.  Tl)e  \\^\)k?  Wck 
of  fo^,  (5^0^  \\]t  V6.zm\)b  kob.^  i^^.th),Werett)ere. 
Cro6siii?  e^ct)  ott^er.  FrotT)  \^\h  hollow'  tree 
:  %iqiiirrel  W6.5^1?ro^cl.?^therir)?th)eP)iit5 

Of  \^{\)k?  W^5l.to  5b(^kettieir)  fron)  tljeir  \)o\i 

WilliAniCulkoBrqi.r,1-. 


INDIA  INK  PEN  DRAWING —SKETCHING  hROM  NATURE  BY  C.  P.  ZANER.     No. 


mand  for  the  child  a  means  of  expression  both  legible  and 
easy  of  employment  at  a  stage  at  which  it  is  found  im- 
practicable to  develop  the  current  slanting  style,  as  it  is 
necessary  to  be  taught  for  such  primary  uses  For  the 
1  ist  twenty-five  years,  to  my  own  observation,  it  has  been 
the  serious  study  and  greatest  source  of  anxiety  among 
school  teachers  and  superintendents  to  secure  good,  legi- 
ble handwriting  in  primary  grades. 

The  ^^  jingo  "  teacher  of  penmanship  demands  priority 
for  his  subject,  arm  movements  before  formation,  and 
rapidity  to  attain  slant  with  shades  and  fiourishes  galore. 

The  practical  result  is  illegibility,  exhaustion  of  effort 
and  discouragement  in  any  serious  attempt  at  intelligible 
expression  of  ideas  in  original  school  work. 

Teachers,  superintendents  and  educators  have  mentally 
protested  that  such  writing  master  methods  were  too 
tedious  and  exacting  and  if  carried  out  would  leave  no 
time  to  reach  other  subjects  and  they  have  patiently  bided 
the  time  until  some  substitute  could  be  offered  before 
abandoning  Speucerian-ism  to  its  fate. 

As  an  author  of  copy-books  the  writer  has  labored  all 
these  years  to  prune  down,  simplify  and  adapt,  by  vari- 
ous eliminations  and  devices,  the  American  style  of  pen- 
manship so  as  to  overcome  these  objections,  but  his  indi- 
vidual efforts,  while  not  fruitless,  have  not  been  broad- 
cast enough  to  stay  the  rising  tide  of  disaffection  among 
educators,  who  to-day  are  ready  to  abandon  an  almost 
uniform  style  of  slant  writing  for  one  which  encourages 
them  to  hope  for  co-ordination  with  other  school  work, 
as  a  medium  of  expression  attainable  by  all,  without 
undertaking  to  make  a  fine  art  out  of  a  useful  one,  at 
so  much  sacrifice.  I  cannot,  therefore,  but  regard  this 
revolt  of  educators  as  an  encouraging  sign  of  a  revival  of 
interest  in  this  subject  in  which  it  has  seemed  almost  im- 
possible to  enlist  leading  thinkers  in  educational  matters 


Convention  of  Superintendents   refrained  from  making 
any  authoritative  declaration  apon  the  subject. 

We  cannot  give  a  final  judgment  in  the  case.  We  have 
noticed,  however,  that  people  who  follow  the  slanting 
system  are  able  to  write  more  rapidly  than  those  who  fol- 
low the  vertical.  That  is  a  serious  consideration  for  all 
writers  whose  thoughts  run  very  fast.— JV.   1'.  Sun. 


LESSONS  IN  WRITING    FOR  UNGRADED 
SCHOOLS. 

BY  F.    M.    WALLACE,  SHENANDOAH,   IOWA. 

No.    12. 
[IMTIAL    MADE   IN    JOURNAL   OFFICE.] 

Movement  DrUlu  Again. 

IVE  much  attention  to  the  move- 
ment drills.  Practice  the  direct 
and  indirect  ovals,  changing 
from  one  to  the  other  without 
stopping,  or  lifting  the  pen  from 
the  paper.  Practice  a  short  time 
without  looking  at  the  work, 
while  the  pen  is  on  the  paper. 

Exchange   t'apers   and    Studentu   CHttrlae. 

Have  scholars  change  papers  with  one  another 
after  working  awhile  on  the  capital  for  that  leseon, 
and  request  them  to  examine  them  carefully,  after 
which  each  one  should  write  on  the  paper  in  his 
possession  the  best  criticism  he  can  offer,  be  it 
complimentary  or  otherwise,  but  calling  attention 
to  some  particular  point  or  points,  when  the  paper 


80 

should  be  returned.  This  will  be  prodactivc  ot  much 
Kood  if  well  managed ;  otherwise  harm  wi'l  result. 

Vo  im  -Capital  P  has  the  down  stroke  bogin 
with  a  curve.  Start  the  letter  with  the  curve  well 
developed,  and  keep  the  left  side,  or  up  stroke,  far 
from  the  down  stroke.  The  turn  at  the  line  should 
be  carried  well  to  the  left,  end  the  turn  at  the  top 
should  be  made  so  that  the  finishing  stroke  crosses 
the  upper  part  of  the  first  stroke  and  makes  a  Utile 
opening  before  crossing  the  >lown  stroke  again, 
about  half  the  height  of  the  letter.  Keep  the  turn 
at  the  top  as  wide  as  at  the  bottom,  and  see  that  it 
is  a  little  higher  than  the  first  down  stroke. 

Ao.  wi.-B.  Most  of  this  letter  is  the  same  as  cap- 
ital /',  except  that  a  little  loop  is  formed  on  the  mid- 
dle part  of  the  first  stroke,  and  the  letter  is  finished 
with  the  right  side  of  an  oval. 

,Vo.  /'/?.— The  H  is  the  same  as  the  B.  except  that 
after  making  the  loop  the  final  stroke  has  a  sort  of 
a  double  carve. 

,Vo.  ifi.'i.—Q.  Make  a  small  oval  at  the  top,  curve 
the  down  stroke  a  little,  and  carry  it  well  to  the 
left,  forming  a  long,  narrow,  horizontal  loop,  so 
that  it  will  rest  on  the  lino,  and  finish  with  a  double 
curve.  The  letter  is  much  the  same  as  a  large 
figure  S. 

No.  m/i.—ln  making  Z  the  upper  part  is  the  same 
as  N.  Do  not  stop  the  motion,  but  make  the  loop 
at  the  base  line  so  that  the  long  way  ot  it  will  have 
the  same  direction  as  the  do«Ti  stroke.  The  part 
below  the  line  is  the  same  as  the  small  letter.  A 
straight  line,  on  the  main  slant,  should  touch  the 
right  side  of  the  letter,  both  above  and  below  the 
line.  Practice  sentence  writing,  using  the  capitals 
in  this  number. 


tdTUCCL^tunoG' 


WANTED :     INFORMATION. 

Akoiil  Vcrlii-nl  WrltinE. 

Will 'some  one  of  the  advocates  of  vertical  writing 
brighten  u|)  the  rusty  places  in  my  understanding  by  an- 
swering the  following  (luestions  : 

1.  Do  you  really  Ijeliove  there  is  such  a  thing  ..s  verti- 
cal wnting  y 

2.  If  so,  why  do  so  many  of  the  leading  advocates  of 
your  system  claim  that  backhand  is  just  the  same  as  ver- 
tical  ? 

9.  Upon  what  physiological  law  do  you  base  your  claim 
that  vortical  writing  is  easier  than  slant  and  that  a  ver- 
tical line  is  easier  to  make  than  a  semi  vertical  or  hori- 
zontal one  ? 

4.  Do  you  use  forearm  movement  in  making  vertical 
letters  1 

5.  Do  you  have  your  students  sit  facing  the  desk  ? 

t».  If  so,  what  kind  of  movement  is  the  student  using 
when  he  reaches  the  middle  of  his  page,  providing  he  is 
working  on  the  ordinary  school  desk  ? 

7.  Will  you  stiite  three  advantages  that  vertical  writing 
has  over  slant  t 

By  answering  the  above  questions  in  a  satisfactory 
manner,  you  will  confer  a  favor  on, 

yours  truly. 

W.  J.  Amos, 
Stamford,  Conn. 

Wise,  Indeed. 

••  Uunkius.  1  giioas.  is  nlwut  the  smartest  man  of  his  years 
in  this  community."  said  the  citizen  who  observes. 

"  Knows  a  great  deal,  does  he  ?"' 

"  Knows  a  great  deal  ?  I  should  say  so.  Why,  sir,  that 
mim  knows  almost  as  much  as  his  nineteen-year-cid 
daughter  who  is  in  the  high  school."— iras/iiiijton  Star. 


A  PAYING  INVESTMENT. 

A  SuprrvlNor  of  Wrtllns  In   Fubllc  }*choolH. 

How  any  city  can  boast  of  her  grand  school  system,  and 
have  the  writiug  of  its  pupils  away  below  what  is  pos- 
sible under  the  most  favorable  conditions  is  to  me  inex- 
cusable and  unpardonable. 

The  impetus  given  many  branches  through  a  compe- 
tent s\n>ervisor  of  writing  is  incalcuable.    I  dare  not  allow 
myself  to  give  the  iiercent.  of  gain  since  coming  here.     All 
are  pleased  and  delighted.     Work  pleasant  and  profitable. 
C.  H.  Pkirce, 
Su|H-rvisor  Writiug.  Evansville.  Ind. 


Father  to  the  n«n. 


^ZjZI^.-A'^ ^i^i^ 


^^i^j::^^..m. 


ILLUSTRATING  ACCOMPANYING  WRITING  LESSON 

The   "  Vertical  "   Fad. 

Mv  Dear  KiTTREDGE-Since  talking  with  you  this 
morning  on  the  "  new  departure"  in  penmanship,  wherem 
we  differed-as  we  like  to  ditfer-concerning  the  perma- 
nencv  ot  the  "  new  fad,"  as  I  call  it,  I  have  been  trymg  to 
look  at  the  matter  impartially,  irrespective  ot  my  preju- 
dices or  of  mv  interest.  You  say  that  in  selecting  a  clerK 
or  a  bookkeeper  you  would  prefer  one  who  writes  vTsrti- 
cally  rather  than  one  who  is  on  the  conventional  slant. 
Powibly  1  mav  in  time  come  to  the  same  conclusion.  1 
find  myself  most  frequently  writiug  the  old-fashioneo 
"  back-hand  "  for  aU  purposes  of  memorandum,  and  fre- 
quently for  my  correspondence,  especially  if  I  use  a  foun- 
tain pen.  I  write  thus  tor  two  or  three  reasons  :  First, 
it  is  more  compact  and  more  legible  ;  and  next,  1  can 
write  it  with  more  comfort  m  any  position,  quite  as  well 
on  a  pad  or  book  cover  resting  on  my  knees  as  on  a  table 
with  plentv  of  "  elbow  room."  This  is  because  it  is  neces- 
siu-ily  written  with  the  finger  movement,  every  down 
stroke  being  shaded.  I  cannot,  however,  write  it  with 
nearly  the  speed  that  I  can  my  conventional  hand,  with 
the  muscular  movement  and  plenty  of  "  swing."  Besides, 
I  can  write  only  a  short  time  without  feeling  cramped, 
both  in  my  fingers  and  my  body.  To  write  thus  continu- 
ally would  be  impossible  for  me,  although  I  learn  from 
the  promoters  ot  this  style  that  it  can  be  written  as  rapidly 
and  easily  as  conventional  writing  and  with  as  tree  a 
movement.  This  may  be  so,  but  1  doubt  it.  I  have  seen 
it  tried  quite  persistently,  but  have  never  seen  the  results 
that  are  claimed  for  it.  As  I  understand  it,  this  innova- 
tion has  its  use  in  the  requirements  of  library  indexing, 
under  Mr.  Melville  Dewey,  our  enterprising  secretary  of 
the  Board  ot  Regents,  at  Albanj .  It  is  doubtless  the 
proper  thing  tor  this  kind  of  work,  as  it  is  for  many  other 
kinds  of  slow  and  exact  tabulation,  but  that,  by  no  means, 
settles  the  matter.  The  one  requisite  of  legibility  can  be 
secured  at  far  less  cost  and  with  the  fullest  acceptance  ot 
all  that  large  class  of  earnest  persons  who  want  to  "  read 
writing."  I  think  we  have  secured  it  in  the  style  that 
has  been  adopted  and  practiced  in  the  Packard  College 
for  the  past  three  years.  I  send  you  the  plates  of  a  page 
of  reproduced  writing  from  the  revised  Packard's  Manual 
of  Bookkeeping,  which  I  think  will  prove  my  point.  This 
is  taken  from  the  writing  of  Mr.  E.  M.  Barber,  and  is 
reproduced  without  patching  or  fixing  up  in  any  way.  It 
is  necessarily  reduced  in  size,  but  is  a  fair  example  of 
every-day  work.  I  call  your  attention  to  a  few  jioints  :  1. 
Every  letter  is  plain  and  positive,  and  is  so  separated  from 
the  other  letters  that  its  autonomy  is  forever  established. 
2.  It  is  always  made  in  the  same  way  under  all  circum- 
stances, and  when  once  recognized  can  be  easily  held  in 
the  mind.  3.  The  down  strokes  are  all  decided  and  uni- 
form in  shade.  4.  The  capital  letters  are  devoid  of  use- 
less "  grace  lines  "  and  never  vary  in  form.  .5.  The  writ- 
ing is  done  with  the  muscular  movement  and  is  rapid. 

And  finally  the  effect  is  always  pleasing. 

I  have  been  myself  a  writiug  master,  and  have  pro- 
moted "  hand  writing  "  for  more  years  than  I  like  to  say, 
but  have  never  seen  such  results  as  we  are  getting  out  of 

this  simple  application  of  common  sense  to  education.  1 
am  not  particularly  anxious  that  anybody  should  adopt 
our  ideas,  but  I  can  see  no  reason  at  present  for  changing 

them.  I  do  not  believe  that  the  "  vertical  fad  "  has  come 
to  stay.    "On  the  contrary,  quite  the  reverse. "—.*?,   S. 

rackard  in  BusiafSji. 


The  country  boy  who  would  rather  stay  at  home  and 
turn  the  griudstoue  than  go  out  hunting  woodchuckt  may 
get  to  lie  a  rich  man,  but  he  w-ill  Ix'  a  man  the  world  will 
have  to  look  out  for  when  he  grows  up.— .Soijicrri7/c  Joiir- 


"  A  Big  Day   for   tlie   Road." 

A  Journal  representative  was  unfortunate  enough  to 
travel  from  NiaRara  Falls  to  New  York  by  '■  The  Pictur- 
esque Lehigb  Valley  "  railroad  recently.  The  road  is  pictur- 
esque enough— and  so  is  its  treatment  of  those  deluded  into 
riding  over  it.  Passenger  travel  must  be  light  these  days  and 
when  a  victim  is  secured,  word  is  probably  flashed  along 
the  line  to  keep  an  eye  on  him.  Tbe  Joi-r.val  man 
was  deluded  enough  to  stop  over  without  first  having 
secured  a  warranty  deed  to  his  ticket,  and  plans  and  specifi- 
cations giving  Ian  insight  into  the  workings  of  the  circum- 
locution^ office,  known  as  the  "  Passenger  Department." 
That's  where  he  made  his  mistake!    In  his  spare  moments 


FOR  UNGRADED  SCHOOLS,  BY  F.  M.  WALLACE. 

he  is  brushing  the  hayseed  out  ot  his  hair  and  lamenting  the 
Sin  that  he  is  minus  because  of  the  aforementioned  stop 
over  It  the  head  of  the  Passenger  Department  will  sena 
his  address  to  this  mourning  JouilNAl.  reptesentative,  ne 
will  receive  a  pen  picture  of  a  bounding  stag  bearing  Diana 
to  the  chase.  It  mav  help  the  Passenger  Department  to  chase 
up  another  innocent  newspaper  man  who  can  be  persnadea 
to  ride  over  the  •■  Picturesque  Lehigh  Valley." 

One  of  the  New  Year  resolutions  made  by  The  journal 
man  was  to  walk  It  necessary  rather  than  ride  over  the 
•■  Lehigh  "  again.  This  policy  of  <b9commodinB  passenKers 
may  dfvert  travel  from  tlie  road-but  it  Is  a  great  thing  to 
the  road-while  it  lasts.  They  lost  one  regula  Passengei 
but  as  Chas.  Mestaver  used  to  say  m  his  play,  A  fullman 
Car,"  it  was  "  a  big  day  for  the  road  " 


^^S&imcuiiQTUtQ^fUAaS 


NEWS  AND  MISCELLANY  SUPPLEMENT. 


PENMAN'S  ART  JOURNAL, 

NEW  YORK,  FEBRUARY,   1896. 

NEWS  EDITION. 


School  and  Persona 


—  AraonK  the  new  schools  are  the  following:  Chicago 
Coll.  of  CJom..  4:w  \V.  (Wrd  St.,  Chicago,  III.,  M.  Sayre,  Mgr. 

Birmingham,  Ala.,  B.  C,  R.  B.  SejTnour,  Pres.  and 

Willard  J.  Wheeler,  Sec'y  and  Treas. Huntsville,  Ala.. 

B.   C.,    L.   Bvron    Sullivan,   Propr. Hmman's  B.   C, 

Springfield,  Mosp.,  A.  H.  Hinman,  Prln. Crumb  s  Coll. 

of  Bu9.,  Seneca  Fulls,  N.  Y.,   H.  F.  Crumb,  Propr. A 

new  normal  college  will  bo  opened  in  Anderson,  Ind.,  m 
September,  '9ft,  by  Wm.  M.  Groan,  late  of  the  West.  Nor. 
('oil.,  Lincoln,  Neb. The  Copper  City  Com'l  Coll.,  Ana- 
conda, Mont.,  U.  O.  Sisson,  Prop.,  is  a  new  institution. 

—  The  following  changes  in  management  have  occurred 
among  the  schools  recently  :  O.  C.  Domey,  Prea.  of  the 
American  B.  C,  sold  partintereat  in  the  school  to  Everett 
M.  Turner,  of  Cochran,  Ga.,  who  will  succeed  Mr.  Domey 
as  pres.     Mr.  Domey  will  reniaiu  as  superintendent  of  the 

Pen.  and  Bus.  Depts. Omaha  B.  C  ,  F.   F.  Roose,  Pres. 

and  the  Omaha  Com.  Ooll.,  Rohrbough  Bros.,  Proprs , 
have  consolidated  and  now  occupy  the  rooms  of  the 
Omaha  C.  C.  The  faculty  has  been  increased  in  numbers. 
Mr.  Lowrj'  will  be  prin.  of  Bus.  Dept..  F.  W.  Mosher,  the 
Shorthand  and  Typewriting.     The  new    name  will  be 

Omaha  Cora'l  and  Omaha  Bus.  Coll. G.  F.  Clarke  has 

purchased  the  interest  of  W.  L.  Chapman  and  F.  S.  E. 
Amos  in  the  Willie  Halsell  B.  C,  Vinita,  Indian  Ter.,  and 
hereafter  the  school  will  be  known  as  Clarke's  B.  C.  Mr. 
Clarke  has  also  opened  another  school  under  the  same 

name  in  MuscoMej  Indian    Ter A.   W.  Edmiston  is 

Propr.  of  the  Edmiston  Acad,  of  Bus.,  563  William  St., 

Buffalo,  N.  Y. D.  Fullmer  has  purchased  an  interest  in 

the  Bliss  B.  C,  Fitchburg,  Mass.  and  is  Prin.  of  the  insti- 
tution.  R.  E.  Butrick  and  W.  L.  Shinn.  former  teachers 

in  the  institution,  have  purchased  the  Clarke  B.  C,  Bridge- 
ton,  N.  J.,  and  now  call  it  the  Bridgeton  B.  C. The 

Denver  Normal  and  Preparatory  School,  Fred  Dick,  Prin., 
Wallace's  B.  C,  Robert  Wallace,  Prin.,  and  the  Wood- 
worth  Shorthand  Coll.,  W.  A.  Woodworth,  Prin..  have 
been  consolidated  under  one  head  with  W.  A.  McPherson 
as  manager.    The  advertisement  neglectstogive  the  name 

under  which  the   trinity  will  operate. D.   J.   Dusen- 

berrv  has  purchased   the  interest  of  H.   J.    King  in  the 

Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y..  B.  C. B.  J.  Griffin,  Prin.  of  the 

Shorthand  Dept.,  Childs'  B.  C,  Springfield,  Mass.,  and 
author  of  "Typewriting  by  Touch  "  has  purchased  an 
interest  in  the  college. —J.  C.  Bowser,  lat«  of  No.  B.  C, 
Watertown,  N.  Y.,  has  purchased  an  interest  iu  the  Eckel 
0.  C,  Erie,'Pa.,  and  the  school  will  now  be  known  as  the 
Modem  C.  C.  Mr.  Bowser  was  presented  with  a  hand- 
some pressed  plush  easy  chair  by  the  students  at  Water- 
town  when  he  left. 

—  G.  E.  Snyder,  formerly  Propr.  of  the  Com'l  School, 
Terre  Haute,  lud.,  has  temporarily  gone  out  of  school  busi- 
ness, and  is  now  located  at  Kent,  N.  Y. 


—  Among  the  recent  visitors  to  The  Journal  office 
are  :  W.  C.  Henniug,  Millersville,  Pa.;  C.  B.  Hall,  Yonk- 
ci-K,  N.  Y..  B.  C;  R.  E.  Butrick.  Bridgeton,  N.  J.,  B.  C; 
J.  G.  Gerberich.  Lebanon,  Pa..  B.  C;  H.  C.  Spencer' 
Pmvidence,  R.  I.;  J.  Howard  Keeler,  Boys'  High  School' 


R.  A. 

—  C.  E.  BoUou,  the  well-known  traveler  and  historical 
lecturer,  has  been  secured  by  the  Spencerian  B.  C,  Cleve- 
land, Ohio,  to  deliver  a  course  of  four  lectures  before  its 
students.  Wo  have  lately  received  from  this  same  insti- 
tution a  very  handsome  holiday  greeting.    Every  seat  in 


panying  a  list  of  subscriptions,  C. 
--     "The  Journal,  like 


their  building  was  occupied  at  last  report. 

—  In  a  letter  accoi_ .. 

G.  Prince,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  \\Tites 
that    other    eminent    New 
Yorker,    Chauncey  M. 
Dei»ew,  is  a  '  peach.'  " 

—  J.  Clifford  Kenuedj', 
teacher  of  shorthand  in 
Pottstowu.  Pa.,  B.  C.  was 
calletl  to  Toledo,  (i.,  during 
Decemlier  on  account  of  the 
dangerous  illness  of  his  wife, 
who  was  ^nsiting  her  parents 
there.  We  are  glad  to  re- 
port that  Mrs.  Kennedy  has 
gri'atly  impnived. 

—  The  Rochester.  N.  Y.. 
B.  U  has  been  having  a 
veritable  boom  this  season, 
and  iu  a  late  letter  received 
from  Mr.  Osborne,  he  writes 
that  thev  have  the  largest 
attend  auce  iu  the  history  of 
the  institution. 

—  W.  H.  Callow.  Prin.  of 
the  Elgin.  111..  B.  C.  suffered 
severe  loss  in  a  fire  which 
destroyed  the  college  build- 
ing ou  the  morning  of  De- 


cember 31.  The  school  has  opened  up  in  other  quarters, 
and  is  now  running  nicely. 

~  In  a  late  letter  Mr.  O.  H.  Bresee  of  the  Burdett 
Coll.,  Boston,  writes:  "Each  issue  makes  good  your 
promise  to  serve  up  to  us  the  very  best  in  the  line  of  pen- 
manship.'* 

—  In  the  Bay  City,  Mich.,  Tribune,  we  find  the  novel 
ad.  of  the  International  B.  C.  of  that  [city,  namely,  some 
excellent  business  writing  by  A,  H.  Ross,  penman  of  the 
institution,  with  an  offer  of  three  months'  lessons  in  pen- 
manship free. 

—  So  many  good  words  for  The  Journal  come  to  us 
from  all  sides,"  that  we  find  it  impossible  to  publish  even 
a  small  percentage  of  them.  One  of  the  greatest  compli- 
ments ever  paid  to  us  has  been  received  from  C.  A.  Hiu- 
chee,  Prin.  of  the  Com'l  and  Pen.  Dcpts.  of  Galloway 
Coll.,  Searcy,  Ark.  He  writes  :  "  I  like  the  work  of  The 
Journal,  as  it  is  outlined  in  your  December  number.  You 
serve  a  greater  number  of  people  in  a  greater  variety  of 
ways  relating  to  their  profession,  than  any  other  educa- 
tional journal  published.'' 

—  In  the  New  London,  Conn.,  Da\j,  we  find  a  highly  com- 
plimentary notice  of  New  London  B.  C,  R.  A.  Brubeck, 
Prin.  From  the  New  London  Morninu  Tefegrain,  we  get 
quite  an  account  of  the  presentation  of  a  roll-top  desk  to 
Prin.  Brubeck  by  the  students  of  his  school. 

—  In  a  letter  accompanying  a  subscription  list,  G.  W. 
Suavely,  Prin.  of  the  Juniata  B.  C,  Huntingdon,  Pa., 
writes:  "  I  have  been  a  regular  subscriber  to  The  Pen- 
man's Art  Journal  for  eighteen  yeai"s,  and  have  a  copy 
cf  every  issue  since.  My  school  is  holdmg  its  own  well. 
My  graduates  are  all  doing  nicely.  I  have  a  good  class  of 
pupils." 

—  N.  E.  Ware,  Supt.  of  Public  Schools,  Hawkinsville. 
La.,  writes  :  "  Enclosed  find  my  regular  subscription, 
which  makes  the  twentieth  year.  This  ought  to  be  suf- 
ficient evidence  that  I  am  pleased  with  The  Journal. 

—  The  Charlotte,  N.  C,  Observer  devotes  over  half  a 
column  to  a  write  up  of  the  Charlotte  0.  C,  of  which  L. 
H.  Jackson  and  W.  R.  Hayward  are  Prins.  This  institu- 
tion has  lately  moved  into  tine  new  rooms  in  the  Y,  M.  C. 

A.  Bldg. 

—  J.  S.  Merrill,  Springfield,  O.,  in  renewing  his  sub- 
scription, writes  :  "  No  cheap  edition  for  me  please.  My 
name  is  on  the  permanent  list.  The  present  Journal  is 
a  full  grown  boy." 

—  In  a  handsomely  illustrated  edition  of  the  Harris- 
burg,  Pa.,  Telegraph,  we  find  an  illustrated  write-up  of 
the  School  of  Com.,  J.  C.  Shumberger,  Pres. 

—  The  Evergreen  State,  Seattle,  Wash.,  devotes  two 
pages  to  a  sketch  and  portrait  of  Judson  P.  Wilson,  Prin. 
of  the  Wilson's  Modem  B.  C.  of  that  city. 

—  Mr.  J.  M.  Frasher.  Prop,  of  the  Wheeling,  W.  Va., 

B.  C,  was  severely  injured  in  the  fearful  Baltimore  & 
Ohio  R.  R.  wreck  on  November  8,  and  is  not  able  yet  to 
attend  to  business. 

—  A  letter  recently  received  from  the  head  of  a  school  in 
Utah,  which  has  a  business  department,  contains  the  fol- 
lowing rather  remarkable  sentence  :  "  I  consider  your  pa- 
pers of  no  use  to  me  or  my  school." 

—  The  Scranton  B.  C,  Scranton,  Pa.,  is  meeting  with 
marked  success.  The  last  copy  of  the  college  journal  con- 
tained a  half-tone  cut  of  a  photograph  of  one  of  the  large 
writing  classes,  that  would  indicate  a  big  attendance. 

—  C.  P.  Zaner,  Zanerian  Art  Coll.,  Columbus,  O  ,  in 
writing  about  The  Journal  for  '96,  says  "I  think  you 
have  struck  a  good  plan  to  keep  up  the  standard  of  The 
Journal.  I  don't  think  many  wiJl  want  the  cheap  edi- 
tion. It  may  cause  a  little  confusion,  but  not  long.  You 
are  doing  splendidly  from  outward  appearances,  and  I 
hope  you  are  doing  well  from  the  inside  view  -the  finan- 
cial—also. All  the  moves  you  make  are  in  the  right  direc- 
tion, I  believe.  In  fact,  you  are  progressing  wonderfully 
well  indeed.  Keep  it  up.  You  are  deserving  of  prosperity 
and  success. ' ' 

—  The  Trade  Register,  Seattle,  Wash.,  has  the  follow- 
ing to  say  about  a  well-known  commercial  college  teacher: 
"  F.  R.  McLaren,  who  for  several  years  has  been  teaching 
Graham's  Standard  Phonography  at  the  Acme  B.  C,  in 
this  city  has  recentlv  passed  a  very  searching  examina- 
tion in  Ben  n  Pitman  Phonography  and  leceued  a  certifi- 
cate to  teach  the  latter  system  also  The  certificate  is 
signed  by  Beun  Pitman    the  founder  of  this  sj  stem  of 


American  shorthand.  As  far  as  we  know,  Mr.  McLaren 
is  the  only  certified  teacher  of  Pitmauic  shorthand  in  this 
State." 

—  Messrs.  Mehan  &  McCauley  of  the  C.  C.  C.  C,  Des 
Moines,  la.,  sent  out  a  very  neat  holiday  greeting. 

—  F.  J.  Toland,  Pres.  Wisconsin  B.  U.,  La  Crosse, 
Wis.,  writes  :  "  I  have  been  reading  The  Penman's  Art 
Journal  for  twenty  years  aud  for  the  past  ten  years  it 
has  seemed  to  me  that  it  would  be  impos.<iible  for  it  to  be 
improved,  but  ever>'  year  the  improvement  has  been  made 
just  the  same.  No  paper  is  received  at  this  office  that 
gives  us  as  valuable  returns  for  the  investment  as  The  Pen- 
man's Art  Journal  and  that  it  may  '  live  long  aud  pros- 
per '  is  our  sincere  wish." 

—  The  Christmas  number  of  Harlem  Life  devotes  a  full 
page  to  a  speaking  likeness  and  biography"of  Clement  Car- 
rington  Gaines,  Pres.  N.  Y.  B.  C,  and  Eastman  College, 
Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. 

—  The  Ontario  B.  C,  Belleville,  Canada,  W.  B.  Robin- 
son &  J.  W.Johnson,  Prins.,  has  achieved  a  distinction 
that  would  go  to  show  that  some  business  colleges  are 
conducted  b^-  business  men  and  expert  accountants  aud 
that  their  students  are  turned  out  expert  accountants.  At 
a  reoeot  examination  of  the  Institute  of  Chartered  Ac- 
countants, held  in  Belleville,  four  applicants,  all  giadu- 
ates  of  the  O.  B.  C,  were  examined,  and  all  were  success- 
ful. 

—  The  illustrated  holiday  edition  of  the  Lincoln,  III., 
Leader  contains  a  half-tone  portrait  of  Prin.  W.  R.  Whets- 
ler,  with  sketch  nf  the  Lincoln  B.  C. 

—  J.  R.  Payne,  teacher  of  writing  and  bookkeeping  in 
Washington  College,  Tenn.,  is  one  of  the  old-timers.  H:s 
first  wi-iting  lessons  were  from  B.  H.  Rand's  System. 

—  As  an  illustration  to  show  how  "  actual  "  the  actual 
business  department  of  a  bus.  coll.  may  be,  Shaw's  B.  C., 
Augusta,  Me.,  is  sending  out  some  unique  advertising  cir- 
culars, consisting  of  photo-engraved  check  and  letter, 
made  payable  to  and  addressed  to  H.  B.  Claflin  &  Co. 
This  was  a  fii-m  name  given  to  one  of  the  offices  in 
Shaw's  B.  C,  Portland,  Me.,  and  the  letter  from  Augusta 
miscarried  and  reached  the  big  dry  goods  house  iu  N.  Y., 
and  so  businesslike  was  everything  that  the  check  was 
treated  as  a  regular  remittance  and  sent  to  the  bank  for 
deposit,  where  the  mistake  was  discovered. 

—  H.  A.  Bocquet,  Montreal,  Canada,  in  renewing  his 
subscription,  writes  ;  '*  I  have  fuund  your  paper  the  most 
interesting  of  its  kind  I  have  ever  seen.  Its  object  is 
most  deserving  and  its  usefulness  never  ends,  since 
made  up  in  volumes  it  can  be  held  forever  as  a  book  of 
reference  for  all  members  of  the  family,  young  and  old. 
No  library  should  be  without  it,  and  1  firmly  believe  if 
you  were  to  have  all  artists  canvassed,  you  could  secure 
here  and  elsewhere  a  great  many  subscriptions,  as  it  con- 
tains new  and  original  designs  of  great  value  for  publica- 
tion, etc." 

—  S.  McVeigh  of  Mt.  Vernon.  111.,  is  a  new  addition 
to  the  faculty  of  the  Hartford  B.  C,  Hartford,  Conn.  His 
portrait  with  brief  sketch  appeared  in  the  Hartford  Post, 
Saturday,  January  18. 

—  The  Utica,  N.  Y.,  Daih/  Union  has  the  following 
mention  of  a  presentation  to  a  well  known  penman  : 
"  Prof.  T.  J.  Risinger  was  very  thoughtfully  remembered 
by  his  students,  who  presented  him  an  elegant  office  chair 
and  ornamental  inkstand,  accompanied  by  suitable  assur- 
ances of  their  friendship  and  esteem. 

—  In  a  late  number  of  VEnseignmenf  Pr  maire,  Que- 
bec, we  find  an  article  by  M.  A.  Talbot  on  writing. 
Our  knowledge  of  French  is  too  rusty  to  make  a  success- 
ful translation. 

—  The  I^'i7nes.<{,'.Stillwater,  Minn.,  devotes  several  pages 
to  an  illustrated  write-up  of  the  Stillwater  B.  C.,  W.  P. 
Can  field,  Pnn. 

—  We  have  received  a  splendidly  written  business  letter 
accompauying  a  fine  list  of  subscriptions,  from  E.  F.  Tim- 
berman,  penman  of  the  Decorah,  la.,  Inst.  Mr.  Timber- 
man  is  a  successful,  enthusiastic  teacher,  who  writes  and 
teaches  d  la  Thornburg. 

—  The  Burlington,  Vt.,  Free  Press  gives  quite  an  ac- 
count of  a  presentation  of  a  hall  tree  by  the  students 
of  Burbngton  B.  C.  to  Pnn.  E.  G.  Evans. 

Movements  of  the   Teachers, 

—  J.  Howard  Baldwin,  late  of  Bennington,  O.,  has 
charge  of  the  Shorthand,  Penmanship  and  English  work 
in  the  Clark  B.  C,  Lockport,  N.  Y. R.  M.  West,  late 


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of  Jones-  B.  C,  Chicago,  is  aa8i»tmg  A  F  Wallace  in  the 
Onuid  Prairie  Hem.,  Onargo.  I1I.--E  >'•  He-^^ser. 
penman  uf  the  Taunton.  Maas.,  B.  t,  has  been  maae 
hnncipal  of  that  institotion.— -M  tt.  Blank.nshm  late 
of  t-pi«r  Alton,  111,  ia  pnncpal  of  Wood  6  B.  C.  Potte- 

ville    Pa,  a  new  Bch.x.1. O.  A.  Swayze  of  BelleviUe. 

Ont     i»  a  late  addition  to  the  faculty  of  the  ^  o.  B.C., 

Watcrtown   N   Y 1^  L'  Short  is  penman  of  Edmiston 

B  C    Cleveiand,  O Wm.  Feller,  for  manv  years  pripci- 

i»l  of  the  Canton,  ».,  B.  '•..  is  not  actively  enraged  m 

school  work  at  present. O.  E.  Bolton,  Oneida,  >  .»•.  ■» 

a  now  shorthand  teacher  in  the  B.  &  S.  B.  C.  Chicago. 

E  L  McCain  is  with  the  St.  Thomas,  Ont.,  B.  C— — 

W.  P.  Mclutosh  U  no  longer  with  the  Bliss  B.  C.,  Fitch- 

bnre,  Mass. <:.  C   Maring,  for  many  years  well  known 

in  the  peniiuinship  Held,  has  dropped  this  and  the  TOlIege 
work  altogether.  He  is  now  located  in  Seattle,  W  ash.— - 
W.  E.  .Stinp.  formerly  of  Bushnoll,  III.,  but  more  recently 
of  Wood  B  B  C  .  Wilkesbarre.  Pa.,  is  principal  of  the 
comi  dept.  of  the  So.  Ind.  Nor.  Col.,  Mitchell.  Ind.-— 
E.  B.  Minor  of  Washington,  la.,  Ls  adiled  to  the  faculty 

of  the  Spencerian  B.  C.,  Milwaukee,  Wis Alice  Cary 

Conffcr,  formerly  teacher  of  penmanship  in  Steubemille, 
O  ,  B.  C,  has  resigned  and  is  now  at  her  home  in  Platts- 

mouth,   Neb. C.  A.  Saffle,   formerly  of   Fort    Scott, 

Kan  ,  B.  C  ,  is  now  in  the  faculty  of  the  Kan.  Nor.  Coll. 

of  that  city. P.  A.   Westrope  is  now  general  Hjlictor 

and  collector  of  the  Ked  Oak,  la.,  Kj-prcM. S.  R.  Bur- 
din,  formerly  penman  of  the  Buffalo,  N.  '^  ■••>■  Yi' ''"" 
resigned  and  given  up  teaching  altogether.     H.  J.  HUton 

is  Mr.  Bunllns  successor  in  the  school. J.  M.  Schillig, 

formerly  of  the  Actual  B.  C,  Canton,  O.,  is  now  penman 

in    Edmistons  Acad,    of  Bus.,   Buffalo,  N.   Y. S.  A. 

Pliillippy  is  a  new  addition  to  the  faculty  of  the  Coleman 

H.  C,  Newark,  N.  J. O.  D.  Foster  is  connected  with 

the  Ind.  Bu^,  Inst.,  Anderson,  Ind. A.  C.  Elliott  suc- 
ceeds John  A.  Loniax  in  the  Weathertord,  Tex.,  College. 
A  B.  Thompson  is  connected  with  the  Blount  Col- 
logo,    Blountsville,   Ala. Frank    W.    Martin    conducts 

evening  classes  in  the  Auburn,  Me..  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  in  addi- 
tion to  his  work  in  Grays  B.  C,  Portland. E,  R,  Se- 

l.niig  is  a  now  penman  of  the  Ohio  Valley  B,  C,  E.  Liver- 

pi)ol.  O. .Jno.   P.  Fannini;  has  charge  of  commercial 

work  in   All   Hallow's  Coll.,  Salt  Lake,  Utah. C.  C. 

floiKlman  lias  charge  of  the  Dubois,  Pa.,  B.  C. J.  M. 

Holmes,  formcrlv  of  the  Brazil,  Ind.,  B.  C,  is  now  teach- 
ing in  the  Bradford,  Pa.,  B.  C. E.  C.  Olenn  is  a  new 

poiiiuan  of  the  Butte,  Mont.,  B.  C. 

Oblltiiiri/. 
llKItNllARD  (1ILT,AM. 

Bombard  (iillam,  the  cartoonist  of  Juiliji;  died  of  ty- 
phoid I'.jier  on  January  lit.  He  was  born  in  Banbury, 
(l.\lor.l,hiiv,  England,  in  1».>7,  and  even  at  the  early  age 
of  nine  vmira ,  whi>n  ho  came  to  this  country  with  his 
parents,  bo  showed  remarkable  artistic  ability,  which  ho 
uTiilonbteillv  inherited  from  his  father,  who  was  an  artist 
or  merit.  He  took  an  art  course  in  Ne(v  York,  after  hav- 
ing studied  law  fora  while,  and  finding  that  he  excelled  m 
liuinorous  drawings,  decided  to  devote  his  time  to  news 
piiliur  illustrations.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  began 
to  contribute  to  Lrslie's  HVi'Wt/,  -Vpic  i'orA- Oroyj/iir  and 
lliiiliirii  WerkUi.  Afterward  he  became  one  of  the  regular 


While  on  the  t\ick  sUilf,  his  ilrawing  representing  James 
It.  Blaine  as  the  "Tatooed  Man"  made  a  great  hit  and 
priived  the  turning  point  in  Mr.  Gillam's  C4ireer.  Mr.  Gil- 
liiin  became  a  partner  in  the  illustrated  weekly  Jwhje 
when  that  paper  was  reorganized  ten  years  ago,  and  he 
liitd  since  that  time  devoted  himself  mainly  to  cartoons  of 
political  events. 

MRS.   JAS.   D.   OILBERT. 

.Mrs.  Jas.  D,  (liUwrt,  wife  of  the  penman  of  Brown's 
School  of  Business,  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  died  in  that  city 
Januiiry  :i,  ISIWI,  of  jmeumoniu,  aged  '27  years.  She  was 
an  exiMiipliiry  (.'hristian.  A  three  yeal"s"'  old  daughter 
and  hiihb.ind  are  left  to  mourn  her  death.  Interment 
was  at  Eliiora,  la. 

We  desire  to  send  our  sympathy  to  Brother  Gilbert. 

Hynivneal, 
CRUMB-SMITH. 

On  Thui-sibiy,  January  2,  IS9(1,  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  Mr. 
Hilanii  K.  Cnuiitt  and  Miss  Isabel  Smith  were  married. 
Mr  Crumb  is  proprietor  of  {'rumb's  Coll.  of  Bus.  and 
Shorlliiiii.l,  s,ii,.,u  Kails,  N.  Y.  He  was  formerly  con- 
uectcii  with  Catou's  Bus.  Schools  in  Buffalo  and  Cleve- 
luud. 

NL'NOESSER-SEAMAN. 

—At  the  home  of  the  bride's  parents,  in  Big  Rainds, 
Mich.,  on  We<luesday  evening,  January  '.22.  IHlMi,  "Mr. 
(^bas,   E.   Nunge.sser  and  Miss  Kate  Seaman  were  united 


V~t%nmaAJQ:^(iC<:i^wuuuG> 


Mrs.  Nungesseris  the  well  known  writer  and  supervisor 
of  writing  and  drawing  in  the  public  school  of  Big 
Rapids.  Portrait,  autograph  and  sketch  of  her  appeared 
in  the  December,  ISU.t,  Joirnai.. 

ilur  best  wishes  go  with  our  friends  in  their  new  re- 
Intiom*. 

Arw  Catalogues,  Srhool  iTournata,  etc. 

—  The  catalogue  of  the  St«inman  Institnto,  Dixon,  III., 
is  quite  a  st.vlish  looking  document,  clearlv  printed  on  a 
splendid  quality  of  paper.  One  peculiarity  about  it  is 
that  there  is  not  a  cut  used  in  the  entire  catalogue  or  on 
the  cover.  Mr.  Steinman  iss,ues  a  very  tine  college  jour- 
nal that  is  nicely  illustrated. 

—  Among  the  catalogues  received  for  the  month  were 
till-  following  ;  Acme  Coll.  Inst.,  Seattle,  Wash.;  Hornell 
B.  U.,  Hornellsville.  N.  Y.;  Univ.  of  Notre  Dame,  Ind  ■ 
Oro<>usburg.  Pa..  Sem.;  Grand  Forks,  N.  D..  Coll  • 
Douglas  Co.  Nor.  Ava.,  Mo  :  Maryland  B.  C,  Baltimore' 
Md.;  Kane's  B.  C  Baltimore,  Md.;  Montpelier,  Vt  ,  Sem 

—  The  following  schools   have  sent  some  verv  tasty 
printing  in  the  .shape  of  brochures,  pamphlet.s,  etc  :  Pon- 
tiac  Mich  ,  B.  C. ;  Birmingham.  Ala..  B  C. ;  Los  Angeles, 
Cjil ,  B.  C;  Keystone  B.  C  .  Lancaster.  Pa.;  Actiml  B  C 
Canton,  O.;  Spencerian  B.  C,  Yonkers,   N    Y  ■   Univ 


School,  New  Orleans,  La.;  Springfield.  111.,  B.  C,  Can- 
ton, O.,  C.  C. 

—  The  handsomest  calendar  we  have  received  from  any 
school  has  come  from  F.  J.  Toland.  Wisconsin  B.  U., 
La  Crosse,  Wis.  Mr.  Toland  believes  in  bright  advertis- 
ing. 

—  Other  calendars  have  lieen  received  from  the  Univ. 
of  Notre  Dame,  lud.;  Keystone  B.  C,  Lancaster,  Pa. 

—  College  journals  have  been  received  from  the  follow- 
ing institutions  :  Conner's  B.  C,  Coshocton,  O.;  B.  & 
S.  B.  C,  Louisville.  Kv. ;  Wis.  B.  U.,  La  Crosse,  Wis. ; 
Omaha,  Neb.,  C.  C. ;  Ijope  Ind,  Nor.  and  Bus.  School; 
Greensburg.  Pa.,  Sem.;  Newark,  O.,  B.  C. ;  Spencerian 
B.  C,  Owensboro,  Kv.;  State  Nor.  School.  Emporia, 
Kans.:  Marion.  Ind..  "N.  C:  Notre  Dame.  Ind.,  Univ.; 
Actual  B.  C,  Canton.  O.;  Grand  Forks,  N.  D..  Coll.; 
Scranton,  Pa.,  B.  C;  Santa  Rosa.  Cal..  B.  C. ;  Napa.  Cal.. 
B.  C;  Central  Wesleyan  Coll..  Warrentown.  Mo.;  Bart- 
lett  C.  C,  Cincinnati'.  O. ;  Heald's  B.  C.  .San  Francisco, 
Cal.:  Nashua.  N.  H..  B.  C;  Ualveston.  Tex.,  B.  U.;  Ohio 
B.  (;.,  Mansheld.  O.;  Hall's  B.  C,  Portland  and  Logans- 
port,  Ind.;  St.  Viateur's  Coll..  Bourbonna's  Grove.  111.; 
Wolf's  B.  C,  Hagerstown,  Md  ;  Luthersville,  Qa.,  Coll. 
Inst.;  Willmar.  Minn..  Sem.;  Scranton,  Pa.,  B.  C;  Los 
Angeles,  Cal.,  B.  C;  Woodbury  B.  C,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


Fraternal  Notes. 


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—  The  Penmanship  Exhibit  in  the  Cincinnati,  O.,  Pub- 
lic Schools  wa9  awarded  a  diploma  of  honorable  mention 
with  bronze  raedal  at  the  Atlanta  Exposition.  When  it 
comes  to  getting  up  exhibits  and  capturing  prizes,  How- 
ard Champlin,  Superintendent  of  writing,  is  always  to  the 
front. 

—  In  a  letter  lately  received  from  B.  L.  Slemons,  Paris, 
III.,  he  informs  us  that  L.  H.  Potts  of  Riverside,  Cal.,  is 


meuts  will  soon  be  made  whereby  the  County  and  City 
Superintendeuts  will  give  him  substantial  aid  in  his  wofk 
in  the  public  schools. 

—  R,  L,  McCarty,  in  addition  to  being  interested  in  pen- 
manship, is  editor  of  the  Bodie,  Cal.,  Evening  Miner. 

—  We  have  received  from  Mis&  Margaret  A.  Reid,  Su- 
pervisor of  Drawing  and  Writing  in  the  State  Normal 
School,  Mankato,  Minn.,  a  treatise  on  vertical  writing, 
in  which  she  takes  the  ground  that  it  is  not  new  or  a  fiuJ 
and  that  it  has  come  to  stay. 

—  Miss  Clara  Banks,  Supervisor  of  Writing  and  Draw- 
ing, Osage,  la.,  writes  :  "  This  is  my  third  year  here.  My 
pupils  and  1  wish  very  much  it  were  possible  for  you  to  give 
a  series  of  lessons  in  India  ink  drawing,  and  many  Western 
teachers  second  my  wish.  With  the  very  best  wishes  for 
the  best  penman's  paper  in  America  and  the  world,  I 
am,  yours  for  the  good  work,  Clara  Banks."  [Note  by 
Editor.— Mr.  Thompson's  lessons,  though  for  blackboard 
drawing,  can  be  used  very  easily  for  pen  and  ink.  As 
teachers  are  called  upon  to  use  the  board  more  than  pen 
and  ink  or  pencil,  we  thought  the  blackboard  series 
would  suit  the  greatest  number.  Judging  by  the  large 
number  of  letters  we  have  received  commending  the 
blackboard  idea,  we  are  convinced  that  it  has  been  just 
what  the  teachers  needed,] 

—  Miss  Mary  Conditt,  Indianola.  la. ,  is  not  in  school  work 
this  year  and  expects  to  travel  most  of  the  time.  Sne 
writes  :  "  I  have  nothing  but  words  of  praise  for  The 
Journal.  Every  teacher  in  our  public  schools  should  be 
a  subscriber  for  it." 

—  J.  B.  Lutton,  Supervisor,  Ashtabula,  O.,  sends  a  set 
of  vertical  capitals,  which  we  would  produce  had  they 
been  written  in  black  ink.  He  writes  :  "  I  have  been 
Supervisor  of  Writing  in  this  city  for  the  past-li  years. 
For  the  past  term  I  have  been  experimenting  with  verti- 
cal writing  and  thus  far  like  it  quite  well.  The  Board  of 
Education  here  are  well  pleased  with  the  progi'ess  made 
during  the  term  and  I  think  will  soon  adopt  it. 

—  Miss  Maud  Ballou,  formerly  special  teacher  in  the 
schools  of  Nevada,  la.,  is  not  in  school  work  this  year. 

—  In  a  letter  from  Miss  Mary  Stimson,  Supervisor  of 
Writing  of  Public  Schools,  Shenandoah,  Iowa,  toTHE  Jour- 
nal's Managing  Editor,  she  says:  "I  have  been  a  subscriber 
to  The  Journal  for  several  years  and  always  gladly  wel- 
come its  monthly  visit,  but  when  I  noted  in  it  your  name  as 
Managing  Editor  I  felt  more  than  interested  in  it,  because 
I  took  my  first  lessons  in  muscular  movement  writing  from 
you  in  the  old  Western  Nor.  Coll.  of  this  place,  and  it  was 
you  who  spoke  of  the  rapid  improvement  I  made  and 
who  advised  me  to  make  penmanship  a  special  study. 
Probably  you  do  not  remember  me,  as  I  am  aware  that  a 
great  many  pupils  passed  under  your  direction  during 
the  year,  eacn  one  claiming  a  portion  of  your  crowded 
time.  1  little  thought  then  that  I  should  ever  be  Super- 
visor of  Writing  in  the  Public  Schools  of  this  plac«,  but 
such  did  Fate  decree  ray  work  to  be  this  year,  and  I  ac- 
cepted with  pleasure  and  interest.*' 

—  L.  M.  Caldwell  is  teaching  in  the  public  schools 
of  Butler  County,  Pa.,  and  conducting  special  cla-sses 
al-so.  In  regard  to  the  Union  of  Public  School  Writing 
Teachers,  he  says  :  "  I  am  very  much  in  favor  of  this,  i 
have  frequently  thought  of  it." 

—  Harry  Houston,  Supervisor  of  Writing  in  the  Public 
Schools  of  Saginaw,  E.  S.,  Mich.,  writts:  *'  We  have  tried 
vertical  writing  for  over  two  years  in  some  rooms  and 
have  found  ways  of  overcoming  some  of  the  difficulties. 
If  pupils  are  simply  told  to  write  straight  they  are  quite 
apt  to  begin  by  making  the  upward  strokes  vertical, 
which  win,  of  course,  throw  the  writing  into  a  back- 
hand. The  most  results  will  be  noticed  if  pupils  lean  over 
their  work  and  spread  their  arms  out  so  that  their  elbows 
are  quite  a  distance  from  the  body." 

—  A  few  lines  from  a  late  l^ter  received  from  A. 
Tooley,  teacher  in  the  State  Normal  School,  Brockport. 
N.  Y..  will  explain  why  so  many  of  the  teachers  in  the 
common  schools  fail  as  writers  and  teachers  of  writing. 


Here's  what  Mr.  Tooley  writes  :  "  Our  course  is  crowded 
so  full  of  work  that  all  who  can  by  any  means  cut  oflf  n 
part  of  their  work  are  inclined  to  do  so.  Pass  cftfds  are 
accepted  for  the  subject  of  writing  and  many  take  the 
advantage  of  them  so  as  to  avoid  taking  the  subject  in 
class.  And  yet  some  of  these  teachere  who  accept  "  pasw 
airds"iu  later  years  will  get  up  m  teachers*  meetings, 
institutes,  etc..  and  tell  how  much  they  know  about 
teaching  writing. 

—  J.  N.  Engle.  formerly  Supervisor  of  Writing  in  Eu- 
terpise,  Kans!.  is  now  principal  of  the  Fitteeutn  Street 
School,  Junction  City,  h.aus.  He  has  not  lost  his  interest 
in  writing,  however. 

—  The  many  friends  of  L.  S.  ThomjMton,  Dii-ector  of 
Drawing,  Public  Schools.  Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  will  be 
pained  to  learn  of  the  death  of  his  eldest  daughter,  which 
occurred  in  Parkersburgh.  W.  Va.,  about  the  middle  of 
January. 

—  W.  C.  Stevenson,  the  Bookkeeping  and  Penman.«hip 
Department,  State  Normal  School.  Emporia,  Kans.j  dis- 
tributed a  four-psige  pamphlet  "  The  Vertical  Writing 
Fallacy  Exposed,"  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  Kansas  St*ite 
Teachers'  Aasociation.  which  is  one  of  the  l>est  arguments 
for  sloping  writing  that  we  have  seen.  He  takes  the 
various  pomts  made  bv  the  vortical  advocates  and  dis- 
cusses each  one  in  detail.  Those  interested  in  this  matter 
would  do  well  to  send  to  Mr.  Stevenson  for  a  copy. 

—  W.  F.  Ho'itetler  is  Principal  of  Schools  and  Super- 
visor of  Penmanship  and  Drawing  in  Lapaz,  Ind. 

—  M.  W.  Barnes,  in  addition  to  his  work  as  Sui>ervi8c)r 
of  Penmanship  and  Drawing  m  the  State  Normal  School. 
Valley  City,  N.  Dak.,  alsn  has  charge  of  these  special  de 
partments  in  the  public  schools  of  that  city. 

—  E.  L.  Hewett,  Supt.  of  the  Training  Department, 
State  Normal"  School,  Ureeley,  Col.,  is  not  only  a  good 
writer  himself,  but  understands  teaching  it.  and  is  greatly 
interested  in  having  teachers  in  his  school  and  State  be- 
come acquainted  with  the  best  methods.  About  this 
matter  he  writes  as  follows  :  "  I  am  heart  and  soul  with 
you  and  the  great  Art  Journal  in  your  good  work.  I 
nave  always  considered  The  JouRNAL'peerless  in  its  line, 
and  I  am  glad  to  know  the  plans  contemplated  for  ex- 
tending its  usefulness.  Your  new  plan  cannot  fail  of 
success.  You  have  analyzed  that  proposition  most  judi- 
ciously." 

Well    Known    Supervisors. 


MISS    HARRtE-n*    BLOOU. 

From  time  to  time  The  Journal  has  had  occasion  to 
mention  the  good  work  being  done  by  Mlss  Blood  as 
Supervisor  of  Writing  and  Drawing  of  the  Public  Schools 
in  Council  Bluffs,  la.,  which  i^osition  she  has  held  for 
several  years.  After  getting  a  good  common  school  educa- 
tion. Miss  Blood  prepared  herself  thoroughly  for  her  special 
work  by  taking  courses  in  writing  and  drawing,  and  her 
summers  are  spent  in  summer  schools  devoted  to  these 
branches.  During  Holiday  week  she  is  usually  in  attend- 
ance at  the  Western  Penmen's  Association,  of  which  body 
she  was  secretary  for  '!f5.  She  has  been  elected  Vice- 
President  of  the  Drawing  and  Writing  Teachers'  Associa- 
tion of  the  Federation  of  Commercial  Teachers'  Associa- 
tion.s  for  '96.  Miss  Blood  is  active,  energetic,  progressive, 
and  is  always  up  to  the  times  in  anything  pertaining  to 
her  work. 

Normal   School    Penmen. 

C.  A,  Branigcr  is  principal  of  penmanship  and  busines-s 
departments,  twicher  of  drawing  and  jiart  owner  of  tlie 
Northwestern  Normal  School,  Stanberry,  Mo.  He  was 
born  in  Ohio  in  18f>ti,  He  is  a  farmer's  son  and  received 
a  good  common  school  education,  after  which  he  com- 
pleted  penmanship  and  business  courses  and  later  took 
a  course  in  drawing  in  the  Xenia,  Ohio,  drawing  school. 
Prepared  himself  to  teach  penman&hipand  drawing  in  the 
city  schools.  He  taught  writing  and  drawing  in  county 
institutes  in  nhnois  and  spent  two  years  as  principal  of 
the  business,  penmanship  and  drawing  departments  of  the 
Hayward  Collegiate  Institute,  at  Fairfield,  111.     Later  he 


vr^itCL^tcmaS 


VII 


filled  poritions  in  trasiness  colleges  in  Cleveland,  Coshocton 
and  OalioD,  Ohio;  BafTalo,  N.  T. ;  Wheeling,  W.  Va. 

Mr.  Braniger  handles  varionii  styles  of  ornamental  pen 
work  to  good  advantage:  is  at  home  in  the  drawing  line 


iind  is  a  succe^cful  teacher  of  commerclul  branches.    Hii 
beautiful  buHineH.H  writing  is  his  mainstay,  and  of  thii 
work  The  .Touhnai.  has  shown  some  specimens 
l«iKt  and  will  show  more  in  the  future. 


the 


A    Feast   with    Rare   Old    Books. 

Hail,  mislick  Art  I  which  men  like  angels  taught. 
To  spiNik  to  Eyes,  and  paint  unbody'd  Thought  ! 

—J.  Champiaii.  1T4U. 
.\iimlitr  a. 
These  few  rambling  sketches  do  not  pretend  to 
be  a  history  of  writing  ;  that  would  occupy  more 
s|)iice  than  we  can  spare  and  we  do  not  believe  our 
readers  care  for  anything  so  comprehensive,  es- 
in'cially  when  they  know  that  it  would  curtail  the 
space  to  1)6  devot«d  to  other  things. 

We  will  now  go  from  the  English  to  the  Ameri 
I  im  penmen. 

John  Jenkins  was  the  first  American  penman  to 
publish  a  book  of  which  we  have  any  record.  The 
lite  as  given  by  some  is  1".")»,  although  in  the  third 
•ilition  now  before  us  the  author  says  :  ■  The 
luthor's  first  book,  containing  the  explanations  of 
the  first  principles  of  writing,   was  published  in 

17H1." 

Mr.  Jenkins,  in  his  preface,  states  that  because  of 
ill  health  and  lack  of  funds,  he  was  obliged  to  allow 
iwenty  years  to  elapse  (1791  1811)  before  publish- 
ing the  book  complete.  A  large  number  of  promi 
iient  people  were  subscribers  and  recommended  the 
tniok  in  the  strongest  terms— at  the  head  of  the  list 
I'eiiig  :  ■•  His  Excellency,  John  Hancock,  Esq." 

In  a  supplementary  preface  the  author  announces 
tint  he  will  give  "  a  tenth  part  of  the  profits  of 
tliis  whole  work  to  the  encouragement  of  the  Bible, 
Missionary  and  Tract  Societies." 

The  book  contains  80  pages  of  letterpress  and  a 
few  plat4's  crudely  engraved.  It  is  a  manual  and  is 
ispected  to  accompany  a  si>ries  of  seven  copy  books. 

In  178 1.  Henry  Dean  had  published  in  New  York, 
■Au  Alphabetical  Set  of  Large  Text  Words,  "• 
which  was  nothing  more  or  less  than  large  size 
"Id  English  round  hand.  The  copy  before  us  is 
yellow  with  age  and  the  fine  lines  of  the  up  strokes 
ire  almost  obliterated. 

In  1805  he  brought  out  a  more  pretentious  work 
known  as  "Deans  Analytical  Gnide."  The  ea^t 
'■rn  part  of  the  United  States  was  thoroughlv  can 
v:ussed  for  subscribers  of  the  work  and  a  large 
immber  were  obtained.    The  book  contained  nearly 


y€^ 


BY  THOMAS  H.  POUNIX  CHICAGO. 


200  pages,  more  than  one  half  the  space  being  de- 
voted to  an  unreliable  history  of  the  art  of  writing. 
The  literary  style  was  excellent,  however.  The  price 
of  the  book  was  $10,  and  as  1.215  subscribers  were  se- 
cured the  first  edition  produced  $12,150.  In  1816 
Dean  published  "Dean's  Large  Test  Words,"  and 
"An  Alphabetical  Set  of  Text  Words,"  twelve 
plates  each.  The  writing  is  very  large,  heavy, 
round  and  slanting. 

"  An  Analytical  Guide  to  the  Art  of  Penman- 
ship," by  Enoch  Noyes,  was  published  in  Boston  in 
1821.  There  is  a  preface,  directions,  observations, 
instructions,  etc.,  followed  by  some  plates  of  a  very 
prett.v  round  hand  and  a  not  so  pretty  running 
hand,  German,  Old  English  and  Roman  alphabets. 
The  price  was  38  cents. 


QILLAIVl'S  DEATH  THEIR  QAIN. 


Canajoharie,  N.  Y.,  .Tan.  2H.— A  conference  between  W. 
.T.  Arkell  and  the  leading  artists  of  Judije  occasioned  by 
the  death  of  Bernhard  tTJUam,  the  famous  cartoon  artist, 
was  held  last  night  and  the  future  aiTangeraeut  of  the 
publication  planned.     Mr.  Arkell  to-night  said  : 

■•  You  can  say  that  the  policy  of  Gillam  in  connection 
with  Jiidije  will  be  followed  as  near  as  possible,  and  the 
artists  of  his  own  selection  will  cari-y  on  the  work.  His 
cartoon  ai>sistants  who  have  been  scattered  will  be 
brought  to  the  home  oCBce.  They  are  :  Grant  B.  Hamil- 
ton, from  Youugstown.  O. ;  Eugene  Zimmerman,  from 
Horse  Heads,  N.  Y.,  and  Fred  Victor  GiUam,  from  , Spring, 
lield.  L.  I.  It  might  be  interesting  to  know  that  Gillam 
received  a  salary  of  $45,1101)  per  year  and  a  percentage  of 
the  profits  of  the  paper.  I  have  decided  to  divide  this 
equally  among  the  staff  artists  who  have  been  with  the 
paper  ten  years.  Mr.  Gillam  willed  all  his  property  to  his 
wife.     His  estate  is  valued  at  •*2.50,ono." 

'  The  Fountain  Pen  Fight. 

The  fountain  pen  controversy  seems  to  be  getting  a  little 
warm;  at  any  rate,  rumor  has  it  that  thert  are  going  to 
be  some  great  surprises  in  the  trade  when  the  United 
States  courts  open  the  latter  part  of  this  week.  It  may 
be  that  the  American  News  Company  will  find  themselves 
defendants  in  a  patent  suit.  If  they  do  it  will  be  a  furious 
fight  and  to  a  fini.sh.  The  reports  through  the  West  that 
Mabie,  Todd  &  Bard  had  been  beaten  in  a  suit  by  Paul  E. 
Wirt  does  not  seem  to  be  a  fact,  as  the  matter  was  settled 
out  of  court  and  the  suit  withdrawn.  The  further  report 
that  Mabie,  Todd  &  Bard  were  to  pay  a  royalty  of  j:j  per 
dozen  for  all  pens  sold  by  them  does  not  seem  to  be  sus- 
tained by  interviews.  There  is  no  doubt  but  what  on 
paper,  at  least,  Mr.  Wirt  was  to  receive  a  royalty  of  not 
le.ss  than  ti  per  dozen;  how  much  he  actually  "does  receive 
nobody  knows  except  the  parties  to  the  settlement:  it  is 
believed,  however,  to  be  nothing.  It  is  certainly  to  lie 
hoped  that  this  fountain  pen  patent  business  will  be  fought 
to  a  finish  at  an  early  dat«,  and  that  there  will  be  a  cessa- 
tion of  letters  to  the  retail  trade  warning  them  to  buy 
nothing  but  pens  protected  by  patents  that  have  been 
sustained  by  the  courts.  If  the  patents  owned  by  Mr 
Wirt  are  not  valid  there  are  likely  to  be  suits  for  damages  ■ 
if,  however,  they  are  sustained  and  a  patent  on  capillary 
attraction  can  be  defended  and  sustained  by  the  courts 
then  the  entire  fountain  pen  business,  as  far  as  is  known 
to-day.  will  be  controlled  by  the  Stone  and  Wirt  patents 

There  are  two  or  three  manufacturers  of  fountain  pens 
who  claim  that  their  pens  are  fed  by  mechanical  action 
and  they  have  opinions  of  eminent  counsel  that  such 
patents  are  valid  and  do  not  infringe  on  any  one's  rights 
It  is  very  evident  that  something  has  got  to  lie  done,  and 
done  quickly,  in  order  to  hold  the  manufacturers  who 
signed  as  a  part  of  their  contract  an  agreement  to  handle 


nothing  but  Wirt's  pens.  Mr.  Wirt  has  to  fulfill  his  side 
of  the  contract  and  shut  up  people  who  are  putting  pens 
on  the  market  at  from  t(5  a  dozen  up.  The  <iuicker  the 
controversy  is  settled  the  better,  and  may  the  right  win.— 
deyei's  Stationer. 


Bank  of  England  Forgeries. 

There  are  very  few  forgeries  now,  but  one  hundred 
years  ago  they  were  rife.  The  first  recorded  instance  of 
the  forgery  of  a  Bank  of  England  note  has  a  singular  touch 
of  romance  about  it.  The  forger  was  a  linen-draper  at 
Stafford,  named  Vaughan,  who,  in  the  year  1758,  employed 
several  workmen  to  engrave  diflerent  parts  of  a  €20  note, 
and  when  a  dozen  had  been  printed  off  he  deposited  them 
ivith  a  young  lady  to  whom  he  was  engaged  to  be  married 
osaproof  of  his  wealth;  but  the  imposition  was  discovered, 
and  Vaughan  was  hanged.  One  of  the  cleverest  imitations 
of  a  b.^nk-note  was  the  work  of  a  poor  schoolmaster,  who 
forged  an  entire  note  with  pen  and  ink,  and,  sad  to  say, 
was  hanged.  John  Mathieson,  who  was  convicted  of 
forging  the  water-mark,  offered  to  show  the  directors  how 
it  was  done  if  he  was  pardoned,  but  they  would  not 
withdraw  the  prosecution.  Singularly  enough,  forgeries 
first  begiin  to  be  frequent  soon  after  the  introduction  of 
the  fit  note,  and  in  April,  1802.  Mr.  Addington  told  the 
House  of  Commons  that  the  forgeries  hod  increased  so 
alarmingly  that  seventy  extra  clerks  were  required  at  the 
bank  merely  to  detect  them.— A'(cniit(  Magazine. 


Devilish  Bad  Handwriting. 

One  of  the  most  important  things  for  boys  or  girls  to  do 
is  to  write  jilainly,  so  that  those  who  have  to  read  what 
they  write  are  left  in  no  doubt  as  to  their  meaning.  .Sev- 
eral amusing  stories  of  the  embarrassment  which  has  fol- 
lowed not  learning  to  write  legibly  are  told.  One  of  these 
is  of  a  Ma-ssachusetts  clergyman  who  nearly  got  himself 
into  a  peck  of  trouble  because  of  the  bad  quality  of  his 
handwriting.  It  was  more  than  a  century  ago  that  this 
clergyman  had  occosion  to  address  a  letter  to  the  general 
court  of  Massachusetts  upon  some  subject  of  great  inter- 
est at  that  time.  When  the  letter  was  received  the  court 
ordered  the  clerk  to  read  it,  and  were  filled  with  wrath 
at  what  appeared  to  be  these  words  in  opening  : 

• '  I  address  you  not  as  magistrates  hut  as  Indian  devils. ' ' 

"  What  !"  they  cried.  "  Read  that  over  again.  How 
does  he  addre.ss  us  'f  " 

"  Not  OS  magistrates  but  as  Indian  devils,"  repeated  the 
clerk.     "  That's  what  he  says." 

The  letter  was  passed  around,  and  the  judges  were  by 
no  means  pleased  to  see  that  the  clerk  had  apparently 
made  no  mistake.  Vei-y  angry  at  what  they  believed  to 
be  an  insult,  the  judges  pa.ssed  a  vote  of  censure  upon  the 
clergyman,  and  wrote  to  him  demanding  an  apology.  He 
came  before  them  in  person,  when  it  turned  out  that 
where  the  judges  had  read  Indian  devils  he  had  written 
individuals— which,  of  course,  made  an  apology  unneces- 
sary ;  but  the  reverend  ge&tleman  was  admonished  to 
improve  his  handwriting  if  he  wished  to  keep  out  of 
trouble. — llarjiers  Yuuntj  I'cojile. 


WRITING   OF  THE  WORLD. 


To  our  good  friends  James  Bruce  of  Sydney, 
Walter  Geo.  Edmunds  of  Launceton,  and  to  the 
government  officials  of  Brisbane  we  are  indebted 
for  a  large  collection  of  copy-lxioks.  exercise  books 
and  specimens  of  writing  from  pupils,  business  men 
and  government  officials  of  Australia. 

In  another  colmnn  we  present  a  portrait  of  Mr. 
Bruce— who.  by  the  way,  is  one  of  Australia's  lead- 
ing penmen,  teachers  and  copy-book  authors— and 
also  a  specimen  of  his  blackboard  work. 

As  will  be  seen  by  an  examination  of  the  speci 
mens  presented  in  this  issue,  and  comparison  with 


VIII 

those  presented  in  the  September,  1895.  Journal 
from  England  and  Scotland,  the  Australian  writing 
is  practically  the  English  style.  The  same  atten- 
tion being  given  to  form  and  roundness,  and  the 
same  lack  of  attention  to  speed  and  movement.  Mr. 
Brace's  copy-books,  sample  line  of  which  was  shown 
in  September  JoCRSAi..  do  not  claim  to  be  abso- 
lutely accurate ;  they  claim  to  !»  photo  gravore 
reproductions  from  the  original  pen  written  copies. 

Several  exercise  btxjks  comprising  a  total  of  sev- 
eral hundred  pages  of  students'  work  of  the  ages  of 
twelve  to  fifteen  in  the  collection  are  models  of 
neatness  and  accuracy,  and  are  in  every  way  most 
i«lmiral)le.  The  work  indicates  the  lack  of  training 
in  movement  and  speed,  and  for  that  reason  would 
not  be  cla.ssed  as  model  business  writing  in  America. 

Some  of  the  work  submitted  from  students  of 
twelve  to  fifteen  years  of  age  in  the  girls'  schools  in 
Ipswich  and  Brisbane  contains  samples  of  lettering, 
drawing  and  writing  that  are  decidedly  creditable. 

Among  the  samples  of  writing  received  from  busi- 
ness men  and  government  officials  in  Bn-l';i(ii'   \\<' 


jBB^^^^^&iman^  QyfiC  Cl^uvuiG> 


~^ra  u-iii^  m  a  de.  by 


find  all  styles  of  writing  and  all  slopes.    A  few  rep 
rosenttttive  samples  are  shown  in  another  column. 


POSTAL    CURIOSITIES. 

A  MeHnnicp  on  n  T<iollii>li'k-<t"<'<'i'  Adilri'ss. 

The  Postal  Museum  of  Doebling,  near  Vienna,  hns  lately 
received  a  curious  object  in  the  shape  of  a  tooothpick. 
The  address  is  written  on  oue  side  and  the  stamp  pasted 
on  the  other.  The  back  of  the  stamp  had  l)eeu  used  to 
convoy  part  of  the  message. 

Another  specimen  was  placed  in  the  collection,  which 


■^^""""(l  made bv 


A   Chimpanzee  That   Writes    and    Draws. 


Before  several  persons  in  the  Arsenal,  in  Central 
Park,  recently,  Johanna,  the  big  cliimpanzee  of 
Central  Park,  gave  an  exliibition  of  drawing  and 
letter  writin^f.  The  entertainment  was  imder  the 
(lire.:tion  uf  Keeper  McKay  and  Assistant  Director 
(feorge  R.  Burns,  says  the  New  York.S'/n(.  Johanna 
eclipsed  her  last  performance  by  writing  a  letter 
and  drawing  a  picture  of  herself  according  to  her 
own  opinion.  The  keeper  gave  her  a  cardboard  upon 
which  Mr.  McKay  had  drawn  her  picture  and 
Johanna  pictured  herself  from  it  in  a  novel  artistic 
way. 

She  handled  her  pencil  like  an  experienced 
draughtswoman.  The  picture  and  the  letter  which 
she  wrote  were  passed  about  among  those  present 
and  created  a  great  deal  of  amusement.  McKay 
has  them  in  hia  office  and  says  be  will  keep  them. 

Jolianna  seemed  to  enjoy  the  entertainment  quite 
as  much  as  those  who  witnessed  it.  She  got  a  half 
dozen  eggs  in  reward  for  her  good  work. 


csr 


A  CHIMPAN/tt  THAT  WRITES  ANl>  DRAWS 


"jOURVAL  '■) 


^XP-tA^AyCcAy. 


WRITING  OF  THE  WORLD.— AUSTRALIA. 


(9)  ' 


consists  of  puzzles  given  the  postiU  clerks.  A  pastal  card 
W118  mailed,  nppar«ut]y  without  address,  tipou  closer 
examiimtiou  it  was  found  that  the  address  had  Iwen  i>er- 
forated  with  most  minute  holes  right  on  the  stamp  of  the 
piistaJ  card  on  the  baud  surrouudiug  the  hem!  of  the  Em- 
l>eror.  It  wiw  duly  delivered  tii  the  address,  luul  the  car- 
rier requested  and  reci'ived  it  for  the  Postal  Museum. 

The  Able  Editor. 

The  villtt(te  wag  thouubt  he  would  have  some  fun  with  the 
miUlmannert'il  young  man  who  had  recently  taken  charge  of 
the  countv  iwiwr. 

"  I  say."  he  said,  coroincinto  the  office  excitedly.  ■  there's  a 
man  on  the  fltr»H>t  looking  for  you  with  a  cluh." 

The  youuR  e«litor  looked  up  )>lea.<^ntly. 

"  '    *'"' '       «|nired.    "  Wo  make  special  reductions 


I*  subscribers  has  he  got  > 


-Truth. 


ship  department  of  the  Northern  111.  Nor.  School.  A  very 
pleasant  day  was  spent  in  visiting  the  school,  attending  the 
general  exercises,  witnessing  class  work.  etc.  Mr.  Kelchner 
has  a  sp.^oial  panm^nship  department  of  about  forty  stu- 
dents, and  the  walls  are  covered  with  hundreds  of  fine  spooi 
mens  of  the  teachers'  and  students'  work.  Large  and  enthu 
siastic  classes  were  found  in  the  penmanship  and  comme 
hranches,  the  two  lines  of  work  of  principal  interest  to 
Journal  man.  Mr.  Kelchner  is  peraonaliv  popular  and 
cessful.  Our  old  friend,  W.  F.  StronK.  formerly  of  the  West 
ern  Nor.  Coll..  Shenandoah.  la.,  has  charge  of  the  music  a 
Dison.  and  is  th  ;  same  jolly,  genial  individual  that  he  wa: 
when  he  used  to  direct  the  music  at  Shenandoah.  We  spen 
a  pleasant  hour  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Strong  in  their  cosy  home 
Messrs.  Rearick  and  Dille  have  a  very  successful  school  with 
bright  prospects  for  the  future. 

We  visited  the  Steinmann  Inst,  in  Dixon,  but  the  school 
was  not  in  session.     Mr.  Stemmann  has  a  beautiful  new 


building,  charmingly  located  on  Rock  River.  He  is  doing 
Momij  bright  advertising,  and  undoubtedly  will  have  a  large 
attendance. 

We  spent  a  few  hours  with  H.  B.  Lehman,  supt.  of  the  pen- 
manship department  of  the  North  Ind.  Nor.  School.  Val- 
paraiso. Ind..  and  found  him  busy  handling  some  very  large 
classes  in  writing.    Mr.  Lohmin  is  doing  excellent  work. 

Not  for  Twenty   Years, 

if  ever,  will  you  get  such  another  chance  to  procure  fine 
cuts  (all  branches  of  penmanship  represented)  and  back 
numbers  of  The  Journal  ccmtaining  beautiful  penman- 
ship specimens,  as  is  offered  by  our  advertisement  in  an- 
other part  of  this  paper.  You'll  have  to  be  quick  or  it 
will  be  too  late. 


Teacher  :  "  Can  any  one  explain  how  the  world  is  divided  " 
Willie  (with  very  important  air):  "Between  them  that's 
got  it  and  them  that  would  like  to  have  it."— From  the  Har- 
per's Bound  Tabli'. 


Two   Days  at   Dixon   and  Valparaiso. 

During  a  recent  Western  trip  of  a  Journal  representa- 
tive he  stopped  off  at  Dixon,  111.,  and  Valparaiso.  Ind..  to  visit 
the  two  big  normal  schools  in  these  towns.  At  Dixon  he  was 
met  at  the  train  by  L.  M.  Kelchner.  the  head  of  the  penman- 


TWO  EDITIONS  OI'  THE  JOURMI.-bnt  both 
•'xartly  the  linnlr-rxrFpt  that  the  Nrwn  Edition 
has  four  extra  l>au:e8  devotod  to  !Vown  and  ITIIhccI- 
lany.  All  luntriiellon  featiirpn  ivlll  appear  In  both 
editions. 

'"^■^■Jt--^  ^iv^^^^     ^-^.rt-t^^^ 


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WRITING  OH  THE  WORLD.— AriSTRALIA.—O) 


.U..L. 


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per  nonpareil  line,  $2.50  per  Inch. 
.  .jmi  and  space.  Special  estimates 
advertisement  taken  for  less  tban  $3. 


Ilondrodii  ofbpnntilul  nnd  uncful  bookft  are  lisiefl  In 
Mtir  new  book  nnd  premium  rntnioitne.  with  coinbinnliou 
nitcn  III  ronnertlon  with  "Journal"  HUbHcriplioiii'.  both 
tiftv  nnd  rcnen-nlH.  AluKle  nnd  inclubn.  AHweiriTClhe 
-iibNcrlberbenrfil  ofthf  InrseM  wlioU'Male  reduction  on 
ilio  bookM  In  connection  with  tbe  eombinntion  oiler,  it 
freiiuenlly  happenn  that  he  Im  enabled  to  obtain  book 
nnd  paper  at  conHlderably  Ichh  than  the  book  alone 
would  rottt  of  any  dealer.  If  will  pay  any  inlelliireni 
pernon  to  nend  a  iwo-ceni  Htaiup  for  thiH  culnloKue. 
niany  valanble  msireHllonit  for  preiients. 


Editorial  Comment. 

If  you  eee  it  in  The  Journal— you'll  see  it  else- 
where— Later. 

Scarcity  of  Comtnerrtal  Teactiers. 

We  have  never  known  good  commercial  teachers 
to  be  so  scarce  as  they  are  right  now.  Several  good 
places  have  gone  begging  because  the  right  man  could 
not  be  found,  and  an  unlimited  number  of  medium 
and  low  salaried  positions  have  remained  unfilled. 
It  looks  as  if  times  were  getting  better  and  these 
additional  teachers  were  needed  as  an  e-stra  supply 
in  old  schools  and  of  the  faculties  of  tbe  new 
schools  springing  up  all  over  the  country. 


great  waste  of  literarj-  and  classical  education  to  put  it 
in  a  bosiness  teacher  who  therefore  charges  more  for  his 
extra  dignity.  —Experience. 

The  above  comes  from  the  proprietor  of  a  large 
business  college  in  a  leading  Central  West  city.  He 
19  a  man  of  considerable  experience,  good  business 
judgment,  and  he  has  had  experience  with  teachers 
at  both  prices  named  above.  In  our  judgment  there 
can't  be  much  difference  of  opinion  about  this  ques- 
tion. One  good  teacher  at  $80  a  month  is  worth 
half  a  dozen  at  $40.  No  commercial  teacher  is  worth 
$40.  He  is  worth  more  than  that  or  he  isn't  worth 
having  around. 

A  Journal  subscriber  sends  us  a  letter  written 
to  him  by  a  business  college  in  one  of  our  largest 
cities.     In  it  the  following  offer  is  made: 

We  need  a  young  man  to  teach  Bookkeeping  and  Pen- 
manship. He  must  be  a  good  penman— able  to  execute 
crnamental  work.  There  is  opportunity  here  in  the  line 
of  engrossing  and  card  writing.  The  salary  would  be  *35 
per  month  and  half  the  net  proceeds  from  ornamental 
work. 

In  the  letter  inclosing  this  munificent  offer  our 
friend  asks;  "  Do  you  think  if  they  owned  the  moon 
they  would  want  the  devil  to  watch  it  ?  " 

There  are  all  kinds  of  people  in  the  world.  Ditto 
teachers  and  schools.  In  this  way  all  can  find  their 
proper  level  eventually,  and  $40  teachers  will  natur- 
ally gravitate  toward  $40  schools. 


Dollar 


He   Doesn't    Know  !  !  I 


M/ivtttfr    Two    InttiJlcirnt    Trfirhrrs    at    J-'or 
Art-   Jtt'ttir   Than  One  at    IJif/hty. 

Editor  Pknman's  Art  Journal: 

I  don't  know  whether  two  indifferent  teachers  at  forty 
dollars  are  better  in  a  large  school  room  than  one  "  high- 
Jlycr  "  at  eighty.     Do  you  ?    It  seems  sometimes  to  be  a 


The    Business   College   Outlook. 

The  Journal  has  recently  quite  thoroughly  and 
carefully  looked  up  the  present  attendance  and  prob- 
able future  attendance  of  business  colleges  and  pri- 
vate schools  in  both  the  United  States  and  Canada. 
Letters  were  addressed  to  all  the  schools  asking  for 
information  in  regard  to  how  the  new  year  had 
opened  up  and  what  the  prospects  were  for  1896.  A 
very  large  number  of  replies  have  been  received  from 
representative  schools,  so  that  we  are  in  position  to 
give  something  of  an  official  resu7ni'  of  the  situation. 

The  general  average  of  the  replies  received  from 
schools  in  the  extreme  Eastern  United  States  shows 
that  commercial  and  private  schools  are  more  pros- 


31 

perous  this  year  than  ever  before.  A  few  have  about 
the  same  attendance  as  formerly,  but  the  majority 
have  the  largest  attendance  ever  recorded.  All 
report  the  outlook  as  encouraging. 

In  the  Central  States  and  Central  Western  States 
the  reports  vary  somewhat,  owing  to  the  crop  con- 
ditions and  financial  depression:  but  the  general 
average  reply  is  that  business  is  better  this  school 
year  than  it  was  at  the  same  period  in  18(14  and 
ISH.i,  but  not  equal  yet  to  what  it  was  before  the 
financial  depression  and  crop  failures. 

From  the  Northwestern  States  we  get  the  poorest 
report  we  have  received  from  any  section.  Here  the 
financial  depression  has  been  felt  worse,  and  here,  too, 
for  the  past  two  or  three  yeai-s  the  crop  failures  have 
played  havoc  with  business  in  general.  As  a  result 
the  business  colleges  have  suffered  materially.  Quite 
a  large  number  of  private  schools  in  this  section 
have  closed  and  most  of  the  schools  are  not  more 
than  barely  paying  expenses.  Some  of  the  strong 
schools  are  doing  fairly  well  and  have  no  reason  to 
complain,  but  the  present  situation  is  not  bright  and 
there  is  nothing  better  in  sight  until  the  1896  crops 
are  harvested. 

The  Southern  States  report  a  fairly  good  average 
business,  with  slight  increase  in  attendance  over  last 
year.  The  financial  depression  did  not  hit  these 
States  so  severely,  and  their  principal  trouble  has 
been  overproduction   of  crops  rather  than  a  failure. 

Eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-five  was  a  very  hard 
year  on  business  colleges  on  tbe  Pacific  coast,  and  so 
far  in  this  school  year  matters  have  not  improved 
very  materially,  although  the  outlook  is  better  for 
1896. 

Our  neighbors  across  the  border  in  Canada  are 
plodding  along  in  the  same  old  way  with  slight  in- 
crease in  attendance.  The  financial  depression 
experienced  in  the  United  States  pulled  iip  rather 
short  at  that  mythical  thing  known  as  *'  the  line," 
consequently  matters  have  been  somewhat  easier  for 
Canadian  schools. 

Surveying  the  six  groups  of  reports  we  would  say 
that  the  schools'  business  is  fully  25  per  cent,  better 
this  year  than  it  was  last  year  and  the  outlook  is 
bright  for  1896, 


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'<^enjnaj\AQ^^fit'QjvtL<AMp 


Slick  Abe.—"  There  are  Others.' 


Another  Napolerm  of  Finance  in  the  Business  College 
line  iH  Cbarleu  M.  Abrahamson.  late  of  Trenton,  N.  J. 
Sundry  cre<Iitor«*  are  lamenting  the  illustrious  Mr.  Abra- 
hatnsffD  to  the  tune  of  thoofuinds  of  dollars.  An  insight 
into  hifl  genius  may  be  had  from  a  simi)le  iuRtance.  Feel- 
ing in  need  of  a  certain  something  a  short  time  since,  Mr. 
Abrahamson  cheerfully  forwarded  an  order  accompanied 
by  a  check,  behind  which  were  no  fands.  Of  course 
the  paper  was  dishonored.  Upon  being  apprised  of  the 
fact«  this  exceedingly  "  slick  "  citizen  (who  hju}  not  at 
that  time  received  what  the  check  was  sent  to  procure) 
waxed  indignant  and  demanded  that  the  check  be  re- 
turned t*)  the  iMink  at  once.  Net  result — protest  fees 
added  to  the  amount  of  the  original  swindle. 

Slick  Abe,  unfortunately,  does  not  monopolize  all  the 
talent  in  the  Napoleonic  line.  The  exploits  of  sev- 
eral other  illustrious  ones  of  the  8«me  kidney  are  cry- 
ing to  l>e  told.  A  particularly  picturesque  sort  of  swindle 
by  means  of  a  C.O.D.  package  will  furnish  material  for 
another  chapter. 

Several  friends  of  The  Jdiusal  have  written  recently 
to  give  information  that  the  old  ■•  fakeschool-and-swindle- 
citizens  dodge  "  is  being  workiKl  again  in  more  than  one 
section.  The  Joikxai,  is  under  the  nei-.es8ity  of  proceed- 
ing with  extreme  caution  in  such  casca,  first  to  prevent 
possible  injustice  arising  from  misinformation,  and 
second,  because  it  is  difficult  to  get  facts  properly  authen- 
ticated. "  Don't  use  my  nome,"  is  the  usual  request— 
and,  of  course,  that  kills  the  whole  thing  so  far  as  that 
iuformant  is  concernwi.  All  we  care  to  say  now  is  that 
The  JouiixAL'.s  microscope  is  trained  on  several  specimens 
who  will  not  be  without  a  certain  sort  of  interest  when 
they  get  on  the  slide  under  the  eye  of  the  profession  aud 
the  public. 

HE    LIKES    THE   JAPANESE-ENGLISH 
HAND 


And  Thinks    Tlie    Jo 
Ilusin 


•rlr 


llvothur  nrowH^g  IntereHtlnff  Letter. 
Mil.  W.  J.  Kinsley, 

ManuKiUK  Editor  Penman's  Aiit  journal, 
Ni)i»  York  City. 

My  Dour  Kir  and  Krinnd:-!  am  specially  pleased  with  your 
Jiin,  numljpr  Just  rerolvcd  and  carefully  read  throueUout 
-The  AllT  .lotiKNAl,  Is  cortainlv  a  groat  publication  of  its 
cliuis  and  Is  improvlnu  very  noticeably  from  year  to  year 

\  our  report  of  the  Chicago  meeting  is  In  every  way  admir- 
iililo.  I  do  not  see  how  you  could  improve  it  very  much  The 
tact  that  it  is  so  brief  and  at  the  same  time  so  comprehen- 
slve,  clear  and  pointed,  makes  it,  to  my  mind,  almost  an 
idofti  report. 

Under  the  heading  "  Writing  of  the  World,"  you  have  not 
presented  anything  of  greater  intcreiit,  to  me,  thon  the  con- 
trilmtions  from  Japan,  found  in  this  number.  As  to  the 
.nor  ts  of  heir  "  native  "  writing.  1  can  say  nothing,  but  cor- 
U..V  their  English  script  carries  off  the  palm  in  your  ex- 
hlbits  made  so  far.  But  this  follows  the  EngUsh,  rather 
than  the  American,  stylo  of  writing. 

I  never  have  been  entirely  satisfled  with  the"  business 
writing  so  far  presented  from  Americons.  It  must  have 
buen  the  shane  in  which  the  specimens  were  writtun  ,iirt 
presented,  the  circumstances  under  which  they  were  w"t 
teu  or  some  other  elloctivo  cause  that  rendered  them,  in  my 

mndwriH,,''"?'  "  """"^  "  «°"»'«<'"»-y  standard  of  the 
niiniiwritiii^  of  our  own  eouutrymen 

from  i'Z!^l '/•""."*.'?»'  P^^'ioK  ""It  a  dozen  words 
from  a  dozen  or  twenty  different  writers,  you  had  presented 

„  II  f  T  .""  '"■  ""'•""  '""'"'"'*'  >"">«'■  '-omplete  from  a 
>  w  selec  vd  writers  you  would  have  given  us  a  much  better 
,w  "'';''","  "•■"•"-'"-J.hnslness  writing  is.    The  point  I 

rTinr,'™"'''"™''  "'""'■  """  ■"""es  the  English 
writing  of  the  Japanese  f  tudents  show  up  so  well 

I  wish  it  were  possible  for  you  to  present  a  brief  series  of 
complete  business  letters  from  commercial  students  of  thu 
country  and  also  from  a  very  few  of  the  Sist  bus™ ess  <4i t 

;i;^f^srAi.^r;;;^crier;^^5r-'ii^^ 

business  writng  of  our  own  coi.nfr^r     -riT^  '"™'""^'"^<' 
snixinatn.n»  ,„^  .      i    ■  """ /""ntry.    The  specimens,   it 
seems  to  me,  were  too  brief  and  frogmentary-and  nresentod 
a  scrappy  aud  "jumbled  up  "appearance.  ""  P'-'^'^^tea 

Very  truly  yours, 

O.  W.  BuoWN. 
When  The  Jour.val  decide,!  to  present  a  .series  of  or- 
ticlc-  on,  and  esampUvs  of,  •■  Business  Writing  from  Busi- 
ne-ss  (  Bices,'  we  plannd  the  matter  in  a  wav  t^at  we 

Ltlt'itXt'  1r  '^tT""-^  "l  ^'«"-  ^u"^- 
r«^    T  ,       "'''""®''  '*™"''  ''0P«'«"tative  busi. 

n<»«s  :  Telegmphy,  express,  insurance,  wholesale  grocery 
.md  dry  gixKls,  bank^  lawj-ers,  etc.     Next  a  XS 

ml  iTu'  ""'  "'■''•  "^  '"  these  various  liSwi 
mnilo.    A  letter  was  sent  to  the  manager  of  each,  renuest- 

wfitrrn'tt  m  "'  Ti"'  "'"'""^  ^«'-S  ""'"''it 
«  r  ters  in  the  ofhce.  The  siH>cimens  received  were  care- 
fully exammeil  and  fair,  average  examples  selected  for 
r,.p«»luction.  «-e  thought,  and  still  tWnk,  a  SwUnls 
fixim  eac^  writer.  ,vith  a  large  number  of  writei  maiTe 
a  more  represcmtative  and  in  every  way  a  better  showing 
than  o  have  given  the  s,«ce  oc-cnpied  by  ten  or  more  ^l 
en,  to  two.  In  regard  to  pubUshing  whole  busiuess  lettere 
from  iienmen  imd  students.  The  JotR.x al's colu^^S 


crowded  with  matter  in  all  ot  its  special  lines  and  so  many 
more  acceptable  articles  and  sjiecimeus  are  on  file  aw.iit- 
ing  their  turn,  that  we  feel  in  justice  to  all  concerned — 
writers  and  suljscribers  -that  we  should  limit  each  con- 
tributor to  as  small  a  space  as  will  give  him  a  fair  repre- 
sentation. 

In  order  to  act  on  the  commei'cial  student  (or  amateur) 
letter  specimen  idea,  -we  have  decided  to  inaugurate  a 
prize  competition,  particnlars  of  which  are  given  else- 
where in  this  issue.  EonoR. 


Afro-Americans  Want  a  Chance  "  To  Show 
Their  Hands"  in  The  Journal. 


.1  riva  from   a  Promint-nl   Colored  Man 

Editor  Pe.vman's  Art  Jour.val: 

1  am  alwa.vs  pleased  when  your  journal  comes.  The 
prospectus  of  contents  for  1896  is  certainly  admirable  and 
if  time  permit  I  shall  try  to  get  all  the  good  1  can  from 
the  feast.  Bat  why  not  let  the  Afro-American  penmen 
have  an  opportunity  in  your  columns  ot  an  illustrative 
showing  down  ot  their  hands  ?  There  are  many  Afro- 
Americans  who  do  very  handsome  work  along  this  line. 
A»  a  rule,  they  are  excluded  from  American  commercial 
schools  and  hence,  and  perhaps,  know  not  of  your  jour- 
nal. No  more  certain  way  of  gaining  their  notice  and 
subscfiption  is  there  tlian  by  showing  a  tew  of  their 
names  in  script-print.  X  am  satisfled  that  your  readers, 
too  would  be  delighted. 

Singularly,  and  yet,  to  me  not  singularly,  the  Negro 
Building  at  Atlanta  attracted  extraordinary  attention.  I 
have  failed  to  read  an  article  on  this  great  exposition 
which  did  not  enlarge  upon  the  Negro  exhibit.  That  is 
not  all  he  can  do.  Can  you  grant  him  a  chance  in  your 
columns  ';■ 

I  heartily  wish  you  and  your  spicy  and  iustructive  jour- 
nal a  most  Happy  New  Year. 

Yours  trul.y, 

Herbert  A.  Clark, 
Sup't  Alcorn  A.  &  M.  Coll.,  Rodney,  Miss. 

The  Journal  knows  no  sex,  creed  or  race.  We 
are  always  glad  to  get  up-to-tlie-mark  examples  of 
pen  work,  etc  .  from'  anyone.  We  don't  know  the 
race  ot  the  people  of  whom  we  print  specimens  of 
work,  and  it  no  samples  ot  work  from  our  colored 
brethren  have  been  printed  it  has  been  because  we 
have  received  none  or  because  they  were  not  up  to 
the  standard  .set  by  The  Journal. 

Let  our  Afro-American  friends  remember  that 
when  it  comes  to  talent  for  The  Journal's  col- 
umns the  editor  is  color  blind. — Editor. 


EDITOR'S  Calendar. 

A  Complete  Manual  OF  Pitman  System  of  Phonogra- 
phy, arranged  in  progressive  lessons  for  class  and  self 
instruction,  by  Norman  P.  Heffley,  Prin.  Heffley  School 
of  Commerce,   BrookJj-n,    N.    Y.     Cloth,   128  pages. 
Published  by  American  Book  Company,  New  York, 
Cincinnati,  Chicago. 
This  book  is  founded  on  the  Isaac  Pitman  system  and 
has  been  prepared  with  a  view  to  adapting  the  study  of 
stenography  for  home  use  and  class  instruction.      For 
many  years  Mr.  HefRey  was  director  of  the  Department  of 
Commerce  and  teacher  in  charge  of  Shorthand  Depart- 
ment in  Pratt  Institute,  Brooklyn.    Some  of  the  strong 


points  of  this  book  are  that  it  dispenses  with  most  of  the 
rules  and  the  confusing  arrangement  of  priuciples  and  en- 
deavors to  make  the  acquisition  of  Plionography  easy. 
The  corresponding  and  reporting  styles  have  been  blended 
in  a  natuTdV  and  orderly  method.  '  Notwithstanding  the 
small  number  of  pages  occuoied  by  the  work  it  contains  u 
complete  expo-iitiou  of  all  tue  principles,  wortl  signs  and 
contractions  that  are  re:iuisite  for  tlio  most  difficult  re- 
porting ca'ies.  In  tais  little  volume  Mr.  Hofflev  has  con- 
densed the  result  of  twenty  years'  ]jmitice  and  tenchinK 
of  shorthand.  It  is  a  work  that  will  undoubtedly  meet 
with  a  large  sale. 

Banking,     SECL-RirrEs,     Transportation,    Insirance 
AND  FoHEiGN  Trade.— A  text  book  for  schools  and 
colleges  by  Seymour  Eaton,  Drexel  Institute,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.    Cloth,  20S  pages.     Published  by  P.  W. 
Ziegler  &  Co.,  Philadelphia. 
Seymour  Eaton  has  issued  many  boobs  of  use  to  the 
student  in  the  line  of  practical  education  and  has  achieved 
a  great  reputation  in  this  line.     He  is  now  at  the  head  of 
the  Business  Department  of  Drexel  Institute,  Philadel- 
phia, aud  this  book  has  been  specially  prepared  for  his 
own  classes  in  this  school.     It  shows  "a  thorouph  know- 
ledge of  the  mechanism  of  business  and  is  put  in  a  clear 
and  simple  way  that  cannot  fail  to  give  to  those  who 
study  it  a  better  insight  into  the  mysteries  of  trade  than 
can  be  gotten  by  months  of  mere  mechanical  and  routine 
work  in  a  counting  house  or  behind  a  de.sk.    The  work  is 
printed  in  throe  colors  and  contains  scores  of  half-tone  and 
photo-engraved  cuts  showing  dozens  of  styles  of  papers 
and  documents  coming  withm  the  scope  of  the  work.     It 
contains  just  the  kind  of  information  that  every  com- 
mercial teacher,  student,  and,  for  that  matter,  businesa 
man  should  know. 

Practical  Child  Study.- For  Teachers  and  Parents,  by 
A.  D.  Cromwell,  Instructor  of  English  and  Psychology, 
Tobiu  College.  Ft.  Dodge,  la.    Cloth,  133  pages.    Pub. 
by  W.  M.  Welch  &  Co.,  Chicago,  111. 
It  isn't  often  that  a  penman  branches  out  into  the  field 
of  child  study.     Child  s'.udy  is  absorbing  much  of  the  at- 
tention of  educators  at  present,  and  Mr.  Cromwell  has 
produced  work  that  cannot  fail  to  be  of  benefit  to  all  hav- 
ing anything  to  do  with  the  training  of  children.    The 
work  has  evidently  been  prepared  after  a  great  amount 
of  reading  and  study,  and  will,  no  doubt,  add  much  to  a 
knowledge  in  this  important  branch  of  eduaition. 


The  EDITOR'S  Scrap-book. 


and  Amateur— i 
in.    A  well   r 
writing,  floui 
the  library  of 


Kot  1 


alo 


vutly 


'ill  be  aston- 


i  collection. 

and  how  much  benefit  you  will 
for  publication  in  the  "  Pon- 
"*■  no  charge  and  you 


kind  and  make  a  start 
ished  to  see  how  it  will  u 

get  from  it.    Send  in  yoi 

men's  ExchauRe  Department.       __  __    __   _.  „ 

are  under  no  further  obligation  than  to  send  specimens  .- 
es<hani;«  for  those  you  receive  from  other  members  of  this 
department.    Now  names  for  this  list  are  as  follows  : 


L.  E.  Jarl.  Galesburg.  111. ' 


^^  ^^^^^^"^""^^  ^^^  ^a"^"^ 


BUSINESS  WRITING.  BY  E.  H.  ROBINS.  WICHITA,  KAN. 


'tQ;'tit(lXtcuuiJ& 


D.  M.  Klmmel.  T>lc  O. 

Bsniaon  S.  Load,  P.  O.  Box  S,  Boston.  Haas. 

J.  J.  Corkrnl.  BAveniift,  Tex. 

8.  C.  M7?n.  nedm  eity.  Mo. 

~  A  Christmas  and  Now  Ycftr'9  (creetinK  in  a  style  that 
Hhowft  hin  hand  boj^  not  lofit  its  cunninir.  hfcs  been  received 
from  H.  W.  Flif  kinger,  Philadelphia.  The  writing  is  simply 
itui>»rb,    Th'.-re  is  but  one  Flickinger. 

—  A  variety  of  pen  work,  inciudinir  handsomely  written 
and  floarished  cards,  ornamental  writing,  several  flourished 
designs,  etc  .  have  been  received  from  L.  C  McCann.  Evans- 
lille.  Ind.    The  work  is  almost  excellent. 

—  Bujiiness  and  ornamental  writing,  etc..  have  been  re- 
ceived from  J.  W.  Hazlett.  Mulberry.  Ind.  All  good;  busi- 
ness writing  splendid. 

—  Various  styles  of  writing,  inclndini 
mental  and  hidy's  hand,  have  Ijeen  receivei 
mel.  Yale.  O.    He  is  a  line  writer. 

Some  ornamental  writing  and  card   specimens  in  his 
came  from  A.  R.  Merrill.  Saco,  Me. 

ritlng  comes   from    C.  M     Hoose, 


i  from  D.  M.  Kii 


usual  elegant  style 

—  Splendid  busii „   __  . 

teacher  of  penmanship  in  Palmer's  College.  Philadelphia. 

—  Just  t^>  show  that  he  can  spread  the  ink  on  nicely.^ J.  F^ 


There  Is  vim  and  dash  in  all  his  work. 

—  A  nicely  flourished  design  and  excellent  writing  comes 
from  C.  R.  Hunnells,  Chicago. 

-Miss  Mabel  Rodgers.  Hartiand.  Vt..  sends  a  tasty  little 
Christrans  greeting. 

— W.  S,  Chamlwrlaln.  jicnman  of  Eaton  &  Burnett's  B.  C. 


H.- is  a  line  pen 

-  Plain  and  ornamental  writing,  signatures,  etc..  have 
Is-eii  received  from  W.  S.  Ashby.  penman  of  the  S.  I.  Nor- 
mal College.  Mitchell,  Ind.    He  is  a  good  writer. 

--A.  J.  Willjard  sends  specimens  of  pla 

'"'*'"'*  "       '  ' '"        '      "    ■  K'ould  indi 

—  A  handsome  set  of  business  capitals  have  been  received 
from  E.  A.  Banks.  Bradford,  Pa. 

~  Home  very  da.Hhy  professional  writing  and  excellent 
business  writing  has  been  received  from  J.  B.  Mack,  Nashua, 

—  A  variety  of  plain  and  ornamental  writing,  flourishing, 
etc..  has  been  received  from  J.  D.  Valentine,  .Jr.,  Bellefonte. 
Pa.    He  is  improving  rapidly. 

—  J.  E.  Thornton,  Carrollton.  Oa.,  is  a  flne  writer,  if  we 
may  judge  by  specimens  of  plain  and  ornamental  work  lately 
submitted  to  us. 

—  Samples  of  ornamental  writing  was  received  from  A.  B. 
Cunnnighnra,  pupil  of  D.  B.  Anderson,  Highland  Park  N.  C. 
Lies  Moines.  In.,  show  that  Mr.  Anderson  has  him  on  the 
right  track. 

—  J.  B.  Bnmn.  Grand  Junction,  Col.,  has  a  good  start  to- 
ward a  iirofesslonal  hand. 

—  Ham])les  of  plain  and  ornamental  writing,  card  speci- 
mens etc.,  received  from  C.  W.  Jones,  Brockton,  Mass.,  show 
mat  he  Is  capable  of  turning  out  flrst-class  work. 

„  1,  Handsomely  written  cards  hare  been  received  from  the 
f;)llowlng  persons:  J.  D,  Valentino,  Jr.,  Bellefonte,  Pa.:  J. 
fc.  Beadles,  Canton,  Mo.:  A.  P.  Wyand,  Hagerstown,  Md.; 
A,  D.  (  romwell.  Fort  Dodge,  la,;  N.  C.  Brewster,  Elmii-a, 

—  J.  M.  Kornohan,  n  pupil  of  C.  A,  Braniger,  Stanbury, 
Mo.,  Normal  bchool,  sent  some  flrst-class  business  writing. 

—  J.  C.  Olsen  of  the  Chamberlain  C.  C,  Lincoln,  Neb.,  sends 
«  graceful  flourish. 

—  Excellent  ornamental  writing  has  been  received  from  the 
following  persons:  Eug.  P.  Sawyer,  West  Union,  la.;  A.  U. 
Davenport,  Dover,  N  J.,  B.  C;  B.  Mamix.  Rider  B.  C,  Tren- 
An^d'-  .1  Hoacock,  Butler,  Pa.;  J.  H.  Smith,  Sullivan 

.  ."^"fS","  P  '  '  Atlanta,  Ga.:  August  Fischer,  30  S.  Broad 
street.  Pliil,ulel|,hia.  Pa.:  A.  M.  Grimes.  Cop.  Citv  B.  C. 
uttnn-n    iini      f    ]?    Rust,  Brandon.   Vt  ,    r,   W    Runs.mi 

r.^*'''''  ~ "1    Sharon,  Pa.:  F.  K  .I;n  kv,,nM;nil">(  n 

S*"^'  '  II  II'  in  Baxter  Springs,  Krni^  ,  .\  w  Dukiti 
^!,'  '  ^  ^  Fuller,  Boothbttv  lluil...i-.  .M,.  .  \V  .1 
■^"•'.1'  '  "  II  '  Toronto.  Ont.:  Henrv  L>  -\lliv.u.  Dub 
U",,  \,        '     'luier,  Aydeiotto's  B,  ('.,  Oakland.  Col,: 

^^  ing  we  have  received  model  business 
""I  '  II         'i   l.ittlo  R„(k.  Ark  :  Miss  Lizzie  J.  Dis- 

V'Vi'    ;  ^' ;       ',l-'"v,    o-r    ,i    F-,.Kt,,n.  Pcrry  Bus. 

5,"J,   !■,  ;^         ,;:,.  ^,,,.,,1..  ,,..,.    s-    Mail. 'liester,  Ind.: 

,„,.',,  '        .1'        I'       '  III       I     .1    Heocock.But- 

H  ;.   |,  .   '      I     '>        ;      '     ;■'    l:      .  :..  ,v    hbliiiiuipoiis.  Ind.: 

ij„t.  ,    ,'     .V"  i' ", '"      '      '    \\ ''liver,  Dubuque,  la.: 

I.,  't  i-  ;.  ','"'''i  ■■-J>''">K"''ld.  11:  W.  J.  Martin,  LeMars, 
A«J,  ;V  '-"'e'"''''''  I>es  Moines,  la.:  Jos.  A.  Shanley,  No.  1 
l  iorks  Court.  Lawrence  street,  Lowell,  Mass. 

Stitdciit'g  Specimenti, 

.1.7.  uI,l'"!''St''''^,l>', '"'"■'''''<'''  f''°'"  Q  ^V  Harman,  Univer- 
„;^.r„„  ='  ^"y  0;'«">s.  La.,  a  large  package  of  students' 
»»!;??'  ."Ps""',  «■'>'  movement  ore  shown  in  all  specimens, 
and  this  too,  without  sacriflcing  the  form.  There  is  a  clear' 
noss  of  line  and  a  flrmness  of  stroke  that  indicate  suron^iss 
and  decision.  The  package  is  a  largo  one  and  shows  the 
ever>  doy  class  work.  Both  the  students  and  Mr  Harmon 
are  t  j  be  congratulated  on  it.  The  best  writer  is  Eugene  J 
Mouverzin,  and  his  work  is  goo.l  enougli  for  anv  ,  ne  Clmelv 
following  him  ore  John  M.R,,I,b.,,k""Ja,  ""'/J     ■,,,,,,„'„?, 

Ernest  J.  Michel.     Worthy  of  - ;.l  ni.  nl  „.i,  ,r.     m!  ,    ,i,l,.,' 

Morales,  Clarence  Tovlor  (•  c  s.,,lu  i;,,,  r  M  nni  l"  nk 
Hart,  S,  Hyd.),  Andre  "R.  Cripi..!,   F,   I'lu-si    I,:,;    M,'.      .„ 


good   movement    nn.l    speed,    coupled 

with  good  torm  throughout,  indicate 

"■"*  *■-    "-'y  has  his  classes  on  the 

rhe  best  writers  are  E. 

=;■,  ,— W.   M.    Townsend,  E,  J, 

-     Welsh,  W.   s.   Mario,  M.    H.  Schatte, 

I;  Ilia  Cook,  J  M.  Hager.  (lustav  Groppe, 

"■  Si^  l^'^^s™.  EG.  Ouese.  C  Z  Lymh, 

bF.      Hinds,      Ernest      Dickson,     C. 

1  .<       n.      .     Borcherding     M    E    Crawford,  A    E 

James,  Alma  Fletcher.   Heiv  and  there  throughout  the  speci 

men  iioges  are  pen  sketches  by  th-" -'■•-* «.,.....■ 


1  lliirHne'isby  E. XeoRenno' 
-  Some  saperlati 


students.    The  best  work 


exercises 
.ional  Bus,  ._,....,  i™,  vii., 
,.  exercises  that  appeared  iu 
good  as  it  is  iKtssible  to  make 
A'il","%i,"'.tl'y"*'"'  'iv**^™*  i."  "*  Among  the  best  submitted 
F  R  S^.'k'""  Th'^oj  Keeting,  H  F.  Digby  John  Moritz, 
Smith  MacInt>'Te,  Charles  Dombey,  D,  M, 

-From  A    B    Forner,  Pairfleld,  NY,  we  have  received 
several  specimen  sheets  of  students'  wort  showing" 


styles  of  movement  exercises,  all  of  which  are  excellently 
done.  Among  the  best  are  Nellie  Allen,  Ethel  L'Estrange, 
John  Doyle,  H.  C.  Friend.  B.  W.  Evans.  Arthur  D.  Ackley, 
A.  W,  Holbrook,  R.  J,  Gasivvey.  Guy  E,  Washburn. 

—  We  were  lately  called  upon  to  examine  specimens  of 
writing  of  several  students  of  F.  J.  Heacock,  Butler,  Pa.. 
Bus.  Coll..  who  took  part  in  a  prize  competition.  Some  very 
fine  samples  of  business  writing  were  submitted  and  the  im- 
provement made  within  a  short  time  wosftnost  marked.  "The 
best  specimen  of  writing  was  by  Albert  B.  Gohogan.  the  sec- 
ond liest  by  Edith  Younkins:  the  most  improvement  was 
made  by  A.  A.  Schench.  the  second  greatest  improvement  by 
Andrew  Stuart.  Students,  school  and  Mr.  Heacock  hove 
every  reason  to  be  proud  of  the  showing  made. 

—  H.  Domerhue.  Newark.  N.  J.,  submits  a  sample  of  busi. 
s  writing  that  is  good.    "-^  -•  ■       •-■ 

^trol.    A  systematic  pri 

will  bring  him  up  all  right. 

—  John  F.  Siple,  penman,  Bartlett  Com.  Coll..  Cincinnati, 
O.,  submits  several  practice  sheets  from  his  students,  show- 
ing the  result  of  muscular  movement  drills,  moinly  in  the 
line  of  oval  exercises.  Most  of  these  students  hove  "had  but 
from  six  to  ten  lessons,  and  the  control  they  hove  secured  iu 
that  time  is  marvelous.  Among  the  best  writers  ore  Lillie 
Schmidt.  J.  B.  Geysbeek.  Frank  Baker.  Ralph  E.  Louisbury. 
Henry  Ronshein,  Amie  Sengstak. 

—  H.  S,  Miller,  Grand  Island,  Neb.,  Business  College,  is 
doing  good  work  in  his  penmanship  classes,  "This  is  shown 
by  the  package  of  practice  .sheets  of  his  students  that  we 


A  BORDER  DESIGN  POINTER,     BY  J,  F,  BRILEY,  ACCOMPANY- 
ING HIS  LESSON. 


Johnson,  E.  E.  Holcomb. 

PiiblU  School   Work. 

-Somples  of  movement  exercises  from  the  Washington. 
N  J,  Public  School,  James  S.  McCain,  special  teacher,  Tiave 
lately  been  exomined.  These  specimens  are  from  students 
\\te.~>-  imes  r.iiige  from  13  to  1,5  years,  and  they  show  good 
m.nrin.'iit  iuiil  cnpd  control.  Among  the  best  writers  ore 
,.',";  1  I""'";',  t'jna  J.  Rogers,  Blanche  Ashtran,  Je.sse  R. 
(  hiik  I  .i:i  M  K.ll,  Mary  P.  Reid,  Blonche  Davi,s,  Leslie  C, 
I. -SI.  onpils  receive  21)  minute  lessons  four  times 


'ek  ond  hav 


at  work  but  18  months  in  this  lii 


Some   Pointers  About   Border   Designs. 

BY   JOHN   F.    BRILEY. 

0fW'fy  HERE  are  borders  and  borders,  but 
■  .'1^1  there's  no  border  worth  so  much  to 
'$Mt  <^  ^^'^  advertiser  as  the  border  that 
'^'  ^  '  I  contains,  in  some  way  or  other, 
a  suggestion  of  the  goods  adver- 
tised. While  the  example  given 
this  month  does  not  show  the  ar- 
ticle itself,  the  reader  feels  pretty 
sure  that  each  of  the  ladies  has  a  "  Clingfast  "  im- 
bedded somewhere  in  ber  headgear. 

This  border  is  so  constructed  that  it  can  be  used 
for  a  poster,  circular,  newspaper  ad.  or  on  a  postal 
card.  It  is  also  sectional  and  can  be  lengthened  or 
widened  to  any  desired  size  by  the  electrotvper. 

To  the  amateur  pen  worker  who  sends  to  TnK 
Journal  the  best  copy  of  this  border  design  before 
May  1,  1S96,  I  will  give  choice  of  a  copy  of  "Ames' 
Book  of  Flourishes  "  or  photo- engraved  autograph 


88 

cat.  A  stndy  of  this  design  is  all  the  iustrnctiona 
needed.  The  design  sent  should  be  at  least  twice 
the  size  of  the  one  showm  here.  Yon  are  not  re- 
quired to  confine  yourself  to  the  faces  given  in  uiy 
design  unless  it  is  your  desire.  Ask  your  sister  or 
sweetheart  to  put  on  their  hat  and  pose  while  you 
sketch  their  features.     That's  all  there  is  to  it. 

XoTE.  —To  economize  space,  the  printer  placwi  the  bor- 
der desijsrn  for  last  month  in  a  ver\-  misleading  i)osition. 
The  section  shown  is  the  left  side  oi  the  border,  instead  of 
the  bottom  section  as  it  appears. 


';Bt5I>[ESSMA]yJAGER'S 


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number  of  the  News  Edition.    The  1 

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devoted  to  new?  and  mist'ellauv.    These  fuur  payes  como  in 

the  middle  of  Thk  Joitunal.  and  if  they  were  torn  out  you 

would  have  the  regular  edition  without  a  particle  of  chantfo. 


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ments  and  other  smiilur  informatiun 
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of  A.  F.  Newlands  and  H.  __   _        ., _    _ 

&  Co..  Boston,  are  about  ready.  Mr,  Newlands  has  put  much 
study  and  research  in  the  preparation  of  this  system,  and 
from  what  we  have  seen  of  *^'         '  .    -,.^-- 

that  this  system  will  make 
put  on  the  market. 

—  The  Practical  Text  Book  Company.  Cleveland,  Ohio.  Ment 
'"       ■.'--.     .  ^    They  report  business 

'      '  ■'    '  -list, 

active,  progressive  school 
and  book  man.  u 

—  Wm,  C.  Finck.  Elizabeth.  N.  J.,  makes  all  kinds  of 
badges,  medals,  etc,  for  schools.  He  is  official  badge  maker 
for  about  all  big  organizations  in  the  United  States  using 
badges,  including  the  Anti-Cigarette  League.  He  has  a  flne 
plant  and  gives  all  orders  careful  attention.  Write  to  him 
for  jirif^os. 

"  Actual  Business  from  Start  to  Fininh,"  published  bv  thn 
Ellis  Publishing  Co..  Battle  Creek,  Mich.,  was  the  first  Rich- 
mond in  the  field  in  the  line  of  objective  teaching  as  aiiplied 
to  a<rcountH  and  advocating  of  actual  business  from  the  »tart, 
Mes.srs.  Phelps.  Marshall  ami  otb-r-.  niiinacing  the  affairs  of 
the  Ellis  Publishing  Crmi[i:in\  an'  Im-tliiit,'.  energetic:  7»eople 
and  hustling,  energetic  Lu-ni.'--  xww  ;iiid  they  have  been 
keeping  things  lively  all  -.lX-'U^  tlmt  hue.  The  publishers 
write  us  that  the  January  lni->ni< --:■'  ha--  bft-n  phenomenal  and 
seventy-five  new  schools  were  added  to  their  permanent  list 
during  the  mouth.  Thev  publish  two  bright  papers.  Learn 
nu  by  Doiinj  and  Arfual  Bughu-M.  which  they  will ' 
this  work. 


send  to  all  interested 
-  P.  B  S.  Pet. 


ill  be  glad  t 


J  where  he  figures  i 


The-iour 

He  sells  things  so  cheap  that  \ 
a  cent  of  profit. 

—  Owing  to  the  two  editions  of  The  .ioursal,  it  was  pure 
guess  work  in  opportioning  the  num>>er  of  copies  to  print 
for  each  edition  for  January.  The  result:  we  printed  too  few 
copies  of  the  News  Edition,  and  some  subscribers  to  that 
edition  received  the  Regular  Edition  instead.  It  will  be  all 
adjusted  beginning  with  the  February  number. 


t    'C/enmanAQTUCQ^tunaC' 


THE   PENMAN'S   LEISURE   HOUR. 

BY  C.  C.  CONAN,  YPSII.ANTI,  MICH. 


The  Natural  System 


The  Editor  of  the  "Penman's  Art  Journal" 
writes : 

"  /«  seiecting  a  man  to  give  the  first  course  of  instruction  in  vertical 
■ivr  it  ins  that  ^<^  appearedin  the  educational  Press  ^  Mr.  Newlands  was 
chosen.  We  do  not  know  any  one  who  Has  looked  into  the  subject  more 
deeply  than  Mr.  Newlands,  nor  anyone  who  has  had  mare  experience 
with  the  practical  end  of  it.  7 here  is  no  one  in  America,  in  our  judg- 
ment, more  competent  to  make  a  system  o/vertical  -writing  books." 

January  2,  i8qS- 


By  A,  F.  NEWLANDS  and  R.  K.  ROW. 

Recognizing;  the  fact  that  much  of  the  opposition  to  vertical  writing  has  been  the  result  of  clumsy  and 
imperfect  attempts  to  imitate,  in  vertical  writing,  the  copies  of  the  ordinary  slanting  hand,  the  authors  of 
the  Natural  System  of  Vertical  Writing  have  prepared  a  series  of  books  on  original  principles.  The  books 
present  copies  especially  adapted  to  the  vertical  position,  easy  to  make,  therefore  readily  learned  and  rapidly 
executed.     The  style  is  a  round  and  graceful  hand,  tending  to  preserve  individuality  in  writing. 

In  the  lower  books  are  a  large  number  of  small  outline  illustrations,  thus  securing  the  child's  interest  in 
the  writing  lesson  and  adding  to  the  mechanical  practice  the  stimulus  of  thought.  The  grading  of  the  books 
and  the  form  of  the  copies  have  been  carefully  worked  out  by  the  authors,  one  of  whom  is  the  pioneer  vertical 
writing  supervisor  of  .America,  and  the  other  a  teacher  of  much  experience  in  training  and  normal  work. 

These  books  emphasize  to  a  greater  degree  than  any  others  simplicity,  legibility,  practicability  and 
individuality  in  writing. 

SIX    NUMBERS,    EACH    75    CENTS    PER    DOZEN. 

D.  C.  HEATH  &  CO.,  Publishers,  Boston,  New  York,  Chicago. 


'WHO  DOTTED  THAT  EYE?  ' 


■rrtARSR  PES  BUSINESS  CAPITALS  BY  SAM  EVANS,  SPRINGFIELD.  .MO. 


'pHE  WILLIAMS  &  UOGEBS, 
■^  Rochester  Busini'ss  University.  Rochester 
N.  Y.,  is  the  leading  preparatory  school  for 
coiamerclfU  tenehers.  Those  who  conteniplflte 
t^nehinK  the  commeroiiU  branches  or  teachers 
who  wish  to  prepare  for  better  positions  should 
write  for  partk-uhirs.  Beautiful  cfttnloffue  and 
circulars  sent  upon  request. 


/^ 


YOU  WANT  TO  LEARN  TO  WRITE?    YES. 

have  Tried  thtMii."  r;ir (i,.    riun      .  , i.T,u-iit: 

rte  I'.-iiriiaii',H  i;ii, 


thci 
■lowithd 


vlllla 


C.  M.  ALLARD,  Quincy,  111. 


hYeakoi' Publication.  CiacuLA 
so  Territory.    Ubed  b 


The  American  College  and  Public 
School  Directory 

Contain*  Clasaiftcd  Lists  ami  AiUIresaes  for  the  entire 


C.  H.  EVANS  &  CO., 


Writing  Paper. 


'iQ:^ut'CiXtcuutj& 


35 


The  Penman  s  Art  Jounial  for 
1896  (Twentieth    Year) 

The  Prnman'M  Art  Jo  ''       -' "—  -•^--  « 

with  mirrpM  for  many  jr 
briiiirh  orpriimnDNlilp  br 


ns    bjr 


pollc 


al  for  IN9H  will 

,  devote  it»elf  to  one  special  bobby   to  the  exclm 


hat  It  has  followed 


I  of  other  iir 
portant  facton*  in  the  line  of  special  training,  of^  which  it  has  been  aa  exponent  for  nearl; 
twenty  vearw.  It  ih  nut  hidebound  and  does  not  arrogate  to  itself  all  the  wisdom  or  talent 
in  its  line.  It  is  broad  I  v  representative  of  the  entire  profession,  alert  to  do  the  greatest 
poBsible  Kowl  t<>  all  the  variuu.s  interests  involved,  and  thoroughly  in  touch  with  modem 
conditions  and  uiethr>ds.  Each  of  its  editors  and  contributors  will  do  the  oarticular  work 
BAsigned  him  according  to  his  best  judgment  and  ability  in  the  way  that  will  make  it  most 
helpful  to  tho»e  whom  it  is  designed  to  reach ,  If  any  one  has  auy  better  way  of  doing  the 
same  thing— whoever  he  maj-  be  or  whatever  his  plan— he  is  precisely  the  person  The 
Journal  wants  to  know,  and  he  will  be  assured  of  a  most  cordial  reception. 

In  a  word.  The  Jocrsal's  aim  and  purpose  is  to  bring  Truth  to  the  Altar,  from  what- 
ever Bfiurcc,  regardless  of  whether  it  shall  square  with  our  own  preconceived  opinion  or  that 
of  others;  to  jjlace  under  contribution  the  best  skill,  raaturest  experience  and  most  advanced 
thought  that  our  profession  affords  for  the  benefit  of  the  student,  the  teacher,  the  peu  artist 
the  connoittseur. 

Mindful  of  the  paramount  importance  of  those  things  which  touch  life  more  closely 
on  its  practical  side,  those  branches  that  are  of  the  greatest  use  to  the  greatest  number  of 
Journal  readers  will  have  the  largest  share  of  attention.  Of  these,  plain,  rapid,  modem 
Business  Writing  will  receive  more  emphasis  the  coming  year  than  ever  before.  It  is  be- 
lieved that  no  pHi>er  has  ever  offered  so  thorough  or  so  helpful  a  program  in  this  line  as  that 
we  are  laying  out  for  the  c()miug  vear  only  partially  outlined  below. 

//  iVs  itn]/thin{f  (ihuut  penmanship,  }/ou  iciflflml  it  in  thi-  /ViiHiaii's  Art  Journal  I 

BUSINESS   WRITING. 

\  (oiiriir  or  ■.(■■•■unn  In  lliipKI  KiiKlnci-n  Wrilliiu.  II}' C.  C  LlSTEIl— This  course 
will  extend  tlirniiKhout  the  year  uml  eciver  the  Kiciund  eoiiipletelv-position.  movement.  si)eetl. 
form.  etc..  with  iiiiinlreiiH  of  iiliixl  rut  tons.    Air.   l.iRter  im   11  mmuritablv  successful  teacher  of 

I  and  stuclents  the  benefit  of  his 


ithods 
Tile  lliiali 


.enallilc  wrilinu,  1 
1  WrllliiiiTear 


d  wili  Kivc  the  teacbi 

erit'  Open  rourl.— Piirticiimted 


A.  Kit 
II 

L.  M, 


ixIncDii  College  on 
ii<ie<l  by  llie  Buolll 
.VdiillK  In  Foreiir 


by  Pift.vof  Amei'lea's 
...  .and  under  the  guidance 
th  copies  carcfuliy  arranged 

.inerlran  BuHlncns  Writing. 

'DstVorld.    (Illustrated).    By  C. 

■  :tIovenient.    (Illustrated).    By 

Writing.  ByR. 


K"l Inslii.>«  Wrillus:   II. 


„  BALLENTl 

III  Re  itiuih'.    (Illustrated).    Bv  S.  B.  PAllNKSTOClt. 
Writin-:.    (Illustrated),    lly  E.  H.  RoniN 


Write 


(Illustrated). 


to    Business   Capitals, 

t.    (iriustrated).    W.  H.  Beaco.m. 


ciieii  mill  Praetl 

Writing,  from  fi.  E.  Nettleton,  C.  E.   W 
more  teiiehei-s  have  been  promised. 


GENERAL. 


I-: 

EditM 


llitit  ( 
V 

Couii 


i.ititMtl  '    lllKforv  ni  i^^v  l:P\«  i»-<'aralalrN 

1  ■  .    V-  .M  i    ,.(.!,-     ii,  M,  ^    I  ,  ,,  ,      .,    I.i.ndon.  lOii 

!  I         !  '  -   of  oriKinal 

r  ■  ■■;   ■  .■    I    j    I    !■!  -■    .      '  ■  I  ■  ■!  Illation  has 

III  mtedi.  h.\'  I_,AN(ii)ON  .>.  iHOMPsoN.  formerly 
■  1  nan  Jv)uriiul  ever  devoted  eAclusively  to  the 
11-  will  be  used. 

i '.    By  Lanodon  S.  Tbompson.— Mr.  ThomiJ 
MUntally  newspaper  illustration)  to  a  teachable 
iiiiefl  lessons.    Any  on<  .  -      ^ 

and  caricature  work . 

-Indents.  Teachers  and  Business  Men  of  Different 
\   tarffe  contribution  of  specimens,  with  full  in- 
n.  IS  of  Edunition  of  idl  theprmclpal  countries o( 
Mil  will  be  eliown  duriuK 'i'6. 
-,    Expert   Olid   Sc'leiiilflc  Examl nation. 

.    ■   Anijh  of  thv  Fortarm  and  Its  Modifying  Inftu- 


bvTUE 

F.  Johxson,\Vm..\.  Cowie.  Franks.  Pi 
Bruce  McKae.  R.  w.  Crouch,  Peter  Sharp.  E.  C.  Mj 
and  other  leading  pen  artists  throughout  the  i-ountry. 


•  Super 


PUBLIC    SCHOOL    DEP'T. 

Id  Be.    By  .T.  O.  GonDON 


Th 

Ponlllon— How  Senired.     illlustrateii).     Bv  .T   H 

Vertical  Writing  :  KesiiIlK  In  St.  Paul.    Bv  J.  D.  Bond. 

The  I  xe  and    \bii>e  of  the  Copr-Book  In  Public  Krhnols.     Bv  H.  Cn. 

Special  WrItIn!:  I.e>iauns  and  General    W^rltlen    Work;   Their  Bell 


A»  r 


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ided School:  How  It  sho 

sura  In  Public  Schools. 


A  Scries  of  Lessons 

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Arm  Movent 
<:apltal  Letter  JI 
Pl£ures.  Tiieir  In 
Writlns  III  <;i-n<l 
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:.    (liliistralcdi.    By  IlAnttY  HouSTO 
■tides  detiiiliiitr  their  e.\i»erieuce8. 

To  Club  Subscribers. 


rmium     nffeia  apply  to  the  .Vrios 
■rfii.-K.Jii  Jm-  the  nv'ilar  eilUlon. 

A  Beautiful  Sticit  Pin. 


■  best  penmen  for  hundreds 

rations  will  be  used. 

II  work  (mainly  flourishing) 


presented  omnmental. 


i'heir  Comparative  Illerlts  for  Bti 

lustrated).    By  S.  B.  Fabnestock. 


n  gravers' 
of    TnK 


Some  Sliced  tests  made  by  a  Journal 


.Irtlsl's  Point  of  VIei 

(Illustrated)      Dots  for 


WrItIn-.     B 


ud    Coiiservatlv 

I  tJ.  w.  Habman. 


nti  !■< 


''   >  '"  II  It.  ^1"  11- ■  I  .         ;;-!  rated).    By  his  son.  R.  C.  SPENCEB.— 
!  .  the  writinK  of  Father  Siicncer  on 
'  ''    ^^   I'll!"        I       II    -'-   '1  work  in  his  busy  life,  will  be  treated. 
pnoioaviieii-  III!. I  iiiau  tiij;,  made  especially  tor  The  Joi-bxal. 
•f."'*J.'"'""  i"  """'"ess  Schools.     6y  W.  J.AMOS. 
His  IMncc  In  the  Prurcsslon.    By  L.  C.  Horton. 

PEN   DRAWING, 

F^..        .     =  '-ETTERING,    DESIGNING.    ENGROSSING. 

.Sr?*.'"  *^r"  '■''■lerlllB.     Br  J.  F.   BHILEV.-Thiseourse  will  irUe  new  nractleal  stvlea 

su.M!Kf4-„^w?.rurwo;Ss'^-^h"e  sL^s^  ^::^;^%y^^.s^^^s^!^ 
X'xSZt,^i^'^^'j.'!:i;^zf!i:t^us'^''  '-"'^-  ^-  *»'^  «iiis..iw'°hr-ih",yrdofe°JS'?ha^ 


^ 


*  iro  and  do  likewise." 


Clubbing. Rates. 

.,i.-.  '' }\  ^^' 3  ^^Ci  $1.65.4 


Agents  Wanted  Everywher 


Specimen  Copic- 


Under  no  clrcumelance  will  any  aubBCriptlon  be 
entered  unless  ncmmpanlerl  with  cash. 


c  instructions  to  the  c 


lans  that  thU  number  of 
year  on  the  Petmanent 
ntlnuetl   unfit  otherwise 


HE  JOriiNM    Im^    h.iH    -1 
tured  ri-cni  11  -  (UN  n  -Ic-Il: 

■f^illv   inntmfiic- 

.,    M   l^    iir,-.r  Hlll-k 

f?h;In.;;l!';M'"..n.iVi;;';: 

il    ■!  Ill  — llil  KOld. 

IlllKSiivyr'.in.l    'lh'''  \l\ri 

|.hi  [Mir  ..r  Vicr- 

The  tioLu  I'lK  IsHuUtl, 
the  stifk  port,  whloU  Igih 
plated. 

14  karat,  except 
f>nuau  silver  gold 

ml   THE  JOUBNAL 

riitsive  latll enter 
•ind  eend  solid 

hired  >'.'iM 

■  'til  ttvocople»of 
Mlilrcsses.  Ifdo- 

i-I'knal  for  two 

yea'rsaii.i  <  ■■    ■■;  u    ■  '■!  i 
f\)r  1).,. 

■  siiijs.  Cor  your 

Ions  extended  a 
Works  of  h 


%  biudliiK.  «l  ;  Llutlt,  witf) 
til  dcHlKnn,  delicately  printed  on 


i  preiiilu: 


II  uend  t 

ODB  flub.  and  10 

two  HUba.   (92)  we  will  Huod 

id  above  for  ono 

IKS  lu  bent  clolb 


e  Permanent  List  renei 
me  way  he  canceled  c 


Cha 


esses. 

It  "•■  by  agents  a: 

.  ii  riiuch  leftioftcn.  that 


The  Pi' 


d  be  the  slightest 

may  beincurtecl,     „-   ,-   - 

lh  before  first  of    Bu»tnesi 

e  li^ored  we  can-     jmy  puptr 

Instead  nt 


ieio,   etc,   ^.la     ini   a  «4  periodical  TuE 
ibAcrlptlun  will  be  included  without  extra 

Special  Combination. 


»ubv;ri[i!ii.n.     Receipt  of  the  paper  IssufRci 
e  have  tceivcd  your  money.    If  anything  ( 
plainly  anil  it  *ill  t*c  attended  to.    Don't  bothei 

writiDg  us  direct.    If  you  asit  fur  iofonnation 


.««  ""''*'    todlirerentaddreiirteMlf , 

correspondence  OTcr    "^"^  to  write  and  aak. ' 


V'hat  wlUTiie  JouBKAi.  and 

coit  ?"  The  above  schedule 

.•nd  along  the  money 

Address  all  letters  to  and  make  cheeks,  etc.,  payable 
AMES  &  nOLLINSON  COMPANY,  202  Broadway,  N.Y. 


36 


ScboolB, 


mebraafia. 

O.IAHA  BUSINESS  COLLEQE.  corner  isth  and 

Farnani  Omaha.  Nch.  ((l<l>->>t.  larsefft  and  ttefit  In 
Ih'-  W*-*t.  Full  lm^lrn-«w.  shorthand,  pen  art,  pen- 
iiianjihlp  and  t«-l.-*rraph  vountf*.      F.  V.    ROOSE. 

InOtana. 

INDIANAPOLIS    BUSINESS   LFNIVERSITY.    Ef 

i.ii<n«ri<-l  iH/iO.    BiulnpM,  Shorthand.  PenmanHblp, 


Indtv 

.y.    Opf ..  _..    .-, 
£   J.  HEEB.  Pn 


B\\y.     Open   nil  y<'«r. 


electric  IlKbl.  Kan  and 


I  heat.     Write  for 


mrormalfOQ.    ■  JOUKNALBUlLlJLVa.-Monuir 

5PENCBRIAN    BUSINeS5    COLLEGE.     Indlan- 

apolU,  Ind.  Endorwd  r»v  «*t«t<-  sijp.'rinK-ndent  of 
PiiblU-  InHtnifllf.n.  I.-n-llrik-  <-diKatorH  and  l»iisl 
newinn-n.     Calaloifui-  fr.-.-.     K.  K.  ADMIRE.  IT*-.'.. 


ess  Coilese 


Ueras. 

ALAMO    CITY    BUSINESS    COLLEOB.     Normal 

,  Typewriting  and  Telegranh 
cutuloguv.     San    Antonio. 


TRasbviUc.  Ucnn. 

DKAUOHON'S    PRACTICAL    BUSINESS    COL- 

I.I-t'iK  rmd  Rrhonl  of  I'enmanxhlp,  Shorthand. 
Tv|ii'>vrKlnK.  Toleitraphv,  ete.  Stinienti^  received 
frnm  nil  imrla  of  the  wiirld.    Send  for  IZO-page 

<3corflta. 

SULLIVAN    &    CRICHTON-S    BUSINESS    COU 

of    Shorthand    ond     Telegraphy, 


Leading  college  South.    Ko 


Connecticut. 


MERRILL  BUS.  COLL.  AND  SCHOOLOP  SHORT- 
HASH    AND    TYl'F.WRITINd.    SUinifi.rcl.    ' 

l>.l>!iririir.|itN  iif  KnnkkecplnK.   Bnnklng.  Fe 


,  Telegraphy.   Eng 


Ikcntuchv?. 

ATTEND   /7 The  BEST  BUSINESS  COLLEGE 


OWENSBORO.  KV..  ANDEVANSVIL 


Catalogue  free. 


TOUesit  Dlrglnta. 


.1.   M.    FRASHER.   Prln 


©bio. 

MIAMI  COMMERCIAL  COLLEOB.  Dayton,  Ohio. 

A.  n.  WII.T,  Prealdeni.     Long   estahllshed.    Tbnr 


tjikf  this  opportunity  to  Ray  to  all   read 
lit- .\iiT.IocnNAL,  erpectlUB  to  enter  a  I 
it;«'.  ilitit  hefore  attending  any  sehool, 

cxiiinlnatlon  shouir'  "- ~''~    '  "'        ■ 

■.    Full  Informatlo 

I  kno\ni  Institution  cuii    be  obtained  i 

«lng  J.T.  HENDERSON.  Hrin,,   Box  222 


''K.^/enma/i^Q^fk£^QMtUAjaj& 


California. 

I  QARDEN    CITY     BUSINESS     COLLEGE.      San 

3u^  fal.  One  of  the  best  established  aii<1  ">*»' 
Buccefisful  educational  Instltullonp  of  the  PactBc 
.Slope.  Special  Penmanship  Department  In  charge 
of  t.  E.  \<^BBER.    H.  B.  WORCESTER.  Fres. 

^S  COLLEGE.  San  Fran- 
_  T(  the  largest  privat*  school  west 
of  Chicago.  12.(X)0  former  puptU  now  prosperous 
bu»fDe««  men. 

Iowa. 

CATALOOUES  of  The  Capital  City  Coinmerclal 

College  aniltheCapllal  CItv  Scliiwl  of  sborlhand 
will  be  sent  free  to  InleaaiDg  studenw.  Address 
MEHAN  &  McCACLEY.  Des  Molnea,  Iowa.  These 
lastllutlons  are  flrat-claaabuslneas  training  schools. 

■Ransas. 


Hrltansas. 

ROCK 

"ON'E.    Frcs.,   IS   uoi    lue    nr..-n.   oui    u. 

Will  describe  It  because  It  Is  HONEST. 

CanaOa. 

CENTRAL  HI  ^isr.^s  coi  i.mr,  T„ 


business 
»1.  a  care 
above  eol 


Clivn  n    ^  l'M..\o.,k-\i'HlC  INSTITUTE.  Os- 
''  s'-ciired    all  ahort- 

'        '  '  ,     '     .1       Bwik-kecping  and 

i"  '   .,  -.  i:i  lit  -:  .  1,,,-  I,.  i,ii,.r,    .S7«m&h  taught 

by    II    niiivc    Nmniitnl     from    Spain.     All    these 
bnuiclu-*  tKVu^hi  by  muii.  also  Spantth  shorthand 

by  tho  Graham  aud  Benn  Pitman  rv "■- 

culani  andjlrsf  IfMon  in   '*■     " 
AH-' 


>rthand  frrt.     Write 


W.  O.  CHAFKEE.  Oswegi*.  N.  Y 

LONG    ISLAND    BUSINESS    COLLEGE.    143  to 

Ult  South  fith  St..  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  CataUigues 
free  on  Hi>pllcailon.  personally  or  bv  letter.  HE.SHY 
r.  WRuifiT.  T»rlncii>al.  •       ^  '■  nr..-«i 

EASTAUN   BUSINESS  COLLEGE.   Poughkeep- 


NEW    YORK     IU31\R5S    COLLEQE.    81    Ea 


.  JOHN- 
SON. F.  C.  A",  principals  for  19  years.  Most  widely 
attended  business  college  In  America.  Address 
ROBINSON  &  JOHNSON,  Belleville.  Ontario,  Can. 

PERNIN-SNELL  SHORTHAND-Easy,  fast,  read 

like  print  because  the  vowels  are  written.    Learn 
m   home,  810— guaranteed.    P.  J.  SNELL.  Truro, 

/IDtsBOuri. 

SPALDINQ'S  COMMERCIAL  COLLEQE.  Kansas 

IV.  M.I  ,  Is  the  tJldest.  largest,  best  business  col- 
[e  lu  the  West.  Thorougn  Instructiou  given  In 
okeepliig.  shorthand,  tj-pewrltlng.  telegraphy, 
•.  CntiiloKue  free.  Established  181)6.  J.  t. 
ALDINO.  A.M..  Prest. 

Colorado. 

WOODWdPIM'i     --lliH/THAND     ANO     COM- 

1 1  ri'dge  Building.  Denver. 
..  Pruelleal  shorthand 
>RTH.  President.  W.  A 
.tter  12-y 

"Kortb  (laroUna. 

CHARLOTTE  COM.  COLL..  Charlotte,  N.  C. 


jflori&a. 

MEUX'S   BUSINESS  COLLEGE  and  School    of 

Sliorthnhd.  Typewriting.  Penmanship.  Telegraphy 


Pensaeola.  FlorldQ. 


Xoulslana. 


xcelled.    Two 


Prln.  Com'l.Dept. 

Unstructton  JB^e  /IDail. 


Bookkeeping,  office 


rail  details',  commercial 


icludhiK 
ct-books.    Entries  to  he  nfade  from  correspondence 


spid    addition)    taught    by    mall    without 


and  business  papers  mailed  to  each  student.  Course 
thus  resembles  actual  office  work.  Explanations  " 
phtin,  common-sense  langui  "... 

Write  a  letter    for    partlci 
Accountant.  215  E.  2.'td  St.. : 


M.  CJ.   NATUSCH, 


penmen. 


W.  L.    DICK,     P.nnii) 


world.  Manufactured  by  A.  B.  Cushnian.  Hum 
txildt,  Kansas.  For  sale  bv  iMJoksellers  and  sta- 
tioners all  OTer  the  tJ.  S.  "and  Canada.  Sheet  of 
sample  colors,  prices,  etc..  for  2c,  stamp,  nortc 
/««■-    Special  prices  to  <]ealers. 

WRITING  LESSONS  BV  1\n.,     Pv    spcvial  re- 
questofmauy  whf  f:  ■  "    '■  - 

-ions  In  Ths  Jocrs  m 
limited  number  or   i 

term,  12  lessons.  a:i  .  m.,_;,  ...-,.:.-..  ,  ;  ..  uu- i .:  i- 
L.  M.  THORSBUTROH.  O.Ur  Rapltls,  low;., 

D.   S.    HILL. 'Penman,  Draughon's  Bus.  Coll., 

Nashville,  Tenn..  beautiful  flourish  lO  cents,  caps, 
business  and  fancy  lO  cents,  mail  course  Saw. 
cards  15  cents.    All  kluds  of  order  work. 

SAVE    YOUR  MONEY  by  ordering  your  Auto- 
matic Shading  Pens.  Shading  Pen  Inks  and  Sup- 


ZTeacbers  Manteb. 

TUK  PKN  MAN'S  ART  JOIKNALTKACH- 
ERSS*  BLKkAl'.  Penmanship. Commercial, 
and  shorthand  aud  typetrrltliig  branches  only.  It 
brings  teachers  and  schools  together.      A  larg«  i 


«  charped  the  t«acher  ;  no  charge  Is  wade 


■ehools  seeking  teacher*,  and 
"lug  places  are 
ippiy.    Address 


ii'herti  seeking  places 


TEACHERS'    BUREA 


F.  M.  SISSON.  Penman.  Newport.  R.  I.    Your 

name  on  1  dozen  cards,  fano'  and  business  en i>- 
Itals,  business  letter  and  a  Ijeautlful  souvenir,  all 
for  10  2  cent  stamps. 

ng  and  Flourishing.'  Can't  help  but  pleast' 
AaaresaJNO.  F.SIPLE.ear*  Bartlett's  Bl's.  Col. 
Cincinnati.  O, 

'.     S.    HISER,     Writinsr      Supervisor     Hubtl 


MEN^B 


audTEACHEKS.    Wo 


NAME.  Send  me  vm 
Sr,  cents,  and  I  win 
way."  of  writing  It,  \\ 
2-cenl  stamp,  and  1  \ 


cards,    flourishing. 


:1  circulars  free. 


P.  S.— No  postal  cards 


?-half  In  advance. 


TAYLOR,    ualveston    Bu 


R.  M.  JONES,  Pen  Artist,  iSia  Mary  St.,  S.  S. 


Pittsburgh.  Pa. 


orted  cards,  25  < 


unique  specimens  of  pen  work.  25 


ARTISTIC  PENWORK.-Engrosfllng  of  Resolu- 


ns.  Testimonials. 


pondence  solicited. 


.  specialty.    Everv  de- 
1  pen  work  to  order. 


B    L.  GLICK.    Bliss    Business   College.  L( 


ut.!JOc.:  Business  capitals,  2UC. :  Flouri  o, 
.  beauty,  25c.;  all  for  5ue.    Monev  i.  i 
tne  work  is  notsatlsfaetory.    Oblique  ImM'  i    i-i  "i 
erly    adjusted,   20e,    Large  stick    Indlii    Ink,  ,"iiii-. 
Half  stk-k,. Sue.    12  lessons  In  Ornamental  Wrlflny 
or  Flourishing.  $5.00.   Elegant  coplesaud  llrst-fla.sB 

ness  Writing.  S4.«»il. 

led  courses  you  will 
Satisfaction  guar- 


Byt 


kingo 


nderfiU  Iniprovi 


^ 


"Mant"  me. 


_theninctnH 

infjsuch  sealed  revliett  in  an  envelope  addremted  in 
The  Penman's  An  Journal,  Sus  Brnadwau.  Ntu 


Situations  'CmanteD. 

l^I^KPENMA^*S  ARTJOIil^ALTEA(■II- 
.      ERS'   nrUEAr.     I'-miKiMslilii.  foiiiiM.-i 


II  1  I'T  VI  N  »1  V  \  \\  .VNTED — W«haT©rflom 

tir  anntluT  ^o<Mi  M-rlpt  penman.  Wo  want  a 
who  has  growth  in  hini— one  who  Is  not  only 
willing  to  give  us  the  benefit  of  what  he  already 
rs  and  can  do.  but  Is  not  above  profltlug  by  such 
hints  as  grow  out  of  a  business  that  has  been  estab- 
llj*hed  twenty  years.  Only  those  who  have  faith  In 
themselves  and  mean  to  make  this  a  permaueot  busl- 
need  opply.  Give  full  particulars.  Including 
salary  required,  and  enclose  script  spi'clnicns. 
AMES  &  ROLLINSON  COMPANY'.  202  Broadway. 
L'W  York. 

IIPOHTANT    TO    FIRST  CLASS  STEN- 

I M  .  I ;  \  I  ■  1 1  r  K  -       I  <  I   one  versed   in    Business 

'  t  1  take  charge  of    boveile- 

ii  t>ppurtunlty  Innuattract- 

.     ,,i>      I        x.Mi.'ss  "H.  L.,^'  IHU  LIuden 


W  A  NTKD.-Two  teaehera  of  penmanshlj)  a  d 
>>  iionkk. .  ping  who  have  a  knowledgeof  com- 
int  ri'iiii  i.t\%  >iiist  have  a  good  education  otherthan 
i.iisin.,,       .Mi.iitss"  COLLEGE."  care  Penman's  AtiT 


W' 


I  the  presidency  of 


plIlnK.' 


aud  s|ilendld  opening  for  right  party.    Addri 
BiAw's  AiiT  Journal Teachkus'  Di;rbau,  aO!J  Broau- 
,  New  York. 

COLORA  no.— Penman,  commercial  and  short- 
cher  wanted.  Good  opening  for  all-round 
Idress  Penman's    Art    Jouusal  Teachers' 


hand  teacher  wanted.    Good  opening  for  all 

ddress  Penman'"     '    -     ' ■    " 

202  Hroadway,  1 
_      Munson  shorth 

ted.    Address  Pbnman' _ 

liUBKAU,  202  Broadway.  New  York. 
<;E0U<;I.\.— Tia.liiT  (if  D.-iiii  I'MiiuMi  shorthand 


I>IAS*.~A  good  commercla'  teacher  and  penman 
s  wanted  by  new  school.  Address  Penman's  Art 
loDRSALTEAcHEEts'  BUREAD,  '.J02  BroaUway,  New  York. 

iVIAHS.— Penman  and  cora'l  teacher  wanted.  Ad- 
'-'  "" — *  Bureau,  202 


MASS.— Penman,  teacher  of  com'l  and  English 
branches  wauled.  Address  Penman's  Art  Journal 
Te«chers'  Burkau.  202  Broadway.  New  York. 

IIIICH.— A  lady  teacher  of  Graham  Shorthand  and 
typewriting  wanted  at  once.  Address  Pknman's  art 
.It  HNALTEAr'HERs'ni'RnAt:.  202  Broadway,  New  York. 


H  I 


1  all-r 


IINAL   TEACHER 


A'' 


flS  R  HHTION  Hmericans  Want  me  Best. 

Underhill's  Rapid  Phonography 

R.-pres..ui.s  the  Be^t  wVlt.rs  ..f  ihe  Ak'-' 

lllus-Clr.  l-nderhtll>rulv..n.l.y.R.vh,-ster.N,Y. 

&r-  THE  USE  OF  CCTS  on  this  page  or  anv 

departure  from  the  grtieral  style  of  display  teiU 

<o$t  SO  per  cent,  extra. 


l  sheet  shading  pen  work,  ■ 


shading  pen  capitals.  3fi  c ,. 

silk  ribbon,  made  In  colors  with  pen,  So  < 


E.  K.  DAVIS.  Pen  Artist.  Church  and  Summer 
Sts,.  Nashville,  Tenn.  Course  of  12  lesions  In  buM- 
ne^  writing.  *.*».('0:  .  8  le.<i»on»  In  free  hand  drawing. 


card  writing  ^r  dnz..  15 ,_r 

of  all  kluds  made  for  engravliig. 


_     _     .      .  -  I*?  teacher 

drawing  and  common  oranehes. 
,'  experience  and  can  teach  alge.. 


had  nln 

„ )m..rl    ■' 

if  theZanerlau  J 

ood  references;  ready  April  Ist." 


gri 
familiar  with  Indiana  Seriesand  Rny'sMath.    Agi 
unmarried,    (iood  references-  reaiiv  /--■■  •   ■ 
dress  "HOST."  care  Pe-SMax' 


"ir 


I"!! 


fihllo?oph> .  pltilii  Liii'i  < 
ng,  torch  swinging,  ai 

'■•^y  after  May  Is 


■HARIOT     R  A  fE»" 
^  ."    and  other   pieces 

■  iM'd  salary  each 

.:!iiii,  Delsarte.  rea 

ir  itlimetlc,  rapid  calcul' 

ii-inc.   history,  physiology, 

A-rltlng.  club  swlng- 

■,es.    Age  2ft.  un- 

Address  "  BEN 


Delsarte.  reading, 
apid  calcul' 
pnyslology, 
....                                                 „.club8wlng- 
ng,  torch  swinging,  and  other  branches.    Age  2ft.  un- 
married.    R'^y  after  May  Ist,  '98      "■" 

BURR,"  care  PE.'iSLA.'i's  Aar  Jouakal. 


si'hool,  good  salary,  good 
M-.  s  Art  .Journal  Teachers' 

I     .  '      .      N.  w  York. 

K  nii'l.  teacher  of  Eclectic  short- 

i'i-anche.4   for    public   school 

I'iri'ss  Pknhan'b  Art  Journal 
I  I  .ladway.  New  York. 
\i  K  .       ''^  fuited    Penman    and 

.  -.   if..-.;.i.>.N'«  Art  J 
.  Milwiiy.  New  York, 

{ Iv.— Shorthand  and  com'l    branches 


'  Journal  TUAcueas' 


Address 


JOURNA 


npetcnt  to  take  entire  chxrge  of  school 
iinedlutely.    Address  Pknmans  y —  ' 


.  202  Broadway.New  I'.i 


RSAL  Teachers'  Bur 


nted.    Address 


RHODE  ISLAND.-ABrst  class  all-r 


penmanship,  arithmetic  and 


■d  by  a  leading  1 


.  Teacheiw'  Bureau, 


WISCONp«IN,  —Graham  shorthand  and.  type- 
writing teacher  wanted.  Lady.  Address  Penuan's 
Art  JodbnalTeacheu»'Bobeau.  202  Rroadwav,  New 
York. 

TEXAS.— Commercial  teacher  wanted.  Address 
Penman's  Art  Journal  TEACHKR.s'BrnKAU,  202  Broad- 
way, New  York. 

WE  HAVE  a  good  opening  for  an  energetic,  all 
round  commercial  teacher  in   a  cliv  on    the 
Pacific  CoB'^t.  He  must  t>e  a  flrst-class  n 
to   take  some  shares  of   sUKrk 
college.      Address    "C.  C.  C." 


JBuoiness  ©pportunttles 


I  school  prmnletoni  anti  U-achem  nupt-n-lson*  nf 
writing  aoa  cfrawlng.eU-..  The  J<»lk5alV  want  col- 
nmnii  will  pat  you  In  communication  with  them. 
priwilbly  you  have  a  pen.  Ink,  penholdi^r  or  NomfrthlnK 

":ln<I  to  put  on  th4>  market.    You  may *~ 

ic.    Thl! 

with  the  right 


imrtwr  foi 


nterpiiM>.  i 


This  l«  th. 
-olumn  u>put  you  In 
I»arty. 

TbP  price  in  ^tt.-'SO  each  ion 
not  to  i-xcfcd  one  Inch.  If 
he  paid  far  in  ndvancr  tf>.i> 
will  Uv  <'niitled  lo  n  third  in 
(I  (■•tired. 

WA  NTKI>  to  buy  a  (Vimmerrlal  rollege.    Must  be 
willing  t^tMcll  reasonable.   AddressE-A.  HaIX, 
tiiTi-  HuM'h  Hum.  Coll..  LoganRport.  Ind. 

FOH  HAI**?.— The  good  will  and  plates  ofa  well 
advertlMed  and  widely  unwl  net  of  writing  lefuonn. 
(Copper  plate  engraving;  tbouaanda  of  dollarn  spent 
in  adTertlFtlnK  ;  International  reputation.  Reaaon  for 
Helling:  conffleU  with  prcnent  Duslnewi  of  owner.  A 
gfXMl  thing  for  a  huiitllng  adverlliter.  AddrcHH  "  WRIT- 
INU  LKHSOSH."  curt:  Pemmaii'h  abt  Jol-r<ial. 

WJ.    KINHKBV.    202  Broadway    Now  York. 
•       writer    of    advertliMinients    aiul    consulting 
accountant. 

Scbools  jFor  Sale. 

TF  voir  WIrtll  to  Bell  your  BChool, 


Irtll  tonell  yourHChool,  ortobuy  n 
partner.  The  JontNAL's  want  cofun 


lea  read  The  .1' 

I  will  place  what  you  have  to 
nay  before  them. 

Tlir  prire  In  ^'i.^iO  ench  Innertinu  for  ndn. 
not  lo  exceed  ouc  Inch.  If  two  innertionN 
be  pnid  for  in  ndvance  (9Ai  flic  ndverflMpr 
win  be  entliled  to  a  third  luHerliou  free,  il 
dcRlred. 

170K  KA  l*E.-A  half  Interest  In  a  prosperous  busl- 
^  nesscollege  ;  only  school  In  town  of  12,0U0;  with 
iiiagnincont  teirltory  surrounding;  li>U  students  In 
attendance  at  present.    Terms   reasonable  and  pay- 


r  JouitNAL. 


Address  "BUSINESS," 


Pesu 


FOR  KAIjE.— Ata  bargain,  a  one-half  Interest! 
TheZanenvllle  (O.)   Buslneiw  College.    S^.OOo  1] 

■ants.     N^    ^-^--.    {     .    . 

Quick  N 
ivllle.  O. 

WANTED. -At    once.    Al    h.isliion';  «-<liicator  as 
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Co.     Establlshid  IHKH.     ii< n  ,m..i.     -I'lcndld 

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attendance  the  entire  year  m   nwn 

ability,  which  you  must  inv,    i     i..  ,     .ni,  84&0 

cash.    Tuition  lost  year  ov.t- s'  -.  ni  m  i.rcuce. 

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$X<^A  CASH  will  buy  three  quarter  Interest  In 
fjVW    n     wpll     ffitflblishod    nusihii^s    College. 


I  Bu8lnes.s  Col- 


3for  Sale  or  XEra6e. 


Ki     II  1 1  iiniiiiiKhli) 

-    Mil     1  1  lUllllIlN 

I     ^  11  ir  Iniil. 
k  I  >  till   I  irirtst 
tlihikx   >f  thU 


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l'""^'  ii"w  long  lu  use  and  coudl- 

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s  Akt  JoriuiAL.. 


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My  own  \iew  is  in  favor  of  Isaac  Pit- 
man's system  as  it  was  i>ublishecl  about 
1850.  Of  oonrse.  his  books  of  that  date 
are  now  out  of  print,  and  the  nearest  ap- 
proach thereto  now  attainable  is  Benn 
Pitman's  Manual.  If  I  were  starting  to 
leani  now,  I  should  get  Benn  Pitman's 
Manual  and  other  books  and  follow 
them. — Dennis  F.  Murphy,  Official  Re- 
porter of  the  United  States  Senate. 


OTTAWA,  CANADA. 

Weuse  Benn  Pitman'saystem  of  short- 
hand. Some  years  ago  I  studied  Isaac 
Pitman's  system,  Graham's.  Munson's, 
Hoyt's.  and  others,  and  from  each  got 
some  useful  hints :  but  I  finally  settled 
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plest and  most  practical  of  all.     I  found 


it  the  easiest  system  to  learn,  and  wheti 
learned  the  most  legible. 

To  illustrate  its  legibility,  1  may  men- 
tion the  fact  that  this  session  my  brother 
happened  t(j  be  here  during  the  debate  on 
the  Address,  and  although  he  had  not 
written  shorthand  for  three  years,  he  dic- 
tated my  notes  with  perfect  ease  and  ac- 
curacy, transfen'ing  them  to  phonograph 
cylinders  at  the  rate  of  over  two  hundred 
words  per  minute.  It  is  possible  that 
this  is  done  by  writers  of  other  systems, 
but  I  do  not  remember  any  such  instance. 
When  asked  to  recommend  a  system  of 
shorthand.  I  always  advise  the  adoption 
of  Benn  Pitman's.  I  recognize  the  fact 
that  there  is  more  in  the  writer  than  in 
the  system  :  but  the  facility  with  which 
Benn  Pitman's  system  may  be  learned 
and  used  renders  it,  in  my  judgment, 
superior  to  all  others. — Oeo.  C.  Holland. 
Official  Reporter,  Canadian  Senate 


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1,600  COMMERCIAL  SCHOOLS, 

12,000  PROPRIETORS  AND  TEACHERS, 

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11>.  Well,  how  is  your  enthusiasm  V  I  hope  it  is 
like 'mine— up  to  the  boiling  point.  Did  I  give  you 
too  much  to  do  last  monj;h  ?  I  was  afraid  I  had. 
Well,  if  I  did.  lay  this  month's  work  away  care- 
fully, and  continue  on  last  month's  work  until  you 
are  fairly  well  satisfied  with  your  ability  on  the  one 
space  letters;  until  you  can  glide  your  pen  over  the 
paper  "  just  as  easy." 

Yotir  Progratit, 

20.  I  forgot  to  ask  you  if  you  had  a  program  by 
which  you  practice.  Do  you  have  a  regular  time 
each  day  or  evening  for  practice  V  You  should  have 
a  regular  time  of  at  least  five  periods  per  week  for 
your  writing.  And  don't  let  anything,  unless  it  is 
sickness  or  funerals,  interfere  with  your  writing 
time.     Don't  practice  spasmodically. 

Have  a  regular  time  for  writing  and  a  regular 
length  of  time  of  31)  to  40  minutes  or  an  hour.  Each 
time  you  practice  read  the  instructions  carefully  first. 
then  work  awhile  on  some  of  the  January  exercises  to 
get  up  steam.  After  you  get  a  free  movement  I  will 
predict  that  you  willbepleased  in  eeeing  what  you 
can  make  with  it.  Not  all  at  one  time,  of  course,  but 
by  taking  up  one  thing  at  a  time  and  studying  it  and 
making  it  over  and  over  until  the  habit  of  making  it 
just  right  is  so  fixed  that  you  will  make  it  that  way 
whether  you  are  thinking  of  it  or  not.  You  know 
when  you  begin  to  learn  to  waltz  you  make  blun- 
der after  blunder,  and  it  almost  seems  that  you 
can't  get  the  regular  step:  but  after  a  while  you 
get  so  you  can  waltz,  chew  gum  and  talk,  all  at  the 
same  time. 

This  Month's    Lr»Hon~.rin}  Semt-hjcteiult^il  Tetters. 

'i  I .  You  will  see  we  have  a  new  class  of  letters 
this  month— the  semi-extended  letters.  So  called 
because  they  halt  or  part  extend  as  far  above  and 
below  as  the  extended  or  loop  letters.  Before  be- 
ginning to  work  on  them  try  the  spiral  exercise 
given  in  this  issue.  Look  at  it.  It  is  a  big  windy- 
looking  one,  isn't  it  V  It  is  just  like  the  one  given 
in  the  January  lessons,  only  it  is  much  larger.  It 
is  to  you  what  the  dumb-bells  and  Indian  clubs  and 
horizontal  bar  are  to  the  athlete. 

J/oir   *«    lUfike   tfif    Itly   Oral. 

-2.  Place  your  arm  and  hand  in  a  correct  posi- 
tion, then  contract  the  muscles  and  swell  up  the 
muscle  of  the  forearm— i.e.,  "  make  a  big  muscle.  " 
as  the  boys  say,  and  then  just  see  how  large  an  ex- 
ercise you  can  make  without  allowing  the  arm  rest 
to  slip  on  the  table.  Be  sure  that  you  maKe  very 
light  lines.  This  should  be  repeated  every  time  you 
sit  down  to  practice  this  month,  before  you  begin 
»n  the  regular  work. 


2;J,  First,  take  the  small  "  i  "  and  make  it  in 
groups  of  about  8  to  a  regular  count  (either  men- 
tally or  alond*  of  1,  3.  3,  4,  3,  li.  7,  ti.  Make  about  a 
page  of  them.  See  that  you  make  them  pretty  close 
together,  and  with  regular  spacing  between  the  let 
ters  When  that  becomes  quite  easy,  try  making 
them  just  as  close  together,  but  about  twice  as  high 
and  to  the  same  count,  and  you  have  the  ■  (."  In 
making  ■•  t."  curve  the  up  stroke  well,  and  make 
the  down  stroke  straight,  but  without  shade.  Make 
«  very  short  turn  at  the  bottom  before  turning  to 


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the  right.  Avoid  making  the  "  (  "  too  wide  at  the 
bottom,  as  it  gives  it  the  appearance  of  one  style  of 
capital  "A."    Make  full  pages  of  it. 

The  SintiK  "  rf." 

24.  Before  working  any  on  the  "  d,"  practice 
freely  on  the  "  a  "  in  groups  of  6  or  8.  Then  notice 
that  the  "  d"  is  formed  by  joining  "a  "  and  "  t,-  " 
after  the  "a"  part  of  it  is  made  the  same  instruc- 
tions as  given  for  the  last  part  of  "  t  "  should  be 
followed. 

Make  the  letter  in  groups  of  5  for  a  while,  then 


rhi-   /.ooji  .«!//<■  »/■  Small  ■•;<." 

37.  The  second  style  of  "  p,"  which  is  a  very 
practical  one  and  easier  to  make,  but  not  quite  so 
neat,  is  quite  like  the  first  only  instead  of  making 
the  part  below  the  base  line  a  straight  mark  and 
retracing,  just  make  a  short  loop.  Be  sure  to  make 
this  loop  small.  I  think  the  chief  objection  to  this 
style  of  letter  is,  that  persons  are  so  liable  to  make 
a  big  straggly  loop  below  the  line.  Make  whole 
lines  of  it,  of  about  iO  to  the  line.  Make  it  short 
above  and  below  the  line. 


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try  going  half-across  the  page.  Make  it  short 
above  the  line.  Make  line  after  line  of  it  and  fill 
whole  pages. 

TJie  Serontl  Stt/li'  of  Stnatl  "ft." 

25.  The  second  style  of  "d  "  should  be  made 
just  the  same,  only  make  a  small  loop-top,  instead 
of  a  top  like  the  "  (." 

The   Smalt    "jj." 

26.  The  "  p"  is  made  by  making  first  up  stroke, 
a  full  right  curve  like  the  first  'stroke  in  "  (,"  then 
come  downward  toward  the  body  with  a  straight 
line  and  stop  short  below  the  base  line,  then  retrace 
to  base  line  where  you  turn  quickly  to  the  right, 
making  a  small  oval  which  should  be  well  closed  at 
the  base  line.  Be  sure  not  to  turn  to  the  right  on 
the  up  stroke  until  you  cross  the  base  line.  It  may 
be  made  by  lifting  the  pen  at  the  bottom.  Practice 
in  groups,  then  make  full  pages. 


Tlie  Small  "q." 

28.  Before  beginning  on  the  "  7, "  practice  a  whilo 
on  the  small  "  a."  making  .'j  or  0  in  a  group.  Then 
study  the  "  7  "  carefully.  Make  it  like  "  3,"  until 
you  reach  the  turn  at  the  bottom  of  the  letter,  then 
instead  of  turniug  to  the  left,  turn  short  to  the  right 
and  join  at  the  base  line  same  as  lower  part  of  "/. " 
Make  whole  lines  and  pages  of  it. 

Uoio  lite   Time  Should   lie  Divided. 

29.  Spend  the  first  week  on  the  "  t"  and  "d;" 
second  week  on  "  p"  and  "  '/. "  Make  pages  of  each 
letter.  Remember  that  it  is  repetition  that  fixes  the 
habit  of  making  them  just  right. 

TItat  Speclnifil  Jtoolc, 

30.  When  you  get  quite  proficient  on  each  of 
these  letters  take  your  Specimen  Book  and  make  a 
neat  page  of  each  letter. 


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46 


About   Rerleut    Work. 


31.  When  yon  have  performed  the  foregoing 
work  faithfully,  take  the  wor<ls  given  at  the  close  of 
this  Ifstson  and  write  at  least  a  page  of  each  word. 
Before  practicing  on  any  word  study  it.  See  just 
how  each  letter  is  made,  and  how  they  join.  etc. 
Send  me  some  of  your  bast  of  this  month's  work. 

Only  work  done  on  the  copies  givon  in  this  scries  of  loHSOna 
will  bo  crictclsed  in  this  colamn.  Think  carefully  about  each 
HDfCKOfltion  made  before  askinK  questions.  Owing  to  the  ^eat 
number  to  be  accommodated  and  the  limited  space,  I  shall 


THE  CAPITALS 


AND  "S." 


!^ome  Poincem  on  How  to  Make  Them. 

R.    W.    BALLESTIS^. 

I  shall  presnme  that  the  readers  of  this  article  under- 
stand movement  and  position  and  proceed  to  give  the  ex- 
ercises preparatory  to  the  formation  of  the. capital  letters 
L  and  A*.  In  basiness  writing  we  have  a  greater  vari- 
ety of  letters  than  we  have  in  n  systematic  style  of  pen- 
manship, but  in  this  I  shall  only  give  the  forms  which  I 
consider  best  for  rapid  work. 

Before  beginning  to  practice  these  letters  I  would  ad- 


^vzT-    V^  K^JT'  (^ 


THE  CAPITALS  "L"  AND  "S."      HOW  THEY  SHOULD  BE  MADE.    BY  R.  W.  BALLENTINE,  ACCOMPANYING  HIS  ARTICLE.) 


mention  only  tlmt  which  I  consider  of  great  Importance  to 
you.  Don't  Muntl  mo  work  until  you  have  put  a  great  deal  of 
faithful  thought  and  practice  on  it. 

Guy.— Your  movoment  Is  too  reckless.  Small  o's  are  not 
round  nor  closed  at  top.  I  don't  believe  you  rest  your  arm 
on  the  table.  Read  instructions  for  arm-rest  in  January  les- 
«on.    Don't  boar  on  your  pen  so  hard. 

E.  H.  C.  Ebensburg.  Pa.;  Q.  B.  K.,  Fairweather.  111.;  H.  S. 
L..  Boston;  "  No  Name.  "  Mass.;  J.  E.  O'B..  Boston;  J.  K.  S.. 
Taylor's  Id..  Md.;  K,  C,  B.,  Mochanicsburg,  O.;  A.  E.  K..  St. 
Ooorge.  Md:,  U.  F..  New  York;  ().  VI.  B..  Ononoock.  'Va. 
Von  are  in  my  ndvanred  class.  Your  work  on  movement 
comes  up  to  the  mark.  Your  movement  is  light  ond  tree, 
and  you  seem  to  have  pretty  good  control  of  it.  1  shall  ex- 
pect some  lino  work  from  you. 

Otto.  Le  Mars,  la.— You  are  on  the  right  track.  Work  for 
lK)tter  control  of  your  movement.  Get  a  lighter  stroke. 
llome  again. 

R.  E..  Jr..  New  Orleans,  La.— You  are  .iust  the  boy  to  be 
bonoUtted  by  those  lessons  ;  but  you  must  put  a  great  deal  of 
practice  on  the  exercises  given  in  January.  Your  movement 
i«  not  good  enough  yet  to  start  on  the  letters.  Your  ovals 
are  too  flat  and  lean  to  the  right  too  much.  Let  me  hear 
from  you  again. 

L.  A.  S.,  Indianapolis— Yes  ;  I  think  it  possible  for  you  to 
l>ocome  a  professional  penman,  if  you  have  plenty  of  energy 
and  p\i8h.  but  you  are  very  much  in  need  of  the  drill  these 
lessons  will  give  you  In'toro  you  attempt  the  artistic  style. 
Hond  mo  your  best  on  February  Icwjon. 

W.  F.  H.,  Philadelphia,  and  C.  C.  M,.  Le  Mars.  la.-Your 
work  on  January  lesson  is  very  good  on  all  except  Nos.  !■_>, 
lil.  U.  and  1.1.  Your  spacmg  is  not  regular,  and  you  press  on 
your  pen  on  each  down  stroke.    Hope  to  hear  from  you 

P.  N.  O..  Decorah.  la.-Your  work  on  No.  2,  January  is 
good,  but  try  to  got  more  accuracy  In  the  other  work.  I  tear 
you  lift  your  pen  in  moking  a  line  of  U  and  16. 

Ronnlo  and  Mamie.  Onaucock.  Va.-What  you  sent  Is  good 
Would  like  to  see  your  liest  effort  on  the  entire  lesson. 
v^'.^'J".'  Trenton -You  seem  to  have  good  movement. 
You  need  to  tone  down  the  individual  letters  and  get  more 
accuracy  m  their  formation.  Should  make  smaller  capitals 
Busmoss  writing  should  be  entirely  unshaded.  Many  tVanks 
effort"onSh1!?Sln°    "PP'"''>='»»'""     ^'""'d  like  your  best 

U.  W.  B,  Philadelphia.-Your  Style  is  very  neat     Would 

"n'd'tl^.  svsVen^a't  c  ,.r^>?M^r„'';V.;"°''  ",'»?'"  f"  <>nough 
anu  tnat  s,\steniOtic  practice  on  the  copies  I  am  giving  will 
do  you  a  great  deal  of  good.    Send  on  your  work.  "      " 

The  January   Prize  Competition. 

The  prizes  offemi  for  the  l»st  work  submitted  on  the 
exen-ises  jjiven  on  page  7  of  the  .January  Joi-r.nal  have 
Iwen  won  by  the  following  jiersons:  For  best  practice 
slieets  of  aJl  live  exercises,  H.,K.  Williams,  Wetmore, 
1^^  \t  h'?'  imictu-e  sheets  on  the  first  and  third  exerl 
^i^  ^-  "  ^■""■'S'  "™Ji:  P"'-  '°'-  •'^st  practice  sheets 
on  the  second  exer,-ise,  Frank  Allen.  51.5  tlouKh  .'<t ,  San 
Fnmcisca  Oil  ;  l>c.,t  ou  the  fourth  copy,  D.  L.  Cal  iSn 
Powerenlle  .Mo.;  best  on  the  fifth  copv,  J,  i.  Given^ 
SS™er'  Wis'™      •''  '''^'^'"'  '"ention;  W.  L.  Eloster: 

If  the  winners  will  inform  us  about  their  choice  of 
pnies  they  will  be  forwarded  at  once.  cuuice  ot 


vise  a  careful  study  of  their  forms  until  you  have  fixed  in 
your  mind  a  mental  picture  of  them.  We  must  know, 
thoroughly,  what  we  are  going  to  do  before  we  can  do  it 
successfully,  and  unlei^s  we  know  exactly  how  a  letter 
should  look  we  will  never  be  able  to  malfe  it ;  practice  at 
random  is  decidedly  woi-se  than  no  practice.  After  a  cor- 
rect idea  of  the  form  is  attained,  we  must  have  confidence 
in  our  ability  to  make  the  stroke.  So  long  as  we  practice 
with  a  feeling  of  "  I  can't,"  ive  will  never  make  jienraen. 
We  must  get  down  on  a  level  with  our  work  and  let  each 
stroke  mean  business.  We  would  not  expect  to  learn  to 
swim  by  standing  ou  the  bank  and  watching  some  one  else 
the  water,  but  we  must  get  right  in  it  and  not  be  afraid 
of  getting  wet.  The  motto  :  "  Leara  todo  by  doing,"  ap- 
plies very  aptly  to  penmanship.  We  may  stand  by  and 
watch  the  blacksmith  make  horseshoes  imtil  we  know 
exactly  how  it  is  done,  but  if  we  never  take  the  tongs 
and  hammer,  we  will  never  be  able  to  make  the  shoe. 
Familiarity  gives  skill,  whether  it  be  with  tongs  and  ham- 
mer or  with  pen  and  ink.  If  we  would  succeed  we  must 
get  acquainted  with  our  pen  ;  we  must  let  it  know  that 
we  are  master  of  the  situation  and  know  what  we  want. 

Believing  in  one  thing  at  a  time  and  a  repetition  of  that 
thing  until  proficiency  is  attained,  I  shall  first  take  i, 
and  I  would  advise  a  complete  mastery  of  it  before  at- 
tempting the  S.  The  exercises  in  plate  1  the  letter  is 
taken  apart  and  each  stroke  made  a  separate  exercise, 
which  should  be  practiced  in  the  order  of  its  number, 
using  a  coiiiftiiierf  movement,  until  it  can  be  made  at  a 
rapid  rate,  then  following  that  up  with  the  retracing  com- 
bination of  L -plate  2.  This  exercise  should  be  prac- 
ticed carefully,  for  it  not  only  gives  control  of  the  pen, 
but  also  develops  a  slide  movement  which  is  indispensable 
in  writing  a  uniform  hand.  Combinations  of  the  letter 
should  be  practiced  freely  to  secure  a  free  and  easy  move- 
ment. After  these  preparatory  exercises  have  been  mas- 
tered, take  the  letter  i— plate  .).  If  all  the  exercises 
have  been  practiced  as  they  should,  very  little  difficulty 
will  be  experienced  ;in  turning  out  some  fii-st-clnss  Vs. 
Make  them  at  a  rate  of  not  less  than  I'm  per  minute. 

The  relationship  between    L   and  S   is  so  close  that 


an  exercise  on  one  of  them  is  a  very  good  exercise  on  the 
other,  and  so  I  take  the  same  method  of  disisecting  the 
letters  and  practice  each  stroke  as  a  separate  exercise — 
plate  4.  There  is  nothing  I  consider  better  than  retrac- 
ing to  develop  a  movement  suitable  for  business  writing 
and  in  all;  of  my  work  I  place  special  importance  upon 
retracing,  both  with  dr>-  pen  and  with  ink.  After  prac- 
ticing these  exercises  till  proficiency  is  attained,  take  the 
letter  ^'— plate  5.  A  light  shade  I  don't  think  objec- 
tionable in  these  letters,  but  fight  shy  of  heavy  ones. 
Don't  expect  to  make  these  letters  perfectly  in  an  hour's 
practice,  but  show  that  you  have  "  sticktoitiveuess ''  and 
practice  a  week  ou  one  letter  if  necessary.  Now  with 
this  1  leave  the  praelice  for  you, 

THE  LOWER  LOOPS. 

luMlriinions  tor  Prncllce. 

S.    B.    FAHXESTOCK. 

In  beginning  this  lesson  practice  ten  or  fifteen  minutes 
on  number  one  ;  next  on  numbers  two,  three,  four,  five, 
and  six,  being  very  careful  not  to  use  finger  movement  on 
these  exercises.  On  seven,  and  j  ij  g  z  f,  we  prefer  a  very 
slight  sympathetic  action  of  the  fingers. 

Test  your  speed  occasionally  on  number  eight.  Don't 
try  all  these  letters  at  one  lesson,  one  will  be  enough.  At- 
tach upper  part  of  seven  to  three  and  we  have  j. 

Uniting  five  and  j  gives  us  y.  In  practicing  j/,  occasion- 
ally invert  it  and  see  if  it  is  a  good  h.  Notice  carefully 
the  monogram,  number  four,  and  see  how  it  is  formed. 
First  make  the  small  v,  then  make  the  construction  line 
for  a.  Review  a  carefully.  Your  knowledge  of  a  and 
j  will  determine  your  ability  to  make  j/,  since  it  is  a  com- 
bination of  a  and  J. 

Drill  ou  seven  or  the  loop  before  trying/. 

Drill  on  number  one  freely  as  a  preliminary  exercise,  re- 
tracing from  ten  to  twenty  times,  before  attempting  the 
looped  letters. 

Practice  each  letter  similarly  a-s  indicated  by  copies 
eight  and  nine.  In  the  execution  of  all  these  letters,  de- 
pend largely  upon  forearm  movement. 

If  you  desire  superior  execution,  do  not  practice  over 
too  much  ground.  Thoroughly  comiuer  every  point  taken 
up.  A  difficulty  only  partly  conquered  is  sure  to  come  up 
often  in  the  future,  greatly  to  your  annoyance. 

There  is  no  aubstantiaJ  attainment  without  a  corre- 
sponding expenditure  of  mental  effort.  The  sooner  a 
teacher  impresses  upon  the  mind  of  his  pupils  that  brains 
count  more  than  fingers  and  muscle,  the  greater  will  be 
his  and  their  calligraphic  success. 

Nothing  but  hard  work,  and  a  great  deal  of  it,  ever 
brings  one  up  to  a  point  where  his  accomplishments  will 
command  acknowledgment  and  lead  to  a  successful  career. 
Successful  pupils  are  invariably  hard  workers.  It  is  much 
easier  to  eat  dip-toast  than  to  write  a  good  hand  ;  but  it 
doesn't  meet  the  same  want. 

Inaccurate  practice  is  worse  than  worthless.  It  is  a  posi- 
tive injury  to  development.  Accurate  ideas  are  a  neces- 
sity. These  should  come  from  the  teacher,  and  are  in- 
spired by  his  teaching  and  illustrations. 

Spurgeon  says  :  "  A  man  will  do  little  by  firing  off  his 
gun  if  he  has  not  learned  to  take  aim."  That  is  one  reason 
why  much  of  the  practice  done  by  pupils  is  so  unproduc- 
tive. There  is  much  more  in  learning  how  to  practice 
than  most  pupils  are  aware. 

Quality  counts  for  more  than  quantity. 

Pupils  must  bo  taught  to  stop  and  think,  not  only  what 
to  do,  but  how  best  to  do  it. 

Fortify  your  weak  points  and  you  will  achieve  the 
grand  result  for  which  all  earnest  workers  are  battling — 
success. 

Be  self-critical.  Aim  high.  "  Not  failure,  but  low  aim 
is  crime.'' 

Thornburgh  Lesson  Prize  Awards. 

The  prizes  offered  by  Mr.  Thornburgh  in  the  >Sep- 
tember,  1895,  Journal,  to  those  practicing  from  his 
lessons,  have  been  awarded  as  follows;  Certificate 
for  greatest  improvement,  H.  W.  Kenworthy,  Frank- 
lin Falls.  N.  H. 

Flourished  animal  design,  for  best  design  for  com- 
pact movement  exercises,  Miss  Jessie  G,  Prescott, 
Wobum,  Mass. 


THE  LOWER  LOOPS.    SOME  POINTERS  FOR  PRACTICING  THEM.  BY  S.  B.  FAHNESTOCK.  ACCOMPANYING  HIS  ARTICLE. 


'c^^Ama/id  (iTtiL  Qy^a.uuiG> 


47 


The   Business  Writing  Teachers'   Open   Court. 

ThiB  department  of  The  Journal  is  conducted  for  the  purpose  of  presenting  the  best  ideas  of  our  best  teachers  of  business  writing  in  the  form  of  copies.  Some 
particalar  principle,  letter  or  class  of  letters  is  given  in  each  exercise.  It  is  the  intention  to  present  exercises  suitable  for  various  grades  of  learners  each  month.  This 
will  furnish  new  subscribers  with  movement  exercises  and  beginning  copies  and  those  more  advanced  will  find  copies  suited  to  their  skill. 


BY  C.  E.  DONER,  ZANERIAN  ART  COLLEGE,  COLUMBUS,  O. 


^yllMll^^J^^ t^'^k't^ti^^^^^y  c£^cC'iPUt::£'i^C^::^€^^^ 


BY  L,  H.  RICHARDS.  NATIONAL  NORMAL  UNIVERSITY.  LEBANON,  OHIO. 


BY  J.  P.  BYRNE,  PEIRCE  COLL.  0F,;BUSINESS,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 


Money  to  Burn. 
What  niv  yon    goinir    to   do    mtb    y( 


XepUew : 

money  when  you  di.  . 

Cncle  :  ••  Take  it  with  rae." 
Xephew  :  "  I  alwB\-s  thought 

~TKe  naf.M-i)ii,i,. 


1  bad  money  to  burn. ' 


BY  SAM  EVANS,  SPRINGFIELD,  MO.,  NORMAL  SCHOOL. 


Phonetic   Spelling. 

The  new  knight,  .sir  Isaac  Pitman,  of  shorthand  fame, 
writes  to  the  /),n7j/  Sfxes  as  follows  :  •'  I  shal  be  ol)leijd 
if  .\ni  wil  alow  nu>  tu  kolekt  an  eror  az  to  mei  aij,  and  tu 
sho,  hie  this  noat,  the  niu  and  reformed  spelling.  I  am 
sod  tu  be  ■  not  veri  far  from  mei  ninetie'th  yeer.'  I  am 
m  mei  aiti-sekond  yeer.  As  I  hav  lieeu  the  subjekt  ov  meni 
leederetsnnd  parngi-afs  in  the  niuzimpers  laitli,  it  wil  be  a 
sati.>ifakson  to  the  niumenis  reiterz  of  mei  sistem  ov  short 
hand,  at  hoam  and  abraud,  tu  be  ashiurd  that  I  am  in 
hdth  and  konipetent  for  desk  wnrk,  but  not  ekwal  to 
much  flzikal  ekzershou." 


Miniatures   In  Vogue  Again. 

In  the  French  sidon  of  ISill  there  were  verj-  few  minia- 
tures exhiliited.  In  VsVl  there  were  nearlv  3«),  and  ls«3 
more  than  ;too. 

There  are  other  signs  of  the  revival  of  artistic  interest, 
and  of  popular  interest,  in  this  ancient  art.  Portraits  on 
ivory  form  an  iniiKirtaut  part  of  the  histon,'  of  art.  and 
Bgnre  in  the  prehistoric  ages  as  well.  The  present  vogue 
has  all  the  newness  of  antiquity  to  commend  it.  The 
fashion  will  Hounsh  in  America  for  that  and  other  reasons 
— «  principiU  one  of  the  other  rea-sims  Ix-ing  that  the 
miniatures  and  the  settings  may  be  made  enormously 
es(>ensive. 


BY  W.  H.  BEACOM.  GOLDEY,  WILMINGTON,  DEI..,  COML  COLL 


BY  C.  E.  CRANE.  SANDUSKY,  OHIO,  BUS.  COLL. 


Oolden  Words. 

It  so  falls  out  that  what  we  have  we  prize  not  to  the  worth 
while  we  enjoy  it  ;  but.  lieing  larked  and  lost.  why.  then,  we 
rock  the  value  :  then  we  find  the  virtue  that  possession 
would  not  show  us  whiles  it  was  ours.— .S/infce*pcare. 

Education,  briefly,  is  the  leading  of  human  minds  and  souls 
to  what  is  ripht  and  best,  and  to  makioK  what  is  best  out  of 
them.  Tue  training  which  makes  men  happiest  in  them- 
selves also  makes  them  most  serviceable  to  others.-fiuaA-m. 


Becanne  the  misanthrope  thinks  bis  talents  are  not  sufil- 
ciently  valned  and  employed  by  his  fellow-citizens,  or  rather 
because  they  know  his  foibles  and  do  not  choose  to  be  sub- 
ject to  his  caprices,  he  talks  of  quitting  cities,  towns  and  so- 
cieties, and  living  in  dens  or  deserts.— .S'ourin. 

Music  is  the  mediator  between  the  spiritual  and  the  sensual 
life.  Although  the  spirit  be  not  master  of  that  which  it  cre- 
ates through  music,  yet  it  is  blessed  in  this  creation,  which, 
like  every  creation  of  art,  la  mightier  than  the  artist  — 
Beet/iofen. 


48 


PUBLIC   SCHOOL   WRITING    CONTEST. 

The  JoornKl'*  Prlzi-  tVrliflraiep.  for  Best  ttriiiog  from 
Each    <;radv. 

THE  JocRNAi/s  annual  public  school  writing  con- 
teHt  usually  arouaes  much  enthusiasm  among 
public  Hohool  workers  and  pupils,  and  judging 
from  the  many  requests  for  information  about  this 
year's  contest,  a  large  number  of  super visorsjare 
planning  to  enter  it. 

As  a  single  grade  may  be  entered  it  will  allow  even 
the  smallest  schools  to  take  part  and  receive  full 
credit  for  their  work.  We  trust  that  all  special  teach- 
ers and  supervisors  will,  without  waiting  for  further 
invitation,  begin  active  preparations  for  the  contest. 
It  stimulates  all— pupils,  teachers,  superintendent, 
imtrons,  super  visors— to  compete  in  an  international 
contest.  The  benefits  are  many  whether  prizes  are 
won  or  not,  and  it  furnishes  a  basis  for  comparison 
of  work  with  that  of  the  best  schools  in  America. 

We  hope  that  every  supervisor  and  special  teacher 
of  writing  in  the  public  schools  of  the  United  States 
and  Canada  will  enter  the  contest. 

Following  are  the 

Conditions, 

The  contest  Ih  open  to  all  cities  and  towns  in  the  United 
Status  nnd  (^nacia. 

Any  one  or  all  (trades  may  be  entered,  from  first  to  HiKh 
School  inclusive. 

Send  heat  (i/:f>  (only)  specimens  from  each  grade,  and  see 
that  the  name  of  the  writer,  school,  grade,  age,  city  and  date 
Is  on  each  specimen.    This  is  very  important. 

Put  specimens  from  each  Krade  together,  and  fasten  all 
grades  in  one  package,  with  name  and  address  of  supervisor 
on  outside.    This  prevents  loss  or  mixing. 

The  age  qualifications  are  bs|  follows:  First,  or  lowest 
grado  (if  the  numbers  are  reversed,  as  they  are  in  some 
cities,  the  eighth  will  bo  the  lowest)  specimens  must  not  be 
sent  from  students  over  seven  years  of  age  ;  2d  grade,  8 
years  ;  !id,  II  years  ;  4th,  I(t  years  ;  5th,  1 1  years  ;  (ith,  13  years  : 
7th.  i:)  years;  t4th,  14  years;  High  School.  IH  years.  This 
will  put  all  on  an  equal  footing. 

Bach  specimen  must  contain  at  least  four  different  lines— 
not  same  line  repeated  four  times. 

All  specimens  must  he  ivritten  in  ULACK  ink. 

Specimens  to  be  in  Journal  office  not;  later  than  May  15, 
IK!  HI. 

It  will  facilitate  matters  if  our  friends  will  mark  all  letters 

and  packages  pertaining  to  this  contest:  ",For  Public  School 

Contest,"    Also  put  any  special  instructions  or  information 

on  the  package  itself  (and  not  on  wrapper  or.in  letter). 

The  PriKKH. 

The  prize  cortiflcates  are  handsomely  lithographed  espe- 
cially for  those  contests  and  state,  over  the  signatures  of  the 
judges,  that  they  are  awarded  for  best  (or  second  best)  speci- 
mens of  writing  in  that  particular  grade,  in  a  national  con- 
Two  certificates  are  awarded  for  each  grade,  a  first  and  a 
second:  this  will  make  a  total  of  18  certificates. 

A  special  certificate  will  be  given  to  the  supervisor  whose 
studeuts  secure  the  greatest  number  of|certificates. 


vrtCoJ^tuAo/^ 


i^K^/m 


^/y^arM/^^i^€il(/i^^//^<(^. 


Si)riiig  is  coming  and  tlie  study  of  birds  w-ill  soon 
be  in  order. 

"  Hetir  how  the  birds,  on  ev'ry  blooming  spray. 
With  joyous  music  wate  the  dawning  day  !  " 

"  —Pope. 
"  Come,  all  ye  feathery  jwople  of  mid  air, 
\Vho  sleep  midst  rocks,  or  on  the  mountain  summit.,^ 
Lie  down  with  the  wild  winds  ;  and  .ve  who  build 
Your  homes  amidst  green  leaves  of  grottoes  cool ; 
And  ye  who  on  the  flat  sands  board  yonr  eggs 
For  suns  to  ripen,  come  ! " 

—Barry  Comtcall. 
Birds  inirs)  belong  to  a  class  of  vertebrate  biped 
animals.     Tliey  are  exclusively  oviparous,  and  with 
very  few  exceptions  covered  with  a  feathered  coat 
adapted  more  or  less  perfectly  for  flight. 


BY  LANGDON   S.  THOMPSON,   ACCOMPANYING  HIS  LESSON   IN   DL 


ttl)   DRAWING. 


In  drawing  birds,  as  in  drawing  everything  else, 
one  should  first  look  for  the  general  outline— try  to 
see  the  bird  as  a  whole,  as  a  unit.  Beginners  are 
usually  attracted  first  by  some  detail,  as  the  beak, 
the  head  or  the  feathers. 

Figs.  1,  2  and  3  are  not  pictures  of  birds,  but  they 
are  inserted  to  help  the  student  to  see  certain 
geometrical  solids  in  the  typical  bird.  Its  body  is 
like  an  OToid,  or  the  egg  from  which  it  was  hatched. 
Its  head  is  spherical  or  spheroidal  in  form.  In  each 
of  these  figures  several  positions  of  the  head  and 
tail  are  suggested.  In  plate  XIV  it  is  not  intended 
to  teach  the  drawing  of  particular  kinds  of  birds, 
as  sparrows,  wrens,  roliins.  jays,  etc.,  but  to  assist 
the  student  in  putting  any  kii;d  of  a  bird  in  any 
desired  position. 

For  instance.  Fig.  1  is  a  side  view  of  an  ovoid  and 
a  spheroid,  which  may  be  used  as  a  basis  for  Figs. 
4,  :  and  11.  By  changing  the  slant  of  the  ovoid,  it 
may  suggest  the  positions  shown  in  Figs,  a,  6  and  10. 
Again.  Fig.  3  is  a  basis  for  Figs.  H  and  9.  Finally, 
Fig.  2  suggests  such  positions  as  Figs.  12,  13.  14, 
and  many  which  we  have  not  room  to  illustrate. 

Beginners  should  avoid  placing  the  legs  at  right 
angles  to  the  body  or  too  far  forward  on  the  body. 


When  a  position  is  peculiar  or  slightly  out  of  bal- 
ance it  is  well  to  explain  the  cause  by  an  auxiliary 
drawing,  as  the  fly  in  Fig.  9. 


WRITING    IN    COUNTY    NORHAL 
INSTITUTES. 

.niu'h  Ncelei'ted  in  TIiinv  Trniiiinii  Scliiioln. 

A  very  large  percentage  of  all  teachers  employed  in  pub- 
lic school  work  (I  feel  safe  in  saying  more  than  seventy- 
tive  per  cent. )  receive  no  professional  training  except  in 
the  county  or  district  institute,  yet  in  only  a  very  few  of 
these  institutes  is  any  one  employed  to  give  instruction 
in  writing. 

Again.  1  feel  safe  in  saying  that  not  one  institute  in  ten 
employs  such  a  teacher,  though  writing  ifc  second  in  im- 
nortance  to  reading  only;  yot  I>hy8ical  culture,  psychology, 
elocution  and  fads  innumerable  hold  sway  and  occupy  the 
time  of  the  teachers  attending  and  cost  ten  time^  over 
what  they  are  worth  to  the  average  teacher. 

I  distinctly  remember  attending  one  iostitute  where 
the  conductor  (he  is  the  big  gun  of  the  corps)  wa3  deeply 
iDterested  in  literature.  He  had  us  read  Macbeth,  or 
rather  read  to  us,  injecting  such  explanatory  notes  as  the 
needs  of  the  case  seemed  to  him  to  require,  "  Laid  on 
MacDoff,"  as  it  were,  and  none  of  us  was  brave  enough 


')Q7W><l^(UruLS 


49 


to  cry  "  Hold  :  enongfa."  Poseibly  we  were  afraid  of 
tfae  balance  of  the  quotation. 

At  thin  same  in^titnte  we  had  a  teacher  of  elocution 

fresh  from  the School  of  (>rator>-.  and  the  way  he 

and  we  agitated  the  atmosphere  and  roared  and  soared 
would  have  been  sublime  had  it  not  l)een  the  one  etep  the 
other  way— ridiculous. 

The  great  majority  of  us  were  young  people  from  the 
(onntrj-,  hoping  to  get  a  certificate  and  go  back  and  teach 
a  country  school  among  people  who  knew  not  Shakes- 
peare and  who  cared  lem  for  elocution,  but  who  em- 
ployed U8  with  the  hope  that  we  could  and  would  teach 
their  children  to  read,  to  write,  and  to  cipher,  sub- 
jects then,  a«  now,  somewhat  in  the  background,  but 
without  which  a  course  in  literature  or  elocution,  in 
physiological  psychology  or  Delsartian  physical  culture, 
in  child  study  or  nature  study,  in  music  or  art,  in  cor- 
relation, concentration  or  university  extension  cannot 
well  tie  taken. 

Was  writing  taught  in  this  institute  ?  No.  Why  not  » 
PirMt,  there  was  no  time.  Second,  there  were  no  funds. 
After  the  conductor  and  the  professor  of  elocution  were 
through  there  was  little  of  either  our  time  or  our  money 
lelt,  for  Iw  it  understood  that  in  most  States  the  teachers 
attending  the  institute  either  directly  or  indirectly  pay 
the  expenses  of  the  institute. 

Are  the  teachei-s  entitled  to  receive  instruction  and  pro- 
fessional training  in  those  things  that  their  employers 
(the  people)  want  taught  ? 

Who  is  rcs])onsible  when  the  teachers  do  or  do  not  re- 
ceive such  instruction  and  training » 

A.  E.  Parsons,  Creston,  Iowa. 


Education  Pays. 

Farmer  Hayrix-My  toy  wants  me  to  send  him  to  college, 
but  I  don't  Ijeliovo  the  results  is  wnth  the  money,  do  you  r 
Farmer  Konsehmk.— Yaas.    My  cousin  Jake's  boy.he  went 


to  college  and  growod  sieh  a  hea<I  of  hair  and  sich  a 

«'le  that  he's  makin'  *»)  a  week  as  the  "  Wild  Qiant  of 
'  only  has  to  show  twicet  a  day.— Cincinnati 


Madagascar.' 


WESTERN    DRAWING   TEACHERS* 
ASSOCIATION. 


iliitr.  liMlii 


itl    lliiy  1  mill  'i,   l^ig6. 

PROGRAM. 

Thursday,  Aphii, 30. 

MOltMNO  8KS8I0N. 


d.    Music. 

Devotional  Exercises. 
Address  of  Welcome. 
President's  Address. 
Music. 
1.  Imagination  and  Expre: 
Dis(^ns8ion. 

\PTKHNOON 


tf.    Music. 

1.  Tlio  Basis  for  Drawing  Instruction. 
Discussiuu. 

2.  The  Relation  of  Form  Study  to  Moclianical.Drnw- 

ing  and  Manual  Trainini;. 
Discussion. 

EVBNINO   SESSION. 

il.    Music. 

The  Fundamental  Principles  which  Have  Con- 
trolled the  Development  of  Architecture,  Sculp- 
ture, PaintiUR  and  Decoration. 

Reception  of  Guests. 


Fmi 


.  Mav  1. 


MOHMNO   SRSSION. 

S:30  A.  H.  Round  Table. 

Discussion. 

1  of  Drawinti  with  Other  Studies. 


Discussio! 


AFTKHNO 


Recent    Public  School   Book    Adoptions. 

Writing. 


General  Reception. 

Saturday,  May  i 

MORN  I 

9:au  A.  M.    Music. 

1.  Reports  of  Committees. 

2.  The  Gospel  of  Beauty. 
Discussion. 


manship  Svstem. 

Mt.  Tabor.— Ellsworth's 

Moretown.— Ellsworths  New  Reversible  Writing  Books. 
North  Pownal,  Vt.— Ellsworth's  New  Reversible  Writing 


i  Now  Reversible  Writing  Books. 


Lebanon.  Pa.— Eclectic  Writing  Speller. 
Anderson.  S.  C— Krnsi's  Drawing. 


'Tis  pleasan(  to  behold  I'tie  wreahs  o[  smohe 
Roll  upafnon^f  Hiemoplesof  fte  hill. 
UUhere  ^he  shrill  sound  o[  ijoufhful  uoices  lualies 
The  shriller  echo,  as  I'he  clear  pure  Iqmph, 
thai'  [rom  \k  ujounded  ^rees,  in  t-iuinhlin^  drops, 
Falls,  mid  I'he  golden  bri^hhess  o[  ttie  morn. 
Is  qaihered  in  ujil'h  brimmim^'  polls,  and  o[l', 
UJielded  bi|  s^urdq  hands,  \k  slrohe  oj'  a5;e 
rriahes  Ihe  Luoods  rin^." 


PEN  DRAWING— SKETCHING  FROM  NATURE  BY  C, 


3.  Sequence  of  Work  as  Seen  in  the  Exhibits. 
Full   information  may  be  had  by  addressing  E.  Newton 
Reaer,  Secretary,  Lafayette,  Ind. 

Educational    Frills. 

Following  the  prevalent  tendency  of  school  methods, 
the  township  Board  of  Education  of  South  Orange  in  New 
Jersey  has  decided  to  employ  a  teacher  of  cooking,  to  he 
added  to  the  coi-ps  of  teachers  already  employed  in  the 
manual  training  department.  This  is  to  be  taken  as  an 
intimation  that  the  South  Orange  Board  of  Education  has 
already  complied  with  all  the  requirements  of  a  plain  and 
practical  course  of  elementary  instruction.  Ifthis  is  in- 
deed the  case,  then  are  the  children  of  South  Orange  and 
their  parents  to  he  congratulated.  South  Orange  is  entitled 
to  the  unquestioned  supremacy  as  an  educational  center 
over  all  other  school  districts,  and  the  members  of  the 
township  Board  of  Education  may  justly  claim  pre-emi- 
nence over  all  other  educators  of  eveiy  age  and  country. 

We  assume  that  so  difficult  a  study  as  the  erudite  art 
of  cooking  would  not  be  added  to  the  other  courses  in  any 
curriculum  unless  the  completeness  of  the  Instruction  in 
these  courses  left  nothing  to  be  desired.  This  is  a  condi- 
tion of  affairs  which  has  rarely  been  achieved  by  the 
boards  of  education  of  this  country.  Indeed,  there  is  no 
record  of  any  public  school  system  so  admirably  managed 
as  to  be  able  to  add  a  course  in  cooking  to  the  primary  and 
essential  branches  of  an  ordinary  education.  Perhaps  it 
might  be  well  even  for  South  Orange  to  inquire  whether 
its  instruction  In  these  branches  is  so  pei-fect  that  it  ha. 
"  money  to  bum  "  in  cooking  \eesons.—New  York  World. 


Brockton.  Mass.- 
Los  Angeles.   Ua 
spondence. 
Los  Angeles,  Ca 


Villiams  &  Rogers'  Bookkeeping. 
-Williams  &  Rogers'    Business   Corre- 

-Longley's    Reader   and    Writer  (Pbo- 


Victim  of  Ignorance. 

Tommy  (studying  his  lessons):  "  I  say,  pa,  where  does  the 
Thames  rise,  and  into  what  sea  does  it  empty  " 

Pa  :  "I  don't  know,  my  son." 

Tommy :  "  You  don't  kuow,  eh  ?  And  to-morrow  the 
teacher  will  lick  me  on  account  of  your  ignorance."— r»d- 
Bits. 

Liberal. 

Teacher  :  "  Spell '  tray.'  " 
Little  May  :  "T-r-a-y." 

"  Now,  after  the  T  is  taken  away  what  remains    ' 
"  Why.  a  lot  of  dirty  dishes  an'  things  to  be  washed."— PA i7- 
adelphia  Record. 


One  of  Them. 

r  ;  our  college  has  turned  out 


</<J. 


Lazibones  :    "'  Yes,  s 

great  men." 
Crustie  :  "  I  suppose  you  are  one  of  them." 
Lazibones  :  "  Well,  the  college  didn't  turn  me  out  exact 

but  I  was  turned  out  of  college,  just  the  same."— P/a'tod 

phia  Record. 

When  History  Was  Hade. 

Teacher  :  "  What  great  deed  of  historical  interest  was  pi 
formed  on  Thanksgiving  day  " 

Tommy:  "  Brooke  kicked  a  goal  from  the  ;i7-yard  line.' 
Philadelphia  Record, 


..'^^Ce^  C-?t-e!^e^^ — ^-^  ^y/i^^.-e'^ 


^^^ 


BUSINESS  WRITING  BY  H.  B.  LEHMAN.  NO.  IND,  NOR.  SCHOOL,  VALPARAISO,  IND. 


Writing  and   Drawing  as   Busy   Work. 

Teachers  are  sometime.s  much  exercised  to  find 
suitable  ' '  busy  work  ' '  for  the  youngest  pupils. 
Writing  and  drawing  copies  will  be  found  to  be 
excellent  for  this  purpose.  If  the  teacher  has  a 
number  of  simple  copies  on  slips  handy,  and  will 
give  one  to  a  restless  child,  in  most  cases  it  will 
relieve  the  restlessness,  occupy  the  hands  and  mind 
of  the  pupil  and  train  both  hand  and  eye.  Surely  a 
great  deal  to  get  fiom  "busy  work."  The  slips 
should  be  graded  to  fit  all  abilities,  and  it  would  be 
well  to  keep  the  work  in  the  line  the  pupil  does  reg- 
ularly. Good  judgment  should  be  Tised  in  selecting 
the  copies.  If  it  be  writing  it  would  be  well  to  give 
a  short  sentence  rather  than  an  exercise.  The  child 
has  likely  had  exercises  plenty,  and  couldn't  get  in- 


50 

terexted  in  them,  bnt  if  a  short  sentence  (incorpo 
rntinK  the  principles  most  needed — the  weak  points 
in  the  pupil's  handwriting)  is  given  it  will  arouse 
interest  and  encourage  practice. 

LESSONS  IN  WRITING    FOR  UNGRADED 
SCHOOLS. 

BY    F.    M.    WAU.ACT.,   SHENANDOAH,    IOWA 

No.    13. 

[iNITIAr,   MADE    IN   JOCBNAI.   OFFICE.] 

^'l'     ■■  liT ''|3(m  ^      OralM  for  I'rfrHmtnary  Frartief. 

.'\    1^^^    ;?RECEDE  each  lesson   by  a  short 
J     IJ  "V     '!""  0°  ""'   ovals,  etc..  varying 
,      P^^.  .'      the  speed  from  a  moderate  rate 
A.  V  "'      to  a  IV  r;/  rapid  one. 

Take  up   the    capitals   in  this 
number    in    their  order,  always 
iisinu  :i   ni-w   sheet  of    paper  after   practicing  the 
movement  exercises. 

No.  III',.— the  N  should  have  the  np  stroke  curved 
very  much  ;  make  the  torn  short  at  the  top  the  down 
stroke  crossing  the  first  stroke  one-halt  its  height,  and 
finishing  with  a  dot  one  space  above  the  line  and  a 
little  to  the  left  of  the  first  stroke.  Avoid  slanting 
the  up  stroke  too  much,  but  cuive  the  down  stroke 
a  great  deal. 

No.  A/«.— Capital  (I  is  e.'ttremely  hard  to  make, 
and  must  be  faithfully  practiced. 

Do  not  curve  the  up  stroke  so  much  as  for  the  S, 
make  the  upper  half  of  the  letter  the  same  as  small 


Handwriting    Reforms. 

The  contest  now  going  on  smong  eiiucators  as  to  the 
kind  of  handwriting  they  shall  teach  the  children  is  of 
larger  public  consequence  than  luav  at  first  appear.  Its 
ojtcome  will  determine  an  important  result  of  educa- 

^0S_ 


annoyance  and  loss  of  time,  which  in  the  case  of  printers, 
proofreaders,  editors  and  the  like  means  also  a  loss  of 
earnings. 

It  is  clearly  the  duty  of  the  schcols  to  teach  the  next 
geaeration  to  write  legibly.  Now  that  the  telegmphers 
and  others  who  must  write  much  manuscript  to  be  read 
by  all  kinds  of  people  have  shown  the  way,  it  is  clearly 


^^^^-'^....^^C^^^Ay 


^..^  ^^^^^-..-^^-..^^y 


ILLUSTRATING  ACCOMPANYING  WRITING  LESSON  FOR  UNGRADED  SCHOOLS.  BY  F.  M.  WALLACE. 


The  Spencerian  system— which  is  at  present  taught  in 
most  of  the  schools— has  the  beauty  of  symmetry  when 
perfectly  executed.  But  symmetry  in  handwriting  is  as 
much  a  vice  as  a  virtue.  It  robs  the  writing  of  character. 
It  deprives  written  words  of  that  physiognomy  which 
facilitates  rapid  reading.     Every  person  who  has  much 


time  for  the  schools  to  cast  out  the  old,  mistaken  mndt-ls 
and  adopt  the  new  and  uiore  rational  system. 

The  meu  and  women  who  are  urging  the  change  of  sys- 
tem are  reformers  with  a  good  cause.— A^^w  Ynrk  World. 

Equivocal. 

"  Tommy,  do  you  love  your  tearhor  ? " 

"  I  would  if  she  wasn't  my  teacher,"  said  Tommy.    "  She's 
awful  nicG."— Indianapolis  Journal. 

It  Would  Seem  So. 

Such  gushing  letters  she  does  write, 

1  hat.  time  and  time  attain, 
I've  thought  that  she  must  coi'tainly 

Have  used  a  fountain  pen.  —Puck. 

Well  up  In  History. 

Teacher:  "  Who  was  president  of  th*?  Hrst  French  repub- 
lic?" 
Scholar:   "  Napoleon. " 
Teacher  :  "  And  who  his  wife  " 
The  Class:  (voci/erQusf!/)  •■Tinhy.''-'SrliooUiour(lJuurnnl. 


He  Was  a  Graduate. 


rrying  a  scholar."  said  the 
educated  man,"  said  the 


BUSINESS  CAPITALS  BY  \.  C.  SHAFER,  ALAMO  CITY  BUS.  COLL.,  SAN  ANTONIO.  TEXAS. 


/,  crossing  the  up  stroke  one-half  its  height  ;  carry 
tliis  to  tho  right  with  an  upward  curving  motion, 
pausing  to  make  the  dot  ;  then  swing  the  pen  with  a 
curve  to  the  line,  and  up  one  space  to  finish  with  a 
dot  the  same  as  capital  S. 

A'(i.  /'/;.— Practice  the  down  stroke  in  T  awhile 
before  making  the  cap  or  top  stroke.  Begin  at  the 
top.  cur\nug  it  at  once,  and  finish  with  a  dot  above 
tho  line.  Be  careful  in  putting  the  stroke  at  the  top. 

^■o,  /</,v._The  /•'  is  the  same  as  the  T  except  the 
characteristic  cross  in  the  center  of  the  letter.  The 
first  stroke  may  be  made  by  commencing  with  the 
dot  and  making  an  up  stroke.  Try  it  that  way  occa- 
sionally. 

A'o.  /'/.''.—Commence  the  7.  with  a  dot,  curve  the 
down  stroke  to  the  line,  carry  the  stroke  to  the  left, 
make  a  long,  narrow  loop,  slacking  the  speed  a  lit- 
tle, and  finish  below  the  line. 


Too  Truthful  by  Half. 

n  rne  1. 1  tho  public  srhooU  in  trying  to  explain  the 

nt  the  word  "slowiy."  Illustrated  it  ty  walkinc 

Then  she  asked  the  cla^s  to  tell  her  how  she 

lK>y  at  the  foot  of  the 

'."—School  Board  Jour- 

A  Duchess'  Desk. 

The  Duchess  of  Albany  has  recently  done  soniethiug  to 
justify  th»'  aristocn*cy  in  thf  minds  of  the  democracy.  She 
has  invented  a  schoolroom  desk  and  seat,  for  which  the 
Sanitary  Institute  has  awarded  her  a  gold  medal  at  its 
espositiou  in  Loudon.  It  was  designed  some  time  ago 
and  IS  now  used  in  most  of  the  royal  jmd  imperial  nurseries 
m  England  and  on  the  Continent.  The  invention  has 
special  reference  to  the  effect  of  posture  on  the  health  of 
school  children,  and  is  very  suitable  and  practicable,  aU 
m^' f  ^"^wfj"^*"        to  the  work  of  phj-sical  develop- 


munuscript  reading  to  do  knows  that  there  is  no  greater 
weariness  than  the  prolonged  perusal  of  a  manuscrpt 
that  resembles  copperplate. 

And  the  Spencerian  hand  is  very  rarely  written  per- 
fectly. It  is  an  art  so  difficult  that  the  schools  fail  in 
most  cases  to  teach  it  to  the  children.  They  teach  them 
instead  to  make  a  poor,  characterless  and  often  con- 
temptible imitation  of  an  unattainable  model. 

On  the  other  hand,  the  round,  nearly  perpendicular 
hand  which  was  recently  illustrated  in  the  World  is 
easily  and  quickly  acquired.  When  acquired  it  is  as  legi- 
ble as  print  and  as  rapidy  writtten  as  it  is  possible  for 
any  hand  lo  be.  All  the  telegi'aph  operators  write  it, 
because  their  sole  couceru  is  to  write  rapidly  iu  a  hand 
that  anybody  can  read  that  cau  read  at  all. 

These  ought  to  be  the  dominant  considerations  in  all 
writing  and  in  all  teaching  of  penmanship.  The  object 
in  writing  is  to  set  down  words  (quickly  and  easily  in  a 
form  in  which  they  can  be  read.  Concern  for  anything 
other  thau  ease  and  rapidiy  of  writing  and  absolute  legi- 
bilty  is  simply  in-ational. 

Anybody  who  has  the  use  of  his  eyes  and  his  hands 
can  learn  to  write  legibly.  It  is  therefore  a  distinct  im- 
morality to  \vrite  illegibly.    It'subjects  others  to  needless 


'■  At  auv  rate  mv  daughti 
proud  mother. 

"  1  didn't  know  that  he 
neighbor. 

"  Oh.  yes  he  is.    He's  a  graduate  of  the  Keeley  Institute." 
—School  Board  Journal. 

Information  for  the  Teacher. 

The  teacher  was  asking  questions— teachers  are  quite  apt 
to  ask  questions,  and   they  sometimes  receive  curious  an- 
swers.   This  question  was  as  follows  : 
"  Now.  pupils,  bow  many  months  have  twenty-eight  days." 
"  All  of  them   teacher,"  replied  the  boy  on  the  front  seat.— 
Vtira  Observer. 


Pruf  essor  Earle.  the  eminent  philogoist.  has  caused  no  small 
stir  in  England  by  a  proposal  to  omit  orthography  entirely 
from  education.  He  maintains  that  a  compulsory  standard 
of  spelling  is  mischievous,  that  it  does  not  matter  how  any- 
body spells,  provided  that  the  meaning  of  the  language  em- 
ployed is  clear,  and  that  we  should  aU  be  spelling  as  we  please 
if  it  were  not  for  the  autocracv  of  the  pres.'t. 


"  I  say,"  said  the  school  superintendent  to  the  newspaper 
reporter,  "  if  there's  one  thing  I  do  get  tired  of  it's  the  way 
people  have  of  telling  me  how  to  run  a  school  system.  One 
man  .says  I  ought  to  do  this  and  another  says  I  ought  to  do 
that.  By  the  way.  it's  a  wonder  to  me  you  fellers  don't  write 
that  kind  of  people  up.    It's  just  the  thing  you  ought  to  do. 

If  I  was  editing  a  newspaper,  you  bet  I'd What  are  you 

grinning  at.  I'd  like  to  know  y  "School  Board  Journal- 


\JL6. 


PY  SAM  EVANS.  SPRINGFIELD,  MO..  NOR.  SCHOOL. 


'•^cnmoAA  <27tit/CL/oatAa& 


IX 


NEWS  AND  MISCELLANY  SUPPLEMENT. 


PENMAN'S  ART  JOURNAL, 

NEW  YORK,  MARCH,   1896. 

NEWS  HDITION. 


School  and  Personal 


-  New  Ml 1-  1  .r  111,   Mtb  are  Bliss  B.C.,  Haverhill, 

MiiHi...  IJli^•^  ',    1;         1  I    :   1 -.  K.  H.  Bliss,  Prin.  This  makes 

the  foiirtli  -         '     i I    l.v  this  firm  within  one  vear. 

They  repurt   :i'  I'  .  n  iwimj      —Sweet's  B.  C.  New  Castle, 

■t.  I'nn      -New  Brunswicli,  >f.  J.,  B.  C, 
*rop.  ond  Priu. 

—  The  following  schools  have  discontinued  :    (^oll.   of 
(;om,.  Austin,  Minn. Ponio.1  TniinitiL-  Sihool,  Colum- 

"•       School. 


'S.  M.'svv 
W.  Wilson 


il  Dept.  Mt 

('.  A.  Braniger  has  di- 

(Jroat  Northwestern  Nor.  Si 
llrni  of  (Jraham  &  Taylor.  I'l 
()..  has  been  di.ssolvfii  and  h 

&   Neul, L.  A.  Dullii,-   li;i 

tho  National  B.  C,  hnli.in. 
formerly  nentnan  of  the  inst  ii 
juirch  *     "■■     ■"     ■    ' 


th 


'  New  England  B. 


I'll.  Mass 


Mic'i-estin  the 

,  I  >    Mo. The 

1  11  r  ,  Alliance, 
■  - 1  il.d  hy  Taylor 
il  lii^  interest  in 
K,  L.  Olick, 
\  W ,  Young  have 
uid  have  changed 
The.v  start  with 


name  ti 
bright  prospects. 

—  D.  J.  Hubbard.  Prop'r  Northera  B.  C .  Watertown, 
N.  y.,  has  failed  and  loft  for  parts  unknown.  The  school 
is  closed.  The  local  papers  gave  quite  an  account  of 
sensational  events  at  the  closing  of  the  institution. 

—  Thn  subject  of  this  sketch,  J.  H.  Dinkle,  is  a  native  of 
Virginia.  He  is  of  robust  physique,  a  fine  writer  and  suc- 
cessful teacher.  Emigrating  to  Kansas  while  quite  young, 

he  attended  the  public 
schools  in  that  State  and 
afterward  swung  the 
sledge  hammer  m  the 
boiler  shops  of  the  A.,  T.  & 
S,  F.  R.  R.  for  two  years. 
He  saved  money  enough  to 
attend  college,  took  in- 
structi(m  in  different  pen- 
manship schools  in  the 
Eu-st,  auJ  finished  the  pro- 
fessional course  in  the  Za- 
norian  Ait  College,  Colum- 
bus, O.  After  teaching 
local  classes  in  many  East- 
ern towns,  he  worked 
■'    "    I  "^ '<"'■:  west  to  Kansas  City,  and 

taught  and  did  job  work 
ill  that  city  for  several  months.     He  finally  accepted  his 

S'esent  position  as  supervisor  of  tue  Penmanship  and  Art 
euartiuents  of  theTofieka,  Kans.,  Bus  Coll.,  which  place 
ho  nolds  with  credit  to  himself  and  the  profession. 

—  (*.  Milkman,  who  had  a  somewhat  pyrotechnic 
business  college  experience  in  Pawtucket,  R.  1.^  last  veai% 
has  duplicated  his  Pawtucket  exiierieuce  in  Dover,  N.  J. 
Several  teachers  and  numerous  otnercreditoi"s  are  mourn- 
ing Mr.  Milkman's  departure. 

—  Another  man  who  is  making  a  name  for  himself  in 
o|M"ning  now  business  colleges,  that  are  closed  by  other 
in'ople  in  short  order,  is  VV.  W.  Bennett,  who  remains  but 
a  few  months  in  a  place  and  usually  leaves  many  mourners 
when  he  departs. 

—  Recent  visitors  to  The  JoruNAl,  office  were  C.  C. 

Curtis-s   Minneapolis,   Minn. J.   M.  Nicol,  Richmond, 

Vn Chas.  H.  Gardner,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

—  We  have  received  from  Wilbur  R.  Smith,  Lexington, 
Ky.,  memorial  biography  of  his  late  father,  E.  W.  Smith. 

—  Miss  Ada  V.  Jackson  is  nt»w  assistant  in  the  bus. 
dept.  of  Urand  Forks,  No.  Dak.,  College.  Mr.  Kelchner 
sa,vs  that  Miss  Jackson  is  one  of  the  best  Imiv  pen  artists 
in  the  couutrv.  R.  D.  Knudson  reports  tho'Com'l  Dept. 
of  this  school  in  a  flourishing  condition. 

-  Our  thanks  tti-e  due  Principal  Kane,  Kane's  B.  U., 
Baltimore.  Md.,  for  an  invitation  to  the  fifth  lecture  of 
the  college  lecture  coui-se  bv  Dr  John  Turner,  Univeraitv 
otMd.    Subjwt-'- Man   "  " 

—  Tho  many  friends  of  R.  M.  Jone.s,  the  well-known 
penman  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  will  lie  pained  to  learn  of  the 
death  of  his  eleven  weeks  old  biibv  recently,  and  also  of 
the  serious  illness  of  his  wife. 

—  In  a  letter  enclosing  suliscriptions  received  from  J. 
0.  Miller,  Ickesbnrg.  Pa.,  he  writes  :  '•  Mv  file  of  fHE 
JouKNAL  IS  complete  from  .April,  1877.  Comparing  the 
adult.  Bee,  1S1I5,  number  with  the  infant  numlier  enables 
me  to  see  that  The  Penman's  Art  Joirxal  has  been, 
during  all  these  yeai-s.  a  moat  noble  and  worthy  servitor 
in  the  developmeut  and  advancement  of  penmanship  and 
kindrvd  bniuches  of  study." 

—  We  clipiwd  the  following  from  the  .Veir  Yavk  Smx  in 
r(««r<l  to  our  friend,  W.  E.  Drake,  of  the  Jersey  City  B.  C: 
"There  will  Ilea  Lincoln  Birthday  celebration  in  "Jersey 
City  this  evening^  A  iweption  will  be  tendered  to  the 
Hon.  William  E.  Drake,  who  intnxiuied  the  bill  making 
Lincoln's  birthday  a  holiilay  111  the  Stat*  of  New  Jersey. 
The  r>-ception  will  lie  held  in  the  Association  building  on 
Wayne  Strt>et.  luid  the  colonial  iiarlors  will  be  decx>rated 
with  the  uatioual  flags  and  bunting.    The  Hon  J.  L.  N. 


Hunt  of  this  city,  the  Rev.  Cornelius  Brett,  the  Hon. 
William  H.  Beach,  the  Rev.  E.  O.  Biddle  and  others  will 
deliver  short  patriotic  addresses.  The  Board  of  Directors 
and  members  of  the  Association  will  present  to  Mr.  Drake 
'  The  Life  of  Lincoln,' and  a  large  engraving  lieautifully 
framed." 

—  Capital  City  C.  C,  Des  Moines,  la.,  sends  out  a  neat 
card  which  is  a  "  Capital  "  ad,  in  three  ways,  as  it  contains 
on  one  side  of  the  card  a  half-tone  cut  of  the  la.  State 
( 'apitol  and  on  the  other  the  names  of  sixteen  .voung  people 
who  are  employed  as  clerks  and  stenographers  m  the 
various  departments  of  the  Capitol. 

—  The  present  address  of  E.  S.  Curtis,  formerly  teacher 
in  the  Porter  B.  C.  Macon,  Oa.,  is  very  much  desired  by 
A.  J.  Porter.  Valadosta,  Ga.,  B.  C.  and  The  Journal,  as 
both  are  in  financial  mourning  over  his  sudden  disappear- 
ance. 

—  The  man  with  the  pen  behind  his  ear  is  a  native  of 
the  United  States — a  down- 
east  Yankee  who  has  gone 
still  further  East  and  is 
now  located  at  Truro, 
Nova  Scotia.  His  name  is 
S.  (.T.  Suell,  proprietor  of 
Snell's  B.  C.  in  that  city. 
He  is  an  enterprising  busi- 
ness college  man,  up  with 
the  times  in  about  every- 
thing, and  far  ahead  of  the 
average  business  college 
proprietor  in  advertising 
lines.  If  they  had  good 
printers  in  Nova  Scotia,  he 
would  be  able  to  send  out 
some   handsome  advertis-  ^"  ''■  ■'^^''^■■t- 

iiig  literature. 

—  We  notice  in  the  Washington  Evening  Star  that  Paul 
A.  Steele  of  that  city  has  been  selected  by  the  Atlanta 
Exposition  authorities  to  engross  the  1,600  diplomas  issued 
to  the  exhibitors. 

—  In  a  late  letter  received  from  H.  T.  Looniis,  Spencer- 
ian  B.  C,  Cleveland,  O.,  he  writes  :  "  You  are  publishing 
a  splendid  paper  and  we  are  certainly  glad  to  do  what  we 
can  to  increase  the  circulation.  You  may  be  interested  in 
learning  that  we  have  the  largest  school  this  season  that 
we  have  had  tor  five  or  six  years  at  least,  due  probably  to 
improvement  in  busine.ss  and  special  effort  on  our  part. 
Wo  have  had  to  put  desks  in  our  halls  to  accommodate  the 
students." 

—  M.  S.  King,  State  University,  Columbia,  Mo.,  writes: 
'■  During  the  last  few  days  when  I  could  not  study 
because  of  illness,  I  compared  The  Journal  of  the  present 
with  the  file  I  have  of  eight  years  ago.  1  would  not  have 
noticed  the  improvement  so  much  in  any  other  way.  Y'ou 
surely  are  keeping  abreast  with  the  times.'' 

—  Sam  Evans,  of  the  Springfield  Normal  School,  writes: 
"  The  Journal  seems  to  improve  along  the  line  of  prac- 
tical writing:  and  now,  in  my  opinion,  it  stands  ahead  of 
all  similar  ioumals.  '  The  Business  Writing  Teachers' 
Open  Court' isagreat  feature  and  is  just  what  is  needed 
by  thefratei-nity.'' 

—  The  Packard  r.iliii,  al  Si  iiiice  Club  was  inaugurated 
by  graduates  of  Pa.  km  a  riiiii.;,.^.,  at  the  college  rooms, 
on  JIarch  3.  Speo.ln  -  xm  1.  ,1,  liv.-red  by  Hon.  Chauncey 
M.  Depew,  Dr.  iMar.Vrtlni: ,  and  Mr.  Packard.  Like 
everything  Packard  students  do,  it  will  be  a  success. 

—  One  of  the  brightest  advertisers  in  the  business  college  ' 
line  is  E.  H,  Morse,  of  the  Hartford,  (;onn..  Bus.  Coll.   He 

I  up  well  written  cata- 
les,  journals,  brochures, 
laincements,  etc.  and 
■  them  handsomely  illus- 
ted  and  well  printed  and 
■s  more  time  to  studying 
writing  adverti  sing 
er  for  his  school  than 
msiness  college  propri- 
1 1  a  we  wot  of.  In  several 
■Mily  papers  in  Hartford 
nil  ncinity  you  will  find 
111-  advertisements  and 
t  hey  are  changed  every  day! 
He  has  big  scrap-books  full 
of  his  own  advertisements 
and  they  make  mighty 
bright  reading.  We  don't 
know  when  or  where  he  was  born  and  we  don't  think  that 
makes  much  difference.  It  is  sufficient  to  say  he  is  here 
and  the  people  of  Hartford  and  \icinity  know  of  it  by 
his  hustling  propensities. 

Obiliiari/. 
THOMAS  POWERS. 

Thomas  Powere,  the  penman  and  commercial  teacher, 
died  at  W  atortown,  N.  Y.,  on  P'eb.  :i,  ISiJB,  aged  50  years 
He  was  born  in  BrownviUe,  N.  Y.,  his  early  life  was'spent 
on  the  farm,  and  his  education  was  obtained  mainly  in 
the  vdlage  schools.  He  enlisted  in  the  35th  Regiment 
New  York  v'olunteers,  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War 
and  after  two  years'  service  was  honorably  discharged 
because  of  ul  health.  He  subsequently  completed  a  course 
m  the  B.  &  S.  Bus.  Coll.,  PhUadelphia,  and  afterward 
taught  m  business  coUeges  in  Buffalo,  Poughkeepsie, 
BrookhTi,  Cleveland  and  other  cities.  He  established  the 
Fort  W  ayne,  Ind.,  Business  College  in  1S73  and  in  1875  was 
married  to  Miss  Flora  Brooks  of  that  city,  bv  whom  he 
had  three  children,  all  of  whom  survive  him.  After  nine 
years  he  disposed  of  the  Fort  Warae  school  and  moved  to 
Watertown.  NY.,  where  he  established  a  business  college 
which  he  conducted  tor  two  years.  He  then  became 
t<acher  of  penmanship  in  the  public  schools  of  Water- 
town,  which  position  he  held  for  more  than  twelve  y 
until  Septemlier,  ls!«,  when  he  was  obliged  to  resigr 


The  very  large  attendance  of  his  fellow  citizens  at  the 
funeral  bore  ample  testimony  to  the  great  respect  iu 
which  he  was  held.  Mr.  Powers  was  a  gentleman  of  a 
retiring,  quiet,  disposition.  He  was  a  iieumau  of  high 
abiht.v,  a  successful  teacher,  a  kind  huslmnd  and  father. 
The  writer  first  made  Mr.  Powers'  acquaintance  in  1S7J1, 
and  has  ever  retained  pleasant  recollections  of  the  friend- 
ship then  formed.  G.  A.  Swavze. 
Xfir  rntatofiiirs,  Srhool  .raiirnats,  Kte. 

—  Among  the  new.  bright  appearing  catalogues  received 
during  the  month  were  those  from  the  following  si-hools  ■ 
Lexington.  Ky.,  B.  C.  :  Heffley  School  of  Commerce, 
Brooklyn.  N.  Y.:  No.  Uls.  Nor.  School.  Dixon,  Ills.;  The 
Agricultural  Coll.  of  Utah,  Logan  City,  Utah. 

—  College  journals  have  come  to  hand  from  the  follow- 
ing institutions  :  Healds  B.  C,  San  Fi-ancisco,  Cal.;  Uni- 
versity of  Notre  Dame.  Ind.;  Vvisconsin  B.  U.,  La  Crosse 
Wis.;  Napa,  Cal.,  B.  C.;  Spencerian  B.  C.  Co.,  Owensboro' 
Ky.;  Spalding's  Com'l  Coll..  Kan.sas  «ty.  Mo.;  No.  Ills 
Normal  Sch<x>l,  Dixon,  His.;  Buena  Vistii College,  Stonn 
Lake,  la.;  Detroit,  Mich..  B.  U.;  Grand  Prairie  Seminary, 
Onarga,  111  ;  Ohio  B.  C.  Co.,  Mansfield.  O. 

— .Vnnouucements  and  circulars  have  been    received 
from  the  following  named  schools  :     Western  Coll.   of 
Toledo,  la.;    Hartford,  Conn.,  B.  C. ;   Springfield 


calenda: 


E.   L. 


I.,     ivjiuvio,    la..    OMiiiu 

B.  C;  Paris,  111.,  B.C. 

The  Grand  Forks,  No.  Dak.,  Coll.,  is  sending 


ciir»  of  the  Teache 


Hooper  succeeds  Frank  W.  Martin  as  penman 

of  (iray's  B.  C,  Portland,  Me. G.  W.  Miner,  of  Hoopes- 

ton.  111.,  is  a  new  member  of  the  faculty  of  the  Rochester 

N.  Y.,  B.  U. H.  C.  Smith,  formerly  of  Lincoln,  Neb 

IS  now  located  in  Red  Oak,  la. G.  W.  Slusser  is  con- 
ducting writing  classes  at  Model,  Va. James  H.  Grif- 
fiths,   formerly   of   Uniontown     Pa.,  is  now  located  iu 

Washington,  N.  J. H.  F.  Riffle  is  no  longer  teaching, 

but  IS  now  connected  with  a  large  genorol  store  at  Mt. 

Olivet,  Ky. G.  A.  Swayze,  formeriy  of  Belleville,  Out., 

and  lately  of  Watertown,  N.  Y.,  is  now  connected  with 
Wood's  B.  C,  Hazleton,  Pa. E.  E.  Peacock  is  the  pen- 
man in  Kent's  Hill,  Me..  C.  C. L.  C.  Sherry,  formerly 

of  Liberty,   Mo.,   is  now  priu.  of  Richland,   Mo.,  High 

School. Ira  D.  Arganbright  has  charge  of  writing  in 

the  High  School,  Amboy,  III. Thomas  Congdon,  for- 
merly of  Belleville,  Out.,  is  out  of  school  work,  and  is  now 

located  at  Carpentersville,   111. J.   G.  Moore,  late  of 

Chaffee's  School,  Oswego,  N.  Y.,  is  a  new  member  of  the 

faculty  of  Pottstown.  Pa.,  B.  C. B.   Marnix,  late  of 

Norfolk  Va.,  has  charge  of  the  penmanship  in  the  Troy 
N.  Y..  B.  v.. A.  L.  McCaulev.  late  Supervisor  of  Writ- 
ing, Mt.  Pleasant,  la..  Public  School,  is  penman  in  Upper 
Peninsula  B.  C,  Marquette,  Mich. 


Il„ 


RE — HEPKINS. 


!  of  ill  health 


resign  be- 


At  HaiTisburg,  Pa..  February  19,  1806,  (Jeorge  Mc- 
Clure,  penman  of  School  of  Commerce,  was  married  to 
Miss  Caroline  Hopkins.  Mr.  McClure  is  well  known  to 
The  Journal  readers  as  a  pen  prodigy  and  through  his 
work  which  has  appeared  in  The  Journal  from  time  to 
time.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McClure  are  spending  the  honeymoon 
m  Mr.  McClure's  old  home,  Beaver  Falls,  Pa. 

ANDREWS— MOSELEY.  MACON— MOSELEY. 

At  West  Point,  Miss.,  December  18,  in  the  Cum- 
berland Presbyterian  Church,  Mr.  A.  A.  Andrews,  Secy, 
of  the  West  Point  Male  Acad.  Com'l  Coll. ,  was  married 
t  J  Miss  Edna  Moseley  of  that  city.  At  the  same  time  and 
place  O.  A.  Macon,  Prin.  of  the  Com'l  Dept.  of  the  same 
institution,  was  married  to  Miss  Louise  Moseley.  'The 
local  papers  give  quite  an  extended  account  of  the'  double 
wedding,  which  was  a  society  event  in  West  Point. 


Fraternal  Notes. 


rntiltf  School  /><'jjitftmfiit. 

—  In  the'St'lioiil  Ilrcoril,  Detroit,  Mich  ,  we  find  a  sketch 
with  portrait  of  W.  F.  Lyon,  Superintendent  of  Writing 
of  Detroit  City  Schools.  Beginning  with  the  February 
number  of  the  Srhiml  IteconI,  Mr.  Lyons  starts  a  series  of 
articles  on  "  How  Johnny  Learned  to  Write." 

—  In  the  Amerk-an  Journal  of  Eduraliou,  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  E.  C.  Mills,  Bushnell,  111.,  is  giving  a  series  of  lessons 
in  vertical  writing,  and  J.  H.  Barris,  Norfolk,  Neb.,  is 
giving  a  series  of  lessons  iu  drawing. 

—  From  J.  O.  Wise,  Supervisor  of  Penmanship,  Draw- 
ing and  Bookkeeping  in  Akron,  Ohio,  Public  Schools,  we 
have  receivedanumberof  uniquely  illustrated  advertising 
circulars.  If  all  supervisors  would  get  out  among  the 
people  and  let  their  light  shine  as  does  Mr.  Wise  the 
general  public  would  be  better  informed  about  penman- 
ship and  drawing. 

—  W.  C.  Stevenson,  Supervisor  of  Penmanship  Depart- 
ment, State  Normal  School,  Emporia,  Kans.,  is  stirring 
matters  up  in  the  line  of  better  writing  for  Kansas 
schools.  His  reply  to  D.  S.  Pence  of  Wichita,  Kans.,  at 
the  State  Teachers'  Association  covered  a  great  deal  of 
ground,  even  if  he  was  allowed  but  five  minutes  to  answer 
Mr.  Pence's  forty-five  minute  talk  in  favor  of  vertical 
writing.  In  the  Slate  Normal  Monthlj/  for  February 
Mr.  Stevenson  takes  up  the  arguments  advanced  by  Mr. 
Pence  and  answers  them. 

—  The  local  papers  of  Lafayette,  Ind.,  are  enthusiastic 
in  praise  of  Supervisor  J.  H.  Bachtenkircher's  work  in 
the  public  schools.  A  late  number  of  a  leading  daily 
contains  an  account  of  the  award  giving  the  Lafayette 


mH*^     S/enmaAAQ7(it>ClMuautW 


WRITING  OF  THE  WORLD.-AUSTRALIA.-s/ 


schools  first  place  iu  the  Wosteni  Peunien'a  Association 
contest  at  Chicago,  Dec.  26-ail,  180.?.  It  also  speaks  in 
enthusiastic  tenns  of  the  illustl-ttted  work  in  literature, 
history,  etc.,  which  wa.s  exhibited  at  Chicago. 


Pen,  Ink   and    Pencil. 

Blue  ink  was  first  mnile  in  I,ou<km. 

The  first  English  stwl  peus  were  sold  at  30  shillings 
tMich. 

The  ■' lead  "  of  the  pencils  ordjnai-ily  used  is  made  of 
gniphite. 

Pons  are  polished  with  emery  powder  in  a  large  revolv- 
ing drum. 

The  basis  of  most  indelible  inks  is  the  ordinary  nitrate 
of  silver. 

"  Lead  iwncilf  "  are  a  misnomer.  There  is  no  lead  in 
their  composition. 

Allo>-s  of  iridium  and  osmium  are  now  very  generally 
used  to  point  gold  peus. 

The  quill  iwns  now  used  in  England  come  from  Ger- 
many  and  the  Netherlands. 

Fr«m  ISlti  to  1S13  many  attempts  were  made  to  fasten 
ineUll  pv>ints  to  quill  jwns. 

Over  2,lK)0  imtents  have  been  issued  in  the  United  States 
for  the  manufacture  of  inks. 

Oraphito  suitable  for  making  lead  pencils  is  found  in 
ahnoet  every  coimtry  on  the  globe. 

Printing  ink  is  made  of  linsood  oil,  rosin,  soap  and  lamp- 
black or  other  coloring  matter. 

The  basis  of  old-fashioned  lithographic  ink  was  lamp- 
black, sbeUac,  wax.  tallow  and  soap. 

For  very  minute  writing,  pens  made  from  c-row  quills 
have  been  found  to  do  excellent  work. 


In  the  Patent  Office  reports  of  this  country  (W5  different 
styles  and  varieties  of  pens  are  described. 

After  being  cut  steel  peus  are  annealed  and  tempered 
with  oil  to  insure  great  springiness  to  the  jiens. 

The  ancients,  according  to  Pliny,  made  a  very  excellent 
sjrmpathetic  ink,  using  new  milk  as  the  basis. 

Red  ink  was  formerly  made  of  a  solution  of  Brazil 
wood,  combined  with  alum,  tartar,  water  and  gum.— 
N.  Y.  Cmn'l  AduH. 


Well-Known    Supervisors. 


J.  L.  Howard,  supervisor  of  writing.  Maiden,  Mass., 
received  his  first  instniction  in  penmanship  from  D.  H. 
Parley,  in  1880.  In  1884  he  attended  Hinman's  B.  C.  at 
Worcester,  Mass.;  iu '93  he  took  private  instruction  from 
H.  W.  Kibbe  ;  in  '94  he  was  with  C.  R.  Wells  ;  in  'SW  he 
attended  Zanerian  Art  College,  Columbus,  O.  Until  re- 
cently he  has  been  Supervisor  in  Brattloboro  and  Bellows 
Falls,  Vt.  In  Sept.,  '05,  was  called  to  a  better  position  in 
Maiden.  He  is  36  years  of  age,  and  from  extended  articles 
iu  local  papers  we  learn  that  his  work  has  been  highly 
successful  and  greatly  appreciated  wherever  he  has 
taught.  In  a  late  tetter  he  writes  :  "  I  can  frankly  say 
that  1  never  found  anything  of  practical  value  that  equals 
The  Penjun's  Art  Journal." 


WRITINQ   OF  THE  WORLD. 


In  the  February  Journal  we  gave  a  variety  of 
specimens  of  Anstralian  writing,  but  did  not  have 
room  for  all. 

In  this  Issue  we  give  another  specimen  containing 
samples  of  the  writing  of  several  telegraphers.  These 
samples  are  valuable  from  a  double  point  of  view,  as 
they  serve  to  show  that  Australian  telegraphers  do 
not  write  a  vertical  hand,  as  do  many  of  their  Amer 
ican  brethren.  It  would  be  interesting  to  know 
whether  the  American  telegrapher  is  a  faster  writer 
tlian  the  Anstralian. 

We  also  give  a  specimen  of  the  pen  writing  of  Mr. 
James  Bruce,  of  Sydney — the  penman  and  copy-book 
author. 

yftltiTlanitt  -liaat  Indies, 

The  samples  of  writing  of  the  Netherlands,  East 
Indies,  represent  the  Dutch  scrii)t  and  natitfe  writ- 


WRITING  OF  THE  WORLD.-AUSTRALIA. 


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XI 

caused  him  to  call  to  his  aid  several  perso  to  try  aud 
make  out  the  signature.  Failing  in  tliis,  and  finding 
after  much  difficulty  that  the  subject  matter  of  the  letter 
was  imi>ortant,  he  sent  an  answer  "  To  the  person  living 

at ,'' then  followed  the  address  printetl  on  my  letter 

head.  I  did  not  wonder  at  this,  for  I  have  often  found 
it  difficult  to  read  my  own  writing,  which  is  illegible  be- 
cause of  no  impatience  to  put  down  quickly  what  I  waut 
to  say. 

Normal    School    Penmen. 


uf>fJ*  r~  t/r  erf  arr  kt  i^  *^  fee  d.vt.»  l,U/  t/u,  u>  O^f  Cof^^iUCi^^  ^Mu 


(JO  ^      ^o 


WRITING  OF  THF.  WORLD.-DUTCH  EAST  INDIES.- 


ing  of  pupiU  in  the  public  schools,  and  also  Dutch 
writing  of  bumness  men.  One  style  is  as  intelligible 
to  us  as  the  other — in  fact  they're  all  Dutch  to  us. 

nary   Anderson's   Handwriting^. 

My  handwriting  woii  also  subject  to  his  (General  Sher- 
man's) criticisms.  It  amused  him  to  make  me  write  out  my 
signature  as  hipibly  as  possible,  aud  then  decipher  it  for 
him  ;  for,  he  said,  it  was  more  than  he  could  do.  writes 
Mary  Andereon  Navarro  in  the  L<t<iivs'  Homr  Journal. 
I  give  a  part  of  one  of  his  letters  in  which  this  subject 
is  montionoil  for  tho  first  time.  His  allusion  to  the  name 
of  Mary  is  retained,  as  it  may  be  of  interest  : 

' '  Headquarters,  Army  of  the  United  States, 

"  Washington,  D.  C,  1»76. 

"  Dear  Miss  Mary  : 

"What  a  debt  you  owe  to  ProWdence  and  to  your  parents 
.    .    .    and  the  latter  have  given  you  the  prettiest  name 


in  the  English  language  ;  the  one  Burns  loved  so  well,  and 
has  made  immortal.  .  .  .  But  I  must  not  flatter  you, 
for  1  fear  you  are  overwhelmed  with  it,  aud  might  be 
spoiled,  though  surely  you  possess  character  enough  to 
resist  the  danger.  The  great  room  for  improvement  in 
you  is  your  handwi'iting.  The  substance  is  good,  but  the 
writing  is  not  good  enough  for  you.  Practice  at  it  daily, 
and  let  mo  have  a  sample  of  it  occasionally.  My  love  to 
your  father,  mother  and  you. 

■'  W.  T.  Sherman." 
My  unfortunate  handwriting  has  always  been  a  subject 
of  worry  to  my  friends.     Longfellow  in  acknowledging  a 


)■/— /^* 


P»     pCH     f,.. 


<nO 


Sl'EflMEN 


letter  from  me.  called  it  "a  small  Bible  with  large  but 
illegible  print."'     My    first   note   to   Cardinal    Manning 


When  you  look  at  the  portrait  at  the  head  of  this  article 
you  see  the  likeness  of  a  man  who  teaolies  450  different 
students  in  business  writing  each  day  and  74  special  pen- 
manship students.  It  goes  without  saying  that  it  keeps 
him  busy.  Mr.  Lehman  is  among  America's  finest  writers 
and  samples  of  his  beautiful  script  hove  been  shown  from 
time  to  time  in  The  Journal.  For  beauty,  delicacy, 
grace  and  accuracy  his  work  takes  a  high  rank.  He  com 
pleted  a  penmanship  couree  under  P.  R.  Spencer 
Cleveland,  O.,  and  had  been  teaching  about  ten  years, 
The  last  schools  with  which  he  was  connected  were  Spauld 
iug's  Com'l  Coll ,  Kansas  City.  Mo.,  and  Sadler's  Bus. 
Coll.  Baltimore,  Md.     At  jiresent  lie  is  the  head  of  thf 

penmanship  department    in    northern    Indiana  Nor 

School  at  Valparaiso.  Ind.  He  is  28  years  of  age.  am] 
while  it  seems  impossible  for  him  to  improve  in  his  work, 
no  doubt  it  will  advance  for  many  years  to  come. 


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MOVEMENT    OF    THE    ARJM 
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Ol-I)  TYMH  I'tNMANSHIP.— PI 


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A    Feast   with   Rare  Old   Books. 

Hail,  mistii'k  Arl  !  whuh  nieu  like  iiiigcls  taught, 
To  spcilk  to  Eyes,  ami  paint  uuIkkIv'cI  Tlunigllt  I 

—  ./."rVi.r«i;)/r„,,  174(1. 
.Vi<iii(.(i-  7. 

B.  F.  Foster  brought  out  and  had  published  at 
Boston,  in  183,'),  '•  Foster's  Sy.stem  of  Penmanship; 
or,  the  Art  of  Rapid  Writing.  "  Foster  claimed 
that  he  developed  Carstair's  system,  probably  not 
understanding  that  Carstair's  was  simply  an  adap- 
tation of  Lewis's.  We  re.serve  the  Lewis  Carstairs 
controversy  for  a  future  issue. 

Foster's  book  contains  KH  pages  of  letter  press 
anil  several  plates,  and  is  ololh  bound. 

The  first  cbnpters  are  devoted  to  tlie  importance 
and  utility  of  the  art.  elementary  principles,  then 
follows  the  large  te.^t  hand,  the  current  (or  busi- 
ness) hand,  quill  pen  making,  movement  of  the  arm. 
hand  and  fingers,  angular  system,  anti-angular  ?ys 
tern. 

There  are  but  few  plates  in  the  book,  covering  the 
round,  running,  angular  and  anti  angular  hands, 
and  four  plates  of  (German  and  Old  Engli.sh  texts. 

By  far  the  greatest  number  of  plates  are  devoted 
to  movement  exercises  for  the  "  fingers,  hand  and 
arm.  "  These  exercises  are  practically  the  same  as 
those  used  by  our  most  enthusiastic"  muscular  " 
movement  teachers  of  the  present  dav.  They  were 
undoubtedly  copied  from  ••  The  New  Method  of 
Rapid  Writing.  "  by  .lames  Heurv  Lewis,  published 
in  London  in  181(i.  So  our  much  boasted  movement 
isn't  as  new  as  we  thought  it  to  be.  The  English 
teachers  have  had  and  are  having  the  same  trouble 
our  American  teachers  have  in  teaching  movement. 
We  make  it  more  prominent  and  insist  on  it  more, 
and  as  a  conseciuence  our  teachers  obtain  better 
results. 

In  his  chapter  devoted  to  movement  he  takes  up 
exercises  for  development  of  the  side  or  lateral 
movement  of  the  arm.  in  order,  as  he  pots  it.  "to 
enable  the  learners  to  write  the  longest  and  most 
difficnU  wonls  with  ease  and  lapiditv  "  These  ex- 
ercises are  the  tracing,  sliding  exercises,  such  as 
all  teachers  use  at  the  present  day. 

The  next  plate  gives  exercises  for  the  development 
of  movement  in  the  fingers  and  forearm.  On  that 
snb.1ect  hesa.vs:  "  The  oblique  exercises  are  intended 
to  develop  and  discipline  the  muscular  powers  of 
the  hand,  in  conjunction  with  that  of  the  fingers 
and  thumb  It  is  only  by  this  combined  movement 
that  elegance  of  character,  imited  with  rapidity  of 
execution,  can  be  accomplished  A  regular  tinia- 
terropted  junction  of  the  hair  to  the  full  strokes  is 
efEecte<l  by  the  measureil  gliding  of  the  under  fin- 


183?. 


gers.  which  served  as  a  support  and  equilibrium  to 
the  hand. 

■In  this  stage  of  progress,  we  should  practice 
single  letters,  connected  by  means  of  horizontal  lines. 
The  letters  should  at  first  be  written  widely  apart, 
which  compels  the  learner  to  keep  the  hand  and  arm 
light  and  movable,  and  gives  great  freedom  and 
expertness  in  writing.  Each  line  must  be  executed 
offhand." 

This  is  very  good  "muscular"  or  forearm  doc- 
trine, it  seems  to  us.  And  Mr.  Foster's  engraved 
plates  show  that  he  evidently  practiced  what  he 
preached,  as  they  display  more  than  the  ordinary 
freedom  and  grace. 

In  the  Appendix  Mr.  Foster  takes  occasion  to 
denounce  "  these  iliiiei-cint  quacks,  known  as  finish- 
ing writing  masters,"  and  to  give  a  few  .sample 
advertisements  with  which  they  endeavored  to 
make  the  public  believe  "  that  in  a  limited  number 
of  lessons,  and  on  a  fixed  day,  the  most  cramped  and 
illegible  scrawl  may  be  changed  into  a  beautiful 
handwriting." 

According  to  an  exposure  made  in  the  Philadel- 
phia Satm-day  Couriei;  of  July  19,  1834,  from  which 
Mr.  Foster  quotes,  these  teachers  (or  "  professors." 
as  they  styled  themselves)  were  "  illiterate  and 
uninformed."  Continuing,  the  Courier  ssys:  "  For 
the  most  part  they  are  Englishmen,  who.  until  they 
migrated  hither,  have  never  been  beyond  the  reach 
of  bow  bells ;  and  they  attempt  to  conceal  their  innate 
vulgarity  by  an  affectation  of  dress  and  dandyism. 
The  advertisements  of  these  teachers  afford  abund- 


ant proof  of  their  want  of  int«llect — their  whole 
tendency  is  decidedly  burlesque." 

Several  advertisements  from  as  many  diSerent 
teachers  are  given,  but  they  are  practically  the 
same,  testimonials  and  all  Al)Out  the  only  change 
is  the  name  of  the  "  n  1/  iniviitor."  The  one  here- 
with presented  is  characteristic  of  all : 

A   LABOR  OF   YEARS  REDUCED  TO  TWELVE  HOCRS. 
Atnrt'iran  SInnilarft  Sifstrrii  «/"   Writing, 

The  only  iufaltible  meth  .xi  to  liecome  a  finished  writer 
m  twelve  lessons  of  one  hour  each— taught  by  the  real 
inventor— S.  A.  Aikeu— eleven  years  past  withastonishiug 
success. 

Pupils  who  know  ih^t  li.  \\-  •-  i*  .nn  , 


:,  and  alway 

This  unrivalled  sy-ti        ';  1   ijii.ri 

the  approbation  of   ii m-i-lii..i~ 

scientific  and  literar.\  in-niui  luu-.  \siif  i\ii- 
as  superior  to  any  oilni  n.-w  ,\taut.  ami  t 
thatcan  be  boasted  of  truly  plii!o^..ptiKal  did 
experience  of  more  than  jii.ddii  can  te'-tily.  !l 
to  many  ou  viewing  tlir  nnpiiu  I'nirnrs  ,ii]iii| 
were  performed  in  so  J<-w  lL^vv,,n-,  ii  i~  mx , 
that  they  are  executed  wiiliau  .i-i.>in-liiii^  1, 
biuingbeauty  of  style  with  ca-i  aiMi  -law.  nl 
sight,  clearly  and  liistiuctly 

ligent  person  may,  from  a  cramped,  stiff,  illcgibli_ 
or  however  defective  may  be  the  original  hand 


have  often 
l>Ie  hand  !  ! 
1,  and  met 
it'inbcrs  of 
tern 


onlv  mode 
lion,  as  the 
voulil  seem 
s  tliat  they 
liilr-s  true 


lacliunikd.  tlial  an  mtel- 

;awl, 

ting. 


will  transform  it  to  one  as  aforesjiid. 

Although  many  may  have  bei-n  (lisappoint.-.l  l.v  attend- 
ing course  after  course  of  Ic^s.ifi-  1 ii,,  ii\,.  result. 

I  would  urge  it  ou  them  as  i>tiii  ,   i '  ;i  u.  i)ii,   in  lay 

aside  all  prejudices  and  attenil  1    1  h.    .Vmrinait 

Standard,  which  I  aua  coutid' 1,1  wii  1  iii  ._  m.x  antnipa- 
tion  autl  theirs  to  a  general  sattsCai-tiou, 

As  you  value  your  handwriting,  be  particular. 

Besides  numerous  other  gentlemen  by  whom  he  comes 
highly  recommended,  are  the  following,  all  of  whom  have 
been  his  patrons. 

(Here  follows  the  names  of  nine  clergymen  and  four 
honourables. ) 

(See  Boston  daily  papers,  March  1",  183,^.) 

A   Liihor  of  yearn   Itrtiticrtt   to    Tirefi'c  itoitrit, 

Aiken's  celebrated  system  of  writing,  which  combines 
elegance  with  freedom  and  facility  of  execution. 

The  American  standard  system  of  writing,  attainable 
by  persons  of  all  ages,  and  of  every  capacity,  from  s  to  (10 
years— taught  in  twelve  easy  lessons  of  one  hour  each— no 
matter  how  bad  the  present  writing  may  be — by  Mr. 
Aiken,  flaishiug  writing  master,  and  inventor  of  the 
bouaide,  for  the  relief  of  tremulous  writers. 

Ladies  are  taught  in  twelve  lessons  a  neat,  graceful, 
delicate  and  elegant  style  of  writing;  the  only  fashionable 
one  of  the  day. 

(Gentlemen  are  taught  a  beautiful,  bold  and  expeditious 
running  hand,  suited  to  commer  ial  purposes,  the  count- 
ing house  and  merchant's  ledger.  Persons  who  know  not 
how  to  write  are  taught  a  neat  and  handsome  style  of 
writing  in  eighteen  lessons  ( ! !) . 

Terms  are  moderate,  and  the  most  complete  and  satis- 
factory success  guaranteed  to  every  one. 

The  following  gentlemen  Mr.  Aiken  is  permitted  to 
refer  to: 

Allen  Oilman,  Mayor  of  the  city  of  Bangor:  Hon.  Gor- 
ham  Parks,  Lincoln,  Foster  &  Co.,  William  Abbot,  Esq., 
Nourse  &  Smith,  John  S.  Sayward,  Esq.,  Willis,  Patten 
&  Co.,  J.  Ci.  Brown,  M.D.,  Attwood  &  Son,  Josiah  Deane, 
M  D.,  .1.  T.  Littlefield,  Principal  of  the  Voung  Ladies- 
High  School  ! !  !  ! 

(Bangor  Whirj  im<l  Courier,  18:«.) 

It  is  but  little  wonder  that  the  public,  after  read- 
ing such  effusions  as  this,  came  to  look  on  the  writ 
ing  teacher  as  a  charlatan.  And  fifty  to  seventy  five 
years  of  penance  and  atonement  have  not  sufficed 
to  rid  many  of  the  idea  that  a  penman  of  to  day  is 
not  an  uncouth,  uncultured,  uneducated,  shabby- 
genteel,  peripatetic  individual,  with  a  pocketfull  of 
testimonials  (y).  a  bottle  of  ink  and  a  pen,  <m  bis 
annual  rounds  from  village  to  village. 

rz.  r.. 


OLD  TVME  PEN.MANSHlP, 


■€Ua^^^^u:^u.. 


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a  yrar.  Q  cenUa  number. 

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prI'T.  %\  n  yi>ar.  10  rcnU  a  numlN>r. 

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MlM-4'llunr  111  thp  Npwx  Edilton.  All  Inittructlon  f eaturen  and  advcr- 
llM'iiifiitH  appi-ur  Id  both  edlttotiK. 

£8.-80  rt'DtM  ptT  nonpareil  lino,  $9,60  per  Inch. 

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application.    No  advortlHcmcnt  taken  for  lew  tlian  %%. 

rniililiil    niid   iititiil    honkrt  nrr  \U\vA  In 


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III    -.Id 


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llir  liiiokK  In  rouiii 
I'rfdurnlly   linppcni 


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<  ilinl  IH'  In  eniiblrd  lo  oblnhi  bn»k 
idiTnbiy  icMN  ihnn  ihe  bniik  nlonc 
oNi  of  nny  denier.  Ii  \v\\\  pay  nuy  Inielliaent 
:o  Kcnil  a  iwo-crnl  NCiinip  for  tfais  cnialonuc. 
lurible  miits6HlloiiM  for  prpHonis. 


Editorial  Comment. 


Public   School    Writing   Contest. 

Wii  dc'sirr  to  call  iittciition  t(i  tlie  anuounccmeiit 
ill  our  Piiblii'  School  Depurtmeiit  of  The  Jouun.^l's 
uanniil  public  Hcliool  writiug  contest.  We  hope  that 
11  liirKc  number  of  schools  will  put  themselves  in 
trim  for  this  contest.  Every  public  school  super 
visor  iiml  special  teacher  in  America  should  try  for 
the  honor  (which  is  no  small  one)  of  winning  a 
Supervisor's  Prize  Certificate  for  having  won  the 
groateat  number  of  grade  prize  certificates  on  his 
])upil8'  writing. 

It  is  a  fair  field  and  no  favor,  and  we  hope  that 
thousands  of  schools  will  take  part. 


Amateur   Prize   Writing   Competition. 

The  writing  competition  for  amateurs,  particulars 
of  which  were  given  in  the  Febriuiry  number  of  The 
JorRN.Ki..  is  arousing  no  little  iuterest.  Joi'KN.vL 
readers  and  the  American  public  would  like  to  see 
some  of  the  best  writing  by  the  best  young  amateur 
business  writers,  and  to  gratify  this  desire  and  en- 
courage our  younger  penmen.  The  Journal  has 
undertaken  the  work  of  conducting  such  a  contest. 

This  competition  is  open  to  all  amateurs  not  over 
twenty  years  of  age.  As  all  specimens  must  be  in 
our  hands  by  April  20,  189B.  there  is  no  time  to  lose. 
Read  the  conditions  in  the  February  Journal,  and 
enter  the  race. 

Names   of   Drawing   Teachers    Wanted. 

The  Journal's  interest  in  drawing  is  second  only 
to  the  interest  it  has  in  writing.  We  desire  to  see  a 
special  teacher  of  drawing  in  every  public  and  pri 
vate  school  in  America.  We  have  started  out  to 
arouse  sentiment  that  will  accomplish  this  end. 
One  of  the  first  things  is  to  get  a  correct  list  of 
schools  employing  supervisors  or  special  teachers  of 
drawing,  with  names  and  addresses  of  teachers. 
We  have  quite  a  complete  list,  but  desire  to  nrake  it 
absolutely  accurate.  With  that  object  in  view,  we 
shall  ask  all  drawing  teachers  to  send  us  their 
names,  addresses,  names  of  schools  in  which  tbey 
taach.  with  like  information  about  as  many  of  their 
fellow-teachers  as  possible.  Other  JouRN.iL  readers 
are  asked  to  help  us  by  sending  information  about 
any  teachers  of  drawing  known  to  them. 

The   Packard   Testimonial. 

A  short  time  ago  we  called  the  attention  of  our 
readers  to  a  movement  on  the  part  of  the  friends  of 
Mr.  S.  S.  Packard  of  New  York  to  lu'esent  him 
with  a  Loving  Cup  on  the  occasion  of  his  seventieth 
birthday,  April  28,  1896. 

The  scheme  seems  to  have  been  received  with 
much  favor,  ,iudging  from  the  elaborate  programme 
of  the  committee  in  charge.  An  order  has  just  been 
placed  for  the  cup  with  tbc  Whiting  Mfg.  Company 
of  New  York,  who  are  famous  in  this  line  of  work. 


51 

The  contract  price  is  $1,000.  In  this  connection  it 
will  be  interesting  to  note  that  the  celebrated  Tam- 
many cup  recently  presented  to  Mr.  Richard  Croker 
at  a  banquet  at  the  Savoy  Hotel,  and  which  was 
reported  to  have  cost  $'J.O0O.  in  reality  cost  but  $850. 

The  Packard  Cup.  we  understand,  has  been  se. 
lected  from  designs  from  six  of  the  leading  silver- 
smiths, and  the  artistic  merits  of  the  sketch  selected 
were  passed  upon  by  a  committee  of  the  New  York 
Sculptors"  Society.  The  ornamentation  of  the  cup 
will  be  the  highest  class  of  repoussA  work.  The 
three  handles  whic^h  support  the  cup  iu  very  unique 
style  are  composed  of  an  arrangement  of  buckeyes 
as  emblematical  of  the  ■'  Bnckeye  State,  "  and  laurel 
leaves.  These  handles  are  to  be  chased.  There  are 
six  blank  spaces  on  the  cup.  three  between  the  han- 
dles on  the  bowl,  and  three  on  the  base,  each  of 
which  will  contain  some  allegorical  or  realistic 
symbol  as  indicative  of  Mr.  Packard's  life  work. 

It  is  the  intention,  we  believe,  to  present  this  cup. 
together  with  a  handsomely  Iround  book  of  congrat 
ulatory  letters  from  the  siibscribers  to  the  fund,  at 
a  banquet  to  be  given  Mr.  Packard  on  the  evening 
of  April  2.8  at  Delmonico's. 

While  the  list  of  speakers  is  not  yet  completed,  it 
is  e.Kpected  that  the  following  will  be  present:  Hon. 
John  Wool-on  of  Iowa,  Mr.  R.  E.  Gallagher  of 
Hamilton.  Ontario;  Hon.  Wm.  L.  Strong,  Mayor  of 
New  York;  Dr.  Chauncey  M.  Depew,  President  Setli 
Low  of  Columbia  College,  G.  W.  Brown  of  Jackson- 
ville, 111.,  and  others. 


We're   Squelched  I  ! 

Great  C'acapon  VV.  Va.,  Jan.  18,  1890. 
Ames    &  Rollinson  Co., 

202  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

(Jentlemeu  :  I  dul,v  received  your  jouranl  and  missive, 
but  was  indeed  disagreeably  siirpriBcd  to  learn  that  gentle- 
men of  whom  I  had  the  most  inestimable  appreciation, 
should  so  ceusoriosly  humiliate  that  confidence  by  imper- 
tinently asking  *'  ttiftHthc  original  work  from  your  pen  I"' 
when  I  have  very  explicitly  said  it  is  my  own  work. 

If  you  continue  to  doubt  the  verity  of  my  statements 
and  question  tho  authenticit.y  of  me  being  the  originator 
and  executor  of  the  flourished  design  I  recently  sent  you. 
kindly  interrogate  Prof.  A.  S.    Parish,    Proprietor  and 


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Principal  of  the  Grand  Rapids  (Mich.).  Bnsineee  College, 
for  whom  I  previoosly  taught  and  who  had  the  original 
deHign,  of  which  you  poaeem  one  of  the  proofs,  reproduced, 
whether  I  am  the  designer  or  not. 
WJHhing  yon  gnccess  in  ever>'  honest  nndertaking  I  am, 
Yours  respectfully,      S.  C.  Cross. 

THE  TRIALS  OF  AN  EDITOR. 

He  WnnlN  to   Know. 
Editok  Pknma.ns  Art  Jocrnal  : 

Although  1  am  an  entire  stranger  to  yon,  yet  I  write  to 
you  with  an  honest  purjwse  and  1  most  sincerely  hope 
that  yoii  will  treat  it  as  such. 

I  was  referred  to  you  as  an  authority  in  penmanship. 

They  seem  U>  think  that has  a  book  giving  very 

good  iustrnctiou  in  plain  jjennmnship,  but  they  referred 
to  vou  as  you  know  more  almut  it. 


Chicago,  and  numbers  280.  Mr.  McCaslin  is  a  staunch  friend 
of  The  Journal.,  and  bis  belief  in  its  teachings  as  well  as  his 
standing  as  a  teacher  and  his  popularity  with  his  students  is 
evidenced  by  this  bie  cinb.  Elsewhere  we  print  a  cut  made 
from  photograph  of  the  day  and  night  class  students  who 
HTf  members  of  this  club. 

The  next  largest»club,  Iflfi.  is  also  from  Chicajgo  and  is  sent 
by  I.  W.  Pierson  of  the  Bryant  &  Stratton  Bus.  Coll.  Mr. 
Pierson  is  a  regular  old  'stand-by"  of  The  JouHNALand 
has  sent  us  thousands  of  suI>9criptions  in  years  past.  He  is  one 
of  America's  best  penmen  and  has  promised  us  some  of  his 
work  for  The  JouHNAi,. 

A  very  close  third  ia  the  club  of  102  sent  by  that  popular 
commercial  teacher  and  penman.  C.  H.  ADard.  Gem  City 
Bus.  Coll..  Qnincy.  III.  Mr.  AUard  lis  an  inventorjas  well  as 
teacher,  and  bis  "  Penman's  Ring  "  is  having  a  big  sale  and  is 
proving  a  boon  to  all  who  feel  the  need  of  a  mechanical  de- 
vice to  assist  in  learning  to  write. 

A  list  of  95  from  that  old  war  horse.  W.'.F.  Giesseman,  of 
the  Capital  City  Com'l  Coll..  Des  Moines,  la.,  would  indicate 
that  Mr.  Oeipseman  had  lost  none  of  his  interest  in  penman- 
ship, iind  that  the  Capital  City  C.  C  had  a  large  attendance. 

A  club  of  9<l  comes  from  Verne  S,  Bennett.  Soule  Coll..  New 


I   MbTROPOLlTAN   1 


Plenso  write  to  me  and  tell  me  the  names  of  the  au- 
thors, prices,  sizes,  time  of  copyright.  num\>er  of  pages, 
etc.,  of  several  of  the  very  best  conipendiums  of  penman- 
ship and  if  you  place 's  or 's  in  the  third  or 

fourth  i)lace  I  should  like  to  know  for  what  reason  you  do 
so.  Arrange  tliem  so  the  beet  ia  spoken  of  first.  Please 
st-ate  size,  number  of  pages  and  how  often  published,  of 
your  paper. 

Now  I  have  honestly  and  candidly  asked  the  above 
(pu'stions  and  I  hope  you  will  answer  them  in  the  same 
manner,  and  thongb  they  may  seem  to  you  monotonous 
and  HUptii-riuous.  they  were  not  written  with  that  purpose. 

Hoping  to  hear  from  you  soon  and  that  you  kindly  com- 
ply with  my  request. 


Orleans,  La.  Mr.  Bennett's  pupils  submitted  some  of  the 
best  business  writing  we  have  seen  in  a  long  time  in  a  recent 
Journal  contest.  One  of  his  students  won  first  prize  and 
another  was  a  close  second.^— A.  H.  Stephenson.  Bryant  & 


that  sterling  commercial  teacher,  L.  M.  Thornburgh,  of  the 
Cedar  Eapids.  Ia.,  Bus.  Coll.    Mr.  Thornburgh's  lessons  in 

The  Journal  for  '!)5  are  still  the  talk  of  the  profession. 

W.  A.   Hoffman  and  H.  C.  Ditmer  of  the  Spencerian  Bus, 
Coll..  Cleveland.  O..  send  a  list  of  81.    The  old  Spend    " 


club  i 


The   Journars   Guard    of    Honor. 

Here  they  are  ! 

First  'DH  parade  of  Tiik  .Tournai/s  Guard  of 
Honor — and  such  a  parade  !  ReRiments  and  com- 
panies  and  platoons  from  every wliere- -and  hun- 
dreds of  others  falling  into  line  for  the  nest  parade. 

The  Journai/s  two  edition  idea  has  made  the  hit 
of  its  20-year  career.  The  list  appended  speaks 
with  an  elotiuent-e  that  leives  nothin?  to  be  added, 
oxeept  to  render  sincere  thanks  to  the  kind  friends 
who  are  rendering  such  noble  assistance  in  spread 
ing  the  gospel  of  Goon  Writing. 


seconded  by  Sir 

Starkey,  prin.  Paterson,  N.       ,       _ 

responds  with  a  better  list  than  ever— 7l>.    He  is  one  of  the 

brightest  penmen  and  commercial  teachers  in  our  public 

schools. G.   W.   Harman,  prin.   Com'l    Dept..  University 

School.  New  Orleans.  La.,  sends  a  list  of  7.5  and  promises 
more.  Mr.  Harman  is  a  wide-awake,  all-round  commercial 
teacher,  a  penman  of  note  and  has  made  his  mark  as 
a  teacher  of  writing. 

Clubs  of  T^  from  Fred.  H.  Criger.  Woods  B,  C,  Wilkes- 
Barre,  Pa.:  70  from  W.  H.  Beacom.  Goldey.  Wilmington,  Del., 
C.  C;  tSH  from  A.  B.  Katkamier.  Farmington,  N.  Y.:  clubs  of 
IWifrom  F.  J.  Heacock.  Butler,  Pa.,  B.  C..  and  H,  D.  Harris. 
Schissler's  Coll.  of  Com.,  Norristown,  Pa.;  0«  from  Miss  Lulu 
McCoy.  State  Nor.  School,  Huntsville.  Tex.;  58  from  C  A 
French,  Boston,  Mass.;  51  from  T.  L.  Staples.  Ft.  Wavne, 
ind.,  B.  C;  50  from  Zanerian  Ai-t  Coll..  Columbus,  O..  and  A 
H.  Ross.  International  B.  C,  Bay  City.  Mich,;  4«  from  Whia- 
ton  &  Frazee.  Halifax.  N.  S.. -Com'l  Coll.:  47  from  I.  C. 
Schafer.  Alamo  City  B.  C.  San  Antonio.  Tex.,  and  J.  H. 
Smith.  Sullivan  &  Crichton  B.  C  Atlanta.  «a.;  44  from  W.  J. 
Elliott.  Central  B.  C,  Toronto,  Ont.;  4^1  from  E.  A.  New- 
comer. N.  J.  B.  C,  Newark,  N.  J.;  42  from  H.  B.  Lehman, 
N.  L  Nor.  School.  Valparaiso.  lud.;  41  from  E.  F.  Timber- 
Decorah,  la.,  Inst.;    40  from  J.  H.  Bryant.   Bryant's 


ester.  N.  Y..  B.  U.:  SI  from  A.  R.  Whitmore,  Scranton.  Pa 

B.  C,  and  W.  J.  Martin.  Le  Mars.  Ia.;  32  from  H.  C.  Blair 
Spokane.  Wash.,B,  C.  and  E.  E.  Childs.  Childs'  B.  C.  Spring- 
field. Mass.:  31  from  A.  F.  Wallace.  Onargo.  HI.;  30  from  R. 
W.  Ballentine.  Dunsmore  B.  C.  Staunton.  Va.,  and  E  L 
Glick.  New  England^B.  U.  Lowell.  Mas-f^.;    20  from  A.  L  Gil- 

lukee.  Wis.;  28  from  J.  F.  Stock 

Mo.:  H.  Champbn.  Cincinnati. 

u.;  »..  B.   £-1118.    westneid.  Mass.,  C.  M.  Lesher,  Wood's  B 

C,  Carbondale.  Pa.,  and  V.  M.  Russell.  Richmond.  Ind..  B  C  ; 
27  from  G.   W.   Ware.  Dallas.  Texas,    and  F.  L.  Haeberle. 


State  No 
son,  SUte  No 

B.  C  No.  Adams.  Mass.;  H."  S.  Miller.  Or, 

B,  C:  25  from  W.  L.  Smith.  Chester.  N.  C:  J.  E.  tattie.' 
SteubenviUe.  O.,  B.  C:  S.  B.  Fahnestock.  McPherson.  Kans.: 
L.  M.  Kelchner.  N.  I.  Nor.  School.  Dixon,  ni.;  J.  W.  Lamp- 
man.  Omaha.  Neb..  C  C:  J.  B.  Lackey.  B.  &  S-  B.  C.  Louis- 
vdle.  Ky.;  W.  S.  Osborn.  Pontiac.  Mich..  B.  C;  A.  J.  Porter. 
Jamestown,  N.  Y..  B-  C.  and  N.  L.  Richmond.  Kankakee, 
ni.,  B.  C:  23  from  J.Howard  Baldwin,  Clark  B.  U..  Lock- 


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SOME  BUSINESS  SIGNATURES. 


port.  N.  Y.,  and  C.  A.  Weasel.  Ferris,  lud  .  School,  BIk  Rapids, 


Brooklvn,  N.  Y.:  M.  E.  Ostrc.iri 
.and  F.  J.  Toland,  Wis.  B.  U.,  L..  ' 
Bryan,  Brownsville,  Pa. :  Jos   L. 


W  1-  .   ai  from  W.  S. 


and  L.  H.  Richards,  Nafl  Ncj  

W.  J.  Wade,  Pottstown,  Pa..  B,  C  ;  C.  H.  Shtittuck,  Campbell 
Uni.,  Holton,  Kans.,  and  G.  H.  W.  Stanley,  Thomasvllle.  Ga.; 
IH  from  A.  A.  Kubl.  Jasper,  Fla. :  D.  A.  Renxh,  Manistee, 
Mich.,  and  W.  N.  Simpson,  Baker  Uni..  Baldwin,  Kans.:  17 
from  F.  C.  Horey.  Schenectady.  N.  Y.;  M.  E.  Hansel,  Fish 
burne  Mil.  Inst..  Waynesboro,  Va.,  and  .1.  A.  Love,  Baltimore, 
Md.i  16  from  J.  M.  Balzer,  Minneapolis,  Minn.;  Berkey  & 
Dyke  Bus.  School  Cleveland,  O.:  W.  A.  Ross,  Massey  B.  C, 
Columbus.  Oa.;  J.  T.  Rose,  Adelphi  Acad.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
and  J.  M.  Wade.  Lebanon,  Pa..  B.  C;  1.5  from  L.  P.  Bettineer, 
ReadiuB,  Po.;  C.  H.  Jenkins,  Shuws  B.  C,  Portland,  Me.: 
G.  E.  Johnson.  Danville,  Ind.,  Nor.  School;  A.  V.  Leech. 
Greensburg,  Pa.,  B.  C:  8.  McVeigh,  Hartford,  Conn.,  B.  C: 
J.  B.  Mack,  Nashua,  N.  H  ,  and  R.  H.  Peck,  West  Nor.  Coll.. 
Shenandoah,  la.;  U  from  Geo.  E.  Seeger,  Utica.  N.  Y.;  A.  C. 
Sloan,  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y..  B.  C;  J.  P.  Simon,  West  Super- 
ior, Wis..  B.  C.  and  A.  H.  Davenport,  Dover,  N.  J.,  B.  C:  18 
from  T.  T.  Wilson,  Infl  B.  C.  Saginaw,  E.  S.,  Mich.;  E.  B. 
Peacock,  Kent's  HiU,  Me.,  C.  C;  L.  W.  Hallett.  Elmira,  N. 
Y.;  E.  L.  Miller,  Simpson  B.  C,  Indianola.  Ia.;  J.  M.  Frasher, 
Wheeling,  W.  Va..  B.  C;  A.  A.  Abercrombie.  Bethany  Coll., 
Lindsborg.  Kans.:  W.  H.  Barr.  Youngstown.  O.,  and  E.  H. 
Brock,  Slate  Nor.  School,  Edinboro,  Pa.:  12  from  Otis  L. 
Trenary.  Kenosha,  Wis.,  B.C.:  Miss  M.  Fronia  Whitehead, 
Benton  Harbor,  Mich.;  W.  L.  McCullough,  Shamokin,  Pa., 
B.  C:  C.  D.  McGregor,  Nora  Springs,  la..  Sem.:  A.  D.  Dei- 
bert.  Catasauqua,  Pa.;  L.  J.  Egelston,  Rutland.  Vt.:  E.  E. 
Ferris,  Plainfleld.  N.  J.,  B.  C;  Garvin  &  Akers.  Terre  Haote, 
Ind.,  C.  C;  C.  E.  Bigelow.  Westfleld,  III.,  B.  C:  E.  E.  Ben- 
der, Canton,  O.;  G.  W.  Brown.  Jacksonville,  lU.,  and  E.  K. 
Davis.  Nashville.  Tenn.:  11  from  J.  C.  Mclntire.  Pittsburg. 
Pa.;  W.  H.  Vernon,  C.  C.  Inst.,  Hackettstown.  N.  J.;  R.  O. 
Waldron,  McKeesport,  Pa.;  L.  D.  Scott,  Memphis.  Tenn.:  W. 
B.  Hayward.  Charlotte,  N.  C.  C.  C;  E.  E.  N.  Lee.  Stoughto; 

Wis.:    ■"-      - - 

N.  Gr 


ndD. 
B.  C, 


,  Louisville,  Ky.;  W.  T.  Thomas,  Joplln, 


Mo.;  E.  M.  Hewcn.  Little  Rock.  Ark..  CO.:  F.B.  Hudson. 
ItanllM.  K.  Y.:  Bra.  Jurlnth.  Brooklyn.  N  Y.:  Geo.  P  Lord. 
Falem.  Mium..  Co.  School :  W  A.  McPherson.  Denver.  ™o.; 
T  H.  McOnlrl.  Nor.  School.  Ottawa.  Can:  Bro.  Elias.  Holy 
Ctm>  OjII  .  New  Orleans.  La  :  H.  W  FliokmKer.  FhUadel- 
nhla.  Pa.;  J  E.  Oarner,  HarriBlmm;.  Pii.:  S  E.  Qutterridge, 
St.  Loal..  Mo.  B.  C;  S.  S,  Orewley,  state  ^ or  school. 
Indiana.  Pa.;  V  II  Alcianiler.  Nor.  School.  Chillicothe.  Mo.. 
(•  A.  BranlKcr.  Stanlwrry.  Mo.;  a  H  Bnrnett.  St  John.  >. 
B  ;  W.  »  Chamlierlain.  Eaton  *  Bnrnett  B.  C^  Baltimore, 
Md.;  H  B.  Chluken.  Snringfleld,  III..  B..  C:  E.  L.  Uajp, 
BridKeton,  N.  J:  J.  A.  (ftristman.  State  Unl.  MesUli  P^i. 
N.  M  and  J  A.  Willis.  Auburn.  N.  Y.,  B.  C.;  0  from  E.  A.  Pot- 
t<.r  Elirln.  III.;  C.  O  Prince,  Buffalo,  N,  Y;  G.  \V.  Suavely. 
Huntmirton.  Pa  ;  H  L  Savler,  Drake  Cm..  Des  Moines  la^; 
L.  L.  Tucker.  N.  J  B.  C,  Kewark,  N.  J.;  Miss  Ella  I.  Heff- 
ron,  I'tica,  N.  Y.:  D.  B.  Anderson  and.!.  B.  Dnryea.  High- 
land Park  Nor.  Coll..  De»  Moines.  la,,  and  Gea  W.  Burke, 
Onancock,  Va.;  »  from  B.  F.  Moore,  Ft.  Worth.  Texas :  C  B. 
Host  Beckers  B.  C.  Worcester.  Mass.;  W.  C.  Ramsdell,  Mid 
dletown,  N  Y.  B.  O  :  W.D.Smith.  Concord.  N.  H.;  H.  W. 
Herron,  Portland,  Ore,;  M,  P.  Hendrick.  BiK  Point.  Miss^ 
P  H.  Keller.  Keystone  B.  C.  Lanca.ster.  Pa.:  L.  A.  Duthie  « 

Co.,  Indianapolis.  Ind.;   E    E.  CJard  r"  "  "'    ' — 

.Joseph.  Mo,,  B.  v..  and  Mif 


nd  E. 


Coulter.  St. 

^  Hannah  W.  Bell.  Honesdale. 

T  fromE.  L.  Wiley.  Mountain  City  B  C,  Chattanooga, 
Tenn  :  W.  W,  Winner,  Newark.  N.  J..  6.  C;  A  J,  WiUiard, 
Reliunre,  Va.;  L,  B.  Sanders.  SprluKfield.  Mass..  C.  C;  A.  R- 
M-rrtil  Sftco  Me  ;  F-  L.  Middleton.  Elkhart,  Ind,;  P,  B,  ir, 
i'.,l.i»  Rocnu  Vista  Coll,,  Storm  Lake,  la,;  J,  &  H,  K,  Hen- 
,1,  ,  ,,  i,.,:i-  I. n^'land  ;  C,  W.  Jones.  Brockton,  Mass.;  A,  J. 
K,,       i,  M,„n  ;  F.S,  Kelley,  Hannibal.  Mo..  C.C;  Jas. 

\    I     ,   ;.    Ill ij.l,  Va.;  .Jno.  A.  McAllen.  McAllen  B.C.. 

K .11      I U'  J.  Mus.ser.  Washington,  Pa..  B.C. ;  Miss 

S;ir..h  liiiiii.  ^tal<^  Nor.  School,  Warrensburgh.  Mo.;  J.  E. 
(Instils  AiiKuslriiia  Coll.,  Rock  Island,  III.;  S.  Goodnight, 
Vancouver,  B,  (',;  S.  L.  Beeney,  Newark,  C,  and  E.  G. 
Brandt.  Niles,  O.;  II  from  E,  N.  Henninger.  Taunton.  Mass.. 
B  C  ;  H  C.  nimor.  High  School.  York.  Pa.;  O.  E.  Weaver. 
Mt.  Morris.  111.;  E.  F.  Wentz.  Oakland.  la.;  A.  U.  Stnrin  & 
Co  C.  C.  Fall  River,  Mass.;  Harry  Mcintosh.  Nlckleyille, 
Pa;  J,  C.  Olson,  Chamberlain's  B.  C,  Lincoln,  Neb.;  J,  M, 
Ashland,  Wnhoo.  Neb.;  H.  E.  Pcrrin.  San  Bernardii 


ards.  Law 


__..  _.  _;  Pcrrin.  %a: 

„    ..    Iiid    Bus.  Inst.,  Anderson,  Ind.;   A.  L.  Shaw 

l;>,,,n  "-iit.i  Mich.;  W.  C.  Sandy,  Newark,  N,  J,;  J,  R. 
■11,  ,  ■  ,.  '  1,1  (I  (N,E.  Nor.  Coll.);  C.  E.  Jones,  Jones  B. 
,      .  n   M.  Keefer,  Beaver  Fails,  Pa,  B,  C;  W.J. 

h  ,  ,1,1  I  I II I  on,  Pa.:  Lockyear  &  Wilson.  Columbian 
l;  I  I.,  nil  111  Ind.:  8.  W.  Lyons,  Columbia  B.  C  Pater- 
son  X  ,1,;  :Miss  Lizzie  J,  Disman.  Mechanicsburg.  O.;  G.  A. 
Hougli,  Yarmouth,  la,:  A,  J.  Hall,  Nor,  Coll,,  Covington, 
Ind.,  and  U.  F.  C^ook.  Ue  Furniak  Springs.  Fla.:  r,  from  E,  J.N 
Trafford.  Hnmmondton.  N.  J.:  J.  A.  Willis,  Auburn,  N,  Y: 
T  A.  White,  Adairsville.  Ga.:  F.  C.  Webber.  Vincennes.  Ind.; 
Miss  Jennie  Mutli.  Ottawa.  Kans,;  Jno.  B.  Parkinson.  Lake 
City,  Fla.;  E.  H.  Robins.  Wichita,  Kans.  C.  C;  E.  F.  Rich- 
-     •  .  Kans,.  B.  C;  C.  W.  Ransom.  Sweet's  Coll.  ot 

^a,;  G.  W.  Slusser.  Model.  Va.;  E,  L.  Hooper. 

rtland.  Me,;  Miss  Bettie  E,  McConneil,  Wooly, 

l.rnman.  Bowling  Green,  Ky,,  Nor.  School ; 

I     ic.  111.:  Jos.  Billups.  Jeannette,  Pa,;  G.  H. 
I'lills.  Mont.;  Jno,  H.  Cowlishaw.  Meriden, 

I  I     state  Nor.  School,  Capo  Ginrdeau,  Mo,; 

I  l„«l    Toronto  Cull  ■  J   N   Knt-lc  .Innction 
■II  ■    li-i  li.i    I'liiiiololi.hii.    I'll     .l'~   P  Foel- 

I.    c       ,1    N     ln.uiii.  I     Ml     ^T    1, s  Inst.. 

.      \    I   III  I    (III,  i,-o    III     lie     II    1,   (iunn, 

\    .      nil,  iniri,    Nui.oi  V  illo    ill  .    W.  B. 

I    I    '        i;     l>    liittiilv.    Uom-oii.  la..  Nor. 

I     111  I  III  uiitcr,  Va.;   C.  B.  Hail,  Spencei'ian 

.     mil  W.  B.  Haydon,  Centreville, 'Wash,; 

I    I  ..M  ttc,  O,;  W,H,Smith,Scranton,Pa,; 

II  III.  i.iiuiic,  W,  Va,;  J.  O.  Wise.  Akron.  O.: 
.1      inl     .\  \v  n..ill  Los  Angeles,  Cal, ; 

-..    .11,     1,1      \\    M   ,I..Ti..K,  Union,  Kans,; 

III. I     Mill      .1    !■    Ml  I  ntire.  Iron  Citji  B, 

■,       M.       111.  ,     W    M.  I  .:.,i    Covington,  Ry.; 

,11  1  ii|.l.    .\    \   .    M    .\    l'..ji.l    Topeka,  Kans.: 

M;oli,-ou.  Ind.  B    C:    S,  M.  Sweet.  Sweet's 

^h.iron.  Pa.;    W.  L.  Alexander.  Polytechnic 

I'ex.;   Jacob  Boss.    Cent.  Wesleyan  Coll.. 

('    J    Becker.    Lit.   &  Com'l    Coll..    Fall 

\     Bcrnliiiiil,   Effingham,  Kans.;   Jas.  D. 

-Ml    \\  I-     '     I     Hiving.  Cairo,  111.,  B.  C;  M. 

I       III   ili^,  Ind.;  O.  W.  Gillespie. 

-h.r  Beach.  Wash;  W.  B. 

1...     ,111  i.u    ll.iir.  OakPark,  ni.;3from 

i;,  1.   loll,   ul   Com,   Huri'isburg.  Pa.;    W.  J. 

;  Chas.  A.  Spencer. 


Wm.  Ramsay.  Fre 
go.  111.;   H.  C.  i- 
Providence.  B.  1.:   T.C.Strickland,  E.  Greenwich. 
lial<ei-.  Nelson  B.  C.  Memphis,  Tonu  ;  Wm  • 


.1  P,  White,  Bear  Spring. 
Citv.  Utah  ;  A,  V.  Uarbrav,  I, 
111  ;■  .1.  H.  Hutchison.  San  .1 
lliinska.  Minn.;  G-  M.  Lvn.  1 
West  Union,  la.;  Rov  I.inid. 
luv,  Sclignmn.  Mo.;  5l.  L.  JI.v 


i  ;   H   M  llur- 

■u.  Tex.:  H.  K. 

.  CK.1,,,.1,   i;M,usi,ile,  Ind:   C,  G. 

,  B,  C  ;  W   s    I'liihett,  Brooklield. 

I»rt.  R.  I.;   S.  E.  Shook,  Greenville, 

.  Wis.:  J.  H.  Bachtenkircher.  Lafav- 

so.  Edmonton.  Pa.:  c.  C.  Canaii. 

'    ■       A.  D.  Cromwell.  Ft.  Dodge. 


berg.  Altoona,  Pa..  B.  C.:  J.  M.  Ea-slev.  Dallas.  Texas  ;  J.  C. 
Ewlng,  Shelblna.  Mo  ;  H.  B.  Fleming.  Cent.  Nor.  U.,  Humes- 
ton,  la.;  J.  F.  Fish.  Spencerian  B.  C  Louisville,  Ky. 


Creamer  Penmanship  Co.  Assigns. 

The  Creiimer  Penmanship  Co.,  Wa.shin,!<ton  C. 
H.,  O  ,  has  made  an  assignment  for  benefit  of  its 
crwlitors. 


Roman  Royal   Ink. 

The  Romim  emjierors  always  signe<i  their  names  in 
purple  ink.  No  subject  of  the  empire  was  permitted  to 
use  or  even  to  have  this  ink  ;  and,  on  at  least  two  occa- 
sions, the  possession  of  a  small  quantity  of  it  was  consid- 
ered tre,*tson  and  the  person  owning  this  emblem  of  royalty 
was  pot  to  death. 


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of  to-day. 

Practical  Public  School  Copies.— Written  and  pub- 
lished by  O.  W.  Nottingham,  Super\'isor  of  Writing 
and  Drawing,  Van  Wert,  O.,  Public  Schools. 


These  copies  start  from  the  tracing  exercises  and  take 
the  pupil  through  to  more  difficult  sentence  writing.  The 
work  is  entirely  unshaded  and  is  photo-engraved  work 
from  pen  copy.  What  it  lacks  in  accuracy  is  more  than 
made  up  in  mspiration  that  must  come  from  following 
rapid  business  writing  copies. 

Teachers'  Manual  of  the  Common  Sense  System  of 
Penmanship  and  Rapib  Business  Writino.- By  E. 
E.   Utterback,    Director  of  Writing  and  Drawing  in 
Public  Schools,  Terre  Haute,  Ind.    Published  by  the 
Globe  Printing  House,  Terre  Haute,  Ind.    Paper,  39 
pages. 
In  this  little  work  Mr.  Utterback  has  embodied  hie 
experience  as  supervisor  of  writing.     He  gives  what  he 
considers  the  style  of  business  writing  best  adapted  for 
public  school  use,  together  with  instructions  to  the  teacher 
on  methods  of  teaching,  position,  movement,  material, 
blackboard  writing,  grading  and  man>   other  things  of 
viJue  to  anv  teacher  who  wants  pointers  and  ideas  how 
to  teach  writing  in  the  public  schools.     He  also  gives 
hundreds  of  copies  of  business   writing,  together  with 
instructions  how  to  practice  and  teach  tliem.    There  are 
criticisms  also  on  the  various  letters  where  the  teacher 
must  watch  for  faults.     A  great  deal  of  very  practical  in- 
formation  is  given,  and  it  is  a  work  that  should  find  a 
large  sale  among  public  school  teachers. 

Toland's  Monograms  and  Autographs.— Sixteen  pages, 
paper.  Published  by  F.  J.  Toland,  La  Crosse,  Wis. 
Price,  post  paid,  2.5  cts. 

This  is  the  only  work  of  the  kind  of  which  we  have  any 
knowledge.  It  contains  hundreds  of  autographs  of  Ameri- 
ca's finest  writers,  and  tliey  have  been  selected  with  ^-pe- 
cial  reference  to  their  adaptability  for  the  uses  of  those 
who  want  to  practice  from  them.  "These  autographs  alone 
furnish  inspiration  that  cannot  fail  to  benefit  all  students 
and  penmen,  and  are  also  of  great  service  to  jewelers  and 
others  looking  for  designs  and  combinations.  In  addition 
there  is  a  chapter  devoted  to  instruction,  with  illustrations 
teaching  how  script  monograms  may  be  made.  The  work 
does  not  occupy  much  space,  but  the  autographs  have 
been  selected  with  great  care.  The  cost  is  so  small  that 
the  "  Monograms  "  will  undoubtedly  find  a  place  in  the 
library  of  every  penman  or  student  who  isat  all  interested 
in  this  kind  of  pen  work. 

Brown's  Portfolio  of  Designs.— Thirty  detached  sheets 
6  x  9  ins.  Published  by  E.  L.  Brown,  Rockland, 
Maine.    Price,  postpaid,  50  cts. 

About  every  style  of  pen  work,  from  coarse  pen  business 
capitals  to  pen  drawing,  portrait  work,  etc.,  is  given  in 
these  designs.  Letter  beads,  catalogue  illustration  and 
aUied  work  predominate.  There  are  scores  of  fine  styles 
of  lettering:  \ngnettes,  designs,  etc.,  that  will  be  found 
valuable  to  the  young  penman  desiring  to  become  profi- 
cient in  pen  designing. 

Actual  Business  Pro  and  Con.  Thr  Qursi ion  Discussed 
By  S.  S.  Packard,  New  York  City,  and  Carl  C.  Mar- 
shall, Battle  Creek,  Mich.  44  pages,  paper.  Mailed 
for  2  ct.  stamp.  P*ublished  by  Ellis  Publishing  Co., 
Battle  Creek,  Mich. 

The  star  feature  in  the  bookkeeping  line  of  the  tenth 
annual  meeting  of  the  Western  Penmen's  Association,  at 
Chicago.  Dec.  2t>-20.  1S95.  was  the  Actual  Business  ques- 
tion. It  was  discussed  from  various  standpoints  by  the 
several  authors  and  many  teachers  present.  On  Mr. 
Packard  devolved  the  upholding  of  the  text  book  as  being 
the  best  method  of  initiating  the  students  in  the  science 
of  bookkeeping.  He  took  the  ground  that  text  books  and 
rules  were  merely  the  result  of  the  experience  of  others, 
and  that  the  student  is  benefited  by  having  this  experi- 
ence presented  through  a  text  book. 

Mr.  Carl  C.  Marshall,  editor  of  .4r^(a/  Bttsiness,  pre- 
sented the  claims  of  "Actual  Business  from  the  Start." 
He  advocated  objective  teaching  as  api)lied  to  accounts 
and  urged  its  adoption  because  it  was  i>edagogically  cor- 
rect. He  claims  the  educational  basis  of  this  new  plan 
rest**  upon  the  theory  that  bookkeeping  is  an  art  rather 
than  a  science,  belonging  to  the  domain  of  the  practical 
rather  than  the  ideal,  and  that  it  should  be  applied,  as 
are  other  mechanical  arts,  through  the  avenues  of  actual 
practice  rather  than  a  special  preliminary  art  study  of 
formulated  theorems  and  definitions. 

The  KHis  Publishiu"  Co.  felt  that  Mr.  Packard's  i>aper 
was  an  attack  on  the  Ellis  system  of  Actual  Business  from 
the  start,  and  to  get  the  matter  before  the  public  in  the 
connected  form,  they  have  brought  out  this  pamphlet 
which  coutaius  Mr.  Marshall's  paper  on  '■  How  Should  We 
Teach  Bookkeeping*"  Mr.  Packard's  paper.  "  Theorj-  and 
Practice  in  Teaching  Accounts,"  together  with  the 'third 
paper  by  Mr.  Marshall,  "  Replj-  to  Professor  Packard."' 
The  whole  makes  very  interesting  reading,  and  since  this 
question  is  occupying  so  large  a  part  in  the  minds  of  pro- 


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^ cial  teachers  at  preeent,  no  doubt  the 

pamphlet  will  have  a  wide  circulation  and  be  carefully 
read. 

The  EDITOR'S  Scrap-book. 


The  following  persons  desire  to  add  thoir  t 
PenmttU's  Kxchaut^e  Department "  : 
.iMiatf-iir. 


M.  E.  Ostrom.  Bus.  Coll..  Fredricton.  N.  B.,  Canada. 
J.  1.  Givens.  SW  Superior  street,  Cleveland.  O. 
C.  F.  Snyder,  Bethany,  Mo. 


cel- 


tical  specimens  of  penworlc  from  professionals  and  fl 
may  be  collected  at  very  small  expense— mainly  by  oxchanKe 
of  work  with  other  penmen.  There  is  no  charge  for  having 
your  name  and  address  inserted  in  The  Jouunai..  Join  the 
club  to-day. 

—  A  large  photograph  of  a  very  handsome  piece  of  engross- 
ing from  the  pen  of  Carl  Eisenschimel.  San  Francisco.  Cal.. 
recalls  several  very  pleasant  visits  of  TnK  JouuNAL's  Editor 
to  Mr.  Eisenschimels  stndio  when  in  San  Francisco  several 
years  ago.  Mr.  E.  is  an  artist,  and  the  photograph  before  us 
shows  that  the  original  design  must  bo  a  very  handsome 


nal,  etc.,  with  covers,  neaaiugs  ana  uesigus,  irom  vuo  pou  oi 
Mr.  Jansrud.  and  all  are  excellent.  The  collego  journal  also 
contains  several  specimens  of  pen  work  from  Mr.  Jansrud  s 
students  that  show  good  training. 

—  We  have  lately  received  from  J.  H.  Smith.  Atlanta,  Ga., 
a  variety  of  plain'  and  ornamental  writini?.  including  ladies' 
hand,  also  flourishing,  etc.,  that  indicates  that  Mr.  Smith  pos- 
sesses ability  that  would  place  him  in  the  top  .gronp  of  pen- 

—  Some  very  handsome  ornamental  script  and  lettering 
has  been  received  from  W.  J.  Ives,  Chicago. 

—  Pen  drawing,  plain  and  ornamental  writing,  etc..  all  ic 
good  style,  have  been  received  from  8.  L.  Caldwell,  Fruit- 
land,  Mo. 

—  E.  K.  Davis.  Nashville.  Tenn.,  submits  some  good  plain 
and  ornamental  writing,  tlourishing.  etc. 

—  R  C  King  penman  of  the  Salem,  O.,  Bus.  Coll.,  sends 
some  samples  ot  plain  and  ornamental  writing  that  are  good. 

—  Some  very  plain,  speedy  business  writing  and  graceful 
ornamental  writing  with  a  neat  flourish  come  from  A.  O. 
Sloan,  Niagara  Falls.  N.  Y.,  Bus.  Coll. 

—  Some  excellent  plain  and  ornamental  writing  have  been 
received  from  C.  N.  Hamilton,  Snacks.  Ind. 

—  Ornamental  writing  and  flourishing  that  indicate  im- 
provement come  to  hand  from  T.  J.  Cathey.  Arkabutla,  Miss. 

—  Plain  and  ornamental  writing  received  from  J.  W.  Wells, 
Virden,  111.,  shows  that  ho  is  improving  rapidly. 

—  Very  handsome  flourished  designs  have  been  received 
from  A.  P.  Sprott  and  J.  A.  Taylor,  students  of  the  Central 
Bus.  Coll.,  Toronto,  Ont.  We  have  also  received  a  neat 
flourish  from  P.  A.  Curtis,  Prin.  of  Com'l  Dept.,  Lynden 
Center.  Vt..  Inst. 

—  Handsomely  written  cards  have  been  received  from  the 
following:  T.  Courtney,  North  Adams:  F.  L.  Tower,  North 
Adams,  Mass.:  F.  A.  Curtis,  Lynden  Center,  Vt.:  N.  C. 
Brewster,  Elmira,  N.  Y.:  E.  A.  Willis,  Brockton,  Mass. 

—  Handsomely  written  letters,  ornamental  style,  have  been 
received  from  the  following:  C.  E.  Webber,  San  Jose,  Oal.; 
J.  M.  Eherhardt.  La  Porte,  Ind.;  W.  W.  Merriman,  Bowling 
Green.  Ky. 

—  Well  written  business  letters  have  been  roceived  from 
the  following:  S.  L.  Caldwell,  Fruitland,  Mo.:  M.  D.  Fulton, 
Indianapolis.  Ind.;  Miss  Anna  M.  Johnston,  Marion,  Iowa; 
B.  H.  Peck,  Shenandoah,  la.:  F.  M.  Laughner,  Marion,  Ind.: 
J.  E.  Turner,  Mt.  Albion.  Ont.:  C  W.  Ransom.  Sharon,  Pa.; 
H.  C.  Ditmer,  Cleveland,  Ohio:  P.  A.  Westrope,  Red  Oak, 
la.;  M.  G.  Henry,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Stndf.nts'  Specitnent*. 

—  C.  A.  Stewart,  Huntsinger's  Business  Collego,  Hartford. 
Conn.,  has  sent  us  a  large  package  of  samples  of  his  students 
writing  and  a  careful  examination  tails  to  show  a  poor  speci- 
men in  the  lot.  The  work  is  decidedly  uniform  and  very 
businesslike  throughout.  The  writing  is  medium  in  size 
free,  graceful,  and  was  evidently  written  at  a  high  rate  ot 
speed  So  uniformly  excellent  are  the  samples  and  so  largo 
are  they  in  number  that  it  is  impossible  to  give  the  names  or 
the  best  writers.  This  package  ot  specimens  stamps  Mr. 
Stewart  as  one  of  our  best  teachers  of  busine.ss  writing. 

—  We  recently  had  the  pleasure  ot  otamininK  a  large  num- 
ber ot  samples  ot  writing  ot  the  pupils  ot  M.  L, Miner  of 
Heffley  School  of  Commerce,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  Mr.  Miner 
took  specimens  when  pnplls  entered  school  and  anotnei  a  few 
weeks  later.  In  this  way  we  had  a  chance  to  compare  speci- 
mens and  note  improvement,  which  was  wonderful,  botn  in 
(luality  of  writing  and  in  speed.  Several  punils  who  took 
five  minutes  to  write  the  flrst  specimen  wrote  the  second  one 
in  one  minute  and  forty  seconds,  and  the  quality  of  the  ivorll 
had  improved  fully  as  much  as  the  spued.  Among  the  best 
writers  are:  August  Steenken.  H.  F.  Corwin,  Tliurbor  Dun- 
ham. Thomas  Young.  F.  H.  Corwin.  Peter  McLoughlin,  Lewis 
H  Allen.  Lneila  Robbins.  H.  OriBin.  A.  Wickstead,  Lizzie 
liodtivy.  George  Egbert,  C.  C.  Howard,  W.  Berger. 

—  <  ,,p  .  |.,,,.i  .  ..n.-nt  specimens  of  business  writing  have 
V,e,:.,,  ■.,,,(■  M.  Leshor.  Wood's  Business  College, 
Carl  I  I  '  .. I  It  represents  the  cla.ss  work  ot  several 
of  I  .11  .sunerfluoua  lines  have  boon  omitted 
auil  111  ,,  !i.  •  In.ws  it  was  written  with  coarso  pens  at  a 
good  rate..f  spi-cd  with  tree  movement.    The  best  writers 


"\  E.  Coon  V"iriKenSfyT  Ada  LutcyVo.  Nicholson,  Willis 
Jones,  W.  Jones,  J.  Nolan. 

I'liMlr  Srhoiil  Wiirli. 
-The  best  movement  exercisers  arranged  in  the  form  of 
de.signs  that  we  have  received  this  year,  and  as  good  as  any- 
thing that  we  have  over  seen,  have  come  from  the  pup"s  of 
Mias  M.  Cdiswellof  the  Paterson.  N.  J..  Iliu'h  h.hr>..l.  The 
writers  are  iiupils  in  the  Junior  Co 


Minnie  Brauer.  Sadie  Lew 


with  blue  ink. 


A  man  of  the  best  parts  and  greatest  learning,  if  he  does 
not  know  the  world  by  his  own  experience  and  observation, 
will  be  very  absurd,  and  consequently  very  unwelcome  in 
company.  He  may  say  very  good  things,  but  they  will  bo 
probably  so  ill-timed,  misplaced,  or  improperly  addressed 
that  he  had  much  better  hold  his  tongue.— C/ie«ter./ie/d. 


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practical  ^ammar  and  letter-wnter  for  business  colleges 
and  department  schools,  sample  copies  of  which  will  be  ready- 
to  mail  by  May  I.     They  report  business  on  the  boom  and 


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better  iwpcT,  If  wp  cnn  believe  what  hundreds  of  our  friends 

have  written  wp  imvi^  iiion-than  kept  faith  with  them  in  the 

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saying  that  it  i;^ 
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plies  of  all  kinds. 


■^iMu  -^  ^iM.arlhiihir.  lovrrbt-ard  the  con- 
vi\\  11^, T--.. I  ihrCaligraph.  all  of  whom  were 
pu  n-i  ri  \v  III,  the  machine.  One  strong  point 
111  s,.  (  ,ii]i;i,,|)U  users  was  the  durability  and 
:  quiilitif.suf  the  machine.  Thevall  unite  in 
t  an  easy  machine  to  take  care  of  and  the 
years  of  service  is  trifling.  This  company 
of  typewriter  pap ^  •■ ' 


Joseph  Gillott  &  Sons.  01  John  street.  New  York,  are 
known  the  world  over  as  manufacturers  of  standard  steel 
pens.    They  make  a  great  variety  of  pens  that  appeal  espe- 


In  spite  of  hard  times  and  the  general  business  depression 


9  continually  branchii 


"  Satisfaction  guaranteed  or  money  refunded  "  is  the  way 
J.  B.  Mack.  Nashua.  N.  H  .  puts  it  in  his  ad.  about  his  new 
works  on  penmanship  advertised  in  another  column.  This 
seems  like  a  fair  offer.  He  is  offering  a  great  deal  for  $1. 
Mr.  Mack  has  made  a  special  study  of  signature  writing. 


5ome  Pointers  About  Border    Designs. 

BY    JOHN    F.    BUU.EY.    JOURNAL   OFFICE. 

In  the  accompanying  cut  is  shown  a  border  which 
can  be  used  with  appropriateness  for  almost  any 
kind  of  an  ad.  The  fleur-de-lis  figure  is  now  used 
in  decorating  almost  as  esteasively  as  the  acanthus. 
and  its  modifications  are  as  numerous. 

First  lay  out  the  dimensions  of  the  border  in  pen- 
cil. It  is  not  necessary  to  sketch  in  all  the  figures 
freehand.  Take  a  pencil  and  draw  two — the  large 
one  in  the  upper  left  hand  corner  and  the  smaller 
one  below.  Work  on  them  until  you  are  satisfied 
that  they  are  as  near  perfect  as  you  can  make  them. 
then  go  over  the  pencil  lines  with  ink.  Now  take 
these  two  figures  which  you  have  just  fimshed  for 
models  and  make  tracings  of  them  and  trace  in  the 
others,  thus  saving  much  time  and  labor.  I  suppose 
every  one  is  familiar  with  the  tracing  process,  but 
if  there  should  be  any  who  do  not  understand  it,  I 
shall  be  pleased  to  explain  the  process  in  a  future 
number  of  The  Journ.m. 

The  last  thing  to  do  in  making  this  design  is  to 
rule  the  straight  lines.  Work  carefully  and  not  too 
fast.  Send  me  your  best  efforts,  and  to  the  one  who 
sends  me  the  best  copy  before  May  I.  1H1H>,  I  will 
send  a  bos  of  Ames  Best  Pens.  Use  good  paper, 
good  black  ink,  and  make  the  design  twice  the  size 
of  the  one  given  here,  and  the  winning  specimen 
may  be  printed  in  The  Journal. 


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A  SUCCESS  from  the  START. 

The  Natural  System  of  Vertical  Writing. 

By  A.  F.  NEWLANDS  and  R.  K.  ROW. 

A  Few  Early  Opinions,-==:^>' 

*'•'>'■*  E.  Hll.l..  Siiptri'faor  or  n'nmnnaWp.  SPBISoriELD.  Mass. 

learhrrof  „.;;'"''*.  "^^^  -i^thorough  undcrslandinR  of  his  subject,  and  was  the  first 
lrh,;,u  "•j«""'»ns'»P  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic  to  introduce  vertical  writing  into  the 
has  .  ain!?H  <'f?"^'«  Krcat  credit  for  being  the  pioneer  and  for  the  great  success  that  he 
nasattaincd.    I  have  nodoubtof  his  ability  to  make  a  very  excellent  siries  of  copybooks." 

I».  T.  AMES,  £lifor  n-„man-»  4rt  Journal. 

dcepi^t^^i^Ktes";;^;^';^'^^-'^^— i"^-L:;^;';ji^Ui^ 

1  our  judgment,  more  competent  to  make  a  sys- 


«nd  o}  it.     There  is  no  one  in  Amer 
tern  of  vertical  writing  books." 

.MAIl  Y  I,.  0-»EItAN.  Ttacher  of  PI- 
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yinccd  that  it  is  tTie  best  system  in  cverv  i 
ished.  The  system  is  superior,  I  think, 
of  the  capital  and  small  fetters.  In  the 
of  vertical  writing,  and  the  teachers  are 


.  Normal  School,  OSWEGO.  N.  Y. 

—  ^j„„m  of  vertical  writing,  and  am 
pect.  The  labor  in  teaching  it  is  greatly  di 
any  other  in  regard  to  the  distinct  forma 
lin,  our  city  schools  have  adopted  this  svs 
:ry  anxious  to  see  the  copy-books." 


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did  It  rtHi-lvc  th«-  ixcliwlvc  1 


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\  whiTf  1')0  puplln  are  oCudj-lDg  It  ? 

1  ailnpt^l  by  over  500  of  the  lea<linj?  U 


t  enthusiastically  everywhere  ? 
le  old  Hhaded  and  poMlllon  Hyiil4!au  changing  off  to  the 
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f  taught  in  the  Brooklyn 
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My  own  view  is  in  favor  of  Isaac  Pit- 
man's system  as  it  was  published  abont 
1850.  Of  course,  his  books  of  that  date 
are  now  out  of  print,  and  the  nearest  ap- 
proach thereto  now  attainable  is  Benn 
Pitman's  Manual.  If  I  were  startins  to 
learn  now,  I  should  get  Benn  Pitman's 
Manual  and  other  books  and  follow 
them. — Dennis  F.  Murphi/,  Official  Re- 
porter of  the  United  State!)  Senate. 


OTTAWA,  CANADA. 

We  use  Benn  Pitman's  system  of  short- 
hand. Some  years  ago  I  studied  Isaac 
Pitman's  system,  Graham's.  Munson's, 
Hoyt's,  and  others,  and  from  each  got 
some  useful  hints  ;  but  I  finally  settled 
do\A'n  to  Benn  Pitman's  as  being  the  sim- 
plest and  most  practical  of  all.     I  found 


it  the  easiest  system  to  leani.  and  when 
learned  the  most  legible. 

To  illustrate  its  legibility,  I  may  men- 
tion the  fact  that  this  session  my  brother 
happened  to  be  here  during  the  debate  on 
the  Address,  and  although  he  had  not 
written  shorthand  for  three  years,  he  dic- 
tated my  notes  with  perfect  ease  and  ac- 
curacy, transfen-ing  them  to  phonograph 
cylinders  at  the  rate  of  over  two  hundred 
words  per  minute.  It  is  possible  that 
this  is  done  by  writers  of  other  systems, 
j  but  I  do  not  remember  any  such  instance. 
When  asked  to  recommend  a  system  of 
shorthand.  I  always  advi.se  the  adoption 
of  Benn  Pitman's.  I  recognize  the  fact 
that  there  is  more  in  the  writer  than  in 
the  system  ;  but  the  facility  with  which 
Benn  Pitman's  system  may  be  learned 
and  used  renders  it,  in  my  judgment, 
supei'ior  to  all  others. — Oeo.  C.  Holland, 
Official  Reporter,  Canadian  Senate. 


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r-hand  capitals.  2 


ness  capitals.  85  cts:  I  sheet  shading  pen  work.  ^5 
cts:  now  to  make  all  kinds  of  shading  pen  Inks,  k5 
cts;  brilliant  black  Ink  receipt,  25  cts:  I  sheet 
sbadlnepencapltals.  SScts;  hut  or  coat  mark  on 
silk  rIbDon,  made  in  colors  with  pen  85  cts  ea^  h- 
lx>ok  mark  same  as  above.  81;  receipt  for  dupli- 
cator and  Ink.  .V)  cts.  Send  5  cents  for  sample 
of  duplicator  printing. 

D.  S.  HILL,  Penman.  Draughon's  Bus.  Coll., 
Nashville,  Tenn..  beautiful  flourish  lO  cents  caps 
business  and  fancy  10  cents,  mall  course  $3  w 
canls  15  cents.    All  kinds  of  order  work. 


ways  of  writing  It.  mth  Instructions ;  or  send  ni*- .. 
2-cent  stamp,  and  I  will  send  you,  addressed  in  m  v 
own  hand,  price-list  descriptive  of  lessons  by  muil. 
extended  movements,  tracing  exercises,  capitals, 
cards,  flourishing,  etc.  P.  S.— No  postal  cards 
need  apply.  **.]?, 

A.    D.    TAYLOR   will  send    you    his    National 
Course  of  T^venty  Lessons  In  Writing  for  only  Ten 


R.  M.  JONES,  Pen  Artist,  iSia  Mary  St.,  S.  S. 

Pittsburgh,  Pa.    One  doz.  assorted  cards,  25  cts. , 
luiKjue  specimens  of  pen  work,  as  < 


spondence  solicited. 


scriptlon  of  ornamental  pen  work  to'ordei 
lutlons   engrossed    from   |;1-5U„upward8^   Corre- 


DEWHURST.  UU 


B   L.  GLICK.  New  England  Bus.  Unl..  Lowell. 

Mass.     1  doz.  Signatures,  on    cards— something  ele 
gant,  30c. ;  Business  Capitals,  20r.  ■  Plourtslicfl  swji  n 


Mass.    1  doz.  Signature! 

nt,30c.;Buslne     " 

I  beauty,  25c.; 
ine  work  Is  not 
erly    adjusted. 


auteed.    Saiui>les  lo.i-nts.    Circulars  free. 
S.  B.   FAHNESTOCK.   McPHERSON  COLLEOB, 

McPherson.  Kftn.-Arilstie  letter.  Hve  2-cent  stamps. 


'Mant"  Ui>B. 


In  aumvering  advertUementa  sigried  by  a  Jiom-de- 
plume,  delays  and  mistakes  a/re  avoided  by  eealinu 
and  sUtmping  the  replies  ready  for  mailing  and 
wHting  the  nom-de-plume  in  a  comer,  then  inclm- 
ing  mch  sealed  revliejt  in  an  cHuetoue  addressal  Ui 
The  Penman''8  An  Journal,  2os  Brnadwau,  Next 
York.  Pontage  must  be  sent  for  forwarding  Cata- 
logues, Newitpapers.  Photographs,  Ac. 

Situations  TRIlante&. 


-VCHEItS'    bureau' 


:  the  University  ol 


i.lwhoi.Ha 


fi^! 


_    School  and  have 
teaching.    Have  degr 
Can  teach  math..  Ec.„.  , 
physiology,  law,  botany.  ■ 


com'l   teacher  and  ppiiman.    Kuiiilli.n    ^^l^^  -i,,]i,i,ii  i 
text^:  good  health;  age  aS:  weight    i  ".  ■     In  IlIii    :,    ir 

11  In.;  unmarried.    Best  references      \'.  .mi, i.  i  ,r. 

salary  wlthgood  school  In  large  town      \il.|r.-,    ■  v   <  ■ 
D.."  care  Penman's  Art  Jodrsal. 

1AM  A  graduateof  a  bus.  coll.  and  Penn.  .State  Nc.r 
School  ^nd  have  hcen  professionally  trained  fiu 
of  Bachelor  of  the  Eiemeni.s. 
Literature,  book-keep.,  pen.. 
.., .  -i",  uui^uy.  civil  gov't,  music,  elocution. 
.\ge  •^5:  unmarried;  strong  references;  ready  any 
time;  moderate  salary.  Address  "  L.  S.  E.,"  care  Pe-h- 
MAS's  Art  Jochnal. 

I  A. II  A  graduate  of  a  good  high  school  and  literary 
coll.  and  have  had  ocf  viT.r'- t.j-hliic:  •  \|Mr).ii.  i- 
Can  leach  pen..  hook-k<'i-]>  .nirii  f..ur]  \>\\  ,|,.  ii 
geog.,  and  club  swlngliiK  i-..imiIi,ii'  vs  m,  ^.,.\\.  .-  -  w 
S  R..  B,  &  S.  texts.  HelKln.-,rr  'ii,.  ,,..,_-]a  ;-,7;i,. 
age  22;  unmarried;  gomt  r.  [iit'iii,--.  \'.  ..ni  \,u~.  •  ■-,, 
teaching  position.  Will  t.ik-  lnw  ~.iil,ir\  r'.iU  ^,ii( 
Ist.     Address"R.  A.  B.  "  care  PknmanV  Art  Jol^rnal' 

I  A  31  A  graduate  of  the  Zanerlan  Art  Coll.  and  good 
bus.  coll.,  and  have  had3yrs.  bus.  experience.  Can 
teach  plain  and *-^ • ■  -   ■ 


L  TEACHKIi    of 


VTEAt'IIER  .r-  yr< 
yrs.  teaching  cxperlct 
mal  coll.  tralnluk'.  Is  open 


Coll.    I  can  teach  pen,,  t 


nking  and  office 


«,  with 
hiding 


,  grammar,  spell.,  book- 
crlenrc.  Familiar  with 
■ifhr    inO;    height  6  ft. 


ZTeacbers  TKI^ante^. 


rpilK  ITMI  \N*^  AK'T 


I TTEACH- 


'YY'E  AUE  often  unable  to  present  desirable  can- 
didates for   positions   to   teach    commercial 
branches.   Send  for  our  Agency  manual. 

C.  A.  SCOTT  &  CO.. 

no  Tremont  St..  Boston, 

:ind    i6o   Uab.TsIi    \,,.,   Chicago. 
-yyE  \\   \N-i-  ......i.all 


hand   teacher 

man.      Address _ „„    

Boreau.  •^^>2  lirniiilwiiy,  New  York. 
iiA.-  Mur.    HI     ti   Ml,  mmI  und  typewriting  teacher 


1  shorthand 
,  New  York. 


'■  .  .N.  vv  York. 
>  [i..i<iiL'i'ti  of  penmanship, 
.iw  In   large  school.    Ad- 
.  Teachers'  Burbai;,  io'i 


keep.,  arlth.,  etc.    Familiar  with  W.  4  R.  and 
"— '-.  A«e2<;  married:  strong  references;  want 
salary:  ready  July  1st.   Address  "  M.  O.  H.,* 


i  .\BT  JOCBNAI.. 


n'l  teacher  wanted.    Ad- 

,    TKiCHBKS'    BUKEAU,  202 


I  Penman's   art  Journal 


public   school 
H  Art  Journal 


■  who  will  take  small  Interest  In  schfml  pre- 
r»  Art  Journal  TEACUBR8' Be- 


ting for  large  bus.  coll.    One  < 


s  address  PKNHA.t's  ART  Journal 


■   JODB-SAL   TEA<ri 


Shorthand.  One  who  can  teach  bookkeeping  or  pen- 
manship preferred,  and  If  capable  and  willing  to  do 
outside  hustling,  can  maUrrlally  Increase  the  salary. 


Address   Penman's  art  Joubsal  Teachers'  Bureau, 
"-1  Broadway,  New  York. 


■tf^^^^^AmnA^>  0^/>oAuaiaS 


57 


PE\N.— Te»ch*^  nf  NVw  lUpfd  Shorthand  waotPil- 

AddrMM    PIEWIIAX'PI    AWT   JOUKXAl,   TCACUUW'   BUREAl. 
i,ifi  Kmsdwsy.  New  York. 

PKNN. -Teacher  of  Kills  syRt^tn  and  arltluneUc 
w«nb!<l.  A«I(lr»iM  Pkiib*^'"  Ai.t  Joubjial  TeacheW 
BCREAl-.  2<'«.Hr»j«iIwiiy.  New  York. 

PKNN.  \V..i]t.-<l,  i;.«fl  penman,  tearher  ofrom'I 
brail'  t.  \'I(lre*»  Pkjijia^i'k  Art  Joi'i:- 

SAL  1  >  ■  ■   -  Broadway.  New  Vork. 

p^.^^.  "f   Hhorthand   and    com'l 

Ti.*'  I'l  '     '  i;('iudway.  Sew  York. 

PEW.  A  i.-a'hiT  "f  [M-nmannhlp  anl  commerelal 
hranehi<iie<>m|*eteat  CO  take  entire  chance  of  flchonl 
U  wanted  Itnineollarely.  Addreiw  Pekmax's  AhtJuik 
KAtTKAr-iiElW  Kt-BKAC.  2'-V  Hroailwny,  New  York. 

PRNN.-Wnnt«<l  u  tearher  of  Eclectic 
and  cnm'l  hrancheti.  AddreM  Pe^HAM'n  Ah 
Tkaciikkh'  RcrkaL*.  sou  Broadway.  Now  Yoi 

PEN'S. -Allroiindcom'l  teacher  wanted.  Addrexs 
pKKHAK'ft  Anr  J3t-RSALTEAcaBB8'  BCKEAi'.  802  Broad- 
way, New  Y-.rk. 

RIIOOK  |H^AM).-A(lr8t  class  all-round  pen- 
man anrl  teacher  of  penmanship,  arithmetic  and 
com'l  law  wanted  by  a  IcadlnR  bus.  col!.  Sept.  Int. 
AddreMo  Pk-cma.i's  ART  Jourhal  Tkacmkrm'  Bureau. 
202  Broadway.  New  York. 

WIKCOXHIN.  —  (Iraham    shorthand    and  type- 


HINMAN'S 
GROOVED    COPIES 


nKFoiiK  l^  Cyiy 


wrltlnK  teacher  wanted.    Lady.     Address   Pe<iha> 

Art  JOI'BRAL  TEACIIEIU'  liUKKAD. 

York. 

W  IP.— Wanted,  oll-rnund  com'l  teacher.    Address 

Pe«m*i«sArtJ(  -  -  

way  New  York, 

TEXAS.— Commercial  teacher 

PiNMAK-n  AUT  .lot  tINAL  TKArHKIts'  ( 

way.Ni'w  York. 


r  JOUBRAL  TEAC'HERa'  DUKKAl'.  202  Bfoad- 


,  2112  Br. 


£u9tne9d  (^pportuntttcd. 


"t"*"::!^ 


drawhiK,  etc,.  The  J<  _..   __         

I'oHHilily  you  have  a  pen.  Ink,  penholder  or  ^omethlnK 
of  the  kind  to  put  on  the  market.  You  may  want  a 
partner  for  noine  bUHlneiw  enterprise,  etc.  This  Is  the 
":)pnt  you  In  conmiuolcotlon  with  the  right 


he  niiiillor  tii  ndvaucc  (89)  the  nilverttncr 
will  III*  cnlhliMl  to  a  ihlid  iiiNvrllon  free,  ft 
desired. 

Foil  HAI*K.-The  ko.«I   will  ,....1  i.t,.f.-^  of  a  well 
advertised  and  wlilch  u  <   i  -■  i  .i  -- 1 1[  ihk  li-snonH. 
Copper  plate  engravInK  ,  H'    "     >    i       i    !■  ii m-i  sjn-iil 

III  adverilHluu  ;  Internail i:<..sMiiror 

sullInK:  confflcts  with  i.f.         ■  ■     vmht.    a 

KoodflilnK  for  a  huHtlltiK  i..i'.  i  u  .  i  \.|.im-.s  ■  WRIT- 
INO  LESSONS."  care  Penma>  s  aht  .Im  knai.. 

WJ.    KINSKRV.   ao2  Broadway,  New  York. 
•      writer    of    odvertlsemeutB    and    consulting 
accountant. 

Scbools  ffor  Sale. 


\v  vor  WISH  i 


tell  your  school,  > 
TiikJournai.')'\ 
liort  order  and 
ainmerclal  schcx 

will  place  what 


adv't  In  thetip  col' 
say  before  them. 

The  price  U  8',2..'SO  ench  i 


111  lor  In  ndv 


■  iiuld  1 
in  lie  (■ 


re  tfil.'J^  tfa 
third  Inm 


LMIANCE." 


Add  res; 


p  Pbkmak'k  Art  Journal. 

FOR    SALE.— Half  Interest  In  a  thriving  young 
school  In  a  kTowliig  town  nf  an.OOO  ixipuiatlon. 
No  debts.    IHkIi.-i  n-|.iu, ,      I-t,-„t I^•  no  oppo- 

Hltlou.      Good    s:i!n->     ■,s-in..l     I  loi,,    thr    .l:irr.       Rare 
opportunity   fi.i    ^    i:r,_    i ,  i  ,i  i,   ,,  i,.  i .    Reason 

•■'  ■!    I  111   I.N  Mj'l-i'.UTLTNlTY," 


for    sellliiK. 


FOK  -  V  I  I  .     \  n             ,!      ti,  ii  huRlness  college 
111  '  iiitiiibilAnta.  lu  one 

of  til.  Nil.      ,1  ,    .  ,1.      ' '""■""*>'''>y,®9^jppv{'' 

CHANcA^Van-'  I'Vin'man's   ARTJoritNAL.  ' 

ONE-IIAI.P  or  entire  Inter- 
est in  a   well  established 
huslQOBS  enlletro  in  ludlnna  for 

Well  ndvertlsod. 
tuntty  for  good  r 

VkNUAN'S  AUT  JOUR.XAL. 

FOR  SALE.-The  most  Ihor- 
oughlv  eiiulppvd  business 
t-olloge  In  New  Eugland.  Located 
In  afmauufacturluK city  of  00,000 
Inhabitants  and  luor  IS  smaller 


By  turning  a  crank  one's  hand  can  soon  make  o 
perfect  circle.  By  the  same  principle,  by  traclup  a 
grooved  letter  one's  hand  can  soon  make  u   ijcrfect 


QROOVED  C0PIE5  TRAIN  THE  HAND. 

alphalx-ts  of  capltal<^ 
'  rd-boar ' 


r>  line  heavy  card-board. 


By  plarliiK  a  rinliitiil  ir^ci-r  in  a  grooved  letter  ex- 
ercise, and  ninviiiK  tliruUKli  it  again  and  agoln.  the 
hand  Is  trained  to  the  eorrect  motion,  and  can  soon 
make  a  perfect  letter  with  the  eyes  shut. 

uick  way  to  good  penmanship  Is  to  ui4i- 

'      iL-;t«T  one  letter  at  a  time.    Bv 

,,i.,o„.a  the  teacher's  only  work 

iiii    rh,.  |.ye  and  band.    These 


grooveil  copii 


private  liuiiii   |u,»kUtr   \m11  bi.- sent  on  receipt  of  sixty 
:  ADDRESS: 

Prof.  A.  H.  HINMAN,  Worcester,  Mass. 


Buyant&Str^tton  MODERN 
Business  College 


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hand  for  practice  and  the  use  of  this  work 
the  acquiring;  of  a  distinct,  elegant  style  of 
writing  is  merely  the  question  of  a'short 
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plete and  systematically  prepared  work  of 
Its  kind  ever  published.  It  pays  to  get  the 
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Do  not  delay  in  sending  for  it. 

"  Modern  Writing  "  which  contains 
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will  be  sent  prepaid  to  any  address  upon 
receipt  of  the  price,  $2.00. 

Uemittniicrs  can  be    made  by  P.  O. 
Order.  Retr  sterwi  Letter  or  Kank  Draft 
on  New  York  or  IndinnujinUs  to 
THE  NATIONAL  Pl'B.    CO..       IndlanapnIIti,  Ind. 


SALARY 


ami  nin-it  •i.-lcct  iiudlence  Interested  In  thlORs  of  this 

Iclii  \  tint  It  <-  I  n,i|hU'  to  find.  Vou  may  have  some 
,1,  ,  I  11  1  .  ru  I.  (i;ind  that  you  want  to  turn  Into 
n ■  f'lr  sonietblnRyoucan  use.   Try  an 

I  iM  iM.,  .  ,-  >-2.,50  ench  iuserlion  f  or  nd«. 
nui  10  .s.«<.t  one  inch.  It  two  inaeriinnN 
be  nnid  lor  in  ndvanee  (85)  the  ndveitixer 
tvill  be  entitled  to  n  third  insertion  Tree,  it 
dcHircd. 
T  SQUARE  WANTED.-I  i 

.  prlCi 
of   the    Instrument.     "PEN   ARTIST. 
Penman'8  Art  Joubnai- 

FOK  SA  LE.-A  limited  number  of  C'ompemllums 
iif   v.Tfhfil   l>i>niii:iii>ihl|i  nt   y.'i  fciits  each — one- 

I..  :   ■■■    !■ I       ■!    f.TKet'u.     ZAN- 


,.-„,:   -V,,. 


dlllon"    Price   «*(.     "PENM.iM."   eare    Fii.\MAN'i   Art 
Journal. 


Scbool  ffurntture  an&  Suppltes 
Ifor  Sale  or  Ejcbange. 

A  RR  YOT'  piiltltiR  In  new  furniture,  and  would 


mu>  l..ut.-i  "iKit  .u.  ^.t  I  icr  school  Would  like.  They 
may  tra*H'  ymi  sonuthlng  you  need  for  them,  or  may 
pay  cash.  An  adv't  In  The  Jodrnai/s  wont  col- 
umnH  may  save  you  hundreds  of  dollars.  The  Journal 


^OK  KALR  OR  EXCIIANGE.-One  Edtnon 
^  Mlnu-oifnii'li  nu-wi  No.  18.  for  use  with  type- 
riter.  Win  "til  -t  ■■,  i.,n.'riln.  Or  exchanRe  for  ehlro- 
■aphl.' iniii  I  ,|.i,  N..  i;  Also.  one.Slniplex  Printer 
r  ^jili  1m    taken  from  tiie  original. 

A.   l;i:  ^■  ■!  '  .  Ho. 

701t  >*l,i.     I  I- 'II  I  II  i;f  tallies  In  good  condition 


be  paid  for  in  advance '(S3>  the    ndvertiMer 
will  be  entitled  to  a  third  inBertioii  free,  it 


CHOOli     FURMTTRE    WANTKD.-Who 

e  good  hardwood  tables.  3!^  t 


._     has  a  dozen 

4  ft,  looK,  with  larpe  drowers  suitable  for  bookkeep- 
ing, to  sell  cheap,  or  to  exchange  for  nlc"  ' 
cherry  desks,  2<j  Inches  wide,  with  llftlni 


1  cheap,  or  to  exchange  for  nice,  nearly 

^  .„sks,  2<J  Inches  wide,  with  lifting  lid  and  iron 

frame?    Address  PLAINFIELD  BUSINESS  COLLEGE 


Plalnfleld.  N. . 


each.    Will  be  sold  very  low.    Address  MEHAN  ft  Mc- 
CAULEY.  Des  Moines.  Iowa. 

FOR  SALE.— Two  Natlonol  typowrltera,  as  good 
as  new;  one  used  one  year  and  the  other  eight 
months.     Price,  for  one.  S2ft;  for  the  two,  *40.    Ad- 


W 


mamcs  TMHantcJ). 


r  New  York  or  Ponn- 
UldieBS  ItuCUESTEU  BUSINESS  UNIVER- 


^Ti,  Rochester.  N.  Y. 


I  butilue48"C.  U.,' 


cRan'Se,' 


Pk!(Han*8  Art 
—  .\    Mourlshlng 


t  win  not  refus. 
'Qutrcd.     Address  "  M.  L.   C.,' 


PCNHAN'8  Aht  Jou 
t^^^i^A  CASH  will  buy 
OOIHF    a     well     (wtablltdied 
Tuition  n-wtpta  Janunrv.  ncxrlv  ?4( 
rvpniat  on.    Lt^ioaie^l  In  a  cllv  ofn  e 
latlou.    A  spiendlil  chance  tor  vonr 
Address  "  yaoo  CASH,"  care  Pk.<iian 

JFor  Sale  or  XCra&e. 

HAVE    YOI"  some  rare  works  on  penmanship, 
»ome  %*aluabte  pen  specimcuft,  s«ime  penntan^s 
^uppllea.  or  anjthing  that  you  want  to  sell  or  trade 


II  with  pu»h. 


W  so,  an  adv't 


'  pen  specimcuft,  ! 
_^_g  that  you  want  to 
n  thlH  cotumn  will  talk  i 


penntan 
the  lOTKest 


THE  PEN.MANS  LEISURE  HOUR.     A  FEW  DASHY  STROKES  BY  THAT  SKILLFUL  ARTIST.  W.  E.  DENNIS.  357  FULTON  STREET,  BROOKLYN,  N.  Y. 


'•-yaimoA^  QTtit  ClXut/utC> 


58 

Supplies   For    Penmen,    Artists    and    Schools. 

\¥/K  HAVE  received  mo  many  calls  for  supplies  for  penmen,  artists  and  schools  that  we  have  decided  to  furnish  these  goods  to  Journ.vl  readers  and  their  friends.     Our 
office  iM  ri^jht  in  the  heart  of  the  paper  dealers',  pen  manafactarers*.  artist  material  dealers'  and  school  furnishers'  district  in  New  York  and  we  have  exceptional 
oppfjrt unities  to  Helect  the  >>est  gr)ods,  which  we  shall  furnish  at  lowest  New  York  prices. 

HOW  TO  ORDER.    Send  money  by  P.O.  Money  or  Ex|>ress  Money  Order,  Registered  Letter  or  Bank  Draft.    Stamps  taken,  but  are  at  risk  of  remitter.    SiaU  w:j)[(ci(iy  what  is  wantcil 
and  whether  to  be  sent  by  mall  or  express     <»oods  can  be  sent  by  e.T press  only  unless  a  mailio?  price  isg^ircn.    Inks  and  other  liquids  are  mailed  In  a  patent  ease  (approved  by  the  P.  O.  Dep't). 

prc39  office,  express  company  and  State  very  plainly.     Xo  accounts  opened,  no  goods  sent  CO.  D.  unless  asubstantial  remittance  on  account 
ust  accompany  the  order. 

CUT    CARDS.     (By  express  only.) 

make  the  description  plainer.    Th»  aizo,  welKht  and  price  Indicate  very  closely  the  qutlHy.    The  scale  of  sliea  shown  herewith  will  aid  In  ordering. 
your  ink  and  our  time  asking  us  to  mail  you  25  cards  from  a  lot  sfclltng  a"  *"         *" -    "- "     * "'^ '"  *• — '"  "' 


Which  prevents  breakHRc-    Write  name,  post  office, 
(not  lca»  than  $3)  accompany iniar  the  order.    Money 


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26 


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AND  AT   PROPORTIONATE   RATES. 


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■'  flS.  KrlBtoi  Hoard,  88  x  88.  per  Mhcot.  , 

"  oa.  Frencli  Drlstoi  Hoard,  84  xX4,  perslici  [ 

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..By  sheet.  10.40.    By  doz.,  $4.f 


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(BY   5IAIL.) 

1.    ItLACK.    No.  l.Hnrd:Nn.  8.  Moaiuni:No.  a.Soft 

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Esppolally  fine,  for  penincn 
•iiiely  boiiiul,  large  albuniH  i 
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No.  8381.  Either  American.  Rh8i 
Senl.  0«  X  8»^  In.,  128  pages,. 


BOOKS,    Etc. 

lip.  ■ipcm-rr  Itr.is.  <mullt    $1.00 

.  <-ompl«'lt<  in  I'iKht  partH.  per  part iniaili        hu 

.  bound  voiupleie (math     7'50 

oomoaprplai  anil  shbrthaml  and   typewHtingpubllcatldns 'supplied  "at 

BRUSHES. 


QUALITY.     (Slie2Si281n.) 

^11 

No. 

21 

Ho. 
28 

No. 

No, 
27 

No.      No.   1  No. 
8         28   j    20 

No.     sl 
30   ,5| 

P. 

Berkshire  Bristol,  Wblte,  XXX 

•■      xxxx 

■•      xxxxx 

Pbo-liU  Bristol,  White.  XXS 

"       XXXX 

••       XXXXX 

8I).7S 
JIl.SO 
1IO.86 

♦O.SO 
lll.UO 
ll.OI) 

.^0 
.88 
.SS 

.ea 

.08 
.00 

.02 
.04 
.08 

.00 

.00 

.64 

.00 
.08 

.00 
.05 
.60 

.58 
.00 
.00 

.62 
.08 
.73 

.60       .64       .09 
.04  '     .68  ,    .74 
.70       .73  1    .78 

.00      .70      .70 
.73       .77  1    .88 
.78      .82  1    .89 

.76 
.8) 
.80 

.80 
.05 
1.05. 

.95 

.90 
1,00 
1,08 

Tradesmen's  Bristol,  White,  XXX 

•       XXXX 

"       XXXXX 

Sl.no 

iSl.SO 

ii.io 

.75 

.77 

.71 
.78 
.80 

.77 
.80 

.80 
.88 
.07 

.87      .91  1     .00    1.10 
.90     1. 01     1.10    1.80 
1.03    1.10  '  1.20    1.30 

1.10 
1.H6 
1.47 

Bartlett  Bristol,  White,  XXX 

"       XXXX 

ll.SO 
11.40 

;li.76 

.70 
.77 
.80 

.78 
.80 
.90 

.85 
.91 
.99 

.88 
.97 
1.05 

.96  '  1.01    1.10    1.30 
1.03  1  1.10  1  1.80    1.39 
1.13    1.89    1.30  1  1.03 

1.61 

Crane's  Bristol.  White  and  Cream,  XXX  . . 

XXXX. 

XXXXX 

S3.no 
S3.6n 

.90 
.08 

lUo 

1.00 
1.08 
1.15 

.00 
1.00 

1.04 
1.14 
1.21 

.60 
1.62 

1.10 
1.22 
1.30 

.68 
1.78 

1.18    1.24    1.30 
1.30    1.38     1.54 
1.42    1.00     1.00 

.73      .77  1    .83 
1.88    2.00  [  2.20 

1.58 
1.78 
1.90 

.90 

8.60 

1.06 
1.87 
8.08 

1.00 
2.74 

Excelsior  Bristol,  White  and  Colored,  XX 

s:.«o 
M.nn 

100 
2.16 

1.80 
2.31 

l.';2 
2.43 

1.88 
2.69 

1.98    2.10  1  2.30 
2.76  .  2.01  1  3.23 

2.70 

sheuts  82  X  as  in.    XX  r 


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SHOW    CARDS  (For  Lettering  Signs,  etc.) 

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ck  Cards,  per  100 (nittlll 

•■     lOilO express    8 

CARD  CASES^I^  various  styles  and  at  all  prices. 


COLLEGE    CURRENCY 

b.-iiik  nnte  p:iper  is  kept  In  s 
re:   I's,  .Vs.  10s.! 
tions  of  1'8.  2'H,  5'8.  lO's,  80'8.  OO's.  lOO's,  OOO's  and  l.OOO'a,  which  a 

are  proportioned  so     -  -      -  •--  ■■  ■■  ■         " 

dollar  c 

The,      .  .         _        .  .      _ _._  .      , 

strated  to  best  meet  the  demands  anl  ■    u*  ■  nn  n  1   ir.  Iumim    -  [f  i   '  i'        ^\'*'  cannot  furriiah  the  Scrip  in  other 

'  of  genuine  currency  is  made  a 
to  severe  penalties.  Our  currency 
i  upon  application. 

Fractional  Currency,  per  sheet,  (10  notes)  :i  x  3>i  lu."By  c-x'press Jil.as 

(15      "    )  ■*  *• 15 

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inations  are  :   I's,  fl's.  10s.  25  a 
proportioned  i 

The  proportion  In  which  the  dtffert 
_.  ited  to  best  mei 
proportions  than  t 

The  use  of  coll 
serious  offense  by  t 

Fractloi 
Dollar 


I'RM  E. 


■  return  of  mall  or  expre'i.i.  The  fraction 
jportlons  :  the  bills  are  in  the  deuomlua- 
3  printed  on  sheets  of  15  bills  each.  They 
me  each  of  the  80,  50,  100,  500  and  1,000 

Is  that  which  Ions  experience  his  demon- 


unh  1 


COLORS,    WATER. 

e.l  In  up-todate  deiintiing.  eni^rosaing  anil  pen  and  brush 


have  all  colors  in  list  No.  I.  while 


iged  these  colors  in  two  sets.  No.  I  and  Na.V."  It  Is  ue 
those  In  list  No.  8  will  be  found  very  useful. 

WIN8aa  &,    NSWTON'H    COLORS    IN    HALF    PANS    AND    0AKE4. 
SET    No.  1. 

Antwerp  Blue (Mail.) 15e.  ,  Lamp  Black         (ilall  > 


Carmine 

Cobalt  Blue 
Chinese  WhI 
Deep  Violet 
Hooker's  C.i 
Indian  Red 


White. . 


.  flOc.  '  Lemon  'Yellow 
I  Payne's  irrcv 
VermiliOM 
Vandyke  1  _ 
Yellow  Cthre 


Burnt  Sienna. 
Brown  Maddet 
Cadniluni  Yeli 
French  Blue.. 
Indian  Tellow 


H  \*  dimcnlt  to  send  sUiKle  brunheit  by  i 


iViUK  t 


I'  liruHh,  Bi-.  for  H  brushes,  8c.  for  a  dozen,  to  pay  posture. 
CAMKL    IIAIK    IIKUSHE^  (for  Wash  Drawing  or  Water  Color  Painting) 


Red  Wooflo 


IlaiiillcN,  nivlnl  Fer 
No.  4>^8».    Ciimfl  Hair  Br 

Kach  I0o..doi.    $( 


liability  of  handles  breaklns.    Afld  3c.  to  price  for 
III  Blnt-k  and 

111  Hnndlen  Nor.  1  to  ]«.  1  ^^i- 

'< Eachl.ic.doz.,    $0.90     B'l 


-I'!,  hy  express,  $8  00 
SET  No.  ',{. 
...Ific.  ;  Rose  Madder 
..  80c.  Scarlet  Lake 
...  8Ac.  I  Sepia... 
. .  8O0.  !  Warm  Si  pla 
. .  30c.  ' 

xpress,  $8.50. 


80c. 


Full  Set,  by  e 

Both  Sets  by  express $4.25. 

For  PENS  fWrltlnK.LetterlnK,  DrawIncSocnnpr-kcn.  <>tc,).  MQI'fO  INKS,  rtc  .  hpp  pa^o  1ki,  AuffUsf 

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(See  InslrucUoDs  about  postage  above.) 
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IKC. 

18c.. 
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2438    CRYSTAL    ATE,    BALTIMORE,     MD. 
No.  4. 

33.  The  trend  of  the  work  before  this  has  been  to 
develop  the  movement  from  left  to  right  and  to  cul- 
tivate the  forms  of  the  one  space  and  semi-extended 
letters.  This  month  we  will  give  special  attention 
to  the  loop  letters  above  the  line.  To  make  this 
i^roup  of  letters  easily  necessitates  the  use  of  a 
movement  not  used  very  much  in  the  previous  les- 
sons. It  may  be  distinguished  as  the  "hinge 
action."  The  hand  move.s  from  you  and  is  drawn 
toward  you,  causing  a  movement  at  the  elbow 
nitnilar  to  that  of  a  binge  opening  and  closing,  Bf* 
sure  that  you  have  the  relative  positions  of  arm  and 
paper  as  suggested  in  a  former  lesson.  This  is  im- 
portant. 

Thv   Btiifff  Action. 

an.  The  object  of  No.  1  is  to  develop  the  hinge 
action.  Move  the  hand  from  you  and  draw  it  to- 
irnrd  you  and  repeat  it  rapidly.  If  your  position 
is  correct  you  can  cover  two  ruled  spaces  on  the 
inper  and  move  half  across  the  page  without  stop- 
ping. As  the  loop  is  made  of  a  curve  line  and  a 
straiglit  line,  it  is  well  to  practice  both  before  tak- 
iu;^  up  the  loop.  Therefore,  make  a  full  line  of  the 
■straight  line  exercise,  then  go  over  it  with  the  cir- 
cular exercise.     Watch  the  position  constantly. 

tfoir  a   Loop  Is  Made. 

34-.  In  No.  3  we  join  the  curved  up  stroke  and 
straight  down  stroke  forming  the  loop.  The  lines 
are  joined  by  a  short  turn  at  the  top  and  should 
cross  at  one-third  its  height.  The  height  of  the 
crossing  is  regulated  by  the  curvature  of  up  strokes 
--the  less  it  curves  the  closer  the  curve  will  be  to 
the  top.  and  xnce  versa.  While  it  is  true  that  the 
loop  may  be  made  entirely  with  arm  action,  the 
most  accurate  loops  are  made  by  cultivating  a  slight 
finger  action  in  making  the  turn  at  the  top.  Make 
it  carefully,  aiming  to  get  slant,  crossing  of  loop 
and  height  uniform.  Make  fall  lines  of  it,  like 
No.  C. 


CRtTJf'lSMS. 

J.  H.  T..  Horse  Creek,  Ala.— What  yon  sent  is  cood.  except 

the  work  oft  the  small  o.    They  should  be  round  and  closed 

top  with  a  slight  pressure  of  the  pen.  as  you  would  i 


Penholding;    And  How  I  Teach  It. 


Tin- 


'/!.' 


35.  When  you  can  make  loops  quite  eiisily,  add 
the  last  stroke  of  m  or  n,  and  you  have  the  h.  The 
t-»udency  is  to  make  a  point  at  the  top  of  the  finish- 
ing part  of  h.  where  it  should  be  a  turn.  The  cross- 
ing of  the  loop  should  be  the  same  height  as  the  n 
part  of /j.  It  is  well  to  drill  on  «,  as  in  February 
lesson,  before  working  on  the  k. 

The  "k.» 

36.  Make  A-  same  as  h.  except  the  finishing  part, 
which  you  will  please  study  carefully.  Tlie  first 
style  is  made  without  lifting  the  pen:  the  second  by 
lifting  the  pen,  but  can  be  made  quite  as  rapidly  as 
the  first. 

The    "ft." 

37.  The  his  a  combination  of  the  loop  and  last 
part  of  r.  Before  working  on  the  b  you  should 
work  a  while  on  the  i\  as  in  February  lesson.  I  have 
fiiund  it  a  good  plan  to  work  on  each  letter  as  indi- 
cated in  No  7.  Begin  with  a  fairly  large  form 
and  gradually  reduce  them,  finishing  with  a  small 
fitrm.  Moke  wh"le  liuea  and  pages  of  each  letter, 
as  in  No.  6.  There  is  a  pleasing  appearance  in 
the  repetition  of  a  letter  that  is  fascinating  to  the 
pupil.  Take  specimen  biwk  and  make  a  page  of 
each  letter.  Do  your  very  best.  Make  short  loops. 
Always  leave  a  little  space  between  the  top  of  loops 
and  the  line  above.  Make  a  page  of  each  word  given 
in  lesson. 


finishing  last  part  of  w  or  r.  Your  movement  is  Kood.  Spe- 
cial care  in  the  formation  of  individual  letters  will  make  you 
a  beautiful  writer. 

G.  W.  B.,  Onancock.— Your  work  is  very  strong.  I  admire 
it.  Study  the  parts  of  letters  carefully,  especially  last  part 
of  m  and  n.  which  should  be  round  at  top.  Don't  let  line  be 
tween  letters  sag  downward  so  much.  Make  each  line  or 
word  look  as  if  it  had  been  stretched  after  you  wrote  it. 

Mamie,  Onanco  ;k.— Your  work  is  very  neat.  1  am  anxious 
to  see  yijur  best  work  on  March  lesson. 

M.  B.  R.,  Cross  Creek,  Pa.;  T.  H.  R.,  Monlton.  Ala.— All 
Kood  except  o,  x.  s  and  a.  See  instructions  for  o  under  J.  H. 
T.  Make  x  without  lifting  pen.  Make  first  part  like  first 
part  of  71 ;  retrace  to  top,  tlien  drop  down  the  line  again  to 


KAN. 

things  must  be  observed. 


1  stroke  that  forn 
R.  M.  R..  Annex,  Va.— You  i 


nk  is  a  little  pale. 


good  writer.  Suggest 
that  you  round  the  bottom  of  your  a's.  Read  M.  B.  R.  for 
the  way  to  make  x  in  business  writing. 


S.   B.   FAHNESTOCK, 

If  yon  wish  to  succeed,  a  fe 
In  the  illustration  we  wish  to  call  your  attention  first  to 
the  thumb,  as  its  iuflneuce  upon  the  hand  position  plays 
sach  an  important  part  iu  peuholdiug,  and  its  position  to 
the  fingers  should  be  carefully  observed. 

You  will  see  from  the  cut  that  we  have  our  thumb  just 
a  little  higher  thau  most  punmeu,  and  by  close  observa- 
tion in  class  room  we  find  three-fourths  of  our  students, 
especially  those  that  are  the  best  writers,  hold  the  thumb 
either  opposite  the  first  joint  of  the  first  finger  or  a  little 
higher. 

You  will  also  observe  that  the  ball  of  the  thumb  presses 
against  the  holder  and  is  a  trifle  above  first  joint  of  fore- 
finger.    The  fii"st  finger  is  gently  curved. 

Second  finger  not  at  side  of  holder,  but  let  the  holder 
cross  at  root  of  nail. 


BY  C.  C.  LISTER,  ACCOMPANYING  HIS  LESSON  IN  RAPID  BUSINtSS   WRITING. 


W.  C.  G  ,  Detroit.— About  75  per  cent.  Send  me  your  best 
on  January  lesson. 

J.  E.  OB,  Biston:  P.  H.  H..  Fairwaather.— Good  work. 
You  don't  get  quite  ttie  right  "  kink  "  on  the  line  between 


shade  nor  flourish. 

E.  H.  C,  Ebensburg.— If  you  used  finger  movement  before 
.lanuary  your  improvemeat  is  remarkable.  Read  under  W. 
B.  B.,  Elk  City. 

Electricity.— Received  your  letter.  Show  me  what  you 
can  do  on  the  January  lesson. 

O.  R..  Le  Mars,  la.— Your  work  is  pretty  good,  but  you 
need  several  doses  of  February  lesson  yet.  your  Ink  is 
'■  muddy."  Get  in  a  good  quiet  place  and  read  the  February 
lesson  thoughtfully,  then  get  first-class  material  (ruled  paper 
is  better  than  unruled),  and  fix  your  eye  on  my  i  and  slide 
off  a  page  or  two.  crossing  both  ways.  Then  take  the  u,  etc., 
going  over  the  lesson. 

H.  E.,  Canton.— Make  the  line  you  mention  with  one  con- 
tinuous sweep.  Make  at  least  five  letters  with  one  con- 
tinuous motion.  Read  nnder  J.  E.  O'B,  relative  to  your  v's 
and  tc'R.  Make  down  strokes  in  ni's  and  n's  same  slant,  and 
avoid  making  last  part  pointed  at  top. 

R.  E.  T.,  Wilmington.— Year  m'a  and  h's  are  pretty  good, 
but  the  other  letters  given  in  February  lesson  are  not  ac- 
curate enouch.  Your  x's,  r's.  e's.  a's  and  s's  need  special 
attention.     Your  ink  is  too  pale. 

L.  H.,  Estherville.— Am  glad  yon  are  going  at  my  lessons 
in  earnest.  WTiat  you  sent  is  O.  K.  Send  me  the  best  you 
can  do  on  the  whole  lesson. 

J.  K.  S.,  Taylor's.  Id.— Your  work  is  free  and  strong.  You 
have  a  tendency  to  make  your  letters  too  wide— m's,  it's  and 
u's,  for  illustration.  Last  part  of  m  and  n  too  pointed  at  top. 
Better  ink  and  paper  would  improve  the  appearance  of  your 
work  very  much. 


N'ever  separate  second  and  third  fingers  nor  use  whole 
arm  movement,  in  the  manner  of  some  good  penman. 

The  holder  should  be  held  a  little  back  of  the  knuckle. 
Ordinarly  let  no  part  of  the  hand  or  wiTst,  except  the 
fourth  finger,  touch  the  paper. 

The  little  finger  should  glide  freely  on  the  side  between 
joint  and  nail.  Bring  the  holder  over  to  the  left  so  that 
it  points  nearly  over  the  right  shoulder. 

The  finders  should  be  curved  and  the  thumb  iv ell  bent. 
Do  not  separate  any  of  the  fingers. 

Strengthen  the  Jingers  and  hold  fhe  pen  firmly. 

If  you  wish  a  free  movement  extend  the  elbow  jjiint 


PENHOLDING.— BY  S.  B.  FAHNtSlOCK. 

over  the  edge  of  the  table;  otherwise  if  you  wish  more 
control  and  not  so  much  movement,  rest  the  arm  on  the 
table. 

Do  not  be  hasty  in  condemning  any  of  the  above  points 
until  you  have  given  them  a  fair  test.  Trying  a  point 
one  or  two  months  is  no  fair  test. 

There  is  need  of  showing  pupils  exactly  how  as  well  as 
whnt  to  do. 

Progress  in  penmanship  is  made  by  hard  work,  and 
-not  by  talking. 


66 


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As  there  seems  to  be  some  diversity  of  opinion  as 
to  what  conititutes  "good"  writing,  as  well  as 
how  to  acquire  it,  The  Journal  has  asked  the 
opinions  of  fifty  prominent  penmen  and  teachers. 
These  have  been  collected  and  will  be  published 
from  month  to  month. 

The  following  questions  were  asked  of  each  one: 

1.  io)  Whot  do  you  contiider  thopsscntiala  of  a  good  hand 
writinic  T    (Naino  tbem  in  tlie  ordor  of  importonce.) 

ilt)  Name,  in  what  you  consider  the  order  of  importance, 
the  esHonlial  teaching  i)olnt9  to  keep  in  mind  to  produce  a 
good  handwriting.    <  Aspo«i7ion.  speed,  movement,  etc.) 

2.  Gi%'e  your  definition  of  muscular  or  forearm  movement. 

3.  Name  and  give  reasons  for  the  best  position  of: 
(n)  Body 

(b)  Hand  and  pen. 

4.  N>4me  the  best  movement  and  give  your  reasons. 

Respectfully. 

Penma.n's  Art  Journal. 


i:tnrl„nuH-i 


»or  Aflvocntet 
nent  Appyent 


•ship. 


I.  (a)  Plainness,  legibility,  rapidity  nnd  beauty,  (b)  Ist. 
Position  of  body,  arms  and  hands.  2d.  Pen  holding.  3d. 
Form.  4th.  Slant.  .'>th.  Spacing.  IJth.  Shading.  7th. 
Movement  (tinger  movement  for  the  tirst  four  years  of 
PubHc  School  life,  or  until  good  forms  have  been  estab- 
lished and  muscles  of  forearm  have  developed) .  After  the 
fourth  year  in  Public  School  Muscular  Movement  should 
be  taugiit. 

'i.  Muscular  or  forearm  movement  is  the  motion  pro- 
duced by  rocking  the  forearm  upou  the  muscles  of  the 
part  of  the  arm  between  the  elbow  and  wrist  and  resting 
upon  the  tal)le  or  desk. 

M.  Tho  position  of  the  body  at  the  desk  in  Public  Schools 
depends  upou  size  and  shape  of  both  desk  and  writing 
material.  When  desks  are  narrow,  have  high  backs  pro- 
jecting in  front  of  them  and  where  they  are  placed  tco 
near  together,  the  right  side  or  right  oblique  position 
oflors  greatest  room  with  least  annoyance  to  pupils  and 
teachers,  but  where  tables  or  wide  desks  are  used  the  front 
or  slightl.v  right  oblique  position  is  good. 

(a)  B(.dy  should  be  nearly  erect,  bending  slightly  at  hips, 
(b)  Hand  should  rest  ou  finger  nails  of  third  and  fourth 
fingers  and  pen  should  point  at  right  shoulder.  Left  side 
«/  Jieil  should  hr  higher  than  riijM  .tiVic  to  insure ./iiie 
liiii-.s  and  PROPER  SHADES.    4.  Answered  in  rth  part  of  (b) 

in  1st.  H.   CUAMPLIN, 

Supt.  Writing  Public  Schools,  Cincmnati,  Ohio. 


I  tlie    AiUho 


«/    .stlv<ir,  «iii 
f'opfi-Jiooti 


■dell   ,t-    <; 


.S**r(fl«  of 


1.  (a)  Legibility,  speed,  uniformity,  (b)  Position,  pen- 
holding,  movement,  form. 

2.  The  forearm  or  musciUar  movement  is  a  free  back- 
ward and  forward  motion  of  the  flesh  of  the  forearm, 
and  is  used  for  carrying  the  hand  across  the  paper. 

:i.  (a)  Front  position,  sit  upright  close  to  the  desk,  yet 
not  leaning  against  it,  both  feet  resting  squarely  on  "the 
floor  ;  tlie  left  hand  holding  the  pn)ier.  The  pen  should 
be  held  light,  (b)  Tlie  fingers  and  thumb  should  be 
slightly  bent,  the  first  finger  on  top  of  bolder  about  one 
inch  from  point  of  pen  ;  the  end  of  thumb  on  holder  op- 
po.site  first  joint  of  second  finger.  The  second  finger 
should  drop  a  little  to  right  of  holder,  so  that  the  holder 
vrill  pass  opposite  root  of  finger  nnil.  Rest  upon  nails  of 
third  and  fourth  fingers,  and  separate  these  fingers  from 
the  others  at  first  joint  of  second  finger.  Do  not  rest  upon 
the  wrist  or  side  of  the  hand.  The  holder  should  point 
over  the  right  shoulder,  both  points  of  the  pen  touching 
squarely  the  piipor. 
4.  Forearm.  D.  H.  Farley, 

Teacher  of  Penmanship,  State  Normal  School,  Trenton 
N.  .1. 

Tltf  Er-fffldenl  of  the   iriwfci-li  fenmen's  AMoelallon 
Spraks  Rlghl  to  lilt  Foliit. 

I.  (a)  Legibility,  Movement. 

(b)  Position,  Movement,  the  foundations  of  speed. 

3.  The  action  of  the  arm  upon  the  muscles  near  the 
elbow,  in  and  out  of  the  sleeve  for  height  and  length  of 
letters,  and  to  the  right  for  spacing  of  letters,  words, 
sentence*. 

3.  (a)  Front,  gives  best  chance  tor  good  results,  and  is 
healthful. 

(b)  Upright,  gives  best  chance  for  freedom  and  gainmg 
control. 

4.  Muscular  movement,  so-called,  with  a  little  help 
from  the  fingers,  esjiecially  on  loop  and  stem  letters. 

W.  F.  GiEssEsiAX,  O.  C,  C.  Coll..  Des  Moines.  Iowa" 


Business  Writing  Teachers'  Open  Court. 


BY  J.  F.  BARNHART.  BURDETTS  BUS.  COLL..  BOSTON,  MASS 


BY  C.  E    DONER,  ZANERIAN  ART  COLL.,  COLUMBUS.  O 


BY  F.  E.  REPPERT,  WICHITA,   KANS.,  COML^COLL. 
BY  J.  C.  BOWSER,  MODERN  COM'L  COLL.,  ERIE,  PA, 


BY  A..  h.;davenport,  D0VER,',.N.  J.."BUS.JC0LL. 


C^^a^iJ ^  ^ ^^-i^/^Ay _ 


^^^ 


BY  C.  W.  RANSOM,  MARYLAND  BUS.  COLL..  BALTIMORE,  .MD. 


sQ^tCCL^uaiaS 


67 


Practical    Hints    on   Teaching    Vertical 
Wridng. 

Bv  n.  HOUSTON,  HrpEfivison  of  writing,  sagisaw, 

EAST  side,  MICH. 
Chanjj  Stt/fe  of  Lettern  at  IfeU  as  Stant. 
lo  chiasm;?  from  slaatiog  to  vertical  writing  one  of  the 
flrit  tea  leasiea  i•^  to  write  the  olJ  style  of  letters  in  a  ver- 
ti  T  il  p  HI  sioa.  Tai-t  m  I'fus  aa  un^Vinly  hand,  and  must  be 
written  with  a  slow  up  and  down  motion.  Cat  the  let- 
tar  j  djwn  In  heig  it.  aid  soma  to  tbe  width  and  broaden 
th3  tarns.  It  can  then  be  written  with  a  free  rotary 
m^vemant. 

How  to  Atfotd  Rackhand. 

Siaijihive  conleoiael  vertical  writing,  saying  it  was 
not  eisy  for  papiU  to  learn,  and  that  in  trying  to  write  it 
thsy  wjald  more  often  write  a  backhand.  If  pupils  are 
given  writing  lessons  with  little  or  no  other  instructions, 
thin  admonition?  to  write  straight;  or,  in  other  words,  if 
toi^hari  do  not  thjronghly  unJerntand  teaching  it,  good 
results  cannot  ba  expected.  Most  words  be^in  with  an 
upward  stro!(e  an3  children  will  endeavor  to  place  this  in 


m\x. 


BY     HARRY 


a.  vorticul  position  as  in  Fig.  1.  Tlie  downward  stroke 
mj^t  tliea  necessarily  slant  to  the  left.  It  is  evident  that 
nsthia?  but  a  buclthand  letter  can  be  made  from  this  up. 
war.!  stroke.  The  same  la  true  when  words  bagin  with 
a  left  curve  as  in  Fig.  8.  The  upward  strokes  should 
slant  a  little  to  the  right,  enough  to  admit  of  the  down- 
w.ird  strokes  bein,-?  made  vertical.  If  the  child  la  shown 
t'iit  tho  upward  strokes  govern  almost  entirely  the  slant 
of  the  writing  he  will  have  no  trouble  in  writing  a  ver- 
tical hand.  The  main  and  connective  strokes  in  the  ver- 
tied  must  be  made  at  different  angles,  the  same  as  in 
slanting  writing. 

rosttion. 

Another  thing  which  determines  the  slant  to  quite  an 
extoat  is  the  position  of  hanJ  and  arms.  We  believe  the 
froat  position  the  best,  with  from  half  to  two-thirds  of 
tho  forearms  on  the  desk.  Hold  the  penholder  with  first 
two  flayers  and  thumb  as  in  slanting  writing,  but  instead 
of  restinj  the  hand  on  the  nails  of  the  third  and  fourth 
fingers,  we  turn  thesa  under  a  little  more,  turning  tho 
haul  a  little  to  the  right.  This  gives  the  hand  a  better 
an:l  8tea,1ier  position,  aad  permits  one  to  see  the  point  of 
the  pen  whoa  writing.  The  hand  does  not  tire  easily, 
anil  heuce  there  is  not  the  tendency  to  turn  it  over  to  the 
right  uutil  the  side  of  the  piUm  touches  the  desk.  Not  a 
tew  of  us  have  baen  guilty  of  putting  buttons,  etc..  on  the 
wris'^s  to  force  if  posisible  the  pres.ribed  position  for  slant- 
in?  writing,  but  it  has  been  so  dilfi;ult  to  get.  and  so  little 
usji  that  we  b^'lieve  it  to  be  an  extreme  position,  suited 
host  for  making  the  many  shade.l  strokes  in  the  writing 
of  twenty-flve  years  ago.  With  the  position  which  we 
advocate,  we  believe  the  vertical  is  by  far  the  easiest  to 
exo-tto.  anil  as  wo  said  above  that  the  position  of  the 
hand  affects  the  slant  to  quite  an  extent,  the  turnin"  of 
the  hand  over  to  the  right  on  the  side  has  a  lenr:eacy  to 
produce  a  backhand.  A  simple  experiment  to  illustrate 
this  :  Have  pupils  assume  the  position  we  have  described 
for  vertical  wriliog,  turning  the  hand  to  the  right  until  it 
is  about  half  way  between  where  it  would  be  if  the  pen 
pointed  over  the  shoulder,  and  when  the  hand  is  turned 
to  tho  extreme  right.  Have  them,  without  looking  at 
their  hands,  bend  and  straighten  their  fingers,  bringing 
the  hand  closer  to  the  paper  until  the  pencil  touches  the 
paper  and  records  the  direction  of  the  movement.  Turn 
the  hand  further  to  the  right  and  try  the  same,  and  see  if 
the  results  do  not  correspond  to  Figs.  .3  and  4  respectively. 

.Voir  III  Mi(. 

It  is  a  much  disputed  and  quite  an  unsettled  question 
as  to  what  movement  or  movements  are  best  suited  for 
the  different  grades.  This  question,  no  doubt,  is  asked 
more  often  than  any  other  by  those  who  expect  to  'each 
it.  Nearly  all  the  teachens  of  wiiting  in  the  public 
schools  agree  that  the  combined  finger  and  forearm 
movement  is  the  best,  but  how  to  get  it  and  just  when  to 
begin  the  muscular  movement  are  mote  troublesome 
questions.  Many  believe  tbat  the  pure  muscular  move- 
nu"nt  should  be  thoroughly  taught  and  that  enough 
finger  movement  will  be  used  without  saying  anything 
aboattt.  Indeed,  there  will  be.  It  has  been  our  observa- 
tion that  where  this  idea  has  been  carried  out  the  pupils 
have  two  kinds  of  writing  :  the  muscular  movement 
for  the  writing  lesson,  and  the  finger  movement  for  all 
other  writing.     We  have  been  trying  to  have  pupils  prac- 


tice just  the  way  wo  want  them  to  write— i.  c,  with  the 
com  bine  1  movement.  We  not  only  told  them  we  did  not 
c  ire  if  they  bent  their  fingers,  so  long  as  their  arms  were 
moving  freely,  but  we  have  asked  them  to  bend  them 
when  they  were  trying  to  write  some  exercise  with  hand 
as  unbendable,  apparently,  as  if  maJe  of  iron.  The  re- 
8  ilts  hav3  been  very  gr.itityiog,  and  we  believe  the  g.ap 
between  the  writing  lesson  and  the  writing  of  the  daily 
work  to  be  closing  up.  We  have  used  very  few  exercises, 
but  usually  open  th«  Ies.son  with  a  short  drill  on  the  oval 
as  seen  in  Fig.  .5.  Words  and  letters  are  also  given  to 
develop  freedom  and  increase  speed.  In  primary  grades 
this  is  done  largely  through  use  of  blackboard.  During 
the  first  year  the  child  does  most  of  his  writing  on  the 
board,  and  begins  by  writing  words  instead  of  right  and 
left  curves  and  letters.  They  will  soon  learn  to  make 
their  letters  round  and  upright,  and  contrary  to  the  ideas 
held  by  many,  they  will  learn  to  write  in  a  straight  line, 
with  a  free  movement  and  without  any  lines  to  guide 
them. 

Th^  great  high  road  of  human  welfare  lies  along  th  e 
highway  of  steadfast  well-doing,  and  they  who  are  the 
most  persistent  and  work  in  the  truest  spirit  will  invari- 
ably be  the  most  successful.— i'.  Smites. 


Art  in  the  Schools. 

The  January  number  of  the  Fi>run\  contains  an  im- 
portant paper  bv  \Vm.  Ordway  Partridge  on  the  "  De- 
velopment of  Sculpiure  in  America,"  in  the  course  of 
which  he  considers  the  vital  relation  between  the  art  of  a 
people  and  the  spirit  of  the  people  as  a  nation.  If  the  ai-t 
IS  genuine,  it  must  be  native. 

The  article  implies,  says  .-liiici-icaii  Education.,  rather 
than  states,  what  Is  unquestionably  true,  that  a  nation, 
as  such,  can  best  comprehend  and  express  its  worthiest 
ideals  in  art  form.  Hence  arises  the  question  as  to  the 
most  effective  means  of  arousing  universal  interest  in 
works  of  art,  and  of  discovering  ability  on  the  part  of  in- 
dividuals that,  once  developed,  will  prod  .ice  such  works. 
With  such  question  in  view,  Mr.  Partridge  suggests  that : 

"  The  first  practical  way  which  suggests  itself  is  by 
making  art  education  in  the  public  schools  a  part  of  the 
study,  and  as  compulsory  as  word  and  cipher  languages. 
Only  a  few  years  have  passed  since  art  education  in  this 
country  was  a  privilege  of  the  rich.  Now  no  academy  in 
the  land  is  considered  well  equipped  which  has  not  a  cer- 
tain course  in  the  fiue  arts— too  often  elected,  we  regret 
to  say,  as  an  escape  from  more  earnest  study  rather  than 
for  the  love  of  beautiful  things.     But  even  this  aspect  is 


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68 

changing,  and  the  new  men  are  learning  to  care  for— to 
understand— the  great  masterpieces  of  the  world  becanse 
they  afford  an  order  of  enjoyment  and  growth  which 
mathematics  and  athletics  do  not  fnmith.  We  must  en- 
deavor U>  make  art  education  a  genuine  thing,  a  living 
force,  and  not  in  any  sense  an  affectation— not  merely  a 
pretty  thing  to  appear  in  a  catalogue.  Art  education  iu 
the  public  »ch<x.l«  is  the  surest  and  simplest  way  of  bring- 
ing this  |)cople  to  that  state  of  development  where  they 
can  appreciate  great  art  and  what  it  holds  for  them. 
Year  after  year  brings  us  evidence  of  the  artistic  genins 
of  this  people.  It  is  needful  that  we  should  draw  out 
wisely  and  with  discretion  this  artistic  inclination  and 
precious  instinct,  and  that  we  should  encourage  it,  not 
only  bv  the  generous  endowment  of  scholarships,  but  by 
personal  sympathy,  whenever  aud  wherever  such  genius 
comes  to  our  notice.  Only  such  discernment  and  sym- 
pathy can  beget  great  art  for  this  people.  And  only  in 
this  way,  on  the  other  hand,  may  we  become  a  highly 
civilized  people  It  is  a  contradiction  in  terms  to  imagine 
a  high  state  of  civilization  without  a  great  existing  art." 


IllUstr/^tjVe.   ^^^ 


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'  Lang  DOM  6.7h0aa"P5on 
(DiivcT0ROF;'\Rr  Education,  jERjt/CiiyN  J. 

Practical  Lessons XV. 

male  Xyi.—ltlrila.-  Continued, 

The  previous  lesson  on  birds^was  intended  to  assist 
the  inexperienced  teacher  in  drawing  the  general 
form  of  a  bird  and  getting  the  proper  balance  or 
poise  of  the  creature.  This  lesson  is  intended  to 
assist  in  getting  individuality  and  detail.  Most 
birds  have  beaks,  tails,  wings  and  claws,  but  these 
may  be  quite  different  in  the  different  kinds.  A 
number  of  beaks,  as  Figs.  1,  3,  3,  4,  5  and  6,  are 
given  for  general  practice.  Fig,  6  is  peculiar  and 
represents  the  beak  of  the  "  Man  of  War." 

Fig.  7  represents  the  tail  of  several  kinds  of  birds, 
as  the  Sand  Martin,  the  Fly  Catcher,  the  Linnet  and 
the  Lark.     Fig.  H  shows  the  forked  tail  of  the  Kite. 
Fig  9  shows  the  wing  of  the  Night  Hawk.  Fig.  10 
that  of  the  Kingfisher,  while  Figs.  II  and  12  repre- 
sent feet  and  claws. 
Fig.  1.1  represents  the  Song  Sparrow. 
The  si)arrows  chirped  as  if  they  still  were  proud 
Their  race  in  Holy  Writ  should  mentioned  be. 

— Longfellow. 
Fig.  14  shows  the  Flicker  bird.  Fig.  15  the  Downy 
Woodpecker,  and  Fig.  10  the  Robin. 
The  wood-robin  sings  at  my  door, 

And  her  song  is  the  sweetest  I  hear 
Krom  all  the  sweet  birds  that  incessantly  pour 
Their  notes  through  the  nonn  of  the  year. 

— las.  U.  Clurkc. 

Fig.  n  is  a  picture  of  tlie  Blue  Jay  at  work. 
What,  is  the  jay  more  precious  than  the  lark, 
Because  his  feathers  are  more  beautiful  ? 

-Tnniiiuiof  thrShn-n: 
Fig.  IS  represents  the  Bobolink. 

Modest  and  shy  as  a  nan  is  she  ; 

One  weiik  chirp  is  her  only  note  ; 
Braggart  and  prince  of  braggarts  is  he. 
Pouring  boasts  from  his  little  throat. 

—BriianC 

Fig   19  shows  the  Parrot,  Fig  20  the  Swallow  in 
flight. 
There  goes  the  swallow,—  .^ 

Could  we  but  follow  !  fl 

Hasty  swallow  stay,  i 

Point  us  out  the  way  :  -I 

Look  back  swallow,  turn  back  swallow,  stop  swallow. 
—Chrhlina  C.  Ros.irlli. 
Fig.  21  shows  the  Kingfisher  going  a-fishlng,  and 
about  to  take  his  prey. 

She  rears  her  young  on  yonder  tree  ; 

She  leaves  her  faithful  mate  to  mind  'em  ; 
Like  us,  for  fish  she  sails  to  sea. 

And,  plunging,  shows  us  where  to  find  'em. 
Yo,  ho,  my  heai  ts  I  let's  seek  the  deep. 
Ply  every  oar.  and  iheerly  wish  her. 
While  the  slow  liending  net  we  sweep, 
<5txl  bless  the  Hsh-liauk  and  the  fisher  : 

—.4lejratirl,r  iriVo.,, 


J 


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How  To  Teach  Movement. 


VBITISO,     BOCKVILLE, 


BV    J.    P.    VXAiK'S,    SUPERVISOR 
CONN. 

I  cotuider  moMnilar  movement  the  foundation  of  all 
practical  writing.  All  penmen  and  teachers  of  note  can 
iirilr  unlh  Hum  moremenl.  I(  thcy  conld  not,  the  snpple- 
mentarj'  movementi*  would  amount  to  very  little.  This 
is  how  1  explain  it.  I  request  pupils  to  stand  and  swing 
the  arm  from  the  shoulder  lelbow  joint  stiff),  making  the 
fln({er  tip«  describe  about  one-third  of  a  circle  (shoulder 
joint  being  the  («nter).  and  gradually  lee»en  the  swing  to 
alKjut  one  inch.  1  then  ask  them  to  raise  foutatretched) 
hand  to  the  «iact  level  of  eltx)W  and  swing  ag  before. 
This  makes  them  realize  that  the  propelling  power  appears 
to  come  from  the  shoulder  in  Iwth  cases.  Next  is  to  move 
tho  hand  (in  space)  on  a  slant  and  then  in  oval  form  at 
different  rates  of  speed.  I  then  reciuest  pupils  to  be 
seated.  At  a  given  signal  all  hands  take  a  lead  pencil  and 
make  a  slant  about  one  and  one-half  inches  long  with 
raised  arm  movement,  and  then  gradually  shorten  them 
unt'l  the  last  one  of  rtve  or  more  is  about  one-half  inch  long. 
The  next  move  is  to  make  a  verj'  large  oval  with  "  raised 
arm  "  movement  and  three  smaller  ones  within  it,  the 
last  two  being  mrnle  with  pure  "muscular  movement." 
I  explain  that  the  difference  between  whole  ann  and 
muscular  is,  that  the  skin  of  the  arm  is  made  to  stretch 
with  each  stroke  in  "  muscular  movement."  lam  strictly 
n  Palmer  man  on  muscular  movement  for  all  vnpilats  and 


MOVEMENT  EXERCIbEb 


only  use  this  method  at  the  very  beginning,  as  it  enables 
pupils  to  I^>alize  where  the  propelling  power  comes  from, 
uiul  how  to  lessen  the  foi-ce  in  smaller  work. 


Too   Many    Fads   in    Public   Schools. 

I'lidor  the  above  caption  the  Now  York  Jtntmal 
has  been  interviewing  snperintemients  and  princi 
pals,  and  all  agree  that  the  New  York  public  schools 
try  to  accomplish  too  mucli.  One  of  the  principals. 
Miss  Richmau,  has  diagnosed  the  case  so  well  that 
we  reproduce  her  riews.  Miss  Richman  was  seen 
at  her  home,  No.  7  West  Eighty  eighth  street.  She 
said : 

The  course  we  now  have  started  with  the  three  R's 
twenty-five  years  ago,  and  every  new  fad  or  hobby  has 
been  added  as  it  came  along.  The  classes,  too,  have 
grown  larger  with  the  growth  of  the  city.  Now  every 
grade  has  more  work  mapped  out  for  it  than  the  teacher 
can  pos.«ibly  complete.  ( 'onseciuently  at  each  promotion 
children  are  sent  ahead  insutMciently  prepared  to  work 
iu  the  higher  studies.  These  deticiencies  accumulate 
until  in  the  higher  classes  the  work  to  be  done  to  prepare 
the  pupils  tor  college  is  simply  enormous.  There  is  too 
much  written  work  and  too  much  drawing.  There  is  so 
little  time  that  it  would  bo  impossible  to  ask  the  children 
the  questions  verbally.  So  they  are  required  to  write 
This,  of  course,  is  all  wrong. 


Ic)litf\ely  Ivjsty  Roffer  rsosfj 

"I  l\rovjgk  ti\e  jvirrows  plodi    <^lot^^, 
Q)ir\gir\g  to    llNe   creakmS    plovjtfk 
/A<i.r\y  a.  auam-l"  old   cour\+ry  sof\e; 
/-\orr\ir\d   nrv^s, 
"As  ke  iirvSs, 
With  n\e  praise  of  otker  G)pnr\es 


IwQublu  (NOW  tlNey  feel  +Ke  rvile 
Barrrn,^  H\err\  jrom  buds  and  jib 

now  ■rt\ay  sh^cul', 

l5our\dir\^  ouh 
Llaj\e&  irMd  JTeJds    -fo  r6,ce    abovi-fc, 


PEN  DRAWING.-SKETCHING  FROM  NATURE  BY  C    P.  ZANER 


Too   Much   Arithmetic.   - 

There  is  too  much  arithmetic  and  too  much  business. 
Why,  we  teach  matter  that  would  make  business  men 
laugh  and  require  problems  that  cannot  be  found  outeide 
of  an  arithmetic-  Geography  and  history  are  so  subdi- 
vided that  it  is  impossible  to  get  acceptable  results.  The 
actual  work  takes  so  longthat  there  is  no  time  for  review 
and  no  time  at  all  to  help  the  backward  children.  They 
have  to  fall  b.v  the  wayside. 

There  is  a  compulsory  one  hundred  minutes  a  week 
laid  out  for  the  study  of  the  German  language  in  my 
school,  and  we  have  not  one  hundred  minutes  left  to  teach 
the  English  language.  We  are  also  compelled  to  give  ten 
minutes'  instruction  every  da.y  in  musical  notation  and 
ten  minutes  in  calisthenics.  Four  days  in  the  week  we 
must  take  twenty-five  precious  minutes  for  this  temper- 
ance physiology.  Then  there  are  the  ten  minutes  a  day 
for  teaching  penmanship.  Besides  that,  there  is  no  al- 
lowance for  the  many  interruptions  which  take  up  so 
much  of  a  teacher's  time.  Visitors,  new  scholars,  secur- 
ing facts  for  special  reports,  giving  out  and  collecting 
supplies,  sick  pupils,  refractory  pupils  and  so  on  make 
many  interruptions. 

We  have  no  time  for  innovations,  no  time  for  indi- 
viduality in  instruction,  no  time  for  anything  but  the 
routine  work,  and  not  much  more  than  half  enough  time 
for  that  if  we  teach  it  proi>erly. 

We  don't  know  whether  Miss  Richman  objects  to 
"  ten  minutes  a  day  tor  teaching  penmanship  "  as 
too  much  time  or  too  little.  Twenty  minutes  a  day 
is  as  short  a  time  as  .should  be  devoted  to  writing. 
We  doubt  very  much  whether  there  is  "  too  much 
drawing."  We  do  not  know  the  exact  state  of 
affairs  in  the  New  York  schools  in  regard  to  "  writ- 


ten work, ' '  but  we  have  yet  to  see  the  school  that 
has  "too  much  written  work."  Most  of  our 
knowledge  is  used  in  writing,  and  it  is  in  writing 
that  the  test  of  ability  in  the  world  is  usually  made. 
Then  why  not  in  school  ?  If  pupils  are  taught 
to  write  properly — which  for  the  upper  grades  means 
rapidly— the  written  work  will  not  he  a  bugbear, 
nor  will  the  time  taken  to  write  answers  be  missetl. 
Writing  and  drawing  are  not  "fads."  If  some- 
thing in  the  common  school  curriculum  must  be 
omitted,  drop  the  fads. 


When  a  schoolmaster  entered  the  temple  of  learning  one 
morning,  be  read  on  the  blackboard  the  touching  legend  : 
"  Our  teacher  is  a  donkey."  The  pupils  expected  there 
would  be  a  combined  cyclone  and  earthquake,  but  the  philo- 
sophic pedagogue  contented  himself  with  adding  the  word 
"driver "to  the  legend,  and  opened  the  school  as  usual.— 
Sctiool  Board  Journal, 

Mr.  William  Cairns,  who  died  in  Edinburgh  the  other  day. 
was  i)erhap8  the  only  man  who  has  read  the  twenty-Uve 
volumes  of  the  Encyclopiedia  Brltannica  from  cover  to 
cover.  He  prepared  an  index  to  the  book,  which,  besides 
requiring  much  learning,  necessitated  the  reading  of  every 
line  of  this  ponderous  work. 

One  of  the  Things  It  Learned. 

The  average  writer  has  made  a  long  step  toward  success 
when  he  realizes  that  his  penmanship  is  not  as  legible  to 
editors  as  typewriting. — Somercille  Joui-nat. 

Many  a  man  who  gets  a  good  start  in  life  happens  to  be 
facing  the  wrong  way. — Cleveland  Plain  Dealer. 


BY  E.  F.  TIMBERMAN,  DECORAH.  IOWA,  INSTITUTE, 


t^e/unaM  dyfi/yOj^ut/ui^ 


XIII 


NEWS  AND  MISCELLANY  SUPPLEMENT. 


PENMAN'S  ART  JOURNAL, 

NEW  YORK,  APRIL,   1896. 

NEWS  EDITION. 


School  and  Personal. 

—  While  here  and  thero  u  bosineHS  college  BUS])eads  op- 
eratiouH  tliere  are  a  half  a  dozen  new  ones  springing  up  to 
the  busin 
growth  i 
the  total  number  of  students 
;  Hhort  of  marvelous.     Many 


on  the  wltoli    i  > 
time  for  thi-  |<     t  '  < 
recently  ini.  1     . 
into  every  St  .11 1  .(ii-i ' 
has  visited  niort^  hi 

than  perhajM  any  other  person  In  America,  and  his  re- 
port coincides  with  the  opinion  expressed  above.  He 
thinks  that  l)usinesa  colluKcs  are  more  prosperous  now 


■St  and  Pacific  Coast  districts 
I  tendance  than  formerly,  but 
is  much  better  than  at  any 
A  JofRNAL  representative 
man  whose  business  calls  him 
■  of  the  Union,  and  aman  who 
colleges  and  private  schools 


the  Dover.  S.  J.,   B.  t'  :  A.   H.  Davenport,  formerly  of 

oil  City,  Pa.,  is  the  penman. The  Pa.  B.  U.  succeeds 

Clarks  B.  C,  Chester,  Pa.,  with  R.  E.  Meyer.  Prin.  and 
Pen. Miss  Emilie  B^Sanraenig  has  purchased  the  half  in- 
terest of  P.  W.  Frederick  in  the  Zanesville.  O..  B.  C,  and 
Mr.  Frederick  retires  from  the  institution.  Miss  Sau- 
menig  has  engaged  R.  L.  Meredith,  formerly  of  the  San- 
dusky, O.,  B.  C,  to  take  charge  of  the  commercial  work 
of  the  new  school,  which  will  be  known  as  the  Zanes^^lle 

B.  L'. L.  D.  Peoples  succeeds  William  Feller  as  Propr. 

of  the  Canton,  O.,  B.  C. The  Henley  Shorthand  Col- 
lege. Syracuse.  N.  Y..  is  now  known  as  the  Henley  Short- 
hand and  B.  C. E.  J.  Wright  succeeds  James  Ferrier  as 

prest.  of  the  Bryant  &  Stratton  B.  C  Louisville,  Ky. 
Mr.  Ferrier  retires  from  the  school  and  his  financial  inter- 
est has  been  purchased  by  J.  S.   Minor,  who  was  elected 

Vice-Pres't. Messrs.  J.  M.  Wade  and  J.  G.  Gerberich, 

Proprs.  of  the  Lebanon,  Pa.,  have  purchased  the  Key- 
stone, Pa.,  B.  C.  from  P.  H.  Keller  and  changed  the 
name  to  Pa.  B.  C.  J.  Clifford  Kennedy  is  in  charge  of  the 
new  school. 

—  Among  recent  visitors  to  The  Joi-rnal  office  were 
the  foUowing  :  N.  P.  Hefflev,  Heffley  Coll.  of  Com., 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.;  E.  H.  Morse,  Hartford,  Conn.,  B.  C;  H- 
M.  Rowe,  Baltimore,  Md.;  S.  S.  Packard  and  C.  L.  Miller, 
Packard's  B.  C  New  York  ;  G.  C.  Raynor  and  W.  E.  Fin- 
negan.  Polytechnic  Inst.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  Mr.  and  Mrs 
W.  W.  Butler,  Butler's  B.  C,  Y'onkers,  N.  Y.;  P.  W.  Cos- 
tcUo  and  James  Fleming,  Scranton,  Pa. ;  Hon.  Thos.  E. 
Hill.  Hill  Standard  Book  Co.,  Chicago  ;  C.  C.  Gaines, 
Prest.  Eastman  B.  C,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y'.,  and  the  N. 
Y.  B.  C;  Mrs.  M.  A.  Merrill,  Merrill  Coll..  Stamford. 
Conn.;  H.  C.  Spencer,  R.  1.  .School  of  Design,  Provi- 
dence. R.  1  ;  W.  H.  Vei-uon,  prin.  Com'l  and  Pen.  Depts., 


1111     TIMES  r.ATALOGUH  COVHR. -REDUCED  KROM  HANDSOME    DESIGN  IN  COLORS    USED  BY  MESSRS     LOCK- 
YEAR  &  WILSON  OF  THE  COLUMBIAN  BUS.  COLL.,  EVANSVILLE,  IND. 


tlian  at  any  time  in  the  past  four  years  and  that  the  out- 
look is  exceotlingly  bright. 

—As  far  as  our  records  go  the  following  institutions 
ai-e  new  :  Copper  City  C.  C,  H.  O.  Sisson,  Prop  .  Ana- 
conda, Mont.;  Potter  Academy,  Kebago.  Me .  E  P  Bar- 
ren,  .\.M.,   Prill.,   Miss   Bertha  M.   Berrv.  Com'l  Dept  ■ 
Wood's  B.  C,  Easton,  Pa.;  ^outheni  B.  i'.,  Steifer  Bros 
Propra,  Florence,  Ala.:  the  Model  B.  C.  (chartered).  C. 
N.  Parsons,  Prin.,  El  Dorado,  Kans.;  Hcnlev  Shorthand 
and  B.  C,   B.  J.   Henley,    Prest.,   S.    M.    Henlev,   Prin 
Malone,   N.  Y.;  C'airo,   111.,  B.   C,  C.  C.  Ewing,  Prin  ■ 
Columbia,  S.  C,  B.  C,  J.  Q.  Harmison,  Prin.  and   Prop  ■ 
VVatertown,  N.  Y..  B.  C,  Mi-s.  J.  Savles  Donovan,  Prin  ' 
A.  C.  Ives,  Pen.;  Ceutral  Coll..  Favctte.   Mo.,  Rev.  J.  D 
Hammond,    D.D.,   Prest.   P.    Bruce,    M.A.,   Prin    Bus 
Dnpt.,  H.  A.  Bernard,  Prin.  Short.   Dept.,  J.  C    Bnim- 
niett,  M.A.,  Prin.  Pen.  Dept.;  Harris  B.  C,  TeiTv  Miss 
\V.  P.  Jones,  Pen.;  Bera,  Ky.,  Coll.,  Wm.  G.  Frost",  Ph  D 
Prest.,  Thos.  S.  Cornell,  B.S..  Prin.  Short.  &  T^•pe.  Dept  • 
Passaic,  N.  J.,  School  of  Bus.,  Jno.  J.  Eagan,  t>rop    Miss 
Margaret  Whitmore,  Prin. 

—  Rome,  Oa.,  B.  C,  after  being  closed  for  several 
mouths  has  been  reopened  with  H.  S.  Shocklev  as  Prin 
and  Prop. 

,  —  Among  recent  changes  in  business  colleges  are  the 
MlowiiiK  :  J.  W.  FaiT,  Prin  of  the  Farrian  B.  C,  Blue 
Kapids.  Kans.,  has  purchased  the  Arkansas  Valley  B  C 
from  C.  E  D  Parker  and  E.  W.  Gold,  Proprs..  and  various 
other  local  institutions,  and  consolidated  them  into  one 

imtitution  Ui  lie  known  as  the  Farriau  National  Uni 

The  Northwestern  Coll.  of  Bus.  succeeds  the  Schissler 
i-""-,"f  B"?-.  Manayunk,  Phila..  Pa.,  C.  V.  Bailev,  Prin., 
tly  W  eitzel.  Pen. Joseph  Leming  has  sold  the  Hazel- 
ton.  Pa.,  B.  C.  to  F.   E.   WoiKi. J.   F.   Robinson  has 

piircha.se<l  a  half  interest  in  the  Webster  Citv.  la  .  Coll 

of  Com. H.  W.  Campbell  has  sold  Campbells  C    C 

Ravenna,  O.      We  do  not  kniow    the  new    proprietor's 

name. J.   E.   Porter  has  disposed   of  Porter's  B    C 

Macon.  Oa.,   but  to  whom  we   have  not  learned.     Mr 

Jl»rter  still  conducts  the  Valadosta,  Oa..   B    C. Fred 

H.  Wildnck  succeeds  G.  Milkman  as  Prin.  and  Propr  of 


Centenary  ('oil.  Inst..  Hackettstown.  N.  J.-  E  A  New- 
comer, N.  J.  B.  c;.,  Newark,  N.  J.;  W.  L.  Starkey,  Pat- 
ereon,  N.  J.,  High  School. 

—  We  have  received  an  invitation  to  attend  the  reception 
and  banquet  of  the  Utica.  N.  Y.,  B.  C,  on  March  13th, 
and  the  long  account  of  it  given  m  the  Utica  Daily  Union 
of  March  14th  made  us  regret  that  we  could  not  be  pres- 
ent. These  entertainments  are  usually  given  under  the 
direction  of  Penman  T.  J.  Risinger. 

—  In  the  Ciirpcntn-  of  Philadelphia  we  find  an  article 
on  "The  Art  of  Saw  Filing,"  by  D.  L.  Stoddard,  the 
well-known  penmancarpenter  of  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

—  F.  F.  Roose,  lately  Prest.  of  the  Omaha,  Neb.,  B.  C. 
is  now  in  charge  of  the  State  agents  of  the  Fraternal 
Union,  an  aj>sessment  insurance  association. 

—  The  Indian  orator,  H.  H.  Emmitt.  lectured  before 
the  students  of  the  Washington  B.  C.  and  the  citizens  of 
.Tr__u.     »  ..    ,,_  the  subject  of  "  The  Boy  of  To-day  " 

n  the  evening  of  March  I'ith. 

—  In  a  beautifully  written  letter,  accompanying  a  list 
of  subscriptions  to  The  JorRMAl.,  Messrs.  Berkey  & 
Dyke,  the  Cuyahoga,  Cleveland,  fl.,  write  as  follows  ■ 
"  We  are  just  beginning  the  second  vear  with  our  school 
with  a  good  attendance  and  bright  prospects.  We  want 
our  students  to  start  right  and  have  induced  part  of 
them  to  take  The  Joi'RNAL." 

—  C.  A.  and  F.  H.  Burdett  were  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Massachusetts,  supplemented  by  Academic  and 
Latin  School  courses.  C.  A.  Burdett  took  a  teacher's 
course  at  Kendall's  Normal  Writing  Institute  Boston 
and  F.  H.  Burdett  took  a  teacher's  course  at  Hinman's 
Business  College,  Worcester.  Both  served  as  accountants 
in  representative  Biwton  concerns.  C.  A.  Burdett  opened 
a  school  in  Salem,  Mass.,  in  IS76.  and  it  proved  a  profitable 
venture.  In  the  fall  of  1S7U,  finding  the  field  at  Salem  too 
small,  he  removed  to  Boston,  where  the  two  brothers 
formed  an  equal  partnership  and  established  Burdett  Col- 
lege. In  IsflD  this  college  was  incorporated  under  the 
Massachusetts  laws.  The  stock  is  held  equaUv  by  the 
two  brothers,  C.  A.  being  president  and  F.  H.  secretary 


and  treasurer.  In  the  early  years  of  the  college  C.  A.  did 
much  ornamental  pen  wo'rk  and  successful  teaching  of 
penmanship  and  other  studies,  together  with  expert  work 
on  disputed  signatures  in  courts.  F.  H.  is  also  an  expert 
penman,  an  all  round  teacher  of  Busiues,<t  studies  and 
has  been  very  successful  as  an  expert  accountant  for 
business  concerns.  The  past  few  years,  however,  have 
found  them  so  busy  that  they  have  had  no  time  for 
outside  affairs.     Burdett  College  has  seats  for  St*)  pupils 


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C.  A.   BURDETT. 

and  covers  more  than  an  acre  of  floor  space.  The 
school  is  in  a  very  prosperous  condition  and  the  attend- 
ance constantly  increasing.  The  Messrs.  Burdett  are 
alive,  energetic,  hustling  business;  men  who  understand 
the  art  of  advertising  and  who  put  out  much  fine  liter- 
ature to  boom  their  school.  The  institution  is  well 
equipped  and  the  little  cut  herewith,  showing  part  of  one 
of  the  business  practice  rooms,  will  give  some  idea  of  how 
they  do  it.    There  are  104  roll-top  desks  in  this  rooms 


T.  II.  BURDETT. 

Messrs.  Burdett  not  only  believe  in  keeping  up  with  the 
times  themselves,  but  in  having  their  students  keep  in 
touch  with  the  best  in  the  profession.  With  this  object 
m  view  they  roll  up  a  club  of  21)0  subscriptions  for  The 
JoiRNAL  each  year,  and  this  year  had  been  no  exception. 
We  have  recently  placed  211  names  on  our  list  from  their 
school. 
—  Chamberlain  Inst.,  Randolph,  N.  Y.,  lost  its  recita- 


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tion  bnildiDg  by  fire  some  time  since  and  O.  J.  Penrose, 
Pnn.  of  the  penmanship  and  commercial  departments,  lost 
many  valuable  specimens  of  his  own  and  other  penmen's 
work. 

—  The  ^eat  Northwestern  Normal  School,  Stanberry, 
Mo.,  J.  A.  Taylor,  Prest..  D.  O.  Boleyn,  Pnn.  of  Oom'I 
Dept.,  wa«  tfitally  destroyed  by  fire  on  March  4th. 

—  J.  M.  Frasher,  \Vh(«ling,  W.  Va.,  B.  C.  who  was 
injured  in  the  B.  &  O.  wreck  several  months  ago.  is  im- 
pronng  in  health  and  is  now  partly  able  to  attend  to 


|BB^^tS>&i>WiZrt<S(  O^^^^Q-^oi 


—  E.  F-  Wentz,  who  has  been  conducting  an  evening 
school  of  penmanship  and  correepondence  in  OakJand,  la., 
has  just  closed  a  very  sncccesful  term.  He  is  an  enthusi- 
astic teacrher. 

—  P.  H.  Cnmev,  Quarter- Master  Custer  Post  No.  6, 
G,  A.  R,.  Tacoraa,  Wash.,  in  renewing  his  subscription, 
says:  "The  Februan*  Joubnal  just  received  reminds 
me  that  although  I  have  already  paid  $19  for  the  paper, 
Btill  I  owe  you  $1,  and  here  it  goes.  Hoping  that  the 
money  will  look  as  clean  and  fresh  and  as  honestly  a  part 
of  vonr  oifice  furniture  as  the  ever  welcome  Journal 
does  after  its  long  journey,  I  am,  as  over,  Fraternally, 
P.  H.  Carney." 

—  L.  B.  D'Armond  of  South  Knox\'iIle,  Tenn.,  was 
bom  May  'A  IS7I.     Most  of  his  life  has  been  spent  in  the 

East  Tennessee  Moun- 

^_      tains  on  the  farm.    At 

ten  years  of  age  he 
showed  considerable 
talent  in  penmanship, 
and  at  once  he  was  put 
in  that  department  at 
his  teacher's  expense. 
He  showed  such  ability 
and  interest  in  this 
line  that  it  was  insisted 
ui)on  by  his  own  father 
and  mother  to  drop  it 
until  he  received  his  de- 
gree at  the  University 
of  Tennessee.  While 
yet  a  boy  and  pupil  he 
"was  penman  at  Cai-sou 
and  Newman  College, 
L.  B,  d'akmom).  Mossy     Creek,      Tenu. 

After  securing  his  de- 
proe  cf  B.  S.  ho  graduated  with  the  highest  honors  in  the 
KnoxviUe  Bus.  Coll.,  and  completed  a  course  in  penman- 
ship under  Prof.  R.  S.  Collins.  While  pursuing  hie  couri^e 
at  the  Bus.  <'oll.  he  was  elected  Professor  of  the  Com.  and 


Pun.  Dppt's  at  the  Danville.  Va.,  Military  Institute,  which 
place  he  held  until  a  few  days  ago  when  he  accepted  a 
responsible  position  in  Tubb's  Bus.  Coll..  Oil  City,  Pa.  He 
is  a  hustler,  a  fine  teacher,  rapid  calculator,  up  with  the 
■times  in  his  specialty,  and  receives  the  highest  recom- 
mendations from  those  who  know  him.  He  savs  that  much 
of  his  success  is  due  to  The  Jolrnal,  which  he  considers 
one  of  his  greatest  friends. 

—  F.  W.  Tamblyu,  810  Olive  St..  St.  Louis.  Mo.,  has 
taken  charge  of  tlie  ornamental  punmaushp  department 
of  the  Elstou  Correspondence  and  Penmanship  Sch.,  Can- 
ton, Mo.  Mr.  Tamblyn's  work,  whether  business  or  or- 
nameutAl  writing,  has  a  great  delicacy  and  accuracy  at- 
tained by  few.     He  is  one  of  America's  finest  penmen. 

—  The  Bryant  School  of  Bus.,  J.  H.  Brvant,  Prin 
Cleveland.  O..  has  recently  consolidated  with  the  Day 
Shorthand  Sch.,  Alfred  Day,  Prin.  Judging  from  the 
larjje  list  of  suliscnptions  sent  us.  Mr.  Bryant  must  have 
a  big  school.  Although  the  institution  is  entering  on  its 
second  year  only,  the  thorough  preparation  and  long  ex- 
perience of  Mr.  Bryant  has  enabled  liim  to  push  the  insti- 
tution to  the  front  at  once.  The  college  journal  which 
this  institution  is  sending  out  is  one  of  the  best  we  have 
seen. 

—  Wesley  B.  Snvder  of  Lancaster.  Pa.,  in  renewing  his 
suliscription  has  the  following  to  sav  alwut  Tire  Jour- 
nal :  "  Although  working  in  a  printing  oflSce  I  still  retain 
a  love  for  the  beautiful  in  penmanship,  therefore  The 
Joi-RSAL  is  a  double  pleasure  for  me.  tvpographically  and 


WRITING  OF  THE  WORLD.-INDIA 

chirographically.  Mr.  Doner's  artistically  flourished  let- 
ter gave  me  great  pleasure  in  the  art  line  and  the  make- 
up of  The  Journal  also  gives  me  pleasure.  For  beauty 
and  simplicity  I  will  hold  on  to  the  slanting  style,  with 
shading." 

—  E.  A.  Potter  of  Elgin,  111.,  Acady.,  in  a  letter  accom- 
panying a  list  of  subscriptions,  writes  as  follows  :  "The 
success  of  the  Shorthand  Department  organized  last  fall 
under  the  direction  of  Mr.  M.  J.  Ruetz  is  very  gratifying. 
The  present  enrollment  of  the  shorthand  department  is 
about  twenty-five.  This  has  l>een  a  very  prosperous  year 
for  the  Business  School.  We  have  had  excellent  success 
with  our  three  large  penmanship  classes.  Not  a  little  of 
the  credit  is  due  Mr.  Thomburgh  and  The  Journal  on 
account  of  the  excellent  course  of  lessons  given  in  the  col- 
umns of  youi'  valuable  paper  last  year.  I  came  to  Elgin 
four  years  ago  to  organize  a  Business  Department  in  Elgin 
Academy  and  began  with  ao  enrollment  of  eleven  stu- 
dents. This  year  we  have  enrolled  about  one  hundred 
regular  business  students  and  the  prospects  for  next  year 
are  brighter  than  ever." 

—  The  Journal  editors  recently  decided  a  contest  in 
writing  among  the  students  of  L.  C.  McCann  of  the  Evans- 
ville.  Ind.,  C.  C.  Mr.  McCann  in  writing  about  the  result 
of  the  contest  says  :  "  In  the  contest  1  got  up  a  nice  piece 
of  engrossing  with  this  wording  :  '  Evansvfile  Commer- 
cial College,  Evansville,  Ind.  At  a  recent  contest  in  the 
Penmanship  Department  of  this  school  specimens  of  stu- 
dents' work  were  submitted  to  the  publishers  of  The 
Penman's  Art  Journal,  New  York,  who  decided  that 
Joseph  Buehner  had  made  the  most  improvement  during 
the  month  of  December,  1895,  and  is  awarded  this  Cer- 
tificate of  Merit.'  It  has  been  on  exhibition  in  some  of 
the  leading  show  windows  of  the  city." 

—  W.  G.  Roseberry.  Brown's  B.  C,  Peoria,  111.,  in  send- 
ing in  a  club  to  The  Journal,  writes  :  "  I  cannot  refrain 
from  making  observation  on  the  wonderful  improvement 
in  The  Journal  within  the  last  two  or  three  years. 
When  I  commenced  taking  the  paper,  perhaps  half  a  dozen 
years  ago,  I  was  of  the  opinion  that  it  could  not  be  im- 

F roved  at  all,  but  in  looking  over  the  recent  Journals 
have  wondered  at  the  immense  improvement." 

—  The  new  school  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  which  The  Jour- 
nal announced  some  time  since,  is  known  as  the  Metro- 
politan B.  U.,  1110  Olive  St.,  W.  E.  Hartsock,  propr.  and 
pen.;  S.  B.  Barr,  book,  and  English;  Miss  Eva  Biddle, 
prin.  short,  dept.  Mr.  Hartsock  reports  fifty  students  in 
attendance. 


—  Geo.  W.  Burke,  prin.  of  the  com'l  dept.  in  Margaret 
Aaly.,  Onancock,  Va.,  writes  :  *'  My  work  is  moving 
along  very  pleasantly  and  the  results  are  very  gratifying. 
The  Journal  has  been  a  text-book  for  my  penmanship 


—  The  Nashville,  Tenn.,  Daihj  Sun  contains  a  column 
write-up  announcing  that  108  new  students  have  enrolled 
in  Draughon's  Prac.  B.  C.  during  the  month  of  January 
alone. 

—  There  are  two  letters  in  The  Journal  office  for  L. 
Madarasz. 

—  We  hold  a  communication  for  C.  C.  French,  formerly 


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a-^ 


WRITING  OH  THH  WORLD.-INDIA.- 


of  Storm  Lake,  la.,  but  lately  of  Cmry  Uni.,  Pittsburgh, 


Pa, 

Hymeneal. 

BRANDRUP— HOLLEY. 

—  In  the  society  columns  of  the  St.  Paul.  Minn.,  Pioneer 
Press  of  recent  date  we  find  an  announcement  of  the 
marriage  of  Miss  Myrtle  Louise  Holley  to  Mr.  J.  R.  Brand- 
rup  at  the  residence  of  the  bride's  parents,  on  Tuesday 
afternoon.  March  3,  181)H,  at  5  o'clock.  It  was  a  society 
event  and  considerable  space  was  devoted  to  description 
of  the  costumes,  etc.  Mr.  Brandrup  is  part  owner  of  the 
Mankato,  Minn.  Com'l  College. 

Our  best  wishes  are  hereby  extended. 

Movements  of  the  Tcachera. 

—  W.  B.  Webster  is  no  longer  connected  with  Ingram, 
Va.,  Inst.     His  present  address  ft  Franklinville,   N.  C. 


WRITING  OF  THE  WORLD  —  INDIA  - 


'idTfiCCX^auuiS 


XV 


Bro.  Felix  has  charge  of  the  pen.  and  com'I  work  in 

Sacr«<l  Heart  Coll.,  San  Francioco,  Cal. 1.   H.   White, 

formerly  of  the  Ionia,  Mich.,  B.  C,  is  no  longer  con- 
nected with  that  umtitntion.     Hl«  present  address  is  St. 

Johns,  Miih. D.  M.  Mclver  is  the  new  pnucipal  of  the 

(leneiiee  Wesleyan  Hsminary  B.  <".,  Limn,  N.  Y. W.  A. 

Blaeel  is  the  new  penman  of  the  Catou  National  B,  C, 
Boffalo,   N.    y.  — -J.   T.   Alvis  has  cbarne  of    the  pen. 

in   Henry  Coll.,  Camprx;!!,    Teia». W.   D.  Gilpen.  a 

former  stndent  of  S.  B.  Fahneetock,  McPhereon,  Kans., 
now  has  charge  of  the  Pen.   Dept.  of  the  K.   W.  B.  C, 

Salina.  Kan. A.  V.  Feight,  late  of  Healds  B.  C,  San 

Francisco,  Cal.,  is  now  member  of  the  faculty  of  the 

Aydelotto  B,  C,  Oakland.  Ol. Jas.  E.  Ander>ion,  a 

former  teacher  in  the  Broikvillc,  Ont.,  B.  C  is  now  con- 
nected with  the  Associated  Manufacturers'  Mutual  lire 
Ins  Corporation,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. C.  VV.  Ransom,  for- 
merly of  Dubuque,  la ,  and  late  of  Sharon,  Pa.,  is  now 

connected  with  the  Maryland  B.  C,  Baltimore,   Md. 

R.  M.  West,  late  of  Onarga,  III.,  has  severed  his  connec- 
tion with  the  Seminary  there  and  his  present  address  is 

aa*  S.  Hoyne  Ave,,  Chicago,  111. J.  E.  Tuttle,  penman 

of  the  Stoubenville,  O.,  B.  C,  has  been  made  prin.  of  that 
institution. J.  Clifford  Kennedy,  formerly  of  Potts- 
town,  Pa.,  B.  C,  has  accepted  a  position  with  the  Leba- 
non B.  C.  Co.,  in  the  Pa.  B,  C^  Lancaster,  Pa. E.  H. 

Sturgis  is  piin.  of  the  Coml  Dept.  of  the  Oakland  City, 
Ind.,  Coll.- — E.  R.  Sanford,  formerly  Prin.  Coml  Dept., 
Clorinda,  la..  Educational  Inst.,  now  has  charge  of  the 
Shorthand  Dept.  of  Crumb's  B.  C,  Seneca  Falls,  N.  Y. 

W.  L.  McCullough,  formerly  of  Shamokin,  Pa.,  B.  C, 

is  now  connected  with  WoixI's  B.  C,  Wilkes  Barre,  Pa. 

E.  F.  Richardson  reports  successful  classes  in  writing 

in  Buffalo,  Ky. Frank  F.  Dutton,  formerly  of  Jasper, 

Fla.,  and  Atlanta^  <»a.,  is  now  connected  witu  the  Hazle- 
ton.  Pa.,  B.  C. 


V.ntaloyur 


,  Srhool  floitrnaU,  KIc. 


—  A  ciitjilo^,'!!!.'  which  shows  that  its  compiler, or  whoever 
islK  hill  I  1  h.  ilii.iir,  has  caught  the  spirit  of  the  np-to^Jate 

8t,\li     !  _'  .'iud  catalogue-making  is  that  issued 

by  Ml     '       M   li.  C,  EvausviUe,  Ind,,   Lockyear  & 

U'll.iiii  )■(  i|ii  .1  ii^  The  cover  is  a  very  handsome  piece 
of  work  111  enluis.  In  another  column  we  show  a  half- 
tone roi)roductiuu  of  it.  Since  the  original  was  in  colors 
the  half-tone  reproduction  herewith  does  not  do  it  justice. 
Throughout  the  catalogue,  which  by  the  way  is  in  two 
colors,  are  scattered  numerous  cuts  that  have  a  bearing  on 
the  work  of  the  different  departments.  The  various  cuts 
used  show  that  a  man  with  an  idea  directed  their  mak- 
ing. Wbile  we  don't  mean  to  say  this  catalogue  is  per- 
fection in  typographicjil  line  and  in  other  ways,  yet,  all  in 
all,  it  shows  much  more  thought  than  many  more  pre- 
tention 


from 
B.  U. 

—  A  diLsliy  business  college  journal  is  that  issued  by  G. 
W.  Temple  of  the  Champaign,  ni,.  B,  C,  He  always  uses 
good  cuts  and  gets  up  a  very  attractive  paper. 

—  Among  other  college  journals  received  during  the 
month  aro  those  from  the  folowing  schools  :  Heald's  B. 
(;,  San  Francisco,  Cal,;  Butler's  B.  C,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. ; 
Napu,  Cal.,  B.  C, ;  Southwest  Kansas  Coll.,  Winfleld, 
Kans.;  Beroa,  Ky.,  Coll.;  Lincoln,  Neb,,  B,  C;  Spring- 
Held,  Mo.,  Nor.  School  ;  Ohio  B,  C,  Mansfield,  Ohio  ; 
Buena  Vista  Coll,,  Storm  Lake,  Iowa  ;  Bryant  &  Strat- 
tou  B.  (' ,  Louisville,  Ky,;  Cleveland,  O,,  Coml  Univ, 


Fraternal  Notes. 


riiblic  School  I>fpitrtitiviit. 

—  Miss  Etuma  D.  Evana  is  a  teacher  of  writing  in  the 
Lausingburg,  N.  Y.,  Public  Schools. 

—  D.  R.  Augsburg  is  Supervisor  of  Drawing  and  Miss 
May  V.  Cavauaugh  Supervisor  of  Penmanship  in  the  Salt 
Lake  City,  Utah,  Public  Schools. 

—  At  the  fourteenth  annual  meeting  of  the  Northern  In- 
iliiinii  Toaehera'  Association,  to  be  held  at  Marion,  Ind., 
April  'J,  :\  and  4.  J.  N.  Biu-hteukireher,  Supervisor  of  Writ- 
uij;  in  the  Lafayette.  Ind.,  Public  Schools,  will  read  a 
paper  ou  "  The  Teaching  of  WritinK.*'  The  discussion  of 
tins  paper  will  be  led  by  Harry  Houston,  Supervisor  of 
Writing,  East  Siiginaw,  Mich. 

—  J.  J.  Rogers,  Super\TBar  of  Drawing  and  Writing  in 
the  Public  Schools  of  E.  Cleveland,  Cuyahoga  Falls  and 
Kent,  O.,  Public  Schools,  in  renewing  his  subscription 
writes  :  "  I  desire  to  take  the  News  Edition  of  T,he  Jocr 
NAi„  and  would  much  rather  have  the  paper  made  more 
expensive  than  cheaper.  No  one  can  reasonably  expect 
a  gold  dollar  for  a  silver  quarter.'' 

—  Theodore  A.  Ericson  is  a  new  special  teacher  of  wiit 
iug  in  the  Alexandria,  Minn.  Public  Schools.  He  is  al- 
ready at  w^ork  holding  teiicuers'  meetings  to  discuss 
methixis  in  these  branches. 

—  Harry  V.  Lee  of  Bayard.  Neb.,  writes  as  follows  : 
"  I  cannot  get  along  in  the  school  room  without  The 
JoiuxAL.    I  have  been  teachmg  from  the  lessons  given 


akmg  advancement  that  i 


iu  it  and  tind  my  pupils 

prising."    To  back  this  up  he  sends  a  list  of  subscriptic 

—  H.  A.  Cables  of  the  Springfield.  Mo..  Normal  School, 
m  a  late  letu?r  writes  as  follows  '  The  people  in  this  part 
of  the  country  are  hard  to  get  interested  in  writing,  draw- 
ing and  commercial  work.  Mr.  Evans,  to  mv  knowledge, 
has  done  and  is  doing  a  noble  work  and  the  <lay  will  soon 
come  when  the  people  will  be  interested  in  the  pen  work. 
If  you  could  see  the  penmanship  that  is  taught  in  the  pub- 
lic si-hools  you  might  then  form  some  idea  of  their  concep- 
tion of  the  subject.  I  know  of  one  district  that  in  15  veans 
had  poumaoship  taught  one  t«rm." 

—  The  mimy  friends  of  W.  F.  Lvon  of  the  Detroit, 
Mich.,  Public  Schools  will  svmpathize  with  him,  we 
know,  in  the  very  serious  illness  of  his  wife.  We  are 
glad  to  report  that  sJie  is  improving.     In  refpird  to  writ- 


ing he  says  :  *'  I  would  like  to  help  boom  The  Journal. 
for  I  think  it  deserves  it.  It  is  the  best  paper  of  the  kind 
that  we  nave  ever  had.  One  of  these  days  I  intend  to  go 
over  Newlands  lessons  and  review  them  in  The  Jcu'RXal 
if  you  people  would  like  to  have  it  done.  My  wife's  sick- 
ness prevented  my  attending  the  Chicago  meeting,  bnt  I 
hope  to  be  there  next  time.' 

—  L.  P.  Bettinger,  late  penman  of  the  Inter-State  Com'I 
School.  Reading,  Pa.,  is  now  employed  in  the  Com'I  Dept., 
L'nion  School,  Lockport,  N.  Y. 

—  O.  H.  Seuglaub  is  teacher  of  penmausbip  in  the  Man- 
itowoc, Wis..  Public  Schools. 

—  F.  G.  Steele  is  Director  of  Drawing  and  Writing  in 
Xenia.  O.,  but  since  the  School  Board  in  Xenia  have  been 
back  sliding  rather  than  progressing,  so  far  as  writing  and 
drawing  are  concerned,  and  have  dispensed  with  a  special 
teacher  in  these  branches,  Mr.  Steele  has  substituted 
Coshocton  for  Xenia. 

—  In  a  late  letter  from  Creo.  Williams,  Vice-Prin.,  Pub- 
lic Schools,  Halfmoon  Bay.  Cal.,  he  writes:  "We  have 
decided  to  give  more  attention  to  the  subject  of  penman- 
ship in  the   Halfmoon  Bay  Schools,  and  have  therefore 


A   Feast   with   Rare  Old   Books. 

Hail,  mistick  Art !  which  men  like  angels  taught. 
To  speak  to  Eyes,  and  paint  unbody'd  Thought  ! 

— J.  Chamjiion,  1740, 
Xumber  8. 

Goldsmith's  "  Gems  of  Penmanship  "  was  pub- 
lished by  the  author   ("Oliver  B.  Goldsmith,  Pro- 


THE    NKW    YORK    HERALD. 


THE  ABOVE  IS  AN  EXACT  PHOTO-ENGRAVED  FAC-SIMILE  OF  A  PAGE  OF  THE  NEW  YOKK  HERALD,  I. UHATl.Y    REDUCED  IN 
Sr/.E,    THIS  CAN  BE  EASILY  READ  THROUGH  AN  ORDINARY  MAGNIFYING  GLASS.     (FORGERY  IS  FUTILE.    SEE  PAGE  XVI  ) 


written  you  for  copies  of  The  Joi'r.val  so  as  to  decide 
upon  some  method."  Mr.  Williams  is  a  good  business 
writer  himself  and  is  undoubtedly  back  of  the  movement 
to  give  the  Halfmoon  Bay  Scliools  better  methods  in 
writing.  One  good  writer  with  a  little  enthusiasm  can 
stir  up  a  whole  community.  It  is  not  so  much  the  time 
or  the  money  it  takes,  as  it  is  correct  methods  and  a  little 
enthnsiasm. 

—  Q.  S.  Herrick.  Supervisor  of  Writing  and  Drawing, 
Public  Schools,  Kemlalville,  Ind.,  in  renewing  his  sub- 
scription for  The  Joub.val.  writes  as  follows:  "1  could 
not  well  get  along  without  The  Jour.nal,  it  contains  so 
much  valuable  information.  Long  may  it  live  and  pros- 
l>er.  1  am  teaching  penmanship  and  drawing  to  -100 
pupils  daUy— drawing  twice  a  week  and  writing  three 
times  a  week  " 

—  S.  S.  Gressly  is  teacher  of  commercial  branches  and 
penmanship  and  Miss  Lottie  E.  Da>-ton  of  drawing  in  the 
State  Nor.  School,  Indiana.  Pa. 


The  footprint  of  the  savage  in  the  sand  is  sufficient  to 
prove  the  presence  of  man  to  the  atheist,  who  will  not 
recognize  God,  though  His  hand  is  impressed  on  the  entire 
universe.— HugA  Miller. 


feasor  of  Penmanship")  at  28ft  Broadway,  New 
York,  in  1848. 

The  book  is  1'2  x  1.5  inches,  and  contains  eighteei; 
full  page  plates  In  addition  to  the  engraved  title 
page  and  portrait  and  autograph  of  the  author. 
There  ia  one  page  (only)  of  "  Remarks  "  and  "  In 
struction, "  and  one  page  of  instruction  in  flourish 
ing.  One  page  is  devoted  to  "  Lines  to  a  Pen,  '  eight 
pages  to  a  lecture  on  "  The  Pen."  and  one  page  to 
press  notices  of  Mr.  Goldsmith  and  his  work. 

The  portrait  shows  a  man  of  about  ;*.">  years,  long, 
wavy  black  hair,  and  a  "  Galway  "  or  run-around 
beard. 

While  the  work  given  in  the  plates  is  graceful  and 
evidently  executed  with  vim  and  dash,  yet  but  little 
practical  use  could  be  made  of  it,  and  as  a  conae- 
qaence  it  left  but  little  impress,  even  locally,  upon 
the  handwriting  of  its  time.     The  author  called  the 


XVI 

smaller  wript  mercantile  penmanship."  bat  the 
loops  were  too  lonj,'  and  the  shades  too  hea\*y  to  be 
prac^tiral. 

The  samples  of  offhand  writing  and  floarishing 
showed  that  their  author  cnuld  control  the  pen,  but 
he  didn't  do  it.  There  is  freedom,  grace  and  beaaty 
in  the  lines,  but  the  uncouth  designs  i)roduced  by 
these  lines  pain  the  eyes  to  look  at  them. 

A  good  jjortion  of  the  book  is  devoted  to  flourished 
birds,  fishes  (some  of  them  being  "  Struck  with  a 
Metallic  Pen  in  10  minutes  "),  swans,  capitals,  etc.. 
and  it  Hcems  a  pity  that  such  skill  should  have  been 
diverted  and  have  been  of  such  small  account  to 
the  author,  and  the  writing-hungry  people  of  fifty 
years  ago. 

Normal  School  Penmen. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  like  most  of  penmen,  was 
born  on  a  farm.  The  event  took  place  en  January  :i, 
1871,  near  Williamstown.  Ky.  For  several  years  his  time 
was  divided  hetweeu  going  to  school  in  winter  and  work- 
ing on  the  farm  during  the  summer. 

At  an  early  age  he  began  to  draw  and  write  without 
the  guidance  of  a  teacher  until  a  copy  of  a  Compendium 
of  Penmanship  fell  into  his  hands,  followed  by  the  Pen. 
man's  (Jmettr,  Penman's  Abt  JOURNAL,  VVestpm  Pen- 
man, Palmer's  Guide  and  a  numl>er  of  other  works  on 
I>ennianship.     By  i>racticing  and  studying  on  rainy  days 


<^eAmandQyl<CQ^a4Aaj& 


SAM  EVANS. 

nud  odd  nwments  he  soon  became  known  as  a  good  writer 
in  Ins  community. 

Ho  attended  the  VVeateru  Penmen's  Association  held  in 
Liouisville,  Ky..  December,  18H1.  met  Prof.  A.  N.  Palmer, 
and  at  once  decided  to  attend  the  Cedar  Rapids  Business 
('ollone.  Cedar  Rnpids.  la.  About  this  time  he  took  a 
course  in  pen  drawing  by  mail  from  Prof.  A.  C.  Webb  of 
NrtshviUo,  Toun..  which  gave  him  a  start  in  this  art. 

He  entered  the  Cedar  Rapids  Business  College  in  No- 
vember, 1S!14.  aud  graduated  from  the  Penmanship  De- 
partment in  August,  1SSI5.  He  also  studied  bookkeeping 
whili-  in  tins  institutiou. 

WliikMii  Mlii.vil  uud  through  the  kindness  of  Professor 
Pahn.-v  lu'  ii.icptid  the  position  of  Principal  of  the  School 
of  P'Uiiiansliii' aud  assistant  in  commercial  branches  in 
the  Spriugtield  Normal  School.  Springfield,  Mo.  He  began 
bis  work  there  Sept.  :i.  isfl").  He  writes  that  he  '*  is  single, 
and  an  admirer  of  the  beautiful  of  (rod's  creation." 


Writing  of  the  World. 

To  the  Director  of  Public  Instruction.  Bengal. 
India,  we  are  indebted  for  a  large  package  of  writ- 
ing from  the  pupils  in  the  public  schools,  the  busi- 
ness men.  and  the  expert  penmen  of  various  prov- 
inces in  India.  The  writing  is  mainly  the  native 
style,  and  hence  we  are  unable  to  judge  of  its  merits 
other  than  from  the  ability  to  handle  the  pen.  The 
half  tone  cut  is  a  greatly  reduced  facsimile  of  a 
poster  executed  in  several  colors,  by  one  of  India's 
most  expert  penmen.  We  presume  his  name  is 
aomewhere  on  the  drawing,  but  it  is  lost  to  us  in 
the  labyrinth  of  native  writing. 


Well-Known    Supervisor^. 

W.    S.    HISER. 

\V.  S.  Hiser.  Supervisor  of  Penmanship  in  the  Public 
Schools  of  Richmond,  Ind..  was  born  in  that  State  in  1865. 
His  boyhood  was  spent  on  the  farm  in  summer  and  in  the 
district  school  in  the  winter.  At  the  early  age  of  eleven 
he  had  a  fixed  purpose  of  becoming  a  teacher.  With  the 
money  earned  in  summer  he  took  a  two  years'  course  in 
the  Indiana  State  Normal  School  and  a  course  in  Earlham 
College.  Since  then  he  has  graduated  from  the  Richmond 
Business  College,  and  has  taken  a  coarse  in  the  Zanerian 
Art  College. 

He  began  teaching  at  seventeen  and  when  not  attending 
school  has  been  so  engaged  ever  since.  Mr.  Hiser  gave 
penmanship  special  attention  in  his  public  school  work 
after  graduating  from  the  business  college.  His  career 
as  a  grade  teacher  covered  a  period  of  nine  years.  His 
success  and  ability  as  a  teacher  aud  his  qualifications  as  a 
penman  led  the  Richmond  Business  College  to  negotiate 
with  him  for  his  services.     He  was  connected  with  this  in- 


w.  s.  HISER. 

stitution  two  years  as  penman.  When  the  Public  School 
Boards  of  Richmond  and  Cambridge  City,  lud.. '^decided 
to  employ  a  special  teacher  of  penmanship  jointly,  Mr. 
Hiser  was  tendered  the  position  and  accepted.  The  im- 
provement of  the  pupils  under  his  tuition  in  a  term  \.^ 
marked.  This  wan  evidenced  by  their  standing  in  the  na- 
tional writing  contest  last  year,  conducted  by  The  Jour- 
nal. Cambridge  City  won  ti.rst  place  in  Indiana  and  Rich- 
mond second.  This  year  his  entire  time  is  devoted  to 
the  Richmond  schools.  Mr.  Hiser  not  long  since  gave  a 
course  of  lectures  on  penmanship  before  teacher  insti- 
tutes in  Indiana. 

He  is  the  author  of  "  Hisers  'Reversible'  Penmanship 
Tablet,"  suited  to  any  series  of  copy-books;  '*  Hiser's 
Penmanship  Handbook,"  with  graded  lessons  ;  and  the 
originator  of  the  Standard  Duplicator,  advertised  in  The 
Journal. 


I  like  The  Joibnau  aud  would  l)e  pleased  to  see  it  i 
the  hands  of  everv  teacher  in  this  countrv. 

S.  W.  AcsTix,  Supt.  of  Schools,  Lone  Pine,  Cal. 


FORQERY   IS    FUTILE. 


How  the   l^fforts  of  Vriminals  ate   InvariaMy  Uttvrtiii 

The  New  York  Recorder  of  March  2,  1896,  devoted 
over  a  column  to  a  review  of  a  lecture  by  The  Jour- 
nal's editor.     We  present  herewith  brief  extracts : 

The  New  Jersey  Club  of  Scientific  Review  is  one  of  the 
most  interesting  institutions  in  existence  in  that  State.  Once 
a  mouth  members  from  all  quarters  of  Jersey,  and  even  from 
New  York,  flock  to  the  club-rooma  in  tha  Drake  Opera  House 
building.  Elizabeth,  N.  J.  On  each  meeting  night  a  different 
branch  of  some  particularly  interesting  science  is  lectured 
upon  by  a  selected  professor  of  one  of  the  leading  universi- 
ties. When  the  lecture  is  over,  the  various  professors,  doc- 
tors, lawyers  and  other  men  of  learning,  members  of  the 
club,  arise  in  torn  and  question  the  lecturer,  bringing  forth 
and  making  clear  every  point  of  the  subject  just  discussed. 
The  president  of  the  society  is  Dr.  John  Younglove  of  Jeffer- 
son avenue.  Elizabeth. 

At  Friday  night" s  meeting  Prof.  Daniel  T.  Ames  of  this 
city,  one  of  the  best  known  expert  examiners  of  forged  and 
disputed  handwriting  in  the  country,  gave  a  most  interest- 
ing review  of  the  celebrated  cases,  in  which  romance  and 
crime  were  strangely  intermingled.  Bis  recollections  as  an 
expert  were  lucid  and  entertaining.  With  chalk  and  black- 
board he  wrote  the  names  which  were  forged  by  many  crim- 
inals of  note,  and  proved  conclusively  that  it  was  lmpo.ssible 
for  one  man  to  perfectly  imitate  another's  handwriting.  In 
part.  Prof.  Ames'  lecture  was  as  follows: 

"  The  methods  resorted  to  by  villains  to  establish  fictitious 
claims  to  property  of  deceased  persons  are  simply  marvel- 


ous, and  the  frequency  and  persistency  with  which  they  are 
applied  defies  belief.  Since  18*«  more  than  I.tKlO  such  cases 
have  come  under  my  observation.  The  chief  difficulty  in  the 
way  of  such  frauds  is  the  estAblishment  of  some  plausible 
consideration,  which  is  most  frequently  attempted  in  the 
form  of  promissory  notes,  as  they  are  primn  facie  evidence 
of  an  obligation.  Besides  there  are  book  accounts,  forged 
will8.  deeds,  mortgages  and  claims  of  pretended  heirs,  many 
of  which  cases  present  circumstances  which  would  furnisii 
plots  for  the  most  extravagant  romance. 

"  Nothmg  else  that  a  man  does  and  leaves  on  record  Is  so 
clearly  interwoven  with  his  personality  as  hie  handwriting. 
Being  the  joint  product  of  the  hand  and  mind,  it  reflects  at 
once  the  taste,  judgment,  industry  and  the  meutal  quality 
generally,  as  well  as  the  manual  dexterity  of  its  author. 
Writing  is  first  acquired  by  thoughtful  study  and  careful 
practice,  aud  chiefly,  at  present,  from  engraved  copies  as 
models  analytically  taught.  It  is,  therefore,  formal,  stiff  and 
impersonal  in  exact  proportion  to  the  learner's  success  in 
imitating  his  copy.  Several  learners  practicing  from  the 
same  models,  under  the  direction  of  a  skillful  teacher,  will 
often  acquire  a  style  so  similar  that  were  each  to  write  a 
line  under  the  copy  one  after  another,  the  entire  writing 
would  appear  to  the  casual  observer  to  be  the  work  of  one 
hand.  Let  these  learners  enter  into  active  business  life, 
however,  and  at  once  a  change  is  observed,  From  long  con- 
tinued practice  the  individualities,  which  are  uumberless. 
and  chiefly  unnoted,  come  to  constitute  a  fixed  and  uncon- 
scious writing  habit  implanted  in  the  mus<'les  of  the  flngers 
and  arm,  rendering  them  a  machine  that  automatically  per- 
forms all  the  phenomena  of  writing  well-nigh  unaided  by  the 
mind,  which  is  occupied  with  its  own  functions  of  supplying 
the  thought  which  the  machine  records. 

."It  will  sometimes  happen  that  adults  having  no  deter- 
mined or  dominant  characteristics  and  who  have  written 
little,  and  that  under  circumstances  not  sharply  controlling 
their  actions,  will  retain  much  of  the  style  they  leornod  in 
school.  In  such  cases  there  will  be  many  coincident  types  of 
letters  and  forms,  as  between  their  writing  and  that  of  oth- 
ers developed  under  corresponding  circumstances;  so  much 
so  that  an  observer  might  mistake  the  identity  of  the  writ- 
ing, just  as  persons  who  closely  resemble  each  other  are 
often  mistaken  for  one  another.  There  may  be  a  superficial 
likeness  in  writing  as  in  persons,  yet  there  can  be  no  positive 
identity.  Among  all  the  millions  of  the  earth  no  two  are 
identically  the  same.  No  more  are  any  two  handwritings. 
It  is  urged  that  the  same  person  never  writes  twice  exactly 
alike.  A  person's  handwriting  varies  as  to  its  precise  detail, 
but  in  its  general  habitual  characteristics  it  is  the  some,  as 
several  peas  may  vary  in  size,  color,  smoothness  and  outline, 
yet  retain  every  characteristic  which  inevitably  and  unmis- 
takably identifies  them  as  peas  and  distinguishes  them  from 
pebbles  or  any  other  object  of  similar  form. 

"The man  who  attempts  a  forgery  must  inevitably  fail. 
The  tracing  process  might  stand  a  small  test,  but  under  sub- 
jection to  recently  invented  chemicals  and  instruments  is 
bound  in  some  manner  to  be  betrayed.  The  man  who  at- 
tempts forgery  by  imitating  another's  writing  with  his  own 
hand  can  always  be  caught  if  the  forged  document  is  sub- 
mitted for  investigation.  A  forger  must  fretiuently  di- 
vert his  attention  from  his  work  to  the  copy  he  is  making, 
which- will  be  manifest  in  waved,  broken  and  formal  lines. 
But  when  you  take  the  forgery  and  original  and  enlarge  the 
names  by  photographic  process,  so  that  each  letter  stands 
from  two  to  six  inchesjhigh,  then  every  stop  and  break  made 
by  the  forger  can  be  counted. 

"It  is  not  possible  to  make  a  smooth  continuous  natural 
line,  and  at  the  same  time  fre(iuently  halt  to  study  copy. 
Study  and  compare  the  writing  of  any  two  persons,  and  you 
will  find  millions,  indeed  innumerable,  differences,  each 
constituting  a  distinctive  personality  comparatively  few  of 
which  will  be  known  to  the  writers,  and  hence  cannot  be 
changed  or  omitted  at  the  will  of  the  writer. 

"  Note  the  writing  of  society  women,  and  you  will  find  it  as 
capricious  and  fantastic  as  their  dress  touched  out  with  rib- 
bons, feathers,  etc.  At  least  nine  times  out  of  ten  the  writ- 
ing of  women  can  be  distinguished  from  that  of  men  by  its 
caprice." 

Prof.  Ames  then  illustrated  on  the  blackboard  the  methods 
employed  to  discover  the  forgery  in  the  celebrated  Lewis 
will  cose,  which  involved  jl,0(lf).WH) ;  also  the  methods  in  the 
case  of  old  Miser  Russell,  the  New  York  printer  who  loft 
$:W,000  in  different  banks  at  the  time  of  his  death.  The  case 
of  Miser  Paine,  worth  gTiOO.iXX)  when  he  died,  which  was 
claimed  under  a  forged  power  of  attorney,  was  an  interest- 
ing theme,  as  were  half  a  dozen  other  notable  cases  of  forg- 
ery. Prof.  Ames  illustrated  each  forgery  and  compared  it 
with  the  original. 

A  discussion  between  the  members  and  Prof.  Ames  fol- 
lowed the  conclusion  of  the  lecture,  and  th»n  a  vote  of 
thanks  was  passed  to  the  lecturer. 


Recent   Public   School   Book    Adoptions. 

Writtnff. 

Ruscombmanor,  Pa.,  Spencerlan  Copy-Books. 

Pownal.  Mich.;   Peacham,  Mich.;  Richmond,  Mich.,  Ells- 
worth's New  Reversible  Writing  Books. 

flaiuesville.  N.  J.,  Spencerian  Copy-Books, 

Newark,  N.  J..  Spencerian  Vertical  Cards. 
Drairtnf/. 

Clifton    Heights,    Pa.;    Frederick.    Pa.,     Bartholomew'H 
Drawing. 

East  Des  Moines,  la..  The  National  Drawing  Course. 
Couimerctat, 

Frackville,  Pa.,  Bryant  &  Stratton's  Bookkeeping. 

Montclair.  N.  J.,  Eaton's  Business  Forms. 


Bill  Nye  says  he  was  expelled  from  Yale  College  "  for 
reftLsing  to  divide  a  watermelon  with  the  faculty  :  "  "I 
did  not  take  my  degree,"  he  adds,  "  as  I  left  in  the  night, 
and  in  the  intense  darkness  was  unable  to  lay  my  hand 
on  it.  I  took  some  other  things,  however,  which  *lid  not 
fit  me.  and  they  have  embittered  my  whole  life." — Scfujol 
Journal. 


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Editorial  Comment. 

Public  School   Writing  Contest. 

Supervisors  and  special  teachers  of  writing  in  the 
I*iil)lic  Schools  should  romemher  that  The  Jour- 
nal's Public  School  Writing  Contest  will  close  May 
1"),  IHHB.  Preparation  for  this  should  not  be  delayed. 
and  the  specimens  should  be  in  our  hands  as  soon  as 
possible,  so  that  we  may  begin  arranging  them. 
The  conditions,  with  other  particulars,  will  be  found 
in  the  March  number  of  The  Journal. 

The   Packard   Testimonial. 

All  arrangements  are  now  complete  for  the  Lov- 
ing Cup  pre.<entation  and  banquet  to  Mr.  S.  S. 
Packard  of  New  York,  at  Delmonico's,  Broadway 


and  Twenty-fifth  street,  on  the  evening  of  April  28, 
1«90.  The  banquet  is  in  charge  of  Chas.  M.  Miller, 
101  East  Twenty  third  street,  and  out-of-town  risit- 
ors  should  ask  for  Mr.  Miller  upon  their  arrival  at 
Delmonico's.  Tickets  for  the  banquet  (to  be  had 
from  Mr.  Miller)  are  $•"»  each,  and  as  it  will  be  a 
ladies'  affair  also,  it  is  expected  that  many  ladies 
will  be  in  attendance. 

Amateur   Business   Writing  Contest. 

Those  desiring  to  take  part  in  the  Amateur  Busi- 
ness Writing  Contest  should  keep  in  mind  that  the 
last  day  on  which  specimens  can  be  received  is 
April  20,  lH9(i.  This  contest  is  open  to  all  Ameri- 
can amateurs  20  years  of  age  and  under.  Good 
black  ink  should  be  used  in  the  specimens,  and  the 
specimens  should  be  in  the  form  of  a  business  letter. 
Full  particulars  will  be  found  in  the  J'ebruary 
Journal. 

Writing  and   Drawing   in    Public  Schools. 

Thf  Journal  believes  that  the  quickest  way  to 
reach  the  masses  with  reforms  in  methods  of  teach- 
ing writing  and  drawing  is  through  the  public 
schools.  Let  us  look  at  the  present  status  in  our 
public  schools  of  these  two  important  branches. 
Probably  nine  tenths  of  the  public  school  pupils  get 
all  their  instruction,  such  as  it  is.  from  grade  teach- 
ers who  know  nothing  or  next  to  nothing  about  cor- 
reei  methods  of  instructing  in  these  two  important 
branches.  Of  course,  these  grade  teachers  give 
what  they  call  "  instruction  "  (some  are  deluded 
enough  to  believe  that  they  are  imparting  the  genu 
ine  article,  while  others  feel  their  lack  of  knowledge 
in  these  branches),  but  the  fact  remains  that  public 
school  pupils  do  not  receive  the  proper  training, 
even  where  sulficient  time  is  devoted  to  training  of 
hand  and  eye  in  learning  to  write  and  draw. 

Enough  time  is  devoted  to  writing  in  most  schools, 
and  the  pupils  should  leave  the  high  school  able  to 
write  a  good  business  hand,  but,  as  a  rule,  they 
write  (if  rapidly)  a  scrawl,  or  draw  (if  slowly)  accu- 
rately-formed letters.  Neither  style  is  of  any  serv- 
ice in  a  business  office. 

Writing  is  not  hard  to  learn,  and  proper  methods 


can  also  be  easily  acquired.  But  the  condition  con- 
trontB  na — fully  nine-tenths  of  our  public  school 
teachers  are  not  only  not  good  writers,  but  lack 
knowledge  of  good  methods, 

Now  the  remedy:  1.  Have  a  com/)(7cH Meacher  in 
every  normal  school  in  .\merica.  Put  writing  in 
the  curricula  of  all  normal  courses,  and  send  out 
properly  trained  teachers  for  the  next  generation. 
2.  Since  it  will  be  several  years  before  this  reform 
can  reach  the  pupils  in  all  grades,  a  second  reform 
must  be  instituted— a  Supervisor  or  Special  Teacher 
of  writing  should  lie  added  to  the  teaching  force  of 
every  city  and  town  of  1,.500  or  more.  The  Super 
visor  should  instruct  the  grade  teachers  Iwir  lo  teach 
—and  see  that  they  carry  out  his  instructions.  The 
Special  Teacher  in  small  towns,  where  a  smaller 
number  of  pupils  makes  such  a  plan  feasible,  can 
personally  instruct  the  pupils.  After  a  few  years 
when  the  new  writing-reform  teachers  from  the 
normal  schools  take  the  [ilaces  of  our  present  grade 
teachers,  the  Special  Teachers  and  Supervisors  of 
writing  may  be  largely  dispensed  with.  But  time 
will  determiue  that. 

A  knowledge  of  drawing  and  methods  of  teaching 
it  are  more  difficult  to  acquire  than  writing.  We 
would  suggest  that  a  Special  Teacher  be  employed 
in  each  normal  school— most  likely  one  teacher  will 
do  for  writing  and  drawing.  A  Special  Teacher  or 
Supervisor  should  be  employed  in  each  town  of  1,500 
or  over.  In  the  smaller  places  this  specialist  can 
handle  both  writing  and  drawing.  As  drawing 
offers  so  wide  a  field  it  may  take  a  longer  time  to 
educate  our  gi-ade  teachers  into  handling  it  without 
the  aid  of  a  Supervisor —if ,  indeed,  they  ever  reach 
that  point. 

The  province  of  the  public  school  is  not  to  turn 
out  artists;  the  public  school  patrons  expect  from 
graduates  only  ability  enough  to  draw  moderately 
well. 

Two  objections  are  advanced  by  those  who  haven't 
given  our  plan  much  thought:  1.  Time.     2.  Cost. 

As  a  rule,  time  enough  is  devoted  to  writing  and 
drawing  where  attempts  are  made  to  teach  these 
branches.  It  is  squandered  on  wrong  methods. 
Some  educators  say  that  there  are  so  many  other 
important  things  to  teach  that  there  is  no  time  left 


72 

for  writing  and  drawing-  We  think  that  onr  pub- 
lic schools  arf  trjinj;  to  teach  too  many  subjects, 
and  we  think  that  some  of  these  snbjects  shoald  be 
dropped  to  make  way  for  writing  and  drawing.  It 
no  longer  needs  argument  to  convince  any  reasoning 
teacher  that  writing  should  follow  reading  in  im- 
portance, and  that  every  public  school  graduate 
should  be  able  to  draw  passably  well. 

As  to  expense,  it  would  not  add  in  cost  over  $2  a 
year  for  each  pupil  in  our  public  schools — a  total 
cost  of  from  $10  to  $15  per  pupil  for  a  five  to  eight 
year  course— and  this  amount  would  provide  the 
best  instructors  and  send  out  pupils  who  could  write 
rapid,  easy,  business  hands,  and  who  could  draw 
practically  any  object.  There  are  many  other  ad 
vantages,  but  we  want  to  meet  our  cold,  calculating, 
practical  critii:  on  Iiis  own  ground. 

The  point  narrows  down  to  the  question:  Is  this 
training  worth  $2  a  year  1  What  young  man  or 
woman  (or  our  older  practical  critic  even)  would 
not  give  many  times  the  paltry  $1.5  such  a  training 
would  have  cost  ? 

The  next  question :  Where  can  we  get  our  teachers 
and  supervisors  ?  There  are  special  schools  of  pen- 
manship and  drawing,  as  well  as  normal  schools 
making  specialties  of  them,  and  onr  business  col 
leges  are  sending  out  thousands  of  well  equipped 
teachers  of  writing. 

To  sum  up:  Writing  and  drawing  should  be 
taught  bj'  specialists  in  our  normal  and  public 
schools.  More  time  and  money  should  be  devoted 
to  teaching  them  properly. 


A    BUSINESS   COLLEGE   SWINDLER. 


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Mil.  W".  J.  KiNsr.Ev.  Mannging  Editor  Penman's  Art 
JoUHNAi-,  202  Broiulwiiy,  City. 

My  dear  Sir:— With  further  reference  to  tb©  conversa- 
tion I  bad  in  your  office  thin  morning,  permit  me  to  use 
your  columns  for  the  exposition  of  a  fraud.  A  young  man 
called  at  the  office  of  Eastman  College  (Poughkeepsiei 
Kome  time  laflt  autumn,  and  after  examining  the  school 
with  unusual  care,  arranged  for  a  course  in  stenography 
and  typewriting.  He  tendered  in  payment  of  the  fees 
for  the  course  a  cbeck  drawn  ostensibly  by  his  father  on 
a  bank  in  Orange,  N".  J.  1  did  not  see  and  consequently 
cannot  give  a  clear  description  of  him,  but  1  understand 
that  he  was  a  man  of  student-like  appearance,  slight,  gen- 
tlemanly in  manners,  with  dark  hair  and  a  fledgling  mus- 
tache. Nothing  more  was"  thought  of  the  young  man.  as 
he  Hjvid  he  was  going  to  live  with  some  friends  in  the  city. 
Hi- (lid  not,  however,  report  for  duty.  Some  days  after- 
ward the  cbeck  was  returned  protested.  It  was  drawn 
for  ^(),  and  the  young  man  persuaded  our  secretary,  Mr. 
Gardner,  to  give  him  ?iiO  in  change.  The  amount  in- 
volved in  the  case  was  small,  and  I  did  not  think  at  once 
that  it  was  a  cheat  which  was  being  regularly  perpe- 
trated, but  about  ten  days  ago  a  similar  thing  happened  in 
the  Now  York  office.  This  time  the  man  gave  his  name  as 
Dave  W.  Smith.  He  said  he  was  from  Pittsburgh.— that 
he  had  come  here  to  spend  some  time  under  instruction, — 
that  ho  was  visiting  the  schools  of  the  city  and  would 
probably  enter  one  of  them.  Four  or  Bve  days  afterward 
he  returned  to  this  office  and  arranged  to  commence  work 
the  !iext  day.  He  tendered  in  payment  of  the  feeji  what 
appeared  to  he  a  draft  made  by  Pittsburgh  bankers  on 
alwal  bank.  It  was  drawn  for  $125,  and  his  fees  for  the 
term  contracted  for  amouut<?d  to  %hh.  He  made  no  im- 
mediate request  for  chanRe.  but  asked  to  be  recommended 
to  a  boarding-place.  Within  an  hour  he  returned,  and 
said  that  he  wa.s  perfectly  satisfied  vrith  the  house  to 
which  we  had  sent  him.  He  added  that  he  had  made 
with  the  landlady  a  bargain  by  which  he  could  save  quite 
a  Uttle  money  if  he  paid  a  considerable  number  of  weeks' 
boaitl  in  advance.  There  were  $70  due  him  on  the  draft. 
He  succeeded  in  persuading  our  business  manager  here  to 
give  him  this  Imlance,  and  decamped. 

Now,  the  man  who  came  to  this  office  was  not  the  man 
who  swindled  us  in  Poughkeepsie.  On  the  contrarv.  he 
appeared  t.)  be  between  tweuty-five  and  thirty  years  of 
age,  was  alxnit  live  feet  seven  inches  in  height,"  rather 
stout  and  well  built,  of  quiet,  unassuming  manners,  and 
clean  shaven.  I  shoukl  add  that  1  had  spoken  here  of  the 
case  in  Poughkeepsie  and  given  instructions  that  no  cash 
be  paid  out  on  any  sort  of  iiaper.  But  our  Mr.  Woods 
was  simply  outwittetl.  He  presently  suspected  this  and 
telegraphed  the  Iwuk  in  Pittsburgh,  but  found  that  there 
WIL1  no  such  institution  there.  The  draft  had  been  printed 
regularly  by  the  Hamilton  Bank  Note  Co.  of  this  city, 
and  from  every  luiint  of  view  was  a  d<Kument  which 
would  have  decoiveil  nuxst  men.  I  do  not  think  I  could 
have  been  caught  in  either  case,  because  in  the  twelve  or 
fifteen  years  1  have  been  in  this  business  I  have  handled 
several  millions  of  paper,  and  have  never  made  a  loss.    1 


have  had  one  forgery  case  committed  by  the  son  of  a 
friend,  but  the  money  was  afterward  paid  by  the  father. 
My  habit  has  been  to  oi)erate  under  bank  rules  and  not  to 
vary  from  them  except  with  personal  friends. 

I  suspect  that  other  schools  may  be  approached  by  this 
same  set  of  thieves,  and  hope  that  the  information  given 
in  this  letter  will  prevent  the  possibility  of  their  being 
swindled  in  a  similar  manner.  I  had  contemplated  mail- 
ing a  circular  letter  to  those  schools  whose  addresses  1 
know,  but  through  your  offer  may  be  saved  this  trouble 
and  expense.  I  know  that  your  excellent  paper  is  taken 
by  almost  every  business  school  in  the  country,  and  am 
very  much  obliged  indeed  for  your  accepting  this  com- 
munication to  its  columns. 

With  sincere  good  wishes,  I  remain 

Very  truly  yours,  j 

C.  C.  Gaines, 
Prin.  New  York  Bus.  Coll..  81  East  12.^th  street. 
Prest.  Eastman  Bus.  Coll..  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. 


BELIEVES    IN    HOME   STUDY. 


Ho    \Vc 


Plo 


Aiiilii 


ml     Ex 


ArrountinB-Aiid  Penmnnsbip    Prnrtirr  Did  It. 

My  bu-iiness  is  not  in  the  commercial  college  lino,  as  I  am 
a<'(rountant  and  auditor  for  several  large  concerns,  while 
at  the  same  time  I  conduct  a  private  counting  room  for  the 
training  of  young  men  who  desire  to  become  practical  book- 

Our  standard  for  admission  is  high,  and  our  prices  are  such 
that  it  shuts  out  all  the  idlers  and  brings  to  us  a  class  of 
young  men  who  are  sincere  in  their  aims  and  willing  to  pay 
for  private  and  thorough  instruction. 

!  have  been  a  reader  of  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  for 
a  number  of  years,  and  I  have  always  found  it?  pages  at- 
tractive and  instructive,  and  any  young  man  with  a  desire 
and  willing  to  practice  can  become  a  first  class  writer 
through  reading  and  practicing  the  writing  lessons  as  given 

Is  there  not  some  way  for  you  to  reach  the  masses  of  the 
young  men  and  women  who  cannot  write,  and  establish  a 
series  of  lesons  for  home  practice  ? 

Thousands  of  young  men  ought  to  be  improving  their  writ- 
ing at  home,  and  would  do  it  if  there  was  some  satisfactory 
way  pointed  out  for  them  to  follow.  I  am  a  great  believer 
in  home  study,  especially  if  a  young  man  desires  to  get  up  in 
the  world. 

Fifteen  years  ago  I  commenced  the  practice  of  writiug  at 
home,  spending  my  noon  hours  on  the  farm  practicing  writ, 
ing  instead  of  sleeping. 

I  practiced  and  practiced  for  years,  until  finally  one  day  I 
left  the  plow  standing  in  the  field,  to  accept  a  position  as  a 
teacher  of  penmanship,  and  have  from  that  field  passed  into 
the  wide  field  of  caring  for  financial  affairs  of  business  men 
and  protecting  their  interests,  which  I  find  very  profitable. 
So,  I  say  that  if  you  can  in  some  way  get  the  great  masses 
of  young  men  and  women  in  this  vast  country  interested  in 
home  study  it  will  be  a  blessing. 

If  at  any  time  I  can  be  of  service  to  you,  command  me. 
Yours  very  trulv, 

L.  COMINOOR, 

American  Counting  Room,  Louisville.  Ky. 


Wants   Rapid   Writing  Timed. 

Editor  Penman's  Art  Journal: 

In  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  I  find,  from  time  to 
time,  specimens  of  rapid  business  writing.  It  would 
interest  me,  and  probably  other  readers  of  The  Journal. 
to  know  at  what  speed  good,  legible  business  writing  is 
done  by  experts. 

A  statement  of  number  of  words  written  in  a  minute 
might  be  deceptive,  as  much  would  depend  on  the  length 
of  the  words.      I  suggest   that  facsimile  specimens  of 
''  rapid  business  writing  "  would  be  interesting,  if  they 
showed  just  one  minute's  work,  or  two  minutes'  work, 
with  a  statement  of  "  the  movement  "  used  by  the  writer. 
From  these  readers  could  draw  their  own  conclusions. 
Yours  truly. 
David  Wolfe  Brown. 
Official  Reporter  House  of  Representatives,  Washington 

D.  C. 


A    Literary   Test. 

fit  Xicliitlas  recently  offered  prizes  for  the  best  correc- 
tions of  a  misspelled  poem.  More  than  10.000  answers  were 
received  from  all  over  the  world— from  Turkey.  Egypt,  and 
all  over  Europe,  from  a  little  countess  in  Vienna,  and  from 
another  in  Ireland,  and  from  the  grandchildren  of  Emerson 
and  Hawthorne  in  America,  The  committee  reluctantly 
states  that  the  penmanship  of  the  English  and  Canadian  chil- 
dren is  better  than  that  of  the  American.— Com/orf. 


Though  we  do  nothing.  Time  keeps  his  constant  pace, 
and  flies  as  fast  in  idleness  as  in  employment.  An  hour 
of  vice  is  as  long  as  an  hour  of  virtue.  But  the  difference 
which  follows  upon  good  actions  is  infinite  from  that  of 
ill  ones.— Felt fiam. 

It  is  in  the  most  part  in  our  skill  in  manners,  and  in  the 
observance  of  time  and  place,  and  of  decency  in  general, 
that  what  is  called  taste  consists  :  and  ivhich  is  in  reality 
no  other  than  a  more  refined  judgment.  The  cause  of  a 
wrong  taste  is  a  defect  of  judgment.— fiurfce. 


This  issue  of  The  Jourxai,  is  l>eing  mailed  to  several  thou- 
sand teachers  and  schools  not  on  our  subscription  list,  with 
the  hope  that  after  they  have  carefully  read  it  they  will  join 
"■"-family.    Should  any  of  the  copies  fall  into  the  bands  of 


The  May  number  of  Thk  Journal  will  be  a  special  issue, 
and  will  be  mailed  to  thou^^ands  of  normal  schools,  academies 
and  private  schools,  in  addition  to  those  already  on  our  list. 
The  Journal  fully  believes  that  writing,  arawing  and 
:ial  branches  are  not  given  the  attention  that  they 
uid  be  in  the  schools  of  America,  and  it  feels  duty  bound 


J  press  we  have  had  quite 


Since  the  Marcb  Jou  .  . 

nber  of  large  sized  clubs,  and  a  steady  stream  of  medium 
Being  crowded  for  space  in  this  issue,  and 


and  smalle  _  .  ... 

since  so  many  who  have  already  clubbed  us  desired  to  i.. 
crease  their  clubs,  and  wish  the  announcement  withheld 
until  their  clubs  are  completed,  we  have  postponed  our  sec- 
ond announcement  until  the  Mav  number.  This  will  be  the 
last  opportunity  that  will  bo  afforded  for  a  bu/  effort  in  the 
clubbing  line,  and  we  trust  tho.'se  of  our  friends  who  have 
not  clubiiod  us  as  yet  will  make  a  special  effort  and  enroll  as 
many  of  their  students  and  friends  as  possible.  Those  who 
have  already  sent  clubs  and  feel  they  can  increase  them,  we 
shall  be  glad  to  hear  from  also. 


It  is  surprising  how  much  good  one  good  writer  can  do  a 
neighborhood.  We  frequently  hoar  of  whole  communities 
being  converted  to  the  cause  of  good  writing  by  the  example 
and  influence  of  one  enthusinstic  good  writer.  Frequently 
this  one  enthusiastic  good  writer  gives  The  Journal  credit 
for  starting  him  on  his  career,  and  furnishing  him  with  cor- 
rect methods,  enthusiasm  nnd  love  for  his  work.  Often- 
times a  single  stray  copy  of  The  Journal  makes  a  convert 
of  some  one  who  has  hitherto  been  lukewarm  on  the  subject 
of  good  writing,  or  who  has  thought  writing  had  "  no  educa- 
tional signifleanco."  So  much  good  comes  from  a  circulation 
of  literature  devoted  to  the  cause  of  good  writing  that  we 
hope  our  friends  will  aid  us  in  spreading  the  light  and  getting 
as  many  of  their  students  and  friends  on  our  subscription  list 
as  possible. 


practical  education  in  the  least  cannot  hold  back  c 

of  expense.    The  matter  needs  only  to  l>o  presented  in  the 

proper  light  to  students  to  get  practically  every  student  in 


If  any  of  our  friends  know  of  superintendents  and  teach- 
ers who  are  not  giving  writing,  drawing  and  cooimercial 
branches  proper  attention  in  the  schools,  they  will  confer  a 
favor  on  us  by  sending  in  the  names  of  such  superintendents 
and  teachers  so  that  we  may  put  them  on  a  special  list  to 
which  we  shall  mail  a  copy  of  Thi:  Joitrnal  occasionally 
until  they  become  converted. 


We  have  been  surprised  to  find  so  many  of  our  friends 
who  do  not  know  of  the  two  editions  of  The  Journal,  the 
reduced  subscription  rates  and  our  very  low  clubhinr;  rates. 


The  first 
ber.  'Do.  Joriiv  \i  :• 
kept  in  THK.fni  kn  v 
to  clubbing  arnui^'.  II 
Journal.  We  trust 
done  so  will  read  the; 
of  getting  clubs  much  c 


cha 


Decem- 
nt  has  been 
Full  partirulars  in  regard 
riund  in  ouch  issue  of  The 
our  friends  who  have  not 
1  make  the  matter 


The  National  Publishing  Co.,  Indianapolis.  Ind.,  have  very 
wisely  decided  to  reduce  the  price  of  their  home  instructor 
"  Modern  Writing."  from  $£  to  |1.  This  book  is  well  worth 
the  price,  and  students  and  teachers  of  penmanship  will  wan  t 
it  in  their  libraries. 


Users  of  typewriters  are  particularly  interested  in  getting 
the  best  in  the  line  of  manifolding  and  carbon  papers.  The 
goods  manufactured  by  the  Rogers  Manifold  and  Carbon 
Paper  Co..  75  Maiden  Lane,  New  York,  are  high  grade  and 
are  sold  the  world  i  "  '  " 

used  in  The  Journa 
lent. 


Messri.  Rohrbo' 

inco  the  sprine  and  summer  sc 

.         'ith   the  I 

mercial  branches.     J.  W.  Lami>man,  that  splendid  all-l 
penman  and  competent  and  enthusiastic  t«acher,  will  hav 


desiring  to   prepare 


The  cards  offered  for  sale  by  Wm.  Freund  &  S<)n8.  W,  State 
St..  Chicago,  III.,  are  of  splendid  quality,  and  the  prices  ut 
which  they  are  offering  them  rjertainly  make  (hem  a  bargain 
that  penmen  who  are  interested  in  securing  good  card**  will 
no  doubt  appreciate.  The  eame  firm  Is  aluo  offering  to  en- 
grave a /ac-»f  mile  of  Bignature  and  print  one  hundred  cards 


'^.^^nmoAli  Q7fit>Q^tuntti& 


73 


Tbc  ink  well  for  Bcbool  dcaks  that  ii4  itold  by  the  Greeowood 
8<;buol  HupnlyCo..  YouDf(8towii.  (>..  ba»  tbe  endorsement  of 
btindredfl  of  tbe  leadlDK  superlnt^ndenti*  and  sapcrrisora  of 
wiitiniE  and  tbe  (frade  tearberi*  tbrouKboat  tbe  country.  It 
keeps  tbe  dOHt  aud  dirt  out  of  tbe  ink  and  is  economical  and 
clean.  The  cost  In  neit  to  notbini;  when  the  tx^neDta  are 
taken  into  conNlderAtlon  Sch'x;lH  looking  for  an  Inkstand 
to  ttttaeb  to  deskf  hbould  scnil  for  .'Simple  and  eircuUrs  of 


cellent  Ink  \ 


0)1. 


J.  H.  BarrlH.  Hupr.  of  Writlnic  and  DrawlDK.  Norfolk.  Neb., 
icbooU,  bos  a  Hpecial  offer  to  make  to  all  interested  in  writ- 
OK  and  drawing  books. 


An  Inkstand  that  allows  tbe  InktUK  of  the  pen  just  right, 
iind  that  provontM  evaporation  and  is  cleanly,  and  that  more 
""'~  »  Its  cost  In  ink  each  year,  is  sometbini;  that  every 


sent  by  < 
more  than  tbe  ordlnarv 
evaporation  of  tbe  ink  i 


it  prevents  the 
its  cost  in  a  sfaort 
writer  who  pur. 


omethinf 


new.    It  is  1 

Noblosville.  Ind.  Tbe  holder  is  constructed  like  the  bolder 
of  a  fountain  pen.  and  holds  a  i|unntitv  of  ink.  This  dues 
away  with  the  troulilnsomo  HllinE  so  common  in  the  ordinary 
ruling  pens.  Both  ruling  and  writing  can  l)e  done  with  the 
same  pen.  It  i»  i.ononiical  and  clean,  and  it  is  sold  on  the 
••  your  money  ba«:lt  if  you  want  it  "  principle.  It  Is  sent, 
carriage  prepaid,  for  $1. 


doOB  a  large  amount  of  this  work  each  year  for  schools.  As 
a  script  penman,  whether  in  plain  or  ornamental  lines,  his 
work  is  beautiful,  and  those  getting  samples  of  it  may  con- 
sider they  have  some  of  the  lH.ht  writing  that  it  is  possible 


.I.E.  King  advertising  manager  of  Williams  &  Hogers. 
Kochester.  N.  Y..  the  well  knownVdui-ational  publishers,  is 
always  on  the  alert  for  ideas  that  will  make  his  advertise 
ments  more  ottractlve.  He  soizod  on  the  "  X  Bays  "  craze 
and  boa  worked  up  a  very  attra.tivo  advertisement  from' 
them  by  using  them  as  liordor  and  as  center  of  his  advertise- 
ment, to  be  found  on  the  Inst  jiago  of  thi> 


■■  A  Pew  Office  Buildings  in  Now  York  "  is  the  name  of  a 
very  neat  and  handsomely  illustnitod  pamphlet  giving  half- 
tene  views  of  .H  of  New  Y'ork  Cltys  lending  oflice  buifdings. 
This  18  issued  by  Wyckoff,  Seamans  is  Benedict,  iiCT  Broadway. 
New  Y  ork.  and  a  most  desirable  souvenir  for  any  one  inter- 
ested in  the  largo  buildings  of  the  metropolis.  On  the 
twenty.flrst  birthday  of  the  Remington  Typewriter  a  census 
of  the  various  typswriting  mochliie,  in  use  in  these  offices 
was  taken.  It  was  found  that  ot  the  3.43)  tvpewriters  of 
twonty-sii  diireront  makes  in  uctuol  operation  in  the  3* 
leading  oDice  buildings,  2,(t!W,  or  Ts  jior  cent.,  were  Rem 
ingtons  A  truly  remnrkablo  showing.  No  doubt  copies  of 
this  pamphlet  can  be  had  by  oddressiug  the  neorest  Reming- 


-C  W.Jones,  Brockton  Bus.  Coll..  Brockton,  Ma-ss,  is  a 
splendid  writer,  and  the  lieautirully  written  cards  recently 
received  from  him  are  gracotul.  delicate  and  dashy.    Read 


v~..T'"V'*'''''^U™'  £."''">=  Scliool  Copies,  published  by  O,  W 
Nottingham.  Van  Wert,  Ohio,  and  which  were  reviewed  in 

1  HE  JuuitNAl.  for  March,  are  meeting  with  ' -  ■• 

start.    Mr.  Nottingham  i   -  ~--^    -  -^  ''"■" 


.t.7»'Jj''t-?''''''''?''L  '!">  "ttentionof  school  proprietors  to 
the  advertisement  of  the  Dustloss  Oil  ii  Paint  Comimnv  of 

comm.n?H '""'h"''''  l?"'""* ."Pon  the  market  is  very  hrghly 
commanded  and  v;e  know  the  arm  to  be  perfectly  respSnir 

«^y  ^fv.iUrat'^^?  w"ifi"-aVsSte^r;^^^^^ 

KleV\.^psS;V?bT;rW1.°r^^lSn!ltJ'rfln^''.b''ar?bl 
Sb?',"^?  i"""^"  f"'  D'""-'*'  nro  vouehed  tor  by  people  in  evM? 
line  of  bu»ine,ss.    We  believe  that  it  will  pay  any  school  man 

?e';iSnd  w'irh  L'eT""  "''"'  '"'''''•"' '°  """'""^^  ""■"■  <"  <=<"•' 

Answers   to  Correspondents. 

Tfront  S'r.ght''S*r.fS,''J  *""i^,'«"  'i"^»  Pubhc"  fchools  keep 
study  w?!?^^  etc  .V,  Sn?".*'""".  .*"""?  '"'  »'  <•'<"'  "O'-k. 
^iuu> .writing. etc.?  \!t\  \Vhat  would  you  doincaseswherAthA 

eri^le'^^T  •"  K"^""-^  '"  "■<'  supirvisSr^ing  int^he? 
whenthJ,m»,^ir.V""'.''."v'  K'^-oa'vrHing  ifSju  on  dS?s 
Jo''w^SlfeS?ro'w-4°.Vrii^^^s"ieng's"l',o^S-,'e'2«n"^f™-^ 

..1^.^r^  L»  ^"""^  °^  "*"  modern  treatise.  Any  Rood  enry- 
olopedfa  will  Kive  a  history  of  writing.  ,l>.  Not  that  we 
know.  FVom  time  to  tiino  vftrioas  supervisors  have  given 
umts  ana  boliw  on  saporvisiou  through  The  Joirvals 
hI"^*"^  ..?-•  ^  5"o'-»«<'*=.  Terro  Hauto.  Ind..  has  jost  pub- 
lished a  Teachers  Manual."  designed  for  the  use  of  his 
prade  teachers.  ^'M  ^/  is  a  Latin  abbreviation  of  deViaeoW* 


— "drew  it":  tt  isasnfflx  of  Latin  origin,  and  is  also  the 
word  "and  "' ;  acr.  is  scrilje  or  penman  ;  »ar.  is  the  abbrevia- 
tion of  inventor  or  originator  :  tculp.  or  «-.  are  abbreviations 
of  *ru/p/or—- engraved  it."  U)  No.  It  is  restful  tn  change 
positions  frequently.  <3»  We  would  use  our  best  endeavors 
and  powers  of  persuasion  to  show  her  the  error  of  her  ways. 
Failing  to  convince  her  in  this  way  we  would  take  the  matter 
up  with  the  superintendent  and  see  if  he  could  not  induce  or 
compel  her  to  do  her  duty.  (61  Twenty  to  thirty  minutes  is 
long  enough  for  a  writing  lesson  in  primary  grades. 


Ans  —Our  columns  are  so  crowded  with  matter  pertaining 
more  directly  to  the  special  lines  of  work  covered  byTHK 
JotJiiNAL  that  we  find  it  impossible  to  print  all  the  good 
things  m  these  jiarticular  lines.  There  are  many  books  pub- 
lished treating  of  the  art  of  letter  writing  and  the  forms  of 
letter  writing-  The  Jouknals  space  is  so  valuable  that  it 
is  reserved  for  original  matter. 


Editors  Calendar. 


Some  Border  Design  Pointers. 

BY  JOHN   F.    BRILEY,    "  JOCRNAL  "  OFFICE. 

One  important  feature  to  keep  in  mind  in  com- 
mercial designing  is  to  be  on  the  lookout  for  new 
and  up  to  date  ideas.  The  X-ray  border  given  here- 
with was  suggested  to  me  several  weeks  ago  by  Mr. 
J.  E.  King,  advertising  manager  for  Williams  & 
Rogers.  Since  that  time  I  have  noticed  the  same 
idea  presented  in  various  forms  by  several  advertis- 
ers, showing  how  the  commercial  designers  are  al- 
ways on  the  alert  for  new  ideas. 

Use  a  Soeunecken  pen  for  ruling  the  X's,  thus  sav- 


Peirck  Manual  or  LAXOt'AGE  Lessons.  374  pages^ 
cloth.  Published  by  Thomas  Mav  Peirce,  (117  Chestnut 
St.,  Phila..  Pa. 

Mr,  Peirce  publishes  various  books  for  use  in  his  own 
school,  and  so  successful  are  both  school  and  books  that 
many  other  institutions  have  adopted  the  books.  What- 
ever he  does  he  does  well,  and  his  various  publications  are 
always  excellent  from  the  typographical  standiraiut  as 
well  as  being  pedagogically  correct  This  book  deals  with 
language  in  a  way  that  makes  it  ot  particular  value  to 
commercial  schools  and  others  reiiuiring  a  short  aud  com- 
prehensive drill  in  Innguage  work.  The  table  of  contents 
will  best  indicate  what  the  book  contains.  Tlie  book  is 
divided  into  the  following  parts  :  Grammar;  Missing  Wonl 
Exercisefi ;  Synonyms  ;  Detinitiau  aud  Use  of  Words  ; 
Capitalization  :  Punctuation  ;  Composition  ;  Forty-two 
Lessons  in  Spelling  ;  Etymologi,- :  Tests  in  Pronunciation. 
It  is  a  book  that  will  interest  commercial  school  proprie- 
tors. 

MoDEUX  Shorthand  ;  from  the  Ileginning  of  the  Seien- 
teenlh  to  llir  Miihtle  of  f/ie  Xiiii-lecnth  Cci\t\inj.  By 
Noriuau  P.  Heffley.  Reprinted  from  the  proceedings 
of  the  New  York  State  Stenographers'  Association  for 
the  year  ISili.  Published  by  N.  P.  Heffley,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.    Paper,  •Zi>  pages. 

In  this  admirable  paper  Mr.  Hefflev  traces  the  history 
ot  shorthand  from  the  point  where  he  left  off  in  his  other 
paper  on  "  Ancient  and  Medieval  Shorthand  "  and  brings 
it  down  to  within  4a  years  of  the  present  time.  All 
students  and  teachers  will  be  interested  in  this  paper. 
It  covers  the  ground  quite  thoroughly  aud  the  iufornia- 
tiou  IS  put  in  a  very  small  space. 


The  EDITOR'S  SCRAP-BOOK, 

I'enincn'it  F^xcJuiHgi-  l>rpartnu'nt. 

All  that  is  necussnry  tu  join  the  Peumeo's  Exchongt?  De- 
partment is  to  send  iu  name  aud  address,  which  will  be 
printed  in  TiiKJtU'UNAr.  without  rhnrge.  The  only  obHga 
tion  assumed  in  .joining  i^  to  oxchauge  specimens  of  your 
best  work  with  other  members  of  the  department.  All  pen- 
men, whether  amateurs  or  professionals,  should  have  scrap- 
books  of  work  of  other  penmen  both  for  their  own  use  in 
furnishing  a  variety  of  copies  and  inspiration,  as  well  as  a 


Pro/iMHioiKil. 
J.  E.  Tuttle,  Bus,  Coll.  Stoubenville.  O. 


Henrv  E.  Wygal.  Box  24.  Julia,  O. 
Otto  Newberg.  Oscoda,  Mich. 
W.  B.  Baker,  Elk  City.  W.  Va. 

—  We  have  received  artist  proofs  of  half-tone  cuts  of  the 
Lietare  Medal  and  the  illuminated  address  executed  by  the 
sisters  of  St.  Mary's  Acad..  Notre  Dame,  Ind.,  accompanying 
the  medal  presented  to  (Icn.  Wm.  Rosecrans  recently  by  the 
Univ.  of  Notre  Dame.  Ind.  The  work  on  the  illuminated 
address,  if  we  may  judge  bv  the  half-tone  proof  before  us, 
must  have  been  a  very  handsome  piece  uf  work  and  a  credit 
to  the  artists. 

—  Prom  J.  Wiliard  Urmston,  Rahway.  N.  J.,  we  have  re- 
ceived some  samples  of  ornamental  writing,  cards,  etc..  that 
show  Mr.  Urm^toii  is  making  rapid  progress.  He  was  n  pupil 
of  the  N,  .T    Bus  fV.tt  ,  Newark,  N.  J. 

I-.  iim>  business  writing  comes  from  H.  G. 


,  llii 


v>    V  •    X  •    v  >~v  y    <r>    <  >~^inr^'y"\.y\  from  Mitrlnii  s<<i,iri;ts,  ;i  pupil  of  S.  B.  Palinestock,  McPher- 

XXXXXXXXXX]  Hon,  Kan.     Mr.  tSoUums  bas  the  professional  swing. 

^^    ^^    y^^   y^    /\    /\    /\    /X    y^/\J  -Prom   E.   H.   Brock.  Pen.  State  Nor.  SchonX  Edinboro. 


A  BORDER  DESIGN  POINTER.— BY  J.  F.  BRILEY,  ACCOMPANY- 
ING  HIS  LESSON. 

ing  much  time  and  labor  and  at  the  same  time  pre 
serving  uniform  width  of  stroke.  Remember  to 
pencil  everything  before  applying  ink.  For  the 
corner  circles  use  a  compass  and  pen  point.  After 
the  lettering  ie  penciled  it  can  be  ruled  in  very 
rapidly  with  a  T-square  and  Soennecken  pen.  Note 
how  the  rays  radiate  from  the  very  center  of  the 
large  X  in  tbe  middle  of  tbe  design.  To  do  this  ac- 
c\irately.  drive  a  pin  through  the  center  of  the  X, 
then  placing  the  edge  of  the  ruler  against  the  pin 
rule  the  rays  as  you  turn  the  ruler,  keeping  the  pin 
for  the  axis.  For  a  more  practical  presentation  of 
this  design  see  last  page  of  The  Jocrnal. 

For  the  best  X-ray  border  design  sent  me  before 
Junel.  1896.1  will  give  choice  of  "Ames"  Guide"  or 
boi  of  Ames'  Best  Pens.  Border  must  be  original, 
with  or  without  lettering,  and  be  made  with  good 
black  ink,  twice  the  size  of  the  one  given  here.  The 
winning  specimen  will  be  printed  in  The  Jourxal. 


A  Matter  of  Distance. 

"  Xow,  Max.  what  did  you  learn  in  school  toniay  ?  " 

*'  I — I — 1  foi^et.  papa." 

"  Vou  forget,  SMiy.  look  at  Charley  Hopkins  He  re- 
members everything  he  learns  at  school." 

"  Oh,  well,  he  aint  got  so  far  to  go  to  get  home  *•— 
Ftiengende  BlaeUet\ 


i  received  a  pen  sketch  that  is  the  work  of  LouiM 
Reeder.  one  of  Mr.  Brock's  pupiin.  It  is  a  very  creditable 
jiiece  of  work.  Mr.  Brock  reports  that  more  interest  has  been 
taken  in  penmanship  this  year  than  ever  before. 

—  Excellent  ornamental  business  writing  comes  from  P.  E. 
Persons.  Rushford,  N.  Y. 

—  Some  handsomely  executed  designs  in  the  line  of  auto- 
matic pen  work  have  been  received  from  E.  E.  N.  Lee, 
Stoughton,  Wis. 

—  A  beautifully  written  letter  in  the  ornamental  style 
comes  from  Q.  E.  Weaver.  Mt.  Morris.  III. 

—  D.  M.  Kimrool,  Ynle.  O,.  sends  a  varietv  of  work,  includ- 
ing plain  and  ornamental  writing,  card  writing,  flourishing, 
lettering,  etc.    All  excellent. 

—  A  graceful  and  dushv  flourish  has  been  received  from  D. 
L.  Hunt  Penman.  Stockton.  Cal.,  B.  C. 

~  J.  T,  Prince,  Bamberg,  S.  C,  sends  some  ornamental 
writing  and  a  flourish. 

-  W.  E.  Hartsock.  St.  Louis.  Mo,,  sends  some  beautifully 


'iting  have  l»een  t 


Fairweather.  HL:  H.  L.  Moutaw.  XJSi  Burt  St..  Omaha.  Neb: 
Thos.  E.  Erwin.  Cbattarov,  Wash.;  (i.  D.  Harden,  Portland. 
Me.;  C.  P.  Bentel.  Afton.  la..  Nor.  Bns.  Coll.;  L.  (,'.  Vannah. 
WinsloWs  Mills,  Me.;  J.  W.  Hazlett.  Farmers'  National 
Bank,  Mulberry.  Ind.;  Ennis.  Salem.  Ore.;  S.  B.  Fahnost^ck. 
Mcpherson.  Kan.:  .J.  A.  Elston.  Canton,  Mo. 

—  Well  executed  ornamental  writing  has  been  received 
from  the  following:  J.  C.  Milntire.  110  Evaline  St..  Pitts- 
burg. Pa.;  C.  W.  Ransom,  The  Md.  B.  C,  Baltimore.  Md.; 
H.  E.  Beatty.  Riversdale,  Ont.;  C-  W.  Jones.  Brockton. 
Mass..  B.  C;  A.  A.  Clark.  Cleveland.  O.:  R.  C.  King.  4.5!^  E. 
Main  St..  Salem.  O.;  «.  C.  Raynor.  Brooklyn.  N.  Y.;  A."W. 
Dakin.  Syracuse.  N.  Y.;  G.  G.  Brown,  Millerstown,  Pa.;  A. 
B.  Stouflfer.  Ada,  O. 

Students'  Speetmens. 

—  E.  P.  Wentz,  Oakland.  la.,  sends  us  a  large  package  of 
specimens  of  the  pujjils  attending  his  writing  school.  Speci- 
mens of  the  pupils'  writing  on  entermg  the  school  and  the 
second^  specimen  atithejclose.of  the  course  show  the   im 

.  very  short  time.    This  improvement 
erves  to  prove  that  Mr.  Wentz  is  not 


74 

onlv  a  (rood  wrltw  Imt  *  good  tewher.    Samplee  of  his  o«rn 


tbe  1 


^„,  .„,j ^ _  . '  is  marked  and 

llidir>t»-H  that  Mr.  Aloorb  nixJersUDdH  hiH  Ipusinesn. 

_  Prom  u  F.  AtkiiiMOD.  t«achnr  o^  penmanBhlp.  Spencerian 
Ban.  Coll..  Kvannvill^.  Ind..  we  bave  rwc-ived  a  large  lActrafce 
of  HtudentH'  writing  that  lit  bnsinfHe  wrilInK,  trmn  the  star t^ 
Tbitt  T>a4:kaKe  ot  Hpf 


the  be»t  Htudcnt: 


I  cuntnins  not  ouly  the  writinu  uf 
.  but  tho  work  or  the  tntire 
daK^.  and  n  fall  pane  of  foolwap  fiom  each  one.  Several 
rnpttfi  wpre  written  and  tbe  work  i-*  nniformly  excellent. 
Mr.  AtklnBoo  was  a  ptinll  of  M>^s^rR  Thomb-ireti  and  Peirre. 
and  of  foarsM  ho  rouldnt  f^ul  to  W  a  good  teai-ber  with  two 
i«m:h  exrt'llont  models  Irtjfure  htm.  The  8tud»-nt8  of  the 
8p4>n«-oriaD  Buh  Coll.  are  to  l»e  cnnirratiilwted  on  thi*  work, 

—  W.  Guy  Rmelwry.  Brown«  Bus.  Coll..  Peoria.  111.,  sends 
UR  Kome  Kamples  of  mo!*t  exirellent  bujiin^Sd  writing  from  P. 
J.  Pa^ot  find  Mao  Um  TpHmp«?.  Th«  writing  is  of  a  style  that 
Brother  Brown  dotes  on  and  will  never  have  to  b»  changed 
after  theao  young  jjeople  enter  on  their  bosiness  career. 

ruhHc  School    Work. 

—  Prom  J.  H.  Baf  ris.  Snpr.  of  Writing  and  Drawing,  Public 
Schools,  Norfolk.  Neb  ,  we  Iitvo  rf  oivfl  a  bouni  volume  of 
epocimensof  writioif  from  th- I'ti-il" 'if  th-  s">.-ond  primary 
gradn.  avcrag*^  age  eight  v  h-  '■  .  i  i  Mi^--^  Swoyne.  The 
apocimens  indicate  good  i-  i  '  -riii  und  give  evi- 
dence of  neatne--**' and  car''    '-.■■■  I  r  :\.inent  isf-hown. 

Wo  rould  give  them  mor.>  m.i.  lli_-.  [it  r  ti^  i«m  if  they  were 
written  in  ink.  It  looks  to  u^  like  a  ufi>,te  of  time  to  have 
oight  ye«r  old  imjiiU  wiitloK  with  i»eniil, 

—  From  A.  K.  MerrtU.  Supr.  of  Writing.  Pui)lic  Schools, 
Biro,  Mo.,  we  have  received  a  package  of  npei  loiens  of  High 
School  students*  writing  that  wo  consider  most  excellent 
throughout,  Most  of  thi'  work  exhibits  improvement  and 
apeel.  find  18  executed  with  coarse  pens.  In  fact,  it  is  busi- 
noK8  writing.  We  notice  that  the  best  written  8pe<imens  are 
those  from  the  pupils  using  the  coarso  pen  und  greatest 
speed.    Mr.  Merrill  has  ren«ou  to  feel  proud  of  these  bpeci- 

—  J.  H.  Bachlonkirrker.  Supr.  of  Writing,  Lafayette.  Ind., 
PuMic  S'hools,  tavors  us  with  a  niimb>-r  of  specimens  of 
writing  from  his  pupils.     This  work    iacludes   movement 

,  Bonteuco  writing,  and  takes  in  the^ various  gradfs 


.uovement  and  write  with  toe  pe''.  All  of  the  specimens  are 
ercoUent  and  it  is  anottier  proof  that  business  writing  and 
forearm  niovomont  can  be  tniight  8uct'6S9(ully  in  our  public 

-  From    Miss    Mary  Stimoon.  Supr.  of   Writing,  Public 
Schools.  Shenandoah.  Iowa,  we  have  received  a  big  batch  of 

Buplls'  work  from  the  first  to  the  eiKbth  crade.  incUisive. 
[ostof  the  work  18  excellent.  The  pencil  U  u?ed  too  long. 
w6  think,  as  the  pen  is  not  intrnducod  until  grado  three,  and. 
In  some,  grade  four.  Tliis  is  but  tlie  second  year  that  the 
!!>heuandoub  schools  have  liud  a  Supervisor,  and  the  work  is 
creditable  alike  to  Miss  Sttmson.  grade  teachers  and  the 
pupils.  Coarser  pens  and  a  little  : 
upper  grades  would  i 


PEVnAN-COUNrERFEITER  CAUGHT. 


n'oiidrrfiilly  Kkillliil  nilh  Prii  mill  Ink,  He  Hnn 
Tiii'iiril  Oiil  nil!  I  iiili'il  stnip-i  llilln  that  Ilnvr 
Pnaseil  llii'  llnllhii-Llvpil  Krniierlril  ill  n  Nm 
.Jempy  Town. 

The  United  States  Secret  Service  agents,  who  have 
for  twenty  years  been  endeavoring  to  capture  the 
expert  penman  who.  mei-ely  with  pen.  ink  and  pa- 
per, has  made  counterfeits  of  United  States  bills  of 
large  denominations  that  have  passed  the  New  York 
Clearing  House  and  dozens  of  banks,  have  at  last 
succeeded.    The  Secret  Service  men  assert  that  they 


EMANUbL  NlNGtK, 

have  caught  the  counterfeiter  in  the  person  of 
Emanael  Ninger.  of  Frankfort,  N  J. 

Several  times  during  the  past  fifteen  years  the 
Secret  Service  agents  have  been  in  consultation  with 
The  Journal's  Editor,  while  endeavoring  to  run 
don-n  the  pcnmau  who  was  so  expert  that  he  coxild 
deceive  the  New  York  Clearing  House  and  United 
States  Treasury  offl.ials.  The  JofRXiL  artists 
have  made  $5  bink  bills  entirely  with  the  pen.  that 
the  Treasury  officials  have  pronounced  superior  to 
those  executed  by  Ninger.  or  any  others  in  their 
possession.  This  is  for  the  information  of  those 
who  think  such  a  thing  beyond  human  skill. 

A  few  days  ago  Joseph  Gilbert  attempted  to  pass 


a  $.50  pen  and-ink  bill  in  a  store  at  87  Cortlandt 
street— but  three  blocks  from  The  Joirsal  office. 
He  was  arrested  and  broke  down  and  betrayed  the 
penman,  Ninger,  whose  arrest  followed. 

Ninger.  for  whose  portrait  and  much  of  this  infor- 
mation we  are  indebted  to  the  New  York  .S-m,  is  a 
German.  He  lived  on  a  three  acre  farm,  and  as  he 
never  worked,  his  neighbors  supposed  that  he  had 
served  in  the  Franco  piussian  war  and  drew  a  pen- 
sion. He  is  an  intelligent  looking  man  of  about  50 
years  of  age. 

Before  Ninger  was  arrested  The  Journal  had  the 
following  article  abuat  these  pjn-and-ink  counter- 
feits in  typa  : 

"The  cleverest  penman  in  this  country, "  said  W.  D. 
Randolph  of  Washington,  to  a  Buffalo  E.rpn»s  reporter, 
"  is  a  fellow  who  lives  somewhere  out  West,  some  of 
whose  handiwork  I  was  looking  at  a  few  days  ago.  I 
don't  know  what  his  name  is  ;  if  I  did  I  could  get  a  gnod 
sum  of  money  for  telling  it,  but  the  man  8  work  is  proba- 
bly as  well  known  lo  a  certain  class  of  people  as  that  of 
any  artist's  is  to  tbe  best  posted  critics  of  art. 

*' Tbe  fellow,  whoever  he  is,  is  a  counterfeiter  who 
turns  out  some  of  the  most  perfect  counterfeits  that 
have  ever  been  produced.  He  has  been  in  the  business 
for  a  good  many  years,  and  his  counterfeit  bills  usuplly 
pass  through  a  number  of  hands  before  they  fall  into  the 
hands  of  tbe  United  States  Secret  Service  officials,  as 
many  of  them  do.  Probably  most  of  them,  however,  are 
in  circulation  and  have  never  been  detected. 

"  You  know,  down  m  Washington  there  is  a  museum 
up  on  the  top  floor  of  the  Treasury  Building,  under  the 
control  of  the  Secret  Service  Bureau.  It  is  filled  with 
interesting  exhibits  relating  to  counterfeiters  and  their 
work.  Photographs  of  every  counterfeiter  who  has  ever 
iieen  caught  are  arranged  in  a  complete  rogues' gallery; 
the  plates  that  they  have  used  for  making  counterfeit 
bills  are  there,  each  with  deep  cuts  across  iis  face  to  pre- 
vent Its  being  used  again ;  dies  used  in  making  counter- 
feit coins  are  shown  to  the  visitors,  and  the  presses  and 
other  implements  captured  witb  tbe  crooks  are  all  depos- 
ited in  this  museum,  which  forms  one  of  the  most  inter- 
esting collections  in  that  city  of  interesting  collections. 

"  Besides  the  apparatus  with  which  the  work  of  coun- 
terfeiting has  been  carried  on  and  a  number  of  the 
weapons  which  some  of  the  more  desperate  counterfeiters 
had  on  their  persons  at  tbe  time  of  their  capture,  there 
are  large  scrap  books  filled  with  samples  of  the  counterfeit 
bills,  banb  notes,  Treasury  notes,  silver  certificates,  Gov- 
ernment bonds,  and  a  few  Bank  ot  England  notes,  which 
had  gone  into  circulation,  and  were  afterward  found  by 
Secret  Service  oCBcials.  Some  of  these  are  works  of  high 
art,  and  only  the  closest  scrutiny  can  detect  the  ditference 
between  them  and  the  genuine  bills.  Some  of  them  defy 
even  the  expert  tellers  ot  the  department  until  their 
peculiarities  are  pointed  out,  but  this  man  of  whom  I  am 
speaking,  without  the  aid  ot  plates  or  tools  beyond  what 
any  draftsman  uses,  produces  counterfeit  money  that  for 
accuracy  cannot  be  equalled  by  auy  ot  these  other  pro- 
ductions of  the  crooked  fraternity. 

"  Where  be  works  and  how  he  does  his  work  are,  of 
course,  things  the  Secret  Service  officials  do  not  know.  If 
they  did,  they  would  soon  find  some  means  ot  stopping 
his  game,  but  tbe  very  fact  that  his  work  is  all  done  by 
hand  makes  it  doubly  impossible  tu  detect  him.  Most 
captures  of  counterfeiters  are  made  by  finding  first  the 
tools  with  which  they  work.  The  tools  which  this  man 
uses  are  only  such  as  any  citizen  has  a  right  to  the 
possession  of.  and  their  being  found  under  any  conceiv- 
able circumstances,  except  in  actual  use  making  counter- 
feit money,  would  not  be  the  slightest  evidence  against 
their  owner. 

"  It  is  surmised  by  the  officials  of  the  department  that 
the  man  works  in  the  West,  although  this  is  only  a  sur- 
mise, based  on  the  fact  that  his  counterfeits,  which  come 
into  tbe  department  witb  more  or  less  regularity,  are 
usually  sent  in  by  banks  in  Chicago  and  St.  Louis.  They 
almost  invariably  pass  the  bank  tellers,  who  are,  of  course, 
unable  to  tell  where  they  got  them,  and  are  sent  to  the 
Treasury  as  genuine  notes  to  be  redeemed  along  with  a 
qaantity  ot  other  notes.  At  first  one  or  two  of  tbein 
were  redeemed  by  tbe  Government,  which,  of  course,  had 
to  stand  the  loss,  but  now  the  experts  in  tbe  Treasury  have 
got  accustomed  to  the  man's  style  and  can  spot  one  ot  his 
bills  every  time. 

"  It  was  nearly  twenty  years  ago  that  the  first  of  these 
peculiar  counterfeits  was  discovered.  It  was  a  bill  of 
small  denominat:on— I  think  a  $10  Treasury  note.  It  was 
sapposed.  of  course,  that  the  note  hjld  been  printed  from 
a  plate,  and  the  Secret  Service  operators  were  sent  out  on 
a  hunt  for  tbe  perpetrator  of  the  forgery.  Within  a  few 
weeks  several  more  of  tbe  bills  came  m.  and  by  carefully 
comparing  them  it  was  seen  that  they  were  not  all  alike. 
The  only  conclusion  that  could  be  reached  was  tbnt  the 
man  who  made  them  was  a  skilled  draftsman,  and  tbe 
appearance  of  the  notes  wtiich  he  has  made  since  confirm 
this  beUef. 
"  So  perfect  is  the  imitation  cf  the  genuine  bills  that 


even  the  red  and  blue  silk  fibers  which  are  woven  into 
the  distinctive  paper  used  by  the  Government  are  imi- 
tated with  a  pen  on  these  counterfeits.  The  ouly  defects 
are  in  some  of  the  tine  lines  of  tha  lathe  work,  and  even 
these  imperfections  the  officials  say,  are  due  to  the  imper- 
fect light  in  which  the  work  is  done.  Could  the  man 
work  by  daylight  without  fe.ar  of  detection,  it  is  believed 
by  experts  that  he  couid  produce  a  bdl  that  would  be 
impossible  of  detection. 

"  Since  he  began  to  make  counterfeits  he  has  increased 
the  denomination  of  the  bills  he  produces,  and  now  the 
notes  which  flud  their  way  to  the  Treasury  are  for  ^.W 
each.  How  mauy  he  makes  a  week,  and  when  he  does 
it,  are  mysteries,  and  unless  he  should  be  discovered  by 
accident  he  will  cirry  the  secret  of  his  identiry  to  the 
grave  with  him  Only  one  thin:;  can  be  pre-licated  of  him 
with  any  certainty,  and  that  is  that  be  is  a  draftsman 
of  aim  1st  miraculous  tsleot,  whose  skill  is  sach  that  he 
cjuld  probably  earn  many  times  as  much  in  some  legiti 
mate  pursuit  as  he  does  by  defrauding  tbe  Government." 


The   Woman   Bank  Cashier   Has   Arrived. 

The  Journal  salutes  with  becoming  modesty  the 
Woman  Biink  Cashier.  This  picture,  purloined 
from  the  Chicago  Tribune,  is  of  the  pioneer,  Mifs 
Emma  Anderson,  cashier  of  tbe  State  Bank  of 
Ottumwa,   la.,   since  January,   1894.     She  is  very 


young,  and  is  a  graduate  trom  tbe  Angnstana  Busi 
ne.ss  College.  Rock  Isl.ind.  111.,  an  institution  pre- 
sided over  by  J.  E.  Gustos,  a  Journal  subscribar. 
Urbana,  111.,  also  has  a  woman  cashier,  Miss  Weber. 

Bright     e^      e^ 
Business    d^    ^ 
Brochures*   «^  ^ 

We  design  (and  often  print  complete)  cata- 
logues and  other  ^  Modem  «*t  Business  J* 
Literature  .^'  for  some  of  the  best  known 
business  firms  in  America. 

Our  clients  include  a  few  schools^not 
many,  but  every  one  of  them  an  up-to-date 
school  that  appreciates  the  value  of  up-to-date 
things.  Why  is  it  that  the  Successful  Schools 
come  to  us,  pay  us  a  fair  price,  cash  down, 
while  everybody  knows  the  local  printer 
would  be  glad  of  the  job  on  six  monthrf 
time  ? 

Probably  you  are  as  good  at  guessing  as 
w^e. 

AMES  &  ROLLINSON  CO., 

202  Broadway,  New  York. 


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Specimens  of  Canl  Work  and  page  of  Artistic  Writing 
that  I  am  willing  lo  have  you  compare  with  that 
of  the  flnest  peomen  of  America. 

My  regular  price  for  the  above  l8|l. 35;  all  sent  for  10c. 
(-.  \V.  JONEt^.  BrocktoD,  Mass.,  %  B.B.CoUege. 


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Ihp  Ualon.  Samplpfl  of  IVitt1r>s  anil  Ink  npnl  on  rc* 
cf>lpf  of  lOrpnlM  to  pny  pofHosr. 

Prof.  W.  F.  I,yoN«.  SuiMTvlHor  of  WrlllnK.  of  Detroit, 
*»f«:  "Tht-y  art'  Jiutt  ibi>  thlnK:"Ati(t  f*upt-  Mii-L."*- 
r«non.  of  Suit  Like  t.'lty.  uiyn;  "  All  lire  plra.^'l.  I 
tvoulrl  «iu|»[»o44'  that  you  wouUI  IK-  unahji-  to  nil  your 

Try  Thi™  nnil  be  ConTliirrd. 

THE  GREENWOOD  SCHOOL  SUPPLY  CO., 

YOUNOSTOWN,  OHIO. 
VniTE  TO  DA  r-noS'T  DKLA  Y. 


Le  Clanche 
Ruling  Pen, 


COLUMBIA   BICYCLE'S 


PRfZE-WINNINO 


POSTER   DESIGNS. 


The  nine  iXts\%t\%  that  were  detected  by  the 
ludKlnic  committee  at  the  best  of  the  over  6,000 
nubmltteJ  are  shown  In 

APRIL  BUSINESS  JOURNAL, 

Wc  arc  stilt  offerinic  The  Business  Journal  and 
the  Celebrated  Lincoln  Fountain  Pen  (good  $j 
value  (or  only  $1.  Do  you  recall  the  story  of 
the  make-believe  peddler  who  offered  English 
•overelgr^s  at  a  penny  apiece  ? 

J.  New   Vork. 


iiHt  eo.     The  PublU-  School 
Badges. 

I'liitoii,  each,     .... 


silver, ' 
I. 
(iRtltutlon.  I 

■ap.     DeslRi .   ._ 

for  badRos  of  all  Uescrlptlc 


ill]  peua.     It  doi't 

Ink  alone 


:  If  Yor  Wast   It 


rulliiR  and  writing  ;  Is  clo-aq  and  aiway 

rea-h  ;  will  sr        "     -'  "  "    

TbouHAndH  In 
doD'i  ask  you 

Le  Clanche  Ruling  Pen  Co., 

NOBLESVILLE.  IND. 


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Corrosiioiulptn'o  sollotted  from   Scliools 
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der.   Ix-juons  by  iniiil.    Send  for  circular. 
■lis,  ftntxl  ft'ir 


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1)W, 


F.  W.  TAMBLYN.  SKI  Olive  St  ,  St.  Louis.  Mo. 


Book=keeping. 

If  ><>u  want  the  latest  ond  best  work  011 
Book-kooplnir.  cither  for  BiHincss  Men, 
Biislnoas  Collejics.  Coramcrcinl  Depart 
inent.s  or  Ilijrh  Schools,  ntldross. 

J.  C.  Bryant,  Publisher, 
Bryant  &  Straltort  Business  College.  Buffalo.  N.  Y. 


NOT  FREE, 


very 


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ish, lilc. :  Hibbnn  Hnt  Mnrk.sOc. ;  Specimen  Aiit<. 
work.  IMc.  All  the  above  and  bilsino.«a  letter  for 
Xto.  This  advertisement  will  not  appear  agtiiii, 
so  write  at  once.    No  postals  answei-ed. 


T.  J.  CATHEV, 


Thyatira,  Miss. 


WHAT?      A  Summer  Art  School 
"""'  •  for  Teachers. 

WHERE?  '"  '''^  ^'^^^  ''''^  °^  "^^ 
WHEN? 


York 
July   13  to  Aug.  7.   1896 


The  •■  Lawyer  and  Credit  Man 
and  Financial-Trade-Press  Re- 
view "  covers  ihe  field  of  credits, 
commercial  law.  banking  and 
general  business.  Every  busi- 
ness college  should  see  that 
its  students  read  it.  Send  lo 
cents  for  sample  copy. 

WINSBOROUGH-IRVINE  CO., 
Times  BIdg.,  N.  Y.  City. 


I  Have  -A  Big  Trial  Offer  to  make  yoii 
on  my  NEW  SYSTEM  OF  PENI*LANSHIP 
(vertical  or  slint).  DRAWING  BOOKS 
(for  teachers'  use),  25  cents. 

J.  H.  Barrls,  Norfolk,  Neb. 


A  Binder  for  the  Journal, 

Neat,  substantial  and  c 
fi-ee  with  each  81  subscriptit 
or  will  be  moiled  for  26  cents. 

A.MES  i  ROLLINSOX  CO.. 
■iOa  Brondnny, 


Practical  Public  School  Copies. 


of  Mtrh.:  also  by  100  ! 


of  Pnblir  Schools 


THE  KINO  OF  ALL  INKSTANDS_ 


THE  NEW  "MONARCH" 

An  Inkstand  that  is  an  Inkstand.  Made  (or 
service — economy — couTenieuce.  Warranted 
to  please  or  mouey  back. 

Price.  91. OO.  ExpreM  paid. 
THE  STERLING  WORKS.    -    -     Indlanapollt,  In4. 


SPECIAL    SPRING  AND   SUMMER 


BEGINS   MAY  1,  1896, 

TiTuler  America's  best  penman  and  artist.  J.  W. 
Lampm.\n  ;  intended  for  amateur  .tnd  professional 
penmen  ;  bookkeeping,  shorthand  and  telegraphy 
may  be  had  ;  board  for  three  hours'  work  each  day. 
Tuition  :  3  months,  S'2.5  (10  ;  «  months,  $40.00.  El- 
egant illustrated  catalog  and  specimens  of  pen- 
manship sent  to  any  address  for  10c.    Address 

OMAHA  COMMERCIAL  COLLEOB,  Omaha,  Neb. 


ilSfPlii;^ 


WHOM?     Address 


the  Principal, 


LANQDON  S.  THOMPSON, 
II  Park  St..  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 


76 


^QS^CCL^tciAoS 


Scbool0, 


InMana.  „ 

INDIANAPOLIS    BUSINESS   UNIVERSITY.    &- 

tat>1|jttK-<l  1*t.M)  ItiutneM.  ShorthAOd.  fenmaiublp, 
rr'-i.«raU>i7 .  Indlrldn«l  In»lnictl'>n.  600  itu- 
fli-nU  annuiilly.  Oppn  all  y»^a'.  Write  for  full 
InrormatluD.     E   J.HEKB.  Pr«i. 

INDIANAPOLIA  COLLEOE  OP  COfinERCB. 
Actual  l.uslDfw  from  -Url  to  Hnliih.  A  court  re- 
riortcruf  30  y<-nn' cxpcrlonce  tcachefl  KbortbAlid. 
Haiid>w<nie)it  iK-bool  qu«n«'n.  In  Indiana  Eleya- 
lor.  clwtrtc  ilKht.  Ka*  ami  mcam  h««t.  W.  rll«  for 
InformallOD.  ■  JOURNAL  BUILMNO."  Monument 
Flaw. 

5PENCERIAN    BUSINESS    COLLEOE,     Indlui- 

aiw.lU.  !n( .-..  ^» 

"""^" "'■■■■"  '■'"""iijiiiKE;  1^ 


bill-   Inatrui-i 


g^'>^'^^ig^ 


§  •^/iT 


BustnesB  colleae  Co. 

I^asbpflle,  TTenn. 

Guarantee  Position.   i-.,.it...i.  •  u^r^MM■■u.^,r^%nA■■^«^ 

NasKvlll«,Tenn.  li»1or-odhrnu>k(T<.  U<^rcl)anl<.  aoitoitiiri 
Ilo'>kkoprlng,  rflnmonahip,  Shorlhainl,  Tyj-p writing, 
T«lt-ampliy.  etc.;  VI  l^achera.  \  wteks  io  Bcoltkoeiiiiig 
with  ut  c(|(iaU  12  »1ai>where.  lUK)  •ludi-nta  past  year.  No 
vAcnili.ii.     Etii^r  any  ihnc,    Cltenn  bnsnl.    Car  tar«  i>uid, 

<'i.ttiiii:' <<iir  kcIk.uI.     Wilte  Us.    (Mention  tltU  paperO 

/IMdSOurt. 

SPALDINO'S  COMMERCIAL  COLLEOE,  Kansas 

("11^  1  '  i  111.  "M'^i.  Jurueat,  best  business  col- 
\w  '.      '      I  h'TouKl)  Instruction  Riven  In 

hi.i.L'i  II  I  iitiinil.  typewrltlUK.  telegraphy, 
.1.        I    .  I    .       EHtoblUheU   1805.     J.  F. 

(Seorata. 

SULLIVAN  &  CRICHTON'S  BUSINESS  COL- 
LEOE, School  of  Sbortband  and  Teli-grapby. 
Atlnniu,  Qa.  Leading  college  Soutb.  Four  pen- 
men .    CutHlogue  free. 

Connecticut. 

NEW     LONDON     BUSINESS    COLLEOE,    New 

lAindori.  Coim.  Present  dcniand  for  Bradimtcs  of 
the  rti'titml  gmitcr  thuii  (lii>  HUnnlv.  CntaloKUO 
tm'.    v..  A.  BlUUlECK,  I'rl.ic'liJal. 


ii^n.  (.iTiiiitu  nn(i  Archtuwtiire!  Terma  of' tuition 
r.'<iv<.niiiil<-.   Ucnil  for  catfiloKtie.    M.  A.  MRHRILI. 

ll?entucl?s. 

ATTEND  ^The  BEST  BUSINESS  COLLEGE 

^  CATA- 

BUSINESS  COLLEGE,  Louisville  Ky., 
OWENSBORO.  KY..  AND  EVANSVI  LLE.  IND. 
LOUISVII.I.B    BRYANT    &     STRATTON    BUSI- 

M-:ssrt>l.l,t;(iK  oppn  llirotiKbout  the  year,  sm- 
ili-iits  may  oiiUT  at  aiu'  time.  Catalogue  free. 
l.c>ul«vnio.  K.v. 

Mcst  IDlrointa. 

WHEELINQ     BUSINESS    COLLBOB.     PHONO- 

tinAi-mc  SCHOOL  and  school  of  ENoLisn, 

\yii,,.|liiK,  w.   Vu,    J.  M.   FRASHER.   Priu.   and 

®bi'o.' 

MIAMI  COMMERCIAL  COLLBOB,  Dayton,  Ohio. 


aaltfornta. 

OARDEN    CITY    BUSINESS     COLLEOE,     S«n 


Joe*.  Cal.    One  of  the  t>«t  e<tabllsh«l 


mcceMfu)  ed 


of  the  PaclQc 


Slope.  Special  Penmausblp  Pepartmept 
oflTE.  vFeBBER.  H.  a  vfoRCESTER.  I 
HEALD'S  BUSINESS  COLLEGE,  Sm  Prm- 
clsco.  For  30  rears  the  larKfst  private  school  weal 
■ot  Chicago.    12,mjO  former  pupils  now  prooperoos 

Colorado. 

WOODWORTH-S  SMORTHAND  AND  COM- 
MERCIAL COLLEGE.  Klttr»dge  BviUdlng  Denver 
Colo.  Combined  Coiiru-.  Practical  Shorthand 
office.  W.  A.  WOOUWORTH.  President.  W.  A 
McPHERSOS.  B.  A..  Slananer  12r 

(Eecas. 

ALAMO  CITY   BUSINESS   COLLEOE.    Normal 

Academy.  Shorthand.  Typewrlttng  and  Telegraph 
Institute.     Send    for    catalogue.     Son    Antonio. 

Howa. 

CATALOQUES  of  The  Capital  City  Commercial 

■.(llegc  and  the  Capital  City  School  of  shorthiincl 
■  111  be  sent  free  to  Intending  student*.  Addres-s 
lEHAS  ft  McCAULEY.  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  These 
Lislltutlons  are  nrst-class  business  training  schools. 


Brf^andas. 

LITTLE    ROCK    COMMERCIAL   COLLEGE.    M 

.A    STONE,   Pica..  Is  not  the  BEST,  but  no  othei 
word  win  desrrlbe  It  because  It  Is  UONEST. 

Cana^a. 

CENTRAL  BUSINESS  COLLEGE,  Toronto.  Ont. 


SllAW  &  ELLIOTT.  Prour 
Principal.     Central   Business    ».oii 
Ont..  S,HAW  Si.  ELLIOTT.  Prnprlet 
lOT.  Principal.    "  '   ' 

business  eoIleKi 


Commercial  teachers  supplied  to 

ONTARIO  BUSINESS  COLLEGE.  Belleville.  On- 

Klh  year.     W.  B.  ROBLVSON.  J,  W.  JOHN- 


SON. F.  C.  ,     . . 

attended  business  college  1 


prluelpaU  for  1 

Jness  college  In 

HOBINSON  &  JOHNSON.  Belleville,  Ontario,  Can. 

PERNIN-SNELL  SHORTHAND-Easy.  fast,  read 

like  print  because  the  '  *"        ' "'    " 


Moat  widely 
Addreas 


■  written.    Learn 


led.    P.  J.  SNELL.  Truro, 


IRortb  CaroUna, 

CHARLOTTE  COM.  COLL..  Charlotte,  N.  C. 


I^cel^or  oblliji 
TLOO.    Olllotfs  _ 
a..ti8e.  Method  ruling 


;,  assorted  pons,  3c,: 


.    B.   S.    PETERS.   Storm  Lake.    Iowa,   does 

all  kinds  of  penwi    -       -        -  - 

three  doz..  lie.    E __ 

•lie.,  <wo  doz..  »I.OO.    Olllott 
ero.,31o.:  one gro.. tiSe.  Metho  „ 

Ink  recipe.  13c ;  either  one  free  with  »1.00  order. 


older,  t 


I3e.i 


F.  J.  UHLE.    m.    Pulaski.  Ills.    Bus.  wrItlnE. 


Bus.  caps.  18c.;  Doz,  card.s,  20c. ;  Fancy  caps. 


aOc;  Comblna 


specimens,  '.25  and  S 
WRITING  LESSONS  BY  HAIL.    By   special  i 


SAVE  ^OLk  MUNtV  b>  ordcrir 
matic  bUadlug  I'euti.  Shading  Pi;] 
piles  of  the  "  Automatic  Man." 


Iflori&a. 


Louisiana. 


No  Vacation.     Day  and 


ensacola,  Florida. 


copies  of  elaborate  rcsolutloos.  i 


^^ 


tlriwlng  J.T.  UENDEllSON,  Prln.,  Box  822,bber- 
lln.  O.  g-y 

IRew  Korft. 

LONG    ISLAND    BUSINESS    COLLEGE.    143  to 

1411    Smith    Sth    St.,  Brooklyn.   N.   Y.     Catnlotfue 


I,  pentonalij  or  i>.v letter.  HESRY 


'  PH(>NOOI^\PHIC  INSTITUTE.  Os- 

■^  -    -^'-cured    all  short 

I      Uook-lxepiny  and 

'  iii-r.    Sp(tn«jiAtAught 

'    1 Ill    Spain.     All   these 


B.I 


Pltninn  svst 
1  shovthantX  'fit 


Clr- 


Wr 


\V.  i;.  Cll  aKKEE.  Oswego.  N.  Y 
EASTMAN  BUSINESS  COLLEGE,   Poughkecp- 
sie.  N.  Y.    An  Institution  of  wide  reputation,  re- 
ceiving a  .Va/fonni  patronage. 

NEW    YORK    BUSINESS    COLLEGE.    81    East 

iTiStli  Street.  New  York,  N.  Y..  reeelves  Day  stud- 


/FDasijacbusctts. 


Prln.  Coml  Dept. 


.  Journol  free.  GLICK  &  YOUNt 


Unstructlon  36^  /IDail, 

Hoolckeepli\g,ofBce  routine  (all  details),  commercial 
calciitatloun  (including  the  most   successful  drill 
niplil    addition)    taught    by    mall    without    use 
text-books.    Entries  to  be  made  from  correspondence 
and  business  papers  mailed  to  each  student.     Course 
thus  resembles  actual  ofBce  work.    Explanations  I: 

__  _ .  ja'XuT^  ■': 

215  E.  aSd  St..  New  York. 


plain,- 

Write  a  letter    for 


No  intricate  ten 


NATUSCH, 


Itals. 
for  10  a  c 


nd  u  beuutlfiils 


SEND  35  CENTS  lor  line  specimens  of  Writing, 

Lettering  and  Flourishing.  Can't  help  but  pleasr 
Address  JNO.  F.SIPLE.  care  Bartlf-tt's  Uis.  (;ol 
Cincinnati.  O. 

'.      S.    HISER,     Writing     Supervisor     Public 

-^^>"  ,„o-B„r,»*;r>  >"■ -.    UlL-hm<md, 


thousands.  LEARN  TO  WRITE  YOUR 
NAME.  Send  me  your  name,  written  In  full,  and 
26  cents,  and  I  will  send  you  one  dozen  or  mon 
ways  of  ivrltlng  It,  with  Instructions ;  or  send  me  .'i 
2-cent  stamp,  and  I  will  send  you,  addressed  In  nn 
o^vn  band,  price-list  descriptive  of  lessons  by  mail 
extended  movements,  tracing  exercises,  capitals, 
cards,  nourishing,  etc.  P.  S.— No  postal  cardj 
need  applj".  *t-li' 

.  D.  TAYLOR  will  send  you  his  National 
Course  of  Twenty  Lessons  in  Writing  for  only  Ten 
Dollars.  Terms,  one-half  In  advance.  Address  A 
D.    TAYLOR,    oalveston    Bus.    Unl..    Oalveston. 


AI.ADV  TEAC'HEH  of  Eelectlc  shorthand  and 
typewrit.,  graduate  of  public  school  and  Norma) 
with  (1  yrg^  teaching  experience,  who  can  also 
1  vocal  and  Instrumental  music.  Kng.  branches, 
t«.,  desires    w  -  .  -    -  .     .  ..- 

wni  take  model 
PlXMfcN'S  ART  J 

AN  ALiL-KOI^ND  teacher  of  penmanship,  t 
brauches.  with  nor.  and  bus. coll. training  a 
hing  experience  In  pub.   schools  and  c 


I  Sept. 
derate  salary. 


Age  SD;  immarrlod. 
-.R-O..*"      — 


ffHI  be  open  for  i 
■Ills  and   —    '  • 


A'::".',"!, 
^n.:M«.ii:'is;;. 

Has  had  ti  yrs.  i. 
vote  schools.  Cut 
ranilllar  with  P> 


'.  and  bu^ coll. tratnlng^and  i 

tAug. 
ul  Packard  f 


.  PamlUar 


-nrtlcc  and  Rnglti 
i-jui  uNo  teach  la' 


I  high  schools,  Is  a  graduate 


fl  teacher.    Age3T:  single;  hel^it 


>r 


3r 


igftgcinent  as  all-round 
%;  height  5  ft.  U  In.: 
&  R..F.  E.Wood  ami 
iry  with  got>d  school, 
ress   "E.  B.  0.,"  care 

act.  bus.,  theory  of 
pen.,  rapid  cal.,  civil 

"""  ""''**  '  1  Eng." 


u  \  !(■:,  texts.  AgeKO: 
iirl.tl  liefer  to  Palmer. 
Miinicnite  salary:  ready 
iMCtlcal  stono.  and  typist 
iinsltlon  In  same  school. 
i>r  oom'l.  and  shorthand 
\  schooL  Address"  KAP.." 


M^     Sl*i;tl  A  l,TIES  are  book-keop.,  pen.   and 
shoi  tirinil,  but  I  can  teach  allconnnon  Eng.and 
I1..1  iiial  branches  und  Latin.     Am  a  graduate  of  Ferris 


1  have  had  between  three  ami  fi 


sof  pen  work,  35  c 


ARTISTIC  PENWORK. 


pwards.    Corrr 
DEWHtJRST.  Dtl.;. 
N.  Y.  7-.V 

E    L.  GLICK,  New  England  Bus.  Unl..  Lowell 

Mass.  I  doz.  Signatures,  on  cards— something  ^'\^ 
gant.SOc;  Bu3lnessCanltals,20c. ;  Flourished  swot 
—a  beautv.  25c.;  all  for  30c.  Money  refimded  li 
>c satisfactory,    Obllqiie  bolder.  pro|i 


adjusted,  20c.  Large  stick  In 
itlck.  30c.  12  lessons  In  Ornanii 
urlsnlng,  95.00.  Elegant  copiesand  (Irst'C 


I'i  lessons  In  business  Writing.  94.<xi 

of  the  above  named  courses  j'ou  wi  I 

make  wonderful  Improvement.    Satisfaction  guar 


By  taking 
make  won 
auteed.    Samples  tO 


Circulars  free. 


IPenmen. 


Til. 


flS  R  NHTIOK  flmericaRs  Wam  tiie  Best. 

Underhilt's  Rapid  Phonography 

Keprcsentii  the  b«>«i  Writers  of  the  Age. 
IlluR-  Clr.  I'uderhlirs rnlvcrslty,  RiH-Uesicr,  N.  Y 

t»-  TUZ  USE  OF  CUTS  on  thii  page  i 
'eparture  from  the  ge^ 
tft  per  50  cent,  extra. 


'list  and  Instructor. 
Ackn."!  .1--  1  1^  II'-  mist*  to  be  the  finest  auto- 
mail.     I    .  I  'III    in  the  land.    Will  chal- 

leiiv,'!' t  i  '1^     !iM-c  Oner  work.   Flourished 

desl«ii    I        ^       I    -   .    |i   t.'>ok.  15  to  25  cts;  Dick's 
favorii-  I'M  ii-iii  I    1M.I-*;  I  dozen  Favorite  steel 

:fii  ct^;  ~  dozcu  oUct^:   I   d 

(assorted),  with  name.llluml 

1  set  off-hand  capitals.  20  cts:  I  sheet  (8  sets),  busl- 
'apltals,  25  ctsj  I  sheet  shading  pen  work,  ^5 


book  mark  same  as  at>ove.  $1;  receipt  for  dupli- 
cator and  Ink,  50  cts.  Send  5  cents  for  sample 
of  duplicator  printing. 

D.    S.    HILL.  Penman,  Draughon's  ttus.  Coll., 

Nashville,  Tenn.,  beautiful  flourish  lO  cents,  caps, 
business  and  fancy  lO  cents,  mall  course  $.100. 
curds  1 5  cents.  All  kinds  of  order  work. 
E  K.  DAVIS,  Pen  Artist.  Room  a8,  Vanderbilt 
Hlili:..N;i^liviiIc,  Tenn.  Course  of  12iessnDs  In 
iu-^<  writ  liiK'.  *■'*.'  0;  ■  2  lessons  In  free  hand  dra^.  -_„, 
$l..'in,  un  elegant  flourish,  35  cts.:  the  finest  of 


•  2  lessons  In  free  hand  drawing, 

" 35  cts.;  f  —        -     - 

:  caps,  10 

AUTOHATIC  SHADING  PEN  INKS.    Best  In  the 


sale  by  booksellers  and  i 

__     _e  U.  S.  r-' '-     -• 

ample  colors,  prices,  etc.. 
frer.    Special  prices  to  deale 


"Mant"  me. 

In  anmoerirto  advertUementsgtoned  hu  a  tiom-iU- 
plume,  dektys  and  mistakes  are  avoidea  tni  eealimi 
and  stamping  the  replies  ready  for  maUinq  atfi 
writing  the  n«m-<Je-ptume  in  a  corner^  then  incUiK 
ing  such  sealed  replies  irt  ait  envelftpe  addressed  0- 
The  Penman''s  Art  Journal,  sot  Broadway,  Neu 
Torh.  Postage  must  be  sent  for  forwarding  Cata- 
logues,  Neuvtpapers,  Photographs,  Ac . 

Situations  XP(Ilantc&, 


Retidv  any  time.    Address  ""EMPIRE/'  carVPKNMAN*s 
ARTJoimsiL. 

I  TEACH  book-keep., law,  pen,,  nrllh.,  correspond- 
ence, gram.,  civics,  economics,  mil.  tactics,  sing- 
ing. Atteadeil  Urockport,  N.  Y.  State  Normal  and  am 
a  graduate  of  Rochester  B.  U.  Have  had  7M  yrs.  pub. 
and  bus.  school  experience.  Age  i6;  weight  172: 
heights  ft.  10  In.;  married.  Refer  to  W.  *  R.  and 
others.  Will  take  moderate  salary.  Ready  any  time. 
Address  "  D.  B.  R.,"  care  Penman's  ART  journal. 

ITE  *  CH    Benn    Pitman    shorthand,    typewrit. , 
iiiKikkrip,,  arlth..  Eng.  branches,  pen.,  etc.,  and 
ii  ,v.  ,   .III  :  tit.  .iiHl  bus.  coll.  education.    Had  s  yrs. 

I II  '  M'  I  iiriie.  li^yrs.  in  pub.  schools  and  have 

■  ^i>L■rlence  as  private  secretary  with 
I  :imlllar  with  W.  &  R.  texts.  Good 
light  IHO;  height  Oft  ;  unmarried. 


.  s.  Ready  any  time.  Want  fair  salary. 


Pknman's  Art  Jourxa 

A  TEACHER  of  i 
writing  withlyi 


k ':'! 


Address  "M.  T.  R., 

I  Shorthand   and  type- 


dKlu.'-lcy.    Ucadj'   July 
Jdress"E.  L.  Vir.,"care 


^|^HEPE^:>iA^ 

and  short  h 
brings  I 


ERfS-   niKEAl. 


SAKT.IOrKNALTEACH. 


qualntauce  among  scIk" 
management  to  select  t^-n' 
Small  fee  is  charged  the  i 
to  the  school.  Reliable  ^i 
well  quallfled,  reliable  I 


.V,l"atfe^ 


r  lists.    No  others  need  apply.    Address 
PENMAN'S  ART    JOURNAL   TEACHERS'   BUREAU, 
20a  Broadway.  New  York. 
¥  TEACH  BennPir 


typewrit .  Eng.,  civics 
iduate  of  high 
yrs.  experleiici 


[)  bus.  schools.    Age  25 ; 


salary    with  good 


teaching  e 


Seminar}-   (3  yi  _, 

perleuce,  will  be  ready  June  22d  for  post' 

n  as  teacher  of  bookkeeping,  pien.,  com'l.  law,  cor- 

_  _.<pondence.  arllh  ,  mllltai-^'  tactics.    Can  also  teach 

economics,  civics.  pb>*f)IC8,  German.  Latin,  £n^.,  geog., 


of  bookkeeping, 
-■■"i ,  military  tr - 
pb>*f)IC8.  Gen 
J.  typewrl*"- 
100:  height  f 
ry,  academy 
Moderate  salary  wanted. 


pbyalology.hlstory.  typewriting. 
age  24:  weight  100:  height  0  ft.; 
dept.  of  seminary,  academy  or  military  school  In  East. 


^rrled.    Prefers 


Pe.vma.v's  Abt  Joubxai.  Teachers'  Bcreav. 


1  mouths'  teach- 


lake  low  salary. 


.  A.  L.," 


ATEACHER  with  7yr8.  experience  loall-roun<l 
bus.  coll.  work,  with  s  yrs.  In  pub.  schools  and 
graduate  of  Oera  City  B.  C,  who  spent  3  yrs.  In  literary 
school,  wlU  be  open  for  engagement  July  ist.  Can 
teach  hook-keep.,  bus.  writ,  and  arlth.,  anJ  all  com'l. 
branches  and  nearly  all  academic.  Familiar  with  W. 
AK.  Mi]-*^<e!ma!iaDdEilistfxts.  Age  31;  height  5  ft. 
Ul  In.:  wflirht  HVi:  rrtfirrli''!  Hi^fcrs  tO  Husselman 
,in'f  ..llni-      W.iiil-f.iii  -.il.iiv   w  nil  ifoodschooL      Hls 

■■■.  I  ■    ■■■ -   I  1 ..  in  I  IT  ■,  r    '     .  r  ,  hi.iic  and  has  had  4 

w  -   .  >  I"  ■  I.  ti.  !■  ni  (■■  ,.  i.'ji  ■  -ii.ir  iii,tii<l  and  typewi-lt.. 


.  N  AI.L-KOrND  < 


position  Jul 

taken   special   work 


ng.  political 

'.  schools  and  .St 


,  who  has  haff 


cicnce,  economics. 


teaching  experience 

DnI.,  will  be  ready  fur 

high  school  and  com'l  grodu- 


Ellls*.  Sadler's,  W.  ft  K..  B.  A  S..  Practi- 


cal and  all  standard  texts.  Age  27 :  height '  ft.  10  In. 
weight  180;  unmarried.  Strongest  endorsementit  froi 
leading  educators.      Wants  fair  salary    with   gofi 


eight  180;  unmarried.  Strongest  endorsementit  from 

"  educators.      Wants  fair  salary    with   go"! 

Address  "  BEX,"  care  PcMLA-t's  Abt  Joi^bkal. 


OT^ClKujUuiS 


77 


VTEAC'HER  of  book-ke*^..  law,  arllh.,  and  oen., 
^ho<~»n  !i<«l«t  In  rr-ffllnir.  "Tyrll..  amun.  and  cor- 


iW" 


M 


V  f*PECI*l,TIEf*  an*  biui.  prac.  «l< 
ork,    com"!    Uw 
Can  t««rb  all  t-om'I  brancht«._  Spent  I 


DUoQ.  III..  Normal  and  am  a  irra*luaU!  of  Oem  cu> 
II.  C.  Have  had  alx  yn".  U-achfnfr  ejcperlenc©  In  pub. 
and  bo..  «hooU.  nmlUar  with  W\  A  It-.  M»w^I- 
man*  and  Elll*'  njriWmN.  Ari-  a*J:  welRht  IBSihelttnt 
T,ti.  10  In.:  marrlpd.  sironjc  rcfcrenws-  Brady  Juiy 
Ut.  Want  fair  salary  wHh  itrKxl  nchool.  Addrww 
'■  S.  K.  ».."  car*-  PhSMAXV  Akt  J..I  \:s.M„ 

Xleacbers  HOlaitted. 

TIIKPBNMAN'HAIITJOI  KSAl-TKAfH- 
KRS'  III  ItKAl'.  l-.nmaiuhlp.Comimrclal. 
aD<l  Hhoririiiii'l  itii'l  tviM-w-rltlnic  branc-hcit  oulj.  It 
l,rl„«.   I.a.l....    .....1  _;.h...:l.  -..K.H..-r.   .    ;V.lW«.r- 


TV  WANTED.— A  teacher  of  Bookkeep- 
ing. PenmanHhip  and  Arithmetic ; 
mimt  be  not  le»9  than  25  years  of  age. 
write  a  superior  hand  anil  be  thoroughly 
<liialified  to  teach  Bookkeeping  and  Arith- 
metic. Ill  application  state  refereni'es, 
experience,  nnd  salary  desired  for  an  en- 
gagement of  one  or  two  years.  A  suffi- 
cient salary  will  be  paid  to  secure  the 
sei-vice-s  of  a  first-class  man. 
Address, 

CARNELL  &  UUTCHESa, 

Albany,  N.  Y. 


HINMAN'S^ 
GROOVED    COPIES 


lUKOKi:  i^  Lyiy 


not.' 


ye.." 


Hy  tumliii:  u  rrank  ou<-'s  liand  cm 
ptTfvcl  citvW.  Ily  the  fUime  principle 
(TTooved  \k 

QROOVED  COPIES  TRAIN  THE  HAND. 

Orooved  copies  are  various  alphabi-ts  of  capital: 
-    (ttaniped  Into "-     "^ 

_      _  _         d  end  of  each  1 

continuous  movement  exercise. 

By  plaelnRQ  Dolnted 

_._lw,  and  movIUK  thrr.uK..  ,k  _^ . 

hand  Is  trained  to  the  correct  motion,  and  t 
moke  a  perfect  letter  with  the  eyes  shut. 

A  sure,  (lulck  way  to  Rood  inntn.-iii-^Iiip  I* 
(trooved  copies,  and  master  nm-  i.tt<T  'if  ;i  tin 
uBlriR  thesecoplcHwlih  clas.se'i  til'  (■  ni.  r  ...-ii 
iH  lo  secure  correct  position  mi 
the  (fToovcd  copies  train  th.'  ■ 
c<iple.s  are  used  without  coat  r^i  i  .  ■  i  . 


Prof.  A.  H.  HINMAN,  Worcester,  Mass. 


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dldfttcH  for   poHllliinH   to  tenob    commeri 
ches.   Send  for  our  Atieney  manual. 

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•X^*-<  ■—*«-.  T.  Parks,  Mauuger. 
Charges,  One-Half  Usual  Rates. 

i,.s  \I.,s.iri>ns-.'il.  B..rvico»  hoiii-st,  of- 
Kiiil"r-.il  liy  I-oailinit  E<liicat.>i».  Wo 
Kiii.\vlmlB<'o'Vacaiici..s.  Write  today 


Zanur  SAV8  :—"!  shall din-ct  oppUcaiiUfor positions 

wt  pay  for  knowledite  of  vaeanrles— that's  why  we 
nn«l  them,  anil  that's  why  we  ean  help  you— estch  the 
point »  If  won  ironi  n  poftlton  or  tracher,  write  us 
111  oriee.  Cln'Ulars  free-they  explain  all.  W.  T. 
I'AHKS.  MuB.,   EgvlTiBl.K  TKAiiiKns'   BrnKAr,  Den- 


w 


ANTKO  a  thoroughly  t'ompeteat  lady  teacher 


TT  of  HtijuoKr«ldO'  (Onibam  system)  to  lake  charj 
of  n  well  vst^itdlsheif  shorthand  department.  This 
n  Kood  uermuuent  position  for  toe  rUfht  perso 
AddiVM  at  onco.  "  ENTERPRISE."  eare  Pksuan's  Ai 


ilsls 


W 


r  boofeboepinc  and  short- 


sehool    has  thn 


l«r(n»elty.  This  l- :i -!>'''i 
tn  a  proprlet^ir.t  w»>  wuh 
Ihe  c<»untry.      Address, 


WA  HTEI>.— A  (hnmughly  competent  eommerclal 
nt&n  for  the  prlnolpalshlp  of  one  of  our  colleges : 
nuiitt  have  executive  ability.  I'xperleui'e  and  higne-'it 
rvferenoeii.  stAte  all  uoceMory  loformatlou  In  ftmi 
letter.  eueloRlng,  If  possible,  photograph.  Uassby  Brs. 


K  Co..  Columbus.  Oa. 


W 


to  take  eharveot  the  Busines 
it-iit  of  a  Business  Collwe  In  i 
who  makes  a  specialty  of 
>rrvispondenoe,  Rapid  Caleula- 
ishlp  rpqulred.)  School  year, 
witn  reply,  photo  and  testl- 
ud  all  particulars  tn  first  letter 


Engagement  to  be^u  Sept. 
be  lssue<l.    IVrmanent  place 


1st.    ArraU4{vments  to  be 

new  catalogue,  soon  to  b_   

for  a  Kood  nuin.    Address  (sooni 
HAxNt  Art  JniiutAU 

COMMBRCIAL  TEACIIKR  WANTED.- 
One  faniluar  with  Ellis  Svslem  preferrtHl.  Must 
be  able  to  leiaeh  finxUsh  branene«  ami  a  fair  business 
writer.  Location,  a  cltv  in  Pennitylvauta.  state  age, 
lielgbl,  wvlsbti  married  or  &liu;le,  teaching  and  busi- 
ness experience,  ref:;.  and  salary,  which  should  be 
reasonable.    "PENN."  Joitrsal  Okfick. 


(.  \,  I   -iii-rthnnd  and  typewriting  teacher 

.         l'i;sMAS'8  Art  Journal  Tkachers' 
.ivsay.New  York. 
I.I  oiMi  \.     I  iMcher  of  Benu  Pitman  shorthand 
.  I        .  I  ^\;inted.      Address   Penha.n's   Art 

I  1,  ,  \  i    I  I  s    III  I  -  DuRKAii,  202  Broadway,  New  York. 

1  \  IM  \  N  A  .—Wanted  two  teachers  of  penmanship, 
oiu'l.  branches  and  com'I.  law  in  larne  school.  Ad- 
rt.>ss  I'KSsiAN  s  Art  Journal  Tkachers'  Burkau.  202 
Broadway,  New  York. 

..^    __     all-round    com'l    teacher 

1  be  expected  to  take  full  charRc  after 


L.— YnuHK 

ed.    Wlllbt  --.- 

first  year.    P.  A.  J.  Teachers'  Bureau, 

ni  A  ^Sa— An  experienced  male  teacher  In  shorthand 
not  under  25  Is  wanted  by  school  In  large  city.  A  man 
of  <ilgnity  and  penman  preferred.  P.  A.  J.  Teachers' 
Hvny.w. 

M  As^S.—Penninn  and  com'l  teacher  wanted.  Ad- 
drL-.<<.s  Penman's  Art  Journal  Teachers'  Bureau,  202 
Broadway,  New  York. 

MASS.— Penman,  teacher  of  com'l  and  EnsHsh 
branches  wanted.  Address  Pknmak'b  Art  Journal 
Teschers'  BURfAU,  '202  Broadway,  New  York 

\I-'.\V  YORK.— Fine  penman  and  A  I  all-round 
.  .  IKK.  I.  I  ii  M  r.    Fine  school,  good  salary,  good 

I  .     '  1 1     I  I     1 1 1  way.  Now  York. 

s  I ,  \\      \  <  I  K  K  .  —  Wanted    Penmi 


W  i  S.— Wanted,  all-round  com'l  teacher.  Address 
Pk»uan's  Art  Journal  Teachers"  Bureau,  '202  Broad- 
way New  York. 

TEXA8.— Commercial  teacher  wanted.    Address 


■>  Art  Journal  Teacher;*'  Buhe 


Art  Journal  Tkachkps' 
iUuKAi',  202  llrnadway.  New  York. 

NEW  YORK.— Shorthand  and  com'l  branches 
teacher  wanted.  Address  Pbhman's  Art  Journal 
Teachers'  Bureau.  802  Broadway,  New  York. 

N.  v.— An  Al  teacher  of  pen,,  book-keep.,  etc.  Is 
wanted  for  a  responsible  school.  Good  salary.  P.  A- 
J.  Teacher's  Bureau. 

NO.  DAK.— Teacher  of  Eclectic  Shorthand 


_  t  In  school  pre- 
T  Journal  Teachers'  Bu- 


who  will  take  small 
forred.  Address  Pksiian's  Art 
REAU,  208  Broadway,  New  York. 

OHIO.— Wanteda  male  teacher  of  Eclectic  short- 
hand and  typewriting  for  large  bus.  coll.  One  com- 
petent to  take  entire  charge  and  manage  the  depart- 
ment. For  particulars  address  Pknhan's  Art  Jour-val 
Teachers'  Bureau.  802  Broadway.  New  York. 

it  II  lO.— Wanted,  young  man  to  take  charge  of  bus- 
roll.  Address  Pexuas's  Art  Journal  Teachers'. Bir- 
RKAU.  802  Broadway,  New  York. 

PEN  W.—  A  teacher  In  Benn  Pitman  Shorthand  who 
can  assist  In  Eng.  and  book-keep-  wanted  at  once. 
Gentleman  preferred.    Salary  low,    P.  A.  J.  Teachers' 

BURBAU. 

PENN.— A  teacher  of  Ellis  System,  Eug.  branches, 
etc..  wanted  for  school  In  large  city.  P.  A.  J.  Teach- 
ers' Bureau. 

PENN.— Teacher  of  New  Rapid  Shorthand  wanted 
Address  Penman's  Abt  Journal  Teachers'  Bureau 
802  Broadway.  New  Y^ork. 

PKN'N.— Teacher  of  Ellis  system  and   arithmetic 
wanted.    Address  Pbnhan's  Art  Journal  Ti 
BrcE.ir.  202,Broadway.  New  York. 

^^  N  \ .     I  >\  ■  ii  .1  111  I  -    I't'  shorthand  and 

I,  \   ■  \-.   •■.    PENMAN'S    iRT    , 

I  lUvay.New  York, 

r  I.N  \  .     \  .    .   :    .     .  i  <  uijiansblp  an  1 
ly.    Address  Penman' 


COLORADO.- 


i.  commerelal 


hand  teacher  wanted.    Good  opening  for 


Address  ITt-VMAS's 


i  Brividwa.v.  New  York. 


JoCRSAl.   Tkachebs' 


charge  of  school 

_  _  _!NMAN's  Art  Jour 

Nal  TEAcuKRti'  Ui  BtULU,  8u2  Broodway,  New  York. 

PENN.— Wanted  a  teacher  of  Eclectic  shorthand 
and  com'l  branches.  Address  Penman's  Art  Jocbsal 
Teachers'  BtmsAU,  808  Broadway,  New  York. 

PENN.- All-roundcom'l  teacher  wanted.  Address 
Penman's  Art  Journal  Teachers'  Bureau,  202  Broad 

RHODE  ISLAND.- Aflrst  class  all-round  pen 
man  and  teacher  of  peumuuship,  arithmetic  an( 
com'l  law  wanted  by  a  leading  bus.  col".  Sept.  Ist 
Address  Penman's  Art  Jouhnal  Teachers'  Bureau 
202  Broadway,  New  York. 

SOVTHERN  STATE.-A  young  man  as  man 
a^r  for  commercial  school.     P.A.J.  Teachers'   Bu 

WISCON-IN.  — Giabara    shorthand    and   type- 

*vritinH  t.'uhi-r  wanted.    L»dy.     Addrcis    pE.ir 

Art  Joubnal.  Teachers'  Bckeaij,  £08  Broadway. 


JSustness  ©pportunttics, 

|"F    YOr    WANT    to  reach   penmen,  rnmnicrcla! 
Itlng  ana  drawing,  etc.,  Thk  .Imi  k^vi  -  ^^  mt   .  ui 


colunm  to  put  you  In 


... eeU  one  inch._  If  twu  ini«erlionH 

s  »nia  for  in  advance  (VH)  the  ailvcrilHcr 
111  be  entitled  to  a  third  iuscriioii  free,  if 
PMiied. 

;i^OR  SAI^K.-The  good  will  and  plates  of  a  well 

!*     advertised  and  widely  used  setof  writing  lessons. 

jpper  plate  engraving  ;  thousands  of  dollars  spent 

advertising  ;  International  reputation.    Reason  fur 

__lllng:  conflicts  with  present  business  of  owner.    A 

good  thing  for  a  hustling  advertiser.  Address  "WRl'i 

ING  LESSONS."  care  Penuan's  Art  Journal. 


W, 


J.    KIKSLEV,  202  Broadway,  New  York 
writer   of   adv    ■  -  ..._ . 


accountant. 


Scbools  jFor  Sale. 

IF  YOr   WISH  toM'l!  vuurs.'h.H.l    ..r  l.i  hiiv  niu- 
or  to  find  a  partner,  I  m-  ,l.ii  i  s  m    ■  \^  .nn  i..liii.in 

jvilldothcbualnessat -h    I  I         i    i  i     

peiise.    Practically  all i 

and  teachers  In  Amer). i    [ii  ,     i    ,, 

adv't  in  these  colunuifi  uiii  iii.M'r  ui,,i(  \i,ii  ti.n-'  r. 
say  before  them. 

The  price  in  ^'i.SO  each  insertion  lor  adn 
not  to  exceed  one  inch.  If  two  initcrtioni 
be  puid  tor  in  ndvnuce  ()$.5)  the  advertiHei 
will  be  entitled  to  a  third  iuHertiou  free,  i 
deHired. 

FOR  SALE.-Cheap  for  cash.  A  well  established 
growing  business  college,  lu  pi-omtncnt  Eastern 
city  of  18.00U.  No  competition  and  large  surrounding 
territory  to  draw  from.  Attendance  for  '««  to  dat*', 
7f>.  A  paying  school :  excellent  prospect  of  growth. 
Success   assured.    Address,   "CARH,"^care    Penman's 

dt»K/\/\  CASH  will  buy  three  quorter  Interest  In 
Ci7f>V/Vf  a  well  established  Business  College. 
Tuition  receipts  January,  nearly  8400.  Schonl  has  Al 
reputat  on.  Located  In  a  city  of  nearly  20,OcjO  popu- 
latlon.  A  splendlci  chance  for  voung  man  with  push. 
Address  "  $500  CASH."  care  Penman's  Art  Jourkal. 

Jfor  Sale  or  tEra&e. 

AVE    VOU  some  rare  works  on  penmanship, 
,e  valuable  pen  specimens,  some  penman's 
sr  anything  that  you  want  to  sell  or  trade? 
idvt  in  this  column  will  talk  to  the  largest 
select  audience  Interested  in  things  of  this 
"  's  possible  to  find.    Yau  may  have  sor 
~~  hand  that  you  want  U>  turn  In 
?  for  something  you  can  use.   Try  i 
tui.  auu  itee  uuw  it  works. 

The  price  i»  S2.50  encb  insertion  for  ad 
not  to  exceed  one  inch.  II  (tvo  iuNeriioi 
be  DBid  for  in  ndvqnre  '9.'Si  the  ndveriiHi 
will  be  entitled  to  a  third  insertion  free* 

FOR  SA  LE.— A  Umltetl  number  of  Compendlums 
of  Vertical  Penmanship  at  25  cents  cach-«7u>- 
half  the  regular  price.  This  offer  Is  good  until  April 
Ist,  IStMl.  ^Flrst  come,  first  served."  Address  t(><fav. 
before  they  are  all  gone  or  before  you  forget  It,  ZAN- 
ERL\N  aAT  COLLEGE,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


H 


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pcf,-wrStUnci>iy{pHUwU,\n,      ■  :       f  i  .s Cat 

Itals  and  Ornamental  Cii :         <      iirlval 

learners,  which  t  will  mall,  i i  i    h  ■ '^  tnr  aOi 

C.  C.  LISTER.  24. J8Cry«t III    v^        i    •■     ^l.l. 

FOR  SALE. -A  copy  of  "  Wllilams  .*  I'aekard's 
Ccms  of  Pemnunslilp"  In  aliuo.st  ijcifect  col 
I.    Price   *0.     "PENMAN."   care    Penmas's   All 


^        ^         r 

Scbool  jf  urntture  anCt  Supplies 
3for  Sale  or  Brcbanoe. 

ARE   vol)   iiuttiiiK  in  new  furnlfure,  and  woiihl 
you  like  In  dlnixis.-  ut  y.ur  oM  riirnlliii'.- ?     Are 

your  seeoiiil -hand  bnok.-* '"  w' 'i"  '.i,  ''';'.    (.'imyor 

trade   for    some    second  Ii.mi. iiooks? 

Changes  an-  KolRK  on  all  till   i ii.i. k«. fur- 
niture, typi-wrlter.-*  or  Jiui.pli'                    I    I     I     ii-i' with 

may  Ij.-   iii-^i  wli;it  ani.th-t        '..'   ■■....ii-i   IiI.k,    They 

M-i'       ■  T  iMiri.h.  .1- ..I  .i.iiiJir.i.  The  Journal 

v,.m-    ,•■   ...I     ^...^     i^U   j<   In'.i/l   lmm!Mi'-!HU[ip?i(.s'?e^^ 

The  pri...  i*  !-ij..-»«  each  insertion  for  ndn. 
not  lo  cx.e.d  our  hi.h.  If  two  inaertionit 
be  unid  lor  in  HdMiore  [!95i  the  ndverliNer 
will  be  rntirh  d  r.>  <•  third  iuHerlion  free,  il 


THE  BEST  BUSINESS  Pl-N  .>!  \IIE  ! 

Reaultof  81  yeiii-s'  .'xp. n.'rn  .-, 
i>ne  Dollar  per  Orosa  or  Ten  Cents  per  Do/en.    Send 
for  a  THul  Orilrr  To-ttau .'    Addre.'»s, 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  Rldg.  E.  H.  ROBINS.  Wichita,  Kan. 

SCHOOL     FIJIIMTI   It  !•:     W  l\TI'!>.-Who 

has  a  dozen  (.i  im.im nhs i  i.ii.i.-s,  ;!!^  to 

4  ft.  long,  with  liii  I  !  11  nil'  U  keep- 
ing, to  sell  cheaii  ■■<  i  n  Iv  new 
cherrvdesks,  art  In.  I                                   i  i,       .M.llron 

frame?    AddrcKsl-l    \1MI :i   -  I  m  -.  ^  >  iI.LEOE 

Plalnllcld,  N.  J. 

SIX     <'AM<^RAFII    Typewrit. 
Remington  or  Smith-Preniler  typewrit' 

S4-11  cheap  for  cash.     A<*  ■-       '■    * 

Bus.  Coll..  L( 

FOR  WALK  OR  EXCII  tNOE.-One  Edison 
Mimeograph  (new)  No.  12,  for  use  with  type- 
writer. Will  sell  at  a  bargain,  or  exchange  for  chiro- 
graphic mlnK-.nraph  No.  17.  Als'^i.oneSlmDlex  Printer 
for  sale;  201)  copies  may  be  taken  from  the  original. 


trade    for 
-8:  or  win 
Address  E.  J.  WRKlHT.  B.  St  S. 


FOR  SA  I.E. -Eight  large  tables  In  koo<I  condition 
with  drop  lid  receptacles  for  booKs,  and  raised 
shelves  In  nflddie.  Will  accommodate  six  students 
each.  Will  be  «(.id  very  low.  Address  MEHAN  A  Mc- 
CAULEY.  De.H  ilolnes.  Iowa. 

FOR  SALE.— Two  Notional  typewriters,  as  good 
as  new:  one  used  one  year  and  the  other  eight 
months.  Prlee.  for  one,  «2.'i;  for  the  two.  »40.  Ad 
dress  "NATIONAL,"  rare  Pksman-s  Akt  Journal. 

■Rames  'CClante^. 


YfA 


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a  beautiful  Po)-k 
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Ik  City 
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PERNIN    SHORTHAND. 

Why 


I  seltTte'l  a>x>v( 


ught  Id  thP  Brooklyn.  >".  V-. 
High  s*  hool  wnere  400  pupUa  are  Btudytiuc  it  ? 

been  ■'lopt«d  by  over  5OT  of  the  leiiln?  JJnlTersHIea.  Colleges.  Academies  and 


HUcb  SchooU  of  tbe  country  within  the  pa^  5 
nds  of  •tcno^raphCTi  u-ie  and  recommend  It  eDtboslastlcally  eTerrwhere  7 
n-dA  of  writers  of  the  old  ^hadei  and  poiltlon  syatems  chanKln«  off  to  the  PEBSIN  T 
•ivc  the  cxclualve  WORID-S  FAIR  award  of  MEDAL  and  DIPLOMA  ? 

The  School   Poird  wa-*  convinced  of  Its  SUPERIOR  MERITS  and  adopted    It 
SOLELY  on  that  irrrtond.  ^^ 

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lableof  the  highest  speed,  and  adapted  alike  to  the  comprehenBlou  of  the 


— -^  ^   The  Sc 

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child  and 


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What  reasons  are  given  by  some  shorthand  publishers  in 
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of  teaching  shorthand.  To-day,  The  Journal  tells  us, 
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adop-ed  and  tautrht  in  the  PrUHO  StMIOOI^  of 
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Because  

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nlUK  D 


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Phonography  in  Parliamentary 
Reporting,  ^^.^^.^^^m^^^i^^ 


A  TALE  OF  TWO  CITIES. 


WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 

I 

My  own  view  is  in  favor  of  Isaac  Pit- 
man's system  as  it  was  published  abont 
1850.  Of  course,  his  books  of  that  date 
are  now  out  of  print,  and  the  nearest  ap- 
proach thereto  now  attainable  is  Benn  I 
Pitman's  Manual.  If  I  were  startina  to  ' 
learn  now,  I  should  get  Benn  Pitman's 
Manual  and  other  books  and  follow 
them.— /)cnii!s  F.  Murphy,  Offlcial  Re- 
porter of  the  United  States  Senate. 


OTTAWA,  CANADA. 

We  use  Benn  Pitman's  system  of  short- 
hand. Some  years  ago  I  studied  Isaac 
Pitman's  system.  Graham's,  Munson's, 
Hojt's,  and  others,  and  from  each  got 
some  useful  hints  ;  but  I  finally  settled 
down  to  Benn  Pitman's  as  being  the  sim- 
plest and  most  practical  of  all.     I  found 


it  the  easiest  system  to  learn,  and  when 
learned  the  most  legible. 

To  illustrate  its  legibility,  I  may  men 
tion  the  fact  that  this  session  my  brother 
happened  to  be  here  during  the  debate  on 
the  Address,  and  although  he  had  not 
written  shorthand  for  three  years,  he  dic- 
tated my  notes  with  perfect  ease  and  ac- 
curacy, transfen'ing  them  to  phonograph 
cylinders  at  the  rate  of  over  two  hundred 
words  per  minute.  It  is  possible  that 
this  is  done  by  writers  of  other  systems, 
but  I  do  not  remember  any  such  instance. 
When  asked  to  recommend  a  system  of 
shorthand.  I  always  advise  the  adoption 
of  Benn  Pitman's.  I  recognize  the  fact 
that  there  is  more  in  the  writer  than  in 
the  system  ;  bnt  the  facility  with  which 
Benn  Pitman's  system  may  be  learned 
and  u.sed  renders  it,  in  my  judgment, 
superior  to  all  others. — Geo.  C.  Holland, 
OJJUcial  Reporter,  Canadian  Senate 


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SHORTHAND 

TYPEWRITER 
is  taking  the 
pla.ce  of  steno- 
raphy  because  it 
is  quickly  learned. 
_  and  a  typewriter 
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Lowrr  t.ooin*. 

;J8,— In  tluH  lesson  we  will  take  np  the  loops  be- 
low the  [lino.  If  the  work  of  last  issue  has  been 
thoroughly  ma-stered  you  will  have  very  little  diffi- 
culty with  the  work  this  month.  Do  not  forj^et  the 
movement  drills.  While  it  is  true  that  we  make  a 
movement  drill  of  each  letter,  every  lesson  should  be 
preceded  by  some  of  the  movement  exercises  in  the 
Janimry  lesson. 

Thr  •■II." 

JJl)  — In  the  (/  we  have  the  o  finished  with  a 
loop  below  the  line.  Drill  a  while  on  the  «  joined 
in  groups  of  sii  or  eifjht.  as  iu  Febniary.  be  sure  to 
close  the  letters  at  the  top.  When  the  «  part 
of  y  is  formed,  draw  the  hand  toward  you  a  lit- 
tle, make  a  short  turn  and  awing  up  to  the  next  let- 
ter with  a  left  curve.  The  crossing  of  the  loop 
shoulil  be  at  base  line.  You  will  notice  that  the 
finish  of  the  f/  comes  just  right  to  begin  the  next 
letter.  Be  sure  to  make  the  down  stroke  in  the 
loop  straight  and  on  the  same  slant  as  loops  above 
the  line.  When  you  get  so  you  can  join  the  letters 
easily  and  regularly,  practice  making  full  lines  of 
them  as  in  No.  3.  Of  course  you  can't  go  entirely 
across  the  i>age  without  lifting  the  pen,  but  you 
should  go  half  across  without  lifting  it.  By  prac- 
ticing No.  2  freely  you  can  break  up  a  stiffness  that 
is  liable  to  appear  in  No.  1.  It  enables  you  to 
get  the  top  of  g  and  the  n  alike  to  practice  on 
No.  4.  When  you  can  make  the  g  regularly  and 
rapidly  wiite  at  least  one  page  of  gnin.  then  one 
of  gaining,  then  one  of  giving.  Finish  final  g 
like  the  Kgme  i)—s)iort  below  the  line. 

Th,-  '•!/.'■ 

4<).— The  y  is  made  of  a  combination  of  the 
tinishnig  stroke  of  m  or  n  and  the  loop.  It 
should  lie  practiced  same  as  g  in  Nos.  1.  2  and  3. 
Then  make  a  page  or  more  of  yon.  then  follow  it 
with  yunng.  thus  reviewing  g.  Finish  final  y 
same  as  final  g  In  writing  page  work  make  a 
study  of  the  purts  of  letter.i  and  the  Joinings. 
Don't  practice  in  an  absent  minded  way.  Forget 
everything  except /us(  what  you  are  doi7ig. 
The  "«.•' 

4 1  .—The  z  is  usually  neglected,  so  let  us  give 
it  special  attention.  It  is  not  very  diflicult.  It  you 
oxamine  it  carefully  you  will  see  that  the  first 
stroke  is  just  like  the  first  part  of  n.  then  you 
make  a  snuill  hook  and  finish  with  a  loop  below  the 
line.  Keep  the  loop  straight.  The  tendency  is  to 
make  it  bend  to  the  left  too  much.  Practice  it 
same  as  y  and  y.  then  make  it  and  m  together  as 
iu  No.'. 

Thr  ••/'." 

42.— The  /  is  the  loop  above  the  line  and  fin- 
ishing part  of  q  joined.  Be  sure  to  make  the 
down  stroke  strai.ght.  Make  it  short  above  and  be- 
low the  line  Make  full  lines  of  it.  very  compactly, 
and  entirely  acmss  the  page  Keep  the  tops  and 
bottoms  even.  Get  uniform  slant.  Practice  No.  9 
freely. 

Thr  ••  !.•■ 

43.— We  leam  to  make  J  while  practicing  g  and 
y.  Notice  that  the  height  of  j  above  the  line  is 
same  as  i.    Make  specimen  pages  of  each  exercise. 


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CRITICISMS. 

L.  H.,  EstherviUe,  la.— As  you  say,  you  are  undoubtedly 
overcoming  your  "pinched,  cramped,  stingy  finger  move- 
ment."' Try  to  get  a  lighter  movement.— i  f..  don't  bear  on 
the  pen.    Down  strokes  are  heavy.    Now  send  me  your  beet 


t  February  lesson  will  benefit  you. 

B.  K.  L..  Chicago.— Why  do  I  insist  on  pupila  making  whole 
lines  of  each  letter?  ^Hswer.— To  develop  the  ability  to 
glide  from  one  letter  to  the  next,  which  was.  without  doubt, 
one  of  the  chief  principles  in  the  minds  of  the  originators  of 
the  forms  of  the  lettern  used  in  modern  writing  :  and,  again, 
I  think  it  causes  a  pupil  to  appreciate  uniformity  in  the  for- 
mation of  letters.  There  is  a  beauty  in  a  page  of  "full  lines  of 
as.  y"8.  p's.  etc..  that  is  at  once  fascinating  to  even  an  indif- 
ferent pupil. 


•  work  is  commendable.    Am  glad  you  are  "head  ■ 

1"  in  love  with  the  work.    You  know  that  is  where 

Y  man's  head  ought  to  be. 


W.  G.  H..  Philadelphia.  Pa. -There  are  two  distinct  renni- 
sites  in  good  business  writing:  Form,  insuring  legibility, 
and  strong,  fearless  movement,  insuring  speed.  You  pos- 
sess the  former  to  a  satisfactory  degree,  but  you  lack  in  the 
latter  ;  therefore  your  work  looks  as  if  you  were  a  little 
timid  and  shaky.  Use  a  coarse  pen,  and  swing  off  the  work 
in  February  lesson  with  more  boldness. 

R.  B.  N..  Lawrence,  Mich.— The  work  you  sent  is  IndicatlTe 
of  good  faithful  iiractice  on  the  January  and  February  les- 
sons. Your  writing  ia  a  little  too  angulor— 1.  c,  you  moke 
uointit  where  turns  ought  to  be.  For  illustration,  top  of 
last  part  of  m  and  n.  bottom  of  w,  v  and  fi.  Make  a  more 
nearly  round.  Study  letters  individually  and  see  where 
they  ought  to  be  round,  and  where  they  ought  to  be  sharp 
pointed. 

A'o/i re.— Replying  to  R.  B.  N.  and  many  others  who  ask 
"  Do  you  think  I  can  become  a  supervisor  of  writing,"  or 
"  Do  you  think  I  can  become  a  teacher  of  penmanship,"  etc., 
I  will  say  that  your  question  is  a  very  broad  one.  There  is 
so  much  to  be  taken  into  consideration  in  forming  an  opin- 
ion. If  you  would  ask  me  if  I  think  you  can  learn  to  write 
well  enough  to  teach.  I  would  say  Yes— providing  yon 
admire  nice  writing,  have  the  physical  ability,  and  have  a 
disposition  to  work  hard,  thoughtfully,  patinttly.  until  • 
reasonably  high  standard  of  excellence  has  been  attained. 
But  to  answer  the  question  as  yoa  put  it,  I  would  want  to 
know  you  personally,  to  know  your  other  educational  qaal- 


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i0r4%i(mB,  to  know  your  ability  to  ioterest  others  in  wbat  you 
»re  iiit«<re«t«^  in.  to  Icnow  your  patieDc«  with  those  who  are 
■low  in  a/t/ioirinK  the  ability  to  write  well.  etc. 

W  W.  B  .  Elk  City  ;  P.  N.  O..  Decorah.  la.— Tou  seem  to 
have  a  very  ft*o  movement,  but  yon  don't  8eem  to  have 
very  k^hmI  control  of  it.  (iive  more  attention  to  form  now. 
as  your  movement  will  take  care  of  it«elf.  Work  a  trreat 
deal  on  the  m.  tr  and  a  exerciMs  in  February  lesson.  W  ork 
for  well  ronne<l  letters  and  accurate  spacing. 

A.  M.  v..  Tygarfs  Valley.  Ky.:  J.  E.  OB..  Boston.— Your 
businesH  writinif  Is  very  KOfMl  ;  however.  I  see  that,  id  the 
apecimen  yon  sent.  >  on  lifted  your  pen  too  often.    In  few 
nrM  writing  evury  pupil  should  be  able  to  make  at  least  t 


T~^!^nmaAA<:i76U'Q^iuna& 


good  letrlbte  d' 


,    .     •  an^  of  the  one-space  letters  with 
■»lton.    Until  you  can  do  that,  yon  have  not 

F.  H.,  McPhiTH'in.  Kans.— You  have  a  ffood  strong  move- 
nent-  Reduce  the  Kize  of  your  writinK  al>out  one-third. 
lot  rcKulur  spixlni;  between  letteiB.  Close  »  at  bottom, 
(rood.    The  little  stroke  from  the  lop  point 


E.  H.  C.  Ebensburtf.  Pa.— Your  work  on  March  lesson  is 
Tory  K'Kxl.  Yon  are  makinir  excellent  proffress.  Your  weak- 
est letter  lap.  It  is  not  well  closed  at  base  line  as  it  should 
be.  Remember  that  the  oval  part  of  p  should  be  just  the 
■ime  88  the  oval  part  of  a.dorq  only  It  is  inverted. 


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certificate. 

In  the  February  number  of  The  Journal  we  an- 
nounced a  prize  .writing  competition  for  amateurs 
twenty  years  of  age  and  under. 

A  large  number  of  splendid  examples  of  business 
writing  have  been  submitted  and  after  a  careful 
coinparisiiu;tlie  prizes  have  been  awarded  as  above. 

We  doubt  if  any  other  country  in  the  woridcan  pro- 
duce so  many  uniformly  excellent  specimens  of  busi- 
ness writing.  The  distance  between  the  first  prize 
winning  specimen  and  the  poorest  one  submitted 
Wii8  very  slight  and  this  made  the  task  of  selecting 
all  the  more  difficult. 

Mr.  Jluuvezin  accomplished  a  feat  few  profes- 
Bionals  care  to  attempt-  that  of  -writing  off-hand 
tiouble  the  size  of  the  engraved  letter  shown  here- 
with. 

Altogether  Ithe  competition  was  a  great  success 
and  The  Jhcr.nal  hopes  to  have  another  one  in  tbe 
near  future. 


Cu  mrnvfioiuvm/ 

Fifty  prominent  penmen  and  teachers  have 
placed  Uiemselves  on  record  as  to  what  they  con- 
sider good  \VTiting.  and  the  best  methods  of  acquir- 
mg  ,t.  Thk  Jot'HNAL  asked  each  one  to  answer  the 
lollowmg  <iuestions : 

1.  ui  1  What  do  you  consider  the  es,<.entials  of  a  Rood  hand- 
writiUK  .    ,  Name  them  in  the  order  of  importance  ' 

the  e.irr.:.";  "■'l'"  ''""  ™''*'''«'-  *•">  o'-'ler  of  importance 
the  esseuia!  teaching  points  to  keep  in  mind  to  produce  a 
eood  handwriting.    (As  po.iUon.  «p,cd,  ,„„,.,.„,,„,  ^[e  1 
3  "'"■*■"" '^»'''>'"'"'°' muscular  or  forearm  movement. 
«.)  Sv  ""SO""  for  the  best  position  of: 

(ft)  Hand  and  pen. 

4.  Jiamo  the  best  movement  and  give  your  reasons 
iRespectfully. 

Pe.v.ma.\s  Art  Joibxal. 
.U<i<lnra;«  TM,  llo,r  and   nhy. 
1st.  (a)  Legibility.    2d.  Speed.    3d.     Beauty 


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SOLANAS,  Mcpherson  coll.,  mcpherson,  kans. 


(2)  Mtiscular  movement  in  writing -is  a  movement 
where  the  penholder  and  the  hand  move  in  perfect 
imison  and  not  independentof  each  other,  when  the  fleshy 
part  of  the  forearm  is  resting  entirely  on  the  desk. 

(3)  Front,  inclining  slightly  to  right,  never  left  side- 
as  the  right  forearm  should  always  be  well  upon  the  desk 
at  right  angles,  in  order  that  all  the  muscles  may  have 
free  action. 


(4)  In  my  opinion,  the  muscular,  because  I  use  it. 

L.  Madarasz. 
The  Zanerian  Authors  Itaee   a  New  yame  for  An  Ola 
Movement, 

1.  (al  Legibility,  Simplicity,  Ea.se,  Rapidity,  etc.  It 
must  be  Legible  to  be  of  value.  Simplicity  and  Ease  are 
requisites  for  great  speed  ;  we  put  them  before  Rapidity, 
because  they  lead  to  it.     We  may  employ  rapid  motions, 


t^_.---QZli.-«>^..l^z:,^^-'^iz-;/^-X^Y^^^^ 


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AUGUSTA,  ME. 


but  nnlem  tbey  are  easy  we  cannot  continae  them  for 
long  periocU,  and  onlen  the  form*  are  simple  we  cannot 
make  ho  many  of  tnem. 

(b)  PoBition.  nucesHary  for  health  and  normal  exertion. 
Percept*  of  Form,  neceatary  for  directions  of  effort  (both 
mental  and  pbynical,  ;  Knowledge  of  How  to  Act,  nec- 
euary  for  direction  of  movement  (what  muscles  to  incite 
to  action)  ;  Means  to  Attainment  of  End,  necesearj-  for 
proper  development  of  form  and  movement  (when  to 
preaent  exercises,  elements,  principles,  letters,  words, 
sentences,  paragraphs,  pages,  etc.)  :  Ease  of  Movement, 
necessary  for  the  production  of  the  best  and  speediest 
writing  ;  Thonghtfal  Practice,  necessary  for  proper  for- 
mation of  habits  ;  Thoughtless  Execution,  necessary  for 
expression  of  direct  thought. 

i.  Anti-Comhmeil  ;  Uw;  of  Muscles  of  Upper  Arm  and 
Shoulder  ;  writing  with  arm  resting  near  elbow,  allow- 
ing little  linger  to  glide  over  i>Bper  in  such  form  as  to  ape 
track  of  pen,  and  using  Upper  Arm  Muscles  to  produce 
width  of  letters  and  Shoulder  Muscles  to  produce  height 
of  letters  (forearm  being  held  parallel  to  sides  of  paper  and 
at  right  angles  to  line  on  which  writing  is  done).  It  is 
generally  thought  that  "  muscular  movement "  means 
the  use  of  the  forearm  muscles,  but  in  reality  it  is  rather 
the  non-use  of  them.  The  forearm  muscles  serve  only  as 
center  of  control,  while  the  source  and  seat  of  motion  is 
in  upper  arm  and  shoulder.  As  long  as  we  do  not  under- 
stand the  physiological  construction  and  action  of  the 
hand  and  arm  we  cannot  know  what  movements  we  should 
or  do  use  (for  we  cannot  use  but  one  set  of  muscles).  We 
know  it  is  mnxcular  because  it  can't  he  anything  else. 
Hence  the  name  for  that  which  most  do  not  understand. 

3.  (a)  Front  position. 
(b)  Let  little  finger  rest  and  glidi 

tween  joint  and  end  of  finger's. 

part  of  forearm  just  forward  of,ilje  elbow.    Curve  the 

thnml).     Do  not  let  wrist  touch  plio  table.   -•<--—     F  • 

4,  Harmonious  (Coniliincd— ryhl.  not  popular  meaning), 
('onsists  of  the  Hand,  Hinge  and  Ann  movement!*,  bring- 
ing into  use  all  the  muscles  a  little  (none  to  excess,  none 
to  remain  dbrniaut).  It  is  Best,  Iwcause  it  is  Natural, 
Easy,  Rapid,  and  because  the  best  business  writers  use  it, 
though  many  do  not  know  it  and  call  it  by  other  names. 

C.  P.  Zaxkr  and  E.  W.  Bloser. 
"  It  TtikfJt  a  Good  Tfacti 


SIGNATURE  WRITING,  ILLUSTRATING  ACCOMPANYING  ARTICLE  BY  E.  L.  CLICK,  LOWELL,  MASS. 


1.  (a)    Legibility,  Uniformity  (of 
Ease  of  Execution,  Smoothness  (cle 

l-'lWWft,,.^ , 

(b)  C^^CVipoailraB'tffWlaie  body. 

(.■orrect  Pen-holding. 

Clear  meutal  conception  of  form  in  pupil's  mind. 

}foKfinent  necessary  to  produce  thnt  form. 

Tntin  eye,  mind  and  i)en  to  work  together. 

Eucounigeincnt.  criticism,  cheerful  frame  of  mind. 

SjU'iMl  not  »o  grtwt  but  that  the  eye  can  lead  the  pen. 

'2.  Move  the  arm  up  and  doirn,  $idewau-f  and  with  a 
rol!in(i  motion  in  the  sleeve,  without  sliding  the  sleeve  ; 
arm-rest  stationary ;  hand-rest  movable  on  the  side  and 
rolling  motions,  but  stationary  on  the  up  and  down 
motion  (I.  *'.,  strokes  on  the  main  slant).  When  good  form 
and  good  spetnl  are  developed,  hand-rest  may  move  on 
downi  strokes  if  preferred,  but  you  can  use  the  muscular 
movement  on  the  email  letters  ■without  hand-rost  sliding 
on  down  strokes. 

:i.  (a)  Fi-ont  Position,  always  (if  desks  are  suitable),  be- 
cause pupils  can  keep  a  good  healthful  pasition  longer 
\\ithout  tiring.  If  desks  are  too  small,  Right  Side  or 
Right  oblique  will  do  for  a  short  lesson.  Either  position 
will  Ix'  a  failure  if  you  have  a  poor  teacher.  It  takes  a 
good  teacher  to  keep  children  "straight."  even  in  the 
Fi-ont  ixwition.  with  either  slanting  or  verticjil  copies. 
Eternal  vigilance  is  the  price  of  success. 

(b)  Alwut  like  this  : 


4.  Muscular  Movement. 

R.  S.  Collins. 
Fonnerly  Suj^ervisor  Writing.  City  School  KnosviUe, 
Temi.    Xow  Penman  Peirce  Coll.,  Phila. 

r/ic  Electric  Light  ia   ttrir/. 

1.  (a'*  I^eibility.  rapidity,  ondumnce,  *bi  Form  and  size, 
sivo  legibility.  Movf>ment  ttives  rapidltv.  Position  (fives 
eadurauoe.  Time— Uniformitv  i»f  ai-tioo.  Count— The 
downward  strokes,  only.  Rale— AveraKe  number  of  strokes 
per  second. 

2.  Forearm  moromeut-Aotion  of  the  arm  while  resting  at 
a  Axed  iwint  IhOow  tbe  oUk>w 

X  (a>  Body-Ri^ht  oblique.     Paper.  70  deisrees  slant,     ib) 
Hand  rest  on  flr-*t  j.»int  ot  little  fia<er.  only.    Highest  i>oint. 
tlrst  knuckle.     Penholder,  45  degrees  slant,  end  ol  first  finger 
H4  to  |i^  trom  point  of  i>en. 
4-  Combined  movement. 

C.  H.  Peikce. 
Sapervisor  of  Writing.  EvansWUe,  lud. 


Signature  Writing. 

BY    E.    L.  CLICK,    LOWELL,    MASS. 

Oraamenlal  signature  writing  is  very  much  admired 
and  practiced  by  professional  penmen  and  it  is  that  branch 
of  penmanship  which  requires  much  study  and  practice  to 
produce  good  work. 

My  imagination  tells  me  that  many  of  Tbe  Journal 
readers  are  pondering  over  the  question  whether  or  not 
they  can  become  good  penmen.  I  will  answer,  by  asking 
you  if  you  like  penmanship  well  enoagh  to  work  at  least 
one  hour  a  day  for  a  year  to  acquire  it.  You  say  "  Yes." 
My  friend,  you  will  become  a  penman.  Take  my  word 
for  it.  If  you  like  anything  well  enough  to  work  that 
hard  to  get  it,  you  have  the  necessary  natural  talent. 
Don't  let  any  one  diseourage  you.  Those  who  do  it  have 
had  little  or  no  experience  teaching  penmanship. 

I  have  often  been  asked,  why  we  have  not  more  fine 
penmen.  I  usually  say.  "  our  penmen  stop  practicing  too 
soon."  Make  your  aim  high  and  then  work  hard  to  reach 
the  mark. 

In  learning  ornamental  as  well  as  business  writing,  I 
believe  in  practicing  movement  exercises  every  day,  as 
they  will  give  you  control  over  the  writing  muscles.  If 
you  can  get  perfect  command  of  movement  and  have  an 
accurate  conception  of  form,  you  will  be  the  best  writer 
in  the  world.  A  favorite  exercise  of  mine  and  one  to 
which  I  owe  a  gi-eat  deal  of  my  skill,  is  making  large 
ovals  with  the  small  »'nd  nf  the  pmhofder—a,  stick 
will  do  as  well— gripping  it  until  you  become  tired,  then 
stop  gripping.  Practice  at  different  degrees  of  speed. 
One  hundred  and  fifty  ovals  a  minute  is  slow  ;  'J(IO,  me- 
dium ;  250,  rapid,  and  3)0,  very  rapid.  Do  most  of  your 
practicing  at  the  rate  of  from  -*00  to  ioO  ovals  a  minute, 
but  occasionally  make  them  just  as  rapidly  as  you  can. 
and  grip  the  holder  tirmly.  but  do  not  hear  down  on  it 
hard  enough  to  wear  a  hole  through  the  paper.  Make 
from  one  thousand  to  five  thousand  ovals  a  day— I  have 
made  twenty  thousand  in  a  day  with  good  results.  Yes, 
this  means  work,  but  it  is  tbe  price  of  success. 

No.  I  am  not  going  to  forget  to  tell  you  to  work  ovals 
with  the  pen,  for  you  cannot  afford  to  neglect  this  prac- 
tice, as  it  will  be  very  beneficial  to  you.  Grip  the  holder 
slightly  in  making  a  shade,  but  for  "hairlines"  hold  it 
about  as  tightly  as  you  would  a  newspaper  while  reading  it. 

When  practicing  with  the  pen  always  write  fast 
enough  to  avoid  all  '•  kinky  "  lines.  Shading  the  capitals 
heavily  is  a  good  fault,  as  it  gives  strength  to  the  letters, 
without  which  capitals  lose  much  of  their  beauty. 

Don't  throw  away  your  practice  paper,  or  your  pens. 
tmless  they  are  broken,  for  pens  which  have  become  worn 
until  they  make  a  hcavj'  line  iivill  be  useful  for  practice 
in  what  I  call  "  cut-and  slash  "  practice.  About  once  a 
week  collect  your  old  pens  and  paper  and  practice  heavy 
shading  on  capitals  and  capital  exercises.  Shade  much 
heavier  than  you  r>rdinarily  do.  and  use  a  pen  until  it 
breaks— which  will  not  be  long.  Put  force  in  your 
icnrk  .' !  !  This  is  the  kind  of  practice  which  will  give 
you  confidence — a  very  necessary  factor  in  learning  to 


write,  and  it  will  aid  you  to  get  that  firm  stroke,  which 
is  60  desirable. 

In  learning  signature  writing  it  is  best  to  work  on  one 
penman's  work,  as  much  as  poFsible,  and  do  not  only  look 
at  the  copy,  but  sve  it.  Study  its  parts  carefully,  and 
then  study  it  as  a  whole. 

My  copies  for  this  lesson  show  only  a  few  styles  of  sig- 
natures, yet  I  think  the  variety  is  great  enough  to  give 
some  of  us  enough  work  for  some  time  to  come. 

Study  hannony.  as  the  lack  of  haimcny  in  a  signature 
is  as  harsh  to  the  eye  as  discord  in  music  is  to  the  ear. 

The  copies  for  this  lesson  were  written  with  a  Gillott 
No.  1  pen  and  an  oblique  holder.     Muscular  movement 
was  used  on  the  capitals  and  comliined  on  the  small  let- 
ters, using  more  ot  the  arm  motion  than  fingers. 
How  to  Mftlcc  the  SianaturcM. 

The  square  shade  in  the  /•'  in  the  name.  ' '  F.  K.  Mar- 
tin,'" was  made  by  outlining  and  then  filling  in.  Be 
careful  to  put  it  just  in  the  right  place,  as  it  improves  the 
looks  of  the  E.  Make  the  last  part  of  M  and  the  first 
part  of  '*  a  "  before  raising  the  pen  ;  if  you  do  not  lose 
control  of  the  movement,  continue  the  motion  until  you 
make  the  right  curve  in  "  /,"  then  lift  the  pen  and  finish 
the  word.  Be  earefiU  to  leave  no  opening  where  you 
raised  the  pen.  In  the  next  name  make  the  first  oval  in 
H  nearly  horizontal,  and  shade  the  last  part  of  the  letter 
as  high  as  you  can.  The  finishing  stroke  in  the  D  will 
require  very  patient  practice.  Try  to  make  it  parallel 
with  the  base  line. 

Such  combinations  as  O.  W.,  O.  M.,  D.  M.,  etc.,  with 
the  oval  thrown  to  the  left  of  the  top  of  the  first  letter, 
produce  a  very  pretty  effect.  In  the  signature,  "  f.  K. 
Gains"  it  will  be  seen  that  the  capitals  are  very  plain, 
but  the  flourish  around  the  small  letters  gives  it  an  orna- 
mental effect.  Shade  C  and  E  high— a  common  fault  is 
shading  them  too  low. 

The  only  difference  in  the  tT  combinations  is  the  begin- 
ning and  finishing  strokes.  The  ovale  which  combine  the 
letters  should  be  in  a  horizontal  position.  Look  at  the 
bottom  of  the  second  part  of  each  W,  and  you  will  see 
that  it  is  a  curve,  instead  of  being  shari>-  You  may  have 
some  trouble  in  getting  this  turn  just  right.  Don't  get 
discouraged  if  you  get  the  turn  too  wide  at  first,  a"  care- 
ful practice  will  overcome  that  fault.  The  E.  V.  N.  looks 
simple,  but  some  hard  practice  will  be  rf^juired  to  make 
it  well.  Be  sure  to  make  the  heavy  stroke  under  the 
whole  name  so  it  will  balance  with  the  rest  of  the  signa^ 
ture.  The  combination  E.  L.  (J.  wiU  give  you  a  chance 
to  test  vour  skill.  Begin  with  the  G  and  finish  the  L  be- 
fore you  raise  the  pen.  Make  the  toi)s  of  E  and  (J  close 
together  and  be  careful  where  you  place  the  L. 

Take  up  one  signature  at  a  time  and  work  on  it  until 
vou  caT  see  improvement,  and  then  take  up  another  one 
the  same  wav,  etc.  Go  over  them  many  times  in  this 
manner,  being  sure  that  you  know  how  to  practice  them. 
If  you  have  a  magnifying  glass,  look  at  the  coi)tes  and 
your  work  through  it,  as  you  can  see  the  faults  more  dis- 
tinctly. 

To  those  who  will  send  me  a  stamp  and  their  very  best 
efforts  on  these  signatures,  I  will  correct  the  faults  and 
return  to  sender,  with  necessary  instructions  for  further 
practice. 


^cnmanAClTUCQ^iUAaS 


Public  School  Writing  Contest. 

On  May  15  The  Jourxai.  Public  Sthool  Writing 
Contest  for  1H«0  will  close.  We  hope  that  every 
Supervisor  and  Special  Teacher  in  America  will 
enter  the  work  of  their  pupils.  Firat  and  second 
prizes  are  awarded  for  each  of  the  eight  grades  and 
the  High  School.  The  Supervisor  whose  pupils  are 
awarded  the  largest  number  of  prizes  will  be  given 
a  special  SupiTvisors  Certificate.  As  many  grades 
as  possible  should  be  entered,  but  send  one  grade  if 
yon  cannot  send  more.  It  is  no  little  honor  tojget 
one  of  these  Supervisor's  Certificates. 

TEACHING    WRITING    IN    PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS. 

I.EWWOXS  FOR    FIIIST  (JKAIIE. 


BY  MISS    LUCY   E.  KELLER.  SUPERVISOR  OF  WRITI.NG. 

DULUTH.  MINN. 

No.   1. 
To  l/ii-  Trarhrr  ; 

You  are  strange  and  will  be  sure  of  the  attention 
of  the  class.  Your  object  in  the  fir.st  lesson  is  to 
secure  their  obedience  to  your  commands.  Use  such 
simple  words  and  motions  that  they  will  not  become 
bewildered.  If  you  can  give  clear,  definite  orders 
that  the  class  can  execute  in  concert  without  hesita- 
tion from  beginning  to  the  end  of  the  lesson,  you 
are  sure  of  their  respect,  obedience  and  attention  in 
every  future  lesson. 

Do  not  say  suddenly  to  your  class,  "  Place  your 
pencil  in  the  groove  with  the  sharp  end  pointing  to 
the  right. ' '  Here  are  five  ideas  that  you  require 
their  little  minds  to  grasp  at  once,  and  naturally  they 
become  confused  and  do  not  act  together,  and  you 
lo.ie  time  and  patience  in  corrections. 

Pass  the  ])aper  and  pencils  quietly  and  carefully 
if  you  wish  to  have  the  children  think  them  of  any 
value.    Class  is  in  order,  ready  for  the  lesson. 

LrSHOii  I, 
Outline:  Pencil  polntu  to  the  i-iKht  In  groove.  Paper  slant 
Inn  on  the  desk.  Arm  rest  on  the  Croat  odite  of  desk.  Poys- 
K*'...  "■"'  }°'  ""^  hauils.  Manner  of  takinij  the  pencil. 
Position  of  pencil  In  the  rlijht  hand.  Wrist  raised.  Lett 
hand  ou  paper. 

The   I'cncU. 

Class,  do  as  I  do.  Right  arm  up,  straight  over 
head.  Down  quick  Left  arm  up,  straight.  With 
the  left  hand  touch  your  pencil.  Together,  lift  it 
up.  Show  me  the  sharp  end.  The  sharp  end  of  my 
pencil  points  which  way  V  Make  yours  point  to  the 
right  and  lay  it  down  in  the  groove  of  the  desk. 
That  is  the  way  you  want  your  pencil  in  the  groove, 
pointing  to  the  right,  when  you  are  ready  for  the 
lesson. 

The  I'ap/^. 

Take  up  your  paper  and  hold  it  as  I  hold  mine, 
straight  in  front.  Lay  it  down  on  the  desk  that 
way. 

Put  your  hand  on  it,  turn  it  a  little.  When  the 
paper  is  not  straight,  but  turned,  we  say  it  is  slant- 
ing. Your  paper  must  be  slanting  when  you  are 
ready  for  the  lesson. 

The    Arm. 

Show  mo  your  elbow.  Find  two  inches  in  front 
of  It.  Feel  of  your  arm  there.  Don't  vou  find  a 
bunch  of  muscles  1  Boys  and  girls  that  work  hard 
have  the  most  muscle.  Find  the  same  bunch  on  the 
other  arm,  and  then  I  will  tell  you  my  name  for  it. 
I  call  that  bunch  of  muscles  the  arm  rest  Show 
me  the  front  edge  of  the  desk.  Both  hands  up  On 
the  front  edge  of  desk  place  both  arm  rests. 

i"Aj/»(r<i(  Drill. 

Hands  open,  palms  up.  Opening  and  shutting 
hands,  counting  five.  Hands  closed,  turning  \vrists 
five  counts.  Palms  down,  opening  and  shutting' 
five  counts.  M.n-ing  the  thumbs,  five  counts' 
Thumb  touches  tip  of  every  finger,  five  times 
Move  hands  up  and  down  from  wrists,  five  times 
Shake  the  bngors  hard  as  yon  can.     Position,  class. 

The    Hand. 

Touch  the  pencil  with  left  hand.  Lift  it  hold  it 
so  the  sharp  end  points  to  the  ceiling  and  rest  the 
elbow  on  the  desk.     Right  arm  up  straight,  hand 


BY  LANGDON  S.   THOMPSON,  ILLUSTRATING  Hl<i  LESSON  IN  BLACKBOARD  DHAWIN 


closed.  Open  fingers  as  I  count,  1-2-3-4-5.  Again 
open,  and  count;  first  finger,  second  finger,  third 
finger,  fourth  finger  and  the  thumb.  Put  your  first 
finger  on  the  pencil  where  the  sharpening  begins. 
It  is  tired,  let  it  lie  down  straight  on  the  pencil. 
Look  at  the  end  of  the  second  finger.  The  place 
where  the  nail  grows  out  we  call  the  root  of  the 
nail.  Let  the  pencil  touch  the  root  of  the  nail  of 
the  second.  Bend  your  thumb  so  the  knuckle  is 
way  out  like  mine  and  place  it  on  the  pencil  for  a 
brace.  Let  the  pencil  cover  up  that  wrinkle  in  the 
first  finger.  With  your  left  hand  turn  the  third 
and  fourth  away  for  a  hand  rest. 

Lean  back  in  the  seat.  E.xtend  both  arms  out. 
Arm  rests  domi  on  the  edge  and  the  pencil  points 
to  the  shoulder.  Sit  still,  and  you  make  me  think 
ot  soldiers  with  their  guns  pointing  to  the  shoulder. 
Slip  your  left  hand  under  the  wrist.  Take  it  out 
carefully  and  your  wrist  makes  a  little  bridge.  The 
left  hand  on  the  paper.  You  are  now  in  good  posi- 
tion for  writing. 

"  Tommy,"  said  the  teacher  on  the  first  day  of  school, 
"  have  you  forgotten  all  you  knew  ?  " 

"  Well,"  repUed  Tommy,  doubtfully,  •  1  don't  exactly 
know  all  I've  forgotten.  "—Sr. 


iLLUSTR/MjVe.    i^ 


:^T-TC4iwaa>ai:'4aifiiK 


J=orJe.jIXC^<ER5 


'  ay  Lancdon  S.7moa^?5on 

|\'^^  DlR^ECroROpT^RrEDllCATION.jERiE/Cny  NJ. 

Practical  Lessons. — XVI. 

riate  XVIJ.—IimertH. 

Entomology,  or  the  study  of  in?5ects,  is  one  of  the 
most  attractive  in  the  whole  field  of  Natural  His- 
tory. This  particularly  innumerable  host  includes 
more  than  two  hundred  thousand  known  species. 
This  great  fi,eldof  animated  nature  interests  us  from 
many  points  of  view.  It  is  here  we  find  very  ex- 
traordinary and  often  beautiful  colors  and  forms, 
many  very  curious  transformations,  surprising  in- 
stincts closely  allied  to  reason.  This  subject  may 
be  pursued  in  any  part  of  the  world,  since  insects 
abound  everywhere. 

In  the  language  of  Kirby  and  Spsnce  we  may  say : 


Jfig^^ 


*QyUtQ^amaS 


ouijh  trial  of  firo  lonff  tettks,  ten  minutes  ytvr  day,  nut) 
seeiug  no  marked  improvements,  decideil  that  it  was  a 
hnmbng  rather  than  a  saccess. 

It  would  seem  that  a  few  of  tho  "  fads,"  with  the  ex- 
ception of  arithmetic^  business,  etc,  which  Miss  Richmau 
deplores,  mi|>:ht  be  profltably  supplanted  by  a  little  time 
devoted  to  common  seuw  or  even  fairly  jjixnl  horse  sense. 

A  change  is  most  decidedly  in  ortler,  and  that  diauge 
must  be  iu  the  Normal  Schools.  A.  \V.  IIolmks. 


IHISINKSS  WRITING.     BY   K.   B.  MOOKK.   INDIANAPOLIS.   IND  ,   BUS.   UNIVHRSITY. 


"  They  appear  to  have  been  nature's  favorite  produc- 
tinnH,  in  which  to  manifest  her  power  and  skill;  she  has 
combined  and  concentrated  fdmost  all  that  is  cither  beau- 
tiful and  graceful,  interesting  and  alluring,  or  curious 
and  singular,  in  every  other  class  and  order  of  her  chil- 
dren. To  these,  her  valued  miniatures,  she  has  given  the 
most  dolicnto  touch  nnd  highest  finish  of  her  pencil. 
Numbers  she  has  armed  with  Klittering  mail,  which  re- 
flects a  luster  like  that  of  burnished  metals  ;  in  others  she 
lights  up  the  dazzling  radiance  of  polished  gems.  Some 
she  has  decked  with  what  look  like  liquiddrops,  or  plates 
of  gold  and  silver  ;  or  with  scales  or  pile,  which  mimic 
the  cx>lor  and  emit  the  ray  of  tho  same  precious  metals. 

"  Nor  has  nature  been  lavish  only  in  the  apparel  and 
ornament  of  these  i>rivileged  tribes;  iu  other  respects  she 
has  been  0(]uaMy  unsparing  of  her  favors.  To  some  she 
has  given  fins  like  those  of  fish,  or  a  beak  resembling  that 
of  birds ;  to  others  horns,  nearly  the  counterparts  of 
thu^u  of  various  (luadrupwis. 

"  But  further  :  insects  not  only  mimic,  in  a  manner 
inflnitoly  various,  ovorything  in  nature,  they  may  also 
with  very  little  violence  be  regarded  as  symbolical  of 
beings  out  of  and  above  nature.  Tlie  butterfly,  adonied 
with  every  beauty  and  every  grace,  borne  by  radiant 
wings  through  the  fields  of  ether,  nnd  extracting  nectar 
from  ©very  flower,  gives  us  some  idea  of  the  blessed  in- 
habitants of  happier  worlds,  of  angels,  and  of  the  spirits 
I'f  the  just  arrived  at  thoir  state  of  perfection." 

Insfcts  belong  to  tho  division  called  articulatii. 
In  their  perfect  state  they  are  distinguished  from 
other  articulate  animals  by  the  possession  of  six 
legs  and  two  antenmr.  and  by  the  division  of  the 
body  into  three  distinct  parts,  called  tho  hmd,  the 
thora.r  and  the  aluiomvH.  as  shown  in  Fij^s.  4  and  5. 
The  thorax  bears  the  three  pairs  of  legs  and  the 
wings,  or  the  organs  of  locomotion.  Iu  Fig.  5.  « 
represents  the  head  with  the  eyes  and  tho  anteniuv ; 
b  shows  the  first  piiir  of  legs;  c  pictures  the  second 
pair  of  legs  and  the  first  pair  of  wing.s;  tl  represents 
the  third  i)air  of  legs  and  tlic  se<'ond  pair  of  v/ings; 
(•  rei>n'sents  the  abdomen.  The  three  parts.  It,  c  and 
'/.  all  belong  to  the  thorax.  The  number  of  rings  oi 
segments  of  the  abdomen  c  varies,  but  is  usually 
about  ten. 

Fig.  1  represents  the  common  house  fly. 

*'  Uaby  bye,  here's  a  fly  ; 

Lot  ns  watch  him.  yuu  and  I. 

How  he  cmwls 

Up  tho  walls. 

Yet  he  never  falls." 

Fig.  a  shows  the  foot  of  the  fly  greatly  magnified, 
with  it,s  two  suckers  thatexphiin  why  he  never  falls. 

Fig.  4  shows  the  honey  bee  and  its  three  parts. 
Fig.  3  shows  the  arrangement  by  which  it  oirries 
tlu>  pollen  *if  flowers. 

Fig.  (i  shows  an  American  dragon  fly,  callinl  by 
some  p<'Ople  .s7ii/(H(  rs.  by  others  the  (kn'l's  tianitmj 
mctllv.  They  are  btautifully  colored,  have  a  light 
and  airy  flight,  and  some  have  an  abdomen  six  inches 
louij. 

Fig.  7  is  a  VaprU-orn  beetle.  These  insects  are 
widely  distiibuted  over  the  world,  and  are  gener- 
ally diatinguishwl  by  the  great  length  of  their 
antenna'. 

Fig.  ^*  represents  the  Western  grjisshopper.  which 
in  some  years  mates  inroads  on  the  crops  of  the 
farmer.  Besides  their  appetites,  they  are  distin- 
snished  for  large  and  powerful  bind  legs,  which 
enable  tbem  to  leap  great  distances. 


'  Joy  is  a  butterfly,  winged  and  fleet, 
Dancing  and  glancing 

Hither  and  you, 
Iu  the  light  of  the  radiant 


Mo 


Ding^ 


Butterflies  are  the  most  charming  of  the  insect 
creation.  They  are  the  living  gems  of  nature,  with 
coloring  nowhere  else  surpassed.  Fig.  9  represents 
the  Priam  buttcrjiy  of  the  Eastern  Archipelago.  Its 
wings  extend  from  seven  to  eight  inches,  and  are 
colored  with  rich  green  and  deep  black. 

Fig.  10  shows  a  brilliant  example  of  the  PapUio 
or  swallow  tail  family. 

Penmanship  in  Normal  Schools. 

Salem,  Mass.,  April  is,  is'h;. 
Editor  Penman's  Aht  Journal  ; 
In  an  article  under  "  Editorial  Comment  "  iu  the  April 


Art  in  the  School  Room. 

The  rude,  cheerless  school  houses  of  our  forefathers 
sutBced  for  the  needs  of  their  ttme  and,  perhaps,  com- 
pared favorably  with  tho  log  houses  of  that  day.  To-day. 
progress  has  brought  it*>  corresponding  improvements  iu 
our  public  buildings,  writes  Charles  E.  Finch,  Jr.,  in  Thv 
Cnntu'cficut  Schuid  Jouriuil. 

Our  club  rooms  aud  public  libraries  are  made  attractive 
by  artists'  hands,  our  theaters  are  tho  very  suggestion  of 
comfort,  and  our  homes  have  a  greater  or  less  influence 
on  our  lives,  according  to  the  attractiveness  their  sur- 
roundings may  possess.  Should  tho  school  room  in  which 
the  child  is  to  pass  so  great  a  part  of  his  lite  remain 
unattractive  aud  unadorned  ? 

Pretty,  advertising  cards,  or  pictures  that  come  with 
various  papers  will,  of  course,  prevent  tho  white  walls 
from  staring  at  the  children,  but,  as  those  ornaments 
would  not  do  for  our  homes,  they  surely  cannot  find  thoir 
proper  place  in  the  school  room. 

The  elevation  of  society  must  be  uccomplishod  b.v  ap- 
pealing to  a  love  of  the  beautiful,  aud  bringing  out  the 
best  there  is  iu  men. 

Many  of  our  public  school  children  come  from  homes 
where  this  essential  element  of  culture  is  almost  if  not 
entirely  lacking,  and  it  remains  tho  duty  of  this  great 
institution  to  supidy  this  lack. 

Whore  shall  we  begin  ?  At  the  beginning.  As  the 
child  first  comes  intoour  primary  rooms,  let  him  see  ujjon 
its  walls  some  substantially  framed  pictures,  which  shall 
have  a  meaning  to  him. 

Later  on  his  teacher  may  talk  about  tho  pictures, 
drawing  from  them  somo  little  lesson,  or  telling  the  in- 
teresting life  of  the  artist.  The  "  Madonna  will, suggest 
the  beautiful  story  of  the  Christ  Child,  the  "  Angels' 
Heads"  may  turn  his  thoughts  into  a  loftier  channel  ; 


(R)b?t)  \h^  m<?rrq  krh  <io\h  §il<i 

(<^itf)  bi$  song  11)'?  $at7)i7)«r  bocir^, 
^D<i  tt)«ir  D^sfe  \h<^  6<vO\llo(j^^  WM 

Id  H)^  voo\^  bj)<i  hops  o1  kwn. 
(^i7<i  !!)<?  §ol<l<$D  brooro-lloccx^r  bciros 

M  \bo(ib  If)?  w^^b<j, 
^^D<l  Wn  t))\i^^D  CO\q  r^kims    _^s 

^i\h  \  pr<?lki  b^sk,-  -^"^^^ 

Tb<?n  bow  wm(\  m  \h^  I'ino'es 
Th<?  5iit)7i)7?Hin)^si  ?h?  Sprrngj  tm,, 


e. 


PEN  DRAWING. -SKETCHING  FROM  NATURE  BY  C.  P.  ZANER.     No.  4. 


JouuNAL  you  have  made  a  golden  iwint.  Every  normal 
school  in  America  sbould  have  a  cinitijrtriit  teacher  of 
writing.  No  one  who  understands  the  subject  >vill  doubt 
this  assertion.  1  will  cite  a  few  things  that  have  come  to 
notice  aloug  this  line. 

i  can  name  a  State  Nurmal  School  where  the  teacher  of 
penmanship  placed  vertical  copies  upon  the  board  for 
class  work  and  gave  the  same  pupils  reproduced  Spencer- 
ian  .Vi-degree  slant  copies  for  home  practice,  requiring  a 
certain  amoant  of  work  each  day,  nothing  being  said 
about  movement  or  method,  and  stating  that  vertical 
writing  was  more  rapid,  legible,  etc.,  than  the  slant 
style. 

Another  public  school  teacher  who  is  allowed  the  most 
crtrtirw/iint  time  of  fifteen  minutes,  twice  or  three  times 
l)er  week,  requiring  her  pupils  to  write  vertically  in  50- 
degree  slant  copy  books. 

Once  more  :  Two  public  school  teachers  testing  the 
Wrtuesof  the  so-called  muscular  movement  after  a  (Aor- 


while  some  scenes  picturing  tho  dumb  beasts  can  be  made 
the  basis  of  a  lesson  on  kindness  to  animals. 

In  grades  that  follow  ho  may  write  about  the  pictures, 
using  them  as  a  subject  for  language  lessons,  while  in  the 
higher  rooms  he  should,  in  this  way,  be  made  familiar 
with  noted  scenes  abroad. 

"  The  Colosseum  "  shall  help  him  to  realize  the  great- 
ness of  ancient  Rome,  while  the  '  Arch  of  Titus  "  snggestB 
her  succe  s  iu  her  mighty  conctuests.  "  The  Riulto  "  ficene 
will  liring  near  to  him  the  *'  Queen  of  the  Adriatic,"  and 
prepare  him  for  bis  meeting  with  Shylock  in  his  later 
reading.  The  portraits  of  our  own  beloved  poets,  to- 
gether with  those  of  such  men  as  Washington.  Franklin, 
Lincoln  and  Grant,  nhould.  l>y  their  silent  c<mipunionship, 
inspire  the  pupils  t3  lead  helpful  lives  and  do  noble 
deeds  ;  also  to  increase  their  interest  in  literature  and 
history.  Teachers  certainly  require  no  argumentb  to 
c:mvince  them  of  this  need  in  places  of  their  tlaily  toil. 

The  question  with  them  is.  "  How  shall  it  l>e  supplied  ?  " 


90 

It  may  be  well,  then,  in  this  connection,  to  give  a  few 
nn(rg<*tions: 

I^t  yonr  pupils  have  a  large  part  in  the  work  of  raising 
fondB  for  this  new  object.  The  child  is  interested  in 
what  hia  money  buys,  or  helps  to  buy.  Have  as  much 
enthusiasm  in  the  matter  as  possible  in  the  fchool  and  it 
in  bound  to  reach  the  hcnni-s  and  the  people  in  general. 
The  next  step  will  be  the  printing  of  art  coupons,  worded 
as  follows: 

Art  Vnupon. 

This  coupon  entitles  the  holder  to  a  share  in  the  works 
t.f  art  in  the school. 

The*w  cou;ions  may  be  sold  at  ten  cents  apiece,  or  such 
price  as  may  seem  best.  Each  child  is  given  as  many  as 
be  is  willing  to  sell,  and  must  return  to  the  teacher  the 
money  or  the  coupons. 

A  healthy  rivalry  as  to  which  room  and  which  pupil 
►hull  roise  the  most  money  will  be  helpful.  Having  done 
what  yon  can  in  this  way,  an  appeal  may  Ijc  made  to 
prominent  jwoplo  in  your  vicinity  to  give  one  picture,  or 
K)  unite  with  one  or  two  others  in  buying  one. 

If  desired,  a  card  bearing  the  name  of  the  donor,  with 
the  title  of  the  picture,  miy  be  placed  in  the  lower  left 
hand  (corner  of  the  frame. 

Some  intorcflted  parent  may  be  willing  to  contribute  a 
picture  tor  his  child,  this  picture  to  be  placed  in  the 
grade  of  a  favorite  teacher.  Pictures  may  also  be  placed 
in  certain  grades  as  a  memorial  to  some  little  one  who 
(lid  bis  last  work  in  that  grade. 

After  obtaining  funds  the  (luestion  naturally  arises  as 
to  what  pictures  will  be  best  adapted  to  the  diflferent 
Ki'iides, 

The  following  list,  which  has  been  approved  by  a  Boston 
artist,  may  be  found  helpful. 

This  collection  may  be  seen,  at  any  time,  in  the  Wollas- 
ton  School,  Quincy,  Mass. 

The  nnmi!  of  the  i)icfnrc  is  followed  by  the  name  of  the 
artist  and  tlx-  prcf^cnt  locjitiuii  (i(  tbe  un^niial. 


*  Qyfct^  ClA^uzruiS 


Lsyiug  down  th?  Law.  Landsoer London 

Dignity  and  Impudence,  Landseer    .     .     .     .     «    .     .     London 

Madonna  and  Child,  Murillo Florence 

Wounded  Hound.  Ansdell. 

Ansels"  Heads.  Reynolds London 

Children  I  bas  relief ).  Robbia Florence 

Children  (b«is  relief  >.  Robbia Florence 

Children  (bas  relief!.  Robbia Florence 

Sympathy.  Briton  Riviere. 

Member  of  Humane  Society.  Landseer London 

Pharaoh's  Horses.  Herrinc 

Mater  Dolorosa,  Onido  Reui Rome 

Children  I  bus  relief ).  Robbia Florence 

Children  (has  relief).  Robbia Florence 

GRADE  III. 

Daniel  and  the  Lions.  Horace  Vernct. 

Fruit  Venders.  Murillo Munich 

Longfellow  (from  life). 

Urand  Canal "   .     .     .     .      Venice 

Children  ibas  relief).  Robbia Florence 

Children  (has  relief),  Robbia Florence 

Charity.  Briton  Riviere. 

Mount  Vernon. 

Holmes  ihiistt. 

Laughinn  Boy  (bustt.  Donatello. 

Angels'  Heads.  Correggio. 

Sistine  Madonna,  Raphael Dresden 

Prince  in  the  Tower,  Millais England 

Arch  of  Constantine Rome 

Melrose  Abbey Scotland 

Lafayette  (bust). 
J.  O.  Whittior. 

Madonna  of  the  Choir,  Raphael Dresden 

Saint  Cecilia,  Raphael Bologna 

St.  Mark's  Cathedral Venice 


Aurora.  Guide  Reni Rome 

Milan  e^thedral Milan 

Rlalto  Bridge Venice 

Acropolis Athens 

Hermes  (bust). 
Columbus  (bust*. 
J.  R.  Lowell. 

Westminster  Abl»ey Tjondon 

Castle  ol  St.  Angelo  and  Tiber Rome 

Ducal  Palace  and  Urand  Canal Venice 

Colosseum Rome 

Capitol Washington 

Lincoln  (bnst>. 

Franklin  (bust). 

Apollo  belvidere  (bust>. 

Vasei  (Greek  forms>. 

Cast  of  Lion. 

W.  C.  Bryant. 

There  Are  Others. 

''  Can  1  write  my  name  nuder  the  received  payment 
on  this  bill  }  "  asked  the  collector,  who  likes  to  put  things 
as  delicately  as  possible. 

"No.  thank  you,"  replied  Mr.  Brokely,  "I'm  no 

tograph   fiend.*'— ronAvi's  {N.    F.)   Home  Journal    find 


\ 


Recent    Public  School    Book    Adoptions. 

II  liliiiv. 

Concora,  N.  H  ,  Salt  Luke  Cit>,  Utiih;  Esciinalm.  Miili. 
—Sheldon's  Vertical  Copy  Books 

7».nr.  (,!(/. 

Hoboken,  N  .1  -Pianu  System  of  Drawiuf!. 


PP»!i«!^PW«Si!W«B«W!SBIi!!ii8 


BUSINESS  SiCNATURhS.    BY  G.  C.  RAYNOR.  POLYFECHNIC  INSTITUTE,  BROOKLYN,  N.  Y. 


fSHSf^^S^nmoA^ClTntXX^tUAaS 


XVII 


NEWS  AND  MISCELLANY  SUPPLEMENT. 


PENMAN'S  ART  JOURNAL, 

NEW  YORK,  MAY,   1896. 

NEWS  EDITION. 


School  and 


ERSONAL. 


—  The  new  Bch<x)Is  brought  to  our  notice  lately  are  : 
Pwiuoil  B.  (;.,  Meriden.  Conn.,  Albert  A.  May,  Prin.  ; 
(Jn«nflelil,  Tcnn  ,  Nor.  Coll.,  .1.  E.  (Joldsby  &  J.  R.  (Jor- 
rett.  ProprB..  .Iiw.  D.  Omhs,  Prin.  Com'l  and  Pen.  Dopts.  ; 
Uoffmanii  Si.-lcct  BoKinesn  Studio.  No.  HI  Wisconsin 
Street.  Milwauliee,  Wis..  0  A.  Hoffman,  Prin.  :  Wood's 
B.  C ,  Shenandoah,  Pu.,  F.  E.  WoikI,  Propr.,  S.  I.  Wood, 
F*rin. 

—  v..  v..  Curtis,  Propr.  Curtis  0.  C,  Minneapolis,  Minn., 

has  disposed  of  tho  institution  to  J.  L.  Hodgmire. W. 

F.  Ma({oe  lias  sold  the  Hhamokin.  Pb.,  B.  C.  to  O.  W. 
Williams  of  Wilken-Bairo.  Mr.  Williams'  Wilkes-Barro 
s<'h(>r)l  has  been  alworbed  by  Woods'  B.  C. 

^  The  l>tii\\i  Otisrrrrr,  (Charlotte.  N.  ('.,  devotes  three- 
quarters  of  a  column  to  the  e8c«piule»  and  final  flight  of 
•f   F,  Ilvidr-on,  Propr.  of  Hudson's  B.  IT. 


sncct-ss  in  hiB  work  and  we  hope  his  change  will  be  to  his 
advantage  in  every  way. 

-  In  a  handsomely  written  letter  John  Rockwood.  Los 
Angeles.  Cal..  savs.  in  renewing  his  subscription  ;  "  You 
are  making  a  superb  paper,  and  ought  to  lie  proud  of  it." 

—  The  Newport,  Pa..  .Vi-ii  <  has  over  a  halt  column  of 
correspondence  from  Ickesburg.  Pa.,  most  of  which  is  de- 
voted to  a  description  of  the  flue  work  turned  out  by  J.  C. 
Miller  and  the  students  in  his  school  in  Ickesburg.  Mr. 
Miller  has  devoted  considerable  time  to  knife  work  and 
ba.s  invented  a  device  which  causes  a  landscape  or  ocean 
scene  executed  in  this  new  art  to  pass  through  tints  repre- 
senting sunrise,  sunset,  moonlight,  etc.  Ickesburg  is  ver>- 
pro'.id  of  her  penmen  and  never  forgets  to  mention  that 
the  world-renowned  H.  W.  Flickinger  hailed  from  that 
burgh. 

-  We  received  invitations  to  attend  the  commencement 
exercises  and  Alumni  Reception  of  Merrill  College,  Stam- 
ford. Conn.,  on  April  ID.  There  was  a  very  large  class 
graduated  In  both  commercial  and  shorthand  departments. 
Several  celebrated  people  took  part  in  the  programme  aud 
the  event  was  a  great  one  for  Merrill  College  and  Stam- 
ford. 

—  .J.  G.  Dunsmore,  Prest.  of  the  Dunsmore  B.  C, 
SUiunton.  Va.,  has  leased  the  building  and  grounds  of 
the  Staunton  Female  Seminary  and  will  move  his  B.  C;. 
into  the  Seminar}'  building  on  June  tiO.  Rev.  James 
Willis,  formerly  Prin.  of  the  Seminary,  will  be  Vice-Pres. 
of  the  B.  C.  Our  old  friend  R.  W.  Ballentine  will  remain 
as  Sec'y  and  penman. 

—  The  Paris  Exposition  Association  of  the  Metropolitan 
B.  ('..  Chicago  is  a  savings  fund  organization  of  students 
and  friends  of  the  Metropolitan  B.  C.  to  visit  the  Interna- 


r^ 


BY  F.  J.   UHLE,  MT.   PULASKI,  ILL. 


—  -  Amonfi  loi-piit  visitors  t«)  Thk  JorRNAi.  oSicc  were 
tlu>  lollowniK:  T.  IV  MrMeniimin.  Phitndclphia,  Pa.  ; 
I.  S.  Prostoii.  Tnmpkinsville,  N.  Y.  ;  E.  M.  HuutsinRer. 
UuntsniKvr's  H.  t'  .  Hartfi.nl,  C^onn.  ;  F.  ().  StroiiK,  Hoke 
Knuraviiij:  Co..  St.  Louis  Mo.  ;  J.  '.'larke  Willmms, 
Pr.'st  Cuirv  liiiv..  Pittbburgh,  Pa.  ;  (1.  C.  tliivnor,  Polv- 
t.flmir  Inst .  lirooklvn..  N  V.  ;  L.  L.  Willinms  and  F.  E. 
UiHiiTs.  Uorh.-->,ter.  N.  Y.  ;^  W.  J.  Aiuos,  Merrill  Coll., 
StaiiiCtinl,  Comi.  ;  W.  H.  Vernou..  (..'entennrv  Collegiate 
Institute,  Hftckettstown,  N.  J.  ;  (■.  P.  Mea'ds.  B.  &  S. 
Bus.  Coll.,  Syracuse.  N.  Y.  :  J.  P.  Byrne.  Peirre  Coll.. 
Philn  .  Pa.  :  'F.  E.  Wood.  Scranton.  Pn.  :  \V.  H.  Sadler. 
Baltimore.  Md.  ;  O.  W.  Brown.  Jacksonville.  111.  ;  R.  E. 
UallaKher.  Canada  B.  C..  Hamilton.  Ont.  ;  H.  \V.  Flickiu- 
uer.  Temple  Coll..  Phila..  Pa.  ;  E.  L.  Brewster.  Stanford, 
N.  Y.  :  C.  C.  Fi-ench.  Easton.  Pa. 

—  M.  L  Miner,  Heftley  School  of  C\)nimerce.  Brooklyn. 
N  Y..  Wlieves  in  Aoui^  tiling  in  a  practical  way.  "in 
addition  to  talks  on  business  methods  he  has  his  students 
visit  leadint;  business  offices  of  New  York  under  his  direc- 
tion. They  lately  \'i8itBtl  the  New  York  Clearing  House 
by  invitation  of  the  manager  and  saw  it-i  practical  work- 
ings. While  in  the  city  many  of  the  students,  together 
\vith  Mr.  Miner,  called  at  Thk  JoruNAL  oliice.  Amrng 
those  who  favoretl  us  with  a  visit  were  H.  F.  Corwin.  H. 
(Iriffin.  W.  T.  Dnnhain,  A.  ii.  l^lkins  F.  H.  Corwin,  Geo. 
W.  Eglwrt. 

—  A.  A.  Al>ercrt>mbie,  several  years  Prin.  of  Com'l  and 
Pen.  Dent*,  of  Bethany  Coll..  LindslKirg,  Kans..  has  closed 
his  woTK  with  the  schix>l  aud  has  accept^Ml  a  position  as 
Asst.  Postmaster  in  Linsborg.  tt.  E.  El>erhnrt.  Mr. 
Abercrombie's  former  assistant.,  will  now  have  full  charge 
of  commercial  work.  Mr.  Abercrombie  has  madeamarked 


tional  Exposition  of  Paris  iu  the  summer  e(  UKM).  This 
Association  is  incorporated,  with  O.  M.  Powers,  Prest.  ; 
L.  H.  Young.  Yice-Prest.  :  J.  A.  Lyons,  Secy.  A  number 
of  prominent  Chicago  people  are  associated  with  the 
Metropolitan  folk?. 

—  E.  K.  Lsaacs,  for  many  vears  head  of  the  Pen.  Dept. 
of  the  Nor.  III.  Nor.  School.  Valparaiso,  Ind..  but  for  the 
last  few  years  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal..  is  now  Vice-Prest.  of 
the  Los  "Angeles  B.  C.  and  Supervisor  of  Writing  in  the 
public  schools  of  that  city.  He  formerly  figured  much  in 
the  penmanship  papoi's.  but  for  several  years  has  kei)t 
very  quiet.  In  a  late  letter  he  says  :  "  I  suppa'ie  you 
think  I  have  ^oneback  on  The  JouRNALand  penmanship 
entirely.  This  is  not  exactly  so.  Our  school  here  is  doing 
well.  We  are  not  making  a  specialty  of  penmanship, 
however,  but  have  a  regular  drill  in  business  writing 
every  day.  I  have  done  no  ornamental  pen  work  for  a 
uum'ber  of  years  and  reidly  feel  that  I  am  an  absolute 
back  numl)er  in  that  regard.  U  is  (piite  interesting,  how 
ever,  to  note  the  rise  and  fal!  of  penmen.  It  is  remark- 
able to  what  degree  of  excellence  some  of  the  younger 
memlHjrs  of  the  fraternity  have  attained  in  a  compara- 
tively short  time.  You  are  certainly  to  be  congratulated 
on  the  great,  good  and  persistent  work  that  youaredomg. 
The  JorRNAi.  maintains  iti*  dignified  supremacy  without 
question  By  the  way,  how  is  vertical  writing  in  the 
East ';    It  seems  to  be  making  good  progress  out  here." 

—  We  have  received  subscription  and  onler  for  several 
penmanship  publications  from  Home  Lavalle,  a  connois- 
seur in  penmanship  and  expert  in  matters  of  handwriting, 
of  Montevideo.  L  ruguay.  S^mth  America.  He  reports 
penman.ship  matters  rather  backward  in  that  section  of 
the  world. 


—  G.  C.  Ruy-uor  was  born  iu  Suffolk  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  10, 
1868.  At  an  earlv  age  he  comi)lote<l  the  regular  course 
of  study  in  the  public  schot»l  and  then  received  instruction 
in  a  private  schtxil  for  one  year.  In  ISSti  he  entered  the 
State  Normal  School  at  Albany,  N.  Y.  After  completing 
the  course  he  acceptetl  the  principnlship  of  the  Shelter 
Island,  N.  Y..  Academy,  which  position  he  held  for  two 
vears.  In  IStKl  ho  was  elected  teacher  of  i>eiimansliip 
in  the  State  Normal  School  at  Millersville.  Pa.  Here 
he  conducted  the  work  in  the  Normal  Department  and 
superintended  the  teaching  of  writing  in  the  Mwlel  De- 
partment.   This  has  gn.ii  liim  widi'  expeiienc!*  in  the  art 


G.    C.    RAVNOR. 


oil.. 


ship  i 


of  teaching.  He  nest  entered  the  Z;ini'ii;iii  Ail 
Columbus,  O.,  and  complrtrd  tin-  \n-<>\-  — i..ii,tl  .  .m 
Mr.  Zaner  expresses  it,  ■■  in  us  tlHunu-h  :\\\<\  •■},■ 
a  manner  as  any  who  have  yet  uracinjiti-d  i  in  n  ti.in 
IHSi'A  Mr.  Raynor  was  appointed  teacher  ot  jieiiinaii 
the  Polytechnic  lust,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  V:.,  and 
structor  of  penmanship  and  business  forms  iu  the  Brook- 
lyn Evening  High  School.  Mr.  Radnor  is  an  all-around 
penman  and  a  strong  teacher.  Heis  especially  good  in 
bold  business  writing.  Furthermore  he  is  a  cultnreil, 
courteous  gentleman,  and  has  won  the  respect  of  students. 
teachers  and  all  with  whom  he  has  been  brought;  in  c(ui- 
tact, 

—  People  bom  in  Ohio  evidently  think  that  they  are 
entitled  to  l)ecome  penmen  and  t()  hold  offices  by  divine 
right.  Certainly  Ohio  has  produced  a  large  number  of 
professional  penmen.  The  face  looking  out  at  you  her*) 
IS  that  of  E.  A.  Newcomer  of  the  New  Jersey  B.  (!., 
Newark,  N.  J.  He  was  Ixirn  on  a  farm  in  Medina  Co., 
Ohio,  in  1H70.  The  first  fifteen  years  of  his  life  were  spent 
on  his  father's  farm,  working  in  summer  and  attending 
the  district  school  in  winter.  From  sixteen  to  tighteeti 
vears  of  age  he  was  a  student  iu  the  Western  Reserve 
"Nonnal  Coll.,  Wadsworth,  O.  The  following  four  ycaiH 
were  8i)ent  in  teaching  in 
the  graded  schools.  His 
vacations  were  spent  in 
tho  Nonnal  Coll.,  and 
this  wiLSsu))plcmented  by 
;lie  Cliiuitiuu|ua  Reading 
CourKi".  In  'ii:)ho  gradu- 
iiU-d  from  Eastman  B.  C., 
i»out'hkeei)sie,  N.  Y.  He 
took  a  penmanship  couvf  o 
under  G.  Bixler  at  Wooe- 
tiT,  Ohio.  The  following 
vear  \m  taught  in  the 
puhlir  schools  of  Wads- 
worth.  Ohio,  which  posi* 
tion  he  resigned  to  accept 
E.  A.  NEWcosiEU.  lus   prcseiit    jiosition    as 

PrinciTial  of  the  Theory 
Dept.'at  the  New  Jersey  B.  C.  Mr.  Newcomer  has  done 
considerable  work  in  tho  line  of  expert  bookkeening,  and 
in  tho  line  of  pen  art  he  received  the  silver  medal  i  highest 
award)  at  tho  New  Jersey  State  Fair  in  Ikd.-..  Mr.  New- 
comer is  profoundly  interested  in  the  welfare  and  kuc(  ess 
of  his  students  and  studies  their  wants  and  the  best  meth- 
ods of  teaching  them,  so  that  nothing  will  be  left  undone 
to  advance  their  interests.  He  is  of  a  kind,  courteous 
disposition  and  has  hosts  of  friends  wherever  ho  ha«  been 
located. 

—  Tne  transfer  of  the  Northwestern  B.  C,  Manaynnk, 
Pa.,  from  A.  J.  Schissler  to  C.  C.  Bailey  was  mmle  some 
two  years  ago  and  not  recently,  as  announced  in  the  April 
number  of  The  JorRNAr.. 

—  W.  A.  Mackenzie,  late  Prin.  of  the  Com'l  Dept. 
Public  Schools,  Lockport.  N.  Y.,  hanstartc^l  The  Xifi(/ara 
Sffnof/rapht-r,  a  monthly  journal  of  Eclectic  shorthand. 
He  is  succeeded  in  the  commercial  and  shorthand  work 
in  the  public  schools  by  L.  P,  Bettinger  of  Reading,  Pa. 

—  M.  J.  Connor  and  J.  M.  Phillips  of  the  Actual  Euf. 
Coll.,  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  have  jiHt  brought  out  the  ninth 
edition  of  their  work  on  bookkeeping,  banking,  etc., 
entitled  the  "  Revised  Actual  Business  Actymntaut." 

—  We  have  received  a  copv  of  the  lecture  "  Concerning 
Us  All  "  delivered  by  Miss  Charlotte  M,  Halloway  before 
the  Btudents  and  friends  of  the  New  Loudon,  ('onn.,  Bus. 
Coll.  some  time  since.  It  is  a  bright  pHxluction  and  the 
daily  papers  of  New  London  devoted  considerable  space 
to  ita  review. 


XVIII 


'^*^Jcnma/i^Q^kCClMa.tAaAP 


of  the  DuDKmore  B.  C.  Staunton. 
ntstraction  in  pcnman'-hip  fnim  H 


receiveil  bis  first 

Williamson,   and 

l>ef;an  teaching  the  samt  at 

the    remarkably    advanced 

ageot  fifteen.  Later  he  took 

^^  ii  biisineMi  course  and  then 

^^Kj^^  taught  in  the  Com'l  Dei  t- 

^^^^^\  n  f   t  h  e    A 11  egheoy  Inst , 

I  ■  Roanoke.  Va .  for  one  pes- 

■  ■1^  «b  \  Hun.     Next  be  kept  books 

I  for  a  large  wholesale  grocery 

\    ^K.  I     <orai>any  and  did  expert  ac- 

r<mntine^  for     about    two 

vearn.    The  next  two  years 

were  spent  as  penman  and 

Tt'ai  her  in  the  iJns.  Dept.  of 

thf  (Jrand    Rapidp.    Mich., 

B.  C.     While  there  ho  took 

a  course  in  shorthand  out- 

__   __  8ide  (tchool    hours  and   as- 

pisted  some  in  that  depiirt- 
mc;nt.  Ho  iux«pt«d  his  present  position  in  January,  '01, 
nnd  has  filled  it  to  tho  entire  satisfaction  of  all  concerned. 
The  JoiitNAi.  has  shown  several  examples  of  Mr.  Ballen- 
tineV  plain  and  ornumental  writing  and  exi>ects  to  show 
more  in  the  near  future.  He  writes  a  strong,  accurate 
hand  and  i»  an  excellent  teacher. 

In  tho  lliisini-sM  Educator,  published  by  the  Clinton, 
la.,  B.  C.  we  find  a  well  written  article  entitled  "In 
School  or  Office  ? "  by  R.  W.  Fisher.  St,  Paul.  Minn. 

—  A.  L.  Diuiielsen  of  Bergon,  Norway,  in  sending  a 
Kut>scription  to  The  Joiiunal  writes  a  very  interesting 
letter. 

—  Tho  ///.  Stfite  lirffister,  Springfield,  III.,  gives  a  column 
and  a  half  of  space  on  its  first  page  lo  a  well  written 
account  of  commencement  exercises  of  the  Springfield  B. 
C.  The  manoftomont  of  the  Principal,  H.  B.  Chicken,  comes 
in  for  unHtintcd  praise.  Judge  ('has.  P.  Kane,  on  behalf 
of  the  Hliich'TitH,  picst-nted  Mr.  Chicken  with  a  beautiful 
gold  Kiiit,'lits  'i'ditplar  tliiirni  set  in  diamonds. 

—  The  \Vii>Iuii;itnii,  D.  <',  /■;.■,-„( iiy  .SVaranuounccR  that 
acontrjict  n|   MttlL-mciit  of  the  estate  of  the  late  Henry 

III!  1>.  C,.  was  Higned  and  all  bondsmen 
Ljciiiriit  of  Mrs.  Sara  A.  Spencer,  who 
vi-il  unstiiitud  juaise  from  the  bonds- 
tlio  fslati!  is  *;(J,ro().  The  Spencer 
I  Iiiiiior  of  Mr.  Spencer  has  been.com- 
IK  i)lace  in  tho  New  (Church  Temple, 
Kith  and  Corcoran  St.s.,  N.  W.  It  is  a  beautiful 
piece  of  work  and  was  executed  by  Donald  MacDonald  of 
Boston,  under  direction  uf  Mrs.  Spencer. 

—  In  the  Wilkes-Ban-e,  Pa.,  Times,  we  find  a  very 
interesting  two  column  letter,  headed  "Trip  to  Califor- 
nia." from  tho  pen  of  Fred.  H.  Criger,  the  well-known 
penman. 

—  At  Chenango  F<>rk8,  N.  Y  in  1870,  the  original  of  the 
portrait  shown  herewith,  J.  E.  Tuttle,  was  ushered  into 
tins  world-     When  be  was  seven  years  of  ago  his  parents 

.  and  in  this  place  he  attended  pub- 
raduated.  He  took  a  course  in  the 
at  Simpson  ('oil ,  Indiunola,  la.,  and 
ti'ptiMl  llui  ]iosition  as  instructor  in 
I  which  iiKMtitution  he  was  elected 
pal  on.'  year  later,  linally  becoming  owner  of  the 
Ho  sold  the  school 


C.  Spemvr,  Spei 

rele»se<l.  The  n 
was  execiiirix,  i 
men.  The  vahi 
memorial  wind* 
pleted  and  init 


hicntcd  i 


li.   C. 


ord. 


tliat  ho  might  find 
to  take  a  course  in 
iiiisliip  under  L.  Mad- 
then  tenobinp  in  tho 
najvd-.    fn..    P.    C. 


fi'_'  ihi 


^^^^ 


:it 


|.r.il  MaiKij4.-i 

s  "!i;c, 

Inml  K  K,  Hi 

i(ii    pi) 

iK'j!""""!;  "1 

thrpi, 

Inter  In-  wiis 

uiuic-  r 

now  tiiiil  lii.n 

SWlllt^ 

or  till'  ».li..i. 

.     Mr, 

n  str.iiii;  frii'i 

il..f  T 

—  Williiiil 

.1.  Wli 

nl       Uu-      LllSIUf.s,-,      D(-[jHrt- 

mciit  of  tho  Mo.  Wesleyan 
(,'oll..  which  position  he 
held  for  (me  year  and  then 
returned  to  Cedar  Rapids 
to  finish  his  ])enman8hip 
course.  He  next  became 
i,K  connected  with  the   Buf- 

falo. N.  Y..  B.U.,  and  soon 
■»1  a  pnMtinii  as  bi>okkeeper  in  the  tlen- 
•  of  tlic  Phila..  Rowling  &  New  Eug- 
»itinii  lie  lu'ld  for  two  years.  At  tho 
eMiii  sehnnl  ypiir  lie  was  elected  pen- 
iiville.  ithio,  B- ('..  and  a  few  weeks 
^miiii'ul  i>f  tlie  uistitntion,  where  we 
iiii;  the  .null  and  direeting  the  affairs 
TutHe  IS  an  eutlmt^iastic  teacher  and 

HK  Jnl  UNAL. 

eel<T,  Sec'y  Birmingham,  Ala..  B.  C. 
hiui  ri'i'eiitlv  received  olltieial  notification  from  Mr.  J.  M. 
Sloan.  London,  Eng.,  author  of  Sloan- Duplovan  Text 
Books«  that  the  Birmingham  B.  C.  has  been  made  Ameri- 
can headquarters  for  Sloan- Duployan  Shorthand  and  that 
the  name  of  the  College  is  so  printed  in  all  test  books. 

—  \V.  .T.  Elliott,  of  the  Central  B.  C,  Toronto.  Ont.. 
goes  to  Stratford.  Ont.,  to  assume  the  management  of 
t.he  (Vntial  H  C.  in  that  eitv,  which  is  owned  by  W.  H. 
Shaw  and  hiniself.  P.  Mihitosh,  late  prmciiMd  of  the 
Stmlford  SclnH.l.  has  been  tiansfei  red  to  the  Toronto  Coll. 
Mr.  Elliott  wiLs  formerly  Ux-ated  in  Stratford  and  it  feels 
like  going  back  home.  Bothof  these  institutions  are  meet- 
ing with  SUCC6.SS  the  presout  season. 

—  The  Farrinn  Nat'l  Uni .  J.  \V.  Farr,  Prop,  and  Prcs't, 
is  located  at  Hutchinson.  Kans.  The  Bhie  Riijuds,  Kan- 
syis,  schtwl,  formerly  conducted  by  Mr.  Farr.  isclo*ipd. 

.Voff  1(1  fNf.t  o/'  thr  TrarhrrM. 

RoWrt  L.  Freed  is  Prin.  of  the  Bus.  Dept.  of  William 

Jewell  Coll,  &  Woman  Aedy..  LiWrty.  Mo. E.  C.  Bear 

is  tt^ichiug  in  the  Mountain  Stiite  B.  C.  Parkersburgh. 
W.  Va.  — -P.  H.  Keller,  formerly  of  Lancaster,  Pa.,  is 

now  twichiugiu  the  PottsUvwu.  Pa.,  B.  C. W.  H.  Hen- 

sev  is  teaching  in  the  public  schools  of  Woodside,  HI. W. 

P."  Mcintosh  IS  iHmmau  iu  the  new  Bhss  B.  C,  Haverhill, 


'Hl^yT/y  /[Lryi/^  ^llcAyOfJ/,  dlot-ceA^,  'zl&occ£^ 

'LUjc^Jiny^     l/LOtyOcJz/f     ^LtOc^tycJi^ ^    ^lAAM^^yc/l/ , 
lAyUiyOcA/^     lAAJiAxJi^^      (aJ/L4X:A^      Ui/tyC/Jv,/lJ^ 


Myiyj/o  M7h  oi^a^mi  /i-m 


VRITING  OF  THE  WORLD.— SWIT/.F.RLAND. 


Mass. J.  P.  Amspoker,  formerly  of  Chicago,  but  late 

of  Tubb's  B.  C..  Oil  City,  Pa.,  is  a  new  member  of  the 

faculty  of  Sharon.  Pa..  Coll.  of  Com. W.  M.  Barler  is 

connected  with  the  West  Texas  Nor.  &  B.  C,  Cherokee, 

Tex. W.  J.  Wade,  late  of  Pottstown,  Pa.,  B.  C,  is  now 

connected  with  the  Pa.  B.  C.  Lebanon,  Pa. J.  C.  Rob- 
erts, late  of  Clark's  B.  C,  Vineland,  N.  J.,  is  now  con- 
nected with  the  Milwaukee,   Wis.,    B.   U. James  A. 

Mitchell,  the  veteran  penman,  who  has  been  representing 
Oinn  &  Co.  on  the  road,  is  now  at  his  home  in  Louder, 
111. G.  E.  Snyder  is  teaching  in  Wood's  Coll.,  Shenan- 
doah, Pa. D.  G.  Snyder,  formerly  of  Harrisburg.  Pa., 

is  now  located  iu  Kutztown,  Pa. J.  A.  Christman,  Prin. 

Com'l  Dept.,  Coll.  of  Agriculture,  Mesilla  Park,  N.  M.. 
has  been  elected  Prin.  Com'l  Dept.,  in  the  Colo.  State 
Agricultural  Coll.  Mr.  Christman  is  succeeded  at  Mesilla 
Park  by  Mr.  Miles  of  Silver  City,  N.  M..  a  graduate  of 

Mo.  State  IT. L.   Madarasz  is  temporarily  located  at 

Little  Rock,  Ark. H.  F.  Spencer  is  now  located  at  722 

East  Market  street.  Louisville.  Ky.,  and  is  not  con- 
nected with  the  Weaver  B.  C.  He  has  charge  of  the  books 
of  a  wholesale  house. C.  W.  Ransom,  late  of  the  Mary- 
land B.  C.  Baltimore,  is  the  new  penman  of  the  Troy. 

N.  Y..  B.  C. F.  C.  Wheat  has  charge  of  Com'l  Dept. 

Cornell  Coll..  Mt.  Vernon,  la. S.  D.  Holt  is  turning  out 

pen  work  in  Kimmig's  Pen  Art  Studio.  1018  Arch  St.,  Phil- 
adelphia.  J.  M.  Craig,  a  Zanerian  student,  is  connected 

with  Wood's  Coll.,  Shenandoah.  Pa. A.  R.  Kip,  Napa. 

Cal.,  will  transfer  his  allegiance  to  Hartford,  Conn..  B. 

C..  on  Sept.  1st. S.   McVeigh,  of  the  Hartford  B.  C  . 

has  joined  the  forces  of  the  Spencerian  B.  C,  Indian- 
aiiolis.  lud. 

Obitiinv!/. 
CHARLES   W.    FARTIAR. 

On  March  24th.  at  Pottstown.  Pa.,  Charles  W.  Farrar 
died  after  an  illness  of  ten  days  of  pleuro-pneiimonia.  He 
was  (i.'i  years  of  age  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  wa."*.  in 
conjunction  with  F.  E.  Kelley,  proprietor  of  the  Potts- 
town B.  C.  Mr.  Farrar  was  a  bachelor  and  is  survived 
by  two  sisters.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  frater- 
nity and  was  -also  a  Knij^ht  Templar.  Pottstown  papers 
speak  in  high  terms  of  his  kind  disposition  and  uniform 
courtesy  of  manner.  He  was  of  a  cheery,  sunny  nature, 
which  attracted  many  friends  to  him. 

AVir  Catnlnffiiea  tintl  School  •fotirnals, 

—  A  well  gotr.en  up  Oi-page  cdtalogue  of  odd  shape  is 
issued  by  the  Virginia  B;  C..  Richmond.  Va..  and  the 
Southern  B.  U.,  Lyn<^hburp.  Va..  two  schools  under  one 
management.  The  cover  is  an  attractive  half-tone  B. 
A.  Davis.  Jr..  is  President  at  Richmond,  and  J.  W.  (iiles 
is  Pre.>^ideut  at  Lynchburg. 

—  The  new  catalogue  of  Draughon's  B.  C.  Nashville, 
Teun.,  has  a  very  attractive  cover,  is  tied  with  cord, 
printed  iu  two  colors  and  is  quite  a  hand.some  document. 
The  arrangement  is  not  good— a  common  fault  of  business 
«»llege  catalogues. 

—  The  new  catalo.;ue  of  the  University  School,  New 
Orleans,  La..  T.  W.  Dyer,  Principal,  (i.  W.  Harmon. 
Principal  Com'l  Dept.,  is  very  attractively  handled. 
There  are  numerous  half-tones,  and  line  engravings  that 
add  not  a  little  to  its  appearance.  Too  many  ornaments 
nnd  too  big  variety  of  tn^e  seem  to  mar  it  somewhat. 

—  Other  catalogues  have  been  received  from  Scio, 
Ohio,  Coll.  ;  Capital  City  B.  C,  Ottawa,  Canada. 

—  ("ollegc  journals  have  been  received  from  the  follow- 
ing schools  : 

University  School,  New  Orleans,  La.  ;  Wolfs  B.  C, 
Hagerstown.  Md.  ;  Salem,  Mass.,  Com'l  School  ;  Napa, 
Cal..  B.  C.  ;  Scio.  O.,  B.  C.  ;  Spencerian  B.  C .  Cleveland, 
Ohio ;  Detroit,  Mich.,  B.  U.  ;  University  of  Notre  Dame, 
Ind.;  Ohio  B.  C  ,  Man.sfield.  O. ;  Spencer,  Iowa,  Normal 
and  Bus.  Coll.  ;  No.  111.  Nor.  School.  Dixon,  HI.  ;  Spen- 
cerian B.  (?..  Indianapolis,  Ind.  :  Western  Nor.  Coll., 
Basbuell.  111.  ;  Anderson,  Ind.,  Normal  Uui.  ;  So.  Ind. 
Normal  (Joll.,  Mitchell,  Ind. 


Well'Known  Supervisors. 

A.  R.  Merrill,  special  teacher  of  writing  and  drawing 
in  Saco,  Me..  Public  Schools,  and  teacher  of  penmanship 
111  Thornton  Academy,  was  born  in  the  city  in  which  ho 
now  teaches.  Here  he  attended  the  public  schools,  and 
iu  1885  received  instruction  iu  writing  from  L.  E.  Pease, 
Saco's  first  special  penmau.  In  188(i  he  pursued  his  lessons 
under  the  direction  of  J.  E.  Ricketts,  who  succeeded  Mr. 
Pease.  C.  E.  Simpson,  who  followed  Mr.  Ricketts,  was 
a  fore-arm  movement  enthusiast  and  a  most  excellent 
penman.  He  succeeded  in  imbuing  Mr.  Merrill  with 
some  of  this  enthusiasm,  and  from  this  time  on  Mr.  Mer- 
rill decided  to  become  a  professional  penman.  In  ISHM, 
being  desirous  of  obtaining  a  commercial  education  and 


fd  (irny's 
,.  ,  ,  i.lint,'  tills 

.school  was  engaged  to  as-sist  H.  \V  sh;i\lni,  wim  then 
had  charge  of  the  penmanship  in  th.ii  iM-.iiiiiii..t),  On  Mr. 
Shaylor's  retirement,  in  the  spring' I  if  i-"-'!.  Mr  .Miihilwas 
engaged  as  teacher  of  penmanship  ;iTiil  Imnk  kr.  j m-,'.  He 
remained  in  Giay's  Portland  Biisiijr--.  fnW,-^.-  until  .huie 
ISiKi,  when  he  accepted  his  present   [.n-.iriMji  m  iij,.  .s',ir<» 

schools.     Later  he  wai*  given  <  h.n t  r)i.   in  Miii.insliiii 

work  in  the  Thctrnton  .\.  .■hlriri\ ,  uin.li  l,r  .  an  ir^ -,ij  in 

conjunction  %vith  his  re^-nl.-it  -i  i i  rhin.--      In.'HMiiiuii 

to  the  other  training  lie  h,i-  j  i-r,n  ,ii  \u-  lias  -.tiulii^.!  pin- 
manship  with  H.  P.  Behn-ri>nievei  ..I  ilie  ilern  'Hv  busi- 
ness College,  Quincy,  HI.,  and  drawing  at  the  Ainerican 
Institute  of  Normal  Methods,  Providence,  R.  I,,  untlcr 
the  direction  of  H.  W.  Sbaylor,  Portland,  Me.,  and  H.  F. 
Collins,  Boston,  Mass.  Mr.  Merrill  writes  a  model  bnsi 
ness  hand— free,  easy,  graceful,  rapid  and  legible,  and 
his  ornamental  writing  is  beautiful.  He  is  an  excellent 
blackboard  writer  and  a  thorough  teacher,  as  the  samples 
of  the  work  of  his  stuflents  that  we  have  examined  ^vill 
prove.  As  a  man  he  is  held  in  the  highest  esteem  by  all 
who  know  him.  Popular  among  his  students,  his  char- 
acter above  reproach  and  with  devotion  to  his  work  he 
stands  as  a  model  teacher  in  his  profession. 


( ^. 


A   Feast   with    Rare  Old    Books. 

Hiiil.  muitick  Art  I  whicli  mon  like  "UKvls  taoRht, 
To  »pcj»k  to  Even,  and  paint  unlxKly'd  Thongt ! 

-./.  Cliamiiii.n,  nW. 

Nambcr  B. 

f'tiltt/   Itooks, 

The  ••  Pbilo9opliii;al  Theory  and  Practice  of  Pen- 
manBhip."  by  M.  A.  Root,  wa-s  published  in  1H43  4 
in  Philadelphia  by  ApoUos  W.  Harrison.  There 
were  three  parte,  primary,  intermediate  and  final : 
each  part  in  fonr  bookx.  Of  these  twelve  books  six 
are  Iwfore  us  as  we  write. 

The  copii'S  are  poorly  written,  poorly  engraved 
and  badly  printed.  A  pale(?reen  ink  waa  used  in  the 
printing  and  must  have  made  the  copies  very  trying 
to  the  eyes 

The  right  side  and  left  side  positions  and  shaded 
small  writing  were  advocated.  By  means  of  cross 
writing,  thus  writing  over  each  page  twice  the  claim 
was  smade  that  there  would  be  a  gi-eat  saving.  The 
covers  are  filled  with  explicit  in.structioii8  for  plan, 
position,  movement  exercises,  etc.  In  the  primary 
l)Ooks  the  copies  are  arranged  for  trai'ing  and  in  the 
intermediate  and  final  books  the  lopies  are  repeated 
at  intervals  down  the  page. 


Many  most  excellent  movement  exercises  .ire  given 
and  the  whole  series  shows  that  much  care  and  at- 
tention was  given  to  methods.  If  the  mechanical 
work  had  equaled  the  plan  and  method  of  the  author. 
the  series  would  have  forged  to  the  front. 

On  the  covers  of  the  books  the  author  quotes  lib- 
erally from  an  "  Essay  on  Teaching  Penmanship." 
by  Dr.  Wm.  A.  Alcott  of  Boston,  and  from  the  "'  Ab- 
stract of  the  Massachusetts  School  Returns,"  by 
Hon.  Horace  Mann.  It  may  be  news  to  the  penmen 
of  today  that  such  distinguished  educators  were  so 
strongly  in  favor  of  good  writing — more  in  favor  of 
it,  we  are  sorry  to  say.  than  most  of  their  successors. 


Geo.  W.  Winchester,  "  Author  of  Theoretical  and 
Practical  Penmanship.  Muscular  Disciplinarian, 
Penman's  Chart,  Bookkeeping,  by  Single  and 
Double  Enlry,"  etc,  in  IWO.  brought  out  his 
"  Primary  Writing  Book.'  This  copy  book  was  "  de- 
signed to  prepare  the  learner  for  the  use  of  his 
'  Theoretical  and  Practical  Peuniunship.'  " 

Movement  is  given  a  prominent  place  in  the 
method  of  instruction,  and  "  The  Muscular  Discip- 
linarian "  is  nothing  more  or  less  than  several  large 
dry-pen  movement  exercises,  that  remind  one  very 
much  of  C.  H,   Peirce's  Modern  Tracing  Exercises. 

The  copy  is  printed  at  the  top  and  middle  of  each 
page  and  the  space  below  ruled  off  into  little  blocks 
.iust  large  enough  for  the  copies,  which  are  in  most 
part  simply  single  letters  or  parts  of  letters.  Two 
dotted  lines  on  the  slant  desired  are  used  in  these 
blocks  to  guide  the  pen  in  making  the  down  strokes. 

The  style  of  writing  is  the  old  English  round 
hand  slightly  modified.  Blue  ink  was  used  in  print- 
ing the  copies.     This  system  of  books  was  largely 


XIX 

used  in  snch  cities  as  Providence,  Hartford.  Spring- 
field, and  Albany. 

Writers  Who  Can    Write. 

Spi^akiDg  of  haDdwritinii;.  Amelie  Rivos  is  fur  from  1>piiiK 
the  only  gonius  whose  hand  is  ns  cloar  as  t-oppor  ptate.  Mrs. 
Marjraret  K.  Santjstcr's  baud  is  boautifiilly  clear ;  Octave 
ThanotN  can  l>e  rend  at  a  filanco.  and  is.  moroovor,  a  di'tiKht 
to  the  eye.  There  is  barely  a  suspicion  of  scrawllncas  in  Mrs. 
Ruth  McEnery  Stnarfs;  Mrs.  Rebecca  Rardini;  Davis's  writ- 
int;  is  as  plain  as  print.  Her  son  Richard's  chironniphy  is 
more  antruhir  and  masculine,  but  not  less  lofiil'tt'*-  But.  tuk' 
ing  all  things  into  consideration,  the  amount  she  has  writ  ton. 
and  the  fact  that  most  of  it  was  at  railroad  speed,  Mrs.  Mary 
E.  Bryan  has  the  most  remarkably  good  hand  o"  write— as 
clear  and  free  of  carelessness  to-dny  as  when  she  Iwirau  writ- 
ing, back  in  her  early  teens.  In  fact,  the  only  porsjn  to 
compare  with  her  in  this  respect  is  Marton  Uarlaud— Mrtt. 
Terhune— who  writes  nearlv  an  ideal  hand— whether  ono  con* 
sidcrs  it  josthotically  or  with  regard  to  the  requiromonts  of 
copy.  Among  the  womeo  storv  tellers  now  coming  to  tho 
front.  pL'^rhaps  Miss  Editli  Brower  sends  out  the  most  palnA- 
takingly  intelligible  manuscript.— .V.  Y.  Journal. 


Writins:  of  the   World. 

Sirilzrtlatut. 

About  700  out  of  each  1.000  people  in  Switzerland 
speak  German;  225  speak  Fronch;  5.')  Italian,  and 
a  few  a  local  dialect.  The  (German  and  Frencli 
characteristics  show  in  their  writiiig  in  a  way 
that  makes  it  difficult  to  tell  what  nationality  it  is. 

The  examples  of  Swiss  writing  sIkuvm  herewith 
bear  unmistakable  marks  of  their  (lerman  and 
French  origin. 

To  remove  ink  spots  from  white  Roods  saturate  the 
stain  with  lemon  juice,  sprinkle  with  siilt  and  expose  to 
the  Bunlit;ht.  Iron  mold  may  he  treated  in  the  samo  way. 
Wine  rttjiins  may  bti  lemoved  in  tho  samu  way  from 
cottou,  but  silk  should  be  treated  with  salts  of  ammonia 
mixed  with  lime. 


Examples  of  High-Grade  Diplomas  Made  in  The  Journal  Office. 

(REDUCED   FROM  STONE-PRINTED  DESIGNS   VARYING   IN  SIZE   FROM    16  x  21  to  18  x  23.) 


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XX 


JEmE>      i:yeruruuiliQyzi£'CtntUAjUP 


A    Woman    Inventor. 


round  on  the  connty  officer,  exclaimed 
hell  with  the  Pope  ! '  " 


Mr».  Zo 


.   Who   Im   nn    American.   DiHrovt^red  n 
Nrw  Kinil  of  Taper. 

Mm.  Zonowsky,  an  American  woman,  though  the  wi/e 
of  a  Russiiin,  has  invented  a  new  kind  of  paper,  and  has 
sold  the  iiecret  to  a  Liverjiool  firm  for  a  large  cash  re- 
muneration, with  the  promise  of  future  dividends  in  case 
of  commercial  prosperity.  Mrs.  Zonowsky  one  day  left 
some  lanl  on  a  window  sill,  wrapped  m  ordinary  brown 
paper,  and  when  she  came  back  for  it  she  noticed  that 
the  upper  portion  of  it  had  peeled  off  in  a  most  extraor- 
dinary manner,  making  a  thin  substance,  like  a  thin  sheet 
of  transparent  paper,  between  the  lard  and  the  actual 
]iaper  wrapping.  She  went  to  work  to  investigate,  and 
after  many  failures  demonstrated  by  practical  experiment 
that  a  new  material  can  be  manufactured  from  animal 
«ul)8tan(«  This  material  is  to  be  used  for  various  pur- 
poses, such  as  for  making  tissue  paper,  flowers  and 
artists'  paper.  

SPELLINQ   REFORM. 


Seeing  th(^  great  need  of  a  reform  in  the  spelling  of  our 
language,  and  knowing  how  difficult  it  is  to  make  any 
material  change  in  it,  and  being  aware  of  the  va«t  amount 
of  time  lost  by  every  individual  who  becomes  proficient  m 
the  art  of  spelling,  1  bog  to  offer  the  following  plan  tor  the 
consideration  of  this  b:idy  of  Business  Educators  : 

Whereas,  Every  business  man  is  over  ready  to  make  im- 
provements in  his  business  methods  when  those  methods, 
by  their  impracticability,  cause  him  a  great  loss  of  time, 
and  being  thoroughly  satLsfled  that  u  reform  in  the  spell- 
ing of  our  English  Language  is  absolutely  necessary  and 
would  be  a  great  saving  of  labor,  and  that  this  reform 
may  ho  brought  about  in  a  few  years,  if  the  right  plan  be 
adopted. 

Therefore,  Be  it  resolved  by  this  association  of  Business 
Educators, 

That  we  heartily  recommend  to  the  people  of  these 
United  States  and  especially  to  those  who  are  members 
of  the  National  Educational  Association,  some  practical 
line  of  action. 

That  it  is  the  desire  of  this  assembly  that  one  compe- 
tent person  from  each  .State  and  Territory  in  these  United 
States  be  chosen  on  the  recommendation  of  the  National 
Edut^tional  Association  or  of  the  Educational  Associa- 
tions of  tho  difl'orent  States  and  that  these  persons  so 
<-hosen  shall  be  empowered  by  the  Government  to  meet  in 
Washington  City  or  such  other  place  as  may  be  deemed 
advisable,  and  there,  at  Government  esiiensc,  pass  on  and 
adopt  a  new  method  of  spelling  so  that,  i»s  near  as  possi- 
ble, every  distinct  sound  shall  have  a  8ei)arale  and  dis- 
tinct (character  to  represent  it. 

Tiuit  the-se  persons  so  chosen  shall  be  paid  a  sufficient 
salary  l)y  tho  (iovernmeut  of  the  United  States  so  that 
they  will  bo  enabled  to  give  their  time  and  attention  to 
this  work  until  it  be  completed. 

That  we  do  here,  in  convention  asjiembled,  petition  the 
( 'ongress  of  tho  United  States  and  the  legislatures  of  the 
different  States  to  take  this  matter  under  consideration, 
believing  that  the  objections  brought  against  this  reform 
by  some  prominent  educators  are  without  sufficient  foun- 
dation to  be  of  one-half  the  importance  of  the  arguments 
in  its  favor. 

That  we  do  hereby  pledge  ourselves  that,  should  such  a 
plan  be  adopted,  we  will  strictly  adhere  to  the  new 
phonetic  spellmg,  whatever  it  may  be,  that  is  adopted, 
and  teach  it  in  our  schools  and  that  we  will  each  one  in- 
dividually use  our  utmost  endeavors  to  have  the  reform 
brought  about,  by  this  or  some  other  method. 

That,  as  jin  immediate  refonn,  we  would  suggest  the 
disuse  ot  all  doulde  consonants  and  of  all  silent  letters,  ex- 
ci'pt  in  pi-oper  names. 

That  wo  hereby  urge  all  teachers  mid  others  interested 
in  education  to  give  us  their  aid  iu  bringing  about  a  re- 
form that  will  save,  at  leitst,  one  year's  time  iu  the  educa- 
tion of  every  child. 

No   "Roman"    Letters   for    Him. 

We  get  the  following  humorous  incident  from  a 
recent  book.  "  Ulster  as  It  Is;  or.  Twenty-eight 
Years'  Experience  as  an  Irish  Editor,"  by  Thomas 
Mackniglit,  editor  of  the  \orlliirn  Wliitj.  Belfast: 

Of  the  mass  of  the  Protestant  Ulster  men  who  were 
not  LilH-nds  thirty  years  ago  we  get  a  picture  of  intoler- 
auce  which  will  seem  amazing  to  the  Americau  mind.  A 
farmer  is  sketched:  "  Near  Belfiuit,  but  iu  the  County  of 
Down,  a  somewhat  officious  inspector  found  fault  with  a 
farmer  for  hikving  his  name  on  his  cart  in  ordinary  writ- 
iug  letter*  (script).  '  My  friend,'  he  said,  '  you  most  know 
that  these  letters  are  very  difficult  to  read  ;  you  should 
have  had  the  name  painted  in  Roman  letters'  The  tenan ; 
farmer  took  the  n-buke  with  the  usual  dogged  suUenness 
until  tho  wonl  '  Roman  '  was  pronounced.  JVs  a  zealous 
Protestant  he   then  felt  himself  insulted,  and    turning 


DRUGGISTS  DISAGREE. 


Deciphrri 

In  the  .Sunday  Wurlil  ot  July  14  a  prescription,  as 
written  by  a  well-known  physician,  was  printed. 
The  prescription  was  sent  to  the  Ifor/rf  by  a  drug- 
gist, who  declared  his  inability  to  "  decipher  the 
hieroglyphics,"  stating  at  the  same  time  that  he  did 
not  believe  many  of  his  pharmaceutical  brethren 
could  read  it. 

In  reply  to  the  statement  made  above  the  World 
has  received  numerous  letters  from  druggists  who 
wish  to  go  on  record  as  translating  the  prescription 
without  the  slightest  trouble. 

Tlie  original  prescription  is  here  reproduced  for 
comparison  : 

<^^  cxoL^  9y^ 


^-^  J  fc., 


'Ml  vc  V  ■<«- 


.<x  ut 


h^.M 


The  first  knight  of  the  mortar  and  pestle  writes 
that  it  is  ■'  (lead  easy.  "  rather  a  sugf^estive  remark, 
considering  the  pinsonous  character  of  the  first  two 
ingredients.  He  then  translates  the  prescription  as 
follows : 

Sulph.  Strich. 

Acid  arsenious  aa,  g  \4- 

Quinine  BisiUph..  z  I. 

Sulph.  Perri.  g  V. 

Digitalis,  glL.  ss. 

M.  fid.  pill  No.  80. 

Sig.  one.  t.  i.  d. 

Another  says  that  any  chemist  who  calls  himself 
a  prescriptionist  should  be  able  to  decipher  worse 
hieroglyphics  than  those  printed.     His  effort  is  here 
reproduced.     It  speaks  for  itself : 
IJI 

Strych.  sulf..  gr.  \L 

Acid  Ar.^enios,  gr.  ^. 

Quin.  Bisulf.,  z  I. 

Ferri  Sulf..  gr.  V. 

Estr.  Taraxaci,  gr.  II .  ss. 

A  third  druggist,  who  signs  liimsef  Ph.G.  (judg- 
ing from  his  poor  English  and  still  poorer  Latin,  the 
college  of  pharmacy  from  which  he  graduated  does 
not  maintain  a  very  high  standard),  sends  the  follow- 
ing translation: 

Strichnia  Sulph.,  gr.  J^. 

Acid  Arsenos,  gr.  J 3. 

Quinina  Bi  Sulph.,  z  I. 

Ferri  Sulph..  gi-.  I. 

Ext.  Aloe.  gr.  II.  ss. 

M.  ft.  pil  No.  XXX. 

Sig.  one  terindie. 

The  druggists  seem  to  have  had  little  difficulty  iu 
reading  all  except  the  fifth  line  of  the  prescription; 
this,  it  appears  from  the  majority  of  letters,  is  in- 
tended for  extract  of  aloes.  Yet  a  number  of  the 
'*  dispensers  "  translated  it  as  extract  of  taraxicum 
(dandelion),  and  several  read  it  as  digitalis.  What 
better  argument  in  favor  of  plain  and  legible  hand 
writing  can  be  adduced  V 

A  person  suffering  from  heart;  disease  is  ordered  to 
take  digitaUs;  he  certiiinly  does  not  wish  to  substi- 
tute aloes,  nor  does  the  patient  who  is  accustomed 
to  the  use  of  aloes  as  a  laxative  wish  to  dose  himself 
with  a  heart  stimulant.  That  a  dozen  chemists  will 
read  one  and  the  same  prescription  in  as  many  differ 
ent  ways  is  cerfainly  not  a  pleasant  thing  for  the 
medicine- taking  public  to  contemplate.        ^   M.  d. 


The  Soul  ofBrevity. 

The  following  won  the  prize  recently  offered  by  a  cer- 
tain publiditiou  for  tho  be^t  history  of  the  United  States 
iu  one  hundred  words.  It  illustrates  how  greatly  even 
the  history  of  a  whole  country  cau  be  condensed  : 

"  The  rei.-i\-al  of  learning,  commercial  rivalry,  and  re- 
ligious zeal  in  Europe  led  to  Columbus*  discovery  of 
America  in  1492.  Conflicting  territorial  claims,  and 
parental  animosity  involved  English.  Pi-ench  and  Spanish 
colonists  in  wars,  cuUninatiug  in  English  supremacy  in 
17t)3.  England's  oppression  alienated  colonial  affection, 
induced  revolution,  hastened  independence.  Common 
canse  and  danger  begat  colonial  union  ;  the  weakne.-<s  of 
the  confederation  demanded  a  federal  republic.  Party 
differences  tempered  legislation.  Negro  slavery  precipi- 
tated civil  strife,  secession,  emancipation.  Federal 
authority  supreme,  reorganization  succeeded.  Religious 
freedom,  an  unmuzzled  press,  invention,  internal  im- 
provement and  universal  eduuition  have  conspii-ed  to 
I)rosperity  at  home  and  honor  abroad.''— /'rin^rr.s'  Ink. 

Hen   and   Women. 

Man  is  a  creature  of  cast  iron  habits;-  woman  adapts 
lierself  to  circumstances  ;  this  is  the  foundation  of  tho 
moral  difference  between  them. 

A  man  does  not  attempt  to  drive  a  nail  unless  he  has  a 
hammer;  a  woman  doe^  not  hestitate  to  utilize  anything, 
from  the  heel  of  a  boot  to  the  back  of  a  brush. 

A  man  considers  a  corkscrew  absolutely  necessjiry  to 
oi)en  a  bottle,  a  woman  attempts  to  extract  the  cork  with 
a  pair  of  scissor";  if  she  floes  not  succeed  readily,  she 
pushes  the  cork  in  the  bottle,  since  the  essential  thing  is 
to  get  at  the  fluid. 

Shaving  is  the  only  use  to  which  a  man  puts  a  razor  ; 
a  woman  employs  it  for  a  chiropodist's  purposes. 

When  a  man  writes  everything  must  be  in  apple  pin 
order;  pen.  paper  ana  ink  must  be  .iust  so,  a  profound 
silence  must  reign  while  he  accomplishes  this  important 
function.  A  woman  gets  any  sheet  of  paper,  tears  it 
perhaps  from  a  book  or  portfolio,  sharpens  a  pencil  with 
the  scissors,  puts  the  paper  on  an  old  atlas,  crosses  her 
feet,  balances  herself  on  her  chair,  and  confides  her 
thoughts  to  paper,  changing  from  pencil  to  pen  and  vicv 
versa  from  time  to  time,  nor  does  she  cjire  if  the  children 
romp  or  the  cook  comes  to  speak  to  her. 

A  man  storms  if  the  blotting  paper  is  not  conveniently 
near;  a  woman  dries  the  iuK  by  blowing  on  it,  waving 
the  paper  in  the  air,  or  holding  it  near  a  lamp  or  fire. 

A  man  drops  the  letter  unhesitatingly  in  the  bcx  ;  a 
woman  rereads  the  address,  assures  hei-self  that  the  en- 
velope is  sealed,  the  stamp  secure,  and  then  throws  it 
violently  into  the  box. 

A  man  can  cut  a  book  only  with  a  paper  cutter ;  a 
woman  deftly  inserts  a  hairpin  and  the  book  is  cut. 

For  aman  "  good-by  "  signifies  the  end  of  aconversation 
and  the  moment  of  his  departure  ;  for  a  woman  it  is  juRt 
when  they  are  taking  leave  of  each  other  that  women 
think  of  t  he  most  important  topics  of  couversiition. 

A  woman  ransacks  her  brain  trying  to  mend  a  broken 
object ;  a  man  puts  it  aside  and  forgets  that  for  which 
there  is  no  remedy.     Which  is  the  superior  !' 


What's  Expected  of  Boston  Professors. 

Boston  has  an  unusual  divorce  case.  Frank  Freeboin, 
a  teacher,  is  the  phiintiff,  and  he  charges  his  wife,  Mar- 
garet  J.,  with  cruel  and  abusive  treatment.  Mr.  Free- 
born swears  that  for  several  years  his  wife  used  to  begin 
to  scold  him  at  bedtime  and  keep  it  up  until  li  o'clock  in 
the  morning.  She  compli.->aed  of  him  not  bemgaijrofessor 
in  a  large  university;  for  not  wiiting  books  and  for  not 
getting  himself  before  the  world.  She  pulled  his  whiskers 
and  his  hair.  Several  times  at  night  he  retreated  to  liis 
study  for  relief.  She  sometimes  followed  him  there  and 
drove  him  back  to  bed.  He  lost  much  sleep  from  her  ecold- 
ing  at  night,  and  went  to  his  doctor.  The  night  before  he 
left  her  she  kicked  him  out  of  bed.  She  also  pulled  his 
hair  and  whiskers.  The  next  morning  he  ate  hi.t  break- 
fast and  quietly  went  away  and  wrote  her  that  he  h;ui 
left  her.— iVeu;  Vork  Commercifit  Advertiser. 


Speed  of   the  Pen. 

A  rapid  penman  can  write  thirty  words  a  minute?.  To 
do  this  he  must  draw  his  iiuill  through  the  space  of  a  roil 
— sixt^oen  feet  and  a  half.  In  forty  minutes  his  pen  trav- 
els a  furlong,  and  in  five  hours  and  a  third,  a  mile,  Wo 
make,  on  an  average,  sixteen  curves  or  turns  of  the  pen 
in  writing  each  word.  Writing  thirty  words  in  a  minute 
we  must  make  4t>8  curves  ;  in  an  hour,  'iS.fllW  ;  in  a  day  of 
only  five  hours,  144.000  ;  and  in  a  year  of  300  days,  4^,200,- 
fXK).  The  man  who  made  a  million  strokes  with  the  pen 
in  a  month  was  not  at  all  remarkable.  Many  men  make 
four  million.  Here  we  have  in  the  aggregate  a  mark  ;J00 
miles  long,  to  be  traced  on  paper  by  ejich  writer  in  a 
year.  In  making  each  letter  ()f  the  ordinary  alphal>et. 
we  must  make  from  three  to  seven  strokes  of  the  pen.— 


TiiR  JoiTRitAi.  In  publlihod  In  two  odltlon*: 

TnK  Pi»MAN'»  Akt  JoitRKAL,  20  pafcpfi.  HUbftciiptfon  prico.  50  wnlfl 
s  year.  A  cvdU  n  uuinlwr. 

TiiK  pRXMAH'H  Art  Jocrxal,  Newk  EDinnx,  24  pnKOH.  Hubscrlpllou 
prifv.  %\  11  year.  10  {vntna  numlKT. 

Ifcith  i-rlUlonji  arc  Idpnllrnl  <>xr<>pt  four  added  pnRcv  of  Npwb  ami 
Mlttcf'llanr  111  thf  NewH  Edltron.  All  liutruction  features  and  udvtr- 
llju-nicnU  appear  In  Iwlh  rdltlnn«. 

per  nonpareil  llnr,  ^.AO  per  Inch. 

THi  and  Hpace.    Special  pstlniatt» 

No  advert  I  Ftemeni  taken  for  lew  than  %'l. 


-30 
DiHcountA  fo 


lliinrlrpd*  ol  benoilful  and  uhoTuI  bookH  nre  liHtoir  in 
pir  ni>n-  book  nnd  prcminm  rntnlonnr.  witb  roinbinntioii 
-nriMi  in  ronnrnlon  nitb  **Journnr*  HubNcription*.  botb 
M-%v  iiiKi  nni-nnli*.  MinKic  nnd  in  rltibM.  \n  nr  sive  thi> 
■ih.crlbrrbeiii'nt  oflbc-  ItirueHl  wholi-Nitlf  roduciinti  on 
IH-  bonk*  in  ronnenion  n  lib  tbc  rombtnnlion  oflcr.  il 
riMMiMiil)  bnppinN  ihiit  be  \n  cniiblfd  lo  oblnln  book 
iiid  pnpiT  nl  ronnidrrnbly  Iphh  Ihnn  Ifae  book  nionc 
«oiiid  cnnt  nf  iiny  denlrr.  It  will  pny  any  intdilireiit 
iiTMon  lo  Nrnd  n  Iwo-riMii  Hinnip  for  Ibin  cnliiluuuf. 
luiibif'  NHinrc^MtionN  for  prrncntfii 


Mil 


nhonld  be  iioiIIIimI  one  nionlh  in  ndvancoof  nny 
iro  In  RddrOHH.  Olbcrn-lMC  Hrrnnireiiimitii  shonid  bo 
>  to  bavf  yonr  JOIItNAL  forwnrdrd. 


Editorial  Comment. 

The  Public  School  Contest  Closes  Hay  isth. 

Itemcmber  tbe  closiui^  day  of  the  Public  Scbool 
(NmteHt  in  Writins  is  May  15.  Read  the  particulars 
ill  tbo  March  number  of  Thk  Joubnai,.  and  send  in 
your  spcimens. 

We  hope  to  be  able  to  announce  the  result  in  the 
Jum-  number  of  The  Journal. 

The   '96   Meetin^r    of    Business   Educators. 

The  1H1)«  meeting  of  the  Business  Educators' As- 
sociation  of  America  will  he  held  in  Buffalo.  N.  Y., 
July  3  to  11,  ISSHi.  in  connection  with  the  National 
Kducational  Association  of  America. 

The  officers  for  the  present  year  are:  President. 
Frank  (foodman,  Nashville,  Tenn. ;  First  Vice- 
Pres't.  D.  W.  Springer,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. ;  Sec'y 
and  Treas..  J  W.  Warr,  Molino,  111.;  Pres't  Execu 
live  Committee.  Mrs.  Sara  A.  Spencer.  Washing- 
ton. D.  G. 

By  addressing  any  of  the  officers,  no  doubt  full 
particulars  in  regard  to  the  meeting  may  be  had. 

School  Journals  as   Second-Class  flatter. 

The  incorporated  schools  of  the  United  States  are 
in  danjjorof  losing  the  privilege  accorded  them  under 
the  Manderson-Haiuor  act  of  July.  1894.  of  mailing 
school  literature  issued  as  frequently  as  four  times 
a  year  as  second-class  matter— one  cent  a  pound. 

A  bill  has  been  introduced  by  Representative  E. 
F.  Loud,  of  California,  chairman  of  the  House 
Committee  of  Post  Offices  and  Post  Roads. 

The  following  is  the  full  text  of  the  hill : 

Br  .7  rnacUyi  hy  the  Senate  ci«</  Hmist-  a/  Repre^-ientativex 
of  thr  Inittii  Stateti  of  Amaictt  in  Congress  Assemblvtl . 
Thnt  mnllHl»lt>  mutter  of  the  second  class  sbaU  einJ)race  all 
uow«i>ftpor8  and  other  periodical  pulilications  which  are 
tssuod  at  stated  intervals,  and  as  frequently  as  four  times  a 
year,  and  aro  within  the  conditions  named  iu  sections  three 
and  lour  of  his  act  Prtnided.  That  nothing  herein  contained 
shall  Iw  80  construed  as  to  admit  to  the  second  class  rate 
imblicatious  purportiiXR  to  bo  issued  periodically  and  to  sub- 
scribers, but  which  aro  merely  Iwoks,  or  reprints  of  books, 
whether  they  bo  issued  complete  or  in  parts,  whether  they 
b*>  bound  or  uuhonnd.  whether  they  be  sold  by  subscrii)tion 
or  otherwise,  or  whether  they  purport  to  be  premiums  or 
supplement-*  or  parts  of  regular  newspapers  or  periodicals. 

Skc.  2.  That  publications  of  the  second  class,  except  as 
provided  in  section  twenty  Ave  of  the  act  of  March  third 
eighteen  hundred  and  seventy-nine,  when  sent  by  the  pub- 
lisher thereof,  and  from  the  ofliceof  publication,  excluding 
sample  copies,  or  when  sent  from  a  news  nuency  to  actual 
subscribers  theret«i.  or  to  other  news  agents,  shall  be  enUHcd 
to  ti-an!>missiou  through  the  mails  at  one  cent  a  pound  or 
fraction  thereof,  such  postage  to  be  prepaid  as  now  provided 
by  hiw:  Pntvidvd.  nrt-rrtheleA^.  That  news  agents  shall  n..t 
V>e  allowed  to  return  to  news  agents  or  pubU».hers  at  tbe 
IHUind  rale  unsold  periodical  publications,  but  shall  pay 
piK-^tage  ou  the  same  at  the  rate  of  one  cent  for  four  ounces. 

Ski\  :»,  That  alt  iteriodical   publications  {^regularly  issued 


from  a  known'placo  of  publication  at  stated  intervals  as 
f  reqnently  as  foar  times  a  year,  by  or  under  the  auspices  of 
l-enevolent  or  fraternal  societies,  iraHes-uninns,  or  orders 
organized  nnder  the  lodge  system,  and  having  a  honn  fide 
membership  of  not  less  than  one  thousand  persons,  shall  be 
entitled  to  the  privilege  of  second  class  mail  matter  :  i*ro- 
ridrii.  That  such  matter  shall  be  originated  and  published  to 
further  the  objects  and  purposes  of  such  society  or  order. 

SE<-.  4.  That  the  conditions  upon  which  a  publication  shall 
be  admitted  to  the  second  class  are  as  follows: 

First.  It  must  regularly  be  t^ued  at  stated  intervals  as 
frequently  as  four  times  &  year,  bear  a  date  of  issue,  and  bo 
numbered  consecutively. 

Second.  It  must  l>e  issued  from  a  known  office  of  publica- 
tion, which  shall  be  shown  )>y  the  publication  itself. 

Third.  It  mast  be  formed  of  printed  paper  sbeets  without 
board,  cloth,  leath'^r  or  other  substRUtial  liinding.  such  as 
diHtinguisb  printed  books  for  preservation  from  perio<1ical 
publications. 

Fourth.  It  must  be  originated  and  published  for  the  dis- 
semination of  information  of  a  Dublic  character,  or  devoted 
to  literature,  the  sciences,  arts,  or  some  special  industry,  and 
must  have  a  legitimate  list  of  subscribers  who  voluntarily 
order  and  pay  for  the  same  :  Provided,  That  nothing  herein 
contained  shall  be  so  construed  as  to  admit  to  the  second- 
class  rate  regular  publications,  or  any  particular  issue 
of  any  regulnr  publication  designed  primarily  for  adver- 
tising jiurposes.  or  for  free  circulation,  or  for  circulation 
at  nominal  rates  :  yind  provided.  That  all  extra  numbers  of 
serond-cLass  publications  sent  by  the-  publishers  thereof, 
acting  as  the  aeent  of  an  advertiser  or  publisher,  to  ad- 
dresses furnished  by  the  latter,  shall  b3  subject  to  pay  post- 
age at  the  rate  of  one  cent  for  every  four  ounces  or  fraction 
thereof  :  And  provided  further.  That  it  shall  not  be  permis- 
.sible  to  mail  any  given  article  or  articles,  or  any  part  of  any 
particular  number  of  a  newspaper  or  periodical,  segregated 
from  the  rest  of  the  publication,  except  at  third-class  rate 
of  postage. 

Sec.  5.  That  pnblisbers  nnd  others,  whose  publications 
Mhall  be  admitted  as  mail  matter  of  the  second-class  under 
tbe  provisions  of  this  act,  shall  be  required  before  depositing 
such  mail  matter  in  the  post-office,  to  separate  the  same  into 
United  States  mail  sac-ks  or  bundles  by  States,  cities,  towns, 
and  counties,  as  the  Postmaster-General  may  direct. 

Src.  11.  That  the  act  of  Congress  in  regard  to  second-class 
mail  matter  approved  July  fifteenth,  eighteen  hundred  and 
ninety-four,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  repealed. 

Skc.  7.  That  this  act  shall  take  effect  and  be  iu  force  from 
and  after  July  first,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-six. 

There  can  he  no  question  but  what  the  second- 
class  mailing  privileges  have  been  abused  by  pub- 
lishers of  "Lihraries,"  books,  etc.,  and  by  firms 
who  have  mailed  millions  of  advertising  circulars 
under  the  guise  of  periodicals.  But  schools  are 
among  the  least  of  tbe  offenders,  if  they  are  offend- 
ers at  all. 

It  will  be  noticed  that  Mr.  Loud  has  very  unfairly 
worded  the  bill  to  give  publications  of  fraternal 
societies,  trades  unions,  etc.,  the  second  class  rates. 
The  private  schools  of  the  United  States  are  doing 
a  grander  work  than  all  the  fraternal  societies  com- 
bined, and  are  much  more  entitled  to  second-class 
rates  than  are  societies  "  organized  under  the  lodge 
system." 

Mr.  Loud  is  evidently  working  to  make  political 
capital,  and  we  hope  that  he'll  make  it  and  be  elected 
—to  stay  at  home. 

School  proprietors  should  write  to  their  Repre- 
sentatives and  Senators,  protesting  against  any  dis- 
crimination by  the  Post  Office  Department  against 
schools. 

THE  JOURNAL'S  OLD  GUARD. 

Second  UoU  Call  foi-  'jlfi. 

Although  the  two  edition  plan  of  Thp:  .ToritNAL  was  only 
inaugurated  Jan.  "iHl.  w  hnv  Imd  ji  Im-^'-  iii'r<-iisc  in  our 
subscription  list.      Hini  thi>  annnnn-  iTiniit  Inrii  mail.-  t-arlier 


ell,  and  the  list  following 


sultscription  books. 

The  best  Brooklyn  subscription  list  we  have  had  for  some 
time  comes  from  our  old  friend.  C.  G.  Raynor,  of  the  Brook- 
lyn. N.  T.,  Polytechnic  Institute,  and  numbers  115.  The  size 
of  the  club  gives  some  idea  of  the  progressive  character  of 
the  school  and  the  regard  in  which  Mr.  Raynor  is  held  by 


s  of  Brooklyn's  leadiBg  <' 


f  Th  f. 


\  single  copy.     He  finally  found  the  iiajj.-i  anA  his  flit-  i 
complete. 

F.  B.  Moore,  Indianapolis.  Ind..  B.  U.,  that  fine  penman  and 
teacher,  has  sent  in  a  ust  of  51.  Mr.  Moore  is  one  of  our  beat 
writers  and.  as  he  wants  his  students  to  get  the  best  of  every- 
thing in  the  penmanship  line,  this  club  is  the  residt  of  his 
eflforts, 

W.  A.  Moulder.  Detroit.  Mich..  B.  U..  also  sends  a  clut  of 
51.  Mr.  Moulder  believes  in  a  straight-way,  plain,  every-day. 
business  writing,  and  thinks  his  students  do  better  work 


91 

when  they  have  Thk  Journal— honcc  this  Ust.  Mr.  Moulder 
is  one  of  oiir  most  successful  teachers. 

A  Penn.  Friend  send^  44.  makiu<  n  total  of  1S4. 

F.  H.  CYigor.  Easton.  Pa..  42— total  114— «  biK  showing. 

W.  P.  Oies-seman.  Capital  City  C.  C,  Des  Moines.  !»..  semis 
a  list  of  :S.  making  his  total  for  the  year  M  W.  P.  Mclnt.wh. 
a  young  and  nrogreiwive  penman  of  Bliss  B.  C.  Haverhill. 
Ma.ss..  sends  a  list  of  38.  J.  M.  Vincent.  Packard's  B.  C..  New- 
York,  favors  us  with  a  list  of  :15.  S.  B.  Pahne,stock.  Mt-Hher- 
son.  Kans.  Coll..  sends  .14,  a  total  of  511  for  the  swuson  A 
Marvland  Friend  favors  us  with  a  list  of  S£.  C.  A.  French. 
Boston.  M1US.S..  sends  in  31).  a  total  for  the  season  of  !.{<.  i.)eo. 
W.  Donald,  ft  innipeg.  Man..  B.  C,  sends  in  30.  a  splendid 
showing  for  that  part  of  the  world.  L.  M.  Kelchner.  tried 
and  true  old  Journal  friend,  head  of  the  penmanship  dejiftrt- 
ment  of  the  No.  HI.  Normal  School,  Dixon.  111.,  sends  ai,  n 
total  for  the  sea.son  of  .W 

Clubs  of  24  from  A.  D.  Wilt,  Miami  C,  C  Davton,  <).  :  An 
Ohio  Friend.  Clubs  of  23  from  J.  F.  Stocktcm,  B,  &  S.  B.  C, 
St,  Louis.  Mo,  CTulw  of  23  from  E,  A,  C,  Becker.  B<>ckers 
B.  C.  Worcester.  Mass.  Clubs  of  21  from  H.  B.  Cole. 
Shaw  s  B.  C  Augusta.  Me..  Clubs  of  2U  from  S.  S.  Oresa- 
loy.  Stnt<-    Nor     St-hoel,    Indiana,    Pa  :    .T     K.    Hutc-his. 


San  .7.."-    r.il     R  c       o   si    H.M,.l..i-...,n     H..lm..v  H 


Port 


W;imiiiKt..ii.  D,l,,  li.  «..  a.. I.,;  ,N..  ,  1,.  i\  li,.ili„u,-i.  K.'udnig. 
Pa,;  L,  H,  Richard,  Natl  Nor.  U.  LcUiuou.  O.  itoUU3.'i)  ; 
A.  H,  Stephenson,  B,  &  S,  B,  O,.  Buffalo,  N,  Y,  (totjj  KBl  ; 
L,  D,  Teter.  la,  B.  C,  Des  Moines.  la.  :  Geo.  Thomson. 
Seattle,    Wiusli,.    B.   C,   ,In.),  K.  B.-<k,    Berk  s    H.    C,   l>a%ton, 

o„  L- n-i' n  Kini'Mii  T..-v.;i  ii.i.-  n  r   .  ,i.  t,  ii    rtui,s 

Merrill""          -.,.'..,"..       ~'<.    -:  ,        .-..  i,  .      i  ,"!',?,: 

N,  S,  ;   M    i\    I  ■       ,     r  ,      '..;  ,    -i> 


Cap.  City  Ciul  r.Al..  i  Ul:iwu.  ..hil  ;  r.  A.  Fau-t,  I'lti.uKo, 
111.,  B.  C.  Itolal  111!  :  a.  M-  Lvnih,  Oil  Citv,  I'a.  B.  C.  :  C.  H, 
I'eirce.  Evansville,  Ind.  Clulis  of  10  from  R,  E.  Mover,  I'n, 
B.  U.,  Chester,  Pa,  ;  W,  J,  Osborn,  Belleville,  Out.  ;  Mi,ss 
Bottie  E.  McConnell,  Worloy,  Wash,  ;  J,  J.  HnRcn,  An-liilmld 
B,  C„  Minneopolis,  Minn,  (total  471;    W    A    IV...«     l>v..\vs 

B,  C„  Elgin,  111,    Clubs  of  9  have  been  r n  .  .1  1 1    n,  i  h.    i,,l 

lowing  ;   E,  J.  Malany.  Erie.  Pa.,  B,  U,  :  .1     \       .     i  I  '>  n 

ton,  fox,.  Nor,  Coll,;    W,  T,  Turman.   s:  ,  .  ,,l, 

Terre  Haute,  Ind.    Clubs  ofuhavo  been   i.  ■':   h.- 

following:    N.  H.  Proutv.  Athol.  Ma.ss. ,  i;  '        i      w     i    "lU, 

Danville,    Va„    Bus,    School;    W,    D.    clNnni-  -  i mi      I i, 

Mch,  ;  L,,W,  Hallett,  Elmira,  N,  Y.,   Schi-.i  .  i    i ,,i„| 

211;  a  *.  Harman,  Uni,  School,  New  ihUo  1.:,  i-l.il 
Sil  ;  .1.  \V.  MrCi.slin.  M.-t.  B.  C„  Clii.u-,,  111  .l.ihil 
aWl  :  W  I. in  I;  -l.it.  r;i.-uii's  B.  C,  Peui-iii,  111.  Clubs 
of    T  li.i  111    D,    B.    Anderson,    H,    P. 

Nor.  ('.:,     Il        M  !i         \    II    Barbour,  Barbour's  B.  C., 

St,  .b.lin       .'.     \-       >l     I    I  t    ,\et.  Bus  Coll  ,  I'itt.slmrgh, 

Pa,;  11'  I  11  111'  1  ■  1'  ■Il  1  Me;  .llm  A  MeAlleli,  Me 
Allen's  I:    '       1,  .      1       ■       ■  ,,,,1  ii        111,   ^:, ,  I,  ,    I  n  ,,!<,■ 

Uni.,  Ill  -  111    I..      .  .  .1  .'         w    •      -I      .  I.     ■     -I  111     ...r. 

Seho.il    I  II.'    .1  I  I    1.  II.       ■.  I  I     ..       I,    H     -■  ,       I    M.  .1.  .    \'a. 


Indiana  Friend  ;    J,  J ,   Nagle,  Freeport 

Brown,  St.  Catherine's,  Ont,,  (J  of  C  :  C'"  1  -  i  .  i  I  i  i- a, 
N.  Y,  (total 2C1I  ;  A,  C,  Starin  &  Co,,  Fall  Hn.  r,  Miis>..,  r.  (.:,  ; 
C,  W,  Wales,  Tipton,  Ind,.  B,  C,  Clubs  of  .'>  have  been  re. 
ceived  from  L.  S,  Brown,  Adrian,  Mich,  ;  I.  H,  Carothers. 
Burlington,  la,  :  J.  C.  Harris,  Nor.  Coll.,  Afton,  la,  ;  D,  Mc- 
Lachlin,  Canada  B,  C,  Chatham,  Ont,  (total  Un  ;  B,  S,  Miller, 
Grand  Island,  Neb.,  B,  C,  (total  31)  ;  J.  C,  Miller,  Ickosburg. 
Pa.  ;  W.  H.  Patrick,  York,  Pa„  B,  C.  ;  E,  F.  Richards,  Law- 
rence, Kans,,  B,  C,  ;  L,  B,  Sanders,  Springfield,  Mass,,  C,  C, 
(total  12);  J,  A,  Willis.  Auburn,  N,  Y.,  B.  C,  ;  Will,  J, 
Wheeler,  Birmingham,  Ala,,  B,  C.  ;   B,  J,  Wallace,  Wallace 

B,  C.  Denver,  Colo,  F,  M,  Choquill,  Zanesville,  O,  Clubs  of 
4  have  been  received  from  Mjss  E,  A,  Sullivan,  Waverly,  N, 

Y„  B.  C,  ;  Albert  Backus.  Lincoln  Nor,  Uni,,  Normal,  Neb,  : 
A,  J,  Cadman,  Owcsso,  Mich.  :  D.  H.  (Iroer,  Derry.  Pa  (total 
15);  E,  A,  Hall,  Logansprrt  It„i  h  i'  ■  R  N  H/ulley, 
Tampa,  Fla,.  B.  U.  ;  Auk  I'l.-hii  rlnl.-  I'.i  i..i..!'t  .  A. 
P.  Wyand,  Hagerstown,   .M.;     i:  ■         11        i  ■   \\        |    i    ii  /,i 

both,  N.  J,  (total  14),     Chii       I        I ■    » 

the  following  :  W,E.All.-n.  >i,  ,11-  ||.iiiii  vv  i  '  i  ■-  I'.ni.ir, 
Nelson's  B,  C,  Memphis,  T.mji]  ;  M.  t  Bij.u.u.,  il..i  ifU  lii>.t,, 
Johnstown,  Pa,  ;  Henry  Clausen,  Nub,  Nur,  Coll.,  Wayne, 
Neb,  ;  A,  H,  Davenport,  Dover,  N,  J.,  B,  C,  (total  17)  ;  E,  H, 
Ealey,  Cape  Girardeau,  Mo„  Nor,  School  (total  8)  ;  J,  M, 
Frasher.  Wheeling,  W,  Va,,  B,  C.  (total  16)  ;  'W,  B,  Hayward. 
Charlotte,  N,  C„  Com'l  Coll,  (total  14)  ;  J,  G,  Johnston,  Mllli- 
gan.  Tenn,;  A,  B,  Katkamier,  Farmington,  N,  Y,  ;  H,  B, 
Lehman,  No,  Ind,  Nor,  School,  Valparaiso,  Ind,  (total  42)  ; 
Harry  V.  Lee,  Bayard,  Neb,  ;  J,  M,  Latham,  Massoy's  B,  C, 
•Jacksonville,  Fla.  ;  E,  A,  Potter,  Elgin,  111.  (total  l~'i  ;  Hoch- 
oster,N,Y„  B,  U.  (total  37)  ;    W.  L.  Smitli    i  m  m  .-.    im  l-   .s. 

C,  (total  271;  A.  F,  Stolelmrger,  Ottum«  i  li  '■  «  II 
Stanley,  Thomaaville,  Oa,  (total  22)  ;  Mar< ml  i  '  '  l  "' 
Porllrio  Diaz,  C<iah,  Mexico;  F,  H,  Vail  i:  l  'I. 
Wilder,  Minn,  Clubs  of  2  have  been  reo'-i'i  in  m  '  II 
Allard,  Gem  City  B,  C,  Quincy,  ni.  (total  Urn  ;  W.  S.  Ashby, 
Mitt-bell,  Ind,  ;  J,  H,  Bryant,  Bryant  s  School  of  Bus,,  Cleve- 
land, O,  (total  421  ;  J,  M,  Cox,  Uniontown,  Pa  ;  W,  M,  Engle, 
Heading,  Pa,  ;  F,  L.  Haeberle,  State  Nor,  School,  Millersville, 
Pa,  (total  'Jill  ;  A.  1  Ibarh.  Reading,  Pa,  ;  J.  A,  Love,  Balti- 
more, Md.  :  A  I-;  ,Ma,  k.v,  l).-iava,  N,  Y„  B,  C,  ;  H,  J,  Min- 
nich,  Fin.lla^,  olin.  ,1  ,11  '  Khlund,  Wahoo,  Neb,  (total  »)  ; 
A,  J,  Porter,' .Jnmi  si,,u„,  N  V  .  B.  C,  (total  2(1)  ;  V,  M.  Rus- 
sell, Ricbnioiul.  iTNl  .  H  (■  itotaimii  ;  W,  D,  Smith,  Concord, 
N,  H,  (total  Kh  ;  ,1  (■  Shephard,  Frankfort,  Kans,;  G,  W, 
Ware,  Dall.is.  l.-xus  i  total  31li;  Frank  T,  Weaver,  BaylesB  B, 
C„  Dubu.iu..  la  il.ital  ill;  I.  H,  White,  Eureka,  Mich.;  L,  L, 
Weaver,  Ajliaii'o,  ( ihio;  H.  W,  Brock,  Muskegon,  Mich. 

Single  suhsoiiptioas  have  been  legion. 


Does   Its    Work    Well. 

One  of  our  most  regular  visitors  is  the  Penman'h  Akt 
JoiTHNA!,.  It  is  beyond  cavil  that  this  journal  is  doing  its 
work  well.  The  twenty  years  of  its  existence  would  vouch 
this  much,  and  we  should  be  ready  to  aver  furthermore, 
from  tbe  manuscript  reaching  our  sanctum,  that  Thk  Jotrit- 
NAi.  has  not  outlived  its  usefulness.  In  the  present  numl>er 
C.  C.  Lister  begins  his  "  Lessons  in  Rapid  Business  Writing.' 
By  way  of  introduction,  he  tells  us  of  the  object  to  lie  gamed 
in  following  his  course.  Then  comes  a  full  explanation  of  the 
thirteen  preliminary  exercises  which  give  rapidity  and  let.:i- 
bility.  Taken  alt  in  all,  Mr.  Lister's  is  the  Irtst  and  most 
practi(-al  treatment  of  the  subject  we  have  thus  far  happened 
upon.  Of  special  interest  to  teachers  are  the  articles  on 
■■  Blackboard  Drawing "  and  "  Blackboard  Sket<;hing."— 
Notre  Dame,  Ind.,  Scholastic. 


■ 

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S.  S.  PACKARD. 


THE    PACKARD   JUBILEE. 


GLORIOUS  SUC- 
CESS !  Such  is  the 
verdict  of  all  who  at- 
tended the  Packard 
I  baiKiuet  a  n  d  loviug 
c  u  p  preaentation  at 
^'  "■  that    historic    feasting 

_^-:J^/  ground,  Dehuonico's,   on  the  evening 
■PA!5i^     of  April  28. 

Mr.  Packard  had  reached  the  three 
score  and  ten  mark  and  his  multitude 
of  friends  in  and  out  of  the  coni- 
niorcial  college  ranks  seized  on  the  occasion  as  a 
lilting  one  to  do  him  honor.  Commercial  college 
proprietors  and  teachers  from  all  parts  of  America 
vied  with  Packard  College  students  and  prominent 
Niw  Yorkers  in  ho!iori7ig  America's  best  known 
commercial  teacher. 

The  loving  cup  which  was  preteuted  to  Mr.  Pack- 
ard was  made  by  the  Whitiug  Manufacturing  Com 
pauy,  and  is  unquestionably  a  fine  example  of  the 
silversmith's  art.  The  cup  is  fifteen  inches  in  height, 
has  three  hiiudles  decoratfd  with  ivy  and  the  leaves 
and  nuts  of  tlie  horse  chestnut  or  buckeye,  as  com 
memorative  of  Mr.  Packard's  life  in  Ohio.  Above 
aud  b.K-k  of  the  handles  on  the  body  of  the  cup  are 
the  simIs.  in  kiw  relief,  of  the  three  different  States 
in  wliich  Mr  Packard  has  passed  the  greater  portion 
of  his  life— namely.  Mass.ichusetts.  Ohio  and  New 
York.  Between  the  handles  on  the  body  of  the  cup 
are  three  ornamental  panels.  The  first  with  palms. 
laurel,  books,  etc..  contains,  in  low  relief,  the  por- 


i8>0  ^ 


1840. 


trait  of  Mr.  Packard.  This  part  of  the  cup,  espe- 
cially, iaa  striking  illustration  of  the  exactness  with 
which  silver  working  can  be  carried  out.  The  por- 
trait is  an  excellent  likeness  of  Mr  Packard.  The 
second  panel,  also  in  relief,  contains  a  grouj)  symbol- 
izing education.  The  third  pauel  has  an  inscription 
as  follows : 

Presented   to 
S.    S.    PACKARD. 


cful   Ret 
;c  of  Bu 


of   hi; 


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:inguished    Se 


the 


An  Educator  who  Inspires  in  Youth  High  Ideals.  Quickens 
Thought  and  Builds  up  Others  into  Noble  Manhood  and 
Womanhood,   Benefits  Humanity  and   Honors  God. 

Ou  the  base  ur  foot  of  the  cup  are  three  other  panels, 
(lue  showiug  tbe  birthplace  of  Mr.  Packard,  one  the 
entrance  to  the  Packard  Business  College,  and  the  other  a 
scene  in  a  amuting-room.    These  three  panels  are  etched. 

The  whole  piece  is  finished  in  soft  gray  tones  and  is 
cert;imly  a  beautiful  tribute  by  those  who  have  combined 
m  the  uiovement. 

Bosiides  the  cup.  there  wsis  pre!5ent«d  an  engrossed  aud 
handsomely  bound  list  of  contributors  to  the  cup  fund. 

A  morocro  bound  volume  of  over  litX)  autograph  lettei-s 
from  proniineut  commercial  college  workers,  New  York- 
ers, Packard  graduates,  nndergrad nates,  and  others,  was 
a  uniiiue  feature  of  the  prescatatioa.  Photograph  albums 


coDtaiuiug  ix)rtraits  of  huudretis  of  commerci:il  teachers 
was  another  testimonial.  The  Ohio  Society,  thrt)Ugh  its 
President,  Gen.  Henry  L.  Burnetts  gave  as  it«  offering 
a  lai^  handsome  iudia  ink  brush  drawing  of  Mr.  Pack- 
anPs  Ohio  log  cabin  home — a  small  reproduction  of 
which  we  present  in  this  issue.  The  TwiHght  CJlub, 
through  Sec'y  C  F.  Wingatc,  presented  a  beau'ifuUy 
bound  volume  coutaiuiug  the  photographs  of  its  oldest 
members.  The  title  page  represented  Fame  crowning 
Mr.  Packard. 

At  the  tjible  of  honor  were  the  following:  S.  S.  Pack- 
ard, Mrs.  S  S.  Packard.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  C.  T.  Dtnld. 
Mayor  Wm.  L.  Strong,  Mi's.  Wm.  L.  Strong,  (4en.  and 
Mrs.  Henry  L.  Burnett,  Frank  L.  Lawrence,  President 
of  the  Lotos  Club  ;  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Wm.  Lloyd,  Stephen 
Henry  Payne.  Mrs.  Jessie  Lozier  Payne,  Geo.  W.  Biowu, 
R.  E.  Gallagher.  Andrew  Deyo,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  F.  Wiu- 
gate.  Riilpii  L.  Shaiuwald,  E.  H.  Cook,  Col.  Chns.  E. 
Sprngue. 

The  following,  representing  the  business  college  frn. 
ternity,  were  in  alteiidance  : 

Mr.  aud  Mrs.  Juo.  R.  Carnell,  Miss  Carnell.  Albany. 
N.  Y.  :  Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  L.  Williams,  Mr.  aud  Mrs.  F.  E. 
Rogers.  Rochester,  N.  Y.  ;  W.  H.  Sadler,  Baltimore,  Md.  ; 
Mrs.  R.  E.  Gallagher.  Hamilton,  Ont.  :  Mr.  aud  Mrs.  H. 
C.  Wright,  Brooklj-u  ;  Mrs.  Sjxra  A.  Spencer,  Washing- 
tou.  D.  C  ;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  M.  Hunt*inger,  Hartford, 
Conn.  ;  H.  W.  Flickinger,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  ;  C.  A.  Bur- 
dett,  Boston.  Mass.;  J.  P.  Bynie,  Philadelphia,  Pa  :  C.  P. 
Meads,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.  ;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  M.  Hargis, 
(Jrand  Island,  Neb.  ;  T.  A.  Browne.  E.  C.  Browne,  Chns. 
(J.  Claghom,  Brooklyn  ;  Mr.  and  Mi-s.  Chas.  M.  Miller, 
Miss  Miller,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  D.  Odell,  Mr.  and  Mrs 
Byron  Hortou,  W.  E.  McCurd,  E.  M.  Barber,  T.  R.  Long, 
J.  M.  Vincent,  A.  C.  Lobeck,  Miss  Edna  N.  Bradley,  Mre. 
Arthur  Cooper,  F.  T.  Clute,  A.  S.  Heaney,  J.  E.  Rea,  W. 
J.  Kinsley,  New  York. 

Art,  literary  aud  business  circles  of  the  metropolis  were 
well  represented  in  the  large  assemblage.  Among  the 
number  were  Brouson  Howard,  the  playwright,  and 
Mrs.  Howard,  Daniel  Frohman,  Artist  J.  Wells  Champ- 
ney  and  Mrs.  Champnoy,  Dr.  Thomas  Hunter,  president 
of  the  Normal  College,  and  Miss  Hunter,  CJen.  Wager 
Swayne,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Homer  Lee,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James 
G.  Canuon,  Selim  H.  Peabody,  World's  Fair  Educational 
Commissioner;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  F.  Ware,  A.  Corbin, 
Jr.,  A.  O.  Kittredge,  Etlitor  of  liusim'ss;  Col.  Henry 
Harney.  Chas.  Dutton,  and  about  2(10  others. 

Delmonico's  celebrated  banquet  hall  presented  a  gay 
scene  during  the  progress  of  the  dinner.  The  platform 
table  extended  entirely  across  the  head  of  the  room,  while 
at  numerous  small  tables  were  grouped  a  distinguishd 
company  of  charming  women,  statesmen,  soldiers,  finan- 
ciers, educators,  business  men,  jurists  and  literary  men, 
all  friends  of  Mr.  Packard,  and  all  assembled  to  do  him 
honor. 

Mr.  S.  C.  T.  Dodd,  toastmaster,  paid  a  high  compliment 
to  Mr.  Packard,  whom,  he  said,  fitted  exactly  Thackeray's 
definition  of  a  gentleman— '^  Honest,  geulle,  generous, 
brave,  wise  ;  a  loyal  son,  a  true  husband,  a  good  father  ; 
one  whose  life  was  decent,  who  paid  his  bills,  whose 
manners  were  courteous,  whose  tastes  were  high,  and 
whose  aims  in  life  were  lofty  and  noble."  Mr.  Dodd 
made  an  ideal  toastmaster.  The  little  speeches  with 
which  he  interlarded  the  toasts  and  the  felicitous  man- 
ner in  which  he  introduced  the  speakers  kept  evei'y  one 
in  the  best  of  humor. 

The  Ohio  Society,  to  which  Mr.  Packard  belongs,  played 
so  prominent  a  part  in  the  programme  that  the  toast- 
master  could  not  help  giving  it  a  few  humorous  raps  oc- 
casionally. In  reference  to  Mr.  Packard's  Ohio  citizen- 
ship be  said: 

Beint:  fit  oue  time  a  citizon  of  Ohio  ho  haa  always  stood 
in  tho  hereditary  Hue  of  poluical  promution  ilaughleri.  and 
was  entitled  to  oflico  l)y  Divine  ritiiit  under  jjrovious  Ohio 
Federal  administrations,  aud  ean  have  theproroirto  of  any 
office  under  the  iucominjr  Ohio  Federal  adininistratiori. 
(Applause.)  I  say  he  can  have  the  pmmiso  of  any  ofllno- 
unless  there  is  something:  the  matter  with  Hanna.  (  Lunghtur 
und  applause.)  We  are  told  that  when  the  Jews  were  exiled 
by  the  waters  of  Babylon  thoy  hunu  tlnir  harps  on  tho 
willows  and  wept— perhaps  becrauao  the  ri.lli  f  1,1-  ^  ,  1,  not 
lartje  enounh.  (LauRhter.)  The  exiles  (j.  ■■■  <<}-.■  ■■■.  r|].. 
wat«rs  of  the  Hudson  do  nothing  of  tliiit  1.  '  :  1  i>  ,  > :<kr 
down  their  horns  and  blow,  and  if  thurf  in,         .  .  |,  r   -  c. 

be  done  the  othwr  fellow  does  it.    Th.  v  h.i        ,  ..1 

society  here  called  thn    '  ( itii-i  s-  .  :■  t  ■,  1  in 

finest  mutual  admiration  ^m  1,  1 1.     !  1   , :    1    1 r m  v 

Kreat  jileasure  to  attend      1  1  innl    '     .  ■  :      r 1  1  m 

the  morning  when  he  :t\v,ik.-,    .,>,  ;i,,    ..,',,,  ,,.,_,     ,1  n,,, 

Chicajro   tliri    when  she  [.iilN  on  111  r  -I Il    -   ,1  i.|       iLo;;; 

and  I  am  in  it."    ( Laughter. ) 

The  cup  presentatiou  was  made  in  a  neat  speech  by  his 
Honor,  William  L.  Strong,  Mayor  of  New  York,  who  was 
particularly  happy  in  his  remarks. 

General  Henry  L.  Burnett,  President  of  the  Ohio 
Society,  paid  a  gl<)wiug  tribute  to  Mr,  Packard.  He 
dwelt  OQ  the  old  Ohio  pioneers,  the  little  log  cabin  in  the 
wilderness,  and  drew  a  word  picture  of  Mr.  Packard's 
boyhood  days  that  brought  teare  to  the  eyes  of  many  of 
the  older  people  as  they  looked  back  on  the  hapjjy  times 
spent  in  the  old  homesteads, 

Mr.  Chas.  F.  Wingate,  Secretary  and  *'  Pooh-bah  '*  of 
the  Twilight  Club,  was  next  introduced,  and  made  a 
humorous  speech  that  greatly  pleased  the  audience. 


r  a^in  I  would  not 
tions  th«t  come  to 

. _      it.  the  most  sacred,  the  moat  honordd.  the 

mo«t  worthy  of  a  proad  ambition  is  that  of  a  schoolmaster. 
(Applause.  I  I  never  desired  to  be  anytbinti  but  a  »cbooI- 
master,  but  I  have  always  desired  to  be  a  letter  one.  If  I  do 
not  know  boys  and  KJrls  1  do  not  know  anythintr  :  and  it  is 
this  conftcioasnes)*  that  enables  me  to  stand  here  to-niffht 
and  look  you  in  the  face  and  thank  Ood  that  I  am  Uvmic  at 
?»eventy.  \  Applause).  May  God  bless  you  for  your  kindness 
to  me  and  for  the  words  that  you  have  expre^Med. 

With  such  companionship  1  can  lau^h  at  years  :  or  at  least 
take  consolation  from  the  poet's  assurance  that  "  We  live  in 
deeds,  not  years:  in  thoairhts.  not  breaths;  in  feeliuRS.  not 
in  fl^nres  on  a  dial.  We  should  count  time  by  heart  throbs. 
He  most  lives  who  thinks  most,  feels  the  no'.ilest,  acta  the 

Sprerh  of  G.   W.  Brotrn. 

The  next  speaker  was  O.  W.  Brown,  Jacksonville,  III., 
who  responded  to  the  toast,  "  Packard  from  the  Commer- 
cial Teacher's  Standpoint : " 

Wo  are  met  to-nieht.  in  this  great  city  and  amid  these 
deliKhtful  surroundings,  to  do  nonor  to  a  representative 
Ameri'-an— a  distinguished  teacher— the  leader  in  commer- 
cial education— our  co-laborer— our  fellow-citizen  and  our 
friend.  Mr.  S.  S,  Packard.  We  are  here  from  manv  States 
of  the  Union  and  from  the  fair  dominion  of  the  pood  Queen. 
across  the  border.  By  our  presence,  our  words,  and  bv  these 
beautiful  tokens,  would  we  express  to  Mr.  Packard  on  this, 
his  anniversary  day,  our  sincere  esteem  for  him  as  an  edu- 
cator, our  friendship  and  love  for  him  as  a  man.  We  who  are 
here  assembled  are  but  a  fraction  of  those  who  send  him 
t^reetinR.    Thousands  of  teachers  and  students  throughout 


CHARLBS  M    MII.LKK 

Following  Mr.  Wingale's  8[>eecb  the  guests  arose,  filled 
their  glasses  (with  Apollinaris  water)  and  drank  to  the 
health,  long  life,  honor  and  love  of  the  guest  of  the  even- 
ing, Mr.  S.  S.  Packard. 

Mr.  i'aekarrl'K  Itenponse. 
As  Mr.  Packard  arose  a  storm  of  applause  swept  over 
the  hall,  continuing  for  some  minutes.     He  said  in  part : 
I 

iDJT  t 
Mayo 


r  land  feel  deep  interest  in  this  event,  and  to  Mr,  Packard 
go  out  their  good  wishes  and  smcere  esteem. 

Having  been  a  coworker  with  Mr.  Packard  in  lines  of 
commercial  education  for  nearly  thirty  years  :  jiermitted,  as 
I  have  been,  to  enjoy  his  personal  friendship  for  a  (jiiarter 
c(f  a  century  ;  having  known  him  intimately  as  a  teacher  and 


of  his  profession  ;  and  having  been  touched  in  many  ways 
by  the  magnetic  influence  of  this  man's  mind  and  character. 
I  count  it  no  small  privilege  and  honor  to  come  here  on  this 
occasion  and  express  to  him  my  own  gratitude,  and.  as  I  am 
>  I  do.  the  gratitude  of  the  whole  fraternity  of  the  com- 


from  the   bottom    of 


heart  not  only  for  the 
ds  you 
•  loving 


i  that  ado 
w  departu 
ntury  aeo  that  it 


I  able  to  attract  to  itself,  and  to 


hold,  the  unwavering  support  of  a  man  like  Mr.  Packard. 


THE  PACKARD  LOVING  CUP. 


cup. ;  That  is  a  beautiful  name,  and  it  comes  upou  me  with 
a  striking  forco.  The  words  never  had  so  much  meaning  as 
they  have  to  mo  In  connection  with  the  words  ■  loving  cup." 
anrt  I  don  t  forget  either  the  experience  of  mv  youth,  espe- 
cially one  of  them  when  I  studied  Ktrkham's  grammar,  as 
vou  did.  Mr.  Mayor,  with  nobody  in  the  class  but  mvself  and 
anotlier  girl.  \ou  have  undertaken  to  conjuRate  the 
Sr  r.?!h  1  V^^  '^'Ih  *"  ',*'5  class-perhaps  a  ]«rticu!ar 
girl.  But  still,  the  word  love  did  not  have  the  same  meaning 
lo  me  tnen  as  it  has  to  night  in  connection  with  this  gift  It 
'"""""    "  "b  ft  crushing  force.     It  stops  the  flow  of 


Bryant.  Stratton.  Spencer.  Eastman,  and  many  others'— hut 
I  am  sure  it  can  be  said,  in  perfect  fairness  to  all.  that  uo 
other  name  stands  so  fully  to  represent  and  interpret* 
own  peculiar  work  in  eHuont-irin  oc  t\\at  «#  »k„  ,^^^  f l 


work  in  education  as  that  of  the 

et  to-night.    We  feel  that  in  honoring  him  " 

for  flfty  years  has  stood  as  our  best  representative  and 


strongest  udvocat«.  we  honor  ourselv 


™    ,,.    ii^»-    ni<u    a   t.rusuiUK    lorce.        11    8t<l 

f      A  ?^»*f^  "»y  heart  stand  still,  and  1 


•th  growing  old  for.    Do 


f\.  .,ui  B.,,,  juBi  (I  y  iiKe  n  girt, 
riends  is  worth  liviuu  for.  and  i 
^»™?l"**V*'*.  "*'''  ff'^'ncs-  that  a  man  "cannot"  b^Vappy  It 
^VnTV/  ^*  *"«  forever  U.spel  that  thought  fromyour 
minds  tf  you  have  u.  by  saying,  as  I  do  most  earnestly  and 
honestly  from  the  bottom  oi  mv  heart,  that  this  is  itie  hap 
luesr  moment  of  my  lile, 
fominK  down  throuKh  the  years  to  this  blessed 


1^.  I  """"  ""ouKu  lue  years  to  mis  blessed  moment 
;,-i;^k  i  know  my  friencs,  how  my  path  has  been  >trewn 
A^Jjtr^'Stt^T  """  "?r'  ""V  l^"  sacdened  and  elad- 
™^LiV"j'*t"',?  lime-gladdened  with  the  pleasant  smiles, 
«-ordial  handshakes,  and  foryent  "■  Ood  ble^is  you's  "  and 
saddened  with  the  Ihooght  that  I  have  not  deserved  it  all 


It  was  my  great  priyilege  to  be  closely  associated  with  .Mr 
Packard  during  the  years  1(®2  and  18WJ.  the  occasion  being 
the  organizing  and  coiistrncting.  at  the  Chicago  Worldl 
tail-,  ot  a  general  exhibit  of  the  American  Commercial  and 
Business  Schools.  The  enterprise  proved  grandly  successful 
so  much  so  tnat  our  exhibit  attracted  more  visitors  and 
more  attention,  probably,  than  any  other  in  the  whole  Edn- 
catlonal  Department.  Referring  to  it  the  chief  of  Education 
and  Liberal  Arts.  Dr.  Peabodv.  whom  I  am  glad  to  see  here 
ISi'iS'"-  *°''^  ■  i"  'Vl'.  "?■"■<  °'  i^limax.  a  sort  of  a  cap  sheaf  of 
the  educational  exhibits. 

To  organize  and  carry  through  that  enterprise  required 
the  co-operation  of  many  hands  and  the  expenditure  ot  a 
.Kif.'—'.'^  ."  '•equired.  also,  no  smaU  degree  of  toct  and 
abiUly  to  interest  those  whose  co  operation  was  necessary. 


93 

While  all  who  were  connected  with  it  did  their  parts  noblv. 
yet  I  feel  perfectly  safe  in  «ying  that  without  th^  able  and 
enthusiastic  leadership  of  Mr.  Packard  that  noble  enterprise 


could  not.  and  n 


be«m  carrieil  out. 
teachers  of  this  country  honor  Mr.  Pack- 
but  scarcely 


Thee 
ard  for  what  he  i 
less  do  thev  hone 

aims  and  ambitio  ,_ 

of  his  chosen  calling.  Had  he  been  willing  to  turn  aside  from 
his  set  purpose  to  Ik*  a  teacher  and  pursue  money  getting  a 


1.  and  has  done  for  their 

r  him  for  the  tbings  he  has  r 

i  been  kept  steadily  within  the  lines 


G.  W.  BKOWN. 


have  placed  him  among  the  wealthy  men  of  thit ^ 

Had  he  listened  to  the  allurements  of  the  political  arena,  his 
recognized  abilities  as  a  leader  would  certainly  have  distin- 
guished him  in  legislative  halls.  He  has  the  art  of  seeing 
things,  and  of  expressing  them  in  a  style  wondrously  clear 
and  attractive.  Had  he  turned  to  journalism,  which  has 
always  had  great  attractions  for  him.  his  success  would  cer- 
tainly have  been  assured.  But  he  did  none  of  these.  His 
purpose  was  to  be  a  teacher  of  the  young,  and  that  he  has 


lid  to  the  speaker,  "  The  only  office 


r  pursued.    He  c 

I  ever  want  is  theofflco  of  schoola 

important  office  in  the  world."    And  so, 

he  uas  escaped,  for  the  millions  he  has  not  accumulatfri,  for 
the  political  "  influen(-o  *'  he  has  nnt  commanded  and  for  the 
tfiijoi/— in  a  word,  for  the  sacrl- 


1  ther 


3  and 


lal 


not  forget  to  oav  what  all 
teachers  well  know.  Mr.  Packard  has  never  withheld  h 
self  from  his  fellow  educators.  No  teacher  among  us  has 
mingled  more  freelv  with  his  fellows,  none  more  constant  in 
his  attendance  upon  the  public  gatherings  of  his  profession. 


hearts. 

It  IS  now  flfty  years  since  Mr.  Packard  took  upon  himself 
the  work  of  the  commercial  teai-her  and  the  promotion  of 
business  education  in  this  country.  He  was  not  the  pioneer 
in  this  branch  of  education,  but  wa<"  closply  associated  with 
those  who  made  the  flrst  attempts  in  this  diret^tinn  Hinco 
that  day  wonderful  improvemenrM 
departments  and  methods  of  ti 

the  well    equipped,   well 

commercial  schools  of  out 

If  the  colleges  and  schoola  of  seventy  years  ago  had  fur- 
nished the  training  that  the  young  needed  for  the  ordinary, 
practical  pursuits,  it  is  nut  likely  that  the  commercial  school, 
as  we  have  it,  would  ever  have  appeared.  Modern  business 
1  education  that  exieting  schools  did  not 
«y.    It 


,ve    been  made  in  all 
]g.  Those  early  efforts  in 
hardly  be  recognized  in 
nducted  and    largely  attended 


grown  through  all  these  .,  _, 
the  service  it  has  performed, 
(frow  in  numbers  and  in  infli 
positive  work  for  it  to  do. 


lived  and 
simplvand  only  because  of 


al  tradition,  not 


94 

fcy  «nv  edict  or  State  or  Church,  bnt  by  the  divine  riBht  of 
service  well  performed.    That  ia  title  enough.     Neither  we 
nor  anv  other  claaa  of  teachers  can  hold  that  place  by  a  bet- 
ter title. 
W«  are  all  delighted  to  see  that  Mr.  Packards  three  score- 

2earB.and.ten,  with  their  half  century  of  faithful  service  in 
U  choMn  field,  reit  but  IlKhlly  on  him  The  years  h^ve 
dealt  kindly  with  him.  It  15  believed  by  those  who  ought  to 
know  that  bis  very  best  work  has  been  that  of  the  most 
recent  yoars.  Judved  by  the  work  he  is  now  doing,  and  by 
the  service  he  in  renderlnK  to  our  cause,  he  is  yet  a  yoting 
man.  Mr.  Packard  is  the  sort  of  man  whose  enlistment  is  for 
life,  or  daring  the  war.  He  is  now  in  the  very  midst  of  his 
great  work  as  an  edncat'jr.  In  the  very  fullness  of  his  mental 
activity  and  usefulness.  I  am  but  one  of  hundreds  who  not 
only  hope  for  it.  but  confidently  expect  that  the  years  yet  to 
come  will  be  the  most  fraltfnl  ones  In  this  long  and  useful 
life. 

To  him  whose  mind  and  heart  are  ever  open  to  the  unfold- 
Ings  of  progress  and  truth,  old  age  comes  not.  Taking  no 
note  of  the  flight  of  years,  his  brain  and  hand  enriched  by 
the  experiences  of  time  and  continually  refreshed  at  the 
fountain  of  perpetual  youth,  he  works  on  for  the  general 
good.  Kucha  nun  is  Mr.  Packard.  To  him.  therefore,  and 
tf)  Mrs.  Packard,  his  most  estimable  wife,  loyal  and  beloved 
partner,  1  present  this  greeting. 

Mrs.  Jessie  Lozier  Payne  was  introduced  as  **The 
chArminf?  daughter  of  a  celebrate<i  mother'"  to  respond 
t«  the  toast  "  A  Pockard  Oirl."  Mrs.  Pajiie  told  of  her 
experiences  in  Packard  College  and  brought  out  many 
humorous  points  about  the  average  woman's  lack  of 
knowledge  of  busineas  affairs. 

Mr.  Ralph  HhainwalJ  responded  to  the  toast  "  A 
Packard  Boy."  Mr  Shainwald  graduated  from  Packard 
College  in  IRIi)  and  had  on  exhibition  a  thirty-year-old 
letter  from  Mr.  Packard  containing  many  noble  senti- 
ments for  the  .young  student  to  take  out  with  him  in  the 
business  world. 

The  next  speaker  was  Col.  Charles  E.  Sprague,  President 
of  the  Union  Dime  Savings  Bank  and  member  of  the 
Institute  of  AccountJi,  of  which  Mr.  Packard  is  President. 
Ool.  Sprague  jmid  a  high  tribute  to  Mr.  Packard  as  friend, 
neighbor,  educator.  Iminesss  man,  with  whom  he  said 
"  to  hang  on  the  ndjuceut  strap  in  the  elevated  car  as  we 
come  down  in  the  morning  is  in  itself  a  liberal  education." 

B.  E.  Gallagher,  Hamilton,  Ont.,  Ex-Prest.  of  the 
Business  Educators'  Asaociatiou  of  America,  brought  a 
greeting  from  Canada.  He  said  the  business  educators  of 
Canada  looked  up  to  and  admired  Mr.  Packard  fully  as 
much  as  did  the  people  of  the  United  States. 

President  Frank  R.  Lawrence  of  the  Lotos  Club,  of 
which  organiziition  Mr.  Packard  is  a  member,  in  a  clear- 
cat  little  speech  gave  testimony  ou  behalf  of  Mr,  Pack- 
ard's club  associates,  of  the  great  respect  and  esteem  in 
which  he  is  held. 

Andrew  Deyo,  an  old  Packard  graduate,  provoked 
laughter  by  various  humorous  reminiscences,  and  E,  H. 
Cook,  Ex-Prest.  of  National  Education  Association  of 
Amt>ria^  told  in  what  high  regard  Mr.  Packard  is  held 
by  the  general  teachers  of  America. 

This  brought  the  speech  making  to  a  close,  and  the 
company  gathered  anmnd  their  distinguished  guest  and 
his  charming  wife  to  shake  hands  and  tender  personal 
congratulations. 

Over  tliH  Coffre. 

—  Nearly  all  of  the  New  York  papers  printed  cuts  of  Mr. 
I  Bckard  and  the  cup.  Each  paper  gave  the  banquet  about  a 
column  of  space. 

-  Messrs.  Miller.  Brown  and  Carnell  are  to  be  congratu- 
lated upon  the  entire  afl'air  from  the  conception  to  the  '^Auld 
L.ang  hyno    of  orchestra. 

--  To  Cbnirman  Miller  of  the  Testimonial  Committee 
!V,i''L',.'i''S  I'lV"  '  f"'',"^'  excellent  local  arrangements  and 
tl  e  splendid  generalship  displayed  in  handling  his  forces. 
,,?rL,T"i  '  ";■'■."'  '''^■'■"''"ti"'!"-  dflit-littul  music,  excellent 
ft'^T  mm"'  '"T,'"""'.1;'  ''•••  ^""tobe  mainly  cred- 
its   In  M,    \;:    ,,       „,    ,     ,     \v    ,       ,      <.,.y„(  the  Twilight 

„,,,';'  11  the  arrangement 

of  :iV'i'iM,i  ii,   ,iir      '1  II  ii  veteran  manager 

.trin'  ,■*'"'"''»'  fvuuiug  April  a;,  the  out  of  town  guests 
ottendod  a  reception  byilrs.  Packard  at  her  beautiful  home, 
K,?'.!,'  ir'  '^d,*'F  ,  Ridings  by  Miss  Ida  Benfey  and  music 
VrJ  iJi^i?,"!  '*'''^<''y  »■«'''''  features  of  a  delightful  evening, 
Mrs,  Packord  made  a  charming  hostess. 

.n^Crf^kPrS"'?  "'='■'"'.'''"'  reference  to  Mrs.  Packard,  in  his 
speech  at  he  iMnquet  evoked  a  storm  of  applause  that  was 
friemts'hers'' °  Packard  has  made  Mr.  Packard's 

tvTJ!!tr!lt""  '^p''\?''^S  beautiful  thing.  A  speaking  hello- 
:5S  n'd'trS    "/    "!    •^'"••'""■'    """  ■■>*»-l««"  in  Rold 


a-)  aTf/  lA-aouiO 


adorned  the  hrst  page. 


A  Thoughtful  Corporation. 
"  I  presume  you  have  at  least  a  fully  finished 
school  education    '  asked  the  suiwrintendent. 

"  What's  that  got  to  do  with  settin'  brakes  on  a  freight 
train  ;  "  the  applicant  wanted  to  know. 

■  Why,  you  will  want  something  to  fall  back  on  in  the  way 
of  making  a  living  after  yon  lose  a  leg  or  two.  We  ve  got 
enough  crippled  smtch  tenders  and  crossing  watchmen  to 
lost  us  for  the  next  thirty  years."— /iirfiii.i,ipu/is  Juumnl. 

It  is  no  man's  business  whether  be  has  genius  or  not  ; 
work  he  must,  whatever  he  is,  but  quietly  and  steadily  ; 
and  the  natural  and  unforced  results  of  such  work  w-ill 
be  always  the  thing  liod  meant  him  to  do,  and  will  be  his 
best.— fli.sA-iii. 

It  is  a  high,  solemn,  almost  awfuL  thought  for  every 
individual  man  that  his  earthly  influence,  which  has  had 
a  commencement,  will  never,  through  all  ages,  were  he 
the  very  meanest  of  us,  have  an  end.— t'<i;7i/(c. 


The  Business  College  Swindler  Did  Not 
Play  His  Game. 
Mr.  W.  J.    KixsLET,    Pexmax's  Art  Ooirxal,  Xew 
Tork.  N.  V. 

Dear  Sir  :  The  letter  from  Principal  C.  C.  Gaines  in 
the  April  issue  of  The  Journal  brought  to  my  mind  the 
fact  that  one  of  the  same  swindlers  tried  to  play  the  same 
game  on  this  college,  but  our  Mr.  Scott  was  too  clever 
to  be  duped.  He  gave  the  name  of  William  H.  Smith, 
and  hailed  from  Pittsburgh.  He  alleged  that  he  had  one 
year  [to  spend  in  some  good  business  college,  and  after  a 
careful  examintaion  of  our  several  department*,  enrolled 
for  the  Commercial  course. 

We  referred  him  to  a  good  boarding  place,  which 
pleased  him  very  much.  He  afterwards  came  to  make 
the  final  arrangements,  wishing  to  buy  a  one  hundred 
dollar  scholarship.  He  said  that  his  father  had  given 
him  a  *500  draft  on  a  Pittsburgh  bank,  which  he  must 
make  cover  all  his  expenses  for  the  year,  and  suggested 
that  by  paying  his  board  bill  in  advance  for  a  year  he 
niight  get  a  lower  rate. 

He  tendered  the  draft  in  payment  of  tuition,  but  when 
Mr.  Scott  informed  him  that  he  could  not  pay  him  any 
money  on  the  draft,  but  would  deposit  it  for  collection, 
the  young  man  said  that  in  the  neighboring  city  of  Paw- 
tucket  he  had  some  friends,  through  whose  introduction 
he  might  get  the  draft  cashed  at  a  bank.  The  "  student  " 
has  not  shown  up  since. 

We  are  surjirised  that  any  business  college  should  be 
caught  by  such  flim-flam  games. 

Yours  truly, 

T.  B.  Stowell, 
Principal  Providence,  R.  I,  Bryant  &  Stratton  Bus.  Coll. 

April  lii,  181)6. 

EDITOR'S  Calendar. 

The  Di.xon  College  Compendium  of  Business  Writing, 
by  L.  M.  Kelchner,  Dean  of  The  Northern  Illinois  Col- 
lege of  Pen  Art  and  Drawing,  Published  by  The  North- 
ern Illinois  Normal  School,  Dixon,  111.    Twelve  photo- 
engi-aved  plates,  (J  x  8  inches,  loose  sheets,  accompanied 
by  two  pages  of  instruction.     In  portfolio. 
Mr.  Kelchner's  skill  with  the  pen  and  his  ability  as  a 
teacher  is  so  well  known  that  anything  he  does  cannot 
fail  to  be  of  most  excellent  quality  and  to  interest  the 
profession.  The  work  of  these  12  plates  iscarefldly  graded, 
and  starts  with  sliding  and  gliding    tracmg  exercises, 
followed  by  other  movement  exercises,  then  takes  up  the 
small  letters  in  systematic  order,  then  short  words,  capi- 
tals,  capital   letter   exercises,  signatures,  body  writing, 
and  closes  with  full  page  letter.     Mr.  Kelchner's  business 
writing  is  legibility  itself,  is  free,  graceful  and  without 
shade.    It  is  just  such  a  hand  as  all  business  colleges 
would   like  to  give   their  students,  and    the  hand  ad- 
mired by  business  men.    The  Dixon  College  Compendium 
of    Business    writing   contains   about   as   much   photo- 
engraved,  straight-out,  high-grade  business  writing  as  we 
have  ever  seen  in  like  space. 


The  EDITOR'S  SCRAP  Book. 

1*vntnen'8  I^'xchtfUf/e  liepartment. 

All  that  is  necessary  to  join  tbe  Penmen's  Exchange  De- 
partment is  to  send  in  name  and  address,  which  will  he 
printed  in  The  JouKNAL  without  charge.  The  only  obliga- 
tion assumed  in  joining  is  to  exchange  specimens  of  your 
best  work  with  other  members  of  the  department.  All  pen- 
men, whether  amateurs  or  professionals,  should  have  scrap- 
books  of  work  of  other  penmen  both  for  their  own  use  in 
furnishing  a  variety  of  copies  and  inspiration,  as  well  as  a 
treasured  curiosity  to  keep.  These  specimens  become  more 
valuable  as  they  get  older,  and  in  a  few  years  the  collector 
who  starts  with  a  small  number  of  soecimens  in  his  scrap- 
book  will  be  surpiised  to  find  how  large  and  valuable  his  col- 
lection has  become. 

The  following  names  have  been  added  to  the  department : 
Proffssional, 

C.  G.  Kagey.  Hope  Nor.  School,  Hope,  Ind. 


sional  and  amateur  penmen.  There  is  no  charge  for  having 
your  name  and  address  put  in  this  column,  and  there  is  no 
other  responsibility  attached  to  it  than  to  exchange  speci- 
mens of  your  skill  with  others  whose  names  appear  in  this 
column  from  time  to  time.  In  sending  in  vour  name,  state 
whether  you  desire  to  be  classed  as  an  amateur  or  profes- 


ivhich  should  be  placed  the  best  specimens  to  be  had.     Put 
>n  name  and  date,  arrange  them  carefully,  separating  husi- 
ntal  writing,  having  a  depar' 


how  much  interest  and  benetit  i 

—  We  have  received  photograph  of  a  handsome  piece  of 
engrossing  executed  by  G.  \V.  Harman  for  the  N»^w  Orleans 
Cuiton  Exchange.  There  is  a  variety  of  script  work,  letter- 
ing and  drawing,  and  the  whole  forms  a  unique  design. 


Des  Moines.  la  ;  S.  M.  McVeigh.  Hartford  Bus.  Coll.,  Hart- 
ford. Conn  ;  D.  S.  Hill,  DruaRhons  Bus.  Coll..  Nashville. 
Tenn.;  J.  H.  Ennis.  Newport.  Oreg.:  H.  D.    Wells,  Memphis, 


—  Some  cards  sent  us  by  F.  B.  Moore,  Bus.  Uni..  Indian- 
apolis, Ind-.  have  dash,  grace  and  accuracy.  Mr.  Moore  is- 
one  of  our  best  writers,  and  his  work  is  constantly  improv- 
ing. 

—  G.  D.  Harden.  Shaw's  Bus.  Coll.,  Portland.  Me.,  submits 
a  package  of  dashily  written  cards. 

—  W.  E.  Hartsock,  St.  Louis.  Mc,  writes  a  Iwautiful  hand. 
as  we  have  occasion  to  know  from  examination  of  a  package 
of  cards  received  from  him. 


of  his  students.  Some  have  been  in  the  school  for  a  month, 
while  others  have  been  taking  lessons  for  five  months  ;  hence 
there  are  various  degrees  of  skill,  but  all  follow  the  i 
■arse  pen  and  rapid  busiii  "■'  '* 

__   __ie  work  done  in  this  ii 

to  congratulate  themselves. 

—  From  C.  A.  Faust.  Chicago  Bus.  Coll.,  we  have  received 
a  large  packaee  of  specimens  of  writing  of  students  of  that 
institution.  If  we  may  judge  by  the  specimens.  Bro.  Faust 
has  these  young  people  on  the  right  track  chirographically. 
The  specimens  are  all  rapidly  written,  and  show  that  Mr. 
Faust  has  thoroughly  impressed  his  students  with  tbe  idea 
of  what  business  writing  should  be.  There  are  so  many  good 
writers  that  we  do  not  dare  to  name  one  without  naming  all. 
and  that  would  occupy  too  much  space.  Mr.  Faust  knows 
how  to  teach  writing,  and  on  these  specimens  we  will  give 
him  a  diploma. 

—  We  have  received  a  neatly  bound  bonklrl^  "^  .  -ciinipl''^  "f 

writing  of  the  students  of  F.  B,  Moore  of  I-ii     '   -     i"l  . 

Bus.  Uni.     These  students  haro  been  und'M    i'         '       > ' 

Mr.  Moore  for  from  twu  to  five  mouths,      i  n^ 

are  written  with  a  straight  holder  and  u  iM;ii  h  :>  .nil  ;iil 
are  business  writing  from  the  start.  Every  indiviiliml  letter 
is  plain,  the  strokes  are  strong,  free  and  show  speed  in  every 
■ine.    Mr.   "  "" 

peeimens 
his  track. 

-  L.  C.  McCann.  Evansville.  Ind.,  Com'l  Coll.,  submits  i 


rublic  School  Work. 

—  P.  L.  Haeberle,  penman  State  Nor.  School.  Millersville. 
Pa.,  sends  a  package  of  work  from  the  pupils  in  the  model 
school  under  his  charge.  The  specimens  embrace  movement 
exercises,  sentence  writing,  etc.  The  ages  vary  from  eleven 
to  fourteen  years.  It  would  surprise  the  average  public 
school  croak 6r,who;th inks  pupils  of  this  agetcannot  be  taught 
business  writing,  to  examine  these  specimens. 

—  That  enterprising  supervisor,  J.  H.  Bachtenklrcher, 
Lafayette.  Ind..  favors  us  with  several  packages  embracing 
hundreds  of  specimens  of  writing  of  the  pupils  of  Lafayette 
Public  Schools,  from  the  second  grade  up.  All  the  speci- 
mens are  written  with  pen  and  ink  and  are  decidedly  neat. 
It  is  surprisintr  to  see  how  all  the  seven  year  old  youngsters 
handle  movement  exercises.  The  upper  grade  write  a  busi- 
ness hand  that  is  good  enough  for  anv  one.  The  good  work 
that  has  been  done  by  Mr.  Bachtenklrcher  for  several  years 
past  18  showing  now  as  never  before. 


THE 


bu5i>Iessjvia>1ager'5 


and  especially  gratified  to  notice  the  large  number  of  schools 
that  have  sent  clubs  this  year  that  have  never  sent  them 
bfeore.  Never  before  have  so  many  individual  subscriptions 
been  received.  Many  of  the  individual  subscriptions  have 
come  through  a  good  word  dropped  by  school  proprietors, 
penmen  and  public  school  teachers,  who  have  influenced 


}  friend  to  subscribe 


The  plan  of  two  editions  of  The 
success — m  fact,  it  has  made  a  great  nit.    ur  cc 
teacher  or  reader  who  desires  to  keep  up  with  the 

the  commercial  schools  and  writing  and  drawing  ._  , 

schools  will  continue  to  read  the  News  Edition  ;  but  to  the 
students  and  others  who  are  not  interested  in  the  news  of  the 
profession  at  large  the  Regular  Edition  offers  practically 


iL  has  proven  a 


1  public 


features  and  at  • 


During  the  balance  of  "IHi  several  special  editions  of  The 
JoL'BNAL  will  be  issued  in  order  to  reach  the  public  school 
and  other  fields  where  we  think  missionary  work  for  the 
cause  of  writing,  drawing  and  practical  education  should  be 
done.  We  have  two  objects  in  view  :  one  to  help  the  cause, 
the  other  to  increase  our  subscription  list.  Oftentimes  a 
single  sample  copy  Vjrings  us  several  subscribers  becau.se  it 
brings  the  matter  of  better  writing  honje  to  the  person  In 
whose  hands  it  has  fallen  in  such  a  way  that  be  subscribes, 
and  recommends  The  Joi'Unal  to  his  friends.  We  would 
suggest  to  our  friends  that  they  can  help  The  Journai.  and 
help  the  cause,  and  at  the  same  time  help  themselves,  by 


Although  The  Jour.v 


lud  card  writing.     All  are  g(X)d. 
—  J.  L.  WiUiaras.  Pen  Artist,  San  Francisco.  Cal.,  sendii 


1  the  past  has  been  fjuite  strong' 


sand  speciul  teachers,  dealing  with 


#--=^^ 


>^.^^-=^^x3 


pfirticulnr  brnndipn  and  (irados  of  the  work  in  u  specific 
wnv.  ThiH  we  think  will  ftpppal  pmcticnliy  to  all  who  have 
to  do  with  tb«»  teachiniE  €>f  writlnif  and  drawing  in  the  pub- 
lic schools.  Wo  hope  our  jmiIiIut  scIhioI  friends  wdl  sproud 
the  (food  news. 


Wo  aro  unable  to  furniith  back  nnmbers  of  the  News  Edi- 
tion for  W  at  club  rates.    Our  stork  of  the  first  four  months 
B  obliged  to  husband  it  for  the  reR- 


1  that 


_  _j  low  that  \ 
nlsrfuU  price  subscriptions,  and  this  reminds  u 
must  warn  oar  friends  to  keep  their  flies  of  The  JoruN 
complete  and  not  trust  to  us  to  supply  back  numbers.  Very 
few  bacli  numbers  are  kept,  and  if  you  wait  a  few  months  bc- 
foTO  soudliifc  for  a  particular  numl)er  it  may  be  too  late.  D. 
•ccntlv  otfored  $1  for  a  single  copy 
'U^  WHS  )i.-  t'.  complete  his  file.  Bv 
'  li  month  and  carefully 


L.  Hunt.  Stockt 
of  TnK.TnriiNAi 
seointi  that  you  u--- 
biuding  them  these  I 


ted. 


iril  binder  made  of  press- 

•  I  itNAL.    Papers  can  be. 

■'"'  »'.  month  and  it  will 

n  send  it  jwst-paid 


«..!.. .U..11.  i„-ii  work  has  been  rs- 
.  4.1  Kttst  Kanddlph  street.  Chicago, 
work  that  Mr.  Fau.st  advertises  as  a 

thing  in  thn  automatic  line  as  we 
tb*>  scrap  book  of 


Wo  have  a  noi 

board,  specially 


An  cx(|ulsito  pie'-e 
coived  from  C.  A.  Fau 
111.    This  iH  the  kind  o 


know  it  will  rhai , 
f  ul  blending  of  eol. 
you  do  not  g  ' 


Langdon  S.  Tbompson.  V^  Park  street.  Jersey  Citv.  N.  J.. 
hfrt'c^V^tTi'T'^  Surics  or  Drawing  Bo6ks.  published 
b>  U.  C.  Heath  &  Co..  and  a  Joihnai.  contributor  for  two 
vwrs  itast.  nas  a  national  reputation  as  a  teacher  of  drawing. 
Me  IS  in  constant  d.-niumi  as  a  lecturer  for  teachers'  insti- 
lUMs.  ,111  Mil s,  11,1,1  til.'  iriuberK  who  have  not  had  an  op- 

t.r,  ..   ,  V         V  '  "■'"'"'■»  «  Slimmer  art  school  for 

Thn.  .',  ~     '    I  '*'  '-r'^    '['""  ■'"'>■   '■'  *°  August  ;.     Mr. 

aliei  tioli  III.  1  T  •'    {'"^•.•^'•\»>'AL  have  attracted  great 


while  under  his  wrsonal  instruction.    A  cii 
particulars  will  be  mailed  by  addressing  hit 


Hendlng  out  some  excel- 
».    He  should  1>e  able  to 


liid  up  quite  a  busiu 


Judging  from  the  largt-  uumlK-r  of  requests  we  have  re- 
ceived reading  almut  as  follows;  "Please  change  the  ad- 
dress of  "ly  J»»t'BNAl.  to  Zaneriau  Art  College,  t'olumbus 
t»hio.    we  think  that  this  well-known  school  of  penmanship 


Midartis  rei-eiving  its  anQua)  influx  i>i  su 
the  season  when  special  opportunities 


8iriu«toi>erfect  th 
•   'eaohmg  these  ^.„..v 
e  than  value  received 


\t   ♦       K*        .V  •'"•"•■"•'vi's  m  wntinif.  drawing  and  methods 
of    teaohmg  these  branches.      The   Zaneriaa  always  gives 


Students 

V "-....^..enallde- 

ini;.  drawing  and  methods 


I  st«el  and  copper 


Frank  McLo««>  A  Bros.,  the  well  kuo\ 
?^  Ffm"lfil7'■'*^?'''"^^*'°*^'^*'**  '»'^"-  ^'ew  Yo7k'cMt"yVffire*l. 
.i;,.»!? !  L^^  •  **'*''"^  ttiey  continue  to  engrave  signatures. 

iXetTer  'jo^nTt^iletiJr'^'"^'  *"  "^'^^^^'^'^  ^"^^  "'  '^'^'^^ 


being  a  pamphlet  entitled  "  Our  Friends  Speak."  containing 


of  this  work  from  dav  to  day.     The  Aut< 

Co..  Milan.  Ohio,  who  have  an  advertisement  in  anomer  \\ 

of  The  JornN  ai„  are  the  manufacturers  and  J.  W.  Stoake 

the  inventor  and  patentee  of  this  pen.  By  \ 

j)any  yon  can  get  descriptii 

peofl     " 

etc. 


The  Phonographic  Institute  Co.,  Cincinnati.  Ohio,  pnblish- 
ers  of  the  Bonn  Pitman  System  of  Shorthand,  are  energetic 
people  and  bright  advertisers.  Dennis  F.  Murphy,  the  offi- 
cial reporter  of  the  United  States  Senate,  and  Geo.  C.  Hol- 
land, official  reporter  of  the  Canadian  Senate,  botti  indorse 
this  system.  Certitlrated  teachers  of  this  system  are  fur- 
nished to  schools  by  the  publib)iers. 


Shorthand  that  < 

learned,  that  is  no  L- .„^..,  ^^, .    ^.  —  ,-- 

duced  by  the  wonderful  machine  for  writing  shorthand,  the 
Stenograph,  manufattured  by  the  Stenograph  Co..  St. 
Louis.  Mo.,  who  rent  machines  on  trial. 


._ ,  .  I  polish  busineas. 

^cv,.u  ^— ....a  Crucible  Co..  Jersey  City.  N.  J.,  have  pla 
on  the  market  Dixon's  No.  (Mil  Cycle  Chain  Graphite,  a  ci 
pound  for  preventing  rust  and  wear  of  chain  and  for  ins 


David  Wolfe  Brown,  the  well  known  expert  reporter  of 
the  United  States  House  of  Representatives.  Washington. 
D.  C,  will  open  a  high  grade  school  of  shorthand  and  type- 
writing in  New  York  City  on  June  10  or  as  soon  thereafter 
as  the  adjournment  of  Congress  will  permit.  There  will  be 
departments  for  beginners  in  shorthand,  for  teachers  and 
those  looking  for  more  advanced  work  in  reporting,  depart- 
ment of  EnKlish  and  a  special  typewriting  departmeint.  Mr. 
Brown's  ability  as  an  expert  reporter  will  undoubtedly  in- 
duce a  large  number  of  teachers  to  come  to  him  from  a  dis- 
tance for  ■•  kinks  "  and  pointers  in  writing,  teaching  and  re- 
porting. A  course  in  this  school  will  increase  the  students 
r-making  capacity  so  that  it_will  e^n  big  interest  f~ 


Th*  Ellis  Publishing  Co..  Battle  Creek.  Mich.,  have  recently 
ssm-a  some  bright  advertiMng.     The  strongest  document 


Some  Pointers  About  Border  Designs. 

BY   JOHN   F.    BRILET,    JOURNAL   OFFIUIC. 

In  the  accompanying  cut  is  shown  what  might  he 
termed  a  rococo  border.  This  ornament  is  a  mean- 
ingless, though  often  a  very  rich  assemblage  of  fan- 
tastic scrolls,  which  is  used  very  extnsively  in  deco- 
rative art,  It  will  bear  an  infinite  number  of  modi- 
fications and  can  be  brought  into  use  in  many 
places  by  the  pen  artist.  In  this  copy  I  have  en- 
deavored to  get  away  from  the  type-effect  by  mak- 
in(^  a  longh.  unbroken  line  instead  of  a  smootli  and 
accurate  one.  The  rococo  ornament  will  be  found 
very  valuablefor  border  work,  as  it  requires  no  spac- 
iDg,  thus  saving  much  time  and  labor  The  scrolls. 
beins^  irregular  in  form  and  length,  can  be  easily 
adapted  to  occupy  any  desired  space. 

By  request  of  many  readers  of  The  Journal,  I 
herewith  give  an  explanation  of  the  tracing  process 
mentioned  in  my  lesson  for  March. 

Take  a  piece  of  tracing  jiaper  {a  good  quality  of 
tissue  paper  will  do),  and  place  it  on  the  drawing  to 
be  copied.  With  a  good  pencil  or  pen  trace  all  the 
lines  of  the  original  drawing  which  you  can  see 
through  the  transparent  tracing  paper.  After  you 
have  done  this  turn  the  tracing  paper  over  and 
black  the  portion  occupied  by  the  drawing  with  a 
soft  lead  pencil.  Now  place  your  tracing,  black 
side  down  on  yoar  drawing  paper  where  you  wish 
to  make  your  drawing,  and  with  a  hard  pencil  point 
trace  over  all  the  lines  which  yoii  have  pteviously 
made. 

Next  remove  the  tracing  paper  and  you  will  find 
that  you  have  printed  in  pencilings  a  perfect  copy 
of  your  original  drawing.  Now  finish  the  picture 
in  ink  and  erase  all  traces  of  the  pencil  with  a 
rubber. 

Fraternal  Notes. 

—  In  a  late  issue  of  the  Shenandoah.  Iowa.  Si-nfinel.  a 
notice  in  regard  to  the  work  sent  by  Miss  Man.-  Stimson. 
Supervisor  of  Writing  in  the  Public  Schook.'wbich  ap^ 
peured  in  the  April  JorRXAL,  was  published.  It  is  an 
excellent  plan  to  have  mention  made  of  the  work  m  the 
local  iMipers.  It  interests  people  who  would  never  give 
the  matter  thought  otherwise.  Miss  Stimson  writes  that 
there  is  great  interest  in  the  work  iu  the  Shenandoah 
schools  at  present. 

—  Plymouth,  Conn.,  has  introduced  vertical  writing. 

—  The  Merrill  system  of  vertical  writing  has  been 
adopted  in  the  Kalaicazoo,  Mich.,  schools.  ■  «:ii  =j 


95 

—  W.  L.  Smith.  Olive  Branch.  X.  C.  the  itinerant  pen- 
man, is  doing  a  grunil  work  iu  both  Carolinas.  He  travels 
from  town  to  tomi  and  meets  with  success  everywhere. 
In  this  wav  the  gospel  of  good  writing  is  carried  to  remote 
parts  of  the  country  that  cannot  otherwise  be  reached 
with  personal  teaching. 


"  Money,    riarbles,    or    Chalk "    Wouldn't 
Buy    His    File   of   The   Journal. 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah.  Februury  in.  I^0^1. 

Friend  Ames.— I  will  have  to  object  to  the  way  you  have 
of  expressing  the  contents  of  a  letter  received  from  Utah 
per  the  February  JouaNAL. 

Not  only  the  name  of  the  school,  but  the  name  of  the  head 
should  have  been  given,  and  not  give  some  people  the  chance 
to  think  the  teachers  of  business  iu  Utah  are  such  ignorant 
creatures. 

I  have  taken  the  Penman's  Art  Jouunai.  tor  nearly  twenty 
years,  and  would  as  soon  think  of  going  without  my  supper. 

The  Capital  City  Biisiness  College  could  not  get  along,  in- 
my  opinion,  withotit  The  Journal. 

We  take  all  of  the  educational  journals  that  we  can  afford, 
and  wish  we  were  rich  so  that  we  could  take  all  ot  them. 

In  the  past  twenty  years  what  I  have  gleaned  from  Thk 
JouHNAL  each  month  has  been  worth  more  than  the  cost 
for  the  twenty  years. 

I  have  all  but  one  copy  ot  The  Journal,  and  would  not 
sell  them  for  '■  Money.  Marbles,  or  Chalk." 

Very  truly.  O.  W.  Dix,  Prin. 

Capital  Citv  Business  College, 

(U-IS)  East  Second  South.  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 


Le  Clanche 
Ruling  Pen, 

FOR    OFFICE   AND    DRAUGHTSMEN'S 
USE.     PRICE.   $1.00. 

I  both 
ftnd  always 
Iu"      


It  (lopH  both 

nn  ftnd  alwayi 

luk  aloiu> 


.  V  Hack  Ik  You  Want  It," 
lliia  the  ueu  nil  we  claim, 
erf.    Mention  THE  Pi£KHAJi*a 


Le  Clanche  Ruling  Pen  Co., 

NOBI-ESVILLE.  IND. 


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The  "  Lawyer  and  Credit  Man 
and  Financial-Tradc-Press  Re- 
view "  covers  the  field  of  credits, 
commercial  law.  banking  and 
general  business.  Every  busi- 
ness college  should  see  that 
its  students  read  it.  Send  lo 
cents  for  sample  copy. 

WIXSBOKOUGH-IHVIXE  CO., 
Times  Bldg.,  N.  V.  City. 


Writing  Paper. 


See  Here  I 


rtl«ts'"  or  DlumoiiU 
)88  Inic  'I  [f  you  have 
t  you  have  ibIbbcU.  I 
k.»frjr«l. 


,.12  B.  M.  WORTHINGTON, 

65  North  Clark  Street.  CMICAaO.   ILL. 


DIPLOMAS 

FILLED   IN   AND   ENGROSSED. 

rnrrc?pondcn<e  solicited  from  Scbocj 
needing  anything  in  this  line. 

All  kinds  of  Pen  Work  c.\ecut«l  to  o 
der.    Lessons  by  mail.    Send  for  circular. 


r<ta. 


•  St..  St.  Louis,  Mo 


96 


'tdTVcl'Q^iMuiS 


Schools. 


Indiana. 

'INDIANAPOUS   BUSINESS  UNIVERSrTY.    Ea- 

UliIUb'^1  IK.'>0.    Biu1n«?M.  sborthAH').  PfmnaoAbtp, 


'  INDIAN  APOU5    COLLEGE    OP    COnnERCE. 

nirliTof  :wy™r.ex|«.rl«nc«I.-Hr-he>  shorthaml. 
Han<)<ujnif«l  pifhool  giurtfni  In  Inillnna.  El.'va. 
lor.  Pliftrlc  llKht.  ({a.  anil  8le«m  hfal.     Write  for 

Place. 
SPENCERIAN    BUSINESS    COLLEQE, 

»i.(.ll«.  rnd.    Endonie.-        " 
I'ul.lli    lii.lriiill.iii.    I 


Nlthvlll«,Tann.   In^nr-vl  V,t  nnnV^r.    M.rrt.aT.'.    .Ti.li.itHr. 

iB„.,kkr,.n|„s,      r,.,Mna„.h,,.,     Kl,„r I.      T>  ,,.  „r,l,M„. 

TaleKmphy,  etc.;    I2  teachers.      I  u    I:        ,...|.ii.« 

Willi  na  equal.  ]2  elaewhere.    >'•  1  f     N" 

wiilenng  our  BCliooI.    Wilte  ii-.       M.  mnii  (l.i.  i.njier.J 

flDtssourt. 

SPALDINO'S  COMMERCIAL  COLLEQE.  Kanaas 

'llv.M"  .  !■<  tile  ol(lc«t.  luTKest.  heat  buHlnea.  col- 
l.ve  In  111.- W.Ht.  ThopouKli  Instruction  Klvcn  In 
li....k.'.-iilnir.  '*lM)rlliaiiil.  typewriting.  telPKraphy, 
.■te.  (Vitali.KUe  free  Krttubllslicil  IHBS.  J.  F. 
si'.ll.IilMi.  .\.Jl..l"re»t. 

(Seorata. 

SULLIVAN    «   CRICHTON'S    BUSINESS   COL- 

LEOK.    8rlUK)l_   af    Shortliand    anil     Telegraiih.v, 


LeadlnK  college  Soutb.    Vo 


Connecticut. 


*   supply.    Catalogue 
lMOOLOPSHORT- 


■Rentuchp. 

ATTEND  y^THE  BEST  BUSINESS  COLLEGE 

r 

BUSINESS  COLLEGE.  Louitville  K).. 
OWENSBORO.  KY..  ANDEVANSVILLE.  I  NO. 


CATA- 
LOGUE 
FREE. 


'LOUISVILLE    BRYANT   &    STRATTON    BUSI- 

NE3SCOLLEOE.    Open  tllrougllout  the  year.    Stu- 
(lenu  may  enter  at  any  time.    CalaU»gue   free. 


Meat  IDirotnia. 


M.   FRASHER,   Prln 


®bto. 

MIAMI  COMMERCIAL  COLLBQB,  Dayton.  Ohio. 

.    r.   ^-iiT    .._„.|jpm      i^^^jj  establlshwl.    Thor- 


Caltfornia. 

GARDEN    CITY     BUSINESS     COLLEGE,      S«i 

Jo«-i.  Cal.  nne  of  iht  l>est  esiabll-b»'il  and  most 
fiuo^-eii^ful  e<lucatloDal  Inttttuiluns  of  tbe  PactQc 
81<.i)«.  Sp*^-ial  Penmanfihli'  Deuarinient  tn  charge 
of  C.  E.  WEBBER,  H.  B.  WORCESTER.  Pre*. 
HEALD'S  BUSINESS  COLLEOB.  San  Fru>- 
cLso<^.  For  30  years  tbo  largesi  iirlvate  scbool  west 
ofCblcago.    12.oo<J  rornier  pupils  now  prwperou* 

Colorado. 

WOO[)\S  OWTH-5 


Ucjas. 

ALAMO    CITY    BUSINESS    COLLBQB.     Normal 

A.aili-mv.  ShorthaDil,  Typewriting  and  Telegraph 
Instliiite.  Send  Tor  catalogu*;.  San  Anionlo. 
Texas. 

IFowa. 

CATALOGUES  of  The  CaplUl  CItv  Commercial 

CillfKe  anil  the  Capital  City  School  of  Shorthand 
will  W  sent  free  to  IntcndhiK  ^tudenttt.  Address 
MEH.\y  ft  McCAULEY.  De«  Moines.  Iowa.  These 
Instttutton!!  are  Qrat-class bunluess  tralolog  schools. 


Hrftansas. 


Canada. 


e  It  because  It  Is  HONEST. 


Principal.     Cc 


SHAW  &  ELLIOTT.  Proni 


College.    Stratford. 

rletors.  W.  J.  ELL- 

lal  feachers  supplied  to 

ONTARIO  BUSINESS  COLLEGE,  Belleville.  On- 
tario.   2Hth  year.     W.B.ROBINSON,    '   '" 


attended  business  college  in  America. 


,  principals  for  19  years.  Most  widely 
"Iness  college  In  America.  Address 
JOHNSON.  Belleville,  Ontario,  Can. 

PERNIN-SNELL  SHORTHAND— Easy,  fast,  read 


__  .        t  because  the  ' 
home,  $10— guaranteed. 


^^■^ltten-    Learn 


"Wortb  Carolina. 

CHARLOTTE  COM.  COLL..  Charlotte,  N. 


three  doz. 
lie.. 

fSv   . 

Circulars. 


Excelsior  obllque_  holder. 


A04  peuB.  >4 

g  cards,  l.Sc.; 

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/i^'i.^^^^e-^ 


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rapid    calculation.    corrfsDonilencc.    ooni'l  law. 

elocutfon,  political  ' 

fn  a  ^ 


and  nomial  training  a 
I  post  gratluate 


.     Familiar  with  Ellis' 

experience,  one  year  full  charve  < 
hebht  3ft.9ln.:  weight  I45ll.> 
to  Beacom.  Rearlck,  Eeichner,  l 
others.  Want  fair  salary  with 
outlook  l8  good.  Reaily  Sept. 
solutely  necessary     ■■■■■• 

MV  spcclaltfe« 
book-keep, 
letter  writ.,  raolt 
Have  public  scno 
school  and  eight  n 


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Bookkeeping,  office  routine  fall  dctallsi.  commercial 
calculations  (Including  the  most  successful  drill  In 
rapid  addition!  taught  by  mall  without  use  of 
tex^book3,  Entries  to  be  made  from  correspondence 
and  business  papers  mailed  to  each  student.  Course 
thus  resembfes  actual  office  work.  Explanations  In 
plain,  common-sense  language.  No  Intricate  terms. 
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Acknowledged   by  fli 
favorite  p« 


Favorite  steel 


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(assorted),  with  nanu 
1  set  olf-haud  capital 
ness  capitals.  25  ci-^ ; 
cts:  how  to  make  all 


D.     TAYLOR. 


Terms,  one-half  In  adva 


a  of  pen%vork,'25  cts.;  resolutions, 
etc..  engrossea. 

ARTISTIC  PENWORK.— Entrrosslng  of  Resolu- 


y  school  where  1  c 


!>'- 


weight 


studies  while  I 


■V  school'  where  I  can  purs 
Will  take  low  salary.    Bea 


I-:' 


,  Testimonials, 


_.  specialty.    Everv  _._ 

tal  pen  work  to  order.    Besn- 

DEV^HURSt.  m[ca, 

7-y 


w.  ■ 

L.  GLICK.  New  England  Bus.  Unl.,  Lowell, 

Mass.    1  doz.  Signatures,  on  cards- something  ele 
gant.  30c.;  Dual:         -       -    •     ~         —        ... 

the  work  Is'not .__. 

idjusted.   2Uc.    Large  stick  ^ndla    Ink.  5(lc 


■on  Capitals,  2(lc. 
:  all  for  50c     ■ 


Half  stick,  3UC. 


factory.  Obllqu 
^Ick  li 
Ornamental  Writing 


By  taking  one  of  the  above  named 
make  wond< 
auteed.    Samples  10 


make  wonderful  Improvement.    Satisfaction  guar- 


Clrculars  free. 


Mant"  B&s. 


In  an»werino  advertigementMsio'i^  by  a  nom-de- 
plum<,  d€iau»  and  mlgtake«  are  avfHded  by  nealinij 
arui  stamping  the  replies  ready  for  matitJig  and 
lOTiHitff  tti«  nom-de-plume  in  a  a*mer,  then  inclos- 
ing  such  staled  rtvUies  in  an  enveXtrut  addressed  to 
The  Penman^a  An  Journal,  soi  Broadway,  New 
Vork.  Postage  must  be  sent  for  forwa/rdinQ  Cata- 
lofjues.  Newspapers.  Photoffraphs,  &c. 


Situations  'GQlante&. 

HEI»E^'MA^*S  ARTJOIKNAKTEACH- 


toeethcr.  A  larir*^  acquaint  Roce  ninouif 
Hcuools  and  tenchprs  enablen  the  mannue- 
iiient  to  nelect  irood  teacbcrH  lor  good  Mcbools. 
Small  fee  l8  charged  Che  teacher  i  no  chHrve 
in  made  to  the  school.  ICeliable  hcIiooIh  seek- 
ing leaehertt,  and  well  qualified,  reliable 
teachers  seeking  places  are  ^vnnted  Tor  our 
Iit4ti4.  No  others  need  apply.  AddreMS  PEN- 
MANS  ART  JllirUNAL  TEACHERS'  BU- 
REAU. '^O'i  Broadway,  New  York. 


BOOKHEEP  ,  Arlth.  and  Pen.  are  my  special 
ties.  I  have  completed  English  branches  In  gooi 
seminar}'  and  hold  diploma  from  bus.  coll.  Have  tw 
years'    public    school    experience   and   taught  for 


'  In  busl.  coll.  and  i 


Age  2»  ;  weight  \^ 
,  good  re" 
?  low  salary. 


,   good  references.       Reai 


I  Ellis 
j  ft.  10  In.;  good 
me   10th.     Will 


Draughon's  Bus.  Coll., 


canl  writing  per  doz,.  13  c 


}om  38.  Vanderbllt 

>e  of  1 2  lessons  la  busl- 
*  iQ  free  hand  drawing, 
35  cUs. :  the  finest  of 
jcaps.  10  cts.  Designs 


boldt.  Eaosas.    For  sale  bv  booksellers  and  i 
tloners  all  over  the  U    " 
sample   colors,  prices, 
frte.    Special  price«  to  ( 


.  and  Canada.    Sheet  of 


PLAIN  and  ornamental  pen.,  book-keep,  and  cor- 
respondence are  my  specialties.  I  can  assist  in 
any  of  the  iftual  com'l  branches.  I  hold  good  teacher's 
certificate,  diploma  front  well  known  bus.  coll.  and 
nplete  Zanerlin  professional  course  In   near 

—  ■--  ■  ••- ars'  book-keep,  experience 

and  have    organized    and 


id  book-keep,  classes 
d  W.  A  B.'s  texts.  P 
:);  height  5  ft.  7  In. :   niarrled.     Refer  t 


--.e  year.  Familiar 
Perfect  health  ; 


::olIege.      Will  take  low  salary.    Ready 


May   15th.     Addi 
Jont.SAL. 

WRITING,  draw,  and  book-1 
ties,  but  I  teach  all  con 
math.,  botan)',  phvslcs.  geology, 
miliar  with  W.  &  R.'sand  Ellls'^s.i 

fileted  writ,  and  draw,  courses  In 
eges.    Have  also  completed  Nor. 

eluding  some  of  f"     

teaching  experlen 


\  of  the  sciences.    Have  had 


supervisor  In  public  schools.    Age  27  ;  perfect  nealth; 


170  ;  height  5   ft. 


iioderate  salar}'.    Address  "S.  E.  O.,' 


Ready  June  1st.     Want 


T 


EACHER  of  Graham  and  Dement    shorthand 
:  od  English  education  Is  open  for  engag 

30:  weight  Ifib:  height  0  -     ^-   .:\ 

Strong   references. 


Igbt  155:  height  0  ft.;  good  healtl 


•  WAKE,"  care  Pe>ka.x's 


Low  salary.      Ad 


TEACH  KR  of  book-k.- 


TEACH  plain  and  ornamental  pen.,  draw.,  book- 
irpoii     inw    nrith..  ecleetic  shorthand  and    civil 
branches  and    vocal 


music.    Have  four  ; 


IAI»I  A  gr 
stenogra 
Have    five 
Eclectic  and 


height  5  ft.  7^ 


rapid  calculation.    Can  also 


MV  specialties  are  book-keep., 
pen.,  law.  arlth.,  rapid  ca._ 

teach  Eng.  branches  and  higher  mathematics.     Have 
cnninified  all  Eng.  branches  required  fof  first  grade 
— a .  ..„   . —   j,pu    graduate  and 


took  pen.  under  Madarasz. 

'-■    all  standardsye , „__.  _ 

weight  150  :  unmarried.    Wllj_take  low 


miliar  with  all  standard  systems.    Age  25;   height  1 


alary.      Ready  Ju 


Address    "OWN,' 


OOKKEEPa,      bus.     prac..    pen.,    law, 
'    calculation  and  cor  "  "  " 


ratory,  com'l  and  pen.  courses.    Have  had  five  yei 
pub.  school   teachfng  experience.     Age  23  ;    weight 
1h5;  height  5  ft.     In.;  unmarried.    Refer  to  Rearlck, 
Kelchner  and  others.    Want  moderate  salary.    Ready 


PLAIN  and  ornamental  pen.,  bookkeep., 
and  bus.  law  are  my  specialties.    I   have 
hool  education,  am  a  grodua 


e  been  a  student  of  the  Zanerlan, 


everal  years'  teachlot;  experience 


Ago  30;  weight  120;   height  5  ft.  0  In.; 


i;iM. 


W.  B.  Elliott  and  others. 
1  teach  shirtband 


pared,  all-round 


soil,  and  Zanerla 


married.    Refers  i 

Win  accept  low  salary-  My  w 

For  any  school  wanting  both 

blned  salary.    Acldrcss  "  K.  C 

JOOBKAL- 

*     TliOlt 

mental    |>'  i 
teaches  .ti  n  i, 

graduate,  wli 

feet  health:  a„-   -_.       --„ ,   — „--.    _    -..    __   

married.  Refers  to  Zauer  and  others.  Want  fair 
salary  ivlth  good  school.  Address  "  R.  A.  H.,"  cure 
Penmanb  Abt  Journal. 

BUOKKEEP., com'l  law  and  Graham  and  Pit- 
man shorthand  are  my  specialties.    I 
arlth,.    gram.,    civil    govt.,    hlsr--        ■*■ 
Have  completed  high  st-hiol  and 

four  years' com'l  and'--  ~ -' 

experience  and  twoy__.      _.      __ 
office      Familiar  wlth^W.   &  R 

In.;   unmarried. 


govt.,    history,    literature. 


Want  fair  salary  and  < 
"i)Al'."eare  Pesmas's  Abt  J( 

MV  specialties  are  plain  and 
bookkeep..  but  lean  also 
civil  govt,  and  i 


pub.  sch<  ol  teaching 

stenographer  In  railroad 

■    R.'s,  Powers,'  Ellis*  and 

ht   140;   height  5  ft.  11 

Ready    June 


history,  gram.. 


Familiar  with 

texts.  Perfect  health;  age  25;  welghi 
rled.  Strong  references.  Ready  any  tlr 
salary.      Address  "  D.   R.   A.,"    care    P 


fSgir^SL> 


iTtiCQ^wuuiS 


M 


■ndl  t«icb  i'pell..  orthCK..  ktbni-.  ■ 
ipk4«d  pab.  nchool  «>ar»e      Hi*^l  iw 


lOOKKEEP..  pen..  «hnrth»n<J 
If^  I  al»o  («ach  aillh..  aram.. 
p*ll.  «nd_alltehr*^    I 

in  pub-  achoola  aoJ 


of  Ihe   On*l   thppe. 


,.  ba«.  and  p«'n 


.  ,.r»    com'I    dept.    teaching,      l-i 
'.\     .t  R-'n  and  Eastman's  i*"   ' " 
w-lKbt    144:  hPlKht  5  ri. 


t>ocMl  beatib: 


PEN.,  Oraham  Shorthan<l  and   b-xikkwp.  ar*  my  |    A 
gpwiallt"  and  I  rmn  ^^^'^ff^'^i  "1  '  (^umTi     iSn 


special  I  If"* 

„.ji  a  ffr    

Zanerlan 


Coll.  and  am  irraduale  of   shonband 


FamJUmr  wUb  iitAnilard  text*     Age 
•;   helKht  fl  ft.    !Oln.;unmaiTl«L    St<"-y- 
Wanl    fair    ularr    with  jfoocl    achool: 
.RT. 


r«wly  Sept.  1  nl.    Addreaa  "  ART."  care  PasMan  i 

31' 


In  (C(Knl  bun.  coll.     Familiar  with  W.  *  R. 


tezta.    Age.1A:  wriKlit  I4fi:   hPi 
to  I'oweni.  Lfbr  and  othera. 
Kood  Hchool.    Ready  May 


idy  May    IT 


W 


..lulUAU-of  J('-   I 

It  (J.TrenUni   n 
N.    Y,   City,      li.i 
ftchool  teaf.'htri>:  <  ' 
ivir<*  and  i'wk) 
helBht  &  ft 

Keaii'y  J< 


inmarrlrd       Rt-f 


wi-lifht  Hill; 
-.,-,  U.  ItoflivHtft 
moderale  aalory 


LADV  TEACHER 


eclectic    ahorthand, 


Zanerlnn  Art  C«li  tralntnR,  with 


pub  Nchoot  and  iievernl  n 
expi'rienee-  Ak»'  '20;  wel 
unmarried.  Ri-fcrH  t«>  Zi 
moderate  dalarr.    Ready  J 


HOhool  education 


MY  spocloliloji  are  Llndxley  shorthand  and  type- 
writ.   Alwi  tench  bookkc«'p.,pen.,  law,  uriiii,. 
imomtca,  correiipondence.  U.  S.  history,  kpok.  and 


;.  drill.    I  hnve  c 


1  Nchool  cducntloa  a 


ended  wnilnary  and  military  academy  four  ye 
...    _  .  ...     ._..  ....    -Tat-hinn    cxpenei 

StrouB  rcrercn 


nlfcht    HChool    teach  Ing 


7  lii.j  unmarried. 


e;: 


Art  Jouhkal. 

ATRArilER  of  Now  Rapid  nhorthand  and  book- 
ki'<-|i    Ih  opi-n  for  i-iitriiKcnii-ut.    Hehoithadtwo 

M'tir-t'  iiui.  ~  ii.>  1  -•'  and  thoroUfth  com'I  trnln- 

lnK:ii'<<     I     -I I  Mclier.      HeultnKOod:  affe^it: 


Jul) 


r  JOUKKAL. 


WANT  a  position  In  < 


J.  school.  My  spoctaitl< 
nient  shorthand  and  I  atsti  wvku  \ 
nil  coin'l  branches,  nUrehra,  pollt 
rhetoric.  Am  a  Rroduate  of  nlKh 
and  Hpent  two  yeara  In  literary  n 
"'  "*  R.,Muiise1nian's.Stldler's.  ElU 
Health  Ruo<l;  age  XH;  welgli 


lOln.L 


1  referenceii     Wimt   ftilr  Halnrv. 
\'  notice.     Address  "  L.  E.  T.."  care 

11IAVE  irtUKlit  llvo  yours    In   pub.  schools,  five 
ycnrx  III    ■•■nu'I    ili'iiti.;     niiil    Imvi-   MtUdlOil    lu    nub. 

annn.'          .    ^    ■    ■^   ■  111  ■  Topeka,  fcans. 

B.  r  ,1        ,  (          IMS     Pnmlllar  with 

W.  «    K  '  i.xtB  and  Munstm 

I'houi-k;  1    I.     Mil  ,..     -I    ^^.■l«ht  IrtO;    helKht 

fair  lUiltu-Y  \vlth  Al  .suhuul.  Rvmly  July  1.  Address 
■•O.  A.  R,.    care  Pkxman's  ART  JoVRNAl-. 

ATEACIIEU  of  tfl  years*  experience  In  pub. 
and  privnte  sehools.  competent  to  teach  t>ouk- 
keep.,  arlth.,  low,  pen..  poUtlcul  eeononiy,  Orahnm 
and  "  Twentieth  Century  shorthand,"  typewrit .  bus. 

Rrac.,  EOB.  ftram.  and  correspondence  will  be  ready 
.tr  position  July  1  Has  completed  Eiiff.  and  eom*l 
c^mrsos  In  good  school.  Holds  two  diplomas  from 
Clututauqua  and  has  supplemented  this  by  private 
study.  Oood  health;  age  Stt;  height  5  ft.  0«  lo.; 
married.  Hb  witeteachea  ahorthand  and  typewrit. 
Scorvs  of  endorsements.  Wants  fair  salary  with  good 
school,  either  public  or  private.  Prefers  Eastern  antl 
Norlhem  position.  Addresa  "  I.  T.  R.,"  care  Penhax's 

ART  JOI'RNAU 


A 


TEACHER  of  pen.,  gram.,  arlth.,  le 


tug,  biHikkeep.   with 

be  open  for  engagement  S«>pt.  1 


thoroush  courses  In  Kng.  and  scientific  branches, 
also  In  bus.  and  pen.  Age  «R;  weight  IW;  mnrrled. 
Strving  references.  Wants  fair  Milar>  with  gt>o.l 
achtxM.      Address    "O.  R.  E.."    eare    Pk^max's    art 

JOl'RNAI. 

ATK.\CRER  with  coll.  and  unlv  training, 
many  years'  experience  as  suuervMng  prln.  and 
dept.  work.  Has  been  at  head  of  bus.  dept.  of  large 
con,  for  two  years.  H  sspeciallleaare  banking,  bus. 
pme  ,  bookkeep..  com'I  artth.,  com*!  law.  Vflll  be 
i>iwn  for  engagement  June  10.  Familiar  with  W. 
<&  R-'s,  Sadler*s  antl  Rills'  sj-steius.  Health  good :  age 
SO;  weight  laO:  height  S  ft.  NH  In. :  marrl»r  Stmng 
references.  Wauls  (air  salary.  Address  -FRONT." 
care  P£.nha.n^  Aet  JovmtaL. 


I{i>adv  Sept.    1.     Address  '■  R.  E.  V.,"  car*' 

I.ADV  TEACHER  of  Munson  shorthand  ami 
/*.  graduate  of  bigb  school  and  Chicago  Athenteum 
shorthand  school  deslrespoiiltlon  as  teacher  of  short- 
hand and  typewriting.  Has  had  six  years  leaehlnn 
experience  In  public  iH-hoolB  and  six  years  as  teachei 
of  shorthand  and  typewrit.  In  bu*. 
expert  In  typewrit.  ■  ■  - 
writing  machines, 
height   6  ft.  5 


ood  health :  age  80 :  welei 

„.^...   ~  ... jnraarrled.      Strong    refe 

WanlA  moderate  salary.       Address    '  YORK, 


Pk.-*] 


AN  all-round  man  whow  specialties  are  plain  and 
'  ornamental  pen.,  bookkeep.,  arlih..  law,  corre- 
spondence and  spell,  and  who  Is  an  expert  lo  rapid 
addition  and  com'I  calculations  will  be  open  for  eu- 

Ragement  Aug.  I.  Has  had  common  school  traln- 
1?  and  Is^  graduate  of  Ferris  Industrial  School. 
Has  two  years'  experience  in  bus.  coll.  work  and  one 
year  aa  prln.  of  com'I  dept.  Familiar  with  oil  leading 
systema.  Oood  health:  age  24;  weight  140;  height 
.1  ft.  8  In.;  unmarried.  Refers  to  Terris.  Wessel, 
swarthoul,  Shaw  and  others.  Moderate  Mlary. 
Ready  Aug.  1,  but  would  prefer  Sept.  1.  Address 
'  Y.  N.  E  ,'^care  Pk-imax's  Art  Joitb.val. 


ZEeacbers  TPtnanteC). 


rfiHKrKNM  I 


MtTJOlRNALTEACH- 


111   II  KA  I 

niercini,  mid  Hhorllinml  nnd  typen-rilini 
brnnihiHonh.  It  bringH  lencherH  and  Hchooli 
lugt-ilnr.  i  la  rue  nciinnintnnce  among 
»(  r>oo1-  iinil  Kiu-herH  ennbleH  the  manage* 
mnii  ro  ■.I'lrri  uuod  teacbersfor good  scbooli* 
Siiiull  <<'•-  i«  'liiirged  the  lenrlier  ■  no  clinrgi 
IN  iiindt'  lo  I  Ik-  Hi'bool.  RpllabtescuoolBBeek' 
iiikf  irnrbn-.  und  well  qualified,  reliable 
ft-it.lirr-  -rrUiiiu  ptnrcM  nrci  wanted  for  OUT 
li-iH  No  oiIm  I-  iMi-a  apply.  AridreHs  PEN- 
>l  *  N>  A  KT  .HM  KN  IK  TEACHERS'  BI'- 
IC  V.  \  \  .  liVl  ltrmMl«n\,  New  Vorlf 
\\r.\N'rF,l»  iiir-.iii  III  iiii'li  lirhool,  a  young  man  t<! 
If  tfa.-h  |i.nni.i(i-iii|i,  >^  li-i  wishes  to  take  a  couree 
uf  lK>ukk('i'i<]iik-  1  I  I  hi  IIS  Til.'  (insltlon  will  be  perma- 
becoming  famlllat 


COMMERCIAI.  and  PEN.IIANSHIP. 

R.I.,  Flrst-cIaMman;  goodsaUry.  \Vi»..alln.u 
nan.  N.  V..  Al  penman  and  teacher :  one  w 
caches  shorthand  preferred;  good  salary,  liii 
-om'landpen.  Maan.,  two  com'I.  «Ja.,  all-n>u 
eacber  and  manag«r.  Kaaiern  Stale.  nmiiii« 
or  bus.  prac.  dept.  who  teaches  arlth..  ranid  cal.  a 
ttrres.:    good  salary:    good  school.     Ill.»  -"'•  ■ 

Lmnd   teacher.    N.   V..  all-round  teacher 


a  good  penman:  large  school:  good  salary.  Pa., 
all-round  com'h'Ellissystem:  do  pen.  Ind.,  pennum 
who  can  assist  In  com'I  dept.  of  nor.  coll.  Pa..  Ai 
teacher  to  take  charge  of  comi  dept.  of  bus.  coll 


teacher  lo  take  charge  of  < 
~  ung  penman:    pt 

Conn.,  flrst-cla 


penman:    part  cash:  part  tuition  In 

^_^ n..  flrst-class  teacher,   strong 

good  penman  for  large  achool.     III.,  prln.  for 

■^ — .  _.. — ^^  small  Ir — * *      "- 

teacher.     I 
ill  school:  Fl 
all-round    com'I  tenchi 


take  charge  of  small  school ;  Fill!*  --' 

Slate,    all-round    con  " 

schfx>l.    Tenn.,  young 

a  day  and  write  canls,  t,-.^.,  >.». 

pen.  and  com'I.     N.  V.,  pen. 

pen.  and  com'I.    Pa.,  "'* 

pen.  and   English,      ilbiun..   au-iw,,,,. 

partner.    \Va«b..  all-round  teacher. 

3ir!*IC,  ART  and  EL.OCrTH»N. 

K  Y.,  teacher  of  music,  art  and  elocution. 

Information  about  thJ^8e  vacancies  will  be  si 
all  who  register  In  Tkp. 

ERS'   BtREA  •■•       ' 

application. 


iUanks  nnd  particulars  malltnl  upoi 


k-tth  I 


Dit.v 


■-I.  Ill  of  shorthand.      Ari- 
TICAL     BUSINESS  COL- 


;,  NasthvllU' 

AMOI'THERN  school  wants  a  young  man  to 
teach  penmanship  about  two  hours  per  day.  and 
to  devote  the  balance  of  the  time  to  addressing  en- 
velopes, writing  cards,  etc.  Must  be  a  good  penman, 
and  If  not  full  of  energy  and  a  good  worker  ine  posi- 
tion will  not  last  long.  We  would  also  accept  a  young 
man  who  can  teach  penmanship  and  desires  to  become 
familiar  with  our  course  of  boolckeeplng, 
ig  a  permanent  posltli  -■- 
['graph  y 


Charges.  OncHalf  Usual  Rates. 

Facilitie.-*    l'nMirp;.-i.i.       S.tmccs   linnest.   ef- 

ticient       Krnl.ir-..l    by    r,r;..l  inc  K.iucators.     We 

I'ayforKu..«l...l^;onfVa.-,Mr,....  Write  today 


'KN^IAVS    AIIT  .lOntNAl.  TEACIIEU? 

KIKEAI  . 

A  Tnic  lu  Two  ClinpterH. 


allv  yo 
.  HurtI 


MORSE,  Prop.  Hartford,  Conn..  Bus.  Coll. 


CllArTERlI. 

KUAN'S  Art  JntniNAL  Teachrrs'  Bl-reai 
Dkar  Sirs  :— I  have  accepted  a  posltloi 
Morse  of  the  Hartford.  Conn.,  Bus.  Coll. 


with  tern)B  a 

"^ers'agt--. 

agency  is  tht  c 


teachers'  agency 


I  E.   H. 


A.  r:  kip,  Napa.  Cal..  Coll. 
have  hundreds  of  similar  letters  on  file. 

PENMAN'S  ART  JOI'RNAI.  TEACHERS' 
BrKF\I   .   •*<►■»    Hrond-nnv,  N.  Y. 
May.  Jiiii.  ■  n~h  months  In 

le  emp! -M  ■  iving calls  for 

teachers  a  I  n  is  t  dally.    We 

them  the  (oil. iwuik'  i     '    "-       i  i>i.  sent,  among 

SCPERVISORS. 
l.ARRE  CITY. -A  well  educated  man.  able  to 
Tlte  and  teach  Ijoth  slant  and  vertical  writing,  with 
leaning  townrd  veriU-at.  Must  be  capable  of  plan- 
ning course  of  study  and  directing  large  corps  of 
teachers.  Salary  91600  to^lNtH)  for  9  months. 
CONN.— A  special  teacher  of  writing  for  to»-n  of 


Teacher  to  take  Interest  in  school;  Ohio,  coni'l  also" 

MCNSON.-Ga. 

«RAH.^.M.->Iicb.,Lad*;M'is..  Ladv;  Minn., 
Ladv;  Ohio.  U  Im.,  Ladj;  Tenn.,  also  Telegraphy; 
N.  \  .,  also  Penmanship. 

PITMAN    tBenn  and  lsaac).-Penn.,  alsoflther 
English  or  Bookkeep. ;  (ia. 
NEW  RAPIU.-Pa.,  also  com'I. 
SCOTT-BRpWNE.-nemeru    Slate.    Tern. 


JSudincdd  tS)pportuntticd. 

IF  YOr  WANT  to  reach  penmen,  comnicrclal 
school  proprietors  and  teachers  supervl.Hors  of 
writing  and  drawing,  etc..  Tbk  Journal's  wtiiit  col- 
umns will  put  you  In  communication  with  them. 
Possibly  you  have  u  pen,  Ink,  penholder  or  soniethliig 
of  the  kind  to  put  on  the  market.  You  may  want  n 
partner  for  some  business  enterprise,  etc.  This  Is  the 
column  to  put  you  In  communication  with  the  right 


Tlie  price  Ih  8*2.30  eacli  iudertl 
not  to  exceed  one  incb.     Iftwo... 
be  paid  for  in    advance  <«.'()  the  ad 

win  be  I     ■  '    ■  

desired. 


eed  one  incb.     If 

, r  in    advance  <8.'S»  .- 

ill  be  entitled  to  a  (bird  iuscrtiou  free,  if 


W^ 

ROOSE.  Omaha,  Neb, 

FOR  SALK.-The  eood  will  and  plates  of  a  well 
advertised  and  widely  used  set  of  writing  lessons. 
Copper  plate  engraving  ;  thousands  of  dollars  spent 
In  aavertlslng  ;  International  reputation.  Reason  for 
selling  :  conflicts  with  present  business  of  owner.    A 

food  thing  for  a  hustling  advertiser.    Address  "WRIT- 
NO  LESSONS."  care  Penman's  Art  Joitrnal. 

WJ.   KINSLEV.  202  Broadway.  Nf 
•      writer    of    odi      " 


*       >^        * 

Scbools  jfor  Sale. 

FF  YOr  WISH  to  sell  J 


TF  YO 

will  (lo  the  business  at  short  order  and  for  small  t. 
pense.    Practically  all  commercial  school  proprletoi 


to  find  a  partner.  The  Jour 


ichers  lu  America  read  The  Jopr>__  „ 

adv't  In  these  columns  will  place  what  you  have  to 
say  before  them. 

The  price  in  ^'.^..^O  each  innertion  for  adn. 
not  to  exceed  one  incb.  If  two  inHertionH 
be  imid  tor  in  advance  (85)  Ibe  advertJHer 
%vin  be  entitled  lo  a  third  insertion  free,  il 

FORMAI..E.  A9i  Interest  in  a  paying  business 
collage,  for $«00-$;irO cash,  balance Intere.fl  benr 
ing  notes  of  125  each,  one  due  each  month  until  .ill 
are  paid.  A  good  chance  for  a  voung  teacher  wlm 
understands  nis  business.  Address  "S3U0,"  can' 
Penman's  Art  Journal. 

|,^OK     ^-^   \   l.l-,.  \      ^^.   II     .■.|.|l|,[..   ,1     liN-ii Ih   ... 


iaaoo.    Don't  write  unless  you  mean  business.    It  is  a 

bargain.  Stand   closest    Investigation.     References 

required.  Address    "SURE  SALE."    care   Penman 

F4H{  ■*  \  I .  I .  (  II  i:  \  |».    A  thoroughly  established 

•  "  H  manufacturing  city  of  5i).- 

Oru  ,,.    uew  furniture;   Individual 

ofTlr.  ■!  iiiiii-rclal  department.    Enroll- 

niciM  !i  iirs.      Address  "  B.  C."  care 
Pkvm- 

(lEN'li;  \  1.    H  \^--.     A  well  established  business 

-     '  '  '  lif  best  town,  for  business.  In 

tbi-   ^'  '  M  iil!<hlngs.  elegant  rooms.     So 

coini'  .   ..I   t<Trltor>- todrawfrom.    At- 

teo'i;.!!  111,!.-  that  of  last  and  can  be 


"CENTRAL    MASS.. 


L^Ol'RS  IF  YOU  WANT  IT.    An  up-to-date, 
■       thoroughly  equipped  school,  located  In  Pennsyl- 


9T 

BiU^t&Sfratfon 
Business  College 

aisibszi   CMcUffA  OPPOSITE. 

WABASH  AV.  VlllUlSV  AUDnXNIIVM 

•LanSest- Oldest--  Best- 

OMX'A  NIGHT  COURSES 

■Business-Shorthand  En^lish- 

MosrUiKURiousiy  Furnish  ED  Scnaoi'AMCRicA 


-)i         ''I    ■^■'  .'  .■■  •■''■■     ..i:. 


GOOD  POSITIONS 

SCCUREO  BY  SIUDENTS 

Business  Hrms  Supplied  witti  Help 

VISnORS  WELCOME  Pttone  HARRISON  eA9 

Send  for  Catalogue   L. 


FREB.    For  three  one-cent  Atampi  to  pay  coal 

of  return  postage  and  paper  usc<l,  1  win  mall  to 
ftuy  re.ider  of  the  Art  Jocrnal  a  spechnen  of  my 
most  accurate  Aittomotic  Pen  Lettering,  my  own 
IH-page  CIreular  and  Sample  -Sheet  of  Automatic 
Inks  and  Ornaments  used  with  the  automatic 
pens.  A.  B.  CUSHMAN.  Auto.  Shading  Pen  Artist 
and  sign  Writer,  Humboldt,  Kansas.  Please  say 
you  saw  my  advertisement  In  the  ART  Journal. 


JFor  Sale  oc  XCca&e. 


IT 


A\  K    V<»r  some  rare  works  on  penmanship, 

MINI    i.ihi;ible  pen  specimens,  some  ponman> 
n.  -,  Mr  Minihirig  that  you  want  to  sell  or  trade? 


Interested  In  things  of  thi 


po.sslble  to  Und.    You  may  have 


It  how  It  works. 


Try  II 


The  price  Ir  »'i,SO  encli  hiHertlou  lornilN. 
not  to  exceed  one  Inch.  It  nvo  InacrilonH 
***'iiV"u'**^**''.*."  ndvnnce  (g.-Ji  ili<>  ndveriUer 
tTe  Ired  *"  ^  Iu»eriion  IVco,  II 

FOR  SAI.E.-CoDles  for  sale.  I  Imveii  few  set^i  of 
pcn-ioritten  copies  Including  sets  of  Business  Cap- 
tills  and  Ornamental  Cupltols  valuube  to  private 
learners,  which  I  will  moll,  nostage  prepaid,  for  OOo 
C.  C.  LIFTER,  2488  Crystal  Ave.TBaltlmorerMd. 

FOR  SAljE.— A  copy  of  "  Williams  &  Packard's" 
Hems   of    Penmansliln "    In  almost   perfect  con- 
dition. Price  90.     "PENftlAN."  care   Pbnmah's  AiiT 

JOURNAL, 

^^ 

Scbool  ^furniture  anO  Supplies 
Jfor  Sale  or  jejcbange. 

ARK  VOU  putting  In  new  furniture,  and  would 
you  like  to  dispose  of  your  old  furniture?    Aro 
you  changing  text-books,  and  would  von  like  to  sell 


If  there  Is  any  oi 
'irnlture,  supplIcH, 


curlty  at  i»),  60  and   WO  days.    Good  enroMi 
and  goo«l  prospects  for  the  future,  but  i 
iflnement  has  Impaired  health    ol 

sell.    City  has  lO.OOU,  Is  on  a'boom; 


close  confinement  has  Impaired  health    of    present 

1.    City  has  lo.oou.  Is  on  -   " 

school  of  the  kind  within  5U  mite 


have  llOdO,  or  «rtOO  rash   addn 


Scbools  'CClante&. 


O 


NE.IIAI.P  I 


ell  enitabllshed 


hustler.     Ref^pf 


:o    ability,    characli 


noanclal    standing    furnished.      Arldi 
"'ANTED."  care  Penuan'i 

W  A  NT  to  purchase  i 


MAN'S  ART  JOl'RNAl. 


located  1 

lowest  price 


pnid  for  in  tnU 


inrh.^Ifrwo  fniieriln 


THE  BUST  RUHINESS  PEN  MADEt 

Result  of  21  years'  experk-nce. 
»ne  Dollar  per  (JroHsi>r  Ten  rents  per  Dozen.    Sutnl 
r  a    trial  Itr.lvr  To-duu !    AddrexH. 
>l   '■   A    \KMk.  E.  H.  KOUINS.  Wichita.  Kan. 


BRIGHT    -M       .jt 
BUSINESS       -^      .jt 
BROCHURES.      -^      .^ 

We  design  f and  often  print  complete)  cata- 
logues and  other  -J*  Modem  v^  Business  ^ 
Literature  -*  for  some  of  tfie  best  known 
btisiness  firms  in  America. 

Our  clients  include  a  few  scliools — not 
ma.ny,  but  every  one  of  tfiem  an  ui>-to-date 
scfiool  that  appreciates  the  value  of  up-to-date 
things.  Why  is  it  that  the  SuccessfuISchools 
come  to  us,  pay  us  a  fair  price,  cash  do^vn, 
while  everybody  knows  the  local  printer 
would  be  glad  of  the  job  on  six  months* 
time  ? 

Probably  you  are  as  good  at  guessing  as  wc. 

AMES  &  ROLLINSON  CO., 

202  Broadw^ay,  New^  York. 


98 


PERNIN    SHORTHAND. 

Why 


OPUHI    l,>-     , 


iLlylnK  It  ? 
of  the  lealln?  Coivi 


.  Colleges. 


Because  ??g 


llhin  lhep«»t  .1 
ujie  uid  recoinmeoil  It  enthusiastically  everywhere  ? 
old  Nhadeil  and  pmtltloii  syHtems  chanvln^  nrr  to  the  PERIHN  ? 
RLDS  FAIR  jward  of  MEDAL  and  DIPLOMA  ! 
School  Board   waa  coDrlnce<I  of  Its  SUPERIOR  MERITS  and  adopted 


_-  _   -  -  .   quickly 

[table  of  the  highest  iiiieed.  aiul  adapted  alil 
lid  and  the  adult. 
POSinoN.   few  word  alfrns.  vowels  follow 


ulckly  learned.    BEAD    LIKE   PRIST, 


BECAUSE  It  can  be  learned  for  practical  um 
They  feel  the  nwyl  of  a  more  facile  and  ICKlble  shorthand. 
It  waa  adjudged  the  BE.ST  of  all  shorthand  sysu-ms  In  u 
TKIAI.  I.EMHON*  AND  CI 
complete  SEI,F.INHTRV<:TOH,»2.m).    Money   rel 
lalred.    Write  II.  .11.  PF.KNIN.  Author.  Detroit,  rflch. 


nprebeuslon  of  the 
tn  tht  itortl,  and 


^EEKS  Instead  of  MONTHS  and  YEARS. 


1  AW  0      A  New  Light! 

/::^^A  The  X-Raj  ,C  Sborthand  World. 

IIw  It  nnd  tliiTi'  will  IH-  no  morednrk  invslcrlcs 
burled  In  your  cold  notes.    Already  in  l>mctlpal 
UK-.    Complelehodk.  wirinDtnictor.  «1.50.  Cir- 
.culiini  nnd  wimples  free.    Write  to  (lay. 
Creenwich  Business  College, 

Ko>l  <;re,.„..l,h,    Itliodi'    l-lnnd. 

When  Ordering  Typewriter  Ribbons, 
ROGERS  WOVEN  EDGE. 


any  other  make,    TItp 


[i-nillng  and  last  lonaei 


.iph  and  railroad 
I  nolden  tips  and 
iii'l  to  avoid  soil. 
Ml  unique.   They 


.-.KM)  I  1111  t:iuc;Li.AB. 


Rogers  Manllold  and  Carbon  Paper  Co., 


7S  MAIDEN  LANB. 


NEW  YORK. 


Mnnllold    I'np 


ON   DECK   FOR  WORK. 

GRAND  SUCCESS. 

THE  STENOGRAPH,^ 

Quickly  leBruert  ;  no  fltrain  of  eyes,  hand  oi 
Work  iinlfonii.  uccurate.  t-asv  nud  reliable.  S 
32  I.a*!e  Circular.     MftcUliics  reuie«l  on  trial. 

U.  S.  STENOGRAPH  CO. 

Price RfihtccI  tu  S-.i-'i.         :i-if  Si.   l.oiiii 


Are   You   Alive  ? 

Are  you  up  to  the  times?  Keep 
up  with  the  march  of  progress  and 

AluminoidPens. 

The  smoothest  and  most  durable 
pens  ever  introduced.  Send  loc. 
for  samples  worth  double. 

A.  L.  Salomon, 

177  Broadway,        -        -        New  York. 


LEARN  REPORTING  FROM  A  REPORTER. 

David  Wolfe  Brown's  National  School  of  Reporting 

Will  be  openeil  in  New  York  City  on  June  first  (or  as  sonu  thereafter  as  the  adjourn- 
ment of  Congi-e83  will  permit).    The  School  will  embrace  four  Departments. 

1.  A  Department  of  Office  Shorthand,  in  which  pupils  will  be  conducted  in  the  briefest  possible 
time  from  the  stennffniphit:  nuiiinents  to  the  speed  of  the  busineM  amanuensis. 

J    A  Department  of  Professional  Reportlnfif,  devoted  to  the  most  advanced  shorthand  study  and 

„ll  ,,.)>,...  ),..,,.,,,t,,..j  , A^iiry  to  prepare  the  young  stenographer  for  court  or  general  report- 

ijii,'      :  ';:     ..  ;.  I   '  iiiiit,  unknown  iu  ordinary  shorthand  schools,  will  be  a  pre-eminent  feature 


jWhy 

® 


Why   "^'  ^^N^9   PITMAN'S  SHORTHAND 

Because 


etlge  hi 
CONSISTENT 


t  -'t  itie  1.<.\.VC  PI  r.M.\.\  PhonoirrapUv.  The 
■suits  ii(  ».  iiuKh  tUouk-Ut  and  praetieal  knowl- 
'Oiireci  for  tile  s^■ste^n  the  pi-<Mid  position  it  n,iw 
being  the  most  SIMPLE.  HRIEK,  LEIilHLE  and 


.visteneo. 


Get  "Tsaac  Pitman's  Complete  Phonographic  instructor,"  250  pp.  Price,  $1.50. 

Adapted  by  the  Publli   ScbooN  ol  New  York  City.  Rronklyu.  etc. 

Specimen  Pnsea.  Alphnbct  nnd  Full  Itulef.  tor  Wrilinit.  lor  the  iiaklug. 

ISAAC  PITMAN  &  SONS,  33  Union  Square,  New  York. 

T.VKE  LE.S.SONS  at  the  Metropolitan  School  of  Isaac  Pltniaii  shr)rthau.l.  1.^"^  Firth  Ave.  (.New  Presbvterlan 
""  Cor.  2ut_h  St..  N.  v.  Rapid  and  Thorough  Individual  Inslrui-tlr-    -^ -    - 


Building), 


eulars  free.    Day  and  E%-enlng  I 


Tltlug.  Model 


3.    A  I). 


I  ii^'lish.  desifjned  to  (rive  to  the  amanuensis  and  the  embryo  reporter  needed 

[  IIIS3  in  the  use  of  their  mother  tongue 

A  Department  ot  iypewritlng.  for  thorough  instruction  in  that  high  class  typewriting  work 
whit  li  ImHuiii.-..-.  Hiid  professional  men  demand. 

The  Princiiial  will  have  a  corps  of  thoroughly  efficient  assistants  working  under 
I  ilircctioiiK  anil  folliiwniig  his  methods  ;  bnt  nothing  that  he  should  personally 


nttend  to 
pnpil  in  |. 
dents  wli 
tagi's  (wh 
Inglrniii 


ill  be  eiitinstfil  to  subordinates:  and  the  best  iio.ssible  progress  ot  every 
el]  depart  iiieiit  will  be  his  special  ciiiiriiii.  Ambitious  Shorthand  Stu- 
as|iiri'  tci  iiiiire  tlian  the  rank  of  aiiiiiinieii-es  nill  appreciate  the  advan- 
■h  this  sell. 111!  uliiiic  offersi  of  Advanced  Instruction  in  Practical  Report- 
tearlier  who  has  devoted  his  life  since  Imyleind  to  professional  reporting, 
iitlicial  position  in  Congress  for  many  years  lias  reiiuired  him  to  perform 
what  exiierts  have  priinonnced  the  most  Difficult  Reporting  in  the  World.  As 
the  exercises  of  tlie  school  will  not  be  suspended  during  the  summer,  an  excellent 
■oiipnrtnnitv  is  iitbndicl  tn  teai  liers  and  ntliers  tii  Improve  Vacation  time  by  Short- 
hand Study.     Fur  fnrtlier  ]iartirulars,  address 

X3.A.-«7-iaD    ■VC^€>X..I'U    ^HO-\7«7Tir, 
Omrlnl  Itrporler  1.  !<.  Iloune  ol'  Itep>.  P.  O.  Itox  37:i.  WASIIINfiTON.  I>    C 


Correspondence  Course  in 


D.  R.  AUGSBURG.  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 
A  8hi»pli>.  ensy  anil  effective  mpthod  of  learning 
liow  to  draw  and  to  tenoli  drawing.    DeslRned  espeol 
nlly  for  Ipiu'liers.    S*'ud  sliinip  for  sample  lesson. 


I  WILL  PAY 


from  S2  to  SlOe 
for    specin 


Writinff.  Full  particulars.  Catalogue  of  Pen- 
men and  Sign  Writers'  goods,  your  name  in 
large,  ornamented,  fancy  colored  lettering  for 
10c  Write  at  once.  I  have  many  things  you 
need. 

John  n.  Cooley. 

ERIN,  TENN. 


WRITING  PAPER. 

$l.ao    a,    SX-oec-aa.    of  lOOO    Sllieets. 

(In  quantities  o(  25  Reams  or  more.) 


I.2,>  n  Keani  In 

0  Ren 

11   Loll 

1.30  a  Ream  In  . 

Ueani 

Lolk. 

1.40  n  Mnule  Ren 

111. 

.l.i  a  Hall   Real 

1. 

This  paper  is  just  the  thing  lor  penmanship  practice,  and  is  excellent  for 
letlci-hcads  for  pen  or  typewriter.  It  is  of  firm  texture,  smooth,  hard  finish, 
good  color,  (eels  good  under  the  pen  and  holds  ink  splendidly.  It  is  the  ideal 
penmanship  practice  paper. 

It  comes  put  up  in  half  ream  (500  sheets!  packages,  unruled,  ordinary 
ruled,  and  wide  ruled  ;  size  of  sheet,  8  .t  loK  inches  ;  weight,  10  lbs.  to  the 

Specify  the  ruling  when  you  order. 

It  is  advisable  10  ship  Ijy'freight,  thus  saving  express  charges. 
(■.\SII    MIST    .*(<».MPANV    ORDER. 

_  AMES  t  ROLLINSON  CO.,  202  Broadway,  New  York, 

AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaA 


A  CERTIFICATE 

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44, —In  the  five  provions  lessons  it  has  been  my 
aim  to  give  a  course  of  training  tbat  will  cause  you 
to  have  a  good  general  movement,  the  ability  to 
move  the  hand  and  pen  from  left  to  right  easily  and 
gracefully,  the  ability  to  use  the  hinge  action,  or  to 
move  the  hand  in  the  direction  followed  in  making 
loop  letters,  and  the  ability  to  use  this  movement 
in  making  all  the  small  letters  singly  and  in  com- 
binations with  ease  and  a  fair  degree  of  accuracy. 
If  you  have  followed  the  lessons  carefully  and 
faitiifnlly.  I  have  reason  to  expect  that  you  have 
gained  the  above  ability.  If  you  have  gained  suf- 
ficient control  of  your  movement  to  form  the  small 
letters  you  will  find  little  difficulty  in  the  work  to 
follow. 

Tlir  Cnpllalii. 

45.  —In  this  lesson  we  begin  the  capitals  by  giv- 
ing attention  to  the  direct  oval  group  of  letters. 
Use  only  pure  mu.scular  (forearm)  movement  in 
niaking  capitals.  Any  attempt  at  using  finger  ac- 
tion in  capitals  detracts  from  the  smooth,  grace- 
ful appearance  they  should  have.  Learn  to  make 
Mnnll  capitals.  Why  do  persons  persist  in  making 
large  capitals  V  It  must  just  be  a  habit  brought 
about  through  a  misconception  of  what  is  really 
practical.  Does  not  a  great  large  capital  detract 
from  the  beauty  of  an  otherwise  neatly  written 
page  V  Is  it  any  more  legible  because  it  is  large  ? 
Can  you  make  it  any  more  rapidly  than  yon  could 
one  half  as  lai-ge  ?  While  studying  the  form  of  a 
letter  did  you  ever  think  about  its  size  ?  Let  us 
learn  to  make  the  letters  one  by  one,  then  work 
them  down  to  neat,  small  capitals. 

I'l-i'ptiratovt/  J-^JrcrclfeM. 

,  **V"~^"  ^°-  ^  "■''  '"'™  *^«  foundation  for 
this  les,son.  These  letters  are  based  on  the  direct 
oval.  Learn  to  make  it  TO»/i,?.  Don't  make  it  look 
as  though  it  had  been  round  and  before  it  matured 
It  had  been  stretched  out  of  shape.  Learn  to  finish 
No.  1  with  a  short  turn  at  top  as  indicated,  then 
take  11])  No.  2  and  practice  it  until  von  can  make 
four  or  five  circular  exercises,  roiiml.  and  pass 
from  one  to  the  other  with  a  strong  regular  stroke, 
hollow  by  working  freely  on  exercises  3  and  4  until 
you  can  make  O's  rapidly  and  smootWv.  Be  sure 
they  are  round  and  3nished  with  a  short  turn  at  the 
top. 

The  r. 

4  7. -Before  working  on  C  study  the  top  as  given 
in  No  .i  carefully.  There  you  have  the  difficult 
part  of  tliis  letter.  It  is  not  verv  dilficult  ;  it  is 
because  you  ,1,,,,-t  ,„■<•  it  rigid.  Don't  let  the  loop 
come  down  over  half  the  height  of  the  letter.  Be 
sure  to  get  them  round.  Don't  get  a  point  at 
the  bjttom.  Make  them  singlv  until  vou  get 
pretty  good  form-first  large,  then  reduce  them— 
then  make  a  movement  exercise  of  them  by  join- 
ing them  as  in  No  6.  Make  first  letter"  same 
a.s  when  making  them  singly  and  finish  by  carrxing 
the  line  up  to  full  height  of  letter,  make  a  slight 
pressure  of  the  pen,  swing  over  to  the  left  and  fin- 
ish as  usual  You  may  count  !-•>  for;each'letter  and 
go  rapidly.     Make  full  linss  as  in  No.  15." 


NEW  YORK,  JUNE,   1896. 


48. — Before  taking  up  E  work  freely  on  an  oval 
or  circle  with  a  loop  in  the  left  side  about  half  its 
height.  This  is  to  get  so  you  make  the  letter  of 
two  full  left  curves,  thereby  making  the  loop 
prominent.  Do  you  ever  study  script  capitals  to 
see  what  part  of  the  script  letter  represents  a  cor- 
responding part  of  the  printed  letter  '?  Take  E  and 
try  ;it.     Make  the  letter  by  making  a  dot  at  the 


TwBWTlBTH    YbAB. 

same.  Notice  that  the  D  touches  the  base  line  in 
two  places.  The  first  stroke  is  a  short  compound 
curve.  Finish  with  a  short  turn  at  the  top.  You 
should  soon  become  able  to  turn  oft  whole  lines  of 
No.  12  without  lifting  the  pen.  Practice  freely  on 
No.  13.  See  if  you  can  make  it  neatly.  It  serves  ii" 
a  good  test  of  your  control  of  movement.  No.  Hi 
will  test  your  ability  pretty  well  also.  Spend  a  good 
deal  of  time  on  this  lesson,  as  it  serves  as  a  founds - 


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BY  C.  C.  LISTER,  ACCOMPANYING  HIS  LESSON  IN  RAPID  BUSINESS    WRITING. 


top.  then  two  swings  to  the  left  and  finish  as  in  C 
When  you  gain  a  fair  degree  of  ability  on  the  single 
letter  make  an  exercise  of  it  as  in  No.  9.  The  C 
and  E  may  be  finished  like  a  large  figure  6,  as  indi- 
cated in  Nos.  10  and  14.  I  usually  use  these  styles 
when  they  are  not  to  be  joined  to  the  letter  fol- 
lowing. 

The  A. 

4S>. — The  *4  is  made  very  much  like  small  a  only 
some  larger,  and  is  left  open  at  the  top.  The 
usual  fault  in  this  letter  is  the  habit  of  forming  a 
point  or  comer  at  the  base  where  it  should  be 
round.  Notice  the  two  ways  of  finishing.  Learn 
both.  I  usually  use  the  former  style  when  it  is  to 
stand  alone  ;  the  latter,  when  joined  to  a  word. 
Get  so  you  can  turn  oflE  No.  11  rapidly. 

50. — Notice  the  similarity  between  O  and  /). 
The  difference  is  in  the  beginning.     They  finish  the 


tion  for  what  is  to  follow.     Don't  forget  your  sptci- 
men  book. 

i_-riHviHuts. 


3  a  linlit  toHfh  to  yclur 

doubt  but  that  y-u 

K<>ud  writer.      JlakeasAor' 

ju  finish  Tour  f'sand^/'sand 

of  fi  on  thv  ham  Una.    Work  for  more  uniformity. 

F.  D.  W..  Cedarvdle,  Pa.  :  P.  N.  G„  Def.orah,  la.— Your 
movement  indicates  freedom,  but  you|lack  accuracy  in  the 
formation  of  letters.  This  should  not  discourage  you,  as  all 
bejicinners  experience  the  same  dlfl3culty.  Yon  could  be  very 
much  benefited  by  workinn  faithfully  on  February  leenon, 
as  those  are  the  exercises  that  will  helj)  you  secure  accnra<-y. 
For  instance,  can  you  t<lide  off  a  page  ot  accurately  foriru-d 


en  if  it  does  take  i 


January  exerciHes  till  you  get  n 
ment.     Don't  feel  that  you  ar 
mastering  the  first  principles,  e 
than  you  anticipated. 
C.  C.  M.,  Le  Mars.-Get  bette 

f'.et  so  you  can  make  from  six 
etters  without  liftintf  the  pen, 
J.  K.  S.,  Taylor's  Island.— Your  work  on  March  and  April 


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neA  Dearer  my!  ideal  than  any  of  your  previous 
You  have  reduced  the  size  of  your  writinR  some 

lore  accura'-y  and  neatnesa.  Send  me  more  of  your 
^rttint;  next  time. 

W..  For8l>y,  X.  Dak.— You  have  not  mastered  the  Jan- 
■K<u)ii.  con84--gueDtIy  you  should  not  take  up  the  Fehrn- 
.■win  yet.  You  cannot  succped  if  yon  try  to  pas«  from 
t»on  to  the  next  bi^fore  you  have  made  a  decided  )m- 
r)(>nt  on  it.  Read  the  instmctions  carefully. 
,  R..  Annex.  Va.— I  have  no  fault  to  find  in  your  work, 
have  followed  ttio  instructions  faithfully.  Thanks 
ir  oxpreH8ton  of  appre<.'iatioD. 

Onanco<.'k.  Va.— For  neatness  and  accuracy  your 

montf  the  Ix-Ht  1  have  received.     (;'>nftldehng  the 


rapidly  that  you  may  get  i 


streoRth  in  your 


Q.  K.  B,— Work  on  January  lesson  very  good  indeed.  Now, 
if  you  will  follow  mytrourHc.  lHs.Hon  l»v  lenson.  and  get  each 
one  aM  good  as  you  have  started  on  the  January  work  success 
iacortajn. 

P.  H.  H..  KairweatlKT.  III.— Your  work  Is  very  good  My 
only  crlticiBm  tn  on  vour  loops.  You  lift  your  pen  on  every 
down  stroke,  which  1h  all  right  for  a  professional  or  an  orna- 
but'     ■ 

-  -        -Bix, 

Don*t  mako  your  ih'h  so  wide. 

J.  K.  O.  B..  BoHton.  —Your  work  on  April  lesson  is  up  to  the 
mark.  Your  8 /'s.  6  A's.  5 /c'aand  5 /i's  without  lifting  the  pen 
iH  indicative  of  a  good,  well  controlled  movement.  I  do  not 
riMiuIro  more. 

J.  W.  McO..  Baltimore.— Your  work  shows  improvement, 
bnt  you  use  too  much  flnger  action  in  vour  writing.  Your 
hand  does  not  glide  across  the  paper  easily  enough.  Work  a 
ffroat  deal  on  January  and  February  lessons,  (iet  a  bolder 
movement.  Always  read  the  instructions  carefully  before 
practicing. 

K.  H,  C  ,  Ebensburg.  Pa.— Your  work  on  the  upper  loops  is 
vorygood.  .Shorten  them  a  Jittle.  get  round  turn  at  top  of 
loop,  and  get  the  crossing  of  loop  nearer  base  line.  Work 
for  uniformity. 

C.  E.  R..  Montreal.  Canada.— Your  work  indicates  that 
you  have  a  light  free  movement,  the  foundation  for  good 
writing.  Make  ii  (closer  study  of  the  forms  of  the  individual 
lottors.      Don't   try   to  writ^?  too  rapidly.      Move    the    pen 


Kh  to  produce  smootb.  graceful  lines,  but  slowly 

"1  good  form  is  established, 

lower  loops  a  little. 


rapldl.  ^„  _„  , .,.^„  „„ 

onongb  to  form  letters  well  

thon  work  for  speed.    Shorten  y 

bring  the  crossing  up  to  the  line,  and  avoid  making  them 
pointed  where  the  turn  should  be.  Study  the  line  between 
tho  «  and  n  in  the  word  i/oung. 

BUSINESS    WRITING    DEMANDED    BY 
THE  BUSINESS  WORLD. 


Buninoss  writinB  in  the  kind  of  writing  which  is  best 
Bilaptod  ta  business  purposes,  and  should  be  devoid  of 
sliade,  superfluous  lines  and  everj'thing  not  conducive  to 
speed,  ease,  and  legibility.  Business  writing  need  not 
necessarily  be  ugly,  but  that  beauty  is  one  of  its  principal 
facts  u  a  delusion  and  a  force.  It  must  be  legible,  and  it 
most  be  written  rapidly,  easily,  and  without  thinking 
much  about  it,  so  as  to  give  your  mind  full  liberty  to 
think  of  tho  subject  matter.  One  cannot  write  an  es=ay 
while  thinking  all  the  time  of  bis  penmanship  :  nor  a 
poem  while  putting  all  his  mental  and  physical  efforts  in 
the  letters  he  is  forming  with  the  pen.  There  has  been 
much  deception  in  regard  to  true  business  writing  by 
teachers,  both  in  the  teaching  and  execution. 

A  writing  teacher  would  practice  carefully  upon  some 
form  or  letter  and  copy  and  recopy,  and  then  select  the 
very  best  of  his  work  and  send  it  to  a  i.enman's  paper 
as  a  sample  of  his  everyday  business  writing,  executed 
at  a  high  rate  of  speed. 

Legibility  and  rapidity  are  the  chief  essentials  of  busi- 
ness writing. 

The  legibility  depends  largely  upon  the  uniformity  and 
distinctness  with  which  the  characters  are  formed  due 
regard  being  had  to  the  spacing  between  lines. 

Rapidity  is  another  essential  element  to  be  considered 
and  18  nearly  as  importimt  as  legibility.  To  write  rapidly 
and  at  tho  same  time  not  lose  the  legibility  of  the  writing 
IS  what  requires  practice  and  skill,  as  ease  and  dispatch 
with  which  writing  cm  be  done  adds  greatly  to  the  value 
of  the  art. 

Thechief  object  of  the  teacher  of  writing  should  be  to 
give  Uie  pupil  tho  very  best  possible  handwriting  for 
general  business  purposes. 

As  form  and  speed  are  antagonistic,  we  must  harmon  ■ 
iMtbo.se  two  essentials  by  producing  a  medium  between 
them  ;  we  c«unot  hope  to  write  with  a  high  rate  of  speed 
and  get  the  forms  absolutely  perfect :  but  we  must  so 
write  as  to  get  a  high  rate  of  speed  together  with  a  reason- 
able degree  of  accuracy  m  the  forms  ;  or  in  other  words 
get  a  happy  medium  between  perfect  forms  and  lightning 
speed,  and  then  we  have  the  true  position  on  which  busi- 
ness wnting  IS  based.  The  extremes  would  be  form  with- 
out spiwl  and  speed  without  form  ;  neither  one  of  which 
could  be  used  iu  the  business  world,  as  Ugibihh,  and 
sprril  are  the  two  essentials  attached  to  writing  such  as 
is  deiuauiled  by  the  business  men  of  their  employees 

The  young  man  or  lady  seeking  employment  as  a  bcok- 


BY  C.  A.  BRANICER,  STANBERRY,  MO.. 


keeper  or  clerk  should  Dot  even  hope  to  Eccure  employ- 
ment U  they  cannot  -write  an  easy,  simple,  rapid,  legible 
hand,  when  it  is  within  the  reach  of  all.  The  time  has 
passsed  when  young  men  were  taken  into  the  office  to  be 
taught  writing  and  bookkeeping.  This  is  an  age  of  steam 
and  electticity  ;  progress  aud  competition  are  its  watch- 
words. 


THE  SMALL  "r*'  AND  *' s. 


C.    E.    WEBBER. 

No  other  letters  in  the  alphabet  offer  the  same  difEcul- 
ties  to  anything  like  a  scientific  analysis  that  we  find  in 
the  small  /■  aud  .v.  In  height,  shape,  and  slant  they  are 
unique. 

In  considering  them,  however,  the  following  peculiari- 
ties at  once  attract  our  notice.  The  up  stroke  rises  at  a 
steeper  slant  and  with  a  more  pronounced  right  curve 
than  in  any  other  short  letters.  The  point  of  the  .s-  and 
"shoulder"  of  the  r  stand  above  the  tops  of  the  ctber 
short  letters.  The  "shoulder"  of  the  v  is  really  a  left 
curve,  drawn  so  that  its  general  direction  is  vertical  from 
the  top  of  the  letter  to  a  point  slightly  under  one  space 
from  the  base  hne  where  it  joins  the  principal  down 
stroke  of  the  letter,  which  is  on  the  main  slant. 


'<^dy^.yi<>s<-'^^'-z^i:7-t<^i^g>- 


^i^jy 


■ELSIKtSS  WRlTING^DfcWAMltD 


The  down  stroke  of  the  .•*  retraces  at  the  top'sufficiently 
to  form  an  extremely  sharp  point,  separates  from  the  up 
stroke  at  what  would  be  the  head  line  of  the  other  shoit 
letters,  and  starts  almost  vertically  downward  with  a 
graceful  curved  line  which  sweeps  under  to  the  left  until 
it  reftts  on  the  base  line,  frcm  which  it  curves  npward, 
finishing  on  the  up  strobe  with  a  dot.  In  doing  careful 
work,  I  usually  lift  my  pen  at  the  dot  and  make  the  labt 
up  stroke  from  the  point  where  the  down  stroke  touches 
the  ruling  instead  of  retracing  from  the  dot  mentioned 
above.  In  rapid  business  writing  this  is  not  practicable 
and  any  one  who  is  careful  can  learn  to  make  the  letter 
without  lifting  the  pen. 

In  the  word  rnmar  in  the  copy  please  notice  the  com- 
bination  of  o  and  ;■,  giv'ng  close  attention  to  the  curve  of 
the  connecting  line.  Also  in  the  word  omuiv  notice  the 
combination  of  o  and  .v,  and  especially  the  finish  of  the  x. 
In  practicing  this  copy,  or  for  that  matter  any  other, 
criticise  your  own  work  unsparingly.  Study  your  copy 
closely  until  you  have  the  correct  idea  clearly  fixed  in  your 
mind.  Fretiuently  shut  your  eyes  and  see  if  you  can  re- 
call the  correct  form  of  the  letter,  remembering  that  the 
hand  never  surpasses  the  image  formed  in  the  brain,  and 
if  the  hand  would  actjuire  skill  the  brain  must  actjuire 
knowledge,  and  then  train  the  hand  by  unstinted  jtractice. 
In  writing  the  copy  for  the  foregoing  lesson  I  used  the 
muscular  movement  only,  and  believe  it  to  be  amply  ac- 
curate if  well  trained  for  any  line  of  penmanship,  though 
I  usually  allow  a  little  finger  movement  in  loop  letters. 


AND  HOW  TO  .MAKE  THEM.     BY  C.  E.  WEBBER,  SAN  JOSE.  CAL  .  ACCOMPANYING 
HIS  ARTICLE. 


Suspicous. 

Brown  tof  the  firm  of  Brown  &  Jones):  "  Why  did  you 
countermund  your  order  for  those  fountain  pens  >  " 

Jones  •  ■•  The  agent  took  down  my  order  with  a  lead 
pencil."— i*ucA-. 


Quite  a  number  of  penmen  and  teachers  have 
answered  the  following  questions  asked    by  The 

JoiKNAL: 

1.  ta)  What  do  you  cooslder  the  essentials  of  a  good  hand- 
w-ritlnft  r    I  Name  them  in  tho  order  of  lmport«nce. ) 

ihi  Name,  in  what  you  consldor  the  order  of  importance, 
the  efMt«>ntia'.  teaching  iK>iniH  to  keep  in  mind  to  produce  a 
good  handwriting.     I  Ah  poMition.  xpeed,  movrment.  etc.* 

2.  Oive  your  deflnition  of  muttcular  or  forearm  movement. 
'ri   Name  and  give  reasons  for  the  best  position  of: 

la)  Body. 
ib)  Hand  and  pen. 

I.  Name  the  Ixist  mo\*ement  and  Rive  your  reasons. 
Respectfully, 

Penman's  Art  Journal. 

The  object  of  getting  replies  tu  these  questions  is 
to  discover  if  there  is  a  unaniniit>'  of  opinion  about 
ttie.se  important  points,  and  in  this  condensed  form 
give  the  public  the  experience  of  Houieof  our  leading 
teachers.  We  have  a  lar^e  number  of  replies  in  type 
and  they  will  be  printed  as  rapidly  as  we  can  find 
space  for  them. 

From  the  KanjiitM  Statr  Xortnal  School. 

CRseutialH  of  a  ttood  handwriting  to 
ind  boBUiv.    Art  to  order  of  impor- 
(  of  good  handirritiny  that  does  not 
poHHosA  tnum  an. 

I  b»  In  the  precediujf  <iuo8tion  it  is  dlQlcuit  to  say  whether 
thu  wel>  or  the  woof  is  the  more  essentia)  part  of  the  fabric, 
MdlnthiHit  is  ditncult  to  determine  which  rein  is  of  more 
importance  to  tho  driver  of  the  fractious  horse.  As  a 
teacher  of  teachers,  however.  I  Hnd  it  advisable  to  lay  the 
groatost  stress  upon  the  moji'mt-nt,  toUowinii  with  position, 
spited  and  form,  and  It  Is  my  biilief  that  this  is  the  proper 
order  u(  nniiiirtriii.  (.  forthe  Kreat  mass  of  teuciiers.  althouKh 
cerse  it.  Correct  Dosition  and 
1  of  all  t 


thi-..ul...   wl    a 

•i  ta)  Body  ynuur<'ly  to  tho  front,  erect  or  sl'ghtly  bent  for- 
ward, and  feet  flat  upon  the  floor  :  both  armn  upon  the  desk, 
formlnR  antileH  of  4&  defiroes  with  the  front  of  tQe  desk  : 
welifht  of  body  thrown  upon  left  arm  if  anywhere  ;  head 
turned  neither  to  riKht  nor  left ;  paper  with  lines  at  right 
antfles  to  axis  of  forearm  ;  paper  held  with  the  lutt  hand  and 
adjusted  by  It  to  the  demands  of  the  rtuht.  etc. 

0»)  Hand  with  muscles  and  nerves  at  rest  and  not  strunn 
up  like  tlu-  siiiiit:^  f"  a  vntim  ;  tluril  and  fourth  finsers 
curv.M  ,n  i,  ,  :n,.l  i.--iih..'  -11  ii;i  K  .  v,  rist  not  necessttvily  flat 
uii  t..|>   '    ,    ■'     ',  .  '    '   ,  I,,!  I,.,,        ,   ■    t.inii  paper :  penholder 

pjH-.in  ■  r,      !     with  first  flnner  on 

t(»pin.  ■  I    !,;:    I      )    lilt  of  pen.  depending 

Upnii  II-     i-.'l  ,\  i.in  ,  I     h.in.l     ;ui.l    ]  ■■   1 1  li  ■  .Mit    pasSinK    lU    frODt. 

at.  or  lirtck  ol'  tlif  iiiucklf  tiii\  whrre  to  pet  the  ao^le  ot 
least  resistance.  Too  pen  js  held  in  the  hand  so  that  in 
downward  strokes  the  nails  will  press  scjuarely  upon  the 
paper. 


It  • 


is  III. 


t.l-'iil 


ilu'  fore 


should  ct-rtuiuly  teach  tlu;  idcfU  m  wntiUK  us  we  do  m 
morals.  Circumstances  cause  lying,  stealiUR.  etc..  in  the 
moral  realm,  and  so  in  tho  tcintidom  of  the  penman  we  must 
expect  to  depart  from  the  hiRhest  and  best  occasionally,  be- 
cause of  Imd  conditions.  The  teschinK  of  tue  latter,  how- 
ever, is  as  incapahlo  ot  defense  as  the  former. 
^  \V,  c.  Stevenson. 

Dopt.  of  Penmanship  and  Bnokkeeplnu,  Konsas  State  Nor- 
mal School,  Emporia,  Kansas. 

From  Away  Dotrn  in  iHjrie. 

1.  la)  LeKlhility.  rapidity  and  adaptability. 

(h>  Positinn,  dotp^rmination,  application.  These  are  the 
foun-fiif'-m -f  M-'-   vhi.-h  the  student  must  have     His  first 

activ.' .  !!    I  I    mm.i   I'THtandiiiK  and  poHsessin^  llie  above, 

isiHM\.  11'  :i,  ;m, ml  reference  to  gotlinK  every  muscle 
looN.-n.   1     ,     ;     -     '     -linulder  down. 

Sixoii.i    I  ii.  iippih  ition  of  free  movement  to  the  study  and 

Third,  speed. 

2.  The  whole  arm  movement,  with  the  arm  resting  on  the 
larise  muscle  of  the  toroarm  as  a  pivotal  point. 

'A.  (a*  Front  position  with  both  arms  on  desk  alike.  Chest 
about  two  inches  from  desk.  Bjuk  Btraight.  Body  bending 
at  tho  hips.  Head  bowed  sliKhtlv.  Because  this  position  in- 
terferes the  least  with  the  circulation,  and  can  be  held  the 
lunitest  without  fatisue  or  detriment  to  muscular  tissue. 

ib»  Position  of  hand  de|)ends  somewhat  upon  the  anatomv 
of  the  individual.  The  hand  ordinarily  slides  on  tips  of 
OnKor  nails  or  joint  of  little  finner.  The  holder  may  point 
anywhere  l)etweeu  shoulder  and  elbow  and  pans  immediately 
in  front  or  tielow  the  knurkle  of  the  first  flnRer. 

4.  Refer  t«  A.  P.  Root's  article— on  movement  (in  July, 
ism,  number).  t*.  W.  Harman. 

Cniversity  School,  New  Orleans,  l*a. 
Whrre  Ityrnr  Stand*. 

1.  tat  Ease  of  execution  :  legibility  ;  rapidity. 

(b^  Position  which  develoi>s  ease  and  control :  gradation 
or  copies;  movemeut ;  speed. 

3.  The  body  resting  on  the  left  n .  .„ 

stlghtlv  over  the  edge  of  the  desk  to  allow  the  i 
on  the  ball  of  the  muscle.  The  hand  and  arm  moving  on  the 
muscle  OS  a  pivotal  rest,  the  motion  coming  from  the  shoul- 
der. The  band  resting  flatty  on  the  nails  of  tht^  third  and 
fourth  fingers :  a  slight  sympathetic  motion  of  first  joints 
of  the  thumb,  index  and  second  fingers  to  aid  the  writing 
motion  of  the  arm,  to  relieve  the  stiff  api>earance  of  the 
written  page. 

3.  lai  Pront  and  upright  position  with  the  arms  spread  on 
the  desk  in  the  natural  position,  which  is  at  nearlv  right  an- 
gles, pointed  directly  in  front. 

lb)  Hand  turned  to  tho  natural  rest,  resting  flativ  on  nails 
o(  the  third  and  fourth  Angers:  corner  of  wrist  "touching 
\>ai>er  and  sliding  over  it ;  penholder  resting  against  the 


:  the  right  arm  brought 


Business  Writing  Teachers'  Open  Court. 


107 


Thia  department  is  open  to  all  teachers  who  desire  to  show,  liy  example,  what  they  think  business 
writing  is.     Some  particular  principle,  a  few  letters  or  a  few  hues  are  best  mediums  of  conveying  your  idea 


of  bosinesa  writing. 


BY  E.  F.  TIMBER.MAN,  DECORAH,  IOWA. 


a^^^-- 


dUizi^yd.^ 


BY  J.  F.  BARNHART,  BURDETT'S  BUS.  COLL.,  BOSTON,  MASS. 


BY  T.  COURTNEY,  BLISS  B.  C,  NO.  ADAMS,  MASS, 


second  finger,  held  by  the  thumb  and  index  finger  about  1 


inch  from  the  point  of  the  pen ;  the  holder  resting  slightly 
below  the  knuckle. 

■*.  Forearm  as  defined  above,  because  it  gives  a  more  per- 
fect rest,  an  easier,  natural  and  swinging  motion  and  intro- 
duces a  softer  expression  to  the  letter  forms. 


1.  (a)  1st.  Legibility.    2d.  Ease  of  execution.    3d.  Sipeed. 

(b)    1st.  High  grade  copies  executed  before  the  pupil.    2d. 

Proper  position.    :kl.  Proper  explanation  of  movement  and 


erally. 

3.  la)  Body,  sit  facing  the  desk,  elbows  just  off  the  edge  of 
table  <tr  desk,  left  side  just  a  little  nearer  than  the  right  ; 
just  a  trifle  more  weight  on  the  left  arm  than  on  the  right  : 
weight  of  the  body  should  rest  on  the  hips  :  body  should  not 
touch  desk  ;  feet  squarely  on  the  floor,  and  left  foot  slightly 
in  advance  of  the  right. 

I  have  found  that  this  position  gives  more  freedom  and 
power  in  execution  and  also  in  respiration  .than  any  other  I 

(ii)  Hand  and  pen.  Hand  should  rest  on  the  nails  of  the 
third  and  fourth  fingers,  all  the  back  knuckles  in  sight. 

Pen  should  rest  between  first  and  second  fingers  and  the 
thumb,  crossing  second  flneer  at  the  first  joint  and  the  band 
one-half  inch  back  of  the  first  knuckle  ;  first  finjier,  gently 
curved,  should  rest  on  top  of  holder :  upper  side  of  the 
thumb,  between  ball  and  end.  should  rest  on  side  of  holder 
opposite  first  joint  of  forefinger. 

■  "    "    '  "    gives  more  freedom 

_and  I  have  used.     Fo  _ .         _    _         _  , 

the  forearm  movement  with  as  much  of  the  lateral  or  hinge 


I  might  fill  pages  telling  why  I  have  adnji 


Jirother  Jieacotn  IHsea  to  Erplnln. 

1.  (a)  Materials,  position,  and  movement,  (b)  Position, 
movement  and  speed. 

2.  Teohni<-ally.  muscular  movement  i-*  that  movement 
which  brings  into  action  any  of  th«  musclfs  of  the  arm. 
shoulder  or  hand.  Forearm  movement  is  that  movement 
produced  bv  rolling  the  arm  on  the  thick  part  of  the  fore- 


taught,  is  the 


nnsctilur  "  movement,  as  it  is  generally 
i  the  forearm  movement. 
.-  _  Direct  front.  'Tis  the  most  natural,  enables  the  el- 
bow to  drop  off  the  edge  of  the  desk,  so  as  to  allow  forearm 
to  roll  with  greater  ease  and  control.  (b»  Natural,  drawing 
third  and  fourth  fingers  iiack  so  as  to  allow  the  hand  t 


4.  Combined— forearm  and  finger— movement,  attaina 
greater  accuracy  and  speed.  However,  I  think  it  well  for  a 
beginner  to  confine  his  movement  almost  entirelyjo  the 
"  forearm  "  motion  until  he  has  fair  control  of  the 


io8 


cyenma/u)<27tiCQ^tctna£> 


i^^/a^i 


The   Journars    Public    School    Competition. 

If  any  one  thinks  it  is  an  easy  task  to  act  as  jadge 
in  a  writing  competition  where  thousands  of  speci- 
mens are  submitted,  be  wouW  likely  have  changed 
his  mind  had  he  seen  the  judges  in  The  Journal's 
Public  School.Writing  CompeHtion  at  work. 

After  careful  comparison  of  the  work  submitted 
by  supervisors  and  special  teachers  in  the  various 
public  schools,  the  judges  have  made  the  following 
awards  ; 

I'ir»t  iiratte. 

ifVr»(.— Edith  Anderson,  at^e  7.  Oquirrh  Schooi.  Salt  .Lake 
City.  Utah. 

^erwiid.— Ethel  Green,  age  7.  Council  Bluffs.  Iowa. 

Witrihy  of  Honorable  Mention:  John  Davis,  age  7,  Pope 
Ht;hool.  Mf-mphia.  Tenn.  :  Leslie  i  CoBtes.  age:7.  |UiRh 
Stroet  School.  Lockport.  N.  Y. ;  Lillen  May  .'.age  7.  Cincin. 

nati,  O. 

Second  Oraae, 

Fir*/.— Hallie  Cummlngs.  age  8,  Lowell  School,  Salt    Lake 

City.  Utah. 
Scrwnd.— Hilda  Clements,  age  8.  Baxter  School.  Richmond. 

Ind. 
Worthy  of  Honorable  Menti'nn  :  Bessie  Chaplin,  age  8.  High 

Street  School,  Lockport,  N.  Y.  \    Isabelle..Levi,  age  8,  Cin- 

(xnnati,  O. 

Third  Grade, 

T^jrHf,— Tillie  Thomas,  age  8,  Waabington  School.  Salt  Lake 
City.  Utah. 

.Seeoiirf.— Gertrude  Schmidt,  ago  8.  Twelfth  District,  Day- 
ton, O. 

Worthy  of  Ifonorahh-  \feniion  :  Burt  Johnson,  age  9,  Baxter 
School.  Hichmond,  Ind. ;  Minnie  Murrell,  age  if,  Merrill 
School,  Memphis,  Tenn.;  Brownie  Mather,  age  |(l.  Council 
Bluffs.  la.  ;  Florence  Heeman,  agell,  Cincinnati,  O.  ;  Helen 
E.  Hays,  age  II,  CrawfordsviUe.  Ind. 
Fourth    <ira4Xe, 

Firnt  —Judith  Andor.son,  age  10.  Oquirrh  School,  Salt  Lake 
City.  Utah. 

Second.  — Besaie  Bailey,  age  10,  Loath  School,  Memphis, 
Tonn. 

Worthy  of  Honorable  Mention:    Mamie  Fowler,  age  10.  High 

Street  School,  Lockport,  N.  Y. ;  Georgia   Barrell,  age   10, 

Malta,  O. ;  Pearl  Veregge,  age  10.  Flnley  School.  Richmond, 

Ind.  ;  John  Hughes,  age  8,  Bellows  Falls,  Vt. 

Fifth   Grade. 

ndale.  age    11,  Oquirrh  School,  Salt 


,  ago  11,  Hibberd  School,  Richmond, 


J''/rji/.— Raymond   Lov 
LEike  City,  Utah. 

Ncro»rf.— Martha  Mill 
Ind. 

Worthy  of  Honorable  Mention  :  Lena  Eubler,  ago  11,  Pea- 
body  School.  Memphis,  Tenn. ;  Willie  Serf,  age  11,  School 
•).  Elizabeth,  N.  J.  ;  Laila  Hannigan.age  11,  Central  School, 
Ionia.  Mich.  ;  Isabel  H.  Burna,  ago  10.  Foss  School,  Saco, 
Mo.;  Ethel  Crist.  Crawfordsville,  Ind. 

StjTth   Grade. 

^^ir;if.— Georgia  Ross,  age  12,  Central  School,  Ionia,  Mich. 

.svcourf.— George  Borgmann,  age  12.  Cincinnati,  O. 

Worthy  of  Honorable  Mention:  Marlow  L.  Cummings,  aire 
11,  Lowell  School,  Salt  Lake  Citv.  Utah  ;  Louise  Boyd,  age 
11.  Cambridge  City.  Ind. ;  Blanche  Pattersori.  age  12,  Coun- 
cil Bluffs.  In.  ;  Gordon  Graves,  age  II,  Warner  School, 
Richmond,  lud. 

Smtettth    Grade. 

Fir. St.. 

Second. - 
Ind. 

Worthy  of  Hanurnt,U  Mention:  Nellie  E.  Sutton,  age  12, 
Hamilton  School.  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah  ;  Bessie  Inman.  age 
i;j.  Central  School,  Ionia.  Wioh.;  Elsie  Hinte.  School  1,  Eliza- 
beth. N.  J.  ;  Margaret  Ryder,  age  U.  Bellows  Palls.  Vt.; 
tMara  Folken.  ago  i:i.  Cincinnati,  O. ;  Edward  Hutchinson, 
ago  i;J,  Crawrordsville,  Ind. 

Kighth   tirade. 

Mr.t/.-Etta  Ben, 

.sVroHf/.— Nellie 
City,  Utah. 

Worthy  of  Honorable  Mention  :  Ruth  Scheeley,  agelU,  Gar- 
flold  School,  Richmond.  Ind.  ;  Bessie  Hills,  ago  14.  Central 
School.  Ionia,  Mich. ;    Nettie    Zimmerman,  age  14.  Junc- 
tion City,  Kans.  ;  Ruth  Peter^.  ago  14,\Cincinnati,  O. 
A'*«f/i    Grade. 

Firsr— Maude  Myers,  age  1.5.  Middle  Street  School,  Saco.  Me. 

Sf-coHrf.— Etta  McDonald,  age  14,  Bellows  Falls.  Vt. 
ntgh   School. 

FiVs/.-Nellie  B.  Hight.  ago  17.  Thornton  Academy.  Saco.  Me. 

Second  —Coral  Clark,  age  16.  Malta.  O.  w» 

Worthy  of  Honorable  Mention  :  Jennie  Hill,  age  Vi.  Rich- 
mond, lud.  ;  Lucy  Wilkinson,  age  14.  Leath  School.  Mem- 
phis. Tenn. 

Supervisors*  Certificates. 

^>sr.-Mis<t  Mav  V.  Cavanaugh,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah   (Ave 

'"first  grade  and  one'second  graded 

SrmiuJ.-Miss  Anna  M.  Hall.  Malta.  O.  ithree  first  grade). 

Third.— W.  S.  Hiser.  Richmond.  Ind.  (three  second  grade). 

The  Joi'RNAL  is  well  pleased  with  the  competi- 
tion and  we  hope  those  who  took  part  will  be  satis- 
fied with  the  results  and  the  awards  made. 


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THE  JOURNAL'S  PUBLIC  SCHOOL  WRITING  CONTEST.-FIRST  PRIZE  WINNING  SPECIMEN,  FIRST  GRADE. 


We  notice  that  many  supervisors  of  national  repu- 
tation, and  who  at  conventions  and  by  means  of  ar- 
ticles have  told  their  less  experienced  brethren  how 
writing  should  be  conducted  in  public  schools,  were 
not  represented  in  the  competition.  Whether  it  was 
because  many  of  these  supervisors  felt  that  their 
practicing  would  not  equal  their  preaching  or  from 
lack  of  interest  we  do  not  know,  but  either  reason 
is  not  creditable  to  them. 

One  supervisor  wrote  that  if  the  judges  were  busi- 
ness college  men  he  did  not  care  to  submit  speci- 
mens of  his  pupils'  work,  but  if  public  school  men 
were  to  sit  in  .iudgment  he  would  have  no  fear  for 
the  results.  He  said  that  he  noticed  in  the  past 
that  rapid,  coarse  pen,  unshaded  work  seemed  to 
have  the  preference  and  that  as  some  of  his  work 
that  was  written  with  a  fine  pen,  was  shaded  and 


flourished,  consequently  he  did  not  like  to  enter  it 
to  be  judged  by  coarse-pen  business  writing  stand- 
ards. 

Three  things  were  kept  in  mind  by  the  judges  : 
1,  legibility  ;  3,  movement  ;  3.  speed.  We  don't 
see  how  any  one  can  object  to  have  writing  judged 
by  the-ie  standards.  G-ood  writing  is  good  writing 
and  there  can't  be  much  diversity  of  opinion  about 
it.  Writing  executed  with  fine  pens,  pale  ink.  little 
"dumpy"  shades,  with  finger  movement,  flour- 
ishes and  "  curliques  "  cannot  be  put  in  the  same 
class  with  unshaded,  rapid,  coarse-pen,  strong  line, 
vigorous  Imsiuess  writing. 

AH  grades  of  work  were  represented — some  good, 
some  bad,  some  indifferent.  The  majority  of  speci- 
mens, however,  were  excellent  samples  of  what 
public  school  writing  should  be. 


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Thk  Journal  is  proad  of  tbs  interest  shown  and 
hopei  that  next  year  fire  times  as  many  contestants 
will  be  enrolled. 


—  A^ain  the  lady  SDpervls7r«  carry  off  the  honors. 

~  Mii<4  CaranaDgh'd  stadents  when  not  awarded  first  or 
SBronrl  prizes  were  always  in  the  "  HoDorahle  Mention " 
clasH.  she  wriUjs  us  that  these  papiis  have  lieen  asin^  ver- 
tinal  wntlnff  hat  seven  months. 

-  The  vertical  writers  make  a  l>etter  showing  in  the 
lower  ^rade4  than  the  slant  writers,  bat  were  not  so  strong 
in  lheu|;]i«rfiradefl.  where  the  slant  writers  exccHed  )*e<aa£e 
of  their  speed  and  movement.  Not  only  was  the  vertical 
wrltintf  more  ie/ihle  than  the  slant  writing,  bat  the  writers 
s-*  ^m-^i  to  have  a  hotter  conception  of  form. 

-  The  total  number  of  names  mentioned  among  the  prize 
winners  and  in  the  honorable  mentions  was  fifty-four.  Of 
(his  nnmlier  i'i  were  Kirls.  12  were  )x)ys-tbe  girisontnam- 
borioif  the  boys  nearly  four  to  one. 

—  This  same  state  of  affairs  has  Ijeen  noticed  in  other  con- 
tests anrl  has  been  commented  on  by  various  supervisors. 
Yet.  no  satisfactory  explanation  hoa  lieen  given.    In  normal 

hwils.  business  colleges  and  other  places  where  co-educa- 


young  n 
■o  conditii 


Ohio.  Anna  M.  Hall.  Super.  :  Saco.  Maine.  A.  k.  Mer- 
rill. Hiii>er.  :  Cambridge  City,  Ind.,  Ben.  H.  Hlser.  Super.  : 
Bonton  Harlwr.  Mich.,  M.  Fronia  Whitehead.  Super.  : 
Ionia,  Mich..  W.  D    Chamberlain.  Super.  ;  Coal  Valley,  Dl.. 

..I.,,. —  ,  „..^,^   „_,_     „ .,..     ,.  .      Ricnard  Whalcn. 

nper.  :  Salt  Lake 

-  --  .    Crawfordeviile, 

.  M.  Starr,  Super.  ;  Memphis.  Tenn..  L.  D.  Scott, 
Hupor.;  Council  Bluffs,  la..  Harriett  Blood,  Super.  :  Junction 
City.  Kans..  Jesse  N  iSngio.  Prin.  ;  Cincinnati.  Ohio,  H. 
Cbamplin,  Super.  ;  Bellows  F:ille,  Vt.,  E.  J.  Plnntier.  Soper. 
—  One  package  of  specimens  sabmttted  contained  no  mark 
to  show  the  name  of  th_e  city  or  supervisor.    The  specimens 


words  and  sentence  writing,  etc.,  all  good. 

—  Wo  do  not  have  space  to  enter  into  a  lilt  uN'rl  .ritirism 
on  the  specimens  submitted  from  oacli  i  it\  f.iil  ii-  -.t;it(jd 
before,  the  work  us  a  whole  is  most  iToiiii:il.l'  .mkI  -liuws 
that  the  supervisors  in  our  American  iiNhli.  ...rin.r.is  kriDw 
what  business  men  want  for  business  writiiiK.  iiiiil  arc  train- 
ing the  pupils  to  write  u  business  hand  to  meet  the  demand. 

—  TllK  JouilNAl.  expects  to  have  another  similar  contest 
next  year,  and  wo  hope  that  all  supervisors  will  begin  now 
so  that  each  and  every  one  In  the  United  States  and  Canada 
may  enlist. 

—  One  ](ecullar  feature  of  this  contest  was  that  there  was 
not  a  single  entry  from  Canada. 

—  The  majority  of  the  cities  represented  in  this  contest  use 
(tie  poorest  ink  our  eyes  have  evor  looked  upon.  It  is  a  dis- 
LTuiTO  to  re([Uiro  pupils  to  write  with  such  a  pale,  watery  ar- 


TEACHINO    WRITING     IN    PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS. 

I.KSSDNS   l-Oll     PlltST  (iUAI>E. 

■  ■osiiioii  iMwl    i'mins  I  With  Physical    Drills    I'rennra. 
lory   for    .Movenirnl, 

IIY  MISS     I.UCY  E.  KELI.EIl,  SUPERVISOR  OK  WRITl.Nd. 

DULUTH,  Ml.NN. 

No.  it. 

»,c«»o.i    //. 

Oiilliiu' ;  Review  Lesson  I,  Position  of  the  wrist. 
Tlio  class  answers  in  concert.  Which  way  does 
the  pencil  point  in  the  groove'!  How  do  yoii 
pht  e  yonr  paper  on  the  desk  V  What  do  you 
(■all  this  V  Hiind  rest.  What  do  you  call  this  v 
Ann  rest.  Both  hands  up.  Down  on  the  front 
edge  place  both  arm  rests.  Pliysical  drill  as  m 
Lesson  I,  Ask  questions  on  the  position  of  pencil 
in  hand.  The  class  answers  and  acta  at  the  same 
time.  Go  around  the  room  once,  fixing  pencils 
where  necessary.  Take  a  long  ruler,  place  your 
arm  upon  it.  Have  some  one  slip  a  short  ruler  un- 
der the  wrist,  and  hold  it  there  while  you  imitate 
rain,  by  tapping  with  the  nails  of  the  third  and 
fourth  fingers.  The  cl.tss  slip  left  hand  under  their 
wrists  and  also  tap  with  the  hand  rest.  The  short 
ruler  is  taken  away  and  the  class  remo\  e  left  hands. 
Of  what  does  the  wrist  remind  you.  now  v 

Look  undtr  mine.  Look  under  yonr  own.  How 
many  rests  has  a  bridge  V  One  on  each  side  of 
the  water.  What  have  you  »  The  arm  rest  and 
hand  rest  and  the  wrist  make  a  bridge  level  enough 
to  walk  on. 

You  must  also  illustrate  on  the  blackboard,  and 
go  around  the  room,  slipping  your  ruler  under  each 
wrist,  and  making  each  arm  rest  and  hand  rest 
touch  the  desk. 

l.nao„    tit. 

Outline  :  .\,'tlon  of  the  hand  rest.  First  and  second  fingers 
hold  the  pencil.    l>hysical  drill.    Eilipti.-al  answers. 

Ask  them  abont  the  way  horses  kneel  or  lie  d<iwn 
in  the  stall.  Show  me  the  third  and  fourth  Bngers. 
Stand  them  in  the  palm  of  the  left  hand  There  are 
the  horses  frout  legs.  Make  them  kneel  down  and 
get  np.     Count  as  they  practice  the  motion.    Trv 


'e/i/ruuid 

it  on  the  desk.  Count  "down,  np. "  Take  up  the 
pencil  and  hold  it  between  first  and  second  fingers 
alone.  To  do  this,  turn  the  first  finger  a  little  to 
the  left  side.  Then  place  thumb  lightly  on  for  a 
brace.  Right  arm  straight  out  in  front  and  point 
ing  pencil  to  the  shoulder.  You  remind  me  of 
soldiers  ready  to  shoot.  Lower  the  arm  until  arm 
rest  and  hand  rest  touch  desk.  Make  the  hand 
rest  kneel  down  and  get  up.  Lay  down  pencil 
In  order.     Review  previous  lessons  in  this  manner. 

The  pencil  in  groove  points  to  the .    The  paper 

is .     The  left  hand  touches  pencil.    Lift  it  tip. 

Rest  elbow  on  desk.  The  first  tiuger  is on  pen- 
cil, where  the  sharpening  begins,  or  an  inch  and  a 
halt  from  the  point  of  pencil.     The  second  finger 

touches  at  .     The  thumb  is  bent  for  a .     The 

pencil  covers  the .     The  third  and  fourth  are 

turned  away  for  a .     The  psncil  points  to  the 

.     The  wrist  is .    The  arm  rest  is  on . 

The  left  hand  is  on  the . 

The  class  gives  the  words  wanted  to  finish  the 
sentences  and  suits  the  action  to  the  word. 

The  left  hand  takes  the  pencil  oat  of  the  right 
hand  and  places  it  in  groove.  The  teacher  collects 
material  without  help,  for  the  present. 


Spotted   Infancy. 

A  teacher  in  the  primary  school  of  a  Western  city  recently 
read  to  her  pupils  "  The  Old  Oaken  Bucket."  After  explain- 
ing it  to  them  very  carefully,  she  asked  them  to  copy  the 
first  stanza  from  the  blackboard  and  try  to  illustrate  it  by 
drawings,  as  the  artist  illustrates  a  story.  Prett.v  soon  one 
little  girl  handed  in  her  hook  with  several  little  dots  between 
two  lines,  a  circle,  half  a  dozen  dots  and  three  buckets. 

"  I  do  not  understand  this,  Bessie,"  said  the  teacher. 
"  What  is  that  circle » " 

"  Oh.  that's  the  well,"  was  the  reply. 

"  And  why  do  you  have  three  buckets?  " 

"  Oh,  one  is  the  oaken  bucket,  one  is  the  iron-bound  bucket, 
and  the  other  is  the  bucket  that  hung  in  the  well." 

"  But  what  are  the  little  dots  • " 

"  Why.  those  are  the  spots  which  my  Infancy  knew."— 
.v.  Y.  Scliuiil  Journal. 


Public  School  Book  Adoptions. 

ifWrt.if/. 

Morris  Run.  Pa.— Spencerian  Vertical  Penmanship. 
Philadelphia.  Pa.— Girard    College  :    Spencerian  Vertical 
Penmanship,  American  Vertical  Penmanship. 
Com  111  cicff/l. 
Rochester,  N.  Y.— Heffley's  Phonography. 


Combination   Clubbing   Rates. 

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NAL,  and  yortr  choice  of  the  following  Journals,  will 
be  mailed,  one  year,  for  SI. 3.5:  Popular  Etiuctitor. 
TcacJu-rs'  Institute,  Teachers'  World,  American 
Teacher,  McClnre'a  Magazine,  Mnnseijs,  Cosmopoli- 
tan ;  any  journal  ■whose  subscription  price  is  not 
more  than  $1  will  be  included  in  above  list^one 
year's  subscription  for  both.  Journal  and  your 
choice  from  list,  for  SI. 3.5. 

Method  Edition  of  Art  Eilncation  (price.  7.'5  cents) 
and  Regular  Edition  of  The  Journal,  90  cents. 
Complete  Edition  of  Art  Education  (price,  SL.'iO) 
and  the  Regular  Edition  of  The  Journal,  Sl.'W. 
In  combination  with  a  periodical  selling  tor  not  less 
than  .5'2. 50,  The  Journal  will  be  included  without 
extra  charge. 

These  rates  will  allow  teachers  to  get  two  period- 
icals at  practically  the  cost  of  one.  The  journals 
Jwill  be  sent  to  two  different  addresses  if  requested. 
These  offers  apply  to  new  subscriptions  or  to  renew- 
als. State  in  which  class  you  come  when  you  send 
in  your  subscription. 

Better   Methods   In    Public   Schools. 

What  is  needed  more  than  a  greater  allowance  of 
time  for  teaching  writing  and  drawing  in  our  public 
schools  is  better  methods.  A  little  more  time 
wouldn't  come  amiss,  bat  it  .should  be  properly 
used.  Teachers  should  be  required  to  have  correct 
methods  of  teaching  these  two  branches.  If  they 
haven't  been  trained  for  this  work,  start  the  training 
now.  Engage  a  Supervisor  to  train  the  teachers,  so 
that  the  teachers  may  teach  the  pupils.  It  will  cost 
not  to  exceed  S'2  a  year  per  pnpil— a  mere  trifle  com- 
pared with  the  resalts  to  be  obtained. 

Pat  a  specialist  in  each  Normal  school  next  year. 
Teachers  can  be  taught  to  write  and  draw  and  teach 
these  subjects  for  about  S5  per  student.  Think  of 
the  majority  of  our  State  Normal  schools  withhold- 


109 

ing  correi't  methods  in  writing  and  drawing  from 
their  student-teachers  because  of  the  enormous  cost 
of  $.5  a  student  ! 

Normal  schools,  what  are  you  going  to  do  about 
it  ?    Public  schools,  what  are  yon  going  to  do  abont 


Shell  fl^h  belong  to  that  division  of  the  animal 
kingdom  called  the  inollu.ica.  We  are  speaking  now 
only  of  oysters,  clams,  cockles,  snails,  mussels.  &c. 
Even  in  this  somewhat  obscure  and  hidden  division 
of  the  animal  kingdom  we  .shall  find  most  interest- 
ing and  instructive  surprises.  Two  hundred  years 
ago  the  study  of  shells,  called  coneholngn,  was  very 
fashionable. 

This  was  a  study  of  shells  rather  than  a  study  of 
animals.  These  shells  many  of  them,  it  must  be 
admitted,  are  intrinsically  beautiful  and  they  will 
always  be  objects  of  interest. 


To  which,  in  silence  hushed,  his  very  eoul 
Listened  intensely." 

"  What  is  n  sonnet  ?    'TIs  the  pearly  shell 

That  murmurs  of  the  far-off.  murmuring  sea  ; 

A  precious  jewel  carved  most  curiously  ; 

It  IS  a  little  picture  painted  Well."  —(iildor. 

In  the  moUusca  the  bodies  are  soft,  having  an  ex- 
ternal hard  shell  instead  of  an  internal  bony  struct- 
ure. It  the  shell  is  in  one  piece  it  is  called  a  nni- 
ralve  ;  if  the  shell  is  double,  the  two  parts  being 
united  by  a  hinge,  it  is  called  a  bivatre.  The  enail 
is  a  univalve,  while  the  clam  is  a  bivalve. 

Fig.  1  of  Plate  XVIII  represents  a  clam  shell. 
Let  the  student  practice  first  on  a  rather  broad  or 
round  ellipse  as  a  movement  exercise.  Fig.  '2  shows 
an  imperial  volute.  Sketch  lightly  a  low  cone  for 
the  general  outline.  Fig,  3  is  also  a  volute  form. 
requiring  a  longer  cone  for  the  outline. 

Fig  4  represents  a  St.  James  cockle  shell,  or  scal- 
lop. A  circle  is  the  best  general  outline  for  it.  Fig. 
.5  shows  a  cornucopia  form,  best  outlined  by  a  long 
slender  cone.  Fig.  ti  represents  a  snail  whose  shell 
is  in  the  form  of  a  spiral  or  helix  curve.  Practice 
the  spiral  curve  as  a  movement  exercise.  Fig.  7  is 
a  cone  shell. 

Fig.  H  represents  a  European  perch.  Fig.  9  shows 
a  flying  fish  in  action.  These  are  found  in  the  trop- 
ical Atlantic  waters.  They  do  not  have  the  power  of 
true  flight,  but  they  can  rise  as  high  as  20  feet  some- 
times and  sail  off  to  the  distance  of  -500  or  600  feet. 
Fig.  10  pictures  a  red  eye.     Fig.  11  a  skate. 


The  following  is  an  extract  from  a  little  girl's  composition 
on  "  Boys  "  :  '•  When  God  looked  at  Adam  ho  said  :  '  Well,  I 
think  I  can  do  better  if  I  try  again  ! '  and  then  He  made 
Eve,"-.V.  y.  .JiiiirMil. 

All   Like  The  Journal. 

The  .Tocrxal  this  year  is  fine.  Was  most  tickled  to 
death  on  receipt  of  the  February  nutnlier. 

Your  '9.'*  programme  presents  more  gootl  things  than 
any  other  paper,  book  or  school,  to  my  knowledge. 

W.  J.  Mct'AKTV.  Scio.  Ohio,  College. 

I  have  been  a  subscriber  for  the  P.  A.  J.  since  '77  or  '78, 
1  forget  which,  and  each  year  it  has  been  a  s-urprise  to  me, 
and  the  Januaiy  number,  '95,  added  to  my  surprise.  1  am 
taking  several  other  educational  jonmals.  but  the  P.  A.  J. 
always  receives  the  warmest  welcome.  It  is  worth  two 
times  the  ?1  that  it  cost-s. 

«.  VV.  Dix.  Provo,  Utah,  Bus.  Coll. 

1  luive  always  extended  help  to  Thk  JrH-u.\AL  when  I 
could,  and  felt  that  I  was  doing  my  pupil  a  great  good 
whenever  1  could  induce  one  to  take  it.  I  have  read  it 
since  187S.  and  its  worth  cannot  be  mea-sured  in  dollars  and 
cents. 

G.  W.  Wabe,  Snpvr.  Writing,  Fort  Worth,  Tex. 


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Department   of   Art    Education. 

SAIIO.NAI.    Kr.l.  ATIONAI.    ASS,,.   .ATIO.V.    BlFrAMJ.    N.    V. 

Waltiir  8.  OrKidnouKh.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  .  President. 
Mm.  M  E  Riley.  St.  Loai».  Mo  .  .  Viee.Presideiit. 
MiMMyra  Jones.  Detroit,  Mich Secretary. 

WKONBSI'AY.  .lUI.Y  ».    IW6. 

3  0Op.ii.-I.  Presidents  address. 

2.  Art  In  the  SeUoolroora  through  De<-oration  and  Works 
of  Art. 

Mr.  Boss  Torner,  Artist,  Salem,  Mass. 

Prof.  LBDgdon  S.  Thompson,  Supervisor  of  DrawiDK. 

Jersey  Clly.  N.  J. 
Miss  Stella    Skinner.  SiiperviE 

Haven,  Conn. 
Qeneral  discussion. 
.1.  Report    of    special  committee   appointed  at   Denver 
uniler  the  following  resolution  : 

Ki-K^ilxi-d,  That  in  view  of  the  fact  that  the  important 
reports  of  the  (•ommitteH  of  Ten  on  courses  of  study  fo  the 
hiijh  school,  and  of  the  Committee  of  Fifteen  on  courses  of 
study  for  primnrv  and  urammar  schools,  so  largely  ignore 
the  suljjact  of  art  oilucation,  u  committee  be  appointed  by 
the  president  of  the  art  department  to  consider  and  report 
on  the  subject  of  art  education  in  its  relation  to  public  edu- 
cation. 
Committee  :   Prof.  W    S.  Porry,  Director  Department  of 

Fine  Arts,  Pratt  Institute,  Brooklyn.  N.  Y. 
Dr.  Walter  L.  Hcrvcy,  President  Teachers  College.  New 

York  City. 
Supt.  F.  Treudley,  Youngstown,  Ohio. 
Mrs.  Matilda  E.  Riley,  Supervisor  of  Drawing,  St.  Louis, 

Mo. 
Supt.  A.  B.  Blodgett.  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
4.  Dlscui^sion  of  report. 
6.  Appointment  of  committees. 

THirnSDAY.  .Il'l.Y  !1. 

a.lXIr.M.— 1.  Discussion:  Art  in  Education,  not  bb  a  Sorvunt 
of  Science,  \yit  as  Its  Complement. 

Mr.  William  Hamilton  Qib-on,  Artist,  New  York. 

Miss  Wilhelniena  Seegmiller,  Supervisor  of  Drawing.  In. 
dianapolis,  Ind. 

Prof.  M.  V.  OShey,  School  of  Pedagogy,  University  of 
Kiiflfalo. 

:.'.  General  discussion. 

.'I.  Informal  round. table  discusHton  on  subjects  iirnposed  by 
inembors. 

I.  Business.  Election  of  officers.  Appointment  of  com- 
mittees. 

An  < 


Not  a  Clean   Case, 

"  1  want  you  " 

She  handed  n  bundle  of  clothes  to  the  cleaners. 

"  to  remove  these  stains  of  indelible  ink." 

The  superintendent  of  the  establishment  coughed. 

"  Impossible,  madam  " 

Ho  pushed  the  bundle  back,  geully,  but  firmly. 

"  the  dye  is  cast :  " 

From  the  remarks  that  she  made  in  an  undertone  it  was 
evident  that  she  was  displeased  about  something.— A'.  V. 
Hciald. 

DOES  STRANGE  THINGS. 

Nnn    Pnuicisco  .Man  Wrili's  nilh    llulh    Hands 
Sininlfnuroush. 

()UK  Mooney,  a  cxjpyist  in  the  county  clerk  s  office,  is 
the  hiindiest  man  with  a  pen  in  the  new  city  hall,  says  the 
San  Francisco  I'ltst. 

He  performs  ail  sorts  of  feats  that  to  the  ordinary  man 
appear   marvelous.    He   is  ambidextrous  and  writes  a 


4NGD0N  S.  THOMPSON,  ILLUSTRATING  HIS  LESSON  IN  BLACKBOARD  DRAWING 


.    # 


PEN  DRAWING.-SKETCHING  FROM  NATURE  BY  C  tP    ZANER      No 


most  beautiful  hand,  Humetimes  a  fine  Kpt'ncenau,  and 
other  times  a  louud  backhand  that  is  like  copper  plate. 
Mooney  copies  the  wills  tiled  into  the  record,  and  UHunlly 
writes  the  page  on  the  left  wde  of  the  open  book  with  his 
right  hand  and  the  next  page  with  his  left,  ho  that  he  al- 
ways has  a  reHt  for  hi**  ai*m. 

When  he  tires  of  writing  a  running  hand  he  turns  the 
book  a  little  and  writes  page  after  page  in  his  backhand 
style.  Mooney  can  take  two  pens,  one  in  euch  hand,  and 
starting  at  a  common  point,  can  write  two  signatures 
simultaneonsl},  writing  the  one  with  h's  lef t  hand  back- 
ward, and  the  signatures  will  ho  almt>st  exactly  alike. 
He  seems  to  do  his  thinking  with  his  wrist,  too,  for  he 
will  write  two  entirely  different  names  at  the  same  time 
and  with  a  dash  and  a  flourish  that  is  surprising,  and  oc- 
ciisionally  he  varies  the  monotony  of  his  work  by  copying 
two  different  wills  un  opposite  pages  at  the  same  time, 
or  by  commencing  on  the  la^it  letter  of  one  will  and  copy- 
ing it  backward  with  his  left  hand,  while  he  copies  an- 
other from  the  beginning  with  his  right. 

Mooney  is  a  jig  dancer  and  takes  no  little  pride  in  his 
ability  to  indite  copies  of  the  most  complicated  signatures 
iu  the  sand  or  sawdust  on  a  barroom  floor  while  dancing 
a  lively  jig.  A  few  days  ago,  on  a  small  wager,  he  imi- 
tated the  signature  of  Henry  Schcsselman  on  the  floor  of 
asaloon  while  dancing  a  jig  blindfolded,  and  that  by  com- 
mencing at  the  very  last  letter  and  dancing  it  backward. 

YouHK  Ideis'  Shoots. 
•■Tea<'Iier.  Teacher,"  crii-'d  Johnnie  Bland,"  Bobby  DaMb 
fliOKed  a  ball  out<j  the  school  hmiwe  r«>of  :  "  "  Jncorrect  sen- 
tence." responded  the  teacher,  nromptlv-  "  Can  any  one  teJ! 
me  what  Johnnie  should  bave  said  :' "  "  Ycs'in  V  veiled  haU 
a  dozen  boys  in  conceit.  "  He  ouKbt  ter  have  eaM. "  Bobbv 
Dash  chucked  a'  ball  onto  the  school  house  roof  ! '  "— iV.  Y. 


NEWS  AND  MISCELLANY  SUPPLEMENT. 


XXI 


PENMAN'S  ART  JOURNAL, 

NEW  YORK,  JUNE,   1896. 

NEWS  EDITION. 


School  and  personal 

—  The  commeDcemeut  seiuion  \%  here  again,  aud  The 
.loL-KNAr-  IK  ver>'  forcibly  reminded  of  it  by  the  naraerous 
invitations  received  from  our  friends.  A  very  handsome 
card  was  sent  to  us  by  J.  E.  Oustus,  AugustADa  B  C., 

liock  Island,  III. fJoldey.  Wilmington,  Del.,  C.  C,  is 

sending  out  a  very  handsome  card  as  usual. Other  in- 
vitations have  been  received  from  the  following  schools; 
Hpencerian  Bus.  Coll.,  Washington,  D.  C.  ;  Missiesipni 
Indus.  Inst.  &  Coll.,  Columbus.  Miss.  ;  Chicago  Bus.  Coll., 
Chicago,  111.  ;  Centerville,  la..  High  School;  Nora  Springs, 
la..  Sem.:  Packard's  Bus.  Coll.,  New  York  City  ;  State 
Normal  School,  Cape  (Jirardeau,  Mo.  ;  Wisconsin  Bus. 
Univ.,  Milwaukee,  Wis.  ;  Davis  Mil.  School,  Winstou, 
N.  (.'.  ;  Univ.  of  Notre  Dame,  Notre  Dame,  Ind. 

—  Among  the  new  schools  brought  to  our  attention 
lately  are  tlie  following;  Hower  City  B.  C,  W.  H.  Halicy, 
Prop.,  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.  ;  ,San  Diego,  Cal.,  C.  C  .  F.  VV 
Kelsej',  Prln.  ;  Cleburne  Inst,  H.  G.  Barnes  &  C.  M.  Gar- 
ritt,  Prins ,  Kdwardsville,  Ala.  ;  Mt.  Carmel,  Pa.,  B.  C, 
G.  W.  Williams,  Prop.,  F.  W.  OMalley,  Prin.  ;  Hum- 
Iroldt,  la,  College,  J.  P.  Peterson,  Pres.,  A.  L.  Ronell, 
Vice  Pres,  ;  Wyatt's  Bus.  Colleges,  Jackson,  Miss.,  and 
Meridian,  Miss.,  L.  A.  Wyatt,  Pres.  ;  Sistersville,  W.  Va  , 
Nor.  .School  and  Bus.  Inst.,  Anna  Skivingtou,  Pres.  & 
Prop.,  H.  I.  Renshaw,  Prin. ;  Buies  Creek  Acad.  &  Com'l 
School,  Rev.  J.  A.  Campbell.  Prin.,  J.  S.  Pearson,  Com'l, 
A.  C.  Holloway.  Penman,  .Jadson 
Peele,  Telegraphy  &  Shorthand; 
Poo's,  Harnett  Co.,  N.  C.  ;  Tipton, 
Ind.,  B.  C,  M.  D.  Sherrill,  Prop., 
C  W.  Wales,  Business  Manager, 
Mrs,  C.  W.  Walei),  Shorthand,  Mr. 
Hickman,  Com'l  and  Pen.  ;  Lewis 
School  of  Sbortliand  and  Bookkeep- 
ing, W.  S.  Lewis,  Prop.,  Camden, 
N.  J.  ;  Practical  School  of  Short- 
hand and  Business  Training,  -IW 
Aborn  St.,  Providence,  R.  I.,  B.  M. 
lliuiiian.  Prop.  ;  Bradford,  Pa,,  B. 
('.,  R.  W.  Murray,  Prop  W.  H. 
Holmes, Com'l,  Miss  Alice  McLaugh- 
lin, Shorthand ;  Com'l  School  of 
Orangeburg,  S.  C,  Coll.  Inst.,  O.  F. 
Hunter,  Prin.  ;  Grand  River  Inst., 
AuBtinburg,  O.,  Rev.  R.  G.  McClel- 
land, A.M.,  Prin.,  Homer  O.  War- 
ren. Com'l  and  Pen.;  Greensboro, 
N.  C,  B.  C,  E.  J.  Hodges  &  T.  H. 
Lindsay,  Prins.  ;  Indiana  Nor. 
Univ.,  Princeton,  Ind..  J.  A.  Cook, 
Mgr.;  Moore's  B,  C„  Athens,  Ga,, 
( '.  F,  Moore,  Prin.  ;  Vincent's 
Ciini'l  Coll.,  Cleburne,  Tex.,  C. 
II.  Vincent,  Prop.  ;  Peiuuauship 
School,  (ioldcn  City,  Ark..  Thomas 
Green,  Prop.  ;  Anson,  Tex..  C.  C. 
G.  L.  Gordon,  Prop.  ;  The  Wilson 
B.  C.  Brockton.  Mass..  Bliss  & 
Wilson.  I'rojw.,  T,  T,  Wilson,  Prin, 
(',,  G,  W,  Williams,  Prop, 


BBHREXS.MEVER. 


ment,  'S.'!  and  '.-H.  He  re-entered  the  Gem  City  B.  C.  in 
'fH  for  business  and  penmanship  courses.  In  isk^  he  was 
employed  as  ^office  assistant  in  the  same  institution.  In 
Is.'S*  he  was  given  two 
classes  in  business  pen- 
manship in  addition  to 
his  office  duties.  In 
Aug\i,st,  l.SOn,  he  was 
placed  in  charge  of  the 
penmanship  depart- 
meat  of  this  institu- 
tion, and  this  position 
he  h.TS  held  ever  since. 
His  first  writing  les 
^  sous   were  received 

^l^  k  IromC.L,  Martin,  who 

^^^k  \  ^^^^  was  a  former  student 

^^^^^H^\  ^^B^^  ;md  late  a  teacher  of  the 
^■^■f^^^^^^H  Gem  City  B.  C.  who 
was  conducting  an  eve- 
ning school  at  that 
time.  His  finishing 
work  in  penmanship  was  under  the  guidance  of  Messrs. 
Mus.<;elman  and  Schofield.  Mr.  Behrensmeyer  is  married 
and  has  one  daughter.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
order,  and  very  popular  among  his  friends  and  students. 
As  a  penman  he  ranks  among  the  leaders  in  the  country, 
and  is  perhaps  the  best  all  around  writer  ever  turned  out 
by  that  institution,  which  has  done  so  much  for  penman- 
ship in  this  country— the  Gem  City  Business  College. 

—  Cbas.  S.  McNulty  is  teaching  a  very  successful  pen- 
manship class  in  McDaniell,  Va. 

—  There  is  mail  at  this  office  for  Clyde  Jones,  formerly 
of  Mi.s,souri,  late  of  King's  B.  C,  Dallas,  Texas. 

—  Mr.  Jno.  J,  Eagan  is  a  democratic  candidate  for  col- 
lector of  Hoboken,  N.  J. 

—  A  Pottsville,  Pa,,  paper  has  quite  a  humorous  and 
well-written  article  in  regard  to  G.  A.  Transue,  Prin.  of 
the  Pottsville  Public  Com'l  School  and  his  weights  reduc- 
ing bicycle  riding.  By  one  year's  riding  he  has  reduced 
his  weight  from  *247  to  '2<)()  pounds.  Among  other  things 
the  article  says  ;  "  There  is  no  jollier  man  in  the  town 
than  Prof.  Transue,  and  the  School  Board  has  no  more 


Sunbury,   Pa.,  B. 


, '~  A,',"""P  "'"  '''iangi's  "1  management  of  schools  are 
the  tollowini;  ;    D,   Fullmer  is  now  Prop,  of  Bliss  B.  C  , 

Pitchbnrg,  Muss, C.  Edward  Pusho  has  purchased  the 

Central  C,  C„  Cumberland.  Md,,  ofc.  W  Mosser, J 

J,  Swengle  has  purchased  the  interest  of  his  partner  G 
Elerding,  in  the  Grand  Porks,  N,  D,,  Coll.  of  Com  Mr 
Elerding  is  now  located  in  Colo. ,1.  C.  Bowser  has  dis- 
posed of  his  interest  in  the  Modern  C.  C,  Erie,  Pa  to  his 
(wrtner,  S.  F.  Eckel.  Mr.  Bowser  is  at  present  located 
in  tAilumbus,  O. J.  F.  Waldron  has  sold  the  Shenan- 
doah, Pa.  B.  ('.  t«  F.  E.   Wood,  who  has  changed  the 

naine  to  Wood's  B,  C, Augtist  Stossnieister  has  sold 

an  interest  in  the  Indianapolis,  Ind,,  Coll,  of  Com  to 
^^  S,  Perry,  formerly  of  Wmfleld,  Kans,     M,  D  Fulton 

has  resigned  his  teaching  position  in  this  school The 

Napa,  Cal ,  Vniv,  of  the  Pacific,  conducted  by  the  State 
M,  E,  Conference,  will  close  permanently  the  end  of  the 
m-esent  school  year.  A,  R,  Kipp  had  charge  of  the  Com'l 
Dep't. 

.  —  Among  recent  visitors  to  The  Joirxal  office  were 
Mr.  aud  Mrs.  J.  W.  Griffith,  Heald's  Bus.  C,  .San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  ;  P.  J.  Toland.  Pres.  Wis,  Bus.  Univ  La 
Crosse,  Wis.  ;  Ira  P,  Wetzel.  Phila..  Pa.  •  H  Coleman 
(  olcmau's  B.  C,  Newark.  N.  J.  ;  A.  B  Fumer.  Fairfield! 
,^-1?  "5'^T"?''-^:',  £■  ^'  '•'"■^•'^  Plainfield,  N.  J..  Bus 
toll.  ;  R.  t^.  Lainl,  Eastman  Coll.,  Ponghkeepsie   N  Y   ■ 

v^L-  ?"^'',"°,';''S;  A!?'  •  "^  •-'•  '^"'l-'--  High  School,' 
Newark,  N.  J.  ;  c.  E.  Oliver,  .\lbany,  N.Y. 

-  From  the  .Ifonna!;  J'nfciMic,  Knox\ille,  Tenn  we 
get  a  brief  account  of  a  verj-  pleasant  visit  made  hv  the 
student-sof  the  McAllen  B.  C.  to  the  residence  of  Mr  and 
Mrs.  Mc.'VIIen  on  Magnolia  .\ve. 

—  H.  P.  Behreusmejer  was  bom  at  Quincv  111  in  ISils 
where  he  attended  the  public  and  iiarochial 'schools  until 
14  j-eais  of  age.  He  cleikcd  one  year  in  a  grooerv  store 
then  enterwl  the  Gem  Wty  Bnsiues.s  College  Next  he 
was  eniploye.1  as  clerk  iu  his  father's  packing  establish 


BALTIMORE,  MD. 


popular  teacher  than  he,  and  the  great  success  of  the 
Com  1  School  outside  of  the  efficiency  of  the  principal  is 
m  great  part  attributable  to  the  good  nature  of  Mr 
Transue." 

—  In  a  late  letter  inclosing  subscription  G  L  Van- 
nois,  Hartford,  Conn.,  says  ;  "  Put  my  name  on  vour 
permanent  list  and  if  I  ever  order  the  paper  discontinued 
again,  send  the  fool  kicker  around  to  interview  me." 

—  The  rooms  of  the  Nashua  B,  C„  J,  B,  Mack,  propr 
were  destroyed  by  fire  on  the  night  of  May  mh  'The 
school  IS  continued  as  usual,  however. 

.-The  Ammmn  TvatU  Journal  of  Chicago  contains  a 
ol-    la  '^'""'''"'"^"''"■i''><'t'ce  "f  the  Simpson  B.  C,  Indian 

—  The  Richmond,  Va,.  Il^ekly  Stale  has  a  half  page 
space  devoted  to  the  work  of  the  Va.  B.  C,  Hichm?^ 
}  a,,  and  the  Southern  B.  U.,  Richmond.  Va.  "w^n^nsti; 
Gil^""  '">''«''   'be    management    of    Measrs.   Darts  and 

of  wSid'srcrcirWall''pa':'*"°  *°  ™-»™-<n-t 

cf,T?,T"'  ^"''  ^J'y  S-  ^••.  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  is  sending  out 
stylish  engraved  invitations  to  a  series  of  lectures  Iw 
Rev.  G.  W.  I.er,  D.D.  The  first  lecture,  "Sra^ 
Grant,"  was  debvered  on  Thursday,  May  'j»<,  "<^'"'"^' 

—  At  the  comnieucement  exercises  of  the  R,  I,  .School 
of  Design,  Pro%ndence,  R.  I„  H.  C,  Spencer  was  awarded 
two  pnzes-one  for  the  best  design  for  catalogue  cover 
and  one  for  best  design  for  school  seal,      ^""""'5""<*  '^°^"' 

—  Coming  as  he  does,  from  Clinton  Co,.  Ohio  the  sub- 
ject  of  this  sketch.  F.  B.  Moore,  cannot  foil  to  be  -,"  ccess 
ful.  He  was  born  in  lsr:i  hut  whUe  he  was  veri-  voune 
his  parents  removed  to  ViUisca,  la.,  where  he  recefved  a 
common  .school  education,  and  served  an  annrentic^shin  in 
the  saddlery  trade.  He  became  .nteres°eJ^Fn  penmansn  P 
by  reading  The  PexmaVs  Art  Juirnal  while  under  the 


F.    B.   MOORE. 


giiidance  of  Iowa's  well  known  penman,  P.  A.  VVestl'ope. 
His  parents  removed  toSuperior,  Nebr.,  where  he  rec-eived 
the  benefit  of  two  years' 
training  in  a  high  school. 
In  ISifJ  he  accepted  a 
position  as  traveling 
salesman  with  the  Des 
Moines  Saddlei'v  Co.,  bis 
tenitorv  being  Iowa,  Ne- 
braska and  Colorado. 
After  two  years'  success- 
ful work  in  this  liue,  he 
i-esigued  to  enter  the 
Cedar  Rapids  Business 
College,  where  he  com- 
pleted a  course  under 
Messrs,  Modarasz  and 
Palmer,  He  next  tnvv- 
eled  through  the  north- 
em  part  of  Kansas,  or 
ganizing  and  teaching 
classes  in  penmanship 
with  wonderful  results.  In  '9.1  he  accepted  a  position  as 
insti-uctor  in  penmanship  department  ot  the  liuliimiiiiolis, 
Ind..  Bus.  Univ..  which  position  he  still  ln.lils.  lie  lias 
been  rapidly  forging  to  the  front  as  a  tiu.i  nll-nmiul  pen- 
man. He  also  teaches  bookkeeping,  rajiid  lalculiition 
and  correspondence,  and  judging  by  the  many  specimens 
of  his  students'  work  that  we  have  seen  we  know  he  is  a 
successful  teacher.  His  employer,  E,  J,  Heeb,  writes  that 
he  is  "  industrious,  courteous  and  affable,  aud  is  a  young 
man  of  good  character  and  habits,''  The  Joiirna'l  has 
shown  considerable  of  Mr,  Moore's  work  in  the  past,  and 
will  show  more  of  it  in  the  future, 

—  Ohio  seems  to  be  as  prolific  in  penmen  aa  it  does  in 
political  candidates.    In  1807  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 

A.  F.  Wallace,  was  born  at  West  Lancaster,  in  the  Buck, 
eye  State.  In  'B!)  he  removed  with  his  parents  to  Atchison 
Co.,  Kansas,  where  he  attended  a  public  school  during 
the  winter  and  worked  on  his  father's  farm  during  the 
summer.  In  188.';  he  graduated  in  the  Teachers'  Coiii-se  in 
Campbell  Nor.  Univ., 
Holton,  Kansas,  After 
teaching  a  district  school 
for  a  while  he  entered 
the  National  Normal 
University,  Lebanon, 
Ohio,  in  1887,  He  gradii 
ated  from  the  scientific 
course  in  1888,  He  next 
entered    the    Gem    Cit\ 

B,  C,  Quincy,  111,,  com- 
pleting  a  business  course, 
after  which  he  was 
elected  principal  of  vil 
lage  schools  at  Whiting. 
Kansas.  In  1890  he  re- 
turned to  the  Gem  City. 
B.  C.  for  special  penman-  a,  f,  Wallace 
ship  work.  The  follow- 
ing year  he  taught  in  the  High  School,  Roodhouse,  III  In 
1891  he  was  married  to  Miss  Lottie  Cutwell,  Effingham 
Kansas.  In  1891  he  took  the  shorthand  course  m  the 
Topeka,  Kans.,  Bus,  Coll,  He  then  established  the  com- 
mercial department  of  the  Daniel  Baker  College,  Brown- 
wood,  Texas,  where  he  remained  for  two  years.  In  189:) 
he  accepted  his  present  position  as  head  of  corainercial 
department  Grand  Prairie  Seminary,  Onarga,  III  where 
he  conducts  a  very  successful  commercial  department. 
Mr.  Wallace  is  a  well  prepared  all-around  commercial 
teacher. 


XXII 

MvmnfntM  of  Ihf  Trarht^m. 

\V.  M.  Wa^er,  late  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  ie  dow  a  mem- 
t»er  of  the  facultv  of  the  Hniithdeal   B.   C,  Richmond, 

Vu. P.  H.  KellJ-r,  Laurawti-r.  Pa.,  is  t^nnected  with  the 

Potti*town,    Pa..   B.C. Raphael  Weiffenbach,  O.S.B., 

haM  charge  of  the  penmanHhip  in  St.  BenedictV  College, 

Atkinson,    Kans. R.   O.   Laird,   for  several  v ears  past 

penman  of  EaMtinan  Cv»ll..  Poughkee[)me,  >f.  Y.,  has 
rcHigned  and  at  ijre.Hent  is  taking  special  work  at  the 

Zaoerian  Art  College. E.  Thomey  :f*  teaching  in  the 

Niagara  B.  (J,,   Niagara  Falle.   N.   Y. M.   M.  Link  is 

firin.  of  the  Com'I  and  Shorthand  Depts.  of  Ellsworth 
>>l]ege,  Iowa  Fa)K  la. Mins  CTara  M.  Beeeon  is  teacher 

of  nhorthand  in  BuUher'H  B.  C,  Beaver  Falls,  Pa. Miss 

Post  is  nuw  teatJier  of  shorthand  in  the  Spencerian  Inst , 

Newburgh.  N.  Y. J.  C.  Roberts,  late  of  Clark's  B.  C, 

Yiiielanu,  N.  J.,  is  now  connected  with  Milwaukee,  Wis., 

H.  (J. A.  M.  Whyte  is  prin.  of  the  shorthand  dept.  of 

the  Euclid  Ave.  B.  (;..  Cleveland,  O. Miss  Clara  Hoover 

is  teaching  shorthand  and  com'l  branches  in  the  Lincoln, 

111..  B.  C. (i.  E.  Snyder  is  now  connected  with  Wood's 

B.  C.  Pottitville,  Pa. J.  C.  Kennedy,  late  of  Potts- 
town,   Pa,,   is  now  connected    with  the  Lebanon,   Pa., 

B.   C. R.   L.   Freed,  formerly  of  Logansport,  Ind.,  is 

located  for  the  sumraer  with  VCilliams'  B.  C,  Mahanoy 
City,  Pa.  Beginning  Sent.  1st.  Mr.  Freed  will  be  con- 
nected with  the  Aurora,  111..  B.  C. Benn.  J.  Ferguson, 

of  Barn.  W.  Va..  is  prin.  <»f  the  Shorthand  Dept.  of  the 
\)\\  Bois,  Pa..  B.  C.~ — -Wavne  Harwoml,  late  a  pupil  of  A. 
H.  Fumer,  Fairfield,  N.  Y'.,  is  a  teacher  in  the  Pequod 

B.  C.,  Meriden.  Conn. M'ss  Lillian  M.  Potter,  late  of 

Fairfield.  N.  Y.,  Som..  has  accepted  a  position  with  the 

Fcjieral  B.  C,  Youngstown.  O. Miss  Rose  M.  Banick, 

of  WikcK-Barre,  Pa.,  is  a  new  teacher  of  shorthand  and 

typewriting  in  the  Duluth,  Minn.,  B.  C. C.  R.  Run 

nelld.  for  21  years  in  the  employ  of  J.  V.  Farwell  &  Co., 
t'hicago,  has  resigned  and  is  now  connected  with  the 

Royal  League  Masonic  Temple.  Chicago. E.  1,  Fish, 

late  Vice  Pres.  of  the  Rock  Island  Bus.  and  Lit.  Coll., 
<;hikQsha.   Ind.   Territory,    is  now  connected  with    the 

International   B.   C..    Saginaw.    E.   S.,    Mich. W.   N. 

Smith,  late  penman  of  Eaton,  Burnett  &  Darling's  B.  C. 
Washington,   D.  (;..  is  now  at  his  home  in  Wanseon,  O. 

Mr.  Hickman,  late  of  the  Kokomo,  Ind.,  B.  C.  is  now 

prin.  of  the  Tipton,  Ind.,  B.  C. 

Ilf/utrnriit, 


AtChnrloston,  S.  C,  on  Wednesday.  June  3,  I89(i.  Mifs 
Mary  Caroline  Tvlee  was  married  to  Mr.  Willard  James 
Wheeler.  Mr.  \Vheeler  is  a  well-known  business  college 
man,  having  been  connected  with  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  B. 
IJ.,  but  now  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  Birmingham, 
Ala.,  B.  C. 

EALY— WILLIAMS. 

On  Tuesday.  May  *2tt.  18ii(S.  at  Cape  Girardeau,  Mo.. 
Miss  Elnia  Williams  was  married  to  Mr.  Elmer  H.  Ealy. 
Mr.  Ealy  is  the  principal  of  the  Penniansh'p  Dept.  of  the 
State  Normal  School,  at  Cape  (Jirardeau. 


Obituary. 

THOMAS   MAY    PEIBCE.    M.A.,   PH.D. 

Thomas  May  Peirce,  M.A.,  Ph.D.,  Proprietor  and 
President  of  Peirce  Business  College.  £I1T  Chestnut  St , 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  died  on  May  10,  1890,  at  his  home. 
No.  Unr.  North  Broad  St.,  in  that  citv.    Dr.  Peirce  had 


''t^enma/i^Q^^tcCQ^oa.aui& 


THOMAS  MAY  PEIRCE.  M.A  .  P».D. 

for  many  years  been  identified  with  business  college  work 
and  under  his  able  management  the  Peirce  Bus.  College 
has  come  to  be  known  ajs  one  of  the  largest  and  most 
thorough  institutions  of  the  kind  in  America. 

He  suffered  an  attack  of  grip  about  Christmas  time, 
from  which  ho  never  thoroughly  rallied.  The  winter  was 
spent  iu  Florida,  but  he  gradually  gi'ew  weaker  until  the 
end  came.  He  leaves  a  widow  and  five  children— three 
daughters  and  two  sons. 

From  the  Philadelphia  papers  we  glean  the  following 
sketch  of  his  life  : 

Thomas  May  Peirce,  M.A.,  was  born  at  Chester,  Dela- 
ware (^ouuty.  this  State.  December  10,  18S7.  He  was  of 
English  ancestry,  a  lineal  descendant  of  George  Perce,  as 
the  family  name  was  originally  spelled,  who  came  to  this 
country  with  William  Peun. 

Mr.  Peirce  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Phila- 
delphia, and  graduated  from  the  Bovs"  Central  High 
Schoi>l  at  the  age  of  sixteen.  Between  "that  time  and  the 
attJtinmeut  of  his  twenty-firet  vear  he  traveled  exten- 
sively, supplemeuting  his  education  bv  observation  and 
pn»clic*il    work  in    business    pursuits"      Upon  reaching 


majority  he  took  chai^  of  a  district  school  in  Springfield 
township.  Montgomery  County,  Pa.,  and  thus  began  the 
career  of  an  educator,  which  he  afterward  followetl  with 
marked  succefe,  and  for  which  he  developed  a  remark- 
able talent.  He  made  decided  progress  in  his  chosen  field 
from  the  outset,  and  was  soon  caile<l  to  the  Nomstown 
High  School  as  a  teacher.  From  there  he  went  to  the 
Manavunk  Grammar  School,  and  in  rapid  succession  to 
the  Slonroe  and  Mount  Vernon  Grammar  Schools  of 
Philadelphia,  doing  yeoman  service  in  the  cause  of  popu- 
lar education. 

With  this  ample  experience  he  established  Peirce  College 
of  Business  in  1805,  and  became  its  principal. 

Aside  from  his  reputation  as  a  business  educator  and  a 
pnblic-spirited  citizen.  Mr.  Peirce  had  other  claims  to 
distinction.  He  served  the  State  creditably  as  a  bank 
assessor,  and  participated  in  the  political  discussions  ol 
the  country. 

As  an  expert  accountant  his  services  were  of  great 
value  in  the  case  of  the  treasurer  of  the  borough  of  West 
Chester,  Mr.  Peirce's  testimony  securing  conviction.  In 
the  case  of  the  Presbyterian  Board  of  Publication,  on 
which  he  was  at  work  a  year,  his  skill  as  au  accountant 
saved  the  reputation  of  the  board. 

In  matters  of  disguised  handwriting  he  was  frequently 
called  as  an  expert,  and  served  on  many  famous  cases,  for 
which  he  received  large  fees. 

Mr.  Peirce  was  married  in  ISOI  to  Emma  Louisa, 
daughter  of  Robert  and  Mai'y  Bisbing,  of  Springfield 
township,  Montgomeo*  County,  Pa.  She  died  in  the 
early  part  of  1870,  leaving  three  children.  On  October  4, 
1871,  he  was  married  the  second  time,  to  Ruth,  daughter 
of  W^illiam  and  Maria  Strong,  of  Wilistown  township, 
Chester  County.  Of  the  two  marriages  nine  children  were 
bom,  five  of  whom  are  living. 

He  published  several  works  on  bookkeeping,  type- 
writing, penmanship,  etc. 

In  1879  he  was  elected  President  of  the  Business  Edu- 
cators' Association  of  America. 

Several  years  ago  Dickinson  College  conferred  the  de- 
gree of  Doctor  of  Philosophy  upon  him.  He  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Bookkeepers'  Beneficial  Association;  trustee 
of  Temple  College,  presided  over  by  Rev.  Russell  Con- 
well  ;  a  manager  of  the  Home  Missionary  Society  ;  trustee 
of  the  Sabbath  Association  ;  director  of  the  Evangelical 
Alliance  ;  manager  Conference  Tract  Society  ;  president 
of  the  Contributors'  Association  of  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal Hospital. 

A    Tear/ier's   Trihutv. 

In  personality  Doctor  Peirce  was  of  an  unusual  type. 
He  was  gifted  with  remarkable  mental  and  physical 
powers,  which  he  knew  how  to  use  with  widest  efiect. 
The  talents  bestowed  upon  hira  were  not  dimmed  by 
inertia,  but  were  governed  and  used  with  generosity  and 
wisdom,  and  when  he  lay  at  rest  they  crowned  a  well- 
spent  life.  His  mental  powers  united  with  energetic 
bravery  developed  an  institution  of  unusual  worth  and 
with  an  annual  attendance  of  overl,400students.  Greater 
than  this  success  is  the  impress  made  upon  the  plastic 
minds  of  the  pupils  and  the  far-reaching  results  through 
the  educational  discipline  which  he  developed. 

Underneath  his  business  life  there  was  another  self,  one 
which  opened  to  philanthropic  work  with  a  readiness 
and  freedom  that  showed  the  ideal  man.  This  character 
drew  to  him  affectionate  loyalty  and  respect.  He  stood 
closely  to  those  who  came  into  personal  contact  with  him. 
Between  him  and  his  teachers  there  was  an  unsurpassed 
affection,  hnrdly  exceeded  by  that  of  other  close  friends. 
He  counted  the  footsteps  of  life  by  heart  throbs,  and 
they  who  came  into  touch  with  him  may  say  : 

"  Well  blessed  is  he  who  has  a  dear  one  dead, 
A  friend  he  has  whose  face  will  never  change." 
"  The  anchor  of  love  is  death." 

J.    p.    BYRNE. 
AVf/'  ('fttitloffiiett.  School  tfoitrnafs,  £-r. 

—  The  New  London,  Conn.,  B.  C ,  R.  A.  Brubeck, 
Prin.,  is  sending  out  a  very  bright  little  sixteen-page 
booklet  entitled  "  The  Man  at  the  Desk."  It  gives  many 
reasons  why  students  should  receive  their  training  at  the 
New  London  Bus.  Coll.    It  is  good  advertising. 

—  The  Spencerian  Bus.  Coll.,  Louisville,  Ky.,  is  sending 
out  a  two-color  circular  entitled  "An  Open  Letter  on 
Loss  and  Gain,"  that  is  neatly  printed  and  well  written. 

—  Among  the  school  catalogues  lately  received  are 
those  from  the  following  institutions  :  The  Curtis  School, 
Sherman  Square,  New  York  City  ;  The  Vmcennes,  Ind., 
Bus.  Coll.  ;  Vincennee,  Ind.,  Univ.  ;  Sac  City,  la..  Inst.  ; 
San  Jose,  Cal.,  Bus.  Coll.  ;  The  Oskaloosa,  la.,  B.  C.  ;  New 
York  State  Nor.  Coll.,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

—  We  have  lately  received  college  journals  from  the 
following  schools  :  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  C.  C.  ;  The  Spen- 
cerian B.  C,  Evansville,  Ind.  ;  The  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa., 
High  School ;  Simpson  Coll.,  Indianola,  la.  ;  Memll  Coll., 
Stamford.  Ckinn.  ■  State  Nor.  School,  Emporia,  Kans.  ; 
Galveston,  Tex.,  Bus.  Univ.  ;  Steubenville,  O.,  B.  C. 

Fraternal  Notes. 

Public  School  Itcparttmnt. 

—  H.  E.  Reister,  Super,  of  Writing,  Centreville,  la., 
Public  Schools,  has  lately  been  awarded  a  five  years'  con- 
tract to  fomi^  the  pupils  in  public  schools  in  Appanoose 
Co.  with  pen  written  copies.  He  will  also  direct  the  work 
in  the  county  schools  in  addition  to  his  present  duties. 

—  J.  O.  Wise,  Super,  of  Writing  in  Akion,  Ohio,  public 
schools,  is  at  work  on  a  series  of  writing  books  to  be  known 
as  "The  Wise  Compromise  Series  VTriting  Books.'' 
Medium  slant  is  used. 

—  Richard  Whalen  is  director  of  music,  penmanship 
and  drawing  in  Canon  City,  Colo.,  Public  Schools. 

—  E.  H.  Thomhill  is  director  of  writing  and  drawing 
in  public  schools,  and  principal  of  the  commercial  and 
drawing  departments  of  the  Shattuck  School,  Fairbault, 

—  H.  E.  Byrne,  late  principal  of  the  commercial  depart- 
ment and  special  teacher  of  writing  in  public  sohoolfi, 


Brunswick,  Mo.,  has  accepted  a  position  as  principal  of 
the  commercial,  penmanshir  and  shorthand  departments 
in  the  Patterson  Inst.,  Hillsboro,  Tex. 

—  At  thd  3l8t  semi  annual  meeting  of  the  Indiana 
County  Superintendents'  Association  in  Xndiananolits 
June  25th  and  2otb,  W.  S.  Hiser.  Super,  of  Writing.  Rich- 
mond, Ind..  will  discuss  writing  in  public  schools. 


Well-Known  Supervisors. 

W.    L.    STARKEY. 

Although  but  %)  years  of  age  Mr.  Starkey  hivs  made  a 
name  for  himself  iu  the  field  of  penmanship,  commercial 
work  and  useful  iuveutious.  He  is  a  native  of  Illinois, 
but  in  187G  his  parents  moved  to  Knus]i.s.  and  a  stray  copy 
of  a  penmanship  compendium  fired  him  with  the  ambition 
to  become  a  better  writer.  In  'SS  he  graduated  from  the 
Ottawa,  Kansas,  High  School,  and  in  the  fall  of  the  same 
year  graduated  from  Colemau's  National  Business  College, 
Newark,  N.  J.,  where  he  subsequently  taught  for  two 
and  a  half  years.  He  next  was  employed  in  the  homo 
office  of  the  Prudential  Life  Insurance  Co..  Newark,  and 
in  18i»l  became  connected  with  the  public  schools  of  Pater- 
son,  N.  J.     He  organized  and  has  since  conducted  a  <-oni- 


\V.  L.   STAKKKY. 

mercial  department  in  the  High  School.  This  department 
has  grown  from  the  enrollment  of  40  to  iiii,  with  thret- 
classes  and  two  additional  teachers.  The  graduates  of 
the  department  are  employed  by  some  of  the  largest  mau- 
ufactuiing  and  mercantile  concerns  in  PatcrBon  and  New 
York,  showing  the  confidence  placed  in  Mr.  Starkey's 
work. 

Mr.  Starkey  also  directs  the  penmanship  in  the  city 
schools,  and  his  influence  for  better  writing  among  the 
teachers  has  been  most  marked. 

He  has  two  patents  on  adjustable  school  desk  and  seat, 
and  has  successfully  placed  the  desk  on  the  market.  He 
has  recently  filled  an  order  for  the  old  "  Sleepy  Hollow  " 
School,  made  famous  by  Washington  Irving. 

Mr.  Starkey  is  genial,  makes  friends  readily,  is  well 
read  and  generally  well  posted,  and  is  in  every  way  an 
honor  to  the  penmanship  and  commercial  teaching  fra- 
ternity. 


OViyi.  TTi^ 

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A   Feast   with   Rare   Old   Books. 

Hail,  mistick  Art  !  which  men  like  angels  taught, 
To  apeak  to  Eyes,  and  paint  unbody'd  Thougt  ! 

— '.  Chtimpion,  1740. 
Niiiiibcr  lO. 
fnj,,/    n,j«kH  {Cnnlhiiiril). 

"The  Common  School  Writing  Book,"  in  five 
numbers,  by  O.  C.  Badlam,  was  published  by  Robert 
B.  Collins,  in  New  York,  in  184«. 

The  instructions  are  quite  complete,  filling  three 
pagfcs  of  cover,  besides  footnotes  on  each  copy  page. 
Movement  is  given  much  attention  in  several  of  the 
exercises  given  in  earlier  copy  books  and  rei)eated 
in  this  system. 

The  copies  in  the  books  in  our  possession  (numbers 
one  and  two),  are  all  heavily  shaded.  Thti  tracing 
copies  below  are  light  and  much  nearer  our  present 
business  writing  idea. 

A   sentence   prefacing    some    remarks  on    "'  Pen 


Making."  showR  that  these  books  were  insned  about 
the  time  the  cjnill  pen  went  ont  of  nse  It  said  : 
"  The  almoHt  exclosive  nse  of  the  metallic  pen 
renders  remarks  on  this  subject  nearly  nnnecessar;- : 
bnt  a  few  words  cannot  l>e  entirely  useless  in  a 
work  like  this.  " 

The  Payson,  Daoton  &  Scribner  "  Combined 
System  of  Rapid  Penmanship  "  was  brought  ont 
in  1H.'iT.  according  to  the  tK>ok  in  our  possession. 
This  partirnlar  book  is  number  six  of  the  series 
(there  are  ten  books  in  all)  and  was  filled  out  by 
Benedict  F.  Kaine. 

The  copies  lire  full  line  sentences,  long  loops  and 
ijuite  compact.  The  first  copy  in  book  number  six 
asks  the  pnjiil  to  do  the  following  :  "  Attend  to 
the  Mitacings,  turns,  joinings,  slope,  shmling  aud 
proportions."  It  stopped  there,  evidently  thinking 
that  tliAt  would  do  for  a  start. 

"  The  books  belonging  to  this  seiies  are  intended 
to  be  a  com]>romise  between  the  old-fashioned 
ri)imd  hand  and  the  more  modern  angvilar  and 
open  style  of  writing."  say  the  authors  on  the  cover. 
Apropos  of  the  vertical  writing  discus-xion  it  is  in- 
teresting to  note  what  is  said  about  the  vertical 
stvle  :  "The  old  fashioned  round  hand,  though  it 
ofttn  leads  to  the  acqnisition  of  a  strong,  rapid  and 
grm'eful  style  of  penmanship,  is  justly  objected  to 
as  being  in  general  too  formal  and  labored  for 
practical  use.  Its  highe.it  claim  to  be  retained  as 
u  standard  is  the  distinctne.ss  and  great  legibility." 
This  reads  like  evidence  on  both  sides  of  the  fence. 
'  Strong,  rapid  and  graceful  "  yet  "  too  formal  and 
liibored  for  practical  use." 

The  engraving  is  in  advance  of  anything  we  have 
examined  brought  out  prior  to  that  time. 

In  l."*.'!**  thiTc  was  issued  a  uniipie  publication 
known  as  the  "'  Writing  Reader."  the  only  one  of 
llie  kind  ever  issued  to  our  knowledge  The 
iiulliors  were  T.  Gilbert  and  F.  Praea,  and  it  was 
jiublished  by  D.  .1.  McLellan.  New  York 

The  book,  aa  its  name  indicates,  was  a  reader  for 
schools,  but  was  entirely  in  scrijit.  It  contained 
1110  pages  and  Hid  different  examples  of  handwrit 
iug,  the  obji'ct  being  to  drill  people  in  reading  a 
great  many  kinds  of  writing,  something  that 
wouldn't  hurt  our  young  people  of  the  present  day. 

In  the  preface  the  claim  is  made  that  KiO  different 
writers  are  represented  in  the  1111)  pages,  l)ut  upon 
a  careful  examination  of  many  of  the  plates  we  are 
led  to  the  conclusion  that  the  entire  number  are 
from  the  pen  of  one  person.  This  was  certainly  a 
ri'iuarkable  feat.  One  person  so  disguising  his  hand 
aa  to  turn  out  1(10  variations  in  his  writing,  and 
do  it  in  such  a  manner  as  to  deceive  any  ordinary 
reader,  and  even  the  e.spert  unle.-a  he  gave  it  a  care 
ful  examination  I  How  many  of  our  present  day 
penmen  could  duplicate  the  task  v  To  the  student 
of  di.<guised  writing  this  work  presents  a  most  in- 
viting field. 

The   Correct   Thing  at   the  Writing    Desk. 

To  use  goiKl  ,iet  l)lHck  ink. 

To  nse  huudsume,  thick,  plniu  white  paper. 

To  fold  and  direct  u  lott«r  neatly,  and  to  put  the  stamp 
on  evenly,  in  the  proi>er  corner. 

To  put  i)n  as  many  stjunps  as  the  weight  of  the  letter 
or  iwroel  demands. 

To  iiuliwe  a  stamp  when  writing  to  a  stranger  on  your 
own  l>nsiuuss. 

To  fold  a  letter  right  side  up,  so  that  the  person  who 
receives  it  will  not  be  obliged  to  turn  it,  after  taking  it 
out  of  the  envelope,  before  he  can  read  it. 

To  use  st>aling  wax  if  you  know  how  to  make  a  Inir  and 
handsome  seal. 

To  use  postal  cjuxls  for  business  commouications  only. 

To  write  legibly  and  straight. 

To  siwll  correctly. 

To  write  uuniliers,  dates  and  proper  names  with  special 
care  aud  distinctnew*. 

To  date  a  letter  iit  the  Wginning.  on  the  nght  hand 
side,  but  a  note  at  the  end,  on  the  left  hand. 

To  have  one's  address  engraved  at  the  top  of  one's 
note  or  letter  paper. 

To  give  one's  full  address  when  writing  to  a  person 
who  does  not  know  it,  and  fn>m  whom  an  answer  is  de- 
sinxi. 

To  sign  a  letter  with  full  name  or  with  the  last  name 
and  initials. 

To  sign  a  business  letter,  ■•  Your  obedient  servant,"  or 
••  Yours  very  truly,  "  or  "  Yonre  respectfully." 


To  sign  a  letter  to  a  superior,  "  Yours  respectfully,'' 
or  "  Your  obedient  servant." 

To  direct  a  letter  to  a  married  lady  with  her  husband's 
full  name,  or  last  name  with  initials. 

To  write  ••  Rev.  and  Mrs.  J.  T.  Sawyer,"  or  "  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Paul  Jones." 

To  answer  all  letters  promptly. 

To  remember  that  "  the  written  word  remains,"  and 
therefore  write  with  due  caution  and  clearness. 

To  tie  concise.  l>ut  never  curt. 

To  remember  that  the  adoption  of  a  courteous  and  dig- 
nified tone  shows  greater  self  respect  than  would  the 
assumption  of  an  undue  familiarity. 

To  avoid  egotism  on  paper  or  elsewhere. 

To  read  over  letters  before  sending  them. 

To  write  to  a  friend  or  hostess  after  making  a  ^-isit  at 
her  bouse,  thanking  her  for  her  hospitality. 

To  always  maintain  a  free,  erect  position  when  writing. 

To  be  aways  scrupulously  neat.  — 7'/«?  Whole  Ftimily. 


Early   Periodicals    on   the   Subject   of 
Penmanship. 

The  present  readers  of  The  Penm.^n's  Art  Jocr- 
•N'AL,  especialy  the  younger  subscribers,  while  en- 
joying its  fine  engravings  and  artistic  pages,  may 
innocently  suppose  that  it  has  always  existed  in  its 
present  perfect  state,  or  at  least  that  it  was  the 
first  to  occupy  its  well  chosen  field. 

It  is  certainly  true  that  it  has  had  a  longer  life 
than  any  other  penmanship  paper,  that  it  has  been 
more  artistic,  more  ably  conducted,  more  worthy 
of  patronage,  and  better  sustained  financially  than 
its  predecessors  or  any  of  its  contemporaries.  But 
every  new  enterprise  must  have  a  beginning  and 
sometimes  frequent  backsets  before  perfect  success 
is  achieved. 

The  purpose  of  the  present  communication,  how- 
ever, is  to  record  some  facts  concerning  the  first 
serious  experiment  in  periodical  penmanship. 

During  the  summer  of  1867  the  writer,  as  usual. 
was  enjoying  his  summer  vacation  at  the  humble 
home  of  his  parents  in  the  little  village  of  Senecaville, 
in  Southeastern  Ohio,  One  day  he  received  by 
mail  a  kind  of  pamphlet  circular,  advocating  the 
claims  of  a  system  of  writing.  Besides  advertising 
matter,  it  contained  some  flourishes  and  some  sug- 
gestions with  regard  to  the  teaching  of  writing.  The 
writer  of  this  article  was  then  Superintendent  of 
Writing  in  the  public  schools  of  Sandusky  City, 
Ohio.  So  it  is  not  remarkable,  perhaps,  that  the 
thought  should  suggest  itself  to  him  that  a  monthly 
paper  on  penmanship,  rightly  conducted,  would  be 
a  good  thing.  At  once  he  began  to  think  of  a  suit- 
able name  for  the  yet  unborn  project  and  finally 
selected  The  Tenvlier  of  Pciimiinship.  to  be  issued 
monthly  at  $].25  per  year.  All  this  was  very  easy 
to  do.  as  the  author  sometimes  indulges  in  air  castle 
building.  The  idea,  however,  seemed  so  deeply 
seated  that,  like  Banquo's  ghost,  it  would  not 
"  down." 

He  felt,  however,  that  such  a  paper  must  be 
fully  illustrated  by  means  of  engraved  script  and 
flourishing.  But  how  were  the  engraWngs  to  be  ob- 
tained ■;  The  author  had  no  money  to  p.iy  for  them, 
nor  did  he  know  of  any  engravers  personally. 
Certainly  none  were  to  be  found  where  he  was  then 
sojourning,  nor  in  the  city  where  he  was  employed. 
He  then  questioned  himself  :  "  Why  not  make  the 
engravings  yourself  ■? "  (Fools  rush  in  where 
angels  fear  to  tread.)  But  the  author  had  never 
seen  any  engravings  made,  not  even  the  tools  to  be 
used  nor  the  wood  on  which  the  work  was  to  be 
done.  He  did  know,  or  at  least  suspected,  the 
wood  must  be  hard  and  smooth  on  the  surface.  He 
then  began  a  search  for  wood  and  found  what  was 
locally  called  a  dogwood  "hand  spike  "—that  is, 
a  stick  cut  from  the  body  of  a  dog  wood  tree,  3  or 
4  inches  in  diameter  and  .5  or  6  feet  in  length. 
From  this  handspike,  which  was  well  seasoned— 
that  is,  thoroughly  dried— he  tawed  off.  across  the 
grain,  circular  blocks  about  1  inch  in  thickness, 
or  equal  in  hight  to  ordinary  type  letters.  These 
were  planed  smooth  across  the  grain,  squared  up 
and  glued  together  at  their  edges  so  as  to  form  a 
block  of  sufficient  size  for  large  engravings.  Later 
he  made  nse  of  apple  tree  wood,  which  furnished 
large  blocks  without  so  much  gluing. 

One  difficulty  was  now  imperfectly  overcome,  but 
another  presented  itself-  how  was  the  engraving  to 
be  done  ?  When  a  boy.  the  author  was  in  the  habit 
of  making  his  jack-knife  serve  for  many  different 


X.XIII 

kinds  of  work.  Why  not  nse  a  penknife  now  f 
The  suggestion  was  tried  at  once  and  several  rude 
engrarings  were  made  for  the  first  numVier  that 
might  be.  But  soon  a  square  liar  of  steel,  'g  inch 
in  section,  was  obtaine<l  and  ground  off  obliqely  so 
as  to  form  a  sharp  point  with  cutting  edges.  Later 
other  tools  were  made,  and  still  later  regular  en 
graving  tools  were  purchased. 

On  the  return  of  the  writer  to  Sandusky.  Ohio, 
in  August.  18(17.  he  began  to  visit  local  printing 
offices  for  estimates  of  the  prolmble  cost  of  getting 
out  the  first  number  of  the  proposed  i>aper.  Print- 
ing arrangements  were  finally  made  and  the  first 
number  was  brought  out  bearing  date.  Sandusky. 
Ohio.  October,  1867,  So  much  was  done  without 
any  previous  advertisement  or  announcement  of 
any  kind,  and  without  the  promise  of  a  single  sub- 
scriber. Thus  was  launched  forth  what  is  believed 
to  be  the  initial  number  of  the  first  monthly  peri- 
odical on  the  subject  of  penmanship  ever  published 
in  this  country,  or  perhaps  in  any  other  country. 

The  publication  thus  begun  was  continued  regular- 
ly every  month  for  two  years  and  three  months,  each 
nnmber  containing,  on  an  average,  over  thirty  engrav- 
ings, many  of  them  being  quite  small.  The  publica- 
tion of  such  a  paper  now  in  a  city  like  New  York  pre- 
sents no  medianical  difficulties  not  easily  overcome 
if  one  has  the  financial  means.  But  to  understand 
the  undertaking  at  that  time,  in  a  small  Western 
city,  one  must  remember  that  the  author  was  all 
the  time  teaching  five  or  six  hours  per  day  in  the  Sim- 
dusky  public  schools,  and  that  during  si.i  months  of 
the  year  he  taught  two  hours  each  evening  in  an 
evening  school.  Also  that  he  comjiosed  all  the 
lessons  and  most  of  the  other  matter  found  in  the 
paper,  besides  making  all  the  engravings  ;  that  for 
about  half  the  time  he  wrote  the  wrappers,  foldeil 
the  papers  ana  prepared  them  for  the  mails,  bi^sides 
conducting  the  corresponuence  necessary  for  run- 
ning the  paper. 

Of  course,  mider  these  circumstances,  the  pajier 
never  reached  anything  like  the  editor's  ideal  in 
mechanical  execution,  but  it  demonstrated  the  fact 
that  there  was  an  open  field  for  a  monthly  paper 
on  penmanship,  and  that  a  deserving  periodical 
would  be  sustained  financially. 

After  the  paper  had  been  running  about  two  years, 
the  editor  made  a  contract  with  the  school  book 
publishing  house  of  O.  J.  Wilson  &  Co.  of  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio  (afterward  Van  Antwerp,  Bragg  &  Co.. 
and  since  merged  into  the  American  Book  Company 
of  New  York  City),  to  prepare  for  them  "The 
Eclectic  System  of  Penmanship."  This  aditional 
work  made  it  impossible  to  continue  the  publication 
of  Till'  Teiicli,rof  PciitiKlii.shij,. 

This  editorial  work  was  laid  down  with  regret, 
and  with  the  secret  liope  that  possibly  some  time 
in  the  future  the  same  editor  might  again  resusci- 
tate the  life  of  this  first  born  periodical  on  penman- 
ship, or  engage  in  another  similar  undertaking. 
But  as  time  progressed  other  work  forced  itself 
on  his  attention,  and  still  later  The  Penman's  Art 
Joi'RNAi,  came  in  and  occupied  the  field  so  com- 
pletely that  there  seemed  to  be  no  further  need  of 
other  periodicals  of  this  kind. 

Reijiiiescat  in  pace. 

Lanqdon  S.  THosirsoN. 

THE    FOUNTAIN    PEN. 

His  Kind. 

'■  1  want  s  fountain  pen.  see  "  Miid  the  gentli-niun  with  the 
IjeetliDB  Irows  and  the  tlKht-Htting  coal. 

■  Yes.  sir  :   all  rieht.  sir."  said  the  shop  man.    "  We  havo 
very  thing  you  want— the  pugilist's  favori 


ill 


'  dry  \i\t''  —  IndianujiriliK 


Mis  Way   of  Putting  It. 

■■  Is  there  one  fountain  pen  Ijetter  than  another  ?  " 
"Well,  no;   I  should  say,  however,  that  there  are  a  good 
many  fountain  pens  worse  than  others.'-fAm/(/o  Record. 

••  Mr.  Fuglt." 

Of  the  girl  who  drew  an  inference  the  I'arijir  has  this  story 
toteU  : 

A  young  man  went  into  a  store  to  buy  a  founUtin  i>en.  The 
girl  in  charge  of  the  coantvr  supplied  him  with  a  sheet  of 
paper,  a  bottle  of  ink,  and  several  of  the  pens  ;  and  In  trying 
them,  one  after  another,  he  covered  the  sheets  with  the 
words,  ■  Tem/jua  fugil  itime  Hies),"  the  girl  looking  on  with 
a  kindly  interest. 

■  If  you  buy  one,  and  It  doesn't  suit  yon,  Mr.  Fugit."  she 
remarked.  '■  you  can  bring  it  hack  and  change  it." 


XXIV 

STYLE    IN    HANDWRITING. 

HOW  APPEARANCE  AND  WALK  MAY  INDICATE  IT. 


^!^AmanAQ:^itClMtaAajC> 


No. ..  /  cou/nd  J^CtncO 


Minute   Writing. 

At  frequent  intervals  some  friend  of  The  Journal 
McndH  us  a  dipping  about  small  writint;,  and  asks 
about  the  "record."  There  isn't  any  record  of 
which  we  know.  The  idea  is  too  foolish  to  bother 
about.  Who  cares  bow  many  words  can  be  written 
on  a  postal  card  V  Rapid  legible  writing  is  in  demand, 
and  has  commercial  and  artistic  value,  but  no  use 
can  be  made  of  microscopic  writing,  and  lime  spent 
in  ■' executing"  (the  proper  word)  it  is  wasted. 
Hero  is  the  latest  effusion  about  this  kind  of  writing : 

Some  time  since  a  Paris  paper  offered  u  prize  for  the 
very  beBt  siMJcimou  of  uiicroscoiiic  handwriting,  and  sev- 
eral wonderful  examples  of  skill  were  submitted.  The 
winner  was  a  man  who  managed  to  copy  every  word  of 
t  kvo  pages  of  a  large  newspaper  on  a  postal  card  of  the 
average  size.  Another  amdidate,  who  probably  intended 
to  ingeniously  allude  to  a  famous  incident  in  the  career 
of  the  discoverer  of  America,  wrote  a  life  of  Columbus 
and  a  history  of  his  discoveries  on  a  common  heu  egg. 
One  submitted  U),01XJ  words  from  Coppee's  novel,  "  Hen- 
rietta "  written  on  the  back  of  a  cabinet  photograph,  and 
another  302  words  written  on  a  grain  of  common  white 
corn. 

D.  Henry  Morton,  in  Cn^tsiers  MtKjazhic.  writes 
the  following  story  about  minute  writing  that  we 
do  not  believe.  Thf,  Jouun.\i,  1ms  in  its  possession 
many  minutely  engraved  reproductions  of  the  Lord's 
Prayer.  Ten  Commandments,  etc..  as  well  as  speci- 
mens of  minute  ruling,  which  take  a  very  powerful 
microscope  to  make  at  all  plain.  If  the  number  of 
lioes  mentioned  in  the  following  could  be  put  on  a 
square  inch  of  glass,  the  most  i)owerfiil  microscope 
would  show  a  siirface  about  black.  It  would  be 
impossible  to  see  any  lines.  This  is  the  writing  on- 
glass  story : 

Among  the  collection  of  microscoric  objects  in  the 
United  States  Aimy  Medical  Museum,  at  Washington,  is 
a  specimen  of  minoscopic  writing  on  glass,  which  contains 
the  Lord's  Prayer  written  in  charactere  so  small  that  the 
entire  2'i7  letters  of  tliat  petition  iire  engraved  within  an 
area  measuring  1-'2U4  by  1-Wl  of  an  inch.  So  far  this  state- 
ment tloes  not  trouble  us.  If,  however,  we  go  a  little 
further,  we  easily  find  that  the  area  ha\ing  the  above 
dimensions  would  be  only  the  l«12'.i,f5r)4th  of  a  square  inch. 
aud  fonsequently  that  an  inch  square  covered  with  writ- 
mp  of  the  same  size,  or  rounting  227  letters  to  each  such 
traction,  wouhl  contain  21).431.-J5S  letters. 

L  et  us  put  this  figure  into  a  concrete  form  by  seeing 
how  much  of  a  book  this  number  of  letters  would  repre 
sent.  The  Bible  is  a  book  of  which  we  may  safely  assume 
that  everj-  one  ha'^  an  approximate  idea  as  regards  its 
general  size  or  extent.  Rome  one  has  actually  determined 
the  uxmiherof  letters  contained  in  the  entireOld  and  New 
Testaments,  aud  finds  this  to  be  :t,5(Ml,4.S().  Hence  the 
number  of  letters  which  a  square  inch  of  glnss  would  ac- 
commoilate,  \vritten«ut  like  the  text  of  theLonl's  Prayer 
oa  this  strip  of  glass,  is  more  than  eight  times  this  last 
numlwr.  or,  in  other  words,  a  square  inch  of  glass  would 
accommodate  theentire  text  of  the  Bible  eight  times  over 
written  out  as  is  the  Lord's  Prayer  on  this  strip  of  glass. 
I  am  free  to  coufe^^i  that  though  this  fact  has  been  known 
to  me  since  lNT:t.  and  I  have  had  in  my  possession  phot<^- 
graphs  taken  with  the  micrascope  of  this  writing.  I  carnot 
say  that  I  fully  apprehend  or  mentally  grasp  the  fact  just 
stateil.  1  can  form  no  mental  picture  of  a  square  inch  of 
glass  with  the  entire  test  of  eight  Bibles  engraved  upon 


it,  and  yet,  when  I  have  verified  the  measurements  and 
calculations  leading  up  to  tbia  conclusion,  I  feel  absolutely 
certain  as  to  its  truth,  not  as  the  result  of  intuition,  but 
as  a  dedaction  from  experience  which  has  not  yet  devel- 
oped into  an  intuitiv 


THOUGHTS  OF  GREAT  ACTORS. 


Persistence   in    Autograph    Hunting. 

The  following  letter  from  SVilkie  Collins,  in  reply  to  a 
request  for  his  autograph,  was  recently  published  in  Lou- 
don. It  shows  the  value  of  persistence  in  the  autograph 
hunter,  and  is  written  in  the  author's  best  vein: 

Mv  Dear  Sir.— Once  upon  a  time,  while  I  was  on  my 
way  to  a  grand  breakfast  in  the  city  of  New  Vork.  I  was 
stoi>ped  in  one  of  the  squares  I>y  a  well-bred  young  gentle- 
man, who  said  he  recognized  me  by  my  photographic 


portraits,  and  asked  if  I  would  give  him  an  nutngrajih.  1 
said,  '*  Yes,  but  where  am  I  to  send  it:'"  He  said. 
"  Quito  unnecessary,  sir.  If  you  don't  mind,  you  can  give 
it  to  me  now."  With  that  he  pulled  an  autograph  book 
out  of  one  pocket,  a  pen  out  of  another,  aud  an  ancient 
"  ink  horn  "'  out  of  a  third.  '*  How  am  I  to  write  it  ■'  " 
I  asked.  He  answered:  ''  You  can  write  it  on  my  back." 
He  tnnied  round  and  "  gave  me  a  back  "  as  if  we  were 


No.  3-    OU  oA-ikw^  ^j\ij^  J 


playing  at  leap-frog.  1  wrote  him  his  autogi'aph  {gi'eatly 
to  the  amusement  of  the  public  in  the  squai-e),  and  we 
shook  hands  and  parted.  I  quote  this  young  gentleman's 
example  as  ffiving  you  a  useful  hint  in  the  i>ursuit  of  au- 
tographs. If  he  had  not  stuck  to  me  while  he  had  me  I 
might  have  forgotten  him— just  as  excusably  as  I  forgot 
you.  And  now  here  is  my  autograph  at  last. 
Very  truly  yours, 
14.  August,  1877.  WiLKlE  CoLLINS. 

— Inland  Printer. 


It  AH  Depended  on  Her. 

"Do  you  (spect  to  go  to  heaven.  Willie?"  asked  the 
teacher,  who  had  just  had  occasion  to  correct  the  bad  hoy  of 
the  class. 

•  Do  you  y"  he  inquired  by  way  of  reply. 

"  Why.  ye.s.  I  hope  to,"  she  answered. 

"  Well."  he  said,  after  a  moment  of  thonght,  "■  then  I  guess 
you  count  me  out  of  \t,''~Chiatgo  Post. 


I  VRlunbIc  <-uUe 
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nphic  oner 


A  valuable  and  unique  collection  of  signatures  and  auto 
graphic  sentiments  by  distinguished  actors  and  actresses  of 
the  past  and  present  is  contained  in  a  large  scrap  book  owned 
by  J.  Osborne  Lunt.  assistant  treasurer  of  the  Star  Theater. 
Mr.  Lunt  has  been  twenty  years  making  this  collection,  and 
has  refused  iatn  offered  lor  it  by  a  Boston  society. 

Here  are  some  of  its  contributions,  which  are  of  senti- 
mental interest,  at  least  to  those  who  admire  eminent  per- 
sonages of  the  drama  : 

John  T.  Raymond  writes  his  famous  line,  "  There's  millions 

"  Bearing  the  cross.  Time  is  short,  and.  if  your  cross  be 
heavy,  remember  you  have  not  far  to  carry  it,"  is  from  the 
beautiful  emotional  actress,  Matilda  Ueron,  who  has  since 
laid  down  her  burden. 

"  Ye  seek  in  vain  who  having,  cannot  hold,"  is  the  opinion 
of  Clara  Morris. 

The  line  of  Bob  Brierly  in  "The  Ticket-of-Leave  Man.'* 
"  Poor  broken  heart  hunted  down."  is  in  the  strong  hand  of 
W.  J.  Florence. 

"  We  are  arrant  knaves  all  :  believe  none  of  us,"  quotes 
J.  W.  Carroll,  the  old  comedian  of  the  Wallack  stick  com- 
pany. 

"Harry"  Montague,  New  York's  most  jiopular  miitinee 
actor,  fiuoted  the  famous  lines  from  Tennyson.  "  True  hearts 
are  more  than  coronets  and  simple  fnith  than  Norman 
blood." 

Charley  Thorne,  another  leading  man.  who  was  a  feminine 
idol,  now  also  dead,  wrote  with  ii  touch  of  world  weariness  : 
"  I  am  jilensed  to  think  my  name  is  of  some  use  to  you  ;  it  is 
of  very  little  to  me." 

•■  Ever  dhou,"  scribbled  the  late  J.  K.  Emmet. 

"  All  the  world's  a  stage."  writes  Mrs.  H.  H.  Gilbert. 

•'  To  hold  the  mirror  up  to  nature,"  is  the  sentiment  of 
Mme.  Fonisi. 

Quoting  from  "As  You  Like  It,"  Mrs.  John  Wood  says  of 
her  name,  "  A  poor  thing,  but  miuo  own." 

'■  You  shall  know  all  to-morrow,  "  is  the  comforting  assur- 
ance of  M.  W.  Lefhngwell,  once  the  great  burlesque  comedian 
of  Niblo's.  who  has  since  learned  the  great  secret  for  bira- 
solf. 

"  Be  sure  you're  right,  then  go  ahead."  is  by  Prank  Mayo. 

Steele  Mackaye.  for  whom  a  thousand  friends  and  admirers 
still  mourn,  wrote  :  "  I  regret  that  you  will  permit  mo  only 
to  return  you  so  worthless  a  thing  as  the  name  of  J  Steele 
Mackaye." 

Mme.  Janauschek  quotes  Brunhilde :  "  Where  thought 
appears  there  ignorance  tarries  not." 

John  McCuUough  proclaimed  :    "  There  is  a  world   else- 

Genevieve  Ward,  now  retired  to  England,  but  once  a  great 
Queen  Katberine  at  Booth's  Theater,  remarks  cynically  : 
"  All  hoods  make  not  monks." 

This  reflective  bit  of  verse  in  prose  is  by  the  late  Goorgo 
Vandenhoff.  Jr.,  ouce  of  tho  Wallack  stock  : 
"  What  is  there  in  the  actor's  art 
Should  close  tho  fount  of  love  y 
He  who  on  earth  plays  well  his  part 

May  hope  a  seat  above. 
The  faces  he  lias  wreathed  with  smiles. 

The  hearts  his  mirth  made  lighter. 

Shall  plead  like  angels'  tongues  above 

And  make  his  record  brighter." 

These  are  only  a  few  of  the  expressions,  sage  and  witty. 

that  fill  Mr.   Lunt's  volume.    In  addition  are  hundreds  of 

autographs,  among  them  tho  signatures  of  Edwin  Booth, 

Joseph  Jefferson.  Charlotte  Cushman,  E.  A.  Sothern.   Mark 

Smith,    n.    S.    Murdoch.    Edwin    Forrest.    Lester    Wallot-k. 

Henry  Irving.  Ellen  Terry.   Mr.  and  Mrs.    W.    H.    Kendal. 

Maurice  Barrvmoro,  Lntta.  Maggie  Mitchell.  Osmond  Tearle. 

Dion  Boueicault,  Ristori,  Salvini.  Duse.  Bernhardt,  Coquelin, 

Lydia  Thompson.  Neilson.  Mary  Anderson.  Lnngtry,  John 

Brougham.  Dan  Bryant.  Parepa  Rosa.  Patti  and  Jenny  Liod. 


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l>rlc(-.  91  a  }'f«r.  10  centM  n  numbrr. 

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MiM-cllnnr  In  the  Newii  Edition.  All  Inntrurtlon  featuresand  arlvir- 
ilM>mcn(ji  appear  In  Irath  edltlonii. 

tfi  per  Donpart'll  line.  ta.AO  per  Inch, 
term  and  Hpacc.  Hpeclal  extlmates 
mlvi-rtlitemcnt  Ukcn  for  Ipua  than  •». 


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rurtilNliiyl  on  appllcullnn. 
Iliiiiilrcfl*  nl  brniillfiit  nnil  nnofnl  booltN  nre  liMlod  In 


t'w  book  iiimI  prcii 


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lib  "Journnl"  MiibNcriplionp*.  both 
tfw  mid  rrnvwnlM.  hIiisIi-  nnd  in  cliibn.  An  wv  uivv  ibc 
•iliMirlhirbiMicni  of  tin-  InrueRl  wboli'Mnli- rrducilou  on 
hi-  booUt*  In  connrctloii  witb  tbc  comblnalioii  oIUt,  il 
mitiriiilv  hnppiMiM  Ibiit  be  In  fiiiiblrd  lo  obtain  bonk 
iimI  imiimt  nl  connldernbly  Iomh  Ihnn  ihr  bonk  nione 
tuiild  roHi  or  nny  dvnirr.  It  %vill  pn>  nny  hiirMifrcnt 
icrrton  lo  Npnd  n  luo-reni  Nioiiip  for  ihlH  cRtntoRiir. 
filuablo  nuimeMtionH  for  prpnpntH. 


11a 


CIIAXCKS 

iild   bo    nnllllcil   i 


A  l>  nit  ESS. 

nionfb    III   iM 


iiiiide  III  hiivc  winr.lOI  H>AL  Innviirdrd. 

Kditorial  Comment. 

ynr   lor/.-  SIfiti'  fitlfrriflttf  niitt  ItHKtntMH  SrhvolM  tn 
CloHfV  Sf/inpillhif. 

From  A.  8.  Oshmn  iif  the  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Busi- 
no«H  ITniversity  wo  have  received  ii  copy  of  the  let- 
ler  sent  out  to  the  business  schools  of  New  York 
Slate  by  the  secretary  ot  the  Boaril  of  Regents  of 
the  University  ot  the  State  of  New  York.  Gradu 
ally  those  in  charge  of  our  institutions  of  higher 
learning  are  awakening  to  a  realiziitinn  of  the  work 
being  done  by  our  business  schools.  Following  is 
the  letter  : 
Ti)  1  liii  Businosa  Schools  ot  Now  York  Stutf  : 

l^fulor  thi>  now  law  roKulotlnjj  ttie  profi^s»ion  of  public  qc- 
c(iuiit»[itH.  tb(<  reK<>ntH  will  bavo  n  {greatly  added  interest  in 
pverythini;  pertaining  to  business  education.  Personally  1 
feel  stronxly  the  iutportance  ()f  this  practical  training.agaiust 
which  In  some  scholastic  ipmrlers  ther.>  is  no  little  pl-cjudice, 


and  hope  to  eee  greater  reco^ition  In  oar  biRh  schools  and 
cclloKOS  ot  the  claims  (.f  the  Rreat^T  nam  ber  who  go  into  com 
mercu&l  life. 

WiU  yon  kindly  send  me  a  complete  set  f.f  your  printed 
docnmentA.  particularly  circulars  sent  oat  to  applicants,  in 
order  that  we  may  have  on  flle  in  this  otbce.  in  a  special  col- 
lection just  started,  all  available  information  conr^rninR  the 
schools  devoted  specially  to  tnsiness  education  in  this  State  ? 

MELVII.  Dewet, 

r  ot  the  Stale  of  New 


Banker   llfnrii  llrun  o.i    «i/»(ii<-».<    r,nl,<in,i. 

For  many  years  it  was  consiilereil  ne<essary  by 
business  college*  to  insert  in  their  catalogues  opin- 
ions frjm  celebrated  people  as  to  the  advantage.s  of 
practical  training  for  business.  These  opinions  are 
not  quoted  so  frequently  or  at  such  length  now.  but 
even  yet  we  see  them  occasionally.  An  increase 
from  '>«  to  2.000  business  schools  and  commercial 
departments  within  2.1  or  30  years  is  the  best  argu 
ment  as  to  what  the  American  business  public 
thinks  of  the  American  business  college.  However. 
it  is  gratifying  to  have  a  good  opinion  of  sound 
business  men  such  as  that  expres.sed  by  Mayor  Strong 
of  New  York  at  the  Packard  Commencement  last 
May. 

Recently  Munxey's  Mnymine  had  a  symposium 
giving  the  opinions  of  some  of  the  country's  best 
known  business  men  as  to  their  belief,  or  di.sbelief .  in 
the  higher  or  university  training,  as  a  preparation  for 
busine-is  life.  Several  took  the  ground  that  a  college 
trained  man  was  better  than  his  unschooled  or  prac- 
tical brother.  Among  those  taking  this  view  was 
Chattncey  M.  Depew. 

We  quote  herewith  the  opinion  of  the  well  known 
banker,  Henry  Clews,  whose  weekly  financial  report 
is  eagerly  looked  for  by  the  financial  world.  We 
(inote  his  reply  for  two  reasons :  to  show  the  necessity 
of  a  short  practical  training  for  business  and  to 
show  the  value  he  places  on  a  good  handwriting, 
and  not  because  we  de,sire  to  put  ourselves  on  record 
against  a  full  college  course.  If  success  in  business, 
the  making  of  money  and  the  enjoying  what  money 
can  buy,  is  what  is  desired  in  life,  thei'e  can  be  no 
ciuestion  but  that  the  business  colleges  of  the  coun- 
try are  furnishing  a  better  preparation  than  are  our 
higher  literary  colleges  and  universities.  It  is  with 
the  preparation  for  business  that  Mr.  Clews  had  to 
deal,  and  about  that  he  writes  as  follows: 

Think  of  a  iii:in  going  into  l)U8iiie.ss  with  thi-ee  fourths 
of  his  bi-niu  cells  filled  with  classical  knowledge,  dead 
laii,i;uiii;.'s  ami  high  sminilini^  but  unpractical  ideas  \ 


III 

I  have  lieen  severely  criticised  for  savmg  that  1  would 
not  have  a  colIege.l>nHl  inan  in  my  office.  Here  is  niv 
reason:  To  bect>me  a  successful  merchapt,  banker  or 
broker,  one  must  begiu  young.  Most  college  boys,  when 
ready  to  enter  an  oftice.  are  over  twenty  years  of  age.  I 
have  a  son  at  college— a  six-footer,  in  his  twet)ty-tirsty*ar. 
Can  I  ask  him  to  undergo  the  training  I  deem  necessaiy 
for  every  businessman  ?  Would  he  be  willipg  to  commence 
at  the  foot  ot  the  ladder,  with  boys  of  sixteen,  ami  on  a 
salary  of  ?I.tO  peryear  *  Why,  that  youth  not  only  knows 
more,  in  every  branch  of  knowledge,  than  all  the  office 
boys  and  clerks  iu  this  ofHce ;  he  knows  more  than  bis 
father  too. 

A  collegian  caimot,  or  perhaps  will  not,  humble  him- 
self sufflciently  to  learn  the  rudiments  of  the  business 
man's  vocation.  He  rel>els  against  t  he  discipline  necessarily 
imposed  upon  a  subordinate.  H?  has  1kh>u  used  to  regard 
himself  as  a  biilliant  young  gentleman  for  several  years; 
can  you  blame  him  for  objecting  to  sit  on  the  same 
bench  with  errand  boys  »  And  bus  he  enough  practical 
knowledge  to  deserve  a  place  behind  the  desk  ?  Iu  my 
opinion  the  average  graduate  does  not  oven  know  enough 
of  arithmetic  and  of  caligraphy  to  earn,  upon  his  arrival  in 
an  office,  a  sahiry  of  live  dollars  a  week.  My  legible  hand 
secured  lor  me  the  first  good  position  I  ever  held:  the 
average  college  grailuate  writes  a  fearful  scrawl,  and  is 
proud  of  it.  1  understand  that  none  of  our  univei-sities 
employs  a  teacher  of  caligraphy.  This  is  a  sad  defect, 
which  the  collegian  does  not  become  ; 
until  it  is  too  late  to  i-emody  the  evil. 

I  have  practically  tested  the  problem  ■ 
education  is  desirable  for  a  business  n: 
employed  several  college  men,  one  after  another;  none  of 
them  succeeded  in  beneiitiug  either  my  business  or  him- 
self. So  I  got  rid  of  tbcm.  Of  the  boys  who  came  to  me 
equipped  with  nothing  beyond  a  common  school  ed-ucation, 
a  sound  mind,  and  an  ambition  to  work,  dozens  are  now 
independent  business  men,  while  as  many  hold  responsible 
positions  with  large  firms. 

iHcotnpi'tent   Tmtehvvi*  and   Tvri'upmtHihlr  Schooln. 

Occasionally  The  Journal  gets  a  complaint  from 
some  school  proprietor  in  regard  to  the  iucom- 
patence  ot  commercial  teachers  in  general,  owing 
mainly  to  a  lack  of  general  education  and  thorough 
preparation  in  their  special  lines. 

About  as  frequently  we  get  complaints  from 
teachers  about  schools  being  irresponsible  finan- 
cially. Both  the  teachers  and  school  proprietors 
think  that  we  ought  to  look  into  the.se  matters  and 
see  if  remedies  cannot  be  found. 

During  the  past  year  we  have  given  considerable 
time  to  investigating  various  complaints  along  these 
two  lines,  and  have  found  that  in  most  cases  both 
sides  had  just  cause  tor  complaint. 


rule. 


vbether  a  college 
Years  ago  I 


.  HAIItlS,  scHissua's 


112 

In  the  matter  of  nnprepared  teachers,  we  have 
fonnil  that  many  btisiness  colleires  are  engaged  in 
training  teachers  the  way  the  grasping  farmer  en- 
gaged in  farming.  He  bought  more  land  to  earn 
more  money  to  bay  more  land.  Some  ba.<ine,ss  col- 
leges tarn  out  teachers,  who  turn  out  other  teachers, 
who  engage  in  making  more  teachers.  The  result 
is  that  many  bnsines.s  teachers  are  four  or  five 
removes  from  a  close  touch  with  the  active,  hust- 
ling business  world.  The  bu.-iness  teacher  should  be 
a  businesj  man.  Yet  many  young  men  who  learn 
to  write  a  good  hand,  but  who  are  sadly  deficient  in 
general  education,  and  whose  English  hardly  equals 
that  of  a  grammar  school  lx)y,  and  whose  entire 
knowledge  of  bookkeeping  has  been  acquired  in  two 
or  tlirec  months  in  school,  have  entered  the  list  of 
applicants  for  business  college  teaching  positions. 
Rather  than  go  unemployed  these  young  men  will 
take  almost  any  salary,  and  this  leads  up  to  the 
point  where  we  must  say  we  think  that  some  busi- 
ne<s  college  proprietors  are  to  blame  for  this  state 
of  affairs.  They  do  not  care  to  pay  more  than  $40 
or  ^ao  a  month  salary  to  teachers,  and  in  some  cases 
it  has  gone  as  low  as  .$3S  a  month.  These  salaries 
are  eventually  paid  to  just  the  class  of  teachers 
mentioned  above.  Of  course,  occasionally  a  good 
teacher  can  be  had  for  a  very  low  salary.  But  it  is 
an  exception,  and  is  because  the  teacher  has  not 
been  able  to  do  better,  or  does  not  know  his  own 
worth.  As  a  rule  a  teacher  who  is  worth  anything 
knows  his  worth,  and  asks  a  salary  accordingly, 
and  a  teacher  who  doesn't  know  his  ability  and 
worth  cannot  be  much  of  a  business  man  or  a  busi- 
ness teacher,  in  our  opinion. 

There  is  reason  for  complaint  about  would  be 
commercial  teachers  not  having  the  necessary  prep- 
aratiLin.  but  we  think  that  the  schools  are  partly  to 
blame  in  the  matter. 

From  some  of- the  schools  where  we  have  had  com- 
plaints about  the  iiu^ompetence  of  teachers,  in  turn  we 
hud  coini)laints  from  the  teachers  about  the  financial 
irresponsibility  of  the  schools,  and  upon  investigat- 
ing we  found  a  decidedly  mixed  state  of  affairs.  In 
many  cases  schools  were  opened  by  people  with  little 
capital,  and  in  some  cases  no  capital,  and  in  other 
cases  with  tlie  capital  below  zero,  and  these  school 
l)roprietors  had  promised  salaries  to  several  teach- 
ers, and  discounted  the  future  in  their  efforts  to 
realize  on  the  payments.  The  result  was  the  patron- 
age was  not  sufficient  to  meet  expenses.  As  a 
consequonce  the  teachers  were  paid  only  in  part,  and 
in  several  cases  we  have  in  mind  the  teachers  lost 
other  good  positions  by  accepting  one  from  an  irre- 
sponsible school,  made  a  trip  of  several  hundred 
miles,  worked  a  month  or  two  and  received  not 
a  cent  of  salary.  The  proprietor  of  one  school  wrote 
us  the  other  day  that  he  fomid  "  conducting  a  school 
without  capital  or  experience  decidedly  up  hill 
work  !  •• 

It  occasionally  happens  that  both  sides  put  the 
l)e^t  foot  forward  in  making  the  contract,  and  find 
when  they  get  together  that  both  have  been  de- 
ceived. In  one  case  a  teacher  took  a  place  that 
called  for  teaching  ability  in  nearly  the  entire 
commercial  school  curriculum.  From  our  per- 
sonal knowledge  we  know  that  this  teacher 
could  not  only  not  teach  all  of  the  commercial 
branches,  but  had  not  studied  one-quarter  of  them 
himself.  The  school  was  not  financially  responsible, 
but  offered  a  good  salary.  He  was  not  competent, 
hut  said  he  was.  Both  parties  were  fooled  But  as 
this  teiu'her  was  several  hundred  miles  from  home, 
he  perhaps  had  the  worst  end  of  the  bargain.  How- 
ever, he  could  not  blame  any  one  but  himself. 

There  is  a  good  field  for  thoroughly-prepared  com- 
mercial teachers,  and  not  much  of  an  opening  for 
any  other  kind.  There  are  plenty  of  good  openings 
for  business  colleges  conducted  on  a  business  basis 
by  business  men  But  schools  operated  by  men 
without  "  capital  or  experience  "'  cannot  succeed  in 
America  It  would  be  well  for  school  proprietors 
to  look  into  the  preparation  and  character  of  teach- 
ers seeking  i)laces,  and  at  the  same  time  it  would  be 
well  for  teachers  to  look  up  the  character  and  finan 
cial  standing  of  would  be  employers.  This  would 
save  time,  trouble  and  heartaihes. 


National    Educational  Association,  Buffalo, 
New  York. 

DEPARTMENT  OF  BISIXESS  EDCCATIOX. 

President—Frank  Goodman,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

First  Vice  President  -Durand  W.  Springer,  Ann 
Arbor,  Mich. 

Second  Vice-President — W.  A.  Woodward,  Den 
ver.  Col. 

Third  Vice-President — Chandler  H  Pierce,  Evans 
ville,  Ind. 

Secretary  and  Treasurer— J.  W.  Warr.  Moline. 
111. 

Executive  Committee — Mrs.  Sara  A.  Spencer, 
Washington,  D.  C. ;  J.  M.  Mehan.  Des Moines,  Iowa; 
J.  W.  Warr.  Moline.  111. 

I'ltOORA.W.VE. 

Jiiffh   Scltoot   Ituilfiintf,    yi^tjnrn    Stjtmi-p. 
WEDNESDAY,    JULYS,   1896.-2:30   P.M. 

1.  The  President's  address  —By  Frank  Goodman, 
Nashville.  Tenn. 

2.  Correlation  and  Co-ordination  of  Business 
Branches. —By  J.  M.  Mehan,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 
Discussion  by  J.  W.  Warr.  Moline,  111. ;  J.  E  King, 
Rochester,  N.  Y. ,  and  others. 

3.  Normal  Training  for  Business  College  Teachers. 
—By  John  F.  Riley,  AM..  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 
Discussion  by  Edmund  C    Atkinson,  A.M  ,  Sacra- 


PREPARE  YOUR  TALK  EARLY 


frcial    Trnchi'i 

mrnnimr    of  ihc    Feilrrnliou  t 
rs  lor    Ihc    ChlcaBo  MceMnk 

K  II  .  Ilnff  Adn 

mers  Sotne  fiooti  Ittras. 

Oak  Pauk.  III.,  May  25,  ISW. 

FniEM>  Kinsley: 

I  must  tinburden  my  mind  to  some  ono.  Why  not  to  you. 
through  whom  I  may  hope  for  some  good  results? 

As  you  are  aware.  I  attended  every  meeting  "f  the  "  West- 
ern Penmen's  Association  "  during  the  first  few  years  of  iit* 
life,  always  deriving  both  ploasurc  and  i)roflt  therefrom. 
From  a  profit  point  of  view  the  ronowod  enthusiasm  alone 
fully  repaid  us  for  nil  the  expense  of  time  and  money  even 
had  we  gained  nothing  more.  But  that  was  not  all.  From  a 
pleasure  standpoint  of  reckoning  the  social  feature  was  per- 
haps the  chief  charm  to  the  "  rank  and  fllo."  There  we  met 
new  men  with  new  ideas,  and  old  men  with  old  truths,  the 
fundamental  value  of  which  had  been  enhanced  Un-ough 
their  ripened  experience.  These  men  possessed  that  warm 
heartednoss  and  intensity  of  earnest  enthusiasm  that  wan 
quite  contagious.  Such  co-mingling  of  men  and  ideas  could 
but  result  in  a  broadening  out  of  all  who  imrtieipated 
therein. 

Now  that  the  "  W.  P.  A."  has  been  merged  into  an  educa- 
tional federation,  what  may  wo  not  reasonably  hope  tor ': 
is  as  the  unity  of  counties  iu  a  State  or  States  i 
Union."  Each  has  a  specific  function,  alia  common  cause. 
Each  member  is  in  duty  bound  to  contribute  the  best  fruits 
of  his  thought  and  labor  to  the  common  fund. 

Now  to  the  thought  that  is  responsible  for  this  letter— the 
vitality  of  any  educational  organization  is  contingent  ujion 
the  interest  maintained  in  its  proceedings.  The  degree  of 
mterest  depends  chiefly  upon  the  strength  of  the  numbers  on 
the  programme,  Tho  value  of  a  paper  or  talk  depends  upon 
the  amount  of  useful  information  to  be  learned  therefrom. 
Tlxe  number  of  points,  ideas  or  suggestions  to  be  gathered 


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TIMED  RAPID  WRITING.— WRITTEN  IN  FORTY-FIVE  SECONDS  BV  T.  j.  CATlltV.  THYATIRA,  MISS, 


A   Coincidence. 

a  coincidence  > " 
Cincinnati  Inquirer. 


mento,  Cal. ;  F.  T.  McEvoy,  Youngstowu.  Obio,  and 
others. 

4,  Curriculum  for  Business  High  Schools  --By 
Allan  Davie,  Washington,  D.  C.  Discussion  by 
Durand  W.  Springer,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. ;  Seymour 
Eaton,  Drexel  Institute,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and 
others. 

5.  Physical  and  Vocal  Culture  and  School  Hygiene. 
—By  Col.  George  Soul6,  New  Orleans,  La.  Discus- 
sion by  E.  P.  Heald.  San  Francisco.  Cal. ;  John  R. 
Carnell,  Albany,  N.  Y..  and  others. 

0.  Report  of  Executive  Committee.  Appoint- 
ment of  special  committees  and  other  business. 

FlilDAY,    JULY    10,     IS96.— 2:30  P.M. 

1.  Course  of  Training  in  English,  Shorthand  and 
Typewriting  for  Schools  of  Business.  English,  by 
R.  E.  Gallagher,  Hamilton,  Ont.  Shorthand,  by 
Isaac  S.  Dement.  Chicago.  111.  Typewriting  by  E. 
E.  Childs.  Springfield,  Mass.     General  discussion. 

2.  Rapid  Calculations,  Business  Arithmetic  and 
Higher  Accounting,  by  O.  M.  Powers,  Chicago,  III. 
DisciiBsion  by  Byron  Horton,  New  York;  Theodore 
B.  Stowell,  Providence.  R.  I.,  and  others. 

8.  Bookkeeping,  Theory  and  Practice  of  Ac- 
counts, and  Intercommunication,  by  S.  S.  Packard, 
New  York.  Discussion  by  Carl  C.  Marshall,  Battle 
Creek.  Mich. :  J.  M.  Mehan,  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  and 
others. 

4  Practical  Writing  to  Answer  the  Needs  of  the 
People,  by  A.  N.  Palmer,  Cedar  Rapids.  Iowa  ;  A. 
S.  Osborn.  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

5.  Laws  and  Ethics  of  Business.  Duties  of  Citizen- 
ship and  Science  of  Wealth.  Discussion  by  Hon.  A. 
D.  Wilt.  Dayton.  Ohio  :  E.  R  Shrader.  Los  Angeles. 
Cal.,  and  others. 

6.  Election  of  officers.     Reports  of  committees. 


from  a  talk  or  paper  depends  upon  both  thoal»ility  anil  appli 
cation  of  the  author  in  its  preparation. 

No  matter  how  many  useful  features  may  be  embodied  in 
ateacher>  method,  nor  how  promptly  he  may  define  thera  if 
questioned,  he  cannot  do  himself  justice,  nor  can  his  hearern 
receive  the  benefit  to  which  their  attendance  entitles  thera. 
unless  sufficient  time  has  been  spent  in  thoughtfully  formu 
lating  and  arranging  these  ideas. 

The  management  should  not  permit  tho  time  of  tho  con- 
vention to  be  wasted  by  the  man  whose  talk  begins  with  that 
stereotyped  statement,  "  I  have  come  unprepared,"  etc,  and 
who  then  proceeds  for  thirty  minutes  or  more  with  a  ram- 
bling, disconnected  talk  that  only  serves  to  demonstrate  the 
truthfulness  of  his  statement.  Vfiiat  hyht  has  he  to  waste 
the  time  of  men  and  women  who  have  come  long  distances, 
at  an  expense  which  to  many  means  a  great  personal  sacri- 
fice « 

It  would  be  highly  presumptuous  for  me  to  say  when  any 
member  should  begin  tho  preparation  of  his  jjroduction,  but 
I  will  express  tho  belief  that,  other  things  being  equal,  ho 
who  begins  at  once  to  "  jot  down  points  "  co  be  used,  and  wht) 
begins  not  later  than  October  1  to  formulate  and"  boil" 
them.will  earn  the  most  respect  and  interest  at  the  December 
meeting. 

So  much  for  the  duties  of  those  who  accept  a  position  on 
the  programme.  Now  a  suggestion  merely,  upon  which  I  sin- 
cerely hope  the  Executive  Committee  may  a<;t.  Mysugges 
tion  is  not  tho  outgrowth  of  some  pet  theory,  but  is  liased 
upon  the  actual  experiences  of  some  of  the  most  successful 
and  progressive  educational  organizations  in  America.  It  is 
simply  this.  Why  not  require  all  who  are  placed  upon  the 
programme  to  submit  their  papers,  at  least  in  outline,  to  the 
Executive  Committee  not  later  than  Noveml)er  1  ?  Then,  at 
a  very  small  cost  these  might  be  jjrinted  and  mailed  to  all 
who  are  active  members,  or  who  would  forward  tho  fee  for 
tho  coming  meeting. 

This  arrangement  would  serve  a  double  purpose— viz..  it 
would  insure  the  preparation  of  the  production,  and  would 
also  aflEord  those  placed  upon  the  programme  for  discuseion 
an  opportunity  for  preparing  a  thoughtful  reply  to  the  argu- 
ments. Indirectly,  and  more  imjiortant  than  either  of  these 
results,  it  would  guarantee  som<*thing  totfae  young  members 
who  «>arnestiy  solicit  the  benefits  of  the  expenenct;«of  the 
"old  war  hornes,"  b"side  the  very  desirabh-  "warm  wel- 
come "  so  much  (and  rightly  i  used  as  tin-  drawing  card. 

Should  the  printing  not  be  a  feasible  plan,  then  at  a  still 
smaller  cost  the  papers  could  be  mimeographed  for  the 
benefit  of  those  a.s8igned  to  discuss  papers. 


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MODKKN   I'hN  LETTERING.     BV  J.  F.   DRII.F.V,   ILLUSTRHTlNi',   HIS  ACCOMPANYING   LESSON 


1  iim  fully  convinced  that  should  it  be  given  out  that  those 
on  the  pruitramme  wore  already  at  work  upon  their  pro- 
ductions, not  only  would  more  people  be  encouraged  to 
attend,  but  that  they  wonld  como  with  a  note  book  and  pen- 
cil, and  would  carry  something  useful  back  to  their  school- 

If  you  see  anything  in  these  hastily  penciled  remarks  I 
trust  that  you  may  take  steps  to  bring  the  attention  of  the 
proper  persons  to  them.  Personally  I  do  not  recall  the 
imines  of  the  members  of  the  Ex.  Com.,  as  I  did  not  attend 
till'  convention  last  year.  My  reason  for  not  being  present 
is  that,  having  spent  my  summer  in  Europe.  I  decided  to 
visit  my  home  Instead.  Most  sincerely. 

D.  W.  noPF. 


El>l 


Penm 


Timed  Rapid  Writing. 

TliVATiiiA.  Miss..  ApriU'V  W 


I  note  In  the  April  JolMiSAi.  timt  Mr.  D.  W.  Brown  wishes 
to  see  specimens  of  timed  writing,  and  I  send  herewith  a 
small  specimen  written  in  l.*!  seconds,  which  you  may  use  if 
you  see  fit  to  do  so.  I  have  written  it  some  larger  than  I 
usually  write,  which,  of  course,  retards  the  speed  some. 

Mr.  Brown  should  know  tliat  it  is  impossible  for  every  one 
to  write  with  the  name  speed.  I  teach  my  students  to  write 
as  rapidly  aa  possible  consistent  with  legibility.  Some  of 
my  students  write  far  more  rapidly  than  others  who  have 
had  the  same  training.  Very  truly. 

T.  J.  Cathev. 

Can  Erased  Pencil  Marl<s  Be  Revived  ? 

D,  T    Amks.  -mi  llroMilwiiy.  .Vcw  York. 

Dkvu  Siu  :  Wiuild  it  be  too  much  trouble  for  ,vou  to 
state,  through  the  columns  of  The  Joi-rxai,,  if  you  know 
of  any  way  to  bring  out  pnrtinlly  erased  pencil  marks  so 
that  they  will  Itecome  distinct  and  le^ble  again  ? 

For  some  days  past  1  have  been  at  work  on  a  verj'  pecu- 
liar case  in  which  a  swindler  obtained  authentic  signa- 
tun-s  to  a  note  and  a  mortgage,  having  written  the  figures 
and  the  >yord»  denoting  the  number  of  dollars  in  pencil 
then  having  skilfully  erased  them  and  written  a  much 
larger  luiinln'r  in  ink. 

The  case,  I  think,  is  ijuite  a  clear  one,  but  will  be 
decidi-d  before  this  reaches  you.  I  have  been  unable  to 
learn  any  meansof  reviving  partially  enused  pencil  marks, 
but  suppose  you  would  know  of  it  if  there  is  any,  and 
would  be  greatly  obliged  to  you  for  any  information 
along  that  line.  Yours  truly, 

Q.  E.  Webber. 

(.•|i.-</.'ii  Ctltj  H»s.  Coll..  Sun  Jos,',  Cal. 

(There  is  nothing  that  we  know  of  that  will  restore 
liencil  marks  after  they  have  been  erased.— Ed.  JorR.v  al.  ) 


Modern  Pen  Lettering. 

BY   JOHN    F.    BRILEY,    JOURNAL   OFFICE. 

Here  is  shown  a  very  pretty  mechanical  letter, 
which  is  used  a  great  deal  by  lithographers  on  cer- 
tificates, etc.,  and  can  be  used  to  advantage  by  the 
pen  artist  where  an  expensive  letter  can  be  admit- 
ted. Its  chief  value  is  in  display  lines  and  the  effect 
is  always  pleasing. 

Great  c^iire  should  be  exercised  in  making  this 
letter.  First  pencil  out,  and  use  the  T-square  in  ruling 
the  outline  in  ink.  Rule  all  the  straight  lines. 
The  ruled  tint  was  made  v\-ith  a  "  Day  Spacing  and 
Shading  T-Square."  and  the  darkened  portion  of  the 
letters  was  produced  by  going  over  the  lines  the 
second  time  free  hand  with  a  coarse  pen.  This,  how- 
ever, is  not  necessary  in  all  cases. 

The  prize.  "  Ames'  Book  of  Flourishes."  for  best  copy  of 
the  fietir-ilclin  border  design  in  March  Journal  was 
awarded  to  Mr.  H.  E.  Harlow.  Stockbridge.  Mich.  Mr.  Har- 
low is  but  twenty  years  of  age  and  The  Jouhnai.  has  been 
his  only  guide,  yet  his  work  ranks  with  the  professionals. 
His  business  writing  is  equaled  by  few. 


WH.ATS  THE  USE  OF  LOOPS? 


Editor  Penman's  Art  Journal: 

What  is  the  use  of  making  loop  letters  which  take  time 
and  skill  to  execute,  and  also  tend  to  diminish  legibility  ? 
On  the  printed  page  the  long  letters  are  only  one-third 
longer  than  short  onee.  Why  not  apply  tfiis  rule  to 
6cri\it  letters  •  A."  H.  Hixmax. 


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EDITOR'S  Calendar, 

The  New  Ameuicax  Shorthand.  By  Alfred  Day. 
Published  by  tbe  llurrows  Brothers  Co.,  Cleveland, 
O.     16;J  pages;  cloth  ;  price  ?1.50. 

Mr.  Day.  who  is  a  teacher,  reporter  and  newspaper  cor 
respondent  of  thirty  years'  experience,  has  embodied  his 
ideas  in  regard  to  shorthand  in  this  admirably  handled 
work.  By  his  plan,  as  elucidated  in  this  book,  the  letters 
are  as  easily  formed  as  anj*  long  hand  writing  and  all  of 
tbe  letters  of  the  word  are  written  without  taking  the  pen 
from  the  paper.  Another  claim  made  for  the  New  Amer- 
ican Shorthand  is  that  it  is  writing  and  not  drawing. 
The  consonants  are  represented  by  straight  strobes  and 
are  presented  first  and  the  vowels'are  made  by  means  of 
joined  circles  and  hooks.  All  words  except  word  signs 
are  written  vnxh  the  first  consonant  resting  on  the  line. 
Word  signs  only  are  written  in  different  positions. 
Large  clear  type  has  been  used  and  the  mechanical  work 
of  the  book  is  of  the  best.  This  edition  of  the  book  is  an 
entirely  new  one,  revised  and  brought  down  to  March, 
ISlHi. 

ELLSWORTH'S  NEW  REVERSIBLE  COPY  BOOKS. 
VERTirAL  Edition,  three  numbers.  Published  by 
The  Werner  Co  .  Akron.  O..  and  H.  W.  Ellsworth. 
101  Duane  street  New  York.  Introduction  price  60 
cents  a  dozen,  5  cents  a  copy,  postpaid. 

Hardl  V  a  move  has  been  made  in  anything  pertaining 
to  writing  within  the  past  thirty  years  that  H.  W.  Ells- 
worth has  not  had  a  hand  in.  Now  that  vertical  writing 
is  being  discussed  and  copy  books  produced,  he  coraes  to 
the  front  with  an  admirable  set  of  three  books  for  kinder- 
garten and  priman.-  schools.  The  copv  headlines  start 
with  lettering  in  two  styles,  followed  by  a  picture  of  the 
article,  then  the  name  of  the  article  in  vertical  script. 
The  Idea  Is  most  admirably  carried  cat  througfaoat  the 


i'3 

various  bxiks.    It  teaches  the  pupil  to  draw,  print  and 
vrcitQ. 

We  think  that  so  much  ruling  is  a  detriment  rather 
than  a  help  to  pupils.  It  would  puzzle  the  writer  ot  this 
article  to  place  the  lettering  and  writing  within  the 
spaces  as  indicated  in  these  copy  iKwbs.  Nothing  but  hori- 
zontal ruling  is  needed  and  we  think  the  sooner  copy 
book  makers  appreciate  this  the  sooner  they  will  receive 
the  support  of  practical  penmen. 
Government  OF  THE  People,  for  the  People,  axw  by 

THE  People.    A  Chart  'il  x  *2l  inches,  showing  how 

the  laws  of  the  Cmtetl  States  are  enacted  and  tested. 

Price  tM  cents.    Compiled  and  published  by  S.  N. 

Curnick,   Prm.    Evausville   Com!   Coll.,  Evausville. 

Ind. 
This  chart,  when  framed  and  hung  in  the  school  room. 
gives  a  pictorial  idea  of  how  laws  are  enacted  and  tested. 
The  foundation  is  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States 
and  the  paths  leading  from  and  to  this  run  to  the  House 
of  Representatives,  the  Senate.  White  House  and  Su- 
preme Court.  The  chart  also  contains  the  electoral  votes 
of  various  States  for  If^i'ti. 

SMITHS  ILLUSTRATED  WRITIXO  PRIMER.     First 

Steps  in  Writi.vo.     An  nitrodiu-tion  to  Smith's  Edu- 
cational System  of  Interniedial  Pi-ninnnshtp.     Price, 
per  dozen,  TZ  cents.     Published  by  the  H.   P.  Smith 
Publishing  Co.,  U  East  Sixteenth  street,  New  York. 
The  object  of  this  writing  primer  is  to  introduce  script 
as  early  in  the  course  as  possible,  and  to  dispense  with 
slate  writing.    The  book  is  not  intended  as  a  system  but 
rather  for  busy  work  or  for  pastime  work  in  writing  in 
grades  above  the  kindergarten.    Practice  in  joining  let- 
ters is  given  at  the  start  rather  than  principles  or  single 
letters.     The  slant  is  on  7S  degrees.    Two  copies  are  given 
on  each  page,  one  at  the  top  and  one  in  the  middle  of  the 
page.    Instructions  are  printed  at  the  top  of  each  page 
and  very  handsome  little  outline  illustrations,  explana- 
tory of  the  script,  are  also  given  on  each  page.    The  style 
of  script  is  very  round  and  plain. 

FIELD  FLOWERS.    A  small  bunch  op  the  most  fra- 
grant OF  BLOSSOMS  GATHERED  FROM  THE  BROAD  ACRES 

OF   Epgene    Field's    Farm    of    Love.      Published 
under  the  auspices  of  Mrs.  Eugene  Field,  by  the  Eu- 
gene Field   Monument  Souvenir  Fund,  ISO  Monroe 
street,  Chicago.     By  mail,  $1.10  a  copy. 
This  work  is  a  tribute  of  love  to  the  late  Eugene  Field 
by  his  many  admirers.     The   poems  are  selected  from 
among  his  best,  and  the  illustrations  are  from  the  pens 
and  brushes  of  thirty  of  America's  leading  illustrators. 
The  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  the  work  will  be   divided 
etiually  between  two  funds— one  for  the  building  of  a 
monurapnt  tu  Rlr.  Field,  the  other  to  educate  his  chil- 
dren.    The  advance  proof  sheets  in  our  hands  show  that 
this  volume  will  be  one  of  the  most  uni-^ue  of  the  kind 
and  will  be  worth  many  times  its  cost  for  the  drawings 
alone.      Eight    of    Chicago's    representative    newspaper 
editors  and  literary  men  are  on  the   Monument  Fund 
Committee,   and    will  see  that  the  money  is  carefully 


J^tinAfVif. 


•  THEJOURNAL. 


114 


The  EDITOR'S  SCRAP  Book. 


Penmen's   Exchange  Department. 


A.  M.  I'lulerwo^K).  Liffarfs  Valley.  Kv. 

Wm.  C.  Oault.  12»  Hth  Ave  .  Detroit.  Mich. 

H.  E.  HarJow.  Bt^kbrWRe.  Micb. 

H.  N.  (MrrPtt,  Cove  Dale.  Ky. 

Tbift  departmont  in  open  to  all  trbo  desire  to  exrhanK® 
Bpef_>lmeii9  with  brother  jMiiimen.  There  are  two  depart- 
mentfi.  one  for  amateur  and  the  other  for  professional. 
There  Ih  no  cburKe  made,  the  names  beint;  inserted  free  to 
kIvo  other  penmen  an  opportaDity  of  knou-intf  who  have 
jolnod  the  circle.  If  you  want  to  Itecom**  one  of  the  number 
send  in  name  and  addresn  an  soon  an  posf^ibkv 

—  From  B.  E  Kerr.  Stockton.  Cal..  we  have  received  a 
photograph  of  a  large  piece  of  enxrossinir  made  for  the  Hazel- 
ton  Prco  Public  Library  Buildine,  Stockton.  Cal. 

—  C.  M.  LcHher.  Carbondale,  Pa.,  favors  ua  with  a  photo- 
(irapb  of  a  very  handsome  piece  of  uDKrossing  of  unique  de- 


He 


ill 


3  than  any  other  help. 

—  A  l>eBntifully  written  letter,  professional  stvle.  cards. 
etc.,  have  been  received  from  C.W.  Ransom.  Troy.  N.Y.,  B  C. 

—  From  S.  McClure.  Harrisburff.  Pa.,  we  have  received 
print  of  writtOK  and  drawini;  desi^rned  to  advertise  lectures, 
schools,  etc..  all  exceedinKly  well  done. 

—  J.  W.  Hazlett.  Mulberry,  Ind..  writes  a  hand  that  would 


improving;.    He  writes  a  dashy  hand. 

—  H.  S.  Loud,  BoHton.  Masa..  Btenoffrapher  for  a  dry  goods 
firm,  HiibmitH  samples  of  writing  that  are  excellent. 

—  D.  H.  Hill.  Nashville,  Tenn.,  sends  cards,  signatures,  etc.. 
all  Rotten  up  in  good  style.    He  writes  a  fine  hand. 

—  From  J.  O.  Hardwick,  Sac  City.  la,, we  have  received  va- 
rious styles  of  writing,  all  indicating  good  mastery  of  the 


,  of  penmanship  department.  Lin- 
several  styles  of 
riting.  cards,  etc.. 


peiL 

—  Albert  Backu 

coin  Nor.  Univ..  Normal.  Nobr.,  

plain  and  ornamental  slant  and  verti<ral  i 
all  good. 

—  H.  L.  Moutnw,  Omaha.  Neb.,  Is  a  good  penman  and  the 
specimens  he  nonds  are  excellent  for  a  \r,  year  old  boy. 

—  Excellent  examples  of  business  writing  have  been  re- 
ceived from  the  following:  M.  R.  Odfcmd,  St  An^ear  la 
Sem.:  R.  M.  Roudabusb,  Annex.  Vn,;  M.  M.  Link.  Ellsworth 
Coll..  Iowa  Falls.  la.:  .T.  M.  Ri.bman.  ('..rry.  Pa.;  1.  H.  Car- 
otbers,  Elliott's  Bus.  Training  Schuol,  Burlington,  Xa. 

—  Handsome  specimens  of  ornamental  writing  have  been 
received  froin  the  following  :  P.  W.  Frederick,  Zanesville. 
Ohio:  L.  C.  McCann,  Evansville,  Ind.,  Com'l  Coll.;  C.  G. 
Price,  Kuoxvillo.  Tenn..  Bus.  Coll.;  O.  D.  Foster,  Ovid,  Ind. 

—  From  C.  A.  Faust,  45  E.  Randolph  St..  Chicago,  111.,  we 
have  received  a  specimen  of  automatic  pen  work  of  such 
harmunious  design  and  containing  such  a  beautiful  blending 
of  colore  together  with  accurate  automatic  lettering,  that 
wo  liardly  know  bow  to  tell  how  beautiful  the  design  is. 
Mr  FauHt  18  carrying  the  automatic  pen  work  so  near  per- 
fection that  the  ordinary  mortal  can  simply  stand  in  open 
mouthed  wonder  at  the  skill  displayed.  For  shaded  back- 
hand writing  there  is  no  one  who  excel.')  Mr.  Faust.  All  of 
our  readers  who  keep  serapbooks  should  have  specimens  of 
hi*  work.    They  are  worth  the  money  many  times  over. 

~f^--  ^:  N.Lee,  Stoughton,  Wis.,  sends  us  a  large  sheet 
contninnlK  the  Lord's  Prayer,  handsomely  lettered  with 
various  sizes  automatic  pen.  in  different  colors  automatic 
ink,  and  the  whole  surrounded  by  a  very  prettv  border.  Mr. 

■itb  the  automatic  pen.    He  is  at  pres- 

iso./nd. 

FubUc  School   Wovk. 

fi?."21.V^'^^xi*^"-5  '"™P!?«  of  writing  have  been  received  from 
the  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  pul.lic  schools.  Several  schoolsand  grades 
are  ropreeontt'd.  but  the  work  of  School  W  is  particularly 

—Miss  Clara  R.  Emens,  Supervisor  of  Writing.  Lockport.  N 
„  ;■  J*.»i'i  \*'k  »  •  ?"'''"''^  '"^  ^^'It*!  »  large  package  containing 
«>,™'  '*^  of  hundred  specimens  of  pupils'  writing.  The  work 
shows  systematic,  careful  training  on  the  part  of  Miss 
Emens.  The  work  m  the  upper  grades  is  especially  good. 
2S.*'.*!i""^™'*J'.?;  ^\¥*l  spacing  used  in  tower  grades  mokes 
see  any  corre- 


Owing  to  a  combination  of  circumstances  (the  Packard 
1  up  I  eleliralion  and  the  r.-moval  of  The  Jouhnal  printers! 
we  were  r..ry  Inte  with  the  Mav  number  and  as  a  conse- 
S.'ilnT™'"^'''.?*'?'  *^i\"^  ^/,"™  hundreds  of  suscribers  to  know 
what  was  the  trouble.  Many  of  them  requested  an  answer 
by  return  mail.  It  would  have  kept  us  very  busv  to  have 
^n' w^.  i.  these  peoi>le  and  perhaps  a  word  of  explanation 
will  help  in  case  of  futun-  delay. 


month  writ 

before  that  time.  As  a  rule  The  J<)U1in..„ 
by  the  Mh  or  lOth  of  the  month,  and  should 
scnoers  a  few  davs  later  ;  but  as  delay  may 

out  the  paper  or  in  *^ '-  "'   ' 

labor  all  around  by 


by  the  f»f/  of  the 


notifying  us  of  the  fort, "but  do  not  \  ..._ 

'     "         '  "         the  mails 

h  the  sub- 


While  we  are  on  this  matter  of  subscriptions  we  would 
suggest  that  club  sulwcrihers  notify  us  rather    than   the 
««ent^who  took  the  subscriptions,  in  case  of  any  mistake  in 
--  ^  of^the  wrapi>er  or  a  failure  of  TheJoiminal  to 
►ur  paper  doesn't  reach 
:  to  enrich  The  Jocr- 


NAL  management  just  that  much.  A  few  subscribers  write 
to  ask  personal  explanations  why  they  do  not  get  their 
jocRNAL  and  sometimes  they  upbraid  us  at  the  sometime 
for  withholding  it  from  them. 


omplaints  about  the 
find  the  names  and  ad- 
dresses carefully  entered  on  our  books  and  everything  indi- 
es that  the  wrapper  was  addressed  and  the  paper  mailed. 
"        '      '  ■  not  given  and  the  i)aper 


Oftentimes  sufficient  add: 

fails  to  reach  the  subscriber.    Then  again,  student; 

to  hove  several   ways  of  writing  a  name.      For  example, 

"     nk  Smith.  J.  Frank  Smith.  0.  F.  Smith.  John  F.Smith. 


ire  Goaking  a  specialty  of  their  typewriting  instructor, 
ivbich  is  arranged  for  about  all  the  various  machiues.  It 
contains  an  immense  amount  of  very  practioAl  information 


ually  improving  his  various  text-books,  keeping  them  down 
to  date  and  is  constantly  adding  new  schools  to  his  list  of 
customers.     He  will  send  circulars,  specimen  p^iges,  etc.,  to 


BY  C.  P.  ZANER,  ILLUSTRATING   HIS  ARTICLE  ON  "THE  LINE  OF  DIRECTION  IN  WRITING."     (SEE  PAGE  115.) 


Sometimes  they  notify  us  but  1 
then  write  a  few  days  later  to  r 
received  that  month's  paper.    Tl 


—The  American  Book  Co..  New  York,  has  a  dozen  or'more 
systems  of  copy-books  tall  slants  and  styles),  several  works 
on  bookkeeping  and  business  and  N.  P.  Heffley's  new  book 

1  shorthand.    Tbe  complete  line  of  public  school  books 


Still  others  dream  that  they  have  notified  us  of  change  of 
address  and  several  months  afterward  write  to  know  why 
tuey  have  not  received  The  Jouhnal,  not  saying  any- 
Tbe  paper  in  the  metin- 


..„ J  great  care,  are  very  svstemati< 

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J.  F.  BUILEY. 

self  with  his  own  camera,  tie  is  quite  an  enthusiastic 
amateur  photogi-apher  and  spei  ds  his  vacations  and  spare 
time  tramping  round  with  his  camera. 

Mr.  Briley  was  born  in  Salino,  Co.,  Mo.,  in  IHfii).  Hia 
first  lessons  in  penmanship  were  taken  from  J.  N.  Dye, 
now  a  prominent  attorney  at  Lamar,  Mo.  This  wa.s  in 
ISHC.  In  IKSti  he  worked  in  the  office  of  the  Lamar  Lfnder, 
setting  type,  running  presses  and  wnting  locals.  In  iHid 
he  graduated  from  the  Zanerian  Art  College  and  attended 
the  Gardner  School  of  Elocution  and  Oratory,  Colunibu.s, 
O.  Following  this  he  spent  one  year  as  an  itinerant 
writing  teacher  in  Southwest  Miseouri.  In  W.ri  he  was 
employed  in  the  lithographing  department  of  the  Wood- 
ward &  Tiernan  Printing  Co.,  St.  Louis,  Mo.    The  school 


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yesr  of  '92  and  '93  be  was  teacher  of  peDmansbip  and 
commercial  branches  in  the  West  Plainf,  Mo .  College. 
From  there  he  came  to  the  Art  Department  of  Ihe  JorB- 
?f  AI-.  and  from  time  to  time  The  Jol'Rxai-  readers  have 
had  a  chance  to  see  what  be  is  capable  of  doing  with  the 
fien  He  is  an  all-ronnd  penman,  but  his  specialties  are 
enffraver'H  script  and  lettering.  As  a  designer  he  shows 
originalitj'  and  great  technique.  DesinnK  to  perfect 
himself  as  much  as  possible  in  drawing,  designing,  etc.. 
he  attends  the  lending  art  schools  of  New  Yttrk  whenever 
his  office  duties  will  permit.  He  is  pursuing  a  plan  that 
will  bring  him  to  the  front  as  a  designer,  nnd  his  example 
is  rtTom-nended  to  all  ronng  penmen  who  desire  to  get 
\'i  the  top. 

THE  LINE  OF  DIRECTION    IN  WRITING  ; 

OR. 
The  Anitle  or  Ibe   Farrnriii  nnd  lis  tindirjlni:  in. 


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r.    r.   ZA.NKIi,   rnl,rMBUS,   o. 

Much  as  has  been  written  and  spoken  upon  the  subjects 
of  penmanship  and  writing,  both  general  and  technical, 
there  seems  to  have  been  a  careful  nvoidnnce  of  the  dis- 
cussion of  the  subject  herein  treated.  Whether  because 
of  lack  of  information,  whether  it  could  not  well  be  ex- 
plained to  others,  or  whether  the  principles  were  not  con- 
sidered worthy  of  elucidation,  I  nm  not  prepared  to  say. 
"The  fact  that  this  article  is  written  is  proof  that  /  con- 
sider the  subject  worthy  of  careful  attention  nnd  experi- 
ment. 

In  ordinory  script  forms  the  average  up  stroke  is  on  one 
slant  and  the  average  down  stroke  is  on  another  slant. 
For  convenience  in  writing  this  article  we  will  assume 
that  up  strokes  are  on  the  coiuicc^ir  slant  and  that  down 
strokes  are  on  the  main  slont.  For  further  convenience, 
wo  will  say  that  the  connective  slant  (the  average  up 
stroke)  is  tUirln  degrees  and  that  the  main  slant  (the 
nveroge  down  stroke)  is  .viXj,  degrees. 

Remember,  I  do  not  say  that  all  writing  shall  be  on  that 
slant,  l)ut  that  for  clearness  nnd  bievity  we  assume  the 
slants  of  30  degroos  and  11(1  degri-es.  For  writing  may  be 
on  any  slant,  either  to  the  left  or  to  the  right,  above  4.5 
degrees  nnd  bo  i>rnctical.  The  underlying  principles  of 
nnj  slant  will  lie  much  the  same  as  herein  claimed. 

As  will  be  seen  by  referring  to  the  accompanving  illus- 
trntioii.  the  lien  travels  upward  at  an  angle  of  ao  degrees 
nnd  iloivuward  nt  nn  angle  of  l>()  degrees.  The  (i,i<>  of 
<Ui;-ft„m  ccraimon  to  both  upword  and  downward  motions 
of  the  lien  would  be  the  common  difference  between  the 
two,  which  is  4rj<  degrees.  Wo  far  as  the  actual  indi- 
vidual  strokes  in  writing  are  concerned,  tliecoiiimou  aver- 
age of  direction,  or  the  track  of  the  peu.  is  on  an  angle  of 
\-H  degrees.  Now  this  would  bo  the  final  tnith  if  it 
were  not  for  one  other  action  of  the  peu  and  arm  which 
i»  St  «int  overlooked,  the  action  which  carries  the  pen 
In.ni  the  left  side  of  the  page  to  the  right.  This  action, 
while  not  observed  in  individual  strokes,  is  yet  quite  as 
m>/ as  either  of  the  otheis-thc  main  or  connective 
strokes.  It  is  the  result  of  a  multiple  of  these  slanting 
strokes  being  joined  continuously,  as  in  words,  one  to  an- 
other,  which  produces  this  lateral  or  sliding-to-the-right 
action.  We  have,  therefore,  three  real  directions  in 
which  the  peu  travels  :  upward  nt  au  angle  of  30  de- 
greeN  d.iwiiwnrd  at  an  angle  of  HO  degrees,  and  to-thc- 
right  at  an  angle  of  0  degrees.  All  of  these  lines  of  direc- 
tum of  peii-trnvel  are  essential  :  the  lirst  for  eose  the 
sw-oiid  for  legibility,  the  last  for  speed  or  continuity  of 
etfort.  As  to  which  of  the  thra.  is  of  most  importance  1 
nm  unable  to  say.  All  are  as  essential  to  our  mode  of 
writing  as  earth,  water,  and  air  are  to  our  living  or  as 
lather,  Son  and  Holy  Ohost  are  to  Christian  theologv 
Remove  any  one  and  the  structure  falls,  we  die,  or  onr 
fnitJi  fails. 

Finding  that  all  three  slonts  or  diiections  in  siting 
lire  essential  and  that  one  is  about  as  important  as  the 
other,  the  (r,i,.  of  Auc-lion  common  to  all  (111)  degrees  30 
degrees  and  0  degrees)  ,.,  30  degrees,  or  the  connective 
slant.  That  is,  the  common  average  of  direction  that  the 
pen  travels  in  ordinary  writing  is  about  311  degrees,  or  in 
the  direction  of  the  up  strokes.  Having  now  determined 
tOie  three  main  ri»,ls  that  the  pen  travels  and  the  one 
romi  common  to  nil  three.  I  will  now  call  vour  attention 
to  the  machinery  whicn  propels  the  pen  over  said  road 

In  starting  uism  n  journey  over  a  strange  road  we  like 
to  know  something  o(  its  direction,  (jualitv.  etc..  in  order 
that  we  may  selc-t  the  best  mwuis  or  veliicles  of  travel- 
ing It.  Si  in  onr  work,  after  discovering  the  directions 
oi  travel,  let  us  lenrn  something  of  the  means  bv  which 
we  hope  to  travel  these  highways  of  ink-lines. 

In  exnininiiiK  'he  baud  and  fore  and  upper  arm.  we  find 
t  hat  they  are  cniwble  of  acting  i-onjointly  in  all  <lircctions 
Each  in  Itself  is  capable  of  acting  in  some  one  or  more  di- 
rections. The  Hng,.rs  act  mainly  as  hinges,  producing  a 
f.>rwar.l  and  l«ckw,ml  movement  from  the  forearm 
The  forearm  acts  much  the  same  as  most  hinges  serv- 
>ng  as  the  radius  by  which  a  circle  or  arc  is  produced 
the  center  of  which  is  the  elbow.  The  upper  arm  acts 
chiefly  in-and-out  the  sleev^of  the  forearm  as  far  as  the 
mnscular  rest  iu  front  of  the  ellwws  will  allow  The 
iwwor  which  moves  the  fingers  is  situated  iu  front  of  the 


elbow  ;  that  which  moves  the  forearm  is  located  between 
the  elbow  and  shoulder  ;  and  that  which  moves  the  upper 
arm  is  situated  atMrat  the  shoulder.  As  a  rule,  these 
three  members  and  movements  act  together  and  not  sep- 
arately, as  many  imagine.  The  first,  that  of  the  fingers. 
is  too  limited  m  scope  and  too  weak  in  action  to  be  of 
much  service  in  ordinan,'  writing.  It  is  of  service  chiefly 
in  holding  the  pen  and  in  aiding  the  other  members  in  a 
minor  way.  The  second,  that  of  the  forearm  or  hinge,  is 
of  larger  s<-ope  and  force  and  is  capable  of  withstanding 
greater  effort  and  fatigue  than  the  first.  Its  movements 
are.  along  the  line  of  the  long,  slightly  ctirved  stTokes(the 
up  strokes  or  connective  slant).  The  third,  the  upper 
arm,  or  in-and-out  action  of  the  forearm  in  the  sleeve,  is 
the  most  powerful  and  the  most  difficult  to  manage.  It 
is  held  in  check  and  limited  by  the  forearm  rest.  Its 
office  IS  that  of  creating  action  rather  than  controlling  it. 
The  movement  of  the  fingers  is  the  smallest  and  weakest  ; 
thnt  of  the  upper  nrm  the  largest  and  strongest,  and  that 
of  the  forearm  the  medium  between  the  two.  The  latter 
acts  as  a  mediator  lietween  the  weak  and  the  strong,  the 
controlling  nnd  crenting  forces.  It  is  to  movement  what 
the  connective  slnnt  is  to  form;  it  serves  as  a  uniting  en- 
ergy. It  brings  together  the  energies  of  the  arm  and 
ndapts  them  to  the  peculiar  motions  necessarj-  to  produce 
script  forms. 

Having  found  the  central  line  of  direction  in  form  and 
the  centml  energy  o!  movement,  we  will  now  see  how  to 
utilize  them.  Keep  in  mind  the  fact  that  the  up  strobes 
in  writing  are  for  the  purpose  of  connecting  the  down 
strokes.  Down  strokes  are  for  legibility,  while  up  strokes 
are  for  speed.  So,  also,  in  movement  :"the  hinge  or  fore- 
arm movement  is  for  uniting  the  movements  of  the  hand 
and  shoulder  and  for  producing  the  connective  slant 
strokes. 

In  diagram  A  we  have  the  paper  turned  to  suit  the  line 
of  liirectitm  (the  connective  slant)  and  the  center  of 
niin-rment  (the  hinge-like  action  of  the  forearm).  With 
the  paper  and  forearm  in  this  position  the  main  slant 
strokes  ana  the  lateral  (sliding-to-the-right)  action  are 
made  with  equal  ease,  while  the  connective  slant  strokes 
are  the  easiest  of  all.  But  the  down  strokes  (the  back- 
bone of  legibility)  can  be  made  more  easily  than  iu  if, 
though  not  so  easily  as  in  C.  The  lateral  action  (from  let- 
ter to  letter  and  word  to  word)  is  not  so  free  as  in  B,  but 
freer  than  in  ('.  All  three  movements  (main,  connective, 
and  lateral)  are  made  about  equally  well  and  easily  and 
all  should  be  and  are  used  iu  the  best  writing. 

Diagrams  H  and  ('  illustrate  two  extreme  positions  or 
angles  of  paper.  }i  is  specially  suited  to  the  lateral  move- 
ment and  ('  to  the  main  slant  motions.  Neither  expresf^es 
whole  truths  nor  encourages  wholesome  writing.  Writ- 
ing can  be  done  by  either  method,  but  at  a  disadvantage. 
Writing  done  by  the  A  method  is  both  better  and  easier 
than  by  the  others.  In  A  the  forearm  or  center  of  en- 
ergy iR  represented  at  right  angles  to  the  connective 
strokes,  or  center  of  form.  In  Ji  the  forearm  is  repre- 
sented at  right  angles  to  the  lateral  movements,  in  C 
the  toreaim  is  represented  at  right  angles  to  the  main 
slant  strokes.  .-1  encourages  a  medium  (neither  compact 
nor  running)  style  of  writing.  /;  favors  the  running 
hand.  V  favors  the  compact  style.  I  do  not  say  that 
either/;  ore  is  right  for  the  running  or  compact  bands, 
but  they  are  nearly  so.  As  will  be  seen,  the  up  strokes  in 
the  running  hand  are  more  nearly  horizontal  thon  in 
either  of  the  others  ;  consequently,  the  common  average 
of  direction  approaches  the  horizontal  line—the  strokes 
and  motiDus  are  from  left  to  right,  rather  thnu  up  and 
down.  In  the  compact  style  the  strokes  and  motion  are 
up  and  down  rather  than  lateral.  Therefore,  the  secret 
in  being  able  to  write  the  medium,  running,  and  comjiact 
styles  lies  in  adjusting  the  forearm  at  right  angles  to  the 
connective  slant.  In  the  proportion  that  this  rule  is  ob- 
served, will  writing  be  what  it  should  be  for  the  effort 
expended.  When  the  action  is  chiefly  to  the  right,  as  in 
short  small  letters  or  running  hand,"  suit  the  jiaper  to  a 
free  forearm  swing  in  that  direction.  W'hen  the  letters 
are  tall  and  narrow  and  mainly  up  and  down,  then  shift 
the  papei  so  that  the  forearm"  action  will  be  in  the  direc- 
tion of  the  forms  to  be  made.  'This  will  not  only  lessen 
effort  but  increase  form.  Study  and  experiment  will 
prove  this. 

Concluding,  I  will  say.  since  the  pen  travels  in  three 
distinct  directions  in  ordinary  writing,  does  it  not  seem 
reasonable  that  all  three  should  be  considered  in  evolving 
a  plan  of  practice  and  of  execution  ?  Form,  ease,  and  speed 
are  essentials.  So  are  main,  connwtive,  and  horizontal 
strokes  and  motions.  All  are  about  equally  essential 
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Kl.lli,  Mt.iruiainl.  I  vpowritlnK,  Telegrapliy,  Eng- 
llHli,  ijL'nuiiii  uiij  Arcliltecture.  TerniH  of  tuition 
reiiNoimblo.  Send  for  catulogiie.    M.A.MERKILL 

l?cntuclip. 

ATTEND  y^THE  BEST  BUSINESS  COLLEGE 

^  CATA- 

BUSINESS  COLLEGE,  Louisville  Ky., 
OWENSBORO,  KY..  ANDEVANSVILLE.  I  NO. 
LOUISVILLE    BHYANT    &     STRATTON    BUSI- 


"TOlest  IDtrofnla. 

WMEELINQ    BUSINESS    COLLEQB,     PHONO- 

ciUAl'HIC  SCHOOL  AND  SCHOOL  OF  ENGLISH, 
JJ  lieellnB,  W.  Va.    J.  M.   FRASHER.  Hrin,  and 

®blo. 

MIAMI  COMMERCIAL  COLLBOE.  Dayton,  Ohio. 


y  scbool,  a  cui-e- 
of  the  above  col- 
nit  thU  old  and 

„      —    —  obtained  by  ad- 

iig  J.T.  HK.NDERSON,  Prin..  Box  222,Ober- 


ncw  ifforlt. 


LONQ    ISLAND    BUSINESS    COLLEOE.    143   to 

*■ '■    *""■    '''     "--■-'-—,  X.  Y.    Catalogues 


nally 


.  HESF 


CHAFFEE'S  PnONOQRAPHIC  INSTITUTE.  Os- 

"<>:,..  N  \.  (,„„f/  fiositton^  secured  all  short- 
b.in.l  puiilN  wlun  i-oiiipeteiit.  Book-Kveptny  and 
(.<«(H(i.i.-</.i/.  I..V  tlrrtt-ciasateaelier.  Siiun&htaufttit 
rd    from    Spain.     All    these 


lIv'Vl  I-'u  '",""''    ''"""■"•  "Iso  Danish  ihorthanti 
\\'^Ti'^Cl\^u'l'wi''^''''''  '"  ".'"".'"'""''  /'>■'■■     Write 

EASTMAN   BUSINESS  COLLEQE,   Pouglikeep. 

SU-,  N.  \.    ,\ii  instliuiluu  t»f  wide  reputation,  re- 
i-elv|ng  a  Sationai  pHtroiii.Be. 

NEW    YORK    BUSINESS    COLLEOE.    8i    East 

">'^MiStreet.  New  York.  N.Y..  receives  Day  stud- 
These  well 

—  -  designed  "to  afford 

itlDtt  for  mercantile  puntulKi. 


HS  R  NATION  Hmericans  Want  me  Best. 

Underhill's  Rapid  Phonography 

Keprosonts  the  Ik-st  WrU.-rs  of  the  Age. 
Illus.Clr.  VuderhUrs  University.  Rochester.  N.T. 

,Ce^  THE  V^HC  OF  CUTS  on  thii  page  or  anv 
tUiHirtruf  from  the  generxil  style  o/ditplav  teiil 
cti»t  Mt  per  cent,  extra. 


California. 

GARDEN     CITY     BUSINESS     COLLEGE.      San 

Jo^.  Cal.  One  of  the  l.esi  establlsh«l  and  most 
vufx-essful  eduraHonal  ln.stltuilons  of  the  PaclQc 
&lf>i>e.  Special  Penmanshln  Deparinieoi  In  cbartte 
of  C.  E.  \VERRKR.     H.  B.  WORCESTER.  Pre*.. 


ColoraOo. 


t  former  pupils  now  pitwperotu 


Ictl    Shorthand 


Ofllc-e.    W.    A.  WOODWORTH.   President. 
JliPHERSON.  B.  A..  Manager  la-y 

ALAMO    CITY    BUSINESS    COLLEQE.     Normal 

A<a<lemv.  Shorthand.  Typewriting  and  Telegraph 
In-rlinte.  Send  for  catalogue.  Snn  Anionto. 
Texas. 

■ffowa. 

CATALOGUES  of  The  CapIUI  City  Commercial 

College  and  the  Capital  City  School  of  Shorthand 
will  be  sent  free  to  Intending  Students.  Address 
MEHAN  &  McCAULEY,  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  These 
Institutions  are  flrst-class business  training  schools. 

Hrl^ansas. 

TLB   ROCK   COMMERCIAL   COLLEQE,    M. 

\.  STONE.  Pres..  Is  not  the  BEST,  but  no  otber 
■onl  will  describe  It  because  It  Is  HONEST. 

Cana&a. 


ONTARIO  BUSINESS  COLLEQE.  Belleville,  On- 

I.,rl;.      L^rl,  V.  :,r,      W.B.ROBINSf    "  """ 

iilt'--n'l'M   I'll- •  ..II. ■;,•,'.  In  Am 

Kill  !••  I  liellevllle,  Ontario,  Can. 

PERNIS  sM  I  I    -MdklHAND-Basy,  last,  read 

Borrb  Caroltna. 

CHARLOTTE  COM.  COLL.,  Charlotte.  N.  C. 


America.      Addi^ss 


jflort&a. 


lies.     No  Vacation.     Day  and 

Pensacola.  Florida. 


Xouislana. 


xcelled.    Two 


Com'I  Dept. 

/IDassacbusetts. 

NEW  ENGLAND  BUSINESS  UNIVERSITY  ANO 

School  uf  Shorlhaii.i  im.l  Peninnnshlp,  Lowell, 
Muss.  No  vacation,  .loiirnal  free.  nLICK  Jt  YOUNG. 
Proprietors. 


IFnstructton  3Bs  /IDail. 

Bookkeephu'.  iitllr.-  routine  1:1 1 1  'iftalK',  vi>mit 


i-^^e>C^e^i^i;^^S^/ 


2-cent  stamps. 


85;  Bus.  caps.  12c,:  Doz.  cards,  20c.;  Fancy  caps, 
JiOc;  Conil)lnatIons.  12c. 

P.  M.  SISSON.  Penman.  Newport.  R.  I.    Your 

name  on  1  dozen  cards,  faucv  and  business  cap- 
itals, business  letter  and  a  twautlful  souvenir,  all 
for  lU  2  cent  stamps. 

SEND  35  CENTS  for  fine  specli 

Lettering  and  Flourishing.    Can' 
Address  JNO.  F.SIPLE, 


NAME.    Send  1 


rk  and  circulars  free. 


thousands.    LEARN    TO    WRITE 


,  and  I  win  send  you  one  dozen  or  mi 
ways  of  writing  It.  with  Instructions :  or  send  nu 
2-cent  stamp,  and  I  will  send  you,  addressed  In  1; 


P.  §.— No   postal 


D.     TAYLOR, 


R.  M.  JONES,  Pen  Artist.  iSia  Mary  St.,  S.  S. 


nque  specimens  of  pen  work, ; 


worted  cards,  2&  i 


ARTISTIC  PENWORK.— Enerosslns  of  Resolu- 
tions. Testimonials,  etc.,  a  specialty.    Everv  de- 


lutlons  engrossed 


$3.50    up' 
.   E.    DEWI 


HURST,  UUca 


s  Capitals,  20c. ;  Flourished  sw 
»11  for  50c.    Money  refund 
lafnctory.    Oblique  holder,  i 


"Mant"  aba. 

In  aTiswerino  advertitiements  signed  by  a  rum 
plume,  delau»  and  tnintakof  a/re  avoided  hu  sealinu 
and  stamping  the  repLie*  ready  for  maUtng  and 
writing  tfu  nom-clc~plume  in  a  atmer,  then  inclm'- 
ing  mich  fteaied  revlie**  in  an  envelope  addremtd  tu 
The  Penman''s  An  Jimmal,  sos  Broadway,  New 
York.  Pontage  munt  be  sent  /or  forwa/rdltiQ  Cata- 
logues, Newspapers,  Pliotographs,  &c. 

Situations  WIlante6. 


and  bu^i 
?Vrlte  'a 


%.       y^        % 

penmen. 


D.    S.    HILL.   Pen 


. 1>,  Pt 


94.AO;  an  elegant  flourish. 
card  writing  per  doz.,  15  ctf 
ofal  llUods  made  for  Rntrrn 

AUTOHATIC  SHADING  PEN  !NK 

world.    Manufactur 

boldt,  Kansas.    For 

uers  all  over 

iiple  colors,  pi 


caps.  10  c 


IIIK  PKMI  \  VS  \KT.MM   KN  \  I.TK 

[,|{--      HI    IC  V  \\   .  PeiMMtiii-lM|>. 

.iriiil.  j>imI  -iMiilltiiiid  imhI  niM'w 
;iiM  lir-.<Mil>  .  Il  hriii--  leiK  lii'i'<.  jmmI  .. 
-rllirl.  \       hll'L-'c      H.'.iiiiMiilxn.e      i< 

hooU   iind    t<-n<  lii-i»  i-iiubli-N    ilic    mn 

ini  loH<U-iluooill(>acliri>iliii-tfUodHckooU. 
II  III-  i^  ihuiiced  the  Iraclieri  uo  cUarue 
ide  in  tb<>  ncIkmiI.    Kilialtle  BchooN  HCek- 

L'd'ifti 

1IA\S   AKT   ,lorit\  I  I,   Ti:\(   MKUS*    Bij 


ifled,    rcliabl 
anted  for  011 
list...     No  others  need  iinplj.     AdilieHH  I'EX 

\  (    H  KRS'    — 
UEAI.  JOi  Br«iid«ii\.  Ne%^    \  <.i  I* 

4      N<HtMAI,    Tlt\IM:i>    TK\<IIEil,     goo 

LoiiKley's  Pltiiiaulc  ^-h'l'.i-thliii.i  .iri'l  III   /i'"K(    hi    l.onV 

tlon  St-pt.   1st.    Thre''  \.-.ti^'  '\>\i\.\u-   -i-li....i    ;,'i.l    .01 

height  .1  ft'.  Id-  hi.,  sln^'l.-.  -vtrMiiK  ref^T.'iii'.'^s'  I.i'., 
salary.  Would  prefer  i>lace  where  thorough  huofc 
keep,  course  may  be  pursued.  Address  "  fc'AIKVIE  W,' 


world.  Manufactured 
iMldt,  Kansas.  For  sa 
tloners  all  over  the  U 
.  prices, 
frte.    Special  prices  to  ■ 


A  TEACHER,  of   pt-n  and  com'lbranches  wishes 
-lluatliin  svltli  rirst-ftas'  -M'h'iol:  "in  vi'drs  of  age, 
!,  .-  1  1    MM,'  .-xpi-n. Ml'-. ■.  Ii.-.iitli  k-.M.  I:  married.    I- 
I  .  .  1  ,ll>   -■>  .  I  i"'iirii  iij  .Ui'l   ^Mi.iM  iiM-fi-r  to  give  nic 


hik  recipe,  lac;  either  one  free  with  $1.00  order! 

MISS  ELLA  E.  CALKINS.  Pen  Artist.  Lacelle. 

Iowa,    12  cards,  20.  25c.:  lowavsof  writing  your 
name.  ISc;  specimens  15c,;  rtbt>on  l>ook  mark. 


PEN.  and  l>ook-keep.  are  my  specialities  but  I  also 
teach  arlth.,  com')    law.    Enir.    gram.,    his 
physics,  chemistry,  phyHlotOHTv,  Mpt-ll.,  etc.    Four 

four  vrs.'  ait  bus.  coll.  :>■■.-.  ,  iier.  ,,_ 
graduate  of  3Ia3S.  Hi-  1-  coll.  Fa- 
miliar with  W.  &  R  ■-  1  ller'B  texts. 
Age  29;  weight  lUJ.  1.  .  unmarried. 
•strong  pub.  school  an  .  iK-es.  Ready 
JuneTsth.    Will  take  low  ^.-.l  .ry.  A.l.lieds  "S.  R.  T.," 


rpEACHER  of  Eclectic  shorthand. booV-keep.  and 
com'l  branches,  with  1 4  mo.*,  pub.  srhool  and  I 
.  ---.  bus,  coll.  experience.  Is  open  for  engagement. 
Is  a  graduate  of  com'l  and  shorthand  course  of  the 
Normal.  Familiar  with  W.  Jt  K.,  Ellis  and  >ad- 
its.  Age  25;  weight  155;  height  &  ft,  8  In,:  un- 
Strong  references.    Moderate  salary.   Ready 


Address  "M, 


k  N  all-round  com'l  1 


A" 

customs,  who  also  teai 
■oil.    ir«fnmj"a.' 

hclglii'  -.      '  V      ,, 

McLean,  Kl,i-i,  <   .,,,,1  , 
falr.-;:il;.i  ^       u    .  ...  .  I 


4   «;k  \im  ATi; 


ho  Is  A  flne  plain  and 

III  In  language,    bus. 

and  typi'wrltluK, 


A',vr.'i 


ath.,  English  and 
It.  One  term's  ex- 
vclght  186;  height 


I  Nor.    Moderate 


n;  iiciKht  6  ft. 
Low  salary; 
P&NMAN'S  AHT 


ready  now.     Address  "N,A.  U..' 

\LAI»Y    TKACHEK    of    (inihiun    shorthand, 


.  11.,' 


Kngllsil 
Ready 


4    LADY    TEACII.EU    of 


and  Scot^ 
hook-keep.,  arlth,,  etc..  with 
trs."  teaching  experience;  will  be  ready  Sept.  lat  for 
>-*ltlon.  Ha.s  atfendeii  normiil  si-hool  2  yrs..  Is  a 
■aduate  of  book-keep,  and  2  systeiiiH  of  shorthand, 
roug  lererences;  low  salary.  AKe  %'A\  height  5  ft. 
In.     Address  "N.  .\    1  ,"  carr  I*i:>m.\s"s  .\iii   .I.icnNAL. 

I    LADY'  TK\(  II  11:     !  I  -  I      iiimd  who 


(lood 
VINE." 


with    Grahom 


lioug  rcfere 
In.;   marrlei 


-anches,  Benn  Pitman  shorthand, 
1  be  open  for  engagement  July  int. 
:>r.  and  bus.  coll.  training.  Is  a 
am  Has  14  vrs.' teaching  experl- 
Age  8.'j;  weight  175;  height 
Idross  -8.  E.R.."  cure  Pkb- 


<UAHA3I  shorthand  an<l    typewriting  a 
I*    specialties  but  I  also  teach  book-keep,. 


vn   bus.   coll.    Have  had  *  years' 


shorthand,  type- 


AN  all-round  bus.  coll.  teacher  and  manager  whose 
specialty  Is  as  supt.,  bus.  prac.  depl..  Is  open  for 
engagement.  10  years'  experience  In  leading  bus. 
collH.,  n  years  tn  pub.  schools.  Familiar  with  alltoxtK. 
Age  41;  height  .'>  ft.  U^  In.:  weight  l&O;  unmarried. 
Is  competent  to  assume  entire  charge.  Is  good  man- 
ager. Wants  fair  salary  and  can  earn  It.  AddresH 
"ALL."  care  Penman's  Art  Jo17Bnal. 


»ii(»r<;ti!,v 


,  N  all-round  teacher 


'  I -spondence,  book- 
.  (..  iKa  elocution.  alKe- 
Hi.i  jty  and  physical 
■  11-  h, I  ■uing  experience; 
■per.  Age2U;  helxhtiifl. 
Tied.  Familiar  with  Nel- 
Beudy  June  15;  low  sal- 
ire  Pk!*m*x'«  Art  JouH.tAL. 


pub.  Hchools  and  bus.  colls.,  who  Is  a  Kraduaf?  of 
1  and  model  school  and  B.C.,  will  be  ready  Sept. 
ror  position.  His  spe^'latlies  are  book-keep.;  bun. 
t.  and  arlth.    Can  take  full  charge  of  school  and 


narrled.    Strong  references; 


dress  "GREY'."  care  PESMA.v'i  Abt  Jouk.'Sal. 
"pEN.   and    draw    are 

,  lure.  p»ycholOir\       '    " 

furnished  Kcn'l  ti  .  1 

train.  In  pen.      l:     ■   ■ 

Age  y2:  wekhi   l  ,  .     .,.  ,-n         m     -       .f 

'children.  Stroiu  -■■■.i.m  H' ■  -  um  i.k.  .  .w  > 
,  Ready  now.    Aiblres^  -  H.  H   E."  care  1'i:nman 


liiltles.   J    teach  all 

.Ml     r:,.|*,,,ri.  lltera- 
.  ,,,      .,.,1    .-..ll    have 

r,       ,1      I      .1       snPClUl 


iO^^uCQ^tUAo/B 


TEACHER  of  pen.,  book-kerp.,  arith.  common 
bnurhnt.  U  open  for  raxKicrmcDt.     Ha«  Lkkm 
'uil  oonniil  rournr  kniJ   ha»  ■i«o  ha/1  (ifm  Ctty  Nor- 
-     ■    ■         -(  y<-«r«'  pub.  i»chooI  fxperl«ir*.  I 
M-r.       Familiar    with    Muwwin 
t23;  wriKht  tH5:  bclicbt  n  ft. 


m»  bo<^>k-k>rrp('r. 


ib^dr  1 


alAr>  aud  <.- 


iflmao.  Bebn 


PKJIMATl'll  A«T  JOt'lUtAL. 
nOOK.HRRPIN«:.  t 


,  nrltb.  atic]  law  arv 

•  liKi-OK..   bl«I.,r1vl| 

ii    ochool  fdura- 

'.    from  111,    At- 

iiiiiiifthlp.    Knur 


drew"  KKK."  care  pK<(HA!t'fi  ART  JoIkhaL. 

Ueacbers  TIlIlante^. 


TIIK  l»KN  II  \  N'>  A  HTM 
Kif -''    III  K  »■  \  I  .      r 

miTiinl.     <i»<l     ■.hoiili.iiMl 
brfii.ih.-ni.Ij.   Ir  hri.iL-i. 

IIIt(lth<    I.  \  llMU<  M.., 

..Thm.!.    <m<iI     I.-.).  Iirr-    .  .... 


U.TK.tfll. 

r/i'.'"iiriiiu 

>.i..l..  hiinl* 


iM.lll    h-.-    I- u.«l  llx    1.  ...  I..  .    :    ....   .  (..irLTI- 

.  n....1.    iMil..'  ..  h.M.I.     it.  I. ..I.   .    ..  I.....U^frU. 

MM     ii-.i.  ■••r- I     %«<-|l     .|.M.Iit..'.l.    ..'iiiibli> 

I'M.  iM-i-   -rrkiiiu    itliiKH    III.'  twi.iK'tl   lor  mil' 


Bree 


rculars  of  the 
K'juitable  Teachers' 
[ireau,  Deorer.  Colo. 
\V.  T.  PABKS,  Manager. 
One-Half  L'sual  RaUs. 

t,  ef. 


Charge 

es  tn>urua>>*-.i.  Service 
EDdorstd  by  Lea(iin«E<l 
"'       wledftoofV 


PENMAN'!*  ART  jniKNAI.  TEAtUERS* 

BiritEAl'. 
A  Tnle  In  Two  Chnpiern. 

Chapter  I. 
Pf.;oia!«'8  Art  Joi-iuf  al  Teachers'  Burkac. 

DearSir«  :— It  pleaaea  me  to  Infonii  youthat  I 


eitia 


Prof.  Kip  In  Just  the  roan  I  wom  looking  for.    I 
pay  him  a  good  salary.    A^nln  thanking  you  for  me 
aerrlce  rendered.  I  hovp  the  plenoure  to  remain 
Frntf^malu-  yonrai, 
K.  H.  MORSE.  Prop.  Hartrord.  Conn.,  Bub.  Coll. 

CHArrsR  n. 

I■KXMA^'fl  Art  JonuvAL  Teachers'  BfREAr. 

Sirs  ;— I  have  accepted  a  pottlllon  with  E.  H. 
.. „   _  ^^,,1     ^,,j   

,    I  Joined 
rl  received  " 


?  Hartford,  Conn. 

encvTnd 
,  Is  ihe  oi 


a  of  vacancies. 


Re.Hpectfully, 


.  R.  kip,  Napa,  Cal.  Coll. 
p  hundred!)  of  nlmllar  letters  on  (lie. 


ADVERTl!41NG  .MANAnBR!*. 

Y  TWO  coromerclal  book  iJiibU?ihln*r  house*,  « 


PENMANSHIP  and  COMMEKCIAK. 

N.  Y..   Hy  Urge  school,  [jenman  and  com'l  or  | 
and  short.  Ind.*  all-round  com'l.  Aln.>  all-roumli 

Praci.  Dep't  of  Kood  school.    N.  v.,  pen.  and  coi 
big  school:  fine  salary.   P«..  all-round         " 


I'l  dep't  of  lit.  school.      Pn..  i 


required ) :  must  be  familiar  with  Elll.t 

pen.  to  aswUt  In  co         ' 

to  take  charce  of  c 

teach  pen.    C*ann.,  teacm 

fine  school.  Pn.,  plaluaiul 

all-round  teacher  and  nit 

teaching  and  office  work 

lit.  school     Pn..  sll-roi,n.( 

teacher.     .>in«^..    ^tn.n,.- 

tearh.  >  »l 


rx". 


I  school.     .>1  ii  -- 


good  school.     N.  Y.,  pin 
school.    N.  Y.,  prln. « 


Mr«ir.  AitT  I 


Mi 

r  large  school. 


KIOrUTIOX. 

U-.  will  be  sent  I 
Vi;r  JoUR-fAL  TEACI 

!■  II  (iiiiUirs   mailed  upo 


THE  PFNMAN'S  LEISURE  HOUR.     BY  C.  C.  LISTER,  BALTIMORE,  MD. 


MAN'S  AKT  .lOritNAI.  TKACIIEUS'    Bf- 

UEAl  .  -20  J  Hroiidwny,  New  York. 

WANTEI>.-lly  a  well  established  fouthern  huHl- 
ness  collcKc.  a  teacher  of  Benn  Pitman  PhonoK- 
raphy  and  pQnmaunhln.  A  good  salary  and  perma- 
nent poalttou  to  tiie  nght  party.  Must  be  well  edu- 
cated.    Address  In  own  handwrltlnR  "  L,"'  care  Pes- 


SUCCESS  RIIIOIITENS  AND  CHEERS. 

IF  your  school  Is  staudlnx  still,  hide  bound,  or  yoi 
are  short  of  capital  and  live  In  "  '"     " 


NTKII.-A  good  le 
Kngllsh  branches  foi 


good;     •'Ki:lo  OF  OKOAN- 
•her  of  penmanship 


ichool  lo- 

We  want  a  Iht?  man  aud'one  whose  moral  character 
Iti  almve  ri'proach. 

.state  what  salary  you  want  and  make  it  what  you 
Kre  willing  to  take. 

Address  '•  COMMERCIAL,"  Ps.vman's  Art  Jock.nai. 


lirSINRSS  MANAOEIt  WASTEII. 

*  lll'SINESSmanagiT  is  wanteil  for  The  Atlanta 
Business  College.  Confidential  correapondeuee 
I*  soltcliod  with  experienctM  business  collegv  men. 
The  College  Is  incorporatetl.  and  stands  at  the  head  of 
Ihe  ooinmoTvlal  schools  of  the  South.  At  ihi*  Cotton 
!^tate«  and  International  Exposition,  the  Jury  of 
Awartlsgnve  the  Meilal  to  the  College,  over  all  coni- 
IK-titors.  for  "  Methods  of  Instruction."  a  man  Is 
wanted  who  can  keep  up  the  high  standing  of  the 
Collegv.  Address  THE  ATLANTA  BUSINESS  COL- 
LEGE. Atlanta.  Oa. 


ANTED.     Schools  I 


W 

TEACHERS' EXCHANGE,  J.  A.  WILLAMETTE.  Nash- 
ville, Tenn.;  ROBERT  FRITH.  Box  iai4.  New  York 
City. 

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Thk  Jot'R!iAL  Ib  publUhiHl  In  two  editions: 

The  PrjfH^t'ii  art  Jot-RXAL,  *^f)  pagen.  flulMcrl|j 
a  yf«r.  3  o«-nUi  a  number. 

The  Pk!(ma!«')i  ar- 
prl.-«-.»ln>.'.r.  10 

Brith  Mltlnna  are  Identical  except  four  adiletl  pages  of  News  and 
Mlw^llanj'  In  the  Newn  Edition.  All  Instruction  features  and  odver- 
tlwmcnu  appear  In  both  editions. 

■nis  per  nonpareil  line,  •2.50  Pfrjnch 
)  adwrtli 


ea*'h  Inwrlton.    DIacoui 
lliiiidri>tl«  of  brnu 


and  space.    Special  estimates 
Uird  iu 


ilif  bookn  in 


of  brnuilful  nod  nnpful  bookn 
ik  und  pri'inlnm  rutaloauc.  wlib  rnnibinnlion 
nertlon  nilh  "Joarnnr'  MubitrrlpiioDH.  both 
newnln.  nhiicll-  and  In  clilbn.  An  we  irive  the 
ibrrbpneflt  of  (he  Inrgest  wliole*tnl<*  rrdueilon  on 


(b   tbp  I 


nbin 


frftiucnil)  liappenn  Ibnl  he  Im  enabled  lo  oblnfa  book 
find  paper  at  cnnNlderably  leitN  than  Ibv  book  alone 
would  roNi  of  any  dealer.  It  will  pay  any  Intellliienl 
pernnn  lo  nend  a  fwoTenl  Hinmp  for  Ibin  cntnlosue. 
ftlany  raluable  nuffffeMllouH  Tor  prenenta. 


ClIAMiEf*    IX    ADIIICEMS. 
Wc  abonld  be  noliflcd  one  monifa   in  ad 
rhnniie  In  addrona.    Olherwiae  arrunseniei 
made  to  have  your  JOI'KNAL  forwarded. 


A   Vacation   Nu m ber. 

Following  our  usual  custom,  we  have  made  this 
issue  a  vacation  number.     News  items  and  such 


School  and  Personal 

—  Among  the  \isitors  to  The  JorRXAL  office  duriug  the 
past  month  were  the  followiug  :  C.  C.  Bailev.  Pnn.  No. 
West  Coll.  of  Bus.,  ManayuDk.  Phila.,  Penn.  ;  W.  H.  Lo- 
throp,  So.  Boston.  Mass.  ;  H.  E.  Wilson,  Lincoln,  Neb.  : 
H.  G.  R«aser  and  S.  A.  Phillippy.  Newark.  N.  J  ;  Robert 
C.  Spencer,  Si>eucerian  B.  C,  Milwaukee.  Wis.  ;  G.  H. 
Shattuck.  Medina.  N.  V.  ;  R.  J.  Mardoucall,  Atlanta,  Ga., 
B.  C.  ;  E.  L.  Burnett,  B.  \:  S.  B.  C.  Pro\idence,  R.  1.  ; 
W.  J.  WUeeler,  BirmiuRham.  Ala.,  B.  C.  :  O.  A.  B.  Spar- 
boe.  Jewell,  la.  ;  Geo.  Swavze.  Troy.  N.  Y.,  B.  C.  ;  M.  J. 
Cioldsmith,  X.  V.  :  Mr.  and  Mrs.  N.  H.  Proutv,  Athol. 
Mass.,  B.  C.  ;  S.  D.  Gutchess.  Port  Byron.  N.  V.  ;  W.  C. 
Bostwick,  Phila.  :  Jas.  E.  Kennedy,  Washington,  D.  C.  : 
W.  G.  Scbmitz  and  E.  L.  Curtiss,  Childs'  B.  C,  New 
Haven,  Conn.  ;  H.  M.  Rowe,  Baltimore,  Md. 

—  Among  the  new  schools  recentlv  added  to  our  list 
are  the  following  :  Queen  City  B.  C."  Hastings,  Neb.,  J. 
W.  Lummis  and  H.  S.  Miller,  Propre.     Messrs.  Lummis 

and  Miller  were  teachers  in  the  Grand  Island  B.  C. 

Chambersburg.   Penn.,  B.  C,  W.  H.  Bowman.   Pres.,  H 

T.  St«in  Prin. Wilson  B.  C  Brockton,  Mass.,  Bliss  & 

Wilson.   Props.  :   T.  T.    Wilson,  Prin.     Mr.   Wilson  was 
lately  connected  with  the  International  B.  C,  E.  Saginaw, 

Mich. Mt.  Hope  Coll,.  Rogers.  O.,  F.  P.  Taylor,  Com'l 

Dept. Southern   OoU.  of  Art,   Columbus,  Ga.,   E.  G. 

Langley,  Pen. Com'l  and  Pen.  Depts.,  Christian  Univ., 

Canton.  Mo..  J.  A.  Elston,  Pen. Tamaqua,  Penn.,   B. 

C,  Newton  Wanger  and  F.  E.  Kelley,  Proprs. Draug- 

hou's  Practical  B.   C.  Tesarkana,  Tex.,  J.  F.  Draughon, 

Pres. School  of  Shorthand  (Summer  onlv).  David  Wolfe 

Brown,  Prin.,  114  W.  ;^th  St.,  N.  Y. De  Funiak  B.  C, 

De  Funiak  Springs,  Fla.,  H.  F.  Cook.  Prin. 

—  The  following  changes  iu  school  have  recently  taken 
place  :  Jos.  Leming  has  purchased  the  interest  of  W.  R. 

Murray  in  the  Bradford,   Penn..  B.  C, L.  H.  Jackson 

and  \V.  R.  Havward  have  sold  the  Charlotte,  N.  C,  C.  C. 
to  D.  M.  Mclver,  of  Lima,  N.  Y. R.  N.  Hadley  has  sold 


129 

—  With  compliments  of  J.  E.  Gustus  we  have  received 
a  report  of  the  Eighth  Annual  Commencement  of  the 
Augustana  B  C.  Rook  Island.  IU.  This  report  indi- 
cated that  the  exercises  were  of  a  high  onier. 

—  S.  D.  Gutchess.  for  many  years  connected  with  the 
Allwuy,  N.  Y..  B.  C,  and  for  a  greater  part  of  the  time 
partner  iu  that  institution,  has  disposed  of  his  intereet  to 
his  uartner.  J.  R.  Camell.  Mr.  Gutohess  is  at  present  iu 
his  home  at  Port  Byrou.  N.  Y..  where  he  expects  to  get 
a  year's  solid  rest.  Mr.  Gutohess  is  known  as  one  of  our 
best  all-round  penmen  and  commercial  college  men.  His 
host  of  friends  will  be  glad  to  see  him  iu  the  ranks  again 

—  The  JoraxAL  was  favored  with  a  pleasant  call  from 
O.  A.  B.  Spai-boe  of  Jewell,  la.,  Lutueran  Coll.  Mr. 
Sparboe  was  on  a  year's  leave  of  business  and  came  to 
New  York  to  sail  for  Norway.  He  will  investigate  writ- 
ing iu  the  Scandinavian  countries  and  will  make  reports 
of  same  for  Tbe  Jovhnal. 

—  E.  L.  Burnett,  for  eleven  years  penman  of  the  Provi- 
deuce,  R.  I..  B.  ik  S.  B.  C,  has  resigued  and  will  spend 
several  months  rusticating.  Mr.  Burnett  has  made  a 
name  both  as  a  teacher  and  executor  of  line  penmanship. 

—  The  New  Haven.  Conn.,  .Vorjini;;  Journal  and 
Courier  gives  an  interesting  account  of  the  Sixth  Annual 
Commencement  of  the  Childs  B.  C.  of  that  city. 

—  The  Peirce  School,  Phila.,  Penn.,  will  be  continued 
aloug  the  same  lines  as  laid  down  by  Dr.  Thoe.  May 
Peirce  during  his  thirty-one  years  of  personal  superv-ision. 
W.  J.  Solly.  Vice-Pnu.  and  Examiner,  who  had  charge  of 
the  school  during  the  protracted  alwence  ol'  Dr.  Peirce, 
will  remain  as  the  active  head  of  the  institution.  The 
same  faculty  as  during  its  past  most  prosperous  year  had 
been  selected  by  Dr.  Peirce  for  the  coming  school  year 
and  has  been  re-engaged  by  the  present  management. 
Among  the  teachers  well  known  to  Journal  readers  are 
R.  S.  Collins,  instructor  iu  penmanship,  and  J.  P.  Byrne, 
who  has  charge  of  the  business  correspondence  and  "com- 
mercial geography.  Miss  Ruth  Peirce,  the  accomplished 
daughter  of  Dr.  Peirce,  is  to  be  instructor  of  typewriting. 
Miss  Peirce  served  an  office  api)rentice8hip  of  a  year 
before  entering  the  schoolroom. 

—  The  Richmond,  Ind.,  Dailij  Palladium  and  the  Kven- 
inr/  Item  contain  very  full  accounts  of  the  Commence- 
ment Exercises  of  the  Richmond  B.  C,  at  which  forty-six 
graduates  were  given  diplomas.    The  Mayor  cf  Richmond 


THE  PENMAN'S  LEISURR  HOUR.— BY  B.  F.  WILLIAMS. 


matter  as  will  spoil  with  age  only  are  printed  iu 
this  number.  Our  midsummer  cut  number  of  last 
year  was  so  popular  that  we  have  been  encouraged 
to  repeat  it  this  year.  The  August  number  ^vill 
contain  all  of  the  usual  features  and  many  additional 
attractive  illustrations  and  instructive  and  enter- 
taining articles. 

A   New   Pen, 

Klines  Twin-Point  Pen.  sold  bv  The  Book  Shop.  Bos 
(•)>«,  Ni'w  \ork  City,  is  something  new.  The  manufac- 
turt-rs  claim  that  it  will  outwear  manv  times  a  steel 
pen.  that  stub  and  fine  writing  and  ruling  can  be  done 
with  the  same  pen.  that  it  will  ^vrite  at  anv  angle,  and 
that  It  holds  su&cieut  ink  for  ten  to  fifteen  minutes'  writ- 
ing. A  sample  will  he  mailed  for  ten  cents  by  addressiue 
as  above.  ^ 


I  do  not  understand  why  I  have  not  n^eived  the  Auril 
numlvr  of  Thk  JnraNAL.  I  have  taken  the  paper  from 
the  hi-st  and  c^mnot  get  aloug  without  it  now. 

J.  R.  GtiODiER.  Inter.  Bus.  CoU..  Port  Huron,  Mich. 


the  Tampa,  Fla..  B.  L'..  and  the  Tampa  B.  C.  has  been 
consolidated  with  it  under  name  ot  Tampa  B.  V.  The 
new  officers  are  B.  B.  Euston.  Pres. ;  L.  M.  Hatton,  Prin. : 

S.  L.  Patterson.  Treas. L.  O.  Thoroman.  formerly  Pres. 

Salina.  Kans..  Xor.  Coll..  is  now  located  lu  Clifton.  Mo.  : 

C.  H.  Hame  is  Prin.  of  Pen.  in  com"l  dept.  in  the  Salma 
Nor.  C"oll.  at  present.    Chas.  Swisher  is  Pres, The  J. 

D.  Hess  Shorthand  School  is  now  known  as  the  J.  D.  Hess 
B.  C,  and  is  located  in  the  Pioneer  Press  Bldg.,  St.  Paul, 

Minn. The  Elmira.  N.  Y..  B.  C,  A.  J.  Warner.  Pres., 

and  the  Elmira  Shorthand  College  and  Com'l  Inst..  J.  W. 
Roberts.  Pres.,  have  consolidated  and  are  known  as  the 
Elmira  B.  C. 


Mo. 

—  We  have  received  Commencement  invitations  from 
the  following  schools  :  Richmond,  Ind  ,  B.  C.  :  Schissler 
Coll..  Norristown,  Penn.  :  State  Univ.,  Columbia.  Mo.  ; 
Curry  I'niv..  Pittsburg.  Penn.  ;  Tubbs  B.  C.  Oil  Citv, 
Penn.  ;  International  B.  C.  Terre  Haute.  Ind.  :  Los 
Angeles,  CaL,  B.  C.  ;  Becker's  B.  C,  Worcester,  Mass.  ; 
Woodbury  B.  C.  Los  Angeles.  Cal.  ;  Intermountain  Col- 
legiate Inst.,  Ogden,  L'tah  ;  Jasper,  Fla..  Nor.  Inst.  ; 
Heffley'6  School  of  Com.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


—  G.  F.  Atkinson,  Spenceriau  B.  C,  Evausville,  Ind.,  is 
rejoicing  over  the  arrival  of  a  new  son.  Frank  Ralph 
Atkinson,  who  put  in  an  appearance  on  June  i:ith. 

—  Under  the  caption,  "  Diplomas  Are  Theirs.''  the 
Springfield,  Mass.,  I'niim  gives  three  columns  to  an  ac- 
count of  the  Commencement  of  the  Childs  B.  C,  at  which 
large  classes  in  both  com'l  and  shorthand  work  were  given 
diplomas.  The  annual  address  was  delivered  by  Curtis 
Guild,  Jr.,  Editor  of  the  Boston  Commerrinl  JiuUctin. 

—?A."P. 'Armstrong.  Prin. 'Portland.  Ore.,  B.  C,  is  the 
Republican  candidate  for  county  school  superintendent 
of  Multnomah  Co.,  Ore. 

—  The  thirty-sixth  annual  reunion  of  the  Hartford, 
Conn..  B.  C.  occurred  on  JuneJlith,  and  was  attended  by 
25'J  students  and  friends.  The  students  paid  speuial  honors 
to  Prin.  E.  H.  Morse  upon  the  occasion. 

—  The  closing  exerci'j'3-i  of  the  cora'l  dent,  of  tie  Alc<jrn 
A.  &  M.  C  )11  ,  R  jin^y.  Miss.,  took  place  Miy  2,1th,  A  class 
of  eight  wa'*  gradoateJ.  Herbert  .\.  Clark,  Prin.  of  this 
depirtai3Qt,  has  bsea  reapp')iuted  for  thg  eo'^ain^yeir 
and  is  desirois  of  corresponding  with  teachers  ani  pub- 


I30 

lUhera  of  book-keeping.  Until  Sept.  iBt  his  address  will 
be  4XA  No.  Market  street,  St.  Lonis.  Mo. 

The  Oil  City,  Penn.,  Derrick  contains  an  account  of 

tbe  f>>rani  en  cement  Exercises  of  Tiibbe  B.  C.  of  that  city. 
Onr  old  friend.  L.  B.  D'Armond,  has  taken  hold  of  the 
work  in  this  school  in  a  Wgorons  way. 

—  We  have  received  an  interesting  letter  from  Jno. 
Rankin,  Gfjedverwagting  Estate,  East  Coast,  Demerara, 
British  Guiana. 

—  Several  colnmns  of  space  in  a  late  issue  of  the  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y.,  Citizen  are  devoted  to  the  Commencement  of 
the  Heffley  School  of  Commerce  connected  with  Pratt 
luBtitute. 

—  The  Wilmington,  Del.,  Eren/  Ercnintj  is  giving  an 
account  of  the  exhibition  of  drawings  and  paintings  in 
the  Hammitt  Schcnil  of  Art  and  haw  the  following  to  say 
about  the  work  of  W.  H.  Beacom  of  Wilmington  C.  C, 
who  IM  well  known  to  most  Joi  bnal  readers  :  '•  The  sub- 
ject that  has  l>een  picked  as  the  best  in  the  exhibition  is 
one  of  Prof.  Beac/ju's,  and  shows  a  boat  at  the  shore.  It 
is  a  truly  artinticallv  felt  bubject,  simple,  well  in  the  air 
and  nit^"ly  composed.     Prof.  Beacon  has  %^  subjects." 

—  Gov.  Haatiugs  of  Penn.  was  the  principal  orator  at 
the  Commencement  Exercises  of  Curry  Univ.,  Pittsburg. 
Penn.  The  Mayor  of  Pittsburg  and  many  prominent  citi- 
zens were  also  in  attendance.  J.  Clark  Williams  is 
President  of  the  school. 

—  The  Monxiim  News,  Wilminpton,  Del.,  of  June  Sth. 
contains  columns  of  space  describing  the  Tenth  Annual 
Commencement  of  Ooldey's  Wilmington.  Del..  C.  C.  Ex- 
Senator  Higgins,  and  Melville  Landon  (EH  Perkins),  were 
the  principal  speakers. 


'cn/noAj^ 


dTUCO^tUAoS 


Moines,  la.,  has  charge  of  the  shorthand  work  In  the 

Kenosha,  Wis..  Coll.  of  Com. Charles  Miles  is  teacher 

of  shorthand  in  the  Detroit,  Mich..  Coll.  of  Com. C. 

W.  O'Brien  will  be  principal  of  the  Penmanship  Dept.  of 

Otterbein  Univ.,  Pomerov.  Ohio,  the  coming  year. M. 

W.  Blankinship.  late  of  \Vood's  B.  C.  Pottstille,  Pa*.,  is 

now  teaching  in  theTamaqua,  Pa.,  B.  C. X.  H.  Roberts. 

late  of  Speuce  &  Peaslee  B.  C,  Salem.  Ma£S..  has  been 
engaged  as  principal  of  Com'l  and  Penmanship  Depts.  in 
the  Plainfield.  X.  J^  B.  C,  for  the  coming  year,  to  succeed 
E.  E.  Ferris.  Mr.  Ferris  goes  to  Eagen's  School  of  Bus., 
Hoboken,  N.  J. R.  C.  Holaday.  principal  of  Penman- 
ship Dept-.  Da^-is  Military  School.  Winston.  X.  C,  has 
become  connected  with  Wood's  B.  C,  Reading.  Pa. H. 

A.  Holaday,  brother  of  R.  C.  Holadav.  will  take  the  place 

of   R.  C.    at  Davis  Mil.  School.  Winston.  X.  C. J.  C. 

Olson,  late  of  Chamberlain  C.  C,  Lincoln.  Xebr..  will 
be  Prin.  of  the  Pen.  Dept.  in  the  Stanberry,  Mo.,  Nor. 

Coll.,    beginning   September   1st. H.    W.    Henry    of 

Hamilton,  Ontario,  has  been  engaged  teacher  of  pp"- 
manship  and  commercial  branches  of  the  Albany,  X.  Y., 

B.  C. T.  C.  Johnson  succeeds  S.  G.  Hurst,  manager, 

Caton's  B.  C..  Cleveland,  O. C.  F.  Beutel.  late  of  the 

Afton,  la..  Xor.  Coll..  is  now  Prin.  of  the  Massy  B.  C. 

Montgomery.    Ala. H.   P.   Spencer  is  now  connected 

with  the  American  Counting  Room,  Louisville,  Ky. 

V,.  W.  Kitt,  for  the  past  year  connected  with  Soule  C.  C. 
Xew  Orleans,  La.,  has  been  engaged  by  the  Metropolitan 
B.  C,  Chicago,  as  teacher  of  shorthand. W.  A.  Moul- 
der, for  many  years  connected  with  the  Detroit.  Mich., 
B.U.,  has  become  associated  with  Wilmington,  Del.,  C.  C. 
Merwiu  Pugh  of  Walla  Walla.  Wush.,  is  now  con- 
nected with  Wilson's  Modern  B.  C,  Seattle,   Wash. 

Miss  Askew  of  Jacksonville,  111.,  has  been  engaged  as 
teacher  of  shorthand  in  the  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  B.  C. 


Mr.  Lillibridge  was  bom  in  Willington,  Conn.,  Febru- 
ary 9th.  183!t.  His  grandfather  was  R«v.  David  Lilli- 
bridge,  an  eloquent  cierg>'man  and  author.  In  1S58  Mr. 
Lillibridge  taught  schnol  at  Iinlaystown.  N.  J.  He 
served  in  the  Eleventh  'Rhotle  Island  Infantry  during  the 
war.  In  December,  ISW,  he  was  graduated  from  the  Bry- 
ant &  Stratton  Bus.  Coll.,  X.  Y.  He  fon«e<l  ajMirtnership 
with  the  celebrated  Bryant  &  Stratton  chain  of  business 
colleges  and  operated  schools  for  tbem  at  various  points 
throughout  the  United  States,  finally  settling  at  Daven- 
port, la.  Several  years  ago  he  went  from  Davenport  to 
Lincoln.  Xeb.,  and  became  associated  with  F.  F.  Roose  in 
the  Lincoln  Bus.  t.'oU.  On  December  24,  18(17,  he  married 
Miss  Marie  D.  Walters,  at  Springfield,  111.  Mi-s.  Lilli- 
bridge and  three  daughters  survive  him. 

Mr.  Lillibridge  was  a  member  of  the  O.  A.  R.,  tho 
Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen,  Knights  of  Pythias 
and  nearly  every  branch  of  Masonry,  iucludinj;  the  Scot- 
tish Rites.  The  hitter  organization  had  midnight  burial 
services  over  his  remains.  Although  the  seating  capacity 
of  the  church  was  over  r2U(),  and  admission  was  by  ticket, 
the  building  was  crowded.  Services  were  held  the  follow- 
ing dayat  uis  home,  and  at  the  Holy  Trinity  Episcopal 
Church,  of  which  he  was  a  member.  At  the  grave  the 
Knights  of  Pythias  and  O.  A.  R.  Post  held  services. 

Mr.  Lillibridge's  open  disposition  and  kiudhcartedness 
made  him  friends  among  students,  business  college  men 
and  business  men  wherever  his  lot  was  cast,  and  he  will 
be  much  missed  from  gatherings  of  the  fraternity. 

S.    H.    PLACE. 

S.  H.  Place,  proprietor  The  Federal  Bus.  Coll.,  Youngs- 
town.  0.,  died  suddenly  at  that  city  on  June  10,  after  an 
illness  of  a  week  or  ten  days.  Mr.  Place  was  a  graduate 
of  the  Ferris  Industrial  School,  Big  Rapids,  Mich.,  and 


THE  PENMAN  S  LEISURE  HOUR. -BY  E.  U  BROWN,  ROCKLAND,  ME. 


—  The  Xorristown  and  Phi  la.,  Penn.,  papers  of  June 
y<tth  all  give  considerable  space  to  the  Commencement 
Exercises  of  the  Schissler  Coll.  Col.  A.  K.  McClure  of  the 
Phila.  Timvs,  ftud  tho  well  known  humorist,  Robt.  J. 
Burdett.  were  the  principal  speakers. 

—  Till'  Knoxville.  Tenn..  fhtih/  Jnuniaf,  June  14th,  has 
an  nrticlu  descriptive  cf  the  work  of  the  McAllen  B.  C. 
of  that  city.    The  work  is  highly  praised. 

—  The  Associated  Press  dispatches  of  June  28th  con- 
tained an  account  of  the  rescuing  of  an  eleven-year-old 
boy  from  drowniing  at  Rutherford.  X.  J.,  by  Frank 
McLees,  of  the  engraving  tirm  of  McLees  Bros,  Mr. 
McLees  was  i)addlinR  up  the  river  in  a  canoe.  When  he 
saw  the  boy  go  down  he  plunged  into  the  river,  swam  to 
him,  grabbed  him  and  with  the  boy  under  one  arm  swam 
a.shore. 

—  F.  F.  Roose,  late  of  Omaha.  Xeb.,  will  have  charge 
of  the  Lincoln,  Xeb..  B.  C.  until  some  jiermauent  an-ange- 
meuts  are  made  by  the  family  of  the  late  D.  R.  Lillibridge. 

Movfinvnts  of  thr   Tmrlurs. 

E.  E.  Bender,  Canton,  O.,  B    C,  has  returned  to  his 

former  love,  Hnntsingers  B.  C..  Hartford.  Conn. H.  G. 

Stewart  succeeds  O.  A.  B.  Sparbuo  as  penman  in  Jewel, 

la,,  Lutheran  Coll. L.  Asire.  one  of  tbe  old-timers  of 

Minuetipolis,  is  now  located  at  Peru.  111. C.  C.  Good- 
man, late  of  Dubois,  Pa..  B.  C.  and  Miss  B.  A.  Fallon  of 
the  Hazleton.   Pa..  B.  C,  are  two  new  teachei*s  in  the 

Bradford,  Pa..   B.  C. D.  E.  Johnson,  formerly  of  Al- 

gona.  In..  Xor.  Coll..  has  been  elected  principal  of  Wood's 

Coll..   PottsviJle,  Pa. J.  ti.  Perkins,  late  princii>al  of 

the  Com'l  Dent  ,  Lincoln.  Xeb.,  X.  U..  goes  to  the  An- 
derson. Ind..  X.  U.,  in  like  capacitv. T.  Courtuev  of 

Bliss  B.C..  Xnrth  Ad.-ims,  Mass..  istlienew  penman  of  the 

ProvidenciN  R.  1..  B.  ^t  S.  B.  C. C.  O.  Thompson  has 

charge  of  the  penmanship  work  in  Speucerian  Inst..  Xew- 

bui-g  N.  Y. J.  (i.  MiKire  is  no  longer  connected  with 

tho  Potlstown.   Pa..  B    C.  and  is  now  at  his  home  in 

Kidwell.  W.  Va. R  ,1.  Macdougall.  late  of  the  Atlanta. 

Im..  B.  C.  is  now  couuocted  with  Hinmans  B.  C.  Worces- 

^r,  Mass. X.  S.  Brown,  late  of  the  Grand  Island.  Xeb.. 

B.  C.  will  have  charge  of  the  Commercial  and  Shorthand 
DepU.  of  the  Central  Xor.  Coll..  Dan\ille.  Ind..  the  com- 
ing year. Miss  Belle  Xutting  of  the  C.  C.  C.  Coll..  Des 


C.  A.  Bernhard,  Effingham,  Kans.,  High  School,  goes  to 
University  of  the  Pacific,  College  Park,  Cal.,  as  Prin.  of 
the  Com'l  Dept. 

MOOUE — FRAZEE. 

At  Bentonville,  Ind..  June  4,  iyi)l>,  at  S  p.m..  Miss  Alice 
R.  Frazee  was  married  to  Mr.  Frank  B.  Moore.  Mr. 
Moore  is  the  well-known  penman  of  the  Indianapolis  Bus. 
Univ.,  and  The  JurRNAi/s  readers  are  familiar  with  his 
skill  as  a  penman. 

WEBSTER— SHAW. 

At  New  Brunswick,  X.  J.,  on  June  MO,  1SH6,  Miss  Bertha 
Josephine  Shaw  was  married  to  Mr.  Hobart  Webster. 
Mr.  Webster  is  principal  of  the  Commercial  Department 
and  Supervisor  of  Writing  in  public  schools  of  Elizabeth. 
X.  J.,  at  which  place  the  home  of  the  newly  wedded  pair 
will  be  in  the  future. 

CHAMBERLAIN— Sf'RAGUE. 

At  Charlotte.  Mich.,  June  "Jil.  18'.»1.  Miss  Marian  I. 
Sprague  was  married  to  William  D.  Chamberlain.  Mr. 
Chamberlain  is  Supervisor  of  Writing  in  the  Public 
Schools  of  Ionia.  Mich. 

HORTON— BROWN. 

At  Ti-enton.  X.  J.,  June  23,  IWlti,  Miss  Brown  was  mar- 
ried to  Mr.  L.  C.  Horton.  Mr.  Horton  has  been  a  penman 
for  several  yeai-s  with  the  Stewart  Bus.  Coll.,  Trenton. 

To  all  of  these  friends  The  Journal  desires  to  extend 
its  heartiest  congratulations  and  best  wishes. 

Obituary. 
D.    R.    LILLIBRIDGE. 

David  R.  Lillibridge.  President  of  the  Lincoln.  Xeb., 
Bus.  Coll.,  died  in  Lincoln,  June  Vi,  inyti.  He  had  been 
ill  for  about  three  weeks,  and  the  seriousness  of  his  con- 
dition was  not  realized  outside  of  the  family  and  the  most 
intimate  friends.  The  immediate  cause  of  death  was 
septicemia.  For  three  days  prior  to  his  death  he  was 
unconscious,  but  just  Wfore  the  end  he  gained  conscious- 
ness and  appeared  to  recognize  his  wife,  daughters  and 
Mr.  F.  F.  Roose  of  Omaha,  who  were  present  at  his  bed- 
side. 


was  for  three  years  principal  of  the  Commercial  Depart- 
ment of  the  Fairfield,  X.  Y.,  Military  Acad.  He  was  30 
years  of  age,  strong  and  sturdy,  a  typical  Westerner, 
inflexibly  honest  and  a  fine  teacher.  He  left  a  widow  and 
two  chil'dren. 

FRANK   W.   PICKETT. 

On  Jane  3d,  at  his  home  in  Monte  Vista,  Colo.,  Frank 
W.  Pickett  departed  this  life.  Mr.  Pickett  had  been  a 
student  of  the  Western  Nor.  Coll.,  Shenandoah,  la.  ;  Lin- 
coln. Xeb.,  Xor.  Univ.,  and  had  assisted  in  teaching  the 
Commercial  Department  of  the  Lincoln  Xor.  Univ.,  and 
was  principal  of  the  Commercial  Department  of  the  Mary- 
ville.  Mo.,  Seminary.  He  was  a  well-prepared,  well- 
balanced,  all-round  young  commercial  teacher,  one  of  the 
kind  that  the  profession  can  ill  afford  to  lose.  His  ago 
was  28  and  he  was  unmarried.  He  had  a  host  of  friends 
throughout  the  West. 

Six  Years  for  Ninger, 


Emanuel  Ninger.  a  counterfeiter,  whose  marvelous  pen 
imitations  of  ?10,  ^20,  *50  and  $l(io  bills  kept  the  United 
States  Secret  Service  agents  at  work  for  seventeen  vears, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Brown,  in  the  United  States 
District  Court,  to  six  years'  imprisonment  in  Erie  County 
Penitentiary. 

Ninger's  light  sentence  was  due  to  the  fact  that  he 
pleaded  guilty  and  saved  the  Government  the  great  ex- 
pense of  a  trial. 

I  have  had  the  first  and  nearly  every  isssne  and  I  am 
sure  I  have  had  all  any  reasonable  man  could  expect  for 
his  money  and  here  goes  another  hard  earned  dollar  for 
the  continuation  of  the  Penman's  Librarv. 

P.  H.  Carnev.  Tacoma,  Wash. 

By  the  way.  when  is  improvement  in  the  Art  Jour- 
nal going  to  ^t<yp  ?    Even.'  number  seems  to  reach  "  top 
notch."  and  yet  the  next  one  invariably  goes  higher.   Thi» 
is  a  great  age.  and  the  Art  Juthnal  is  a  great  paper. 
&  RooEBS,  Rocheeter,  N.  Y. 


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^-^XYTHIXG  which  promises  to  add 
to  the  efficiency  of  the  business 
roIleKc,  in  its  course  of  instruc- 
tion or  fippliances.  will  just  now 
receive  careful  attention,  because 
teachers  and  school  proprietors 
are  directing  their  energies  to 
improving;  their  schools  to  an  extent  never  before 
experienced  in  the  history  of  commercial  education. 
The  last  few  years  have  witnetr^eil  practically  a  revolu 
tiou  in  the  methodH  of  iuMtmction  emi>l('ye(l  in  these 
Hcb(K>l«  as  well  api  in  the  stundiriK  and  influence  of  the 
whfwlH  in  the  communities  in  which  they  are  located. 
Improvem«nt  has  Iwim  the  order  in  all  the  lines  of  human 
iodutftrv.  and  it  i**  but  natural  and  right  to  expect  corre- 
HpondiiJK  improvement  in  the  business  whool.  which  as  an 
educational  iuHtitution  is  certainly  in  closer  touch  with 
the  mechanical,  mercantile  and  industrial  institutions  of 
our  nation  than  anv  other. 

There  was  a  period  a  few  yoar«  npo  when  the  business 
colleRO  fraternity  seemed  to  bn  in  ji  miidiriim  of  "  coma- 
t<jse  letharg>-  "  bordering  on  p'-n  i ..  mim  t  :\  it  v  m  regard 
to  improvei"nent>« 


methoiN  ■ 
narked  contrast  with  I  \\- 
were  being  niiulc  in  mir  imMn 
higher  institnt  m.?,-  ..i  i.:ii  nni;: 
calm  Ixjfore  th.  \       In 

developed,   win  ii   h  ■       :   i   !\ 
present  time  ih'    Ih,-  im       .'il! 


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nulL's  which 

Mil  111  (i  -i-liools  and 
,  however,  was  the 
w  ideas  wore  being 
form,  until  at  the 
s  reached  the  high 


water  mark  of  what  may  be  termed  *' modern  methods 
in  education." 

A  Xcir  Systrnt. 

Among  the  many  good  s^tems  and  text  hooks  which 
have  been  prepared  for  use  in  business  colleges,  perhaps 
one  of  t  he  most  distinctive  educational  hits  of  the  times  has 
been  the  Sadler  System  of  which  Prof.  W.  H.  Sadler  and 
H.  M.  Rowe,  Ph.D.,  are  the  authors.  The  fact  that  it 
has  been  on  the  nmrkct  for  oiilv  one  school  vear.  and  thnt 
it  will  hr  ,1,  .1  -Itirin-  the  second  vcnr  of  itn  existence  in 
over  .'    ■     '    i.    '    Mini- schools  nf  hie  United  States,  is  the 

best  .V    I    1 1. 1    .,-reat  hoM   it   has  takeu  upon  the 

tea*lin.  ,  .1  lii  li  iv  It  has  been  used  during  the  past 
ywu  lit  in.ul>  v-i'iy  state  in  tne  I'nioTi,  and  has  had  a 
wide  ailoption  in  the  priucijial  t'iinadian  cities.  In  the 
short  period  of  one  year  it  has  forged  ahead,  until  it  must 
•  l>e  clatwed  as  standing  among  the  foremost  systems 


on  the  I 


rket. 


Uhnt  It  ts. 


n  view  of  its  wide  popularity  some  information  as  to 
the  conditions  which  produce<l  it  and  the  jjersonalitv  of 
Its  authors  will  doubtless  ])rovt*  interesting,  Like  many 
other  vt'ntuies.  it  had  it-  inception  in  a  very  simple  way. 
While  waiting  to  Iwani  a  triiin  a  ehunce  word  dropped  by 
one  of  its  authors  to  the  oihei  i-veutuallv  led  to  the  pro- 
duction of  the  diftVrtnt  puVWicatums  pertaining  to  what 
has  beeu  popularly  designated  the  Sadler  System.  The 
system  consists  of  '*  Business  Bookkee|>ing  and  Practice." 
which  is  the  text  or  reference  iKMik  ;  •  Bm.kkeepers"  and 
Office  Practice,"  consistmg  of  three  budgets,  ana  •'  Inter- 
natioual  Business  Pmctice."  which  follows  the  budget 
work  and  supplies  the  outline  of  work  for  students  in  the 
business  practice  and  office  departments  and  for  inter- 
ciHumunicatiou  work  between  schools. 

Thr  Mrn    Who  JUattr  It. 

Professor  Sadlerneeds  no  introduction.  He  is  one  of 
the  '■  old  guai-d."  haviuc  sjient  his  entire  life  in  the  cause 
of  business  e<lucation.  His  strong  personality  and  genial, 
whole^me  disposition  have  won  for  hiin  a  host  of  i>ei90Dal 
and  professional  friends  throughout  the  entire  country 
His  ability  as  au  author  was  established  in  the  poblication 
of  the  series  of  Arithmetics  which  bear  his  name  and 
which  have  been  widely  used  m  the  public  and  private 
scluHils  since  their  fir>*t  publicatiou.  Hi*  wise  counsel  and 
mature  judgment  were  mvaluable  in  the  preparation  of 
the   iKHtkkeepiug.     His   long  and    varied  exi>erience  in 


businesB  affairs  as  a  financier  and  business  manager  fur- 
nished rich  contributions  to  the  practical  features  of  the 
work.  It  is  but  indicative  of  his  energy  and  determina- 
tion to  haye  his  own  school  the  best,  to  say  that,  as  origi- 
nally planned,  the  Sadler  System  was  intended  only  for 
the  "Baltimore  school.  It  was  decided  to  put  it  npon  the 
market  only  after  request.s  haa  been  received  from  other 
schools  f or"  permi.tsion  to  use  it.  In  fact,  as  originally 
mapped  out,  the  olan  embraced  but  a  small  part  of  the 
present  completed  system. 

Dr.  Rowe,  though  not  so  well  known,  is  a  fair  repre- 
sentative of  the  later  generation  of  teachers  that  have 
supplied  that  infusion  of  new  blood  and  euerg>-  which 
has  so  largely  brought  about  the  radical  changes  which 
have  all  but  eliminated  the  old-time  methods  for  impart- 
ing instruction  in  the  different  lines  of  educational  work. 

He  was  particularly  well  equipped  to  prepare  the  sub- 
joct  matter  of  the  system.  Familiar  with  every  detail  of 
office  practice  and  business  methods  derived  from  a  long 
and  varied  experience  as  an  expert  and  consulting  ac- 
countant, he  added  a  twelve  years'  experience  as  a  suc- 
cessful teacher,  not  confined  to  the  commercial  branches 
alone,  but  extending  in  later  years  int«  the  fields  of  logic, 
])sychology  and  political  economy.  Formerly  president 
of"  the  C'urr\-  University,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  he  was  par- 
ticularly well  versed  and  in  close  touch  with  the  later 
method"s  of  instruction  now  so  popular,  based  upon  the 
scientific  deyelqnment  of  the  mind  ;  those  methods 
promulgated  by  Froebel.  and  later  enlarged  upon  by  the 
modern  authors  and  teachers  with  such  remarkable  re- 
sults toward  the  attainment  of  that  which  is  best  in  edu- 
cation. 

Thv  Mit*d  I>fvelopmcnt  Tilra. 

The  system  is,  therefore,  not  a  cosmopohtan  mixture  of 
many  ideas  derived  from  many  sources,  fragmentary  and 
inharmonious,  but  throughout  the  entire  work  there  is  a 
clear-cut,  well  defined  method,  based  upon  close  observa- 
tion and  a  ripe  experience,  for  the  proper  training  of  the 
mind  of  the  learner.  Carefully  wrought  out  in  every  de- 
tail, this  method  constitutes  the  distinctive  educational 
feature  of  the  system.  In  the  language  of  Dr.  Rowe,  *'  It 
is  the  spirit  thought  which  makes  the  Sadler  System  dis- 
tinctively and  pre-eminently  the  educational  hit  of  the 
nineteenth  century  in  business  college  branches." 

The  Sadler  System  is  peculiar  in  one  thing.  It  is  built 
up  on  entirely  new  lines.  It  is  bristling  with  new  and 
practical  features  on  ever>'  page.  Outside  of  the  never 
changing  principles,  there  is  little  that  corresponds  with 
other  similar  works.  Even  in  the  principlen  themselves, 
many  changes  in  phraseology  and  form  of  statement  are 
made. 

Theory  and  Practice  Comhlned. 

"Bookkeepers'  and  Office  Practice"  is  really  actual 
bookkeepers'  practice,  couibined  with  the  immediate  appli  - 
cation  of  the  theory  of  accounts  as  applied  in  each  trans- 
action. The  student  is  not  recjuired  to  copy  imaginary 
sets  from  a  dry  test  book,  bvit  intelligently  practices 
bookkeeping  from  the  start.  The  textbook  is  not  dis- 
carded, but  it  is  used  to  obtain  correct  theories  and  forms 
to  guide  him  in  his  practice.  It  is  a  dictionary  of  book- 
keeping facts  and  practices. 

A  Budget  fof  which  there  are  three  in  the  series)  is 
placed  before  the  student  containing  the  proprietor's 
instructions,  printed  upon  leaves  between  which  are 
placed  all  the  business  papers,  bills,  letters,  notes,  drafts, 
checks,  currency,  etc..  so  arranged  that  as  each  leaf  is 
torn  off  the  incoming  papers  for  the  day  are  presented 
to  him,  From  these  he  makes  the  proper  entries  into  the 
books,  referring  to  the  text-book  for  the  laws  of  accounts 
which  are  involved  in  each  particular  transaction.  He  is 
required  to  write  out  and  issue  all  the  outgoing  papers. 
He  makes  out  bills  for  goods  sold,  and  issues  checks, 
notes,  drafts,  in  payment  for  purchases,  etc  No  entry 
is  made  for  any  transaction  except  from  the  business 
papers.  He  opens  an  account  at  bank,  and.  in  fact,  attends 
to  every  detail  of  office  work  in  connection  with  the  more 
distinctive  work  of  the  bookkeeper. 

The  drill  afforded  in  the  use  of  the  different  books  of 
original  entry,  special  columns,  etc.,  is  very  extensive  and 
complete. 

The  student  is  taught  that  the  use  of  special  columns  in 
the  different  books  is  not  an  arbitrary  arrangement,  but 
that  a  spec'al  column  may  be  introduced  at  any  time  into 
any  book,  wbuli  z'eceives  a  number  of  similar  entries,  that 
its' use  will  sliorten  the  work  of  the  accountant  or  secure 
greater  jieruraey  in  results.  This  important  feature  is 
fully  iilii-'tratetrat  various  points  in  the  course  by  sugges- 
tion's to  the  student  pointing  out  the  advantages  of  intro- 
ducing certain  columns,  thus  preparing  him  through  his 
perceptive  faculties  to  readily  adapt  himself  to  the  condi- 
tions of  any  business  in  which,  as  bookkeeper,  he  may 
later  be  engaged. 

Branch  stores  are  opened,  additional  partnei-smlmitted, 
importing  and  exporting  accounts  are  opened,  and  in  the 
ad.iustment  of  interest  gained  and  loss.  etc..  between  part- 
ners the  work  is  especially  rich  in  valuable  and  practical 
drills.  A  noticeable  feature  is  a  series  of  supplemoutary 
exercises,  in  commercial  calculations,  and  drills  of  every 
kind  and  description,  interspersed  throughout  the  budg- 
ets. These  drills  arn  presented  just  prior  to  the  time 
when  thej  are  practically  applied  in  the  bookkeeping 
work  of  the  student. 

For  example,  extended  drills  in  "  The  adjustment  of 
interest  gainsand  losses  between  partners  ''  are  given  just 
prior  to  the  closing  of  the  ledger,  which  involves  a  very 
difficult  and  intricate  adjustment  of  interest  and  gains 
and  losses  according  to  the  articles  of  agreement  between 
the  firm  partners  in  the  business  for  which  the  student  is 
bookkeeper. 

The  different  books  of  original  entry  are  introduced 
unusually  early  in  the  course.  The  forms  given  for  use  in 
s]>ecial  lines  of  business  are  prolific  and  f^  radical.  For 
example,  a  very  practical  form  of  Account  Sales  Register 
in  the  Commission  Set  saves  27!W  entries  and  the  same 
numt>er  of  postings  in  a  business  rendering  4ik)  account 
sales  i>er  month. 

The  manufacturing  set  is  full  of  special  features,  which 
are  summed  up  as  follows:— Explanation  and  illustration 
of  accounts  ;  explanation  and  use  of  the  voucher  system  : 
explanation  and  illustration  of  special  columns  and  books 
of  original  entry  ;    explanation,  illustration  and  use  of 


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department  accounts,  labor  accounts,  cost  and  material 
accounta.  etc.  The  voucher  s\-stem  is  practically  w*orked 
out.  and  it  is  more  fully  explained  than  in  any  other  text- 
book. This  is  undoubtedly  the  coming  system  of  account- 
ing for  all  large  establishments,  and  its  introduction  in 
an  entirely  practical  and  workable  shape  into  the  business 
college  course  is  especially  appropriate  and  timely. 

The  iHternationat  Itti.titteits  2*rarlicc  t-'ratarc. 

The  International  Business  Practice  follows  the  Budget 
work.  In  it  the  student  engages  in  buying  and  selling  on 
his  own  account  and  upon  his  own  resivmsihibty  Ho 
la>-s  away  the  text  book  and  everytliini;  .Ki'  i'err:uMiiii,'  lo 
his  office' work,  and  conducts  his  own  lui-m.  —.  1,  .  .  i-imi: 
to  his  own  judgment.  He  is  coutrolKd  '>nl\  iln.ui-h  an 
outline  which  suggests  the  terais  uiH.>n  whu  h  hi--  tmn-vu-- 
tions  should  be  made. 

These  suggestions  lead  to  a  series  of  entries  and  accounts 
whicli  include  every  phase  of  accounting.  He  is  himself 
the  proprietor,  theii  the  managing  partner,  and  finally  is 
the  organizer  of  joint  stock  companies,  a  dealer  in  stocks 
and  securities  and  other  properties,  and  through  it  all  is 

fiven  every  opportunity  to  exercise  his  judgment,  display 
is  originalitv.  and  put  into  execution  whatever  latent 
ability  a^  1  i.m~ui.  --^  manager  and  financier  he  may  possess. 

Agi'  1:  M  .  :  I  I-  ibat  he  comes  to  this  work  as  an 
experieih  !  '  1  \  ,  i-  and  not  as  one  who  has  had  no 
office  ex|M  III  lur  •  It  lit  r  in  keeping  a  set  of  books  or  in 
conducting  a  business.  It  appears  throughout  the  entire 
system  that  the  purpose  is  to  concentrate  the  attention  of 
the  student  upon  one  particular  point  at  a  time  and 
develop  it  thoroughly. 

The  Merchants"Exchangeisapr"niin.  nt  :im.I  ilivtm,  tivo 
feature  of  the  Sadler-Rowe  Bumh.  -  Pii.  th.  Tins 
exchange  guards  against  uuuece^>.ii\  thii-->  im!  .  ..iiiii--h.n 
in  the  "schoolroom,  and  by  conihuiinu  ii^  me.?  mu--  the 
teacher  can  keep  iu  touch  with  every  student  and  his 
work.  Tliere  is  no  opportunity  for  irregular  and  desultory 
trading,  nor  the  introduction  of  topics  of  conversation 
between  students  foreign  to  the  legitimate  work  of  the 
schoolroom.  , 

The  business  of  the  department  can  be  conducted  with 
a  snap  and  vigor  in  marked  contrast  to  that  which  is 
sometimes  found  in  this  class  of  worK.  Current  dates  are 
used,  and  the  student  comes  in  personal  contact  with  the 
parties  with  whom  he  trades.  It  gives  that  kind  of  worK 
which  is  equivalent  to  real  experience. 

The  transactions  may  be  confined  to  the  students  of  one 
school  or  extended  to  include  intercommunication  with 
other  schools.  The  intercomraunitaitiou  work  is  based 
upon  a  "  Code  of  Practice,"  which  regulates  the  exchange 
of  business  between  the  different  students  and  offices 
located  at  the  different  points  between  which  business  is 
exchanged.  This  code  has  been  used  for  a  number  of 
years  with  very  satisfactory  results,  and  has  removed 
what  has  herettifore  been  a  serit)us  objection  to  intercom- 
munication work,  viz. :— irregularity  in  eettlenients  and 
in  the  rendering  of  statements,  and  in  conducting  the 
business  between  banks  and  other  offices. 

The  book  is  printed  in  very  convenient  form  for  the  use 
of  the  students,  and  not  only  contains  the  outline  of 
suggestions,  but  also  has  blank  pages  on  which  the  student 
may  make  such  memoranda  as  may  be  necessary.  The 
work  of  the  students  engaged  in  buying  and  selling  feeds 


H.  M.  ROWE,  Pii.U, 

the  offices.  These  offices  may  he  conducted  to  suit  the 
individual  ideas  of  the  different  school  proprietors.  Thm 
little  book  is  specially  rich  in  suggestions  which  will  bo 
found  very  useful  in  conducting  a  Business  Practice  de- 
partment. 

T/if  TeachcrM  I'raUe  It. 

Teachers  are  warm  in  their  ])raiseB  for  the  system  in 
the  schoolroom.  They  report  better  result«,  with  greater 
satisfaction  to  teachers  and  students.  It  has  already  beeu 
demtmstrated  that  students  thus  trained  are  better  able 
to  take  and  hold  jiositions  of  a  superior  grade.  One  school 
proprietor  recently  remarked  that  "Heretofore  1  had 
felt  that  betweenthepoint  to  which  I  could  take  a  student 
and  the  point  which  the  student  had  to  anaume  in  taking 
a  position  there  was  a  space  which  I  had  been  unable  to 
cover,  but  that  difficulty  has  been  overcome.  When  i 
recommend  a  young  man  for  a  position  now  I  am  satisfied 
that  he  can  perform  every  detail  of  the  work  required  of 
him  with  satisfaction  and' with  an  absolute  certainty  that 
he  is  making  no  mistake." 

Another  prominent  teacher  who  is  specially  successful 
in  seciuing  positions  for  his  graduates  says  that  in  many 
of  the  positions  which  he  has  st'cured  for  his  students  the 
employer  would  not  believe  that  the  candidate  did  not 


132 

bave  a  previotu  practical  experience.  A 
tsytitem  which  will  produce  these  results  must 
be  poflsemed  of  UDusual  merit. 

When  we  can  turn  out  students  who  are 
maflters  of  every  detail  of  practical  account 
in^.  and  who  can  bring  to  bear  a  traine*! 
mind  and  qaick.  inteltiisent  intellect,  with  a 
reasonable  accuracy  in  judgment,  and  the  de- 
velopment of  a  lateut  power  which  must  be 
contmnally  drawn  upon  in  meetmg  the  unex- 

gected   exigencies  of  a  business  career,   the 
usiness   school    has   certainly  reached    the 
maximum  limit  of  its  usefulness. 

Taken  on  the  whole  the  Sadler  System 
must  be  considered  a  most  valuable  contribu- 
tion to  business  college  literature,  and  cer- 
tainly reflects  great  credit  upon  the  abilitv, 
foresight  and  enterprise  of  its  authors.  It 
appears  to  have  struck  a  happy  medium  be- 
tween too  much  Actual  Business  on  the  one 
hand  and  too  much  Theory  on  the  other. 
Its  purpose,  scope  and  actual  accomplish- 
ment are  happily  exemplified  in  that  terse 
phrase  which  is  the  motjo  of  the  system, 


iOyUCQ^tUAjiS 


Flew  l3orft. 

LONG    I5LAN0    BUSINESS    COLLEaB.    143   to 

1»&  8(»uth  Krh  St.,  BrtMiklyn.  N.  Y.  Catalugue« 
rre*-  on  application,  personally  op  bvletter.  HESRY 
C.  WRICJHT.   PrlucipBl. 


InMana. 


Scboola, 


ratoo-      IiidUld 
annually.     Open   uU  yctir. 
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IRasbrtlle,  Utxv\. 

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-  pn-t  yei 
hefti.  I.i>ftnl.     Cfir  rare  pai 

Jtudy  m  nt-m  Wal  lliiiig  - 

.•uleriujj  our  acbuul.    Wiilo  iw.    au-utloa  tbia  paper.) 

/IDtssourt. 

SPALOINas  COMMERCIAL  COLLEae.  Kansas 

city.  Mo  ,  In  Uu>  oldest,  larcest,   hest   bnsln«'ss  col- 

I'l'.'k'ii.liin.  sliorthund,  typewriting.  tplpgraj)hv, 
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M'Al-hlNU,  A.M..l*rc'8t. 

©eocGia. 

SULLIVAN    &    CRICHTON-S    BUSINESS    COL- 

LKUE,  Scliool  of  SUnrtliaud  nnd  Telegraphv, 
Ailn-itu,  un.  I.eadlnK  culleKu  South.  Four  peii- 
lUfii.    CutHloRiii-  free, 

Connccttcnt. 

Nrw      I  oM>ii\     m  iiM  ss    COLLEOE,    New 

I ■  '  'II  ni.I  for  sradimtea  of 


7The  best  business  college 

^  CAT/>- 

^j^ia^^a^  f^°e°e"^ 

BUSINESS  COLLEGE.  Louisville  Ky.. 
OWENSBORO,  KY..  AND  EVANS VI  LLE.  IND. 
LOUISVILLE    BRYANT    &     STRATTON    BUSI- 


^cst  IDiroinia. 


J.   JI.   FRASHEH.   Prin. 


©bio. 

MIAMI  COMMERCIAL  COLLEOE.  Dayton.  Ohio. 


CHAFFEE'S  PHONOGRAPHIC  INSTITUTE.  Os- 

M-etco.  N.  V.  «oo<f  positions  s^ctired  all  short- 
hand pupils  when  competent.  Book-kffping  anil 
i>rnmanihip  hy  (Irst^class  teacher.  SpanuS  taofcht 
ijy  a  native  Spaniard  from  Spain.  All  thnse 
branche*  laughi  by  matt,  alM>  Spanish  ahorthantt 
by  the  Oraham  and  Beuo  PItnian  fiystemn.  Clr- 
culara  and  Jfnt  tfsaon  in  $horthand  free.  Write 
W.  G.  CHArt^EE.Oawego.  N.  Y. 

EASTMAN  BUSINESS  COLLEGE,  Poughkeep* 
8le,  N.  Y.  An  institution  of  wlile  reputation,  re- 
ceiving a  yalional  patronage. 

NEW    YORK    BUSINESS    COLLEGE.    81    East 


IZ.^thStn'e 
I  f roi 


fork,  N.  Y..  receives  Day  stud- 
tne  itrealiT  .\>ir  York."  These  well' 
i>Is.  under  one  management,  but  each 


also  suppiy'^buiinexs 

_      itants.  autf  secure  po 

neUnt  studrntg.    Terms  moderate.    No  vacatloi 


„         .  ...         designed  to  afford 

the  best  practical  training  for  mercantile  pursuits. 
The  schools  also  supply  business  men  with  satis- 
facltory  8&sI.itRnts.  autf  secure  positions  for 


.  CARRINOTONC 

BS  B  NRTIOH  Hmericans  Want  the  Best. 

Underhill's  Rapid  Phonography 

R.?l.r.-..-tjt-  rli,-  H,,r  Wrlirr-;  '.f  thr  Au'f. 
nius.  Cir.  UiidiThllls  rn!  versify.  Ri.ohester.N.T. 

California. 

GARDEN     CITY     BUSINESS     COLLEGE,      Saa 


at.  One  of  the  best  established  and  moat 
Buocessful  educational  Institutions  of  the  Pacific 
SIdpe,  Special  Penmanship  Deiiartment  In  charge 
of  C.  E.  WEBBER.  H.  B.  WORCESTER.  Pres. 
HEALD'S  BUSINESS  COLLEGE,  San  Fran- 
flscn.  For  30  years  the  largest  private  school  west 
of  Chicago.    12.000  former  pupils  now  prosperous 


Colora&o. 


SlcPHERSON,  B, 

Uejas. 

ALAMO   CITY   BUSINESS   COLLEOB.    Normal 

AiHclemy.    SliortliaiKl,  Typewrliinyand  Telegranb 


IFowa. 

CATALOGUES  of  The  Capital  City  Commercial 

C'ljleffe  and  the  Capital  City  School  of  Shorthand 
will  be  sent  free  to  inteiiulng  students.  Address 
MEHAN  &  McCAULEY.  Des  Hlolues.  Iowa.  These 
Institutions  are  first-class  business  training  schools. 

artjansas. 


e  It  Is  HONEST. 


il-.T..r.,nto.Ont. 


Cana&a. 

CENTRAL  BUSINK'~>; 

i"iiiH-i,mi  ■;■;„, 

ONTARIO  BUSINESS  COLLEGE.  Belleville.  On- 
tario. 2Nth  year.  W.  B.  ROBINSON.  J.  W  JOHN- 
SUN.  F.  C.  A.,  iirli,.  Ij.aU  lur  lir  years.  Most  widely 
attended  Imsfiii-  ■  M.  _  hi  \iiiirlea  Aildress 
KOBlNSON.S.lMir,  ,.  ..     ,: .11.,  c  .utirlo.  Can." 

PERNIN-SNELL  >!U>v  hum,    Flasy.  last,  read 


IRortb  Carolina. 

CHARLOTTE  COM.  COLL..  Charlotte.  N.  C. 


fflorl&a. 


MEUX'S   BUSINESS  COLLEOE  and  School    of 

sliorthdiiit.Tyi.ewrltlnR,  Penmanship.  Teleffrapli' 
an. I  EtiKli-li  Hraucliea.  No  Vacation.  Day  ain 
iilk'lil  ^.■^^ii.ii.    I'enaacola.  Florldo. 

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graduate  of  mia.  coll.  In  <--'in  1  ,^^.\  .h.  iMi.iml  nnd 
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■  r.  E.  I 


?Pe\ 


TEACllKK  of  book-keeping  and 
branches  who  has  had  two  years  In  normal 
ool  and  ciiu*  year  in  Bus.  Coll.  with  five  years' 
chliiK  exiierience,  is  open  for  engagement.  Fa- 
lar  with  I  ioodyear's  antf  Power's  texts.  Unmarried. 
'its  to  PiilnitT,  Klpi)  and  others.    Will  take  low 


Address  "  V.  L.  E.."  Pkx- 
.  '^u^  Hroadwoy,  New  York. 


M  N<;    .11  AN 


1"'.V.V";;;',. 


,,,,,. 


1st.     Adilri'ss  ■■  HIUH.' 
iiy  specialty,  but  1  alMo 


"Mant"  a50. 

In  anmoeritio  advertisementu  ftgned  by  a  nom-de- 
plume,  delaus  and  mistak&t  are  avoided  hj/  Healinn 
arid  stampina  Oie  repliex  readu  fitr  maUiiiif  and 


loffuefl,  NewHijapern,  PhoUigraph^,  &c . 


situations  IKIlantee. 


successful  drl 


I  each  student.     

ifflre  work.    Explanalloi 

euagr      "■-  -     - 

partlcula 


lantniagi 
_  _  _  3artlc  ' 
215  E.  2^  St.. 


IIIF.PKN^I  A> 


li>i-.     N 1- 

>IAN>    Aii  I'     KM 
KEAL.  Mil-'  Id.'.' 

AGRAIM    \  i  I 
seU-nTH, 
Sept.   1st.     i  !■      I     1  . 
yrs.  In  pr;-|.ii    " 

■    [Jlake  <-lmi-k-i>  «i 


moderate  salary. 


VLTEAni- 


Ar,A 


LADY  TEACHER  of  eom'l  branches  am 
New  Rapid  Sliorthand  will  be  ready  for  iiosltlni 
t.  1st.    Has  blKh  school  and  bus.  coll.  oauemloi 


B" 


It,  s  In.;    weight  190;  married.     Fair 
I         I.    now.     Address  "LAKE,"  care  Fe>- 

PKN..   (.|-;ili;im   sliort..   Ik..-l       mik,      t-,,,,    rhr(.. 
law.  en>.,ar.-rlt:l.t  In    n  1.  i.-l  hlnh 

a\tl''i'iil.'-d\''lVlraV''  11-'^  ^'  1^  '  ■■■■'■■  ■  ■■■  -"^1'  C-'""' 
In  .I'hUtlon.     H;iv.'   h^i.ITv.   .i-       .,.,,....     ,)  i.M..-liliik- 

'unmarried,  'itefer  t..'  Ziiner.  Dr.  Huiliiiiiriii,  Siipt.  In' 
diaii  .-.■hui.ls.  WiishlnkM'.ii,  i>.  ('..jind  ..tli-r^.  W.iiit 
fair  salarv.  Rea-lv  Sept.  Isl.  Addrcw«  "K.  E.  31..' 
cure  Pk.nsias's  AUT  jo^:I{^AI-. 

VN  all-round  teacher  of  7  yeors'  teaching  cxperl- 
ence  and  .S  years'  experience  as  expert  book- 
kt-i-per  la  open  for  engagement.  Wos  educated  In 
iiuti.  schools,  wltli  3  years'  course  In  nor.  coll.  and 
full  bu.s.  ,-,.iii>se.  Familiar  with  W.  &  H 'a.  Mussi-1- 
T.iiinnaiid  Siiill.  r-s  t.xtH.  Age  ai:  weight  128;  height 
.-.  ri.  t\  In.;  ii.i.nlid.  Hrfcrs  10  Palmer,  Dr.  t'nrpenl'-r 
aii.l  oiti.T.  IT.-r.rs  Western  lOL-atlon.  Win  tak- 
iM.idHfatc  salary.     Address  "SI.  Y.  A  ."  carePESMAN's 

ATEACHEK  of  4  years'  t-xperlencc.  whOHC  spe- 
cialties are  pen.  anubooItkeep..lBopenfor  eucaK'.'- 
miiit.  Has  common  schooleducatiooaud  Isagraduate 
of  bus.  and  proft'Kslonal  pen.  courses  of  OberDn,  o.,  *>• 
C.  Familiar  with  W.  &  ft.  Texts.  Agean;  height  "  ft 
Hi^iii.;  weight  107;  unmarried.  Refem  to  Hcuder-<'U 
and  nmny  others.  Moderate  salary.  Ready  any  tlm<.'. 
Address  ^'  A.  I.  R.,"  core  Pk.vma.-Cs  Art  .Ioubsai.. 

AWHADUATEof  ai.iis.rolU.nii.l  Zanirlar.  /c 
ColL  and  teacher  of  p.jM,,  HI  iH| !     1: 

Ush  branches  ts  open  rMr  ■  n.      1       1       ^ 

mos.'  experience.     Age  ■.;  1     1  .  i-u  1 

Good  references.    Famill.n    •■■■<'■■■    1 

R. 'S.Eaton's  and  Packai'i-  -v -n  ,,,-       1     .1 

moderate  salary.     Addivj.^.  '  ^v.  N.  u..    .  «n;  J>,  -^j  - 


fSSi^'^^unanAQ^^Q^tUAaS 


Xlcacbers  KlantcD. 

Ti|IKI'KMI.*NS.\KTJOI  KNALTEAC  II- 
KKS*  Bl  KKAI-.  I'l-nmnn-hlp.  <  om- 
•    •         nd     >banbnDil     and    i>p«-- 'iii"" 


U  mud*-  l«  Ihr  ktIiooI.  K"""""'^  »«-5""'*.r  VL¥" 
OB  irnrhrr*.  nnri  wi-ll  Mnnllllrd.  r«:liiiblp 
■  (■iirhi-r*  •fpklnv  placrN  nrcvrniiird  fnrour 
![••■■  No  olhrrM  ncpd  npply<  .IddrcMo  |>EN- 
Vrix'W  AHT  .MM  KNAi.  TKA<•|IKK^'  BI  - 
KKAC.  liO.*  Brandwnv.  Nrw  \  ork. 

WANTKW.-Briiflit  man  of  -onii-  pxperlf-nw  to 
tAkf  holrl  of  iu»l  work  up.  on  lllxTal  comnilft- 
■l<iii.  »ookki-»-plnK  Vh-\a.  In  a  Biwlnpw  *  Normal  '"ol- 
\par  tit  ihit  Wcat.  E«itnbll<«h<-<l  clicht  ycorM.  Known 
all  oTf  r  Htal*-.  KlKht  man  coiikI  makf  a  ROfxl  thInK  of 
II  Aftrlrcw.  'WASHINOTON.'  care  Pexmasw  AbT 
JoruiiAL. 
^1«MMKIiriAI,TKA<IIKU  WANTED.-By 


USI^'E.'fe  COLLEUE.' 


WANTCJI  AT  ONCE.-'O  good  i«achtTB  of  the 
rollowlnK  HUl*i(<ct«,  for.'»0flrst-c1iuui»chaoltilD 
TAiiotu  parU  of  U.S.:  PenmaDiiIilp,  hhortbond,  the 
Kritflbihand  Commercial  braacbea.  DrawlDfc.  Tbviie 
laliB  wi-re  made  directly  to  me— no  bcarHoy.  All 
[ilacea  rnont  bp  filled  before  Auk.  SOtb.  If  you  can 
teorh  aor  or  all  of  above  branchen  and  mean  buitlni-HS 
wrli«  at  once.  Klnit  come  nnt  served.  Address 
W.  T.  PARKS.  MKr.  E^juttAblc-  Tt-acher's  Bureau. 
Cborlott  BulldlUK.  Dvnver.  Colo. 

WANTEB.— A  flrat-elnM,  up-t<vdat4'  commercial 
ivdieue  man.  flood  penman,  with  (.'>00,  to  Join 
In  a  nourlNhliitt  tn-hool  In  one  of  the  larKest  and  moat 


PENMAN*!*  ART  JOURNAL  TEACHKKS' 
BlREAl'.  3a*J  Broadway.  N.  Y. 

Juir  and  Aufmst  are  the  rush  months  In  the 
eniproymenl  neoROD.  We  are  r«-c«'|vlng  calN  for  teach- 
.■m  oud  are  nillDK  vaeancte*  almo«I  dall.v.  We  have 
a  number  nf  goorf  openings  at  present,  among  them 
th<*  following  : 

srPERVIi*ORS«. 

LARGE  CITY.— A  well  Mtucated  man.  able  to 
write  and  leach  both  olaiit  and  vertical  writing,  witb 
a  leaning  toward  vertical.  Must  bf  capable  of  plan- 
ning course  of  ntudy  and  dlrcetlnu  large  corp?  of 
teachers.    }>alAr}- 91tHI0  to^lwiO  foru  moQihn. 

CONN.— A  special  teacher  of  writing  for  town  of 
25  rooms. 
llIt'H.-Prln.  com'I  dep't  high  school 


of  vertical  writing  In  gradi 


Salary  about  $12011. 


PENMANSHIP  ANI>  DRAWING. 

LARGE  EASTERN  CITY. -A  goo*!    opening 
•    -     -        iNhip  and   drawing  who  can 

i^HORTHANO. 


1  nl.Ho:   N.  Y.<  i 


ECLECTIC, 

>  take  Interest 

€5RAHAM.-Mlch...,     Lody 

egrnpby 

PITMAN.-Ind.i  \\>» 

OHIO.-Male    teacher 
fihorthand  for  high  school  c 


*o.  fC" 


Lady  or  gentlemen;  Wist.,  Lady:  Teun.,  also  I 


Business  Opportunities, 


X  school  proiTii 
writing  ana  dr  i  > 
umnA  will  put    ' 


column  to  put  you  I 


I  with  the  right 


Thp  price  U  9*2.30  each  in»i! 
ool  la  exceed  one  inch.  If  I 
be  pnid  for  in  advance  l^.*})  I 
will  be  eniilled  to  a  third  iu* 
dvaired. 


W 


ANTED.    Oooil  live  active  organlicrs  fort 
tYaternal  Union.    Liberal  compensation.    F. 


ROOSE.  Omaha,  Neb. 

FUR  SALK.— The  good  will  and  plates  of  a  well 
advertised  and  wlilely  used  set  of  writing  lessons. 
Copper  plate  engraving  ;  thousand*  of  dollors  spent 


In  advertising  ;  International  reputation.    Reas 
selling  :  confflcts  with  present  business  of  o^vi.ir..    « 
good  thing  for  a  hustling  advertiser.   Address  "WRIT- 


INO  LESSONS."  care  Pes«a.n"s  ART  JotntSAL. 

Scbools  ffor  Sale, 

IF  YOr  WISH  to  sell  your  school,  or  to  buv  one 
or  to  And  a  partner.  Thf.  .Ioirn.\l's  Wiint  column: 
will  do  the  business  at  fhort  order  and  for  small  ex 
pensc.  Practically  all  commercial  school  proprietor! 
and  teachers  in  America  read  The  Jocrxal  and  at 
advt  In  these  columns  will  place  what  you  have  U 
say  before  them. 

The  price  is  8'2..'S0  each  Inaerilon  for  ndft 


THE  PENMAN'S  LEISURE  HOUR. -BY  F.  B.  MOORE,  INDIANAPOLIS.  IND.,  BUS,  UNL 


protperoUK  cities  In  the  Wes 
ilmrough  scrutiny.    Addresi 


ThU  conrta  the  i 


w*-^^^  Circulars  of  the 

■  a    Ic    H    H     Htm.au,  Denver.  Colo. 

■  ^  *  V*— *  "-^W.  T.  Parks.  Mauuger. 

Chnrffcs.  One-Half  Usual  Rates. 

KacUitie-*  Insuri.;.".-.!.  Services  h.-ncst,  ef- 
liouMil  Kii.li.rvra  l>v  Leadim;  K.ii.rators.  \\> 
ruy(orKuowledKeo(Vac.n.ci,^.    WriU'  today 

SUCCESS  lll<l<;iITENS  AND  <'IIKEUS. 

IF  your  school  is  Ktandlug  still,  hide  bound,  or  voii 
are  fthort  of  capital  and  live  In  a  city  of  over  50.0011 
writ*  me.  I  can  do  you  good.  "KINO  OF  ORGAN 
IZEKS."ear«Pu.vMAS^s  art  Juir.'Cau 

PENMAN'S  AKT  JfU'KNAL  TEACHERS' 
BCKKAr. 


A  Tn 


>  Chn 


DkabS 


>  Inform  : 


.    It  pie 

have  eontracted  with 

".    I  re**l  greatly  ludeHted 

Prof.  Kip  is  jiist  the  man  f  won  loi>king  for. 

"  "T  him  a  gȴMl  xalary.    Again  than''' 

vice  render^sl,  1  have  the  pleasure 


that  I 


I  Pnrf.  A.  R.  KID,  Napa,,CAl 

r  furnlshinK  me  with  so'good 

'Of.  Kip  Is  Just  the  man  l  woi    ^  _ 

pay  hint  a  gtMtd  xalary.    Again  thanking  you  f< 

-     -• ",  1  have  the  pleasure- '^ 

Fraternal^'  yours, 
E.  H.  UORSE.  Pt\>p.  Hartfonl.  Conn..  Bus.  Coll, 

CiiArtEB  n. 
Penman's  Art  JotniNAL  Tkachcrs*  BntKAr. 

Dkar  sirs  :— I  have  accepted  a  position  with  E. 
Morse  of  the  Hartfonl.  Coon..  Bus.  CV>1L    Will  com 


teachers*  agency  and  received 
Your  agency  Is  the  one  for  me. 

Respect  full; 

We  have  hundreds  of 


joly 
I>er  contract.    I  Joined  another 

R'*klp.Napa.Cal. 


unie. 


8COTT-BROWNE,— Western  State.  Tempo- 
rary place.    May  be  permonent. 

(iREGO.-West  Vn.i  N.  Y..  alsopeu.:  Ohin. 
NO  PARTICl'LAR  SYSTE3I.-Ky..  Short- 
nnd  and  com'l;  >[h8H.,  Two   male  teac-hers.  short- 


ADVERTlSlNCi  3IANAGERS. 

BY  TWO  commercial  book  jtublUhIng  houses,  vx- 
Iierlenced  com'l  teachers  familiar  with  various 
sy.xlcms:  men  who  can  write  and  edit. 

PENMANSHIP  and  COMniEKCIAL. 

N.  Y.,  Bv  Urge  school,  penman  nnd  com'l  or  pen. 
and  short.  Ind.*  all-round  com'l.  Ain.,  all-round  man 
as  manager.  N.  Y,.  pen.  and  conrl  :  big  school; 
fine -wdary.   Pa„  all-round c"""   '-    '• 


'  charge  of  . 
h  pen.  Con 
Hchool.  Pn., 


ichhii 


iD*I..ffli-i-worl 


rill  be  entitled  to  a  thivd  Insertion  free,  il 


COLLECiE   located 


nth.     Furultur. 


?OH  SALE.    One  half  or  full  Interest  In  a  well 
established  preparatory  shorthand  and   biistnesH 


rolled   Inst  WO  ^ 


>  work  than  be  i 


Reason  for  selling,  the  i'r 


JlOlt    SALE. 


of    book.    HU-i     .  !':<..'  >l '       '    r 

tine  pen),  in  i  ..  l'.\ .. 

Miuu..  A  'l"all'rouii.l  man  Tor  larv-e  mUooi"  III., 
all-round  man  for  t^nutll  acbo^d.  AlaHH.,  ull-rouud 
1  school.  N.  Y.,  prln.  roni'l  dep't  of 
idshorti  " 


military 
com;i.     ,. 


Hy..  com'l andshortnand,     Ohi 

~~     'lort.  and  pen.    Mo.. 

.-in'l  and  mg'r     Ohio*  pen.  and 

'.  Bchool.   Gn,.  pen.  and  com'].  Ohio. 


1  and  pen.,  or  »hort.  and  pen.    3Io.t   pen.  and 
'1.     Ore.*  pen.,  com'l  and  mg'r.     Oh  lOi  "  ' 

*  "  nor.  Bchool.  Gn,.  pen.  and  com 
-  and  Pitman  short.  Pa.,  pt 
'•     Pa.,..com'l.    pen.,    Eng.     Pi 


ii'l  and 


III., 


1.      t 

.      ml.  f   „ 
German  and  Latin.      Vt.,  all-round 
Canada,  all-rouni  com'l.      N.   \„   tcac 
system.     N.  J.,  com'l.     .llo..  pen  .   Eng. 
N.  Y.t  Koo<l  Denman  by  lante  school. 
S>lale, 


Neb.,    tw, 

bus.  pen.       N.   C.*_pen, 

all-round  com'l.      Oni. 

I.      N.   Y„  Icacher  of  Ellis 


Information  about  these  vacancies  *rll 
BlauJEs  and  particulars 


all  who  rt->gl: 
EB$-  Bl-RU 
application. 


H^ 


)  Inhabitants  land  large  territory  surroand- 
from)  a  thoroughly  established,  well- 
nd  full  equipped  Ruslnesn  College, 
idanee  last  year.  189fl.  75  per  month, 
ip.  part  caflh.  notes  for  balance.  Pro- 
-ut  of  the  business.  Do  not  write  uuIbns 
-inpss.    Address  "  E.  E.  B.,"  care-  PEN' 


ffor  Sale  or  UraDe. 

S  YOC  some  rare  works  on  per 
ne  valuable  pen  specimens,  some 
or  anything  that  yuu  want  to  sell 
adv't  In  this  column  will  talk  to  tl 
;  select  audience  Interested  In  thin 
possible  to  And.    You  may  h 


deatl  property  on  hand  that  y 
money,  or  to  trade  for  som    ~ 
ad.  and  see  how  it  worlu. 


I  33 

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The  prico  laS-i.sq  «„cli  limrrllou  forndi 
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>e  nnid  for  In  ndvnncv  {S.ll  llic  ndvi-rllar 
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FOR  SALE.— A  copy  of  "  Williams  ft  PoekardV 
J...  "eins  of  Penmannhlp"  In  almost  perfect  con. 
dltlon.  Price  $n.  "PENaiAN."  care  Penmam'b  AitT 
Journal. 

Scbool  jfurniturc  nni>  SuppUea 
Jfor  Sale  or  Ejcbanflc. 

A ''::^7'-,':''':'r;:'',r::,,;;":,V!:,;,, ;::,'-■"« 


he  nnid  loi  n.  udv.<i 
will  hi-  rnlitled  to  u 
detailed. 


lion  TorndN. 


third  luHCrtion  free,  II 


,  and  EssentlalH  of  Co.. ^,.,..  „^  .,.,._  ^ 

more.    Freight  paid  at  that!    All  brand  r 

hrnetlcand  Law  at  arte.  each. 
.     .  -  r  before  they  a 
C.  E.  D.  PARKER. 
Prln.  Emporia  BUMlnesH  College,  Emporia.  Kan 


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Result  of  ai  years'  experience. 
One  Dollar  per  Onrns  or  Ten  CenlH  per  Dozt-n.    .Send 

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Y.M.  C.  A.  Uldg.  I 

1  bniiKht  nil    of  my 

lie   pui'iieH  who    .  nHuered   the    little  want 
id.  I  plnced  ""  "' 

WM.  M.  CltOAN,    l»i 

Anderaon,  lod..  Nor.  Tni, 


AddrtHH, 


H.  ROBINS.  Wichita.  Kan. 

fnruitni'e    from 

--    -_ the    r     ' 

nd.  I  plnced  hi  THE  JOIKNAI.. 


BY  I.  C.  BOWSER. 


i,U 


PERNIN    SHORTHAND. 

Why 


>F(; 


F-  PEK.VIN  MliorthsQ'l  twli-cteil  abovi 


e  Brooklyu.  N.  Y. 


lIlKli  Schools  or  the 
ihoiiMii'liior  BK'inwrapbfnt 
are  bun<1red«o'  wiiters  of  the 
did  It  receive  the  cxcli 

The  School  Board 


T"^  ^   The  Schi 

Because  ?  ^-' 

J.^WWt^V*i-rw    ♦     capable  of  the  hlKh^ 
child  and  the  adult. 
I'OSinoN.    fe 


try  wlIhlD  the  pai>t  5  o 
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No.   7. 

Ufffrtr  Oral  Capttnltt. 

5 1  .—In  this  lesson  w*  begio  the  reverse  oval 
gronp  of  letters.  They  form  a  group  in  which  the 
principal  stroke  is  a  reveri*e  oval  stroke— just  the 
opposite  of  that  in  our  last  lesson.  While  it  is 
expected  that  yon  have  already  developed  a  good 
smooth  reverse  oval  action,  you  will  find  it  bene 
ficial  to  drill  freely  on  No.  1.  Commence  with 
fairly  large  oval  strokes,  swing  them  off  rapidly, 
and  gradually  reduce  them  as  indicated.  As  the 
chief  difficulty  in  making  3/  and  A'  is  to  get  turns 
at  the  top  instead  of  points,  you  should  become  pro- 
ficient in  Nos.  2  and  3  before  attempting  M  and  N. 
Aim  to  get  the  down  strokes  of  uniform  slant.  Get 
80  you  can  make  them  pretty  rajridly. 

S»mf   nrtnili*. 

>'»-•  — When  vou  make  Nos.  2  and  3  easily,  you 
will  have  no  difficulty  with  j¥  and  A'.  Make  pages 
of  them  singly.  Make  them  large  and  small.  Notice 
how  they  finish  with  an  up  stroke.  Notice  the  two 
ways  of  beginning.  So  far  as  speed  is  concerned,  it 
matters  very  little  which  way  you  begin,  but  I  wish 
to  caution  you  about  the  first  style.  It  is  neat  if 
yon  begin  at  the  line  ;  but  nearly  every  one  who 
attempts  that  style  fails  to  see  just  where  it  begins 
and  makcH  too  mud,  of  a  flourish.  The  result  is 
that  your  writing  presents  a  scraggly  appearance. 
Tliis  applies  to  all  of  this  group  of  letters.  By  com- 
paring your  script  capitals  with  the  corresponding 
Iirinted  ones,  you  will  find  that  that  beginning  up 
stroke  forms  no  part  of  the  letter,  so  I  would  advo- 
cate the  omission  of  it  and  begin  with  a  dot  or  small 
loop  at  the  top. 

Tracing    E^vrriitfH. 

5;$.— Where  a  letter  can  be  traced  and  thereby 
develop  the  true  form  of  the  letter  it  becomes  a 
profitable  exercise.  In  No.  8  you  begin  with  a  re- 
verse oval,  make  a  full  stop  at  the  base  line,  but 
do  not  lift  the  pen.  ascend  with  a  slight  right  curve 
to  the/uH  Unyhl  of  the  letter,  drop  to  the  line  with 
a  slight  left  curve  and  finish  with  a  left  curve  two- 
thirds  the  full  height.  Notice  that  the  finishing 
stroke  droops  to  the  right,  and  by  continuing  will 
como  around  to  the  beginning,  thereby  making  a 
good  tracing  exercise  Trace  it  to  a  count  of  1,  2, 
8.  until  you  can  do  it  rapidly  and  retain  pretty 
good  form,  then  make  pages  of  them  as  in  No.  !i. 
always  stopping  with  a  dot.  therebv  insuring  a 
regular  finish. 

TItr  7.. 

.•"•*--The  Z  makes  another  good  tracing  exer- 
cise. Make  the  top  just  like  the  first  part  of  11". 
Notice  the  shape  and  slant  of  the  little  loop  on  the 
liase  Ime.  Finish  like  the  small  z.  The  second 
style  of  Z  suits  me  best.  It  begins  just  like  a  figure 
;  and  finishes  small  ;.  It  looks  more  like  a  printed 
Z  than  the  former.  After  making  enough  of  them 
to  get  fair  ability,  practice  writing  Zauer  with- 
out lifting  the  pen  between  letters.  Notice  how 
nicely  the  Z  and  <i  join  and  how  short  the  finishing 
-stroke  of  r  is.     Practice  Zamrian  also. 

Thr  Q. 

5.->.— Make  Q  just  like  a  large  figm-e  .-.  It  begins 
same  as  the  preceding  letters,  bat  yon  should  carry 


NEW  YORK,   AUGUST,   1896. 

the  pen  farther  to  the  left  in  forming  the  loop  at 
the  base  of  Q  than  in  the  Z.  Notice  how  the  Q  is 
finished.  Lift  the  pen  just  as  it  drops  below  the 
line.  Don't  try  to  join  the  Q  to  the  word,  but  let 
the  front  letter  following  it  begin  quite  close  to  it. 
Try  a  page  of  each  word  given. 

Sottte  Folnttrn. 

50. — Practice  freely  on  the  word  Willie.  All  the 
small  letters  begin  and  finish  with  right  curves. 
Try  it.  Now  I  am  very  anxious  to  see  the  best  you 
can  do  on  No.  10.     It  makes  such  a  pretty,  neat  page 


J.  I.  J..  Rochester.  N.  Y.— You  do  not  make  the  individual 
letters  jrood  enouRh  yet.  Your  writiug  is  irregular  and 
shaky.  Work  on  each  lutter  until  you  can  make  It  well  every 
time  you  try.  before  you  spend  much  time  on  words.  It  ia 
difficult  to  criticise  your  work  on  those  little  strips  of  paper. 
Send  a  whole  sheet  of  foolscap  "chock  full"  next  time. 


J.  K.  S..  Taylors,  Id.— Your  work  on  the  May  lesson  is  the 
best  1  have  received.  Your  </'«  and  y'«  are  very  Kood./"«  a 
little  irregular  below  the  line  and  you  have  a  tendency  to 
malce  points  at  the  end  of  loops  where  a  short  turn  should 
be  made. 

W.  Q.  H..  Philadelphia.— Vou  did  right  in  changinR  from 
a  fine  pen  to  Esterbrook's  No.  .OW.  The  coarse  pen  work 
has  more  strength  and  ease  than  what  you  did  with  the  tine 


BY  C.  C.  LISTER,  ILLUSTRATING  HIS  ACCOMPANYING  LESSON  IN  RAPID  BUSINESS  WRITING. 


when  carefully  written.  When  yon  are  writing  it 
be  sure  to  make  a  clear  distinction  between  the  m's, 
ns  and  i's.  Watch  the  spacing  between  words. 
See  how  short  you  can  make  the  beginning  and  end- 
ing strokes  of  each  word.  Don't  forget  to  put  a 
page  of  the  best  you  can  do  on  each  copy  in  your 
specimen  book. 


T.   D.   W..  Cedarville.  Pa.— The  pract: 
shows  a  good,  strong  movement.  Try  ' 
loops.    Work  a  good  deal 


get  I 


sheet    you   sent 
zularity 


Try  to  make  the  oval  in  small  a  and  lop  of  y  more  nearly 
round,  instead  of  so  lon^  and  Hat. 

K.  H.  McPherson,  Kans.— Your  work  is  up  to  the  mark. 
No  criticism  to  offer. 

L.  M.  H..  New  York.- It  is  not  necessary  for  you  to  spend 
mach  time  on  January  lesson.  You  evidently  have  a  good 
'   vhat  you  netnl  now  is  to  l«aru  to  form  allthe 


J  B.  O..  Hayden,  Colo.— Your  work  on  the  lower  loops  is 
O.  K.  Would  suggest  that  you  refer  to  T.  D.  W-.  Cedarville. 
for  a  "  pointer  "  on  your  u's  and  g's.  Make  your  />  shorter 
above  the  line.    You  have  evidently  been  there  before. 


pen.      Your    oval  exercise  work  is  excellent.     No  spe<:ial 
criticism. 

R.  E.  T.,  Wilmington.-  Would  smoking^interforo  with  your 
progress?  Well,  not  bping  an  habitual  smoker  I  cannot  say 
from  experience.  It  is  claimed  that  smoking  affects  the 
nervous  system,  especially  those  of  delicate  organism;  and 
as  steady  nerves  are  important  factors  in  executing  good 
writing,  especially  rinc  wnrk.  I  would  advise  temperance  in 
the  tobacco  line.    You  failed  to  Inclose  any  work  for  cnti- 


To  illustrate:  Can  you  make  five  or  six  lini 

capital  O's.  D'h.  C's  ot  £^'»  and  make  them  all  alike?    Shall 
be  glad  to  see  your  professional  letter. 

M.  B.  R..  Creek  Village.— Your  weakest  letter  in  the  May 
lesson  is  z.  You  make  too  broad  a  turn  at  the  top  and  there 
is  too  much  curvature  in  the  loop  below  the  line.  Vour/> 
are  slightly  inclined  to  be  '"  hump  backed."  Your  work  is 
very  good  and  you  are  surely  succeeding  in  changing  from 
left  to  right  hand.  Work  a  good  deal  on  No.  1.  April,  and 
small  /  exercise  for  hinge  action.  Make  them  larger  than 
copy,  as  they  were  necessarily  reduced  in  engraving. 

J.  M.  D.  and  S.  L..  Lowell,  Mass.— Judging  from  your  let- 
ters, would  say  that  you  have  prettv  free  movament.  but 
lack  in  control  of  it ;  also  thnt  you  need  a  8y8temati<r  drilling 


Would  make  personal  criticisms  for  15  cents  per  criticism. 


BY  STUDENT  OF  C.  C.  LISTER.  SHOWING  IMPROVE.MENT  .MADE  IN  THREE  .MONTHS.  45  MINUTES  A  DAY. 


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BY  STUDENTS  OF  C.  C.  LISTER.  FIRST  SPECIMEN  BY  MISS  HONECK.  AFTER  FOUR  MONTHS'  PRACTICE-  SECOND  BY  E  C 
MARSHALL,  THREE  MONTHS;  THIRD  BY  W.  E.WALLS,  THREE  MONTHS.  THEY  RECEIVED  CLASS  INSTRUCTION 
FORTY-FIVE  MINUTES  A  DAY  FOR  TIME  SPECIFIED,  ON  LINES  LAID  DOWN  IN  THESE  LESSONS 


I  C.  S.  R..  York.  Pa.— I  like  tlie  work  you  sent  very  much, 
t  ia  neat.  llKht  and  free.  Your  are  weak  on  z.  Read 
M.  B.  R.,  Cross  Creek.  Lower  part  of  /  is  too  small  and  your 
lower  loops  Kenerally  have  a  tendency  to  be  too  small. 

J.  I.  J.,  Rochester,  N.  Y.— Yes,  your  writiuR  all  slants  too 
much,  and  curved  lines  are  too  scarce.  Curve  all  up 
strokes  in  loops  more,  so  the  crossing  of  loops  will  be  lower 
and  slant  will  not  be  so  great. 

J.  K.  S.,  Taylor's  Island.— Your  work  is  O.  K. 


Business     Writing    as    I 
Teacli  and  Preacli  It. 

'  TANDIXU  almost  at  the  close 
of  the  nineteenth  century, 
it  is  delightful  to  look 
buck  over  even  a  few  of 
the  years  that  are  gone 
and  note  the  steady  for- 
ward march  of  civiliza- 
tion. Many  things  which 
were  undreamed-of  lux- 
uries in  our  fathers'  time, 
things  which  no  money 
could  purchase,  are  now 
within  easy  reach  of  the 
poor  man  and  regarded  in 
the  light  of  common 
necessities. 
Thanks  to  the  art  of  iUustration,  the  beautiful  has 
uever  been  so  well  uuderstood  or  so  highly  appreciated  as 
it  is  today,  yet  there  is  an  ever  increasing  tendency 
toward  practical  things.  The  general  demand  is  that  of 
an  age  hurried  aud  utilitarian  and  the  supply  must 
necessarily  assume  a  corresponding  form.  Nowhere  is 
this  more  noticeable  than  in  an  up-to-date  business  col- 
lege, where  an.rthing  but  practical  thinking,  practical 
teaching,  practical  execution  is  sadly  out  of  place. 

The  teacher  of  writing  connected  with  a  commercial 
school  has  to  teach  all  grades  of  students.  There  are 
men,  women,  boys  and  girls  ;  some  of  them  have  their 
handwriting  pretty  well  established,  but  with  the  ma- 
jontyit  IS  only  a  cramped  finger-drawing  style  painful 
to  see  and  more  painful  to  execute.  They 'have  been 
years  contracting  this  deformed  style  of  writing  and  it 
wiU  reiinire  more  than  a  day,  a  week,  or  a  month  of  pa- 
tient and  untiring  toil  to  get  them  out  of  the  rut  and 
weU  starte<l  toward  the  development  of  a  bold  easv 
graceful  hand  that  is  rapid  to  write  and  a  pleasure  to 
read. 

For  business  purposes,  for  general  use,  the  best  style 
of  writing  is  compact,  of  neat  appearance,  and,  of  comie 
perfectly  legible  and  capable  of  being  written  rapidly  and 
without  great  effort.  It  should  be  absolutely  without 
shade  or  flourish,  in  fact,  unle.^-<  people  are  verv  good 
wntere,  it  is  better  to  avoid  those  frills  which  emphasize 
the  imperfections  of  form  rather  than  conceal  them 
My  teaching  U  done  principally  in  large  classes  and 


from  the  blackboard  and,  though  not  unconscious  of  the 
favorable  impression  ornamental  writing  makes  on  the 
mind  of  the  inexperienced  student,  I  adhere  strictly  to  a 
plain  unshaded  style.  Whatever  the  copy  be— move- 
ment exercises,  small  letters,  capitals,  body  writing,  fig- 
ures, or  plain  lettering— it  is  always  the  best  of  which  I 
am  capable.  A  person's  success  in  life  eeldom  goes  be- 
yond his  ideal,  his  highest  aim,  and  I  believe  the  surest 
way  to  raise  the  standard  of  handwriting  is  to  aid  in  the 
creation  of  high  ideals. 

Then  comes  the  training  for  intelligent  practice. 
Until  a  student  is  able  to  analyze,  compare  and  criticise 
his  work,  to  contrast  what  he  has  done  -with  what  he 
aims  to  do,  he  is  not  getting  the  most  possible  good  out 
of  an  hour's  practice.  I  find  it  absolutely  impossible  to 
see  all  the  students'  work  on  each  copy  every  day,  but  of 
those  I  do  see  I  note  the  most  common  failings  and  place 
them  on  the  board  beside  the  copy,  explain  the  trouble 
and  the  probable  cause  and  prescribe  a  remedy. 

The  ob.iection  is  sometimes  raised  that  students  drilled 
in  large  classes  lose  their  individuality.  I  have  never 
observed  this  to  be  the  case,  and  even  it  it  were  so,  per- 
sonal characteristics  and  personal  habits  have  such  an 
influence  upon  handwi'iting  as  to  overcome  the  uui- 
formity  almost  before  it  is  developed. 

I  teach  muscular,  as  it  is  commonly  called,  or  forearm 
movement  exclusively,  and  use  nothing  else  in  my  gen- 
eral work.  Perhaps  it  I  could  write  better  with  my  arm 
elevated  to  an  angle  of  from  ten  to  twenty  degrees  it 
would  go  up,  aud  when  some  too  observing  young 
American  remarked  the  discrepancy,  I  would  instruct 
him  to  do  as  I  say,  not  as  I  do.  You  will  notice  I  say 
••  perhaps,"  I  am  not  sure. 

The  range  of  work  is  so  -wide,  the  exercises  so  varied, 
there  is  little  danger  of  monotony  in  a  -writing  class' 
With  but  comparatively  slight  eflTort  the  necessary  interest 
and  enthusiasm  may  be  maintained  from  day  to  day.  It 
is  hard  when  the  student  begins  to  realize  that  he  has 
acquu-ed  a  fair  movement  but  that  it  is  weU  nigh  un- 
manageable, to  prevent  him  from  becoming  discouraged 
and  sinking  back  into  the  old  way.  He  is  unwilling  to 
sacrifice  form  to  speed  and  may  resist  the  teacher's 
efforts  to  prevent  him  from  sacrificing  speed  to  form,  but 
by  taking  the  easiest  forms  first,  'twiU  not  be  long  before 
he  sees  that  these  assume  more  regular  proportions,  and 
that  the  new  way  is  much  less  fatiguing. 

The  success  of  a  teacher,  of  any  teacher,  is  measured 
by  the  accomplishment  of  his  pupils,  and  depends  largely 
upon  his  ability  to  popularize  the  subject  which  he 
teaches;  to  grasp  the  requirements  of  his  pupils,  both  has  a 
class  and  individuaUv,  and  to  shape  his  work  so  as  to  best 
meet  these  requirements;  and  to  feel  (not  assume)  the 
pereonal  interest  which  the  young  are  quick  to  recognize 
and  appreciate,  and  to  which  they  respond  with  their 
very  best  efforts. 

Wihninriton.  Del.  Com'!  Coll. 


F^'^'^L"^^^?.*?''  °°''  graduates  from  college,  papa, 
why  do  they  call  it  his  commencement '' 
V.    f^^r^*^*!?  ^*  "'®°  commences  to  learn  something 
about  the  world,  my  son.— .V.  i:  Co/iii/icrciVW  AdveHiaer. 


Ci/  mkm|ioAutW 

A  large  number  of  peumeu  and  teachers  liave 
answered  the  following  questions  and  their  replies 
will  be  printed  as  rapidly  as  we  can  find  space. 

As  these  questions  cover  the  most  important 
points  in  learning  to  write,  the  answers  should 
prove  of  great  value  to  students  and  teachers. 

1.  \a}  What  do  yon  consider  the  essentials  of  a  good  band- 
writing  ?    iName  them  in  the  order  of  importouce. ) 

(6)  Name,  in  what  you  consider  the  order  of  importance, 
the  essential  teaching  points  to  keep  in  mind  to  produce  u 
good  handwriting.     (As  position,  speed,  movement,  etc) 

2.  Give  your  definition  of  musc\ilar  or  forearm  movement. 

3.  Name  and  give  reasons  for  the  best  position  of: 

(a)  Body. 

(b)  Hand  and  pen. 

4.  Name  the  best  movement  and  give  your  reasons. 

BespectfuUy. 

Penman's  Art  Journal. 

Kelchmr  Hn»  iHa  Suff. 

1.  (a)  Ist.  Legibility.  2d.  Rapidity.  3d.  Ease.  4th.  Simplic- 
ity,     (b)    Ist.    Position.     2d.   Movement.     3d.    Form.     4th. 

2.  Muscular  or  forearm  movement  is  writing  with  a  pivot 
action  or  rolling  motion  of  the  muscular  cushion  of  the  fore- 
arm resting  on  the  table,  keeping  the  thumb  and  fingers  quiet 
at  their  joints,    the  propelling  power  coming  principally 


it  brings  both  of 


from  the  muscles  of  the  shoulder. 

3.  Front  position.    Ist.  It  is  best  be ^^ 

the  forearms  on  the  table  just  alike.  2d.  It  keeps  the  shoul- 
ders straight  and  horizontal.  3d.  It  is  less  liable  to  produce 
curvature  of  the  spine.  4th.  It  is  most  natural  position  and 
is  less  tiring. 

4.  (a)  Muscular  movement  is  the  best  movement  for  cap- 
itals and  the  short  small  letters.  1st.  Because  it  is  less  tiring 
than  the  other  movements.  2d.  It  is  the  surest  and  easiest 
movement  after  once  acquired.  :kl.  You  can  get  a  stronger 
and  better  line.  4th.  It  is  one  of  the  speediest  movements. 
(b)  Combined  movement  is  the  best  movement  for  loop  and 
semi-extended  letters.. because  you  are  able  to  make  the  let- 
ters better,  and  to  make  them  more  easily  and  rapidly. 

My  answers  to  the  above  list  of  questions  are  for  classes 
■vhere  students  are  of  such  an  age  as  to  be  taught  r       " 


A    Voice  from  Cnnada, 

1.  (al  First,  legibility,  freedom  and  rapidity. 

(b)  The  essential  points  in  teaching,  in  my  estimation, 
in  order  to  produce  ^ood  handwriting  are  :  As  to  position  I 
prefer  the  front  position  with  neither  elbow  resting  on  the 
desk,  but  about  two  inches  over  the  edge,  the  body  in  such  a 
position  that  no  weight  rests  forward  on  the  arms.  After 
we  get  the  student  acquainted  with  the  po.nition  ot  the  body, 
the  pen  and  the  arm.  we  then  set  him  to  work  on  free  exer- 
cises, and  on  every  occasion  when  an  opportunity  offers  we 
instill  into  their  minds  the  importance  of  freedom.  We 
sacrifice  everything  else  for  freedom  in  the  early  part  of  a 
student's  course.  After  we  find  his  hand  works  perfectly 
free,  which  is  accomplished  by  practicmg  exercises  in  which 
we  introduce  the  diflferent  letters  of  the  alphabet,  we  then  aim 
at  speed.  I  should  have  said  earlier  in  my  explanations  that 
while  the  student  is  cultivating  freedom  he  is  also  getting 
tlioroughly  familiar  with  the  form  of  the  different  letters,  ao 
that  as  to  the  order  of  importance  I  would  make  freedom 
first,  form  second,  speed  the  last  point  to  be  considered. 

I  teach  pure  muscular  movement— no  motion  whatever  in 
the  fingers. 

2.  Muscular  movement  is  a  system  by  which  the  letters  are 
formed  entirely  from  the  forearm  resting  slightly  over  the 
edge^of  the  table  or  desk.    There  are  various  ways  of  teach- 

ular  movement,  aud  there  seem  to  be  just  s 


met         ^_._ 

'ith  the  left  hand,  and  with  his  right  hanr" 
,  and  in  this  way  you  convince  the 

2apable  of  doing  the  work  as  you 

provided  he  has  had  the  practice.    Any  teacher  who 


has  followed  this  course  for  some  time  can  make  almost  t 
good  an  exercise  with  the  student's  hand  as  he  can  with  his 
own.  I  think  I  have  fully  described  (a)  and  (b)  in  my  above 
explanations. 

4.  I  prefer  muscular  movement  because  I  am  confident  it 
admits  of  greater  speed  and  freer  work. 

D.  McLachlan. 
Prin.  Chatham,  Ont.,  Bus.  Coll. 


Mr.  Ot 


nan'ti  Idiaa. 


1.  la)  The  essentials  for  a  good  handwriting  are:  First, 
legibility  ;  second,  speed. 

(Di  ThB  essential  teaching  points  are:  Erect,  front  posi- 
tion, rapid  exercises  from  the  start,  close  observation,  fore- 


power  furnished  by  the  muscles  of  the  forearm. 

3.  IB)  Position  of  body,  erect,  front  position,  feet  squarL-ly 
on  the  floor  in  front,  arms  resting  on  the  desk  to  elbows. 

lb)  Holder  held  so  that  both  points  of  pen  tonch  the  paper, 
lower  part  of  holder  at  root  of  nail  of  second  finger,  fort- 
finger  on  top  of  the  holder,  thumb  about  one  inch  from  pt-n. 
upper  part  >f  holder  opposite  knuckle,  third  and  fourth 
finger  nails  sliding  on  paper  with  same  movement  as  t"*". 
holder  held  very  slightly. 

4.  I  teach  forearm  movement  pure  and  simple,  becaase  my 
experience,  justifies  the  conclusion  that  such  teaching  Is 
most  conducive  to  delicacy  of  work,  ease  of  execution,  legi- 
bility, and  rapidity.  G.  A.  Okuman. 

Minn.  School  of  Business.  Minneapolis.  Minn. 

Front  F.  A.  Harht-rtc. 

1.  (ai    Legibility,  smooth  lines  or  free  movement,  speed. 

(bi  Position  of  body,  paper  and  pen;  proper  movement, 
form,  and  speed,  also  proper  styi 

2.  Muscular  or  forearm  movem^ 


ular  or  forearm  movement  is  the  action  of  the  fore- 
muscles  of  the  upper  arm  and  shoulders  being  used  f 


withont  the  aid  of  the  fingers. 


)  certain  'role  by  which  the  class  must 


1  be  oaed  to  eopport  body. 

Tbl*L«ni«Ddre«ton  the  iide  and  Joint  of  little  flnjfer  on 
the  flniter  nail  of  third  tingvT.  It  affords  tetter  contro*  than 
the  0nir«r  nails  onlr. 

3.  (b.  iKive  no  on< 
bold  their  pens.  .         ,  ... 

4.  Combined  movf-ment.  It  is  best  suited  to  the  majority 
of  stodnntd.  Pur*?  muiwalar  movement  with  most  students  is 
too  reckb-M  and  wild,  flnjier  movement  tooslow.  The  happy 
nedinm  brings  l>e«t  results-  ^    .      -«  . 

'■-     e  N< 
rrom    H'.  A.  Houlder. 
I.  <a)  Leirlbility  and  speed,   ibi  Goorl  position,  pood  move- 
moot  and  good  work,  done  a--^  rapidly  as  possible. 

a.  The  mortnfc  of  the  hand  from  the  armiest  just  forward 
oftheellKiw.  ^     ^ 

3.  (Bf  Front  position,  be^^auH?  It  supports  the  body  best, 
therebr  iiwurintf  a  ftlrontrer  and  Ix'tter  movement.  (b>  Best 
the  hand  on  the  nails  of  the  third  and  fourth  tinkers,  tnrn- 
iRK  it  far  onouKh  to  the  left  U>  avoid  restiUK  on  the  side  : 
aimInK  to  point  the  holder  toward  the  riffht  shnulder. 

4.  Combined  firearm  and  fiuner  movemenU.  because  the 
former  when  u«k1  atone  produt^is  too  careless  work  ;  while 
the  latter  used  alone  requires  too  much  effort. 


Yonrs  respectfully 
WiUminylon,  Del.,  Com'l  Colt. 


W.  A.  MOL'LDEK. 


PEXHA.VSHIP. 


Vnffut  penmanthip  is  the  record  of  a  ra])id  but  controlled 


The  prereoulsites  of  ffood  penmanship  are  first,  correct 
coplett :  sefond.  rlefir  oonffpts  of  accurate  script,  accurate 
Bcrlpt  fi.rin>*     third  ii  f]i-Mnitf>  knowledce  of  the  process  of 

conHiru.  I  i-.ii  iiiii  1  ihi>  ii-ition  and  movement  most  fon- 
du' ]' .  1.1  I iipid  execution  ;  fourth,  good 

milt' 'I,  ,]   maintain  that  position  wnich 

adniii-  .1  I  rj.  -T.  -  1  ,,,--111,  a.rionof  the  writiDK  machinery 
coiiBioiviii  \\i\U  -ii.-iifc;iii.  pixH'Islon  and  bodily  comfort; 
sixth,  a  ilfmri:  tu  du  ;  8<jvoiitb.  favorable  physical  conditions  ; 
and.  flnnlly.  thoroutcb  mental  discipline  and  persistent,  in- 
telligent and  systematic  muscular  training. 


production  of  valuable  penmanship  itt  study  of  form  c 
tal  copy  Retting,  correct  position,  movement  tmlture, 
Answer  to 

Legibility,  rapidity,  uniformity  adaptat  ility.  finish. 


(b)  The  rapahilitii  of  the  /»hj»i7.  Nefds  oi  the  pnpH.  'TIVki 
teach.  How  topreMcnt  it  (in  that  concise  yet  interestiuK  y 
that  causes  the  jiuptl  to  see /ir^i/'.  and  n 


to 

Answer  to  question  ;i 

iii>  1.  Muscular  movement,  any  movement  of  any  set  of 
musfles  of  either  human,  brute.  ^)ird.  or  reptile. 

S.  An  fi mhiffuouH  term  applied  to  the  action  of  the  entire 
arm  as  it  rests  upon  the  table  or  desk  when  writing.  So 
culled  because  of  the  popular  delusion  that  themuscleaof 
the  forearm  are  caused  to  stretch  forward  and  backward  in 
forming  letters.  The  fact  Is  that  the  skin  ond  not  the  mus- 
cles Is  stretched,  as  the  muscles  of  the  upper  arm  and  shoul- 
der cause  the  muscles  to  sU«  through  It.  To  test  this  bare 
the  right  arm.  place  it  on  the  fingers  of  the  left  hand  and 
Bex  it.  lb)  Forearm  movement.— A  motion  involving  the 
action  of  the  forearm  purely.  Its  only  proper  application 
In  penmaQsbip  refers  to  a  lateral  action  of  the  forearm  in 
convoving  the  hand  from  side  to  side.  (2)  Tbo  most  mislead 
Ing  term  that  has  ever  been  applied  to  the  vibrating  arm 
movements  in  writing,  in  that  in  conveys  the  impression 
that  the  elbow  must  rcHmin  sttitionurv  and  that  only  the 


of     tll- 


No 


.  Mr 


iild 


.  which  muscles,  as  all 
the  elbow. 

my  definition  of  that  move- 
tbe  above  names,  here  it  is. 


on  the  denk.  taking  no  part  whatever  in  the  execution  ex- 
cept as  their  tension  restrains  or  liberates  motion,  or  as  they 
are  forced  to  move  by  the  action  of  the  muBcl«s  In  the  upper 
arm  and  shoulder.  They  serve  as  a  sort  of  regulator  or 
wtwidying  agency.  Their  flexibility  determines  to  a  great 
extent  the  force  necessary  to  execution. 

Answer  to  3.— lai  Facing  desk  squarely.  *bt  Hand  stand- 
ing. No  space  between  foretlnger  and  holder  for  young 
pupils  es|>eciaUy.    See  lesson  in  the  Dec.  Journal,  l^■9l 

Auswer  to  4.— That  combined  rest-arm  and  finger  move- 
ment in  which  the  former  predominates  is  best  adapted  to 
all  except  verv  voung  pupils. 

Why  y  For  the  sume  reason  that  we  can  walk  better  and 
fa-ster  bv  bending  ankle  ond  toes. 

When  writing  a  uniform  one-space  arm  vibration  of  the 
arm  should  l>e  kept  up  for  short  letters.  When  a  loop  or 
stem  letter  is  reached  the  fingers  should  help,  There  is  a 
twofold  reason  for  this.  First,  it  taken  ?«-«.■<  time,  for  the  sim- 
ple reason  that  the  .two  act  simultaneously;  for  a  two-space 

•  SioNiFiCANXE  OF  Names.— The  above  name  wos  chosep 
with  a  vti>w  to  conveying  correct  ideas  aa  to  the  nature  of 
the  writing  movement  for  which  it  is  intended.  It  ts  sup- 
piM»e<\  to  indu-ttte  what  set  or  sets  of  muscles  are  directly 
employed  in  the  shaping  or  forming  of  the  letters;  what 
part  or  parts  of  the  writiuir  machinery  are  brought  into 
action  ;  and  its  position  treating  or  suspended  i  while  acting. 
The  term  finger  movement  is  recognized  bv  all  as  referring 
to  that  action  of  the  fingers  employed  in  w'ritiug.  while  the 
term  arm  movement  imi>lies  a  shaping  action  of  the  arm. 
The  qualirying  prefix,  rest  or  suspended,  indicates  the  posi- 
tion of  the  forearm  in  each  

bined  movement  suggests  at  o 

movements  The  rest-arm  movement  is  called  bv  some  the 
•muscular  "  and  bv  others  the  "  forearm  "  movement,  but 
what  do  these  names  signify  >  As  used  bv  mauv  to  indicate 
a  certain  arm  vibration  as  ii  rests  upon  the  desk,  the  name 
■■  muscular  movement "  is.  to  sav  the  least,  ambiguous.  Its 
application  is  general,  not  siteciflc.    Absolutely  no  inkling  b 

\ovi 
o(  the 

dancine : 


ould  lie  derived  froi 

-ii/<ir  action  in  all  writing,  drawing,  walking  or 
Again,  does  not  the  forearm  rext  upon 


the  desk  when  using  the  finger,  the  rest-arm.  and  th^ 
btned  movement  ^  And  is  not  its  action  up<m  this  muscular 
rest  quite  similar  in  the  last  two  named  ^  That  any  move- 
ment of  any  set  of  muscles  is  a  "  muscular  movement."  no 
intelligent  person  will  protend  to  deny,  no  matter  to  what 
animal  they  belong.  If  a  dog  wags  his  tail  he  employs  a 
"  muscular  movement."  Should  ne  sight  a  cat  he  will  in- 
variably use  a  "  rapid  muscular  movement "  as  he  dashes  off 
in  pursuit,  as  also  aoes  the  cat  in  her  flight. 


Business  Writing  Teachers'  Open  Court. 


143 


ayxay2yxo^xoo 


BY  S.  B.  FAHNESTOCK,  McPHERSON,  KANSAS. 


of  Wriliwj,   Ouk  Furl:,  III. 


D.  W.  HOFP. 


Two  Penmen:   A  Reminiscence. 

BY  J.    E.    KINO. 

Several  years  ago.  wheu  1  was  teaching  in  a  business 
college  in  one  of  the  Eastern  States,  there  were  two 
young  men  in  my  department  who  were  giving  special  at- 
tention to  penmanship,  with  a  view  to  teaching  it.  Both 
of  them  had  already  acquired  considerable  skill,  and  their 
progress  in  the  art  was  marked  and  rapid. 

I  will  call  one  of  these  young  men  Smith  and  the  other 
Jones.  Smith  was  the  better  penman,  but  Jones  was  the 
better  student.  Smith  had  the  more  talent,  but  Jones 
was  the  more  painstaking  and  persevering,  and  besides, 
had  the  better  education.  Both  had  been  bom  and 
brought  up  on  the  farm. 

One  day.  toward  the  end  of  their  course,  the  principal 
of  OUT  college  received  an  application  for  a  teacher  of  pen- 
manship from  the  principal  of  a  business  college  located 
in  the  city  of  Brooklyn.  After  giving  the  matter  due 
consideration,  he  recommended  both  Smith  and  Jones, 
and  they  were  instructed  to  make  application,  by  letter, 
tor  the  position,  which,  of  course,  they  did. 

Smith  wrote  and  mailed  his  letter  within  fifteen  minutes 
after  being  notified.  Jones,  however,  was  more  deliber- 
ate. He  realized  how  much  depended  on  that  letter,  and 
determined  to  make  it  the  very  best  he  could  prepare  and 
write.  He  worked  on  the  letter  until  he  could  make  no 
further  improvement  in  the  subject-matter  and  then, 
school  being  over  for  the  day.  went  to  his  room  to  tran- 
scribe it. 


The  first  copy  did  not  suit  him,  so  be  wrote  another- 
Then  he  thought  he  could  improve  on  that  one,  and  ho 
wrote  another,  and  unother,  and  so  on  until  the  tlcior 
around  the  table  on  whicli  he  was  writing  was  llterallv 
covered  with  copies  of  the  letter.  At  last  after  Beveral 
hours'  hard,  painstaking  work,  he  executed  one  which 
he  believed  was  the  very  best  he  could  write,  and  that 
one  he  mailed.  He  was  not  satisfied  with  his  work, 
however,  and  determined  then  and  there  to  increase  hl8 
efforts  to  acquire  greater  skill. 

It  will  be  seen  that  Jones  possessed  some  of  the  quail- 
ties  which  are  so  essential  to  snccees,  viz.,j)atienco,  perse- 
verance and  a  desire  to  improve  on  past  efforts. 

In  a  few  days  our  principal  received  another  letter 
from  his  Brooklyn  correspondent,  in  which  he  stated 
that  he  had  received  both  letters  of  appliration  ;  that 
while  the  one  from  Smith  showed  the  greater  skill,  it 
was  marred  by  faulty  construction  and  several  nil»- 
spelled  words  ;  that  the  one  from  Jones,  though  not  so 
skillfully  executed,  was  a  model  in  other  ways  -and  that 
he  had  decided  to  engage  Jones.  He  desired,  however, 
to  have  his  judgment  confirmed  before  doing  so.  It  is, 
perhaps,  needless  to  state  that  Jones  secured  the  posi- 

'  Now  for  the  sequel  :  Jones  is  to-day  one  of  the  pro- 
prietors of  a  large  and  successful  Business  College  located 
in  the  capital  of  his  native  State,  while  Smith  is  pack  on 
the  farm,  where  he  is  likely  to  stay  for  the  remainder 
of  his  days.  

Our  Art  Chief   Abroad. 

Our  Mr.  Bollinson,  from  whom  the  art  impulses  of  this 
establishment  have  radiated  for  a  namlier  of  years,  has 
been  enjoying  a  well-earned  vacation  abroad.  He  re- 
turned in  finest  fettle,  loaded  to  the  brim  with  delightful 
sketches  and  reminiscences  of  scorching  up  Vesuvius,  to- 
boganning  down  the  Mont  BUinc  glaciers  and  inspecting 
the  brica-brac  and  lingerie  of  the  Quartier  Latin.  Jour 
SAL  readers  will  be  glad  to  learn  that  he  has  promised  to 
tell  about  some  of  these  things  for  their  benefit. 


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How  to  Secure  a  Good  Position  in  Writing. 

J.    H.     BACHTENKIRCHER.     SUPERVISOR    WRITING. 
LAFAYETTE,    IND. 

Penmen  and  teachers  may  differ  33  to  the  proper 
slant,  material,  movement,  .speed,  forms  of  letters, 
where  to  bef;in,  etc.,  but  I  believe  that  all  will 
agree  that  an  easy  working  position  is  indispen- 
sable to  (jood,  easy,  legible  writing. 

I  believe  in  the  old  copy—"  As  the  motion  so  is  the 
line."  Now,  good,  free  motion  depends  upon  the 
tree  action  of  the  writing  machinery — the  arm, 
hand  and  fingers — and  just  how  to  accomplish  this 
is  to  me  a  difficult  problem.  I  do  not  find  it  so  diffi- 
cult to  get  children  to  use  the  proper  position  and 
movement  during  the  special  writing  lesson,  but 
give  them  a  lesson  to  write,  regular  work,  and  they 
go  all  "  to  pieces."  to  speak  the  venacular.  They 
will  glide  the  hand  on  the  nails  of  third  and  fourth 
fingers  or  joint  of  little  finger  very  nicely  just  as 
long  as  they  are  making  some  movement  exercise  or 
writing  words,  but  put  them  on  page  work,  using 
;a  sentence,  and  down  goes  the  wrist  flat  on  the 
desk,  or  the  hand  drops  over  on  the  side.  This  keep- 
ing the  wrist  off  the  desk  or  paper  is  the  "rub." 
If  the  wrist  eaji  be  kept  clear  of  the  desk  teaching 
movement  is  an  easy  task.  Just  how  to  get  the 
wrist  up  and  the  hand  in  the  proper  position  to 
give  an  easy  glide  has  been  the  most  difficult  part 
of  my  work.  I  tried  many  devices,  but  none  met 
with  any  degree  of  success.  This  year  I  have  been 
using  the  following  scheme,  and  I  have  been  getting 
•excellent  results. 

Place  the  following  form  on  the  board : 


'c/cnmani)  CLTtiCCLntUna^ 


{^C^^g^ 


'.ar/t 


rm/^W^<(^!^'^^^i^. 


you  make  your  report.  When  you  close  the  lesson, 
they  will  watch  eagerly  for  the  report.  Every  pupil 
will  be  watching  his  or  her  particular  row.  They 
are  watching  for  the  colored  chalk,  and  all  want  to 
see  if  his  or  her  particular  row  "is  full."  Should 
a  row  have  a  "  lazy  band."  you  will  see  some  pupil 
look  around  at  another  pupil  as  if  to  say,  "Is  it 
you?"  Right  here,  I  think,  is  the  beauty  of  this 
scheme.  No  one  knows  who  possesses  the  "  lazy 
hand  "  but  the  te=tcher.  This  discourages  no  pupil, 
and  has  a  tendency  to  make  them  strive  for  better 
results  next  time.  I  vary  the  heading  with  the 
grade;  I' use  "Position  Writers"  in  some  rooms, 


half  of  Second  Year.  It  shows  the  room's  grade  for 
four  weeks.  If  any  of  my  readers  have  enough  faith 
to  try  this  scheme.  I  would  like  to  hear  the  results. 
When  a  room  grades  E.  I  present  the  room  with  a 
large  star.  This  the  pupils  cover  with  gilt  paper, 
and  it  is  called  a  "  star  room. "  This  is  kept  hang, 
ing  in  the  room  so  long  as  the  class  grades  £■ 
Those  having  E,  cover  the  star  with  silver  paper. 
When  a  room  receives  the  "  golden  star."  the  other 
rooms  are  not  long  in  finding  it  out.  and  the  energy 
and  enthusiasm  immediately  goes  up  several 
"points."  It  for  any  reason  I  should  leave  the 
room,  as  It  sometimes  happens,  without  marking 


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I.  1  II. 

III. 

IV. 

V. 

VI, 

Grade. 

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7    1    1 
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I  place  this  form  on  the  front  board  and  number 
the  rmes  in  the  room  to  correspond  with  the  rows  in 
the  form.  I  tell  the  class  that  during  the  recita- 
tion, I  shall  watch  carefully  for  "lazy  hands." 
During  the  recitation,  I  count  the  "  good  hands  "  in 
■each  row  from  three  to  four  times  and  make  a  note 
of  same  on  a  slip  of  paper  for  this  purpose.  At  the 
■close  of  the  recitation,  I  step  to  the  board  and  place 
a  figure  in  each  row,  corresponding  to  the  number 
of  "good  hands"  in  the  row  during  recitation. 
When  all  the  pupils  in  the  row  have  the  correct  po- 
sition, I  place  the  figure  iu  colored  chalk.  You  do 
not  have  to  call  their  attention  to  the  board  when 


and  in  higher  grades  "  Movement  Writers."  I  also 
have  a  system  of  grading.  In  marking  proficiency, 
we  use  P.  P.  F,  F,  G.  G,  E,  E.  Letters  indicate 
Poor,  Very  Poor,  Fair.  Very  Fair,  Good,  Very 
Good,  Excellent  and  Very  Excellent. 

F  is  70  per  cent  ;  F  is  7,5  per  cent. ;  G  is  80  per 
cent. ;  G  is  H'y  per  cent.  ;  E  is  !)0  per  cent.  ;  E  is  100 
percent.  To  get  the  per  cent.  I  divide  the  total 
number  of  good  positions  by  the  number  present. 
This  record  is  not  only  kept  in  the  special  writing 
lesson,  but  in  language,  geography,  history,  tests 
and  other  written  work.  During  my  visits  the 
second  week  in  March  I  gave  a  test  on  position.  I 
took  for  the  copy  "As  the  motion  so  is  the  line. " 
This  was  written  from  15  to  2.")  minutes,  according 
to  grade.  Out  of  a  total  of  60  rooms,  30  rooms  made 
E.  20  rooms  made  E,  2  made  G  and  3  made  G.  The 
report  given  in  the  form  is  from  a  room  containing 
one  class  of  First  Year  pupils,  and  one  class  of  first 


the  room,  I  am  overtaken  in  the  hall  or  in  the  next 
room  and  some  little  fellow  says,  "  You  forgot  to 
mark  us  "  This  "  scheme  "  is  not  on  the  "  merit 
card  plan,"  but  appeals,  I  think,  to  the  pride  of  the 
pupil.  The  laziest  pupil  in  the  room,  if  it  possesses 
one,  is  proud  of  his  room  when  the  grade  reaches  E, 
and  prouder  still  when  it  reaches  E. 


TEACHING    WRITING    IN    PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS. 


LESSONS 
lull  Faring 


FOlt  FIRST  GRADE. 
With    Pliyaical    Drills 


BY  MISS  LUCY    E.  KELLER,  SUPERVISOR  OF   WRITING, 
DULUTH,    MINN. 


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Dictating 

Back  against  the  seat.  Feet  flat  on  the  floor. 
Arm-rests  on  the  edge.  Fingers  and  thumb  touch- 
ing the  desk.  Raise  and  lower  each  finger  and 
thumb  five  times.  We  will  call  this  playing  the 
piano.  Then  the  teacher  folds  hands  and  dictates 
each  step  until  class  is  in  good  writing  position. 
The  class  remains  quiet  while  the  teacher  inspects 
each  one  in  position.  Lay  down  pencils  and  exam- 
ine paper.  What  color  are  the  lines '!  Dark  blue 
and  light  blue.  You  cannot  stand  on  nothing.  We 
must  have  something  to  rest  oui"  letters  on.  The 
line  on  which  the  letters  rest  is  called  the  ba.se  line.  . 
The  dark  blue  lines  are  the  base  lines.  Illustrate 
space  by  the  use  of  two  books,  near  together.  Draw 
lines  on  the  board  and  place  your  books  against 
them.  From  one  line  to  the  next  is  called  a  space 
and  between  each  dark  blue  line  on  your  paper  you 
can  count  three  spaces. 

Name  the  spaces  first  space,  second  space,  third 
space. 

Lessotu,   r  to  X. 

Practice  writing  Fig.  1  in  the  first  space.  Have 
the  physical  exercises  at  the  beginning  or  end  of 
every  lesson.  Be  firm  in  having  good  position  while 
writing.  Give  your  personal  aid  to  each  child. 
Praise  those  that  write  slowly  and  carefully.  Keep 
the  class  together  on  lines.    At  the  end  of  two  weeks 


T      ■^cnjna/tj  QyfZt'Ci^tujxalQ) 


'43 


the  clam  nboald  be  able  to  take  good  position  in- 
fitantly.  to  have  clean  papers,  to  make  light  lines,  to 
keep  on  the  track  or  base  line,  to  make  the  1  slant- 
ing, one  space,  and  not  too  crowded. 

Jj^imon  XJ. 

Ontlinv  :  CoantlDic     Elementn.  II. 

Both  hands  up.  Arm  rests  on  the  edge.  Left 
hand  take  the  pencil.  Place  it  in  position  in  the 
right  band.  Left  band  on  paper.  Step  to  the  board 
and  as  yon  write  ones,  have  the  class  connt  alond. 
While  the  class  writes  ten  ones,  yon  coant  aloud 
from  one  to  ten.  Pause,  perhaps,  for  some  little 
criticism,  then  begin  again. 

Pencil  down,  class  in  order.  Right  arm  straight 
up.  The  teacher  writes  I  on  the  board  and  calls  it  a 
straight  line.  Have  the  right  arm  point  to  edge  of 
the  ceiling.  The  teacher  writes  1  and  gives  the 
name,  slanting  straight  line,  fiend  the  right  arm 
and  draw  and  explain  that  it  is  called  a  right  curved 
line  becanse  it  bends  to  the  right. 


How  did  yon  get  the  reputation  of  being  such  a  great 
connoisseur  of  art  ? " 

'*  Whenever  I  saw  a  picture  that  seemed  to  roe  particu- 
larly ridiculous  I  declared  that  it  was  sublime.  "—F^Vyoiirfc 

Ululltr. 


Writing   In   the   Ungraded   School. 

Ilotv  la   Iracl,  It. 

To  outltno  a  course  of  work  to  be  followed  verbatim  in 
iingriidod  schools  would  embrace  too  much  for  publica- 
tion iu  rmo  or  two  iirticles. 

The  best  I  cau  do  is  to  give  the  substance  of  my  experi- 
ence in  this  class  of  schools,  and  the  intoUigent  and  wide- 
awake teacher  CAn,  from  this,  secure  an  outline,  and  then, 
with  the  proper  amount  of  perseverance  and  ambition, 
secure  from  it  favorable  results. 

Monl  SiinripUhle   Sliiilrnis  (ii   Kjialinoi-, 

As  a  mcjins  of  eucourugemcnt  to  the  teacher  at  the  very 
Htjirt.  let  mo  say  that  they  have  under  their  instruction 
till'  best  and  most  susceptible  class  of  pupils  in  existence. 
I  have,  after  several  years'  experience  in  both  graded  and 
iiiigratled  schools,  found  my  statement  to  be  ti*ue  to  tho 
fulli'st  extent. 

An  a  matter  of  first  importance,  put  writing  on  your 
il.iily  programme,  and  keep  it  there.  Don't  use  it  as  a 
•■  lill-in."  or  have  it  only  when  circumstances  permit.  It 
in  worthy  of  its  place  in  vour  curriculum,  as  much  as 
arithmetic.  Its  occupying  this  position  alone  will  not 
only  give  to  you  a  stimulus,  but  pupils  will  consider  its  im- 
portance, and  practice  will  moan  more  to  them. 

Mnkr   I'rfparntion  for   ft'rlthtff 

A  rrniige  the  writing  iwriml  for  some  hour  in  the  day 
when  the  pupils  will  not  enter  it  exhausted  or  tired  from 
play.  The  period  may  vary  in  length  to  accommodate 
with  just  consideration  the  other  studies,  but  under  no 
cinnunstances  should  it  be  omitted;  better  short  but  reg- 
ular lessons.  There  are  but  few  teachers  who  cannot 
Bimre  at  least  K  minutes  per  day,  and  most  of  them  25,  for 
this  l)ranrh. 

The  wideawake  teacher  doi's  not  teach  arithmetic, 
hmguage,  geography,  or  any  other  liranch,  without  first 
having  acquainted  her  or  him  self  thoroughly  with  one  or 
more  •  goml  test  Iwoks  on  the  subjects  to  be  taught. 
Hardly  would  any  teacher  attempt  to  teach  any  branch 
without  Hrst  having  done  this.  Can  they  expect  to 
awaken  interest  in  writing  without  a  similar  jirepara- 
tion  ?  The  best  way  to  do  this  is  to  invest  the  small 
amount  necessary  for  Thk  Penman's  Art  Journal  and 
»■<•,■!(<  r>i  /Viinioii,  along  with  the  other  publications  the 
teacher  may  take. 

These  will  not  only  furnish  an  abundance  of  informa- 
tion and  inspiration,  but  numerous  aud  well  arranged 
copies.  This  will  enthuse  you,  which  enthusiasm  will  im- 
consciously  reach  your  pupils. 

Ahnttl  Ittrtitiiig  Into  (^lniitK:t. 
The  (luestion  has  often  been  asked  of  me  if  I  would 
divide  a  lai-gi>  school  into  classes  or  grades,  and  in.»truct 
the  different  grades  fnmi  s<-i>arate  copies.  This  might  l)e 
done  by  some  successfully,  liut  after  a  trial  I  have  invari- 
id>ly  found  it  unsatUfnctorv,  it  leading  to  confusion  and 
lat4M-  inattention  on  the  part  of  pupils  ;  the  instruction  to 


3*       Scttt/  LoJviy  CaXaj^, 
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SEE  ACCOMPANYING    ARTICLE:  "DRAWING- NOT  WRITING."  PAGE  146. 


une  class  divprting  the  aflention  of  the  otJtPrs.  I  find  the 
ptipiTs  fitfcntion  mitsf  be  concentrated  on  his  work  if  he 
would  progress  rapidly. 

In  iustructing  the  entire  class  at  one  time,  we  over- 
reach the  beginning  pupils.  To  obviate  this  difficulty 
give  them  letters  and  short  copies  as  busy  work,  etc..  un- 
til they  have  learned  thoroughly  the  script  alphabet,  both 
small  letters  and  capitals,  after  which  they  will  slowly 
but  patiently  follow  the  work  of  the  regular  class. 

It  is  surprising  how  soon  they,  by  the  power  of  imita- 
tion so  prominent  at  this  age,  reach  the  bounds  of  the  ad. 
vanced  pupils,  aud  can  readily  follow  the  lessons  as  given. 
Position. 

Secure  position  of  body,  hand,  pen  and  paper  largely 
by  example,  taking  these  positions  yourself  before  the 
cla-ss.  They  master  these  qualities  by  imitation  readily. 
When  a  pupil  gets  out  of  the  proper  position,  tell  him  at 
once.  Watch  the  elass  closely  in  this  respect  until  they 
become  fixed. 

Movetnent. 

Make  out  a  list  of  easy  and  simple  movement  exercises, 
taken  from  your  writing  publications,  etc.,  and  use  them 
freely,  holding  your  class  firmly  to  position  in  the  mean- 
time. The  first  five  or  ten  minutes  at  least  of  each  lesson 
should  be  given  to  movement  exercises,  changing  copies 
often.  Count  for  the  simplest  exercises  whenever  pos- 
sible. 

Systrmatize  the    Worh. 

Give  the  small  letters  first  in  groups,  as  the  short  letter 
group,  the  loop  group,  etc.,  the  classification  of  which 
you  can  easily  arrange  yourself  with  a  little  thought. 
Build  your  course  of  instruction  on  the  principles  of  pen- 
manship. From  these  make  your  letters,  being  sure  your 
pupils  can  name  each  principle  as  it  is  used  in  a  letter. 
Have  them  able  to  distinguish  readily  if  a  line  is  a 
right  or  left  curve  and  just  how  much  it  curves.  From 
the  letters  build  words  containing  letters  previously 
practiced.  The  same  applies  in  passing  from  words  into 
sentences.  Nothing  tells  like  a  systematic  c^ocrse 
SYSTEMATICALLY  FOLLOWED.  Make  your  course,  how- 
ever, broad  enough  to  allow  of  the  use  of  a  number  of 
copies,  all  bearing  directly  on  the  letter  being  practiced  : 
so  that  in  case  a  class  shows  weariness  you  may  change 
their  copy,  but  not  change  the  basis  of  their  work.  This 
relieves  monotony. 

When  your  class  is  in  session  be  wide  awake,  full  of  en- 
thusiasm, life,  alertness  ;  get  around  among  your  pupils, 
correct  positions  of  hand  here,  pen  there  :  show  on  the 
blackboard  this  fault  and  that  fault  prominent  in  their 
work  ;  allow  them  to  correct  it  in  your  illustration.  Send 
a  pupU  to  the  board  occasionally  and  have  Inm  place 
thereon  the  principles  and  their  numbers  used  in  the  let- 
ter they  are  studying.  Be  busy  yourself  and  fnll  of  zeal, 
and  how  soon  your  ambition  will  become  contagious  ! 
How  many  teachers  put  the  copies  on  the  board,  then  sit 


down  while  the  pupils  write  their  allotted  time,  left  to 
their  own  free  will  to  draw  or  scnbble  as  they  choose  ! 
The  result  you  can  easily  foresee.  Writing  nor  any  other 
branch  cau  bo  successfully  taught  unless  you  awakkn 
THoudiiT.  Have  something  in  store  t«  tell  tho  pupils  in 
case  drowsiness  or  sluggishness  creeps  in.  I  often  find 
this  condition  present  on  a  warm  day,  or  after  hard  play. 
See  that  the  pupils  keep  their  ink  wells,  pens,  paper, 
etc.,  in  good  condition.  Poor  tools  lend  no  encourage- 
ment whatever. 

JOnrottragement  and  Orailiun. 

Encourage  whenever  and  wherever  you  can.  Select 
now  and  then  a  page  on  which  strong  efl:ort  has  lioon  bo- 
stowed,  and  hang  it  in  a  conspicuous  place.  I  use  a  small 
rubber  stamp  bearing  the  word  "  Approved,"'  and  at  the 
close  of  each  lesson  check  the  paper  on  which  I  know  the 
pupil  has  done  his  best.  Papers  showing  any  carelessness 
whatever  are  left   unmarked.     I  was   surprised   after 


adopting  this  idea  to  see  how  quickly  every  trace  of  care- 
lessness was  weeded  out.  Do  not  expect  perfection  the 
first  year.  You  do  not  get  it  in  the  other  branches.  Can 
you  expect  it  in  writing  > 

Do  not  measure  your  work  by  some  fancy  flourished 
work  you  may  have  seen  at  some  time  and  taken  as  your 
"ideal."  This  comes  from  the  pen  of  an  expert  and  is 
entirely  out  of  place  in  the  school  room,  even  though  \in\L 
may  be  able  to  execute  such.  Aim  for  the  plain,  un- 
shaded business  hand  ;  that  which  will  be  useful  in  busi- 
ness life. 

Country-bred  and  educated  boys  and  girls  are  in  de- 
mand in  the  business  world.  The  best  businefs  positions 
are  and  will  continue  to  lie  filled  by  them.  Your  caUing 
as  a  teacher  of  such  is  by  no  means  an  inferior  one,  and, 
to  educate  them  honestly,  thoroughly  and  business-like 
is  in  your  power. 

Don't  neglect  writing,  one  of  the  all-important  busi- 
ness requisites.  Your  pupils  will  thank  you  in  after  life 
for  your  interest  and  effort  in  this  lin«'.  and  you  will  have 
the  satisfaction  of  having  thoroughly,  honestly  and  con- 
scit'utiously  done  your  duty.  J.  O.  (iOEDON, 

Supervisor  Writing,  Rocky  River,  Ohio. 


BUSINESS  CAPITALS.-BY  W.  J.  MUSSER.  WASHINGTON.  PA. 


Recent  Public  School  Book  Adoptions. 

Wrlttnu. 

Davenport,  la.— Normal  System  of  Vertical  'Writ- 
ing. 

Co.  Board  of  Fayette  Co..  la.— Merrill's  Vertical 
and  Slant  Copy  Books. 

Mt.  Vernon,  la.— Practical  Copy  Book. 

Santa  Rosa,  Cal. —Elementary  Drawing  .Simplified 
and  Drawing  Simplified,  by  Augsburg. 


146 


aS 


DRAWING— NOT    WRITING. 


0|ilni»n   «r  II   TiM.lnr  «n    I'riy.r   WinniiiB  Spr<  iimim  iu 

Editok  Pknman's  Art  Joiknal  : 

In  The  Jol'rxai-  for  June  1  see  the  specimen  of  the 
firnt  prize  winner  in  Public  School  Contest,  and  having 
bad  experience  in  the  line  of  penmanship  for  the  past 
twenty-two  yearB,  decided  to  take  the  product  of  some 
other  teacher  and  see  what  I  couM  find  in  it  for  the 
good.  The  opportunity  came,  and  I  employed  the  young 
lady  and  paid  hor  for  writing  me  a  specimen  similar  to 
the  one  whurh  appeared  in  The  Jochxal  and  I  inclo&e  it 
with  this. 

1  find  as  follows  :  The  position  was  ivrj/  poor  and  the 
movement  rcnj  slow,  the  pen  held  as  in  a  vise  and  the 
pure  finger  movement  was  used.  A  single  letter  was 
made  and  the  i)en  either  lifted  or  used  as  a  jumping  pole 
\Ai  swing  the  hand  along,  such  as  we  used  when  boys  to 
jump  fences,  mud-puddles,  etc.  The  head  was  within 
Heven  inches  of  the  paper,  and  as  you  or  any  one  can  see, 
is  not  writing  but  drawing. 

I  believe  it  was  a  good  thing  to  have  the  contest  as  you 
did.  for  we  cJin  judge  how  near  the  writing  is  a  success. 

The  inclosed  specimen  was  written  in  just  twenty  {20) 
minutes,  as  I  stood  and  timed  the  writer.  Some  people 
deviate  from  the  exact  time  when  doing  writing  for  the 
press,  not  that  they  do  so  willfully  but  are  poor  mathe- 
maticians and  in  calculating  come  out  as  the  weather 
prophets  do  in  their  calculations  sometimes. 

A  child  the  age  of  the  first  prize  winner  should 
have  written  the  specimen  in  at  least  three  minutes,  and 
I  fail  to  see  the  foundation  of  what  business  men  want  in 
any  of  the  prize  specimens.  The  business  (?)  man  that 
wants  'MS  words  written  in  20  minutes  or  oven  in  three 
minutes  are  the  kind  that  fail.  Itnsinvss  men  always 
employ  good,  rapid  penmen  and  are  generally  willing  to 
pay  well  for  them. 

There  is  a  vast  diflferenoe  between  business  men  and 
men  in  business. 

It  is  a  shame  for  people  to  put  themselves  up  for 
teivchers  and  then  ruin  the  writing  of  others  by  teaching 
them  something  that  will  bo  of  no  earthly  use  to  them, 
just  for  the  sake  of  experimenting. 

If  a  contest  is  entered  into  next  year  it  t>hould  be  for 
plain,  rapid  business  writing  and  not  for  vertical  draw- 
ing. I  have  yot  to  see  the  profes-sional  penmen  of 
America  advocjiting  the  vertical  writing  for  business. 

I  am  always  open  to  conviction  and  have  always,  when 
able  to  du  so,  investigated  all  so  called  improvements  in 
the  educational  Jiuo  and  think  it  the  (/k^*/ of  every  edu- 
witor  to  do  so,  then  advocate  what  they  find  to  be  the 
best  without  doing  a  thing  for  what  money  there  is  iu  it 
when  they  have  been  convinced  that  they  are  doing  that 
which  is  not  practical,  or  have  not  investigated  it  at  all. 

The  cause  of  so  many  jmpils  in  the  public  schools  being 
poor  writers  is  that  their  teachers  are  not  only  poor 
writers  but  do  not  understaud  the  art  of  teaching  and  will 
not  try  to  learn. 

I  am  pei-sonally  ac(iuaiutod  with  teachers  in  a  State  not 
far  from  here,  principals  of  the  schools  in  the  places  they 
live,  that,  so  thr>/  tell  me,  have  only  second  grade  cer- 
tificates, and  when  shown  an  Institute  Ceritficate  did  not 
know  the  import  of  it.  Such  teathers  have  not  the 
slightest  idea  of  the  hard  work  that  must  be  done  in 
order  to  get  the  little  invce  of  paper.  They  believe  in 
vertical  writins,  what  more  can  be  expected  of  them  ^ 

We  have  iu  I'tah  somr  excellent  teachers,  and  when 
asked  to  express  an  opinion  as  to  the  vertical  writing, 
smile  and  say  "  1  don't  teach  writing,  it  is  not  taught  in 
the  high  school." 

I  iucloso  a  si>Bcimen  from  (me  of  the  high-school  stu- 
dents 111  tbv  second  year.  It  seems  from  this  that  they 
do  not  ui-rd  to  be  taught  wnting  ! 

What  11  pity  a  wave  of  common  sense  does  not  sweep 


■this 


iiiitr 


1  may  have  caused  you  to  lose  „„^„  .„.«„„, 
sending  you  this,  but  1  cannot  alivdtjs  keep  still 
Very  truly," 


valuable  time  by 


►  By  Lanodosi  5.7hom'P.5on 

'  "JlR^ECTOROFTVRrEDHCATiON.JCRJD'CriyNJ. 

Practical    Lessons.— XVIII, 

r:,il.     V/ V.-/>«*/s  nn.l  (uts. 

The  dog  is  one  of  the  most  remarkable  of  all  life 
lower  animals.  Among  other  things,  Bnffon  says  of 
the  dog : 

More  docile  tbau  man.  more  oWdient  than' any  other  ani- 


BY  LANGDON  S.  THOMPSON.  ILLUSTRATING  HIS  LESSON  IN  BLACKBOARD  DRAWING. 


ujbI,  be  is  not  only  instructed  in  a  short  time,  but  he  also 
cooforms  to  the  dispositions  and  the  manners  of  those  who 
comraaud  him.  He  tiikes  his  tone  from  the  house  he  inhab- 
its ;  like  the  rest  of  the  domcstitrs.  he  is  disdainful  among 
the  groat  and  churlish  among  clowns.  Always  assiduous  in 
serving  Lis  master,  and  only  a  friend  to  his  friends,  ho  is  in- 
different to  alt  the  rest,  and  declares  himself  openly  against 
such  as  seem  dependent  like  himself.  He  knows  a  beggar  by 
his  clothes,  by  his  voice  or  his  gestures,  and  forbids  his  ap- 
proach. When  at  night  the  nuard  of  the  house  is  committed 
to  his  care,  be  seems  proud  of  the  charge;  he  continues  a 
watchful  sentinel,  he  goes  his  rounds,  scents  strangers  at  u 
distance,  and  gives  thim  warning  of  bis  being  on  duty.  If 
they  attempt  to  break  in  uiifin  his  territories,  he  bucomes 
more  tierce,  flies  at  them,  threatens,  fights,  and  either  con- 
quers aione  or  alarms  those  who  have  most  interest  in  com- 
ing to  bis  assistance  ;  however,  when  he  has  coneiuered,  ht- 
quietly  reposes  upon  the  spoil,  and  abstains  from  what  bf 
has  deterred  others  from  abusing  ;  thus  giving  us  lessons  of 
cuurugo,  temperance  and  fidelity. 
Burns  says : 

Man  is  the  god  of  the  dog  ;  he  knows  no  other.  See  bow 
he  worships  him  !  With  wbut  reverence  be  crouches  at  bis 
foet :  with  what  reverence  be  looks  up  to  him  ;  with  what 
delight  be  fawns  upon  him  :  with  what  cheerful  alacrity  be 
obeys  him  '. 

In  Fig.  1  of  Plate  XIX  the  head  of  a  dog  is 
first  blocked  out  io  straight  line?,  s-o  as  to  ^et  the 
general  proportions.  Very  slight  changes  in  the 
outline  give  the  complete  head.  Fig.  2  represents 
the  head  of  a  terrier:  Fig.  :^.  a  Spitz  or  Iceland  dog. 

Fig.  4  shows  a  Mount  St.  Bernard  dog,  or  Al- 
pioe  spaniel.  He  belongs  to  the  family  of  mastiflfs. 
The  St.  Bernard  is  one  of  the  noblest  of  dogs.     One 


dog.  in  the  Alpine  regions,  named  Barry,  saved 
forty  lives  and  received  a  medal  for  his  great 
bravery. 

Fig.  5  shows  an  English  setter  dog.  These  are 
hunting  dogs,  so  trained  that  they  pause  before  their 
game  absolutely  motionless  until  the  hunter  tires. 
Fig.  ft  pictures  the  upper  side  of  the  foot  of  a  dog, 
while  Fig.  7  shows  the  under  side. 

Fig.  8  shows  the  easiest  way  to  draw  a  cat. 
The  body  is  in  the  form  of  a  circle,  and  the  head 
the  arc  of  a  smaller  circle  above  the  body.  Fig.  !' 
represents  a  front  view  of  a  cat.  Again  the  body  is 
in  the  form  of  a  circle— also  the  head,  the  circle  for 
the  head  being  about  one  half  the  size  of  the  one  for 
the  body. 

Fig,  10  gives  a  side  view  of  a  fine  specimen  of 
the  cat  family;  Fig.  11  is  more  comical  than  other- 
wise. Figs.  12  and  IS  show  the  under  and  the 
upper  sides  of  a  cat's  foot. 


No  Quotations. 

"Algernon  is  very  interesting,"  said  Mr.  Cumrox's 
daughter. 

"  What  does  he  talk  about  V  "  iufiuired  her  father. 

"■  Why,  he's  ever  so  well  posted  on  Shakespearean  quo- 
tations." 

■'Young  woman,"  said  Mr.  Cumrox,  "don't  you  let 
him  deceive  you.  Don't  you  let  him  make  sport  of  your 
ignorance.  They  ain't  no  such  stock  on  the  market."— £"■''. 


» dTfityCl^aouiS 


XXV 


NEWS  AND  MISCELLANY  SUPPLEMENT. 


PENMAN'S  ART  JOURNAL, 

NEW  YORK,  AUGUST,   1896. 

NEWS  EDITION. 


School  and  Personal 


—  Among  recent  callers  to  The  Joiknal  office  were  S. 
D.  Holt.  Philadelphiu.  Pa.;  M.  L.  Miner,  Heffley  School 
of  Com..  Brooklyn.  N.  Y.;  Ely  Weitzel,  N.  W.  Coll.  of 
BuH.,  Manavnnk.  Pa.:  E.  M.  Barber,  Packard's  B.  C., 
New  York  ;'a.  F.  Newlands.  Siipvr.  of  Writing,  KingK- 
tfin.  Ont.;  (ii'O.  fl.  Baxter.  Spfncerian  B.  (*..  Yonkt-r;*,  N. 
y.;  F.  A.  CurtiK,  Lyii(l(Hi  Ci-nter,  Vt.,  Inst.;  W.  C.  Sandy, 
Newark.  N.  J..  High  Schoi.l  :  J.  H.  EliioU.  Boy's  Hiah 
Hcbuol  Baltimore,  Md,;  Geo.  Swayze,  Woud'H  B.  C.,  Hazle- 
toD,  Pn. 

—  Among  the  new  schools  for  the  month  are  the  fol- 
lowing :  KanHOH  City.  Mo..  B.  ('.,  Co(mrod  &  Smith.  Prins. 

and  Propn*.,  corner  of  Tenth  and  Walnut  streets. As- 

s(K!iation  College,  Y.  M.  C.  A..  153  La  Salle  Rtreet.  Chi- 
cjigo,  111..  Bus.  Dopt..  H.  (Jraham  Patcrson.  Wm.  R.  Bul- 
lion. Prius. :  Mr  Puterson  in  author  of  Paterson  Pho- 
nography ;  Mr.  Bullion  wa.H  until  recently  a  member  of 
the  faculty  of  Chicago  B.  O.     Both  are  successful  teach- 

erH. L.  R.  Enslin.  Room  534.  Boursf  Building,   Phila- 

d(*l])hia,  expects  to  open  a  business  college  in  Pennsylvania 

this  fall. (i.  W.   Williams,  who  is  conducting  several 

businoHA  colleges  in  Pennsylvania,  is  opening  new  schools 
in  York  and  Altoima.  tt>  be  known  as  the  Williams  B.  il. 
Hodges'  B.  C,  Augusta,  N.  C.  J.  D.  Hodges,   Priu. 


A  WESTERN    PKNMAN." 


:l^8^.^  y 


and  Propr. OfstatVs  School  of  Prac.  Pen  Art,  IIW  Cedar 

avenue,  Minueapolis.  Minn..  O.  E.  Ofstiul.  Prin. Dnl>- 

lin,  Tex..  Com'f  Coll..  U.  L.  Cordon.  Prin.  —Pleasant 
View  Luther  (\)ll..  Ottawa.  111.,  liev.  l^uuritz  A.  Vigness. 
Pio-i't;  W.  (iuy  Ro^eberry.  Piin.  Com'l  Dept.;  B.  O. 
Berge.  Shorthand  and  Typewritmg  ;  Jason  F.  Richard- 
son.  Jr..  Drawing Child's  B.   C.    Worcester,    Mass., 

Childs  (Jrillin  \-  Wilson.    Props. 

—Newton  Wai.Ljcr  lins  pxnvbased  the  interest  of  the  late 
Chas.  W.  Karntr  in  the  r..tt.-^town,  Pa..  B.  C-.  and  the  new 

firm  name  IS  \Smv'k^x  i^c  Ki-Uey. The  Lincoln.  Neb..  B. 

C.  cotuhu'ted  by  tlie  late  P.  K.  Lillibndge.  has  Iwen  pur- 
cha»e<l  by  J.  L.  Stephens.  Attorney-at-law,  who  will  act 
as  President,  and  H.  E.  Wilson,  who  will  t)e  Secretar>'. 
The  institution  hiu-*  In-eu  incorporatd  also.  Messrs.  Steph- 
ens At  Wilson  are  well-known  throughout  the  West  and 
will  undoubtedly  have  a  large  school. Bliss  B.  C.  Pitch- 
burg.  Mass.,  has  changed  it^  name  and  is  now  known  as 

theFiti-hburg  B.  C.,  D.  Fullmer.  Propr. Mag  aire  Bros. 

have  purchased  the  St.  Paul,  Minn..  B.  C.    The  school 

lis  hH'4it«l  at  Ji:t  East  Sixth  street. The  Middletown. 

N.  Y.,  Schw^l  of  Sttuogrnphj,  conducted  bv  Mrs.  N.  E. 
Couklin.  has  been  consolidated  with  the  Middletown  B. 
C,  W.  C.  Ramsilell.  Prin.  Mrs.  Conkliu  will  have  charge 
of  the  Shorthand  Dept. 

—  The  Shannon  B.  C,  Meuomiuee,  Mich.,  G.  H.  Sban- 
nou,  Pr^ipr..  has  discoutinuetl. 

—  The  N.  W.  Xoi-mal  St-hiK>I.  Stanl>frrv,  Mo.,  whose 
building>4  were  destrovetl  bv  tin'  some  months  ago.  will 
reopen  in  new  buiUliugs  nest  ni<mth.  with  J.  A.Tavlor, 
Prest,;  T.  W.  Civsiello.  Prin.  Com'l  Dept.:  J.  ('.  Oisen, 
Pen.  and  Asst.  iu  Com'l  Dept.;  Etlgar  N.  Feeler.  Short, 
and  Tyi>e.;  Manraret  W.  Buren.  Draw,  and  Paint. 

—  Among  the  many  schools  and  collegia  now  adopt- 
ing the  Isaac  Pitman  System  of  Shorthand  mav  be  men- 
tioDe<l  Paj-ne"s  B.  C.  one  of  the  oldest  institutions  in 
New  York  City,  which  makes  the  announcement  in  its 
new  pnjspectas. 


—  The  Metropolitian  B.  C,  Chicago,  O.  M.  Powers, 
Prin.,  reports  a  very  prosperous  summer  term,  there  be- 
ing nearly  T(JO  students  in  attendance. 

—  .John  F.  Siple,  Priu.  of  the  s^iecial  Pen.  Dept.  of  the 
Bortlett  Com'l  Coll..  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  has  Iwen  re-eu- 
giige<l  by  that  institution  for  another  year  at  an  increase 
of  salary. 

—  From  R.  H.  Peck.  Prin.  Pen.  Dept  .  Western  Nor. 
Coll..  Shenandoah,  lowit,  we  have  received  lK>autifully 
eugraved  commencement  in%it«tion.  Mr.  Peck  had  one 
graduate  in  the  Pen  Art  Dept.  and  our  old  friend,  W.  G. 
Bishop,  Prin.  Com'l  Dept.,  sent  out  three  commercial 
graduates. 

—  With  the  compliments  of  F.  A.  Curtis,  we  have  re- 
ceived commencement  invitation  to  Lyndon  Centre,  Vt., 
Inst.  Seven  students  were  graduated  in  commercial  de- 
partment, over  which  Mr.  Curtis  presides. 

—  Messrs.  Coonrod  &  Smith,  who  have  been  for  years 
successfully  conducting  business  colleges  at  Lawrence  and 
Atchison,  Kans.,  and  St.  Josei>h,  Mo.,  have  established 
another  school  in  the  metropolis  of  the  West,  Kansas 
City.  Mo.  The  school  is  located  in  a  beautiful  now  build- 
ing" arranged  in  such  a  manner  as  to  give  them  an  unusu- 
ally attractive  and  convenient  college  home.  Messrs. 
Coonrod  &  Smith  are  well  known  as  progressive  and  able 
business  educators,  and  the  fact  of  their  having  personal 
charge  of  the  new  institution  assures  its  success  from  the 
begiuuiug. 

—  Mr.  Charles  Rollinson,  of  the  Ames  &  Rollinson  Co., 
has  returned  after  a  two  months'  European  trip.  He 
kept  notes  of  points  visited,  and  we  expect  to  present  our 
readers  with  short  articles  on  items  of  interest  to  them 
as  seen  by  Mr.  Rollinson. 

—  The  JorRN.\L's  managing  editor  accepted  a  kind 
invitation,  extended  by  M.  L.  Miner,  Com'l  Dept.  of 
Heffley  School  of  Com,  Brooklyn.  N.  Y.,  to  accompany  a 
piscatorial  party,  of  which  Mr.  Miner  is  chief  chaperon 
and  general  manager.  A  jolly  party  of  twenty  was  made 
up,  a  special  tisbing  schooner  chartered  and  a  most  enjoy- 
able day  was  spent  in  porgiu  fishing  on  the  Fishing  Banks. 
The  total  catch  was  324.  Mr.  Miner  is  Brooklyn's  salt 
water  Isaac  Walton,  and  what  he  doesn't  know  about 
salt  water  fishing  would  not  be  worth  learning. 

—  The  Kankakee.  111..  /JaiVj/  Times  contains  very  com- 
plimentary notice  of  the  Kankakee  Bus.  Coll..  presided 
over  by  our  good  friend,  N.  L.  Richmond.  This  school 
lias  graduated  twenty  students  this  year,  and  Mr.  Rich- 
mond has  printed  a  long  list  of  graduates  together  with 
the  names  of  the  concerns  by  which  they  are  now  employ- 
ed.   It  certainly  is  a  magnihceut  indorsement. 

—  We  have  received  an  invitation  to  the  commencement 
exercises  of  the  New  London. Conn..  B.C..  R.  A.  Brubeck. 
Priu.  '//(*'  MnrniiKj  Tt'lf(jr(tph  devotes  a  page  to  an  ex- 
ceedingly interesting  account  of  what  was  said  and  done 
at  these  exercises.  Ex-Governor  Waller,  Ex  Mayor  Tin- 
ker tind  Rev.  J.  W.  Bixler  were  the  speakers. 

—  Oil  City,  Pa.,  daily  papers  devote  considerable  space 
to  the  commencement  exercises  of  Oil  City  B.  C.  G.  M. 
Lynch.  Prin.  A  large  number  of  graduates  in  both  com- 
mercial and  shorthand  courses  were  sent  out. 

—  J.  F.  Draughon,  Prest.  Draughon's  B.  C,  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  was  presented  with  a  handsome  gold-headed 
ebony  walking  cane  by  the  students  of  that  institution. 
Mr.  Draughon's  new  school  at  Texarkana,  Tex.,  enrolled 
thirty  students  the  first  week,  and  the  local  papers  pro- 
nounce it  a  success  from  the  start. 

—  E.  A.  Cast,  formerly  of  Milford,  HI.,  but  who  has 
been  jirincipal  of  schools  at  Danforth,  III.,  the  post  school 
year,  sent  us  some  samples  of  dashy,  ornamental  writing 
and  also  specimens  of  the  writing  of  Herman  Classen, 
showing  marked  improvement  matie  in  a  short  time  while 
under  Mr.  Cast's  instruction.  Mr.  Cast  has  been  re-en- 
gaged for  next  vear  and  will  jmsh  writing  vigorously  in 
the  schools.  In  a  late  letter  Mr.  Cast  writes:  ''"The 
Joi'RNAL  is  worth  more  to  me  than  any  of  the  four  other 
educational  pajiers  I  take.  I  am  still  getting  orders  from 
my  adv.  in  The  Jihiunal  of  'U3.  It  pays  to  have  the 
good  opinion  of  The  Journat-  readers." 

—  Holyoke,  Mass..  daily  papers  give  very  interesting 
accounts  of  the  graduating  exercises  of  Child's  Business 
College.  There  were  2'i  graduates.  Mayor  Curran  pre- 
sided. Addresses  were  made  by  Rev.  Dr.  C.  H.  Hamlin 
of  East  Hampton,  Priu.  ('has.  Jacobus.  Spnngtield  High 
School,  and  Prof.  V.  U.  Curtiss,  Smith  College,  North- 
ampton. 

—  Thi'  Diiilij  liepuJilivan  Reijister,  (ialesblirg.  111.,  of 
late  date  contains  a  speaking  likeness  of  G.  w.  Brown. 
Prest.  Brown's  Business  ('oUege,  and  also  has  an  article 
on  the  first  year's  work  of  this  school  in  Galesburg.  Pros- 
pects for  the  coming  year  are  verj'  bright. 

Mm't-ments  of  Ihv  TrarhrrH. 

—  L.  H.  Richard,  principal  of  pen.  dejit.  National  Nor- 
mal tTniv..  Lebanon.  Ohio,  will  have  charge  of  the  Col- 
lege of  Oratory  of  that  institution  the  coming  year,  and 

will  drop  his  work   in  penmanship. E.  <}.    Lantz  is 

teaching  penmaiibhp  iu  Albany,  Ore. C.    W.   Wales  of 

Tipton.  Ind.,  is  connected  with  Woods  B.  C.  Wilkes- 
Barre.  Pa. — -James  A.   Mitchell,  late  of  Benton  Harbor, 

Mich.,  Nor.  Coll.,  is  now  at  his  home  in  Louder.  111. 

A.  F.  K.  Krout.  principal  of  Kensington  Academy  (dept. 
of  Temple  Coll.),  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  has  resigned  and  has 
been  elected  Vice-President  of  I'mon  College.  i'iH  Chest- 
nut street.  Philadeljihia. H.  C.  Spencer,  fiirmerlv  pen- 
man of  New  York  B.  C  and  for  the  past  year  student  in 
the  R.  I.  School  of  Design,  will  continue  his  studies  the 
coming  vear.  and  will  have  charge  of  the  si>ecial  pen 

dept.  of  the  Providence.  R.  I..  B.  &  S.   B.  C. J.   H. 

Hesiier  is  a  new  member  of  the  facultv  of  the  Pa.  B.  C, 

Lancaster.  Pa. C.  A    Bernhard.  Effingham.  Kans.,  is 

the  new  Prin.    of   the  com'l  dept.,   L'niversity  of  the 


Pacific,  College  Park,  Cal. W.  E.  Beaty  is  now  con- 
nected with  the  Si>encerian  B.  C.  Evansvnle.  lud. R. 

D.  Mitchell.  Omaha,  Neb.,  has  accepted  a  ixvsition  as 
teacher  of  penmtmship  and  drawing  in  the  WmMlbiue.  la., 

Normal    Scho<»l. Charles  Pittinger   is    instructor    in 

penmanship.  Volant  College.  Kennenlel,  Pa, —  A.  H. 
Roas.  Priceville.  Ontario,  is  a  new  teacher  iu  the  Troy. 

N.  Y..  B.  C. M.  S.  Blanchard  will  liave  charge  of  the 

I>enmanship  in  the  Pendta   Univ.    Academy.  Berkeley. 

Cal..  the  coming  year. L.  B.  Lawson.  the'well-known 

penman,  is  now  located  iu  Leadville.  Col. J.  \V.  Sward. 

t^uincy.  111.,  has  accepted  a  position  as  traveling  sidesman 
with  a  ('hicago  mercantile  house. H.  H.  (^enau  suc- 
ceeds R.  H.  Peck  as  priu.  of  the  pen.  dept..  West.  Nor. 
Coll..  Shenandoah.  Iowa.  Mr.  Peck  goes  to  Villisra, 
Iowa,  as  Supervisor  of  Writing  and  Drawing  in  public 

schools. Miss  Olive  Gilpin  of  Spriugboro.   Ohio,  will 

have  charge  of  the  shortnand  dept.  of  the  Ashtabula, 
Ohio,  B.  C,  the  coming  year. 

yew  CataloffiifH,  School  Journah,  Etc. 

—  Each  year  H.  S.  Goldey.  prin.  and  propr.  of  (U>ldey. 
Wilmington.  Del.,  C.  C.  outdoes  himself  in  the  ])repaia- 
tion  of  his  annual  catalogue.  The  one  before  us  for  'SKi 
and  '1»T  has  an  attractive,  handsome  embossed  white  ami 
gold  cover,  is  printed  on  heavy  coated  paper  and  contains 
scores  of  line  and  half-tone  engravings  showing  faculty, 
building,  interior  and  exterior,  students,  business  prac- 
tice papers,  views  in  and  around  Wilmington,  etc.  This 
catalogue  is  a  model  of  what  a  business  college  cata- 
logue should  be,  as  it  contains  the  information  the  pros- 
pective students  would  desire  to  possess,  and  in  addition 
is  well  arranged,  and  the  cuts  add  much  to  its  attructive- 

—  The  catalogue  of  Smith's  Bus.  Coll.,  Warren,  Pa.,  I. 
L.  Smith,  Pres.,  comes  out  in  a  purple  cover  with  gold 

firinting  in  the  new  crepon  pap  r  now  so  iwpular  ft)r  cata- 
ogue  covers. 

—  S.  G.  Snell,  Snell's  B.  C,  Truro.  N.  S.,  does  some 
very  bright  advertising^  Among  his  latest  is  a  little  book- 
let entitled  "  How  to  Double  Your  Capacity  for  Learn- 
ing  and— Earning,"  which  is  a  plea  for  shorthand. 

—  Among  other  well  printed  college  catalogues  received 
are  those  from  the  following  institutions  :  Mcpherson. 
Kans.,  Coll.;  Texas  State  Nor.  School,  Huutsville,  Tex.; 
Oil  City,  Pa.,  B.  C;  Mo,  State  Nor.  School,  Capo 
(iirardeau.  Mo.;  Jasper,  Fla.,  Nor.  lust.;  Fredericton, 
N.  B..  B.  C;  Lambert's  B.  C,  Winona,  Minn.;  luka, 
Miss.,  Nor.  Inst.;  Univ.  of  Notre  Dame,  Notre  Dame. 
Ind.;  Anderson,  Ind.,  Nor.  Univ.;  Ventura.  Cal.,  B.  C; 
Drexellnst..  Phila.,  Pa.;  (Central  Wesleyan  Coll.,  Warren- 
town,  Mo.;  Freeport,  111..  Coll.  of  Com.;  Napa,  Cal.,  B 
C;  Tauntou,  Mass.,  B.  C;  Pierce  School.  Phila.,  Pa.; 
Pleasant  View  Luther  Coll.,  Ottawa,  III. 

—  We  believe  that  the  average  school  proprietor  who 
starts  to  run  a  monthly  college  journal  doesn't  find  that 
it  pays  for  the  time  and  money  expended  on  its  make-up. 
School  journals  that  are  all  ostensibly  for  news  are  not 
good  advertising  for  the  schools  they  represent,  and  we 
notice  that  as  a  rule  they  don't  live  more  than  a  few 
months,  at  least  as  monthlies.  From  our  experience  in 
school  matters  and  in  watching  hundreds  of  schools  who 
have  printed  their  own  journals,  we  find  that  a  school 
journal  printed  not  oftener  than  every  three  months  costs 
less,  requires  less  time  and  is  in  every  way  just  as  good 
for  advertising  purposes.  It  is  ctinsideralilo  drain  on  the 
school  proprietor's  time  to  be  obliged  to  get  out  a  school 
journal;each  month,  and  especially  if  he  endeavors  to  fill 
It  with  new  matter  from  month  to  month.  Under  the 
present  United  States  Postal  Laws  school  publicatiouH 
bearing  consecutive  numbers,  and  issued  as  frequently  as 
four  times  a  year,  can  be  entered  as  second-class  matter, 
provided  they  are  sent  out  by  regularly  incorporated  in- 
stitutions. 

—  College  journals  have  been  received  from  the  follow- 
ing schools  :  Coll.  of  Com.  aed  Nor.  Training  School, 
Portage,  Wis.;  Omaha,  Neb.,  C.  C.;  Indianapolis,  Ind., 
Coll.  of  Com.;  Ohio  B.  C,  Mansfield,  Ohio;  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.,  B.  C;  Creston,  Iowa,  B.  (;.;  Western  Nor.  Coll., 
Bushnell.  111.;  Leavenworth,  Kaiia,  Hiiih  S(  h<inl  :  (i.-m 
City  B.  C.  Quincy,  IU.;  Literary  and  r,.,n  i  (  ..ii  i  ;,i| 
River,  Mass.;  Wood's  Coll.,  AUentown.  i  i  m  .  ii,n 
Coll.  Co.,  Cleveland,  Ohio  ;  Indian  Indn-t  i  ;  ,1 
lisle.  Pa.;  Meux's  B.C.,  Pensacola.  Fia  lin  l'-..|,i,  ^ 
CoU.,  South  Bead.  Ind.;  Detroit,  Mich  ,  B.  (',,  Ilrjal.l  s  Ii, 
C,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


"A  STRUGGLING 


XXVI 


'c/enmaA^Qyi!U>ClMiUAaC> 


Fraternal  Notes. 


fuhlir  Srfutot  Jtrpartm^nl. 

—  L.  L,  Weaver,  Super,  of  VTriting.  Alliaoce,  Ohio,  has 
juflt  closed  a  most  anccessfxil  year  and  has  been  re-elected 
for  another  year  at  an  increased  salary. 

—  B.  P.  Hickox,  formerly  of  University  School,  New 
Orleans,  La.,  and  late  of  the  Steubenville,  Ohio.  B.  C,  has 
contracted  with  the  Board  of  Education.  Flint.  Mich. 

—  H.  Champlin.  Super,  of  Writing,  Cincinnati.  Ohio. 
baH  had  charge  of  the  penmanship  department  in  the 
summer  «ch(K)l  for  teachers  at  Olena  FallH.  N.  Y.  The 
(.'inrinnati  Trihutu',  of  late  date.  Hpeaks  very  highly  of 
the  work  that  has  been  done  in  writing  in  the  Cincinnati 
schools  the  iMwt  year. 

itv,  Ohio,  had  charge  of  the  pen- 


the  Normal  Institute  of  that 


Tironson,  TexaK,  was  apnointed 
the  Shelby  Co.  summer  Normal 


—  W.  F.  Frame  of  fira 
manHhip  dejmrtment  it 
county  Inwt  month. 

—  Mifis  Nettie  Allison, 
teacher  of  penraauHhip  ii 
Institute,  (^nter,  Texas. 

—  E.  H.  Ealy  has  been  re-elected  at  an  increased  salary, 
as  principal  of  the  penmanship  department,  State  Nor- 
miJ  School,  ('ai>e  Girardeau.  Mo.,  and  as  Supervisor  of 
VVriting  in  the  public  schools  in  the  same  place. 

C.  H.  Pierce,  Super,  of  Writing,  public  schools,  Evans- 
vilJe,  lud.,  is  putting  in  a  verv  busy  summer  among  the 
Teatrhers'  Institutes  throughout  the  West. 

—  At  a  recent  meeting  of  theState  Association  of  County 
Superintendents  at  Indianapolis,  lud.,  one  afternoon  was 
devoted  to  the  discussion  of  nenmanship.  The  subject 
was  presented  by  a  business  college  proprietor  of  Logans- 
port  and  W.  S.  Hiser,  Supervisor  of  Writing  in  the  pub- 
lic Bchools  of  Richmoud.  Mr.  Hiser's  opponent  took  up 
a  great  deal  of  time  with  unnecessary  illustrations,  many 
of  which  were  shaded  writing,  including  combinations  of 
initial  letters,  etc.,  all  of  which  was  foreign  to  public 
school  work.  In  the  discussion  by  Mr.  Hiser  every  sen- 
tence was  laden  with  fruit.     He  showed  that  many  things 

go  to  make  up  a  good  handwriting,  and  indicated  in  a 
rief  time  the  basis  of  the  work,  the  physical  training 
neceBsary  for  rfsults.  the  movements  used  and  the  means 
of  acquiring  them,  the  relation  of  writing  to  the  other 
BChool  subjects,  the  value  of  writing  to  time  by  counting. 
metronome,  and  music.  He  advocated  copies  photo-en- 
gCHved  from  pen  and  ink  copy  written  in  the  same  man- 
ner as  the  pupils  are  expected"  to  write  them.  Mr.  Hiser's 
discussion  will  have  weight  among  the  superintendents. 

—  R.  H.  Peck,  late  prin.  of  pen  dept.  West  Nor.  Coll., 
Shenadoah,  Iowa,  succeeds  Miss  Cora  Oppenheiraer  as 
Supervisor  of  Writing  and  Drawing  in  Villisca,  Iowa. 


Wetl-Known   Supervisors. 

J.  H.  BACHTEXKIRCHER. 
J.  H.  Bach  ten  kircher,  present  Supervisor  of  Writing 
in  public  schools  of  Lafayette,  Ind..  was  born  in  Frances- 
ville,  Ind.,  in  lH5i),  iiud  (mii.st  we  tell  it  ?)  lived  on  a  farm 
until  he  was  20.  He  received  a  common  school  educa- 
tion, secared  license  tc  teach  and  then  attended  the 
Northern  lud.  Normal  School,  Valparaiso,  Ind.,  one 
year.  He  took  a  course  in  penmanship  and  was  a  class- 
mate of  E.  K.  Isaacs  and  E.  J.  Heeb.  He  taught  his  first 
school  in  the  spring  of  1881)  at  a  salary  of  ?"i(>  a  month  and 
paid  t\0  of  this  for  board.  After  teaching  iu  graded  and 
ungraded  schools  for  several  years,  in  ls87  he  took  charge 


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I.  II    BACHTENKIRCHER. 

of  the  Normnl  Department  of  the  Uuion  Business  College, 
Lafayette,  Inil.  Wbile  here  he  pursued  a  course  iu  book- 
keepiuu  under  l".  M.  Robinson.  In  IStW  he  accepted  a 
position  in  the  Indiana  Xonnnl  University.  Princeton, 
luJ.,  which  place  he  held  for  t^vo  years.  In  I8!l<l  he  re- 
turned to  Lafayette,  taking  charge  »tf  the  I'mon  Business 
Collejte.  In  isill  he  accepted  the  principaLship  of  the 
t'oiumervial  Department  of  the  Northwestern  Military  • 
Academy.  Highland  Park.  III.  In  IslU  he  returned  to 
Lufoi'ette  and    purchased  a  two  thirds  interest  in  the 


/UA/MUAU.V   AOVttlo^Vjf 


*Jyfu^  /cli^M^W'  AAjk    AMM'O  AMJyvJ  ^aMMijUoVVI- 


t^L#*K/ 


(L^L^t-tt^C'i^C'a-'i^  ^^^Wiei^'**?. 


WRITING  OF  THE  WORLD —NORWAY. 


Union  Busines.s  College.  In  the  same  year  he  was  elected 
to  his  present  position  as  Supervisor  of  Writing  in  the 
public  schools. 

Mr.  Bachtenkircher's  first  inspiration  in  writing  came 
from  Gaskell's  Gazette.  He  secured  a  club  for  the  i)aper 
and  received  Mr.  (iaskell's  autograph  and  Ames'  Hand 
Book  as  premium.  He  also  says  :  "  While  1  have  had 
such  teachers  as  Madarasz,  Palmer,  Robinson  and  others. 
I  have  received  most  of  my  strength  from  The  Pe.nman's 
Aht  Journal." 

Mr.  Bachtenkircher's  vacations  are  spent  in  summer 
schools  and  teachers'  institutes,  and  in  these  he  is  iu  much 
demand  as  an  instructor.  He  is  well  prepared  for  his 
special  line,  makes  careful  study  of  all  methods,  under- 
stands writing's  place  in  the  school  curriculum,  and  is  so 
enthusiastic  in  his  work  that  he  imparts  this  enthusiasm 
to  the  grade  teachers,  pupils,  school  board  and  all  with 
whom  he  is  brought  in  contact.  The  writingof  the  Lafay 
ette  schools  from  the  lowest  to  the  highest  grades  has 
shown  steady  improvement  and  the  wonderful  results  ac- 
complished have  been  exhibited  at  the  meetings  of  the 
Western  Penmen's  Association  and  Western  Drawing 
Teachers'  Association  and  other  gatherings  of  teachers 
throughout  the  West  and  .South.  In  fact,  other  cities 
have  sent  for  some  of  the  uniquely  bound  volumes  of 
penmanship  and  drawing  work  of  Lafayette,  to  use  as 
models  to  stir  up  enthusiasm  and  furnish  inspiration  for 
their  own  schools. 


Writing   of   the    World. 

To  Alexander  Danielsen  (Jfstad  Kristiania.  Nor 
way.  we  are  indebted  tor  tlie  specimens  of  Norwegian 
writing  shown  herewith.  As  Mr.  Danielsen  is  and 
has  been  for  some  time  a  .Jour.xal  reader,  we  think 
that  his  writing  and  teaching  have  been  more  or  less 
influenced  by  .Tolrxal  methods,  and  for  that  reason 
we  think  these  specimens  do  not  fairly  represent 
Norwegian    writing.     They  are  much  "better  than 


any  genuine  native  Norwegian  writing  that  we 
have  ever  seen. 

Mr.  Danielsen  writes  under  date  of  June  S,  IHOO, 
as  follows:  "The  Journal  may  perhaps  he  inter 
ested  in  seeing  how  we  write  up  north  here,  and  I 
take  the  liberty  of  inclosing  specimens  of  my  pupils' 
writing.     The  result  is  after  a  course  of  i't  hours. 

"I  am  teaching  penmanship  and  commercial 
branches. 

"  Allow  me  to  express  my  .satisfaction  with  The 
Pen.man's  Art  Journal.  1  am  sure  that  any  one 
who  desires  to  be  posted  on  penmanship  can't  be 
without  it." 

A  Challenge. 

Editor  Penman's  Art  Journal: 

I  have  often  wondered  whetlier  the  continued 
copying  by  penmen  in  their  practice  does  not  lead  to 
something  like  unconscious  kleptomania,  or  the 
chirographic  face,  so  often  witnessed  in  our  profes- 
sion. 

In  my  early  researches  and  studies  I  was  aston 
ished  at  the  claims  to  originality  among  ancient  pen- 
men and  knights  of  the  iiuill.  especially  to  the  in- 
vention of  the  art  of  writing,  and  made  a  vow  to 
myself  not  to  fall  into  their  errors  or  "  piller  fights." 
But  1  must  confess  that  I  am  not  a  little  .stirred  at 
Brother  Thompson's  attempt  in  the  June  ,1"i:k\al 
to  ■■  fly  his  kite  in  my  back  yard."  by  claiming  to 
have  originated  the  first  penman's  paper,  when  1 
have  hi8  letters  and  subscription  and  published  the 
first  announcement  of  his  "  Teacher  of  Penman- 
ship "  in  my  "  Writing  Teacher.  "  then  a  year  old.  a 
copy  of  which  I  send  you  herewith.  Its  obituary 
notice  two  years  later  I  also  published.  I  suppose 
he  may  have  imagined  that  I.  being  a  "  little  deaf," 
might  not  have  seen  it  and  that  '  hearing  himself 
talk"  would  be  pardoned  among  old  friends. 


Bat  there  are  a  few  things  I  long  ago  made  op 
my  mind  to  warrant  and  defend  to  mv  last  drop  of 
ink,  and  1  have  for  years  printed  them  upon  the  back 
of  my  cards,  as  a  challenge  to  all  comers  while  alive 
and  to  maintain  my  claims  after  death  against  jeal- 
oas  authors  and  pirates. 

So  long  as  these  claims  are  undisputed  1  do  not 
object  to  their  indorsement  of  the  improvements  by 
adopting  them  ;  bat  when  it  comes  to  ignoring  or 
stealing  the  claim  itself.  I  consider  it  one  of  the 
reasons  why  my  life  is  spared  to  defend  my  inven- 
tions and  rights  to  having  contributed  a  few  things 
for  the  benefit  of  mankind  in  the  art  of  penman- 
ship. 

Here  they  are  ni»-to-date  : 

Thlrly-llvc   Viari.'   Hrrord. 

1.  *The  first  to  reduce  copybook  writing  to  the 

SCALE  of  THIRDS-lMfil. 

2.  •  The  first  to  publi.sh  CURRENT  OR  BRIEF 

CAPITALS  in  copybooks-lsBl. 
■i.     *The  fir.it  to  prepare  and  pulilisli  a  MANUAL 
for  TEACHERS,  in  Penmanship -1S(W. 

4.  *  The  first  to  use  BLACK  AND  WHITE  CUTS 

—1882.      and       publish       BLACKBOARD 
CHARTS  of  writiDg-l»B3. 

5.  •  The  first  to  publish  a  PENMAN'S  JOURNAL 

— l««fl  to  1872. 
ff.     *  The  first  to  pnbli.sh  TRACING  COPY-BOOKS 
—18117. 

7.  •  The  first  to  invent  and  publish  RE  VERSIBLE 

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I  wish  only  to  have  your  readers  know  the  truth, 
the  whole  truth  and  nothing  but  the  truth,  and  be- 
lieve modern  .journalism  has  reached  that  point, 
even  in  penmanship. 

Yours  from  'way  back, 

H.  W.  Ellsworth. 


A    Feast   with    Rare    Old    Books. 

HhH,  inistick  Art  !  whii-h  iiu-ii  liko  augi-ls  taURlit, 
TosiK-ak  to  Eves,  and  paint  unbuilvM  Thought  ! 

— ./.  riiampton,  1740. 
Niniilicr    11  . 

Town   and    Book   of    Kelts. 

From  R.  A.  Kells  of  the  New  York  Business  Col- 
lege we  have  received  the  foUowini;  clipping;  about 
an  old  Iri^b  town  and  a  (luaiut  old  hook  which  is  a 
beautiful  example  of  the  penman's  art.  Mr.  Kells' 
family  bails  from    the  town  of  Kells. 

Here  is  the  article : 

Of  the  aucieut  townis  iu  Ireland  there  is,  says  the  IjOd- 
dou  V"*'*"'  perhaps  none  the  fuet  of  whose  antitjuity  is 
better  established  than  that  of  Kells,  a  town  situated  iu 
the  (.\mnty  Mpath,  about  forty  miles  from  Dnbbu.  It  is 
recordeti  that  a  monastery  of  regular  tauous  was  there 
l>efoi-e  the  arrivid  of  the  Euglish  in  Ireland,  and  after 
that  event  a  second  for  "  Crouched  Friai-s  "  was  founded 
ami  endowed  by  Walter  de  Lacy.  At  that  perioii  Kells 
was  fortitied  by  the  English,  a  castle  and  walls  being 
luiilt,  and  the  town  became  a  tlourishing  one,  its  decay 
following  upon  the  dissolution  of  monastic  establisli- 
nientis  and  the  fretiuent  iwtty  wars  which  desolated  the 
8urn>undiug  country.  At  the  present  time  the  town  is 
quite  worthy  of  a  visit ;  it  is  ploasontly  situated  upon  the 
Uuiks  of  the  Blackwater.  the  streets  being  well  kept  and 
presenting  au  api)eimmce  of  neatness.  The  parish  church 
is  an  antiiiue  building,  and  not  far  from  it  stands  one  of 
the  famous  nnind  towers  of  Ireland,  unroofed  and  about 
ninety  feet  in  height  :  there  are  also  two  fine  old  crosses, 
one  iu  the  churchyard  and  the  sectmd  standing  in  the 


marketplace.  The  '*  Book  of  Kells,"  which  is  now  in  the 
library  of  Trinity  College.  Dublin,  is  a  splendid  MS.  copy 
of  the  four  Gospels,  written  on  parchment  in  Latin,  and 
richly  ornamented  with  illuminations.  It  dates  from 
the  eighth  century,  and  was  then  prodncetl  by  the  monks 
of  the  monastery  of  Kells.  Each  gospel  is  prefaced  by 
an  illuminated  page,  having  reference  to  the  manu- 
script tollowing,  and  containing  both  figures  and  scrolls 
of  the  most  varie<l  and  beautiful  designs,  coupled  with  a 
brilliancy  of  coloring  which  is  simply  marvellous,  when 
the  age  of  the  volume  and  the  vicissitudes  it  has  under- 
gone are  taken  into  consideration.  Not  alone  the  title 
page,  but  the  capital  letters,  are  in  scroll  form  and  richly 
colored,  and  the  Celtic  designs  are  of  such  beauty  that 
they  are  now  reproduced  iu  every  description  of  art 
needlework.  The  "  Book  of  Kells  "  was  jealously  guarded 
from  its  earliest  years,  and  tradition  affirms  that  it  was 
kept  in  a  case  of  gold  and  finally  stolen  from  the  mon- 
astery for  the  sake  of  its  golden  cover.  Subsequently  it 
came  into  the  hands  of  Ussher,  Archbishop  of  Armagh,  and 
was  by  him  presented  to  Trmity  College,  together  with 
other  valual)le  works,  about  the  year  IGTjfi.  The  book  is 
now  kept  m  a  glass  case  iu  the  college  liV>rary  and  shown 
to  visitors  iii>on  the  production  of  an  order  from  one  of 
the  fellows,  and  those  privileged  to  behold  it  will  be 
struck,  not  only  by  the  varied,  yet  even,  harmonious 
tone  of  its  coloring,  but  by  the  clear,  firm  writing  of  the 
manuscript,  ou  many  pages  of  which  the  ink  appeared  as 
fresh  as  though  it  were  only  a  writing  of  yesterday,  mak- 
ing it  difficult  to  realize  that  this  precious  volume  is  the 
work  of  hands  which  were  laid  to  rest  above  1,0U()  years 
"go-  ^ 

Engraving:  the  Motto. 

Very  few  inscriptions  are  available  for  engraving  on 
wedding  rings,  lockets,  bracelets,  etc.,  writes  Mrs.  Gar- 
rett Webster  in  April  Ladies'  Homt-  Joutiial,  as  the  space 
for  engraving  is  so  limited.  For  this  reason  the  Hebrew 
word  "  Mizpah,"  with  its  small  form  and  exquisite  senti- 
ment, is,  and  has  always  been,  a  great  favorite  between 
lovers.  "Love  inspires  love."*  "Love  to-day  while  we 
may,"  '*  God  saw  thee  most  fit  for  me,"'  "  Love  and 
trust,"  "  No  heart  more  true  than  mine  to  you,"  "  1  am 
thine,  thou  art  mine,"  and  its  well-known  French,  Ger- 
man and  Latin  forms,  are  all  great  favorites.  A  charm- 
ing fashion  is  the  usage  of  two  rings,  in  each  one  of 
which  half  the  phrase  is  engraved,  the  two  when  read 
together  giving  the  complete  quotation.  The  last  quoted 
sentiment  is  the  favorite  for  this  purptwe.  Latin  and 
French  phrases  are  frequently  used  in  this  connection  be- 
cause of  their  brevity.  "■  Prendre  moi  Ud  que  je  sk/x," 
"  Take  me  just  as  I  am  "  ;  "  Tuam  tuebor^"  "  I  will  de- 
fend thee";  ^*  Semper  Jidelis,"  ''Always  faithful," 
'■'Uneje  se?*i'irai."  "  One  I  will  serve  "—are  a  few  of  the 
most  used  phrases,  with  their  translations. 

Here*s   a   Man   Who  Writes  Upside  Down. 

There  is  a  man  who  lives  in  Gambier,  Ohio,  who  writes 
upside  down  from  force  of  habit.  He  has  become  so  used 
to  the  idea  that  he  never  writes  like  other  persons,  says 
the  New  York  JonrnaL 

One  day  he  walketl  into  the  Ebbitt  House  in  Washing- 
ton. The  clerk  tm-ned  the  register  book  around  in  the 
usual  manner,  so  that  he  might  inscribe  his  name,  but,  to 
bis  astonishment,  the  stranger  reversed  the  volume  quiet- 
ly, so  as  to  make  the  writing  all  upside  down  from  his 
point  of  view,  and  added  the  name,  •'  A.  W.  Maun,  Gam- 
bier," in  the  proper  place. 

Though  writing  his  name  upside  down,  he  did  it  with 
as  much  ease  and  quickness  as  u  man  would  ordinarily  do 
it  right  side  up.  The  clerk  did  not  know  what  to  make 
of  it,  and  asked  him  to»esplain  whether  he  always  did  it 
that  way.  The  stranger  replied  that  it  was  as  comfort- 
able for  him  to  write  in  that  fashion  as  iu  the  ordinary 
manner.  He  added  that  it  was  not  difficult  at  all  to 
leura,  and  that  anybody  could  acquire  this  peculiar  art, 
though  he  had  never  met  any  one  in  this  country  or  in 
Europe  who  knew  how  to  write  upside  down.  He 
claimed  to  have  originated  the  system. 

All  this  information  was  not  conveyed  by  word  of 
mouth,  because  Mr.  Maun  is  a  deaf-mute.  He  is  a  clergy- 
man, and  preaches  by  signs  to  a  congi-egation  of  deaf- 
mutes  at  (xambier. 

Would  Dispense  with  Capital   Letters. 

luuenioiiM  IMnii  of  Jnmb   Ba.k.... 

fnder  a  chirographic  dispensation  which  accorded 
recognition  only  t*)  means  and  methodM  most  philosoph- 
ically adapted  to  attain  the  chief  ends  sought  in  the  study 
and  practice  of  the  penman's  art— namely,  legibility  and 
speetl  of  word  snowing— would  capital  script  letters  be 
used  ? 

One  of  the  facts  which  can  hardly  escape  the  otwerva- 
tion  of  any  one  interested  in  the  improveil  methods  and 
mechanisms  which  we  see  all  around  us  is  that  betterment 
in  the  practice  and  pursuit  of  many  arts  and  industries  is 
often  not  the  ouUome  of  au  origuator's  esiieriments  and 
contrivances,  but  simply  the  result  of  digcarding  what, 
measured  by  the  mie  of  intrinsic  utility,  are  realJy  incum- 


XXVII 


brances.  Especially  in  the  present  century,  aud  iu  the 
graphic  and  related  arts,  have  we  witnessed  aud  been 
benefited  by  many  triumphs  of  utilitarianism  (using  the 
word  in  an  elevated  sense),  over  means  and  methods 
which  had  their  origrin  and  received  jwculiar  impulses 
when  those  arts  were  in  the  formative  and  empiriaU 
stages,  writes  Jacob  Backes  in  the  Phonographic  }Vorhi, 
It  may  l»  possible  to  prove  to  any  one  not  wedded  to 
precwlent  that  it  is  not  necessan,-  to  use  a  single  capital 
letter  in  ordinary  script  writing.  Those  who  think  the 
suggested  ground  uutenable,  or  that  the  fact  is  unimpor- 
tant even  if  the  statement  of  it  is  true,  are  invited  to  con- 
sider the  following  points  : 

1.  On  an  average,  only  about  throe  per  cent,  of  the  let- 
ters at  present  actually  use<l  in  script  writing  require  to 
be  made  m  capital  form. 

3.  (Extracts  from  "  Ames'  Compendium  of  Practical 
and  Artistic  Penmanship,"  ed.  iss:i,  p.  .'>,  cols.  *J  and  \\ 
reprinting  the  undeniable  facts  therein  stated  —  here 
stated  to  prove  what  the  author  of  that  work  probably 
never  thought  of  proving  :) 

"  Working  at  many  things,  neither  the  hand  nor  the 
brain  can  attain  to  a  high  order  of  proficiency  or  skill. 

*'  So,  iu  learning  to  write,  the  pupil  who  vacillates  be- 
tween many  systems  and  multitudincms  forms  of  letters 
must  inevitably  fail  of  becoming  an  expert  and  skillful 
writer.     Ho  has  too  much  to  learn  to  learn  it  well. 

*'  A  single  aud  simple  form  of  each  letter,  capital  and 
small,  should  be  adopted,  and,  with  a  few  exceptions, 
should  be  invariably  practiced.  Their  frecptent  and  uni- 
form repetition  will  impart  that  lu^curacy  of  form,  grace, 
and  facibty  of  execution  which  constitute  good  writing. 
The  simple  fonns  are  not  ouly  more  eaaily  acipiired  and 
more  rapidly  executed,  but  are  more  easily  read,  than 
the  more  ornate  styles  ;  in  fact  those  forms  that  cost  the 
most  are  worth  the  least. 

'*  The  rapidity  with  which  writing  can  be  executed 
depends  largely  upon  the  simphcity  of"  the  forms  of  the 
letters  used  and  the  size  of  the  writing.  A  medium  or 
small  hand  is  written  with  much  more  ease  and  rapidity 
than  a  large  hand,  from  the  fact  that  the  pen  can  bo  car- 
ried over  short  spaces  iu  less  time  and  with  greater  ease 
than  over  long  ones,  and  can  execute  simple  forms  more 
easily  and  rapidly  than  complicated  ones. 

"  The  complicated  form  consists  of  many  lines,  some  of 
which  are  required  to  run  parallel  to  each  other,  and  all 
made  with  reference  to  balancing  or  harmonizing  with 
some  other  line,  and  requires  to  be  made  with  much 
greater  care  and  skill  than  the  more  simple  form. 

"  The  practice  of  those  complex  forms  of  the  alphabet 
will  be  fatal  to  rapid  and  legible  business  writing." 

For  these  rea,sous  the  time  spent  in  teaching  a  person 
to  form  the  capital  letters  well  is  much  longer,  and  the 
corresponding  efifort  consequently  greater,  than  the  time 
and  effort  spent  in  teaching  the  formation  of  the  small 
letters  ;  aud  it  is  a  matter  of  common  observation  that 
this  expenditure  of  time,  effort  and  patience  is  rarely 
commensurately  rewarded,  viewing  the  chirographic  re- 
sult from  the  standpoint  of  the  commercialist,  episto- 
larian,  or  of  one  having  an  educated  prejudice  favoring 
graceful  outlines. 

3.  The  use.  therefore,  of  a  capital  letter  in  script  writ- 
ing can  be  logically  defended  only  on  the  ground  that  the 
word  which  it  begins  has  peculiar  distinction— t'.fr.,  the 
word  is  a  proper  noun,  or  has  acquired  special  or  tem- 
porary importance  by  reaaou  either  of  the  importance  of 
the  phrase  or  sentence  of  which  it  forms  a  part,  or  its 
relative  position  in  such  phrase  or  sentenc*. 

4.  The  fact  that  a  word  is  a  proper  noun,  or  that,  for 
any  reason  or  reasons,  it  has  acquired  a  special  signifi- 
cance or  distinctive  character  customarily  indicated  l)y 
the  use  of  a  capital  initial  letter,  could  ho  unmistakably 
shown  by  prefixing,  or  overscoring,  or  underscoring,  the 
first  (small)  letter  of  the  word,  or  abbreviated  word, 
with  some  mark,  easily  made,  clearly  seen,  and  readily 
recognized,  consisting  of  a  line,  loop  or  '*  tick,"  either 
detached  from  said  first  letter  or  joined  thereto  at  such 
angle  and  with  such  length  and  heaviness  of  stroke  as 
would  best  serve  the  purpiwes  of  legibility,  rapid  forma- 
tion by  pen  or  pencil  and  neatness  of  appearan<;o  ;  or  the 
distinguishing  device  might  consist  of  some  peculiarity  iu 
the  size,  projiortions,  shading  or  slope  of  the  letter. 

Tj.  By  the  proposed  method  the  simplified  art  of  pen- 
manship would  be  more  (luickly  and  in  every  way  more 
satisfactorily  learned,  as  there  would  be  much  less  in- 
struction necessary  to  be  given  by  the  teacher  in  thiw 
branch  of  education,  and  as  tho  pupil's  attention  would 
be  directed  toward,  and  his  practice  confined  to,  less 
than  half  as  many  letter  forms,  and  those  forms  much 
lesH  taxing  on  mind,  eye  and  nm.scle  at  that,  w()uld  not 
the  adoption  of  the  chirographic  principle  emlHxIied  in 
the  proposed  device  result  in  a  very  notic^jable  improve- 
ment in  the  handwriting  of  rising  and  future  generations 
over  those  of  the  present  and  the  past  ?  Would  we  not 
gradually  and  gratifiedly  witness  the  disappearance  of 
the  flourishing  nuisance  for  small  letters,  arouse  little 
temptation,  and  aflFord  little  opportunity  for  the  active 
eruption  of  this  form  of  in.sanity.  Could  not  the  time 
and  energy  saved  Im  profitably  emph»yed  in  the  mastery 
»jf  some  useful  trade,  hinguage  or  art,  and,  if  the  latter, 
why  not  the  typewriting  art  ? 


XXVIII 

In  not  the  hour  ripe  ?    Are  not  the  means  at  hand  » 

At  no  Btage  of  the  relegation  of  capital  letters  woold 
ther«  be  any  danger  of  any  one,  who  was  taught  only  the 
Bmall  lettem,  heing  nnable  to  decipher  handwriting  hav- 
ing capitals,  becaniie:  1.  Most  of  the  script  capital  letters 
more  or  le«  resemble  capital  letters  in  type,  or  are,  prac- 
tically, enlarged  forms  of  the  corresponding  small  letters  : 
S.  reference  books,  already  abundant  and  cheap,  and 
daily  becoming  more  so ;  .f.  as  previonsly  stated,  only 
nlKjut  3  per  cent,  of  the  script  letters  now  used  are  made 
m  capital  form,  and  many  of  the  proper  nouns  they  be- 
gin are  recognizable  anyway  -would  any  intelligent  per- 
son make  a  mistake  on  "  rover  leveland,"  or  "  ack  obin- 
Bon,"  or  "aiser  ilhelm  "  ?  It  may  lie  parenthetically 
stated  that  the  imrticulor  reasons  which  might  induce 
script  writcn*  to  discard  capital  letters  would  not  appeal 
to  printers,  for  they  have  all  their  characters  ready-made, 
and  all  the  different  sizes  and  styles  of  type  available  are 
taken  from  cases  varying  little  in  general  arrangement 
of  type  compartments.  These  statements  apply  also,  in 
principle,  to  tj-pewriting  and  typesetting  machines  and 
their  operators. 

More  reasons  might  be  given  in  favor  of  the  adoption 
of  this  plan  of  what  might  he  called  "  proper-marking  " 
or  "  pre-inarking  ;  "  on  the  other  hand  (this  paper  being 
written  ax  n  special  plea  in  favor  of  such  recognition  and 
ndoptioiil,  I  do  not  feel  called  upon  to  meotion  the  few 
iiiiiniportant  objections  which  might  be  urged  against  the 
]iroiK>sed  innovation. 

For  those  deeming  this  matter  worthy  of  serious 
furtlior  ciMisideratlon,  a  few  ilhistrationB  are  tentatively 
snl)niittod.  showing  lines  along  which  the  improvement, 
it  it  is  improvement,  might  proceed  and  succeed.  To 
those  who  may  become  moved  by  a  desire  to  make  iwr- 
sonal  investigations  and  exiierimonts  it  may  be  men- 
tioned, by  way  of  suggestion,  that  there  are  diJTerent 
kinils  of  proper  uouus,  and  that  jwculiar  variations  in  the 
device  used  for  the  indicated  purpose  might  be  made  to 
ilo,  additioiirtlly,  informative  or  stenographic  duty. 

Tliis  plan  is  an  attempted  partial  solution  of  problems 
and  alternatives  suiierimposed  hy  the  general  and  seem- 
ingly increasing  chirographic  depravity  of  the  times. 


BOY  WONDER  AT   FIQURES. 


'•  Is  ('hauncey  Depew  in  V  "  asked  a  youth  with  a  dis- 
arranged pompa*lonr,  as  he  entered  the  offices  of  the 
New  York  Central  Rai]roa<l  Company  yesterday  morn- 
ing, says  Till'  AVic  Yuri;  Juurniil. 

'*  Not  .lust  at  present,"  answered  a  clerk,  looking  down 
from  Ills  stool  at  the  young  man  and  his  buttonhole  bou- 
quet.    "  What  do  you  want  of  Mr.  Depew  y  " 

■'  1  want  a  job  working  for  this  railroad  company." 

"  All  the  desirable  positions  are  filled,"  replied  the 
clerk.    "  The  general  manager  is  doing  his  work  well  an<l 


f^^ff^cMimoAi  QytctQ^icCAaS 


the  general  sui>erinteudeut  is  giving  complete  satisfac- 
tion." 

"  Who  nius  the  department  where  all  the  figures  are 
made  ? "  asked  the  Ixiy. 

"  The  chnirninu  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  my  son." 

"  But  I  mean  the  accounts  in  this  office." 

•  You  are  proliably  looking  for  Mr.  Carstensen,  the 
couiptn.)ller." 

The  Ixiy  made  his  way  into  the  presence  of  Comptroller 
Cai-steusen  imd  asked  for  a  position.     He  had  a  letter  of 


m 


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c^C-iyCi^   -ur  ^^i^l-at^'  -^u/fiZi>  ..^^^-n^yc'.  -■To 


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-V^ty   "tA-tZ^/xtt-tU^i^    i^    -I'Z^* 


"WOULD   DISPENSE   WITH    CAPITALS. ■     BY  JACOB   BACKES.     SEE  ACCOMPANYtNG    ARTICLE,    PAGE   XXVIL 

(THIS     CUT     IS    USED     BY    COURTESY     OF     PhonO^tapMC    WOrid^ 


recnmmemiation,  wherein  the  statement  was  made  that 
he  was  a  master  of  mathematics  and  a  lightning  calcula- 
tor. The  comptroller  read  the  letter  and  glanced  at  the 
youth's  bulging  brow. 

"  How  old  are  you  ?  *'  he  asked. 

*'  I  will  be  sixteen  on  the  30th  of  this  month." 

"  Where  do  you  come  from  ?  " 

'*  Just  got  in  from  Albany." 

"  Ever  work  in  a  railroad  oIBce  ? " 

"  Never  worked  in  any  office." 

"  What  c-an  you  do  ?  " 

"  Just  figure  ;  that's  all." 

"  Then  you  want  a  position  as  an  accountant  ?  " 

"  I  don't  know  what  you  call  it,  but  I'd  like  to  figure. 
If  you  want  to  try  me  all  you  got  to  do  is  to  give  me  four 
fiaures  to  multiply  by  four  more.  If  I  don't  give  the  cor- 
rect result  inside  of  a  second,  then  the  game  is  oiT.  I  can 
add  four  columns  of  figures  and  never  make  a  mistake." 

The  comptroller  of  the  big  railroatl  became  interested. 
He  gave  the  boy  the  most  diflBcult  problems  in  addition, 
subtraction,  multiplication  and  division.  Then  he  ciiUed 
in  sixty  clerks  to  witness  the  remarkable  performances 
of  the  young  fellow  with  the  scrambled  hair  and  a  but- 
tonhole bouquet. 

'■  You  may  go  to  work  to-day,  and  I  will  raise  your  pay 
every  month." 

This  boy -whoso  name  is  Alfred  Blum -is  a  most  re- 
markable hand  at  figures.  He  was  born  in  Albany.  Since 
the  age  of  four  he  has  shown  an  aptitude  for  mathe- 
matics that  has  proved  to  be  a  rare  talent.  Up  to  this 
time  he  has  sold  papers  in  Albany  and  supported  the 
family.  His  father  has  been  an  invalid,  and  he  was  the 
breadwinner  for  several  small  children.  His  devotion  to 
his  duty  made  everybody  his  friend,  and  those  who  knew 
how  hard  he  worked  for  others,  and  what  sacrifices  he 
made,  were  quick  to  give  him  an  opportunity  to  make 
money  by  his  wonderful  gift.  He  gave  exhibitions  of 
computation  that  were  paid  for  by  those  who  took  an 
interest  iu  his  welfare. 


A  Victim  of  Chicago  Schools. 

One  of  the  boys  brought  home  his  arithmetic  li'sson, 
and  his  mother,  after  watching  his  struggles  for  a  time  in 
silence,  offered  to  help  him. 

**  Oh,  no,''  said  he,  with  a  tired  look  of  scorn.  "  Vou 
can't  do  it  to  save  you."  As  his  mother  was  a  college 
graduate  she  naturally  felt  somewhat  nettled  at  this,  and 
insisted  upon  her  ability  to  solve  the  problem.  She  did 
so  to  her  own  satisfaction,  but  not  to  the  boy's.  He  de- 
clared that  she  did  not  do  it  right,  though  he  could  not 
tell  what  was  wrong. 

"  We'll  leave  it  to  papa,"  said  she  finally.  The  father, 
too,  was  a  college  graduate  and  had  taken  high  honors  in 
mathematics.  The  father  said  that  the  mother's  method 
was  the  right  one,  and  indeed  the  only  one.  Uncon- 
vinced, the  boy  went  off  to  school  the  next  morning.  At 
noon  he  came  home  triumphant. 

"  There,  I  told  you  so  !  "  he  shouted  as  he  entered  the 
house.     "  You  did  it  wrong." 

"  What  was  the  matter  l* "  both  parents  asked. 

"  Well,  you  left  out  two  siuces  and  a  hence,"  was  the 
convincing  reply. 

At  school  No.  3  they  are  more  careful  of  their  sinces 
and  hences  than  of  genuine  ideas.— C'Ai caj/o  Foal. 


Preparing  Copying  Ink, 

Copying  ink  is  prepared  by  adding  a  little  sugar  to 
ordinary  black  ink.  Writing  executed  with  this  ink  may 
be  copie<l  within  the  space  of  five  or  six  hours  by  passing 
it  through  a  press  m  contact  with  thin,  unsized  paper. 
—Tarunto  (C'aa.)  Ti-xiih. 


The  Rise  of  a  Boy. 

This  boy  goes  to  business,  and  at  his  business  begins  by 
simply  doing  the  things  he  is  told  to  do,  and  doing  them 
in  a  common  and  ordinary  way,  says  Dr.  Lyman  Abbott. 
If  he  stops  here,  he  remains,  all  his  life  long,  a  drudge. 
But  if  he  begins  to  see  that  business  has  a  significance  ; 
that  his  life  is  not  merely  sweeping  the  store,  not  merely 
writing  letters,  not  merely  selling  gomls  ;  if  he  begins  to 
see  the  higher  lite  involved  in  business  ;  if  he  begins  to 
see  that  business  is  a  greater  instrument  of  beneficence 
than  what  we  call  beneficence  ;  that  trade  is  clothing 
thousands  of  men  where  charity  clothes  ten  ;  that  agri- 
cultural and  milling  industries  are  feeding  thousands  of 
men  where  charity  feeds  ten  ;  if  he  begins  to  see  how  the 
whole  history  of  the  world  is  linketl  together,  and  is 
Ood's  way  of  building  up  humanity  and  serving  hnmanity 
—Its  he  gets  this  larger  view  and  enters  into  it,  life  is 
enriched  and  becomes  itself  the  minister  wherel>v  love  is 
enlarged  and  conscience  strengthened,  the  school  wherein 
he  is  educated  out  of  the  lower  into  the  higher.  He  has 
now  risen,  or  is  rising,  from  that  which  is  mortal  into 
that  which  is  immortal  and  eternal. 


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<'ll,\N<iKS    IN    AnnUEMK. 
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'  .KM  KNAI,  I'ornnrdf'd 


Editorial  Comment. 

Anti-Flapdoodle. 

Wliile  it  i«  to  bo  expected  that  all  people  are  not 
(liseriiuiuatint'.  we  believe  that  the  career  of  The 
Pknman's  Aut  .louRAt,  has  demonstrated  the  fact 
that  our  profession  appreciates  and  is  ready  to  sus- 
tain a  imper  properly  representative  of  its  impor- 
tance and  its  intelligence.  Dining  the  past  few 
years  especially  we  have  laid  great  stress  on  the 
utilitarian  features,  those  that  would  help  rather 
than  those  that  would  merely  amuse.  Doubtless 
many  are  attracted  by  the  frivolous  and  meretri- 
cious, and  it  is  a  comparatively  easy  matter  to  be- 
guile immature  minds  by  spread  eagle  illustrations 
of  th(!  flapdoodle  order.  But.  after  all,  when  one 
comes  down  to  the  heart  of  things  in  our  profes- 
sion, as  in  others,  it  will  be  found  that  the  most 
intelligent,    the  most   progressive,  the  most   repre- 


sentative people  are  in  syiuparhy  with  all  that  tends 
toward  the  uplifting  and  the  dignifying  of  their  call- 
ing. TiiK  JoritSAL  makes  no  claim  to  infallibility, 
nor  to  a  monopoly  of  all  the  good  things  in  its  line, 
but  DO  hope  of  gain  will  induce  it  to  p;inder  to  the 
flapdoodle  element.  It  makes  its  appeal  to  the  intel- 
ligent, the  discriminating,  the  representative  people 
of  the  profession  it  serves,  and  naturally  enough  its 
main  support  comes  from  that  class. 


The  Buffalo  Meetine,  Department  of 
Business  Education,  National  Educational 
Association. 

The  Department  of  Business  Education  of  the 
National  Educational  Association  met  in  convention 
at  Buffalo,  N.  Y. .  on  July  Sth.  and  was  in  session 
three  days.  On  account  of  the  dangerous  illness  of 
his  wife,  the  president  was  absent.  His  address, 
which  was  a  valuable  document,  was  read,  however. 
Vice-President  D.  W.  Springer,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich., 
presided.  The  paper,  "  Correlation  and  Co  ordina- 
tion of  Business  Branches,"  by  the  following  named 
committee:  .1.  M.  Mehan,  Des  Moines,  la.;  J.  W. 
Warr.  Moline.  111.,  and  ,J.  E.  King,  Rochester.  N.  Y., 
was  a  timely  one.  The  discussion  of  this  report 
occupied  much  time,  and  it  was  finally  adopted  with 
the  understanding  that  a  committee  of  nine  should 
constitute  a  single  committee,  of  which  J.  M.  Mehan 
was  made  chairman,  the  object  being  to  perfect  this 
report  for  the  next  annual  meeting  of  the  associa- 
tion. 

"  Curriculum  for  Business  High  School, "  by  Allan 
Davis,  Washington,  D.  C.  This  was  a  most  excel- 
lent paper,  and  was  discussed  by  D.  W.  Springer 
of  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  and  Seymour  Eton,  Philadel- 
phia, Penn.  "  The  Value  of  a  Standard  of  Attain- 
ment." by  Dr.  W.  T.  Harris,  United  States  Com- 
missioner of  Education,  was  a  most  valuable 
contribution  to  the  meeting.  "  Bookkeeping, 
Theory  and  Practice  of  Accoiints,  and  Intercommu- 
nication," by  S.  S.  Packard  of  New  York  stirred  up 
a  lively  discussion,  which  was  participated  in  by 
Carl  O.  Marshall,  Battle  Creek,  Mich.;  Geo.  W. 
Brown,  Jacksonville,  HI.,  and  J.  M.  Mehan,  Des 
Moines,  la. 

' '  High  trrade  Business  Schools  a  Public  Demand, ' ' 
by  Melville  Dewey,  Sec'y  N.  Y.  State  Board  of 
Regents.  Mr.  Dewey  advised  business  schools  to 
dropthename"  college  "  and  use  the  word  "  school  " 
instead.  He  also  advises  raising  of  the  standard  of 
admission  to  that  of  the  regular  colleges  of  the  land, 


1".  c.  requiring  the  completion  of  a  high  school 
course  as  the  standard  of  admission  to  the  business 
school.  He  further  suggested  that  the  business 
course  should  require  at  least  two  years'  work 
after  completing  the  high  school  course.  The  only 
paper  on  writing  on  the  programme  was  "  Practical 
Writing,  a  Course  for  Colleges  and  Public  Schools 
to  Answer  the  Needs  of  the  People."  by  A.  N. 
Palmer.  Cedar  Rapids,  la.  Mr.  Palmer  presented 
the  snb.iect  in  an  able  manner,  but.  as  usual  iu  late 
years  in  this  association,  writing  was  side  tracked. 
This  paper  was  dismissed  without  a  word  of  discus- 
sion— "  lack  of  time." 

The  attendance  of  this  meeting  was  somewhat 
larger  than  the  past  few  years,  lieing  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  fifty  The  following  officers  wore  elected 
for  the  ensuing  year:  A.  N.  Palmer,  Cedar  Rapids, 
la..  President:  J.  E.  King.  Rochester.  N.  Y  .  1st 
Vice-President;  C.  H.  Childs,  Holyoke,  Mass.,  2d 
Vice-President ;  Allan  Davis,  Wiushington,  D.  C. . 
Secretary  and  Treasurer;  Durand  W.  Springer,  Ann 
Arljor,  Mich.,  Chairman  of  Executive  Committee. 


A   Literary  Qem. 


tliis  city  I 


Tbere  is  n  so-cnllod  Commercial  CoUcro 
ducted  by  a  supernnnuated  country  adricl  teacher  who  Iia.s 
a  rare  colloctiou  of  old  flocond  hand  furniture,  which  would 
lie  a  disgrace  to  a  country  kitchen.  ThiM,  toKothor  with  his 
one  teacher,  who  is  said  to  receive  the  small  sum  of  %\  per 
month,  constitutes  tho  ontiro  outtlt ;  yet  this  "  fakir  "'  has 
the  nerve  to  publish  a  faculty  list  of  thirteeil  instructors. 
The  raa,ior  i)art  of  this  alleged  faculty  have  never  seen  the 
inside  of  his  room.  We  feel  sure  that  further  comments  are 
unnecessary.  Be  careful  to  make  no  mistake,  but  enter 
Blank's  Business  Colloue,  where  you  will  And  the  best 
managed,  most  thorough,  best  equipped  and  most  proures- 
sivo  commercial  school  west  of  Chicatto. 

The  above  on  a  typewritten  slip  accompanied  a 
large,  well  printed  catalogue  sent  out  by  a  Western 
school.  Do  not  such  advertising  methods  hurt 
the  school  using  them  more  than  the  school  "  con- 
ducted by  a  superannuated  country  scliool  teacher  '; '' 

Appreciates   Pen  Talent. 

At  Highland.  N.  Y. ,  almost  within  the  shadow 
of  Vassar.  Eastman  and  othtu-  colleges  (tliey're 
across  the  Hudson),  is  printed  a  papiT  known  as  Thu 
Southeni  Ulster.  Tlie  news  item  we  print  here- 
with is  a  fair  sample  of  the  literary  make-up  of  the 
paper.  Pen  artists  are  evidently  greatly  appre- 
ciated up  that  way  and  Henry  should  feel  flattered. 

Here's  the  gem  : 

Henry  Labhart  the  pen  artist  painted  a  scene  of  a  Hut 


148 

iKjat,  made  out  of  l*»(r*  aod  a  lot  of  men  wa»  comming  down 
u  xmall  river  in  time  of  war.  on  a  bank  Ktood  a  big  pine 
tree  on  old  man  and  his  two  boys,  the  old  man  with  his 
muaket  let  fly  behind  the  pine  tree  at  the  men  on  the 
boat  also  a  number  u(  men  under  the  bank  with  guns,  in 
tho  back  ground  is  large  hills  and  it  is  well  gotten  up  it 
looks  ven-  life  like  Henry  presented  it  to  Newton  E  L 
Wing.      ■  

EDITOR'S  Calendar. 

Siikldon'k  New  System  or  Vehticai,  Wkiti.no.    Ten 

numT>ers.    Elementftry  Course.   Xoe.   1.  2,   3  and  4; 

per  dozen,  72  cents,     (irammar  Course,  Nos.  5,  0,  7,  S, 

0,  10;  per  dozen,  9fi  cento.     Published  by  Sheldon  & 

C-o.,  New  York,  C'hicago. 

A  style  of  writinf;  that  is  ronnd,  full,  plain,  and  yet 

permits  of  easy  combiuations  of  letters,  allomnpr  Rood 

M|M?ed— letterH  Bimple  in  appearance,  and  aa  easy  in  con- 

Ktruction  as  it  U  potwible  to  make  script  letters,  is  the 

Htylo  Holected  for  these  Iwoks.    The  capitalK,  loops  and 

Htemn  are  much  shorter  than  in  slantinf?  script  and  the 

forms  approximate  the  Roman  tyi)e.    The  size  Oi   the 


XJ^yima/i^  <2yCc/^  d^aC/iaC? 


in^.  It  disctisees  writing  in  public  schools,  writing  in 
pnmary  grades,  care  of  peas,  si>ecial  points  for  teacher^i. 
qaiilifications  for  teaching,  method  of  class  teaching, 
grading  of  books,  blackboard  drill,  ruling.  s|)ecimen  prac- 
tice, etc..  and  is  filled  with  model  lessons  fully  illustrated. 
a*j  well  as  scores  of  other  illustrations  that  will  be  found 
helpful  to  any  teacher.  The  work  has  evidently  been 
prepared  with  great  care  and  touches  on  ma6y  points 
that  the  average  teacher  of  vertical  writing  is  at  sea  ou. 
For  example,  counting.  The  book  is  neatly  and  sul>- 
stantmlly  bound,  handsomely  printed  on  fine  hea%'y  paper 
and  is  a  credit  to  this  enterprising  firm  of  publishers. 

Sheldon's  Vertical  Writing  Chart,  ;jo  x  40  inches. 
heavy  raanila  paper  bound  with  tape,  with  wooden 
strips  at  top  and  bottom.  Printed  on  both  sides; 
price.  $1.  Sheldon  A;  Co.,  New  York,  Chic^o. 

This  Chart  is  a  model  in  its  way,  contains  the  princi- 
ples, the  basic  parts  with  their  combinations  and  modifi- 
cations, the  standard  small  letters,  standard  capital  let- 
ters, direct  movement  and  reverse  movement  exercises, 
tracing  exercises,  combinations  of  movements,  small  letter 
movement  exercises,  etc.  Sheldon  &  Co.  have  shown 
good  business  judgment  in  backing  up  their  system  of 
writing  with  so  complete  a  Manual  and  Chart,  and  any 
teacher  who  is  in  possa-wion  of  the  Chart  and  Mamuii, 


trated.  Movement,  how  to  practice,  laying  the  founda- 
tion follows.  The  preliminary  movement  exercises  are 
here  given,  followed  by  oval  tracing  and  spiral  exercises, 
direct  and  indirect.  All  of  the  principles  are  fully  illus- 
trated, while  on  the  opposite  page  the  test  matter  con- 
veys the  nec^'ssary  information.  Sentouco  writing  is 
next  given  and  rapid  business  capitals,  followed  by  liody 
writing,  rapid  business  combinatious,  business* signa- 
tures, ediographic  exercises,  rapid  lettering,  artistic  ^vrit- 
ing.  artistic  capitals  artistic  combinations,  etc.  What 
the  writing  lacks  in  accuracy  it  makes  up  in  strength  and 
^gor  and  it  shows  that  the  original  was  written  rapidlv. 
All  students  of  writing,  whether  teachers  or  pupils,  will 
want  to  add  this  book  to  their  library  when  they  see  it. 

The  Normal  Review  Handbook  of  Vertical  Writ- 
ing.    A  Manual  for  teachers.     By  D.  H.  Farley  and 
W.  B.  (.Tunnisou.     Limp  linen,  Oo  pages.     Published 
by  Silver.  Burdett  &•  Co.,  Boston,  New  York,  Chic-ago. 
Whatever  Messrs.   Farley  and  flunnison  do  they  do 
well.    This  was  shown  in  their  Normal  Review  System 
of  Vertical  Writing  and  Slanting  Writing.    The  idea  of 
the  work  is  to  iustruct  the  teacher,  plan  the  work,  give 
instructions  about  materials,  writing  lesson,  movement 
exercises,  use  of  the  blackboard,  position,  pen  holding, 
course  of  study,  analysis  of  letters,  etc.    In  fact,  nothing 
that   will  help  the  teacher  1ms    seemingly  been    ovor- 


J  Oooo 


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iinff  in  the  book.  f/re  the  arm  movementy  exclucivelff,  for  the 
larger  fo7-mc;  the  finger  and  arm  movem<s7it  for  the  t:maUer  forms, 
and  for  the  booh  work. 


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the  J^ovement  Q)rills  on 
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SHELDON'S  NEW  SYSTEM  OF  VERTICAL  WRITING.-PUB.  BY  SHELDON  &  CO.,  NEW  YORK  AND  CHICAGO.     SAMPLE  HEADLINES  FROM  BOOKS  ONE  AND  FIVE. 


writing  is  practical  and  the  work  is  photo-engraved  from 
the  original  iwn  copy. 

The  one  point  in  \hese  books  that  will  appeal  to  the 
teacher  of  practical  business  writing  is  the  prominence 
given  to  movement  and  movement  drills.  A  large  part 
of  the  covers  of  each  book  is  devoted  to  a  description  of 
movement  and  to  movement  exercises.  These  movement 
exercises  are  decidedly  practical  and  cannot  fail  to  be  of 
prt^at  assistance  to  teacher  and  pupil.  The  movement 
idea  is  the  predominating  one  throughout  the  books  and 
exercisas  are  plentifully  sprinkled  at  the  heading  of  each 
page.  Heretiifore  one  ot  the  main  objections  to  copy- 
Iiooks  has  been  that  they  have  encouraged  drawing  6y 
lack  of  movement  exercises  and  instruction  in  move- 
nient.  Those  books  have  remedied  this  matter  a»  far  us 
it  is  possible  for  a  copy-book  to  remedy  it,  it  seems  to  us. 

A  large  ainouut  of  writing,  especially  in  the  small  let- 
ters, must  be  done  by  pupus  using  these  books,  and  the 
author  encourages  the  use  of  loose  sheets  for  preliminary 
practice,  and  only  the  later  and  best  work  to  be  put  in 
the  copy  books,  thus  making  the  copv-book  nierelv  an  ex- 
amination or  reconi  book.  This  idea  also  meets  one  of 
the  main  objections  that  have  heretofore  been  urged 
against  copy-books.  This  system  has  so  many  good 
points,  and  so  few  objectionable  ones,  that  The  Jocrnal 
IS  glad  to  welcome  it  among  the  systems  now  laboring 
for  the  improvement  of  hand  writing  in  our  American 
schools. 

Sheldon's    New    System    of   Vertical   Writing.     A 
Manual  for  Teachers.   Cloth.  .V.i  pages:  price  75  cents. 
Published  by  Sheldon  &  Co.,  New  York.  Chicago. 
While  primarily  intended  to  accompanv  Sheldon    & 
Co.'s  New  System  of  Vertical  Writing,  this  Manual  will 
l>e  found  specially  valuable  to  anv  teacher,  and  more  par- 
ticularly those  interested  in  anv  svstem  of  vertical  writ- 


Essentials  of  English.     Applied  Orammar,  Punctua- 
tion.   Composition,     (.'orrespoudence.      Cloth  ;     side 
stamp    in    red    and  black  ;    18(1    pages.      Published 
by  Ellis  Publishing  Co.,  Battle  Creek,  Mich. 
From  the  examination  we  have  given  this  most  excel- 
lent work  we  notice  that  every  technicality  of  grammar 
or  rhetoric,  not  absolutely  essential  to  a  knowledge  of 
correct   sentence   structure,    has    been    omitted    while 
much  more  than  the  usual  attention  is  given  to  the  prac- 
tical construction  of  composition  and  correspondence,  a 
large  share  of  the  work  being  devoted  to  the  latter  sub- 
jects.   The*  entire  work  has  been  specially  arranged  for 
business  colleges,  department  schools  and  high  schools. 
and  the  object  has  been  to  prcvide  a  text  brief  enough  to 
be  completed  within  the  short  space  of  time  necessary  in 
business  SL'hools,  yet  comprehensive  enough  to  cover  the 
entire  subject.    The  work  has  been  well  handled  and  is  a 
credit  alike  t.)  author  and  publisher. 

Mack's  Easy  Road  to  Writing.  04  pag&s,  cloth,  gold 
side  stamp.  Price,  *1.  Published  by  J.  B.  Mack, 
Nashua,  N.  H. 

Mr.  Mack  is  well  known  as  a  good  writer,  both  plain 
and  ornamental  styles,  and  his  sucx:ess  as  teacher  has  en- 
couraged him  to  embody  some  of  his  teaching  experience 
in  book  form.  The  copies  have  been  photo-engraved  from 
Mr.  Mack's  own  writing,  and  h-ls  style  is  well  known  to 
JocRNAL  readers  ae  being  strong,  bold,  easy  and  rapid. 
I'nder  the  head  of  General  Remarks,  he  discusses  natural 
talent,  materials,  etc..  then  takes  up  position  of  body, 
which  is  illustrated  by  half-tone  cut.  then  follows  pen 
holding,  position  of  paper,  hand  and  arm.  all  well  illus- 


looked.  Of  course  special  attention  is  given  to  the  Nor- 
mal Review  System  of  Vertical  Writing,  and  its  "  Aims 
and  Claims  "  are  discussed  in  one  chapter  and  "  Course  of 
Study."  showing  how  the  book  should  be  used  is  planue<l 
in  another  chapter.  The  usual  mistakes  of  students  are 
illustrated  and  the  entire  work  bristles  with  practical 
helps  for  the  teacher.  It  is  handsomely  printed  and 
bound  and  is  a  strong  addition  to  the  vertical  writing 
methods. 
The  Questions  and  Answers  in  Drawing,  given  at  the 

Uniform  Examination  in  the  State  of    New   York 

since  June,  W.U.     Paper.  17K  pages.     Price.  50  cents. 

Published  by  C.  W.  Bardeen,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
In  New  York  State  no  public  school  teacher  is  licenced 
except  after  passing  one  ot  the  regular  State  examinations 
upon  questions  prepared  by  the  State  Department  at 
Albany,  and  sent  out  from  there,  these  questions  being 
uniform  for  the  entire  State.  The  (piestions  on  drawing, 
and  correct  answers  to  them,  sent  out  since  June,  \x'.Ti, 
have  been  collected  by  Mr.  Bardeen  and  are  here  pub- 
lished in  this  compact  and  convenient  form.  There  arc 
illustrations  on  every  page  and  students  and  teachers  of 
drawing  should  find  this  of  great  assistance. 
Beck's  Letter  Writing. Made  Easy.   Tablet  form,  with 

printed  instructions  on  about  half    the  sheets.    .50 

sheets.      Accompanied   by    engraved    model    letter. 

Price,  50  cents.    Published  by  Beck  &  Beck,  Piqua, 

Ohio. 
The  object  of  this  work  is  to  furnish  instructions  and 
model  on  each  sheet  which  will  be  a  guide  to  students 
writing  the  letter.  The  sheet  is  then  torn  from  the 
tablet.  The  ruling  indicates  where  heading,  address, 
salutation,  etc.,  should  go  and  this  should  prove  quite 
a  help  to  beginning  students  in  letter  writing. 


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Maxi'al  Nf mber  Alphabet  axd  Cou>b.     Designed  by 
.Sadie  Pierpont  Baniard.     For  use  in   kindergarten 
cliwten.  primary  work,  and  for  the  amuaeraenl  and 
inBtroction   of   children    at    home.     Price.  o<»  cent*. 
Snmple  to  teachen*.  25  rente.     Published  by  Williams 
&  Rogers.  Rochester.  N.  V.,  Chicago.  Dl. 
This  syBtem  ronsi>«tA  of  -V)  canK  arranged  progressively 
\n  five  series,  namelv  A.  B.  C.  D  and  E.     Containing  re- 
Bpectivelv  *2<l.  14,  li.  liand  4  cardH.    Starting  with  Series 
A,  the  flret  canle  of  which  represent  colored  objects  and 
fignres,  followed  bv  colored  letters  and  figures  to  Series 
E.  riiprwienting  figures,  words,  and  colored  objects.    The 
entire  ml  ol  cards  bringw  into  play  work  that  i.**  at  once 
faw'inating.  prmrtirjil  and  helpful  and  educational.    Sew- 
ing, perforating,  pimple  number  work,  etc .  are  taught. 
The  cardH  arc  made  from  a  superior  quality  of  stock  and 
are  beautiful  specimens  of  the  lithographer's  art.    They 
are  inclosed  in  a  strong  hands^ime  cardlward  case  and  are 
accompanied  by  a  pamphlet  containing  suggestions  re- 
garding their  use. 

.Sample  Lkshonh  in  Eclectic  Shorthand.    Free.    Ten 
lessons.     Paper,     Published  by  Prouty  Business  Col- 
lege. Athol,  Mans. 
This  work  was  written  with  typewriter  and  pen,  and 
ban  benn  printe<l  on  niineograph  in  a  most  excellent  man- 
ner.    It  will  be  found  of  special  interest  to  all  students 
and  tea  -hers  of  the  Eclectic  system  of  shorthand. 

The  Phonooiiaphic  Military  Phrase  Book.     Paper,  40 
pages;  price,  .35  cents.     Published  by  Isaac  Pitman  & 
Sons,  .3:1  Union  Square.  New  York. 
This  work  has  been  prepared  for  Isaac  Pitman  Short- 
hand writers,  who  have  occasion  to  use  military  terms. 
Tho  selection  of  words  appears  to  us  to  be  most  admirable. 

HKi'i)RTi\a  E.XKR(;iHKs.     A  Praxis  on  the  Grammalogues, 

CoutractionH,  Phrases,  etc.,  of  the  Reporting  style  of 

Pitman's  Shorthand.  Paper.  :J2  pages;  price.  20  cents. 

Published  by  Isaac  Pitman  &  Sons,  33  Union  Square, 

New  York. 

This  work  is  specially  prepared  for  those  who  use  the 

reporting  style  of  Pitman's  Shorthand,  and  the  exercises 

given  therein  have  special  value  for  speed  and  practice. 


Likes   Signature   Work. 

Kditor  Pknmax's  Art  Journal  : 

1  am  gliul  you  are  publishing  articles  on  signature  writ- 
ing. They  will  no  doubt  be  productive  of  much  good. 
For  iniy)iratiou  and  as  a  means  to  secure  a  good  move- 
ment, I  have  always  regarded  signature  work  good— i.r., 
when  copy  is  from  a  master's  hand.  I  mean  when  such 
work  h(w  the  force  of  movement  producing  the  picture  of 
grace  and  da.»ih,  and  as  near  i)erfection  as  human  in- 
genuity can  get  it.  \Ve  have  some  fine  penmen,  so  trot 
out  some  of  their  work. 

I  believe  in  signature  work  that  all  combinations 
should  always  begin  with  the  first  letter,  and  never  work 
backwdl-ds.  All  signatures  do  not  look  well  when  all 
connected.  In  many  cases  it  looks  l>etter  not  to  combine 
the  letters.  Yours  truly,  E.  D.   ADMIRE. 

Pen.  Dep't.  Detroit.  Mich.,  Coll.  of  Commerce. 


for  the  cause  of  eood 


The  Journal  has  introduced  practically  all  the  publisher? 
of  text  books  in  the  line  of  work  it  coders  to  the  American 
jMMiple.  and  takes  pleasure  lu  intruducmg  the  Peirce  !?cbot)l 
Manuals,  published  bv  Thomas  May  Peirce,  »17  Chestnut 
street,  Philadelphia.  These  books  were  prepared  for  u-se  in 
Peirce  Busmes--*  ColieKe.  but  owiuK  to  outside  demand  hare 
V.'rndu«lls'  Wen  introdnceil  into  uther  schools,  aud  now  tlie 
publishers  desire  to  i^ive  them  a  wider  circulation  and  with 


tbttt  object  in      - 

JorBNAL's  advertising  columns,  to  which  our  readers 

referred  for  further  particulars. 


Williams  ft  Rogers,  Rochester.  N.  Y..  and  Chicago.  111.. 
announce  that  the  course  of  study  in  >)ookkeeping  business 
practice,  which  they  have  had  in  preparation  for  more  than 
a  year.  18  approaching  completion  Partes  of  it  are  finished 
and  by  the  time  this  issue  of  The  Jol'Rnai,  reaches  cur 
readers  It  is  expected  that  the  entire  work  will  lie  from  the 
press.  This  work  is  known  as  "  Bookkeeping  and  Business 
Practice."  and  is  a  revision  of  their  "  New  Complete  Book- 
keeping." The  first  part  of  the  book  is  entirely  now  and  a 
spoL-ial  arrangement  of  the  remainder  of  the  wora  has  been 
made  to  adapt  it  for  use  with  the  business  practice.  The  ap- 
pliances which  constitute  the  course  are  a  text  book,  a  series 
of  Ave  business  practice  pads  and  three  mail  packages.  The 
work  has  been  very  carefully  prepared,  has  many  interest- 
ing and  illustrative  exercises,  and  is  arranged  in  a  progress- 
ive order.  They  have  also  prepared  "  Hints  to  the  Teacher," 

copy  of  which  'accompanies  the  method  and  contains  sug- 


stalling  and  arranging  the  method. 


Ellis  Publishing  Company.  Battle  Creek.  Mich.,  report  that 
owing  to  the  great  demand  for  their  "  Actual  Business  From 
the  Start"  and  other  various  text  Iwoks  they  have  been 
obliged  to  materially  increase  their  plant  and  notwithstand- 
ing this  they  have  been  rushed  to  their  fullest  capacity. 
They  report  prospects  very  bright  for  a  big  bosiuess  the 


\Vc  wish  to  remind  advertisers  that  copy  for  advertiae- 
lOnts  should  roach  us  by  the  aith  of  the  mouth  preceding 
le  one  for  which  the  ad.  is  intended.  The  l-Mh  of  the 
onth  Would  be  better,  as  it  would  give  us  more  time  to 
ive  copy  set.  Occasionally  as  late  as  the  25th  of  the  month 
111  be  in  tiiue,  but  as  a  rule  advertisers  should  try  to  have 
)py  in  our  bunds  by  the  atlth.  W©  are  led  to  explain  this 
ict  because  several  advertisers  have  spnt  copv  in  late.  Be- 
iiiso  it  was  in  time  one  month  on  account  of  our  being  late 
llh  that  particular  issue,  tbov  have  been  disappointed  i 


:  and  good  salaries 

___  ^ _.  led  to  believe  that  the 

Ame'rican  public  owe  a  debt  of  gratitude  to  Messrs.  Zaner 
aud  Bloser  for  the  conscientious  work  they  have  done  the/ 
past  ten  years  or  more  in  training  thousands  of  competeDt 
'  -   •        '     (N  '<f   Ib'iusands 


The  Practical  Text  Book  Company,  4a)  Superior  street. 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  report  a  liveiy  business  during  the  past  few 
months,  that  orders  are  pouring  in  as  we  go  to  press. 
They  have  had  a  very  successful  year  with  their  books  and 
the  outlook  for  the  coming  season  is  brighter  than  ever. 
Thay  are  just  about  to  issue  a  "  New  Practical  Arithmetic." 
They  hope  to  have  this  ready  for  the  opening  of  the  school 
year. 


Drexel  Institute.  Philadelphia,  Pa,,  maintains  e 
commercial  department  which  is  presided  over  I  _ 
Eaton,  who  is  well  and  favorably  known  to  the  commercial 
teaching  fraternity.  Drexel  Institute  has  large  endowment, 
elegant  buildings,  fine  erpiipment  throughout  with  a  mag- 
nificent high  grade  course  for  commercial  students,  and  has 
recently  established  a  special  department  for  the  training 
of  commercial  teachers.  Teachers  wishing  to  take  special 
work  or  those  who  desire  to  become  commercial  teachers 
would  do  well  to  address  the  Secretary  or  Registrar,  Drexel 
Institute,  for  catalogue  and  particulars. 


A  large  number  of  scbooli  have  introduced  and  are  using 
the  Pernin  System  of  Shorthand,  published  by  H.  M.  Pernin. 
Detroit.  Mich.    Within  the  past  few  years  this  system  has 
ates.  teachers  and  writers  in 


The  EDITOR'S  SCRAP  Book. 


Peunian*«  ExcIimiisp  Dcpariiiiriii. 

PHOFESSIONAI., 

J.  W.  BAor.  Box  VM.  Phc&nixvilhv  Pa. 

J.  B  GambilK  Hayden.  Co!. 

H.  N.  ttarrelt,  Cove  Tale.  Ky 

Andrew  Peterson.  Box  ait*.  U'.-t  iv;    ,!i;    Minn 

Remember  that  all  that  i>  u-  ^  i  lie  Penmen's 

Exchange  DejMirtment  is  to  ^.t    1    n         n        and  address 

aud  state  whether  you  desire  t>.  m    1     i  n  professional 

or  amateur.  There  are  no  olili;;  >' 1  1-  .n  i  h.d  except  that 
you  exchange  specimens  of  your  best  w^rk  with  those  who 
send  specimens  to  you.  who  are  also  mombora  of  the  Ex- 
change. A  scrap  book  is  almost  n  necessity  for  any  peuman. 
and  this  plan  is  by  far  tho  cheapest  tor  collecting  examples 
of  work  of  other  i>onmen. 

—  A  Tired  Penman  "  writes  The  Joihnal  to  say  that  he 
has  sent  specimens  of  his  work  to  six  different  penmen  whose 
names  have  appeared  in  the  Exchange  Column  without  hav- 
ing heard  from  any  of  them,  although  he  has  ulven  them  a 
reasonable  time  to  reply.  This  is  an  oversight,  no  doubt, 
but  could  lie  avoided  by  having  a  collection  of  spectmens  c- 
hand,  so  that  when  letters  come  ' 
mens  can  be  sent  without  delay. 


xpectodly  those  specl- 


—  From  T.  Courtney,  penman  of  Providence  B.  &  S.  B.  C. 
who  18  now  at  his  home  in  Mecosta.  Mich.,  cm  his  vacation,  we 
have  received  several  dashy  rtourlahed  designs. 

—  I.  S.  Preston,  the  well-known  old  time  teacher,  whose 
permanent  address  is  ftW  President  street.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.. 
out  who  is  at  present  teaching  writing  in  the  public  schools 
of  Tompkinsville,  Staten  Island.  N.V..  favors  us  with  a  pack- 
age of  well  written  cards  that  &how  that  he  has  not  lost  his 
nerve  at  m. 

— D.  L.  Hunt.  Stockton.  Cal..  B.  C,  sends  a  very  handsome 
flourish. 

—The  commencement  invitation  and  programme  of  Wood's 
B.  C,  Carbondale.  Pa.,  is  from  designs  made  by  the  penman 
of  the  school,  C.  M.  Lesher.  Mr.  Lesher  Is  a  penman  of  much 
skill. 

—  From  W.  P.  Waldrep.  Gonzales,  Tex.,  we  have  received 
some  artistic  lettering  and  a  package  of  handsomely  written 

—  A  young  penman  who  has  rapidly  come  to  the  front  In 
the  past  two  years  is  J.  C,  Olson,  who  will  have  charge  of 
the  penmanship  in  the  N.  W.  Normal  School.  Stanberry,  Mo. 
Some  recent  card  work  of  his  is  remarkably  flue. 

—Prom  P.  A.  Curtis,  Lyndon  Centre,  Vt..  Inst.,  we  have  re- 
ceived a  dashy  flourish  and  some  beautifully  written  busi- 
ness capitals.    Mr.  Curtis  is  one  of  our  best  writers. 

— C.  E.  Webber,  Sao  Jose,  Cal.,  sends  a  beautifully  flour- 
ished bird. 

"A.  Backus,  Prin,  Pen.  Dept.,  Lincoln,  Nor.  Univ..  Nor- 
mal, Neb,,  drops  in  some  specimens  of  excellent  business 
writing. 

—  W.  L.  Dick,  Pierceton.  Ind.,  favors  us  with  some  excel- 
lent knife  work. 

—  Ella  E.  Calkins.  Lacella,  Iowa,  sends  some  well  written 
cards  in  a  variety  of  styles  and  some  excellent  business  writ- 
ing. 

—  E.  E.  Kent.  Dixon,  III.,  sends  some  ornamental  writing 
that  is  particularly  good  in  dash,  grace  and  accuracy. 

—  .lames  D.  Gilbert,  penman  Brown's  School  of  Bus..  Kan- 
sas City,  Mo,,  submits  a  very  handsome  piece  of  .pen  draw- 
ing. 

—  P.  L,  Tower,  a  late  student  of  T.  Courtney.  Bliss  B.  C. 
North  Adams,  Mass..  mails  a  variety  of  work,  including  plain 
and  ornamental  writing,  card  writloa,  etc.,  that  shows  he  hi 
making  wonderful  strides.  He  is  certainly  a  credit  to  Mr. 
Courtney,  and  no  doubt  will  bo  in  tho  profession  Iwfore  long. 

—  W,  W.  Fry.  Atlanta,  Ga.,  B.  C,  sends  some  heavy  script 
that  is  good. 

-R.  C.  Bay.  Mechanicaburg.  Iowa,  submits  some  samples 
of   writing,  plain  and  ornamental,  that  indicate  great  Im- 

— Thos.  Ervin,  Chattaroy.  Wash.,  sends  some  plain  and  or- 
namental writing  and  some  movement  exerciHes  that  would 
indicate  that  he  Is  on  the  right  track. 

—  B.  L.  Hooper.  Auburn.  Maine,  is  making  rapid  progress 
in  his  writing.    A  recent  letter  shows  this. 

—  J.  E.  Thornton,  Carrollton.  Ga.,  sends  samples  of  plain 
and  ornamental  writing  that  show  he  is  continually  prog- 
ressing. 

—  From  J.  H.  Enni.^.  Newport.  Ore.,  come  samples  of  i 


decidedly 


i-appearrtnce  after  sending  in  as  late  the  i 


nth. 


StHlltnttH'    StMvtu 


TuK  .Ioithnai,  is  1 
its  advertisi-rs.     We  are  very  i 

mentsand  the  advertisers  whot_„ 

reason  can  always  recommend  advertis  _  _  _ 
tion  of  our  readers.  Particular  attention  is  given  to  the 
writing  and  disidaying  of  tho  advertisements  in  TheJoi'k- 
NAi,.  and  as  advertisers  have  a  story  to  tell  or  else  thev 
would  not  be  paying  lor  space  in  whic'li  to  talk,  these  adver- 
tisements are  worthy  of  careful  reading  from  month  to 
month.  We  trust  that  our  readers  when  auswering  anv  of 
the  advortisi'mcnts  will  kindly  mention  the  fact  that  they 
saw  the  announcement  in  The  Penman's  AutJouhnal 

Although  the  school  season  has  not  opened  as  vet  nor  the 
chibbing  season  for  that  "     ■  * 

tion  of  our  friends  to  o.__    _^  , 

will  1h>  found  in  the  back  part  of  The  .Touk: 
plete  and  explicit  information  is  there  given  in  regard 
both  editigns  of  The  JoruNAi..  Manv  of  our  friends  duri 
the  iwist  season  did  not  understand  about  thetwoeditio 
and  tho  club  rates,  especially  for  the  Regular  Edition. 


If  the  teacher  is  enthusia^stic 
of  penmanship  in  particular  < 

general,  he  cannot  fail  to  impart  this  enthusiasm 
pupils,  in  such  a  degree  that  they  will  not  let  a  few  cents 
stand  iietween  them  and  a  sul>scription  to  The  Journal. 
*        j^  _:i.   ^_-._         vigorous  campaign  all 


vill  Iwgii 


3  roll  I 


the  schools  open,  the  sntScrip- 


t  for  a 


brushi'ng.    The  typewriter  brush,  known  asthe  Automatic 
Typewriter  Brush,  manufactured  bv  E,  E.    Ziepler  &  Co.. 


offer  to  responsible  parties,  stenographers  preferred. 


We  believe  that  it  will  pay  every  one  who  has  anything  to 
sell  to  students  of  shorthand  schools  or  business  colleges,  to 
add  to  this  list  by  securine  th«  agency  for  the  Geo,  S.  Parker 
Fountain  Pens.  The  feedmc  device  used  in  this  pen  "is  rad- 
ically different  from  that  used  in  any  other  fountain  and 
seems  to  cive  absolute  satisfaction.  One  novel  and  e.spe- 
ciallv  attractive  feature  about  this  pen  is  the  fact  that  the 
>truction  of  the  feeder  does  not  permit  the  ink 


I  the  cap 


»  clcttL    Bemember  that  every  subscriber  for  The  Pes- 


peculiar  con-»truction  of  the  feeder  di „  _ 

to  overflow  around  the  edge  of  the  nozzl. 
when  the  pen  is  not  in  use.  which  is  such  a  common  and  ol>- 
jectionable  feature  in  other  make-*  of  fountains.  We  have 
tried  and  used  these  pens  ourselves,  and  can  recommend 
them  to  our  reader^^. 


instructor  should  be.    See 


M'uMic  SrhiuM    Uorii. 

—  Prom  Miss  Cora  M.  Htarr,  teacher  of  writing,  Craw- 
fordsviile.  Ind.,  we  received  a  large  package  of  specimena  of 
pupils"  writing  from  the  third  to  eighth  i;rml'-'.  The  writ- 
ing of  the  pupils  in  the  lower  grades  i-  -  m  [i  i-nul  1 1  .-c  uud 
would  indicate  that  speed  and  moveiin  I'      ■'■    '■    '  >  1 -lit  In 

these  grades.    All  ut  the  writing  iai'i; >    im  we 

can  judge  from  the  specimens,  the  wml.  .    ■:        i.i.iflly 

and  with  good  movement.  It  is  decubitl .  -  i.-ln  .1  l-  t-,  Miss 
Starr,  and  Crawfordsville  can  congratuiut'-  itM.*ir  ..n  hav.ng 
St)  efficient  a  teacher.  The  cover  on  an  autograph  album  sent 
is  a  well  executed  pencil  drawing  made  by  L,  Myerh. 

—  J.  H.  Bachtenkircher.  Supervisor  of  Writing,  Lafayette. 
Ind..  sends  8<»me  business  writing  iiy  James  Jamison  that, 
did  we  not  know  his  age,  we  would  take  It  to  l»e  the  work  of 
an  adult,  and  a  m^ightv  good  writer  at  that.  James  is  but  W 
years  of  age.  and  for  the  benefit  of  those  who  thiiiK  business 
writing  cannot  be  taught  in  public  schools,  we  would  sug- 
gest that  they  send  to  Mr.  Bachtenkir<hfr  for  some  samples 
of  this  lad's  work. 


A  Handsome  Catalogue. 

The  handsomest  book  cataloync  that  has  i-eached  Thb 
JouKXAi-  ofHce  in  a  long-  time  Is  the  mrw  one  jnst  Iwued 
by  Williams  &  Rogers,  publishers.  Rochester.  N,  Y..  and  Chi- 
cago. The  cover  is  a  i>eantifiil  d(wign  in  bine  and  gold  and 
the  l)ody  of  the  work  i?  printed  In  three  colors.  This  cata- 
logue is  a  credit  to  its  publishers  and  to  Mr.  J.  E  King^.  their 
cnterpHsiosr  advertisings  maoager. 


'SO 

A   History   of    the  Growth    of   a   Qreat 
Publishing   Business. 


;  far  back  as  1875.  Mr.  O.  M. 
Powers,  then  as  now  principal  of 
the  Metropolitan  Business  Col- 
lege of  Chicago,  feeling  the  ne- 
cessity in  his  school  of  a  first- 
^•C^^^^  ^     class  teit-book  on  the  subject  of 

^ ' — *-*  ■  ^'     bookkeeping,  decided  to  prepare 

such  a  book.  Nowhere  peihaps 
in  the  country  are  business  men  more  exacting  in 
their  demands  of  office  help  than  in  Chicago,  and  it 
was  to  meet  these  demands  that  the  book  must  be 
prepared.  Information  as  to  business  methods, 
plans  of  books,  etc..  were  gathered  from  the  busi- 
ness houses  of  the  city.  In  some  cases  old  books  of 
account  were  handed  him  that  he  might  cull  a  set 
of  actual,  practical  transactions  for  use  in  the  text. 
This  bor)k.  as  all  the  books  on  his  list,  was  prepared 
primarily  for  use  in  his  own  school  and  to  meet  the 
severest  test  of  a  critical  business  community. 
Though  no  attempt  was  made  to  bring  the  book  to 
the  attention  of  other  schools  and  not  a  dollar  was 
spent  in  advertising  it,  yet  from  the  first  there  was 
a  steady  and  constantly  increasing  demand  for  it 
from  business  schools  and  departments  The  Com- 
plete Accountant  was  issued  in  two  editions,  one  an 


ments.  at  once  made  it  in  active  demand.  It  is 
widely  used  by  the  best  schools  and  has  certainly 
won  for  itself  an  enviable  reputation,  which  it 
seems  to  sustain  if  not  increase.  With  thes^  books, 
all  originally  written  for  use  in  his  own  school,  on 
his  list,  it  seemed  advisable  to  complete  the  series. 
The  next  book  to  appear  was 

The  yrir   Jiiofiir.*.*   Arllhiiiellc. 

,At  this  time  most  of  the  business  arithmetics 
from  which  the  business  college  principal  must 
choose  were  large,  cumbersome  and  verbose,  and 
contained  a  vast  amount  of  extraneous  matter  from 
which  the  teacher  and  pupil  were  obliged  to  sift 
out  the  essentials,  in  strange  contrast  to  the  re- 
quirements of  a  school  where  the  time  for  this  study 
is  short.  This  New  Business  Arithmetic  is  clear 
and  concise  in  all  its  parts.  The  list  of  problems  is 
ample  and  practical.  No  sub.iect  of  any  impor- 
tance is  omitted,  in  fact  some  not  found  in  other 
similar  text  books  are  discussed.  One  important 
feature  of  the  book  is  its  inductive  plan.  But  few 
rules  are  considered  or  given.  The  case  is  stated 
and  the  pupil  is  led  step  by  step  by  an  easy  chain 
of  reasoning  to  the  conclusion.  This  is  the  plan 
followed  in  all  cases  where  it  is  possible.  We  be- 
lieve this  plan  to  be  commendable,  for  a  pupil  who 
is  taught  to  thus  use  his  own  reasoning  faculties  in 
all  cases  and  all  problems  cannot  fail  to  be  more  in- 
dependent and  self  reliant  than  when  he  approaches 


About  this  time,  the  editor  of  this  paper  wrotp 
Mr,  Powers,  urging  him  to  take  space  in  The  Jovr. 
SAL  and  bring  his  excellent  series  of  books  to  the 
general  attention  of  the  Business  College  fraternity. 
He  suggested  that  all  parties  concerned  would  profit 
by  his  doing  so.  After  a  number  of  letters  on  the 
subject  he  decided  to  do  so,  and  since  then  the 
preparation  and  sale  of  commercial  text  books  has 
been  a  special  feature  of  his  busniess,  which  from 
the  beginning  has  had  a  steady  and  healthy  growth. 
The  Jourx.vl  takes  no  little  pride  in  the  part  it  has 
taken  in  bringing  these  books  to  the  attention  of 
the  Business  College  fraternity,  for  it  believes  that 
in  every  case  where  it  may  have  been  instrumental 
in  introducing  any  of  them  the  standard  of  work 
has  been  sustained  if  not  improved. 

Concluding,  then,  to  complete  the  series,  the  next 
book  brought  out  was 

IVip   Coinineirlal    Linr. 

In  this  book  a  number  of  new  features  were  in- 
troduced. Outlines  that  appeal  to  the  eye  are  much 
used.  The  book  is  filled  with  illustrations,  in  fact, 
each  difficult  or  abstract  subject  is  followed  by  a 
practical  statement  of  fact  fully  and  completely 
illustrating  the  principle  involved.  This  brings 
the  subject  within  the  comprehension  of  the  dullest 
pupil  and  must  certainly  change  a  dry  subject  into 
one  of  interest.  At  the  close  of  each  subject  there 
is  what  is  called  a  practical  review.     It  is  the  state- 


abridgment  of  the  other,  and  this  arrangement  has 
been  continued  ever  since.  In  18H7  the  book  was 
revised  and  again  in  IHII,';.  So  it  has  been  kept 
strictly  up-to-date  at  all  times  and  thoroughly  in 
touch  with  the  best  business  practice.  The  book  as 
now  issued  is  a  fine  specimen  of  the  printer's  art. 
Being  beautifully  illustrated  with  script,  a  great 
variety  of  business  forms,  and  being  printed  in  red 
and  black  it  is  a  very  attractive  book  indeed.  The 
present  edition  is  a  work  of  rare  merit.  It  is  ar- 
ranged on  the  didactic  plan  of  keeping  but  one  thing 
before  the  mind  of  the  pupil  at  a  time.  By  this 
means  he  is  enabled  to  devote  his  entire  attention  to 
"  the  new  thing.  ■■  This  insures  thoroughness  and 
a  perfect  understanding  of  every  point  covered. 

For  this  and  other  reasons  it  is  probable  that  no 
other  text  book  on  the  subject  has  warmer  and 
more  enthusiastic  friends  than  the  Complete  Ac- 
countant, 

The   Prnetleal   Speller. 

In  1890  Mr,  Powers  had  prepared,  and  again  for 
use  in  his  own  school,  a  Practical  Speller.  This  is 
a  book  containing  some  4,(100  words  and  practical 
business  terms.  These  words  and  terms  were  care- 
fully chosen  from  those  in  current  use.  The  sylla- 
bification and  accent  of  each  word  are  shown  and  a 
short,  terse  definition  given.  Abbreviations  used 
m  writing  and  geographical  terms  receive  much 
attention,  as  they  should.  The  book  also  contains 
some  easily  remembered,  brief  and  practical  rules 
for  spelling,  rules  for  punctuation  and  for  use  of 
capital  letters. 

The  remarkably  low  price  at  which  this  book  was 
placed,  together  with  its  superior  merit  as  a  text 
book  for  business  schools  and  shorthand   depart- 


the  subject  by  rule.  A  unique  feature  of  this  book, 
also,  is  the  system  of  analysis  that  runs  through- 
out the  subject  of  percentage  and  its  applications. 

The  book  is  in  many  parts  illustrated  by  beauti- 
ful script  forms.  These  and  many  other  features 
which  appeal  to  the  eye  of  the  practical  teacher, 
even  on  a  casual  examination,  made  this  book  a 
popular  one  from  the  start.  Not  only  Business  Col- 
leges, but  High  and  Parochial  Schools,  Normals  and 
Y,  M.  C.  A,  's  adopted  it. 

The  rraclieal  Arithmetie 

followed  soon  after  this.  The  plan  of  this  book  was 
the  same  as  for  the  New  Business,  It  is  briefer, 
however,  and  especially  is  this  true  of  percentage 
and  its  applications.  It  is  prepared  for  Public  and 
Parochial  Schools  and  for  the  English  or  Prepara- 
tory Departments  of  Business  Colleges. 

As  has  been  said  before,  these  books  were  all  pre- 
pared primarily  for  use  in  the  Metropolitan  Busi- 
ness College,  and  up  to  the  time  when  the  Arith- 
metics were  issued  not  a  dollar  had  been  spent  in 
bringing  them  to  the  attention  of  the  public.  What- 
ever demand  there  was  for  them  was  won  by  their 
intrinsic  worth.  They  had  all  been  prepared  for 
and  tested  in  the  schoolroom  itself.  Their  authors, 
situated  in  perhaps  the  most  thriving,  pushing  and 
vigorous  business  community  in  the  land,  had  every 
facility  at  their  command  for  ascertaining  the  best 
methods  of  accounts  and  the  best  business  prac- 
tice. This  insured  natural,  practical  and  business 
like  books,  and  the  fact  that  when  prepared  a  large 
school  composed  of  all  grades  of  pupils  was  at  hand 
in  which  they  could  be  tested  and  retested  insured 
their  being  practical  text  books  with  all  that  name 
implies. 


ment  of  actual  cases,  many  of  them  coming  within 
the  personal  knowledge  of  the  author.  From  them 
the  pupil  is  expected  to  determine  the  law  involved. 
From  a  recent  circular  issued  concerning  this  book, 
we  notice  that  it  is,  as  we  would  expect,  enthusi- 
astically indorsed  by  a  large  numljer  of  the  best 
schools  of  the  country.  Another  feature  of  this 
book  which  we  might  mention  is  the  State  editions 
of  it.  This  thoroughly  adapts  the  book  to  the  lo- 
cality where  sold  and  is  a  feature,  if  we  mistake 
not,  not  found  in  any  similar  book,  A  consecutive 
numbering  of  paragraphs  permits  of  cross  refer- 
ences and  thus  saves  repetition.  Important  satu- 
tory  changes  are  shown  by  foot  notes.  This  of 
itself  adapts  the  book  to  any  locality.  The  style  is 
clear  and  logical,  the  author  choosing,  whenever 
possible,  the  commonest  words  to  express  his  mean- 
ing, and  at  the  same  time  the  law  is  concisely 
stated,  A  prominent  teacher  writes  that  he  believes 
this  book  contains  a  half  more  matter  and  in  Ic^s 
space  than  the  book  he  had  previously  used. 


There  are  several  new  books  to  be  added  to  this 
series.  These  will  be  of  the  same  high  order  as 
their  predecessors  and  well  worthy  of  the  considera- 
tion and  patronage  of  all. 

The  entire  series  was  on  exhibition  at  the  World's 
Columbian  Exposition  and  received  ix)th  a  medal 
and  diploma,  a  cut  of  the  former  being  shown 
herewith. 

At  this  season  of  the  year,  when  the  merits  of  so 
many  text  books  are  being  discussed,  this  series  as 
a  whole  cannot  fail  when  placed  side  by  side  with 
others  to  sustain  its  present  reputation. 


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Teachers  Should  Specialize. 

THERE  is  a  growing  demand  in  the  High  Schools  of  the 
country  for  good  commercial  teachers — men  of  broad 
general  culture  and  education,  who  are  specialists  in  commer- 
cial work.  Drexel  Institute,  Philadelphia,  has  established  a 
department  for  the  training  of  such  teachers,  and  the  demand 
this  year  for  its  graduates  far  exceeds  the  supply.  The  salaries 
offered  have  run  all  the  way  from  $750  to  $1,500.  The  class 
of  1896-97  will  be  limited  to  twenty-five.  Intending  appli- 
cants should  send  at  once  for  catalogues  and  particulars. 

Address  Secretary-  and  Registrar, 

Drcxcl  /nslitiitc,  Pliiladclphia. 


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"  II  Imsnocquill."  Send  tor  clrculnrs.  Addiw 
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Sdatton  Business  College.  Buftalo,  N.  Y. 


Modern    Pen   Lettering. 

BY   JoHS   F.    BRILEY,    JOURN.IL  OFFICE. 

The  .tccompanying  cut  was  engraved  from  an 
original  diploma  made  for  lithographing,  hence  a 
greater  degree  of  practicaliilit.v  is  shown  than  if  it 
had  been  specially  made  for  this  lesson.  This  cut 
can  be  utilized  for  various  other  purposes,  such  as 
catalogue  cover,  paper  heading,  etc. 

Lay  off  the  carves  with  h  compass  and  pencil 
point  and  sketch  in  the  lettering  with  pencil,  taking 
great  care  that  the  lines  are  projierly  balanced  and 
the  ends  eiiually  distant  from  the  center.  After  the 
letters  are  cmnpleted  in  ink  mark  out  the  outline 
for  the  shading,  afterwards  ruling  the  shade  lines 
with  spacing  T  square  or  free  hand.  If  done  tree 
hand,  it  will  be  well  to  rule  guide  lines  with  pencil 
horizontally  across  the  blocks  marked  out  for  the 
.■fhading,  ahotxt  one-eighth  ot  an  inch  apart.  After 
the  work  is  completed  they  can  be  erased. 


Concerning     the     Advertisements     of 
A.  P.   T.   Elder. 

It  is  the  policy  of  The  Journal  to  be  extremely  careful 
about  the  character  of  the  advertising  found  in  its  columns, 
and  it  does  not  solicit  advertising  from  people  whom  it 
Iwlieves  to  be  irresponsible.  Should  an  iiTesponsible 
advertiser  by  any  means  contrive  to  get  represented  in 
it«  columns,  and  The  Jouknal  finds  upon  investigation 
that  the  advertissmeut  is  calculated  to  mislead,  it  believes 
its  duty  is  to  cancel  the  advertismg  contract  and  at  the 
same  time  warn  its  readers. 

H.  R.  Lloyd,  a  JticRNAL  subscrilier.  formerly  of  Fayette. 
Ohio,  now  ot  Chicago.  111.,  recently  complained  to  The 
JoCRXAL  that  A.  P.  T.  Elder,  atl  Plymouth  Place,  Chicago, 
who  has  had  an  advertisement  iu  its  columns  for  agents, 
was  not  reliable  and  that  hisadvertL^ement  was  calculated 
to  deceive  Jm  rnal  readers.  Mr.  Lloyd  claims  to  have 
l>een  dujwd  by  Elder  out  ot  a  considerable  stmi  of  money, 
and  makes  some  very  damaging  charges  (which  are  in 
process  of  investigation^  relating  to  Elder's  past  career. 
We  have  investigated  Mr.  Lloyd'sdaim  and  have  received 
letters  from  quite  a  number  of  people  throughout  the 
West  who  have  had  deabngs  with  Mr.  Elder.  From  these 
various  reports  we  have  decided  to  cancel  Mr.  Elder's 
contract  for  advertisms  in  The  Jocrxal. 

It  is  proper  to  say  that  Mr.  Elder  was  tally  informed 


KJ  .star  oi\  tkt  lirca.st  o[  iKc  river' 
O  itvapvcl  of  bloorv\    ai\cl    <yi\cc! 
Did   >ou  |all  fi^Ut  down  Jl'om  Keavcn, 
Ovit  of  iKe  .5.wcctc3t  place? 
■Vou  ai^  wKite  a^  tKc  iKou^Kts  of  arv  an^c 
Your  Kedrt  i.5  Mccpecl  ii\  tKe  Jivtrv: 
Did  vou  ^row  irv  iKc  Goldcr\  City, 
.^V  pure  arvd  raditrvt  orvc?" 

*;^v,  nay,  1  jell  r\ot  out  of  UcAvcrv  ; 
i^owc  ^A\e.  mc  n\y  .5alr\tlv  wKitc: 
lt.5lo\vly  ^Pcw  from  tl\c  darknosi, 
Dowrv  irv  -tKc  dreary  r\loK+. 
From  ll\c  ooze  of  five  silent  river 
I  won  n\y  «,loiy  ai\d  brace. 
WKiic  aomU  fall  r\ot,  O  n\\  poet 

Tl  •  '       I  ^     *    I 

ll\ey  ri5e  to  1l\e  Awcctest  place. 


PEN  DRAWING.-SKETCHING  FROM  NATURE  BY  C.  P.  ZANER.     No.  7. 


.MODERN  PEN  LETTERING.    BY  I.  F.  BRILEY,  ACCO.MPANYING  HIS  LESSON. 


•52 

by  lu  of  the  nature  of  the  charges  that  had 
been  bronxbt  a^inst  him,  and  frankly  told 
that  if  he  did  not  disprove  them,  promptly 
and  fnllv,  piibliration  of  the  matter  woold  be 
made  through  The  Joihxal.  His  denials  and 
Keneral  treatment  of  the  matter  were  not  of 
a  character  Ui  witi'^fy  ns. 

We  have  bwn  at  considerable  trouble  to 
look  np  the  record  of  Mr  Elder,  and  may 
have  o<-canion  to  pre*<?nt  with  greater  par- 
ticularity some  fact*  relating  to  it.  Mean- 
time we* should  he  gratified  to  hear  from  any 
Jot'RXAL  readier  who  may  have  had  bu9lne^s 
relations  with  him,  however  slight,  growmg 
out  of  his  advertisements  in  The  Jol  unai. 


ja^^*^^ 


ticxo  Ifforh. 

LONG    I5LAND    BUSINESS    COLLEaE,    143   to 

14lt   Souib   Hth    St..  BmoklTD.  N.   Y.     Caialogai 
. _.i..-.. — illyorbjir'—    ""-^-^ 


C.  WRIGHT.  Prlneipal. 


jletwr.  HESRY 


CHAFFEE'S  PHONOGRAPHIC  INSTITUTE.  Os- 

8«-cure<I    all  short- 


ban<l  pupllk  wheu  competenl.  Book-ktfpit 
prnrmiiuAfp  by  flKt-claas  teacher.  Spaniah 
by    a    nitlve   Spanlartl    from    Spain.     All    these 


ScboolB, 


fndtana. 

•INDIANAPOLIS    BUSINESS  UNIVERSITY.     B»- 

tnhlUlic'I  1K.'>0.  BuKlnPHH.  Shorthand.  PptitnuiiNhli), 
I'r«>[iHrntor>  Individual  Iii-tructlon.  SOU  stu- 
(knu  nnimally.  Open  all  year.  Write  for  full 
InfomiutldU.     E   J.  HEEIJ,  Pre«. 

INDIANAPOLIS     COLLEQE     OP     COnnERCB. 

Aofiial  lui«ln«-HH  from  Mart  to  nnlsh.     A  court   r^^- 

HandwVmi'-Bt  ^.li^^h"  .r^Ju'«rt  "m  InTndlauu.  EL-va- 
tor,  pifftrk- IlKhl.  Kft"*  '•'»'  strain  heat,  Wrltt?  for 
Information.  -JUUKNAL  BUILDING. "  Monum».-ut 
Place. 
5PeNCERIAN  BUSINESS  COLLEQE.  Itidian- 
apolln.  Irul.    Endorwd  bv  Stat4- fiuperlnf       "      '     * 


"Kasbrtllc,  Uenn. 

'Guarantee  Position.  Aec^ptnc 


Nashville, Tenn.  in<ior>edbr 

Ufokkepnitig.     r-enmanahip,     fihonlifit.il.     Typewnting, 

vacalinn.  Enl*r  any  time.  Chenp  board.  Cur  lore  paid. 
To  order  our  Im.iks  for  home  nludv  Is  next  beet  thing  to 
•iit«nnB  our  ichool.    Wdte  ii».    ^Sientlon  this  paper.) 


YDissourt. 

SPALDINU  S  C 


K5>& 


A     ^     A 

(BeorGta. 

'SULLIVAN  ft  CRICHTON'S  BUSINESS  COL- 
LEGE. Sohool  nf  Sljortlinnd  and  Telegraphy. 
Adania^  Oa.     LeadlnK  college  Soutb.     Four   peu- 


Conncctlcut. 


tit 


Ne 


WEW     LONDON     BUSINESS    COLLEQE 

London,  Conn.  Present  demand  for  gradiiales  i)r 
tlie  Hcliool  greater  tlian  tile  HUTtlily  Catnloijiie 
tree.    R.  A.  SuUBKCK.  Prlneipal,  «""«>" 

MERRILL  BUS.  COLL.  AND  SCHOOL  OF  SHORT- 

11,\\|>    \M>     M  n  \\  1:1  mm;,    stainfonj.    Conn, 

';■' ■     :  ■  ,  .  ,  n,_.  Hanking,  f-emnan 

;■'"'  '  '1^'.  Telegrapliy,   Eng 

"'  I:  ,.      Terms  of  tuition 

"'■"    '■      " "  li  .   iir.    H.  A,  MERRILL 

■ftentiicfig. 

ATTEND  />The  best  business  college 

■^  -^^'BUSINESS  COLLEGE.  Louisville  Ky.. 

OWENSBORO.  KY,.  ANDEVANSVILLE,  I  NO. 

•LOyiSVILLB    BRYANT    &     STRATTON    BUSI- 

NKSSroLLEliE,  Open  tliroughout  the  v.-ar.  Stu- 
ileiu.-i  niay  enter  at  any  time.    Catalogue   free. 


Mest  IDiroinia. 


MIAMI  COMMERCIAL  COLLEQE,  Dayton,  Ohl( 

""'  "^    ""  '  establt^ihiNl.    Tim 


...AQhihy  mafi,  bIao  Spani»h  Hhorthand 

hv  Urabam  and  &«nn  Pitman  systema.  CIr- 
rs  atidjtrtl  ic«ton  in  ahorthand  free.  Write 
\.  CHAFFEE.  Osweico.  N.  Y. 

EA5TMAN  BUSINESS  COLLEQE.  PouEhkeep- 

sle.  N.  Y.    An  Institution  of  wide  reputation,  re- 
celvlnKii  Vaffrmn/ patronuRe, 

NEW    YORK     BU5INE5S    COLLEQE.    81    East 


8S  B  NflTiOH  Hmeiicans  want  tne  Best. 

Underhill's  Rapid  Phonography 

Representa  the  Beat  Writers  of  the  Age. 
Ilu8.  CIr.  Cnderhill'sOnlverBity.Roehester.N.Y. 

California. 

QARDEN    CITY     BUSINESS     COLLEQE,      San 

o«6.  Cftl.  One  of  the  best  establUhed  and  m<wt 
ueoessful  eduoatl'inal  InuMtutlonR  »f  the  Pacific 
lope.  Suerlal  Penmanship  Departnieot  In  charge 
f  C.  E.  WEBBER.     H.  B.  WORCESTER.  Pres. 

HEALD*S    BUSINESS    COLLEQE.    San    Pran- 

iBCO.  For  30  years  the  largest  private  school  west 
f  ChlcaKO.    12,000  former  pupils  now  prosperous 


Colora&o. 


Mcpherson,  b,  a,.  Manager 


ITesas. 


Institute.     Send    for 


San    Antonio. 


■ffowa. 

CATALOQUES  of  The  Capital  City  Commercial 

':'nllege  and  the  Capital  City  School  of  Shorthand 
iv[\\  be  sent  free  to  intending  students.  Address 
HEKAN  &  McCAULEY,  Dea  Moines.  Iowa.  These 
n»t  Itutlons  are  first-class  business  training  schools. 

Hrftansas. 

LITTLE    ROCK    COMMERCIAL   COLLEQE,    M. 


lPcnus\?h\iuia. 

SCHISSLER  COLLEGE  OF  BUSINESS,   NorrlS' 

town,  I'a.j  Indorsed  by  lending  educators.     It  has 
a  national  renutatlon.  Prospectus  and  Conimi 
ment  proceedings  sent  on  application. 


(Xaiia&a. 


dpal.  Central  Busfneas  College.  Stratfordl 
,  SH,\W  .^  ELLIOTT,  Proprietors,  W,  J,  ELL- 
Prliiclpal.    Commercial  teachers  supplied 


principals  for  19  years.  Most  widely 


ROBINSON  &  JOHNSON,  Belleville,  Ontario,  Can, 

PERNIN-SNELL  SHORTHAND-Easy.  last,  real] 

like  print  because  the  vowels  are  written.    Learn 
P.  J.  S.NELL,  Truro, 


IHortb  Carolina. 

CHARLOTTE  COM,  COLL.,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 


Instruction  35^  /Call. 

Boolck««plDg.  office  routine  (all  details*,  eommprclal 

calculations  ilDcludliiK  the  most  successful  drill  Kw 

-      W    addition)    tauj^ht    by    mall    without    use     of 

-t>ooks.    Eutrl(%  tobe  made  from  correspondence 

business  papers  mailed  to  each  student.     Course 

I  resembles  actual  office  work.    Expjanatloiis  Ir- 

n,  comnion-S4'nse  lamruaKe.     No  In" 

cr    for   parUculars.      M.  i 

215  E.  23d  St..  New  York. 

IPenmen. 


ribbon  bookmark,  25c.:  12  lessons  by  i 


three  doz..  lie.    Excelsior  oblique  holder,  .     

15c..  two  do*..  «i.O0.    Glllott'fl  No.  604  pens.   M 

Ko.,2ic.;  onegro-.tlSc,  Method  ruling  cards,  1 3c. ; 
k  recipe,  13c.:  either  one  free  with  $1.00  order. 


^^^4^^^;s^^i^S^i^ 


McPherson,  Kansas. 

Lessons  by  mall.   Sample  artistic  writing— poetry,  two 
2-cent  stamps. 

P,  M.  SISSON,    Penman,  Newport,   R.  1.    Your 

name  on   1   dozen  cards,  fancy  and  business  cap- 
business  letter  and  a  beautiful  souvenir,  all 
stamps. 


for  10  2  c 


e  specin 


I  of  Writing, 


Address  JNO.  F.SlPLE.care  Bartlett's  Bob.  ( 


S.    MISER,    Writing     Supervisor    Public 

Schools,  Richmond, 
Ind.  STANDARD 
DUPLICATOR.     15 


E  TO  TEACHERS.    Work 


A.  E.   PARSONS,  Creston.  Iowa.  Sticks  to  the 

good  old  text,  which  has  been  a  helpful  sugge^ 
tlon  to  thousands.  LEARN  TO  WRITE  YOU; 
NAME.  Send  me  your  name,  written  In  full,  an 
2.5  cents,  and  I  will  send  you  one  dozen  or  mot 
ways  of  writing  It.  wltt  Instructions :  or  send  me 
2-cent  stamp,  and  I  will  send  you.  addressed  In  m 
own  hand,  price-list  descriptive  of  lessons  by  mal 
extended  movements.  traclUK  exercises,  capital: 
cards,  flourishing,  etc.  P.  S.— No  postal  card 
need  apply.  "-l 


Dollars.    Terms,  i 
D.     TAYLOR. 


STICONG.  all-ronnd  c 


r  and  authoi 


Lcral 


Is  open  for  enKA^ment.    Has  a  splei 

:'atlou  am!  Is  Rmduate  of  Itlerarj-  coll.    «  ; rs.  puip. 

school,  13  yrs.  com'l  Khool  leachlUK  experlcuco.    His 

spev'ialtlea  are  coni'l  arttli..  rapid  calculation,  pen.. 

EiiR..  iMKikkeep,    I<i  gi>od  manager.    Height  S  ft.  »  In. : 

— ,  _,..  ._„    .,      larrled.  Refer*  to  Sadler.  Brown. 

Prefer*  Bastem  position.    Will 


L'  Pbsmas's 


TEACHER  of  pen.,  bookkeop..  arlth..  law.  < 


her.  Fnmlltnr  with  II.  AS,  Packard's  anil  Sad- 
systems.  Age  25:  weight  180:  height  &  ft.  Kin.; 
Hrrleil.  Strong  references.  Moderate  solaty. 
Jy  any  lime.    Address  "S.  E.  M.,'*  care  PKN^1A^  s 


l,V"V 


AL.AOV  Te.AC'lIEK  of  com'I  branches.  Eiik- 
Ush,  Pitmuu  audtiriUiiuii  shorthand.  hlKhemiiilh.. 
whose  specialties  art-  l k !,.■.■  p  ,  .if  (u;i1  Hiis  ,  ;ui.l  tr.'ii- 

Of  high  school,  bus  ,    t.    i.  Ii.  i  -      mi    -.  n  nun.      l.  lil-    "f 

Valparaiso  Nor.,  sirti  .i.  ;.i     i>.  nv,    i  m.      tn.i  i>-liK 

California  Life  Dipl -.v      m  m-    .-^ilti,  n.  .■  m  ^miili.' 

schools,  6  yrs.  In  but;  o-ilU  l-amliuir  \Nirii  I-.IH-,  H  .v 
S.,  Powers'  and  W.  &  K.  systems.  Excellent  lieallh; 
age  :I3;  height  5ft.  H  In.;  weight  140;  widow.    Refers 


dress  ■' ONWARD," 


B  Pkxman's 


TEACHER   of  pl.  and  • 
brandies  will  be  ready  f 
Is  a  graduate  of  the  4  years'  \ 

Zanerlan  Art  College.    One  y - 

lie  schools.    Refers  to  Zaner  and  o 
age  19;  height  5  ft.  7  Id;  i 
salary.     Address  "READ." 


will  be  ready  for  position  Oct.  Ist.    He 

f  the  4  years' course  In  Mgh  school  and 

Zanerlan  Art  College.    One  year's  experience  Iti  pub- 
llcschools.    R  -  -    -"  "     ■  '■      ■  •  -  •" 

age  19;  height 


N  EXPERTpenn 


MV  WPECIAl-TIES  are  pen.  and  bookkeep., 
but  I  teach  all  com'I  branches.  Am  a  graduate 
of  high  school  and  %  bus.  colls.  Have  «  yrs."  teaching 
and  1  yr  t.i>..kkiL|.  .xiMrlfuce.  Familiar  with  Ellis'. 
Musselmaii's,  WiiiiairiH  ,S:  UoRers' and  Sadler's  systems. 
Age27;  w.u-lit  i7ii  niiirrltii.  Refers  to  Musselman, 
Ellis  Pull  <  ..     (■   I'.  .I.thiison,  H.  C.  Clark  ami  <    " 


Address  "HIT.' 


N  ALL-ROUND  coni'l  teacher  who  also  teaches 
V  higher  math.,  elocution,  Delsarte,  literature.  Eng., 
•rmnn,  bPKliinlnE  Lnthi.  etc.,  Is  open  for  engage- 
iMit.     Is  a  tta.iiiafe  .if  scientific,  elocutionary  and 

N    I .-     t    \,,i|Mi  ii-i.  Normal.     Also  studied 


rv  SPECIALTIES  a 


n,  Miin- 


^\.  son.  Dement  shorthand,  and  I  alsi 
nierelaland  English  branches.  Have  high  school,  bus. 
coll.  training,  ifyrs.'  office  and  2*«  yrs.'  teaching  ex- 
perience. Familiar  with  W.  &H.  Text.  Age27;  welglit 
150;  helghtSft.  11  In.;  unmarried.  Strong refprenees. 
Moderate  salary.    Ready  any  time.    Address  "  SIGN," 


ilr 

Collei 


nique  specimens  of  pen  work,  25  ct«.;  resolutions. 


gant,  30c. :  BuslnessCapl 


erly  adjusted,  2Bc.  Large  stick  India  Ink.  5iL 
Half  stick,  3Uc.  12  lessons  In  Ornamental  Writlim 
Klourlshlng.  85.00.   Elegant  copies  and  flrst-cla--- 


Instruction.  12  lessons  In  business  Writing.  S4.ii 
By  taking  one  of  the  above  named  courses  you  ' 
make  wonderful  Improvement.    Satisfaction  g 


anteed.    Samples  10 


Circulars  free. 


fflorl&a. 


id    English    Branches. 


atlon.     Day  and 


1.  J     ^  n^»i™  optviing  lo  enter  : 

co;ie(te,  that  before  attending  any  echo 
nil  exumlnaUoD  should  be  made  of  the 
lege.  FuU  Information  eoneerulng  tht 
well  known  Institution  can  be  obtain 
dpewlng  J.  T.  HENDERSON,  Prin..   Box 


tP-  THE  USE  OF  CUTS  on  thu  page  or  any 
arfHjrturr  from  the  general  atyleo/ditplayhoiU 
«wrf  i4)  Iter  c«n(.  «xCra. 


Pensacola.  Florida, 

Xouisiana. 

UNIVERSITY  SCHOOL.  New  Orleans,   La.    The 

l.-atlliii;  sch.Hil  In  the  South  for  Penmanship.  Its 
EuKltsh  and  Com'I  Courses  are  not  excelled.  Two 
copies  of  elaliorate  resolutloos,  size  18  x  24.  sent 


/IDassacbusctts. 


Prln.  Com'I  Dept. 


cation.  Journal  tr^.  CLICK  it  YOUNG 


[jjlyadin/    p»t\    JAfACJ". 


■Mant"  a^0. 


\n  anawerino  (uivertUements  einned  hjj  a  nom-de- 
plum«,  delat/n  and  mistakes  are  avoided  bu  xefOHiig 
and  stamping  the  replies  ready  for  maUing  and 
writing  the  m>m-de^plum*  in  a  cortwr,  then  inclnn- 
ing  such  »eaied  replied  in  an  envelope  addrenned  t" 
The  Penman's  Art  JowniaX,  sos  Broadway,  Nfu 
Vorh.  Poattage  miurt  be  setit  fo/r  forwarding  Caia- 
logue*,  Newspapers.  Photographg.  dec . 

Situations  'CDlantc&, 

THEPENMAN'SARTJOI  BNALTEACH- 
EIC!!*-  HtHEAl'.  IVuiuun^hip.  com- 
mercial, and  t^korihand  and  typen-rillug 
braucbettouly.  It  briugMteaclierHnnd  scboolt* 

Hcuools  and  teachers  enables  the  tnanase- 
ment  to  select  good  teachcrn  tor  good  Hchanii*. 
Small  fee  In  charged  tbe  teacher;  no  charge 
i«  made  lo  the  Hchool.  Reliable  hcIiooIm  neek- 
ing  leacberH.  and  well  guallfled.  reliable 
teacherM  seekiofr  places  are  n-anted  fur  our 
llsiM.  No  otberc*  need  apply.  Address  PEN- 
MAN;* ART  JOI  RNAL  TEACHERS'  Bu- 
REAI,  -iOi  Broadnar.  New  York. 


!  Pksaian's  Art  JomiNAi 


TE.VCIIEK 


and  ornamental  pen.  (slant 
IT  engagement.  Has  eo"' 
L  Kraduate  of  Zanerlan  . 

lerlenc*  "    "       ""' 

.  S  in.: 


engagement.     Has  < 

luate  of  Zanerlan  — 

xperience  In  teaching 

-,.  S  In.;  unmarrle? 

I.  Address  "  J.  H.  J.. 


Penman's  Art  Jour 

MY  SPECIALTIES  are  plain  and 
pen    and  bookkeep.     I  teach  rapid 


WANT  a  position  as  supervisor  of  pen. 
.  and  draw.  Have  had  thorough  puti,  schoi 
■  ^      t  Diiipleted  Eastman    im-    >  mim  -.      i  ml 


height  .T  ft.  HH  In.     Refer  to  Palmer.  Zaner, 


Jardner  and  others. 


lary.    Ready  Sept. 


,  bookket-plng  and  i 


■  PRINCIPAL."  care  PK^ 


weight     1 
•■  R.  L   v' 


national  reputatl'J 
after  September  1  st 


l^dcCL^wmaS 


r  TEACH  HIIORTIIAND. 


Dil   Ens.  brsnchf^ 


170:  hcSRht  »  fi;; 


for  t^-at-h 


,»hlj, 


B.   Howard  and   other 


ph>«lc-a,  hlKtirr  malb 
or  Mlllr-rnvlllr  state 
a  l>ua.  coit.    Hfrveo  ] 


111  .Ipaw..  who 

llu-rao'.   laiiKUa«o». 
tiitlri'K  ;K>«lllon.  ftrafluati- 


Sfann  i^xp«-iien(V  In  Hlllpnvllle  Nor.  In  pen. 
r  with  PranR'a  Form  Ktuily  and  DrnwlnK  and 

Akp  27;  w«lKht   110  ;    helKhl  s  ft.: 

1  Zanpr,   Wpldler  and    othwra, 
w.     AddrefiN  "LANCASTER." 


I»w  aalary.    Kvad>'  ni 
rare  PinntAM'ii  AKT  Jot'KHai.. 

AI.AnV  TEAf'lIEH  or  luac  Pitman  Shorthand 
In  open  ror  eiMta«(ement.  She  ha«  Kood  general 
education;  cultlvali^l.  Atte  3";  welifht  110;  height 
ft  ft.;  unmarrlad     Rercrs  to  Iitaa^  Pitman  *  Sonit.  C. 


BOOKKEEPkll. 

FOR    PUnLISIlIN)}    PIRM.-On 

Invent.    Bond  KiTeQ  for  iDvestment  and  % 
paid. 

SOLICITORS. 

Two  for  Pa.  w:hool. 

PniS.    EN<iLISH    AND    NORMAL    DKPT. 

I'or  Western  ColleRe. 

AnVERTISlNR  iMANAIiEKS. 

BY  TWO  eommerelal  book  publlahlng  houses,  ex- 
perlenee<l  eom'I  teaebem  ramtllar  with  various 
iiystemH;  men  who  ean  write  and  edit. 

SHORTHAND. 


;  Ohi 


Xleacbers  TOflanteO. 

1       KItM'     IIIIIKAI.        I'eMMinii^lii]..     Coni. 
niereliil,     mid     wlifirtliii  ml     iiiiil     IMii-uritinu 

brnnehemiiil).  II  hrliiu>l< hi  r.  n  ml  .iliooU 

lovrlher.         A      liiiue     m  nun  iiilii  in  i      nninnii 

aeboiiU   iind    leiii  lier Iili  .    |I||.    niniinKe- 

menll lei  I  a 1  lem  In  i  ,  Im  »i„„l  ,.  I,n.ri«. 

^ninll  lee  i.  .  hiirued  the  ie„.  he,   ;    m,  i  Imrye 

liiinilde  loihe  ..  Iii.iil.     II  el  in  h'..,  |.,eeK. 

his    leiiihei Ill     Mill     .imiMMiil.     iilhihle 


eom'I  also;   N.  Y'..  good  openlnu:   No.  O..  Teaeher 
to  take  Interext  In  school;  jlaNM.i  Conu.,  also  pen 

<iKAIIAM.-Mich.,      Lady:      .Haas.,    Win., 
Ljiils  :  Tenn..  uUo  t«le«TBphy;  Pa.;  Pn  .  :l. 

OKEC;<J.-W>»t  Vn.i  N.  V..  iilso  pen.;  Ohio. 

PIT.II.IN.-Iiid.!  West  Vn.!  Ln.,  also  pen  and 

Kn»f. 


Ohio 


-Hale 


leher    pen.. 


'ste: 

nnn..    t  WO    male    I 

t  Ohio,  short,  and 


PItma 


M«N>-    \U1' 


shorthand  for  high  school  ( 

ICII 

■1;  Mi 

Ohio _ _ 

„,-   - —  and  pen.;    Knna,,  pen., 

Fla.,  short,  gram,  and  book. 


REAI  .  Uti  llroiidxiK,  Nen    \  oek 


I' I.  Mil  I.II>'    III  . 


•  LOAN-Dl"  PI.OVAN.-West. 


be  paid  for  In  advanee  iS-T  the  adTrrllai-r 
mil  be  eulilled  to  a  third  inBcrlion  free,  il 
dealred. 


w 


I  live  aetlve  ontanlters  ror  the 
I'>atemal  Cnlon.    Liberal  compensation.    F.  F. 


ROOSE.  Omaha.  Neb. 

FOR  SALK.-The  Ko<»l  will  and  plates  or  a  well 
advertised  and  widely  us«l  set  or  writing  lessons. 
Copper  plate  engrax*lng  ;  thousands  ot  dollars  spent 
In  advertlsluK  :  International  reputation.  Reason  foi 
selling  :  connicts  with  present  business  of  owner,  s 
Koixl  thing  for  a  hustUng  advertiser.  Address  "WRIT 
INO  LESSONS,"  earc  Pe.mia.\'s  aki  Jocr.<i>l. 

Scbools  ■cmalltc^. 


Scbools  iror  Sale. 

rF  YOr  WISH  to»elly..iir..l ..r  t. 


it-  nnid  liir  in  i.dvnnee  (g.!)    Ill 
Pill  be  enlilled  to  a  Illiril  iliai 


'53; 

B^nt&Sti^tton 
Business  Colleilie 

3ISTt>32l     CY\\CHift^    OPPOSITE 
WABASH  AV.  LIIIUISV  AlfDITORiVM 

•Lan$est-Ol<iest->  Best- 

Tta^eSc  NIGHT  COURSES 

■BusinessShorfhand  Engiisli- 

Most  LuxuRiousiY  Furnish  EoScnooi'AMERic* 


:i  ^'' .•',■,■  wA  ■ill,.; 


GOOD  POSITIONS 

secuREO  enr  snjDENn 

Business  nrms  Supplied  witti  Help 

VISnOKSWEUOMe  nwne  HARRISON  ««8 

Send   for   Catalogrue    U, 


^--iJV'i'Z-^ 


''C^^^Z^, 


Ht'-^^-Z'i^-^Z^      ^ 


Jt.;^j%^^=6%^^.=x^^%^g^^^.,3 


h.ViA"'J''  '"T.'."  "'Ivancft  (8J1  tlio  adTt-rllarr 
i"ei  Sled'"  '"  "  "■'"'  in"<!rilou  ivte,  II 

I.Mlli   ~\  1,1  ,    ,,.,,,..,,,     ,,,      I  I,  iveafewsetaof 
■  il        I  -  ,,f  liuslness  Onp. 

'■      "    ■     ':"■"■  '■' ;'   '    "■"  'I      '  'iniilie  to  prlviile 
,;..,,:.        '■'■'    t'l-epald.  (br  30c 

F**lt  SAI.K.— A  copy  of  "Williams  ft  Packard's" 
..  .  "Cins  or  Penmanship"  In  almost  oorrppt  eon. 
dltloii.   Price   »(l.     "PENSlAN."    "lire   Pli»«*?i,  1°^ 

Th'fi'i'i'i'Sx"."." !."''•    "'■'<•■..■   in-iitid  III 

t'.  .V.  IIIIAMIJEII. 

Slnnheriy  iMo. 

Scbool  Jfurniture  anO  Supplies 
Jfor  Sale  or  Ejcbanoe. 

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Who  said  PLAINER  CAPITALS  ?      ------  Hlsworth,  J  861. 

Who  wrote  TEXT  BOOK  FOR  TEACHERS  ?   -    -  Ellsworth,  J  862. 

Who  first  used  BLACK  AND  WHITE  CUTS  ?  -    -  Ellsworth,  1863. 

Who  started  the  FIRST  PENMAN'S  JOURNAL  ?  -  Ellsworth,  J866. 

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2438  CRYSTAL  AVE..    BALTIMORE.    MD 

No.  8. 

IterfrMr  ttral  Coitthnifd. 

67. — The  work  this  month  is  a  continuation  of 
the  reverse  oval  letters  begun  last  month.  The  five 
letters  to  receive  special  attention  this  month  are 
formed  entirely  of  curved  lines.  The  H  is  begun 
just  like  .1/.  .1/,  iTor  W.  then  place  the  pen  a  little 
to  the  right  and  little  higher  than  the  first  part  of 
it  and  make  a  slight  loft  curve  to  the  base  line, 
where  you  make  a  full  stop  and  loop  aound  the  first 
part  of  the  letter.  1  usually  make  a  little  dot  at 
the  top  where  I  begin  the  last  part  of  //  before  de- 
scending to  base  line.  It  gives  a  more  definite  start- 
ing point  and  avoids  the  tendency  of  making  a 
straggly  letter.  It  now  remains  for  you  to  work  at 
it  until  you  can  make  it  as  suggested.  Study  the 
shape  of  it.  Practice  making  whole  lines  and  pages 
like  No.  1.  Make  a  few  pages  of  the  words  Unrnj 
and  Hammniiil.  Write  each  word  without  lifting 
the  pen  except  in  making  the  //,  and  see  that  coc// 
letter  is  well  juade.  Get  uniform  spacing  between 
letters. 

'«!.■    K. 

^8. — Look  at  the  A.'.  The  first  form  represents 
the  printed  character,  made  of  straight  lines.  The 
second  is  the  sciipt  form  in  which  the  straight  lines 
are  represeated  by  curved  lines.  Make  first  part 
same  as  first  part  of  H.  Begin  last  part  same  as 
last  part  of  //,  but  loop  around  the  first  part  with  a 
small  loop  at  about  half  its  height  and  finish  with  a 
compound  curve  dropping  slightly  below  the  line. 
I  am  anxious  for  you  to  study  and  practice  on  No. 
:l  until  you  can  swing  it  off  gracefully.  When  you 
become  able  to  get  it  smooth  and  nice,  trim  it  down 
to  the  plain  form  that  you  want  Make  a  page  or 
more  of  Kimmcl  and  also  one  or  more  of  Kimtness. 

Tlir  X. 

•'»S>.— You  will  notice  that  X  is  made  np  of  the 
principle  we  have  been  using  in  all  these  letters  and 
a  large  figure  0  The  difficult  part  of  this  letter  is 
to  get  so  yon  can  make  the  two  parts  ,/».sf  touch  in 
the  center.  It  will  be  hit  and  miss  for  awhile,  but 
shoot  away  until  you  can  hit  every  time. 

Tlir  I. 

•  SO — In  making  /  always  begin  at  or  below  the 
base  line  and  move  the  pen  upward  and  to  the  right 
and  make  a  short  turn,  then  drop  to  the  base  line 
where  you  make  a  broad  turn  Please  notice  that 
the  /  finishes  just  right  to  make  a  continuous  exer- 
cise of  it.  Be  sure  yon  see  it  .inst  right,  then  trace 
it  rather  slowly  at  first,  then  rapidly  until  yon  get 
the  shape  of  it  well  fixed  in  yonr  mind  and  get  the 
ability  to  produce  that  mental  cliaracter  on  i)aper. 
Work  awhile  on  No.  (J,  and  then  jiractice  stopping 
with  a  dot  as  in  No.  T.  Be  sure  you  don't  carry  the 
pen  too  far  to  the  left.  Try  a  piige  or  more  of  /  am 
as  in  No,  8,  Make  the  /  small,  stop  with  a  dot, 
swing  through  it  and  make  the  am  without  lifting 
your  pen. 

T/i.'  .». 

*n.— Make  ./  same  as  /,  only  instead  of  making  a 
broad  turn  on  the  base  line  continue  below  the  line 
and  make  a  short  turn.  Notice  how  the  lines  all 
cross  a  little  above  the  line,  also,  that  it  is  larger 
above  the  line  thau  it  is  below.  Trace  it  as  in  No. 
9.  then  practice  going  from  one  exercise  to  another 
as  in  No.  10.     No.  11  is  a  favorite  movement  drill. 


Get  so  yon  can  go  entirely  across  the  page  without 
lifting  the  pen.  Work  awhile  on  No.  14.  Make  the 
J  fir.st.  Make  a  page  of  Jamex  without  lifting  the 
pen  while  writing  the  word. 

Ku-lra  Eff'Ol  '•"  *'"(/''    llrlllng. 

(>2.— Now  for  the  prettiest  page  of  writing  you 
ever  did.  I'll  tell  you  how  to  do  it.  Study  the  line 
given  in  No.  Ui  Practice  awhile  on  each  word. 
Notice  how  plain  each  word  is.    Notice  that  all  un- 


Use   and  Abuse  of  Copy  Books  in  the 
Public  Schools. 

HOWARD     CHAMPLIN',     SUPERVISOR    WBITINO.   PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS.  Cl.NCI.NN.Vri,  O. 

In  discussing  this  subject  from  the  standpoint  of 
the  public  school  teacher,  I  shall  divide  the  usual 
eight  years'  work  in  copy  books  into  two  periods  of 


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BY  C.  C.  LISTER,    ILLUSTRATING  HIS  ACCOMPANYING  LESSON  IN  RAPID  BUSINESS  WRITING. 


necessary  beginning  and  finishing  strokes  are 
omitted,  and  how  close  the  words  are  together. 
Then  put  it  all  together  and  send  me  a  page  of  the 
best  you  can  possibly  do  Compare  this  page  with 
your  first  writing. 

tfltWMna. 

F.  H..  McPherBon,  Kansas,  and  E.  H.  C.  Ebensburpr.  Pa.— 

Your  work  on  the  lower  loop  leason  is  quite  commendable. 

You  show  some  irreunlarity  in  your /'a.  and  some  smaller 

details  in  your  writing  needs  your  attention  yet,  but  you  have 


four  years  each  and  consider  the  first  four  years 
here,  as  I  think  that  most  practical  teachers,  in 
using  copy  books  in  our  public  schools,  aim  at  per- 
fection in  form  in  these  grades  and  allow  the  pupils 
to  use  what  nature,  at  this  stage  of  their  develop- 
ment, intended  that  they  should,  namely,  finger 
movement.  It  is  in  this  first  four  year.s  of  school 
life  that  the  foundations  of  form  in  writing  should 


^cZT'-C^  ,/^^i^  ^^^^>^  -^^•^ix." 


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UPPER  SPECIMEN  BY  W.  B  JOHNSON,  AFTER  6  MONTHS'  PRACTICE,  ONE  4S-MINUTES  CLASS   A    DAY.     LOWER  SPECIMEN 
BY  MISS  NAOMI  CROSS,  AFTER  5  MONTHS'  PRACTICE,  ONE  45-MINUTES  CLASS  A  DAY. 

done  creditable  work  on  the  small  letters.    Now  let  us  see 
wbat  you  can  do  on  the  capitals. 
P.  N.  Q.,  Decorab,  Iowa.— You  are  gettiUK  in  line,  but  you 


inake  from  eis  to  ten  connected  letters  and  Ket  them  all  alike. 
four  ff'a  are  too  laree  at  top.  Slant  of  letters  very  irreeu- 
lar.  Oet  shorter  tarn  on  your  2"-s  at  base  line.  Learn  to 
criticise  your  work.    Stick  to  it  and  you'll  "  get  there." 


be  laid,  and  here  the  average  teacher  who  knows 
nothing  of  muscular  or  forearm  movement  does  her 
best  work  in  teaching  almost  perfect  forms. 

The  teacher  who  allows  the  pupils  to  draw  out  let- 
ters very  slowly  io  the  third  or  fourth  yearabuses  the 
copy  book,  and  the  best  remedy  for  too  slow  writ- 


t62 

ing,  and  one  that  can  be  very  easily  regnlated  and 
adjtifited,  is  the  concert  counting  and  writing  method 
which  I  have  used  for  several  years  whenever  I  have 
had  charge  of  penmanship  in  lower  grades.  By 
testing  the  speed  of  the  class  with  my  metronome  I 
can  regulate  the  worlj  and  bring  nearly  the  entire 
class  up  to  the  speed  that  will  gradually  and  uncon- 
sciously lead  them  into  using  muscular  or  forearm 
movement  in  the  fifth,  sixth,  seventh  and  eighth 
years  before  they  enter  the  high  schools. 

The  worst  abuses  of  copy  books  and  pupils'  writ- 
ing that  I  have  ever  seen  (and  I  must  plead  guilty 
to  some  early  excesses  in  these  lines)  were  in  these 
first  four  years  of  school  life  where  some  of  our 
Business  and  Normal  College  penmen  attempted  to 
teach  pupUs  who  have  very  little  muscle  in  the  arm, 
and  that  soft  and  undeveloped,  to  write  a  rapid 
musculiir  movement  style  of  penmanship,  such  as 
the  special  teachers  had  been  accustomed  to  get  from 
pupils  of  mature  years  in  the  Business  or  Normal 
Colleges  where  they  had  been  teaching. 

While  the  poor,  deluded  movement  crank  is  at- 
tempting what  any  experienced  teacher  of  penman- 
ship in  public  schools  knows  is  an  impossibility,  he 
blames  the  regular  teacher  for  lack  of  hearty  co- 
operation, and  if  he  is  so  fortunate  as  to  secure  a  re- 
election, will  learn  a  few  pactical  points  from  her 
upon  teaching  form  with  linger  movement  during 
his  second  year's  work  in  these  four  lower  grades. 

The  abuse  of  the  copy  book  in  the  first  four  years 
of  school  life  is  reduced  to  a  minimum  in  so  far  as 
the  regular  class  teacher  is  concerned,  and  it  can  be 
generally  traced  directly  to  the  special  teacher  of 
penmanship  who  never  taught  regular  classes  in 
these  lower  grades,  but  obtained  his  or  her  inspira- 
tion from  some  Normal  or  Business  College  penman 
who  had  never  had  any  experience  in  these  grades 
and  who  had  a  horror  of  copy  books,  but  sooner  or 
late  published  a  Compendium  of  Business  Penman- 
ship adapted  to  the  use  of  adults  in  Normal  and  Busi- 
ness Colleges. 

These  penmen  boast  of  their  success  in  teaching 
muscular  or  forearm  movement  in  these  four  low 
grades,  but  they  are  very  careful  not  to  show  any 
of  the  work  of  their  pupils  at  institutes  and  conven- 
tions of  penmen. 

In  the  four  liighest  grades  of  our  public  schools 
the  abuse  of  the  copy  book  is  confined  to  the  rooms 
in  charge  of  teachers  who  have  no  personal  prac- 
tical knowledge  of  muscular  or  forearm  movement 
writing,  but  who  confine  their  movement  drills  to  a 
few  .slow  whole  arm  exercises  on  paper,  which  has 
been  used  for  regular  class  or  home  work,  and  these 
exercises  are  usually  consigned  to  the  waste  basket 
at  the  end  of  each  drill  or  lesson. 

In  the  rural  district  schools,  from  which  most  of 
our  special  teachers  of  penmanship  received  their 
first  impressions  of  copy  books,  there  is  an  almost 
universal  abuse  of  the  copy  book,  and  in  these  un- 
graded schools  there  can  be  very  little  remedy  at 
present. 

The  conditions  are,  to  a  limited  extent,  the  same 
in  our  large  cities  where  there  are  no  special  pen- 
manship departmenta,  and  these  conditions  are 
largely  responsible  for  the  vertical  fad  that  our 
English,  German  and  Canadian  friends  have  suc- 
ceeded in  inflicting  upon  a  few  of  the  public  school 
pupils  of  a  part  of  the  United  States  with  the  assist- 
ance of  our  enterprising  book  publishers. 

When  this  slow  finger  movement  vertical  writing 
fad  first  attracted  attention  some  of  our  eminent 
educjitors  who  know  very  little  about  either  kind  of 
writing  saw  an  opportunity  for  some  free  ad- 
vertising upon  the  lecture  platform  in  a  field  en- 
tirely new  to  them  and  the  public,  and  they  jumped 
at  it.  as  they  do  at  every  new  fad.  taking  the  ex- 
treme view  of  it  with  our  two  Canadian  friends. 
Claiming  everything  for  the  vertical,  they  have  in- 
flicted upon  the  long  suffering  public  school  pupils 
some  of  the  most  awkward  and  clumsy  specimens 
of  so-called  penmanship  that  have  ever  appeared  in 
copy  books. 

Those  from  our  Canadian  and  Nebraskan  authorg- 
are  the  worst  that  have  appeared  yet  and  will  only 
admit  of  slow  finger  movement  execution. 

The  only  claim  that  our  vertical  advocates  make 
for  their  style  of  writing  that  is  geuerallv  true,  is 
that  when  slowly  drawn  out  with  cramped  finger 
movement,  it  is  more  legible. 

It  takes  the  place  of  the  English  angular  hand  in 


our  private  schools  and  can  be  drawn  about  two- 
thirds  as  fast  as  the  angular  band  can  be  written 
by  the  average  pnpil.  I  have  watched  my  pupils 
in  the  Cincinnati  Public  Schools  for-  the  last  four 
years  and  have  taught  both  styles  to  the  same  X)Upil3 
for  several  years  in  the  National  Summer  School  of 
Methods  at  Glens  Falls.  N.  Y..  and  I  have  come  to 
the  conclusion  above  stated  after  personal  experi- 
ments with  many  thousands  of  pupils. 

The  reaction  from  the  extreme  has  set  in  and  two 
or  three  publishing  houses  are  getting  out  copy 
books  with  short  loops,  medium  round  turns  and  at 
an  angle  of  7.5  degrees  slant.  At  this  slant  it  is 
possible  to  write  nearly,  if  not  as  fast  as  at  the  old 
angle  of  .50  or  5'2,  and  the  worst  abuse  of  copy  books 
is  in  a  fair  way  to  be  remedied  to  a  great  extent  at 
least,  at  an  early  date.  The  remedy  for  the  abuse 
of  copy  books  in  large  cities  lies  in  the  instruction 
and  training  of  the  regular  teachers  through  special 
superintendents  and  assistants,  as  is  done  in  many 
of  the  large  Western  and  a  few  of  the  smaller  East- 
ern cities. 

The  lack  of  experienced  special  teachers  of  writing 
in  the  City  or  State  Normal  Schools  is  a  fatal  detect 
which  should  be  remeched  at  once.  One  of  the  most 
useful  and  practical  branches  of  the  pupil's  educa- 
tion is  often  entrusted  to  teachers  who  are  utterly 
incompetent  in  that  branch,  and  the  fact  that  ex- 
aminers are  seldom  capable  of  examining  candidates 
upon  it  and  the  requirements  for  passing  in  that 
branch  being  so  meager  no  preparation  is  made  by 
the  candidate  in  that  direction. 

The  number  of  old  and  experienced  regular 
teachers  in  the  fifth,  sixth,  seventh  and  eighth 
years  of  our  public  schools  who  know  enough  about 
muscular  or  forearm  movement  to  be  able  to  write  it 
is  very  small,  and  the  number  of  these  teachers  who 
can  teach  this  style  of  writing  with  or  without  copy 
books  is  correspondingly  small.  It  is  not  so  much 
the  fault  of  the  much  abused  copy  book  as  it  is  of 
the  teacher,  as  those  who  have  tried  these  teachers 
with  blank  books  or  foolscap  vrill  testify. 

That  there  is  much  abuse  of  the  art  of  teaching 
penmanship  in  these  four  highest  grades  all  who  are 
working  in  public  schools  will  admit,  but  that  much 
of  the  fault  is  in  the  copy  book  when  intelligently 
used  I  deny  emphatically. 

The  incompetent  special  teacher  of  penmanship 
who  is  ignorant  of  its  use  is  more  responsible  for 
its  abuse  than  those  of  the  profession  would  like  to 
have  the  general  public  know. 


To  know  exactly  what  you  want  and  how  to  get 
it  is  certainly  definite  knowledge.  The  JouRiNal 
has  asked  the  following  questions  to  see  if  there  is 
any  unanimity  of  opinion  among  professional  pen- 
men as  to  what  constitutes  a  good  handwriting  and 
what  is  the  best  way  to  acquire  it.  The  answers 
are  of  interest  to  all  teachers  and  students.  An- 
other installment  is  presented  herewith. 

Here  are  the  questions  that  called  forth  the  re- 
plies: 

1.  <a)  What  do  you  consider  the  essentials  of  a  good  hand- 
writing ?    (Name  them  in  the  order  of  importance.) 

(6)  Name,  in  what  you  consider  the  order  of  importance, 
the  essential  teaching  points  to  keep  in  mind  to  produce  a 
good  handwriting,    t  As  post tiojt,  speed,  movement,  etc.) 

2.  Give  your  definition  of  muscular  or  forearm  movement. 

3.  Name  and  give  reasons  for  the  best  position  of: 
(a)  Body. 

lf>)  Hand  and  pen. 

4.  Name  the  best  movement  and  give  your  reasons. 

Respectfully. 

Penman's  Art  Journal. 

l*osition,  ^ro^ement,  rorm.  Sjued,  says   A'ettlcton. 

\.  \a<  I  consider  the  essentials  of  a  good  handwriting  to  be 
OS  follows  and  in  the  order  I  give  them:  First,  legibility  ; 
second,  speed;  and,  third,  ease  In  execution. 

( b. )  The  order  of  importance  in  which  the  following  points 
should  be  kept  in  mind  in  teaching  is  as  follows:  First,  posi- 
tion ;  second,  movement ;  third,  form  :  fourth,  speed. 

2.  Muscular  movement  is  that  movement  which  is  pro- 
duced by  rolling  the  forearm  in  any  direction  while  resting 
firmly  upon  the  large  muscle  below  the  elbow.  The  action 
of  the  wrist  joint  is  not  a  part  of  muscular  movement. 

3.  (ft)  I  consider  the  best  position  for  the  body  in  writing 


to  be  the  square  front  position,  with  the  body  slightly  in- 
cUaed  forward  at  the  hips  ;  also  slightly  incline  the  head  for- 
ward. For  bookkeepers  using  large  books  at  a  sUnding  desk 
1  prefer  the  right  side  position,  as  this  gives  the  best  rest  for 
the  arm. 

lb)  The  Iwst  position  for  the  hand  and  pen.  according  to 
my  idea,  is  as  follows  :  Hold  the  i>en  so  that  it  will  cros«  the 
second  finger  at  the  root  of  the  nail.  Place  the  end  of  the 
thumb  against  the  holder  atove  the  crossing  of  thf  second 
finger  :  allow  the  holder  to  cross  the  hand  at  aliout  the 
knuckle  joint.  Curve  the  third  and  fourth  fingers  under 
the  hand  so  that  it  rests  upon  them.  Do  not  allow  the  hand 
to  rest  on  or  touch  the  paper  or  table. 

4.  I  consider  the  muscular  movement  to  be  the  best  for 

business  writing.    It  is  the  only  easy  movement  with  which 

the   capitals   and    small    letters  can  fce  produced  without 

change  of  movement.  G.  E.  Nettleton. 

I-'t'otn  the  Bonton  Point  of  View. 

(a.)  Looking  at  this  question  from  a  business  man's  stand- 
point, which  is  my  standard  in  teaching,  the  essentials  of  a 
good  handwriting  are:  First,  legibility  ;  second,  speed.  I 
consider  that  unshaded  writing  with  perfectly  plain  capitals 
written  with  a  medium  pointed  pen  has  the  greater  amount 
of  legibility. 


(b)  Position,  movement,  shapes  of  letters,  speed. 

2.  A  swinging  of  the  arm  on  the  muscles  of  the  forearm, 
the  arm  resting  on  the  desk  near  the  elbow. 

3.  (a)  Body  best  slightly  forward,  not  stooping,  and 
squarely  facing  the  desk;  weight  on  the  left  forearm,  leav- 
ing the  right  forearm  free  to  move.  I  think  this  the  best 
position  for  business  writing. 

(b)  Hand  almost  shut,  sliding  on  knuckles  of  third  and 
fourth  fingers.  Penholder  held  between  thumb  and  fore- 
finger, with  forefinger  placed  well  down  near  the  pen. 
Second  finger  should  be  dropped  so  that  the  holder  will  pans 
across  the  first  joint.  This  position  of  hand  and  pen,  although 
radically  different  from  the  old  cut  with  which  we  have  been 
so  long  familiar,  is  better  adapted  to  the  needs  of  modern 
business  writing. 

(4.)  Combined  forearm  and  finger  movement,  the  finger 
movement  being  necessary  only  on  small  letters  of  more 
than  one  space  in  height. 

Yours  truly, 

I.  H.  Lii'SKV. 

Penman  Comer's  CwnH  Coll.,  Boston,  Mass. 
A  Xutnieycr  Explains. 

1.  (a)  Ideas,  movement,  form  and  speed. 
(b)  Position,  form,  speed. 

2.  My  definition  of  the  forearm  or  musuclar  movement 
would  be  :  Any  action  of  the  hand  and  fingers  caused  by  the 
muscular  action  of  a  part  or  all  of  the  muscles  of  the  fore- 
arm, hand  and  fingers. 

3.  (a)  Facing  desk,  [inclined  slightly  forward  from  hipy, 
body  not  too  close  to  desk. 

(b)  Cannot  answer.  It  depends  upon  the  physical  struc- 
ture of  the  hand. 

4.  Muscular.  Because  it  brings  into  action  all  the  muscles 
of  the  forearm,  hand  and  fingers. 

The  above  are  my  methods  of  teaching.  I  may  be  wrong, 
but  until  I  am  shown  the  error  of  my  way  I  shall  continue, 

WM.  J.   A.MOS. 
Supervisor  Vtirdif  Advocates  J<^lnffer  Movement  for 


Lou 


by  th. 


1.  (a)  A  good  teacher.  Knowledge  of  good  form 
pupils.  Power  to  execute,  brought  about  by  "will  "  a 
"careful  application."  Good  pens,  ink,  paper,  etc,  i 
Teach  pupils  to  "know."  to  "  think  "  and  "  observe,"  wt 
they  execute  ;  legibility,  speed,  movement,  and  position. 

2.  I  do  not  like  the  term  "  muscular 
writing  is  done  with  more  or  less  muscular  i 

As  1  understand  it  by  "  forearm  movement,"  as  distin- 
guished from  "  whole-arm  "  and  "finger"  movements,  wi' 
mean  the  movement  of  the  fore  part  of  the  arm— that  is. 
from  or  near  the  elbow  to  the  hand— the  hand  eliding  on  tho 
tips  of  the  nails  of  the  third  and  fourth  fingers,  or  as  some- 
times the  case,  on  the  first  knuckle  of  the  little  finger. 

3.  (a)  For  public  school  pupils,  where  the  denks  are 
small  and  narrow.  I  prefer  the  position  with  the  ri(,'ht  side 
a  little  nearer  the  front  edge  of  the  desk,  than  the  lelt ;  or.n 
little  to  the  left  of  the  direct  front  position.  By  using  this 
position,  more  of  the  right  arm  will  rest  upon  the  desk  ; 
whereas  with  the  front  position,  and  the  paper  adjusted  a 
proper  distance  from  the  pupil,  it  will  be  found  necessary  at 
times  to  move  the  arm  entirely  off  the  desk,  which  is  not 
advisable. 

(b. }  The  hand  should  tip  a  little  to  the  right,  from  a  level 
wrist. 

The  pen  should  be  held  with  the  thumb  and  first  and  sec- 
ond fingers  ;  ;the  first  finger,  which  is  slightly  curved,  should 
rest  nearly  on  top  of  the  penholder,  and  about  IH  inches  from 
the  pen  point;  the  second  finger  extending  under  the  pen- 
holder and  against  it,  near  the  root  of  the  nail.  With  th'j 
thumb  knuckle  bent  outward,  the  end  holds  the  pen  agains: 
the  first  finger  a  little  to  ttie  front  of  the  large  knuckle. 


4.  The  best  movemeat  that  sbonld  be  tanght  in  the  biKber 
grodefl  and  to  advanced  papils  is  the  "  combined."  By  that 
1  mean  a  combination  of  tbe  soK^Ued  "  finder  "  and  *'mnB- 
cnlar  "  morementa.  In  tbe  first  place,  it  seems  to  me  to  be 
tbe  only  natural  movement  to  use  :  and  besides  I  believe 
papils  can  learn  to  do  letter  work  with  it.  Ease  in  eiocn- 
tion  is  also  sometbinfc  to  be  considered. 

Tbe  best  movement  for  the  lower  (frade  pnpils  is  the  "  flo- 
Rer."  because  tbe  pnpils  In  tbene  grades  are  not  capable  of 
writing  with  any  other,  whore  '*  form  "  is  the  chief  thing  to 
be  considered.  S.  S.  PURDT. 

Supervisor  Writing,  Wtst  De*  Moinet,  Iowa. 


The  Proper  Thing  In  Cards. 

CardB  are  still  so  thin  tfaat  fifty  may  easily  be  accommo- 
dates! at  once  in  an  onliuary  card  cu^e.  it  is  rnmored 
that  autograph  cards  wit!  take  the  place  of  tbe  present 
popular  block  lettering  which  has  at  least  the  merit  of 
being  plain  and  unpretentious.  In  many  cases  autograph 
cards  m'ght  prove  puzzling  and  even  the  cause  of  endless 
embarrassing  positions. — (Uyer^s  Sttitioner. 

A  New  Ink  Ruler. 
A  new  ink  ruler  has  been  patented  which  is  quite  dif- 
ferent from  those  now  employed,  as  it  abolishes  the  use 
of  pen  and  ink  for  ruling.  The  soiling  of  tbe  lines  is  im- 
possible, and  one  may  draw  with  it  single  as  well  as 
double  lines  with  perfect  accuracy.  The  ruling  is  per- 
formed by  one  or  more  minute  wheels  resting  in  a  small 
receptacle  impregnated  with  ink.  This  receptacle,  which 
is  drawn  along  the  ruler  while  it  is  held  down,  perforins 
the  ruling.  The  lines  thus  produced  are  perfect  in  every 
reaiKct.—aeiier's  alnliimer. 


lis  Location. 

**  Ab,  for  a  lame  back,  I  presume  ? "  inquired  the  drug- 
gist, suavely. 

"  No,"  replied  the  callow  poet,  who  had  asked  for  a 
porous  plaster,  "  for  writer's  cramp." 

"  Pardon  me,  but  how  can  you  apply  it  to  your  wrist  ?  " 

"  It  isn't  in  my  wrist— it's  in  my  stomach."— rruf/i. 


The  Master's  Pen. 

(A   t'onfrssion.) 

In  my  collection  famed  of  curios 
I  have,  as  every  bookman  knows, 
A  pen  that  Thackeray  once  used.  " '  V 

To  be  amused, 
I  thought  I'd  "  take  that  pen  in  hand," 
And  see  what  came  of  it— what  grand 
Inspired  lines  'twould  write. 

One  Sunday  night. 
I  dipped  it  in  the  ink. 

And  tried  to  think, 
"  Just  what  shall  I  indite  ?  " 
And  do  you  know,  that  pen  went  fairly  mad  ; 

A  dreadful  time  with  it  I  had. 
It  spluttered,  spattered,  scratched,  and  blotted  s( 
I  had  to  give  it  up,  you  know. 
It  really  wouldn't  work  for  me, 
And  so  I  put  it  down  ;  but  last  night,  after  tea, 
I  took  it  up  again. 
And  equally  in  vain. 

The  hours  sped  ; 
I  went  to  bed, 

And  in  my  dreams  the  pen  came  up  to  me  and  sa 
*'  Here  is  the  list  of  Asses  who  have  tried 
To  take  up  pens  the  master  laid  aside  : 
Jjook   thou  1 "    I  looked,  and,   lo  !— perhaps  yc 


My  name,  like  Abou  Ben's,  led  all  the  rest  ; 

—Harper's  Wpekli/. 

Veritable  "Jim  the  Penman." 

Many  stones  of  skill  in  imitative  iienmansbip  are  told, 
but  tbe  following,  related  by  an  English  authority,  is 
probably  the  most  wonderful  authenticated  case  ever 
recorded. 

In  l^iiii  RolH-rt  Stewart,  a  famous  master  of  penman- 
ship, executetl  a  flve-pound  Bank  of  England  note  with 
such  marvelous  accuracy  and  reality  that  he  was  way- 
laid in  the  streets  one  night  and  niblwd  of  the  note  bv  a 
ruffian  who  had  seen  it  in  his  p<»«essiou  a  tew  hours  pre- 
\-ioa8ly.  Stewart,  indignant  at  the  treatment  to  which 
he  had  bi>eu  subjeited.  gave  chase  to  the  thief,  and  with 
the  a.ssistnnce  of  the  police  sticceeded  in  recovering  the 
sham  note. 

At  the  subseipient  police  court  proceedings  no  one 
seemed  to  have  the  slightest  suspicion  as  to  the  genuine- 
ness of  tbe  note,  which  was  handed  round  to  tbe  various 
persons  engagevl  in  the  case. 

A  few  weeks  later  Stewart,  who  was  a  personal  friend 
of  the  cashier  of  the  local  ( N'ewcastle-on-Tyne>  bank, 
took  the  note  to  him  one  morning  and  asked  that  it  might 
lw;cashed.  In  return  for  it  he  received  five  sovereigns, 
and  left  tbe  Kink. 

An  hour  or  two  afterward  he  paid  a  second  visit  to  his 
friend,  the  cashier,  and,  taking  him  on  one  side,  con- 


Business  Writing  Teachers'  Open  Court. 


1 6  J. 


BY  H.  D.  HARRIS,  SCHISSLERS  COLL.  OF  BUSINESS,  NORRISTOWN,  PA. 


BY  A.  F.  WALLACE,  GRAND  PRAIRIE  SEMINARY,  ONARGA,  ILL. 


BY  1.  J.  CATHEY,  THYATIRA,  MISS. 


BY  J.  F.  BARNHART,  BURDETT  BUS.  COLL.,  BOSTON,  MASS. 


BY  A.  R.  MERRILL,  SUPERVISOR  WRITING,  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS,  SACO.  ME. 


fessed  that  the  note  was  a  forgery,  and  refunded  him  the 
money.  The  cashier,  whose  surprise  was  great,  refused 
to  believe  the  note  was  a  counterfeit,  and  was  not  con- 
vinced until  btewart  had  executed  another  one  in  his 
presence.— A'j". 

Some  Parkhurst  Epigrams. 

In  giving  emphasis  to  an  article  addressed  to  young 
men,  "The  Young  Man  Entering  Life,"'  in  April  Ladies' 
Home  Jounuif,  Rev.  Charles  H.  Parkhurst,  D.D.,  em- 
ploys these  bright  bits  of  philosophy  : 

Nobody  ever  drifts  up-stream.  Running  water  never 
stops  till  it  gets  to  the  bottom,  unless  something  dams 
it.  Likewise  a  drifting  boat  never  stops  till  it  reaches 
the  seii,  unless  it  founders,  runs  aground  or  drops  an- 
chor.   .    .    . 

We  are  all  loaded  with  responsiveness  and  harnessed 
up  with  gravitations.  Everything  is  magnetic  needle, 
and  everj'thing  else  magnetic  pole  endlessly  plucking  at 
that  needle.  Life  without  this  arrangement  would  be 
death,  but  life  with  it  is  all  the  time  on  the  edge  of  dis- 
aster and  continually  getting  over  the  edge.     .     .     . 

There  are  a  great  many  meaningless  men  in  the  com- 
munity, and  what  that  means  is  that  while  they  have 
the  intelligence  to  understand  an  idea,  and  the  heart  to 
feel  it.  yet  the  idea  never  gets  so  close  to  them  as  to  have 
its  reality  tremendously  experienced  by  them.  We  do 
not  win  our  strength  and  stabiHty  by  mastering  IdeaA, 
but  by  being  mastered  by  them,  held  in  their  grip.    .    .    . 

One  of  the  most  expensive  and  disa^^trous  mistakes  a 
young  man  ever  makes  is  in  supposing  that  a  decision,  a 
resolution,  contains  it  itself  the  means  of  working  its 
own  execution,  and  that  something  beside  power  will  suf- 
fice to  overcome  power.    .    .    . 


The  art  of  living  is  not  a  matter  of  resolution,  but  it  is  a 
genius  for  playing  off  successfully  favorable  energies 
against  those  which  are  adverse,  meeting  energies  with 
energies,  only  with  energies  that  are  a  little  bigger.   .   .   . 

One  needs  to  be  a  great  man  in  order  to  be  able  to  be- 
come a  great  wreck.  It  requires  a  great  deal  more 
counter  energy  to  recover  a  rowboat  that  is  sliding  down 
the  Niagara  rapids  than  it  does  to  recover  a  cockle- 
shell.    .     .     . 

To  have  a  magnificent  purpose,  and  to  be  thoroughly 
wedded  to  that  puri^se,  is  three-quarters  of  salvation. 
It  is  sad  to  reflect  how  much  motiveless  insipidity  there 
is  around  among  us  that  is  steadily  resolving  itself  into 
ethical  root  for  no  other  reason  than  that  it  ha«  never 
been  awakened  into  vigor  and  electrified  into  effect  by 
the  touch  of  a  supreme  purpose.     .     .     . 

Any  young  man  is  not  only  unfortunate,  but  in  dan- 
ger, who  18  not  related  to  some  great  overshadowing  soul 
in  something  the  same  way  in  which  the  original  Apostles 
were  related  to  the  Holy  Spirit  at  Pentecost.    .     .     . 

The  trouble  with  people,  nine  out  of  ten  of  them,  is 
that  they  stand  on  insulators  and  watch  the  play  of  the 
lightning  through  drawn  shutters,  and  never  stand  out 
and  let  the  electric  storm  play  in  their  own  bosoms.   .   .   . 

I  am  convinced  that  there  is  nowhere  nearly  the 
amount  of  difference  between  people  in  jKjint  of  per- 
sonal caliber  that  is  ordinarily  supposed.  It  is  not  so 
much  a  difference  in  personal  capacities  and  energies  as 
it  is  a  difference  in  the  degree  in  which  those  ener- 
gies become  packed  upon  one  another  and  reduced  to 
solidity.     .    .    . 

The  point  is  not  that  he  (a  young  man)  has  mastered 
the  idea,  but  that  the  idea  has  mastered  him,  and  in  that 
way  counteracts  the  influences  operating  to  pull  him  in 
other  ways.    .    ,    . 


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Writing  in  the  Seventh  Qrade. 


In  order  to  speak  iDt«11igently  of  the  work  we  do  in  the 
seventh  grQ*^e,  it  will  be  necessary  to  give  a  brief  outline 
of  the  plan  followed  in  the  lower  roomfe. 

In  the  first  gradee  lessons  are  given,  calculated  to  de- 
velop correct  habits  of  position,  and  to  train  the  eye  to 
recognize  and  the  hand  to  execute  the  different  forms. 
Two  days  in  the  week  the  child  uses  pen  and  ink. 

In  the  second  and  third  rooms  the  work  is  continued 
along  these  lines  until  the  correct  forms  of  all  the  sma' 1 
letters  are  learned,  and  most  of  the  capitals  have  been 
more  or  less  considered.  Bejpnning  with  the  second 
grade,  all  written  work  is  with  pen  and  ink.  All  this 
time  the  pupil  has  used  finger  movement  exclusively, 
;ind  in  introducing  the  letters  we  build  them  up  from 
thoir  comjwnent  parts. 

Through  the  fourth  grade  the  finger  movement  is  used, 
but  exeroises  are  given  to  bring  the  forearm  into  play  : 
the  letters  are  treated  as  a  whole,  diKpen**ing  with  all 
.analysin,  and  the  forms  are  more  rapidly  executed. 


MOVEMENT  EXERCISKS  BY  SEVENTH  GRADE  PUPILS  OF  W 
E.  HARSH.  HELENA.  MONT.  UPPER  SPECIMEN  BY 
LOUISE  MOORE;    LOWER  ONE  BY  MATTIE  CUTLER. 

In  public  school  work,  the  writer  believes  in  the  use  of 
copy  books  during  the  first  four  years  of  the  pupil's  prac- 
tice. Correct  forms  must  be  before  the  pupil's  eye,  and 
they  must  be  acquired  ;  there  is  no  better  aid  to  their 
acquisition  than  a  good  copy-book  m  the  hands  of  an  iu- 
tfilligeut  teacher. 

Bxaininiixg  attd  OratUng, 

Very  little  of  the  pupil's  work  is  written  directly  under 
the  eye  of  the  supervisor,  though  it  should  be  doue  under 
his  direction,  hence  it  becomes  necessary  for  him  to  de- 
vice (iome  way  in  which  all  the  exercises  prepared  can 
be  quickly  examined  and  progi'ess  noted.  In  the  lower 
jrrades  we  accomplish  this  end  by  examining  the  pages  of 
the  copy-book  finished  since  our  last  visit,  and  those 
carefully  and  neatly  done  are  marked  appropriately  with 
n  small  nibl)er  stamp,  carried  for  that  purpose.  "  With 
the  smaller  children,  this  plan  of  marking  acceptable 
work  can  be  recommended  as  one  of  the  most  fruitful  of 
results.  1  will  say,  for  the  benefit  of  auy  who  wish  to  try 
this  plan,  that  the  stamp  we  use  is  a  neat  little  arrange- 
ment, easily  carried  in  the  pocket.  The  impression  shows 
first  the  motto,  "  Learn  to  Write."  then  the  word.  "  Ap- 
pro\eti."  and  below  this  the  name  of  the  supervisor, 
while  around  all  is  a  pretty  border. 

After  leaving  the  fourth  grade  the  chUdren  are  given 


movement  drills  daily,  about  fifteen  min^ites  of  the 
twenty-minute  period  being  thus  employed,  so  when 
they  come  into  the  seventh  they  are  able  to  execute 
traced  ovals,  running  ovals  and  like  exercises  with  a 
fair  degree  of  freedom  and  precision. 

MatetHata,  Time,  Etc. 
^^^Jen  they  come  in  the  seventh  grade  the  writing 
period  is  twenty-five  minutes,  the  supervisor  makes  a 
visit  once  in  three  days,  when  he  gives  a  lesson  and  leaves 
work  for  the  two  days  followine.  We  use  special  wide- 
ruled  practice  paper  of  excellent  quality,  each  pupil  being 
required  to  provide  himself  with  the  same,  and  also  with 


mounted  on  cardboard  aud  displayed  ou  the  walls  of  the 
school  room,  aud  thus  add  to  the  attractiveness  of  the 
surroundings  and  stimulate  further  eflfort.  During  our 
exhibit  of  school  work,  in  March  last,  this  feature  created 
the  greatest  wonder  and  admiration.  After  five  minutes' 
drill  of  this  kind  the  pupil  begins  to  be  "  warmed  up,'' 
his  muscles  loosened  and  brought  under  control,  and  the 
regular  work  begins.  This  usually  consists*  of  some  exor- 
cise, calculated  to  develop  a  particular  letter,  followed  by 
the  letter  written  to  time,  and  closed  by  writing  a  page 
ol  a  word  or  words  containing  that  letter.  At  the  close 
of  each  month  the  pupil  pins  together,  in  regular  order, 


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a  Gillott  004  or  Esterbrook  128  pen.  These  pens  are  much 
more  sensitive  than  those  used  in  the  lower  grades,  and 
we  think  they  are  well  calculated  to  develop  a  delicate 
touch. 

The  Writing  Pt-rtod, 

When  the  writing  hour  arrives  the  pupils  take  a  sheet 
of  paper,  write  their  names  at  the  top,  and  on  the  first 
line  below  the  name  they  write  the  number  of  the  lesson 
and  the  date.  The  lessons  are  numbered  consecutively 
throughout  the  term,  and  the  numbers  have  reference  to 
fhe  sheets  w-ritten.  The  8uper\'isor  now  appears  and 
directs  the  pupil  to  employ  a  few  minutes  on  their  geo- 
metric designs  while  he  examines  the  work  prepared 
since  his  last  \Tsit,  places  work  on  the  board  and  notes 
progress  on  the  designs.  These  figures  are  a  source  of 
unending  pleasure  both  to  teacher  and  pupil  (thanks  to 
The  Joi-RNAL),  and  are  an  invaluable  aid  to  the  develop- 
ment and  control  of  forearm  movement.  The  designs 
showing  the  gi-eatest  amount  of  thought  and  skill  are 


the  lessons  for  the  month  and  the  supervisor  looks  them 
over  and  gives  the  pupil  his  monthly  grade.  The  mark 
is  based  on  the  effort  put  forth,  and  not  altogether  on  the 
excellence  of  the  work.  At  the  end  of  the  school  term, 
however,  the  pupil  prepares  a  specimen  that  is  graded 
strictly  on  its  merits. 

In  Conchtnion. 

The  space  at  our  command  forbids  that  we  should  give 
our  plan  of  introducing  the  le:ters  in  detail,  besides  it 
would  show  very  little  originality.  Experience  has  taught 
that  in  order  to  secure  results  in  public  school  super- 
vision we  must  have  the  enthusiasm,  born  of  a  love  for 
the  profession  ;  we  must  understand  boys  and  girls,  men 
and  women  ;  we  must  possess  patience  and  fwrseverance, 
in  an  eminent  degree,  and,  withal,  must  be  as  punctual 
as  the  best  regulated  chronometer.  Being  thus  equipped, 
we  deserve  the  confidence  of  child,  teacher,  superintend- 
ent and  board  ;  deserving  it,  we  are  sure  to  receive  it, 
and  receiving  it,  our  success  is  assured. 

W.  E.  Harsh. 

Supervisor  of  Writing,  Helena,  Mont.  , 


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Scholarships    at   Pratt   Institute. 

The  award  of  PranR  ncholnrshipB  at  Pratt  inftitut*. 
Bnj<jkl.vn.  has  l)«n  made.  The  following  stndents  are 
th(?  fortunate  recipients; 

Mi«8  Clara  M.  Babcock.  Ionia.  Mich.,  supervisor  of 
ilrawini;:  Minn  Adeline  Milli".  Chicago.  HI.,  former  saper- 
vinor  of  drawing,  Marinette,  Wis  :  Miss  Annie  W.  Batten, 
Manchester,  \.  H.,  grade  teacher;  Miss  Abbie  Reed, 
ftlca,  N.  y.,  Buiiervisor  of  drawing;  Miss  Eliza  B.  Rich- 
ardson. Boston,  Mass..  normal  instructor  in  drawing; 
Miss  Edith  W.  Taylor.  W.  Bay  City.  Micb..  supervisor  of 
drawing ;  Mrs.  Alice  E.  Woolley,  Watertown.  N.  Y.. 
supervisor  of  drawing  ;  Mr.  E.  Newton  Reser,  La  Fay- 
ette, Ind.,  supervisor  of  drawing  ;  Mr.  Max  Seifcrt,  Day- 
ton, Ohio,  former  supervisor  of  drawing. 

These  s<;holurshtp8  are  awar<led  each  year  to  the  grad- 
uates ot  the  Prang  ^fo^maI  Art  Class  B  whose  work  ranks 
BulBciently  high  Ixi  deserve  them.  The  number  is  limited 
to  t<m.  They  entitle  the  holder  to  one  year's  fre.- 
tnition  at  Pratt  Institute,  including  a<lmission  to  any  of 
the  day  and  evening  classes  of  the  art  department,  and 
also  to  »1(K)  in  money. 

The  Prang  normal  art  classes  are  intended  especially  to 
give  practical  hel|>  to  grade  teachers  in  their  work  in 
drawing,  and  arc  also  an  excellent  preparation  for  more 
advanced  art  stadv. — The  Schoul  Journal. 


Teacher: 
Tommy; 
Teacher : 
T.nnmy : 
day."— rtrmiAivii  Lifr. 


Naturally. 
'  Tommy,  when  was  Rome  built  ?  " 

In  the  night." 
'  How  came  you  to  make  such  a  mistake  ? " 

Vou  said  yesterday  Rome  wasn't  built  iu  a 


The  Summer  Art  School. 

"  This  is  very  good.  Miss  Bagley,  but  you  want  to  bring 
your  background  out  a  little  more  strongly." 

"  I  know,  Mr.  Crane;  but  don't  you  think  the  frame 
will  dotbaf;'"--//(/i7<rr'.i  Haziir. 

Olvlng  the  Desired  Information. 

When  Bobbie  Hickenlooper  returned  from  the  big  dm- 
ner  at  the  club  the  other  night  he  was  unusually  lively. 

"  What  has  got  into  you.  Bob  y "  asked  Mr.  Uicken- 
li>ojter  senior. 

"  That,"  s!iid  Bobbie,  handing  him  the  menu,  "  That, 
daddy,  is  my  table  of  contents."— //aryjcr'-s-  Itazur. 

TEACHING    WRITING     IN    PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS. 

I.KSSIINM  POIt    PIltST  <iU,M>E. 

I'K-ili mil   I'orMiKi  With    IMiysirnl    Urilln    rreiinrn- 

lory  for  Movvment. 

UY   MISS  LUCY    K.  KELLER,  SUPKRVISOH  OF   WRITING, 
DULUTH,    MINN. 

No.   1. 
/.r»»o.l    XII. 

Outline  :  SliintlugstruiBht.    Right  curve.    Analysis  off. 

Explain  that  every  one  has  a  short  name  by  which 
lie  or  she  is  known ;  as  Lizzie  for  Elizabeth.  For  the 
same  reason  we  leave  off  the  word  line  ana  only  say. 
slanting  straight,  right  curve.  Drill  the  class  in 
naming  tliese  lines.  They  must  not  drawl,  but 
speak  quick,  with  a  low  pitch.  Ask  them  what  it 
woulil  make  if  you  pushed  tliose  three  lines  together 
so  they  touched,  and  put  a  dot  at  the  top.  Drill 
them  on  the  analysis  of  i,  and  write  ('  several  times 
on  the  board,  Make  the  base  line  and  spaces  on  the 
board,  and  call  on  some  ont^  to  show  you  where  to 
make  /.  Always  make  the  first  one  called  upon  do 
it  right  before  he  leaves.  Never  send  any  one  back 
to  his  seat  because  he  is  stupid,  and  call  on  some 
cue  else.    Take  position  for  writing.    Make  three  I's 


1 6^ 


BY  LANGDON  S.  THOMPSON.  ILLUSTRATING  HIS  LESSON  IN  BLACKBOARD  DRAWING. 


and  the  teacher  goes  quickly  around  making  correc- 
tions. Write  many  lines  of  i  and  close  lesson  with 
a  physical  drill. 

Liaaon  XIII. 
Outline  :  Questions  on  the  liues  and  spaces.  Big  dots. 
Analyze  /.  How  many  spaces  do  you  want  for  ('  ? 
How  many  slanting  straight  lines 't  How  many 
right  curved  lines  'I  Where  do  we  dot  the  i ':  Make 
a  large  /  on  the  board  and  send  some  one  to  rub  out 
all  the  right  curves  and  dot  Figure  1  is  left. 
Write  lines  of  i,  and  the  teacher  writes  one  i  for 
each  pupil  on  paper.  Big  dots  are  like  a  boy  with 
his  pa's  cap  on.    Make  little  dots  like  raindrops. 


BUSINESS  CAPITALS.  BY  F.  A.  CURTIS.  LYNDON  CENTRE,  VT..  INSTITUTE. 


I.inaim   XIV. 
Outline  :  Measuring  with  pencil.    (JuidinK  hand.   Point  A. 

Make  two  i's— one  slanting,  the  other  vertical— on 
the  board  and  have  some  one  rub  out  curved  lines 
in  the  first,  and  class  says,  a  slanting  straight  line  is 
remaining.  If  the  class  is  not  observant  it  will  say 
the  same  thing  when  the  curved  lines  in  the  second 
are  erased.  Take  a  ruler  and  lay  it  on  the  lioth  lines 
to  show  which  way  they  point.  Then  have  the  class 
lay  pencil  on  i's  to  see  if  they  point  to  the  top  or 
the  corner  of  the  paper.  Practice  lines  of  i  and  the 
teacher  guides  each  hand. 

Lay  down  pencils.  Place  two  fingers  together 
and  tell  them  that  the  place  where  two  lines  meet 
is  called  a  point  and  to  find  a  point  in  the  i. 

In  No  Danser. 

"I'm  afraid  I'm  hanging  on  to  your  leg  pretty  heavily," 
apologized  the  nan  who  was  trying  to  retain  his  place  on 
the  footboard  ol  itie  crowded  street  car. 

"That's  all  right,  "  replied  the  man  who  had  secured 
an  end  seat.  "  It's  been  pulled  a  heap  harder  than  that. 
1  I've  got  three  hoys  at  college."— c/iicar/o  Trifiuue. 


Qood  Use  Par  Bad  Writlnf. 

We  earnestly  request  corresp<.)ndent8  to  be  particular 
ab<jut  writing  plainly,  csp<ici;dly  when  names  and  datea 
are  given.  Cabalistic  caligraphy  is  never  of  interest  ex- 
cept when  at  the  bottom  right  hand  comer  of  a  good 
check.  -L.  A.  W.  BMetin  and  Good  Road*. 


1 66 

Defective   Sight   of   Sciiool    Children. 

A  committee  of  oculists,  working  under  the  direction 
of  the  Bchool  iKjard  of  Baltimore.  Md..  has  been  testing 
the  »ight  of  school  children.  The  committee  examined 
the  eyes  of  .Vi,(JB7  jrapila  with  interesting  results  :  8.051 
pnpils  were  found  to  have  such  defective  eyesight  that 
they  were  unfit  for  school  work,  and  .W  per  cent,  did  not 
have  normal  sight.  Strange  to  say.  the  percentage  of  de- 
fective ejesight  decreased  with  the  age  of  the  pupils. 
The  jwr  cent,  of  normal  vision  in  the  fiiet  grade  was  .^^; 
second.  41;  third.  47:  fourth.  4!i;  fifth.  4K;  sixth.  4S;  sev- 
enth, .'>4;  and  eighth.  .W. 

The  report  of  the  oculists  recommends  a  uniform  sys- 
tem of  adjustable  seats  and  desks,  which  shall  be  regu- 
lated to  the  height  of  the  children.  It  traces  much  of  the 
defective  sight  to  the  fact  that  many  blackboards  and 
maps  are  not  placed  in  a  proper  light.  An  annual  exami- 
nation of  the  pupils'  eyes  is  recommended. 

If  slant  writing  produced  defective  eyesight,  wouldn't 
the  ui)per  grwles  show  a  greater  i>ercentage  of  abnormal 
vision  than  the  lower  grades,  on  the  ba-sis  of  the  more 
reading  and  writing  of  slant  writing  the  worse  the  eyes 
would  he. 


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Practical    Lessons XIX. 

rial,-  .v.v,-r«(«,  ,u 

In  drawing  animals  of  the  kind  found  in  this  lea 
son,  much  can  be  shown  by  the  character  of  the 
lines  that  may  be  used.  Be  careful  to  avoid  too 
much  formality  or  mannerism.  Don't  make  marks 
for  the  sake  of  making  them,  or  for  the  purpose  of 
filling  np  blank  spaces.  Put  some  meaning  into 
each  mark. 

Figure  1  shows  how  a  front  view  of  a  cow's  head 
and  face  may  be  "blocked  in,"  This  is  done  fo 
that  each  feature  will  have  its  proper  place  and  pro- 
portionate size  as  compared  with  each  other  and 
with  the  whole.  In  perception  the  mind  naturally 
gets  hold  of  details  first;  lint  in  drawing,  in  expres- 
sion, the  reverse  order  is  the  true  one— general 
aspects  first,  detail.^  at  the  last. 

Figure  ',;  shows  a  cow's  head  based  on  the  outline 
sketched  in  Figure  1, 

Figure  3  represents  a  side  or  profile  view  of  a  cow. 
Proceed  as  in  Figure  1,  by  blocking  in  the  general 
proportions  of  the  body,  head  and  limbs,  with 
straight,  or  comparatively  straight,  lines. 

Figure  4  shows  a  rear  view  of  a  cow  or  an  ox 
standing.  A  circle,  an  ellipse  or  an  oval  will  be 
useful  in  blocking  in  the  body,  or  the  body  and  the 
head. 

Figure  5  shows  a  portion  of  a  cow  lying  down. 
Block  in  the  general  features  first.  Form  the  habit 
of  looking  for  and  seeing  the  leading  forms  first. 

Figure  C  shows  another  cow  in  a  reclining  posi- 
tion. An  e<iuilateral,  or  an  isosceles,  triangle  will 
suggest  the  general  form  of  the  whole  figure. 

Figure  7  represents  a  calf's  head,  to  be  blocked  in 
in  the  usual  way. 

It  is  worthy  of  remark,  perhaps,  that  children 
never  fail  to  see  and  to  draw  the  horns  of  a  cow- 
also  that  they  seldom  draw  the  ears.  Really  the 
secret  in  learning  to  draw  is  in  learning  to  see.  Phy- 
sically as  well  as  morally  it  may  be  said  that  '  eyes 
have  they  but  they  see  not," 


A   Bright  Boy. 

"  Your  son,  I  believe,  made  some  experiments  while  at 
college  1 " 

"  Yes,  he  discovered  what  he  calls  his  '  scientific  para- 
dos,' " 

"  What  is  the  nature  of  it  ? " 

"  He  succeeded  iu  demonstrating  that  debts  are  ex- 
panded by  contracting  them ."— II'<i.«Aiii3(on  Timn>. 


Art  Education  in  its  Relation  to  Public 
Education. 

When  the  N,  E.  A.  met  in  Denver,  July,  ISO,"),  a 
special  committee  was  appointed  in  the  Department 
of  Art  Education  to  report  on  the  snbiect  of  art 
education  in  its  relation  to  general  education.  Tbis 
committee  consisted  of  Walter  S.  Perry,  director  of 
the  Department  of  Fine  Arts.  Pratt  Institute,  Brook 
lyn ;  Dr.  W.  L.  Hervey,  president  of  the  Teachers' 
College,  New  York  City;  F.  Trendley,  superintend 
ent  of  schools,  Y'ouugstown,  Ohio:  A.  O,  Blodgett, 
superintendent  of  schools,  Syracuse,  N,  Y', ,  and 
Mrs.  H,  E,  Riley,  public  school  supervisor  of  draw 
ing.  St,  Lonis. 

The  report,  presented  by  the  chairman,  Mr.  Perry, 
is  substantially  as  follows,  says  the  New  York 
School  JouvnaJ : 

Art  education  has  come  into  the  schcols  chiefly 
under  the  title  of  instruction  in  drawing.  The  im- 
portance of  art  education,  consequently,  needs  to  be 
made  clearer  to  educators  in  general  and  to  the 
public  at  large. 

1st.  Drawing  is  a  universal  language.  It  enteis 
into  every  sort  of  constructive  industry  and  art.  the 
construction  of  roads,  houses,  bridges,  machinery 
for  manufactures  and  for  transportation,  the  mak- 
ing of  all  furniture,  clothing,  ,iewelry,  books,  news 
papers  and  pictures.  It  is  tlie  language  of  practical 
industry.  As  a  part  of  school  work  it  should  be 
better  recognized  and  supported  by  the  business  men 
of  the  community, 

*2d.  Drawing  is  of  immense  help  in  developing 
perceptive  power.  Most  people  look  at  things,  but 
do  not  see  them.  The  effort  is  to  draw  teachers  to 
see.  The  power  and  habit  of  seeing  intelligently 
makes  a  fundamental  difference  between  the  incap- 
able man  and  the  man  of  power.     Drawing  should 


■i'ff-i^Cdy^, 


Drawing  develops  artistic  power  both  in  the  line  of 
production  and  of  appreciation.  Both  are  necessary 
to  right  individujil  development  and  also  to  social 
prosperity.  The  engineer,  the  architect,  the  designer 
of  furniture,  textiles  of  any  industrial  product,  as 
well  as  the  artist,  depend  on  the  intelligence  and 
taste  of  the  public  for  the  success  or  failure  of  their 
special  services  to  the  world. 

To  make  drawing  fully  effective  as  a  force  for  the 
art  education  of  the  masses,  certain  general  aims 
and  methods  of  work  must  be  followed.  The  work 
most  have  a  sound,  sensible  basis  and  be  adapted  to 
the  children  at  the  various  stages  of  growth.  It 
must  be  kept  vigorous  and  intelligent  by  well 
planned  and  conducted  study  of  type  forms  in 
connection  with  work  from  nature,  from  carefully 
selected  obiects  of  art  and  industry,  and  from  art 
examples.  It  should  be  made  thoroughly  interesting 
and  attractive,  and  special  pains  should  be  taken  to 
encourage  individuality,  and  freedom  of  work  on 
the  part  of  pupils.  The  work  should,  however,  be 
kept  so  wisely  in  hand  as  to  distinguish  freedom 
from  lawlessness.  It  should  bring  out  not  simply 
what  is  in  the  pupil,  but  distinctly  the  best  that  is 
in  him.  Pupils  in  all  but  the  lowest  primary  grades 
should  be  gradually  held  up  to  worthy  standards  of 
technique.  The  work  outline  should  be  broad 
euou.gh  in  .scope  to  include  the  elements  of  pictorial, 
decorative  and  constructive  or  industrial  drawing, 
.iudiciouly  balanced  among  themselves  as  to  time 
allowed. 

The  study  of  color  should  be  carried  on  parallel 
with  the  study  of  drawing.  Definite  standards  of 
color  should  be  presented  to  the  children,  and  the 
subject  should  be  developed  through  growth  of  the 
individual  color  sense,  aiid  individual  feeling  for 
beauty,  fitness  and  harmony  of  color.  Work  with 
color  materials  should  be  kept  as  free  and  spontan 


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ACCURATE  COPY  WRITING,  BY  C    E.  WEBBER,  GARDEN  CITY  BUS,  COLL.,  SAN  JOSE,  CAL. 


Answered  According  to  His  Folly. 

Paternal  Visitor -Do  you  like  to  go  to  school,  little 
boy  t 

Little  Boy  -Yes,  I  like  goiu'  to  school  well  enough  and 
comin'  home's  all  right.  What  1  don't  like  is  havin'  to 
stay  cooped  up  in  there  between  times.— Sj. 


be  heartily  sustained  in  the  schools  as  a  means  of 
raising  the  average  of  mental  ability,  and  so  of 
social  prosperity, 

3d,  Drawing  is  a  powerful  help  to  thought  by 
furnishing  a  means  of  thought  expression.  Expres- 
sion is  necessary  to  complete  thought :  This  truth 
is  at  the  bottom  of  all  formal  recitations  and  of  all 
the  many  lines  of  school  work  which  involve  familiar 
conversation  and  discussion.  In  many  cases  draw- 
ing is  much  more  to  the  point  as  a  means  of  expres- 
sion than  either  talking  or  writing,  as  in  mathematics, 
botany,  zoology,  physics,  geography,  history  and 
manual  training.  Drawing  in  the  schools  should  be 
supported  by  all  practical  educators  and  teachers, 
for  the  sake  of  its  vitalizing  power  as  an  element  in 
the  other  school  studies. 

4th.  Drawing  is  the  very  best  available  means  for 
developing  powers  of  a-sthetic  feeling,  idealization 
and  creative  imagination :  for  cultivating  good  taste 
in  the  choice  and  use  of  material  things:  in  short, 
for  developing  individuality  of  conception  and  skill 
in  execution  in  the  direction  of  art.  Instruction  in 
drawing  is  practically  the  one  and  only  means 
existing  in  the  schools  today  for  developing  the 
finer  parts  of  the  child,  the  essentially  spiritual 
part,  and  allying  spiritual  development  closely  with 
practical  every  day  life  and  work.  Drawing  thus 
regarded  means  much  more  than  mere  detailed 
assistance  to  other  studies.  It  is  vastly  more  than 
a  mere  additional  way  of  .jotting  down  memoranda 
of  facts  observed  in  nature's  study.  It  becomes  an 
outlet  (therefore  a  means  of  development)  for  the 
child's  growing  power  to  grasp  and  practically 
utilize  the  principles  of  order,  strength,  fitness,  and 
beauty  which  he  finds  underlying  both  nature  and 
art.  It  is  a  means  of  externalizing  the  child's  ideals 
of  usefulness  and  of  beauty. 


eons  as  can  be  made  consistent  with  limited  time 
and  supplies. 

Art  education  has  another  field  of  work  besides 
direct  instruction  in  drawing ;  that  is,  the  building, 
furnishing  and  decorating  of  school-houses.  This 
phase  of  the  art  educational  movement  ought  also 
to  be  brought  much  more  widely  and  forcibly  to 
the  attention  of  the  public.  School  buUdings, 
grounds  and  furnishings  should  serve  artistic  as 
well  as  economic  and  hygienic  ends.  They  should 
be  con.stant  object  lessons  in  art  for  the  inspiration 
of  the  children  who  are  to  shape  the  coming  civil- 
ization. They  can  and  should  be  made  a  positive, 
definite  help  iu  refining  the  manners,  cultivating 
the  imagination  and  quickening  the  whole  spiritual 
life.  Co-operation  in  the  work  of  improving  school 
architecture  and  decoration  should  he  solicited  from 
the  public  for  whose  good  the  schools  themselves 
exist,  but  authoritative  direction  of  the  movement 
should  be  in  the  hands  of  experts  in  art  and  educa- 
tion. 

Highly  Favored, 

Mre.  Creegan— And  how  is  Tommy  getting  along  at  the 
school  'i 

Mn-.  Shaughnessy -Splendid,  The  tncher  is  that  fond 
of  him  that  she  kapes  him  wid  her  half  an  hour  after  the 
other  boys  go  home,  narely  every  day  of  the  wake,— 
Boston  Transcript. 

The   Modern  Qraduate. 

"  Jim's  done  graduated,  ain't  he  ?  " 
"  You  bet." 
*'  Got  his  diplomy  ? '' 
"Snore." 

"  Well,  what  kin  he  do  ?  " 

"  Reach  home  base  every  time,  an'  kick  a  football  clean 
over  into  the  next  county  '."—The  Atlanta  Constilvtion. 


tfVUt^Q^tunaS 


XXIX 


NEWS  AND  MISCELLANY  SUPPLEMENT. 


PENMAN'S  ART  lOURNAL, 

NEW  YORK,  SEPTEMBER,  1896. 

NEWS  EDITION. 


"T^Ro  F  eSs  I  oA-^\ 


^^^^^fl$J^!^S&'.- 


School  and  Personal 


—  Recent  viBitore  to  the  office  were  H.  D.  Harris,  prin. 
com'l  dept.  SchisHler's  Coll.  of  Bus.,  Narristown,  Penn.  ; 
R.  K.  Hemmel,  Ck>lumbu8.  O.  :  Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  W.  Massey, 
ColumbTiB,  Oa.,  B.  C.  :  W.  S.  VVoodc,  New  York  B.  C.  ; 
J.  H.  Brvant,  Spcncerian  B.  C ,  Phila..  Penu.  ;  \V.  W. 
Winner,  'Newark,  N.  J.,  B.  C;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.  H. 
Robert*,  Plainfleld.  N.  J..  B.  C.  ;  U.  A.  Swayze,  Grove 
City.  Penn,  Coll.;  M.  H.  Fox,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  ;  Miss 
Janet  N.  Butler,  i:-horthand  School  Asburv  Park,  N.  J.  ; 
Harry  Houston,  Supervisor  Writing.  New  Saven,  Conn.  ; 

A.  J.  Schitwler,  Pros.  Schissler  Coll.  of  Bus.,  Norristown, 
Penn.  ;  Rev.  E  E.  Pholiw.  Prin.  Plainfiold.  N.  J.,  B.  C.  ; 
C.  E.  (Oliver,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

—  New  Mcbools  lately  brought  to  our  notice  are  Nevada 

Mo.,  Com'l  Subool,  T.  A.  Hobbs,  Pres.  and  Prop. Irwin. 

Penn.,  B.  C.  &  Shorthand  School,  J.  B.  Kapy,  Prin. 

Wheaton's  Com'l  (^oll.,   Ravenna,   O.,   O.    A.    Wheaton, 

Prop. Dnhl's  Coll.  of  Music,  Acting,  Shorthand  and 

Com'l  Branches,  311   Washington  St.,  Brooklyn,   N.  Y., 

Thos.  Curtis,  Prop. Moncton,  N.  B..  B.  C.  &  School  of 

Shorthand,  Wright's  Bldg.,   Mi&ses  Johnson  &  McLeod, 

Prins. PittHburgh.    Kans.,     Shorthand    &   Telegraph 

lust.,  Messrs.  Jno.  Lanning,  M.  M.  Osborn,  W.  A.  Allen, 

Props. B.  C,  Halter  Block,  Lincoln,  Neb..  C.  D.  Griffin, 

Prin. Cbilds  B.  ('.,  W'l  Front  street,  Worcester,  Mass., 

E.  E.  Chihls,  B.  J.  Griffin,  W.  B.  Wileon,  Props. Com'l 

Dept.,  Searcy,  Ark.,  Coll.,  (*.  T.  Storey,  R.  B.  Willis, 
Prms,,  J.  W.  James,  Prin.  Com'l  Dept. Western  Nor- 
mal Coll.  &  Bus.  lust..  Blue  Rapids,  Kans..  Buikstra  & 

Miller,  Prins. F.  S.  Carr*s  Nor.  &  Bus.  School,  Marys- 

ville.  Cal.,  F.  S.  Carr,  Prin. A  school  which  has  been 

runuing  for  some  time  and  which  we  did  not  have  on  our 
college  list  ie  the  Keefe  B.  C,  No.  4th  St.,  La  Crosse, 
Wis.,  Miss  Rose  Keefo,  Prin. 

—  Among  the  changes  occurring  in  school' management 
are  the  followmg  ;  Highland  Park  Nor.  Coll.,  Des  Moines, 
la.,  is  now  controlled  by  the  eame  management  as  the 
No.  111.  Nor.  School,  Dixon,  111.  Both  schools  will  be 
operated  and  (-.  (3.  Roarick  will  be  prin.  of  the  Highland 

Park  N.  C. The  C'ampboll  Univ.,   Holton,  Kans..  has 

changed  hands  and  Jno.  E.  Fesler,  lat«  of  the  Springfield, 
Mo.,  Nor.  School  and  for  many  years  the  head  of  the 
Stnulx^rry,  Mo.,  Nor.,  is  Sup't,  B.  F.  Kizer,  Prest..  and 
W.  D.  Rufann  vice-pres.  and  sec'y.  Our  old  friend  C.  H. 
Shattuck  will  remain  at  the  head  of  the  com'l  and  pen. 
depts. — -The  Lincoln.  Neb.,  N.  U.  now  has  the  following 
executive  officers  :  Hill  M.  Bell,  Pres.  ;  U.  O,  Anderson, 
Vice-Pres.;  Paul  Goss,  Treas.  ;  E.  P.  Wilson.  Sec'y  ;  G.  H. 

Walters  is  nrin.  of  the  com'l  dept. J.   P.  Amspoker, 

until  recently  a  teacher  in  Sweet's  Coll.  of  Com..  Sharon, 

Penn.,  has  ijurrhasod  that  institution. J.  E.  Tuttlo, 

late  prin.  of  tlu-  Stoulienville,  O.,  B.  C,  who  was  and  is 
owner  of  controlling  interest  in  its  stock,  has  become 
interested  in  the  Oil  CMty,  Pa.,  B.  L'.  and  is  now  teaching 
in  the  latter  intstitution.    J.  T.  Thompson  has  succeeded 

Mr.  Tuttln  as  prin.  of  the  Steubenvllle  School. Fort 

Madj.son.  la..  Bus.  Inst,  is  now  known  a?  Johnson's  Com*l 

&  Eng.  Training  SchoDl,  Nelson  Johnson.  Prin. W.  J. 

Spillmau  has  disponed  of  hit*  interest  in  the  Alamo  City 

B.  C,  San  Antonio,  Tex.,  and  I.  C.  Shafer,  pen.  of  the 

institution,  has  l»eeu  elected  prin. Browne's  School  of 

Shorthand  has  adopted  a  new  name  and  is  known  as 
Browne's  Shorthand  &  C^m'l  Coll.  It  is  located  at  U)8  W. 
Federal  St.,  Youngstown,  O.  G.  S.  Hall  has  charge  of 
the  com'l  dept. — -J.  S.  Wolfert  has  purchased  the  Fed- 
eral B.  C,  Youngstown,  O. 

—  The  following  schools  have  discontinued  :  OHeenCity 

B.  C.  Kalamazoo. Mich.,  C.  W.  King.  Pres. Cleveland, 

O  .  C.  U..  J.  H.  Bryant.  Prin. Cauo,  111.,  B.  C.  C.  C. 

Ewing.  Pnn.  Mr.  Ewing  is  now  located  at  Windsor. 
Out. Columbia,  S.  C,  B.  C,  J.  (J.  Harmison,  Prop. 

—  A  beautifully  engraved  commencement  in\'itation 
and  programme,  cirtnilarm  shape,  has  been  received  with 
the  comuliiuents  of  L.  M.  Kelchner,  Xo.  111.  Nor.  School, 
Dixon,  111.  The  commencement  took  place  on  Aug.  5  to  13. 

—  In  a  late  letter  iuchK-^ing  list  of  subscriptions.  J.  T. 
Henderson.  Pres.  Oberlin  O.,  B.  C,  writes  :  "  Our  school 
is  pr«.>gressing  finely  and  we  have  every  hope  for  a  continu- 
ance of  the  prosiperity  which  has  smiled  so  benignly  on 
us  in  the  past.  Our  elegant  new  quarters  are  attracting 
considerable  attention,  and  nudoubte<lIy  will  result  in 
quite  an  iucrejuse  in  our  patronage.  We  have  had  the 
best  class  of  students  the  past  year  that  we  have  had  for 
a  long  time,  and  an  increase  in  our  teaching  force  has 
enableil  us  to  do  better  work  than  we  have  ever  done 
l»efore.  We  enjoy  your  publications  and  would  not  get 
along  without  them." 

—  C.  C.  Canan.  lat»»  of  Cleary  Coll..  Ypsilanti.  Mich.,  is 
now  head  of  the  j>eu.  dept.  of  Cedar  Rapids,  la.,  B.  C. 
Mr.  Canan  is  a  splendid  writer  in  tither  plain  or  orna- 
mental styless  and  is  an  excellent  all-round  penman.  We 
desire  to  congratulate  Mr.  Palmer  on  securing  so  talented 
a  penman  and  teacher  for  the  head  of  his  pen.  dept.  and 
we  desire  to  congratulate  Mr.  Cauan  upon  becoming  asso- 


X  and  educator 

—  A  daintv  cai-d,  beautifully  wntten,  beaiiug  the 
legend.  ■' Do'ra  Eleanor  Musser.  bom  Aug.  Ti,  ISiNl,' 
attached  to  another  card  residing  *'  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  J, 
Musser,"  explains  why  Brother  Musser  feels  in  such  good 
humor  these  days. 

—  The  Trenton.  N.  J.,  True  .4mci-ic«?i  and  S/«/c  Gazette 
both  give  quit«  liberal  allowance  of  space  to  a  description 
of  the  wedding  of  Miss  Anna  Page  Brown,  daughter  of 
Ex-City  Treasurer  Chas.  P.  Brown,  to  Mr.  Loren  Camp 
Hortori,  of  the  faculty  of  the  Stewart  B.  C.  of  that  city, 
brief  mention  of  which  was  made  in  our  July  number. 

—  Miss  Alice  F.  Harper,  Prin.  of  the  Houston,  Tex., 
.■^chool  of  Shorthand,  is  just  recovering  from  a  severe 
illness  brought  on  by  a  druggist's  blunder  m  putting  up  a 
strong  solution  of  caustic  potash  for  a  harmless  drug 
which  had  been  prescribed. 

—  H.  B.  Chicken,  President  of  the  Springfield,  m.,  Busi- 
ness College,  was  bom  in  Freeport,  O. ,  in  1853.  He  removed 
with  his  parents  to  Ipava,  111.,  and  in  ItjTU  he  finished  the 
public  school  course.     After  clerking  in  a  general  store 

for  four  years,  in  187.5  he  en- 
tered the  Jacksonville,  HI., 
Bus.  Coll.  In  1870  betook  a 
special  penmanship  course 
with  P.  R.  Spencer,  at 
('loveland.  0.,  and  in  Sept. 
of  the  same  year  began 
teaching  in  the  Jackson- 
ville Bus.  Coll.  In  18T7  he 
took  the  teachers'  course  in 
the  National  Normal  Uni- 
versity, Lebanon,  C.  and  a 
special  course  in  engrossing 
with  J.  E.  Soule,  at  Phila- 
delphia. After  ten  years 
spent  as  teacher  in  the 
Jncksonville'  B.  C.  he 
bought  a  half  interest  in 
the  Springfield   Bus.  Coll. 

in  188.5.    The  school  was  incorporated  in  1894  and  Mr. 

Chicken  owns  a  controlling  interest  in  the  capital  stock. 

Mr.  Chicken  is  enterprising,  keeps  up  with  the  times, 

attends  conventions  and  makesasuccess  of  his  school.  He 

is  married  and  has  two  fine  boys. 

—  Our  friend,  J.  B.  McKay.  Prin.  Kingston,  Ont.,  B.  C, 
has  achieved  quite  a  reputation  for  himself  as  a  humorist 
and  elocutionist.  He  appeai-s  as  a  professional  in  many 
of  the  large  ('unadian  cities  and  has  received  a  number  of 
very  flattering  press  notices.  He  has  also  appeared  on 
the  same  platform  with  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  and  is  highly 
praised  by  Mr.  Wilder. 

—  The  Storm  Lake,  la...  /'ilnf  has  a  three-quarter  col- 
umn write-up  of  the  com'l  dept.  of  Buena  Vista  College 
of  that  place.  Mr.  P.  B.  S.  Peters  presides  over  this  dept. 
and  is  making  a  success  of  the  work. 

—  The  warfare  between  Wm.  L.  Khinn.  the  youthful 
prin.  of  the  Bridgeton,  N.  J.,  B.  C,  and  Miss  Blanche  Har- 
ris, a  former  pupil,  has  been  furnishing  the  Associated 
Press  reporters  with  material  for  several  sensational 
articles.  Mr.  Shinn  had  Miss  Harris  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  larceny  of  two  books  belonging  to  him  and  Miss  Harris 
in  turn  sued  Mr.  Shinn  for  damages.  Bridgeton  is  all 
torn  up  over  the  case. 

—  J.  G.  Harmison,  late  prop,  of  the  Columbia,  S.  C, 
B.  C,  will  teach  the  coming  year  in  the  Colored  Female 
Coll.  and  Presbyterian  Coll.  for  Women,  Anderson,  S.  C. 
Mr.  Harmison  writes  :  "  Would  say  in  this  connection 
that  there  is  an  opening  in  Columbia  for  a  good  business 
college  man  with  a  little  capital  for  advertising  and  fur- 
nishing a  school.  I  have  no  college  to  sell,  but  can  give 
some  information  to  parties  desiring  to  start,  as  to  rents, 
etc." 

—  We  have  received  several  inquiries  as  to  Ink  Drops, 
published  by  A.  B.  Katkamier,  Farmington,  N.  Y.  Under 
date  of  Aug.  12th,  Mr.  Katkamier  in  answer  to  our  inquiry 
writes:  " /"iiA*  Draps  has  suspended  publication  for  the 
present.  If  it  is  not  sold  in  a  few  months  it  is  likely  that 
1  will  resume  its  publication  so  as  to  give  subscribers  the 
benefit  of  their  money." 

-  V.  (J.  Moore.  Secretary  and  part  owner  of  the  Spring- 
field. 111..  Bus.  College,  is  a  native  of  Illinois,  is  about 
thirty  yearsoldand  unmar- 
1  led.  He  has  taught  in  the 
[.uhlic  schools.  In  188!)  he 
(■lok  the  business  course  in 
the  Springfield  Bus.  Coll., 
and  has  been  connected 
with  that  institution  ever 
-iiue.  He  is  a  good  penman, 
iiu  excellent  all-round 
teacher  and  a  Christian 
gentleman. 

—  The  Stevens  Point. 
Wis.,  Dnibf  Juurnal  men- 
tions the  great  demand 
upon  W.  E.  Allen,  Prop,  of 
the  Stevens  Point  B.  C.,  for 
teachers  and  writers  of 
shorthand.  This  school  has 
been  very  successful  in  placing  its  students. 
—The  Utica,   N.  Y.,   Duihj  Union  praises  a  handsome 

g'ece  of  engrossing  from  the  pen  of  T.  J.  Risinger  of  the 
.  &  S.  B.  C.  of  that  city. 

—  W.  L.  Smith.  Olive  Branch.  N.  C,  is  doing  great 
service  for  the  cause  of  good  writing  in  the  Caronnas. 
He  has  recently  closed  a  large  class  in  Batesburg,  S.  C. 
Miss  Martha  Geo.  Kemagh^  won  the  prize — a  year's 
subscription  to  The  Journal.  Miss  Pearl  Crum  won  the 
subscnption  at  Rowesville,  S.  C. 


—  The  Toronto,  Ont.,  Saturday  Globe  ot  lato  date  has 
a  very  handsomely  iUustrate<l  write-up  of  Truro,  Nova 
Scotia,  and  the  Suell  B.  C.  comes  in  for  its  share  of  praise. 
A  half-tone  cut  of  Mr.  Snell  adorns  a  spicy  interview 
with  that  gvntleman. 

MorrmriUs   of  ihf    l^ftrhrm, 

—  Miss  Loudon  of  Kentucky  has  succceeded  Mre.  Swein- 
hart,  n^e  Van  Nos**.  as  teacher  of  shorthand,  and  Mr. 
Meyers  of  the  Metropolitan  B.  C.  succeeds  Mr.  Bullion  as 
teacher  of  English,  in  the  Chicago  B.  C.  C.  A.  Faust  re- 
mains as  penman  of  the  institution  at  a  nice  increase  in 

salarj;. -F.  F.  Dutton,  late  of  Womi's  B.  C,  Hazleton, 

Pa.,   is  now  penman  in  the  Southern   B.  U.,  Atlanta, 

Ga. W.  B.  Wilson,  late  of  Wood's  B.  C.  Wilkes-Barre, 

Pa.,  is  part  owner  in  the  new  Child's  B.  C.  Worcester, 

Mass. J.    E.    Bowman    is  now    connected    with    the 

Actual  B.   C.   Canton,   O. Henry  Claxiseu,   formerly 

penman  of  the  Neb,  N.  C,  Wayne,  Nebr.,  has  resigned 
and  is  now  at  his  home  in  Scribner.  Neb. W.  P.  Mc- 
intosh, formerly  of  the  Bliss  B.  C,  Haverhill,  Mass.,  will 
have  charge  of  the  penmanship  and  actual  business  in  the 

Salem,    Mass.,   Com'l  School  the  coming  year. C.  J. 

Argubright.  who  was  connected  with  tlie  Englehoru 
B.  C,   Helena^,   Mont.,  will  have  charge  of  the  business 

dept.  of  the  \\  oodbine,  la.,  N.  C.  the  commg  year. S. 

E.  Gutterridge,  late  penman  of  the  St.  Louis,  Mo..  C.  C, 
will  have  charge  of  the  penmanship  dept.  of  tlio  Southern 

la.  N.  C,  Bloomfield,  la. G.  O.  Davis,  wlio  wu.m  con- 

nected  with  the  Southern  B.  U.,  Lynclilmit^,  Va..  has 
resigned  and  will  be  Prin.  of  the  coni'l  dept.  ol  thit  Milli- 

gan,  Tenn.    B.  C. W.  W.  Way.  Dixon,  III.,  and  N.  T. 

Alford,  will  l>e  the  new  teachers  in  the  Grand  Island, 

Nebr.,  B.  C. H.  G.  Burtner  has  been  elected  teacher 

of  penmanship  in  the  com'l  dept.  in  the  Pittsburg,  Pa., 

High  School. H.  E.  Rose,  late  Supervisor  of  Vvriting 

and  Drawing  in  public  schools,  Yankton,  S.  Dak.,  is  now 

connected  with  the  Fitchbur^,   Mass.,   B.  C. P.  W. 

Frederick,  tomierly  of  Zanesville,  O.,  is  now  in  the  em- 
ploy of  the  Ohio  B.  C.,  Mansfield,  O. W.  C.  Stephens, 

formerly  of  the  Lininln.  Xebr.,  N.  U.,  now  has  charge 
of  the  shorthiuid  dept.  of  Massey's  B.  C,  Jacksonville, 

Fla. J.  D.  Gill.ert  has  le  engaged  with  Browne's  B.  C, 

Kansas  City,  Mo. G.  W.  Thom,  formeriy  of  Meadville, 

Pa..  B.  C,  is  now  prin.  of  the  Du  Bois.  Pa.,  B.  C. E. 

E.  Kent,  a  late  Dixon  Normal  student,  is  the  new  Prin.  of 
the  pen.  and  com'l  dept's  of  the  Nat'l  N.  U.,  Lebanon, 

O. Sylvanus  Apgar,  recently  employe<l  by  the  Taina- 

qua,   Pa.,   B.   C,   returns  to  his  first  "love.   Media,  Pa.. 

Academy S.  L.  Olveris  the  new  prin.  of  the  shorthand 

dept.,  Spencerian  B.  C,  Evansville,  Ind. J.  H.  Bryant. 

Pnn.  Cleveland.  O.,  C.  U.,  has  been  added  to  the  familty 

of  the  Spencerian  B.  (^,  Pliiladolphia,  Pa. R.  G.  Liurd 

has  accepted  his  old  positioa  as  heafl  of  the  pen.  dept.  of 

Eastman  Coll.,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. E.  L.  McCain  is 

jienman  in  the  International  B.  C,  Ft.  Wavne,  Ind. 

Miss  Lucile  Johnson,  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  B.  l.,  is 
Prin.  of  the  shorthand  dept..  Child's 

Ma.ss. G.  C.  Freeland,  a  Di; 

be  Prin.  of  the  shorthand  dept  , 

Conn. H.  H.  Todd,  prin.  of  tii.'  i.n    :,,      .|.  i.'     i;,i,i;;e- 

port,  Conn. .  High  School,  has  1  n  >  1 1  i  l  >  i  i .  i  i  i  i  1 1 1 1  1 1  pt. 
of  the  N.  Y.  State  Reform  s.  Iim<,|  i,   m    i  ,,;  ,  ,,,  Mie- 

ceeds  P.  T.  Benton  as  penman  unU  W.u  h.  i  ui  Uu^uicss 
practice  in  the  (ireen  Bay,  Wis..  B.  C.     Mr.  Beaton  has 

returned  to  his  former  home,  Iowa  City,  la. Amos  W. 

Smith  has  been  engaged  as  teacher  of  penmanship  and 

com'l  branches  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  B.  U. A.  D.  Taylor, 

penman,  Galveston,  Texas.  B.  U..  is  spendingafew  weeks' 
vacation  with  D.  B.  Williams  of  the  Milwaukee,  Wis., 
B.  U.,  in  Denver,   Col.     Their  address  is   151.'j   Welton 

St. J.  J.  Fowler  is  the  new  penman  in  the  Danville, 

Va.,  B.  C. Fred.  H.  Criger  will  write  at  the  Milwaukee, 

Wis.,  Exposition,  Sept.  14th  to  Oct.  UJth,  for  McDonald's 

B.  C,  of  that  city. W.  A.  McKay  of  the  Salt  Lake  City, 

Utah,  B.  C,  has  severed  his  connection  with  that  institu- 
tion and  is  now  hjcatcd  temporarily  at  Napa.  ('al. A. 

W.  Holmes  of  the  Salem.  Mass.,  Com'lSchoof,  hasaccepted 

aposition  in  Huntsinger's  B.  C.  Hartford,  Conn. Miss 

Emma  Duncan  of  River  City  B.  C,  Portsmouth,  O,  has 
been  elected    prin.   of  the  shorthand    dept.   in  the  De 

Funiak,  Fla.,  B.  C. E,  A.  Dickey,  Sterling,  III.,  is  the 

new  teacher  of   shorthand  in    the    Williamsport,    Pa., 

B.  C. M.  D.  Fulton  of  the  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  Coll.  of 

Commerce  is  a  new  addition  to  the  faculty  of  Utica, 

N.  y.,  B.  &  S.  B.  C. C.  A.  Braniger.  formeriy  of  the 

Northwest  N.  C..  Stanberry.  Mo.,  will  be  connected  with 
the  Elliott  B.  C,  Burlington,  la.,  the  coming  year. W. 


THE  GEOGRAPHY  CLASS  IN  HOGAN'S  ALLEY. 

-From  N.  T.  World. 


XXX 

B.  Hayward,  late  part  owner  and  prin.  of  the  Charlotte, 
N.  ('.,  C.  C,  will  teach  in  the  Aurora,  111..  Coll.,  the  com- 
ing Beason. P.  B.  Gibson,  formerly  prin.  of  the  com'l 

dept..  High  School.  Harriaburg,  Pa.,  has  become  connected 

with  the  City  Coll.,  New  Vork  City. W.  F.  Hosteller 

i«  the  new  prin.  of  the  pen.  dept.  of  the  Angola,  Ind.. 
Normal  School .7.  J,  (kx;krill  is  successfully  conduct- 
ing writing  HchoolB  in  and  near  Ravenna,  Texas. E.  F. 

Fisher  is  Pnn.  of  the  business  dept.  in  the  Charles  City, 

la  ,  Coll. W.  A.  Arnold,  a  Zunerian  student,  has  been 

added  to  the  faculty  of  the  Richmond,  Ind  ,  B.  C. G. 

A.  Swavze,  late  of  VVood's  B.  C.  Hazleton,  Pa.,  will  teach 
the  (Jrove  City,  Pa.,  Coll..  this  year. W.  M.  Engel, 


\f,v  Cntaioijuett,  School  .tanrnalf,  Htc. 

—  As  a  rule  the  advertising  matter  sent  out  by  business 
colleges  IS  far  below  in  (juality  that  sent  out  by  busi- 
ness hoases.  Business  college  props.,  however,  are  gradu- 
ally awakening  to  the  fwt  that  good  j>aper,  tasteful  illus- 
trations and  good  printing  are  good  investments.  Never 
before  have  we  rec"eived,  m  so  short  a  time,  so  many  good 
busines!^  college  catalogues  as  have  come  to  us  within  the 
past  month. 

—  The  Hartford,  Conn.,  B.  C.  E.  H.  Morse,  prop.,  is 
sending  out  hy  far  the  best  catalogue  ever  issued  by  that 
institution  .iml  orif  thiif  iw  a  credit  to  business  colleges  in 
genenil.  1 1,  n  1 1 ..  1 1  i,  in- used  to  convey  infttrmation  in 
regard  fnii  ri  ,  iinartments,  showing  students  at 
work,  I'll  t:  i  '  I'pt.,  recitation  rooms,  college 
building,  <'.ii_;'  MitKiinc,  etc.,  and  excellent  half-tone 
portruitH  (il  vjuiiuis  uMMJibt-i-s  of  the  faculty  are  also  given. 
.Some  very  Imud'JOTiii- M|«Timeus  of  plain  and  ornamental 
writing  froin  the  ik-ii  nl'  W.  K.  Cook,  penman  of  the  insti- 
tution, arc  includiid.  All  in  all,  the  document  is  well 
written,  well  arranged,  handsomely  illustrated  and  is 
luxurious.  A  college  journal  issued  by  the  same  school 
is  a  very  bright,  readable,  handsomely  illustrated  paper 
and  should  be  the  means  of  bringing  many  students  to 
the  institution. 

—  "  Evidence  "  is  the  name  given  toa  book  full  of  testi- 
monials and  half-tone  portraits  of  several  scores  successful 
graduates  of  the  Cedar  Rapids,  la.,  B.  C.  This  kind  of 
advertising  we  think  to  be  unsurpassed,  as  it  tells  of  the 
work  dune  by  the  school  and  of  the  success  of  its  stu- 
dents.    It  is  a  well  handled  document. 

—  The  Speucerian  B.  C,  ('leveland,  O.,  is  sending  out  a 
■iO-piige  booklet  filled  with  testimonials,  portraits  and 
reasons  why  the  Spencerian  is  a  good  school  to  attend. 
The  cover  is  in  green  crepou  paper,  with  the  word  "  Spen- 
cerian "  embossed  in  heavy  gold  script. 

—  "How  to  Get  On  In  the  World"  is  the  title  of  a 
little  announcement  of  the  Central  B.  C,  Stratford,  Out., 
W.J.  Elliott,  prin.  The  cover  is  embossed  in  gold  and 
printed  in  two  colors  in  addition.  The  announcement  is 
filicil  with  peumanship  specimens,  pen  designs  of  various 


a  unique  border  ou  each  page  representing  l 
11  Cunatiian  one-dollar  bill.     It  is  a  very  striking  piece 


t<i 

of  work 


—  The  Salem,  Mass.,  Com'l  School,  Miss  Emma  A. 
Tibbetts,  priu.,  has  issued  a  cloth  bound,  thirty-eight 
page  catalogue  that  is  a  model  in  every  way,  except  the 
binding  is  too  expensive.  The  illustrations  are  well 
bundled,  the  information  is  presented  in  the  proper  order 
and  the  paper  and  printing  are  exceedingly  fine.  All  in 
all,  the  recipient  of  this  catalogue  cannot  fail  to  be  favor- 
ably impressed. 

—  The  college  journal  issued  by  the  Gem  City  B.  C, 
Quincy,  111.,  is  filled  with  illustrations  showing  exterior 
views  of  building,  views  of  the  rooms,  as  well  as  speci- 
mens of  penmanship,  portraits  of  students,  faculty,  etc. 

—  Each  year  the  Capital  City  C.  C,  Des  Moines,  la., 
sends  out  a  tasty  catalogue,  and  the  one  issued  this  year 
shows  that  they  are  keeping  up  their  reputation  in  that 
line. 

—  The  cover  of  the  catalogue  of  the  Central  B  C 
Toronto,  Ont.,  W.  H.  Shaw,  Prop.,  is  printed  in  several 
colors  and  represents  a  young  man  ou  the  road  to  success. 
Success  is  supposed  to  lie  in  the  Citv  of  Toronto,  which  is 
shown  in  a  distance,  and  the  building  occupied  by  the 
Central  B.  C.  is  on  this  road.  A  novelty  of  this  catalogue 
is  that  it  is  printed  throughout  in  tvpevrriter  type  and 
the  testimonials  (of  which  there  are  many)  are"  printed 
on  fae  similv  letter  heads  from  firms  giving  them,  and  a 
full  page  given  to  each  testimonial.  This  strikes  us  as 
being  a  particularly  good  piece  of  advertising. 

—  The  Virginia  B.  C.  Richmond  and  Lynchburg.  Va., 
B.  A.  Davis,  Jr.,  Pres.,  J.  W.  (Jiles.  Vice-Pres.,  has  shown 
constaut  improvement  iu  i>rinted  matter  sent  out  for  sev- 
eral yeai-s  jHist.  The  catalogue  now  before  us,  which  is 
the  ninth  annual  one.  is  by  fai-  the  best  ever  yet  produced. 
There  are  many  half-tones  showing  views  of  college  build- 
ings and  alto  views  in  aud  around  the  two  cities. 

—  The  new  catalogue  of  the  Southern  Shorthand  B  U  , 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  has  a  striking  cover  and  contains  several 
very  tjisty  illustrations. 

—  The  Rutland,  Vt,.  English  &  Classical  Institute  & 
B.  C.  has  issued  a  catalogue  that  is  luxurious  a.s  to  paper 
printing.  cut«  and  general  handling.  Our  friend.  L  J 
Eggleston,  has  contributed  a  couple  of  pages  of  excellent 
peuwork. 

-  Merrill  Coll..  Stamford,  Conn.,  always  uses  taste  in 
Its  printing,  and  the  catalogue  for  the  com'l  dept  and 
the  announcement  of  its  English  School  are  no  exceptions 
this  year.  The  English  School  announcement  is  a  plain 
smiUl  eighi-puge  folder,  but  the  paper  and  printing  give 
It  a  genend  tone  wanting  iu  many  school  announcements. 

-  The  annual  prospectus  and  the  report  of  the  gradu- 
ating exercises  of  Schissler  Coll.  of  Bus..  Norristown 
Penn.,  come  tA)  us  in  steel  engraved  covers.  Both  are 
exceptionally  well  printed.  The  catalogxie  contains  scores 
of  cuts. 

-  ;*  Sowing  Time  "  is  the  title  given  a  little  leaflet  from 
the  spencerian  B.  C.  Loui8\nlle,  Ky.  It  has  an  exceUent 
half-tone  representation  of  a  sower  and  is  printed  in  two 


—  The  prospectus  of  the  Woodbury  B.  C,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.,  IS  simple,  yet  decidedly  tasteful. 

—  The  Peterboro,  Ont.,  B.  C.  annual  announcement  is 
printed  on  rough,  buff  paper  in  green  and  pr«^nts  a  very 
stylish  appearance. 

—  Among  other  well  ari-anged  catalogues  and  circulars 
which  have  been  received  lately  are  those  from  the  fol- 
lowing schools:  Woodland,  Cal.,  B.  C.  &  ^°g-  Train. 
School ;  Campbell  Univ.,  Holton,  Kans. ;  Springfield.  HI., 
B.  C  ;  Hope,  Ind.,  Nor.  and  Bus.  School;  Emporia,  Kans., 

B.  C;   Kenosha,  Wis..  Coll.  of  Com.  ;  Mountain  City  B. 

C.  Chattanooga.  Tenn.  ;  The  Breck  School,  Wilder, 
Minn.  ;  Wood's  Coll.,  Wilkes-Barre.  Penn.  :    Elgin,  III., 

B.  C.  ;   N.  y.  State  Reformatory.  Elmira,  N.  Y.  ;   Souh' 

C.  C.  &  Literarj-  Inst.,  New  Orleans,  La.  ;  Cniv.  School, 
Uniontown.  Penn  ;  Highland  Park  Nor.  Coll.,  Des 
Moines,  la.  ;  Rowe  Coll.,  Johnstown,  Penn.  ;  Northwest- 
em  Collegiate  Hz  Bus.  Inst..  Minneapolis.  Minn.  ;  Lam- 
bert's B.  C,  Winona,  Minn.  ;  Browne's  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.. 

B.  C.  ;  Zanesville.  O.,  B.  C.  ;  No.  Chi.  B.  C,  Chicago,  111. 

—  College  jouraals  have  been  received  from  the  follow- 
ing institutions  :  Merrill  Coll..  Stamford,  Conn.  ; 
Draughon's  Prac.  B.  C,  Nashville.  Tenn.  ;  Wolf's  B.  C. 
Hagerstown,  Md.  ;  Richmond,  Ind..  B.  C.  ;  Dallas,  Tex., 

C.  C.  ;  Krug's  B.  C,  Battle  Creek.  Mich.  ;  Ashtabula, 
O.,  B.  C.  ;  Browne's  Brooklyn.  N.  Y.,  B.  C.  ;  Ileald's 
B.  C.  San  Francisco,  Cal.  ;  Butte,  Mont.,  B.  C.  ■  No. 
Western  Nor.  School,  Stanberry.  Mo.  ;  Plainfield,  N.  J., 
B.  C.  ;  Spencerian  B.  C,  Louisville,  Kv.  ;  Fenton,  Mich., 
N.  C.  ;  Fla.  State  Coll.:  Wilson  B.  C.;  Brockton.  Mass.  : 
Wis.  B.  U.,  La  Crosse,  Wis.  ;  Champaign,  111.,  B.  C.  ;  Los 
Angeles,  Cal.,  B.  C.  ;  McPherson,  Kans.,  Coll.  ;  B.  &  S. 
B.  C,  Louisville,  Ky.  ;  Va.  B.C  ..  Richmond,  Va.  ;  Ohio 
B.  C,  MHUsfield.  O.  ;  Brown's  B.  C,  Jacksonville,  111.  ; 
Coll.  of  Com..  Indianapolis.  Ind.  ;  Steubenville,  O.,  B.  C. 

IIOBERTS-KJMBALL. 

At  Maplewood  Farm.  Goffstown.  N.  H..  Monday.  Au- 
gust 24,  189(5,  Miss  Ethel  Lucille  Kimball  was  married  to 
Mr.  Ned  Henry  Roberts.  Mr.  Roberts  has  been  connected 
with  the  Spence  &  Peaslee  Bus.  Coll  .  Salem,  Mass.,  for 
several  years,  but  will  teach  in  the  Plainfield,  N.  J.,  Bus. 
Coll.  the  coming  year.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roberts  made  The 
Journal  a  pleasant  call  on  their  way  through  New  York. 

MERRiaiAN-HUDDLESTON. 

Miss  Maud  Huddleston  was  married  to  Mr.  W.  W.  Mer- 
rimau  at  Bowling  Green,  Ky.,  July  27.  1896.  The  Park 
Cify  Daily  Tiuu's  of  that  city  gives  quite  an  account  of 
the  wedding,  and  speaks  in  high  terms  of  both  contract- 
ing parties.  Mr.  Merriman  is  principal  of  the  penmanship 
department  of  the  Southern  Normal  School.  Bowling 
Green,  and  Mrs.  Merriman  has  been  a  teacher  in  the 
public  schools. 

LEE- WATT. 

Miss  Martha  E.  Watt  was  maiTied  to  Mr.  E.  E.  N.  Lee, 
September  Ist.  1896.  at  the  bride's  home,  Valparaiso, 
Ind.  Mr.  Lee  was  principal  of  the  commercial  and  pen- 
manship departments  of  the  Stoughton,  Wis.,  Academy, 
last  year.  Mr.  aud  Mrs.  Lee  will  be  at  home  after  Sept. 
15th,  at  98  East  Mechanic  street,  Valparaiso,  Ind. 

The  Joornal's  blessing  aud  best  wishes  follow  our 
young  friends  who  start  life's  double-harness  journey  so 
auspiciously. 

Obitiiai!/. 

CHESTER   SOUTHWORTH    MONTGOMERY. 

An  aged  penman  has  ceased  to  write.  July  %  189fi, 
Chester  S.  Montgomery,  nearly  87  years  old,  died  at  the 
home  of  one  of  his  daughters,  in  Topeka,  Kans. 

Mr.  Montgomey  first  came  to  Topeka  in  1868.  He  was 
born  Sept.  1,  1809,  in  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y.,  being 
the  eldest  of  eleven  children.  He  attended  district  school 
a  number  of  years.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  fulfilled 
a  three  months'  engagement  at  teaching  school  and  dur- 
ing the  same  time  had  a  class  in  penmanship.  For  some 
time  after  he  was  twenty-one  he  followed  the  same  plan, 
teaching  district  school  in  the  daytime  and  penmanship 
iu  the  evenings,  and  soon  found  the  latter  to  be  the  more 
profitable. 

He  now  gave  penmanship  especial  attention.  In  writing 
of  himself  he  says  ;  '*  I  embraced  every  opportunity,  in- 
vestigating every  author  and  popular  institution  that 
came  within  my  reach.  Fulton  and  Eastman,  at  Lock- 
port,  N.  Y.  ;  McLauren,  N.  Y.  City  and  Buffalo."  He 
consulted  Profs.  Rice.  Spencer  and  Pratt,  taking  a  few 
lessons  of  them.  He  set  up  a  school  at  Akron  and  em- 
ployed Sydnia  Pratt  of  Batavia,  N.  Y.  Of  Pratt  he  says  : 
"  I  consider  him  the  finest  penman  that  1  have  ever  met." 

He  took  his  last  lessons  of  Pi'of.  Spencer  of  Ashtabula, 
Ohio,  about  the  year  1848. 

But  he  says  that  after  thus  thoroughly  investigating  the 
rules  of  teaching  he  still  failed  to  find  answer  to  the 
question,  why,  with  most  pupils  who  are  trying  to  imitate 
a  copy  at  the  head  of  their  book,  when  they  reach  the 
bottom  of  the  page  their  work  is  decidedly  the  poorest. 
He  says:  "  1  found  that  was  my  fault,  depending  on  the 
gift  of  the  eye  alone  for  imitation.     My  study  was  to  cor- 


rect the  mind  on  form  by  the  introduction  of  a  simple 
mechanical  idea.  Each  letter  being  made  of  parts,  1  take 
the  plainest  fi^re,  the  O,  and  cut  it  into  fractious  and 
put  these  sections  together  on  the  principle  of  relation 
to  each  other.  Only  four  changes  iu  putting  curves 
together  to  make  everything  beautiful  in  writing  or 
drawing.  Thus:  Side  Relation  ((;  Opposite  ();  In- 
verted )  (  ;  Additional  j.  Wherever  you  briug  two  curves 
together  you  produce  one  of  the  four  relations.'' 

Although  he  practiced  aud  taught  the  above  system - 
which  was  his  own— he  never  had  it  published. 

He  taught  penmanship  in  nearly  all  the  schools  aud 
universities  in  St.  Lawrence  Co.  during  his  residence 
there  and  was  popularly  known  as  "The  St.  Lawrence 
Penman." 

During  the  war  Mr.  Montgomery  was  employed  as 
secretary  to  Capt.  Winchester  of  the  lidth  regiment  in 
Sherman's  division  of  the  army,  and  his  reports,  which 
were  sent  to  Washington.  D.  C,  attracted  attention.  He 
was  offered  a  position  with  the  Government  at  a  salary 
of  one  hundred  dollars  a  month,  which  he  declined,  pre- 
ferring to  teach  his  system  of  penmanship,  which  he  tnen 
firmly  intended  to  have  published  during  his  lifetime. 

He  was  the  father  of  eleven  children,  of  whom  six 
survived  him. 

In  a  phenomenal  way  he  retained  his  ability  as  a  pen- 
man to  the  end  of  his  life,  arising  from  his  bed  of  illness, 
about  two  weeks  before  he  died,  to  write  a  letter. 

He  ever  maintained  that  the  governing  power  of  the 
ppn  was  in  the  mind. 

He  possessed  a  strong  physiail  constitution  aud  exhilv 
ited  remarkable  vitality  until  the  hist  year  of  his  life. 

After  he  came  to  Kansas  in  lS(i8  he  taught  but  little, 
but  his  pen  was  ever  a  source  of  pleasure  to  him,  especially 
in  his  declining  years. 

He  had  many  friends  and  admirers,  and  until  the  last 
year  of  his  life  read  considerably  aud  was  well  informed 
in  regard  to  both  politics  aud  religion, 

At  an  early  age  he  joined  the  M.  E.  Church,  in  which 
for  many  years  he  was  a  zealous  worker,  and  remained  a 
faithful  and  devout  member  to  his  death. 

Bessie  A.  Babcock  (his  grand-daughter). 


Levi  A.  Gray,  late  proprietor  of  Gray's  Business  College, 
Portland,  Me.,  died  ou  July  a:M,  at  his  home  in  that  city, 
after  a  brief  illness.  Mr.  Gray  was  a  native  of  New 
York,  graduated  from  Oberlin,  O.,  College  in  1858.  He 
founded  Gray's  Business  College  in  186(i.  He  was  6t)  years 
old.  Mr.  Gray  was  a  member  of  the  Portland  School 
Board,  a  public  spirited  citizen,  and  was  well  known  in 
the  business  college  fraternity.  He  leaves  a  widow,  sou 
and  daughter. 

REV.    DR.    LAWRENCE   G.    HAY. 

On  July  37th,  at  the  home  of  his  daughter.  Mrs.  Francis 
M.  BugbsB,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  Rev.  Dr.  Lawrence  G. 
Hay  passed  from  earth.  In  recent  years  he  had  been  con- 
nected with  the  College  of  Commerce  of  that  city.  Be- 
fore taking  up  business  college  work  he  was  missionary" 
to  India,  Presbyterian  minister,  college  president  and 
Government  officer. 

WILLIAM    ALLEN    MILLER. 

We  have  just  learned  of  the  death  of  William  Allen 
Miller,  which  occurred  at  Mentone,  Calif.,  on  June  2(i. 
A  more  extended  notice  will  be  given  in  the  October 
number  of  The  Journal,  as  Mr.  Miller's  many  warm 
friends  and  admirers  will  desire  fuller  particulars. 


Fraternal  Notes. 

Puhlif!  School  Deimftnicnt. 

—  W.  J.  Downey  is  commercial  teacher  and  supervisor 
of  penmanship  in  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y. 

—  Harry  Houston,  late  supervisor  of  writing  iu  the  E. 
Saginaw.  Mich.,  schools,  has  beeu elected  toalike  position 
in  New  Haven.  Conn.,  succeeding  W.  A.  Booth. 

—  S.  S.  Purdy,  supervisor  of  writing  West  Des  Moines, 
succeeds  Harry  Houston  at  E.  Saginaw,  Mich. 

—  G.  F.  Atkinson  of  the  Spencerian  B.  C,  Evansvillc, 
Ind..  has  been  elected  supervisor  of  writing  and  drawing 
in  Walliugford,  Conn.  We  believe  this  is  Wallingford's 
first  experience  with  a  writing  specialist.  They  have 
found  a  good  man  in  Mr.  Atkinson  and  should  get  good 
results  for  their  money.  Superintendent  D.  R.  Knight  is 
to  be  congratulated  for  having  added  writing. 

—  C.  B  Bowerman,  formerly  principal  of  com'l  dejit, 
of  Mt.  Vernon,  O.,  High  School,  was  reelected,  but  resigneil 
to  accept  position  as  prin.  of  com'l  dept.  of  Muskegon, 
Mich.,  High  School.  He  reports  excellent  building  and 
good  equipment  for  commercial  work. 

—  Miss  Mary  E.  Baker  will  be  the  new  special  teacher 
of  writiug  and  drawing  in  Bellows  Falls,  Vt.,  this  year. 

—  M.  E.  Everett  is  the  new  special  teacher  of  writing 
in  Belding,  Mich. 


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WRITTEN   BY  THE  LATE  CHESTER  SOUTHWORTH  MONTGOMERY  AT  THE  ACE  OF  86. 


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—  h.  M.  Cald  well,  who  has  recvntlr  been  elected  prin. 
of  titu  MunbAll  School,  Homeetaad,  Pa.,  will  not  neglect 
the  writing. 

—  C.  S.  Hammock  of  Orleans.  Neb.,  Coll.  has  been 
elected  Hopervisor  of  writing  and  prin.  of  High  School, 
Wray.  Colo. 

—  \V.  H.  Wetzel  has  been  selected  to  guide  the  writing 
and  drawioj;  in  Greensburg.  Pa. 

—  W.  C  Faust,  CartJington,  O.,  has  been  employed  to 
teucb  writing  in  FredericlCBtown,  O.,  the  coming  year. 

—  J.  P.  Jones,  prin.  of  com'l  dept..  High  School.  La 
Port^;.  Ind..  writes  :  ''  I  winh  to  esprei«  my  appreciation 
of  Thk  .JofKNAL.  It  grows  better  with  each  issue.  It  is 
a  moMt  valuable  aid  to  the  Htudent  and  teacher.  1  trust 
that  It  mav  long  continue  to  be  a  power  in  its  choeen 
Held.  I  Hhall  continue  in  my  present  position  the  ensuing 
year  at  a  bandnomo  increase  in  salarj*.  We  have  adopted 
thu  Ellis  systfra  and  Packard's  anthnietic.  Shorthand 
nnd  typewriting  have  been  discontinued,  but  the  business 
dcfwrtment  will !«»  stronger  than  ever." 

Normal  School  Penmen. 

a.    E.    JOHNSON. 

(*.  E.  Johnson,  penman  of  the  big  Central  Normal  Col- 
lege, Danville,  Ind.,  was  bom  near  the  historic  city  of 
Mnrietta,  Ohio,  in  the  early  OO'a.  He  was  reared  on  a 
farm  and  received  a  common  school  education.  In  1SH5 
he  entered  the  Central  Normal  ('ollege  as  a  student,  and 
at  the  end  o^  one  year  he  went  to  Missouri,  where  he 
taught  for  two  years.  Returning  to  the  Central  Normal. 
ho  finished  the  four  years'  college  course.  After  spend- 
ing the  summer  iu  a  penmanship  school,  he  accepted  his 


0.  H.  JOHNSON. 


present  position.  In  the  summer  of  '!I4  he  received  special 
instruction  at  the  Znnorian  Art  College.  The  position  as 
head  of  the  penmanship  department  of  the  Central  Nor- 
mal ('olloge  is  one  of  trust  and  responsibility  and  gives 
Mr.  Johnson  great  opportunity  to  help  the  cause  of  writ- 
ing. The  school  is  one  of  the  largest  normal  schools  in 
the  country,  and  Mr.  Johnson  has  classes  of  '250  students. 
Mr.  Johnson  has  run  the  whole  permanship  gamut  from 
plain  business  writing  to  pen  portraits.  He  has  an 
artistic  and  literary  temperament  and  is  poetically  in* 
dined.     Aud  notwithstanding  all  this  he  is  unmarried. 


Do   Reporters   Need   Shorthand? 

A  young  reporter  asked  me  recently  if  it  was  worth 
while  to  learn  to  writeshorthand  as  ahelpiu  hisba.si- 
ue89.  writes  M  Y.  Beach  of  Sau  Diego.  Cal.,  in  The 
WriUr.  I  said  "  Yes."  He  had  been  told  by  other 
reporters  that  abstracts  of  speeches  and  talks  could 
be  made  in  longhand  sufficient  for  the  purpose  of  a 
newspaper.  In  part  this  is  true.  Very  frequently, 
however,  it  is  desired  to  secare  a  verbatim  report  of 
say  ten  or  twenty  lines  of  an  address  or  statement 
in  au  interview.  At  such  times  the  average  long- 
hand reporter  cannot  make  an  absolutely  correct 
reiKirt.  while  the  man  who   knows  shorthand  easily 

CiUl. 

Accounts  of  public  statements  made  in  court  and 
elsewhere  which  are  turned  iu  by  longhand  reporters 
are  freiinently  disputed  by  the  i«ople  who  made 
them.  A  reasonably  good  shorthand  reporter  can 
usually  avoid  such  disputes  aud  consequently  be  of 
more  value  to  his  paper. 

It  requires  so  little  effort  for  a  young  reporter  to 


get  enoagh  shorthand  knowledge  to  enable  him  to 
write  at  least  100  words  a  minute,  and  there  are  so 
many  occasions  when  thio  knowledge  is  of  practical 
use,  that  the  acquirement  of  it  by  uewpiiper  men 
should  be  encouraged  Accuracy  ii  the  aim  of  every 
thoionghly  trained  journalist.  If  shorthand  helps 
secure  accuracy,  as  it  certainly  doe^,  it  is  a  good 
thing.  It  is  a  thing  that  increases  a  reporter's  value 
to  his  employer. 

Well-Known  Supervisors. 

MISS  .lENXIE  P.  WILLIS. 

The  supervisor  of  writing  in  the  city  schools  of  Winomi, 

Minn.,  was  bom  in  the  southern  part  of  Wisconsin.    She 

was  educated  in  Winoua  aud   CbatReld,    Minn.      From 


MISS  JENNIE  W  WILLIS. 

Miss  Carrie  V.  Smith,  supervisor  of  penmanship  in  the 
State  Normal  School  at  VViuona,  she  received  private  in- 
struction in  penmanship.  Afterward  she  took  a  course 
of  lessons  in  penmanship  from  Mr.  R.  A.  Lambert,  prin- 
cipal of  Laml)ert's  Commercial  College  in  Winona.  In 
1SS8  she  took  charge  of  the  writing  in  the  city  public 
schools,  and  this  position  she  still  holds.  Winona  is  a  city 
of  25,000  inhabitants  and  has  over  3,000  pupils  in  the  pub- 
lic schools.  That  Miss  Willis*  work  is  succeeding  is  best 
attested  by  the  uniformly  excellent  writing  of  her  pupils. 


A  dealer  in  fountain  pens  told  me  a  very  queer  incident 
which  recently  happened  while  he  was  selling  a  fountain 
pen.  The  dealer  always  writes  with  his  pens  before 
handing  them  over  for  trial.  He  took  up  a  pen  and  wrott? 
the  name  '•  Weller."  The  would-be  purchaser  said  : 
•■  How  did  you  come  to  write  my  name?"    "I  wrote 


■r/  cjri^Lt 


■    ^:€inJ\.     «^  A/A 


SHORTHAND  UPSIDE  DOWN. 


Dear  Sir.— Wc  should  be  much  obliged  if  yo 


important  l)usiness  with  the  said  firm,  we  should  like 
lo  Kiiow  exactly  how  tbin^  stand.  What  you  will  communi- 
cate to  us,  rf-UI.  you  mny  rest  assured,  iro  no  farther.  It  will 
(five  us  great  pleasure  to  render  a  similar  service,  should  the 


the  first  name  that  came  into  my  head,"  said  the  dealer. 
**  Well,''  said  the  customer,  "  cut  the  name  out,  and  wrap 
up  the  pen.  and  I  will  take  it."  As  proof  that  his  name 
was  as  he  said,  he  took  out  of  his  pocket  an  envelope  ad- 
dressed to  himself  and  showed  it  to  the  dealer.  He  was  a 
lawyer  living  in  Hoboken. — .V.  Y.  Ex. 


XXXI 
Why  the  Introduction  oJthe  Ijftwiiltr 
is  Slow  in  Europe. 

Commercial  honses  on  the  Coiitinout  of  Europe  do 
not  begin  to  use  the  typewriter  to  the  extent  to 
which  It  is  emplo}e<l  in  this  country  or  even  iu  Eng- 
land, Business  firms  with  extensive  foreign  corre- 
spondence continue  to  receive  in  their  mail  the  same 
neat  chirography  on  flimsy  paper  their  grandfathers 
received  from  foreign  counting  hotises  seventy-live 
years  ago.  says  Thf  l'hoi,o,jrapln\- Mayazim:  The 
reason  for  this  was  explained  by  a  Philadelphia  im- 
porter, who  conducts  a  very  extensive  business  with 
a  comparatively  small  force  of  clerKs.  and  is  given 
by  the  PbilaJelphia  Imiiiircr  as  follows: 

•  A  European  firm,  with  a  business  as  large  aa 
ours,  would  probably  employ  five  times  the  force 
and  the  typewriter  is  a  labor  saving  invention  for 
which  they  have  no  necessity.  The  large  staff  of 
clerks  is  not  costly;  for  many  young  men  employed 
work  without  salary  for  two  or  three  years  in  order 
that  they  may  get  business  experience,  while  the 
friends  of  otliers  freciuently  pay  large  premiums  in 
order  that  their  relations  starting  out  in  life  may  be 
introduced  to  the  employ  of  reputable  firms.  With 
so  many  clerks  time  is  of  no  account,  and  any  device 
for  the  saving  of  this  class  of  labor  is  of  small  ac- 
count. Here  it  is  different;  for  an  office-boy  gets  aa 
much  salary  in  a  week  as  a  fairly  good  bookkeeper 
in  some  European  cities." 

SHORTHAND   UPSIDE   DOWN. 

I:i.:l..,.0„..    Wo,-.l-   ,„    0,H.    .M,,„„...     ,;,....„     s>.i. 

nrillpu  by   Fn.iik   Itiiilicil'ard. 

Rl'TIlERKOllu's     RePOUTINO    BuUOOI,    OP    UHKUU     .SHOIIT- 
HANU. 

New  York  City,  August  2»,  18118. 
Editou  Penman's  Art  Journal. 

20->  Broadway,  N.  Y. 
Dear  Sir:  On  page  27  of  your  August  issue  I 
see  you  have  reference  to  a  man  who  signed  his 
name  upside  down.  It  may  perhaps  interest  you  to 
know  that  Ofreggs  shorthand  can  also  be  written 
upside  down,  with  a  little  practice.  I  inclose  vou 
a  specimen  of  my  writing  of  this  system,  written 
upside  down,  in  tlie  presence  of  several  witnesses, 
two  of  whom  have  aflixed  their  signatures  to  the 
paper.  I  wrote  theje  eighty  one  words  in  one  min- 
ute,  and  have  done  aud  can  do  e\en  more  words 

w,?,i  !^  Vl  ■'  ''''I  *'f ''•  '^'"'  ""'""f^'  ■«  perfectly 
legible  to  those  who  know  our  syetcni.  1  inclose 
you  the  transcription.  I  hope  you  will  excuse  my 
writing  you,  but  I  thought  such  an  example  might 
be  of  interest  to  you.  * 

Yours  faithfully. 

Frank  Rutherford. 
.    P-S- -The  writing  is  done  from  the  top  line,  writ- 
ing from  right  to  left 

ABOUT  BAD  HANDWRITING. 

Horace  Qreeley  Was  Famous. 

'■'■""'I'- '■•     I...",..,..    S.„.„.,„,..,    ,„    p„,„,.,„    ,;„„.„„, 

Ahlliil...  n,  IXcipliertr,  of  n„.l  IIo„d„riil„«. 

To  write  illegibly  seems  to  be  a  badge  and  heritage 
of  greatness.  Few  great  men  have  been  able  to 
write  so  that  '■  he  who  runs  may  read."  A  glance 
at  any  autograph  collection  proves  this.  In  the  show- 
cases in  the  Astor  and  Lenox  libraries  in  this  city 
there  may  be  seen  many  valuable  autograph  letters 
and  manuscripts.  These  are  all  labeled-otherwise 
the  %nsitor  would  be  at  sea  as  to  who  the  author  of 
most  of  them  had  been.  There  hangs  in  one  of  the 
old  book  stores  in  the  metropolis  an  autograph  letter 
of  the  great  Dr.  Samuel  Johnson,  lexicographer  and 
fnend  of  Goldsmith,  A  Philadeljihia  lawyer  (and 
the  lawyers  of  that  city  are  supposed  lo  possess 
unu-snal  faculties  in  that  direction)  might  be  able  to 
decipher  the  autograph,  but  as  for  making  out  the 
body  of  the  letter,  nobody  save  Ignatius  Donnelly 
with  his  famous  cryptogram,  could  do  the  job  Hor- 
ace Greeley  is  famous  as  a  writer  of  good  English  aud 
of  horrible  penman^hi[..  Innumerable  stories  are 
told  about  that  extraordinary  scrawl,  which  re- 
sembled hen  scratches  or  the  hieroglyphics  on  Cleo 
patra's  Needle. 

Bad  writing  has  been  turned  to  good  account  at 
times  by  unscrupulous  persons— thus,  a  clerk  used 
bis  master's  notice  of  dismissal  as  a  testimonial  of 
his  many  virtues,  and  his  new  employers,  unable 
to  make  anything  else  of  the  note,  accepted  it  as 


XXXII 

TOch.  In  another  instance,  after  the  death  of  a  cred- 
itor, his  note  demanding  payment  of  a  large  debt  was 
prfjduced  as  a  receipt,  the  writing  being  so  illegible 
that  only  the  name  and  amomit  could  be  made  out 
by  expertH. 

A  living  writer  \ioaiiU  that  he  never  had  anything 
rejected,  except  by  compositors;  but  printers  some- 
timeH  make  heroic  efforts  to  read  the  scrawls  on  a 
slieet  of  paper. 

It  was  once  said,  though  the  story  needs  confirma- 
tion, that  a  brilliant  compositor  iu  the  North  "  set 
up"  an  illegibly  written  leaderette,  but.  to  the  as 
tonishment  of  the  journalist,  it  was  on  a  subject 
entirely  different  from  the  one  he  had  written.  It 
iK.  however,  a  fact  that  a  certain  able  journalist  owes 
his  first  advancement  to  the  bold  improvements  he 
ventured  to  make  in  an  editor's  articles. 

Yet  another  story  of  editors' handwriting  is  worth 
repeating.  In  this  case  three  compositors  could  at 
one  time  read  the  editor's  copy,  hut,  as  the  writing 
l):^(;ame  worse,  two  of  them  resigned  the  task.  The 
remaining  one  struggled  on  for  a  time,  making  mere 
guesses  at  the  majority  of  the  words,  but  one  day  he 
went  into  the  editor's  room,  with  the  "  copy  "in 
hi.s  hand,  and  a  choking  sensation  in  his  throat. 
*'  It's  no  use,  sir,  I  can't  read  a  word  of  this."  he 
said,  with  an  air  of  disappointment  at  being  com- 
pelled to  confess  himself  beaten  at  last. 

"  Ah,  me  I  "  responded  the  editor,  "  I  thought  it 
would  come  to  this.  It's  three  months  since  I  could 
read  my  own  writing;  I  shall  have  to  engage  an 
airianuensis." 

Perhaps,  next  to  compositors,  postmen's  patience 
and  skill  are  the  most  severely  tried  in  deciphering 
illegible  scrawls. 

Baron  Garrow  once  observed  that  "a  respected 
friend  of  his  could  sign  his  name  on  the  outside  of  a 
letter  in  such  a  way  as  to  defy  the  skill  of  eveiy 
man  in  the  court  in  finding  out  what  his  signature 
could  possibly  be  meant  for. 

"  The  post  office  knew  that  a  certain  number  of 
straight  strokes  up  and  down  meant  W.  Cui-tis,  but 
probably  that  was  not  because  they  could  read  the 
signature,  but  because  nothing  else  at  all  like  it 
ever  came  there." 

At  the  time  the  last  Franchise  bill  was  before  the 
House  of  Peers  a  noble  lord  submitted  a  motion  in 
writing  for  the  insertion  of  a  clause  disenfranchising 
all  i)orsous  who  could  not  write.  To  the  amazement 
of  his  lordship,  the  clerk  unnoimced  that  some  motion 
or  amendment  had  b^'on  handed  in,  but  as  no  one  had 
Iteon  able  to  read  it,  he  could  not  say  what  the  motion 
was  about  nor  who  had  written  it.  Needless  to  say, 
his  lordship  did  not  bring  forward  his  motion  for 
the  disenfraucliisement  of  illiterates. 

A  short  time  ago  a  member  of  Parliament  told  at 
a  fashionable  London  club  how  he  had  got  into  an 
awkward  plight  while  on  the  Continent,  owing  to 
his  illegible  penmanship.  Leaving  his  baggage  at  a 
hotel,  the  name  of  which  he  had  written  in  his  ■ 
pocket  book,  he  went  out  for  a  stroll.  At  9  o'clock 
at  night  be  could  not  for  the  life  of  him  call  to  mind 
the  name  of  his  hotel,  and,  what  was  infinitely 
worse,  could  not  read  his  own  handwriting.  It  was 
not  an  easy  thing,  even  when  aided  by  the  police,  to 
find  his  hotel. 

It  is  told  of  a  celebrated  man  of  a  bygone  time 
"that  he  invariably  declined  ever  reading  his  own 
writing  four-and-twenty  hours  after  he  had  written 
it;  "  and  Lord  Houghton  once  madea  similar  decla- 
ratit)n  when  one  of  his  letters  was  submitted  to 
him  for  translation. 

It  is  not  generally  known  that  there  are  some  offices 
in  which  compositors  are  engaged  and  paid  special 
wages  to  "  set  up"  the  illegible  copy  of  an  editor 
or  leader  writer,  and  if  the  latter  accepts  a  position 
on  another  paper  the  compositors  who  can  read  his 
copy  occasionally  follow  him. 

Rumor  bjis  it  that  the  editor  of  an  important 
Loudon  journal  wrote  such  an  illegible  hand  that 
only  one  priuter  in  the  country  could  read  his  writ- 
ing. One  day  the  jmzzled  printer  paid  a  visit  to  the 
editor's  room.  "*  This  completely  beats  me."  com- 
plained the  compositor,  pointing  to  the  copy  — '"cjin't 
even  tell  which  is  top  and  which  is  bottom  of  the 
pages;  I've  tried  it  both  ways  !  " 


i^Q^kt'O.maAaW 


Typewriter   for   the  Blind. 

Various  inventors  have  striven  to  alleviate  the 
condition  of  this  class  of  unfortunates,  and  several 
instruments  or  attachments  have  been  devised  which 
are  more  or  less  successful,  and  have  been  noted  in 
these  columns.  The  latest  machine  of  this  kind  is 
the  product  of  an  English  inventor,  and  seems  to  be 
a  step  in  advance  of  previous  efforts  in  this  line. 
This  machine  is  to  the  blind  what  the  typewriter  is 
to  other  persons.  It  has  the  advantage,  however, 
of  being  more  simple.  It  prints  the  characters  in 
the  usual  embossed  form.  Eight  keys  are  used  in 
combination,  these  making  all  the  letters  of  the 
alphabet  and  all  the  figures,  and  any  person  familiar 
with  the  system  can  read  what  may  be  written. 
The  machine  is  made  to  be  worked  with  one  hand,  so 
that  the  writer  may  read  or  "  take  notes  "  with  the 
other  from  a  book.  In  this  way  he  makes  note  of 
his  studies,  or  he  may  transcribe  to  others  readily. 
If  both  hands  were  employed  on  the  machine,  a 
blind  person  would  have  an  awkward  time  in  find 
ing  his  place  in  the  book  he  was  using  each  time  he 
had  written  whatever  number  of  words  he  might 
tiave  been  carrying  in  his  mind.--A'eMJ  Ideas. 


LI  HUNG  CHANG'S  CARD. 


The  late  Judge  Fair  of  Atlanta  was  a  curious  example 
of  thrift  carried  to  the  verge  of  monomania.  In  his  desk 
lifter  his  death  were  fouud  all  the  ink  bottle-s  he  had  ever 
used,  hundreds  of  them,  and  several  thousand  worn  out 
pens  and  large  bundles  of  envelopes  which  had  been  sent 
through  the  mails  and  were  wholly  useless. 


Antiquity  of  the  Art  of  Writing. 

In  an  article  iu  Tlie  Sunda y  School  Times  on  "  The 
Contributions  of  Archieology  to  the  Understanding 
of  the  Old  Testament.  '  by  Prof.  Ira  M  Price.  D.D  . 
the  writer  says:  "  We  are  now  certain  that  writing 
was  not  invented  in  the  time  of  David  and  Solomon ; 
that  it  had  been  in  use  thousands  of  years  before 
Joshua  inscribed  the  commandments  in  clay  upon 
the  altar  at  Shechem,  that  Moses  was  reared  in  a 
literary  court,  surrounded  by  an  educated  priest- 
hood who  were  in  possession  of  remarkable  literary 
products  of  an  older  time  ,  that,  in  the  fifteenth  and 
sixteenth  centuries  B.  C,  Asia  and  Africa  carried 
on  extensive  literary  correspondence  by  means  of 
the  cuneiform  writing  of  Babylonia.  We  know  also 
that  Egypt  has  left  us  writings  from  the  fourth 
dynasty— a  date  more  than4.U0O  B.  C.  The  illiter- 
ate argument  has  gone  to  pieces  in  the  face  of  such 
facts.  Literature  has  flourished  in  the  earth  for 
more  than  sis  thousand  years.  Writing  was  not 
unknown  among  civilized  peoples  after  3,000  B.  C. 
Israel  not  able  to  produce  such  literature  as  the  Old 
Testament  con+ains  until  very  late  in  history  ! 
David  wrote  no  psalms,  because  that  age  could  not 
have  produced  such  masterpieces  as  are  attributed 
to  him  (Cheyne)!  Only  a  blindfolded  critic  could 
make  such  an  assertion.  .  .  .  The  indications 
are  that  we  must  very  soon  reverse  the  scale,  and 


see  how  far  back  we  can  locate  the  composition  of 
the  Old  Testament  books,  rather  than  how  far  down 
iu  the  Maccabean  period." 

Typewriter  Doesn't  Interfere  With   Pen  Trade. 

A  large  stationery  firm  in  Pittsburg  says  that  the  mtro- 
ductiou  of  the  typewriter  has  not  decreased  their  trade  in 
pents.  ink  and  the  kmds  of  paper  intended  for  use  with 
pens  and  mk,  but  that  it  has  created  new  lines  of  station- 
ery, which  are  used  in  immense  quantity.— iViunoiirayj/iio 
Mana-Jnt: 


A    PIGMY   TYPEWRITER. 

It  IN  Mitilr  <il  A I II  III  ill  II  HI    mill    i»    Two    uihI    Oiit-Ktulilh 
Iiu-be».  ill  l>iiini(-ter. 

The  smallest  typewriter  iu  practical  use  has  been  lo- 
cated in  Denver,  Col.,  in  the  possession  of  the  manager  of 
the  Western  office  of  one  of  the  big  typewriting  machine 
firms. 

It  is  described  as  being  made  entirely  in  the  metal  parts 
of  aluminum.  It  is  two  and  one-eighth  inches  iu  diame- 
ter, three-quarters  of  an  inch  deep  and  weighs,  complete, 
bat  three  and  one-half  ounces.  An  ordinary  watch  is 
about  the  same  weight  and  size. 

Its  mechanism  is  very  simple.  Fifty  characters  are  on 
the  watch-face-libe  keyboard,  while  the  type  hars  radiate 
from  the  center.  A  single  key,  which  is  placed  over  the 
particular  letter  desired  to  be  printed  and  then  pressed, 
constitutes  the  modus  operandi  of  the  contrivance.  A 
piece  of  felt  is  used  instead  of  ribbon. 


5peaklnip  Shorthand. 

The  other  day  the  crew  of  a  (Jerman  ship  had  occasion 
to  visit  a  certain  shipbuikling  yard.  After  they  had  gone 
through  a  few  of  the  different  departments  they  went 
into  the  paint  shop,  where  two  Irishmen  were  busy  mix- 
ing up  red  lead  paint. 

The  Germans  began  talking  in  their  own  language, 
which  quite  astonished  the  two  red-leaders,  who  were  at 
a  loss  to  understand  one  word  they  said. 

Pat.  thinking  that  his  mate,  Mick,  would  know,  whis- 
pered : 

"  Mick,  do  you  know  what  these  men  are  saying  ? " 

Mick  :  *'  Arrah,  now,  Pat.  don't  show  your  ignorance  ! 
They're  speaking  shorthand." 


A    Big    Lot   of   Words. 

According  to  the  newspapers,  the  official  stenographer's 
transcript  of  proceedings,  up  to  the  time  of  summing  up 
by  counsel,  in  the  celebrated  Fleming  murder  case,  re- 
cently tried  in  New  York,  comprised  sis  volumes  of  tes- 
timony alone,  of  about  800  pages  each,  making  a  total  uf 
4,800  pages,  or  9,600  folios,  or  OiiU.OlJO  words.  It  is  calcu- 
lated that  there  may  be  200  pitges  on  which  ob.iections  or 
exceptions  do  not  appear,  and  that  on  all  of  the  other 
pages  there  is  at  least  one  exception.  •'  and, "  as  one  news- 
paper writer  says,  "  on  the  majority  of  them  a  brocade 
of  objections  and  overrulings  is  embroidered  straight 
through.'' 

School. 

BY  THE  BOY. 
For  my  part,  I  am  unable  to  understand  why  I  am 
obliged  to  go  to  school.  Seems  to  me,  if  I  was  let  alone, 
I  could  pick  up  a  living  somehow,  and  have  a  good  time 
while  1  am  young.  I  am  not  especially  interested  in 
mathematics,  geography,  geology,  zoology,  or  psychology. 
Writing  hump-backed  or  perpendicular  has  no  charms 
for  me.  I  can  pick  up  writing  any  time.  Other  men 
pick  up  things  as  they  go  along  life's  rough  and  rugged 
road.  I  know  a  blmd  man  who  can  write  with  his  toes. 
He  looks  funny  when  he  writes  his  order  for  his  dinner 
from  the  "  cart  doo  joor."  This  is  not  French.  I  have 
not  studied  French.  I  hate  Latin.  It's  all  Greek  to  me. 
We  have  coeducation  in  our  town,  and  the  girls  leam  the 
most.  It  goes  without  saying  that  the  boys  have  the 
Qiost  fun,  except  when  the  teacher  is  having  fun  with  the 
boys.  In  our  school  we  don't  knock  out  the  panes  of 
glass  with  small  round  stones,  or  pieces  of  brick.  Wf 
only  write  our  names  on  them  with  our  diamond  rings, 
so  that  when  we  become  senators  or  presidents,  or  mil- 
lionaires, visitors  may  know  of  our  humble  origin  and 
early  worthlessness.  Diamond  is  the  hardest  substance. 
This  I  learned  from  my  copy  book.  But  I  know  some 
boys  not  a  thousand  miles  from  here  harder  than  that. 
They  are  tough  nuts.  — C.  W.  Johnson.— .Vt7(oo/  Hoard 
Journal. 

Even   Typewriting   Lacks   Legibility. 

A  typewritten  summons,  demanding  an  appearance  on 
July  fJ,  was  mistaken  for  the  party  interested  for  July  M; 
judgment  was  taken  for  default,  whereupon  an  appeal 
was  made  to  the  higher  court,  which,  upon  examination 
of  the  typewriting,  decided  that  the  defects  were  such  as 
to  justify  the  reopening  of  the  case.  The  figure*)  may 
easily  be  mistaken  for  the  figure  8  in  poor  typewritten 
work. 


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\ir\ff\  91  a  ypar.  10  centu  a  number. 

Bfith  ctlltronfl  arc  l<lcDtk-al  except  four  added  pajrea  of  News  and 
MlwelJanjr  In  the  Newa  Edition.  All  Intitruotlon  features  and  adver- 
tlM'nienta  appear  In  both  edltlonn. 

AbvKRTiMifio  RATRfi.— 30  Cent*  per  nonpareil  line.  •S.-^O  per  Inch. 
rijrnlNhc4l  on  nppllcatlon.    No  advertlttemt-nt  taken  for  lew  than  »2. 


Iluntlroila  of  beontlful  Bud  uapful  bookn  nrc  Mated  In 
our  new  book  nnd  prcmfntn  catnloitue.  n-ith  combinntion 
riilea  in  eonnerllon  nllh  "  Journal  "  Kubnerlplionii.  both 
new  nnd  rrnennla.  aiiiElc  nnd  in  rluba.  Ak  «e  uiTe  the 
Mnbaerlber  benefit  of  the  Inriteat  wholeMnle  reduction  on 
Ihe  hooka  in  connection  mitb  the  combinntion  oner,  it 
frequenll)'  hnppena  thnt  he  i>  rnnbied  to  obtnio  hook 
nnd  paper  nt  conaidertihi}-  iena  thnn  the  book  nione 
>vonid  coat  of  nnr  denier.  It  niii  pay  nnj-  inteliinent 
pernon  to  nend  n  tn-o-cent  atnnip  lor  this  cntilloiiue. 
Mnny  TainnbiesiiKKeNtiona  for  preacnta. 


C'IIAN'<;ks   iX   ADi>KES!>. 

honid  be  notified  one  mouth  in  nd 
'  in  nddreaa.  Otherniae  nrrnmremci 
o  have  vour  JOi'K.NAI.  fornnrded. 


Criticism    and   Busli\vhacl<ery. 

In  its  August  number  The  Wcsleni  Penman  takes 
ua  severely  to  task  became  we  do  not  run  The  Joir- 
NAL  according  to  the  plans  laid  down  by  The  West- 
ern renmaii.  As  we  are  running  Thk  Journal  to 
suit  our  subscribers  and  along  the  lines  we  think 
will  l)e.«t  serve  the  cause  of  i)enmanshiii,  drawing 
and  practical  education,  we  must  decline  the  prof- 
fered advice  given  so  publicly. 

The  Wextern  /'cnmdii  indicts  Thk  Journal  on  two 
counts:  lat.  Not  favoring  modern  business  writing: 
2d,  pandering  to  copy-books  and  copybook  in 
teres  ts. 

That  Journal  readers  may  have  the  exact 
language  of  the  indictments  we  quote  as  follows: 

The  Penman's  Art  Journal  .  .  .  puts  its 
stamp  of  approval  upon  slow  finger  movement  labori- 
ously drawD  copy-book  writing.  The  Penman 
thinks  it  has  ,iust  cause  to  call  attention  to  the  mat- 
ter in  a  few  mild  words.  .  .  ,  While  it  is  quite 
evident  that  our  worthy  contemporary  is  well  re- 
warded by  copy-book  publishers  through  advertising 
patronage  for  its  continued  championship  of  copy- 
books, we  do  not  charge  that  that  has  any  influence 
in  shaping  the  policy  of  the  paper.  In  fact  we  main- 
tain such  high  personal  regard  for  every  one  con- 
nected with  The  Journal  that  we  could  not  believe 
a  subsidy  from  any  source  could  influence  the  edi- 
torial management  one  way  or  another.  We  must 
then  conclude  that  tbe  paper  is  out  of  joint  with 
these  modern  times:  that  it  has  not  caught  the  spirit 
of  the  age.  and  that  its  vision  is  still  clouded  and  ob- 
scured by  the  copy-book  mirage. 

.  .  .  It  will  be  noticed  that  nothing  is  said  in 
regard  to  the  movement  or  speed  used  in  writing  the 
specimens,  and.  as  the  outcome  proved,  it  made  no 
difference  to  those  conducting  this  contest  whether 
it  required  ten  seconds  or  ten  minutes  to  write  a  line. 
It  should  have  lx>en  palpably  evident  to  practical 
teachers  of  writing— those  who  recognize  light,  rapid 
movement  as  tbe  foundation  of  really  good  writing 
—that  their  students  could  not  carry"  ofi  a  prize  in 
such  a  contest. 

In  any  event,  the  outcome  of  the  contest,  an 
nounced  in  the  June  number  of  The  Penman's  Art 
Journal,  indicates  that  those  who  desire  their 
pupils  to  carry  off  prizes  in  that  paper's  contests 
must  stop  teaching  free  movement,  must  ignore  busi- 
ness writing,  and  must  teach  their  pupils  how  to 
draw  the  letters  xvith  the  greatest  accuracv.  The 
constant  admonition  should  then  be:  draw  the  let- 
ters, write  slowly,  more  slowly,  do  not  use  free 
movement,  use  the  fingers  onlv  in  writing,  cramp 
the  hand,  write  slowly. 

All  of  this  fever  was  worked  up  over  our  methods 
of  conducting  the  public  school  writing  contest,  full 
aunoimcements  of  which  may  be  found  in  our  March 
and  Jime  numbers. 

We  are  charged  with  having  put  the  •  sttunp  of 
approval  upon  slow  finger  movement  laboriously 
drawn  copy-book  writing,"  We  deny  the  charge 
and  point  to  the  colomns  of  The  Journal  itself  to 


sustain  us.  Because  the  judges  decided  which  speci- 
mens in  each  grade  were  best  and  second  best.  The 
H'estern  Penman  thinks  that  they  fnlly  approve  of 
the  style,  speed  and  movement  of  these  prize-win- 
ning specimens.  This  is  not  so,  and  nothing  further 
will  be  needed  to  refute  it  than  the  following  para- 
graphs taken  from  the  article  in  the  June  number 
of  'The  Journal,  making  the  final  announcement: 

One  supervisor  wrote  that  it  tbe  judges  were  busi 
ne?s  college  men  be  did  not  care  to  submit  speci- 
mens of  his  pupils'  work,  but  if  public  school  men 
were  to  sit  in  judgment  he  would  have  no  fear  for 
the  resnlts.  He  said  that  he  noticed  in  the  past  that 
rapid,  coarse  pen.  unshaded  work  seemed  to  have 
the  preference  and  that  as  some  of  his  work  that 
was  written  with  a  fine  pen  was  shaded  and  flour- 
ished, consequently  he  did  not  like  to  enter  it  to  be 
judged  by  coarse-pen  business  writing  stantlards. 

Three  things  were  kept  in  mind  by  the  judges:  I. 
legibility;  2,  movement:  3.  speed  We  don't  see 
how  any  one  can  object  to  have  writing  judged  by 
these  standards.  Good  writing  is  good  writing  and 
there  can't  be  much  diversity  of  opinion  about  it. 
Writing  executed  with  fine  pens,  pale  ink,  little 
"  dumpy  "  shades,  with  finger  movement,  flourishes 
and  "  curliques  "  cannot  be  put  in  the  same  class 
with  unshaded,  rapid,  coarse-pen,  strong  line,  vigor- 
ous business  writing. 

All  grades  of  work  were  represented— some  good, 
some  bad.  some  indifferent.  The  majority  of  speci- 
mens, however,  were  excellent  samples  of  what  pub 
lie  school  writing  should  be. 

The  Jour-val  has  devoted  a  great  deal  of  space 
to  lessons,  articles,  examples  of  business  writing, 
for  graded  and  ungraded  schools,  as  well  as  move- 
ment exercises,  etc.  A  file  of  The  Journal  is  suffi- 
cient answer  to  such  unfounded  charge  that  we 
favor  "  slow  finger  movement  writing," 

The  Penman  is  greatly  worried  because  the  speci- 
mens of  the  seven  and  eight  year  old  Salt  Lake  chil- 
dren to  whom  were  awarded  first  prizes  in  the  first 
and  second  grades  respectively  were  written  sljwly. 
These  specimens  were  written  slowly,  but  surely  the 
editor  of  The  Penman  doesn't  expect  a  seven-year- 
old  child  to  write  with  "a  light  rapid  movement," 
and  to  retain  anything  of  accuracy.  As  stated  in 
the  article  awarding  the  prizes,  the  jiidges  kept 
three  i)oints  in  mind :  t,  legibility:  2,  movement:  3, 
speed.  The  specimens  from  the  first  and  several  of 
the  lower  grades  where  anything  like  form  had 
been  maintained  were  largely  lacking  movement 
and  speed,  and  hence  the  decision  was  made  princi- 
pally on  which  specimen  was  best  in  form.  Had 
any  of  the  other  specimens  approximated  in  form 
and  excelled  in  movement  and  speed  the  decision 
would  have  been  in  their  favor.  As  it  was,  all 
three  points  were  kept  in  mind  in  making  the  de- 
cision. We  had  the  following  to  say  about  these 
lower  grade  specimens  at  the  time  of  making  the 
awards: 

The  vertical  writers  make  a  better  showing  in 
the  lower  grades  than  the  slant  writers,  but  were 
not  so  strong  in  the  upper  grades,  where  the  slant 
writers  excelled  because  of  their  speed  and  move- 


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raent.  Not  only  was  the  vertical  writing  more 
legible  than  the  slant  writing,  but  the  writers 
seemed  to  have  a  better  conception  of  form. 

The  editor  of  77ic  M'estern  Penman  doesn't  like 
copy-books.  He  is  forever  criticising  them,  but 
offers  no  substitute  to  those  using  them  in  small 
communities  where  it  is  impracticable  to  employ 
special  teachers  of  writing. 

The  Journal  believes  that  the  .greatest  good  can 
be  done  for  writing  by  following  this  plan: 

First.  Have  competent  specinlists  in  all  normal 
schools,  thus  traininc  the  regular  grade  teacher  to 
teach  writing  as  well  as  other  branches. 

Second.  Employ  special  teachers  or  supervisors  in 
all  towns  of  3,000  and  over  In  the  smaller  towns 
the^e  special  teachers  may  be  dispensed  with  when 
our  school  rooms  are  presided  over  by  teachers  able 
to  teach  writing  as  it  should  be  taught.  That  will 
take  at  least  a  generation. 

No  one  finds  much  fault  with  the  copies  in  the 
copy  hooks  The  trouble  is  in  methods  of  teaching. 
No  one  objects  to  the  writing  (business  or  orna- 
mental) of  any  penman  because  it  is  too  accurate. 
Rapid,  coarse-pen  writing  is  in  demand  in  the  busi- 
ness world,  but  there  is  a  difference  of  opiniott 
among  writing  teachers  whether  the  greatest 
amount  of  good  can  be  accomplished  by  offering  this 
style  as  a  model  to  primary  pupils.  The  majority 
of  writing  teachers  believe  in  it  for  upper  grades, 
and  it  is  being  introduced  by  many  systems  of  copy- 
books. 

The  fault,  after  all,  Is  not  with  copy-hooks,  but 
with  the  teachers.  The  average  teacher  knows  next 
to  nothing  about  teaching  writing.  For  such  a 
teacher  the  copy  book  is  a  great  help,  and  to  the 
pupil  practically  the  only  guide.  The  question  is, 
would  the  poor  teacher  be  a  better  teacher  without 
the  copy  book'(  Assuredly  not.  Then  the  only  way 
to  remedy  the  matter  is  to  begin  at  the  root^train 
the  teachers  in  the  normal  schools  and  employ 
special  teachers  and  supervisors  in  our  city  public 
schools.  Finding  fanlt  with  the  copy-books  will  not 
improve  the  writing  of  the  pupils ;  it  removes  the 
principal  aid  that  the  majority  of  pupils  now  have 
and  gives  absolutely  nothing  to  take  its  place. 

One  more  point — that  relating  to  subsidy  from 
copy-book  publishers.  Tlie  Western  Penman 
doesn't  believe  it.  Of  course  not.  It  is  too  stupid 
and  contemptible  a  lie  to  be  believed  by  any  one  of 
intelligence.  The  Journal's  income  from  copy- 
book advertisements  is  infinitesimal  as  compared 
with  the  bulk  of  its  advertising.  All  that  we  get  in 
a  year  from  that  source  would  not  pay  the  office  ex- 
penses for  a  week.  We  should  be  glad  to  get  more 
— very  much  more. 

But,  not  believing  it.  why  does  Tlte  Western  Pen 
man  bring  up  the  matter  at  all'f  Surely  not  from 
any  business  advantage  to  be  derived  from  the 
poisoning  of  any  weak  brother's  mind  by  a  covert 
insinuation.  Did  the  suggestion  come  to  The  West- 
ern Penman  from  any  source  that  it  thought  respect- 


F.  F.  FISHER,  CHARLES  CITY,  [A.,  COLL.;  J.  C.  OLSON,  STANBERRY.  MO.,  NORMAL  COLL.;  C.  E  OLIVER,  ALBANY,  N  Y.; 
U.  G.  MOORE,  SPRINGFIELD,  ILL,  E.  C;  W.  A.  FRASIER,  POULTNEY,  VT.;  E.  I.  FISH.  INTERNATIONAL  B.  C,  E.  SAG- 
INAW,  MICH. 


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able  enonf^h  to  call  for  a  contradiction?  If  so.  pro- 
dace  the  bashwhacker.  We  want  to  know  who  he 
is.  We  want  to  tiee  what  that  kind  of  a  liar  looks 
like. 

We  call  the  penmanship  profession  to  witness 
that  doring  the  ten  years  or  more  that  Ttie  Western 
I'entnan  has  been  published,  never  a  word  or  a  line 
has  appeared  in  these  colamns  disparaging  that 
paper.  On  the  contrary,  we  have  bad  occasion 
many  times,  when  it  was  a  struggling  sheet  with 
small  snpport,  and  since  it  came  to  strength,  to  com- 
mend the  excellent  work  that  it  is  doing,  and  hold 
iij*  its  editor.  Mr,  Palmer,  as  an  ornament  and  an 
honor  to  our  profession.  That  is  .inst  where  we 
stand  to  day. 

Are  onr  fields  or  onr  hearts  so  f  mall,  or  hope  of 
profit  so  large,  that  we  mast  seek  professional  ad- 
vantage from  car]>ing  criticism  and  f neers  and  Vf iled 
insinuations?  Does  the  sun  shine  nowhere  on  the 
other  side  ot  our  back  yard  fence? 

As  for  The  Jouusal— "  there  she  stands;  look  at 
her."  For  twenty  years  the  paper  has  done  its 
level  best  to  advance  the  cause  of  good  writing. 
Undoubtedly  mi.'^takes  have  been  made  at  times, 
both  by  its  contributors  and  its  editors.  The  people 
who  don't  make  mistakes  are  not  connected  with 
this  office.  But  there  is  no  use  going  into  ancient 
history.  What  concerns  us  more  is  the  to  <lai/  and 
ibi]  to  miirriiir.  If  we  must  have  comparisons,  let 
them  be  fair  and  manly.  Take  the  latest  twelve  or 
twenty  four  or  thirty  six  issues  of  The  Journal. 
Inspect  tlicm  critically  with  reference  to  all  the 
points  that  go  to  make  up  a  representative  pen- 
man's paper,  both  in  amount  and  character— busi- 
ness writing,  ornate  writing,  special  public  school 
work,  lettering,  designing,  dr.iwing,  news  serving, 
comment  and  discussion.  Take  any  one  of  these  im- 
portant items,  or  all  of  them,  and  if  we  must  have 
comparisons,  let  us  have  the  names  of  any  six  other 
Auierican  periodicals  that  together  have  produced 
so  much  or  have  done  it  better.  And  if  any  one  is 
prepared  to  give  more  or  better  in  the  future,  God 
sjieed  him. 

A    Lurid    Penman    Ad.    Writer. 

To  show  that  the  circus  and  mercantile  fields  have 
not  monopolized  all  of  the  advertisement  writing 
ability  in  the  country,  TnK  .Journal  presents  here- 
with a  .specimen  taken  from  a  poster  used  by  a 
Western  itinerant  penman.  The  following  is  genu- 
ine, the  (inly  thing  witlilipld  being  the  penman's 
name. 

P  GflLLEY  SUIfE! 

«  Ith  climklim  clinlM  uiid  draKKlug  wriBhtsattacliod  tohln  miserable 
lioay,  mill  with  a  solMiiiposeil  exile  wearlUB  away  the  dreary  earthly 
l.<™r».  I«  a  nttl„K  .Imll,.  t,.  the  rn,mTu.d.  l,al,ll.,.,„lave.l,  ereeplnR. 

RAPIDITY  AND  EASE 
LIBERTY  AND  FREEDOM. 

What  a  pltlal.le  ,l„l,t  ,o  ,ee-aa  Amerleaa  freeman,  wedded  to  the 
very  aplrlt  of  trvedom,  drnsKtiw  out  the  lolleome  months  In  mangled, 
erlppled,  hleedlnK,  stagBiTini,  pel,  lln,.,,,  with  no  ray  of  niuseiil..r 
nioveiiient  or  rapullty  hi  p.-ii  hniidllni;  lo  brlK-hten  the  Rloom  of  sueli 

THERE  IS  LIGHT  FOR  YOU! 


A.  B.  BLANK, 

penmanMUp  and  art  m  the  worUl.  and  who  has  made  the  studj- ot 
writing  a  spinlalty  for  many  years,  will.  In  a  few  days,  beRln  a  series 
of  lessons  m  Proetleal  Business  Penmanship.  He  has  nolong.wlnded 
theories  to  Impart,  and  noeiperlments  to  try  at  the  pupils  expense: 
hut  Instoad.wlll  Blve  ihe  most  modern,  substantial  and  eommon. 
•ense  Instnietlou  obtaln.bU^Ulat  kind  whleh  the  pupU  will  be  able 
to  apply  In  the  profe.«slonal.  business  and  sm-lal  world.  He  will 
prove  your  salvation:  will  be  t„  y„„  a  verilahl,-  <:o,l  send,    say  f„r,- 

EMANCIPATION  PROCLAMATION, 

w  hlch  Klws  to  all  their  rronloni  from  scrawly.  Illegible,  eye-son- 
penmanship.      «,-   mn  gi^^  ^^^u  mort  for  nothing  than   rivals  for 


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Penmanship  in  Normal  Schools. 


Are  the  Normal  Schools  of  the  United  States  pre- 
paring to  give  writing  its  proper  place  in  the  .curric- 
ulum the  coming  school  year  ?  We  hope  so.  A 
specialist  in  writing  should  be  engaged  to  instruct 
the  student-teachers  in  correct  writing  methods. 
This  is  the  proper  way  to  begin  to  teach  writing  to 
the  millions  in  our  public  schools. 

Normal  Schools,  are  you  ready  ? 


We  wonder  what  must  be  the  feelings  of  the  pros- 
pective business  college  student,  upon  his  return 
from  the  post  office  with  his  arms  full  of  business 
college  catalogues,  each  one  containing  the  foUow^- 
ing  •"  unsolicited  praise  from  Chicago  :  " 


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trthij   InstI  iKIoii. 


A  Stunning  Impression. 

Mrs.  Sara  A  Spencer,  proprietor  of  the  Spencerian 
Business  Cullege,  Washington,  D,  C, ,  always  keeps 
here  eyes  open.  She  found  the  following  ad.  in  the 
VVa.shington  Star  and  it  was  so  good  that  she  had  to 
embalm  it  in  her  college  announcement  ; 

WANTED-BY  NOTED  PROFESSIONAL  PEN- 
MAN, position  as  correspondinc  secretary  :  writes 
beautiful,  concise,  exact :  superior  to  engravinR  : 
IS  words  minute  ;  excites  wonder,  admiration,  all : 
recipients  preserve  letter  years  :  splendid  :  wealtbv 
man,  large  private  correspondence,  or  business 
house:  makes  stunning  impression.  PROFESSOR, 
Star  oSice. 


Trade  Journal   Puffs. 

From    time    to    time    Punman's  Art    Journal 
readers  send  us  marked  copies  of  the  American 


The  fact  that  the  fullest  investigation  is  made  before  a  re- 
port is  printed  in  our  columns,  and  that  the  interests  of 
readers  alone  are  consulted,  gives  a  valu>  to  such  editorial 
endorsements  as  we  see  tit  to  bestow  that  can  scarcely  lie 
overestimated.  That  such  commendations  are  iiitinitely 
more  trustworthy  than  are  "  write-ups,"  or  any  variety  of 
paid  puffs,  goes  without  question. 

Such  principles  have  been  adhered  to  in  a  most  searching 
examination  of  Blank's  Business  College. 

As  a  result  of  fair  and  painstaking  search  wo  do  not  hesi- 
tate to  select  this  admirable  institution,  and  to  freely  and 
unreservedly  endorse  it  to  every  reader  who  seeks  the  best 
and  highest,  and  %vho  would  secure  the  greatest  return  upon 
his  investment :  for  this  excellent  establishment  has  un- 
donbedly  solved  the  important  question  of  maximum  returns 
combined  with  minimum  of  cost  Moreover,  it  is  ably 
managed  and  thorough  in  Its  methods  and  equipment:  in  fact, 
all  that  could  be  asked  or  desired  ;  hence,  we  do  not  hesitate 
to  commend  it  in  unqualified  terms  Wo  have  no  greater 
interest  in  this  institution  than  in  any  other  of  its  kind, 
but  having  by  unbiased  investigation  assured  ourselves  of 
its  superiority  and  worth,  we  consider  it  a  duty  to  our  sub- 
scribers to  make  such  supreme  merit  more  widely  known 
through  these  columns.  Those  who  are  interested  should 
write  for  full  printed  information,  which  will  be  promptly 
sent  upon  application  to  the  college. 

The  above  would  read  just  as  well  for  a  hotel, 
iron  foundry  or  sanitarium.  Hereafter  our  friends 
who  believe  in  this  kind  of  advertising  will  save 


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PEN  DRAWING— SKETCHING  FROM  NATURE.     BY  C.  P.  /ANER.     NO.  8. 


Trade  Joumaf.  pablished  at  Chicago,  containing 
complimentary  articles  concerning  their  schools. 
All  these  articles  read  the  same  except  the  change 
in  name  and  location  of  the  school. 

The  plan  of  procedure  is  something  like  this  : 
The  school  proprietor  receives  a  proof  slip  of  a  com- 
plimentary write  up.  accompanied  by  a  letter  in- 
forming him  that  this  article  will  be  run  free  and 
that  the  only  cost  to  the  school  will  be  so  many 
cents  a  copy  for  so  many  copies  of  the  paper — 
enough  to  pay  for  good  advertising  in  a  good 
journal  several  insertions.  That  many  school  pro- 
prietors "bite"  is  evidenced  by  the  number  of 
marked  copies  received  at  The  Journal  office. 
Some  of  the  schools  publish  this  "  unsolicited  praise 
from  a  great  journal"  in  their  school  catalogues  and 
college  journal*>. 

A  careful  examination  of  the  American  News- 
paper Directory  fails  to  show  that  the  Atuerican 
Trade  Journal  is  even  listed  among  the  Chicago 
journals,  not  to  mention  "a  circulation  consider- 
ably above  40,000  weekly."  We  were  approached 
by  a  representative  of  the  Anwricnn  Trade  Journal 
some  time  since,  and  when  we  asked  him  to  prove 
his  claim  of  40.1100  circulation  he  gave  up  the  job. 
He  couldn't  even  tell  in  what  reputable  newspaper 
directory  his  paper  was  listed. 


time  and  trouble  by  sending  a  postal  card  rending  : 
"  Ditto  Blank's  Business  College  praise  from  Amer- 
ican  Trade  Jonn^al.'" 

Commercial    Schools   in    Saxony. 

Through  the  kindness  of  Mr.  J.  P.  Bryne  of 
Peirce  School,  Philadelphia,  we  have  received  the 
consular  report  of  Hon.  J.  C.  Monaghan,  Consul 
at  Chemnitz.  Mr.  Monaghan  is  from  Providence. 
R.  I.  His  report  bears  date  February  1,  189«.  and 
is  as  follows  : 

In  the  matter  of  schools,  Saxony  is  still  unsatisfied.  It 
is  my  belief  that  she  now  has  the  very  best,  all  things 
considered,  in  the  world.  1  pointed  out,  some  time  ago, 
that  Saxony  was  anxious  to  improve  her  system  of  busi- 
ness education.  Thirty-six  commercial  unions  in  Saxony 
have  petitioned  the  (Tovernment  to  give  greater  aid  to 
commercial  schools.  The  petition,  freely  translated, 
reads  as  follows  : 

The  development  of  the  commercial  school  aytttom  not 
only  in  Saxony,  but  in  all  (Germany,  shows  great  progress. 
The  impulse  thereto  was  given  by  the  commerctial  men  them- 
selves. Urged  recently  by  the  convention  of  representa- 
tives of  commercial  unions  and  representatives  of  commer- 
cial Bupplomentary  advance  whools.  held  at  Branswic-k,  and 
to  which  representatives  came  from  all  parts  of  thw  Empire  ; 
urged,  also,  by  the  technical  commercial  papers,  the  nnder 
signed  (thirty-six)  commercial  unions  regard  it  as  their 
dmy  to  interest  themselves  much  more  than  in  former  years 


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OFF  HAND  WRITING  BY  W.  E.  DENNIS,  BROOKLYN.  N.  Y. 


with  the  developmout  and  udvaoceiueut  of  the  system  of 
oommefcial  scboolB.  The  fact  is  ancUalleiiKod  that  the 
8axon  tjtatp  govornmont  has  taken  greater  care  of,  and 
ehowu  rooro  interest  in.  Saxony's  commercial  educational 
Institutions  than  ha?  any  (German  State  for  similar  institu- 
tions. Unchallenged,  also,  is  the  fact  that  owing  to  this  care 
nnd  intoreat,  on  th-j  i)art  of  the  Stats.  Saxony  occupies  to- 
day. In  the  matter  of  commercial  schools,  an  enviable  posi- 
tion among  the  States  not  only  of  the  Empire,  but  of  Europe. 
But  the  demands  made  on  our  technical  schools,  both  by  the 
industrial  and  commercial  world,  increase  from  vear  to 
year.  Thin  is  felt  first  and  most  in  small  cities.  In  these, 
an  effort  has  been  made  to  improve  existing  schools  and, 
whore  none  exist,  to  found  new  ones.  Since  for  such  schools 
there  Is  a  scarcity  of  the  right  kind  of  teaching  material 
(there  is  no  lack  of  talent;  it  needs  to  be  developed*  the 
eflforts  to  be  made  must  be  greater  and  the  sacrifices  neces- 
sarily larger  than  is  common  in  founding  or  caring  for  other 
kinds  of  schools. 

Conscious,  therefore,  of  these  facts,  the  undersigned  unions 
have  concluded  ttr  memorialize  the  Kuyal  Government  and 
to  request  \  1 )  that  the  commercial  schools  needing  help  shall 
bo  grant-ed  larger  sums  of  money  for  their  support  than  has 
hitherto  obtained,  in  order  that  they  may  better  serve  the 
ends  for  which  they  were  erected  and  better  carry  out  any 
plans  or  projects  necessary  to  make  them  great  helpers  in 
aiding  Saxony  to  hold  the  place  she  has  won  in  the  commer- 
cial world  ;  \'i\  that  the  Government  make  extra  efforts  to 
develop  or  obtain  well-qualified  teaching  material. 

The  Saxon  Government  said,  in  IKV*.  that  it  could  not,  on 
principle,  grant  funds  for  supporting  commercial  schools 
devoted  to  the  training  of  actual  apprentices,  but  that  it  was 
willing  to  aid  special  classes  for  this  purpose  (commercial 
training)  in  existing  schools.  The  Government  in  recent 
years  has  departed  from  this  standpoint  entirely.  It  has 
not  only  attentively  observed  the  workings  of  these  schools, 
but  has  come  actively  to  their  lissistance.  at  least  so  far  as 
the  sums  appropriated  by  tlie  Government  have  permitted. 
These  sums,  formerly  14.0U)  marks  (t:t.:£i2).  now  I5.i)iK)  marks 
<$8.57l».  are  very  small  compared  with  the  work  to  be  done. 

The  Saxou  commercial  school  system  was  very  materially 
Aided  and  advanced  by  two  very  profitable  arrangements— 
viz.,  the  industrial  school  inspection  board,  with  its  seat  in 
Dresden,  under  which,  besides  the  technical  industrial 
schools,  the  commercial  schools  have  been  placed ;  and 
second,  by  the  establishment  of  a  pension  right  for  agricul- 
tural and  industrial  teachers  and  officials.  These  seem  little 
things,  but  they  mean  much.  Xor  has  the  end  aimed  at 
lieon  at  taineil.  By  better  and  broader  arrangements,  through 
more  liberal  allowances  on  the  part  of  the  commercial 
classes,  the  towns,  cities  and  State,  the  commercial  school 


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early  what  it  should 


In  the  last  ten  years.  Prance  and  Austria  have  made  her- 
culaen  efforts  along  these  lines.  The  education  of  Saxony's 
future  merchants  and  merchants'  clerks  is  fraught  with 
great  importance  to  her  commerce  and  manufactures. 
While  other  classes— for  example,  agriculturists— dissatisfied 


169 

with  the  meager  amonnt  of  knowledge  gained  in  the  old 
schools,  have  opened  technical  schools  or  caused  them  to  be 
opened  and  attended,  commercial  houses  go  on  engaging 
and  sending  out  young  men  who  never  saw  the  inside  of  a 
commercial  st-hool  or  college.  Elements  of  this  kind  can 
never  hope  to  fill  the  requirements  of  the  rapidly  growing 
and  flourishing  commerce  whose  blessings  manufactures 
and  agriculture  must  feel.  If  our  commercial  men  are  to  lie 
l>etter  educated,  if  their  standing  in  the  world  is  to  be  worth 
anyttiing.  they  must  add  to  the  very  best  possible  practical 
trainmg  a  special,  careful,  scientific,  supplemental  training. 
Saxony  saw  this  fact  a  long  time  ago.  and  began  the  system 
to  which,  today,  she  can  point  with  pride,  and  to  which  she 
—an  inland  kingdom,  hundreds  of  miles  from  the  sea— owes 
the  greater  part  of  her  commerce,  amounting  to  upward  of 
$IU0.00(MKM.  with  foreign  states,  In  the  last  tew  years  she 
has  added  ten  to  the  thirty  commercial  schools  in  which  her 
merchants  were  trained.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  State  to  lake 
the  initiative,  to  help  and  to  improve.  This  is  especially 
true  in  cities  of  moderate  size,  soy  of  from  15.000  to  30.000 
inhabitants.  It  must  be  said  to  their  credit  that  almost 
every  commercial  union  in  Saxony  is  helping  in  this  move- 
ment.  

Too   riuch   of   a   Good   Thing. 

The  greatest  compliment  The  Journal  has  ever 
received  has  come  to  us  in  tlie  form  of  criticisms 
from  two  of  our  good  friends.  The  criticisms  (or 
criticism,  as  the  two  persons  unite  on  the  same 
thing)  is  that  The  Journal  too  thoroughly  covers 
its  field  and  prints  too  mucli  in  its  various  special 
lines;  namelj',  that  too  many  styles  of  business 
writing  are  giveu  and  a  variety  is  shown  in  tho  way 
of  slant  and  vertical  writing  as  well  as  in  the  orna- 
mental lines.  One  of  these  good  friends  doesn't 
like  the  vertical  style  and  doesn't  want  his  students 
to  see  or  know  that  there  is  such  a  thing  in  exist- 
ence. The  other  equally  good  friend  objects  to  the 
various  styles  of  business  writing  shown  in  The 
Journal— not  because  they  are  not  good  styles  or 
good  specimens,  but  simply  because  of  the  variety. 
In  fact,  as  one  of  them  expresses  it,  it  is  "  too  much 
of  a  good  thing." 

This  is  high  praise  indeed  for  any  newspaper  or 
class  paper,  and  the  criticism  of  the  position  finally 
reached  by  The  Journal  seems  rather  queer  to  us 
since  it  is  exactly  the  pinnacle  on  which  we  have 
tried  to  place  The  Journal, 

If  our  good  friends  would  stop  and  survey  the 
field,  they  would  readily  see  that  while  the  work  of 
The  Journal  is  supposed  to  be  narrow,  yet  in  late 
years  it  has  broadened  out  wonderfully.  The  Jour- 
nal aims  to  cover  the  fields  of  penmanship,  drawing 
and  practical  education,  and  all  our  energies  are 
bent  toward  getting  the  best  skill  of  our  best  pen- 
men and  the  cream  of  the  ideas  of  the  moat  thought- 
ful men  and  women  in  these  special  lines.  We  are 
not  an  organ  and  have  no  axe  to  grind  other  than 
presenting  the  ' "  best  and  moat  of  it  "  in  our  special 
lines. 


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BY  J.  D.  VALENTINE.   BELLEFONTAINE,   PA. 


We  rjin  hardly  imngine  people  so  narrow  in 
view  thiit  they  don't  want  their  students  to  see  the 
other  side  of  a  (luestion.  Weak  indeed  must  be 
the  influence  of  that  teacher  who,  brought  into 
daily  contact  with  students,  cannot  impress  these 
students  that  his  ideas  are  right  !  Of  course,  his 
ideas  may  not  be  right,  and  that  may  be  the  reason 
ho  doesu't  want  his  students  to  read  the  other  side. 
But  we  can  hardly  imagine  any  teacher  who  would 
place  himself  on  any  other  than  what  be  considers 
the  right  side  of  any  question. 

As  long  as  newspapers  are  made  no  paper  will 
ever  be  gotten  up  in  a  way  to  have  all  of  its  matter 
satisfy  each  and  every  subscriber.  No  doubt  The 
Journal  is  no  exception  to  this  rule.  We  want 
ideas  and  suggestions  from  subscribers  in  the  hope 
of  making  The  Journal  serve  our  subscribers  bet- 
ter, and  it  was  while  hunting  up  new  ideas  that  we 
came  across  this  decidedly  new  one— that  we  were 
succeeding  too  well  in  what  we  started  out  to  ac- 
complish. 

There  are  all  kinds  of  tastes  to  suit  in  newspaper 
making  as  in  anythm,5  else.  We  remember  several 
years  ago.  when  living  in  New  England,  a  charming 
neighbor  girl  who  came  regularly  to  our  house  to 
borrow  the  weekly  Nfw  York  Herald  because  of  the 
many  sensational  things  then  contained  in  this 
paper.  Upon  returning  it  one  week  she  remarked, 
•'Oh!  it  is  simply  an  pliymit  paper  this  week  There 
are  four  ttphndid  murders  in  it  !  " 

There's  no  accounting  for  taste. 


Modern  Pen  Lettering. 

nV    ,IOHX    F.    URILEY,    JOURNAL   OFFICE. 

Follow  up  the  instructions  given  for  August  lesson. 
and  exercise  great  care  in  making  the  flourishes.  See 
that  the  sweeps  and  curves  are  graceful  and  deli- 
cate before  inking.  Sketch  in  the  oak  branch  vig- 
nette, taking  great  care  in  making  the  little  strokes 
which  form  the  back-gronnd.  They  look  careless 
and  easy  to  make,  but  they  mean  a  great  deal,  and  it 
reciuires  months  of  practice  to  make  them  so  that 
they  will  not  have  a  stiff  look.  In  making  the  second 
line  do  not  overdo  the  ornamentation.  Pencil  each 
flonrisli  carefully  before  inking,  and  watch  your 
spacing  when  making  the  lettering.  Try  it  and  send 
me  your  best  results.  Don't  forget  to  use  India  ink 
and  good  paper. 


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friends  will  begin  early  in  the  sebool  year  to  plan  to  Rive  c 
subscription  list  a  lift,  Our  regular  and  clubbing  rates  w 
full  particulars  may  be  fouDd  on  pane  175  of  this  issue.  Every 


subscriber  secured  not  only  helps  The  Journal  but  the 
subscriber,  the  cause  of  good  writinn.  the  person  who  takeB 
the  subscription 


and  the  school— if  the  i 


The  clubbins  rates  are  now  so  low  that  no  one  can  hesitate 
CD  the  score  of  expense,  Sample  copies  will  be  furnished  to 
those  who  contemplate  getting  up  clubs. 


The  Columbian  Ink  Company,  Evansville,  Ind.,  ba3  a  de- 
cidedly practical  novelty  in  ink  tablets.  These  tablets  are 
light  and  cost  but  a  little  for  carriage  and  can  be  sent  at  any 
season  of  the  year  without  danger  of  freezing  or  injury. 
They  make  a  good  quality  of  ink  at  a  very  small  cost. 


The  Campaign  Escbftnge  Card  Company,  Room  offJ.  218 
La  Salle  street,  Chicago.  lU..  has  a  number  of  novelties  in 
the  line  of  cards  for  the  uoe  of  card  writers.  During  the 
campaign  penmen  looking  for  cards  to  use  at  political  gath- 
erings would  do  well  to  send  for  samples. 


The  Phonographic  Institute,  Cincinnati.  Ohio,  Benn  Pit- 
man, president,  Jerome  B.  Howard,  director,  makes  a 
specialty  of  "certificated"  teachers.  Avery  severe  exam- 
ination ID  the  Theory  and  Practice  of  Phonography  is  given 
to  all  candidates  who  appW  for  certificates,  and  the  fact  that 
nnlv  28  per  Cent,  of  those'  who  haveappliea  in  the  last  nix 
. ,    ,     .  ,. ^  ^mg  examination 


Qber  of 


interesting  documents  that  i 


nd  to  those  interested. 


O.  M.  'Powers,  7  Monroe  street.  CUicago,  III.,  has  issued  a 
new  catalogue  and  price-list  of  bis  commercial  texts  and 
publications.  Schools  interested  in  new  texts  would  do 
well  to  send  for  this  catalogue. 


The  American  Writing  Machine  Company  237  Broadway, 
New  York,  has  recently  issued  a  handsome  new  catalogue  of 
the  Caligraph  Typewriter  and  suppliei 


S.  S.  Packard.  101  East  Tw 
has  just  issued  a  new  Packa —    _      —     . 
the  book  being  "  The  Packard   Method  of  Teaching  Book- 
keeping."    The  retail  price  of  the  book  is  JI.'-j.     Specimen 
copies  are  mailed  to  teachers  for  ■ 


H  W.  Ellsworth.  UH  Duane  street.  Mew  York,  must  have 
been  in  the  Garden  of  Eden  to  help  Adam  with  the  garden- 
ing and  we  imagine  that  he  must  have  helped  Noah  to  seivot 
the  animals  and  load  the  Ark.  Weareled  to  this  concUisiou 
from  the  long  list  of  thiogs  ho  has  accomplished,  and  ihe 
fact  that  he  was  the  first  to  accomplish  them.  Whenever 
we  have  done  anything  real  smart  ourselves  and  have  de- 
cided to  get  out  apat«nt  or  cony  right  we  have  f  omul  on 
looking  the  matter  up.  that  H  W.Ellsworth  was  ahead  of 
us  by  some  years.  He  is  publishing  writing  books,  both 
slant  and  vertical,  and  various  other  things  in  this  line. 
Send  to  him  for  his  reversible  copy-book  souvemr.  which  he 
will  send  to  you  tree. 


Oftentimes  bookkeepers  and  liookkeepiog  teachers  would 
like  some  helps  in  the  matter  of  tnal  balances  and  short  cuts 
in  figures,  etc.,  but  they  find  it  difficult  to  get  anything  on 
the  sabiect  worthy  of  note.  The  American  Counting  Kotnii 
Louisville,  Ky..  has  a  work  known  as  *' Trial  Balaiices  and 
Short  Cuts  in  Figures  and  Bookkeeping."  which  they  mail 
for  $1,  that  will  be  found  of  great  value    to  bookkeepers^. 


bookkeeping  students  and  teachers 


An  article  combining  a  perfect  lubricant  and  ru8t  prevent- 
ive, put  up  in  convenient  form,  is  something  desired  by 
every  bicyclist,  hunter  and  yachtsman,  as  well  as  ov  every 
household.  To  all  such  and  many  others  Uixon's  Oraphltoleo 
will  not  only  be  welcome  but  indispeusdble.  It  is  manuiac- 
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.  F.SIPLE,  c 


of  Writing, 

Bartlktt's  Bi 


]  Flourishing.    Can'l  help  but  pli 


®bto. 


reader* 


of  the  .VhtJoitrxal,  expecting  to  enter  a  bu.slness 
follew.  Ihat  before  atteadlUK  any  Bchool.  a  care- 
ful exnuiluatlon  should  be  made  of  the  above  col- 
lege. 1-ult  Information  concernlne  this  old  and 
well  kiit.wn  institution  can  be  obtained  bv  ad- 
dressing  J.  T.  HENDERSON.  Prf-  ■» —  '*^^  '^'-  - 
Uu.  O. 


2-y 


Hew  l?orh. 

LONO    ISLAND    BUSINESS    COLLEGE.    143  to 

""    * *■    "**■    '■     fclyn,  N.   Y.    Cauloguefi 

nallj'orbylelter.  HENRY 


o  ou  aiiplle. 
WRldHT. 


Brwfclj 
Prlucii>al. 


florlDa. 


Pensacola.  Florida. 


Xoutsiana. 


xcelled.    Two 


/IDassacbusetts. 


Prln.  Couil  Dept. 


Letterlni 

Addn 

Clncli 

,     S.    HISER.     Writing     Supervisor     Public 

^^_---^^^^^|TT??S^3rrc^i Schools^  Rich" • 

—  'igH^r  °- 


Ind.    ST 
__     DUPLICATOR.      150 

6rlnts.  pen  copy  ;  50  prints,  typewriter  copy,  NONE 
ETTER;  coats  25S  les.s.  S1.75  to  $1.50  with  two 
colors  of  ink.    INVALUABLE  TO  TEACHKRS.    Work 


A.  E.  PARSONS,  Creston,  Iowa,  Sticks  to  the 

good  old  text,  which  has  been  a  helpful  sugges 
lion  %M  thousands.  LEARN  TO  WRITE  YODH 
--    -—     -  your  name,  written  In  full,  and 

__    _     ill  send  you  one  dozen  or  more 

ways  of  writing  it,  with  instructli 


_. -  _.  writing  ._.     _.     , 

2-cent  stamp,  and  I  will  send  you,  addressed 
own  hand,  price-list  descriptive  of  lessou.i  by  mai 
extended  movements,  tracing  exercises,  capital 
cards,  flourishing,  etc.  P.  S.— No  postal  care 
need  apply.  "J 

you    his   National 

Writing  for  only  T 
Terms,  one-half  In  advance.    Address 


D.    TAYLOR, 
Tex. 


in  Writing  for  only  Ten 
n  advance.    Addre 
Ivestun    Bus.     Unl.,    Galve; 


If 


C  enitrcisseil. 
OLICK.  New  England  Bus 


I  doz.  Signatures,  __    __.  _. 

gant,  30c. :  Business  Capitals,  20c. ;  Flourished 
■5c.;  all  for  .10.      " 
It  satisfactory. 


—a  beauty,  25c.;  all 

the  work  is  nocsatlsfi , 

eriy  adjusted,   26c.    Large 

Half  stick,  HOC.     12  iQssons  I 

or  Flourishing.  S5.00.  Elegant  copies  and  flrst-class 

Instruction.     12  lessons  in  Business  Writln     *'  "" 

By  taking  one  of  the  above  named  courses 

make  wonderful  Improvement.    Satlsfactl 

anteed.    Samples  10  cents.    Circulars  free. 


NEW  ENGLAND  BUSINESS  UNIVERSITY  ANO 

'-irhool    uf   Shorthand    and    Penmanship,    Lowell. 
Ma<^  No  vacation.  Journal  free.  CLICK  &  YOUNG, 


Canada. 


.     .       asthy„ 

SON.  F.  C.  A.,  principals  for  18  vears.  Most  widely 
attended  business  college  In  America.  Address 
ROBINSON  &  JOHNSON.  Belleville.  Ontario.  Can. 

CENTRAL  BUSINESS  COLLEGE,  Toronto.  Ont.. 

W.    H,   SHAW.  Principal.    Cmtral  Business  Col- 
/rye.  Stratford.  Ont..    W.  J.   ELLIOTT,  Principal. 
'  "         "  '      '     —ell-known  through- 


1  PROnOTE  YOURSELP,  salary  too.  by  Pernin- 

ISnell  Sbonhand.  Leam  hy  mall.SiO.  A  new  In 
ventlon  for  learning,  fast,  easv  to  read,  vowels 
nrltten.    Snell's  College,  Truro.  N.  S. 


H^'Si^f^J^'/yYAC^. 


ClUfAUST'THE  «UTOM 


T' 


graph  oi" 

Fain  11  lu 


Good  health: 


i.r  shorthand  and  typcwrit- 
&  R.'s  and  Practical  com'! 
3;  unmarried.  Strong  refer- 
Iress  "W.  O.  A.,"  care  Pek- 


rpEArn 

psycholn;:  \ 


Heacbers  IManteO. 

TIIK  l»F,N,"*I.\N'SAKTJOritNAI.TKA('H- 
F.ltS'     ni'lIKAl'.        Pinitllinnllll).     (oni- 


Lvii;;;;i:'o 


mmII  I 


r;',;:^: 


kN'S  AitT  .KM   I 


".   I'KN- 

_. Aoi  KN  A  i.  11;  \(  nil 

REAl],-^U.jB 

WANTED.  A  teacher  of  New  Rapid  shorthand, 
gentleman  preferred.  None  but  a  thoroughly 
competent  teacher  need  apply.  State  auf  and  salary 
expected.  Address  W.  H.  SADLER.  Publisher,  Balti- 
more. Md. 
•VyANTED, 


teacher.    Appflt 

years  of  age.  of  good  address 
'     IpaVand  local  manager  c 


stablished  January   Isi 


flrat-clasa  commorcia] 
t  be  not   less  thu 
nd  competent  t 

No  money  required. 


less  than  1 

We  have  ample.    '*  S.  S.."  care  Penman's  Art  Journal. 

WANTED  AT  ONCE— Several  competent  teach- 
iTst.f  the  ■■.im'l  liraiuhes.  sliortliiiuil  and  pen- 


"Mant"  H&0. 

Jn  aTunDerino  adverti^emenVi  »igned  by  a  nom-de- 
plume,  dtUtipi  ami  mifttakM  are  avoided  bu  tteaUng 
and  gtampiJiij  the  repltee:  ready  fur  maiiiJig  and 
writiriQ  the  lutni'de-plume  in  a  comer,  then  incloa- 
irn;  mich  gealed  replieit  in  an  envei/^pe  addressed  to 
The  Penman*8  An  Journal,  tot  Broadway,  New 
York.  Poiftaue  must  be  nent  for  forwa/rdlng  QaJua- 
lo(;uc8.  Newspapers,  Photooraphe,  Ac. 

Situations  "CGlanteC). 

THEPENM  V^•SART  JOl  RNAL.TEACH- 
ER*'  niREAI'.  IVnmau»thip.  com- 
mercial, and  skortbaDd  and  typcwrlfinit 
brancbeAonly.  It  briuK^*  tcacberMaud  ficboolM 
ineeiber.  A  I  arte  acquaintRnce  ainoDic 
!<chooU  and  teachers  enables  Ibe  mauaice- 
ment  lo  select  uood  teachers  for  good  Bcbools. 
psmnll  lee  is  charged  the  teacher  1  no  charge 
is  made  lo  the  school.  Reliable  schools  seek- 


othei 


111. 


iciioul  und  f 


itlon  free.    Ad- 


irew 


Bulldg..  Den 

PENMAN'S  ART  JtM:RNAI<  TEACHERP' 

BI  REAC. 

A  Tale  In  Two  CbapierH. 


Cha 
Penm 

t  pie 

have  contracted   with   Prof. . 
school  year. 


for  furnishing  r 
Prof.  Kl|>l8juattl 


I  fee 


«!.,  for 
ethat 


.  good  salary.    Again  thanking  you  for  the 
service  rendered,  I  have  the  pleasure  to  remain 
Fratenially  yours. 
E.  H.  MOR.se.  Prop.  Hartford,  Conn..  Bus.  Coll. 
Cha  ITER  n. 
Penman's  Art  JomNAL  Teachers"  BunEAU. 

Dear  Sirs  :-I  have  accepted  a  position  with  E.  H- 
Morse  of  the  Hartford,  Cmin..  Bus.  Coll.  Will  conii>l> 
with  terras  at  once  as  per  contract.  I  Joined  another 
teachers'  axency  and  received  no  notlt'f"  of  vacancl'T*. 
Your  agency  is  Ihe  one  for  me. 

Respectfully,  „  ,    ,,  ,, 

A.  R.  kip,  Napa.Cal.  Coll. 
We  have  hundreds  of  similar  letters  on  file. 


FEN.MAN'r*  ART  JOIRNAI,  TEACHUKS' 

niKEAr.  •2*t'i  Brondway.  N.  V. 

We  art-  r<N?*-lvlnK  calU  for  u-a4.-t)prB  ami  arc  niMnK 
Tmf^ni'U-*  AlmoMt  dallr-  ^t*  tisr**  a  nunitM-r  or  icooa 
oprnlOK-  al  t>mcnt.  amrmx  itwm  tbe  folluwlnx : 

PENMANSHIP  AM>  DRAWINCJ. 
LAR«K  EAWTEKN  <'ITV.-A  rwhI    opening 


m^nrnger.    N.  V..  c 


Stale,    all-round    t 
ml  «n<i  peu       N.  Y.^iy.i 
111..  P*n-  •"(!  com'I.     \\ 
lo..  p«>n.  and   EnR.     Ore..  p«' 


''X  1^'\  I     The  price  i«  »'i.30  ench  in«erileii  lor  w 
P    •"<■  '  n«r  to  ■.<<-«>Kfl  «nf>  inrh.      if   two    inneril 


for  I 


lablp 


ad   drawing  wbo  can 


BY  T 


HOOKKEEP»R. 
FOR    PI;B1.I«III*<*    firm.— One  who  can 

nveiit.  Bond  KlTen  for  InvwitnH-nt  and  ROOd  twlurr 
jald. 

HOMCITORS. 
Two  for  Pn.  nrhfjol.    One  for  Ohio  school. 

ABVERTISINO  3IANAGKKH. 
>V  T%V«  commercial  book  i)iil»ll)»hln([hou*M»«.  px- 
wl  com'I  Icttcher*  ramltlar  wllh  various 
1  who  can  write  and  edlU 

SHORTHAND. 

KC'I.E<TI<'.-Ohlo.  coml  aluo  ;  \.  Y..  good 
oiK-nlnK;  No.  D..  Teacher  to  take  Interest  In  achool: 
>^n«M.t  Win. 

NEW   IIAPIO.-Mil..  Oood  opening. 

p.-ii.an<I  coni-l. 

I)AV.-Pn. 

GRAIIAM.-Mlcli.,      Lod)  .      -.,,-. 
Lady:  Tenn..  also  telegraphy:  Pn.i  Pa  ,  ». 

<iRE<;<i.-Wrnt  Vn.i  N.  V..  ftl«0  pen.;  i 

PITMAN.     Ind.i  WcKi  Vii.i  l.n..  iil«o  pu 


Eng.      N.  J.,    pen    and 


bookk'g,  >■ 
tultlonin  part  parmi 
all-round  com'I.  Kb 


I'l  and  shor 


Tpx.. 


Wis., 

prln.  com'I  dept.  Ul.  school.       Colo.,  pen.  and  coni;i 
Win.,  com'I.    KanN.,  pen.  and  com'I.     *  •-  (Him  i 
Pa..  English  and  p^n.      Pa.,  pen.  and 
pen.    Pa..  Eng .  pen.  --  '  "      *"" 

Km'l.     Masn..  slant  »u«    .^.»^».   »-"■■—  ;: 

O..  pen.     Pa-,  coml.     «.'onn..  com'I.    Pa.,  com  1 
and  pen.    X.  C..  pen.,  who  plajs  comet.  _  Pa,,  oook 
arith.  and  pen.    K  ana.,  pec 
Onl..  hook.,  pen..  Eng.    O.. 
peu.  and  Eng.    Mr    -     -      " 


,  pen.,  book.. 


.  .„ r  JOL'R.'CAL  Teach- 

UlAuks  and  [tartlculars  malleil  upon 
iratlon. 

JSusincsd  Opportunities. 


rp   YOi;   WANT 


be  paid  lor  in  advauc*-**.-!'  th 
win  be  entitled  lo  a  third  luxi 

FIOR  SAIiE.    A  thrce-nfih  Infen 
porated    business   college    havi 
mlttea  as  f^econd  clau  mail  i 

for  the  summer  done  and  |m. 

ships  sold  to  pa.r  good  salaries  and  i 
sate  cheap  for  caith.  Addn    "  "  *"  "^ 


ffor  Sale  or  UraOe. 

HAVE    YOI*  some  rare  works 
some  valualile  pen  8|>erlmens 
supplies,  or  anything  that 
If  so,  an  adVt  fa  this  colun 

and  most  select  audience  lntereHl4>«1  (n  things  of  thl: 
kind  that  It  Is  possible  t  '     " 

dead  property  on  hAnd 
money,  or  to  trade  ' 
ad.  and  see  how  It  v.iirM.-k 

Tbe  price  i!*.8>.i..t0 


>  iienman  r 

II  or  trndt- : 

I  will  talk  to  the  larg*^*^ 

Interest4>«1  In  things  of  "  ' 

Itnd.    You  may  have 

;>  trade  for  MtmethluK  yo 


eed 


II 


ion-. 


be  paid  for  in  advance  (S.*J)  the  ndveriiiiri- 
will  be  eniiticd  to  a  third  itiMeriiou  (Vee.  ii 
deKlred. 


I  pen.  Ink.  penhoM 
market, 
nterprlse, 


„ kind  -- 

partner  for  some  business  , 

column  to  put  you  In  communication 


'75- 

Business  College 

aisTttszi  rhir;i^A  op«^*"t 

WABASH  AV.  MlltQSV  AVDITORIVM 

•Lar^estOldesI-*  Best- 

DAVA  NIGHT  COURSES 

•Business-Shorthand'English- 

MosrluxunousiyFuRNi^HEoScHOOL^'AMEmo 


nPP?1f?^l^ 


GOOD  POSITIONS 

SECURED  enr  sivDENn 

Business  Hrms  Supplied  with  Help 

VISTTORS  WELCOME  Phone  HARRISON  668 

Id  for  Catalogue    L. 


THE  PENMAN'S  LEISURE  HOUR.-BY  FIELDING  SCHOFIELD,  v  UNION  PARK.  BOSTON,  MASS. 


Ohio.—  Male  teacher  pen..  com'I  and  Pitman 
Ahurthaud  for  high  HChool  com'I  dcp't.:  Pa.  t  N.  Y.. 
male    teacher  ;     \Ve«lcrn  i^iate*  Eng.  and  com'i 

XO  PAUTICri.AR  SYSTEM.-Ky..  Short- 
hand and  com'I:  AlaHa*.  Two  male  teachers,  short- 
haud  and  pou.:  <«a.i  Inn..  Orahain  or  Pitman  and 
pen.;  KanN.,  pen..  com'I.  short.;  Neb.,  Short  and 
pen. 

SH.OAN-DUPI.OVAN,-We«i.  State. 


ftKP 


1  dep't    of   III. 

'        m'l   dept 

plain  and 

pen.  Tenn.,  young  pen.  for  teaclUug  andr" 

rK.    Pa.,  all-round  teacher.     Maati..  Strong 

about  30).le«cherof  * — "  ""'* —     "-      "  *  - 


Tenn.,   young 
in,  Tc 


I  Take  charge  of 

Pa., 

\'n"ot  fine  pe&ir  l>rei,  ConVl  teacher 
.  _.  achooL  Pa.,  two  good  managers  totakei  .. 
charse  of  bus.  coll.  111.,  all-round  man  for  small 
Bchoot.     N.    Y.j  prln.  com'I  ^ep't  military  school. 


Mian.,  partner  and  manager.  Mi 


a  all-round 


Bchoot.     N.    Y.J  prln.  coral  dep't 

Ky.*  coml  ami  shorthand.  Ohio*  com'I  and  pen 
-  short,  and  pen.  Klo..  pen.  and  com'I.  Ore., 
»u..  com'I  audrng-r.  Oa..  pen.  andcom'L  Ohio. 
m..  com'I  and  Hitman  fthort.  Pa.,  pen..  Eng. 
I'l-   Pa...  com'),  pen..  Eng.  III.,  pen.  and  book. 


Pa.,  allr 
pen.,Oem 
Canada,  aUrou 
system.  N.J.,  c 


ii'L     t<R.f  bus. 


N.  Y.,  teacher  of  EUls 


>ARTNEll  with  capital  wanted  to  promote  three 
valuable  Inventions  recently  patented,  viz.:  pen. 


penholder  and  pen  guide.    The 

practical  writing  utensils  of  their  kiuu.     iiiu»f  mcau- 

lug  business  atfdress    ION.  BERQUANN,  Fort  Mad- 


\V 


ANTEO.    Good  live  i 


ROOSE.  Omaha,  Neb. 


Liberal  compensation.    F.  F. 


FOR  SHALK,— The  good  will  and  plates  of  a  well 
advertised  and  widely  used  set  of  writing  lessons. 
Copper  plate  engraving  ;  thousands  of  dollars  spent 
In  advertising  ;  International  reputation.  Reason  for 
selling  :  conrllcta  with  present  business  of  owner.    A 


Scbools  Jfor  Sale. 


3  And  a  partner.  The  Jo 


tr\\\  do  the  busfae«-s  a 


t  order  and  for  small  t 


N.  Y*.,  good  penman  by  large    say  before  ibem. 


peuse.    Practically  all  commercial  school  proprlel 

and  tekchers  lo  America  read  The  Jour-sal  and  a 

advt  In  these  colunms  wiU  place  what  you  have  I 


Scbool  Jfurniture  anC»  Supplies 
3for  Sale  or  jEjcbange. 


RK  VOU  putting  In  i 


I  like  to  dispose  of  your  old  furniture? 


■cond-band  I 


Would  you  1 
second -band   fumltur 


trade   for    .. 

Changes  are  going  on  all  tbe  time,  and  the  b 


nlture,  typewriters  or  Huppiles  that  you  dlsitenae  with  | 
"--  '  "hat  another  school  would  like.  They 
something  you  need  for  them,  or  may 
adVt  In  THE  Jodhsal's  want  col- 
you  hunOredsof  dollars.  The  Journal 
L-rs  the  Qeld.  If  there  Is  any  one  who 
_' sell  school  furniture,  supplies,  etc.  un 


The  price  it*  8^2.30 
lot    iq  exceed  ont>    in 


may  be  J 


THE  DKST  BUSINEM^  PEN  MADEl 

Result  of  21  years'  experience. 
One  Dollar jwr  OroRS  or  Ten  Cent«  per  Dozen.    Send 


for  a  Trial  Order  Ta-diiu.' 


E.  H.  ROBINS.  Wlch 


INK  IN  BOXES. 


the  Ijeftt, 
nkKct 


be  paid 
will  be 


I  bouKhi 
Id.  /"pfaci 


ColambiaD  Tablet  iDk. 


II    or  HIT   ronrl    liiri 
I  iu  THe'jCM  KX,\L. 
W.M.  yi.  CROAX,   i'rer< 
Anderaoii.  Ind.,  N 


Enough  tablelK  for  < 
Ink  by  nmll.  2.'ic. :  one  Kallon.  85c. 

COLUMBIAN  INK  CO., 
eVANSVILLP,  |ND. 


•74 


PERNIN    SHORTHAND. 

Why?SG 


H  art-  BtndylDK  H  ? 

r  500  of  the  leadlnK  Universities.  Colleges,  Academies  and 
Htehifcii""'' "'  '""■  i:''""""'  »rt»'ln  the  past  5  or  »  rears ! 
.>u>i»ls  of  stenoKraphers  u««-  and  recommend  II  enthaslaatlcally  everywhere  ? 

,4™!.  of  writers  of  the  old  shaded  and  position  systems  channlng  off  to  the  PERNDJ  ! 
l^Tel""  he  exclusive  WORLD'S  FAIR  award  of  MEDAL  and  DIPLOMA  ! 

The  School  Board  was  convinced  of  Its  SHPERIOB  MERITS  and  adopted   It 

-  -• —  -round. 

learned.   READ    LIKE  PRINT. 
:e  to  the  comprehension  of  the 


speed,  aud  adapted 


quickly 
ded  alll 


__^  ^    The  School 

T*\  _  —     J  S<JLELV  on  thot  Kround 

r-S^/"^!  ISP    1      It  Is  a  COMMO.X   .SE.VSE   shorthand. 
LJC'^i***'^*-'   *     J.Jihle  of  the  highest  speed,  ami 
child  and  the  adult. 

„    i,„.  on  SIIADINO,  no  POSinoS    few   word  signs 

BKC  u;sp.  It  can  tic  learned  lor  practical  use  In  8  to  la 

They  feel  the  need  of  a  more  f.clle  and  leglMe  shorthand. 

It  wo.  adludged  the  BE.ST  of  all  shorthand  systems  In  use. 

""""•"^     "  TBIAl,  LESSON  AM>  ClRCfLAB  FREE. 

.  .    awrw  o  ivaTRfrTOK.  »2.00.    Mohev  refunded  If  not  satisfactory.    Lessons  by  MAIL  If 
.■e.Se3:'''5^lS^lW.''pE^lfNlNV'lu.t,or.  Detroit,  jfich.  


}  Instead  of  MONTHS  and  YEARS. 


I  AW  0      A  New  Light! 

A^l^i^A  The  X-Ray  ."h'e  Sborthand  World. 

Vm  It.  una  thi.rc-  win  be  no  ■V;'';:' '/."''iVnmcIiVr.l 

culurs  iiinl  wiMipl'^  1'' '■     \\ '''*'    "    "■  ■ 
Greenwich  Business  College, 

Ei>»l  <;reennlch.  Bhoilc  Inland. 

When  OrderlDg  Typewriter  Ribbons, 
ROGERS  WOVEN  EDGE. 

Ti,,.,     ,,    II.    I.     I    nlihiB  iiii'l  last  longertha 

'1'*^    '        HI  iriri;.- use  by  all    he  le 

*"?.,'     1,1.  Ill   I.  l.'Kraph  and  rallroal 

■""'  ,,     ,    ,     .1        ii,.vliuveKoldentln«anl 

■r'.'.'VZ'w:  ,1  .  „  ,'.  i  "I  „n  ■i.i;™e  omi  to  avo(l  soil 
fni  1  !•  lliii(er»  ^I'liiHIdrill  novel  and  unique  They 
urc  used  In  the  JouftHALoftlce  satisfactorily. 

SEND  FOB  CIBCOliAB. 

Rogers  Manllod  and  Carbon  Paper  Co 


$20.00 

will  1)0  pnid  for  4  specimens  of  Automatic 
Writing.  A  chance  for  you  tn  get  it.  Several 
good  ui-tlcl.  8  for  agents  and  writers. 

Full  particulars  and  your  name  in  fancy  de- 
sign for  10c 

Don't  miss  this  chance.  See  about  it  at  once 
J.  M.  COOLEY,  Erin,  Tenn. 


Le  Clanche 
Ruling  Pen, 

FOR   OFFICE  AND   DRAUGHTSMEN'S 
USE.    PRICE.  $1.00. 


^OBLESVILLE.  INI). 


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243i   CRYSTAr,    AVE  .    BAI.TIMOIiE.    MD. 

No.  0. 

Thr  foiiiiminul  fiirrr. 

nSi, — The  8i)?cial  feature  cif  this  lesson  is  the  com- 
])i>iiiirl  riiriv.  You  will  ple;i9e  notice  that  it  is  a 
distinct  principle  that  must  be  well  developed  in 
each  of  the  letters  of  this  lesson— least  of  all  in  the 
O.  I  associate  the  O  with  this  ftronp  because  of 
its  similarity  to  the  S.  No  I  illustrates  the  i>rin- 
ciple  to  which  I  refer.  This  can  be  well  brought 
out  in  No.  2,  You  will  notice  that  it  begins  with  a 
small  loop,  or  dot.  and  5*ou  turn  to  the  left  and 
downward  just  as  you  would  in  making  the  C.  only 
the  loop  is  smaller,  then  tnrn  to  the  left  on  the  base 
line  and  form  a  loop  just  like  the  bottom  of  D. 
Now  the  fact  that  you  begin  and  finish  as  you  do 
necessarily  makes  a  compound  curve.  By  dropping 
below  the  line  and  then  swinging  up  around  to  the 
top  again,  triicing  over  an3  over  to  a  count  of 
"  1.  2,  :l. "  you  have  another  excellent  tracing  exer- 
cise. When  you  can  make  it  easily  take  up  the 
/-.  as  in  No.  3.  Notice  that  it  begins  with  a 
dot  as  in  the  preceding  exercise,  then  finish  just 
like  the  Q.  Make  whole  lines  of  L's  ;  then  pages  of 
tlieiu.  1  think  there  is  no  objection  to  letting  the 
pen  drop  to  the  paper  as  the  pen  is  swinging  up  to 
the  dot  to  begin  the  L.  The  only  thing  you 
must  bo  careful  about  is  that  you  don't  make  that 
upward  glide  too  long.  Try  a  page  or  more  of 
"  Lixteii  "  It  is  rather  difficult  to  get  it  nicely 
written,  but  do  your  best  on  it  See  if  you  can  get 
it  neat  and  smooth,  then  work  a  while  on  the  word 
•'  Lminiii;/."  Let  tlie  L  fiuish  very  short  below  the 
line  and  make  the  first  letter  following  it  close  to  it. 

The  .s. 

(54. —Begin  S  with  a  right  curve  and  turn  at  the 
top  just  as  you  would  iu  making  the  small  I, 
then  cross  the  up  stroke  at  half  the  height  of  the 
letter  and  finish  with  a  small  oval.  The  down  curve 
in  the  .S  should  be  a  compound  curve  similar  to  the 
down  stroke  in  the  L.  The  tendency  is  to  let  the  S 
le;m  to  the  right  too  much.  This  you  regulate  by 
the  up  stroke.  The  .S  may  be  finished  two  ways,  as 
indicated  in  4  and  :,.  They  are  just  like  the  finish 
of  capital  J.  The  second  style  is  convenient  for 
joining  to  the  word  following.  See  how  well  you 
can  write  "Sign,"  "Smith  "  and  "  Sigiititiin:" 
The  «. 

<>.">. —In  making  O  follow  the  instructions  given 
for  .S  Study  the  shape  of  the  letter.  Notice  that 
the  crossing  of  the  loop  is  a  little  below  the  middle 
of  the  letter,  and  the  angle,  or  sharp  point,  is  just 
half  the  heiglit  ot  it.  Fiuish  G  with  a  full  stop  on 
the  first  up  stroke  and  a  little  above  the  line.  Make 
full  page  like  No.  7.  This  is  an  excellent  movement 
drill,  and  you  should  get  so  you  can  go  entirely 
across  the  page  and  get  the  frs  uniform.  Don't  let 
them  lean  to  the  right  too  much  Write  a  page  or 
more  of  "(riiiii."  Don't  lift  the  pen  until  the  en 
tire  word  is  written. 

The  I'. 

«*6,— The  P  is  another  letter  in  which  the  com 
pound  curve  forms  a  prominent  part.  Form  a  com- 
pound curve,  swing  over  the  top  and  stop  with  a 
dot.  for  a  while,  until  yon  get  a  definite  stopping 
place.  Notice  how  wide  it  is  on  the  left  of  the  down 
stroke  and  how  narrow  it  is  on  the  right  of  it  ;  also. 


how  close  to^the  top  j-on  finish  it.  Get  so  you  can 
join  them  accurately  and  rapidly.  Go  entirely 
ajross  the  page. 

Tht  K. 

(87.— The  R',ii  just  like  P,  except  th.at  you  finish 
from  the  loop  like  K.  In  making  R's  pass  from 
one  to  the  next  as  indicated  in  No  9.  I  am  not 
particularjwhether  you  keep  the  pen  on  the  paper 
or  not,  but  swiug  the  hand  just  as  I  have  done  in 
No.  9  either  on  or  off  the  paper.  Make  the  little  loop 
close  to  the  top. 

CIIITICISMS. 

Allie.  M.  R  .  Cross  Creek  VillaKe.— M.  O.  S..  Portland.  Oreg. 
—Good  word.  In  making  Z  mako  first  principle  same  as  first 
stroke  in  M.  that  is.  lot  it  come  down  to  the  line  same  as  small 
2  then  the  small  loop  will  point  downward  instead  of  point- 
ing to  the  left.  Let  finishinR  strobe  ot  p  drop  below  the  lino 
more,  so  the  first  letter  following  It  will  be  free  from  it. 
Try  to  get  a  little  more  boldness  in  your  writing. 

W  O.  C.  North  Adams.  Mass.— E.  H.  C  Ebenaburp,  Pa. 
—Yonr  work  on^June  lesson  IS  O.  K.    No  criticism.    Move- 


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D  L.  C.  Powersville,  Mo.— Very  creditable  specimen. 
Study  my  first  criticism  in  this  issue  tor  "  points  "  cm  your 
X'!<  and  (j'«.  Your  ornamental  letters  show  quite  an  artistic 
talent. 

J.  D  P..  Gunnison.  Col —What  you  sent  is  all  right.  Good 
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straight,  and  make  the  letter  smaller.  Olad  to  hear  from 
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capital  E  and  C  exercises.  In  going  from  one  letter  to  the 
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compound  curve.  Make  small  loop  in  the  middle  of  tl>e  E. 
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given  to  the  person  who  makes  the  most  improve- 
ment while  following  Jlr.  Lister's  lessons  in  writ- 
ing. All  specimens  should  be  in  Mr.  Lister's  hands 
by  January  1.  1897.  and  the  award  will  be  made  as 
soon  after  that  time  as  possible. 


Tests  of  Speed. 

In  the  following  1  shall  give  as  briefly  as  possible 
some  of  the  benefits  of  tests  of  speed  from  time  to 
time  in  the  writing  class  instead  of  the  regular 
work  and  the  manner  in  which  they  may  be  con- 
ducted. 

Speed  tests  in  the  class  have  a  tendency  to  over- 
come a  slow,  heavy  movement  by  promoting  rapid 
action  of  the  muscles  of  the  arm  and  hand,  and  facil- 
itating a  light  touch  of  the  forearm,  hand  and  pen, 
which  are  very  essential  if  we  would  have  our  writ- 
ing take  on  that  strong,  graceful  appearance  which 
we  all  so  much  admire.  Quite  often  it  is  the  case 
that  a'student  is  able  to  do  very  good  writing  if  he 


and  is  not  to  be  overlooked  if  we  would  obtain  the 
best  results  possible  from  our  labors. 

The  speed  contest  should  take  place  two  or  three 
times  each  week  and  continue  for  a  half  honr, 
modified  somewhat  by  the  time  that  is  given  to  the 
writing  class  each  day  and  the  results  obtained  from 
the  drills.  It  should  not  occur  so  often  that  the  reg- 
ular class  work  would  be  neglected  or  so  rarely  that 
the  students  might  lose  interest  in  it,  and  thereby 
fail  to  prepare  in  the  intervals  to  do  better  work  in 
the  next  contest.  It  we  have  a  class  that  varies 
much  in  the  degree  of  skill  to  which  they  have 
already  attained  it  is  well  to  divide  them  into  two 
or  more  divisions,  that  the  work  given  them  may  be 
suitable  to  each.  The  work  arranged  for  them  should 
be  ot  the  kind  that  they  will  need  in  business  life, 
consisting  of  business  terms,  sentences,  etc.,  or  it 
may  consist  of  writing  and  rewriting  as  many  times 
as  possible,  within  the  time  allowed  them,  a  busi- 
ness letter  in  the  proper  form.  While  the  contest 
is  in  progress,  the  instructor  should  pass  among  the 
students  to  see  that  the  work  is  being  properly  done, 
correcting  mistakes,  making  suggestions  where  they 
are  needed  and  strictly  prohibiting  any  carelessness. 
This  latter  he  may  enforce  by  not  allowing  any  work 
to  be  counted  for  a  student  that  has  not  been  done 
satisfactorily. 

The  speed  contest  may  be  made  a  source  of  profit 
to  any  writing  class  and  if  properly  conducted  the 
students  will  look  forward  to  it  with  keen  antici- 
pations of  pleasure  which  will  only  be  excelled  by 
the  real  benefits  which  they  derive  from  it. 

[The  author  of  this  article  neglected  to  sign  his 
name  to  it,  hence  we  are  unable  to  give  him  proper 
credit.— Ed.] 


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Figures. 


tjurittion. 

Why  shoald  tbey  be  taught  before  letters  1 

1.  Becanse  of  a  less  namber  of  forms,  are  sooner 
learned. 

2.  Occnpying  less  space  in  width  and  being  discon- 
nected, are  easit-r  learned. 

3.  Introduces  movement  almost  imperceptibly, 
through  lateral  action. 

4.  More  refwlily  applied. 

5.  Used  early  in  the  child's  life. 

6.  Thousands  are  made  every  month  by  the  aver- 
age pupil  and.  of  course,  should  be  made  well. 

7.  Skill  in  figures  gives  skill  in  letters. 

8.  Having  no  context,  they  should  be  made  excep- 
tionally well. 

9.  Poor  figures  indicate  poor  writing. 

10.  Careless  figures  alwayx  indicate  careless  writ- 
ing. 

11.  Careleesness  prevents  progress. 

12.  Retrogression  means  failure,  and  continual 
failure  points  toward  poverty. 

QlifHtlon. 

What  points  are  gained  by  teaching  them  first  V 

1.  Form,  position  and  lateral  motion.  Never  lose 
sight  of  the  fact  that  figures  should  be  light,  small, 
slantinti  iitld  near  each  other. 

Not  only  should  each  pupil  learn  the  forms  in 
the  special  lesson,  but  be  required  to  show  practical 
results  in  the  general  le.ssons. 

Form  is  dependent  on  "  time,"  which  is  indicated 
by  a  system  of  counting. 

1.  Produce  in  an  order  of  simplicity  (1,  0,  6,  4,  8, 
5,  8,  1),  2,  7)  and  practice  on  one  figure  at  a  time 
imtil  fair  improvement  is  shown.  •  Ten  lines  con- 
stitute an  effort.  Place  eighteen  figures  to  each  line 
in  the  order  designated  : 

18478858      2 

1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     11     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     i 
It  will  be  readily  seen,  after  a  little  practice,  that 

a  better  position  is  secured  with  this  method  than 

the  old,  and  iu  addition  increased  confidence  secured 

through  lateral  action. 
(General   points   to  be   observed  are   dimensions, 

loeatiun  and  lateral  action. 

2.  Ten  lines  of  figures  in  numerical  order. 

3.  Ten  lines  of  promiscuous  figures. 

4.  Twenty  lines  of  promiscuous  figures  to  be 
handed  in,  with  name  and  age  of  pupil  on  right 
lower  and  building  and  teacher's  name  on  left  lower 
lines  of  page. 

.').  Fractions  when  suited  to  the  grade. 

C.  Mixed  numbers  when  suited  to  the  grade. 

OHlltne. 

1  and  0  are  made  with  one  count;  6,  8  and  9  are 
made  with  tu-n  counts;  2.  3,  4,  5,  7  are  made  with 
three  counts. 

All  rest  on  base  line  with  7  and  9  extending  the 
length  of  a  one  (I)  below. 

The  one  (1)  is  the  standard  of  measurement  and 
has  no  definite  length.    The  0,  2,  3,  .5  are  as  Iiigh  aa 


the  one  (1).     The  first  part  of  6  and  last  parts  of  4 
and  8  are  higher  than  a  one. 

The  •'  1  "  is  a  slanting  straight  line  of  a  height  to 
suit  its  purpose. 

The  '■  0  ■'  is  excedingly  narrow  and  closed  at  the 
top  Its  shape  is  that  of  a  grain  of  wheat.  The 
last  part  of  •6  "  very,  very  small.  The  part  in- 
closed about  the  size  of  a  pin's  head.  End  down- 
ward.    Jlain  stroke  slightly  curved. 

The  first  stroke  in  "  4  "  is  as  high  as  a  one  and 
half  as  long  ;  second  part  as  long  as  a  one  and 
third  part  crossing  second  one-half  its  horizontal 
length.  The  second  part  should  be  parallel  with 
the  base  line.  Made  with  three  straight  lines. 
Speed  mil  beautify  with  curves.  Begin  the  "  8  "' 
half  the  height  of  a  one.  witli  a  curve  the  gen- 
eral slant  of  the  figure.  Cross  in  the  middle,  going 
upward.  Reversed  and  inverted  produces  a  per- 
fect capital  '■  S. " 

The  first  part  of  "."1"  is  a  straight  line  (on  a 
greater  slant  than  a  one,  4.5  degrees  equal  to  half 
way  between  standing  up  and  lying  down),  fully 
one  half  its  length  ;  retrace  one-halt  (the  first  part) 
forming  an  oval  whose  center  is  the  base  of  the  first 
part,  ending  with  a  vertical  curve  about  the  height 
of  figure,  finish  with  horizontal  straight  line  the 
length  of  first  part. 

Remark  :  A  dot  is  the  size  of  a  grain  of  sand. 
Begin  the  "  3  '  with  a  dot,  retrace  and  make  turn 
even  with  top  of  dot,  form  horizontal  loop  with 
lower  part  twice  the  length  of  upper,  ending  same 
as  the  second  part  of  '*  ■). " 

The  first  part  of  "  9  "  is  lying  down  (about  5  de- 
grees slant)  and  as  long,  but  only  half  as  high  as  a 
one.  Start  square  to  the  left.  Avoid  going  down- 
ward or  upward.  Begin  one-half  as]  high  as  the 
one.  The  tmderside  of  oval  is  flat.  (It  is  the  base 
of  a,  d,  g  and  q.)  Last  downward  stroke  does  not 
retrace. 

The  "  2  "  begins  with  a  dot  slightly  longer  than 
for  the  "  3,"  because  the  turn  at  the  top  is  longer. 
(A  long  dot  gives  a  long  turn,  a  short  dot  gives  a 
short  turn. )  Retrace  and  make  turn  even  with  top 
of  dot.  Downward  stroke  4.j  degi-ees  slant.  Finish 
with  a  double  compound  curve.  Loop  points  down- 
ward and  the  case  of  figure  is  indicative  of  a  toe, 
instep  and  heel. 

The  "  7  ••  begins  with  a  point,  the  base  of  which 
rests  on  or  near  the  base  line.  The  second  part  is  a 
compound  curve  which  rises  so  as  to  form  a  loop  a 
little  higher  than  top  of  dot  and  ending  with  a 
slightly  curved  line  on  a  slant  of  45  degrees.  The 
compound  curve  at  top  should  not  touch  the  base 
line. 

[To  be  eontinneil.) 


Addressing  Wrappers. 

BY   N.  C.    BREWSTER,    ELMIRA,    N.    Y. 

A  person  must  be  master  of  a  very  plain,  rapid 
style  of  writing  to  make  money  at  addressing  wrap- 
pers, as  the  price  paid  for  such  work  is  not  large. 
Wrappers  are  usually  made  of  coarse  paper  on  which 
a  fine  pen  would  not  work  without  catching  and 
shades  would  be  unnecessary,  besides  detracting 
from  the  speed.     I  have  found  plain  unshaded  writ- 


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ing  the  best  for  this  purpose,  and'as  good  pens  as 
any  the  ordinary  heavy  Falcon  pen  used  in  either 
straight  or  oblique  holder.  They  make  a  strong 
and  quite  uniform  line  and  being  large  hold  enough 
ink  to  write  a  complete  address  or  more  with 'one 
dipping.  Even  after  much  worn  they  run,  easily. 
Fountain  pens  would  be  good,  and  save  dipping,  if 
they  were  always  sure  to  fount.  I  use  fluid  ink  that 
dries  quickly  without  blotting  and  a  wide^mouthed 
heavy  glass  inkstand  that  does  not  tip  over  easily. 

I  take  a  pile  of  a  hundred  or  two  wrappers,  ad 
dress  the  top  one,  push  it  aside  and  by  the  timeHhe 
next  is  done  the  first  is  dry.  Replenishing  from  the 
supply  pile,  keeping  a  number  under  the  hand  at 
all  times. 

Of  course  the  above  does  not  apply  to  a  good 
(luality  of  wrappers  or  envelopes  used  for  business 
college  advertising,  on  which  a  fine  pen  may  be  used 
with  Japan  ink  and  the  writing  made  as  elaborate 
as  desired.  With  the  latter,  of  course,  more  time 
will  be  consumed  in  applying  the  curves  and  shades 
and  usually  the  wrappers  will  need  to  be  spread  out 
to  dry  to  preserve  the  gloss  of  the  ink. 

I  am  often  asked  why  1  do  not  use  the  typewriter 
for  this  work.  While  I  have  developed  considerable 
speed  in  addressing  both  wrappers  and  envelopes  on 
the  typewriter  and  have  addressed  a  great  many  in 
this  way,  much  time  was  lost  in  inserting  the  paper 
in  the  machine,  adjusting  it  to  place  and  pulling  it 
out  again,  and  I  have  found  that  I  can  address  nearly 
two  to  one  with  a  pen.  and  others  have  had  the  same 
experience.  This  is  quite  an  item  when  one  is  work- 
ing by  the  thousand.  In  using  a  pen  the  wrappers 
may  be  addressed  without  moving  them,  then  pushed 
aside  to  be  picked  up  later,  requiring  very  few 
movements  In  my  work  for  some  time  for  a 
patent  medicine  company  I  had  to  send  out  thou- 
sands of  circulars.  In  almost  any  large  town  or 
city  a  good  writer  can  derive  quite  an  income  by 
addressing  for  different  firms  by  the  hundred  or 
thousand. 

Recenlly  I  took  a  contract  to  address  20.000  wrap 
pers  each  month.  These  are  sent  to  a  certain  class 
of  tradesmen  all  over  the  United  States  and  a  ma- 
jority of  them  include  the  street  number.  Twenty 
thousand  seems  like  a  large  number,  and  to  some 
would  look  like  a  month's  work  with  nothing  else. 
I  do  it  at  spare  times  with  the  help  of  my  advanced 
writing  students  and  it  gives  excellent  practice  to 
the  students. 

By  the  way.  I  would  like  to  know  how  rapid  some 
of  the  writers  are  and  how  many  can  address  more 
than  100  wrappers  an  hour,  writing  name,  street 
number,  city  and  state,  and  keep  it  up  all  day.  The 
above  is  about  my  speed,  although  on  a  test  I  have 
turned  off  two  of  this  sort  per  minute  for  ten  or 
twelve  minutes.  I  shall  be  glad  to  hear  from  some 
of  the  specialists  in  this  line. 


BY  C.  H.  PEIRCE,    ILLUSTRATING  HIS  ARTICLE  ON  -FIGURES.' 


Tlie  Pen  is  Miglitier  than  the  Sword. 

"  The  Cuban  insurgents  stole  another  march  on  Weyler 
yesterday." 

"  What  was  that  ?  " 

*'  They  spilled  eis  barrels  of  ink  out  of  his  ammnnitioD 
wagon." — Philadelphia  North  American. 


Interest  in  the  good  handwriting  symposium  still 
continues.  Never  before  has  the  American  writing 
public  had  an  opportunity  of  getting  the  plain,  un- 
varnished opinions  of  so  many  of  our  leading  teach- 
ers and  writers  on  these  important  points.  Young 
penmen  and  young  teachers,  by  carefully  reviewing 
these  various  opinions  and  the  reasons  given  for 
them,  will  have  years  of  experience  of  a  large  num- 
ber of  people,  and  should  be  able  to  abstract  much 
valuable  and  practical  information  from  the  articles. 

The  articles  were  written  in  reply  to  the  following 
<luestions  : 

1.  (aj  What  do  you  consider  the  essentials  of  o  good  hand 
writing  t    (Name  them  in  the  order  of  importance.) 

i.b)  Name,  in  what  you  consider  the  order  of  importance, 
the  essential  teaching  points  to  keep  in  mind  to  produce  a 
good  handwriting.     (Aspositioii.  speed,  movement,  etc.) 

2.  Give  your  definition  of  muscular  or  forearm  movement. 
'i.  Name  and  give  reasous  for  the  best  position  of: 

(a)  Body. 

(b)  Hand  and  pen. 

4.  Name  the  best  movement  and  give  your  reasons. 
Respectfully. 

Penman's  Art  Journal. 


Cb)  The  essential  teaching  points. 
keep  before  the  student  are,  first,  enthusiasm;  second, 
contldence;  third,  position  ;  fourth,  a  strong,  free,  muscular 
movement  with  rapid  motion  from  the  beginning.  Much 
depends  upon  the  enthusiasm  of  the  teacher.  Some  teachers 
let  their  classes  go  to  sleep  on  their  hands;  others  talk  their 
pupils  to  death.  The  true  teacher  creates  an  enthuiastic  de- 
sire on  the  part  of  the  pupil  to  work  without  ceasing,  sys- 
tematically, until  he  becomes  a  atudeiit  xn  penmanship,  then 
his  success  is  assured. 

2.  Muscular  movement  or  forearm  movement,  as  I  com- 
prehend them,  mean  about  the  same  thing.  In  either,  the 
arm  rests  lightly  on  the  large  part  of  the  forearm,  elbow 
protruding  over  the  edge  of  the  desk  about  one  inch,  hand 
gliding  lightly  upon  the  third  and  fourth  figures  in  a  half 
closed,  somewhat  rigid  position,  wrist  being  clear  of  the 
paper,  the  arm  moving  in  and  out  of  the  sleeve  without  slid- 
ing on  the  desk,  the  thumb,  first  and  second  fingers  remain- 
ing almost  quiet  in  a  grasping  position.  There  should  be  a 
slight  sympathetic  motion  of  the  thumb,  first  and  second 
fingers  in  con,iunction  with  the  muscular  or  forearm  motion 
described  above  in  executing  rapidbusiness -writing. 

3.  The  front  position  Is  the  best  because  it  is  the  least  tire- 
atural.    It  is  the  first  position  the  child 


Business  Writing  Teachers'  Open  Court. 


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jj-^  }}}f   7^  ?^  ?^ 7^ ^ ^  7?, 

THE  NAME  AND  ADDRESS  OF  THE  WRITER  OF  THIS  SPECIMEN  WAS  NOT  ON  IT.  HENCE  WE  ARE  UNABLE  TO;GlVE 
PROPER  CREDIT, 


.,<..^fryn.^6~'iyi^  ^<^  -^i-'^^^^'y^ 


.,^i,^^.^j^>-!-->-9'L-<)    a^'n^-^S-e  . 


BY  G.  S.  McCLURE,  HARRISBURG,  PA. 


side,  because  it  gives  a  better  position  of  the  fo 

.„^.  „....  ^»=.  uaLu.^i.    .i.  ,a  .u«  uiBv  pusi,.iuu  vu«  uii.iu  (b)   The  position  of  the  hand  and  pen  depends,  to  a  certain 

learns  at   the   table  when  he  occupies  his  "  little   red  high  extent,  upon  the  shape  of  the  hand  and  the  style  of  noiaer 


We 


arly  i 


ct.  slightly  bent  for- 


ward, feet  resting  flat  on  the  flo__. 

(b)  Hand  in  position  as  above  explained.  Pen  should  be 
held  between  the  first  and  second  fingers  and  the  thumb; 
holder  crcssing  first  finger  below  the  knuckle  joint,  second 
finger  opposite  the  first  joint;  thumb  should  be  well  arched 


Respectfully  submitted, 


W.  S.  Chamberlaii 


ui,a...T».^  i,u  «^v-- ,»  . -- '  writers  on  the 

subject  of  penmanship  fail  to  realize).  I  believe  that  I  can 
safely  assert  that  two-tblrds  of  the  writing  that  is  done  in 
the  commercial  world  is  done  either  with  the  finger  or  the 
combined  movements.  This  is  not  due  to  a  lack  of  education 
along  this  line;  the  very  circumstances  that  surround  the 


Eaton  A  Burnetii 


*iter  demand  it* 


Yours  very  truly. 


4.  The  best  movement  for  rapid  easy  business  writing  as  I 
have  experienced  it  is  a  liiiht  Jrte  muscular  movement  from 
the  begi/ining.  Writing  is  the  result  of  well  directed  motion, 
hence  the  importance  of  the  proper  kind  of  movement  at  the 
beginning.  Fix  the  pupil  in  the  correct  habit  of  practice  by 
systematic  drills,  and  stir  up  in  his  soul  the  importance  of  a 
good  business  handwriting,  then  you  have  placed  him  upon 
the  highway  of  success  and  he  is  sure  to  rise  up  and  call  vou 
blessed  during  the  remainder  of  his  existence.  Should  a 
teacher  not  do  these  tbings.  he  richly  deserves  to  be  cast  out 


All  the  Wai/rrotn  CaUjovnUi. 

1.  (a)  (1)  Good  form.  (2)  smooth  lines,  (3)  uniformity  of 
slant,  (4)  Bimplicity.  (5)  small  size.  (G)  correct  spacing. 

(b)  (1)  Position,  both  of  body  and  of  paper  and  pen.  U)  a 
steady  movement.  (3)  form.  (4)  speed,  enough  to  give  smooth 
lines  and  not  enough  to  make  a  scribble,  {^)  systematic  and 
persistent  practice.  ^6)  uniformity  and  direction  of  slant,  (7) 
spacing. 

:;.  Muscular  or  forearm  movement,  in  writing,  is  a  move- 
» ;        ..._i-  _..  LL.  .^■__.  _-  ^  from  ^jjQ  muscles  of  the 


IiidianapoUs,  Ind.,  Coll.  of  Commerci 
From  C.  E.  Lou 


,.„. ...  ^ _,___.    .      5  of  work. 

Avoid  too  rigid  criticism  of  pupil's  work,  and  try  to  dis- 
cover commendable  points,  thereby  encouraging  rather  than 
discouraging  practi 


a.  Movement  of 


bet' 


n  writing,  supported   on   muscles 
wrist  and  elbow. 
3.  (a)  Position    of  body^  depends    largely    on    height  of 


yhich  all  the  propulsi 


straight  and  slightly  mclined  forward,  head  at  the 

angle  to  both  shoulders,  feet  flat  on  the  floor,  and  arms  rest- 
ing on  the  desk  just  forward  of  elbows. 

tb)  Owing  to  the  difference  m  hands,  it  is  impossible  to 
give  a  rule.  The  following,  with  minor  modifications,  will 
suit  nearly  all.  Let  the  hand  rest  on  the  finger  nails  of  the 
third  and  fourth  fingers,  and  bold  the  pen  holder  with  the 


:  part  of  the  shoulder. 
4.  The  best  movement,  1  think,  is  the  forearm  movement 
lightly  aided  by  the  fingers.    The  forearm  movement  gives 


Heald'a  Bus.  Coll.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

C/ianiherlain'H  Reajtoiis. 

1.  (a)  The  essentials  of  a  good  business  handwriting  are 
uniformity  of  height,  slant  and  spacing,  combined  with 
speed  in  execution. 

(b)    The  essentia' 
piisition.  movement,  torn 

-*.  The  muscular  movement  is,  writing  with  the  muscles 
of  the  forearm  resting  on  the  desk,  without  moving  the 


„„„...  '  If  tall,  pupil  shouid  sit  well  back  from  desk,  inclining 
ijoay  forward,  but  keeping  back  straight.  If  short,'3it  closer 
to  desk,  thereby  brlngmg  body  in  more  upright  position. 
Front  position  at  desk. 

3.  (,b)  Position  of  hand  and  fingers  should  be  easy  and 
natural,  hand  inclining  slightly  to  right  though  as  nearly 
fiat  as  is  comfortable. 

Fingers  should  curve,  as  is  natural  while  carrying  hand  by 
body  when  walking.  Slant  of  holder  in  hand  will  vary  ac- 
cording to  length  of  hand  and  fingers. 

4.  Muscular  movement.  Capable  of  higher  rate  of 
sneed.  more  uniformity  of  slant,  and  is  less  tiresome. 

J.  F.  Fish. 
Spencerian  Bus.  Coll.,  Louisville,  Ky. 

Vvom  C.  S.  rervif. 

1.  la)  Neatness,  legibility  and  speed. 

(b)  Enthusiasm  on  the  part  of  the  teacher;    a  tact  for  e 


1.  (a)  Simple  forms,  because  of  the  easiness  of  their  execu- 
tion, and  legibility;  lightlrunning  hand,  because  of  greater 
speed,  which  all  concede  to  be  of  vast  importance  in  busi- 
ness (b)  Correct  position,  free,  easy  gliding  movement.'in 
order  to  cause  the  writing, to  have  a  pleasing  effect,  smooth 
line,  etc.    Careful  and  yet  quite  rapid  practice. 

(2)  In  my  opinion,  muscular  or  forearm  movement 'is 
adapted  to  coarse,  rapid  work,  but  for  accurate,  beautiful 
writing  it  is  entirely  out  of  place 

3.  (a)  Front  position,  because  of  its  being  more  healthful, 
on  account  of  not  having  to  raise  or  lower  one  shoulder  more 
than  the  other,  where  the  desk  is  not  of  the  proper  height, 
(b)  Usually  well  to  the  left. wrist  not  touching  desk,  but  hand 
resting  on  outside  of  tips  of  the  last  two  fingers.  (Not 
always  the  same  for  all  persons.)  Holder  dropping  down, 
back  of  lastjjoint  of  forefinger. 


grasping  the  subject;  a 


couraging  those  who  „       ...  - 

logical  gradation  of  exercises  and  copies  suited  to  the  class 
of  students  in  hand;  the  ability  of  the  teacher  to  execute: 
keeping  the  student's  mind  concentrated  on  the  subject 
under  consideration. 

3.  There  is  no  writing  that  is  not  muscular  movement 
writing.    The  forearm  movement  (so  called  to  distinguish 


and  healthful  position  and  as  long  as  this  is  done  it  matters 
little  whether  the  writer  stands  or  sits;  whether  he  occupies 
a  front,  oblique  or  side  position. 

3.  (b)  The  position  in  which  the  hand  is  to  be  held  should 
also  be  a  natural  one.  If  the  hand  is  held  in  this  position 
and  the  pen  is  grasped  with  the  thumb  and  forefinger  and 
pressed  against  the  nail  of  the  middle  finger,  then  brought 
to  an  angle  that  will  place  the  holder  against  the  third  joint 
of  the  forefinger,  the  holder  will,  in  most  cases,  point  to  the 
outer  edge  of  the  shoulder.  As  no  two  hands  are  con- 
structed exactly  alike,  this  is  subject  to  variations. 

4.  No  one  movement  can  be  recommended  to  the  exclusion 
of  all  others.    The  forearm  movement  should  be  used  when- 


Used    One  Pen    Each    Hour. 

Treasurer  Lncien  Knapp  of  Long  Island  City 
recently  refused  to  pay  a  bill  of  $36.95,  sent 
through  the  Queens  County  Bank  for  colleclion,  by 
the  firm  of  De  Hann  &  Co.  of  Philadelphia.  Th& 
bill  was  for  4,75'3  writing  pens  which  the  Water  De- 
partment of  Long  Island  City  is  alleged  to  hav& 
purchased  from  the  Philadelphians  a  few  days  ago. 
There  are  only  two  clerks  in  the  Wat^r  Department. 

"  I  intend  to  keep  this  bill  and  frame  it  as  a 
souvenir  of  the  economy  practiced  by  the  Gleason 
adminiatration,"  said  Treasurer  Knapp  yesterday. 
*'  The  idea  of  two  clerks  using  thirty-three  gross  of 
writing  pens  would  be  incredible  had  not  Mayor 
Gleason  indorsed  the  bill  and  given  a  warrant  for 
the'fuU  amount." 

Taking  out  Sundays  and  holidays,  thirty-three 
gross  of  pens  would  allow  each  of  the  two  clerks  one 
pen  an  horn-  for  each  of  the  eight  working  hours  a 
day,  for  the  period  of  one  year.  Quite  a  respectable 
pen  bill! 


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36,000    Public   School   Pupils  Without   In. 
struction  In  Writing  for  Two  Months. 

Owing  to  the  tangle  among  the  members  of  the 
Board  of  Education.  Newark,  N.  J.,  about  the  adop- 
tion of  copy-books  and  whether  they  should  be  of 
slant  or  vertical  systems,  no  writing  has  been  done 
during  the  month  of  September  and  none  can  be 
dune  during  the  month  of  October.  Thus  nearly 
one-quarter  of  the  time  for  the  school  year  devoted 
to  writing  will  be  lost,  and  all  because  the  School 
Board  is  made  up  of  men  who  know  but  little  of 
how  writing  should  be  taught.  Newark  has  30.000 
pupils  in  its  public  schools. 

Our  remedy  would  be  to  engage  a  first-cla^s  su- 
pervisor of  writing,  pay  him  a  good  salary,  let  him 
plau  the  work  and  follow  his  advice.  Then  the 
copy  book  question  and  the  system  to  be  adopted 
will  be  a  .secondary  consideration  and  will  take 
care  of  itself. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Board  of  Education,  engage  a 
Supervi-ior  of  Writing. 

Writing  in    the  Fourth   Qrade. 

liou-r    <Jnrl     niinlr-.Irm    .Vorrmeiila-Deloic    Fourlli 
Orailr. 

Exiierieuce  has  taught  me  that  there  is  nothing  to  be 
gained  by  introducing  muBCulnr  and  combiued  movement 
in  the  grades  below  the  fourth  ;  and,  further,  I  think  the 
time  usually  spent  trying  to  teach  the  younger  children 
to  write  ae  the  older  ones  do  might  be  utilized  to  better 
profit. 

I  liave  arrived  at  this  conclusion  long  ago.  that  in  the 
lower  gnidos  (during  the  first  three  years  of  school,  at 
leiust)  we  should  teach  form  and  form  only,  with  fre- 
quent practice  ou  simple  exercises  with  the  whole-arm 
movement,  to  gradually  develop  the  muscles  of  the  arm, 
as  they  grow. 

I  think  we  should  make  sure  that  children  know  all 
about  the  correct  forms  of  the  letters,  and  that  the  hand 
be  trained  to  make  them  properly,  before  any  attempt  is 
made  to  apply  the  movement ;  and  then  it  seems  to  me 
we  have  something  upon  which  to  build  a  good  business 
style  of  iM*nmanship. 

If7ir»  to  Introduce  Movement. 

When  beghining  the  work  in  the  fourth  grade  explain 
to  the  pupils  what  is  known  as  muscular  auA  combined 
movement ;  and  show  them  how  to  apply  these  two 
movements  to  the  making  of  the  .imall  letters  first. 
True,  th6.se  lessons  will  be  uphill  work  and  we  will  need 
a  great  de.'U  of  patienoe:  but  movement  must  be  intro- 
duced somewhere. 

SIttle  Ejreretse  Firet. 

Firet,  begin  with  the  "slide  movement,"  that  we  all 
know  all  about;  and  after  the  pupils  have  learned  to 


make  the  slide  lines  of  different  lengths  and  of  different 
carves,  or  when  the  arm  has  been  trained  to  do  this  as 
they  understand  it,  then  have  them  try  some  of  the  sim- 
plest letters  with  this  movement  :  and  then  any  and  all 
of  the  short  letters  of  the  alphabet.  Considerable  time 
should  be  spent  on  making  these  letters  with  the  first  and 
last  lines  of  different  lengths. 

UKe  thelBlaekboard. 

The  teacher  should  always  first  write  upon  the  black- 
board, that  the  pupils  may  not  make  any  mistake  as  to 
what  they  are  to  write,  and  how  it  should  be  arranged 
on  the  papar;  and  if  she  has  an  interest  in  this,  and 
shows  that  she  is  anxious  to  have  every  child  do  it  cor- 
rectly, it  will  not  he  long  before  the  pupils  will  realize 
that  they  are  capable  of  writing  these  easy  exercises  with 
some  other  than  the  finger  movement.  Encourage  them 
to  do  their  b3st  by  making  the  lessons  interesting,  and 
by  occasional  marking. 

After  the  pupils  have  had  the  required  amount  of  prac- 
tice upon  these  short  letters,  they  may  then  combine  them 


reverse  ovals,  in  writing  :  that  all  capital  letters  should 
be  made  with  this  circular  motion. 

After  pupils  have  had  some  practi,'e  on  different  oval 
exercises  with  the  first  left  curve  made  downward,  they 
may  then  tAKe  the  capitals  that  are  made  with  that  mo- 
tion,  first  the  letter  O.  then  A,  E,  L,  C,  S.  (!.  D.  P.  B,  It. 
T.  F.  When  the  class  understands  this  thoroughly  and 
can  execute  fairl.v  well,  we  may  pass  ou  to  the  reverse 
oval  exercises,  the  first  line  made  with  the  upward  mo- 
tion. The  remaining  capitals  are  made  with  this  motion, 
and  may  be  taken  in  the  following  order:  V.  Y.  V.  X.  ir. 
Z,  Q.  //.  K.  X.  it,  I  and  J.  If  other  styles  of  letters  are 
emplo.ved,  it  will  be  necessary  to  group  differently. 

It  is  not  advisable,  however,  for  pupils  to  pi-actice  writ- 
ing all  the  capital  letters  before  taking  up  any  words. 
Frequent  drill  on  words  beginning  with  different  capitals 
is  quite  necessary  and  of  much  importance,  because 
there  should  be  a  continual  review  of  the  work  given 
during  the  first  part  of  the  school  year. 

I  have  endeavored  to  outline  briefly  the  work  in  writ- 
ing for  the  fourth  grades.    We  cannot  hope  to  perfect  the 


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etc. 

Spacing. 

It  will  be  necessary  at  thie  stage  of  combining  the  let- 
ters iuto  words  to  dwell  considerably  on  the  spacing  or 
the  distance  of  the  letters  apart  ;  for  instance,  suppose 
the  word  one  is  being  written;  begin  the  letter  "•  o  " 
with  a  loug  slide  line  ;  also  making  the  connections  be- 
tween "  o  ''  and  "  ?i,''  and  between  "  n  "  and  "  e,"  and 
the  last  line  of  "e,"  all  the  same  length.  Vary  the 
lengths  of  these  lines. 

If  the  teacher  is  very  particular  that  the  pupils  actually 
learn  to  do  this  much  properly,  there  will  not  be  a  vast 
amount  of  diflBculty  with  the  work  that  follows. 

Next,  the  semi-extended  and  the  upper  and  lower  loop 
letters  should  be  taken  up,  care  being  used  in  explaining 
to  the  class  that  the  combined  movement  should  now  be 
employed. 

Through  all  this  work,  which  should  cover  a  period  of 
sis  or  eight  weeks  at  least,  we  would  recommend,  in  ad- 
dition, the  frequent  use  of  oval  exercises  with  the  mtiscu- 
lar  movement.  It  is  advisable  to  begin  each  lesson  with 
this. 

The  Capttalit. 

Now,  when  the  pupils  have  Imd  much  practice  upon  a 
variety  of  words  made  up  of  any  of  the  small  letters  of 
the  alphabet,  the  '■  capitals  "  may  be  introduced. 

First,  explain  to  the  class  the  use  of  the  direct  and 


wilting  in  this  grade  or  even  in  the  fifth  or  sixth  gratles. 
where  the  majority  of  the  children  are  from  10  to  12  yean* 
of  age.  But  I  do  claim  that  it  is  our  duty  as  teachers  to 
so  establish  in  these  lower  grades  such  a  coirect  knowl- 
edge of  good  penman-ship.  and  a  desire  to  execute  prop- 
erly, that  when  the  pupils  reach  the  higher  grades,  where 
the  amount  of  daily  written  work  is  increased,  they  will 
have  something  upon  which  to  build  a  good  system  of 
rapid  writing.  I  would  strongly  urge  that  all  written 
work  in  the  lower  grades  be  prepared  slowly  at  first  and 
with  due  regard  for  form  :  and  as  the  pupils  pass  up 
through  the  higher  grades,  they  are  better  fitted  phy- 
sically to  take  up  the  more  rapid  work  which  follows. 

It  means  earnest  and  persistent  effort  on  the  part  of 
pupils  and  teachers,  if  we  expect  to  accomplish,  any  thing 
in  this.  S.  S.  PrKDV, 

Si'perrisor  of  Writing,  West  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 


A  Cheap  Writing  Table. 

A  small  pine  table,  such  as  come  for  kitchen  use,  makes 
the  nicest  sort  of  writing  tjible  for  a  bedroom  or  study. 
We  saw  one  the  other  day  which  wa^  stained  mahogany 
color,  top  and  all.  This,  of  course,  was  entirely  for  use. 
By  painting  the  legs  white,  making  a  pretty  linen  or  felt 
cover  for  the  top.  one  of  these  tables  can  l>e  made  really 
verj-  ornamental.  They  generally  come  with  a  drawer,  in 
which  paper  and  envelopes,  unanswered  letters,  etc.,  can 
be  kept. 


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(  DlRfCroR  OF^RTEOIICATION.  JCRJU'ClTi'N  J.' 

Practical    Lessons XX. 

Vint,'  XXI.-  Ilornia. 

The  horse  is  generally  called  the  noblest  of  ani- 
mals. So  fur  back  as  history  takes  ns  be  has  been 
the  companion  of  man  in  his  miKbtiest  deeds.  Espe- 
cially in  ancient  times  "  when  war  was  the  game  of 
life,  the  horse  was  chiefly  noted  as  the  associate  of 
the  warrior  "  When  we  think  of  a  great  warrior  as 
Alexander,  Ci©sar,  Wellington,  or  our  own  Wash- 
ington, we  place  him  in  imagination  as  mounted 
upon  the  horse.  The  Book  of  Job  gives  us  a  fine 
description  of  the  war  horse. 

"His  neck,"  says  the  sacred  writer,  "is  clothed 
with  thunder ;  the  glory  of  his  nostrils  is  terrible. 
He  paweth  in  the  valley,  and  rejoiceth  in  bis 
strength;  he  goetb  out  to  meet  the  armed  men.  He 
mocketh  at  fear,  and  is  not  atfrighted  ;  neither  tnrn- 
eth  he  ba'^k  from  the  sword.  The  quiver  rattleih 
aciainst  him,  the  glittering  spear,  and  the  shield. 
He  swalloweth  the  ground  with  fierceness  and  rage; 
neither  believeth  he  rhat  it  is  the  sound  of  the  trum- 
pet. He  saith  among  the  trumpets;  Ha!  ha!  and  be 
smelleth  the  battle  afar  off,  the  thunder  of  the  cap- 
tains, and  the  shouting." 

This  is  not  mere  poetry  nor  Oriental  imagery. 
Modern  experience  proves  that  the  horse  will  bear 
up  his  rider  to  the  cannon's  mouth,  or  against  the 
point  of  the  bayonet  without  flinching.  This  animal 
is  well  worthy  of  study  by  our  boys  and  girls  with 
pencil  in  hand. 

Fig  1  shows  how  to  "  block  in"  with  straight 
lines— a  three-  quarter  view  of  a  horse's  head.  Don't 
attempt  any  details  until  the  general  proportions  are 
all  right. 

Fig.  2  IS  the  finished  drawing,  based  on  the  out- 
line shown  in  Fig.  1. 

Fig.  3  shows  a  profile  view  of  a  horse's  foot.  No- 
tice that  the  foot  is  not  vertically  under  the  leg,  but 
that  it  projects  forward  very  decidedly. 

Fig.  4  is  a  profile  view  of  the  whole  animal.  The 
curves  found  in  the  outline  of  a  beautiful  horse  are 
well  worthy  of  the  most  careful  study  of  every  stu 
dent.     Block  in  the  general  proportions  first. 

Fig.  5  shows  a  front  view  of  a  horse's  head,  which 
is  more  difficult  to  draw  that  a  side  view.  An  oval 
or  an  ellipse  will  be  a  suitable  outline  on  which  to 
base  the  sketch. 

Figs.  6  and  7  show  front  and  back  views  of  the 
whole  animal.  A  circle  or  a  slight  ellipse  in  each 
case  will  help  to  get  the  forshortening  of  the  body. 
The  legs  are  then  blocked  in  below  and  the  head 
above. 

Fig.  8  shows  the  head  of  an  ass.  The  character  of 
line  to  be  used  here  must  be  very  dififerent  from  that 
of  the  preceding  drawings 

Writing  in  the  First  Grade. 

Should  little  children  when  they  start  to  school  be 
taught  tO'write  with  pen  and  ink  the  first  year  ?  I  answer 
in  the  afBrmative  with  a  fciV/  ■•  yes,"  writes  Superintend- 
ent J.  M.  Greenwood  in  The  New  Enyland  Journal  tif 
Eilucatimi. 

Any  other  method  is  illogical,  nonsensical  and  a  waste 
of  time.  The  plea  made  by  ignoraut  superintiudents  and 
lazy  teachers  that  little  chddren  are  uaable  to  dip  the 
pen  into  ink  without  inking  their  fingers  and  hands  and 
clothes  aad  faces  and  wi'itmg-books  and  desks,  is  on  a 
par  with  the  statement  that  little  boys  and  girls  cannot 
be  taught  to  keep  their  hands  and  faces  clean,  or  how  to 
use  a  kaife,  fork  or  spoon  when  eating  at  the  table. 

More  than  atteen  years  ago,  in  the  schools  of  Kansas 
City,  the  tirst  attempt  was  made,  so  far  as  I  know,  in  the 
Uuit«a  States,  to  use  pen  and  ink  in  the  lower  grades.  In 
a  month  after  the  children  enter  the  lowest  primai-y 
grade  they  liegin  with  pen  and  ink.  Chddren  who  write 
with  lead  pencils  and  slate  pencils  have,  at  some  time  in 
their  lives,  to  begin  the  use  of  pen  and  ink.  The  longer 
this  is  deferred,  the  more  they  have  become  accustomed 
to  the  use  of  the  slate  and  lead  pencils,  and  habit  is  thus 
tixed  into  form,  and  the  child  finds  it  exceedingly  difficult 


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to  take  up  a  new  instrumeut,  which"  requires  a  differeut 
pressure  and  a  different  management  altogether  from  those 
with  which  he  has  worked.  It  is  the  breaking  off,  if  suc- 
cessfully accompUshed,  of  that  fixed  state  of  the  muscles 
which  has  been  acquired  by  constant  practice,  during 
years  of  pencil  work,  that  makes  ink  writing  so  difficult. 

As  to  the  practical  working  with  the  pen  and  ink,  the 
little  children,  as  well  as  the  larger  ones,  must  be  taught 
at  once  how  to  dip  the  pen  into  the  ink,  how  to  give  the 
pen  a  little  shake  so  as  to  prevent  the  ink's  dropping  off 
the  pen  point,  how  to  hold  the  pen.  how  to  sit  with  feet 
squarely  and  firmly  on  the  floor,  with  the  back  straight, 
the  hips  and  hhoulders  in  proper  position,  the  head  held 
in  such  a  way  as  to  see  the  paper,  pen  point,  and  the  pen- 
holder; in  other  words,  to  keep  the  pen  point  and  top  of 
the  pen-holder  and  the  nose  in  the  same  straight  hue. 
This  is  the  mechanical  part  of  the  writing — getting  ready 
to  do  it. 

Prior  to  this,  however,  the  form  of  the  letter  itself, 
which  the  child  is  to  make,  must  be  thoroughly  fixed  in 
the  mind  from  the  chart  or  the  writing  book,  or  as  per- 
fect a  model  as  the  teacher  can  make.  The  child  gets  the 
idea  of  the  form  of  the  letter;  he  studies  this  form  and 
thinks  about  it  when  ho  is  going  to  make  it ;  he  works 
in  an  intelligent  manner.  It  is  through  the  forms  that 
he  learns  the  principles  of  penmanship.  He  analyzes  at 
every  step.    The  steps  now  enumerated  are: 

1.  Accurate  position  of  the  body. 

2.  Pen  position. 

3.  The  ideal  conception  or  form  in  the  child's  mind. 

4.  The  concentration  of  his  mind  upon  what  he  is  going 
to  do — the  thought  element. 


5.  The  execution  of  the  work  itself. 

(1.  Analysis  and  synthesis. 

With  cai-e  and  proper  instruction  the  little  child  will 
go  about  this  work  a  little  more  slowly,  it  is  true,  but 
with  no  more  difficulty  than  a  class  in  the  third  or  fourth 
grade  that  has  not  been  taught  how  to  use  pen  and  ink. 
This  work,  as  well  as  all  other  school  work,  is  accomplished 
step  by  step.  Any  faithful  teacher  who  will  work  at  it 
iutelligeutly,  systematically,  and  with  a  good  plan  can 
do  it;  but  sloven,  "I  can't,"  grumbling,  complaining 
teachers  never  accomplish  it.     The  '■  I  can's  "  succeed. 

Our  teachers  do  this  beginning  work  admirably,  and 
every  one  in  the  city  accomplishes  it  with  ease  and  a 
good  degree  of  satisfaction.  This  is  the  chief  reason  why 
the  children  of  Kansas  City  do  better  writing  than  any 
other  city  in  the  country  ;  another  fact  is  that  we  have 
no  special  teacher  of  writing.  Intelligent  teachers  will 
always  do  better  work  than  cranky  specialists. 


Art    in   the   Schools. 

I  believe  that  the  influence  of  good  representative  art 
upon  our  school-house  walls  will  exert  much  the  same 
effect  in  national  art  education  that  representative  books 
do  in  our  literature.  Ro.ss  Turner,  Artist. 

Salem,  Muss. 

They  make  their  silent  and  constant  appeal,  refining 
and  elevating  the  thoughts  and  feelings  of  all  who  come 
into  their  presence,  \vorks  of  art  help  powerfully  in 
creating  an  atmosphere  that  is  favorable  to  growth  in 
pme  and  noble  character,  S.  T.  Dutton, 

Superintendent  of  Schools. 
;    Brookline,  Mass.  —In  School  Journal. 


i86 

In   What   Grade   Should  We   Start    Pupils 
With  Pen  and  Ink  in  Public  Schools? 

L.    D.    SCOTT,    SUPERVISOR    OF     WRITIXO,     MEMPHIS, 
TKNN..    PL'BLIC   SCHO(>I,S. 

This  is  a  qnestion  every  saperintendent  has  had 
tronble  with,  and  I  notice  throagh  The  Jocbxal 
that  they  have  different  ideas,  which  goes  to  prove 
tliat  it  is  a  rather  serions  qnestion  to  decide. 

Some  supervi.sors  say  that  it  is  right  for  pupils  to 
begin  nsing  the  pen  as  soon  as  they  enter  school; 
others  say  they  slionld  start  nsing  the  pen  in  the 
Second  Grade;  and  still  some  others  say  in  the 
Third  Grade,  so  you  see  supervisors  are  at  variance ; 
and  since  this  is  a  question  of  so  mnch  importance 
we  should  be  more  uniform  in  our  ideas,  and  thus 
be  enabled  to  establish  some  uniform  method  of 
teaching  this  one  point  in  writing.  I  might  say 
that  the  future  writing  of  the  pupils  largely  depends 
upon  this  one  thing. 

Of  course,  much  is  left  to  the  .iudgment  and  dis- 
cretion of  the  teacher  in  each  particular  case.  I 
think,  for  various  reasons,  we  can  get  better  results 
by  introducing  pen  and  ink  in  the  Second  Grade.  I 
will  not  attempt  to  give  all  the  reasons,  but  will 
give  one  principal  reason. 

In  the  first  place,  the  smaller  pnpils  in  the  First 
Grade  shonld  devote  their  time  to  learning  correct 
position  of  pencil,  paper,  hands,  body,  and  feet. 
This,  with  tlie  forms  of  letters,  is  tlie  proper  work 
for  the  First  Grade.  I  believe  tliese  things  can  be 
better  taught  with  the  pencil,  from  the  fact  that 
pupils  at  this  stage  of  the  work  are  so  inaccurate 
and  inexperienced  that  it  is  impossible  for  them  to 
do  neat  work  with  a  pen 

The  difference  in  appearance  between  words  writ- 
ten with  a  pen.  or  with  pencil  which  have  been 
erased,  will  be  apparent  to  any  experienced  teacher. 
The  first  year  that  I  was  connected  with  the  city 
schools  I  let  the  pupils  use  lead  pencils  up  to  the 
Fourth  Grade,  and  then  I  started  them  with  pen 
and  ink. 

The  second  year  I  thought  I  would  experiment  a 
little  in  the  First,  Second,  and  Third  Grades,  and 
found  that  the  pupils  wrote  as  well  with  pen  and 
ink  in  the  Second  and  Third  Grades  as  they  did  in 
Fourth  (irade ;  but  the  results  in  the  First  Grade 
were  not  at  all  satisfactory,  for  many  reasons ;  the 
principal  reason  1  have  already  given.  I  would  like 
to  hear  from  some  one  else  on  this  subject. 


TEACHINQ    WRITING    IN    PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS. 

I.ESSOXS   FOIt    FIHST  (iUADE. 

I'o.lliini  mill   Voriiia  I   Willi    Pliyalcni    Drills    Prrimra- 

lory  for  niovenicul. 

BY  MISS  LUOY   E.  KELLER,  SUPERVISOR  OF   WRITI.NO, 
DULUTH,    MINN. 


Oiitliue  :   Point.    Lower  turn. 

Make  t  sharp  at  the  top.  Lay  down  pencils  Tell 
them  that  a  line  goes  down,  turns  around  and  goes 
np  again;  and  the  place  where  it  turns  we  call  a 
turn.  Illustrate  at  the  board,  and  bv  a  strip  of 
paper,  or  loop  of  ribbon.  Give  complete  analysis  of 
I.  Ask  how  many  points.  How  many  turns  Ask 
It  the  turn  is  at  the  upper  or  lower  part  of  the  letter 
and  name  it  lower  turn.     Practice  lines  of  i. 

J,r»..„„    XII. 

twT"°'"'V'°T  '""•  *''^^^-  ^°^"    R™i°'3  them 

that  the  wnst  is  flat,  and  place  a  little  shoe  pe-  on 

each  wnst.  ^  " 

/,r....».i   xrii. 

Outlino  ;  Physical  drill.    Movement  in  tUree  directions 

Place  right  arm   rest  on  the  edge.     Move  arm 

backward  and  forward,  with  hand  closed.     Move  Z 

and  out  of  the  sleeve,  like  a  turtle  poking  Its  head 

out  of  the  shelK     Some  assistance  to  each  iZX 

be  necessary.     Count  -  one,  two. "    Move  arm  fron, 

rjghttoleft.    The  bridge  is  swinging.    cCt   -t:! 

Make  the  arm  go  round  and  round  on  the  rest 

tion^^'S"'''"-".''"'  P™''"''^  *  ""i""'*  0°  each  diree. 

on  the  w'""?""*'/  "'  ""^  P"''"''^  •  ^"th  shoe  p?g 
on  the  wrist,  and  watch,  position.  ^ 


I^istfon   XVIII. 

Outline:    Movement  in  thtee  directions.    Analysis  of  n. 

Right  arm  down  at  side,  hand  closed  thumb  in- 
side. Raise,  arm  rest  on  edge.  Practice  movement 
as  in  previous  lesson.  Coimt  slowly  and  steadily— 
do  not  jerk. 

Take  position  for  writing.  One  line  of  i,  count- 
ing "  up,  down,  up,  dot  "  Pencils  down.  Analyze 
M  in  cDncert.  In  analyzing  any  letter,  the  teacher 
gives  it  first,  then  with  the  class,  then  the  class 
alone.  The  teacher  asks  questions,  how  many 
points  '>.  etc.  Take  position  for  writing  and  practice 
H.  In  assisting  pupils,  with  any  letter,  the  teacher 
writes  one  for  each  the  first  time  around;  next  time 
guides  hand;  the  next  time  outlines  faintly  for 
tracing;  next  time  helps  where  necessary. 
j;<--.»o.i  XIX. 

th  hand  closed 


After  practicing  in  three  directions  with  band 
closed,  do  the  same  with  hand  open  and  fingers 
straight.     Practice  u. 

Lrsmon   XX. 

Practice  movement  with  hand  closed,  hand  open, 
and  with  pencil  in  hand.  Practice  «.  If  the  curves 
are  erased  whatnumber  is  left  V  Eleven.  Parallel 
lines. 

Ir.itnii  XXI. 

Movement  practiced  as  in  previous  lesson,  the 
class  singing  a  song  in  common  time.  Practice  '/, 
the  teacher  counting  five  to  each  letter 


iM-on  XXII. 

Repeat  previous  lesson,  counting  "  one,  two  " 
for  11. 

Lessons  XXIII.-ir.-r. 

Outline  :  Movement  drill.    Wheelbarrow.    Guidind  hand. 

Pencil  in  hand,  backward  and  forward  motion. 
Push  pencil  in  front  of  yon  as  you  would  a  wheel 
barrow.  Do  this  in  the  air.  counting  five,  and  with 
the  same  motion  write  one  ii.  Do  the  same  thing 
between  every  u  made.  Some  assistance  is  neces- 
sary from  the  teacher.  Two  lessons  can  be  given  to 
tbis.  The  third  lesson  have  class  write  u  without 
tile  motion  in  the  air. 

/.......m.i  .v.vr/...\.v.v. 

Follow  the  same  order  in  teaching  w  that  you  did 
in  teaching  /,  «.  Always  practice  the  movement 
eiercisfls.  Use  shoe  pegs  on  tbe  wrist.  »•  ends  with 
a  little  curve.  It  is  shallow  like  a  saucer.  Hold 
out  the  right  hand  in  imitation  of  the  ir. 


Hard  Pencil :  Hard   Luck. 

Never  use  a  hard  pencil.  This  is  the  advice  of  a  bene- 
dict, who  explauis  thus:  His  wife  asked  him  to  write  a 
note  to  a  lady  friend,  asking  her  to  meet  a  compiiny  at 
their  house.  He  did  so,  and  after  he  bail  gone  to  post  the 
note  his  wife  saw  on  another  sheet  of  paper  an  impres- 
sion of  what  he  had  written.    It  ran  as  follows: 

'•  Darling  Emma:  EfBe  desires  vonr  company  on 
Wednesday  to  meet  the  Welters.  Doii't  fail  to  come,  and 
then,  my  darling,  1  shall  have  the  happiness  ot  a  long 
walk  home  with  you  and  a  sweet  good-night  kiss.  1  dare 
not  see  you  often,  or  my  all-consuming  love  would  betray 
us  both.    But,  Emma,  dear,  don't  fail  to  come."—Hostoii 


^Dlutioi\S£tI\e  vanQus>5t_yle5s:Vntinfl, 

frorn  this  Stan,darct  Style  by  differen,!  corT;binatior\5  of  features. 

rEATTJR.ES.  STYLES. 

1&  d  i  u  m  C  u  rv  e  s  !c  Tu  r  n  s . . .  j2?^,.»^^  QS^z^^j,*^-,^^..^^ 

Full  CurvesScTurns, ^Syto-U'n^fC^ 

StraightlinESXAngles,,  i_:=;^?«-«-«*-/^-^.^ — 

Very  Simple  (rtw  PARTS).  /i^J-t^tj!^7/%^i^<^i^J/^.n</' 

Simple(«Eo,.H»sorp., 


][p'riTiatior(^ 
(^rahinatioR 


Elaborate  ( i- 


Slanttoright 

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_Slanttol8ft "9i^<XAlcj\WmA^ 

rkedium -JSL^ett^^^CciA^JS/^^-n-eC' 

Spacing-      Condensed -^''"^^^^"^^O^^  ■ 

O'^'lted... GCytdXci-aUJ' OfCu,^ 

Onsomemain  strokes.   0^«4;,i,>»z>oa^C»*ji,«^ 

On  aiimain  strokes 'Z^ttn^^'^,,rz^n^^ 

On  backstrokes c£;?^^.^:<i^>^ 

_At  turns XWl,^<»ljftoy!L'&ftftV).^L,/JjJ 


Sfia^in^- 

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jro^rtioix 

7?  Medio 

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Large -More  tTiaTvyjo  irtch-j-ccUe-. 

_^'"^" ^e^J' th.a,n,-'/io in.ch,j-caZe. 

Of  width  to  hight  of....  c/'y$'  o/y^  c^yp 

Ofparuowholeor....  ^_^^     J}  (Q     ^Q 
Of  one  class  of  letters..  XooprlcOtflsjumts/u^/ionUturj 

to  another,  -^00^kCa/>s.uJu£er3etJnAfhijhUeiar.r 

Xoofif  kCa-pj.  oyer3  hm.e.rht  sh,leUcr.r 

Close, 'J^a.cebet.bajeiiTi&rlorJCha^-^joincK 


WRITTEN   BY  LYMAN    P.  SPENCER-REPRODUCED    FOR  THE  JOURNAL  THROUGH  THE  COURTESY 
OP  THE  A.MERICAN  BOOK  CO. 


>-/cnjrumdQ7ti(>Q^a,tAaG> 


XXXIII 


NEWS  AND  MISCELLANY  SUPPLEMENT. 


PENMAN'S  ART  lOURNAL, 

NEW  YORK,  OCTOBER,  1896. 

news  edition. 
iI^rok^of'tTi^ 

'jI  ;'-■  '■•^'iffB^^  REVIEWS  ., 


bCHUUl.  AND  PERbONAL 

—  The  Joi'KNAL  is  always  pleased  to  receive  school  aud 
personal  items  tor  this  departmeut.  We  desire  to  make 
the  departmeut  of  as  much  interest  to  the  fraternity  as 
possible,  and,  with  that  object  in  view,  we  solicit  school 
news  and  pergonal  items  suitable  for  these  columns. 

—  Amoug  the  recent  visitors  to  Tbe  Journal  office 
were  C.  C.  Claghorn,  Claghorn's  B.  C,  Brooklyn,  N.  V.  • 
H.  C.  Spencer,  B.  &  S.  B.  C,  Providence,  R.  I.  ;  David 
Wolfe  Brown,  Brown's  School  of  Reporting,  N.  Y.  City  ■ 
W.  S.  Turner,  Martinsburg,  W.  Va.,  B.  C.  ;  M.  L.  Miner, 
Heffiey's  School  of  Com.,  Brooklyn,  N".  Y.  ;  S.  W.  Ferris, 
Eastman  Coll.,  Poughkeepsie.  N".  Y.  ;  C.  A.  Miller,  Pack- 
ard's B.  C.  New  York  ;  J.  P.  Krogh,  Hartford,  Ct. 

—  Among  the  new  schools  are  the  following  :   Crumb's 

B.  C.   Woedsport,   N".  Y..  H.  F.  Crumb.  Prop.  ;    E.  R. 

Sanford.  Prin. Crumb's  B.  C,  Auburn,  N.  Y.,  H.  F. 

Crumb,  Prop. Robertson's  Com'l  Coll.,  279  Main  St., 

Hartford,  Ct..  E.  N.  Olmstead,  Prop. Flower  City  B. 

C,  Geneva,   N.  Y.,  W.  H.  Halicy,  Prop. The  Nevada, 

Mo.,  Com'l  School,  T.  A.  Hobbs,  Pres. Omaha,  Neb 

B.  U.,  A.  C.  Ong,  Pres.  &  Prop. Wilmington,  N.  C, 

B.  C,  H.  A.  Cables,  Prin.  ;  Sam  Evans,  Penman. Com'l 

Dept.  Blackburn  Univ.,  Carlinsville,  lU.,  D.  W.  Story 

Prin. Dunkirk,  N.  Y.,  B.  C,  Frank  Anderson,  Prin. 

— The  Knowltou  B.  C,  Sandusky,  O.,  E.  B.  Knowlton, 

Pres.;  W.  R.  Miller,  Prin. Com'l  Dept.  State  Agricul- 

tural  Coll.,  Pullman,    Wash.,  S.   H.    Webster,  Prm. 

Com'l  Dept.  Christian  Univ.,  Canton,  Mo.,  Edmund  L. 
Clapp,  Prin.;  J.  A.  Elston,  Penmanship;  Miss  Maie  Lan- 

raore.    Shorthand  ;    Miss   Lou  D.   Denny,  Drawing. 

Nortbampton,   Mass.,  B.  C,  J.   M.   Richman,  Pen.  aud 

Com'l  Dept. Com'l  Dept.  Carleton  Coll.,  Farmington, 

Mo..  J.   M.  Aikman,  Prin. Com'l  Dept.  Haskell  Inst. 

(U.  S,  Indian  School),  Lawrence,  Kans.,  H.  B.  Peairs, 

Ass't  Supt.  ;  Miss  Mosher,  Prin.  Com'l  Dept. Daniels 

Ss.  Downs,  Private  Shorthand  &  Book  keep.  School,   913 

Elm    St..    Manchester,   N.   H. Martinsburg,    W.    Va., 

B.  C.  W.  S.  Turner,  Prin. Shorthand  Dept.  Oneonta, 

N.  Y.,  High  School. Bu^.  School.  Queen  St.,  Wood- 
stock, N.  B.,  J.  A.  Fowlie,  Prin. Ellendale,  Ky.,  C.  C, 

W.   P.   Rapier,  Pres.  ;   Jo.  E.  Gardiner,  Prm. A.  C. 

Normal  CoU.,  Spriugwater,   N.   Y.,  Erwin  E.   Wemett, 

Pen. Norwool,  Ga.,Inst.,  W.  H.  Bodenheimer,  Prm. 

Mount  Horeb,  Wis..  Acad..  Henry  L.  Dahle,  Pres.  ■  A  G 
B.iurneby,  Prin.  ;  Geo.  T.  Rygh,  Sec'y  ;  O.  P.  Berg,  Com'l 
Dept. Utica,  N.  Y.,  CoU.  of  Com.,  T.  J.  Risinger,  Prin. 

—  Recent  changes  in  schools  brought  to  our  notice  are 
the  following  :  Eaton  &  Burnett  B.  C  ,  Baltimore,  Md., 
has  incorporated  with  A.  H.  Eaton,  Pres.,  and  the  follow- 
ing stockholders  who  have  been  and  are  still  teachers  in 
the  institution  :  H.  N.  Staley,  J.  W.  Dixon,  J.  C.  Thomp- 
son, and   W.  S.  Chamberlain. Steubeuville.  0,  B.  C. 

has  been  purchased  of  J.  E  Tuttlo  by  Jos.  Leming  aud 
J.  T.  Thompson.  Mr.  Leming  still  retains  his  Bradford, 
Penn..  Sciiool  and  Mr.  Thompson  will  act  as  Prin.  of  the 

Steabeuvdle  School. S.  B.  Stearns  is  the  new  Prin  of 

the  Pawtucket.  R.  1..  B.  C. Wood's  B.  C,  Scranton, 

Penn..  has  changed  hands  and  name  and  is  now  known 
as  Williams  Coll.  of  Bus.  &  Shorthand.  O.  F.  Williams, 
Pres.  and  Prop.  ;  W.  J.  Trainer,  Penmanship  and  Short- 
hand. — M.  A.  Conner  has  disposed  of  Conner's  B.  C., 
Coshocton,  O. 

—  L.  D.  Toter.  Peniuan  of  the  Iowa  B.  C.  Des  Moines, 
herewith,  is  one  of  Iowa's 
best,  all-round  p«nmen.  He 
is  at  home  in  plain  and  or- 
namental writing,  drawing 
and  lettenng,  and  Tue 
Journal  has  shown  several 
oxamples  of  his  skill  in  the 
past  and  tinists  to  shosv 
uiore  in  the  future.  Mr. 
Ti'ter  is  author  of  tbe 
"  Penmen's  Ledger,"  a 
compilation  of  his  own  and 
the  work  of  other  penmen, 
and  it  has  had  wide  sale. 
The  work  of  his  students  in 
the  Iowa  B.  C.  shows  how 
thoroughly  he  has  trained 
them.     Although  a  young 

L.  D.  TETER.  man,  Mr.  Teter  has  taught 

^  „,.  .  ,  for  several  years  in  a  num- 
ber of  Iowa  and  Illinois  schools  and  has  always  scored  a 
success.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Western  Penmen's  Asso- 
ciation. 

—  The  Story  City,  la.,  B.  C,  L.  O.  Johnson,  Prin  aud 
the  Bus.  Dept.  of  Shurtlefif  Coll.,  Upper  Alton,  III  have 
been  closed. 

—  In  answer  to  many  requests  we  will  state  once  more 
that  L.  Uidaraaz  is  now  connected  with  Little  Rock 
Ark.,  C.  C. 

—  We  are  in  receipt  of  a  handsome  steel  engraved  invi- 
tation to  the  30th  Annual  Graduating  Exercises  of  Peirce 


Coll.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  which  was  held  in  the  A  .  _ 
Acad,  of  Music,  Friday  evenmg,  Sept.  ISth.  The  presid- 
ing officer  was  Hon.  Jno.  Field,  formerly  postmaster  of 
Phila.  The  annual  address  was  made  by  Hon.  Lemuel 
Ely  Quigg,  New  York,  and  the  address  to  graduates  was 
delivered  by  Rev.  Thos.  Dixon,  Jr.,  Pastor  of  the  People's 
Church,  New  York, 

—  In  a  late  letter  M.  L.  Miner,  of  the  Heffley  School  of 
Cora.,  Brooklyn,  writes:  "  I  find  The  Journal  improves 
with  every  issue.  The  Aug.  number  is  perhaps  one  of  the 
most  interesting  issues  that  ever  came  from  any  penman- 
ship editor's  sanctum."  Mr.  Miner  spent  the  summer  in 
New  England  touring  on  a  bicycle  and  rode  over  seven 
hundred  miles. 

—  In  the  July  number  of  The  Church  Record,  published 
by  the  McDowell  Memorial  Presbyterian  Church,  Phila- 
delphia, we  find  an  interesting  letter  written  by  that 
well-known  old  time  penman,  H.  W.  Flickinger,  describ- 
ing a  summers  sojourn  in  Virginia.  This  letter  shows 
that  Mr.  Flickinger  can  write  as  well  from  a  literary  view- 
as  from  the  penmanistic. 

—  W.  J.  Martin,  Prin.  of  the  Com'l  Dept.,  Lemars,  la., 
Nor.  Coll.,  writes  that  their  school  showsau  improvement 
of  100  per  cent,  in  the  Nor.  Dept.  and  200  per  cent,  in  the 
Com'l  Dept.  over  last  year. 

—  We  are  in  receipt  of  a  well  printed  little  booklet 
advertising  the  readings  and  recitations  of  Mr.-Eugene 
Hill,  a  well  known  Mass.  writer.  Mr.  Hill  is  running  a 
close  race  between  his  tongue  and  pen  to  show  which 
will  excel.     His  penmanship  is  excellent. 

—  We  have  been  favorefl  with  a  fine  photograph  of 
S.  B.  Farnestock,  penman  of  McPherson  Coll.  We  would 
be  glad  to  add  the  photograph  of  every  school  proprietor 
aud  teacher  to  our  collection.  When  you  have  some  new 
ones  taken  remember  The  Journal. 

—  The  citizens  of  Jasper,  Fla.,  did  a  gracious  act  when 
they  called  a  mass  meeting  to  the  Opera  House  to  indorse 
the  Jasper  Nor.  Inst.  Prin.  J.  M.  Guilliams  aud  Penman 
A.  A.  Kuhl  come  in  for  special  mention. 

—  In  The  Daily  ^Standard,  Ashtabula,  O.,  we  notice  a 
column  write-up  with  portraits  of  proprietors  of  the 
Ashtabula  B.  C.  Messrs.  J.  A.  Ross  and  C.  M.  Cook  were 
recipients  of  strong  indorsement. 

—  In  the  Sept.  number  of  the  Heald's  Collerje  Journal, 
Heald's  B.  C.  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  portrait,  photograph 
aud  sketch  of  D.  L.  Hunt  is  given.  Mr.  Hunt,  who  was 
formerly  of  the  Stockton,  Cal.,  B.  C,  is  a  late  addition  to 
the  teaching  force  of  Heald's  B.  C.  He  is  a  strong  man 
and  shquld  be  of  much  service  to  that  already  well-known 
institutiou- 

—  The  likeness  shown  herewith  is  that  of  E.  J.  Heeb, 
Prin.  aud  Prop,  of  the  In- 
dianapolis B.  U.,  one  of  the 
largest  aud  best  known 
business  training  schools  in 
the  Central  West.  We 
don't  know  when  or  where 
Mr.  Heeb  was  born,  but  we 
do  know  where  he  ia  lo- 
cated now,  and  his  con- 
stant hustling  doesn't 
leave  us  much  question  as 
to  his  present  whereabouts. 
He  IS  a  pushing,  energetic, 
business  college  man,  and 
is  ever  on  the  alert  to  do 
anything  that  will  advance 
the  interest  of  his  school 
and  students.    The  school 

I  handsome  business  block  and  is  do- 


of 


iients  of  the   Teachers. 

the  new  prin.  of  the  Williams  Coll. 
-H.   H.  E.  Longuecker  and  B.  M. 


West  are  new  teachers  in  the  Davis  B.  C,  Toledo,  O.- 
Miss  L.  L.  Grover  is  teacher  of  shorthand  in  Prouty's 

B.  C,  Athol,  Mass. Mr.  Dillingham,  formerly  of  Euclid 

Ave.  B.  C,  Cleveland,  O.,  is  the  new  orin.  of  Crumb's 

B.  C,  Seneca  Falls,  N.  Y. J.  J.  Hobson,  Mt.  Gilead, 

0.,  wiUitinerate  teaching  penmanship  the  coming  winter. 

Miss  Martha  Fought  is  the  new  teacher  of  shorthand 

m  the  Capital  City  C.  C,  Charleston.  W.  Pa. W.   P. 

Tangye  of  Warren.  III.,  has  been  addyd  to  the  teaching 

force  of  Bliss  B.  C,  North  Adams,  Mass. A.  L.  Mc- 

Cauley  of  the  Upper  Peninsula  B.  C.  Marquette,  Mich., 
has  been  elected  priu.  of  the  com'l  dept.  of  the  Wesleyau 

Univ.,  Mt.  Pleasant,  la. J.  W.  Arnold  of  Union  City, 

Ind.,  succeeds  V.  M.  Russell  as  penman  of  the  Richmond, 

Ind.,  B.  C. Prank  P.  Musrush  is  the  new  prin.  of  the 

penmanship  and  com'l  depts.   of  the  Perry,   la.,    Nor. 

Coll. J.  D.  McKinnon  of  Toledo,  O.,  is  the  new  prin. 

of  the  shorthand  dept.  in  the  River  City  B.  C,  Ports- 
mouth,  O. C.  A.  Braniger,    Stanberry,  Mo.,    is   now 

connected  with  Elliott's  B.  C,  Burlington,  la. L.  L. 

Haskins  has  bean  engaged  to  teach  English  branches  in  the 

Spenceriau  B.  C,  Cleveland,  O. J.  W.   Hildreth  has 

removed  from  Olive  to  Santa  Ana,  Cal. R.  T.  McCord, 


formerly  of  Brockville,  Out.,  B.  C,  but  late  of  New  York 
City,  has  been  engaged  as  teacher  in  Drake's  Jersey  City, 

N.  J.,  B.  C. L.  G.  Crosby  succeeds  A.  E.  Potter  as  prm. 

in  the  com'l  dept.  of  Elgin,  HI.,  Acdy. L.  C.  McCann, 

formerly  of  Evansville,  Ind.,  C.  C,  is  connected  with  the 

Williams  Coll.  of  Bus.,  Mahanoy  City,  Pa. W.  F.  Hos- 

tetler  has  charge  of  the  penmanship  dept.  in  the  Angola, 

Ind.,  Nor.  Coll. Harry  C.  Post,  Geneva,  N.  Y.,  is  a  new 

teacher  in  Hai-riugton's  B.  C,  Waterbury,  Conn. E.  A. 

Dickey,  Sterling,  111.,  is  a  teacher  of  shorthand  in  the 

Wniiamsport,  Pa.,  C.  C. J.  A.  Christman  is  the  new 

prin.  of  the  com'l  dept.  in  the  State  Agricultural  Col., 

Fort  Collins,  Colo. K.  H.  Brown  has  been  added  to  the 

faculty  of  Brown's  B.  C,  Faribault,  Minn. F.  L.  Bick- 

more,  late  of  Brown's  B.  C,  Peoria.  III.,  is  a  new  teacher 

in  the  Rider  6.  C,  Trenton,   N.  J. W.  M.  Engel  of 

Reading,  Pa.,  has  been  added  to  the  faculty  of  Smithdeal 

B.  C,   Richmond,   Va. F.  T.  Weaver,  late  of  Bayless 

B.  C,  Dubuque,  la.,  is  the  new  penman  of  the  Union 
B.  C,  Quincy,  III.  C.  S.  Dickhut  of  Shurtleff  Coll.,  Upper 
Alton,  III.,  is  also  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  this  institu- 
tion.  W.  H.  Miller  of  Quincy,  111.,  is  now  a  member  of 

the  faculty  of  Tonawanda,  N .  Y.,  B.  C. M.  K.  Buzzard, 

formerly  of  Cedar  Rapids,  la.,  B.  C,  is  now  taking  a  law 
course  at  the  State  Univ.,  Iowa  City,  la.  He  also  teaches 
a  couple  of  classes  in  penmanship  iu  the  business  college 
of  that  city. W.  A.  Huffman,  formerly  of  the  Spen- 
ceriau B.  C,  Clevelaud,  O.,  is  now  connected  with  the 

Albany,  N.  Y.,  B.  C. T.  O.  Hawkins  is  teacher  of  pen- 

menship  and  drawing  in  the  Creal  Springs,  111.,  Coll. 

O.  A.  Whitmer  of  La  Porte,  Ind.,  is  a  member  of  the 
faculty  of  the  Southern  Short,  aud  Bus.  Univ.,  Atlanta, 

Ga. Benn  J.  Ferguson,  late  of  Du  Bois,  Pa.,  B.  C,  is 

teacher  of  shorthand  in  the  Steubeuville,  O.,  B.  C. Wm. 

Billings,  formerly  of  Windsor.  Ont.,  is  now  connected 

with  the  Galveston,  Texas,  B.  U. R.  F.  Barnes,  late  of 

Holmes'  B.  C,  Portland,  Oreg.,  has  transferred  his  alle- 
giance to  Armstrong's,  Portland,  Oreg.,  B.  C. A  Mr. 

Curry  of  Nebraska  has  been  elected  prin.  of  the  Mt.  Ver- 
non, 0.,;High  School  com'l  dept. Fielding  Schofield, 

the  well-known  penman,  is  now  connected  with  the  B.  & 

S.  B.  C.  Utica,   N.  Y. W.  C.  Henuing  of  MiUt-rsville, 

Pa.,  is  teacher  of  penmanship  and  English  in  Wood's  Coll., 

Enston,  Pa. J.  C.  Roberts,  formerlyof  Williams'  B:  U., 

Milwaukee,  Wis.,  is  now  connected  with  McDonald  Bus. 

aud  Coll.  Inst.,  Milwaukee,  Wis. A.  J.  Dalrymple,  late 

of  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  is  now  penman  in  the  Cincinnati,"  0., 

B.  C. W.  H.  Quakenbush  is  the  new  penman  in  the 

Shelbina,  Mo.,  C.  C. L.  A.  May,  formerly  of  Jackeon, 

Miss.,  is  now  teacher  of  shorthand  in  Silver  Bow  Coll., 

Butte,  Mont. R.  C.  Metcalfe  is  the  new  penman  of  the 

Maryland  B.  C,  Baltimore,  Md. E.  E.  McClain  of  Key- 
stone, O.,  succeeds  A.  B.  Furner  as  prin.  of  tbe  com'l 

dept.  of  the  Fairfield,  N.  Y.,  Military  Inst. Elsworth 

L.  McCain  of  Ridley,  Out.,  is  the  penmjin  in  the  Anderson, 

Ind.,  Nor.  Univ. M.  A.  Connor,  late  of  Coshocton,  O., 

is  prin.  of  the  penmanship  and  Euglisb  depts.  in  the 
Meadvillo,  Pa.,"C.  C.  —  -J.  B.  Topham  is  teacher  ol  pen- 
manship and  com'l  branches,  Michael  Sonnefeld  drawing 
and  J.  T.  Kelley  of  penmanship  in  lower  classes,  in  Holy 

Ghost  Coll.,   Pittsburg,  Pa. H.  E.  Greer  of  San  Jose, 

Cal.,   B.  C,  has  been  engaged  as  teacher  in  Leming's, 

Bradford,  Pa..  B.  C. E.  L.  Grandy  of  Dennison,  la.,  is 

now  connected  with  the  Spencer,  la.,  Nor.  and  B.  C. 

C.  E.  Chase  is  the  new  prin  in  the  High  School  com'l 

dept.,    Bridgeport,    Conn. M.    S.    King,   formerly  of 

Columbia,  Mo.,  ia  prin.  of  the  Shamokin,  Pa.,  B.  C. 

Obititfiru. 

WILLIAM   ALLEN    MILLER. 

The  recent  death  of  William  Allen  Miller,  at  Mentone, 
California,  cidls  attention  to  him  as  one  of  the  marked 
men  in  our  profession. 

At  his  death,  which  occurred  in  June  last,  he  was  a  few 
days  over  f>2  years  of  age.  Owing  to  an  organic  trouble 
which  required  him  to  live  in  Southern  California,  he  was 
forced  to  leave  the  profession  of  teaching,  of  which  he 
was  so  shining  an  example  and  ornament,  and  so  the  last 
nine  years  of  his  life  were  devoted  to  such  agricultiu-al 
enterprises  as  pertain  to  the  Pacific  Coast,  in  which  he 
was  quite  as  successful  as  in  his  chosen  profession.  Mr. 
Miller's  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools 
of  Ohio,  where  he  was  born  and  lived  until  he  was  26  or 
thereabouts.  He  gathered  his  first  real  enthusiasm  for 
penmanship  under  the  inspiration  of  James  M.  Lusk,  the 
pupil  and  associate  of  P.  R.  Spencer,  a  teacher  of  great 
power  and  one  of  the  authors  of  the  Spenceriau  publica- 
tions. He  was  attracted  by  Mr.  Lusk  to  the  Bryant  & 
Stratton  Commercial  College  of  Cleveland  and  graduated 
at  that  institute  about  Ibti*^.  Previous  to  this  he  had 
made  a  tour  of  the  Southern  States  in  company  of  Alex. 
R.  Cowley  of  Pittsburgh,  well  known  as  a  teacher  of 
writing  of  rare  qualifications.  This  was  a  peculiar  co- 
partnership iu  more  ways  than  one.  Mr.  Miller  was  a 
man  of  striking  personal  appearance,  standing  six  feet 
three  in  his  stockings,  with  clear  blue  eyes  and  strongly 
marked  features,  while  Cowley  was  a  man  of  diminutive 
size,  weighing  scarcely  more  than  a  hundred  pounds,  but 
suave  aud  gentlemanly,  full  of  a  dry  humor,  and  having 
a  voice  of  wonderful  power  and  flexibility.  He  was,  in 
{Continued  on  patje  xx.\v.) 


WRITTEN  BY  THE  LATE  WILLIAM  ALLEN  MILLER  IN   i866. 


XXXIV 
EXPERT   EXAMINATIONS   OF    HAND- 
WRITING.* 

lion-   ROEiii->   Are  Ciiiishl   NnppiiiB. 

It  would  surprise  the  average  reader  of  The  Jocr 
NAI,  to  know  the  frequency  that  the  genuineness  of 
handwriting  is  called  into  qnestiOTi,  not  only  in  liti- 
gations, but  in  all  the  varied  business  and  social 
relations  of  life,  and  in  every  conceivable  form. 
Forged  checks,  notes,  deeds,  wills,  accounts,  black- 
mailing, threatening  and  scurrilous  letters,  in  dis- 
guised writing,  are  of  daily  occurrence,  and  aggre- 
gate annually  far  into  the  hundreds.  And  very 
naturally,  owing  to  the  almost  world  wide  fame 
attained  by  Thk  Pe.vman's  Art  JotrRNAL  as  the 
anthoritative  organ  of  the  art  and  science  of  pen- 
manship, the  services  of  its  editor  have  been  widely 
and  frequently  sought  in  all  manner  of  cases  involv- 
ing the  genuineness  of  writing.  During  the  past 
thirty  years  more  than  fifteen  hundred  such  cases 
have  been  submitted  to  Mr.  Ames  for  his  opinion, 
many  of  them  involving  the  title  to  hundreds  of 
thousands,  even  millions  of  dollars,  and  frequently 
human  life  and  liberty  have  hung  upon  the  evidence 
he  lias  adduced  from  such  eiaminations,  and  his 
skillful  presentation  of  the  evidence,  aided  by  the 
camera,  microscope,  crayon  and  blackboard.  Mr. 
Ames"  great  experience  as  teacher,  author  and  pen 
artist  has  rendered  him  a  special  adept  in  the  use  of 
the  methods  known  to  experts  for  tracing  and 
elucidating  forgeries.  It  often  happens  that  the 
nature  and  ([uality  of  inks  and  paper  are  brought  in 
question  in  connection  with  forgery.  Asan  ink  and 
paper  expert  Mr.  Ames  is  the  recognized  authority. 

Jflfttltttt  «/  Hnntlirt-iting. 

Of  all  the  fourteen  hundred  millions  of  human 
beings  on  earth,  undoubtedly  no  two  are  identically 
the  same  in  their  personality,  but  we  venture  to  s,iy 
that  there  are  much  closer  approximations  in  this 
respect  than  there  are  as  between  the  handwriting 
of  any  two.  School  children  imitating  the  same  copy 
under  the  guidance  of  the  same  teitcher  may  very 
closely  approximate  the  writing  of  each  other,  which 
will  beset,  formal  and  characterless;  but  immedi- 
ately this  hand  practiced  under  the  viecisitudes  of 
active  lite,  subject  to  the  varied  dispositions  and 
personalities  of  the  writers,  enters  upon  an  uncon 
scions  transformation  wherein  the  very  life  and 
characteristics  of  the  writer  are  impressed  as  inevi- 
tably and  unmistakably,  as  in  their  physiognomy 
and  personal  peculiarities,  every  departure  from  the 
school  hand  constituting  a  personality  which  differ- 
entiates the  writing  of  the  one  from  that  of  any  other 
writer.  Good  iudgment.  good  taste,  accuracy,  neat- 
ness, as  well  as  any  capricious  freaks  and  eccentric- 
ities of  the  writers,  will  be  reflected,  and  from  fre- 
quent repetition  they  pass  into  habits  and  are  fixed 
as  unconscious  characteristics  in  the  writing,  and 
being  unconscious  are  substantially  outside  of  the 
power  of  the  will  or  the  mind  of  the  writer  to  sup 
press.  They  thns  remain  as  mute  witnesses  to  the 
eye  of  the  expert  and  familiar  acquaintances  to  the 
identity  of  their  author,  and  constitute  the  basis  of 
all  true  expert  examinations  of  writing.  It  follows 
that  the  personality  of  some  handwriting,  like  some 
physiognomies  and  personal  characteristics,  are  more 
marked,  conspicuous  and  unmistakable  than  are 
those  of  others,  and  that  the  more  rare  and  excep- 
tional are  these  characteristics,  either  of  the  person 
or  of  the  writing,  the  less  probable  are  accidental 
coincidences  as  between  them  and  others,  and  as 
these  peculiarities  are  multiplied  the  improbability 
of  their  entire  coincidence  in  the  person  or  hand 
writing  of  any  other  person  increases  on  a  ratio  far 
beyond  the  simple  law  of  permutation. 

Suppose,  for  example,  that  among  ten  thousand 
persons  there  is  one  hunchback,  one  person  minus  a 
right  leg.  one  person  minus  a  left  arm,  one  person 
with  one  eye.  one  person  with  a  broken  nose.  To 
find  a  person  baring  two  of  these  peculiarities  -would 
require  probably  one  hundred  thousand  people;  three 
of  them,  a  millicm ;  four,  a  hundred  millions,  while 
one  having  them  all  might  not  be  found  in  the  entire 
fourteen  hundred  million  people  on  earth.  Preciselv 
the  same  \vith  similarly  exceptional  personalities 
in  handwriting,  such  as  are  presented  in  the  follow- 
ing autographs,  each  of  which  is  as  unique  and  sui 

-.rJilL'*.'*  "?'  5;"^'  ?'  "  ■"""'XT  o<  articles  on  this  subject  which 
will  be  run  In  The  Joi-nniL  during  the  ncil  twelve  iSues  Sub- 
acrlptlou  price,  •!  a  year.  i»suea.    sno- 


generis  as  are  the  personalities  for  which  they  stand, 
and  the  peculiar  and  distinguishing  characteristics 
of  each  would  be  no  more  present  in  all  the  hand- 
writings of  the  world  than  would  the  personal  coun- 
terparts of  their  authors. 


f^ir9^c:cZ>6 


Valtic  o/   I'lxpfi't   Tesiitnonii. 

The  testimony  of  handwriting  experts,  like  all 
other  circumstantial  evidence,  is  valuable  according 
to  the  circumstances  of  each  case.  Above  all  else 
are  the  skill  and  integrity  of  the  expert.  It  often 
happens  that  there  is  onch  a  deficiency  in  the  char- 
acter or  extent  of  the  writing,  either  of  the  known 
or  unknown,  as  not  to  furnish  a  satisfactory  basis 
for  study  and  comparison.  That  is  to  say,  there  are 
presented  too  few  of  the  real  characteristics  of  either 
one  or  both  of  the  writings  to  enable  even  an  expert 
to  form  a  well  founded  opinion,  in  which  case  honest 
and  skilled  examiners  may  fail  of  a  well  grounded 
opinion  or  disagree  without  discredit. 

For  instance,  it  frequently  occurs  that  only  two  or 
three  words  are  brought  in  question.  Sometimes  a  sin- 
gle word,  which  may  be  written  in  pencil,  to  be  com- 
pared with  other  writing  with  pen  and  ink.  Again, 
a  long  period  of  time  may  intervene  between  the 
date  of  the  writings  which  are  to  be  compared,  and 
sometimes  the  skill  of  the  forger  is  so  great  as  to 
leave  slight  clue  to  his  identity ;  but  in  a  very  large 
proportion  of  the  cases  in  which  skilled  and  expe- 
rienced experts  render  opinions  upon  handwriting, 
such  opinions  constitute  really  the  highest  order  of 
circumstantial  evidence  that  is  presented  in  courts 
of  justice. 

laae^  in  Point. 

From  over  1500  cases  which  have  come  under  the 
observation  of  Mr.  Ames  the  following  two  recent 
cises  are  presented  as  examples,  showing  the  method 
and  value  of  expert  examination  Cut  number  1  rep 
resents  a  portion  of  an  admittedly  genuine  letter,  and 
cut  number  2  represents  a  portion  of  a  page  of  dis- 
guised writing  proved  by  expert  testimony  to  have 
been  written  by  the  same  person. 

Respecting  cuts  numbers  1  and  2,  we  consider  first 
the  mechanical  arrangements  of  the  writing  There 
were  involved  in  the  case  three  genuine  letters  and 
four  in  a  disguised  hand.  In  all  instances  the  letters 
commence  with  the  date  or  location  at  the  extreme 
top  and  right  margin  of  the  page.  The  general 
marginal  arrangements  are  the  same.  It  will  be 
observed  that  instead  of  dividing  words  at  the  right 
margins  with  a  hyphen,  the  words  frequently  extend 
downward  on  the  extreme  edge  of  the  paper. 

Comparing  the  writing  of  1  and  2.  observe  first  the 
crossings  of  the  fx.  ivhich  are  curved  shaded  lines 
near  the  top  of  the  letter.  An  example  is  in  number 
1.  line  7,  and  number  2.  line  3. 

Note  the  letter  »■  in  1.  lines  3.  7.  9  and  10.  as  com- 
pared with  corresponding  letters  in  number  2,  lines 
4  and  B.  Also  the  letter  b.  which  is  in  number  1, 
lines  ;i  and  9.  has  a  round,  full.  bulb,  finishing  with 
a  large  loop.  Corresponding  letters  in  number  2. 
lines  ,3  and  fi. 

The  letter  h  in  number  1.  lines  1.  4.  7  and  !).  up 
stroke  beginning  at  base  line  connecting  with  staff 
at  top.  Corresponding  letters  in  ntunber  2,  lines  3, 
4  and  f>. 

The  letter  r  at  the  beginning  of  the  word,  in  num- 
ber 1,  line  4,  is  conspicuously  large,  beginning  with 


a  compound  curve  at  the  base  line ;  the  same  letter 
is  in  numt)er  2,  lines  4  and  8.  The  interrogation 
point,  which  is  in  number  1  at  the  end  of  the  line  10, 
is  the  same  as  those  of  number  2  in  lines  7  and  8. 
The  word  the  in  number  1.  line  7,  is  characteristic- 
ally the  same  .-is  the  in  number  2,  line  6. 

These  are  but  few  of  the  very  many  coincident 
characteristics  that  are  presented  in  the  three  genu- 
ine letters  as  compared  with  the  fpur  that  are  dis- 
guised. 

In  cuts  numbers  3  and  4  are  collected  and  placed 
in  .inxtaposition  several  examples  of  the  more  strik- 
ing personalities  as  they  appear  in  the  gemiine  and 
disguised  writing. 

In  cut  number  3  are  two  kinds  of  ./'.v.  One  made 
with  two  separate  strokes  and  another  with  one  con- 
tinuous stroke.  At  the  very  beginning  of  the  dis- 
guised letter  (cut  number  2),  in  the  first  line,  is  a 
./made  with  two  strokes,  while  in  the  second  line 
it  is  made  continuously. 

Two  different  characteristic  types  of  the  same  let- 
ter in  two  alleged  different  writings  count  very 
much  in  expert  examinations,  because  while  it  is 
not  uncommon  that  two  different  persons  fall  into 
the  habit  of  making  one  form  of  a  letter  approxi 
mately  tho  same,  it  is  very  uncommon  that  they 
should  develop  two  highly  personal  forms  alike  for 
the  same  letter. 

In  line  2  of  cut  number  3  are  several  capital  D'x 
selected  from  the  genuine  writing.  Opposite  are 
several  selected  from  the  disguised  writuig,  and  so 
on  to  the  end  of  the  cut,  it  will  be  found  that  the 
letters  and  words  selected  from  the  genuine  writing 
are  characteristically  the  same;  yet  while  inter- 
mingled in  the  page  of  di.sguised  writing  their  iden- 
tity is  so  changed  and  obscured  as  not  to  be  discern- 
ible except  on  close  scrutiny  and  compari-ton. 

In  their  pictorial  effect  there  is  no  observable 
resemblance  between  the  genuine  and  the  disguised 
writing  mo'e  than  between  a  white  and  a  black  man, 
yet  mainly  on  expert  testimony  the  identity  of  the 
anonymous  writing  was  so  very  thoroughly  demon- 
strated as  to  secure  a  large  verdict  as  damages 
against  the  author  for  criminal  libel. 

rovee  of  Ilnhll. 

To  close  observers  and  examiners  of  handwriting 
nothing  is  more  obvious  than  the  almost  overpower 
ing  force  of  habit  in  the  constant  repetition  of  the 
varied  and  numerous  unconscious  characteristics  in 
handwriting.  These  habits  being  unconsciously 
incorporated  into  the  writing  during  practice  suhsc 
quent  to  its  acquisition  in  school,  are  almost  wholly 
unconscious,  and  therefore  are  not  to  be  eliminateil 
by  the  will  from  the  writing.  One  cannot  walk 
around  a  hole  he  does  not  perceive;  no  more  can 
he  omit  from  his  writing  that  which  he  is  unl 
conscious  of  posses.sing.  One,  in  his  attempt  to  ili.i 
guise,  may  easily  change  the  general  appearance  of  lii- 
writing  by  an  altered  slant,  the  use  of  a  widely  differ 
ent  pen  and  numerous  awkward  and  strange  f(n-iiH 
in  his  writing.  Yet  the  unconscious  habit  of  ii  v 
tain  forms,  combinations,  shades,  crossings  of  I'x. 
dottingsof  /'.S-.  mechanical  arrangement,  and  all  tliiit 
goes  to  make  up  the  unknown  and  habitual  personal 
ity  of  the  writing  will,  through  sheer  force  of  habit, 
be  constantly  in.iected  more  or  less  into  the  disguised 
writing. 

Not  long  since  in  the  comparison  of  a  series  of 
disguised  letters  with  two  genuine  ones,  together 
with  the  addresses  upon  the  envelopes  in  which  they 
were  transmitted,  it  was  observed  that  the  habit  of 
the  writer  was  to  place  a  dash  of  some  sort  under 
the  last  word  written.  This  was  foond  to  be  also  a 
fact  in  the  disguised  writing,  notwithstanding  the 
great  effort  made  to  disguise  it.  Unconscious  habit 
repeated  the  inevitable  rubric  at  the  end. 

This  is  illustrated  in  cut  number  h  In  cut  num 
ber  6  are  illustrated  two  words  which  occur  in  one 
of  the  genuine  writings  and  which  are  repeated  in  a 
distorted  form  in  the  disguised  communications. 

The  word  he.  it  will  be  observed,  has  a  peculiar 
form,  the  letter  ft  having  more  the  chiiracter  of  the 
&.  In  each  instance  where  it  is  used  in  dis- 
guise the  slant  and  form  are  distorted,  in  one  instance 
the  word  being  made  horizontally  on  the  base  line, 
presenting  about  the  same  difference  to  the  eye  as 
that  between  a  man  standing  erect  and  one  lying 
prostrate,  and  yet  the  real  personality  is  obviously 
present. 

Another  illustration  is  in  the  word  will.  Other 
words  and  letters  coincident  in  their  character  and 
vet  widely  different  in  the  ceneral  appearance  run 
through  the  entire  disguised  writing  to  such  an  ex- 
tent as  to  render  the  identity  perfect  and  absolute. 


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'vS/'     /vf^A^  Genuine. 

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while  in  their  pictorial  effect  the  two  writings  are  various  phases  of  simulated  handwriting,  histories 

utterly  unlike  each  other.  of  celebrated  cases,  etc.,  including  fresh  litigations 

These  are  simply  examples  ont  of  thousands  of  as  they  occur,  and  it  is  believed  that  these  articles 

cases  which  come  under  the  observation  of  the  ex-  will  be  of  the  greatest  interest  and  value  not  only  to 

pert.     It  is  the  purpose  of  The  Journal  to  follow  all  who  are  professionally  interested  in  this  subject, 

this  article  with  others  illustrating  and  analyzing  but  to  all  students  of  the  phenomena  of  handwriting. 


THE  ABOVE  CUT  ILLUSTRATES  HOW  THE  FORCE  OF 
HABIT  CAUSES  THE  REPETITION  OF  UNCONSCIOUS 
HABITS  IN  WRITING. 


SCHOOL  AND  PERSONAL. 

{(ymtiiiiuil  from  pnqc  xxxiii.) 
fact,  an  elocutionist  of  great  acceptance,  and  as  Miller  had 
histrioDic  talent  of  no  mean  order  tbe  two  itinerants 
varied  their  teaching  of  penmanship  with  exhibitions  of 
their  recitative  powers.  They  were  thus  making  both 
money  and  reputation  in  the  South  when  the  Civil  War 
brobeout.  and  they  found  it  prudent  and  not  less  difficult 
to  make  their  way  through  the  lines. 

Mr.  Miller  began  tlie  teaching  of  penmanship  in  Bart- 
lett's,  and  afterward  in  Nelson's  College,  in  Cincinnati, 
jind  finally  came  to  Albany,  where  he  taught  with  Folsom 
in  the  Bryant  &  Stratton  Mercantile  College  of  that  city. 


1LL1.\.M  ALLEN   MIl.LER. 


From  Albany  he  came  to  New  York  in  1863,  and  began 
his  professional  work  in  this  city  as  teacher  of  bookkeep- 
ing and  penmanship  in  Bryant,  Stratton  &  Packard's, 
afterward  Packard's  Business  College.  He  was  hero 
associated  with  John  D.  Williams  and  John  L.  N. 
Hunt,  the  latter  becoming,  later.  Superintendent  of 
the  school.  In  18155  he  taught  a  short  time  for 
Eastman  of  .Pough keeps Je,  and"  afterward  became  the 
Resident  Principal  of  the  Bryant  &  Stratton  College 
of  Boston.  He  returned  to  New  York  in  1868.  and  the 
nest  year  opened  a  school  of  his  own  in  Patersou,  N.  J., 
which  he  sold  in  1874.  and  returned  to  his  old  love,  the 
Packard  Business  College  of  New  York,  where  he  re- 
mained until  188S,  when  on  account  of  his  health  he  was 
obliged  to  emigrate  to  the  Pacific  Coast. 

It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  Mr.  Miller  had  few  equals 
as  a  teacher  of  practical  writing.  His  fine  physique,  keen 
eye,  clear  judgment  and  excellent  taste  have  always  made 
him  conspicuous  among  teachers  of  penmanship  and  pen 
artists.  He  did  not  aspire  to  the  ornamental,  but  was  a 
"past  master  "in  the  practical.  But  the  charm  of  our 
friend,  as  we  all  knew  him,  was  in  his  unique  personality. 
He  was  never  lost  in  a  cr.iwd— never  one  of  a  lot,  but 
always  himself —distinct,  individual,  impressive.  His 
contact  with  students  was  alwavs  pleasant,  and  the 
friendships  he  made  were  lasting.'  His  sense  of  humor 
was  large  and  pervasive.  He  was  not  only  humorous 
himself,  but  the  cause  of  humor  in  others.  He  often 
cariied  this  trait  into  his  teaching,  and  the  peculiar  thing 
about  him  was  that  however  he  mi^ht  unbend  himself  to 
his  pupils,  no  one  ever  tried  to  take  advantage  of  it.  He 
was  eminently  just,  and  never  condoned  faults  in  a  pupil 
because  he  liked  him.  He  neither  promoted  nor  favored 
cliques,  and  the  students  he  most  severely  censured  and 
disciphned  were  often  his  most  ardent  friends  and  admir- 


XXXVI 

This  fact  i»  emphasized  in  the  most  poeitive  way  by  the 
aniveraal  respect  and  love  in  wtiich  Mr  Miller's  memory 
is  held  by  hw  formei  papile.  I  have  never  in  all  these 
years  known  his  name  to  be  mentioned  by  one  of  the 
*'lwvs"  who  were  under  his  care  but  with  love  and 
enthusiflrtm.  He  never  faikil  to  impretss  npon  the  indi- 
vidual Mtndent  a  eeiu*  of  hin  personal  interest  in  him  ; 
and  no  student  ever  doubted  it.  And  so  he  is  remembered 
aH  a  friend  fjuite  as  much  as  he  is  as  a  teacher. 

Mv  own  relations  with  him  were  always  tender  and 
HatisfyinL'.  His  was  a  nature  upon  which  I  could  lely 
with  absolute  certainty.  In  all  the  thirty-three  years  of 
(lur  awiuaintane  1  never  knew  him  to  sound  a  false  note. 
HiH  mind  wbh  to  me  as  an  open  bot>b.  and  I  learned  to 
rely  uimn  him  utterly.  At  this  moment  I  am  not  able  to 
recall  a  single  penwnal  matter  in  which  we  were  at  vari- 
ance ;  and  as  I  now  have  to  think  of  him  as  one  who  has 
"gone  before."  it  is  very  comforting  to  be  able  to  say 
thw,  an  1  do.  with  a  dear  sense  of  its  truthfulness. 

Vvilliam  Allen  Miller,  to  use  ordinary  language,  is  dead, 
but  never  was  he  more  alive  than  now,  as  I  write  these 

S.  S.  Packard. 
Ticiliyht  Park,  Sept.  IS,  WfO. 

J£l/rnenrai. 
MILES— MILLS. 

On  Sept.  liith,  at  Mt.  tnemens.  Mii-ti  ^Mi^-  rTrnii.tta  R. 
Mills  was  marriwl  to  Mr.  Charles  C.  Mi;.  -  Mi  \lih--bas 
been  teacher  of  shorthand  in  the  Drnii  Mm  li  <  nil.  of 
(^om.  for  several  ye.irs  past,  and  Miss  .Mui-  Iot  tin.,  years 
has  iM^en  Iwokkeeper  for  F.  Stearas  &  Co  ,  manulactuiing 
pharmacists.  Mr.  Miles  has  resigned  his  position  and 
hoth  have  entered  the  Valparaiso.  Ind.,  Normal,  Mr. 
Miles  to  take  a  course  in  penmanship  and  Mrs.  Miles  to 
continue  her  piano  studies.  Our  congratulations  are 
herewith  extended. 

ynr  t'atato(/iifM  antt  School  •fottrnnltt. 

—  The  new  catalouge  of  the  Stewart  B.  C,  Trenton, 
N.  J.,  comes  out  in  a  beiiutifully  engraved  steel  plate 
covor.  The  handling  of  the  entire  cat-alogue.  including 
designing.  engraWng,  press  work,  etc.,  i^  luxurious  and 
artistic.  Some  verv  beautiful  initial  letters  and  start 
words  and  a  very  fine  half  tone  engraving  of  the  propri- 
etor, Thomas  J.  Stew.-.rt,  adorn  the  pages.  It  is  a  hand- 
son)e,  well  arranged  document. 

—  The  catalogue  of  the  New  Jersey  B.  C,  Newark, 
N.  -l.,  for  ISIKi-ar  has  a  cover  design  by  Messrs.  Kleinfeldt 
and  Tucker,  the  latter  being  the  penman  of  the  institu- 
tion. Mr.  Tucker  also  ha-s  several  designs  which  add 
(juite  a  little  to  the  embellishment  of  the  catalogue. 
Principal  C.  T.  Miller  maintains  a  first-class  school  and 
his  cjitalogue  shows  a  large  enrollment  during  the  past 

—  The  new  catalogue  of  the  Highland  Pai'k  Normal 
(Jiilloge,  Des  Moines,  la.,  is  a  vei-y  neat  one.  The  new 
otllcors  and  teachers  in  our  line  are  J.  B  Dille  and  C.  C. 
RtNinrk.  ownrr^  :  V  (\  Ronrick,  principal  and  general 
inaii;^  I  r  I  V.  I>niv.i  .n-iiinr-rrial  department ;  D.  B. 
All  !■  :  "I  ;  I  i  V  1  I  M  I  shorthand  and  type- 
wiiiiM'  \ii-  I'l-i'.  i:  i.ii..>  ■  -ii';i\ving.  O.H.Long- 
wril  1.1.  i.i  MM  >  ,1,1  1. 1,  .;  i  ,1.  -rliool,  still  remains  in 
tln!  »l.-|>ai  I  m.  til,  oi  i\l(  iuj.ljvr^i...-.  English  Grammar  and 
Oerumii.  '•  A  Little  Buok,  '  isisued  by  the  same  school. 
coTituins  n  large  number  of  halftone  cuts  showing  the 
various  departments  of  tlie  school,  together  with  descrip- 
tion of  the  work  of  the  institution.  It  gives  the  pros- 
pective student  a  good  idea  of  the  school  and  is  decidedly 
good  advertising. 

—  From  the  Minister  of  State  for  Education,  Tokyo, 
Japan,  wo  have  received  the  22d  annual  report  of  iho 
Dopartinent  of  Education.  It  is  printed  throughout  iu 
English  ant)  was  translated  and  printed  in  the  Govern- 
ment printing  office  in  Tokyo,  and  is  a  creditable  piece  of 
typography.  The  pamphlet  is  filled  with  statistics  in 
regard  to  the  various  classes  of  schools,  but  the  commercial 
schools  seem  to  be  listed  under  the  head  of  technical 
schools  ;  hence  we  have  been  unable  to  determine  just 
how  many  of  these  institutions  are  maintained. 

—  The  catalogue  of  the  Com'l  Dept.  of  the  Fairmount, 
Ind.,  Academy  and  Normal  School  is  a  very  attractive 
little  document.  E.  O.  Ellis  is  principal  of  the  Academy 
and  F.  W.  Ranch  priucipid  of  the  Com'l  Dept. 

—  Willmar.  Minn.,  Seminary  issues  two  catalogues, — 
one  for  the  academic  department  and  one  for  the  business 
department.  The  cover  designs  in  both  cases  are  from 
the  penman  of  the  institution,  J.  O.  Jansrud.  The  cata- 
logues are  also  illustrated  with  some  very  handsome  pen 
work  by  Mr.  Jansrud  and  excollout  specimens  of  drawing 
by  students. 

—  Jones  B.  C,  People's  Institute  B!dg..  Chicago,  is  send- 
ing out  some  attractive  advertising  matter,  one  of  the 
hov>ks  being  entitled  "A  Very  Foolish  Father."  C.  E. 
.loues  is  proprietor. 

—  The  catalogue  o(  Wood's  Carbondale.  Pa.,  B.  C.  has 
a  cover  design  in  strong  script  from  the  pen  of  C.  M. 
Lesher, 

—  Other  attractive  catalogues  have  been  received  from 
thf»  following  :  Creal  Springs,  III.,  Coll.  ;  Fresno,  Cal.. 
B.  C.  ;  Holmes  English  and  Business  College.  Portland, 
Oreg.  ;  Joiners'  B.  C.  Cortland,  N.  Y.  ;  Carleton  Coll., 
Farmtngton.  Mo.  ;  C^anton,  Mo.,  Com'l  Coll.  ;  Cumber- 
Ian. I  City,  Tonn..  Academy. 

—  The  literary  toneof  the  Xoirc  Dame  Scholastic,  issued 
by  the  students  of  Notre  Dame,  Ind..  Univ..  is  the  best 
that  comes  to  The  Joirnal  office.  During  the  school 
session  it  is  published  weekly,  and  in  general  character 
and  makeup  it  compares  favorably  with  the  journals 
issued  by  the  older  colleges.  In  fact,  we  don't  know  of 
any  other  journals  that  have  better  written  articles. 

—  The  Indianapolis,  lud  .  Bus.  Univ.  is  issuing  a  good 
college  journal  and  one  that  is  full  of  strong  matter  for 
the  iustitutiou. 

—  The  September  numl>er  of  the  Eastman  College  Jour- 
nal. Poughkeepsie.  N.  Y.,  is  one  of  the  best  that  we  have 
seen  from  that  institution.  Itcontains  a  lot  of  solid  read- 
ing and  much  strong  advertising  for  Eastman  College. 


Prasident  Gaines  is  one  of  the  best  business  college  adver- 
tiBeni  in  the  country. 

—  The  Grand  Island.  Nebr.,  Normal  Coll.,  A.  M.  Hargis, 
president,  is  sending  out  a  journal  printed  in  two  colcrs 
on  very  heavy  paper.    It  is  a  handsome  publication. 

—  Among  other  school  journals  received  during  the 
month  are  the  following  :  Washington.  Pa..  B.  C;  New 
Jersev  B.  C  Newark.  N.  J.  ;  Ohio  B.  C.  Mansfield,  O.  ; 
Child's  B.  C,  Worcester.  Mass.  ;  Canton.  Ohio,  B.  C.  ; 
Bryant  &  Stratton  B.  C,  Louisville.  Kv.  ;  Stockton,  Cal., 
B.  C.  ;  New  England  B.  U..  Lowell.  Mass. 


Fraternal  Notes. 

—  J.  S.  Merrill.  Sprinafield,  O.,  has  been  elected  Super- 
visor of  Writing  in  the  Urbana,  O.,  Public  Schools. 

—  r.  R.  McGlenn  is  special  teacher  of  writing  in  Mar- 
tin's Ferry,  O.,  Public  Schools. 

—  Miss  H.  Maxson  is  the  special  teacher  in  Gallapolis. 
O.,  Public  Schools. 

—  B.  H.  Hiser.  late  Supervisor  of  Penmanship  in  Cam- 
bridge City,  Ind.,  has  accepted  a  similar  position  in  the 
West  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  Public  Schools.  This  is  but  the 
second  year  Mr.  Hiser  has  been  in  this  work,  and  to  secure 
so  good  a  place  is  a  strong  indorsement. 

—  V.  M.  Russell,  formerly  of  Richmond,  Ind.,  Bus. 
Coll.,  suweeds  B.  H.  Hiser  as  supervisor  at  Cambridge 
City.  Ind. 

—  Mary  G.  Beam,  formerlv  of  Marengo,  la.,  is  now 
located  m  White  Hall,  III. 

—  Mis5  Clara  Wiehr  is  special  teacher  in  Athena,  Ohio. 

—  Miss  Ada  F.  Clark  is  one  of  the  special  tea^^hers  in 
Xenia,  O. 

—  Mr.  Mitchell  is  special  teacher  iu  the  Steubenville, 
O.,  Public  Schools. 

—  H.  E.  Bvrne,  formerly  of  Itasca.  Tex.,  is  now  located 
in  Hillsborom  that  State." 

—  Mrs.  Dowuend  is  the  special  teacher  in  Mansfield.  O. 

—  F.  F.  Wildish,  formerly  of  the  Metropolitan  Bus. 
Coll.,  Dallas.  Tes.,  is  now  Supervisor  of  Writing  and 
Drawing  in  Denison,  Tex.,  Schools. 

—  Miss  Sarah  H.  Evans  is  special  teacher  of  Writing  in 
Warren,  Pa.,  Schools. 

—  Miss  Cox'a  A.  Ney  has  charge  of  Writing  and  Draw- 
ing in  Mishawaka,  Ind.,  Schools. 

—  T.  A.  Erickson,  formerly  Supervisor  of  Writing  in 
Alexandria,  Minn.,  is  taking  special  work  in  the  Univer- 
sity of  Minnesota,  Miiinneapolis,  Minn. 

—  In  acknowledging  the  certificates  awarded  by  The 
Journal  iu  the  late  Public  School  Contest,  Miss  Anna 
M.  Hall,  Supervisor  of  Writing,  McConnellsville,  O., 
writes  :  •'  The  beautiful  certificates  for  prizes  m  the 
Public  School  Contest  have  been  received,  and  on  behalf 
of  the  pupils  and  myself  I  wish  to  thank  you  for  the  same. 
The  Journal  has  rendered  great  assistance  in  my  work, 
and  these  contests,  whenever  we  have  participated,  have 
proven  very  beneficial,  first  iu  inspiring  me  to  greater 
effort  and  eecoud  the  incentive  to  the  pupils.'' 

A.   P.  Armstrong. 

Business  College  proprietors  don't  often  dabble  iu  poli- 
tics, but  when  they  do,  irrespective  of  the  party  they 
represent,  we  like  to  see  them  win. 

A.  P.  Armstrong,  proprietor  and  piincipal  of  the  Port- 
land Business  College,  Portland,  Oregon,  was  lately  elected 
County  Superintendent  of  Public  Schools  tor  Multnomah 
County,  Ore. 

In  April  of  1S9B  Mr.  Armstrong  was  nominated  by  one 
wing  of  the  temporarily  divided  Republican  party  of  his 
county  for  the  office  of  school  rmperinteudent.  With  five 
candidates  iu  the  field  he  was  elected  by  a  plurality  of 
1,900  votes,  running  second  on  his  tickets  the  candidate 
for  sheriff  only  leading  him,  and  that  by  a  combination 
with  the  Populists.  Mr.  Armstrong  is  therefore  the 
present  school  superintendent  in  Multnomah  County,  the 
most  populous  in  the  State— Portland,  the  metropolis  of 
thj  Pacific  Northwest,  being  the  county  seat.  He  still 
retains  his  position  as  principal  of  the  Portland  Business 
College,  and  is  making  a  success  of  both,  as  the  following 
extract  from  the  Portland  Evening  Teleijram  will  show  : 

"  The  Eeenin(j  Telegram  takes  special  pleasure  in  invit- 
ing the  attention  of  its  thousandsof  readers  to  thecard  in 
another  column  of  the  Portland  Business  College.  This 
eminently  successful  educational  institution  has  been 
built  up  to  its  present  standing  hy  its  principal,  Mr.  A.  P. 
Armstrong,  b>^a  devotion  to  every  department  that  goes 
to  make  up  the  practical  business  education  of  students 
leaving  this  college.  It  was  this  thoroughly  reliable  repu- 
tation as  a  systematic  teacher  which  called  the  attention 
<'f  the  people  to  Profeosor  Armstrong  and  placed  him  in 
the  chair  of  superintendent  of  public  schools  iu  Multno- 
mah county.  The  result  of  the  County  Teachers'  Institute, 
closed  last  week,  was  characterized  by  the  same  energy 
which  Professor  Armstrong  displays  in  his  own  ccdlege. 
It  is  peculiarly  fortunate  for  the  educational  interests  of 
the  city  and  county  that  he  now  occupies  the  dual  position 
of  supreiutendent  of  county  schools  and  principal  of  the 
Portland  Business  College.  His  executive  abihty  is  such 
as  to  warrant  the  patrons  of  his  school  and  the  public 
generally  in  expecting  precisely  such  service  as  should 
be  given.  While  the  Portland  Business  College  under 
his  direction  is  growing  steadily  m  the  confidence  of  the 
public,  the  public  educational  work  is  showing  such  ad- 


vancement under  his  active  superintendence  as  to  l>e 
most  marked  in  both  teachers  and  pupils."' 

From  the  '■  Oregonian  "  Souvenir  we  glean  the  follow- 
ing sketch  of  Mr.  Armstrong  : 

A.  P.  Armstrong,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  known 
personally  or  by  reputation  in  every  county,  village  and 
school  district  in  Oregon,  becaxise  of  his  successful  work 
as  educator,  was  born  on  bis  father's  farm  near  Jackson- 
vUle,  in  this  State,  on  January  17,  1S.55. 

His  school  days  were  marked  by  rapid  mentiU  develop- 
ment. Usually  leading  all  his  classes  and  excelling  iu 
mathematics,  he  reached  the  limit  of  advancement  in  his 


home  school  at  an  early  age,  graduating  therefrom  amid 
the  plaudits  of  his  friends  and  acquaintances.  He  began 
to  teach  at  17,  following  this  vocation  with  marked  suc- 
cess until  he  had  accumulated  means  sufficient  to  com- 
plete his  higher  education.  His  recognized  ability  as 
instructor  secured  for  him  the  principalship  of  the  Na- 
tional Business  College  of  Portlaud,  in  which  position  h^ 
continued  until  he  purchased  the  school  in  1»81.  Imme- 
diately after  taking  charge  of  the  iustitution  as  owner, 
he  changed  its  mime  to  the  Portlaud  Business  College,  by 
which  title  it  is  favorably  knowu  throughout  the  Pacifii- 
Northwest.  Under  the  able  management  of  Professor 
Armstrong  the  school  has  grown  to  huge  proportions.  It 
is  now  the  largest  private  educational  institution  in  the 
State,  and  is  regarded  by  educators  in  general  as  one  of 
the  leading  schools  of  its  class  in  America.  Ambitious 
youth  need  uo  higher  incentive  to  personal  effnrt  than  is 
afforded  by  the  successful  career  of  Professor  Armstrong, 
a  self-made  man,  who  is  a  recognized  leader  in  his  depart- 
ment of  the  great  educational  fields  of  to-day,  and  of  the 
army  of  graduates  from  the  Portland  Business  College, 
many  of  whom  are  at  the  head  of  prosperous  business 
enterprises  in  all  sections  of  the  country. 

In  appearau(^e  Mr.  Armstrong  is  a  splendid  specimen  of 
Western  manhood.  Heis.^feet  U  inches  high  and  weighs 
190  pounds.  Of  fair  complexion  and  blue  eyes,  his  shapely 
head  is  covered  with  black  hair,  already  well  streaked 
with  gray.  His  manner  is  courteous  and  gentlemanly, 
his  carriage  erect  and  firm,  his  health  perfect.  He  is 
hardly  yet  iu  the  zenith  of  a  well  preserved  manhood, 
and  no  doubt  has  still  before  him  many  years  to  live,  in 
which  to  build  upon  a  foundation  laid  broad  for  a  measure 
of  success  and  a  standing  among  his  fellows  attained  by 
few  men. 

Early  in  1894  Mr.  Armstrong  began  the  study  of  law  on 
his  own  account,  devoting  such  odd  moments  to  it  as  he 
could  spare  from  bis  school  duties.  In  October  of  that 
year  he  entered  the  School  of  Law  of  the  University  of 
Oregon,  attending  the  lectures  during  evenings  only,  and 
graduating  therefrom  with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  on  June 
1,  189H.  Immediately  after  this  he  took  the  examination 
before  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon,  at  Salem,  and  was 
admitted  a  member  of  the  Oregon  bar. 

Bunlness  Instinct. 

"  How  many  do  two  and  two  make  ? " 

"  Sis." 

"  You  ignorant  little  beggar  !  Don't  you  know  that 
two  and  two  make  four  ?  " 

"  Oh,  yes  I  I  knew  that,  but  I  thought  you'd  beat  me 
down  a  bit." — Sketch. 


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Editorial  Comment. 


Scientific  Examination  of   Handwriting. 

Special  attention  is  invited  to  an  article  on  pages 
XXXIV  and  XXXV  entitled  "  Expert  Examinatioa 
of  Handwriting."  This  is  one  of  a  series  of  ar- 
ticles to  be  presented  upon  this  suliject,  which  will 
be  specially  prepared  by  the  Editor  in-Chief  of  The 
Journal,  in  which  will  be  carefully  presented  the 
result  of  his  unpre'-edented  experience  in  the  exami- 
nation of  more  than  1,500  cases  involving  the  ques- 
tion of  handwriting,  and  respecting  a  large  propor- 
tion of  which  he  has  given  testimony  in  courts  of 
justice. 

It  is  easily  within  bounds  to  say  that  Mr.  Ames' 
experience  and  the  number  of  precedents  which  he 
calls  to  his  aid  vastly  exceed  those  of  any  other 
and  perhaps  all  handwriting  experts  at  present  en- 
gaged in  this  line  of  investigation  in  this  country. 

This  series  of  articles  will  be  exceedingly  interest- 
ing and  instructive  to  all  who  are  interested  in  this 
particular  science,  and  especially  to  attorneys  hav- 
ing litigations  wherein  the  genuineness  of  hand- 
writing is  involved. 


PHOTO-ENGRAVED  FROM  PEN  COPY,  BY  A.  D.  TAYLOR,  GALVESTON,  TEXAS,  BUS.  UNIVERSITY. 


Too   Pious. 

A  commercial  teacher  who  was  an  applicant  for  a 
position  in  another  school  200  miles  away,  received 
a  letter  from  his  prospective  employer,  saying  that 
it  he  (the  teacher)  would  first  sever  his  connection 
with  his  present  employer  that  he  (the  prospective 
employer)  would  consider  his  application.  In  jus- 
tice to  the  present  employer,  the  prospective  em- 
ployer felt  that  morally  he  could  not  act  otherwise. 
The  teacher,  in  writing  to  The  Journal  about  the 
matter,  says:  "It  seems  to  me  that  Mr.  A.  is  en- 
tirely too  much  concerned  about  tbe  welfare  of  a 
competitor  to  be  natural.  I  believe  it  was  Dean 
Swift  who  said  to  hide  your  plate  when  people  pro- 
fessing extraordinary  piety  visited  you.  I  wonder 
whether  Mr.  A.  would  enroll  a  pupil  from  this  town 
without  consulting  Mr.  B  ?  '" 


Listen  to  This  Tale  of   Woe. 

In  writing  to  The  Journal  about  commercial 
teachers,  a  well-known  business  college  proprietor 
unburdens  himself  as  follows: 

"  We  find  it  very  difficult  to  find  desirable  people. 
The  majority  sent  have  but  a  very  limited  knowledge 
of  the  requirements  of  a  first  class  school.  They  are 
all  ready  to  teach  anything  from  A  B  C  to  geom- 
etry, but  aside  from  the  penmen,  none  of  them  are 


ce5, 


mon^  tiie  sltibblcd  corn 
The  blilKe  quail  pipes  al^morn, 
H4\fTncrry  painTrid^e  drums  in  bidden 

nd  ^liTtcrinJ  insects  ^Icatn 
!l?    Alaoyc  Itic  reedy  sTream, 
her^*busy  spiders  spin  llTeir  (tlTmy    laces 

Oeor^e  Arnold 


'^  »  ^  \m\W^Sii  --—  "^ 


specialists.  The  small  business  schools  and  Normal 
schools  have  created  a  demand  for  teachers  that  can 
■teach  anything.'  As  a  result,  country  school 
teachers  who  have  taken  a  short  course  in  side 
show  business  department  of  some  normal  school 
pose  as  commercial  teachers. 

"  We  pay  good  salaries  when  we  can  get  the  right 
kind  of  people.  The  smallest  salary  we  are  paying 
this  year  is  .ST.iO  for  nine  months ;  tbe  largest  salary 
for  same  time  is  §113.1.  Of  course,  we  do  not  expect 
to  guarantee  big  salaries  to  people  of  whose  work 
we  know  nothing  only  by  hearsay.     A  man  that 

would  give  good  satisfaction  at or would 

not  be  a  satisfactory  man  under  my  management, 
as  in  our  school  students  receive  a  great  deal  of  in- 
dividual instruction  and  the  teacher  must  be  able  to 
make  a  success  gf  his  work  in  this  way,  while  in 

such  schools  as and the  teacher  who  can 

handle  large  classes  through  blackboard  work  is 
deemed  the  most  desirable  man. 

"  Another  thing  we  find  is,  that  teachers  who 
have  been  working  for  some  Jim  Crow  business  col 
lege  or  religions  Normal  school  expect  to  double 
their  salaries  if  they  work  for  a  really  respectable 
and  responsible  institution.  They  put  a  special 
value  upon  their  '  experience. '  when  in  fact  their 
experience  is  practically  worthless  to  us,  as  our 
requirements  and  methods  are  wholly  new  to  the 
majority  of  teachers. 

"  I  feel  like  kicking  this  morning  and  I  know  of 
no  one  who  is  more  familiar  with  kickers  and  makes 
a  greater  allowance  for  them  than  yourself ;  conse- 
quently you  are  the  victim  this  morning." 

Business  college  teachers  who  are  well  prepared 
are  in  demand  as  never  before  The  man  who 
knows  "something  of  everything,  and  everything 
of  something" — the  specialist  with  a  good  general 
education— is  wanted  in  all  walks  of  life,  and  par- 
ticularly in  the  training  of  young  people  for  busi- 
ness. 

Because  of  the  hard  times  salaries  have  been  low 
for  three  years,  but  the  demand  for  good  teachers  is 
greater  than  ever. 


PEN  DRAWING— SKETCHING  FROM  NATURE,  BY;C.  P.  ZANER.    No.  9. 


FEDERATION    OF    COMMERCIAL 
TEACHERS'  ASSOCIATIONS. 

Tho  Coininn  <  liicnijo  MeiMiiiu  Diiriuu   Iloliiliiy  Work 
u  <;rnn.l  One 

On  Saturday,  October  3,  at  the  Metropolitan  Busi- 
ness College,  Chicago,  there  will  be  a  meeting  of 
the  General  Executive  Committee  and  the  Execu- 
tive Sub-committees  of  the  Federation  of  Commer- 
cial Teachers'  Associations  to  arranse  plans  and 
programmes  for  the  next  meeting,  to  be  held  in  Chi- 
cago the  latter  part  of  December,  1896.  Without 
question  the  meeting  will  be  a  grand  success, 
be  the  largest  attended  meeting  in  the  history  of 
the  'association,  be  the  widest  in  scope  of  work 
covered,   and  it  will    have   the   most    interesting 


18S 

prof^ramroe  ever  presented  ,to  a  bodyof  teachers  of 
penmanship,  drawing,  commercial,  shorthand  and 
tyjtewriting  braDcbe.s 

JoLKVAL  readers  will  remember  that  at  the  meet- 
ing ot  the  Western  Penman's  Association,  held  in 
('hicajfo.  Holiday  week,  iy9.j.  there  was  such  a 
demand  for  ao  association  with  a  wider  scope, 
that  the  present  a.ssociation,  which  is  practically 
an  amalgamation  of  four  separate  associations,  was 
formed. 

Every  teacher  of  the  branches  named  who  can 
possibly  make  it  convenient  to  attend  should  be  in 
Chicago  for  the  forthcominj}  meeting  of  the  Feder- 
ation of  Commercial  Teachers'  Associations. 

Reduced  rates  on  the  railroads  are  offered  at  this 
time,  and  special  rates  are  made  by  the  leading 
hotels.  It  will  be  the  grandest  meeting  and  the 
greatest  outpouring  of  commercial  ti-achers  ever 
seen  in  this  coontry,  and  the  matter  of  expense  isa 
mere  bagaielle  compared  with  the  great  benefits  to 
be  secured  by  attending  such  a  meeting 

All  who  are  iotere.^ted  in  the  work  of  the  asso- 
ciation are  requested  to  correspond  with  any  member 
of  the  Executive  Coiniiiittees,  sujigusting  subjects 
or  topirs  that  they  would  like  to  see  presented.  This 
will  aid  the  Executive  Committee  in  arranging  the 


'iQ:^VU>CLKtUna£> 


programme.     We  present  herewith  the  names  of 
the  officers  of  the  various  associations 


FKDBHATION   Oir  COM.MKHCI AL  TEAOUEllS'   ASSOCIATIONS 

Prujident,  S.  .S.  Puckard.  101  East  Twenty-third  St.,  Now 

Yorh. 
Vicu  proaident.  W.  N.  Ferris,  Big  Uapids,  Mich, 
borrntury,  D.  W.  Springer.  Aon  Arbor.  Mii'h. 
TreKsvirer,  i;.  A  Faust,  )6  Kust  Kaudolpb  St.,  fhipaBo,  III. 
t-H'cutivi.  (,ommittoo,  O.  M.  Powers,  Metropolilan  Bus.  Col., 

«,  P?'*';;  "!■■., ■^^  S-  Palmer,  Cedar  Baplda,  Iowa  ;  A.  U. 

Webb.  Nashville,  Tenn. 

WKSTEIt,V   PENMEN'S   ASSOCIATION. 

President,  L.  M.  Thornburgh,  Cedar  Haplds,  Iowa. 

Vicepresvdeut,  0.  P.  Zauer,  (.Columbus,  Ohio 

Seeretary.  E.  U.  Mills,  care  Williams  &  Rogers,  Rochester, 

Exeoutive  Commiteo,  J    W.  McCaslin,  Chicago.  111.  ;  A.  N. 
Palmer,  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa.  ;  J.  F.  Fish,  Louisville,  Ky. 

WllITlNO   AND   DllAWINO  TEACHEHS'   ASSOCIATION. 

Prosideut.  J.  H.  Bachtenkircher.  Lafayette.  Ind 
yuu)-presldciit.  Miss  Harnotl  Blo(Sd.  Coumril  BInlls.  Iowa. 
Secretary.  Miss  L.  Viola  Waller.  Charles  City,  Iowa. 
Executive  Committee.  A.  E.  Parsons.  Crestou,  Iowa  ;  M.  M 
Desmond,  Jollet.  III.  ;  C.  U.  Pierce.  Evansville.  Ind. 

SllOUTIIANU  AND  TVJ'KWWUITINO  TEACHEHS'   ASSOCIATION. 

Preaidont.  O,  A.  Wuitmer,  So.  B.  U  .Atlanta.  Ha. 


Blair.  Chicago,  III. 


M.  J.  Huetz.  Elgin.  III.  ;  Miss  Fanny 


UISINESS  TEACHEllS'   A.SSOCIATION. 

President,  O.  W.  Brown,  Jacksonville,  111 
\  iceprcsidont.  A.  SV.  Dudley.  Chicago,  111 
secretary,  J.  E,  King,  Rochester.  N   Y. 
Liecutive  Committee.  W.  H.  Whlgam.  Chicago  111  ■  D 
bpringer,  Ann  iithoT.  Mich,:  J.  W,  Warr.  Moilne'.'lll ' 


WANTS  THE   OPINION   OF    BUSINESS 
COLLEQES 

Ou  the  Vrrlical  Wriiiiiii  <Jn<«iiou. 
Editok  Penman's  Aht  Jochnal: 

Some  time  ago  you  published  reports,  or  answers, 
about  vertical  writing,  hut  they  were  largely  from  public 
school  teachere.  Writin?  ba-s  received  so  little  time  antl 
attention  from  that  doss  of  instructors  that  they  can 
scarcely  be  the  best  judges  in  that  line.  Busine,4  col- 
leges are  the  n-riting  schools  of  America.  Thev  depend 
upon  the  patronage  of  the  public  for  their  entire' support 


BY  E.  L.  BROWN  ROCKLAND,  ME. 


and  cannot  alford  to  let  prejudice  interfere  with  busi- 
ne.ss.  If  vertical  is  to  be  the  style  of  the  future,  most  of 
them  have  found  it  out  by  this  time.  It  would  be  inter- 
esting and  useful  to  know  how  many  have  adopted  the 
vertical.  Your  paper  goes  to  all  the  business  colleges  and 
they  would  doubtless  readily  tell  what  they  are  doing. 

There  was  an  effort  made  to  have  the  vertical  system 
used  in  Portland  schools  nest  year,  but  it  will  probably  not 
be  adopted,  as  the  city  superintendent  of  schools  has  been 
succeeded  by  the  principal  of  the  High  School,  Frank 
Rigler, 

Miss  Anna  Knos  was  re  elected  supervisor  of  drawing, 
and  I  am  to  continue  boolikeeping  in  the  High  school. 
The  supervisor  of  penmanship  was  dropped  a  year  ago 
and  there  will  not  be  any  for  at  least  another  ;  hard  times 
the  chief  cause. 

Yours  truly, 

H.   VV.  Hekron. 

Purllanil,   Oregon. 


An  Australian   Letter. 

Editor  Penman's  Art  Journal  : 

I  des're  to  thank  you  for  your  kindly  notices  in  your 
columns  of  Australian  writing  and  also  of  myself.  I 
cannot  refrain  from  again  expressing  my  admiration  of 
your  cleverly  conducted  paper  so  helpful  to  teacher  and 
interesting  to  the  ordinary  reader. 

I  send  each  copy  of  The  Penman's  Art  Jocunal  home 


c^< 


c:^J^^..J^. 


BY  E    C.  MILLS.  ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 

to  Scotland  after  my  friends  here  have  seen  it.  1  only 
vish  that  penmanship  was  valued  more  in  these  colonies. 
The  people  are  so  much  taken  up  with  mining,  squatting, 
racing,  etc.,  that  the  poor  pen  becomes  an  article  to  look 
at  and  when  used  a  good  deal  abused. 

I  trust  your  paper  will  go  on  prospering  in  its  noble 
mission  in  lifting  up  the  art  of  writing  into  its  niche  m 
the  great  cities  of  America  and  England. 
Vour  very  truly, 

James  Bruce. 

Wriiintj  Master,  47  Elizabeth  St.,  Sydney,  Australia. 


Leroy    W.    Fairchild   &  Co.,  Gold    Pen 
Manufacturers,    Fail. 

Leroy  W.  Fairchild  &  Co..  the  old  established   and  well 
mown  makers  of  gold  pens,  failed  recently.     Liabilities. 


Normal  3chool   Penmen. 

A.    A.    KUHL. 

Mr.  A.  A.  Kuhl  was  born  near  Ohio  City,  Van  Wert 
County,  Ohio,  August  9,  1S73.  He  attended  district  (•cht)ol 
in  winter  and  worked  on  the  farm  during  the  summer. 

In  1888  he  entered  the  Western  Ohio  Normal  School  and 
graduated  in  18'J1.  It  was  during  the  time  he  atteiidid 
the  Normal  that  he  took  his  first  le*■^ou  iu  penmanshiii. 
at  school,  his  father  having  taught  him  to  write  at  home. 

In  the  summer  of  1801  he  graduated  frcm  a  businesH 
college. 

August  9,  1893,  he  was  elected  principal  of  the  Com- 
mercial Dep't  of  the  Western  Ohio  Normal,  and  held 
the  position  until  the  spring  of  1894,  when  he  resigned  and 


taught  special  classes  in  penmaubhip  until  July,  '94,  when 
he  accepted  a  place  with  the  Muucie  Business  College, 
Muncie,  Ind.,  but  resigned  in  a  few  months  and  entered 
the  Zanerian  Art  College. 

June,  1895,  Mr.  Kuhl  was  elected  principal  of  the  Coni'l 
Dep't  of  Jasper  Normal  Institute,  Jasper,  Florida,  which 
position  he  still  holds. 

Mrs.  Kuhl  has  charge  of  the  Shorthand  and  Telegi^ajihy 
departments  of  the  same  school,  and  both  are  making  a 
success  in  their  special  lines. 

In  a  late  letter  Mr.  Kuhl  writes  that  he  attributes  much 
of  his  success  to  the  inspiration  received  from  The  Jour- 
nal. 

Newlands    Challenges    Champlin    to    a 
Pupils*  Competitive  Writing  Test. 

To  THE  EniTou  OK  Thic  Penman's  Aht  Jouknai,  : 

In  the  Sept,  Journal  there  appeared  an  article  by 
Mr.  Howard  Champlin.  Supervisor  of  Writing.  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  in  which  the  writer  goes  ciuite  out  of 
hi8  way  to  show  his  ignorance  of  and  animus 
toward  vertical  vpriting  in  general  and  "The 
Natural  System  "  in  particular. 

If  the  readers  of  The  Journal  were  all  acquainted 
with  Mr.  Champlin  we  could  well  alford  to  let  this 
pass.  About  two  and  a  half  years  ago  the  Western 
Penman  published  a  verbatim  report  of  a  discussion 
on  vertical  writing,'  at  a  meeting  of  the  Western 
Penmen's  Association,  where  Mr.  Champlin  uncon- 
sciously showed  what  he  didn't  know  about  vertical 
writing  by  a  garbled  report  of  what  he  saw  of  our 
exhibit  at  the  World's  Fair,  and  of  an  alleged  con 


(^^AmaiuiQ:^ti£'ClnwuuL& 


versation  he  had  with  the  man  in  charge.  We  may 
give  Mr.  C.  credit  for  having  failed  to  surmise  that 
his  version  of  the  matter  might  come  under  the 
notice  of  '"  the  other  man."  In  the  following  num- 
ber of  the  Western  Penman  "the  other  man  "  ap- 
peared in  the  person  of  R.  K.  Row,  one  of  Mr.  C.'s 
Canadian  friends,  through  a  letter  in  which  he  flatly 
contradicted  Mr.  C.'s  version  at  almost  every  point, 
and  for  corroboration  gave  the  name  of  a  distin- 
guished American  educator  who  had  been  present 
during  the  interview.  Mr.  C.  apparently  accepted 
the  rebuke  with  meekness,  and  until  a  month  ago, 
so  far  as  we  know,  has  been  as  mum  as  a  mummy 
regarding  our  system  of  writing. 

Time  seems  to  have  dimmed  his  memory,  and  now 
we  have  some  more  of  his  vagaries.  For  example, 
we  think  it  quite  becomes  him  to  fay:  "  When  this 
slow  finger  movement  vertical  writing  first  attracted 
attention  some  of  our  eminent  educators,  who  knew 
very  little  about  either  kind  of  writing,  saw  an  op- 
pDrtunity  for  some  free  advertising  upon  the  lecture 
platform  in  a  field  entirely  new  to  them  and  the 
public,  and  they  jumped  at  it  as  they  do  at  every 
new  fad."  By  this  he  means,  of  course,  that  all 
the  men  comprising  the  great  host  of  eminent  edu- 
cators from  Maine  to  California  who  have  indorsed 
vertical  writing  have  been  seeking  "  some  free 
advertising."  In  another  paragraph  he  says:  "I 
have  taught  both  styles  to  the  same  pupils  for  sev- 
eral years  in  the  National  Summer  School  of  Meth- 
ods, at  Glens  Falls,  N.  Y."  Now  this  school  is  in 
session  for  three  weeks,  and  granting  that  Mr.  C.  's 
classes  continue  during  the  whole  time,  what  a 
wonderful  genius  he  must  be  who  can  train  the 
same  pupils  in  two  widely  different  systems  of  writ- 
ing within  three  weeks,  and  this  in  spite  of  the  fact 
that  he  has  no  faith  in  the  one  style,  and,  according 
to  his  own  statement  on  another  occasion,  it  takes 
years  of  training  to  acquire  the  other.  It  is  probably 
this  fooling  with  vertical  writing  that  has  led  Mr. 
C,  to  surmise  that  possibly  some  time  in  the  future 
it  may  be  necessary  for  him  to  cut  a  new  slant  on 
the  card  he  so  ingeniously  designed,  and  which  he 
so  per.sistently  tises  for  testing  pupils'  writing. 

Or  again,  take  this  clause:  "  The  only  claim  that 
our  vertical  advocates  make  for  their  style  of  writ- 
ing that  is  generally  true  is  that  when  slowly  drawn 
out  with  cramped  finger  movement  it  is  more  legi- 
ble." If  Mr.  C.  knows  anything  at  all  he  knows  this 
statement  is  not  true.  No  advocate  of  vertical 
writing  has  claimed  or  even  admitted  that  it  must  be 
"  slowly  drawn  out  with  cramped  finger  movement. " 

In  the  sentence  before  this  he  says  our  system 
"  will  only  admit  of  slow  finger  movement." 

Let  us  see  if  he  has  any  faith  in  his  own  assertion. 
Mr.  Chaniplin  has  had  charge  of  the  writing  in  the 
Cincmnati  schools  about  the  same  length  of  time  we 
have  been  teaching  vertical  writing,  his  senior  pupils 
will  have  been  trained  in  sloping  writing  about 
twice  as  long  as  ours  have  in  the  upright  hand, 
and  he  has  many  times  the  number  of  schools  to 
select  from  that  we  have.  I  challenge  him  to  submit 
his  pupils  to  any  fair  and  reasonable  comparative 
test  of  speed.  To  be  definite  I  would  suggest  some 
such  plan  as  the  following: 

1.  That  some  well  known  and  unprejudiced  edu- 
cator be  selected  to  visit  each  city  and  conduct  a  test. 

a.  That  all  the  pupils  in  at  least  three  classes  of 
different  grades  in  one  building  be  required  to  write. 

3.  That  all  the  pupils  wri'.ing  must  have  been 
registered  an  1  in  regular  attendance  in  the  grade  in 
which  they  write  since  September  of  the  present 
year. 


4.  That  equal  points  be  given  for  legibility  and 
speed. 

.').  That  the  results  and  specimens  of  the  pupils' 
work,  together  with  their  respective  ages,  be  pub- 
lished in  at  least  three  educational  papers  as  soon  as 
convenient  after  the  test. 

0.  That  the  matter  to  be  written  shall  be  selected 
by  the  judge  and  shall  be  supplied  to  the  pupils  at 
least  three  weeks  before  the  test  is  to  be  made. 

7.  The  expense  of  conducting  the  test  to  be  borne 
by  the  representative  of  the  style  of  writing  secur- 
ing the  lowest  number  of  points.  Or  if  Mr.  C.  pre- 
fers he  and  I  shall  each  pay  half.  If  Mr.  C.  cannot 
accept  either  of  these  alternatives  1  shall  engage  to 
provide  for  the  whole  expense, 

8.  If  possible  the  test  should  be  made  before  the 
close  of  the  present  year. 

A.  F.  Newlands, 

Supervisor  of  Writing, 
Kingston.  Ont..  Sept.  26,   '96. 


,_  THE    , 

The  clubbing  season  is  at  hand  again,  and  without  desiring 
to  be  too  pressing  in  the  matter  we  wish  to  call  the  attention 
of  our  friends  to  the  fart  that  we  are  readv  to  be  clubbed 
early  and  often.  Particularly  low  clubbing  rates  are  made 
to  those  who  can  send  a  number  of  subscriptions  to  either 
the  News  Edition  or  the  Regular  Edition  of  The  Journal. 


anything  to  do  wi 
hand  and  typewri 
who  are  in  a  position  to  do  so  will  aid  u8  to  reauh  these  peo- 
ple.   This  can  be  done  by  handing  them  sample  copy  of  The 


A  Good  Practice  Book. 

The  Practice  Book  for  the  Electric  System  of  Penmanship, 
published  by  C.  H.  Peirce.  Supervisor  of  Writing.  Evausville, 
Ind..  is  well  arranged  and  cheap.  It  contains  1800  lines  and 
sells  at  lUc.  retail,  with  reduction  if  ordered  in  quantities. 
The  covers  are  filled  with  information  for  teacher  and  pupil 
—in  fact  a  whole  writing  course  condensed,  The  *'  Electric  " 
system  is  in  use  in  a  large  number  of  schools,  aad  many  other 
schools  use  the  "  Practice  Book"  in  connection  with  other 
systems  of  writing. 


gospel  of  good 


earnest  in  our  efforts  to  spread  the 
.  among  those  who  do  not  give  this 
inrtant  branch  its  due  share  of  attention  in  our  schools, 
and  with  that  object  in  vipiw  we  have  made  very  low  clubbing 
rates  on  both  editions  of  The  Journal  .  and  will  be  glad  to 
send  a  liberal  supply  of  sample  copies  to  those  of  our  friends 
who  want  to  push  the  work  of  spreading  the  light.  We  want 
an  agent  in  every  school  or  community  whL*re  we  do  not 
have  one  now,  but  in  no  case  can  we  allow  any  one  to  inter- 
fere with  an  agent  already  at  work. 


find  that  every 
isiastic  advocate 
for  better  writiog  in  our  schools  i  both  public  and  private) 
and  for  business,  hcnt-e  every  copy  circulated  helps  the  cause 
of  goorl   writing,  ami  whatever  helps  the  cause  helps  the 


school  anil  helps  the 


The  Journal  has  enlisted  in  the  campaign  to  secure  a 
special  teacher  of  writing  and  drawing  in  every  normal 
school  in  the  country,  and  special  teachers  or  supervisors  of 
these  brauches  in  every  town  of  3,000  or  over.  We  ask  the 
help  of  all  friends  who  believe  in  this  platform.    The  most 

,    .    -  .1- .   -----  -=  ....-.-.  -.         .LT.-  -?  by  increasing 


substantial  way  of  helping  along  thee 


1  Joirr 


To  prove  that 


'^ — ^t^^^^^^^'Z-'^.'Z^    0-^^^-<?'^#^-'^ 


BY  H.  B.  LEHMAN.  VALPARAISO,  IND. 


_  "and  are  not  considering  the 

financial  side  of  it  alone,  we  have  made  very  low  clubbing 
rates — rates  so  low  that  the  question  of  expense  to  the 
subscriber  is  practically  eliminated.  Double  the  number  of 
subscriptions  at  our  new  reduced  chibbing  rates  would  not 
he  so  much  of  a  help,  financially,  to  The  Journal  as  one-half 
the  number  at  our  old  rates,  but  nevertheless  we  are  anxious 
to  get  a  large  increased  Hat  of  subscriptions  even  at  these 
reduced  rates.  In  the  end  we  know  that  we  shall  reap  greater 
rewards  and  we  know  that  the  cause  will  be  advanced,  the 
teachers  and  schools  teaching  the  braDcbes  of  which  The 


•i'90 

JoCBNALiBan  organ  will  be  in  bettor  r«pote.  U»e  pnpils  who 
att«n'1  the**  whools  will  be  better  filt«a  lor  life's  work  ana 
we  flball  bebappier  all  a 


The  old  reliable  pen  roakioK  firm  of  Jowph  Gillot  &  Sods. 
01  John  utrnet.  New  York,  have  a  wonderful  variety  of  pens 
iinltert  for  all  piirpoced,  Thev  cater  part icnlnrly  to  penmen 
and  artifets.  and  ail  who  have  not  tried  bome  at  tbeir  pens  for 
fine  WTttinv.  flourUbinK  and  pen  drawing  would  do  well  to 
Bend  for  eamplei 


nade  by  WyckofT.  Seamans^ 

^ ,    .'ork.  is  l^einK  splendidly  ad- 

«of  UK>klete  KivinK  pictures  of  the  largest 
oniro  tulIdinsH  in  New  York.  Chiea^io.  Boston  and  Philadel- 
phfii  and  a  nunil>er  of  Keminpton  Tvpewrlters  and  a  number 
-of  other  mnehineH  in  ntte  in  the^e  buildingtt.  The  Chica^ 
Iwoklct.  entitled  "A  Few  Office  Buildiiuts  m  Chicago."  is 
l»efore  ni*.  It  gives  jiarticularH  in  regard  to  the  :I7  leading 
office  hutldingH  of  Chicago.  There  are  ;j.i523  typewriters  1 
Mervico  in  these  buildings,  2.5T:f  of  which  i       *"  ' 

whll-  all  others  have  IiBI.     J 
the  booklet  is  well  worth  haviog. 


•emciit  <;ompany.  Bos  10*9  Dansville, 

ery  neat.attractiveand  usetulachool 

r  that  the  teacher  will  find  of  special  interest  at  tliis 
_  fl  of  the  year.  Tho  names  of  the  school  dtrector.teacber. 
pupllN.  etc..  are  all  neatly  printed,  and  the  teacber  will  find 
It  an  attractive  and  cheap  Kouvenir  to  give  to  tbe  pupils. 


Bookkeepers,  draftumpn  and  bookkeeping  tPacbers  having 
use  for  a  ruling  pen  will  find  the  Le  Clanche  Ruling  Pen, 
manufactured  by  the  Le  Clanche  Ruling  Pen  Company, 
Nolih'!*ville.  Ind.,  a  most  excellent  article.  It  is  made  on  the 
fountain  pen  nrinciple,  the  handle  being  the  barrel  contain- 
ing the  ink.  The  pen  does  both  ruling  and  writing,  is  clean 
and  biwavs  ready.  Ho  confident  are  the  makers  that  the  i)en 
will  bo  found  satisfactory  that  they  agree  to  refund  the 
money  in  case  it  Is  not. 


EDITOR'S  Calendar. 


iHow  To  Teach  Whitinc,  i(Hi  Comjion   Sense  Lessons 
IN   Writing.      By    J.    H.    Bachtenkircbei-,    Special 
Teacher  of  Writing  in  the  Lafayette  Public  Schools. 
Published  by  J.  H.  Bachtenkircher,  Lafayete,  Ind. 
Price,  by  mail,  25  cents.    2(1  pp. ;  paper. 
Mr.  Bacbtenkircher  is  known  ae  au  entbuBiastic  special- 
ist in  writing,  who  has  made  such  a  success  of  writing  in 
the  Lafayette  Bchoolp  that  the  good  people  of  Lafayette 
think  that  his  salary  gives  geater  returns  than  nearly  any 
other  public  money  expended.    This  little  book  is  used 
as  a  basis  in  the  5th,  Gth,  7th  and  Hth  years  in  Lafayette. 
The  usual  chapters  on  Materials,  Position,  Pen  Holding, 
Movement,  Speed,  Slant.   Blackboard  Writing,  etc.,  are 
followed  by  10(1  leseons.    There  are  many  suggestions  and 
helps  for  the  grade  teacher.     The  several  pages  devoted 
U^  t  lie  copies  are  filled  with  strong,  vigorous,  plain,  busi- 
ness writing. 

The  FiUNOii'i.Ks  of  Penmanship.     By  U.  G.  Alexander 

Principal  of  the  Penmanship  Department,  Chillicothe, 

Mo.,  Normal  School.    Pp.  H8  ;  paper.     Published  by 

Moore  Publishing  Company,  Chillicothe,  Mo. 

Chapters  on    Position,   Holding  the  Pen,   Movement, 

Form,  Slant  and  Spacing  eome  first  and  these  are  followed 


f/) 


bv  a  detailed  analysis  of  each  letter,  small  and  capital, 
^he  style  of  capitals  used  for  illustration  is  the  ypen- 
cerinn  standard.  ''Chirographic  Meditations,'  a  well 
written  article  in  Mr.  Alexander's  best  vein,  follows. 
Mr.  Alexander  has  a  literan.-  style  that  evinces  keen  im- 
agination with  the  ability  to  express  what  he  thinks. 

The  Packard  Method  of  Teaching  Bookkeeping.  S. 
S.  Packard,  publisher.  101  East  Twenty-third  street. 
Xew  York.    Cloth,  13S  pp.    Price,  $1.25. 

For  several  years  Mr.  Packard's  friends  and  admirers 
among  the  business  college  fraternity,  a^  well  as  among 
business  men,  have  urged  him  to  give  the  public  the  bene- 
fit of  ''the  Packard  method"  of  teaching  bookkeeping. 
brought  down  to  date.  Mr.  Packard  started  to  do  this 
over  two  years  ago,  expecting  to  complete  it  in  a  few 
months.  The  work  was  of  greater  magnitude  than  he 
anticipated,  and  while  he  has  put  a  great  deal  of  time 
on  it  and  has  been  ably  assisted  by  several  practical  teach- 
ers and  bookkeepers,  it  required  over  two  years  to  collect 
the  data,  to  arrange  it  into  sets,  to  test  it.  rearrange 
it  and  test  it  again,  to  condense,  to  make  it  modern  aud  up 
to  date.  The lai-gest  banks  and  mercantile  establishments 
of  New  York  have  been  drawn  on  for  transactions, 
models,  methods,  forms  and  helps,  and  every  page  of  the 
book  shows  the  research  and  practical  nature  of  the  ma- 
terial gathered.  Mr.  Packard  takes  the  account  rather 
than  the  transaction  as  the  unit,  and  the  first  twenty- 
seven  pages  are  devoted  to  a  study  of  accounts.  Next 
comes  transactions  aud  their  record.  This  is  followed  bv 
a  model  set,  in  the  best  business  writing  of  Mr.  E.  if. 
Barber,  printed  in  red  aud  black.  Throughout  the  book 
there  are  many  fine  examples  of  business  letters  and 
forms  from  Mr.  Barber's  pen.  Following  the  Model  Set 
are  thirteen  sets  comprising  a  business  series,  introducing 
a  great  many  books  and  forms  used  in  the  several  kinds  of 
mercantile  businesses.  The  transactions  aud  forms  intro- 
duced are  "  from  life  "—as  they  were  collected  from  New 
York's  largest  houses.  The  Commission,  Wholesale,  Bank- 
ing and  Stock  and  Bond  sets  are  particularly  valuable. 
Under  the  heading  "  Miscellaneous  Information  "  much 
information  is'given  about  Corporations  and  Joint  Stock 
Companies,  the  Voucher  Method,  Reverse  Posting,  Petty 
Accounts,  etc.  Several  pages  are  devoted  to  "  Commer- 
cial Words  and  Phrases  Defined  "  and  "  Abreviations." 
A  carefully  ari*anged  list  of  questions  closes  the  book. 

In  his  "Remarks,' by  way  of  introduction,  the  author 
states  the  object  of  the  book  as  follows  : 

"  This  book  proceeds  upon  the  supposition  that  book- 
keeping must  be  learned,  and  thoroughly  learned — that 
the  bookkeeper,  in  order  to  take  his  place  in  the  profes- 
sion and  to  be  of  use  in  it,  must  be  grounded  in  the  prin- 
ciples and  proficient  in  the  practice.  Hence,  great  care 
has  been  taken  to  so  inculcate  the  principle?  at  the  start, 
both  by  statement  and  illustration,  that  they  cannot  be 
lost  sight  of.  And  as  soon  as  they  are  so  inculcated,  they 
are  immediately  put  in  practice,  through  such  forms  antl 
conditions  as  will  fasten  them  securely  in  the  mind." 

In  his  characteristic  vein,  in  a  chapter  marked  *'  Per- 
sonal," Mr.  Packard  talks  to  the  young  student  who  is 
learning  bookkeeping  with  this  book  as  a  guide.  The 
amount  of  information  given  in  so  small  a  space  is  sur- 
prising. This  is  by  far  the  best  bookkeeping  book  Mr, 
Packard  has  sent  out. 

New  Practical  Arithmetic.    By  Henry  T,  Loomis  aud 
Harvey  C.    Ditmer.     Published   by    Practical    Text 
Book  Company,  Cleveland,  Ohio.     Cloth  ;  380  pages. 
Price,  $l."2."i. 
This  book  combines  both  mental  and  written  arithme- 
tic, and  presents  the  subject  in  a  clear  and  practical  man- 
ner.   The  definitions  are  short  and  simple,  tlie  methods  of 


operation  clearly  explained,  and  a  solution  of  one  prol*- 
lem  is  given  under  each  subject.  The  work  begins  with 
the  reading  and  writing  of  numbers,  and  includt- s  all  of 
the  usual  operations  iu  iu"itbmetic,  special  attention  hav- 
ing been  given  t<>  subjects  used  in  business  life  and  to 
practical  short  methods.  The  language  is  plain  aud  the 
examples  are  clearly  stated. 

The  methods  appear  to  be  brief  aud  clear,  aud  the 
operations  solving  the  problems  show  the  student  just 
how  the  results  were  obtained.  In  the  mental  problems 
an  effort  has  been  made  to  teach  rapidity  and  to  develop 
the  reasoning  faciOties  of  the  mind  at  the  same  time. 
The  book  contains  a  full  discussion  of  the  fundamental 
principles  of  arithmetic,  aud  special  attention  has  been 
given  to;thesubjectsof  every-day  use  in  business.  Pwz- 
zles  and  improbable  problems  have  been  omitted,  and 
their  places  filled  with  more  practical  problems.  The 
work  is  a  complete  arithmetic  beginning  at  Notation  and 
running  through  all  of  the  usual  chapters,  and  it  takes  in 
many  subjects  not  found  in  the  average  text-book  on 
arithmetic.  The  subjects  of  special  interest  to  business 
men  are  trea'ed  in  a  practical  manner,  aud  more  of  these 
subjects  are  incorporated  in  this  work  than  are  usually 
found  in  similar  texts.  The  book  is  neatly  printed  and 
bound.  It  is  a  credit  to  its  authors  and  publishers  and 
will  do  much  to  help  the  rising  generation  in  the  subject 
of  arithmetic. 

The  Mystery  of  Handwriting.  By  J.  Harrington 
Keene  ("Grapho'').  Illustrated  with  facsimile 
writing  of  famoits  persons.  Oblong  (juarto;  155  pp. 
Price,  $2.  Published  by  Lee  &  Shepard,  Boston, 
Mass. 

In  this  book  "  Grapho  "  gives  free  reins  to  fancy  in.his 
divinations  of  character  from  numerous  specimens  ;ot' 
handwriting  of  famous  persons,  which  are  presented  iu 
the  work.  f  ^**t 

The  book  also  contains  an  extensive  collection  of /ar- 
si"i/ii7c  autographs  of  celebrated  people,  with  illustrations 
and  ingenious  arguments  in  support  of  his  inteiesing 
theory. 

Starting  with  the  well-known  and  incontrovertible  fait 
that  all  adult  handwriting  is  an  unconscious  repetition 
of  a  series  of  mental  gestures,  he  builds  up  his  inj^eniouH 
theory  of  character  reading  according  to  many  rules  and 
examples  which  he  i)resents.  ^  , 

His  book  is  certainly  very  entertaining  and  will  no 
doubt  be  highly  prized  by  all  who  are  interested  in  the 


The  EDITOR'S  Scrap  Book. 


.  Mo.  Blr.  Taniblynlis  one  of  bur  best  writers.  iiDdjUl 
vounn  penmen  (and  old  "ones  too,  for  that  matteri  hbonkl 
have  specimens  of  his  best  work  in  their  bcrap  bciobs, 

i)hoto-engravinK  of  a  handsome  flourished  tpefimrti 
le  pen  of  W.  F.  Uiesseman.  penman  of  Capital!  it  >. 


from  the  pen  of  W.  F.  Uiesseman.  iieuman  c 

C.  C,  lies  Moines,  la.,  has  been  received.    Mr.  Gh 

a  strong,  all  round  penman  and  some,of  his  flourished,  v. 

is  pa*-ticularly  fine. 

-A  letter  lately  received  from  0.  E.  Weaver.,! 
Weaver's  Pen  Art  School.  Mt.  Morris,  111.,  isas  Ktaffful 
artistic  as  anythinjr  we  have  seen  lately.  Mr.  iWcn. 
autograph  is  decidedly  "  catching." 


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■  AND  HOW  TO  PRACTICE  THEM,   BY  SAM   EVANS,  ACCOMPANYING  HIS  ARTICLE. 


191 


lan.  Highland  Park.  N.  C.  Des 

;  and  ornamental  writing  and  a 

are  excellent.   Mr.  Anderson  is  mai<inK 

He  has  jast  entered  on  his  second  year 

or  successful  work  in  Highland  Park. 

—  Vigorous,  dashy  writing  is  turned  out  by  W.  M.  Engel, 
Beading,  Pa.    It  is  remarkably  good  for  such  a  young  man. 

—  A  couple  of  sheets  of  business  and  ornamental  writillg 
from  the  pen  of  (i.  E.  Nettleton,  Prin.  of  Jacksonville,  III., 
B.  C.  indicate  that  Mr.  Nettleton  is  not  backsliding  l 
penmanship.    The  work  is  strong  and  vigorous  and  his 
ness  writing  is  such  that  would  delight  any  business  man. 

—  The  writing  of  Tt.  C.  Beatty.  Ch'^pstowo,  Out.,  is  improv- 
ing rapidly,  as  is  evident  by  a  recent  letter  from  him. 


i  bust- 


The   0   and    Z    and    How   to   Practice 
Them. 

BY  SAM  EVANS,    WILMINGTON,    N.    C. 

As  may  be  seen  io  the  accompanying  plate,  these 
letters  are  maae  from  the  reverse  oval.  The  Q,  as 
will  be  seen,  finishes  in  two  ways.  One  style  fin- 
ishes with  a  compound,  while  the  other  finishes  with 
a  horizontal  left  curve. 

Notice  how  near  the  Q  resembles  the  figure  2. 
Begin  these  letters  with  a  small  loop,  as  shown  in 
the  cut. 

The  Z  may  be  practiced  in  the  same  manner  as 
the  preceding  letter. 

This  letter  is  finished  with  a  peculiar  loop  which 
no  other  letter  contains  and  can  only  be  practiced  in 
the  Z 

Notice  that  this  letter  resembles  very  closely  the 
figure  o  or  the  reverse  of  capital  E. 

The  capital  and  small  Z  are  almost  the  same  ex- 
cept in  size,  as  shown  in  the  last  line. 

The  forms  herewith  presented  are  about  the  best 
for  business  purpose.**,  being  somewhat  simplified, 
and  may  be  written  at  a  high  rate  of  speed.  Study 
the  forms  closely  in  order  to  get  a  mental  picture  of 
them  before  beginning  your  practice. 

In  practicing  penmanship  acquire  the  habit  of 
using  your  eyes,  for  by  their  help  you  receive  that 
which  is  beautiful  in  art.  Learn  early  to  become  a 
close  student,  never  to  overlook  little  points,  for 
they  go  to  make  large  ones 

Strike  out  with  a  determination  to  master  these 
letters ;  work  with  enthusiasm,  and  whatever  you 
undertake  work  with  all  your  might,  and  success 
will  crown  your  efforts. 


How  I  Make  and  Teach  Business  Loops. 

BY    G.    E.    CRANE,    S.\NDUSKY,    0. 

The  limited  space  will  not  permit  of  full  explana- 
tion of  every  exercise  and  letter  given  in  this  les- 
son; therefore,  I  will  endeavor  to  give  the  readers  of 
The  Joi'RN.tL  only  a  general  idea  of  how  I  make 
and  teach  the  extended  loops. 

Few  are  troubled  with  the  lower  loops,  but  all 
are  troubled  more  or  less  with  the  upper  or  extended 
loops. 

Nothing  regarding  penmanship  is  more  pleasing 
to  the  eye  than  a  nice  page  of  loops,  and  nothing 
detracts  so  much  from  the  appearance  of  writing  as 
poorly  made  loops. 

Learn  to  make  them  well  if  it  takes  you  three 
months,  or  a  year. 

Do  net  expect  to  make  good  forms  by  practicing 
an  exercise  wherein  you  use  an  entirely  different 
movement  from  what  you  use  for  the  forms. 

Ninety-nine  out  of  one  htmdred  make  an  exercise 
somewhat  similar  to  No.  1.  and  use  "  pure  muscular 
movement,"  but  make  the  loops  with  the  combined 
finger  and  arm  movement. 

If  the  fingers  must  act,  train  them  to  act  properly. 
Make  No.  1  by  using  the  combined  movement. 
Strike  quickly  on  down  stroke.  Use  fingers  freely, 
but  never  slowly.    No.  2  is  a  good  exercise  for  one 


A  Fountain 
^Pen 

for  a  CentiJ 

Ifs  called 
"THE  SCHAOEN" 


St,itioners  sell  it.  i 
Sample  mailed  for  Ji 
2-ceiit  statnp. 

Stationery  Dept. 

BORQFELDT  &  CO. 


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SLOW    FINGER    MOVEMENT. 


PURE  MUfCULAR    MOVEMENT. 


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BY  G.  E.  CRANE,  ACCOMPANYING  HIS  ARTICLE  ON  "HOW  1  MAKE  AND  TEACH  BUSINESS  LOOPS.' 


to  practice  in  order  to  learn  application  of  move- 
ment. 

In  word  writing  use  the  combined  movement  for 
the  loops  only. 

Speed.  No  one  can  make  more  than  1511  good 
loops  in  one  minute.  The  loops  in  copy  were  made 
at  the  rate  of  about  123  per  minute. 

No  11  illustrates  probable  faults  where  either  of 
the  two  extremes  in  movement  is  used. 

In  conclusion  I  will  say.  practice  No  1  every  day 
for  a  week  or  two  until  you  have  acquired  the 
proper  movement.  Try  it.  and  you  will  soon  learn 
fO  love  the  loops.     If  you  learn  that,  all  is  learned. 


.MODERN   PEN  LETTERING.' 


Modern    Pen    Lettering. 

BY   .JOHN    F.    BRILEY,    JOURNAL   OKFICE. 

We  give  here  another  specimen  of  diploma  work 
for  this  month's  practice.  This  cut  was  engraved 
direct  from  an  original  diploma,  prepared  for  the 
lithographer.  This  example  of  pen  lettering  was 
one  of  the  brightest  spots  on  the  diploma,  and  for 
this  reason  it  was  selected  for  this  lesson.  It  is 
pretty  and  effective  and  easy  to  make.  Take  your 
compasses  with  pencil  point  and  rule  two  parallel 
lines,  for  top  and  base  of  letters.  Now  pencil  the 
letters  carefully  in  outline,  watch  the  spacing  and 
see  that  the  line  is  carefully  balanced  when  com- 
pleted in  pencil.  Now,  in  the  center  of  the  wide 
stem  of  each  letter  pencil  out  the  diamonds,  then 
ink  in  around  them  with  a  stub  pen  and  then  com- 
plete each  letter  in  ink.  Take  your  T-square  and 
rule  all  the  straight  lines.  Now  carefully  block  out 
with  pencil  the  spaces  which  the  shading  is  to  oc- 
cupy, then  rule  in  the  shade  lines.  Now,  last  but 
not  least,  study  the  line  ornament  which  ia  shown 
above,  below,  and  at  each  end  of  the  work.  Pencil 
it  out  carefully  before  inking.  Take  your  com- 
passes and  pen  point  and  rule  the  main  lines.  Put 
in  the  small,  white  dots  at  the  points  of  the  dia- 
monds with  white  ink.    Do  your  level  best. 


192 

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A     POSITION    IN    SIX    DAYS. 

Appllcntiou. 

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PEN,>IAN'S  ART  JtlTItNAL  TKA<HKK> 

BITUEAIJ. 

A  Tale  In  Two  Chapiern. 

Chaiteh  I. 
Penm.vs's  Art  Journal  Tbachers'  BtJRKAU. 


E.  H.  MORSE.  Prop.  Hartford,  Conn..  Buh. 


.,-,pi-.  ^"|^>j^,j,  fjjjpa  cal.  Col!. 
We  have  hundreds  of  similar  letters  on  Ule. 

PENMAN'S  ART  JOt'RNAI.  TEACHEUS' 
nCRKAi;,  'ZiyZ  Bromlwny,  N.  Y. 

We  are  receiving  calls  for  teachers  and  are  fliiliii-- 
vaeaiK-lea  almost  dully.  There  will  bo  «  ""'"'";''^' 
openings  between  now  and  Jan.  1st.  We  "i^*'''  '' 
number  of  good  openings  at  pre.sent.  among  hh  "i 
the  following : 

PENMANSHIP  AND  DRAWING. 

CAROE  EASTERN  <'ITY.-A  good  operihij; 
for  teacher  of   penmanship  and    drawing  who   t-i" 

BOOKKEEPER. 
FOR    PlIBLISHINiS    FIKM.-On. 

Invest.    Bond  given  for  '  .  .  -    .    . 


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SOI,,ICITORS. 

for  Pa.  school.    One  for  Ohio  school. 
ADVERTISINO  MANAOBRS. 


'iQ^^oMwumS 


93i 


SHOBTUAND. 


Et'LErTIC.-Ohio. 


also ;   \.     v.,   good 


NEW  UAPID.— Md.,  Good  opening.  Pa.,  also 
pen.  and  com'l. 

DA  v.- Pa. 

GRAHAM.-Mich..  Lady;  Itlasa.i  Wis,, 
Lady;  Teuu.,  also  telegraphy;  Pii»[  Pa  ,  3. 

GBEGtJ.-Wcst  Va.i  N.  Y.,  also  pen.;  Ohio. 


aiao  ;  Texas,  nll-arouml  ieaVher  and  Benn  Pitman 
shorthand. 

NO    PARTICrLAIt  «Yf*TEM.-Ky..  Short- 
hand and  coni'l;  lIa«M.,  Two  n    '     "        ' 


hand  and  pen.    N.  J ..  strong,  all-r 


K.  i.f  p^n.  and  e 


years.    Mass..  all-round 
Eog.  and  pen. 
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rP  VOr   WANT 


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supplies,  or  anything 'that 


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lie  peui 
11  or  trade  ? 
the  lar^ 
udlence  Interesletl  In  things  of  i 


aluable  pen  specimen! 
,  or  anything 
adv't  In  this  column  will  talk  to  the  large: 


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dead  property  on  hand  that  you 
money,  or  to  trade  for  something : 
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:S5)  the  advertiser 


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the  pnriieN  who  HUNnered  ihc  Utile  n-auc 
ad.  I  placed  in  THE  JOIIKNAL. 

\VM.  ^\.  CUOAN.   Ppes'C. 

AnilerHon.  Ind.,  Nor.  rni. 


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Y.  M.  C.  A.  Bldg, 


aX  Order  To-dnu.'    Address. 


E.  H,  ROBINS,  WIchiia.  Kan.. 


hand  and  pen.;  (in,;  lud.,  Graham  or  Pitman  and 
peu^:  Knufi,,  pen.,  com'l,  short.;  Neb.,  Short  and 
pen.;  N.  H.,  also  com'l;   lud.,  short,  and  pen. 

SLOAN-DUPI.OYAN.-West.  State. 

DEMEXT.-3lich. 

TYPEWRITING  ONL.Y,-Ohio. 

PEN3IANSHIP  and  COMMERCIAL. 


Iiul., 


uul  tulllou  in  part  payuieul 
.\  .,  alt-round  com'l.  Kaus 

Wis.,  prln.  com'l  dept.  lit. 
niii'l.     Wis.,  roni't,   ^imis 


'x."V..   1'" 

audEuK"'Siii 

.  H,.  prln. 

hook.,  arlth.. 


N.  Y.,  pen.  only. 


Jept's.    ] 
Iltid.,  I 


THE  PENMAN'S  LEISURE  HOUR.— BY  L,   M. 

The  price  is  S'^.30  each  insertion  lor  ads. 
not  to  exceed  one  iuch.  II' two  int^ertious 
be  unid  for  in  advance  iSS)  the  advertiser 
will  be  entitled  to  a  third  iuscrtiou  free,  it 
desired. 

3  promote  three 


KELCHNER,  NO.  ILL.  NOR.  SCHOOL,  DIXON.  ILL 
II  be  entitled  to  a  third  insertion  frc 


PARTNER  with  capital 
valuable  Inventions  rect 
penholder  and  pen  guide.    The 

-'   -' L'  utensils  of  theli 

IGN.   BERGMANN,  Fort  Mad- 


uiible  Inventions  recently  patented,  ■ 
._er  and  pen  guide.  The  most  advai 
leal  writing  utensils  of  their  kind.     Those  ii 


WANTED,    Good  live 
Fraternal  Unli 
ROOSE.  Omaha,  Neb. 


i  organizers  for  t 


FO  R  SA  L. 
ad' 
O 

ING  LESSONS. 


Union,    Liberal  compensatlou.    F.  F. 
-eb. 

The  good  will  and  plates  of 


advertised 
ood  thing  for  a  hustling  advertiser.    Addi 


of  writing  lessons. 


Copper  plate  engraving;  thousands  of  dollars  spent 
In  advertislUK  ;  International  renulatlon.  Reason  for 
selling  :  conttlcts  with  ji 


Scbools  jfor  Sale, 


FF  YOr  WISH  I 


onimerclal  school  proprietors 


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JOURNAI., 

The  little  want  ad.  which  I  inserted  in 
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lud.,  Mass.,  Idaho  aud  Colo. 


C.  A.  BKANIGER, 


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system  that  I  have  seen,  and  I  think  I  liave  saen  all.  or  nearly  all,  that  have  been 
pnlilishcd.  Pi-obably  this  preference  comes  h-om  the  fact  that  I  have  received 
mnoh  more  assistance  myself  from  that  system  than  from  any  other. 

"When  the  School  Board  of  Salt  Lake  City  decided  to  adopt  the  vertical 
system  of  Penmanship,  no  one  among  the  teachers  knew  anything  about  writing 
or  teaching.  I  was  teaching  in  a  grade  at  that  time  and  beg.an  to  look  into  the 
snbjoct  for  my  own  benefit.  1  did  not  sacceed  in  finding  much  information  or 
assistance  nntil  your  biH)ks  came. 

"  Yon  may  be  able  to  .indge  to  what  extent  they  helped  me  when  I  say  that 
before  school  upciicil  in  September.  ISfl.i.  the  School  Board  asked  me  to  give  a  series 
of  lessiins  tu  the  teachers  nntside  of  .school  hours,  and  before  the  end  of  the  third 
week  1  was  appointed  Supervisor  of  Penmanship  work  in  the  schools. 

"To  be  sure,  my  previous  e.^perience  in  penmanship  was  of  much  use  to  me. 
but  my  ideas  cimceniing  vertical  writing  were  exceedmglv  vague  nntil  I  used 
your  books. 

"  The  American  system  had  been  adopted  here  before  I  was  appointed.  How- 
ever, my  instruction  has  all  been  from  the  Sheldon  idea.  As  to  our  first  years 
success  you  are  no  doubt  informed. 

"We  used  Sheldon's  No.  9  in  our  Seventh  and  Eighth  Grades  last  year,  and 
this  year  will  use  Xos.  9  and  10.  Pupils  and  teachers  were  very  much  pleased  with 
the  style  of  writing,  as  well  as  with  the  subject  matter  and  general  arrangement. 

"  I  very  strongly  urge  the  adoption  of  the  Sheldon  System  wherever  Vertical 
Penmanship  is  to  be  introduced. 

"  I  trust  that  my  expeiience  will  be  of  some  assistance  to  others. 
"  Respectfullv  vours. 
(Signed)  "MAY  V.  CAVANAUGH, 

"  Supervisor  of  Penmanship." 

SHELDONS  VERTICAL  WRITINQ.    In  Ten  Numbers  with  Chart  and  Teachers  Hanual. 
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HAS  IT  DAWNED  UPON  VOll? 

That  the  BUDGET  SYSTEM  is  already  the  leading 
system  of  the  country.  More  schools  and  hcttei 
schools  use  it  than  use  any  other  system.  The  largest 
school  uses  it.  The  best  schools  use  it.  SchooK  h;iv 
discarded  THEIR  OWN  TEXT  BOOK  to  use  ii-t 
say    nothing  of    others'    te.xt    books  and    systems.    ! 


year's  use  has  brought  us  a  shower  of   commend  iii 
and  largely  increased  orders. 


Why? 


Because  it  is  truly  educational— IT  MAKES  THINKERS. 
Because  it  is  rational  and  logfical  in  METHOD  and  ARRANGEmEN  I 
Because  it  is  practical— makes  REAL  BOOKKEEPERS  AND  OFFICF:  mH. 
Because  it  is  teachable— a  DELIGHT  TO  TEACHER  AND  STUDENT. 
Because  it  increases  business— for  us  AND  THE  SCHOOLS  USING  Ii 


DON'T  FORGET  the 

Method  Speller — something 
really  new  in  spellers. 


NewlDON'T  FORGET  the 

Arithmetics — you  havi 
to  select  from.  They  . 
best. 


This  ad.  is  inserted  to  bring  us  business,  so  do  not  hesitate  to  write  1 


Oh,  Yes!    TheSadler- 
Rovve  Business  Practice  ! 


w. 


H.  SADLER,  Publisher 

I.  la  N.  Charles  St.,  Baltimore,  .'»l'l 


Lessons  in  Rapid  Business  Writing. 


2438  CRYSTAL  AVE  ,    BALTIMORE.    MD. 

No.    10. 

The   Ctiiiilals   J'i.iis/icd. 

G8  — This  lesson  finishes  the  capitals.  Before 
working  on  the  '/  or  F,  practice  some  on  the  com- 
pound curve  Malje  it  ,iast  like  the  down  stroke  in 
1>  or  R  and  finish  with  a  full  stop,  a  little  above 
the  base  line  juit  like  the  finish  of  /.  Make  sev- 
eral compact  lines  across  the  page.  Make  them 
short.  Remember  that  the  top  mu3t  go  over  the 
stem,  and  it  you  make  the  stem— compound  curve 
—too  long  and  then  put  the  top  above  it,  the  T  and 
F  will  be  too  high.  Start  the  stem  in  the  center 
of  the  ruled  space  on  your  paper  and  come  down- 
ward. You  will  find  something  to  learn  in  making 
the  top  of  T  and  F  as  in  No.  3,  Notice  that  you 
make  a  short  down  stroke,  turn  short  and  pass  over 
the  top  and  to  the  right  and  finish  with  an  upward 
right  curve.  This  makes  a  horizontal  compound 
curve  or  wave.  When  you  can  make  it  quite  well 
put  the  two  parts  together  and  work  on  the  com- 
plete letters  until  I  you  can  make  them  as  well  or 
better  than;the  copy.  Make  the  third  J^  by  passing 
from  the  starting  point  of  the  stem  to  the  crossing 
of  the  stem  without  lifting  the  pen.  You  will  find 
Fame  and  Friend  good  words  to  practice  on. 

[he  B. 

G9.— In  No.  3  we  have  the  B  (no  poetry  in- 
tended). I  have  an  objection  to  a  style  of  B  to  cor- 
respond with  the  P  and  R  given  last  month,  but 
my  preference  is  the  style  indicated  by  my  copy. 
The  first  letter  practically  represents  the  printed 
character.  Notice  how  well  the  script  letter  repre- 
sents the  printed  one.  In  making  this  letter  make  a 
short  straight  down  stroke,  retrace  it  to  the  top  and 
finish  just  like  a  figure  3.  Be  sure  to  make  the  top 
wide  and  raiind  and  the  loop  small  and  at  about  half 
the  height  of  the  letter.  Notice  where  the  letter  is 
finished  and  that  it  is  finished  with  a  dot  same  as  F. 
If  you  find  it  very  difficult  to  retrace  the  down 
.stroke,  make  a  short  turn  at  the  bottom  and  swing 
upward  a  little  to  the  left  of  the  down  stroke  as  in 
No.  .').  Make  full  lines  and  pages  of  B's  hke  No.  4. 
Practice  writing  Bartow  and  Brown  without  lift- 
ing the  pen. 

70. — If  you  study  1'  as  indicated  in  No.  7  you 
will  see  that  it  begins  with  a  small  loop  and  turn  at 
the  top.  then  you  di'op  down  and  make  a  turn  at  the 
bottom,  then  you  come  up  and  finish  with  a  slight 
turn  at  about  two-tliirds  the  height  of  the  letter. 
Now  your  success  in  making  this  letter  depends 
largely  on  how  well  you  can  make  the  turns  re- 
ferred to.  You  can  acquire  this  ability  best  by 
mastering  No.  6.  which  is  not  as  easy  as  it  looks. 
The  idea  is  to  start  with  a  small  loop  and  make 
alternate  turns  at  the  top  and  bottom  and  tfep  Hie 
up  anil  down  struke.i  close  togetlier.  When  you  can 
do  this  well,  practice  a  long  time  on  the  single  let- 
ter. Finisli  with  a  dot  until  jou  get  a  deiinite 
place  to  finish  the  V.  Practice  on  No.  8  until  you 
can  make  it  smooth  and  get  all  the  letters  well 
formed. 

The   r. 

71, — Begin  Y  same  as  V  and  be  sure  you  get  a 
tur7i  where  it  rests  on  the  base  line,  swing  up  to 
almost  the  full  height  ot  the  letter  where  you  make 
an  angle,  drop  below  the  line  and  finish  same  as  small 


NEW  YORK,  NOVEMBER,   1896. 

y.  Make  a  tracing  exercise  ot  it  as  in  No,  9  and 
get  so  you  can  trace  it  accurately.  Be  sure  you 
don't  get  a  point  where  it  touches  the  base  line. 
No.  10  is  an  exercise  of  Y  similar  to  the  J  exercise 
in  lesson  8.  Make  several  pages  of  the  single  let- 
ter. Always  try  to  get  them  accurately  and  uni- 
formly formed.  You,  Yours  and  Youngstowu  are 
good  words  to  practice  on.  Get  the  two  down 
strokes  in  Y  on  the  same  slant. 
The  v. 
7  a.— The  Cr  needs  very  little  explanation.  Make 
it  like  I'  except  that  you  omit  the  loop  below  the 
line.  Practice  freely  on  No.  12.  Notice  the  two 
ways  of  finishing  this  letter  as  given  in  Nos.  13  and 
14.  In  the  latter  style  be  sure  not  to  carry  the  finish- 
ing stroke  much  below  the  line,  as  it  will  look  like 
an  abbreviated  Y.    Make  a  page  of  No,  15. 

CRITICISMS. 

~M  B.  R.,  Crossoreek-.Villaee.-Get  at  those  K's  and  /'s 
asaln.  Second  part  of  K  should  always  [mii  around  the  flrst 
part  a  little  abive  middle  height  ot  the  letter.  In  making  / 
always  start  at  or  below  the  base  line  and  move  the  pen  ii;)- 


TwBKniTH  Ybak. 

things  in  both  systems,  but  it  seems  the  majority 
of  those  defending  either  system  have  gone  to  the 
extreme  in  their  claims. 

I  do  not  believe  there  is  the  merit  in  vertical  writ- 
ing that  has  been  claimed  for  it.  It  is  plainer  than 
slant  writing.  There  are  but  few  penmen  and  edn- 
cators  who  have  given  the  subject  any  study  and 
consideration  whatever  who  will  dispute  this  claim. 
The  main  feature  that  recommended  itself  to  the 
writer  was  the  matter  of  legibility,  and  anything 
that  tends  to  produce  more  legible  writing,  con- 
sistent with  a  free  movement  and  a  reasonable  de- 
gree of  speed,  certainly  must  commend  itself  to 
every  thoughtful  and  progressive  teacher. 

There  is  one  serious  difliculty  to  be  considered 
before  the  vertical  style  is  decided  upon,  and  that 
is  the  manner  of  execution.  But  few  authors  have 
advised  the  use  ot  the  muscular  movement  in  writ- 
ing the  vertical,  and  it  seems  to  me  that  the  fingers 
have  been  mainly  employed  in  the  construction  of 
the  writing,  judging  from  the  appearance  of  the 


>'^  ^^  ^^^^^^ '^— ^^^'— 


.  LISTER,  ILLUSTRATING  HIS  ACCOMPANYING  LESSON  IN  RAPID  BUSINESS  WRITING. 


trurd  and  to  the  ritjM  of  a  vertical  Ih 

and  full  a  curve  on  the  down  stroke.    »t  .    „  th.t 

a  little    Yourwoik  in  Keneral  is  very  good.    Notice  that 
where  /  and  n  come  together  they  look  like  »i. 

W.  G.  C,  North  Adams,  Mass.-Criticism  same  as  above 
except  last  sentence. 

F  H  McPherson,  Kans.— Small  loop  in  top  of  Band  smaU 
loop  in  middle  of  it  come  too  close  together.  Don't  let 
top  loop  come  down  so  low.  Get  a  liUle  morn  cnrvo  in 
all  lines 
f,troke  insi 
along  nicely. 

K  B  B  .  Brattelboro,  Vt.-Believe  I  can  remove  the  "  snag  " 
for  you.  Relative  to  going  entirely  across  page  with  one  con- 
tinuous sweep,  as  in  14  and  l.i  January,  will  sav  that  while  I 
can  carry  the  hand  entirely  across  the  paper  on  a  bee  line.  I 
meant  it  the  narrow  way  on  the  paper  instead  of  the  long 
way  It  is  true  that  if  you  let  the  hand  take  the  natural 
swilie  it  will  move  in  a  circular  direction,  but  since  what 
TOrves  as  the  pivnt  for  that  action  is  the  muscle  or  flesh  of 
the  arm  which  iaJleTihle  it  can  easily  be  so  controlled  ns  to 
allow  the  hand  to  move  in  a  »lraighl  direction.  Am  glad  you 
are  interested.    Come  again. 


Vertical   or  Slanting   Writing? 

BY    E.    C.    MILLS,    ROCHESTER,    N.    Y. 

Since  the  agitation  of  vertical  writing  in  this 
country  much  has  been  said  in  the  penman's  papers 
concerning  the  merits  and  demerits  of  the  two  sys- 
tems. A  number  ot  those  defending  the  slant  style 
claim  there  is  nothing  in  vertical  writing  ot  suffi- 
cient value  to  recommend  it  for  business  purposes, 
while  some  of  those  equally  enthusiastic  in  favor  of 
the  vertical  are  so  wild  as  to  claim  that  the  position 
of  the  body  and  slope  of  the  letters  used  in  writing 
the  slant  will  cause  spinal  weakness,  short  sighted- 
ness  and  other  disorders  of  the  eye.     There  are  good 


work  and  from  the  position  of  the  hand  that  has 
been  deemed  best  by  nearly  every  author— ic,  the 
hand  resting  on  the  side  of  the  little  finger.  This 
position  cannot  give  much  encouragement  to  the 
free  action  of  the  muscles  of  the  arm.  By  experi- 
ence we  have  found  by  holding  the  hand  in  about 
the  same  position  as  for  slant  writing  we  are  en- 
abled to  introduce  more  of  the  movement  of  the 
upper  arm.  In  this  way  the  vertical  may  be  writ- 
ten with  quite  a  free  arm  movement,  although  the 
hinge  action  of  the  arm  will  be  of  little  benefit. 
The  arm  must  be  shifted  to  tlie  right  a  number  of 
times  in  crossing  the  page.  This  will  seem  awk- 
ward to  those  who  have  never  tried  the  vertical, 
but  as  the  individual  becomes  used  to  the  move- 
ment the  importance  of  this  fault  will  be  partially 
overcome.  The  slant  style  has  a  great  advantage 
in  this  respect  and  it  is  the  point  that  is  keeping 
many  of  our  best  teachers  from  adopting  the  ver- 
tical. The  question  here  arises,  can  we  afford  to 
sacrifice  some  of  the  ease  in  execution  in  order  to 
secure  more  legible  forms  '; 

In  writing  in  large  books  it  is  a  difficult  thing  to 
use  much  arm  movement,  even  if  the  slant  system 
is  used,  and  it  is  for  this  kind  of  work  tliat  ver- 
tical writing  is  especially  desirable,  not  only  for  the 
greater  legibility,  but  more  work  can  be  written  in 
a  given  space. 

One  of  the  most  important  things  we  should  take 
into  consideration  in  discussing  the  value  of  the  two 


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earn  it.  To  retain  requires  constant  repetition.  Som&- 
thing  more  than  j'orm  iu  figures  is  necessary  to  make 
tbem  practical  and  adapted  to  business. 

Practical  figures  are  those  that  can  bo  executed  at  a 
bijjh  rate  of  speed,  which  conform  to  the  easiest  execu- 
tion and  leave  no  question  of  doubt  as  to  their  identity. 

Take  up  each  one  singly  in  the  ortler  of  simplicity  and 
establish  a  record.  Make  repeated  trials  (lateral  action 
ignored)  and  rest  not  until  you  approach  the  average  of 
your  kind. 

Aflempthtg  speed  rvithouf  finger  action  would  equal 
UKtkiny  bread  without  salt. 

The  following  record  will  serve  as  a  guide: 


20<i.  Vs  per 
1  !5.  O's 


-  strokes  per  second. 


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BY  E.  C.  MILLS,  ILLUSTRATING  HIS  ARTICLE  "VERTICAL  OR  SLANTING  WRITING   f  (SEE    PAGE  : 

syBtems  is  the  matter  of  speed.  We  know  the  slant 
•tyle  to  be  a  rapid  system  wlien  plain  forms  are  used, 
written  wi  thout  t  hade  and  executed  with  a  free  move- 
ment. The  st,ylo  of  vertical  writing  that  is  being 
tanght  in  some  of  our  public  schools  at  present  has 
Bot  had  the  practical  test  as  yet  to  determine  much 
in  regard  to  this  point.  Several  years  \i  not  sufficient 
to  bring  out  all  the  good  and  bad  qualities  in  a  sys- 
tem of  penmanship.  A  careful  inspection  of  the 
writing  of  telegraph  operators  and  others  who  are 
compelled  to  do  an  immense  amount  of  rapid  writ 
ing  reveals  the  fact  that  the  majority  of  them  write 
more  or  less  vertically,  but  the  style  they  write  is 
far  different  from  that  given  in  the  different  copy 
books  we  have  examined. 

Ill  conclusion  we  would  suggest  that  yon  give 
the  vertical  a  careful  investigation  before  condemn 
ing  it.  You  may  be  called  upon  to  teach  this  sys- 
tem in  the  future,  and  should  know  from  experi- 
ence whether  you  can  conscientiously  recommend 
its  use  or  not. 


120,  9's        "  S 

UIO,  -J's        "  II  -^ 

,      90,  Vs        "  U  "  " 

Twelve  hundred  and  fifty  ligures  in  ten  minutesi  is 
equal  to  (12.5)  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  per  minute. 
The  average  number  of  strokes  per  second  is  9  +  .  After 
the  necessai'y  training  it  requires  no  very  great  eflfort  to 
produce  one  hundred  and  twenty  (120) — two  per  second— 
promiscuous  figures  per  minute. 

Always  keep  good  form  well  in  hand.  More  good  Ug. 
ures  cau  be  made  in  an.y  given  time  than  poor  ones.  As 
multiplication  is  a  short  method  of  addition,  so  also  is  tae 
mailing  of  a  figure  the  shortest  method  of  representing  a 
number. 

Any  one  incapable  of  [  producing  figures  easily,  rapidly 
and  well  should  not  attempt,  much  less  expect,  any  protl- 
ciency  in  rapid  writing. 

The  difference  in  the  number  of  strokes  between  the 
making  of  figures  and  writing  the  words  representing 
them  is  a  i>ractical  illustration  of  the  difference  betweeu 
shorthand  and  longhand.  In  fact,  the  Jirnires  constituit- 
pure  shorthand,  as  there  is  nothing  to  denote  their  iden- 
tity with  a  less  number  of  strokes. 

It  would  not  be  amiss  for  those  inclined  to  the  study  of 
shorthand  (stenography)  to  take  the  initiative  and  deter- 
mine their  fitness  and  the  feasibility  of  the  venture  by 
learning  the  characteristics  of  the  digits  and  naught^su 
that  good  form  is  beyond  question  and  sprcd  a  mathemat- 
ical possibility. 

The  following  compilation  gives  the  numherof  strokes 
in  each  with  their  difference,  which  is  the  .highest' evi- 
dence of  practical  shorthand: 


Figures. 

BY   CHANDLER    H.    PEIRCE,    SUPERVISOR    OF   PENMAN- 
SHIP,   CITY  SCHOOLS,    EVANSVILLE,    IND. 
Sonind  Article. 

If  now,  the  forms  are  understood,  with  a  fair  degree  of 
skill  established,  the  [question  of  speed  can  properly  be 
considered  with  every  evidence  of  a  successful  culmina- 
tion. 'Tis  true  a  fair  rate  hns  already  been  reached,  hut 
il  more  is  expected  special  practice  following  the  lines 
laid  out  is  obligatory. 

Just  here,  however,  comes  the  introduction  of  small 
letters  in  .the  order  of  simplicity  and  symmetry.  Just 
how  is  not  within  the  province  of  this  lesson. 

is  a  growth,  and  its  possessor  must  consent  to  that  same 
qnitemtttic,  scientific  and  skillful  trainmg  which  charac- 
terises its  development  in  every  thing  else.  It  is  begun 
in  the  very  outset  in  the  esecutiou  of  Ugurea  and  inci  eased 
as  the  grade  will  justify. 


to  be  rigidly  enforced  : 
1.  Fir/nl  I'ositian. 
9.  Lateral  .Italian. 
S.  Pn-fecl  Timr. 
4.  Increased  Italr. 

Speed  III  flaures. 

Compulsion  is  the  law  of  progress.  Progress  consists  in 
retammg  what  is  giuned.  fader  proper  instruction  to 
gam  18  an  easy  matter.  It  is  much  more  difficult  to  retain 
than  gam.  .It  is  more  difficult  to  keep  a  dollar  than  to 


BY  C.  H.  PEIRCE,  ILLUSTRATING  HIS  ARTICLE  ON  "FIGURES.' 


.     N 

umber 

Words. 

of  strokes 

12 

lau^bt. 

27 

six. 

15 

four. 

IS 

einlit. 

20 

«ve. 

I* 

three. 

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1&7 


137 


In  the  formation  of  the  ten  figures  it  re(iuires  fifty  (50) 
strokes.  In  writing  the  words  representing  them  one 
hundred  and  eighty-seven  (187i  are. necessary.  With  one 
hundred  and  thirty-seven  (I3T)  strokes  saved  (one  form  of 
each)  a  fair  conception  is  realized  of  the  difference  be- 
tween the  rapidity  of  one  over  the  other. 

The  rate  of  speed  is  practically  the  same  in  the  execu- 
tion of  all  forms,  whether  they  be  fieures,  letters,  words, 
exercises,  or  what  not,  which  pertain  to  a  rapid  develop- 
ment. 

By  the  use  of  combinations  the  truth  becomes  much 
more  obvious,  and  we  are  startled  with  the  possibilities 
which  are  attainable  for  those  who  "  Learn  to  labor  and 
to  wait." 

In  the  words,   six  hundred  and  four  ((104)  there  are 
eighty  one  (81)  strokes;  expressed  in  figures  (a  combina- 
tion) there  are  just  twelve  (12),  a  saving  of  sixty-nine  (69) 
strokes. 
Investigate,  and  wondere  will  never  cease. 
Recapitulation. 
Ot'der  of  Development. 
Form — Speed —Endurance. 
Doing  well  relates  to  Form. 
"     quickly  relates  to  Speed. 
*'     incessantly  relates  to  Endurance. 
1— Form,  order  of  simplicity. 

2  "       from  one  to  one  hundred. 

3  "       promiscuous. 

4  "        in  columns. 

5  '•       fractions  and  mixed  numbers. 
6— Speed— sin  glv. 

7  ''        in  groups  of  two  or  more. 

8  "        promiscuously. 

9  "        in  columns. 

10        "        in  combinations. 

Endurance  is  success. 

The  beginning  is  not  the  ending.  Without  endurance 
we  are  unable  to  sustain  ourselves  through  any  extended 
period.  To  cultivate  it  is  as  much  a  part  of  a  successful 
training  as  the  work  itself.  After  becoming  familiar 
with  any  work,  see  to  it  that  this  training  begins.  Let 
the  end  come  not  too  soon.  No  spasmodic  effort  will 
answer. 

For  speed  in  promiscuous  figures,  begin  with  the  use  of 
two,  alternating  them  in  quick  succession  until  the  object 
is  attained.     Follow  with  three,  then  four  and  so  on.     In- 
cessant repetition  will  bring  victory,  after  a  lontj  time. 
Frar.tice  Without  Sight. 

You  can  never  count  yourself  skillful  until  you  can  ex- 
ecute as  good  a  figure  without  as  with  sight.  Of  course, 
you  cannot  locate  it  on  a  line,  but  in  every  other  way  it 
can  be  made  perfectly. 

tnthout   Thnught; 

will  follow,  as  a  matter  of  course,  and  you  will  find  in  due 
time  yourself  producing  results  with  but  one  idea  and 
that  of  their  value.  They  will  flow  from  the  pen  faster 
than  thought. 

The  intracacies  of  business  necessitate  a  purely  me- 
chanical action,  and  this  never  can  exist  without  self-im- 
posed training. 

Nothing  great  is  lightly  won," 

Nothing  won  is  lost; 
Every  good  deed,  nobly  done. 

Will  repay  the  cost. 
Place  in  Heaven  your  utmost  trust, 

All  you  will  to  do; 
But  if  you  succeed 
You  "must  paddle  your  own  canoe. 


(Jj  imj/yYi^iot4M/mJ. 

Herewith  we  present  another  installment  of  answers  to 
The  Journal's  questions  as  to  what  constitutes  a  good 
handwriting. 

We  shall  be  pleased  to  hear  from  any  other  teachers  of 
writing.  Send  in  your  answers  to  the  following  ques- 
tions : 

1.  ia}  What  do  you  consider  the  essentials  of  a  good  hand- 
writiUK  J    (Name  them  in  the  order  of  importance. ) 

(&)  Name,  in  what  yon  consider  the  order  of  importance, 
the  essential  teaching  points  to  keep  in  mind  to  produce  a 
good  handwriting.     tAspo/tition.  speed,  movement,  etc.) 

2.  Give  your  definition  of  muscular  or  forearm  1 
a,  Name  and  give  reasons  for  the  best  position  of: 
(a)  Body. 
(6)  Hand  and  pen. 
4.  Name  the  best  movement  and  give  your  reasons. 

Respectfully, 

Penman's  AhtJoup 
Here  are  the  answers  for  this  mouth: 

Tambtyn  Hires  His  Jteason.H. 

1.  (a)  Legibility,  speed,  ease  in  execution. 
1.  (b)  Position,  movement,  form,  speed. 


SMALL  LETTER  MOVEMENT  EXERCISES.     BY  F.  L.  HAEBERLE,  STATE  NOR,  SCHOOL.  MILLERSVILLE,  PA. 


BY  T.  T.  WrLSON.  WILSON  BUS.  COLL.,  BROCKTON,  MASS. 


2.  Muscular  or  forearm  movement  is  the  play  or  action 
of  the  arm  propelled  by  the  muscles  of  the  arm  and  shoul- 
der, with  two  rests;  the  large  muscle  below  the  elbow 
and  the  last,  or  two  last  fingers.  The  muscle  reist  is  a 
roUhifj  one,  and  the  finger  rest  is  a  sliding  one. 

y.  (ai  Front,  leaning  slightly  forward,  with  both  arms 
on  the  table,  as  it  permits  most  freedom  of  all  nrasclea 
necessary  to  be  used,  as  well  as  forms  the  most  comfortar- 
ble  position  for  continuous  wnting.  The  spinal  colnmn 
should  not  be  unnaturally  bent  between  the  hips  and 
neck. 

:^.  (b)  The  most  natural  and  easy  position  of  the  band 
is  such  that  the  wrist  is  sliijhtly  slanting,  tliird  and  fourth 
fingers  turned  well  under  and  sliding  on  the  paper.  The 
Pen  should  cross  near  the  first  joint  of  the  second  finger, 
the  first  finger  and  thumb  well  bent,  the  holder  grasped 
close  to  the  end  and  dropped  below  the  knuckle  joint. 
By  this  meaus  I  believe  the  most  perfect  control  of  nerves 
is  attained. 

4.  Combined,  muscular  and  finger.  Finger  movement 
should  be  used  judiciously,  however.  Muscular  move- 
ment is  the  principal  one  to  rely  npou,  the  Finger  serving 
more  to  assist  and  ease  the  former.  By  the  use  of  Finger 
movement  in  this  manner,  more  ease,  greater  speed  and 
rounder  curves  will  be  attained. 

I  favor  Combined  movement  from  the  points  of  experi- 
ence and  obsemttion,  having  yet  to  see  a  simon-purt* 
Muscular  movement  writer  execute  work  that  could  well 
be  classed  among  our  best  business  writing. 

F.    W.    TAHtBLYN, 

National  Penmanship  Co.,  St.  Louis,  Ma. 


BY  W.  S.  ASHBY,  MITCHELL,  IND..  NOR.  SCHOOL. 


Ist.  (a;  Legibility.     2d.  Speed.     3d.  Form. 

(b)  Ist.  Position.  2d.  Movement.  ^*d.  Speed.  4tl). 
Form. 

2d.  {M-uscular  Movement)  ie  writing  produced  by  the 
muscles  of  the  foreaim,  placing  the  arm  on  the  edge  of 
the  desk  just  forward  the  elbow. 

3d.  (a)  Front  always. 

(b)  Hand  rest  and  glide  on  the  tips  of  finger  raile  of 
third  and  fourth  fingers.  The  pen  should  always  be 
directly  in  front  of  the  eyes,  and  holder  to  point  over  the 
right  shoulder. 

4th.   (Combined  movement)  of  fingers  and  forearm. 

1st.  Because  it  is  the  best  movement.  2d.  Because 
bookkeepers  and  other  clerks  are  not  always  in  a  position 
to  use  muscular  movement  on  books,  etc.  3d.  Becaute 
it  is  used  by  our  leading  writers. 

J.  C.  Olson, 
Principal  of  Penmanship  Department  Northwestern  Nor. 
School,  Stanberry,  Mo. 


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Appeal    to   the    Public   School   Teachers. 

The  Jodbval  desires  to  call  attention  of  the  pub- 
lic school  teaohera  everywhere  to  its  campaign  for 
the  betterment  of  the  teaching  of  writing  in  our 
great  common  schools.  We  have  started  oat  to 
secure  a  special  instructor  in  every  normal  school, 
and  in  every  town  and  city  of  three  thousand  in- 
habitants or  over  in  the  United  States  and  Canada, 
and  we  want  the  cooperation  of  all  who  have  the 
good  of  the  cause  at  heart  and  of  all  who  bslieve 
Thk  Journal  is  on  the  right  track. 

Public  school  teachers  can  help  along  this  great 
work,  first,  by  getting  familiar  with  what  is  needed. 

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VERTICAL     WRITING    BY     PUPILS     OF     SALT     LAKE     CITY 


and,  second,  by  spreading  the  light  by  means  of  talks 
to  pupils  and  fellow  teachers,  and  by  articles  in  the 
Jocal  papers.  The  Journal  will  be  glad  at  any 
time  to  send  as  many  sample  copies  as  it  can  spare 
to  help  in  carrying  on  the  campaign  in  any  com 
mnnity. 

Good  writing  can  ba  secured  in  our  public  schools 
with  the  same  amount  of.time,  as  a  rale,  that  is  now 


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WRITTEN  BYJAMESJAMISON.  A  13  YEAR  OLD  PUPIL  OFJ.  H.  BACHTENKERCHER,  SUPERVISOR  OF  WRITING,  LAFAYETTE,  IND. 


given  to  it.  What  is  wanted  is  better  methods  of 
teaching  writing. 

Public  school  teachers  of  America,  resolve  to 
speak  to  your  pupils  and  fellow  teachers  duriog  the 
next  moQth  about  the  matter,  and  write  at  least 
one  article  for  your  local  paper,  and  see  if  with 
united  effort  we  cannot  stir  the  American  people  to 
realize  the  great  good  that  will  come  from  correct 
methods  in  teaching  writing. 

In  order  to  reach  the  greatest  number  of  people 
and  do  the  greatest  amount  of  good.  The  Journal 
has  made  particularly  low  clubbing  rates,  which  we 
shall  ba  glad  to  send  all  who  are  sufficiently  inter- 
ested to  make  a  canvass  or  take  subscriptions  for  The 

JODRNAL. 


Ne  Plus  Ultra. 

BY  MARYE  ANNK 

(O.     H.     PEIRCE,     SUPERVISOR    OF     WRITING,     EVANS- 

VILLE,    IND.). 

*'  The  chief  reasons  for  better  writing  by  the  pupils  in 
the  Kansas  City  bchools  than  at  any  other  points  in  the 
U.  S.  are:  thatpRn  and  ink  arc  used  in  f/tf  first  ghade 
and  no  srECLAusT  is  employed." 

Prof.  Greenwood  is  responsible  for  this  statement,  and 
of  course  stands  ready  to  prove  it. 

Resolved  into  its  aliquot  parts  we  have  the  following: 

1st.  Drawing  as  a  substitute  for  writing. 

2d.  Superior  results. 

M.  That  beginning  with  pen  and  ink  in  the  first  grade 
is  the  leading  cause. 

4th.  That  supervisors  of  music,  drawing  and  physical 
culture  are  a  necessity,  while  that  of  writing  is  worse 
than  useless. 

5th.  "  Intelligent  teachers  will  alwavs  do  better  work 
than  *  cranky  '  specialists." 

If  Mr.  Greenwood  is  right  the  educational  world  should 
know  it.  If  wrong,  the  profession  (of  which  I  am  one) 
should  know  that  he  has  erred,  and  he  of  course  will  be 
sorry  and  make  amends. 

Like  the  proverbial  rathole.  "  it  will  bear  looking  into, " 
and  should  we  discover  anvthing  to  verify  such  a  very 
bold  and  hazardous  statenient.  Kansas  City  will  be  the 
Mecca  to  which  pilgrimages  will  be  made,  and  thus  an- 
other  discovery  will  aid  the  c^use  of  education 

For  myself  1  regret  esceediuglv  that  1  did  not  know  of 
this,  yeare  ago,  and  "  th.-re  are  others ''  who  may  want  to 
know  who  Mr.  Greenwood  is  before  they  accept  his  un- 
authentic yet  gratuitous  contribution. 

I  not  only  question  the  statement  as  a  whole,  but  deny 
any  semblance  of  truttt  either  expressed  or  implied  when 
resolved  iuto  its  component  parts. 

1st.  Let  me  hazard  the  statement  that  the  Kansas  aty 
public  schools  contain  no  pupils  (taught  by  the  regular 
teachers)  who  can  write  at  all. 

Writing  is  the  result  of  a  combined  movement,  and  no 
pupil  can  learn  it  without  a  teacher.  Not  one  regular 
teacher  in  one  hundred  can  teach  movement  without  the 
aid  and  support  of  a  supervisior  of  writing. 

Teaching  writing  is  teaching  movement,  and  any 
teacher  who  cannot  execute  with  a  skill  becoming  the 
present  ideal  has  no  conception  of  its  fullest  meaning. 

'•  Form''  may  be  taught  with  a  degree  of  accuracy  be- 


coming the  skill  of  the  instructors,  but  to  say  that  this 
is  "  it'D'fmf/ "  is  misleading.  "The  stream  cannot  rise 
above  the  fountain."  The  result  is  nothing  short  of 
drawing,  because  it  is  done  with  a  comparatively  labori- 
ous process.  To  the  uninitiated  and  unskilled  it  is  writ- 
ing. It  will  do  for  the  school  but  not  for  the  businet.s 
world. 

Kansas  City  has  no  better  teachers  than  many  other 
cities.  Without  a  supervisor  of  writing,  who  directs  tho 
superior  work  of  one  grade  that  it  may  properly  adjust 
itself  to  that  of  another? 

Certainly  not  Mr.  Greenwood.  Had  he  the  ability,  be 
would  not  have  the  time  for  so  great  an  undertaking.  Iti 
other  departments  supervisors  are  all  right.  In  this  om* 
they  are  not  only  useless,  but  a  hindrance.  Why  can 
regular  teachers  do  this  work  so  well,  and  other  work  so 
ill:'  What  a  waste  of  money  and  material  in  hundreds  ut 
cities! 

All  things  else  are  treated  in  a  similar  manner  with  tin- 
leading  schools  of  the  country,  but  writing  is  Becure<l 
upon  a  magic  basis  nowhere  equaled. 

I  call  for  five  specimens  from  each  grade  of  the  Kansas 
City  schools  to  be  sent  to  the  Penman's  Art  Jouunai 
office,  and  a  like  number  will  be  sent  from  Evansvillt-, 
Ind.,  public  schools  to  settle  the  second  point  in  disputn. 

3d.  I  question  the  advisability  of  having  the  pupil- 
write  (1  mean  draw)  at  all  in  the  first  half  of  the  fir^t 
year,  especially  on  the  principle  of  co-ordination,  forcinj; 
the  child  to  produce  n-ords  before  the  letters. 

Add  to  this,  pen  and  ink,  and  you  increase  the  child '.s 
burden. 

A  pencil  of  small  diameter  and  medium  texture  will  in- 
duce proper  pen  holding  better  than  pen  and  ink  and 
increase  its  chances  in  many  other  ways. 

If  the  child  must  make  the  letters,  why  demand  them 
in  excess  of  a  well-developed  plan  of  teaching  ''  form  'r' 

As  soon  as  the  child  gathers  a  few  leading  features  ami 
understands  many  points  jl  cannot  give  here)  I  ai"  •" 
favor  of  using  pen  and  ink.  but  I  regard  the  beginning  nt 
the  sprond  year  soon  enough. 

There  is  nothing  gained  in  placing  a  sharp  knife  iu  tho 
hands  of  the  unskilled.  There  is  nothing  lost  in  usint: 
pencil  the  first  year. 

Just  why  Mr.  Greenwood  holds  such  an  antipathy  t-i 
our  profession  1  cannot  understand. 

We  are  many,  and  growing  in  number. 

Are  we  not  worthy  of  our  hire  v 

There  are  intelligent  teachers  and  there  are  "  cranky  " 
teachers. 

There  are  intelligent  supervisors  and  "cranky"  super- 
visors. 

There  are  intelligent  superintendents  and  "cranky" 
superintendents.     The  correct  answer  to: 

whv  more  cranks  are  in  our  ranks  will  be  received 
with  thanks. 


Recent    Public   School    Book   Adoptions. 

W.  WashiDKton,  Pa.— Graphic  Copy  Books. 

Joliet,  III  ;  Belleville,  III.;  Fremont,  O.-Vaila's  Vertical 
Writing  System. 

Davenport,  la,— Xormal  Copy  Books. 

Sacramento,  Cal.— Newlands  &  Row's  Vertical  Writing 
System. 

Gross  Valley,  Minn.— Payson.  Dunton  &  Scribner  Copy 
Books, 

Knoxvtlle.  Tenn.— Barnes'  TracinB  Copy  Books. 

Parsons.  Kaas.— Spencer ian  Vertical  Copy  Books. 


i  Q:^i(:-Q^u.t/uij& 


Topeka,  Kans.— Koudebu&b's  Writing  Series. 

CambrldKe,  O. :  Fairfield.  111.;  Elmore  Co.,  Ala.  ;  Shelby 
Co..  la.— Ellsworth's  Copy  Books. 

Akron.  O.— Practical  Copy  Books. 

Nhw  Philadelphia,  O.  ;  Iowa  Co.,  la.  ;  Jones  Co..  la.  ; 
Adams  Co..  la. :  Galena,  Kans.— Ellsworth's  Copy  Books 
(Vertical  Edition). 

Danbiiry,  Conn.  ;  New  Haven,  Conn.— Merrill's  Vertical 
Writiui;. 

Hartford,  Conn.— Intermediate  System  of  Penmanship. 

Dayton,  O.— German  Copy  Books. 

K^insas  City,  Mo.— Spencerian  Copy  Books. 

Darenport.  la.  ;   Fremont,  O.— Meservey's  Bookkeeping. 
Fort    Worth,    Tex.— Ellis    System    of     Bookkeepini;   and 
Clark's  Com'l  Law. 

Freemont,  O.— Thompson's  Free-hand  Drawini?. 
Knoxville,  Tenn.— Webb  &  Ware's  Practical  Drawing  and 
Webb  &  Ware's  Blank  Drawing  Books. 
Topeka,  Kans.— Thompson's  Drawing  Charts. 


TEACHING    WRITING    IN    PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS. 

LESSONS   FOR   FIRST  CiR.VDF. 

I'oilleii   null    Forms  t   With   Phy>,iciil  I)riU>  Preimrn- 
lorv  Tor  niOTeiiieiit. 

BY   MISS   LUCY  E    KELLER.  SUPERVISOR  OF  WRITING, 
DOLUTH,    MINN. 

No.   5. 
Lessons  XXXI-XXXVII. 

Outline  :  Left  curve.    Upper  turn.    Twig.    n. 

Illustrate  with  a  small  curved  twig  by  placing 
against  board,  drawing  and  asking  which  way  it 
bends.  Ask  some  one  to  draw  a  left  curve  with  the 
same  twig.  If  a  turn  is  at  the  upper  part  of  a  letter, 
what  kind  of  a  turn  do  we  call  it '(  Write  on  board 
the  first  half  on  ii  and  ask  some  one  to  draw  another 
just  like  it.  Call  them  twins.  If  we  pushed  them 
as  they  touched  at  the  bottom,  would  it  make  a  let- 
ter '(  Some  one  tries  it  (n)  and  the  class  finds  a  right 
curve  is  necessary  for  the  end. 

Give  lessons  on  ii  and  m  as  on  the  previous  letters. 
Rub  out  the  first  upper  turn  in  in  and  n  remains. 

With  these  letters  you  will  have  trouble  in  keep- 
ing between  the  lines  in  the  first  space. 

Lesson   XXXIILI. 

Outline:  Moving  from  corner  to  corner,  u.  1  urning  pencil 
in  the  fingers.    Paper  sent  homo. 

Both  hands  out.  Elbows,  close  to  sides.  Forward 
and  back  eight  times.  Take  pencil.  Take  paper  on 
left  hand.  Move  from  the  lower  left  to  the  upper 
right  corner.  Paper  down;  repeat  motion  with 
pencil  from  corner  to  corner,  five  times.  Ready, 
write  »,  counting  five.  Practice.  Sometimes  the 
pencil  writes  too  black.  Turn  it  in  the  fingers  until 
you  get  another  side  of  the  lead  on  the  paper. 

When  a  paper  is  nicely  finished,  let  pupil  take  it 
home  to  show.  Or  pin  a  good  paper  on  the  door 
where  all  can  see. 

L,-,isons  XXXIX-XLIII. 

Outline  :  Movement  exercise.  Following  the  base  Hue  v 
Penny  on  wrist.    Ribbon  on  pencil. 

Begin  withmovementin  three  directions  as  hefoi'e. 
In  moving  from  left  to  right,  pencil  follows  the  base 
line  in  the  air,  counting  one  to  ten.  Do  this  before 
beginning  to  write  a  letter.  Teach  v  like  previous 
letters.  Compare  with  u\  n.  Make  believe  there  is 
a  penny  on  the  wrist  and  hold  it  so  the  penny  will 
not  tall  off. 

Tie  ribbons  on  pencils  of  those  who  keep  good 
position,  as  a  reward. 

Lesson   XLIV. 

Teach  e.  The  back  of  the  c  must  be  straight  like 
the  boys  and  girls  that  sit  up  straight. 


Why   Vertical   Writing   is    Natural     for 
Ctiildren. 

BY   L.     B.     LAWSON, 

One  of  the  stunning  arguments  advanced  by  the 
champions  of  the  vertical  system  of  writing  is  that 
so  large  a  percentage  of  the  children  in  the  lower 
grades  of  some  schools  write  a  decidedly  vertical 
style— a  proportion  as  great  as  60  or  even  7.5  per 
cent.,  I  believe,  has  been  noted,  and  the  conclusion 
is  jumped  at  that  vertical  writing  is  the  natural 
system  for  children. 

However,  a  little  experimental  investigation  along 
the  lines  of  cause  and  effect  develops  the  fact  that 
there  is  nothing  unnatural  about  it,  but  it  is  Biiqply 


a  natural  result  of  their  way  of  writing,  as  any  one 
can  satisfy  himself  by  making  the  following  experi- 
ments: 

Holding  a  lead  pencil  in  the  usual  manner  for 
writing,  throw  the  end  of  thumb  out  clear  from  it ; 
make  down  si  rokes  with  the  first  two  fingers ;  the 
result  will  be  slant  lines  about  like  those  used  in  the 
slant  system. 

Now  bring  the  thumb  firmly  against  the  pencil 
and  raise  the  first  fiuger,  and  again  make  marks 
with  the  pencil,  this  time  allowing  the  thumb  to 
direct  the  down  stroke,  acd  it  will  be  found  that 
the  natural  stroke  is  now  of  the  back-hand  variety, 
crossing  those  first  made  at  about  right  angles. 

Prepare  for  the  third  trial  by  pressing  the  pencil 
so  hard  with  the  thumb  that  the  fingers  cannot  make 
the  slant  line,  and  so  hard  with  the  fingers  that  the 


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Hractical    Lessons XXI. 

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domestic  animal,   except  the  dog. 


Flalc  XXII. 

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which  is  found  of  such  diversity  of  size,  form,  color. 


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THE  JOURNALS  PUBLIC  SCHOOL  WRITING  CONTEST.    NINTH  AND  HIGH  SCHOOL  GRADES  PRIZE  WINNING  SPECIMENS. 


thumb  cannot  make  the  back -hand  stroke — i.e.,  pinch 
the  pencil  equally  with  thumb  and  fingers  as  hard 
as  children  usually  do  who  are  first  taught  to  write 
with  slate  and  pencil,  or  required  to  write  too  long 
at  a  time,  and  you  will  now  find  that  the  stroke  has 
a  resultant  direction — about  vertical. 

In  proof  of  the  correctness  of  this  accounting  of 
natural  vertical  writing,  note  how  heavy  such  writ- 
ing is.  showing  that  it  is  the  natural  result  of  pinch- 
ing the  pen  and  bearing  down  hard  while  writing. 

Now  if  it  should  be  natural  for  a  large  percentage 
of  children  to  lie,  should  such  perverted  naturalness 
be  considered  a  proper  basis  on  which  to  found  a 
system  or  code  of  ethics  'i 


Salaries  of  Special  Teachers. 


loUKNAL  are  as  follow 
Denver,  Colo,— Director  of  drawing,  salary  fixed  s 
Allicnce,  O.— Writing  and  drawing,  $70  a  month. 


;  Jl.lOO. 


_  ng  and  drawing.  $1,400. 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.- Salary  of  drawing  teacher  reduced 
glOu  a  year. 
Scranton,  Ph.— Drawing  teacher.  81.200. 
Galveston,  Tex. ^Writing  aijd  drawing,  jlOO  a  month. 


covering  and  general  appearance  as  the  sheep. 
There  are  forty  or  more  well-known  varieties.  The 
sheep  ranges  through  all  latitudes  from  the  equator 
to  the  Arctic  regions  and  over  heights  from  the  fer- 
tile valleys  to  the  sterile  mountains.  His  food  also  is 
various;  as  grasses,  clovers,  cereals,  roots,  aromatic 
and  bitter  herbs,  leaves  and  bark  from  stunted  forest 
shrubs,  or  pungent,  resinous  evergreens.  At  times 
in  great  necessity  he  will  feed  on  fish  or  flesh  for  a 
short  period.  He  is  polycerate,  or  many  horned,  or 
he  is  polled  or  hornless.  He  has  a  long,  a  short  or 
a  broad  tail.  His  covering  may  be  long  and  coarse 
like  the  Lincolnshire  ;  short  and  hairy  like  those 
of  Madagascar  ;  soft  and  furry  like  the  Angola,  or 
fine  and  spiral  like  the  silken  Saion.  Also  his  color 
is  various,  as  white,  black,  brown,  dun,  buff,  blue 
and  gray. 

Like  the  dog  and  the  horse,  the  sheep  is  one  of  the 
earliest  animals  subjected  to  the  uses  of  man.  It  is 
the  very  first  mentioned  in  Scripture.  Abel  was  a 
keeper  of  sheep.  "  Abraham  and  his  descendants,  as 
well  as  the  ancient  patriarchs,  were  shepherds,    Job 


2o6 

had  14,0'K)  Bheep.  It  is  eaid  of  Rachel,  the  favored 
mother  of  the  Jewish  race.  •  She  came  with  her 
f  athers  sheep,  for  she  kept  them. '  The  seven  daugh- 
ters of  the  priest  of  Midian,  '  came  aud  drew  water  for 
their  father's  flocks. '  Moses,  the  statesman  and  law 
Kiver,  who  '  was  learned  in  all  the  wisdom  of  the 
EKVptiins,  kept  the  flocks  of  Jethro,  his  father-in- 
law  ; '  and  David,  the  fntnre  monarch  of  Israel, 
the  hero,  poet  and  divine,  was  a  keeper  of  sheep.  It 
was  to  the  shepherds,  while  '  abiding  in  the  field, 
keeping  watch  over  their  flocks  by  Eight,'  that  the 
birth  of  the  Saviour  was  announced." 

Ancient  profane  writers,  also,  as  Homer.  Hesiod, 
Virgil  and  Theocritus,  introduced  sheep  in  their  pas- 
toral themes. 

Fig.  1  shows  how  easy  it  is  to  block  out  the  form 
of  a  sheep  lying  down.  The  shading  and  other 
marks  of  distinction,  shown  in  Fig.  2,  cannot  be 
difficult  for  any  one  who  has  followed  these  lessons 
from  the  beginning. 

Fig.  :i  shows  a  tide  view  of  a  Merino  buck-sheep, 
which  l)reed  is  celebrated  for  the  fullness  and  fine- 
iicBS  of  the  fleece.  The  ellipse  will  still  serve  to 
mark  out  the  body. 

Fig.  4  gives  a  side  view  of  a  ewe  sheep  of  a  coarser 
breed.  Notice  how  the  difference  in  the  covering  ia 
indicated  by  the  handling  of  the  crayon  or  pencil. 

Fig,  r>  shows  a  back  view  of  the  same  kind  of  a 
sheep.  The  circle  is  the  form  to  be  used  as  a  basis 
for  the  body. 

Fig.  (5,  which  again  is  of  the  Merino  breed,  shows 
a  three  qnarter  view.  It  is  much  more  diflicnit 
than  the  others,  but  the  ellipse  is  still  useful  for  the 
outline. 

The  hog  or  pig  in  modern  times  has  become  a 
source  of  profit  to  the  farmer.  Our  domestic  pig  is 
not  much  like  its  progenitor,  the  wild  boar,  which 
is  allied  with  the  hippopotamus. 

Fig.  7  shows  a  back  view  of  a  very  fat  hog  out- 
lined by  a  circle.  Fig.  H,  a  side  view,  is  easily  drawn 
with  the  ellipse  as  a  basis. 

Fig.  9  can  be  outlined  by  the  use  of  a  longer  or 
narrower  ellipse.  Fig.  10  is  a  front  view,  which  is 
more  difficult  than  No.  7. 


COPY    BOOKS    OR    PAPER?      HOW 
MUCH    SAVED? 

EoiToit  Pe.nman's  Akt  Journal  : 

Is  it  too  late  to  spot  the  wild  statement  made  by  Prof. 
\.  E.  ParsoUB  and  referred  to  in  your  Jouknal  of  April, 
IH'.t',,  that  the  saving  on  difference  of  cost  between  the 
paper  and  copy  books  used  in  Chicago  in  one  year 
amounts  to  *30,000»  There  must  be  a  mistake,  and  I 
hoped  some  one  would  call  attention  to  the  lack  of  horse 
sense  on  the  face  of  it,  but  as  some  Writing  Teachers 
without  experience  may  continue  to  quote  the  professor 
as  undisputed,  I  wish  to  state  that  there  are  not  2.5,000 
dozen  copy  books  used  annnnlly  in  Chicago,  and  it  bought 
at  80  cents  per  dozen,  contract  net  price,  would  only 
amouut  to  130,000  all  told !    How  can  *30,000  be  saved? 

Now  the  actual  difference  between  cost  of  paper  in  a 
dozen  copy  books  and  the  selling  price  is  not  above  30 
cents  per  dozen,  which  on  2.'),000  dozen  amounts  to  but 
i~.rM)  instead  of  »:iO,(X)0!  Is  this  not  little  enough  for  the 
extra  authorship,  ruling,  covers,  binding  and  setting  of 
the  _T,a()o,0(KI  copy  lines  in  said  35,(J0O  books? 

Would  the  professor  like  to  do  it  for  the  sum  with  his 
proline  pen?    Perhaps.        Yours  for  the  facts, 

H.  W.  Ellsworth. 


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Character  in  Handwriting. 

While  handwriting  shows  individuality,  we  do 
not  believe  that  it  shows  a  small  fraction  of  the 
character  of  individuals  that  is  claimed  by  enthusi- 
astic ■■graphologists."  As  a  rule  the  writing  of  a 
woman  can  be  told  from  that  of  a  man ;  a  French- 
man from  an  Englishman,  etc  ,  but  to  get  right 
ilown  and  read  the  secrets  of  a  man's  heart  from  his 
handwriting  we  think  is  bosh.  Frequently  The 
JoiRXAL  editors  are  asked  to  read  character— tell 
toi-tnues  from  handwriting.  It  can't  be  done  Some 
persons  show  a  few  general  points  of  character  in 
their  writing  -but  the  points  are  few. 

The  following  review  of  a  new  book  on  *■  graph- 
ology  "  we  clip  from  the  New  York  Journal : 

Wo  havu  had  hypnotism,  and  thoso  oll-penetratinK  rays 
and  of  poor  mortal  man  there  seems  not  mncli  left  to  dis- 
cover. Bnt  the  methods  of  fathominET  the  ways  in  which  his 
wonders  ho  performs  are  not  yet  exhausted;  there  is  still 
the  science  o(  handwritinu.  To  All  this  hnk  in  the  Bertillon 
system  now  being  applied  to  mans  mentality  comes  "  The 
Mystery  of  Handwriting,"  by  J.  Harrinston  Keene,  known 
as  ■■  Grapho.'^  This  volume  is  far  beyond  ■'  Pigs  in  Clover  ■' 
as  a  mental  relaxation.  There  are  so  many  instructive 
specimens  given  of  the  handwriting  of  well-known  men  and 
women,  and  so  many  marginal  notes  upon  their  characters 


BY  LANGDON  S.  THOMPSON,  ILLUSTRATING  HIS  LESSON  IN  BLACKBOARD  DRAWING. 


given,  that  even  tor  such  as  do  not  wish  to  tackle  the  intrica 
cies  of  hying  crosses  to  tho  "  t  "  or  wavering  dotlets  to  the 
'■  i  "  there  is  plenty  of  interesting  material. 

It  is  highly  interesting,  for  example,  to  learn  from 
■•Qrapho"  that  in  the  case  of  Richard  Watson  Gilder  the 
formation  of  the  ■  'y  "  in  his  ■■  sincerely  "  shows  ■■  vanity,  in- 
dicating a  second-rate  rather  than  a  flrst-rate  order  of  mind;" 
that  from  the  writing  of  Amelie  Rives  one  finds  that 
■■this  writer  will  produce  many  more  books."  and  that  in 
Mrs,  Langtry's  writing  ■'  the  liaison  between  the  letters  and 
the  words  indicates  a  logical,  sequent  and  consecutive  judg- 

There  is.  of  course,  no  going  behind  the  returns.  It  that  is 
what  the  tell-tale  writing  says,  Mr.  Gilder  may  as  well  be 
resigned  and  Lily  Langtry  shonld  prepare  to  find  her  letters 
and  her  words  limning  ineradicably  her  characteristics. 

We  ore  assured,  also,  that  by  Mr.  Lawrence  Hntton  ■'  a 
negative  attitude  is  assumed. ■'  One  has  had  suspicions  of 
this,  oven  after  the  handwriting  reached  printed  expressions; 
it  is  comforting  to  find  double  proof.  On  the  other  hand, 
Mr.  Button  has  the  satisfaction  of  knowing  that  he  shares 
the  quality  of  reasoning  power  with  Mr.  Kipling. 

As  possessing  intuition  we  are  pointed  to  George  Eennun, 
W.  D.  Howells,  Oscar  Wilde,  Gertrude  Atherton,  Ouida 
Edgar  Saltus  and  Edison. 

It  is  all  very  instructive.  The  author  is  fully  aware  of 
this.  He  says  that  his  book  is  the  first  attempt  in  the  direc- 
tion  of  disclosing  '•  the  very  complex  and  will-o'-the-wisp- 
like  elusiveness  of  the  American  individuality."  It  is  a  large 
order,  for  there  have  been  many  searchers  after  that  type, 
but  ■■  Grapho  "  wrote  it  himself  and  he  can  see  more  things 
in  handwriting  than  the  common  or  garden  man.  So  we 
moy  as  well  cheer  him  on  while  we  wait  for  the  verdict 
on  that  American  individuahty  as  soon  as  found.  Lee  & 
Sbepard  of  Boston  publish  the  book. 


Muscular  Movement  With  a  Vengeance. 

Because  he  did  not  write  his  A's  correctly  little  Fred 
die  Jacobson's  teacher.  Miss  Anna  Layton,  thought  lie 
was  obstinate,  and  when  he  shook  his  closely  cropped 
head  she  fancied  he  was  defiant. 

Freddie  is  eleven  years  old.  In  the  presence  of  tic 
children  in  his  class  of  Grammar  School  No.  5.  at  One 
Hundred  and  Forty-ttrst  street  and  Edgecombe  avenue, 
New  York  City,  he  was  ordered  to  write  capital  A's  in 
chalk.     Freddie  shook  his  head  and  edged  away. 

Miss  Layton,  who  is  tall  and  strong,  seized  the  boy  by 
the  collar  of  his  jacket  and  hurried  him  through  the 
classroom  to  the  open  doorway,  Freddie,  meanwhile, 
resisting.  At  the  threshold  of  the  door  the  teacher  gave 
him  a  push  forward  and  he  plunged  head  first  toword  the 
wall.  To  save  himself  he  stretched  out  his  arm.  That 
saved  his  head  from  injury,  but  the  little  fellow  fell  to 
the  floor.  He  did  not  move,  but  moaned  in  pain.  His 
right  arm  had  been  broken  in  two  places  between  the 
wrist  and  elbow.  Miss  Layton  says  that  the  fracture  of 
the  boy's  arm  was  an  accident,  and  Principal  Cassidy 
says  that  he  does  not  believe  Miss  Layton  was  harsh. 

Vertical  Writing  Adoptions. 

Coldwater,  -WicA.— V'ertical  writing  was  tried  in  two 
rooms  and  the  success  has  been  so  marked  that  teachers 
and  superintendents  wish  to  change  entirely  to  the  verti- 
cal system. 

New  Haven,  Conn.— Vertical  penmanship  was  intro- 
duced into  a  few  primary  rooms,  with  such  good  results 
that  it  will  he  adopted  into  all  of  the  lower  grades  of  all 
he  schools  this  year. 


^Cyaimani)  ClTtitCL^ictAaS 


XXXVII 


NEWS  AND  MISCELLANY  SUPPLEMENT. 


PENMAN'S  ART  JOURNAL, 

NEW  YORK,  NOVF.MBER,  1896. 

NEWS  EDITION. 


iTlROTCOF'TflEy^ 

>RopE5sio;>/i 


School  and  Personal 


—  Recent  visitors  to  The  Journal  office  were  G.  E. 
Johnson,  Dansville,  Ind.,  Nor.  School  ;  Robt.  Bogle, 
Belleville,  Ont..  B.  C.  ;  Frank  Soule,  Soule  Com'l  Coll., 
New  Orleans,  La.:  W.  E.  Dennis  and  W.R.  Neale,  Brook- 
lyn :  J.  ST.  Harshbarger,  Walworth's  Com'l  Coll.,  New 
VTork  ;  E.  E.  Ferris,  Eagan's  School  of  Bus.,  Hoboken, 
N.  J.  ;  B.  E.  Butnck,  74  W.  94th  St.,  New  York  ;  Frank 
Rutherford.  Rutherford's  School  of  Shorthand,  New 
York  ;  J.  M.  Souers,  New  York  ;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  G. 
Laird,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. 

—  Among  the  new  schools  are  the  following  :  Wood's 

B.  C,  Olyphant,  Pa.,  P.  E.  Wood,  Prop.  ;  W.  P.  Gregory, 

Prlq.  ;  Geo.  Swayze,  Pen. Camden,  Ark.,  C.  C,  I.  W. 

Sftanders,  Prin.  and  Prop. Euharlee,  Ga.,  Inst.,  Clar- 
ence M.  Gordon,  Prin.  and  Teacher  of  Com'l  Branches. 

Williams'  Coll.  of  Bus.,  Altoona,  Pa.,  G.  W.  Williams, 

Prop  ;  F.  W.  O'Malley,  Prin. Denver,  Col.,  School  of 

Business,  W.  T.  Parks,   C.  A.  Grommet  and  J.  D.  Rog- 

land.  Props. Moore's  B.  C,  Athens,  Ga  ,  B.  F.  Moore, 

Pnn. Ouachita  B.  C,   Arkadelphia,  Ark.,  B.  H.  Par- 

rish,  Prin. Wabash,  Ind..  B.   U.,  Harvey  Jones,  Prin. 

Scandinavia,  Wis.,  Acad.,  N.  N.  Hageness,  Pen.  and 

Com'l  Depts. Wood's  B.  C,  Pittston,  Pa.,  F.  E.  Wood, 

Prop.  ;  R.  B.  Seymour.  Prin.  ;   F.  F.  Dutton,  Pen. 

Bed  Wmg.  Minn.,  B.  C.  &  Nor.  Inst.,  J.  J.  Weber,  Prin. 

Bliss  B.  C,  Dover,  N.  H.,  Bliss  &  Bliss,  Props.  ;  C.  A. 

Bliss,  Mgr.  ;  Thos.  M.  Hender,"on,  Pen. Columbia  B. 

C,  Norfolk.  Va.,  L,  Le  May,  Pres. Qrsinus  Coll.,  Col- 

legeville.  Pa.,  J.  B.  Stone,  Pen. Olens Falls,  N.  Y.,  B.C.. 

J.  D.  Veach,  Pres. Little  Falls,  Minn.,  B.  C,   W.  H. 

Dinnev,  Prin.  Com'l  Dept.  ;  Mr.  Leal's  School  tor  Boys, 
Plainfleld,  N.  J. 

—  The  following  changes  have  recently  taken  place  in 
school  management  :  J.  A.  Payne  has  disposed  of  the 
Ind.  B.  Inst.,  Anderson,  Ind.,   to  Wm.  M.  Croan,  Pres. 

Anderson  N.   U. The  Farrian  National  Univ.,  J.  W. 

Farr,    Prin.,   has  removed  from    Hutchinson,    Kan.,   to 

Topeka,  Kan. R.  B.  Seymour,  Pres.  Birmingham,  Ala., 

B.  C,  has  disposed  of  his  interest  in  the  institution  to  his 
partner,    Willard   J.    Wheeler.       Mr.   Seymour  becomes 

the  head  of  Wood's  B.  C.  Pittston,  Pa. E.  A.  Hall, 

Hall's  B.  C,  Logansport,  Ind.,  has  purchaBed  the  Federal 

B.  C,  Youngstown,  O.,  and  changed  the  name  to  "  The 
Business   University."    Mr.   Hall  will  still  conduct  the 

Logansport  School. F.  M.  Pitts,  formerly  of  Luthers- 

ville,  Ga.,  Inst.,  is  Prin.  of  the  Lone  Oak,  Ga.,  Acad. 

J.  J.  Eagan  has  disposed  of  his  Passaic,  N.  J.,  School  of 
Bus.  to  Mr.  Oakley  of  that  city.  Mr.  Eagan  still  conducts 
Eagan's  School  of  Business,  Hoboken,  N.  J. C.  E.  Wil- 
liams, an  old  business  college  man  and  lightning  calcu- 
lator, has  bought  an  interest  in  the  Wilson  B.  C,  Brock- 
ton, Mass. T.  T.  Wilson,  now  Prin.  of  the  Wilson  B.  C, 

Brockton,  Mass.,  has  disposed  of  his  interest  in  the  Inter- 
national B.  C.  Saginaw,  Mich,,  to  F.  S.  Bliss. G.  Loft- 
field  and  J.  M.  Balzer  are  Props,  of  the  Minn.  N.  S.  &  B. 

C,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 1.  C.  Shafer  and  T.  T.  Downey 

are  now  managers  of  the  Alamo  City  B.  C,  San  Antonio, 

Tex. Merwin  Pngh  has  disposed  of  the  Empire  B.  C, 

Walla  Walla,  Wash.,  and  is  now  in  charge  of  the  com'l 
work  in  Holmes  B.  C,  Portland,  Ore. 

—  The  Spencerian  B.  C,  Providence,  B  I.,  aud  Com'l 
Dept.  of  McKendree  Coll.,  Lebanon,  111.,  are  closed. 

—  W.  J.  Wheeler,  Prop.  Birmingham,  Ala.,  B.  C,  writes 
The  Journal  that  school  is  very  prosperous  and  outlook 
is  splendid.  This  institution  is  now  American  Head- 
quarters for  the  Sloan-Duployan  Shorthand. 

—  In  the  Plainfleld.  N.  J.,  Dailtj  Press,  we  notice  the 
following  about  R.  M.  Wade  of  the  Plainfleld  B.  C.  : 
"  Groups  of  people  have  been  noticed  at  the  entrance  to 
the  Business  College  the  past  few  days  gazing  at  the  speci- 
mens of  pen  work  executed  by  Prof.  R.  M.  Wade  Prof 
Wade  has  the  reputation  of  being  the  most  skillful  pen- 
man in  Plainfleld,  and  his  work  is  hard  to  criticise."  Mr 
Wade  writes  The  Journal  that  he  has  100  students  in 
penmanship,  and  that  much  of  his  success  in  writing  and 


—  The  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  Lnbiir  Lrn<Ur  of  recent  date 
contains  portrait  and  sketch  of  D.  L.  Stoddard.  Mr 
Stoddard  has  been  elected  delegate  to  the  State  Federa- 
tion of  Labor. 

—  P.  F.  Roose.  formerly  Pres.  of  the  Omaha,  Neb  .  B 
C,  has  been  elected  Supreme  President  of  The  Fraternal 
Unioa  of  America,  a  fratei-ual  order  with  headquarters  at 
Omaha,  Neb. 

—  The  Roanoke,  Va.,  r//(i<'..i  of  recent  date  has  the  ful. 
lowing  to  say  about  that  well-known  penman  E  M 
Coulter,  formerly  of  the  St.  Joseph.  Mo.,  B  U  and  now 
of  the  National  B.  C,  :  "  Prof,  C,  E.  Eckerle  and  H  Oben- 
chaiu  of  the  National  Business  College  went  to  the  Bot- 
etourt Fair  yesterday  in  the  interest  of  that  institution 
They  took  with  them  specimens  of  penmanship  executed 
by  Prof.  E.  M.  Coulter,  that  it  seems  cannot  be  excelled 
by  any  living  artist  along  that  line.  The  work  was 
shown  to  a  Times  reporter,  and  it  seems  marvelous  that 
any  one  could  become  such  an  adept  in  the  use  of  the 


pen.    It  only  needs  to  be  seen  to  be  properly  appreci- 
ated." 

—  The  Springfield,  Mo.,  Nor.  School  has  been  reorgan- 
ized, and  C!has.  Joes  is  prin.  of  the  com'l  dept.  and  Geo. 
Preston  prin.  of  shorthand  dept. 

—  B.  Goranson  is  associated  with  H.  A.  Cables  and  Sam 
Evans  in  the  Wilmington.  N.  C.  B.  C.  Mr.  Evans  has 
had  a  severe  attack  of  typhoid  fever  lately  and  will  be 
obliged  to  rest  for  several  months, 

—  The  Dunkirk,  N.  Y.,  Ecenimi  Observer  gives  a  glow- 
ing account  of  a  visit  to  the  new  Dunkirk  B.  C,  of  which 
Messrs.  King  &  Spencer  are  props.,  and  Wm.  Chambers, 
late  of  the  St.  Thomas,  Ont.,  B.  C.,  is  prin.  The  opening 
attendance  of  the  institution  was  G.5.  Messrs.  King  & 
Spencer  formerly  conducted  a  business  college  in  Niagara 
Palls. 

—  P.  B.  S.  Peters,  Prin.  com'l  and  pen.  depts.  of  Buena 
Vista  College,  Storm  Lake,  la.,  writes  that  he  is  very 
busy,  as  he  has  been  speechifying  every  night.  Quite  a 
number  of  the  brethren  have  taken  part  in  the  political 
discussions,  and  we  get  reports  occasionally  of  their  suc- 
cess on  the  stump. 

—  Under  date  of  Oct.  13,  C.  E.  Jones,  Jones'  B.  C, 
Chicago,  writes  The  Journal  as  follows  :  "  At  leatt 
thirty  small  offlce  schools  (mostly  shorthand)  have 
launched  out  in  the  past  sixty  days.  All  cheap,  three 
months'  schools.    These  are  blotches  in  the  profession."' 

—  Caton's  B.  C,  Buffalo,  N.  Y..  has  added  the  follow- 
ing teachers  :  Wm.  Worsdell,  Prin.  of  the  Bus,  Prac. 
Dept.  ;  B.  H.  Linwood,  Theory  Dept.  ;  Wm.  F.  Morri- 
son, Law  and  Business  Arith.  ;  Miss  Delia  Anderson,  Des 
Moines,  la..  Shorthand  and  Typewriting:  Miss  Mamie 
O'Dell,  Typewriting  ;  T.  C.  Johnson,  Sec'y. 

—  C.  B.  Browning  has  been  elected  prin.  of  the  Short- 
hand Dept.  of  the  Euclid  Ave.  National  B.  C,  Cleveland, 
O.  Mr.  Browning  also  acts  as  manager  of  the  institution. 
D.  D.  Flannigan,  formerly  Pres.  of  the  Coll.  of  Com., 
Buffalo,  is  now  Secretary  of  this  school.  This  institution 
has  recently  moved  into  new  quarters  in  the  new  Pythian 
Building.  ' 

—  G.  E.  Weaver,  principal  of  the  penmanship  and  art 
depts..  Mt.  Morris,  III.,  College,  is  not  only  a  penman  but 
an  artist  as  well.  His  work  in  the  line  of  plain  and  or- 
namental writing  is  ex- 
cellent, and  in  the  artistic 
field,  lettering  and  draw- 
ing, he  is  thoroughly  at 
home.  From  the  press, 
business  colleges,  penmen 
and  teachers,  he  has  scores 
of  indorsements.  Mr. 
Weaver  was  born  on  a 
farm  31  years  ago,  and  at 
18  years  of  age  entered  a 
normal  college  where  he 
pursued  a  coul"se  in  art  ; 
later  was  teacher  in  the 
same  institution.  He  also 
completed  a  course  in  the 
Zanerian  Art  College,  Co- 
lumbus, Ohio.  He  taught 
two  years  in  schools  in 
Logansport  before  accept- 
ing his  present   position. 

G    E    WEAVER  ^^  ^^^  ^^^°  ^^  *^®  head 

of  the  Art  Department  of 
Mt.  MoiTis  College  for  the 
past  seven  yeai-s.  June  13,  1803,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Hattie  Brubaker,  who  is  an  artist  aud  aids  him  in  his 
work.  Mr.  Weaver's  fii'st  teaching  was  in  organizing 
evening  classes  in  penmanship  in  Northern  Indiana.  This 
he  carried  on  for  two  years.  He  has  over  50  medals  and 
prizes  awarded  at  various  expositions.  His  work  includes 
penmanship,  drawing,  sketching  from  natuie,  pastel  work, 
India  ink,  sepia,  crayon  and  water  colors.  Mr.  Weaver  is 
respected  by  the  faculty,  students  and  citizens  of  Mt. 
Morris,  and  has  one  of  the  nicest  homes  in  that  flourishing 
town. 

—  A.  P.  Wyand,  penman  of  the  Hagerstown,  Mc 
writes  The  Journal  from  Ward  D,  Johns  Hopk: 
pital,  Baltimore,  Md.,  where  he  has  been  a  patient  for 
some  time,  owing  to  an  operation  which  was  performed 
on  him  for  internal  strangulation.  The  operation  was 
successful,  but  had  it  not  been  performed  just  when  it 
was  Mr.  Wyand  could  not  have  lived  six  hours  longer. 
We  are  glad  to  report  Mr.  Wyand  is  improving.  He 
states  that  he  will  be  able  to  return  to  his  work  again  as 
hale  and  hearty  as  ever  within  a  short  time. 

—  That  elegant  writer,  F.  H.  Criger,  is  now  connected 
with  McDonald  B.  C,  Milwaukee,  Wis.  Mr.  Criger  did 
card  writing  for  this  institution  at  the  Milwaukee  Expo- 
sition. 

—  The  Anderson,  Ind.,  Dailtj  Bulletin  of  Oct.  10  con- 
tains nearly  a  column  on  description  of  an  entertainment 
given  by  the  faculty  and  pupils  of  the  Anderson  Nor. 


—  Prof.  J.  L.  N.  Hunt,  formerly  connected  with  Pack- 
ard's B.  C,  and  more  recently  Commissioner  of  Public 
Schools.  New  York,  has  recently  been  elected  Assistant 
Supt.  of;  the  New  York  Public  Schools.  By  his  experi- 
ence, and  his  long  services  in  the  cause  of  education,  he  is 
most  eminently  fitted  for  this  position.  The  Journal 
desires  to  congratulate  Mr.  Hunt  on  this  tribute  to  his 
ability,  aud  we  desire  to  congratulate  the  City  of  New 
York  on  its  appreciation  of  Mr.  Hunt's  services. 

—  H.  D.  Harris,  formerly  penman  of  Schissler  Coll.  of 
Bui,,  Norristown,  Pa.,  at  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  was  elected  Prin,  and  Sec'y  of  the  institution. 
We  desire  to  congratulate  both  Mr.  Hai-ris  and  the  school 
upon  this  move.  Mr.  Harris  is  fitted  by  training  and  ex- 
perience for  the  position,  and  we  know  he  will  make  a 


success  of  the  work.  J.  D.  Brandt  succeeds  Mr.  Harris  as 
penman  of  the  institution,  and  has  already  made  a  good 
start. 

—  A  handsomely  written  card  announces  the  birth  of  a 
son,  Gilbert  Oliver,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O.  J.  Penrose,  Ran- 
dolph, N.  Y.,  on  Tuesday,  Sept.  29. 

—  An  announcement  made  in  the  Sept.  number  of  The 
Journal  has  brought  several  kinds  of  trouble  to  J.  G. 
Harmison,  of  Columbia,  S.  C.  Mr.  Hnrmison  is  teaching 
in  the  "  Columbia"  Female  College,  Columbia,  S.  C,  in- 
stead of  the  "  Colored  "  Female  College,  Anderson,  S.  C. 

-The  Salt  Lake,  Utah.  B.  C.  Journal  contains  a 
sketch  of  H.  A.  Brown,  formerly  of  Walworth  B.  C,  New 
York,  and  at  one  time  associated  with  Jas,  E.  Munson, 
author  of  Munson  System  of  Phonography.  Mr.  Brown 
is  now  at  the  head  of  the  Shorthand  Dept.  of  the  Salt 
Lake  B.  C. 

—  That  well-known  commercial  teacher  and  penman. 
P.  T.  Benton,  late  of  the  Greeu  Bay,  Wis.,  B.  C,  has  pur- 
chased an  interest  in  the  Iowa  City,  la..  B.  C,  and  is  now 
permanently  located.  Mr.  Benton  is  one  of  our  best  all- 
round,  level-headed  business  college  men  and  always 
succeeds. 

—  G.  W.  Wallace,  who  has  been  illustrating  the  St. 
Paul  Pioneer  Press,  has  resigned  to  work  for  a  drawing 
syndicate  and  occasionally  for  leading  Sunday  papers, 
among  them  the  New  York  Journal  and  A^cui  York  Her- 
ald. One  of  Mr.  Wallace's  students.  John  Lilleso.  suc- 
ceeds Mr.  Wallace  as  artist  on  the  Pioneer  Pre.is.  Two 
other  students,  Clare  Briggs  and  Paul  Maxon,  are  on  the 
art  staffs  of  the  St.  Louis  Globe  Demoerat  aud  St.  Louis 


BY  MRS.  C.  H.  SHATTUCK.  CAMPBELL  UNI.,  HOLTON.  KANS. 

PeinMie,  respectively.  Messrs.  Wallace  &  1  .ockwood  have 
retired  to  their  ranch  at  Fairoaks,  Calif.,  where  they  will 
vary  the  monotony  of  drawing  and  teaching  it  by  mail, 
by  raising  oranges  aud  grapes  and  delving  deep  into  meta- 


±s.  c,  physical  and  philosophical  lore. 


Mor 


nt  of  the  Tearhe 


—  J.  W.  Harshbarger,  formerly  of  Henderson,  Mich  .  is 

now  connected  with  Walworth's  B.  C,  N.  Y. F.   D. 

Cross  is  the  new  prin.  of  the  Normal  Acad..  Oshkosh, 

Wis. J.  N.  Sprouse  is  pnn.  of  the  com'l  dep't,  Soule 

Coll..  Dodge  City,  Kans. P.  N.  Wenrich  is  teacher  of 

shorthand  in  William's  Coll.  of  Bus..  Sunbury,  Pa. J. 

W.  Hooke,  formerly  of  Muncie,  Ind.  now  has  charge  of 

the  penmanship  in  Hall's  B.  C.  Logansport,  la. R.  J. 

Mcintosh,  late  penman  of  Davis's  B.  C,  Toledo,  Ohio,  is 
now  bookkeeper  tor  the  Toledo,  Ohio,   Machine  &  Tool 

Co. C.  E.  Doner,  Zanerian  Art.  Coll.,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

has  charge  of  the  penmanship  in  Spencerian  B.  C,  Cleve- 
land, Ohio. Eugene  D.  Pennell  is  penman  of  the  Min- 
neapolis, Minn.,  Nor.  Coll.  &  Bus.  Inst. E.  A.  Potter, 

formerly  of  Elgin,  111.,  is  now  located  in  Berea.  Ky. A. 

L  Tidd  has  been  placed  in  charge  of  the  com'l.  short- 
hand, typewriting  and  penmanship  dep'ts  of  the  Jen- 
ning's  Seminary.  Aurora.  111. L.  G.  Crosby,  an  excel- 
lent penman  and  teacher,  succeeds  E.  A.  Potter  as  prin. 
of  the  com'l  and  penmanship  dep'ts  of  Elgin,  III..  Acad. 

W.  A.  McKay,  late  of  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  B.  C,  is 

a  new  member  of  the  faculty  of  Wilson's  Modern  B.  C. 

Seattle.  Wash. H.  E.  Greer.  San  Jose.  Cal .  is  the  new 

penman  of  Leming's.  Bradford,  Pa.,  B.  C. F.  W.  Ellis, 

late  prin.  of  the  Bus.  Dept.,  Gates  Coll.,  Neligh,  Neb.,  is 
now  teaching  in  the  Columbian  B.  C,  Evansville,  Ind. 

F.  W.  Hazleton  is  prin.  of  the  com'l,  shorthand  and 

typewriting  dep'ts  of  Red  River  Valley  Univ.,  Wahpe- 

ton,  N.  D. Minor  Y.  Steen,  formerly  of  Winchester, 

Ind..  is  now  teaching  in  the  Nevada.  Mo.,  C.  C. F.  W. 

Gallagher,  late  of  Ottawa,  Out.,  has  been  appointed  man- 
ager of  the  Bus.  Practice  Dep't  of  the  Can.  B.  C,  Hamil- 


XXXVIII 

ton,  Ont. G.   W.  fowling  of  Caledonia.  Ont..  is  the 

new    teacher  in  the  Ottawa,   Ont.,    B.   C. Allan  P. 

Brown,  Boston,  is  the  new  teacher  in  the  N'ew  Hamp- 
shire Conference  Seminarj-,  Tilton,  N.  B. H.  J.  Holm, 

La  Crosse,   Wis.,  is  the  prin.  of  the  Bus.  Dep't  of  the 

Stougbton,  Wis..  Acad. W.  H.  Atha  has  charge  of  the 

penmanship  in  the  Lima.  O..   B.  <;. Mias  Caroline  O. 

FamBWortb,  late  of  Drake's  Jersey  City  B.  C,  is  the  new 
teacher  of  typewriting  in  the  Spencerian  B.  C,  Cleve- 
land, Ohio. Miss  Laara  B.  Whitmore,  Dearborn,  Mich.. 

H  the  new  teacher  of  shorthand  and  typewriting  in  the 

Detroit,  Mich.,  CoU.  of  Com. J.  L.  Williams,  formerly 

of  the  San  Francisco  B.C..  is  now  teacher  of  penmanship 
in  Aydelotte'8  B.  C,  Oakland.  Cal. C.  H.  Cleary.  re- 
cently penman  of  Bellsville,  Ohio.   Nor.  School,  now  has 

chaise  of  the  penmanship  in  the  Canton,  Ohio,  B.  C. 

Everett  E.  Gard,  a  cousin  of  Prin.  E.  E.  (Jard  of  the  same 
school,  is  now  penman  in  the  St.  Joseph,  Mo..  B.  C — ^ 

C,  ('.  Ausherman  of  Logansport,  Ind,,  is  a  new  K'acher  in 

the  Coll.  of  Com.,  Boone,  la. G.  A.  Holland  is  penman 

of  thH  Pittsburg,  Kans.,  B.  C. W.  Addison  Matthews, 

Calumet,  Mich.,  is  organizing  writing  classes  throughouD 
Northern  Mich. J.  E.  Karns  is  teacher  in  the  Rock- 
ford,  111.,  B.  C. Mr.  Brandt  of  Jeromesville,  Ohio,  is 

the  new  prin.  of  the  Com'l  Dep*t  of  the  University  School. 

Uniontown,  Pa. T.  J.  Cathey  and  T.   M.  Milam  are 

itinerating  at  present.  Their  last  address  was  Green- 
ville. Texas. E.  E.  Wemett  has  charge  of  the  penman- 
ship work  in  the  American  (Correspondence  Normal,  Dan- 
ville, N.  Y. D.  A.  Cook  has  charge  of  the  penmanship 

and  Mrs.  T.  R.  Bonner,  shorthand  and  typewriting  in  the 
Henry  College.  Campbell,  Texas. G.  W.  Slusser.  for- 
merly of  Model,  Va..  is  now  located  in  McGaheysville.  Va. 

O.  S.  Baker,  forraerlv  of  Nelson's  B.  C.   Memphis, 

Tenn.,  is  now  located  in  Nelson's  B.  C,  Cincinnati.  Ohio. 
E.  R.  Sanford  is  penman  of  Crumb's  B.  C,  Weeds- 
port,  Pa. C.  L.  Barrett  of  La  Mars.  la.,  is  now  secre- 
tary and  i>enman  of  th<j  La  Junta,  Colo.,  C.  C. That 

woll-nown  penman  and  all-round  commercial  teacher.  M. 

D.  Fulton,  late  of  Indianapolis,  is  now  at  the  head  of  the 

com'!  and  penmanship  work  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  Acad. 

B.  A.  Peters,  formerly  of  Tilton,  N.  H..  now  has  charge 
of  the  com'I  dep't  of  the  New  Bedford.    Mass.,    High 

School. A.  V.  Feight,  formerly  of  Heald's  B.  C.  San 

Francisco,  and  F.  O.  Gardiner,  formerly  of  Avdelotte's, 
Oakland,  Cal.,  B.  C,  are  new  members  of  the  faculty  of 
the  Stockton.  Cal.,  B.  C.     Mr.  Feight  is  prin.  of  the  com'I 

dep't,  and  Mr.  Gardiner  of  the  penmanship  dep't. 

Chas.  L.  Dry  is  manager  of  the  penmanship  dep't  of  the 

Union  Christian  Coll.,   Merom,  Ind. Clyde  Jones,  at 

one  time  connected  with  King's  B.  C,  Dallas,  Texas,  is 
now  located  in  Rosendale,  Wis, W.  M.  Wagner,  for- 
merly of  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  now  has  charge  of  the  pen- 
manship  in  Smithdeal  B.C.,   Richmond,    Va. F.    A. 

('urtis  IS  no  longer  connected  with  the  Lyndon  Centre. 

"Vt.,  Inst. A.  C.  Grimes  is  prin.  of  the  com'I  dep't, 

Wheaton.  111.,  ('oU. J.  A.  Lajeunesse  is  prin.  of  the  pen- 
manship and  com'I  dep'ts  Univ.  Coll.  of  Ottawa,  Out. 

Woodford  D.  Anderson  is  prin..  of  the  com'I  dep't  of  the 

Univ.  of  .So.  Dak.,  Vermilion.  S.  D. J.  A.  Dacusis  prin. 

of  the  shorthand    and  typewriting    dep't.    Draugnon's 

Pra<;tical  B.   C,  Texarkana,    Texas. W.  A.  Orr,  late 

of  Sioux  City.  la.,  now    has  charge  of  the  com'I  and 

shorthand  schools    of    the    Greenville,    111.,   Coll. S. 

E.  Gutterridge  is  at  his  home  in  Danville,  111.,  hav- 
ing been  compelled  to  resign  his  position  in  the  Bloom- 
field,  la..  Nor.  ,School,  because  of  an  attack  of  mala- 
rial fever. Miss  Ora  B.    Bryant  is  teachinc   in  the 

Government  Indian    Schools,    Albuquerque,   N.    M. 

Fred  H.  Read  succeeds  F.  A.  Curtis  as  penman  of 
Lyndon  Centre,  Vt.,  Inst. 

AVic  Caiafogueft^  School  .Tourual.H,  etc. 

—  The  Highland  Park,  Nor.  Coll.  Des  Moines,  la.,  is 
forging  to  the  front,  and  Prin.  C.  C.  Rearick  must  be 
kept  busy  getting  up  new  advertising  ideas.  The  latest 
is  a  largti  haneer  showing  15  views  of  the  various  rooms 
and  c  epartments  of  the  college. 

—  The  Detroit.  Mich..  B.  U.,  W.  F.  Jewell  and  P.  R. 
Spenc«r,  Props.,  is  sending  out  a  very  handsomely  illus 
trated  brochure.  It  gives  a  gi-eat  deal  of  information  in 
a  very  small  space, — is  in  fact  a  condensed  catalogue. 

—  "  A  Good  Place  To  Spend  Your  Evenings  "  is  the 
title  of  a  pamphlet  sent  out  by  E.  H.  Morse,  Prop,  of  the 
Hartford,  Conn..  B.  C.  It  tells  its  story  well  and 
doesn't  take  much  time  in  the  telling — a  strong  poiut. 

~  The  Bryant  &  Strattou  B.  C.  Louisville,  Ky.,  E.  J. 
Wright,  Pres..  0.  B.  Luckey.  Sec'y,  is  sending  out  a  bro- 
cbuie  containing  scores  of  half-tone  portraits  of  success- 
ful graduates  and  their  warm  words  of  praise  for  the  old 
B.  &  S.     It  is  a  well  handled  pamphlet. 

—  The  now  catalogue  of  the  Ont.  B.  C,  Belleville.  Out.. 
J.  W.  Johnson  and  \V.  B.  Robinson,  Prins.,  is  a  very  busi- 
ness like  document.  This  institution  draws  students 
from  all  the  Canadian  Provinces,  Bermuda.  West  Indies 
and  many  of  the  United  States.  The  principals  of  this 
school  are  well  known  as  authorities  in  expert  account- 
ing- 

—  The  catalogue  and  colleg;e  journal  of  the  Little 
Rock,  Ark.,  C.  C,  are  very  plainly  printed  and  are  ex- 
ceedingly well  written.  We  underetand  that  the  well- 
known  penman,  L.  Madarasz,  has  much  to  do  with  their 
get  up. 

—  The  Piqua,  O..  C.  C,  C.  E.  Beck.  Prin..  has  issued  a 
very  neat  catalogue  printed  in  two  colors.  A  very  pretty 
effect  is  obtained  by  having  a  tinted,  oil  paper  cover  over 
the  regular  catalogue  cover.  The  college  journal  issued 
by  the  same  school  is  full  of  good  things. 

—  Very  well  handled  school  catalogues  have  been  re- 
ceived from  Northwestern  College,  NaperviUe,  HI.;  Con- 
verse College  Com'I  School,  Spartiuiburg,  S.  C:  Fargo, 
N,  Dak..  College. 

—  Well  printed  school  journals  have  been  received 
from  the  following  :  Brown's  B.  C,  Ottawa.  111.;  Nashua. 
N.  H,.  B.  C:  Hizbland  Park  Nor.  Coll,.  Des  Moines,  la.: 
San  Bernardino.  Cal..  High  School  ;  Mt.  Angel,  Ore..  Col- 
lege ;  Chaffee's  Phonographic  Inst.,  Oswego.  N.  Y.; 
Spencerian  College,  Cleveland,  O.:  Lincoln,  Neb.,  B.C.; 
Turner's  B.  C.  Mortinsburg.  W.  Va.;  Salem.  Mass.. 
Com'I  School ;  Stockton,  Cal.,  B.  C. 


'i<2:^U^O^eu/ia/3 


—  Interesting  school  advertising  matter  has  come  to 
hand  from  the  following  institutions  :  Colnmbia  B.  C, 
Norfolk.  Va.:  The  Queen CitvB.  C,  Hastings.  Neb.;  Wis. 
B.  U..  La  Crosse,  Wis.;  Poutiac,  Mich.,  B.  C;  Brown's 
B.  C,  Faribault,  Minn.;  The  Atlanta  B.  C.  Atlanta,  Ga. 


Last  Sanday  morning  there  gathered  at  the  home  of  Mrs. 
E.  D.  Steilman  a  limited  number  of  relatives  and  friends  ol 
the  family  to  witness  the  marriage  of  her  only  daughter. 
Amy  M..  to  I'rof.  Cbarles  W.  Kitt  of  Chicago.  The  hridal 
couple  were  attended  by  James  F.  Traer  aud  Mi»s  Tessie 
Uonelan  and  the  ceremony  was  perroimed  by  Dr.  E.  H. 
Avery.  Avery  dainty  wedding  breakfast  was  served  after 
rongratulatioiis  were  extended  to  the  happy  couple.  Mr. 
Kitt  IS  well  known  in  our  ciiy.  having  been  principal  of  the 
commercial  department  ot  Tilford  Academy.  Be  is  now 
connected  with  the  Metropolitan  Business  College  of  Chicago. 
He  i«»  a  young  man  ot  most  exemplary  character  and  of 
marked  ability  in  his  profession.  The  bride  was  born 
aud  reared  here  and  possesses  a  large  circle  ol  friends  who 
will  extend  hearty  congratulations.  She  now  holds  a  respon- 

ble  position  in  our  public  schools.    She  is  a  young  lady  of 


The  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Oliver  J  Bailey,  on  Knoxville 
avenue,  was  the  scene  of  a  quiet  wedding  yesterday  evening. 
Their  daughter.  Miss  Kdna.  and  Proiessor  William  H.  H. 
Garver,  were  uuited  in  marriage,  the  ceremony  being  per- 
formed by  the  Kev.  Caspar  Wistar  Hiatt.  pastor  of  the  First 
Congregational  Church.  The  event  was  a  notable  one  by 
1  of  the  prominence  of  the  young  people  and  their  high 


slife. 


I  Peoria  s 


besides    bride; 


jligious,  educational  and  l)usi- 


the  effect    being  most 


here  the  bridal  couple  stood  while  Mr. 
Hiatt  spoke  the  solemn  words. 

The  bride  wore  a  beautiful  fjown  of  white  brocaded  satin, 
with  duchesse  lace,  and  carried  a  bouriuet  of  lilies  of  the 
valley.  Her  ornament  was  a  diamond  pennant,  a  present 
from  the  groom. 

At  ll.;JO  the  newly  married  couple  left  for  Chicago,  and  will 
leave  for  the  North  and  East  for  a  wedding  .iourney. 

The  couple  are  well  known  in  Peoria,  where  they  have 
hundreds  of  friends.  The  bride  is  the  accomplished  daughter 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Oliver  J.  Bailey,  aud  the  groom  is  principal 
of  Brown's  Business  College.— i'c  or /a,  W.,  Doili/  Trauiicrijjt. 

LAIRD-POTTKH. 

At  8  o'clock  Wednesday  evening.  Oct.  28.  'DO.  at  the  home  of 
the  bride's  parents.  Mr.  and  Mret.  Noel  Potter.  Chippenhook, 
Vt..  Miss  Huldah  Blanche  Potter  was  married  to  Koymond 


Poughkeepsie.  N.  Y. 


DOTV-M  COM 


On  Wednesday.  Oct.  28.  in  the  Trinity  Episcopal  Church, 
Carbondale.'Pa..  Miss  Sarah  McComb  of  that  city  was  mar- 
ried to  Mr.  C.  L  Uoty  of  Wood's  Business  College.  Wilkes- 
Barre,  Pa.,  by  the  Rev.  E.  J.  Balsley.  To  the  strains  of  the 
Lohengrin  Wedding  March  the  bridal  party,  followed  by  two 
pretty  little  flower  bearers,  proceeded  up  the  right  aisle. 
Chrysanthemums  predominated  in  the  baskets  of  flowers 
borne  by  the  children.  The  bride's  beauty  was  enhanced  bv 
a  heliotrope  gown  with  a  velvet  bodice  and  white  satin  and 
lace  trimmings  with  hat  to  match.  At  the  home  of  the 
bride's  parents.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hugh  McComb,  a  reception 
was  given  to  the  relatives.  A  bounteous  collation  was  served 
and  there  was  a  season  of  general  rejoicing.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Doty  have  been  the  recipients  of  numerous  rich  and  rare 
presents.  The  bride  has  been  a  lifelong  resident  of  Carbon- 
dale.  She  is  a  charming  lady  and  universally  liked.  Tlie 
groom  is  a  young  professor,  who  at  one  time  was  engaged  in 
the  shorthand  and  penmanship  departments  of  Wood's 
Business  College,  at  Carbondale,  and  is  now  instructor  in 
Wood's  College.  Wilkes-Barre.    He  gained  much  popularity 


during  hif 


in  Carbondale.— Cr(Wj07if/('i/c  Leader 


NSLEY-nOSE. 


At  the  home  of  the  bride's  parents.  Mr.  and  Mrs,  O. 
P.  Rose.  Conant  street.  Elizabeth,  at  7  o'clock  on  Thurs- 
day evening.  Oct.  1,  IHfttj,  Miss  Elvira  Gertrude  Rose  was 
married  to  Mr.  William  Joseph  Kinsley.  The  spacious 
home  was  handsomely  decorated  with'  beautiful  palms 
and  golden  rod.  and  the  parlor  decorations  made  a  very 
pretty  setting  for  the  wedding  party.  The  bridal  pro- 
cession was  headed  by  two  little  nephews  of  the  bride, 
Joseph  E.  PioUet  of  Sayre.  Pa.,  and  Samuel  B.  Rose  of 
Newark,  who  acted  as  pages,  carrying  white  satin  ribbon  fo 
as  to  form  an  aisle  from  the  foot  of  the  stairway  to  the  liay 
window  in  the  parlor,  where,  in  a  bower  of  palms,  the  clergy- 
man united  the  happy  couple.  The  maid  ot  honor.  Miss 
Anna  G.  Rose  of  Newark,  was  attired  in  a  simple  white 
dimity  gown  over  veil ow  silk,  and  carried  yellow  chrysan- 
themums. The  bride  and  groom  rame  next.  The  bride  was 
attired  in  white  brocaded  satin  en /ra/n  and  duchesse  lace 
with  veil,  and  carried  a  bouquet  of  lilies  of  the  valley.  She 
was  given  away  by  her  father. 

The  gifts  were  numerous  and  costlv.  After  the  ceremony 
a  collation  was  served  by  Allen  ot  Newark.  The  billiard 
room  was  cleared  and  an  orchestra  furnished  music  for  those 
who  cared  to  dance.  At  10  o'clock  the  young  couple  df  parted 
amid  a  shower  of  rice  for  a  short  tr\p.— Elizabeth,  N.  J,,  Daily 


Normal   School    Penmen. 

MR.     AND     MRS.     C.      H.     SHATTUCK. 

C.  H.  Shattuck,  prin.  of  penmanship  and  com'I  depts , 
Campbell  Univ..  Holton,  Kans.,  was  born  in  Pike  Co., 
Mo..  Nov.  21.  1867.  His  early  education  was  received  in 
country  schools,  Vandalia  High  School  and  Watson  Sem- 
inary. He  graduated  from  Gem  Citv  B.  C.  Quincv.  111., 
in  I8S8.  and  from  the  Normal  Penmanship  Dept.  of  the 
same  institution  in  1890.  In  1893  he  graduated  from  the 
Zauerian  Art  College,  Columbus,  Ohio.  In  IK'JO  he  ac- 
cepted a  position  which  he  now  holds.  He  founded  the 
school  of  Pen  Art  in  this  institution,  and  it  has  been  a 
pronoimced  success.     His  students  are  in  positions  from 


New  Vork  to  California.  In  18&i  he  purchased  an  inter- 
est in  Campbell  University,  .and  he  still  owns  stock  in 
this  institution.     Aug.  15,  I81t5.  he  married  Miss  Maud 


MR    ANO  MRS.  C.  H.  SHATTUCK. 

Stackhouse.  While  he  devotes  his  time  to  comniercifil 
and  penmanship  work,  he  is  prepared  to  teach  anything' 
in  the  college  curriculum. 


Mrs.  Shattuck  was  born  in  Jacksou  Co,  Kans.,  l**7:i. 
nud  received  her  early  education  in  the  Netawaka  city 
schools,  from  which  she  graduated  in  18H9.  After  teach 
ing  in  the  country  schools  two  years  she  entered  ('amp- 
bell  University,  1S91,  and  graduated  from  the  commercial 
and  shorthand  departments  in  1892.  She  accepted  a  posi 
tion  as  stenographer  aud  bookeeper  immediately  upon 
graduation,  but  in  June,  '92,  resigned  to  re-enter  collej.;e 
to  take  a  penmanship  and  designing  course.  Sept.  I, 
1893,  she  was  elected  to  position  as  teacher  of  shorthand, 
penmanship  and  bookkeeping  in  the  Hiawatha.  Kans., 
Academy.  At  the  close  of  that  school  year  she  again 
entered  "the  Campbell  Univei-sity  for  special  work  in  art 
and  post-graduate  work  in  pen  art.  She  became  Mi*s.  C. 
H.  Shattuck,  Aug.  15.  1895.  and  had  full  charge  of  draw- 
ing and  pen  art  in  Campbell  University  the  following 
year.  At  present  she  is  devoting  her  time  to  drawing 
"and  art.  Mrs.  Shattuck  has  excellent  command  of  the 
pen,  whether  in  business  or  ornamental  wr-ting.  Her 
lettering  and  drawing  are  particularly  good. 


BY  MRS.  C  H.  SHATTUCK,  CAMPllF.LL  UNI.. 
HOLTON,  KANS. 


'toyftCCL^tunaS 


Well  Known  Supervisors. 


L.  D.  Scott,  Supervisor  of  Penmanship  in  Memphis 
Public  Schools,  was  born  in  CollierWIIe,  Tenn.,  July  Id, 
1871,  was  reareii  ou  a  farm  and  was  educated  in  a  village 
school,  to  which  he  walked  three  miles  and  a  half  each 
school  day. 

From  earliest  childhood  he  practiced  penmanship  from 
specimens.     At  the  age  of  nineteen  he  had  saved  enough 


L.  D.  SCOTT. 

from  small  earnings  to  enter  Leddin's  Business  College  of 
Memphis,  where  he  graduated.  He  accepted  a  position 
as  teacher  of  penmanshipaud  bookkeeping  in  this  institu- 
tion, which  place  ho  held  for  three  years,  until  the  more 
responsible  position  as  Supervisor  of  Penmanship  in  the 
Memphis  Public  Schools  was  secured,  which  he  at  present 
Alls,  proving  thoroughly  his  capacity  and  ability  by  in- 
structing three  thousand  pupils  weekly. 

Though  young,  he  is  far  advanced  in  the  science  which 
he  teaches  and  ranks  among  our  most  gifted  penmen. 


Fraternal  Notes. 


—  A.  F.  Newlands.  the  well  known  vertical  writing 
expert,  has  been  recently  appointed  Sapervisor  of  Draw- 
ing as  well  as  writing,  in  the  city  schools  of  Kingston, 
Oat. 

—  M.  M.  Desmond,  a  Sujaervisor  of  Joilet,  111.,  has  been 
on  the  stump  for  Bryan  in  Illmois.  A  Chicago  paper 
gives  an  account  of  one  of  Mr.  D.'s  speeches. 

—  J.  T.  Thomas  has  charge  of  the  business  and  penman- 
ship departments  of  the  Arkabutla,  Miss.,  schools,  taliing 
the  place  of  T.  J.  Cathey. 

—  John  B  Parkinson,  formerly  principal  of  commer- 
cial department,  Flordia  State  College,  Lake  City,  Fla., 
has  recently  been  elected.  Superintendent  of  Public  In- 
struction, Volusia  County,  Fla ,  and  his  post  oflice  ad- 
dress is  Daytoua.  R.  N .  Hadley  succeeds  Mr.  Parkinson 
as  principal  of  the  commercial  department  at  Lake  City. 

—  W.  E.  Harsh,  formerly  Supervisor  of  Writing  and 
Drawing,  Helena.  Mont ,  is  now  temporarily  located  in 
Kensington,  O.  The  Helena  Board  of  Education  have 
taken  a  backward  step,  and  have  dispensed  with  a  Super- 
visor of  Writing,  a  mistake  which  they  will  no  doubt  rec- 
tify soon. 

—  Eugene  H.  Brock,  formerly  teacher  of  writing.  State 
Normal  School,  Edinboro.  Pa.,  has  resigned,  and  is  now 
entered  as  student  in  Dickinson  College,  Carlisle,  Pa. 
Mr,  Most  succeeds  Mr,  Brock  as  penman  at  Edinboro. 

—  Miss  Eva  Struble  is  Supervi-ior  of  Drawing,  Trenton, 
X.  J. 

—  Edw.  M.  Deering  is  teacher  of  drawing.  Biddeford, 
Me. 

—  Miss  Lizzie  J.  Disman  writes  that  Lima,  O  ,  has  dis- 
pensed with  a  special  teacher  of  writing  and  other  special 
teachers.  Miss  Disman  has  resigned  her  position  at  Me- 
chanicsburg,  O..  and  is  now  engaged  in  grade  work  in  the 
Lima  Public  Schools. 

—  In  the  October  number  of  The  Jovrnal,  the  an- 
nouncement in  regard  to  Miss  Cora  A.  Ney  was  not  cor- 
rect. She  IS  Supervisor  of  Penmnnship  only,  and  in  the 
South  Bend,  Ind.,  Schools.  Miss  Alice  E.  Hill  has  charge 
of  drawing  in  the  same  schools. 


—  In  a  late  letter  W.  D.  Chamberlain,  special  teacher 
in  Ionia,  Mich.,  writes  :  "  For  some  time  our  business 
colleges  have  been  trying  to  tell  us  how  to  teach  business 
writing  in  the  public  schools.  Would  it  not  be  a  good 
time  just  now  to  ascertain  how  many  supervisors  of 
writing  in  the  public  schools  teach  muscular  movement 
in  the  public  schools  in  the  first  and  second  grades?    I 


am  a  sincere  believer  in  muscular  movement  writing  in 
the  public  schools,  and  I  preach  ana  teach  my  convic- 
tions, but  I  have  found  it  worse  than  useless  to  attempt 
to  teach  it  in  the  first  and  second  grades."  ^mu 

—  In  a  late  letter  H.  Champlin,  Supervisor  of  Writing, 
City  Schools,  Cincinnati,  O.,  writes  as  follows  :  "  i  am  to 
read  a  paper  before  the  Writing  and  Drawing  Teachers' 
Association,  at  Chicago.  !>  a.  m.,  Tuesday,  December  29, 
and  in  that  paper  I  suall  show  up  some  interesting  facts 
learned  while  a  member  of  that  association  since  IttSl.  1 
shall  enter  in  competition  an  exhibit  of  most  of  my  entire 
class  exhibits  that  are  booked  tor  the  Centennial  Exposi- 
tion at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  nest  year.  Some  of  these  were 
awarded  medal  and  diploma  at  Atlanta  last  year.  1  trust 
Mr.  Newlaads  will  come  and  enter  for  the  competitive 
certificate  offered  there.  1  shall  have  twenty  volumes, 
not  in  pick  specimens,  but  each  volume  representiug  the 
entire  class  or  grade  from  5th  to  8th  years,  inclusive.  I 
will  have  signed  statement  from  the  regular  teacher 
pasted  on  eacb.  volume,  showing  how  many  pupils  are  in 
ber  room  and  that  the  volume  represents  the  entire  class. 
We  now  have  over  40,000  pupils  in  the  new  Cincinnati, 
and  my  four  assistants  aud  myself  are  kept  very  busy." 

—  J.  M.  McBride  is  Super^-isor  of  Writing  and  Music  in 
the  Nlles,  O.,  Public  Schools. 

--  Frank  R.  Hall,  formerly  teacher  of  writing  in  the 
State  Normal  School,  California,  Pa.,  has  resigned,  and 
has  been  elected  County  Superintendent  of  Public  In- 
struction, Washington,  Pa.  W.  U.  Kretchman  has  suc- 
ceeded Mr.  Hall  as  penman  in  the  Normal  School.  Mr.  Hall 
gave  penmanship  its  due  share  of  attention  while  in  nor- 
mal work,  and  says  he  will  do  the  same  thing  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  his  county.     May  his  tribe  increase. 

—  In  addition  to  his  regular  work  as  Supervisor  of 
Writing  and  Drawing,  S.  L.  Smith  of  Canton,  111.,  has 
charge  of  the  business  course  in  the  High  School,  and  has 
all  the  portrait  painting  he  can  do.  The  Canton  daily 
papers  have  devoted  columns  of  space  to  the  Drawing 
aud  Art  exhibit  of  Mr.  Smith's  public  school  pupils.  The 
sketches  and  drawings  consist  of  pen  and  ink  work,  still 
life,  water  color  studies,  designs,  etc.  The  papers  are 
loud  in  their  praises  of  the  good  work  accomplished  by 
Mr.  Smith  and  his  able  assistants  among  the  grade  teach- 
ers. To  add  to  the  interest  W.  H.  Parlin,  a  public  spir- 
ited citizen  of  the  city,  has  offered  §35  in  gold  as  prizes  to 
the  pupils  executing  the  best  work  in  drawing  during  the 
present  school  year.  Nothing  can  be  better  to  stimulate 
eft'ort,  and  Mr.  Smith  is  to  be  congratulated  upon  having 
such  public  spirited  citizens  among  the  patrons  of  the 
public  schools  of  Canton. 

—  H.  W.  Herron,  principal  of  commercial  department. 
High  School,  Portland,  Oreg.,  writes  us  that  the  new 
superintendent  of  city  schools,  Frank  Rigler,  has  intro- 
duced vertical  writing  in  the  primary  grades  of  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  that  city.  Mr.  Herron  has  many  words  of 
praise  for  The  Journal  and  its  work. 


—  Miss  Fannie  Dickinson,  a  recent  pupil  of  Mrs.  M.  E. 
Stvayze,  Supervisor  of  Writing  and  Bookkeeping,  Grand 
Haven,  Mich.,  has  been  recently  appointed  teacher  of 
writing  in  the  public  schools  of  Flint,  Mich.  Mrs.  Swayze 
is  very  enthusiastic  over  her  work  in  Grand  Haven  tnis 
year. 

—  H.  E.  Reister  occupies  a  unique  position,  and  the 
only  one  of  the  kind,  so  far  as  we  know,  in  the  country — 
namely,  Supervisor  of  Writing  of  the  schools  of  an  entire 
county.  The  county  is  Appauoose,  Iowa.  Mx\  Reister's 
post  office  address  is  Centreville,  Iowa.  He  writes  copies 
for  the  students,  and  has  10,000  pupils  to  prepare  work 
for  and  look  after.  He  writes  as  follows  :  "  We  are 
teaching  muscular  movement  writing  in  every  school 
house  in  Appanoose  County,  and  have  not  one  printed 
copy  book  in  the  county,  and  are  getting  results.  I  ex- 
pect to  have  some  of  my  work  from  county  schools  at  the 
Chicago  meeting  if  I  can  get  to  it." 

—  R.  A.  Spellman  is  special  teacher  of  penmanship  in 
the  public  schools,  Columbus,  Tenn. 

—  Chas.  S.  McNulty  of  McDowell.  Va.,  has  been  elected 
principal  of  the  Monterey.  Va.,  public  schools.  Mr.  Mc- 
Nulty always  looks  after  the  writing  of  his  pupils. 

—  C.  E.  Corliss,  Dennis.  Mass.,  was  recently  elected 
principal  of  jthe  North  High  School  of  that  city.  Pen- 
manship has  never  been  taught  there,  but  it  will  be  from 
now  on  if  Mr,  Corliss  has  his  way. 


—  In  a  late  letter  from  J.  H.  Bachtenkircher,  Super- 
visor of  Writing,  Lafayette,  Ind..  he  writes  :  "I  have 
re^-'cived  quite  a  number  of  orders  for  my  book.  '  How  to 
Teach  Writing,'  since  the  October  number  of  The  Jour- 
nal came  from  the  press,  and  alt  mention  The  Journal. 
We  have  enrolled  3.300  pupils  since  the  opening  in  Sep- 
tember, and  everything  is  going  off  nicely.  I  am  sure 
that  The  Journal  improves  with  every  number.  I  saw 
in  the  February,  '%,  issue  of  The  Journal  something  in 
regard  to  a  contest  at  the  coming  convention  and  some- 
thing about  the  issue  of  certificates,  etc.  Whose  idea  was 
this  :•'  I  like  it.  1  now  have  quite  a  number  of  pupils 
who  will  make  an  exhibit,  but  not  in  competition.  I  am 
in  favor  of  a  competitive  e,^hibit.  When  specimens  are 
shown  every  member  of  the  cla83  should  be  shown,  except 
in  the  case  of  special  work — history,  reading,  literature, 
etc.,  illustrated.  1  am  going  to  exhibit  a  page  of  writing 
from  each  of  my  pupils  at  the  convention.  Some  time 
ago  I  received  a  letter,  saying  that  some  one  had  sug- 
gested that  the  W.  P.  Association  unite  with  the  Writing 
and  Drawing  Teachers'  section,  as  their  needs  are  identi- 
cal. I  said  no.  I  do  not  think  there  is  anything  in  com- 
mon between  teaching  writing  in  a  busineas  college  and 
the  same  subject  in  the  first  four  grades  in  the  public 
schools.  If  any  of  your  readers  can  tell  me  how  to  teach 
muscular  movement  to  a  little  curly  headed,  six-year-old 
girl  or  boy,  about  the  size  of  a  nice"  big  doll,  I  would  like 
to  know  how." 


XXXIX 
The    Line   of    Direction    in    Writing. 

H.    C.    BEATTY,    RIVERSDALE,   ONT. 

I.  Not  wishing,  in  the  present  article,  to  refute  the  ob- 
solete theory  of  the  earth's  composition  of  three  ele- 
ments, nor  yet  to  put  myself  on  record  as  attacking  the 
foundation  of  Christianity— the  Trinity  of  the  God-head  — 
both  of  which  Mr.  Zaner  in  the  June  Journal  declares 
are  no  more  firm  than  the  tripod  of  movements  and  tri- 
angle of  lines  of  directions  upon  which  he  has  placed  pen- 
manship—plain writing— it  is,  therefore,  with  much  hesi- 
tation I  attempt  to  show  the  unsoundness  of  /ii-s  structure. 

II.  For  convenience,  as  Mr.  Zaner  has  suggested  in  his 
article,  let  us  eliminate  anomilous  forms,  and  assume  the 
up  strokes  to  be  on  the  connective  slant,  say  30°,  and 
down  strokes  ou  the  main  slant,  say  60°. 

ni.  Referring  to  diagram  1,  it  will  be  seen  that  the 
pen  reaihj  travels  along  the  lines  AU  and  HC  only.  The 
line  AC  is  the  j-rsulfanf  of  the  pen's  travel,  which  may 
be  substihited  for  the  actual  work  and  produce  the  same 
advancement  of  the  pen  aud  place  it  in  the  same  final 
position.  If  we  take  the  one  road  we  don't  take  the 
offtPi;  neither  do  we  take  both.  As  we  take  the  lines  A/{ 
and  BC,  therefore  we  take  but  two  directions— viz.,  30"* 
and  m°. 

IV.  As  to  movement,  Mr.  Zaner  tells  ua  there  are  three. 


But  this  is  misleading.  Let  us  simplify  matters.  There 
are  but  two  dircction.s  of  movi-mont  {or  four  if  we  regard 
the  reciprocial  movements),  which  is  more  in  accord  with 
direction  of  wn'finff.  These  may  be  represented  by  a  line 
drawn,  first,  by  the  upper  arm  movement,  No.  1,  Fig.  II.: 
second,  hyaline  drawn  at  right  angles  to  No.  1  by  the 
hinge  movement.  No.  2,  Fig.  II.  Each  of  the  movements 
in  tUese  both  directions  may,  if  desired,  be  assisted  by 
movements  of  the  wrist,  hand  and  fingers. 

V.  Now  comes  the  task  of  applying  to  the  direction  of 
form.  par.  HI.,  the  direction  of  movement,  par.  IV.  A 
simple  practical  solution  would  be- to  the  line  of  direc- 
tion of  form  or  resultant  at  0°,  apply  the  only  direction 
of  movement  which  could  continuously  produce  this— viz., 
that  produced  by  the  hinge  movement,  and  the  thing  is 
done. 

VI.  But  this  solution  is  approximate  only.  To  get  an 
accurate  solution  would  require  the  knowledge  of  a  pro- 
fes'ior  of  physiology,  the  reasoning  powers  of  a  Newton, 
and  instruments  of  mathematical  accuracy,  none  of  which 
I  possess.  With  the  means  at  hand,  and  your  kind  in- 
dulgence, however,  I  shall  attempt  a  more  scientific 
demonstration. 

VII.  Taking,  for  example,  the  circle  Fig.  3,  which,  by 
experiment,  will  be  found  an  easy  natural  form,  and 
resolving  it  into  its  horizontal  and  vertical  components, 
it  will  be  found  to  contain  movements  in  horizontal  and 


XL 

vertical  d.r«(.™.  in  fqual  qoantitie,.  From  thU  we 
ZXie  that  n,„r„„«a.  Nob.  1  and  2-  ^J-  IV-^" -- 
bined  with  ea«  in  «/"«<  proportions  and  are,  as  far  as 
writing  U  concerned  at  least,  ^f,nat  in  po.cer  and  utMr 
If  it  be  granted  also  that  we  can  make  the  circle  with 
equal  freedom  and  force  in  either  ''"■'''■'""'7''° .  ^.h 
^aable  request-we  conclude  that  No.  1  a^"^ -?'t 
eqZl  freedom  and  force  with  ,1s  reciprocal  and  that 
No  2  acte  with  equal  freedom  and  force  with  its  recipro- 
cal and  from  both  these  conclusion",  that  within  tne 
boundary  of  the  circle  a„  lines  in  all  ''''""''"^"^rf;. 
with  equal  freedom.  This,  of  course,  wUl  imply  a  bar 
monious  development  of  skill.  j    .  ■    ,i,„ 

Via  Keeping  in  mind  the  conclusions  arrived  at  in  tne 
last  paragraph  let  us  examine  Fig.  IV.  We  will  suppose 
liues^l/and  HC  run  in  the  directions  indicated  by  the 
arrows.  The  resultant  then  is  BD.  But  whj- not  take 
the  resultant  AC  .'  Because  the  lines  AH  and  BC  run  in 
nearly  o,,„„.iU  directions,  the  resultant  AC  expresses  a 
rfXrl-.,'/  not  a  .-u"..  Moreover,  it  laclis  in  honzontal, 
and  is  entirely  wonting  in  perpeudicular  "-.i;)'.'>'rfp. 
These  objections  cannot  be  urged  against  III)  witn  sum 
force-not  by  a  large  majority -as  against  At  ,■  and  as 
there  are  but  the  lw„  resulunt?,  Jil>  is  therefore  Ih,  one. 

IX  Since  HI)  is  composed  of  him  components,  par.  IV  ., 
and  these  arc  at  right  angles  to  each  other,  par.  IV.,  and 
are  equal  in  power  and  utility,  par.  VII.,  there  is  but  one 
pair  which  answers  these  requirements-viz.,  BE  and 
Vli  Fig.  IV.  Now  since  BE  cannot  be  conveniently 
made  with  the  movement  of  the  upper  arm,  it  falls  to  the 
lot  of  the  movement  in  direction  2,  Fig.  II.,  the  hinge 
movement.  Wherefore  the  line  of  direction  tor  this  style 
of  penmnnship-viz.,  at  30°  and  BO°-iB  the  angle  of-4°. 

X  If  we  do  not  admit  that  movements  in  directions 
No.  1  and  2,  Pig.  11 ,  are  equal  in  freedom  and  force,  this 
angle  is  not  final— it  must  depend  on  this  condition  ;  and 
considering  the  diffurence  of  development  in  individuals, 
each  perscm  has  his  or  her  ...c.i  angle,  or  line  of  direction, 
for  economic  work.  But  others  than-4"  must  be  ex- 
tremes for  balanced  muscu'ar  development-this  angle  of 
writing  aud  our  oremises  considered. 

XI.  As  to  the  angle  of  direction  for  running  hand  and 
compact  style  of  writing,  I  must  say  :  they  are  both  ex- 
treme/or/ii  .s,  the  result  of  extreme  movements,  and  con- 
versely must  be  prduced  by  extreme  movements. 


^S^nmoAAQy^Cl^tMuiS 


ERRORS   FROM   BAD  WRITING. 


Cont  One  Mnu  <|ii 


Wrnnc  EiiBli»h 


A  Cincinnati  grocery  house  found  that  cranberries  had 
risen  to  %f,  per  bushel.  The  purchasing  clerk  immediately 
sent  this  note  by  the  firm's  teamster;  "One  hundred 
bushels  per  Simmons."  (Simmons  was  the  driver's 
name.)  The  welluieauiug  correspondent  thought  the 
scrawl  read:  "One  hundred  bushels  persimmons,  and 
boys  were  straightway  set  to  work,  for  persimmons  were 
plentiful,  says  the  lluiprr's  Round  Table. 

The  wagon  made  its  appearance  next  day  loaded  down 
with  eighty  bushels.  The  remaiiiiug  twenty  bushels 
were  to  follow  next  day,  and  when  the  correspondent 
found  out  his  mistake  he  angrily  demanded  why  the 
order  did  not  rend  by  Simmons? 

An  English  gentleman,  in  writing  to  a  Lincolnshire 
friend,  mentioned  the  latter's  kindness  to  him,  and  said 
he  should  soon  send  him  a  suitable  "equivalent."  The 
friend  read  the  word  "  elephant,"  and  immediately  built 
a  handsome  barn  for  the  reception  of  his  elephantine 
majesty.  But  much  to  his  suriirise  a  barrel  of  oysters 
was  the  "  equivalent." 

Liberality  vs.  Crankality. 

BY   O.    S.    M'CI.URE.    HAURISIU'Rd.    P.\. 

In  looking  around  us  and  studying  successful  nun 
and  their  cbaraotiTistics,  no  matter  in  what  line 
they  are  engaged,  we  invariably  find  them  to  be  men 
of  broad  and  liberal  views— men  who  are  not  tied 
down  by  the  bonds  of  creeds  and  customs,  but  who 
get  out  of  the  "old  rut."  reason  for  themselves, 
accept  new  truths,  and  never  condemn  a  thing  be- 
cause it  is  modern.  It  is  true  that  they  are  often 
met  by  frowns  and  are  called  fanatics,  but  they  care 
not  tor  public  applause  or  criticism,  and  move 
quietly  onward,  still  striving  for  higher  attain- 
ments. How  ditferent  then,  are  they  from  that  class 
of  "  dyspeptic  cranks"  who  always  wear  a  scowl 
and  sneer  and  look  upon  anything  new  as  a  curse  to 
mankind. 

How  strange  that  man  will  stoop  to  such  degrad- 
ing thoughts.  But  there  are  just  such  persons,  who 
by  their  actions  and  expressed  opinions  proclaim 
themselves  to  be  just  of  that  nature.  Even  in  our 
own  profession  we  have  a  few  of  these.  They  are 
known  by  their  ideals  as  well  as  methods^by  their 
results  as  well  as  theories. 


Father  Spencer  left  us  an  example  of  enterprising 
originality  as  well  as  a  system  of  penmanship.  He 
never  expected  us  to  use  his  methods,  unmodiBed,  at 
this  late  day.  but  rather  that  we  should  keep  up 
with  the  times,  create  new  ideas,  and  live  in  a 
higher  realm  than  that  of  the  mere  imitator. 

But  there  is  the  other  extreme,  just  as  bad.  It  is 
represented  bv  a  larger  number  of  penmen  than  the 
other,  and  we  should  strive  just  as  hard  to  avoid  it. 
■^Ve  find  in  this  class  men  who  always  talk  about 
themselves  and  what  they  are  going  to  do.  They 
ride  new  hobbies -new  because  they  are  too  absurd 
to  have  been  thought  of  by  other  imaginations  than 
their  own.  They  are  known  by  their  boasts  rather 
than  by  what  they  have  accomplished,  and  would 
sacrifice  what  inherited  worth  we  have  for  the  sake 
of  some  new  fancy  without  a  spark  of  common 
sense. 

Let  US  then  avoid  either  extreme,  carefully  weigh 
the  merits  of  both  old  and  new  and.  as  Zaner,  would 
say,  "  accept  a  happy  medium.  " 


»  Very 


INDIAN  aiRLS   LETTER. 

A    Fail-  Saiiipir  ol    Piclure  Wriling  Tlinl  v 
Pnpulnr  Once. 

When  boys  and  girls  nowadays  have  anything  to  say  to 
their  friends  who  are  far  away,  they  sit  down  and  write 
a  letter  in  plain  English,  French  or  German,  as  the  case 
miy  be,  but  before  you  are  able  to  write  you  have  to  learn 
how  to  make  some  twenty-six  letters  and  how  to  combine 
them  into  words,  so  as  to  tell  your  friends  what  you  are 
thinking  about— this  is  called  sound  writing. 

There  is  another  kind  of  writing— picture  writing,  it  is 


THE    LETTEH. 

called,  in  which  there  is  no  alphabet,  and  instead  of  words 
some  picture  of  the  object  is  used,  as  for  example,  instead 
of  the  word  c-a-t  we  would  have  a  drawing  of  the  animal. 

This  kind  of  writing  was  used  by  all  people  in  the  early 
days  of  the  world,  and  in  most  countries  it  is  so  old  that 
it  has  long  been  forgotten,  but  herein  America  the  Indians 
have  practiced  this  old  art  until  very  recently. 

The  accompanying  letter, written  by  an  Indian  girl  to  a 
friend  whom  she  wishes  to  visit  her,  will  give  a  very 
good  idea  of  this  kind  of  writing,  which  it  is  likely  our 
own  ancestors  used  thousands  of  years  ago. 

Thestraightlmes  running  through  the  picture  represent 
the  paths  of  the  locality— public  highways  or  streets  you 
may  caU  them  if  you  like.  On  the  right  are  shown 
three  small  lakes  or  ponds. 

The  rudely-drawn  bear  in  the  upper  left-hand  corner  is 
the  signature  of  the  writer,  her  coat-ot-arms,  so  to  speak, 
and  indicates  that  she  is  a  member  of  the  Bear  family. 

The  figure  of  a  mullet  below  stands  for  the  person  ad- 
dressed—a man  of  the  Mullet  family. 

The  three  crosses  are  the  girl  and  two  friends— crosses 
because  they  are  Christians. 

The  two  triangles  indicate  the  wigwams  and  the  figure 
in  the  one  is  the  Indian  sign  for  hand  and  tells  the  visitor 
at  which  wigwam  he  is  to  call. 

In  a  Uttle  more  elegant  English  the  invitation  would 
read  ;  "  Miss  Bear  invites  Mr.  Mullet  to  meet  her  two 
Christian  friends— at  second  lodge  from  the  road  beyond 
the  lake." 

PENCIL-POINT  SIGNS. 

TUi-y  Clearly  Indicate  Ihc  Clinl-acter  of  the  Man  Who 
Makes  Tboin. 

A  noted  graphologist  states  that  there  is  almost  as 
much  in  the  mauuer  in  which  a  man  sharpens  his  pencil 
as  there  is  in  the  formation  of  his  letters.  Take,  for  in- 
stance, the  man  who  habitually  gives  to  his  pencil  a  short, 
stumpy  point,  showing  but  little  of  the  lead.  Meanness 
is  the  key  to  his  character.  He  has  acquisitiveness 
largely  developed,  and  his  temper  is  as  short  as  the  point 
of  his  pencil.  In  caligraphy  he  would  make  his  "  ys  " 
small,  with  short  tails,  and  physiognomically  speaking, 
he  would  have  a  protruding  under  lip,  which  generally 
indicates  avarice,  and  in  walking  he  would  not  swing  his 
arms. 

The  commercial  man  would  give  his  pencil  a  moderately 
long,  very  even  and  carefully  sharpened  point.  His 
writing  would  be  the  sloping  business  hand  which  every- 
body kuows,  aud  as  a  rule  he  would  have  an  even  shaped 
head  with  a  square  chin. 

The  man  who  gives  his  pencil  a  long,  narrow,  uneven 


point,  showing  much  of  the  leail,  is  generous  to  pro- 
digality, careless  and  frequently  hasty  tempered.  His 
writing  is  loose  and  uneven,  and  he  is  likely  to  have  lit- 
erary ability. 

The  artistic  taste  is  shown  by  along,  irregular  point 
and  finely  sharpened  lead.  The  cutting  in  the  wood  is 
delicate,  with  many  furrows.  This  kind  of  point  shows 
individuality,  and  is  open  to  more  variations  than  one 
would  suppose. 

Professor. 

"The  Purfessor,"  notice  the  pronunciation;  it  is  pecu- 
liar, and  the  sound,  as  it  ought,  echoes  the  sense— or 
rather,  since  the  title  is  an  empty  one,  the  lack  of  it.  It 
is  what  the  boys  call  him,  says  Xew  Ideas. 

A  clergyman,  being  on  one  occasion  addressed  as  Dr. 
Brown,  said;  "  No,  no,  not  doctor,  please;  iny  theology 
has  always  been  considered  so  sound  as  to  require  no 
doctoring."  The  reply  suggests  the  idea  that  we  ought 
to  have  so  just  a  claim'  to  the  title  of  teacher  as  to  need 
no  upholstering  in  the  nature  of  meaningless  titles  to 
maKe  up  for  actual  deficiencies.  Socrates  and  Plato  have 
a  very  fair  reiratation  as  teachers,  and  they  seem  to  have 
done  their  work  and  left  their  names  immortal  without 
the  adornment  of  high-sounding  titles.  Professor  Arnold 
would  have  long  ago  been  lost  in  professional  oblivion, 
but  Arnold  of  Rugby  will  be  perpetuated  as  long  as 
there  remains  on  earth  a  school  for  boys. 

If  a  man  occupies  a  chair  in  a  college  or  university  he 
is  a  professor,  and  he  cannot  help  it.  If  a  man  is  a  prin- 
cipal of  a  high  school,  or  superintendent  of  a  public 
school,  he  isn't  a  professor,  and  he  ought  to  organize  a 
vigilance  committee,  to  execute  lynch  law  on  the  man 
who  thinks  that  it  tickles  his  vanity  to  be  called  profes- 
sor. Don't,  whatever  you  do,  tack  professor  to  your 
name  ;  it  is  meaningless  and  evinces  the  incompetency  of 
the  person  who  would  be  known  by  it. 


SELECTING   A   CAREER. 

Sell-ShnuioK    Deelxiona   oi-o    the    Only    Sofc    liulileH  In 
Follow. 

"  Next  to  the  matter  of  selecting  a  wife— which  in  the 
majority  of  cases  is  little  more  than  a  leap  in  the  dark- 
the  most  important  problem  which  a  young  man  has  to 
confront  is  that  of  deciding  upon  his  trade,  business  or 
profession,"  writes  Rev.  Charles  H.  Parkhurst,  D.  D.,  in 
August  Ladies'  Hnme  Journal.  "Almost  any  young 
man's  decision  as  to  what  he  is  going  to  do  will  mean 
the  narrowing  of  his  preparation,  whereas  all  success 
that  is  fairly  worthy  of  the  name  means  breadth  of  prep- 
aration. A  man  needs  to  get  a  great  mass  of  foundation 
under  him  if  he  is  going  to  put  either  a  high  or  a  wide 


BY  C.  L.   FUNNELL,  BRIDGEPORT,  CONN. 


structure  on  the  top  of  it;  and  if  he  knows  too  soon  ex- 
actly what  it  is  he  is  going  to  do,  that  mass  of  foundation 
will  not  be  forthcoming.  In  all  cases  where  it  is  possible, 
it  is  a  great  deal  better  for  a  man  to  gel  the  knowledge 
first,  and  then  let  that  decide  what  the  vocation  shall  be, 
thm  to  decide  the  vocation  first,  and  let  that  determine 
what  sort  of  kn-iwledge  he  shall  accumulate. 

"  It  a  man  is  in  earnest  to  do  the  best  that  is  in  him  it 
will  be  much  to  his  advantage  to  get  over  the  feeling 
that  there  is  any  hurry  about  actually  settling  down  to 
his  life  work.  It  is  a  great  deal  wiser  to  drift,  and  to  do 
almost  anything  that  offere,  as  a  temporary  arrangement, 
than  to  make  up  one's  mind  finally  and  irretrievably  to 
an  employment  that  may  possibly  be  a  misfit,  and  that 
will  involve,  therefore,  a  certain  amount  of  failure.  We 
can  safely  depend  upon  it  that  in  the  case  of  a  man  who 
has  a  strenuous  purpose  there  is  a  certain  gravitating 
tendency  between  him  and  the  work  he  is  best  fitted  to 
do,  and  if  that  gravitating  tendency  is  not  hurried  too 
much  it  will  assert  itself,  and  the  man,  without  any  ex- 
cessively painful  searchings  of  heart,  will  find  himself 
where  he  belongs.  Along  this  line  the  only  safe  decisions 
are  the  decisions  that  shape  themselves,  and  that  we  set- 
tle into  without  being  very  distinctly  conscious  at  any 
time  that  a  conclusion  is  being  reached." 


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interested  address  the  proprietors  of,  say.  2.5  or  50 
business  scho  Is,  taken  at  random,  this  inquiry— Do 
you  read  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  't  We  under- 
take to  say  in  advance  that  the  responses  will  be 
unanimously  affirmative.  Further  than  that,  as 
an  evidence  of  the  faith  that  is  in  us  on  this  point, 
we  will  engage  to  pay  liberally  for  every  negative 
response. 

It  is  true  that  until  the  establishment  of  a  cheaper 
edition  of  The  Journal,  there  were  some  who  could 
not  even  afford  the  very  moderate  price  charged  for 
it,  and  on  this  ground  were  forced  to  take  other 
papers,  hut  it  is  indisputably  true  that  this  class  of 
subscribers  offers  to  advertisers  the  least  chance  of 
profit 

It  is  interesting  in  this  connection  to  note  that 
even  with  two  editions,  one  costing  iust  double  the 
other,  80  per  cent,  of  The  Penman's  Art  Journal's 
subscribers  to  day  subscribe  for  tbe  more  expensive 
edition—which  costs  twice  as  much  as  any  other 
penmanship  paper.  It  is  even  irore  significant  that 
about  30  per  cent,  of  The  Journal's  subscribers, 
including  the  majority  of  commercial  school  proprie- 
tors and  many  teachers,  are  enrolled  on  The  Jour- 
nal's Permanent  or  Professional  list  at  the  price  of 
SI  a  year,  though  most  of  them  could  easily  subscribe 
in  clubs  of  their  own  sending  at  from  one-half  to 
ODe-fourth  of  this  figure,  according  to  the  edition. 
These  are  facts  that  The  Journal  is  proud  of. 


207 

The  December  Meeting  of  the  Federation  of 
Commercial  Teachers'  Associations. 

We  had  hoped  to  be  able  to  present  in  this  num- 
ber of  The  Journal  the  completed  programme  of 
the  Chicago  meeting  of  the  Fetleration  of  Commer- 
cial Teachers'  Associations,  to  be  held  in  the  Metro- 
politan Busine  s  College,  beginning  at  1  p.m  ,  Mon- 
day, December  28,  but  the  Executive  Committee 
had  not  ([uite  completed  the  programme  as  we  go  to 
press. 

A  meeting  of  the  General  Execative  Committee 
and  also  of  the  executive  committees  of  the  various 
sections  was  held  on  October  :i,  in  the  office  of  the 
chairman,  O.  M.  Powers,  in  Chicago.  The  commit- 
tees were  all  well  represented,  and  the  meeting  har- 
monious and  enthusiastic.  Every  one  present  was 
impressed  that  the  meeting  in  December  would  be  a 
grand  success. 

As  stated  above,  the  meeting  will  be  opened  on 
Monday,  December  28,  and  will  close  on  Wednes- 
day, December  80.  Every  moment  of  time  will  be 
utilized  to  the  best  advantage,  and  each  association 
comprised  in  the  federation  will  be  left  free  to  con- 


BY  PAUL  A.  STEELE,  SPENCERIAN  B.  C,  WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


w.  c.  henning,  woods  B.  C,  EASTON,  pa.;  C.  C.  CANAN, 

CEDAR  RAPIDS.  lA  ,  B.  C;  L.  W.  HALLETT,  ELMIRA,  N.  Y., 
B.  C  ;  J.  C.  BRUMMETT;  L.  M.  NEWCOMB,  HUNTINGTON, 
W.  VA  ,  B.  C. 

duet  its  meeting  according  to  the  desires  of  its 
members. 

The  Journal  has  been  in  communication  with 
various  officers  and  members  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee of  the  different  branches  of  the  association, 
and  all  are  hard  at  work  planning  for  the  splendid 
programme.  Every  teacher  of  penmanship,  draw- 
ing, commercial  shorthand  and  typewriting  branches 
should  make  a  special  effort  to  attend  this  meeting. 
It  will  be  the  best  investment  of  time  and  money 
that  can  be  made. 

In  the  October  number  of  The  Journal  -will  be 
found  a  full  list  of  the  officers  of  the  association. 
Those  desiring  information  can  get  it  by  writing  to 
any  one  of  them.  Mr.  Powers  will  be  pleased  to 
hear  from  any  one  contemplating  attending  the  nest 
meeting  of  the  association 

Penmanship   in   Normal   Schools. 

The  Journal  is  pleased  to  see  that  more  interest 
is  being  taken  this  year  than  ever  before  by  the  nor- 
mal schools  of  America  in  better  methods  of  teach-  • 
ing  writing.  There  are  from  250  to  :iO0  Normal 
Schools  in  the  United  States  and  Canada,  and  if  a 
competent  specialist  to  handle  writing  and  drawing 


208 


-Registration  — 


A  cniT:C»l.KOMENT_"tOUIt 


BY  I.  W.  McCASLIN,  METROPOLITAN  B.  C  ,  CHICAGO. 

were  employed  in  each  one.  what  grand  results 
would  be  obtained  within  the  next  decade  in  the 
teaching  of  writing  and  drawing  in  o>rr  great  com- 
mon schools.  Many  normal  schools  now  employ 
competent  instructors  in  these  branches,  and  the 
good  results  are  shown  in  the  handwriting  of  the 
student-teachers  themselves,  and  in  the  writing  of 
the  pupils  of  the  graduates  of  these  Normal  Schools. 

The  cost  of  employing  such  a  teacher  is  small,  and 
is  a  mere  bagatelle  compared  with  the  enormous 
benefits  accruing  to  the  teachers  and  students  in  the 
American  public  schools. 

Let  all  who  have  the  interest  of  the  cause  at 
heart  bend  every  energy  and  use  their  influence  to 
bring  the  Normal  School  boards  and  principals  to 
realize  that  it  is  within  their  power  to  do  more  for 
the  advancement  of  the  writing  of  the  pupils  in  our 
common  schools  than  any  other  agency  in  exist- 
ence. Let  every  specialist  and  every  penman  and 
every  educator  interested  in  penmanship  keep 
pouQding  at  the  Normal  Schools  until  they  realize 
how  groat  their  responsibility  is  in  this  line,  and 
uutil  they  make  an  effort  to  remedy  the  existing 
state  of  affairs  by  ad'liug  a  trained  specialist  to  the 
niirniil  school  faculty. 


Oy 


False   Witness. 

RefereQce  was  made  in  our  editorial  last  month  to  subsidy 
(in  connection  with  Penmax's  Akt  Jodhnal.)  The  allusion 
Wds.  we  are  free  to  admit,  unfortunate.— From  Me  Wtsitrn 
Penman,  Oct'iber. 

Ves.  it  mast  be  admitted  that  "  unfortunate  "  is  none 
too  strong  a  word  to  characterize  a  gratuitous  and  wholly 
unsupported  imputation  of  dishonor  upon  a  fellow  worker 
and  a  business  competitor.  Even  the  sop  of  a  few  Sub- 
scriptions from  those  it  might  mislead  hardly  can  be  said 
to  justify  it  fully. 

It  is  perhaps  not  less  •'  unfortunate."  from  the  point 
of  view  of  decency  and  common  honesty,  that  the  Western 
Fenmnn  should  think  it  necessary  to  its  welfare,  or  per- 
haps to  its  existence,  to  malign  The  Pex.man's  Art  Jocr- 
XAL  and  bear  false  witness 
against  it.  No  one  better  than 
the  Weitrrn  Penman  knows 
that  any  statement,  insinua- 
tion or  innuendo  to  the  effect 
that  The  Journal  is  advocat- 
ing "  slow  writing,"  or"  finger 
movement  "or  any  antiquated 
method  of  writing,  is  perfectly 
untrue.  No  one  is  more  keenly 
alive  to  the  fact  that  in  recent 
years  The  Pexmax's  Art 
Journal  has  been  putting  its 
strongest  emphasis  on  Modern 
Rapid  Business  Writing,  and 
in  the  number,  richness  and 
variety  of  its  contributions 
on  this  line  has  beaten  the 
Western  Peninnn  and  its 
other  esteemed  contemporaries 
out  of  their  esteemed  boots. 
The  Journal  is  no  hand  at 
bushwhacking.  It  prefers 
facts.  Here,  for  example,  is  a 
list  oC  those  who  have  con- 
tributed to  its  columns  during 
the  past  ten  months  (Jan.  '96 
to  Oct.  '96,  inclusive),  on  Busi- 
ness WAITING  topics— includ- 
ing Instruction,  Suggestions, 
Examples : 

(J.  0.  Lister,  P.  E.  Reppert,  R.  W.  Ballentine,  H.  B, 
Fahnestock,  W.  H.  Beacoiu,  U.  P.  Zaner,  I.  H.  Lipsky, 
L.  M.  Kelchiier,  Lizzie  J.  Disman,  C.  E.  Doner,  Ella  E. 
Calkins,  L.  J.  Egelston,  J.  W.  Lampman,  C.  H.  Peircc, 
Sam  Evans,  T.  Courtney,  E.  H.  Robins.  L.  H.  Richard 
J.  P.  Byrne,  (1  E.  Crane,  1.  C.  Shafer.  H.  B.  Lehman,  F. 
W.  Tarablyn,  J.  F.  Barnhart,  J.  C.  Bowser,  A.  H.  Daven 
port,  C.  W.  Ransom,  E.  F.  Timbeiiuan,  E.  J.  Mauvezin, 
Mitchell  S'jiauiis,  W.  N.  Currier,  F.  B.  Moore,  Cr.  C.  Ra.v- 
nor,  U.  F.  Tayloi'.  T.  J.  Cathey.  E.  L.  Burnett.  Miss 
Honeck.  E.  C.  Marshall,  W.  E.  Wells,  W.  J.  Musser.  J. 


B.  Mack.  W.  B.  Johnson.  Naomi  Oross,  H.  D.  Harris,  A. 
F.  Wallace,  A.  R.  Merrill,  F.  A.  Curtis,  W.  W.  Fiy,  E.  L. 
Brown,  G.  S.  McClure.  E.  C.  Mills,  C.  A.  Braniger.  Jacob 
Backes,  C.  E.  Webber. 

All  of  the  above  are  represented  by  specimens  lillustra- 
tions)  of  Business  Writixo,  some  with  and  some  without 
instructions,  comment,  etc.  The  following  are  also  repre- 
sented by  articles,  etc.,  on  topics  relating  to  Business 
Writing  : 

A.  H.  Hinman,  D.  R.  LiUibndge,  G.  W.  Brown,  D.  H. 
Farley,  W.  F.  Giesseman,  L.  Madarasz,  E.  W.  Bloser,  R. 
S.  Coilins.  W.  C.  Stevenson,  G.  W.  Harman,  C.  H.  Shat- 
tuck,  D.  McLachlan.  F.  L.  Haeberle.  G.  A.  Grumau,  W. 
A.  Moulder,  D.  W.  Holf,  G.  E,  Nettleton,  W.  J.  Amos, 
S.  S.  Purdy,  J.  M.  Davis,  W.  S.  Chamberlain,  C.  S.  Perrv. 

C.  E.  Lowe,  N.  C.  Brewster,  J.  F.  Fish. 


BV  I.  H.  CAROTHERS,  ELLIOTT'S  B.  C  ,  BURLINGTON,  lA. 


Coraments,     Copies    aud 


The  above  is  wholly  independent  of  anything  publisheti 
in  The  Journal's  special  Public  School  Departmeut. 

The  publishers  of  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  will 
give  S50  to  the  first  person  sending  in  a  list  of  contributors 
on  Business  Writing  topics  longer  or  more  brilliant  than 
the  above,  drawu  from  any  other  twelve  papers  in  tho 
world  combined,  during  a  corresponding  period  of  tim«. 

In  view  of  such  facte  as  are  set  forth  above,  we  shoulii 
rather  guess  that  things  must  be  looking  very  blue  in 
Cedar  Rapids  when  a  gentleman  with  the  record  of  a 
good  teacher  and  writer  and  a  manly  bxLsiness  competitor 
should  permit  himself  to  indulge  in  hysterical  appeals  for 
patronage,  based  upon  paltry  misrepreseutatiun  and 
puerile  prophecy. 


WRITTEN  BY  H.  B.  LEHMAN.  VALPARAISO,  IND.     FROM  LEHMAN'S  COMPENDIUM  OF  PENMANSHIP. 


^^SyenmaMQ:^UCCl^wtAjaS 


209 


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"  School  and  Personal "  items,  wherein  other  institutions 
than  their  own  are  mentioned.  The  two  editions  of  The 
JouuNAi.  eliminate  this  difficulty,  and  those  who  don't  care 
!  may  subscribe  to  the  Reg- 


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\\\i  i.\dclck  of  fK«  vcvw: 
Of  \vv\ilinci  win^-ls.  .\nd  njil^cd  woods 

And  l1^c^do^v'i  brown  \nd  sciv; 
i^«.\pcd  in.  H\c  Kollovv  of  H\<  itrcv<, 
'       tKc  cu-iUnnn  Icwc*  licdcAd, 
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and  \o  hKoi-Al-bits  hrcAd,     . 
(fKc  robin  ^\nd  rKcwrcn  ^rc  flowrv, 

And  from  Mac  sKniba  Hm  j^y, 
And  fron\  l-Ko  wood-hop  ^aII*  \\\i  crow 


A  few  words  about  tbe  Thk  Jc 
Id  the  next  number  of  The  Jou 
programme,  but  for  the  present  suffli 


NAL  that  have 

without  saying  tliat  tbey 

been  sent  out  by  any  p 


that  for 
the  best  twelve  numbers  of  TheJour- 
been  sent  out.  and.  if  we  do  that,  it  goes 


tical  education,  than  any  other  journal.  As  .  . 
friends  aptly  put  it  the  other  day  :  "  )  don't  want  any  guar- 
nntee  for  "97:  '90  is  a  guarantee  of  what  you  can  do,  and  I 
know  what  you  can  do  you  will  do." 


Pe  are  glad  to  send  sample  copies  to  those  of  01 
o  are  working  up  clubs,  but  plea'^e  remember  t 
Qole  copies  cost  money,  and  don't  ask  for  any  i 
a  feel  you  can 


,-N    DRAWING  --SKHTCH1NG   FROM  NATURE,   BY  C.  P.  ZANER.     No 


Fast   Work  Addressing:   Wrappers. 

PouuHKEEPSiE,  N.  Y.,  October  33,  1896. 
Friend  Kinsley  : 

While  not  a  wrapper  addresser  myseU,  I  think  I  know 
a  good  oue  in  W'arrea  S.  Herman,  Supt.  of  Boarding  at 
Eastman  College,  who  is  too  modest  to  make  any  claims 
for  himself,  so  I  take  pleasure  in  presentiug  him. 

lu  his  odd  time  he  takes  a  hand  in  addressing  wrappers 
for  the  £as-/ma>i  Joto'RfT/,  and  has  developed  some  speed 
at  this  class  of  work. 

Thus  far  his  best  record  for  a  full  day  is  3.483,  and  for  a 
month,  in  which  time  his  duties  called  him  from  his  desk 
several  hours  daily,  he  has  done  as  high  as  29,000. 

Mr.  Herman  sometimes  lets  cmt  an  extra  link,  and  in  a 
teat  of  two  minutes  has  succeeded  in  addressing  fifteen 
wrappers. 

It  should  be  borne  in  mind  that  many  of  the  addresses 
included  county  or  street  number.  Sincerely, 

R.  G.  Laird. 


)  students  because 


I  for  good  writing. 


nohe3itati< 

NAL  advertisers.  So  far  as  possible  we  make  a  careful  exam  ■ 
iuitionof  the  reliability  of  every  advertiser,  and  we  shall 
thank  any  reader  who  will  inform  us  of  any  mistreatmeut 
from  any  of  our  advertisers.  We  have  had  but  one  com- 
plaint in  a  year,  and  that  advertisement  has  since  been 
dropped  and  Journal  readers  warned  about  the  party. 


We  are  short  of  the  September  number  of  The 
and  would  appreciate  it  it  a  large  i 

feel  thev  can  spare  that  number . .^^ — 

We  shall  be  glad  to  send  any  two  other  issues  that  v 
spare,  or  date  your  subscription  ahead  two  months 


A    Humorous   Typographical    Error. 

The  addition  of  two  letters  to  an  advertisement 
placed  ia  The  Journal  for  a  member  of  The 
Journal's  Teacherd*  Bureau  has  provoked  consid- 
erable merriment  among  those  who  know  the 
teacher,  and  has  brought  the  following  response 
from  the  teacher  himself:  "Was  it  with  malice 
aforethought  that  you  published  to  the  world  in 
general  and  the  business  college  fraternity  in  par- 
ticular, that  I  am  unmarried  v  As  I  have  five  chil- 
dren, tins  looks  to  me  almost  like  a  reflection,  and 
it  occurs  to  me  that  some  might  think  me  rather 
weak  in  one  of  the  essentials  in  a  good  teacher — 
moral  character."  Of  course  it  is  needless  to  re- 
mark that  the  advertisement  should  have  read  mur- 
ried  rather  than  (/^married. 

™5I>lESSMA>i\GER'S 


BY  A.  BACKUS,  LINCOLN  NOR.  UNI.,  NORMAL.  NEB. 


especially  so  much  regard  for  the  caua 
tion  among  their  students,  as  they  ca; 
stuilents  to  subscribe  for  The  Jouhnai 


change  for  each  September  number  you  send.  Please  put 
vour  name  and  address  on  the  wrapper,  and  also  notify  us 
by  postal,  just  what  numbers  you  want  in  exchange. 


bath  odittoi .- 

at  all  genuinely  interested 

education,  no  matter  what  kind  of  a"school  hi 

tate  to  subscrioe  on  the  score  of  cost. 


;Iu)ibing  rates 

of  The  .Tournal.  and  no  one  wn 

iting,  drawing  and  pratt 


large  by  tho  close  c 

.  ^ -.'  helps 

the  fl^ht  for  good  writing,  and  ( 
subscribing  is  benefited  8     ' 
scription  ba«  been  t 


nd  brought  thei 
ave  these  students 
prise.    We  sometimes  wonder  if  thi 


students  there,  i 

any  otherbasiness  enter 
school  proprietor; 


stopped  to  think  of  the  work  The  JouhnJ 
tbe  cause  of  practical  education,  and  not  onlv  has  done!  but 
is  doing,  and  will  continue  to  do.    Have  thev  stopped  to 
thmk  whether  they  have  not  had  more  ready  responses  to 


_  :,-<i^i^-^<^^i?^;^z:^:i2;=^>2^:5^:«^ 


f^^. 


BY  C.  W.  RANSOM,  TROY,  N.  Y.,  BUS.  COLL. 


which  In  rooDd  in  this  i«rae  of  Thk  JornsAL.  ^^h's  com- 
pany manafactares  two  first  class  typewnlers-tlie  Duplex 
andtheJewfttt.  The  Dnplei  is  the  mvention  of  Mr.  A.  fc. 
Dennis,  of  the  Union  Basinees  ColleRe.  Dea  Moines.  lowa.^a 
ell-known  Western  penman  of  an  inventing' 


'I  be  keyboard  has 
two  letters  of 
an  qnlckly 


iplete  alphabet  for  each  band,  and 

y  be  printed  the  same  in&taDt,  and 

"letter  can  be  printed  with  the  ordinary 


■11  qnlckiy  an  one  letter  cau  uv  vrmi^yt  nn,u  ii 
keyboard.  It  is  a  remarkable  invention,  and  »=  ™-,- ,r" 
operators  become  accustomed  to  it  will  Ijecome  wonderfull> 
popular,  w©  tblnk.  The  Jewett  Typewriter  has  a  universa 
keyboard.  Is  a  dellBhtful  machine  to  operate.  n°"  '»  ^^^j[ 
adapted  for  telejcrapb  and  general  office  work.  «^°eral 
BKenta  are  wanted  in  all  territory  not  already  occupied,  ana 
bvaddrossin^  the  Duplex  Typewriter  Company.  Des  Moine^ 
Iowa,  full  information  can  be  had.  Nims  &  Shone.  .«» 
Broadway.  New  York  City,  are  New  York  auents. 


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„u.,  ."  the  beautifully  printed  brochuiea     ' 
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thy.  beautifully  furnished,  and  the  cuisine  to  be  of  the  best 
The  trf  u  is  deliRhtf  ul  at  all  seasons  of  the  y^a*"- «°?  "» ^'^^^I 
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Sen  expert,  has  bis  card  jn  this  issue  of  The  Jouk 
OTKNAi.  has  had  occasion  heretofore  to  compliment  Mr 
Cusbmnn  ou  his  automatic  pen  work,  and  he  writes  ns  thai 
be  is  now  in  fine  trim  aud  that  be  has  a  tine  line  of  supplies 


are  remarkably  attractive.  Every  Jocbnai-  reader  should 
have  samples  of  nis  work  for  their  scrap  >X)oks.  Ten  cents 
will  bring  you  several  samples  and  a  circular  giving  lull  in- 
formation. 


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In  selecting  the  : 


^«>..v.^v.-^ „.aibers  of  bistearbiog  corps,  a  funda- 

ntal  principle  with  Doctor  Thomas  iMay  Peirce.  the  well- 
known  business  educator,  was  that  tb*^  person  selected  must 
himself  Ibelcompetent  to  practice  the  art  he  professed  to 
teach.  No  person  was  chosen  to  teach  bookkeeping  who  had 
not  had  practical  experience  in  some  form  of  accounting. 
No  one  was  selected  to  teach  shorthand  who  was  not  himself 
able  to  til)  capably  a  stenographer's  position.  Eveohisac- 
complisbed  daughter.  Miss  Kuth  Peirce.  the  present  capable 
instructor  m  typewriting  at  Peirce  8cbool,  underwent  a 
year's  service  as  an  office  stenographer  before  being  permit- 
ted to  enter  the  schoolroomCas  a  teacher.  Attention  is  called 
to  this  principle  as  explaining  in  part  the  excellence  of  the 
Peirce  Manuals.  The  matter  was  prepared  by  men  who  not 
only  'excelled  as  teachers,  but  who  out  of  their  practical 
experience  knew  what  was  needed  in  the  business  world. 
Under  the  supervisioD  and  direction  of  Doctor  Peirce  tbis 
material  .was  placed  in  the  best  possible  shape  for  school- 


EDITOR'S  Calendar. 


Lehman's  Compendium  of  Penmanship,  44  plates,  T  s  11 
inches,  in  cloth,  bound  portfolio,  gold  side  stamp.  Price, 
Jl.  Published  by  H.  B.  Lehman,  Valparaiso,  Ind. 
Several  years  ago  H.  B.  Lehman  astonished  old  and 
young  penmen  with  several  letters  that  after  several  at- 
tempts The  Jovrnal  succeeded  in  engraving.  These 
letters  are  the  acme  of  the  penman's  skill  in  grace, 
delicacy  and  accuracy,  and  at  once  stamped  Mr,  Lehman 
as  one  of  the  greatest  writers  America  has  produced. 
Mr.  Lehman  has  just  placed  on  the  market  a  compendium 
which,  it  such  were  needed,  still  further  strengthens  our 
high  opinion  of  his  skill  as  a  penman.  There  are  44  plates 
in  the  work,  and  business  writing,  ornamental  writing, 
flourishing  and  lettering  are  treated.  As  the  work  has 
been  prepared  for  those  who  have  made  something  of  a 
start  in  the  line  of  penmanship,  or  who  have  access  to 
penmanship  papers  and  can  there  get  sufficient  instruc- 
tion, all  type  matter  instruction  has  been  omitted.  Half- 
tone views  and  the  best  position  of  the  hand  for  writing 
and  flourishing  are  shown.  These  are  followed  by  some 
movement  exercises.  Next  come  plain  capitals,  the  prin- 
ciples of  both  small  and  capital  letters  ;  then  the  small 
letters  ;  next  small  letter  exercises,  words,  figures,  capi- 
tal letter  exercises,  words  beginning  with  capital  letters, 
receipts,  notes,  checks,  drafts,  letters,  etc.  These  are 
followed  by  more  elaborate  small  letter  and  capital  letter 
exercises,  and  after  these  come  signatures,  followed  by 
lettering,  principles  of  flourishing  and  many  very  hand- 
some flourished  designs.  The  Lord's  Prayer,  in  a  flour- 
ished wreath,  completes  the  work.  The  entire  work  is  in 
Mr.  Lehman's  best  style,  and  nothing,  better  need  be  said 
of  it  than  that.  The  mechanical  work  is  excellent,  and 
the  printing  is  on  a  splendid  quality  of  cardboard.  It  is 
remarkably  cheap  at  the  price  Mr.  Lehman  has  put  on  it, 
and  we  feel  confident  that  every  penman  in  America, 
both  professional  and  amateur,  will  want  to  add  Leh- 
man's Compendium  of  Penmanship  to  his  library  as  soon 
as  he  examines  a  copy  of  it. 

Drauohon's  Progressive  Bookkeeper  and  Legal 
Adviser,  Including  Vi  Lessons  in  Business  Writ- 
ing. Cloth,  341  pages.  Price,  $2.50,  Published  by  J. 
F.  Draughon,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

The  principles  of  double  entry  bookkeeping  have  been 
fully  explained  in  this  work,  and  an  immense  amount  of 
general  information  in  regard  to  accounting  and  commer- 
cial law  have  been  compressed  into  a  very  small  space. 
Some  valuable  business  advice  has  also  been  given.  The 
part  devoted  to  writing  is  decidedly  practical,  and  any 
one  should  be  able  to  get  his  money's  worth  from  this 
book. 

Vertical  Pen- Written  Copies  (reproduced).  One 
hundred  and  five  slips  with  manual  of  instruction,  in 


ENGRAVER'S  SCRIPT  BY  C.  F.JOHNSTON.  JOURNAL  OFFICE. 

case.  Price,  '35  cents.  Published  by  Williams  &  Rog- 
ers, Rochester,  N,  Y.,  and  Chicago,  111. 
Many  teachers  who  can  find  plenty  of  vertical  copy 
books  from  which  to  select  for  teaching  purposes  have 
experienced  more  or  less  ditficulty  in  getting  such  in- 
struction and  copies  as  would  aid  them  in  learning  to 
write  vertically  themselves.  Vertical  Pen;Writtkn 
Copies  is  a  most  valuable  contribution  to  vertical  writ- 
ing, and  no  doubt  will  be  purchased  by  thousands  of 
teachers  and  others  who  desire  to  master  a  vertical  hanil. 
A  great  variety  of  movement  exercises  are  given,  for  both 
capital  and  small  letters,  principles,  letters,  short  words, 
sentences,  with  printed  instructions  on  each  slip,  and  a 
little  manual  of  instruction  in  addition.  The  entire  work 
is  reproduced  from  pen  copy  and  is  decidedly  practical. 
Any  one  at  all  interested  in  vertical  writing  should  have 
this  work. 

Isaac  Pitman's  Complete  Phonoorapbic  Instrdctob. 
Designed  for  class  or  self-instruction.    Revised  Edition. 
By  Isaac  Pitman.    Two  hundred  and  fifty  pages,  clotli, 
gold  side  stamp.    Price.  §1.. 50.    Published  by  Isaac  Pit- 
man &  Sons,  33  Union  Square,  N,  Y. 
This  is  the  lastest  revised  edition  of  Isaac   Pitman's 
shorthand.    The  first  edition  of  Isaac  Pitman's  systeiu 
was  given  to  the  public  November  I.*!,  1837.    The  preseut 
edition  has  been  brought  down  to  date  and  is  very  com- 
plete—so complete,  in  fact,  that  the  home  students  ciiii 
master  the  details  without  any  other  instructor  than  th'- 
text  itself.     Nothing  seems  to  have  been  overlooked  in 
the  way  of  instruction  and  pointers,  everything  beinK 
treated  from  writing  materials  up  to  complicated  work 
in  reporting.    The  chapter  entitled  "  Practical  Hints  in 
Legal  Work,"  from  the  pen  of  W.  L.  Mason,  principal  "t 
the  Metropolitan  School  of  Isaac  Pitman's  Shoithaml, 
l.'ie  Fifth  Avenue   New  York,  is  a  prominent  feature  of 
the  book.    The  work  contains  10,000  actual  ehorthand- 
cuts.     The  printing  and  binding  is  of  the  beat. 


'^^^^ 


iterested  in  vertical  writing 


Those  of  our  readers  v 
would  do  well  to  send  to  Sheldon  &  Co..  New  York.  Bo: 
r  Chicago,  for  particulars  in  regard  to  their  new  system  of 
__,      .        ting.  Vertical  Writing  Chart  aud  the  "Vertical 
This  Arm   has  spent  a  large 


verticals ^ _.  .., 

Writing  Teachers*  Manual." 
>  of  money  in  bringing  < 


3  being  Introduced  all  c 


these  publications,  and  they 


E.  E,  N.  Lee.  9S  East  Mechanic  street.'  Valparaiso.  Ind.. 
»rincipftlof  the  automatic  pen  department  of  the  Northern 
Indiana  Normal  School,  is  well  known  to  our  readers  as  an 
sxi>ert  wielder  of  the  Automatic  Shading  Pen.  Mr.  Lee 
makes  a  great  specialty  of  this  kind  of  work,  and  bis  debigns 


:  OLIVE  STREET,  ST.  LOUIS.  MO. 


ci&imxin^ClTcUyCL^iUAa^ 


Ross's  Self  Instructor  in  Bank  Bookkeeping,  For 
Business  Practice  Departments  of  Schools  and  Colleges 
and  for  Bookkeepers  who  Wish  to  Prepare  Themsefves 
for   Takinq  a  Position   in  a  Bank.     By   W.   A.   Ross, 
Principal  Maseey  B.  C,  Coliimbug,  Ga.     Paper,  26  pages. 
In  a  very  small  space  this  little  work  takes  up  banking, 
treating  of  the  sources  of  profit,  books  used,  officers  and 
their  daties,  gives  much  valuable  information  in  regard 
to  the  working  of  a  hank  and  also  gives  a  set  to  work  up. 
The  book  appears  to  us  to  be  a  very  concise  presentation 
of  the  subject,  and  no  doubt  will  be  useful  to  all  who  de- 
sire to  get  more  information  in  regard  to  bank  bookkeep- 
ing. 

The  Fundamental  Principles  of  Double  Entry 
Bookkeeping.  AnEssay.  By  John  W.  Johnson,  F. A. C 
principal  Ontario  B.  C,  Belleville,  Ontario.     Paper,  HI 


5  read  before  the  Institute  of  Chartered  Acountants  in 
Toronto  on  April  23,  1805.  As  the  name  of  the  et-say  indi- 
cates, it  treats  of  the  fuodameutal  principles  of  double 
entry  bookkeeping,  and,  as  with  everything  Mr.  Johnson 


does,  it  is  well  handled. 


The  EDITOR'S  Scrap  Book. 


—  W.  C.  Hennioe.  Easton.  Ph..  writes  a  beautiful  oraa- 
metal  hand  and  a  letter  lately  receutJy  received  from  him 
is  a  model  of  business  writing. 

—  J.  B.  Qambill.  Hayden,  Col.,  sends  specimens  of  plain 
and  ornamental  writiug  that  indicate  he  has  considerable 


The: 


too  much  flourishing  as  yet. 


right  track. 

—  A  well  written  business  letter  has  been  received  from 
W.  S.  Chamberlain,  Eaton  &  Burnett's  B.  C,  Baltimore,  Md. 


—  F.  A.  Curtis,  Lyndon  Centre.  Vt..  is  a  fine  writer  and  a 
package  of  cards  lately  receivpd  trom  litm  shows  that  he  has 
made  considerable  progress  in  skill  in  the  past  year.    Tho^e 


cards  exhibit  Rrace,  dash  and 
shows  bis  Madarasz  training  in 
ret-eived  a  hand; 


i  flourish  from  him. 


3  Angeles.  Cal..  we  have  received 
ia  various  styles.  Although  Mr. 
3  neglected  penmanship,  he  tells 


.  Thj-atria,  Miss.,  sends  a  package  of  well 


—  C.  C.  Ausberman.  Logansport,  lud.,  sends  some  nicely 
written  cards. 

—  A  verv  elaborate  piece  of  flourishing  has  beoD  received 
from  R.  Weaver,  Indianapolis.  Ind. 

—  From  E.  R.  Reeves,  Ennis,  Tes., 
da.^hily  written  ornamental  cards. 
Hpoken  of  by  dozens  of  journals  and 


uth. 


i  have  received 
Ir.  Reeves  is  I 
thers  tbrougho' 


1  T.  T.  Wilsi 


ityle 


-a.   H.    Palo 


favors 


•ith 


dashily  written  ornamental  writing  and  some  busiuees 
ing  that  is  line. 

—  J,  B.  Bacon.  Mesa,  Colo.,  is  a  good  writer  in  both  plain 
and  ornamental  styles,  as  we  have  occasion  to  know  from 
some  samples  of  his  work  which  we  have  lately  examined. 

the  Bowling  Oreen,  Ky.,  Normal 


>  handsome 


ital  1 


Acttd.  :  G.  E.  Seeger.  Utica.  N.  Y.  ;  A.  H.  Davenport.^Doveri 
N.J..  B.  C.  ;'L.  M.  Thornburgh,  Cedar  Rapids,  la,;  E.  T. 
Overend.  Spencerian  B.  C,  Evansville,  Ind.  :  J  J.  Hagen, 
Archibald's  B.  C  ,  Minneapolis.  Minn.  ;  R.  O.  Waldron,  Mc- 
Keesport,  Pa.:  H.  B.  Fleming,  Humeston,  la.;  C.  H.  Jenkins, 
Shaw  B.  C,  Portland,  Me.  :  E.  L.  Carey.  Steelton.  Pa.  ;  Jno 
F.  Siple.  Bartletfa  C.  C.  Cincinnati,  O.  ;  G.  E.  Crane,  San- 
dusky, O. 

—  Letters  in  the  professional  style  that  we  must  count  as 
flue  have  been  received  from  the  following  :  C.  W.  Ransom. 
Troy,  N.  Y..  B  C.  :  F.  E.  Persons.  Rushford,  N.  V.  ;  C  G 
Price,  KnoxviUe.  Tenn.,  B.  C.  ;  C.  W.  Jones.  Brockton.  Mas« 
B.C.:  W.  L.  Scarkey,  Paterson.  N.  J.;  E.  E.  Ki-nt,  Nal"' 
rJor.  Univ..  Lebanon,  O.  :  K.  O.  King,  Millport.  O  ;  W  K 
Cook,  Hartford,  Conn  .  B.  V.  ;  G.  L.  Gordon.  DnV.liu,  Tex  ■ 
J.  O.  Hardwick.  Sac  City,  la..  Coll.  Inst.  ;  A.  R  Merriam' 
Detroit,  Mich  .  B.  U. 

Stiidenta*  Sjiectmeus. 

—  W.  J.  Amos.  Merrill  College,  Stamford,  Conn.,  sends 
us  a  package   of   samples   of   writing    from    hia   students. 

I  plain,   rapid  aad   smooth,  und  each   letter 

irther  improved  bj 
and  i;.     Mr.  Amos  is  a  good  "t'eactier  and  these  i  _ 

Among  the  best  specimens  are  those  from  Julia 
,  J.  P.  Duffy,  U.  L.  Moulton.  M.  F.  Cauaran. 

—  From  W.  J.  Wade.  Leba..^.. 

thirty  or  forty  specimens  of  h\ .„.,  ,....,^f,  ..,,.. 

asmauy  different  stuiems  of  tbat  institution.  Thei^.o  u.-i, 
a  shaky  stroke  in  the  entire  lot  and  the  work  is  np  to  date 
bu-jiness  writing.  Movement  and  speed  arj  shown  in  everv 
specimen  and  any  student  who  can  write  a  hand  as  good  as 
represented  in  these  specimens  need  never  fear  abimt  being 
in  demand  in  the  business  world.  Students,  school  and  Mr 
VoAOe  are  to  be  congratulated  upon  the  fiue  results  accom- 
plished in  so  short  a  time. 

—  John  F  Siple.  penman  Bartlett's  C.  C.  Ciacinnati.  O., 
favors  us  with  a  large  package  of  specimens  of  work  in  writ- 
ing of  his  students.    On  each  sheet  is  represented  movement 


Just  what  teachers  need  ^= 
for  themselves  and  their  = 
pupils —  ^ 

Tkk  SCHAQEN         1 
fOUNTAlN  FEN     ^ 

Costs  but  A  CENT  at  sta-  = 
tioners,  or  sample  mailed  = 
for  two-cent  stamp.  ^ 

GEO.  BOROFELDT  &  CO.,      = 
18-24  Washington  PI.,  New  York  = 


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did  bneinesp  writer  himself,  and,  as  these  specimens  pre 
he  has  succeeded  in  enthusing  his  students  and  in  impart 
much  of  his  own  skill  to  them. 


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Public  School   Work. 

Jas.  D.  Cowgill.  Doylestown.  Wis..  Public  Schools,  sends 
Journal  two  specimens  of  capital  letter  movement 


made  by  thirteen  and  fourteen  year  old  students 
of  his.  The  pen  is  carried  clear  across  the  page  without 
being  lifted  and  letters  are  even  and  regular,  and,  of  course 
speed  and  movement  are  obtained.  The  work  is  excellent. 

—  J.  H.  Bachtenkircher,  Supr.  of  Writing.  Lafayette.  Ind.. 
sends  us  some  movement  work  in  pencil  from  several  primary 
pupils  who  entered  school  in  September.  The  work  shows 
good  conception  of  form  and  a  good  movement  developed. 
Mr.  Bachtenkircher  also  sends  a  paper  bound,  home-made 
volume  printed  on  duplicator,  that  he  gives  the  teachers  in  or- 
der that  they  may  intelligently  follow  his  instructions.  Many 
ingenious  Ideas  are  carried  out  and  these  instructions  must 
be  very  beneficial  to  the  teacher?.  In  addition  be  has  a  num- 
ber of  sheets  printed  on  duplicator  from  originals  wr. Men 
by  himself,  for  the  primary  pupils  to  trace. 


An    Appropriate   Border   Design. 

BY  JOHN  F.    BRILEY,    JOURNAL  OFFICE. 

The  aspiring  pen  artift  must  always  keep  his  eyes 
wide  open  for  new  ideas  in  every  branch  of  bis 
work.  Study  the  work  of  others,  keep  a  scrap  book 
and  fill  it  with  letterheads,  borders,  cards  and  all 
sorts  of  specimens  of  eoinmercial  desisniog.  1  do 
not  mean  by  this  for  you  to  copy  the  designs  and  u^e 
them  for  commercial  purposes,  but  to  keep  them  for 
reference  to  aid  you  in  the  layout  and  arrangement 
of  your  work.  Look  around  you  for  the  latest 
styles  of  lettering,  ornamentation,  etc.  A  theater 
poster  often  contains  a  world  of  inspiration  to  the 
amateur  pen  artist.  Every  newspaper  and  maga- 
zine nowadays  contain  valuable  material  for  every 
aspiring  pen  worker. 

I  present  for  this  month's  work  a  border  which  I 
clipped  fiom  the  advertising  pages  of  a  daily  news 
paper.  It  was  used  by  a  large  department  store  of 
New  York.  It  surrounded  the  opening  announce- 
ment of  their  big  house,  and  is  one  of  tlie  prettiest 
and  most  appropriate  borders  I  have  ever  seen.  The 
reduction  here  is  eo  great  (more  than  four  times) 
that  much  of  the  detail  and  effect  is  lost. 

To  one  who  sends  me  before  January  I,  1B97,  the 


best  copy  of  this  border  I  will  send  choice  of  Ames' 
Guide,  Book  of  Flonri3he3.  box  of  Ames'  Best 
Pens  or  a  year's  subscription  to  The  Journal, 
Don't  forget  to  use  India  ink  and  a  good  quaUty  of 
paper. 


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Scbools. 
fnMana. 

INDIANAPOLIS   BUSINESS   UNIVERSITY.    E.- 

(dljIlHh*-«l  l"'*  Kuitlnpiui.  Shorthftm).  PenmAnenip, 
Pr.-|)»rat/>ry.  '  Indtrl-loal  Instruction  60O  Jty 
dcnU  •nnunllj-  Open  all  vear.  Wrlle  for  full 
lnformatl..n.     E   J.  HKEB.  Pre*. 

5PeNCeRIAN    BUSINESS    COLLEGE.     Indlan- 

muolla  Ind.  Eml'-rw-^J  hr  Stat*  Sup.fiintcnden(  of 
KVhii;:  lnK(ni.tl..ii  l»-n.llnK  «?<1urat«r«  and  bufil- 
Om"  ii''-ii      CalJ.l..ifu«;  trvv.     E.  E.  ADMIRE.  Prt-s. 


i  QyCiC  oA-a  uuiC> 


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flasbptlle,  xrenn 

Guarantee  Position. 


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PRACTICAL 

NASHVILLE,  TKN.N..  nml  TEXAKKASA,  Tll.XAS. 

In.!oTiiM  by  Bnnk«ni,  Hcrehantjt,  ond  others,  _Bookkepp- 
Ing,   IVQinu]itlii|i,  HIiorthaiKt 
«tc.    Four  neeka  to  B<Mkke«[)i 
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City.  Mo  .Is  thi-oIdeHt.UrneHt,  best  ' 


Thorough  Inntn 

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Georgia. 

SULLIVAN    i 


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NEW 

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tlic    BCllOOl   1 


HBALD'S     BUSINESS    COLLEOE. 

Cisco.    For  30  yean*  llie  targest  nrtri 
of  Chlca«o,    12.'X»  former  pupils  D 


San    Fran- 

Ic  school  west 
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,„.  „ „.   ...   _horthand 

[)  Intendlne  students.  Address 
■CAULEV.  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  These 
p  Bi^t-class  business  training  schools. 


ar??ansas. 

LITTLE    ROCK   COMMERCIAL   COLLEGE.    M. 

4  STONK,  Prcs.,  1«  not  the  BEST  but  no  other 
,V.,r,l  will  ile^ollb^  It  because  It  Is  HONEST. 

IPennsTPlranta. 

SCMISSLER  COLLEGE  OP  BUSINESS,  Norrls- 

towii  Va  Iml'irsed  by  leading  educators.  It  has 
•1 II  iti,>n;ti  rciMifatlon,  Prospectus  and  Coinmence- 
inciit  iir.icffdliiyssenton  application. 

•Wortb  Carolina. 

CHARLOTTE  COM.  COLL.,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 


SEND  35  CENTS  for  line 
Lettering  and  Flourlshtr 
Address  JXO.  F.SIPLE.  \ 


Addn 
CIticli 


Writing     Supervisor     Public 

'Tf^  Schools.   Richmond. 


Ind.    ST 

\TOK.       I  no 

.py.  NONE 
W'ih^'Xv^.'^.  '«'i:7o  to  $».50  with  two 
INVALUABLE  TO  TEACBfcRS.    Work 

PARSONS.  Creston,  Iowa.  Sticks  to  the 

iU:>ands 

stamp,  and  1 
extended 


rt-hlch 

\M;E.    Send 

ways  of  writing  It, 

" ■amp,  and 

d,  price-list 

ards.    flourishing, 


.  t>een  a  helpful  : 


PEN.,arlth..Eo(r.  imdhus.  .-orres.  are  my  special- 
ties. Can  also  assist  lu  bottkkeep..  Isjuio  Pitman 
^Shorthand,  typewrit.,  draw.,  etc.  H«vo  taken  high 
school  course  aud  have  attended  Teachers'  Training 
luslttute  I  hold  a  provincial  eertincate.  also  diploma 
from  the  Cfin   H  C  of  Ohnthim.  Out.     Toofc  course  at 


w-keep  .  pen  ,  arlth.  and  spell, 
i^dtiite  ejiK"KP'»P"t;    M***  Rood 


P.    S. 


need  apply 

.    D.   TAYLOR   win  send    you    his   National 

Course  of  Twenty  Lessons  In  WniiOR  for  only  Ten 
Dollars.  Terms,  one-half  In  advance.  Address  A 
D.  TAYLOR,  ualvestun  Bus.  Unl..  Ualvesion. 
Tex.  ^ ' 

Mahon  Avenue. 
)ne  doz.  assorted  cards,  2B  cts. ; 
of  penwork,26cts.;  resolutions. 
enRrossed, 
B.  L.  QLICK,  New  England  Bus.  Unl.,  Lowell 
Mass.    I  doz.  Signatures,  on  cards— something  ■''' 
gant.  30c. ;  Business  Capitals, ; 

^       -        -    y.Oc;  all  for  56l.    -- 

iatisfaetory.    Oblique  holder,  prop- 

•         -   -tick    India   Ink.  .We. 

Ornamental  Wrltlnn 

lourisblug.  85.00.  Elegant  copies  and  first-cla: 


unique  speclmei 


ATE4CHEROI  ,1  , 
and  all  com  I 
draw..  Eiig.  Math,,  -m ii m 
for  eugagemeut  Jan  i  -i 
business  and  pen.  sihi>ol 
Age  81;  welglit  r6;  be 
Low  salary.  Address  "  I 
Pensias's  Art  Journal. 

ffir  \('lii;ir  .  rr  nr  v 


JBERAL  EDUCATION.' 


pply.    Catalogue 


3Plori&a. 

MEUX'S   BUSINESS  COLLEGE  and  School    of 

Shorthand.  Typewriting.  Penmanship,  Telegraphy 
and    English  Branches.     *'~ 


Xoutslana. 

UNIVERSITY  SCHOOL,  New  Orleans,  La.    The 


imCBECli.  Prii 
MBRRII  I   Bl'S   COl  1     AND  SCHOOL  OF  SHORT. 


,   Eng- 

lUltlOQ 
imILL 


l{cntuct?j>. 


Meet  IDlrfltnia. 


cling. 


J.   M.   FKASHER,   Prln. 


I'lxjprletor. 

Obto. 

MIAMI  COMMERCIAL  COLLEGE.  Daytoi 

A    l>.  WILT.  President.    Long  establlshe< 
ouKii  and  Inexpensive. 

Wcw  Ifforft. 

LONG    ISLAND   BUSINESS    COLLEGE,   143  to 

11;'    South    sih    St..  Hrooklyn.   N.    Y.     Catalogues 

'' n  ni.iiilial  Ion,  i>nr«oiiu1lj-  or  bjletler.  HESRV 

0.   WUkillT.  I'lliicHMil. 


Prln,  Com'l  Dept. 

/iDassacbusetts. 

NEW  ENGLAND  BUSINESS  UNIVERSITY  ANO 

scli.i,>I   or   sh.irtband    and    Penmanship,    Lowell, 
Mass.  So  vacation.  ,Iounial  tree,  GLICK  &  YOUNG 

Canaba. 

ONTARIO  miSlNTSS  Cdl-LKlli:,  Benc\ille,  On; 


ODRtSS     C-A  FAUST 'THE  «UT0n4TIC 


"Mant"  m>8. 


and  etampino  the  revltea  ready  /' 
writing  the  nom-de-pT 
ing  tnich  geaied  repl' 


maiiina  and 
r,  then  inclo»- 

i,4v -.«... -™™- . -,- teiope  addraved  to 

Ttie  P6?iman'«  An  JmvmaX,  sot  Broadway,  New 
York.  Postage  must  be  sent  for  forwa/rdiiw  CaUi- 
logues.  Newspapers,  Photographs,  Ac . 

Situations  TPOlanteO. 

rniEPENMAN'SARTJOrKNALTEACII- 
J.      EHr*'     lUKEAi:.         I'tniimu-Hhip,      coiii- 

nieicinl.     nuil     ^hoV  '  '     * 

bl■lln.■b.-oul^.  1.  IM 

KctiooN    and    [ca.l.c 


« tVii'irnail  Hcliool*!. 

;iii',',";i,o"i'.:'"'cf,'- 


•Jleacbers  TKlanreO. 

IHKl'KNitlAN'S  AHT.IOI   ltNALTF,.\(  H- 

Kits'     ItlltfAI.       1 iiiiin«l «  nin- 

c.'ciul.     iind     I'll I 


od..  iKiols 


.  li.Mil.   : 


'ii'|,r''".'..r'l'.V."if"(j 
iicl 1-seck. 


,AI.    TEACIILK? 


y.  Ne 


rk. 


al  competent  persons 


W  c'cpt  positldns'os  prbicipals  of  Business  coliegea, 
niust  have  at  least  $300  in  cash.  We  expect  to  ot 
Hiislness  College  In  every  State  In  the  Union, 
schools  now  In  operation  are  among  the  best  pai 
ized  lu  the  United  States.  Address  "  D.  &  CO.." 
Penman's  Abt  JotlRNAL. 


w 


ANTED. 


\\ 


,^  \\TF,1>    \'l 


CENTRAL  BUSINESS  COLLEGE,  Toronto,  Ont 

W.    H.  SHAW,  Principal.     ~     "      "   "     -  "- 

lege,  Stratford.  Ont 


Col- 


Two  great  C 


1  .schools. 


ELLIOTT, 

_.  ichools. 

Dominion  for 

PROnOTE  YOURSELF,  salary  too^  by  Pernln- 

vowels 


CHAFFEE'S  PHONOGRAPHIC  INSTITUTE.  Os- 

\vi'i;">.    N.  Y.     iiniiil    im-tithmn    secured    alt  short- 

li.iii.l  i-iitiil-  \A  liiii  .•.'in|niciit.     Bookkeeping 

r.  ti,  ,  ,  ■  ,  .  i,\  [,i  .■  ,  I  I.-  I,  i,-ii,>r,  .S'fianiJ)/( taught 
1m  I'  i"v.  -!■  !■!!  ■'  I  ('"111  Spain.  All  -■  ■- 
'•'  ■  ..   s>(in/«;i  she 

u^    :    ■  :■   ■■   \    ::  .    ntiHiiu  syslcni 

'■'!■■'!   ■    'lll'l     ir<  ■'    /,  '.'- ,,        hnrtllllJUi  f)fe. 


MESS    COLLEGE. 

Tk.N.  y..  receives 
•  <trr  .Wtr    rorlt."    T 


IS  B  NATION  flnieilcans  Wani  me  Besi 

Underhill's  Rapid  Phonography 

111- presents  the  Best  Writers  of  the  Age. 
llus.  Cir.  Uuderhni's University.  Rochester. N.  Y. 


Calltornia. 


■cost  50  per  cvnt.  extri 


MANS     \K T   .HM   K 
KEAl.-iOJ  ItroiuU* 


i  I,    'I'K  ' 


Vddr 


.  ri.N 

iKK>      HI 


Vuil. 

shorthand,  typewrit. , book- 

..who  can  also  teach  arlth.. 

open  for  cnKagemcnt.       Has 

cl   W.  &  R's  book-keep.     Good 
^       "   'Ight  5  ft.  II  In.;  un- 
Prefers    location 


21;  height  ; 
euces.  Prefer 
■CENTRAL." 


Pes  MAN 'i 


Mcpherson.  Kansas. 
Lossous  by  mall.  Sample  artistic  writing- 
Sample  qt.  of  my   famouii  flue   flowing  In 
«5c.    Aphoto  engrnv...)  t„-n  -tiniv  U  v  17 
The  above  $1  wortli  ..i'  i    .     :   i.     ■    :  ■  ■  nt  st 

.,    Pen-Tidn     Uranvli'.n's  Bus.  Coll., 
Teun  .  I ii   lOcents.caps, 

e.  K.    DAVIS,    Pen    Artist,    Nashville,    Tenn. 

Course  of  12  lessons  In  businesswrltlug.SB.'o;  12 
lcs.tous  In  free  hand  drawing.  84.;')0;  an  elegant 
nourish.  :ir>  cts.;  the  finest  of  curd  writing  per 
doz..  15  cts.;  caps.  10  ct^.  Designs  of  all  kinds 
luadp  for  eugraWng. 

MISS  ELLA   E.  CALKINS.    Pen    Artist. 

laud.  Iowa.  12  can 
ribbon  bookmark.  ' 

P.     B.    S.    PETERS, 

Excelsloi 

:.  Method  ruling  eariis.  1 


rds.  20. 


all  kinds  of  peuwork. 
three  doz,.  lie.    Excel 
150..  two  doz.,  $1.00 
gro..2lc.:  onegro.,ttHc 
Ink  recipe,  I3c. ;  either  on 


free  with  $1.00  order. 


itals,  business  letter  and  a  beautiful  s 


tpKX, 


A''' 

coll  , 


rpKv. 


M\r 


rpHIRTYyears'ex 

pen.,  arlth,.  liy   1;  I;j  ■  T 

teacta  gram..  ■  ■ 
Excellent  he  i: 
In.;  married,        i  ■  :■-■■- 
dress"  W,  EN  '■ 

TEACliERoffi 


branches.  Including 
iiiU,  with  two  yrs'  bus. 
iniuMllate  engagement. 
iiid  completed  course 
fc  K's  and  Ellis'  sya- 
.  ight  140;  helghtBft. 
IS.     r,ow  salary.    A<1- 


uht  14-;  height  i 
nan  and  others. 
rJouHSAi..  flST 
and'arlth'!*' I  ciui 


in  public  and  private 
.sluess  and  ornamental 
■;pondence  have  fltteil 
moil  salhry.    I  can  also 

--    I'hel. 


lUfi:helKht5rt 


lerlenre  In   pub. 


A.    com'l  schools  and  graduate  of  eollegl; 

mo-lel  school  and  bus.  roll,  is  open  for  ' 

engagement.    Handles  pen.,  arlth..  rapid 

keep     Can  also   teach  spell.,  con 

miliar  with  W   4  R.,  Power's  ant 

Age  21;  weight  150;  height  s  ft.  7  In.;  single.    Strong 


references, 
care  PE5M 


for  Immedl; 
pid  cal, 


Enclosed  please  find  reglstral 
lUcatlon  blank.    Respectfully, 

Ihave  accepted  a  jio.^ttlon 


Bus.,  Sunbury,  Pa.    \  n 


ruly 


^     sept.  IS.  IHfli*. 
iiil;-^  aiid  particular"* 
■-.pect  fully. 

P.  N.WENRICII. 

Sept.  17.  IHW. 
Ion  fee  uu<l  tilled  •> I > 

^.  N.  WENRICH. 

'  Scpl.2:(.IS0fi.  , 
1th  Williams  Coll,  of 

P.N.  WENRICH- 


•ENMAN'S  ART  JOTKNAL  TEACHEKS' 
nifUEAU.  •itl'i  Broiid%vny,  N.  V. 

We  are  receiving  calls  for  teaeliers  and  "';p  {;"*»« 


PENMANSHIP  AND  DRAWING. 

LARGE  EASTERN'  riTV.-A  K"od    oi)- 

for  teacher  of   penmanship  and    drawlll^,  "uvj 

BOOKKEEPI-R. 

FOR  pr«Lip*iiiN-'3  »'>'tV-9"^„'S*'S 

Invest.    Bond  given  for  investment  and  go-d  8 
"""^  SOLICITORS. 

(hoo!.     one  for  Ohio  school.    Or 


. take  lu 


book- 


r  JoURXA 


SHORTHANW. 

ECLECTIC. -Ohio,  co 

joenlng;  No.  I>.,  Teacher  t 

nH.H».t    VViB. 

NEW  RAPID. -lid.,  « 
DAY.- Pa. 

WRAHAM.-Mieli., 


r.ady;   Tei 


1th..  gram,  and  c 


.   also  telegrapb> 


\Vf 


aliio  :  Texa 


n.!    Pa.  :     N.    V. 
WcHlurn  State,  Edj 

ll-around  tea --her  and  I 


,te,  Edk. 

. :ni«.   all-around  tea-'ht 

shorthand. 

\0  PARTICUI^AKMYHTEM.-Mas! 
Inil,.  Orabam  or  Pitman  and  pen.:  Hniii 
c-onri,  short.;  Neb..  Short  and  pen.;  Ind. 
liiiU  pun;  W.  Va..  Hhorthund.  typewriting  anu  ur 

H  LOA N-I> l' PLO  V  A N.-West.  State. 
I)EMENT.-Hlu-li.t  «a. 
.MtNSON.-liiil.,  also  pen. 

PENMANSHIP  aii<l  COMiHERCIAL. 

Alii..   .ill-ioiiii.l    man   ns  manager.     Pn.,   ninii 
tak.'.-h-.r.-.-  "f  .M,,,' r-"'       P'".-   !>'■''"  »■"'*  *>'"■  I 


£«; 


Pn.i    all-round  < 


com'l  and  pen.     N.  Y.,  pen  and  i  .n;.        •■  ■ ^ 

Jll.t  pen.  and  com'l.  Wunb.,  •■-■ 
Bio.,  pen.  and  Eng.  Ort;.)  pfii  ,^n 
N.  .1..    pen.  and  com'l.     N.  \  ..  !■ 

young   teacher  who  will  take  sluu  i  m m  i    n.' 

part  payment.  Pn.,  prin.  bus.  dfpi.  .\.  i  ..  ..i.  i..,(ii.i 
com'l.  Knns.,  pen.,  com'l  and  .siioit.  W  ii-..  )>rln. 
com'l  dept.  lit.  school.  Wis.,  com'l.  Knns..  pen, 
andcom'l.  Va.,  com'l.  Pa.,  English  and  pen.  Pa.. 
pen.  and  com'l.  Pa„  Eug.,  pen.  and  cnm'l.  Trx,, 
pen.  and  com'l.  O.,  pen.  Pa,,  com  I.  Pn..  <<iiiri 
and  pen.  N.  C  pen.,  who  pla>-  -ni  I'n.. 
book.,  arith.  and  pen.    KaiiB.«  p'l'  in 

book.     O.,  pen.,  book.,  arlth.    l*ii.  ■    >    i: 


tin.,  math,  utr 
Mich..  man'J<: 


1*1  and  pen.     Ga.,  experienced  c 


act  as  prln.       N.  V.,  pen.  uudcoi 
Neb.,  con^"     -^  -  '       "-      "- 

Information  about  these  vacancies  will  be  i 
all  who  register  1 

ER.S*    Bl'REAU  • 

application. 

business  Opportunities. 


writing  and  drawing,  etc.,  The  Journal^ 


or  the  kind  to  put 
partner  for  some  bv 
column  to  put  you 


arket.  You  may 
tc.  Thi! 
with  the  right 


partner  for  some  business  enterprise,  etc.    This  is  the 
colum~ '  '"  ■ — ' —  — "»•  *i ■--'-* 

Tbc  price  Is  S'i.50  each  in 

nor  to  exceed   one  inch.     II 

be  naiilforiii    advance  <«.'S)  the  ad 


be  entitled  i 


third  i 


FOR  SALE.— The  good  will  and  plates  of  a  well 
advertised  and  widely  used  set  of  writing  lessons. 
Copper  plate  engraving  ;  thousands  of  dollars  spent 


:  International  r 

„  .  _'ts  with  present  business  or  owner.    A 

good  tblng  for  a  hustling  advertiser.   Address  "WRIT- 


ING LESSONS." 


Scbools  ifor  Sale. 


TF    ^  Ol     A\   I 


J  buv  one, 
tcofuiiiiis 

t  school  proprietors 


li  JoiiiiNAL's  Want  c 


id  1< 


in  nd 
itied  1 


ch.     If  I 

ice  (S.5) 
third  it 


.viiT-,  . 

desired. 

WILL    SELL    AT    INVOICE 

or  admit  partm 
school  In  the  1 
States.  Conin 
partments.  n 
Well  adverts 
clples      ~     ~ 


Tlie 


dress  "IN VOICE.' 

T?OR__  SA  LE.— A  thoroiighly^  equipped    buslnes 


Perf.>( 
of  . 


•College  in  a  city  of  15.000  Inhabit! 


sacrifice  if  taken   i 


Manager  In  poor  health. 


Btyant&Str^fton 
Business  College 

3ISTD32I     fMC^ffii   OPPOSITE. 
WABASH  AV.  \<IIK.U9V  AUDITORIUM 

•Largest- Oldest-'  Best- 

W»a!^&  NIGHT  COURSES 

■Business-Shorthand  English 

MoSrluXURlOUSiyFuRNISHtoSCHaOL^'AMERICA 


GOOD  POSITIONS 

_      SECURED  BY  STUDENTS 

Business  Hnns  Supplied  with  Help 

VIMTOnS  WELCOME  Phone  HARRISON  «ee 

Send  for  Catalogue  L. 


iOS^liXXKujuuiS 


'  For  infonnatioH  address  -ILL  BEALTH,' 


OR     SALE.-Half 

PP 

orth 


FOl 
lareest,  bi 

tised.  soiii 


_.     whole    Interest    111 

equipped  and  best  patronized  b 


jfor  Sale  or  XEraDe. 


HV  ' 


Crosse.  Wis. 

■pOR  SALE.- One-half 


college  located  iu  a  live 
-~rouuding  territory  wh 
Cheap  rent.     A  good  c 

BAKGAlN." 


,  rich  surrouuding  territory  which  l3  practli-ailj 
■     ■       "■  ■     ood  chance  for  a  t-     ■ 

estlgatlon  sollcltt 


p  for  a  hustllni 


'i'^ 


wilHI 

dcLired. 

FOR  SALE.- 
Gems  of   Pei 
dltion.  Price  80. 

JOUBSAL. 


rare  works  on  penmanship, 
1  specimens,  some  penman's 

imii  will  talk  to  the  largest 
■  mterested  in  things  of  this 


n  third's 


213 

F^Jen**  feE--Coj'les  'or  sale.    I  have  o  le„  .eta  of 

irai^nS^^tifiilHSF-^vr-^^^^^ 


TUB  BKST  III'SINENIS  PEN  III  VI>E  ' 

Resultof  21  years' pxperleuee 
One  Dollar  per  Gross  or  Ten  Cents  per  Dozen     snn.« 
u.l  Oriter  To-daii.'    Address  ^ 

"  ROBINS,  Wichita  Kau. 


'"I'h" 


qTLnr 


( LTLRrLnAjmnjT  rLFLp 


?      Have  received   the  ' 
S  Souvenirs    and    can  i 
5  hardly     express    my  i 
q  delight     with    them. 
5  They   are   splendid. 
5  You  must   soon  be- 
P  come  bankrupt  if  you  ' 
^  keep    0  n    giving    so  i 
^  much  for  the  money 
3  — Theo.  a.  Ericksox. 
5  Alexandria.  Minn. 

1  «  *  * 

3  The  Souvenirs  at  ] 
p  hand  to-day — Just  in  i 
5  time.  Am  more  than  i 
5  pleased  with  them- 
P  scholars  and  patrons  ■ 
B  of  school  just  delight-  i 
g  ed.  They  are  unique  | 
p  and   novel   indeed. —  i 

2  W.   F.   Sture,    Belle  I 
?  River,  Minn. 


j  NOTE:-The  teacher  v 
I  selects  these  Souvenirs  \ 
I  fnrChristmasGiftsplei 
I  esthesmnU  pupils  as  well  | 
I  as  the  larffe  and  can  n 
I  be  accused  of  showii 
j  partiality. 


OUU' 


uuinnnnruulTuu 


V^J^JmjTjTjmnjTjTxun  nrip 


Received  the  Sou-  [ 
venlrsand  am  pleased  ' 
rith  them.  They  are  < 
elegaut.-E.ESTRowN  j 
Greenville,  Iowa  ' 

*  *  *  [ 

To  say  I  am  well  I 
plea.sed  does  not  half  \ 
express  my  apprecia-  ' 
tion  of  the  beautiful  1 
p:tcliage  of  Souvenirs  \ 
-B.W.HiLKEY,  Simp-  • 
I  son,  W.  Va.  ! 

«  *  «  I 

Souvenirs  came  to  \ 
hand  last  week.  They' 
are  very  pretty  and  i 
may  you  ever  prosper  ! 
in  your  educational  ! 
work.-A.  H.  Taylor,  i 
Smith  Valley,  N.  Y.     \ 

*  *  *  i 

Note:— Please  observe  J 
I  that  the  cost  averages  [ 
nlj'  about  Ave  cents  for  ' 
5  each  pupil.  What  other  [ 
I  appropriate  gift  can  be  t 
;  secured  for  so  little?        = 


^J"LrLnjxrLrLruLrirLr: 


injh 


SCHOOL  SOUVENIRS. 


Js. 


Order  Now  for  Christmas. 


Theaboveilln-strationmodestly  represents  the  finest  and  latest  thing  in  its  line  and  one  which  perfectly  fills  the  niche 
only  partially  filled  in  the  past  by  reward  cards  and  other  gifts  presented  to  pupils  at  Christmas,  close  of  school  and  other 
occasions. 

These  Soltenhw  consist  of  two  fine,  ivory  finished,  tinted  cards,  there  being  printed  on  the  face  of  the  first,  the  name  of 
the  school,  date  of  term,  school  directors,  if  desired,  and  the  name  of  the  teacher,  all  in  brightest  gold  letters.  On  the  face  of 
the  second  the  names  of  all  the  pupils,  which  are  also  printed  in  gold.    The  two  cards  are  fastened  by  a  bow  of  fine  silk  cord 

^UpN    TQ    QIVp    THFM'       They  are  to  be  purchased  by  the  teacher  for  presentation  to 
.      ^ijg  junst  appropriate  gift  for  Christmas,  close  of  school  o: 

wish  u>  lemenilior  y.mr  pnjiils  in  a  substantial  yet  inexpensive  manner. 


HISTORICAL  VALUE: 


school  nllicc 


In  addition  to  being  the  nea'estandaltogetherthe  finest  gift  for  your  pupils 
the  historlcar  value  of  the  souvenir  is  a  strong  feature,  as  each  pupil  having 
■ord  r)l  the  names  of  his  fellow  students  for  that  particular  term,  with  the 
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SHELDON    SERIES 

IS  THE  ONLY  ONE  WHICH  DOES  THIS. 

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This  Series  taught  first  the  Supervisor  of  Penmanship  and  then  the 
••holars  ;  and  they  took  the  highest  prize  In  the  1896  contest  In  Writing  In 
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'■9T5  Third  Street, 

"Salt  Lake  City,  Utah, 
"  Mr.  John  A.  Forbes  :  "  Sept.  24,  1896. 

"  Dear  Sir  : — In  reply  to  yours  of  September  19th,  asking  for  my  opinion  of 
the  Sheldon  System  of  Vertical  Writing,  I  will  say  that  I  prefer  it  to  any  other 
Myfltem  that  I  have  seen,  and  I  think  I  have  seen  all.  or  nearly  all.  that  have  been 
pnblished.  Probably  this  preference  comes  from  the  fact  that  I  have  received 
lunch  more  assistance  myself  from  that  system  than  from  any  other. 

"WTien  the  School  Board  of  Salt  Lake  City  decided  to  adopt  the  vertical 
system  of  Penmanship,  no  one  among  the  teachers  knew  anything  about  writing 
or  teaching.  I  was  teaching  in  a  grade  at  that  time  and  began  to  look  into  the 
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week  I  was  appointed  Supervisor  of  Penmanship  work  in  the  schools. 

• '  To  be  sure,  my  previous  experience  in  penmanship  was  of  much  use  to  me, 
but  my  ideas  concerning  vertical  writing  were  exceedingly  vague  until  I  used 
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■•  The  American  system  had  been  adopted  here  before  I  was  appointed.  How- 
ever, my  instrnction  has  all  been  fr<im  the  .Sheldon  idea.  As  to  our  first  year's 
success  yon  are  no  donbt  informed. 

" 'We  used  Sheldon's  No.  SI  in  our  .Seventh  .nnd  Eighth  Grades  last  year,  and 
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the  style  of  writing,  as  well  as  with  the  subject  matter  and  general  arrangement. 

•■  I  very  strongly  urge  the  adoption  of  the  Sheldon  System  wherever  Vertical 
Penmanship  is  to  be  introduced. 

"  I  trust  that  my  experience  will  be  of  some  assistance  to  others. 
"  Respectful! V  vours, 
(Signed)  -MAY   V.  CAVANAUGH. 

••  Supervisor  of  Penmanship." 

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73.— In  this,  my  last  lesson,  I  give  you  some  work 
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been  benefited  by  following  this  year's  work.  But 
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though the  copies  and  instructions  are  important 
factors,  no  degree  of  success  can  be  attained  unless 
the  student  applies  himself  thoroughly  ;  not  for  a 
week,  but  for  months. 

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after  as  possible. 


BY  C.  C.  LISTER,  illustrating  HIS  ACCOMPANYING  LESSON  IN  RAPID  BUSINESS  WRITING. 


honoied  when  solicited  to  conduct  a  series  of  lessons 
in  so  important  a  branch  of  education— especially 
so  when  it  was  to  be  given  through  a  journal  that 
goes  iuto  so  many  schools  and  homes  throughout 
America  and  several  foreign  countries.  In  brief — 
the  greatest  paper  devoted  to  the  interests  of  the 
different  branches  of  penmanship  in  existence. 

In  the  second  place,  I  wish  to  give  expression  to 
my  feelings  relative  to  the  delightful  and  stimulat- 


cniTicifi.irs. 

P.  G.  N.,  Pecorab.  Iowa.— What  work  you  sent  shows » 
Rood,  light  movement.    Get  more  roundness  to  your  C's,  E*s 

F.  H.,  McPher.^on,  Kan.,  and  B.  H.  C,  Ebensburg,  Pa.-Toa 
have  followed  the  work  faithfully  :  it  seems  to  me  that  you 
have  made  excellent  progress.  I  have  no  criticism  to  offer 
on  your  last  work.    It  is  good. 

W.  J.  S..  McPherson,  Kan.— From  the  standpoint  of  busi- 
ness writing  the  work  you  sent  is  aU  any  one  could  ask  for. 
It  Is  evident  you  have  been  there  before.    I  admire  your 

J.  D.  H.,  Columbus.  Ohio.— Your  specimens  show  a  good, 
strong  movement.  Be  sure  to  close  Z>  at  top.  Notice  that  it 
should  touch  the  line  twice.  Left  side  of  O  is  a  little  flat. 
Shorten  lower  loops  a  little. 

H.  L.  C,  Galveston,  Tex.— You  seem  to  hav! 
culty  in  getting  your  loop  letters  of  uniforn 
length.  Always  let  the  hand  move  from  you  ju 
the  up  stroke  and  toward  you  again  on  the  down  stroke. 
With  most  good  writers  a  slight  finger  action  is  perceptitle. 
Be  sure  you  have  correct  position  of  hand,  arm,  paper,  etc., 
then  just  make  "loops,  loops,  nothing  but  loops,"  keepinff 
your  weak  points  in  mind  continually. 


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placing'of  them  to  produce  a  pleasing  appearance. 
We  usually  place  our  words  too  far  apart  ;  so  study 
spacing.  Make  capitals  small  and  secure  uniformity. 
Try  the  draft. 

Sil/.i<i(uif8. 

75. — The  accompanying  signatures  are  given  not 
so  much  for  practical  signatures  as  for  good  combi- 
nations for  the  advanced  pupil  to  work  on  to  secure 
good  control  of  the  muscles  used  in  guiding  the 
hand.  1  consider  C.  E.  Mills  written  without  lift- 
ing pen  and  E.  M.  R.,  C.  P.  Zaner  especially  good 
tests. 

IM   Conclusion. 

With  this  issue  I  bring  my  lessons  in  plain  busi- 
ness writing  to  a  close.  It  the  work  presented  in 
the  pist  year  has  been  thoroughly  mastered— if  you 
have  worked,  studied  the  movements  of  the  hand, 
studied  the  little  changes  and  peculiarities  of  the 
different  letters  and  practiced  on  each  until  it  can 
be  produced  with  ease,  you  have  done  what  1  expected 
of  you.  Each  lesson  or  group  of  lessons  in  each 
issue  has  presented  some  new  feature  in  the  way  of 
a  special  movement  or  class  of  letters  or  both.  No 
lesson  in  the  series  can  be  neglected  and  attain  the 
desired  result.  Therefore,  it  any  one  has  skipped 
around  over  the  course  of  work  trying  a  copy  that 
pleased  his  fancy  he  bas  very  naturally  become  dis- 
couraged and  has  not  been  benefited.  1  have  reason 
to  believe  that  a  great  many  persevering  pupils  have 
followed  the  copies  and  instructions  closely,  and  I 
have  the  gratification  of  knowing  that  many  have 


ing  correspondence  brought  about  by  these  lessons 
between  young  people  in  various  sections  of  the 
country  and  myself.  I  have  something  like  a  barrel 
of  letters  which  contain  specimens  of  work  on  my 
lessons,  leading  questions  and  expressions  of  appre- 
ciation. If  my  work  and  suggestions  have  aided 
you  in  writing  or  teaching  a  plain,  easy  business 
writing,  I  feel  amply  rewarded  for  my  feeble  contri- 
bution. 

C.  C.  Lister. 


Our   December   Cover    Design. 

The  cover  design  for  this  issue  is  from  the  pen  of  C.  F. 
Johnston  of  The  Journal  art  staff.  We  think  it  an  ex- 
ceedingly attractive  piece  of  pen  work  and  one  giving  evi- 
dence of  a  good  artistic  training  and  most  excellent  pen 
technique.  Mr.  Johnston  is  one  of  America's  best  artist 
penmen,  and  he  is  no  stranger  to  Journal  readers.  He  is 
an  all-round  penman,  handling  script,  engrossing,  design- 
ing, flourishing,  brush  work,  etc.  Long  may  he  live  to 
turn  out  beautiful  pen  pictures  for  Journal  readers. 


The  Pen  Is  Hightier  Than  The  Sword. 

A  dealer  says  there  is  more  steel  used  in  the  mannfae- 
ture  of  pens  than  in  all  the  sword  and  gun^factories  in 
the  world. 


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An   Iron-Clad    Form    Not  Essential  for 
Business   Writing. 

BY   R.    W.    BALLENTISE.   STACXTO.N.    VA. 

Biuiiners  writing  should  be  eiecnted  with  a  free 
and  easy  movement,  and  when  this  is  done  and  a 
leifible  form  is  secnred  we  have  a  good  business 
style  of  writing.  It  is  not  always  the  most  perfectly 
formed  letters  which  look  best  when  written  upon 
a  page  as  viewed  by  the  bn&iness  world,  but  it  is 
that  uniformity  of  stroke  which  gives  the  writing 
the  appearance  of  having  been  executed  by  a  skill- 
ful hand.  We  often  see  a  page  of  writing  which  at  a 
glance  looks  smooth  and  beautiful,  but  upon  a  close 
examination  we  discover  that  the  forms  of  the  let- 
ters are  not  always  what  we  might  desire,  and  if 
they  were  written  in  a  word  or  short  sentence  they 
would  not  present  that  pleasing  effect  that  they  do 
when  written  on  a  page.  Then  it  is  that  we  can- 
not always  eay  that  business  writing  is  not  good, 
Iwcause  it  does  not  conform  exactly  to  oar  idea  of 
form.  Again,  in  business  writing  we  have  a  greater 
variety  of  forms,  which  are  good,  than  we  have  in 
a  systematic  style  of  penmanship.  For  example, 
\:»  take  the  letters  F.  R  and  F(see  cot).  While  we 
have  several  forms  of  each  of  the  letters  we  think 
that  either  one  of  them,  when  made  with  a  smooth, 
rapid  stroke,  gives  us  a  very  good  business  letter. 
We  know  that  every  one  does  not  like  the  same 
thing,  neither  will  one  style  of  a  letter  please  every 
person,  so  we  think  that  a  great  deal  of  freedom 
can  be  allowed  in  business  writing,  and  still  retain 
the  standard  of  good  penmanship.  I  do  not  wish  to 
be  misunderstood  in  this  connection.  I  do  not 
claim  that  a  stitilent  should  take  all  these  forms  and 
try  to  master  them  all,  but  he  should,  as  early  as 
possible,  adopt  one  of  the  forms  which  he  thinks 
looks  best  when  made  by  a  good  writer  and  then 
bend  all  his  energies  to  the  mastery  of  that  letter. 

I  am  a  firm  believer  in  concentration  of  work 
in  penmanship,  as  well  as  everything  else,  and  if 
the  student  takes  too  many  forms  and  tries  to  mas- 
ter all  of  them  at  once,  he  will  soon  find  himself 
"snowed  under,"  and  trying  to  do  so  much  he  will 


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THE  MNETT  PVBLISHINC  COMPANY 

NVMBERTWENfY  NINE  BROACWAY 

NEW  YORK  CITY 


COVER  DESIGN  MADE  IN  JOURNAL  OFFICE. 


It  was  argued  in  itsjfavor  that['it  could  be  learned  more 
readilv  than  the  slanting  system,  that  it  was  conducive  to 
health  m  the  fact  that  it  permitted  a  more  natural  pos- 
ture at  the  desk,  and  t.,al  it  contributed  to  speed  anil  legi- 
bility. Per  contra,  it  was  asked  why,  if  the  system  bos 
so  many  advantages,  it  is  not  taught  in  commercial  col- 
leges '?  —Connecticut  School  Journal. 


Parsons  to   Ellsworth. 

Editor  Penman's  Art  Journal  : 

In  the  November  issue  of  your  journal  1  find  "  Copy- 
Books  or  Paper  ?  How  Much  Saved  ? "  by  Mr.  H.  W, 
Ellsworth.  1  have  not  time  at  this  writing  to  give  Mr. 
Ellsworth's  communication  the  attention  it  deserves,  but 


do  nothing,  but  he^  may  write  a  letter  in  two  or 
more  ways  and  present  it  to  a  student  and  be  will 
at  once  say  which  form  he  likes  best.  My  plan  of 
teaching  is  when  I  have  a  capital  which  I  think  can 
be  made  in  more  than  one  form  and  still  get  a  good 
business  letter,  I  usually  write  it  two  or  more  ways 
on  the  board,  and  then  explain  each,  and  tell  my 
class  to  adopt  which  .style  they  prefer  and  not  pay 
any  attention  to  the  otheis.  It  is  not  an  easy  mat- 
ter to  force  students  to  make  a  letter  a  certain  way 
when  they  don't  like  its  form,  but  give  them  their 
choice  and  they  will  work  more  diligently  to  master 
the  one  they  liked  than  the  one  you  require  them  to 
make.  We  find  much  less  trouble  in  doing  what  we 
like  to  do  than  doing  what  we  dislike.".  When  a  let- 
ter can  be  made  iiuickhj  and  is  legible  I  say  it  is  a 
good  business  letter,  whether  it  is  in  accord  with 
any  system  or  not,  and  the  business  world  so  takes 


The  firm  of  John  E.  Potter  &  Co.,  school  book 
publishers  of  Philadelphia,  and  consisting  of  John 
E.  and  Clarence  H.  Potter,  assigned  October  15  to 
Chas.  Pollock. 


Vertical  Writing. 

Vertical  writing  had  opponents  as  well  as  friends  in  a 

discnssion  at  the  recent  session  in  Utica,  N.  V..  of  the 

Councfl  of  School  Superintendents  of  New  York  State. 


as  chairman  of  the  Eiecutiye  Committee  ot  the  Writing 
and  Drawing  Teachers'  Association  I  hasten  to  publicly 
invite  Mr.  Ellsworth  and  all  other  publishers,  makers, 
authors,  users  and  believers  in  copy-books  to  be  present 
at  the  next  meeting  of  the  above  association  in  the  rooms 
of  the  Metropolitan  Business  College,  December  »i  to  30, 
ready  to  "spot"  statements  regarding  copy-books,  to  be 
mode  by  A.  N.  Palmer  (see  programmel  ;  ready  to 
*'  spot "  statements  made  by  C.  H.  Peirce,  by  H.  E. 
Reister,  by  J.  H.  Bachtenkircher,  and  by  the  undersigned, 
with   the   "wild"   taken   out  of   them;    aud  there  are 

Mr.  Ellsworth,  you  are  evidently  the  "  spotter "  we 
have  been  looking  for,  for  lo  .'  these  many  years.  Say  to 
us  as  did  the  Apostle  of  old:  "  1  would  not  write  to  you 
with  pen  and  ink,  but  would  speak  to  you  face  to  face 
that  our  joy  might  be  complete."  Come  and  "  spot  "  us 
in  the  act.  Come,  and  we  will  fall  upon  your  neck  and 
weep  a  good  while -for  joy.  Vou  and  your  kind  have 
always  been  very  backward  about  coming  forward  here- 
tofore. Come  and  we  will  receive  you  with  open  arms. 
Come  and  we  will  show  you  every  courtesy.  Come,  and 
whenever  you  want  to  do  the  "  spotting  "  act,  the  time  is 
yours.  Come  and  brintr  a  partner— you  may  need  him. 
Yours  with  love  for  the  right, 

A.  E.  Parsons. 

Over  2,000  patents  have  been  issued  in  the    United 
States  for  the  manufacture  of  inks. 


Business  Writing  Teachers'  Open  Court. 


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Interest  in  The  Journa.l's  good  writing  sympo 
Blum  is  unabated  In  another  issue  or  two  we  expect 
to  bring  these  articles  to  a  close.  All  who  desire  to 
add  their  testimony  should  send  it  in  at  once. 

The  questions  are  as  follows : 

1.  (a;  What  do  you  consider  tbe  essentials  of  a  good  hand- 
writing f    (Name  them  in  tbe  order  of  importance.) 

(6)  Name,  in  what  you  consider  the  order  of  importance, 
the  essential  teaching  points  to  keep  in  mind  to  produce  a 
good  handwriting.    (As  position,  speed,  movement,  etc.) 

2.  Give  your  definition  of  muscular  or  forearm  movement. 

3.  Name  and  give  reasons  for  the  best  position  of: 

(o)  Body. 

{ti)  Hand  and  pen. 

4.  Name  the  best  movement  and  give  your  reasons. 

Respectfully, 

Penman's  Aht  Journal. 
An  Artist  l*enman  TeU^  the  WUy  ami   Wherefore, 

1.  (a)  Legibility,  ease  of  execution,  speed,  beauty. 

(b)  Depends  on  the  age  and  advancement  of  pupils. 
For  adults  (sliding)  movement  (rhythmic),  with  its  neces 
sary  accompaniments  of  easy,  healthful  position  of  body 
and  limbs;  then  form  (without  close  analysis),  (good 
form  being  the  necessary  and  inevitable  result  of  con- 
trolled, rhythmic  movement) ;  speed.  Size  and  slant  are 
matters  of  individual  taste  and  temperament  with  which 
the  teacher  should  have  little  to  do. 

2  and  4.  The  Muscular  movement  (as  penmen  use  the 
term)  means  the  action  of  the  hand  and  arm  propelled  by 
the  muscles  of  the  upper  arm,  the  muscles  of  the  forearm 
being  the  pivotal  point.  This  does  not  imply  even  the 
slightest  a-Ttion  (individually)  of  either  the  forefinger  or 
the  thumb.  But  in  my  judgment  the  sijiii])athpfic  action 
of  the  muscles  of  fingers,  hand,  forearm  and  shoulder  is 
necessary  to  sustained,  even,  free,  rapid,  legible  penman- 
ship (the  action  of  the  largest  muscles  largely  predomi- 
nating).    It  is  the  onlif  "  movement." 

3.  (a)  Wheie  there  is  plenty  of  room,  the  front  posi- 
tion, always.  It  is  restful,  natural,  hygienic  and  con- 
duces to  free  movement,  as  no  other  position  can. 

(b)  The  hand  should  (/lide  (never  rest,  excepting  in 
artistic  penmanship)  on  the  end  joint  of  the  little  finger. 
The  hand  should  be  held  naturally— just  as  it  adjusts 
itself  in  walking,  each  finger  counting  from  the  index, 
being  curved  uniformly  more  than  the  preceding  one  (not 
"  in  pairs'").  For  business  writing  the  pen  point  should 
project  two  inches  below  the  finger.  Holder  should  fall 
midway  between  the  knuckle  and  the  thumb  joint. 

(The  above  replies  cover  nothing  but  pure  rapid  "  busi- 
ness'* writing— I.e.,  writing  such  as  a  bookkeeper  could 
use  satisfactorily.) 

a.  W.  Wallace, 
__^^^^__       St.  Paul,  Minn. 

The  term  cash,  generally  understood  in  business  negoti- 
ations to  signify  ready  money,  is  derived  from  the  French 
"  Cai'sse,"  meaning  a  chest  or  safe  where  money  is  kept. 

Sterling,  used  to  indicate  a  standard  grade  of  pure 
silver,  is  undoubte<lly  a  corruption  of  Esterling,  a  name 
given  by  the  English  to  the  silversmiths  and  refiners  who 
came  from  Germany  to  England  during  the  reign  of 
Henry  III.  The  coin  they  produced  was  called  "  Moneta 
Esterling  orum  "—the  money  of  the  Esterlings. 


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Favors   Pen   and   Ink   in   First  Grade. 

Papils  should  be  started  with  pen  and  ink  in  the 
first  grade.  I  have  given  much  time  and  attention 
to  pen  work  in  the  first  grade  or  first  year.  In  last 
half  of  first  year  our  pupils  do  beautiful  work  with 
the  pen.  First  few  weeks  we  u-«e  lead  pencils  and 
double  ruled  paper:  teaching  position  of  body,  haod, 
pencil  and  paper  (we  do  not  use  slates  at  all)  ;  the 
form  of  letter.  I  teach  form  of  letter  ;  then  com- 
bine letters  into  words,  words  into  sentences. 

Now  we  are  ready  for  the  pen  and  get  excellent 
results.  The  little  people  write  all  their  stories 
neitly  and  legibly.  Never  think  of  getting  fingers 
or  paper  blotted.  Our  second  year  pupils  write 
their  monthly  examination.  Never  being  allowed 
to  copy  their  work. 

I  find  it  a  great  advantage  to  commence  early 
with  pen  and  ink.  In  the  first  place,  children  in 
these  grades  enjoy  the  work.  Secondly,  they  are 
learning  to  be  neat  and  clean.  Thirdly,  a  pen  has  no 
horror  ;  they  know  its  vise  and  do  not  abuse  it. 
Any  one  who  is  in  doubt  as  to  the  good  results  pro- 
cured by  children  using  pen  and  ink  in  the  first 
year  please  address  me  and  I  will  gladly  send  some 
of  our  work  to  them.  Doubt  not,  but  go  on  with  a 
good  work.  I  would  add  we  are  using  vertical 
writing  with  wonderful  results.  Have  used  it  since 
February  last.     I  find  »(hi7i  in  its  favor. 

Jennie  P.  Willis, 

Supervisor  of   Writing.  Winona   Public  Schools, 
Winona,  Minnesota. 

Supervisors. 

BY  chandler  h.  peiece,  supervisor  of  penman- 
ship, EVANSVILLE,   IND. 

I  know  of  no  other  spirit  that  takes  precedent  to  that 
of  our  nation's  pride  in  the  supremacy  of  her  public 
school  system. 

Griidually  a  marked  improvement  has  been  generally 
perceptible  until  the  whole  nation  cries  out  with  one 
voice,  "  We  have  the  best  scnools  and  the  grandest  school 
system  the  world  has  ever  known." 

To  possess  aa  overweening  confidence  in  anything, 
without  some  knowledge  to  support  minor  claims,  is,  to 
say  the  least,  hazardous,  and  will  carry  in  its  train  dis- 
appointment and  despair. 

"  Honor  to  him  to  whom  honor  is  due,''  but  not  in  ex- 
cess of  his  just  deserts. 

Supervisoi-s  in  general  have  done  very  much  to 
strengthen  confidence  and  insure  permanency  with  a  fair 
trial  under  favorable  conditions. 

Penmanship,  music,  drawing,  physical  culture,  each 
has  its  votaries. 

It  is  not  the  purpose  of  this  article  to  particularize,  but 
to  show  that  a  supervisor  is  a  necessity,  a  need  of  the 
times,  a  part  of  our  progressive  school  system. 

Where  he  has  not  entered,  no  claim  of  superiority  is 
just;  where  he  has  been  discarded  there  is  mark  of  decay. 

The  progress!  ve  spirit  of  the  age  has  assented  to  his 
coming,  and  no  power  can  stay  his  onward  march.  He 
is  a  Ixture  which  belongs  to  advanced  civilization. 

No  one  doubts  tor  a  moment  his  usefulness,  but  "the 
dog  in  the  manger  "  often  stays  his  coarse.  The  past 
few  years  have  marked  his  upward  liight  and  it  won't  be 
long  till  it  will  be  the  exception  where  he  is  not. 

It  would  be  the  wisdom  of  the  hour  were  it  possible  to 
convene  at  some  point  tor  one  month  during  the  sum- 
mer and  formulate  plans  tor  the  next  year's  campaign. 
Surely  there  is  some  one  to  guide  us  and  lead  us  through 
the  wilderness,  so  that  we  may  avoid  the  darkness  and 
the  desert. 

Experience  is  a  dear  teacher  and  life  is  too  short  to 
learn  all  we  should  know  by  eternal  vigilance  at  Its  court. 

Let  us  accept  the  successes  of  others  and  upon  general 
principles  apply  the  known  to  the  unknown. 

Association  will  make  us  prouder  of  our  calling  and 
truer  to  the  cause  we  so  earnestly  espouse.  1  will  not 
even  suggest  at  this  time  how  much  better  we  might 
serve  our  day  and  generation. 

One  thing  is  certain,  where  we  are  not  our  work  is  not 
done.  Proof  of  this  is  in  our  increasing  ranks.  Each 
year  Bnds  additional  towns  and  cities  employing  special- 
ists, and  why  y 


There  is  no  scar  upon  the  regular  teaching  force  of  our 
laud  l)ecause  they  cannot  do  the  work  of  the  hour. 

The  call  is  for  specialists,  the  demand  is  (or  specialists 
and  nothing  will  satisfy  but  spccinlisfs. 

Under  the  eye  and  proper  training  of  the  specialist  or 
supervisor  the  regular  teacher  can  do  wonders. 

Generalship  is  what  is  needed  ;  some  one  who  can  lead 
the  army  on  to  victory. 

A  superWsor  is  as  necessary  as  a  superintendent.  Where 
the  salary  is  not  a  consideration  not  a  moment  is  lost  in 
determining  what  course  to  pursue. 

The  best  work  cannot  be  done  without  methodica 
supervision  supported  by  unquestionable  skill. 

Teachers  who  cannot  write  cannot  teach  writing. 

Teachers  who  cannot  draw  cannot  teach  drawing. 

Teachers  who  cannot  sing  cannot  teach  vocal  music. 

.A  teacher  with  no  flexibility,  encumbered  with  awk- 
wardness, cannot  teach  physiciil  culture. 

He  who  cannot  dance  cannot  teach  dancing. 

.\bility  to  teach  arithmetic  would  imply  ability  to  solve 
the  problems. 

In  a  word,  is  it  possible  to  teach  the  king's  English 
without  a  knowledge  of  technical  grammar  ? 

But  why  particularize  further  ? 

Following  a  copy  with  a  purpose  of  imitation  is  not 
writing.  The  average  regular  teacher  makes  no  claim 
beyond  a  reproduction  of  form,  hence  is  amazed  at  mag- 
ical productions. 

Who  dare  assume  the  teaching  power  who  does  not 
possess  the  magic  wand  ? 

No,  our  only  hope  is  through  the  specialist.  He  has 
done  much  and  will  do  more.  His  successes  have  assured 
his  permanency,  his  usefulness  will  enlarge  his  field  of 
labor. 

What  he  should  be  and  what  he  must  do  to  reap  the 
golden  harvest  may  constitute  the  theme  tor  another 
article. 

Recent  Public  School  Book  Adoptions. 

Writina. 

Woonsoeket,  R.  I.  :  Bristol,  Conn.  :  Dover,  N.  H.-Menill's 
Vertical  Writing  Books. 

Paris.  III.;  Edwardsville,  III.;  Braidwood,  III.— Merrill 
Copy  Books. 

Williamstown,  Pa.;  Uniontown,  Pa.  ;  Benezette,  Pa.:  Scot, 
land.  Pa.  :  Hartford  Pa.  :  Lebanon,  Pa.  ;  Chester  Springs, 
Pa.:  ChamborsburK,  Pa.  ;  KipplePa.  ;  West  Hoboken,  N.  J. ; 
Fort  Palmer,  Pa.  ;  Sewlckley,  Pa,  ;  Shoenersville,  Pa, -Spen- 
eerian  Copy  Books. 

Washin^toD,  D.  C-Ginu  Co.'s  System  of  Vertical  Peu- 
mansbip. 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich,— The  Sheldon  Writing  System. 

Keen,  N,  H.— Normal  Review  System  of  Vertical  Writing. 

Rabway,  N,  .J,  :  Sunbury,  Pa.  :  Jersey  City,  N.  J.  ;  Passaic. 
N,  J.— Spencerian  Vertical  Copy  Books. 
Draiitng. 

Rockville,  Conn. ;  Winona,  Minn.— Prang  System  of  Di-aw- 
ing. 

Schenectady,  N.  Y,— Qinn  &  Co.'s  Drawing  System, 

Hudson,  N.  V,— National  Drawing  System. 

Abilene.  Kan.— Heath  &  Co.'s  System  of  Drawing. 

Benezette,  Pa. -Eclectic  Drawing. 


Kvansville.  Ind.— Williams  &  Rogers  Bookkeeping, 
WaterCowu,  Wis.— Thompson's  Commercial  Arithmetic 
Sunburv,  Pa.— Bryant  &  Stratton  C.  S.  Bookkeeping. 


TEACHINQ    WRITING    IN    PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS. 

LF.SSOiVK    I<'OR    FIltST   KRADE. 

PoBlliou    aud    Fonnll  I    Willi    Pliyklcal  DriUa  Prcfiara- 
loiy  for  Movement. 

BY   MISS   LUCY  E.  KELLER.  SUPERVISOR  OF  WRITINU, 
DULDTH,   MINN. 

No.  e. 

icssoiM  XI.  V.-XL  rii. 

Ontline  :  Physical  drill  for  the  feet  e  o. 

Hands  on  hips.  Press  on  right  foot,  inclining  the 
body  forward  and  then  back,  counting,  "one, 
straight."  Repeat  with  left  foot  and  both  feet. 
Arms  forward,  elbows  close  to  sides,  and  back, 
counting  one  to  eight.  Repeat  with  pen  in  hand 
and  on  eight,  the  pen  touches  the  base  line.  Prac- 
tice e. 


BY  D.  H.  FARLEY,  STATE  NORMAL  SCHOOL,  TRENTON,  N.  J. 


t,,.^Aman'f>  oyVtC  oySama^ 


225 


Repeat  this  physical  drill  in  every  lessen.  Teach 
n  in  Lesson  XL VI.  Ask  how  many  lines  in  i  meet 
to  make  a  point.  Can  more  than  two  lines  meet  to 
make  a  point  ?  Prove  that  four  lines  meet  in  o  to 
make  a  point.  Illustrate  faults,  one  at  a  time,  by 
writine  two  letters  on  board,  one  right  and  one 
wrong.  Compare  the  ending  of  u  with  i-  and  »■.  Be 
sore  and  make  the  o  thin  and  closed  at  the  top. 

/.<»so/i  XI.VllI. 

Oatline :  Physical  drill  for  feet-  Looking  on  paper  and 
l>oard  without  moving  the  body.  Illustrating  n  in  a  way 
tliit  demands  good  attention  from  class. 

Begin  with  previous  drill.  Practice  raising  and 
lowering  eye.',  sitting  quietly  in  good  position.  The 
teacher  stands  at  the  board  throughout  the  lesson. 
Describe  as  yon  write  a  correct  a.  and  the  class 
writes  once.  Make  always  two  a's,  one  right  and 
one  wrong,  and  the  class  writes  once  between  each 
illustration.  Vary  your  questions.  Which  is  right  V 
Which  is  wrong  ?  Which  do  you  like  better  ? 
Which  one  will  you  make  V  Which  shall  I  rub  out  v 
If  I  rub  out  the  left  curves  in  u,  what  letter  is  it 
like  ?  Write  an  /,  and  put  the  left  curves  on  it- 
Place  two  that  are  light,  and  ask:  "Which  is 
wrong  V  "  Place  a  number  that  are  all  wrong,  and 
ask  which  is  right,  and  tell  them  that  unless  they 
write  slowly  and  think,  all  their  letters  will  be 
wrong. 

The  class  always  answers  first  or  second. 

Call  the  fat  a  a  Thanksgiving  a.  Make  it  thin. 
Don"t  make  the  point  at  the  top,  bat  at  the  right  of 
the  letter. 

7.P.M011  XI.JX. 

Practice  a.  giving  assistance  to  pupils, 

l.iHSons  l.-LIl. 

Dictate  c.  Tell  the  class  to  write  what  you  do. 
Make  a  right  curve  almost  one  space,  and  class  docs 
likewise.  Retrace  a  little.  You  ace  on  this  side, 
how  can  you  get  on  the  other  side  V  Go  around 
through  the  gate,  keeping  close.  On  down,  climb 
the  fence,  right  curve  to  finish.  Compare  it  with  c 
Don't  put  too  big  a  head  on  c. 

Jmsohs  LIII-Lir. 

Dictate  r.  The  letters  are  growing  up.  Retrace 
as  in  c.  Place  hand  on  shoulder.  Put  a  round 
shoulder  on  r.  Don't  make  chairs  out  of  r's.  Al- 
ways begin  lessons  with  the  drill  in  Lesson  45. 

LenHons  Ly.l.VII. 

Outline  ;  Hands  down  at  sides,  .s-. 

Hands  down,  shoulders  straight.  Right  up.  Lett 
take  pencil,  place  in  right,  ready,  attention.  Dic- 
tate s.  Do  not  retrace,  but  make  a  point.  Fasten 
on  right  curve  with  a  dot.  Lift  pencil,  place  on 
base  line.     Finish  with  a  right  curve. 

Lrason  LVlri. 

Have  a  guessing  game.  Analyze  different  letters, 
and  class  guesses  the  name  of  letter. 

Tell  them  that  they  must  describe  letters  as  they 
would  describe  a  strange  boy  or  girl  whose  name 
they  wanted  to  know.  To  go  home  and  describe 
letters  so  their  mother  could  guess  them. 

Class  writes  a  line  of  letters,  imonmvx  e  oa  c 
r  s  without  a  copy. 


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'  By  Lancdon  S.THOMT>iON 

jDlKfCrOROf;'\RTEDltCAT(ON.JcH3WCltyNJ. 

Practical    Lessons XXII. 

Plate  XXIII.-Cloucln. 

For  Lesson  XXII  we  leave  the  surface  of  the 
earth  for  a  short  time  and  look  upward.  When  the 
earth  was  prepared  for  the  habitation  of  man  it  was 
covered  with  a  veil  of  clouds  "  Between  earth  and 
man  arose  the  leaf.  Between  the  heaven  and  man 
came  the  cloud.  His  life  being  partly  as  the  falling 
leaf,  and  partly  as  the  flying  vapor." 

We  have  no  time  nor  space  to  go  into  the  scientific 
aspect  of  clouds.  How  they  are  formed,  how  they 
come  to  have  definite  shape,  or  how  they  manage  10 


BY  LANGDON  S.  THOMPSON.   ILLUSTRATING  HIS  LESSON   IN  BLACKBOARD  DRAWING. 


float  in  the  atmosphere  cannot  be  answered  here,  if 
anywhere  else. 

In  former  lessons  we  tried  to  point  out  how 
unstable  water  is,  but  clouds,  sometimes  a  form  of 
water,  are  still  more  unstable,  assuming  almost  an 
infinite  variety  of  forms  in  a  short  time.  Owing  to 
this  changeableness,  no  one  but  an  experienced 
artist  can  possibly  represent  the  actual  appearance 
of  clouds  at  any  particular  moment.  This  difficulty 
is  so  great  that  the  ancients  did  not  attempt  to  draw 
from  the  real  clouds.  They  did  notice,  however, 
that  "The  heavens  declare  the  glory  of  God.  and 
the  firmament  showetb  his  handiwork." 

As  to  the  method  of  drawing  clouds,  Ruskin 
says:  "  Absolutely  well  no  cloud  can  be  drawn  with 
the  point:  nothing  but  the  most  delicate  manage- 
ment of  the  brush  will  express  its  variety  of  edge 
and  texture." 

For  a  beginning,  suppose  the  student  try  to  draw 
a  teakettle  with  the  steam  issuing  from  the  spout, 
as  shown  in  Figure  1.  Near  the  opening  of  the 
spout  the  hot  steam  will  be  transparent  and  invisible. 
In  the  Figure  the  stream  is  too  distinct  perhaps  at 
the  beginning.  Some  distance  from  the  spout  the 
steam  shows  as  a  whitish  and  somewhat  opaque 
vapor. 

This  cloudy  vapor  will  have  light  and  dark  por- 
tions somewhat  similar  to  a  solid,  light  in  color. 

Figures 'i  and  -ishow  the  sky  line  of  slowly  moving 
banks  of  clouds.  Study  the  greatest  possible  ' '  variety 
in  unity  "  in  these  outlines. 


Figure  4  shows  clouds  of  the  same  character  a 
those  in  Nos.  2  and  3.  but  there  is  some  modeling  of 
their  forms  by  light  and  shade. 

Figure  5  is  intended  to  represent  the  so  called 
Aurora  Borealis.  It  has  also  been  called  Polar 
Light,  Northern  Lights,  or  Streamers,  but  probably 
the  most  appropriate  name  is  Aurora  Polaris.  Sci- 
entists are  not  agreed  as  to  tlie  cause  of  these  phe- 
nomena, but  they  seem  to  have  close  connection 
with  certain  electric  and  magnetic  states  of  the 
earth. 

The  forms  of  these  electrical  displays  are  various, 
as  luminous  clouds,  arches  and  rays,  sometimes  cov- 
ering the  whole  sky.  '' The  ordinary  color  is  pale 
greenish-yellow,  but  crimson,  violet,  and  steel  color 
are  not  uncommon." 

Draw  the  lower  arc  first,  then  the  rays  pointing  to 
the  center  of  the  arc.  The  mountains  or  sky  line 
may  be  varied  as  the  student  desires. 


Writing  in   tlie  Third   Grade. 

It  seems  to  us  that  one  thing  of  paramount  importance 
in  this  grade  is  the  development  of  the  habit  of  taking  a 
good  healthful  position,  not  only  in  the  writmg  lesson  but 
m  all  written  work.  This  is  a  difficult  problem  with 
pupils  at  this  age  ;  aud  having  them  maintain  a  correct 
position  at  all  times  during  the  day  can  only  be  approxi- 
mated. In  the  writing  class  it  cau  be  secured  most  of  the 
time.  In  our  work  we  should  look  beyond  the  writing 
lesson,  aud  whatever  is  done  in  it  should  be  that  which 
can  be  builded  into  the  everyday  work  and  l.fe  of  the 
child. 


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WHAT  THR  STATUE  OFVENIS  WOULD  LOOK  LIKE  IF  THF. 
IDEAS  OP  SilME  HIGH  SCHOOL  BOARDS  OF  tDUCATlON 
HAD  THEIR  WAY. 

While  Rood  po'iition  may  be  secured  and  compelled  dar- 
ing the  writing  lesson,  no  dose  approximation  to  it  at  all 
times  during  the  diy  ciin  be  made  under  our  present  con- 
ditionp.  with  desks  having  tops  not  one  half  large  enough, 
and  the  seats  so  hard  that  the  teacher,  if  compelled  to 
sit  in  one  for  a  week,  would  petition  the  school  board. 

Jn  approaching  a  perfect  position  with  children  at  this 
oge.  their  restless  nature  and  inability  to  sit  like  statues 
must  be  taken  into  account.  It  is  my  experience  that  a 
pef-fect  position,  even  during  the  entire  writing  lesson, 
cannot  be  maintained  without  much  earnest  efTort  on  the 
part  of  the  teacher. 

The  le.'vson  must  he  planned 
is  constant  tendency  to  force 

n,  particularly  of  the  arm 


do  in  this  brief  di 


0  that  in  its  practice  there 
proper  and  natural  pcsi- 
nd  hand.  All  we  care  to 
lay  down,  with  a  few  sug- 
3  connection  with  the  use 


ges^itin-s,  two  principle* 
of  the  pen.  the  other  with  reference  to  blackboard  work. 
Rest  arm  movement  can  be  used  to  limited  extent  on 
movement  exercises. 

I'rtiicipte  1. 

These  exercise?  must  be  of  a  sliding  or  running  char- 
acter, such  as  sliding  in  u  straight  line  to  the  right  4 
inches,  turning  and  cming  back  as  far  as  the  beginning  ; 
going  over  again  4  inches,  then  returning,  thus  making 
four  stiaight  horizontal  lines  in  one  wide  space,  or  be- 
tween two  blue  Hues.  Another  type  of  this  character 
would  be  to  slide  'i,  inch,  make  <i  slide  I'i  inch,  make 
second  a  slide  I.'.:  inch,  make  third  u  slide  V>;  inch.  This 
class  of  movement  drills  prevents  the  hand  from  sitting 
down  (irmly  on  its  side  or  turning  completely  over  on  its 
side.  Childien  may  be  told  not  to  do  this  when  writing 
words  with  letters  close  together  ;  but  you  cannot  pre- 
vent them  from  doing  it  without  constant  vigilant  watch- 
ing and  nagging.  The  latter  becomes  monotonous.  These 
exorcises  tend  to  aid  the  child  in  keeping  his  hand  on  the 
sliding  fingers  and  in  a  better  position.  An  exercise  (of 
which  these  are  types)  on  every  other  half  line  (4  inches 
in  lengthi  with  a  capital  letter  repeated  six  times  to  the 
one-half  line  ;  or  word  like  momin  written  twice  to  the 
half  line,  will  of  itself  torce  some  ease,  freedom  and  train- 
ing of  the  muscles  of  the  arm  involved  in  rest-arm 
movement.  This  in  addition  to  aiding  in  securing  and 
maintaining  a  better  position  of  the  hand.  The  letters 
practiced  in  this  grade  leaps  and  small)  are  formed  with 
finger  movement  combined  with  laterol  arm  sweeps. 
Writing  words  with  glides  between  the  letters  |a  slightly 
running  hand)  tends  to  secure  the  same  result.  The 
length  of  the  glide  or  slide  along  on  the  blue  lines  may  be 
from  VC  inch  to  2  inches.  During  part  of  the  lesson  pupils 
are  required  to  make  those  exercises  as  the  time  is  in- 
dicated by  counting,  and  to  write  words  as  they  are 
spelled  by  the  teacher.  Slow  pupils  are  thus  urged  up 
and  the  rapid  ones  held  in  check.  In  some  lessons  merely 
start  he  pupils  to  time,  then  permit  them  to  work  indi- 
vidually. Assign  a  half  page  or  so  many  lines  to  be  com- 
p  eted  before  the  Brst  rest  for  discus.sing  common  erroS. 
It  seems  to  me  that  writing  at  a  certain  rate  at  all  times 
IS  not  the  all-important  thing  in  this  grade 

Possiblv  clearer  percepts  of  letters,  and  percepts  of  let 
ters  combined  in  words,  where  the  individial  fol-m  nee" 
sarily    undergoes  some  change  i 
strokes,  must  be  kept  prominent. 


individual  form  neces- 
1  its  initial  or  ending 


The  teacher  rules  from  five  to  six  lines  round  tho  ronm 

b";;;," '■::;  '^t  "f, "-  "i-kboard.  usmg™spe1.iai  w:?E 

C  ,,cnZ(  ;m„'i-J  ■  '"'"Vl.f'"'^'-'"'  by  the  Jos.  Dixon 
J;,ra  Jrm  Xnri''^'^-'"'''^'^'^'-,'^-  '■  These  lines  wear 
for  a  tei  in.  when  thevare  refreshened  by  the  teacher  who 
IS  supplie.  with  pencils.  Blackboard  work  with  mi? 
puniK  with  till,  n..weasv.  inexnensive  and  thorough  y 
SI  isfu-torv  method  of  ruling,  ha.,  proven  itself  perfect  v 
s,>tisfa.-torv  m  securing  the  proper  traininir  of  the  wr it- 
w.Vk  1  fil  ■  '"  '!"»K'ng  about  good  results  in  written 
inches  apart  ^  """'"'• '"'"''"'S  "'«  ""^^  sbo-itS 

I'llnrliile  S. 

The  training  of  the  shoulder  muscles  and  those  of  the 
upw  am,  must  come,  and  naturally  too.  through  black 
Ivvird  lessons  where  the  wholearm  movement  is  uted 
nl^r^Uv ;«:,";!  "'"""?  ■"  ""■  >">'rd  one  d«v.  and  The 
^i?  u  "^  nut. 'he  ssm- lesson  in  r-verMble  writing  tablets 
he  bl,cW,  vlnr'-'l?',!,"  ^•"'?^->'"'">--  The  copy  is  placed  on 
schoo/A'tarai  „'„?e*'Tf"  no'Tr"5s''  en''t^nTvo"s'  T'""« 
t'ylVTJ  l-»  interest  in  'blackb«rd\wk  "'where 
we  have  slate  boards  wo  frenuenflv  use  tl.o  ii^..  , 

\ll\  I'Kl  ]r_„«A^«»  f^^H"*^"*  «»d  rP,>.ated  blackbird 


Writing  Supe: 


•  Public  Schools  of  Richmond.  Ind. 


"  Claims/'    »'  Insinuations  *' — and    Facts. 

A  month  or  so  ago  we  offered  ?oO  to  the  person  sending 
in  a  list  of  contributors  on  Modem  Business  Writing 
Topics,  drawn  from  any  other  twelve  papers  in  the  world 
combined,  during  the  period  of  one  year,  that  would  be 
as  long  and  brilliant  as  the  list  of  similar  contributors  to 
The  Penman's  Art  Jocrxal  alone  during  the  past  year. 
L'p  to  the  present  time  no  one  has  claimed  that  reward. 
We  had  particularly  hoped  to  hear  from  the  editor  of  the 
Wf'nterw  Penman,  and  knowing  him  to  be  a  busy  man 
with  so  many  duties  that  he  is  unable  to  read  The  Pen- 
man's Art  Journal,  and  is  in  densest  darkness  as  to 
what  it  is  doing,  we  caused  this  offer  to  be  inserted  in  the 
advertising  columns  of  bis  own  paper.  But  in  vain. 
Now.  suppose  we  double  the  reward— making  it  $100 — 
and  double  the  number  of  papers— say  twenty-five.  With 
iUI  the  world  to  choose  from,  who  can  name  as  long  and 
brilliant  a  list  of  contributors  on  Practical.  Rapid.  Busi- 
ness Writing  topics,  either  during  the  past  t  welve  months 
or  in  any  year,  as  the  already  published  list  of  The  Pex- 
MAX\s  Art  Journal's  Business  Writing  contributors 
during  the  past  year  ?  We  commend  this  proposition  to 
our  distinguished  friend  of  the  Western  Peninan. 

We  feel  like  apologizing  to  our  readers  for  printing  any- 
thing savoring  of  personalities.  We  have  been  conduct- 
ing this  paper  for  twenty  years  and  have  tried  to  do  so 
with  entire  fairness  and  courtesy,  not  deeming  it  neces- 
sary to  cast  imputations  upon  others  engaged  in  the  same 
line.  We  have  for  years  allowed  such  innuendos  and 
aspersions  against  us  to  go  unanswered  and  unnoticed, 
bat  when  it  comes  to  the  point  that  even  our  integrity  is 
assailed  in  a  rpckless  and  gratuitous  manner,  wo  think 
that  we  snail  be  justified  in  seeing  the  thing  through 
right  to  the  end.  in  order  that  both  our  friends  and  those 
who  are  not  our  friends  may  be  able  to  arrive  at  an  intelli- 
gent verdict. 

Now,  Bro.  Wfsfej'n  Penman,  come  out  of  the  bushes 
and  let  us  have  this  thing  out  between  us  like  men.  You 
say  that  you  stand  alone  in  the  "  championship  of  prac- 
tical methods  of  teaching  writing  in  contra-disbinction  to 
slow  finger  movement  copy  book  drawing.''  Wo  say  that 
this  is  nntme,  absolutely  and  unrpservedly.  We  say  that 
if  you  have  read  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  in  recent 
years,  you  must  know  that  it  is  untrue,  and  the  only 
molive  we  can  think  of  for  bearing  such  false  witness  is 
to  deceive  the  uninformed  and  gain  a  petty  business  ad- 
vantage. 

You  pick  out  a  particular  number  of  your  paper  with 
reference  to  *'  lessons "  and  ask  people  to  "  measure 
them."  There  is  a  sort  of  hximorous  irony  in  the  fact 
that  the  leading  feature  of  this  very  issue  should  be  piac- 
tically  idenliral  with  what  The  Penman's  Art  Journal 
was  doing  two  years  ago.  We  congratulate  yon  upon 
having  secured  the  services  of  so  excellent  a  penman  and 
teacher  as  Mr.  L.  M.  Thornburgh,  and  that  Wcstt-rn  Fcn- 
man  readers  for  the  coming  year  jire  promised  such  a 
treat  as  was  served  by  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  as 
far  back  as  two  years  ago. 

"  Give  me  a  yard  of  green  kivers  and  two  yards  of  blue 
kivers  and  four  foot  of  pink  kivers,"  was  the  memorable 
order  of  Mrs.  Parvenue  to  her  book  seller,  when  ?he  ar- 
rived at  the  point  where  it  was  thought  advisable  to  es- 
tablish a  library.  We  admit  that  the  yard-stick  measure- 
ment of  comparative  value  in  the  matter  of  instruction  is 
a  trifle  weird  :  but  we  invite  you  to  any  comparative 
sizing  up  of  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  and  the  West- 
ern Penman  during  the  past  three  years,  with  reference 
to  any  one  important  branch  of  penmanship,  or  to  all  of 
them  combined. 

We  invite  you  to  produce  a  single  line  or  paragraph 
from  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  during  that  period 
that  commits  the  paper  to  "  slow  finger  movement  copy 
book  drawing."  Either  produce  the  proof  or  have  the 
manliness  to  state  that  what  you  have  said  is  untrue  and 
slanderous,  so  far  as  relates  to  us. 

You  intimate  that  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  is 
afraid  to  declare  itself  on  the  copy  book  question.  This 
is  perfectly  untrue.  In  an  article  published  in  the  Oc- 
tober number  of  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  we  stated 
very  clearly  that  we  are  heartily  in  favor  of  trained  spe- 
cial instructors  in  public  schools,  normal  schools  and  all 
schools.  If  the  circumstances  are  such  that  special  in- 
structors cannot  be  employed,  or  in  point  of  fact  are  not 
employed,  the  next  bfst  thing  is  some  sort  of  printed  in- 
struction and  copies.  Whether  it  is  called  Compendmm, 
Budget.  Guide,  Copy  Slips  or  Copy  Book,  cuts  no  figure. 
It  isn't  the  label  that  makes  a  book,  hut  the  contents,  and 
to  say  that  hundreds  of  thousands  of  American  children, 
because  their  school  boards  will  not  provide  competent 
writmg  instructors,  are  to  be  totally  cut  off  from  any  sort 
of  mstruction  or  practice  in  writing,  is  unreasonable  and 
untenable. 

There  are  books  and  books.  There  are  ccpv  books  and 
copy  books  Some  of  the  latter,  at  least,  freely  advocate 
what  many  penmen  call  the  *'  muscular  "  movement  and 
give  mstmctions  for  acquiring  it.  Assuming  ordinary  in- 
telligence, a  grade  teacher  ought  to  be  able,  and  frequently 
IS  able,  to  impart  the  correct  idea  of  movement  to  the 
pupils  We  do  not  say  and  we  do  not  believe  that  su2h 
methods  are  calcnlat^d  to  make  as  good  writers  as  may 
be  pxpected  from  a  .skilled  writing  specialist.  But  if  cir- 
cumstances are  such  that  a  specialist  is  out  of  the  ques- 
tion, we  believe  that  the  next  best  thing  is  to  get  some 


sort  of  book  that  advocates  modern,  practical,  rapid  busi- 
ness writing,  and  to  follow  its  insfructions  as  carefully 
as  circumstances  will  permit.  We  believe  in  getting  the 
very  best  book  that  can  be  obtained,  and  don't  care  a  rap 
what  the  label  on  ihe  book  mav  be.  That  there  are  some 
books  on  the  market  not  called  "  copy  books ''  which  are 
superior  to  some  books  that  are  called  '•  copy  books,"  we 
freely  admit,  and  we  should  be  very  glad  to  have  them 
introduced  more  largely  into  our  public  schools.  Permit 
us  to  call  your  attention.  Bro.  Western  Penman,  to  the 
fact  that  in  picking  out  detached  sentences  from  The 
Penman's  Art  Journal's  article  already  referred  to 
you  very  elaborately  neglected  to  reproduce  or  make 
mention  of  the  fact  that  we  clearly  stated  in  that  article 
our  emphatic  preference  for  trained  specialists  for  public 
schools  as  well  as  other  schools.  This  of  course  was  a 
pure  oversight  on  your  part. 

Just  another  point  here,  Bro.  ircs^-rii  Penman.  Can 
it  be  possible  that  you  have  been  mailing  every  effort  to 
disseminate  this  copy  book  poison  for  the  corrupting  of 
the  people  ?  Is  the  fact  that  the  Western  Penman  car- 
ries no  copy  book  advertising  due  to  your  sentiment  with 
relation  to  this  matter  ?  Or  is  it  simply  because  your  ap- 
peals to  copy  book  publishers  for  advertising  hwve  failed 
to  produce  responses  ?  We  ask  you  the  direct  question  : 
Have  you  sought  to  get  copy  book  advertisements,  even 
within  the  past  twelve  months  ?  Have  you  tried  your 
level  best  to  get  copy  book  advertisements  within  a  few 
weeks  of  your  I-thank-thee-Lord-that-I  am-better-thnu- 
other-menarticle  which  contained  the  dirty  imputation 
upon  The  Penman's  Art  Journal?  Come  out  of  the 
woods  and  show  vnurself. 

Once  again.  You  say  :  "  All  statements  to  the  contrary 
notwithstanding,  the  Western  Penman  has  a  larger  circu- 
lation to  day  than  any  similar  publication.''  The  Pen- 
man's Art  Journal  is  not  altogether  "  a  similar  publi- 
cation "to  the  Western  Penman  but  at  the  same  time 
you  obviously  mean  us.  In  our  November  issue  we  gave 
the  exact  figure*  of  our  circulation  for  the  past  year. 
Now,  come  out  from  cover  and  let  ushaveyourfiguresfor 
the  same  period  of  time.  This  of  course  is  a  point  of  no 
particular  consequence  tootir  readers,  but  is  only  another 
little  illustration  of  yonrunique  "  claims  "  when  an  exact 
statement  o(  fact  would  tell  the  whole  story. 

For  twenty  years  we  have  invariably  advertised  "No 
free  sample  copies.  The  Journal  is  too  good  to  give 
away  " — while  vou  have  invariably  advertised  to  send 
free  samples.  Up  to  a  few  months  ago  the  lowest  price  at 
which  any  edition  of  The  Journal  could  be  had  was 
twice  what  the  Western  Penman  could  be  bought  for. 
Nevertheless,  we  believe  that  for  no  year  in  its  history 
has  the  Western  Penman's  circulation  been  as  great  as 
The  Penman's  Art  Journal's. 

Now.  friend,  you  and  we  are  in  the  same  line  of  busi- 
ness. If  there  is  any  excuse  for  our  existing,  it  is  that  we 
have  some  mission  to  perform— some  little  good  to  do  in 
the  world.  Tfie  Journal's  idea  is  that  this  can  be  bet- 
ter done  by  pulling  together  and  concentrating  our  fire 
upon  the  common  enemy— and  that  has  been  The  Jour* 
NAL's  invariable  policyfor  twenty  years.  Wedifferin 
some  details,  but  on  the  main  points  we  are  in  agree- 
ment, and  it  would  seem  better  that  each  should  con- 
tribute whatever  energy  and  intelligence  and  enthusiasm 
he  possesses  to  the  advHucement  of  the  common  cause. 

But  when  you  attribute  to  us  mean  and  unworthy 
motives,  when  you  ignore  plain  facts  and  grossly  misrep- 
resent us,  we  must  call  upon  you  to  prove  what  you  say 
or  else  to  admit  that  you  either  were  mistaken  or  else 
for  a  mean  business  advantage  are  bearing  false  witneee 
against  a  fello  cv  worker  and  a  business  competitor.  Come 
out  of  the  bushes  and  let  us  have  this  thing  out  for  good 
and  all,  face  to  face,  like  men. 


The  EDITOR'S  Scrap  Book. 

PciliiinrB    Exrliause    Deparlmeill. 

I'ro/esstonal, 

Fred.  11.  Criger.  McDonald  Collegiate  Institute,  Milwim 
kep>.  Wis. 
J.  B.  Bacon.  Mesa.  Colo. 
I.  F.  Mountz.  PlainOeld.  Pa. 


ritvii 


A.  B.  Leavitt,  Pine  Point.  Me. 
T.  S.  Overby.  Taylor.  Wis. 

-  There  is  no  red  tape  connected  with  the  "  Penmon  - 
Exchanee  Department."  If  you  want  to  exchanp:o  h]u-'-\ 
mens  of  your  work  with  other  members  of  the  DepartrD-n'. 
all  that  is  needed  is  to  send  your  name  and  address  to  Tir?; 
JnuHNAL,  stiting  under  which  head  you  desire  to  be  clftuH^'i 
— ■•  Professional  "  or  "Amateur," 

—  W.  E.  Freeman,  who  is  now  part  owner  of  the  Mankat" 
Minn..  C.  C.  does  some  excellent,  ornamental  pen  work.  Wo 
have  lately  seem  some  good  designs  from  his  pen. 


that  he  has  good 


1  and  ornamental  writing"  reneived  from  him  would  il" 
credit  to  the  avei-ago  professional. 
—  J.  E.  Thornton.  Carrollton,  Ga,,  is  constantly  impro 


i  recent  business  and  ornamental  ^ 


;  received  f: 

-  D.   L.   Callison.   P. 


-  J.  H.  Rogers.  Buffalo.  Mo.,  sends  a  nice  flourish. 


Grant,  Wii 
—  Other  d.ishfly  written  cards  have  come  to  hand  from  .! 


—  G.  A.  Holland.  Penman  Pittsburg,  Kan.,  B.  C.  is  a  ko 


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XLI 


NEWS  AND  MISCELLANY  SUPPLEMENT. 


PENMAN'S  ART  JOURNAL, 

NEW  YORK,  DECEMBER,  1806. 

NEWS  EDITION. 


School  and  Personal. 

—  Recent visitors  toTHEjouRNALOffice  wereC.  B.  Hall, 
Spencerian  B.  C,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.;  S.  I.  Wood,  Wood's 
B;(J.,  Pottsville,  Pa.;  W.  C.  Sandy,  Newark,  N.  J.,  High 
School  ;  W.  E.  Finnegan,  Polytechnic  Inst.,  Brooklyn, 
N.  y.;  J.  D.  Udell,  A.  S.  Heauey.  J.  M.  Vincent,  Pack- 
ard's B.  C,  New  York  ;  E.  M.   Huntsinger,  Huntsinger 

B.  C,  Hartford,  Conn.;  J.  N.  Kimball,  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
cotn'l  dept.,  New  York  ;  W.  H.  Vernon,  Centenary  Col- 
legiate Inst.,  Hackettstown,  N.  J.;  W.  J.  Trainer,  Wil- 
liams' B.  C,  Scranton,  Pa. 

—  Among  the  new  schools  adding  com'l  work  and  the 
new  com'l  schools  lately  brought  to  our  notice  are  the 
following  :  Clmton  Liberal  Inst.  t&  Mil.  Acad.,  Fort  Plain, 

N.  Y. Wood's  B.  C,  Ashlaud,  Pa.,  S.  1.  Wood,  Prop.; 

P.  J.   Carmichael,   Priii.;    R.   O.    Metcalfe,    pen.;    Mies 

Evaus,  shorthand. Clark's   B.  C,  New    Wilmington, 

Pa.,  Wm.  A.  Clark.  Prop.;  F.  P.  Taylor,  Pnn.  and  Pen. 

Mississippi  Coll.,  Clinton,  Miss.,  J.  L.  Hal!,  Prin. 

Garden  City,  Mo.,  Normal  &  Business  Inst.,  J.  Leadbet- 

ter,  Prin.,  Com'l  and  Pen.  Depts. Kenyon  Coll.,  Hod- 

genviUe.  Ky.,  Thad.  Wilkerson,  Prin.;  T.  J.  Neafus,  As- 
soc. Prm. Holy  Cross  Coll.,  Farnham,  P.  Q.,  Can.,  Pr. 

Reini,  Teacher  of  Pen. North  Park  Coll.,  Station  X, 

Chicago,  111.,  D.  Nyvall,  Prin.;  J.  A.  Linblade,  Pen.  and 

Com'l. National  C.  C,  Wolfe  City,  Tex.,  J.  D.  Has- 

sell.  Pres.;  W.  W.  Welch,  Sec'y. Syracuse  C.  C.  314 

Warren  street,  Syracuse,   N.  Y. Southern  Shorthand 

&  B.  U..  Norfolk.  Va.,  A.  C.  Briscoe,  Pres.;  L.  W. 
Arnold,  Vice-Pres.;  F.  B.  White,  Sec'y;  J".  M.  Ressler, 

Pnn. Parker   Coll.,    Winnebago  City,    Minn..   R.    M. 

Lawrence,  Pres.;  C.  E.  Teubner,  Sec'y  and  Mgr. Per- 

kiomeu  vSem.,  Pennsburg,  Pa..  Rev.  O.  S.  Kriebel,  A.M.. 

Prin.;    H.    W.     Kriebel,   M.E.,    Sec'y. Keuka    Inst.. 

Keuka,  Coll.,  P.  O.,  John  Kline.  A.M.,  Prin.  and  Mgr.  of 

Busmess  Course  ;  Adele  Brundage,  Pen. Dallas  City 

111.,  B.  C,  W.  W.  Glaze  and  L.  L,  Cunningham,  Mgrs. 

—  Changes  in  school  management  have  occurred  as  fol- 
lows: L.  A.  Wyatt  has  disposed  of  Wyatt's  B.  C..  Meri- 
dian, Miss.,  to  J.  J.  Ferguson. W.  P.  Mcintosh  and  J. 

C.  McTavish  have  purchased  the  Bliss  B.  C,  Haverhill, 
Mass. Louis  Van  Orden  has  purchased  the  Washing- 
ton. Pa.,  B.  C.  from  W.  J.  Musser. Mrs.  H.  T.  Parsons 

and  A.   L.  Cautield  are  proprietors  of  the  SpringUeld, 

Mass.,  C.  C.  and  the  Northampton,  Mass  .  C.  C. C.  D. 

Griffin  has  named  his  new  school  the  Capital  City  Com'l 
Acad,  and  it  is  located  in  Halter  Block,  13th  and  Psts.,  Lin- 
coln, Neb. W.  E.  Freeman  has  purchased  the  interest 

ot  A.  G.  Matter  in  the  Mankato,  Minn.,  C.  C,  and  is  now 
associated  with  J.  R.  Brandrup  in  the  management  of 
that  institution. A.  C.  Sloan  has  purchased  the  Meno- 
minee B.  C.  from  G.  H.  Shannon. W.  T.  Parks  has 

named  his  new  school  the  Modern  School  of  Business.     It 

18  located  in  Charles  Building,  Denver,  Colo. We  were 

in  error  in  announcing  Auburn  Business  Coll.  as  a  new 
school  in  a  late  issue.    J.  A.  Willis  sold  the  institution  to 

H.  F.  Crumb,  who  is  now  conducting  it. Miss  Emma 

Lingridge  has  succeeded  her  mother,   Mrs.  C.    W.  Lang- 

•  ridge,  lately  deceased,  in  the  management  of  the  private 

school  bearing  her  name,  in  Montgomery,  Ala Wood's 

B.  C,  Reading,  Pa.,  F.  E.  Wood,  Pres  ;  R.  C.  Holaday, 
Com'l  and  Pen.  Depts.,  which  we  announced  as  opened 
some  time  ago,  has  not  commenced  operation  as  yet  and 
will  not  until  suitable  quarters  can  be  secured. 

—  The  following  institutions  have  closed  more  or  less 
recently  :  Railroad  B.  C,  Etlen, ;  Iowa  ;  Norfolk,  Va  . 
Coll.  of  Com.;  Beeraan  s  B.  C. 'Temple,  Texas;  The 
Staunton,  Va..  B.  C;  Odenwelder's  B.  C,  Alleutown,  Pa  • 
Moreland's  B.  C.  Little  Rock,  Ark.;  Behman's  Com'i 
Coll.,  Waco,  Texas  :  Waco,  Texas,  B.  C;  Vincent's  C  C 
Cleburne,  Texas;  Brownerian  C.  C-,  Altoona,  Pa  ■  ind' 
B.  C,  Shelby ville,  Ind.;  Ideal  B.  C.  Indianapolis. ' Ind.- 
Parson's  B.  C.  Manhattan.  Kans.;  Harper  Nor.  &  B.  U,, 
Garden  City,  Kans.-  Ursuline  Nuns'  Acad.,  Frontenac 
Mich.;  Bus.  Coll..  Escanaha.  Mich.;  Ash  Grove,  Mo 
Coll.;  Moberly,  Mo..  B.  C. ;  Brookl3Ti,  N.  Y.,  Shorthand' 
Typewriting  and  Bus.  Training  School ;  Tremont,  Ohio, 
B.C.;  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  C.  C;  Hudson's  B.  C.  Charles- 
ton. W.  Va.;  Marinette,  Wis.,  B.  C;  Bayer's  C  C 
Milwaukee,  Wis.:  B.  &  S.  B.  C,  Montreal,  Quebec- 
St.  Genevieve  Coll.,  Montreal.  Quebec:  National  School 
of  Shorthand,  Memphis.  Tenn,;  People's  School  of  Bus. 
Shoithand  &  Typewriting.  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  Reming- 
ton School  of  Shorthand,  Montreal,  Quebec. 

—  Messrs.  C.  A.  &  F.  H.  Burdett,  Burdett  Coll..  Boston, 
Mass.,  report  that  their  facilities  this  year  are  taxed  to 
their  utmost.  They  have  more  pupils  than  seating  accom- 
modations, and  have  been  compelled  to  establish  a  wait- 
ing list  for  new  pupils  until  the  end  of  their  first  term 
Surely  this  is  a  gr.Uifying  state  of  affairs,  and  all  the 
more  so  because  hard  work  and  abihty  have  brought  it 
about. 

—  The  subject  of  this  sketch.  G.  W.  Brown,  Jr  ,  is  the 
local  principal  of  Brown's  Business  College,  Ottawa,  111 
In  regard  to  his  age,  it  is  sufficient  to  say  he  was  "  bohn 
sence  de  wah, "  in  a  log  cabin  in  Fulton  County,  HI.    Like 


WARLIKE  BUSINESS  WRITING.    WHO  CAN  READ  IT?-ORIGINAL  LOANED  BY  G.  S.  McCLURE,  HARRISBURG,  PA.. 
SCHOOL  OF  COMMERCE. 


many  other  commercial  teachers,  he  grew  to  manhood 
on  a  farm.  In  1869  his  parents  moved  to  Nebraska,  where 
he  attended  the  district  schools.  Having  a  desire  for  fur- 
ther education,  he  entered  his  uncle's  Jacksonville  Biisi- 
ness  College  in  IK813,  and  took  the  teachers'  course  the 
first  year  and  the  bookkeeping  course  the  second  year, 
gi-aduating  December  24, 
1HH7,  after  which  he  re- 
turned to  Nebraska  and 
spent  one  year  clerking  in 
a  hardware  store.  Not  be- 
ing satisfied  with  Western 
life  he  returned  to  the  Busi- 
ness College  at  Jackson- 
ville, 111.,  in  1888.  aud  has 
been  associated  with  Prof. 
G.  W.  Brown  in  his  various 
Brown  schools  up  to  the 
present  time.  In  July,  1894, 
he  accepted  the  principal- 
ship  of  the  Ottawa  Bus. 
Coll..  it  being  one  of  the 
Brown  chain,  where  he  is 
now  located.  Mr.  Brown 
is  a  good  business  penman 
enthusiastic  teacher  of  business  writing.  He 
th  pj^ide  to  his  teachers  of  penmanship  while  a 
"  "    '       "  him  his  first  lessons  in  mus- 

Rabins  put  on  the  finishing 


BROW^ 


and    a 

points 

student.     C.'T.  Smith  gav 

cular  movement,  and  i 

touches. 

—  In  the  Republican  landslide  in  Lackawanna  Co.,  Pa., 
P.  W.  Costello.  the  well-known  penman  of  Scranton.  al- 
though a  Democrat,  was  elected  county  auditor. 

—  The  Perry,  la.,  Bnneiin  of  late  date  gives  quite  an 
interesting  account  of  a  reporter's  visit  to  the  Perry  Nor- 
mal Coll..  of  which  Wm.  Tarr  is  Prin.  and  F.  F.  Musrush. 
Prin.  of  Pen.  and  Com'l  Depts. 

—  Members  of  the  faculty  of  H.  F.  Crumb's  three 
schools  are  as  follows  :  Crumb's  B.  C.  Seneca  Falls.  N. 
Y.,  H.  F.  Crumb,  Prin.  and  Prop.;  W.  J.  Dillingham, 
Com'l  Dept.;  H.  C.  Painter,  Shorthand.  Crumb's B.  C, 
Weedsport.  N.  Y.,  H.  F.  Crumb,  Prin.  and  Prop.;  E.  R. 
Sanford,  Pen.  aud  Com'l.  Auburn.  N.  Y.,  B.  C-,  H.  F. 
Crumb,  Prin.  and  Prop.;  J.  A.  Willis,  Bus.  and  Pen. 
Depts. 

—  Prin.  G.  W.  Brown,  Jr.,  Brown's  B.  C,  Ottawa,  111., 
reports  a  fair  attendance  and  that  he  has  an  unusually 
bright  class  of  pupils.  Mr.  Brown  is  a  hustler  and  his 
movements  prove  the  statement.  He  is  an  enthusiast  on 
fore-arm  movement  writing,  and  he  recently  addressed 
the  city  teachers  of  Ottawa  on  the  subitct  of  easy  writ- 
ing. 

—  The  Board  of  Regents  of  the  State  of  New  York  an- 
nounce that  after  January  no  business,  shorthand,  type- 
writing or  similar  school  in  the  State  will  be  allowed  to 


use  the  name  college  or  "university.  An  institution  to  be 
ranked  as  a  college  must  have  at  least  six  professors,  giv- 
ing their  entire  time  to  the  college  and  university  work, 
and  a  course  of  four  full  years  of  college  graoe  in  liberal 
arts  and  sciences,  and  must  require  for  admission  four 
years  of  academic  or  high  school  preparation  in  addition 
to  the  grammar  school  and  preparatory  studies. 

—  The  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  R.  Whitmore  of  Scran- 
ton. Pa.,  C.  C.  brightened  on  November  20  by  the  ar- 
rival of  a  daughter  named  Grace,  whom  Mr.  Whiimore 
announces  as  "  the  finest  in  town." 

—  The  Stevens  Point.  Wis.,  Jourmd  gives  a  highly 
complimentary  notice  of  the  Stevens  Point  B.  C,  of 
which  W.  E.  Allen  is  Prin.  and  Prop. 

—  In  the  October  number  c.f  I'srful  Eclurafton,  the  col- 
lege journal  of  Ferris  Industrial  Scliool.  Big  Rapids,  Mich., 
we  find  half-tone  portrait  cuts  and  sketches  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Ferris  and  C.  A.  Wessel,  Penman  of  the  institution. 

—  The  Martinsburg.  W.  Va.,  S/ntesman,  contains  an 
account  of  the  opening  of  Turner's  B.  C.  in  that  city  by 
W.  S.  Turner. 

—  A.  L.  Clair,  principal  of  the  com'l  dept.  of  Mt.  Mor- 
ris. 111..  College,  is  a  native  of  Illinois  and  spent  bis  early 

life  on  his  father's  farm 
near  Lena.  His  early  train- 
ing was  such  as  was  af- 
forded by  the  district 
school  near  his  home.  In 
the  fall  of  '88  he  entered 
Mt.  Morris  College  and  for 
two  years  pursued  liter- 
ary, commercial  and  pen- 
manship courses.  A  year 
later  he  was  elected  pen- 


Hted 


the 


CLAIR. 


l>usines.s  department  of 
Mary  ville.  Mo.,  Seminary. 
The  following  year  he  was 
promoted  to  the  prin- 
cipalshi]!  of  the  business 
ilfp;irtiii('nt  of  the  same 
institution.  In  the  fall  of 
''.t2  he  again  entered  Mt. 
Morris  College,  and  during 
|9H  and  '!t4  he  was  ass'stant 
in  the  bu^ine88  depart- 
ment. In  September,  '94,  he  was  elected  principal  of 
this  department,  and  this  position  he  still  holds.  He  has 
made  a  success  of  his  work,  and  many  of  his  students  oc- 
cupy prominent  positions  in  business  and  educational 
circles.     He  is  a  sperialist  of  aims  and  as[)iratione,  and 


-  J.  D.  Odell,  whom  every  boy  and  girl  who  has  at- 


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of 
the  profession.  He  is  a 
graduate  of  the  State  Nor- 
mal School,  Albany.  N.  Y., 
and  before  attending  this 
pchool  graduated  from  an 
Ontario  County,  N.  Y., 
farm  after  a  twenty  years' 
course.  In  1865  he  went 
to  Toronto,  Canada,  and 
took  charge  of  the  Bryant 
&  Stratton  Business  Col- 
lege. In  18(}7  he  purchased 
this  institution  and  con8o)i- 
dated  with  the  British- 
American  College,  pur- 
chased from  Musgrove  & 
J.  I).  ODELL.  Wright.  He  formed  a  part- 

uerehip  with  Edward 
Trout  and  conducted  the  school  until  187!).  when  he  sold 
out  to  Mr.  Trout.  In  1»H3  he  became  associated  with  Mr. 
Packard  of  Packard's  Business  College.  New  York,  and 
took  charge  of  the  Theory  Department,  and  this  position 
he  holds  at  present. 

MovfincntH  of  tin-   Teacht-rs. 
R    C.  Metcalfe,  late  of  Baltimore,  is  now  penman  of 
Wood  8  B.  C,  Ashland.  Pa.— M.  B.  Cooper  is  now  con- 
nected with  the  Star  Stoneware  Co.,  Crooksville.  O. A. 

C  Ives  of  Watertown  ,  N.  Y.,  B.  C,  is  at  Zanerian  Art 

Coll.,  Columbus,  O. (Jeo,  T.  Beeson  of  Garnett,  Ark., 

is  instructing  classes  in  the  vicinity  of  his  home. F.  M. 

Behrns  is  president  of  the  West  Texas  Nor.   &   B.   C, 

Cherokee,  Tex. M.  Y.  Steen  is  the  new  penman  of  the 

Nevada,  Mo ,  Com'l  Sch. W.  C.  Stephens,  late  of  the 

Jacksonville.  Fla.,  B.  C,  is  now  teacher  of  shorthand  in 
the  Lincoln.  Neb.,   B.  (J.   — M.  M.  Link,  late  of  Sioux 

City,  is  now  connected  with  Shamokin,  Pa.,  B.  C. J. 

H.  Dinkle,  recently  penman  of  the  Topeka,  Kans.,  B.  C, 
has  resigned  and  has  been  succeeded  by  W.  H.  Quaken- 

bush,  formerly  of  Shelbiua,  Mo..  C.  C. J.  T.  Evans  has 

resigned  his  position  with  the  Cheltenham  Mil.  Acdy., 
and  hasenterei  the  Syracuse.  N,  Y.,  Univ.  as  a  student. 
He  will  teach  the  lai'Ke  classes  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  in  that 

city. J.  A.  Diiciis  is  prin.  of  the  shorthand  and  pen. 

depts.  of  Draughon's  Practical  B.  C,  Texarkana,  Tex. 

L.  H.  Jackson,  formerly  priu.  of  the  Charlotte,  N.  C, 

O  C.  and  lately  bookkeener  of  ,the  Com'l  National  Bank 
ot  that  city,  will  be  connected  with  the  Va.  B.  C, 
Richmond,  Va  .  from  January  1,   taking  charge  of  the 

banking  and  oflfice  dept. E.   L.   Elliott,  formerly  of 

Waterloo,  la.,  is  now  manager  of  the  Tilford  C.  C,  Vin- 
ton, la. L.  L.  Moore  has  charge  of  the  penmanship  in 

Cooper  Coll ,  Moundville,  Mo. W.  F.  Magee.  formerly 

of  Shamokin,  Pa,,  has  become  connected  with  Woods 

American  B.  C.  AllentowD,  Pa. Miss  C,  L.  Carter  is 

the  new  teacher  in  the  Salem,   Mass.,  Com'l  School. 

Cbas.  E.  Barber  is  head  master  of  St.  John's  Mil.  School, 

Salina,  Kans. N.  S.  Brown  is  priu.  of  the  com'l,  pen. 

and  short,  depts.  of  the  Central  Nor.  Coll.,  Danville,  Ind. 

F.  E,  Anderson  has  charge  of  the  pen.   and  com'l 

depta.  of  Amity  Coll  .  College  Springs.  la. W.  R.  Pit- 
kin is  teacher  of  pen.  in  the  Gorsline  B.  C  ,  Detroit,  Mich. 

M.  A.  Tolend  is  prin  of  the  pen.  dept    of  Humboldt, 

la..  Coll. F.  W.  O'M'illoy  is  the  new  prin.  of  Williams' 

Coll.  of  Bus.,  Altoona,Pa. J.  H.  Stair  has  resigned  as 

penman  and  prin.  of  the  shorthand  dept.  in  the  Western 
Coll.  of  Cora.,  Toledo,  la.  Arthur  Fuller,  a  promising 
young  penman,  will  curry  on  the  penmaoship  work. 
Miss  Lortio  Burns  will  have  charge  of  the  shorthand  and 

typewriting. Spencer  Jacobin  of  Albany,  N.  Y..  is  the 

new  teacher  in  the  Pawtucket.   R.  L,   B.  C. W.  H. 

Schwrader  of  the  Speuc.  B.  C.  Evansville,  Ind.,  succeeds 

Wm.  Chambers  as  prin.  of  the  Dunkirk,  N.  Y.,  B.  C. 

F.  A.  Curtis,  late  of  Lyndon  Centre,  Vt ,  is  now  penman 
of  the  Ulens  Falls,  N.  "Y.,  B,  C. C.  M.  Williams  suc- 
ceeds A.  A.  Andrews  as  penman  of  the  West  Point,  Miss  , 
Male  Acdy.  &  C.  C.    Mr.  Williams  is  also  secretary  of  the 

institution. B.  A.  Peters  is  the  new  prin.  of  the  com'l 

dept.  of  the  Now  Bedford,  Mass,.  High  School. John 

M.  Connors  bus  charge  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  penmanship 

claiises.  Keeue,  N.  H. F.  E.  Reppert  of  the  Wichita, 

Kans.,  B.  C.  is  now  penman  of  the  International  B.  C. 

Saginaw,  E.  S.,  Mich. J.  C.  Webb  is  card  writing  and 

conducting  a  penmanship  school  at  No.  18  Congress  street, 

Pitt-sburgh,  Pa. L.  B.  Lawson  is  traveling  through  the 

West,  and  when  we  last  heard  from  hira  was  at  Silverton. 

Colo. <T.  B.  Bowman  is  pres.  of  Mt.  Hope  Coll..  Rogers, 

O. J  T.  Alvis  is  teaching  classes  in  Burleson  Coll.  and 

Greenville  lust.,  Greenville,  Tex, Mrs.  J.  J.  Swengel 

teaches  Eclectic  shorthand  and  typewriting  ;  Mrs.  J.  C. 
Canniff,  Pitman  and  Munson  shorthand,  and  R.  D.  Swen- 
gel com'l  branches  in  the  N.   W.  Coll.   of  Com..  Grand 

Forks,  S  D. T.  L.  Thompson  is  prin.  of  the  Wayland 

Acdy..  Bciiver  Dam,  Wis. B.  O.  Leo  has  charge  of  the 

penmanship  clusses  in  Mt.  St.  Louis  Coll.,  No.  444  Sher- 
brooke  street.  Montreal,  Can.~Bro.  Josephns  is  prin.  of 

the  pen.  dept..  Hull's  B.  C,   Hull's  College,  Quebec. 

B.  A.  <V  Mealy  is  penman  of  the  Yankton.  S.  D..  Coll. 

J.  F.  Jones  has  charge  of  the  peu.  and  com'l  depts.  of  the 
Springfield.  Mo.,  Nor.  School. —G.  A.  Holland,  late  of 
W.  N.  C  Shenandoah,  la.,  has  charge  of  the  bus.  and 
pen.  depts,  of  the  Pittsburgh.  Kans.,  B.  C.  W.  H.  Crans- 
ton, formerly  of  Mc-lUme.  Kans  ,  is  prin.  of  the  shorthand 
dept.  of  the  same  institution.  — -J.  M.  Richman,  late  pen- 
man of  the  Northampton,  Mass.,  B.  C,  is  now  connected 

with  the  Bliss  B.  C,  Nortii  Adams,  Mass. 1.  B.  Downs 

is  the  new  penman  of  Greer  Coll.,  Hoopeston,  Dl. H. 

B.  Slater  is  no  longer  connected  with  Mahan's  C.  C, 
Sherman.  Tex. 

rilESHO-BLACK. 

On  October  '20.  Miss  Sallie  M.  Black  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Mr.  C.  Edw.  Pre.'^ho.  principal  of  the  Central 
Commeirial  College,  Cumberland,  Md.  The  happy  couple 
were  the  recipients  of  many  handsome  and  useful  presents. 

Ob(fi(»rv. 

MICHAEI-    HEROI.D. 

Michael  Herold,  the  veteran  master  of  artistic  penman- 
ship, was  found  dead  in  his  bed  at  his  home,  No.  833  Ken- 


'^QS^U^d^tUfULS 


yon  avenue.  Cincinnati.  O..  on  Satnrday  morning.  October 
-'4,  ISIW.  He  had  worked  in  his  studio  up  to  the  very  day 
when  he  was  stricken  down  by  a  severe  and  sudden  stroke 
of  paralysis,  superinduced  by  an  attact  of  pneumonia. 
Mr.  Herold  was  73  years  and  i\  months  old.  He  leaves 
a  widow,  two  sons  and  two  daughters.  Mr.  Herold  was 
not  only  a  pen  artist  and  a  connoisseur  in  ancient  and 
modern  penmanship  and  pen  art.  but  was  a  notable  edu- 
cator and  a  splendid  scholar.  He  was  a  thorough  mathe- 
matician and  a  skillful  draughtsman.  He  settled  in  Cin- 
cinnati in  1840,  having  removed  there  from  Eastern  Ohio. 
After  engaging  iu  manufacturing  and  mercantile  pur- 
suits for  some  years,  he  founded  Herold's  Commercial 
College  in  1854.  and  for  almost  35  years  was  the  proprietor 
and  principal  of  that  institution.  During  this  period  of 
his  career  he  had  for  competitors  and  fellow- la  borers  such 
well-known  old  time  hghts  as  Gundry,  Bacon.  Bartlett. 
Watters,  Faber  and  others,  and  in  the  death  of  Mr.  Herold 
the  last  of  these  pioneei's  was  removed.  During  this  same 
period  Mr.  Herold  crossed  pens  with  Father  Spencer, 
John  D.  Williams,  Alexander  Cowley  and  Mr.  Wellenan 
of  Brooklyn.  Mr.  Herold  was  educated  in  the  Hanover 
College,  a  few  miles  below  Madison,  Ind.  He  had  in- 
tended originally  to  become  a  surveyor,  but  his  love  for 
the  beautiful  and  artistic  overpowered  his  other  (qualities, 
and  thus  it  was  that  he  drifted  unconsciously  into  the 
held  of  peu  art,  while  conducting  a  commercial  school. 
Among  the  best-known  productions  of  his  pen  were  the 
*' Tribute  to  the  Merits  and  Genius  of  William  Shakes- 
peare." "Memorial  to  Ulysses  S.  Grant."  "Tribute  to 
Alexander  Von  Humboldt,"  and  his  "Philosophical  Re- 
Hections."  He  was  awarded  many  medals  by  different 
exhibitions  in  various  parts  of  the  country,  and  his  studio 
was  filled  with  rare  and  valuable  books  of  penmanship, 
costly  prints,  engravings,  and  many  curiosities  and  an- 
tiques pertaining  insome  way  orotherto  his  special  craft. 
Adversity  eventually  compelled  the  great  artist  to  part 
with  his  curios,  his  rare  books  and  pictures,  and  only  a  rem- 
nant of  hie  wonderful  possessions  is  now  in  the  hands  of 
his  widow. 

yew  Catalogues,  School  'tTournal«f  Etc, 

—  The  year  book  '(6-'07  of  Peirce  School,  Philadelphia, 
is  a  tasty,  dignified,  well  printed  and  attractive  little 
volume  of  64  pages  with  embossed  cover.  It  contains  a 
fund  of  information  in  regard  to  the  institution,  giving 
order  of  exercises  in  the  various  departments,  quite  com- 
plete outlines  of  the  courses  of  study,  and,  in  fact,  just 
such  information  as  the  intending  student  would  desire. 
Under  the  able  supervision  of  W.  J.  SoUj,  Peirce  School 
(which,  by  the  way,  doesn't  claim  to  be  the  "bpst,"  as 
do  many  smaller  schools,  but  is  satisfied  to  claim  to  be  a 
"  representative  American  business  school  ")  is  maintain- 
ing the  high  standard  set  by  its  founder,  Thomas  May 
Peirce. 

—  The  catalogue  of  the  New  York  Business  College,  81 
East  r25th  street.  New  York  City,  contains  dozens  of 
cuts,  is  handsomely  printed  and  is  a  very  businesslike 
looking  document.  President  C.  C.  Gaines  is  to  be  con- 
gratulated upon  the  success  of  this  institution. 

—  The  new  catalogue  of  the  Bliss  Business  College, 
North  Adams,  Mass.,  is  printed  in  two  colors  on  fine  plate 
paper,  and  gives  evidence  of  a  flourishing  institution.  E. 
J.  Shaw  is  principal  and  proprietor  ;  W.  P.  Tangye,  prin- 
cipal of  the  business  department  ;  J.  M.  Richman  of  the 
penmanship  department. 

—  Other  catalogues  lately  received  are  the  following  : 
Lyndon  Inst.,  Lvndon  Centre,  Vt.;  Stevens  Point.  Wis.. 
B.  C;  Avalon  College,  Trenton,  Mo.;  De  Funiak  B.  C, 
De  Funiak  Springs,  Fla. 

—  School  literature  other  than  ctalogues  or  college  jour- 
nals comes  to  hand  from  the  following  schools  :  Nebraska 
State  Normal  School,  Peru.  Neb.;  Mc Allen's  Bus.  and 
Shorthand  Coll.,  Knoxville,  Tenn. ;  Meadville,  Pa.,  Com'l 
Coll.;  Northwestern  Coll.  of  Commerce,  Grand  Forks,  N. 
D.ik.;  Young  Men's  Christian  Asso.,  Washington,  D.  C; 
Columbian  B.  C,  Evansville,  Ind. 

—  Well  printed  college  journals  have  been  received 
from  the  following  institutions  :  Ferris  Industrial  School, 
Big  Rapids,  Mich.;  Stanberry,  Mo.,  Nor.  School;  Chest- 
nutwood  B.  C,  Santa  Cruz,  Cal.:  Dover,  N.  0.,  B.  C  ■ 
State  Agricultural  Coll.,  Fort  Collins,  Colo.;  Perkiomen 
Seminary,  Penusburg,  Pa. ;  Spencerian  B.  C.  Cleveland, 
Ohio;  Detroit.  Mich.,  B.  U.;  River  City  B.  C,  Ports- 
mouth, O.;  Virginia  B.  C.  Richmond,  Va, ;  Brockton 
Mass.,  B.  C;  Nevada,  Mo.,  Com'l  School. 


I'l  dept.  of  the  Brad- 


Fraternal  Notes. 


—  Miss  Eva  Struble,  334  Chestnut  avenue.  Trenton.  N. 
J.,  is  super,  of  drawing  in  the  public  schools  of  that  city. 

—  J.  A.  Beattie,  prin.  of  the  State  Normal  and  Train- 
ing School,  Peru.  Neb.,  is  interested  in  seeing  that  his 
pupils  have  the  best  methods  in  writing. 

—  Mis^i  Kate  Haggerty  has  charge  of  the  com'l  and 
shorthand  depts.  in  the  Scranton.  Pa.,  High  School. 

—  F.  J.  Klock  is  prin.  of 
ford.  Pa..  High  School. 

—  H.  W.  Patten  is  now  connected  with  the  State  Nor- 
mal School.  Geneseo.  N.  Y  ,  but  not  in  the  \vriting  line 
He  tells  us  that  this  school  is  the  largest  in  the  State  and 
has  an  enrollment  at  present  of  1,400  pupils. 

—  Miss  Clara  Banks,  super,  of  writing  and  drawing  in 
the  Osage,  la.,  schools,  and  secretary  of  the  drawing  and 
writing  section  of  the  Iowa  State  Teachers'  Asso.,  writes 
us  an  interesting  letter  about  her  work.  Among  other 
things  she  says  :  "  Tfie  Pe.n'Max's  Art  Jourxal  is  full 
of  excellent  matter  each  month  and  1  feel  sure  will  aid 
me  very  much  m  my  work.  We  have  about  7O0  pupils, 
who  are  working  hard  for  muscular  movement.  May 
The  Jol-rxal  live  long  and  prosper  is  the  wish  of  every 


writing.  He  writes  us  of  an  interesting  talk  he  had  with 
D.  H.  Farley  of  the  Trenton,  N.  J.,  State  Normal  School 
recently. 

—  S.  M.  Ingliss,  State  Sunt,  of  Illinois,  is  making  exten- 
sive inquiries  into  the  subject  of  vertical  writiug.  A 
series  of  questions  have  been  sent  out  which  have  been 
suggested  by  a  committee  on  the  revision  of  the  State 
course  of  study. 

—  The  County  Board  of  Education,  Fresno,  Cal.,  has 
adopted  vertical  writing. 

—  J.  E.  Campbell,  formerly  of  the  Bryant  &  Stratton 
B.  C.  Meadville,  Pa.,  is  now  super\isor  of  writing  and 
drawing  in  the  Sharon,  Pa.,  public  schools. 

—  The  teachers  of  music  in  the  Winona,  Minn.,  schools 
have  charge  also  of  the  drawing. 

—  J.  P.  Jones,  supervisor  of  penmanship  in  the  city 
schools.  La  Porte,  Ind..  writes  as  follows:  "We  are 
making  an  effort  to  arouse  enthusiasm  on  the  subject  of 
penmanship  in  our  schools  this  year,  and  I  know  The 
Journal  will  contribute  to  that  end.  We  are  experi- 
menting to  a  limited  extent  with  the  vertical  style. 

—  Miss  Kate  8.  Russell  is  teacher  of  writing  and  Miss 
Nellie  F.  Haney  teacher  of  drawing  in  the  State  Normal 
School,  Castiue,  Me. 

—  S.  D.  Everhart  is  prin.  of  the  com'l  dept.  and  H.-  G. 
Burtner  penman  in  the  High  School,  Pittsburg,  Pa.  The 
department  has  increased  one  third  over  last  year,  the 
present  enrollment  being  4t)5, 

—  The  Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  High  School  has  added  short- 
hand to  the  course  of  study  and  the  new  Munson  text- 
book has  been  adopted. 


Normal  School   Penmen. 

J.    M.    BALZER. 

J.  M.  Balzer,  part  owner  and  principal  of  Commercial, 
Penmanship  and  .Shorthand  departments  of  the  Minne- 
sota Normal  School  and  Business  College,  Minneapolis, 
Minn.,  was  born  in  Pike  County,  Illinois,  in  1869.  He  at- 
tended school  until  his  ninth  year,  and  from  then  until 
his  eighteenth  year  worked  on  a  farm  during  the  sum- 
mer months  and  attended  district  school  during  the 
winter.    At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  left  the  farm  for  the 


J.  M.   BALZER. 

blacksmith's  anvil,  and  after  six  j-ears'  hard  work  b.  j 
cumulated  sufficient  money  to  take  the  Commer<-i;ii 
Shorthand  and  Pen  Art  Courses  of  the  Northern  Illiin  - 
Normal  School,  Dixon.  111.  He  was  assistant  in  the  O-rji 
mercial  Department  of  that  institution  during  the  sclinul 
year  of  '94-'95.  During  the  past  school  year  he  was  man- 
ager of  the  Commercial,  Shorthand  and  Penmanship 
Courses  in  the  Minnesota  Normal  College.  At  the  begin- 
ning of  the  present  school  year  he  purchased  a  half  in- 
terest in  the  institution. 


true  teacher." 

—  H.  G.  Greene,  priu.  of  the  com'l  dept.,  Cranston 
High  School.  Auburn,  R.  1.,  is  the  special  teacher  of  \vrit- 
ing  also,  and  is  ati  enthusiast  on  the  subject  of  vertical 


Well-Known    Supervisors. 

HOBART    WKHSTE"'. 

Hobart  Webster.  Supervisor  of  Writing  and  Princii'ii 
of  the  Commercial  Department  of  the  Elizabeth,  N  ■' 
public  schools,  was  born  in  lK(i4,  on  a  farm  near  Maim  -- 
burg,  in  Tioga  County,  Pa.  He  lived  two,  miles  from 
school  and  he  was  nearly  nine  years  old  before  he  bet,'''' 
attending  it.  At  eighteen  vears  of  age  he  graduated  fr<irii 
the  Mansfield,  Pa.,  State  Normal  School.  He  attend*  ^ 
Genesee  Wesleyan  Seminary,  Limn,  N.  Y.,  part  of  tli' 
following  year  and  taught  school  in  Pennsylvania  fn- 
year.  In  1S84  he  went  to  California  and  clerked  m  ' 
store  and  worked  on  a  ranch  for  three  years.  Retuni'.-l 
to  Pennsylvania  in  '87  and  taughtin  that  State  two  yeai- 
Went  to  California  iu  '8!>,  where  he  taught  for  three  year- 
Returned  Eiist  in  '92  and  continued  to  study  Munsun 
Phonography  at  Walworth  B.  C,  New  York,  after  whic  1' 


''^QyUOaMwuiaS 


he  worked  in  New  York  as  stenographer  until  Feb.,  '95, 
when  he  went  to  Zanerian  Art  College,  from  which  insti- 
tution he  graduated  in  the  Public  School  Course  in  Au- 
gust, 'its.  In  Sept.,  '95,  he  was  elected  to  his  present 
position.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Bertha  J.  Shaw,  of 
New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  in  June,  '96.  At  sixteen  Mr. 
Webster  was  a  very  poor  writer,  in  fact,  wrotejl legibly. 


HOBART  WEBSTER. 

He  took  les.'^ons  from  Chas.  Palmer  and  KeldingSchofiykl, 
i a  addition  to  his  work  iu  the  Zanerian,  He  is  fond  of 
travel  and  has  visited  many  parts  of  America.  He  is  a 
thorough  student  and  gets  to  the  bottom  of  things.  He 
is  a  firm  believer  in  fore-arm  movement  and  practical 
education. 


A   Timely  Topic. 

BY    REV.    R.    L.    LEWIS. 

(The  following  poem  was  reatl  by  Miss  S.  B.  McKnett  be- 
fore the  Teachers'  Institute  of  Kent  County.  Maryland,  and 
is  published  by  request.) 

"  How  Shall  We  Teach  Penmanship  ? "  is,  1  believe, 

The  question  before  you,  quite  soon  to  receive 

Your  consideration.     A  question,  indeed, 

Of  larger  importance  than  those  may  concede 

Who  imagine  that  genms  is  hidden,  always, 

lu  a  miserable  scrawl.     Who  deem  it  a  case 

Of  labor  misspent  if  a  thought  is  bestowed 

On  the  matter  of  holding  a  pen  ;  or  the  mode 

Of  seating  one's  self  at  a  desk  ;  or  the  style 

Of  one's  writing  ;  which  should  be,  indeed,  all  the  while 

So  characteristic,  so  clearly  one's  own. 

That,  seeing  it  once,  it  may  ever  be  known 

Among  the  handwritings  of  those  that  are  human, 

As  the  style  of  that  man— the  style  of  that  woman. 

Why  should  one's  chirograpby  be  of  a  kind 

That  one,  whene'er  writing,  should  feel  half  inclined 

To  apologize  for  it  ?    To  say  that  the  pen 

Is  "  an  old  one.  and  cranky;  "  the  "  ink  bad;  "  and  then 

To  know  the  receiver  will  probably  smile 

At  sUch  threadbare  excuses,  not  wanting  iu  guile. 

Just  picture  a  handsome  beau-gallant,  inditing 
Sweet  phrases,  which  look,  when  on  paper,  at  best, 
Like  the  scrawl  which  a  schoolboy  beginner  essays  ! 
Or,  imagine  a  belle  of  society,  writing 
Her  love-laden  missives,  in  lines  that  suggest 
The  "  pot  hooks  and  hangers  "  of  primary  days  ! 
No  marvel  that  Cupid,  chagrinned  and  disgusted, 
That  mortals  are  stupid,  and  sloven,  and  slow, 
Well  knowing  their  methods  can  never  be  tniste'' 
Relies  for  success  on  bis  arrows  and  bow  ! 
How  often  a  business  letter  presents, 
To  skillful  analysis,  strong  evidence 
Of  youth  spent  in  idleness,  studies  unlovetl. 
And  school  opportunities  left  unimproved. 
\  puzzlmg  orthography,  odd  and  phonetic  ; 
A  "  hand  "  that  is  straggling  and  peripatetic, 
Have  handicapped  many  a  man  in  life's  race, 
Who,  otherwise  furnished  for  prestige  and  place, 
Would  stand  in  the  front  rank,  and  high  on  the  roll 
With  those  who  have  valiantly  pressed  to  the  goal. 

The  lettered  attorney,  whose  name  will  go  dowu 
As  the  ablest  of  all  those  who  gather  in  town — 
Whose  encyclopedical  knowledge  will  weigh 
As  much  as  two  donkeys  will  draw  in  a  day — 
May  honor  you,  sometime,  by  writing  a  letter 
To  illumine  your  mind  on  some  business  matter  ; 
Some  question,  at  once  so  abstruse  and  profound 
That  his  learning  so  acroamatic  and  sound 


Is  gladly  availed  of.  You  open  the  seal  — 
All  eager  for  light ;  and  already  you  feel 
Your  knowledge  increasing. 

The  heading  is  plain 
(Thanks  unto  the  printer)— THEODORICK  McCAINE, 
ATTORNEY  AT  LAW  ; 

Then  the  date  you  make  out  ; 
Then  stare  at  your  name.     Then  flounder  about 
Through  a  scribbling  cacography,  crabbed  and  scrawling; 
Illegible  characters,  limping  and  sprawling 
In  hieroglyphics,  recondite,  mysterious, 
In  nuhibus,  nebulous,  intricate,  various  ; 
A  French  griffonage.,  or  possibly  Spanish, 
Cacoethcs  scribendi,  in  Syriac  or  Danish- 
May  shades  of  the  pedagogues  seated  in  schools 

(In  the  days  olden), 
Permitting  quill-driving  contrary  to  rules 

(In  the  days  golden), 
Come  forth  from  the  cromlech,  in  cere-clothes,  to  shed 

Some  glimmer  of  light 
On  this  pathless  penumbra,  perplexing  your  head, 

And  puzzling  your  sight  ! 


The  Value  of  *'  Know  How." 

There  are  two  ideas  that  we  would  like  to  impress 
upon  the  mind  of  the  yoiing  man:  First,  never  be 
discouraged  because  some  one  else  has  apparently  a 
•  better  start  than  you  have;  second,  don't  think  the 
world  is  growing  worse  because  you  see  so  many 
failures.  Don't  think  because  you  have  not  had  the 
benefit  of  a  college  education  that  you  are  irrevo- 
cably doomed.  We  know  of  a  college  graduate  who 
is  driving  a  street  car  and  using  his  diploma  as  a 
liver  pad.  Out  of  260  students  entered  for  exami- 
nation after  a  course  in  a  prominent  medical  college 
only  forty-eight  passed,  says  Xeic  Ideas. 

A  college  education  is  all  right  as  far  as  it  goes, 
but  it  will  not  of  itself  unlock  the  storehouse.  This 
age  is  intensely  practical.  The  great  industrial 
problems  that  confront  you  to-day  will  not  pro- 
pound the  query :  '"Who  was  your  alma  mater  ?'" 
but  ' '  What  can  you  do  V "  To  illustrate :  Two  boys 
left  home  with  just  about  money  enough  to  take 
them  through  college,  after  which  they  must  de- 
pend entirely  upon  their  own  eiforts.  They  tackled 
the  collegiate  problems  successfully,  passed  to  grad- 
uation, received  their  diplomas  from  the  faculty, 
also  commendatory  letters  to  a  large  shipbuilding 
firm  with  whom  they  desired  employment.  Ushered 
into  the  waiting  room  of  the  head  of  the  firm,  the 
first  was  given  audience.  He  presented  his  letters. 
"  What  can  you  do  V  "  said  the  man  of  millions.  ' '  I 
would  like  some  position,  sir,  that  would  comport 
with  my  dignity  and  acquirements,"  was  the  reply. 
"  Well,  sir,  I  will  take  your  name  and  address, 
and,  should  we  have  anything  of  the  kind  open,  will 
correspond  with  you.  Good  m,orning,  sir,"  As  he 
passed  out  he  remarked  to  his  waiting  companion, 
'•  You  can  go  in  and  ■  leave  your  address."  "  The 
other  presented  himself  and  papers.  "  What  can 
you  do  V  "  "  I  can  do  anything  that  a  green  hand 
can  do,  sir."  The  magnate  touched  a  bell,  which 
called  a  superintendent.  "Have  you  anything  to 
put  a  man  to  work  at  ?  "  "  We  want  a  man  to  sort 
scrap  iron,"  said  the  superintendent.  And  the  col- 
lege graduate  went  to  sorting  scrap  iron. 

One  week  had  passed,  and  the  president,  meeting 
the  superintendent,  asked,  "How  is  the  new  man 
getting  on  V  '  "Oh,"  said  the  boss,  "he  did  his 
work  so  well  and  never  "  watched  the  clock  '  that  I 
put  him  over  the  gang."  In  one  year  this  man  bad 
reached  the  head  of  a  department  and  an  advisory 
l)Osition  with  the  management  at  a  salary  repre- 
sented by  four  figures,  while  his  whilom  companion 
was  maintaining  his  dignity  as  "  clerk  "  in  a  livery 
stable,  washing  harness  and  carriages. 

A  large  financial  firm  in  some  way  lost  the  com- 
bination of  their  great  vault;  all  their  securities, 
all  their  facilities  for  doing  business,  were  locked 
up  from  their  own  access  as  safely  as  from  that  of 
a  would  be  purloiner.  They  sent  for  an  expert 
mechanic  —  just  a  common  looking  man  —with 
grease  on  his  overalls  and  black  on  his  fingers.  In 
an  hour's  time  he  conquered  the  lock  and  business 
proceeded.  The  mechanic  sent  in  his  bill  as  foU 
lows: 

To  one  hour's  work  on  safe, 75 

To  knowing  how $21.2.5 

Total JSSOU 

The  determination  to  "know  how,"  practically  as 
well  as  theoretically,  is  what  you  want.     When  the 


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roll  is  called  of  the  really  great,  substantial,  useful 
citizens  a  goodly  share  of  them  will  answer  from 
the  so-called  "lower"  walks  of  life,  such  as  fur- 
nished a  Lincoln,  a  Garfield,  a  Grant  or  an  Edison. 
No  matter  what  your  origin  or  environment,  there 
is  always  an  even  chance  for  a  young  man  in  this 
country— unless  he  smokes  cigarettes, 

FORGER   AND    FUQITIVE,    AGED 
SIXTEEN    YEAR5. 


Ills    Movlinuiuship  Kqual  to   .in/f  of    th,    Criminal  J'cji- 
mvii    H'ho  Uare  Fiifured  in    I'act  or  Fiction, 

Although  he  is  but  sixteen  years  old,  Isaac  Lehr  is  a 
fugitive  from  justice,  charged  with  an  offense  which  was 
at  one  time  in  England  punishable  with  death,  one  which 
is  still  regarded  in  all  civilized  countries  as  one  of  the 
gravest  crimes  in  the  calendar,  says  the  New  York  Jowr- 

The  boyis  a  confirmed  and  skillful  forger.  He  has  not 
merely  attached  other  persons'  names  to  papers  upon 
which  he  sought  to  raise  money,  as  might  be  done  by  a 
bad  boy  on  the  wrong  impulse  of  the  moment,  but  he  has 
utilized  a  rare  gift  of  penmanship  to  make  forgeries  that 
would  deceive  an  expert,  and  has  laboriously  executed 
with  a  pen  fac-simUes  of  the  certification  stamp  of  a 
national  bank. 

The  father  and  brothers  of  this  precocious  forger,  well 
known  business  men,  have  kept  him  from  behind  iron 
bars  a  number  of  times,  but  his  last  offense,  the  forgery 
of  a  f30  check  and  a  bank's  certification,  was  more  than 
they  could  stand,  and  they  are,  therefore,  doing  their 
best  to  catch  him. 

When  Isaac  was  a  lad  in  school  his  hobby  was  penman- 
ship. He  would  practice  by  the  hour,  and  when  he  was 
graduated  he  was  the  best  penman  of  his  class.  His  parents 
were  willing  to  send  him  to  college,  but  he  was  ambitious 


Xpert  peumiiu  at  sclinol,  aud  ] 


praises  therefor,  has  bceu  putting  his  talent  to  use  In  toruim;  checks 

—    "--  -'-'llof  a  veteran.    For  a  time  his  father  an     ' ' 

i  he  used  shielded  hlin.lnthe  hope  that  li 


,  the  skill  of  a  i 


[  they  felt  that 


to  go  into  business  right  away,  and  his  clever  writing  was 
such  a  good  recommendation  that  he  had  no  trouble  in 
getting  a  position  in  a  law  office. 

Frond  of  Iliti  Ability  to  F'ovffc. 

When  not  at  work  the  bov  was  constantly  writing  on 
sheets  of  paper,  practicing  various  styles  and  exhibiting 
specimens  prouJly.  He  had  the  proficiency  of  a  man  aud 
the  vanity  of  a  boy.  He  would  make  one  entry  in  the 
office  diary  in  a  feminine  hand  and  another  in  imitation 
of  the  writing  of  some  of  the  lawyers,  in  the  office.  Then 
he  would  point  out  how  skillful  he  was  and  the  office 
a(fachi''s  would  pat  him  ou  the  back  and  say  he  had  a 
great  future.    They  did  not  say  where. 

Finally  he  committed  an  irregularity  in  the  office  and 
was  discharged.  The  lawyers  then  learned  that  he  had 
been  pilfering  jewelry  from  his  people  at  home  and  that 
his  family  was  constantly  having  trouble  with  him  be- 
cause of  the  free  use  he  made  of  their  names  in  forging 
orders  for  anything  he  wanted.  He  had  obtained  consid- 
erable money  in  this  way,  but  nothing  was  said  about  it. 
The  boy's  father  pleaded  with  the  lawyers  to  take  him 
back  and  they  did  so.  On  Saturday  young  Lehr  went 
to  Jacob  Fierz,  a  wholesale  and  retail  liquor  dealer,  at 
No.  20  First  avenue,  and  offered  a  §2l)  check,  made  to  his 
own  order,  the  initial  being  "  M,''  as  he  was  generally 


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called  Mike,  in  payment  for  some  cigars  and  brandy  for 
Mr.  Hirsch.  The  boy  had  a  letter  purporting  to  be  from 
Mr.  Hirscb,  which  authorized  the  purchase  of  the  brandy 
and  cigars  and  afiked  that  the  check  be  cashed.  Mr. 
Fierz  was  entirely  familiar  with  the  handwriting  of 
Lawyer  Hirsch  and  had  no  doubt  as  to  the  genuineness 
<jf  the  letter. 

Isaac  explained  that  the  check  was  made  out  to  him  by 
a  man  who  had  broken  his  bicycle.  Tt  was  on  a  blank  of 
the  New  York  County  National  Bank,  the  name  of  which 
was  crossed  out  and  "  Nineteenth  Ward  Bank  ''  written 
above  It.  The  check  seemed  all  right,  but  Mr.  Fierz  asked 
that  it  be  certified.  He  gave  the  boy  the  brandy  and 
c  gars  and  charged  them  to  Mr.  Hirsch. 

^radr   HtM  OiPii    Certification. 

Isaac  returned  Tuesday  with  the  check  certified.  It 
was  cashed  by  Mr.  Fierz  and  given  by  him  to  nn  iceman, 
who  presented  it  at  the  bank,  where  it  was  found  a  forg- 
ery. 

It  was  then  learned  that  the  sixteen  year-old  boy  had 
not  only  written  the  letter  from  Mr.  Hir.«ch.  imitating 
the  handwriting,  but  had  forged  the  check  in  another 
hand,  the  indorsement  in  still  another  and  had  then  with 
a  pen  and  red  ink  made  the  letters  of  a  certification 
stamp  of  the  Nineteenth  Ward  Bank,  to  which  he  added 
a  fictitious  signature  as  that  of  the  cashier.  But  few  of 
the  most  skillful  forgers  would  have  attempted  such  a 
teat.  It  was  done  as  skillfully  as  any  of  the  old-timers 
could  do,  except  that  the  word  "  certified ''  was  spelled 
without  an  "  i  "  in  the  final  syllable. 

IHHapiwnretl   with  thf  I'rorp-etla. 

When  the  check  came  back  to  Mr.  Fierz  he  went  to  see 
Lawyer  Hirsch,  and  then  learned  that  the  boy  had  disap- 
peared immediately  after  getting  the  money.  Eft'orts 
are  being  made  by  Mr.  Fierz,  Mr.  Hirsch  and  Mr.  Lehr, 
Sr.,  to  lind  him. 

Young  Lehr  is  small  for  his  age,  has  clear  features  and 
is  usually  well  dre.ssed.  He  took  delight  in  wearing  jew- 
elry and  in  imitating  the  swells  of  Broadway  in  his  attire. 
It  IS  thought  that  most  of  his  money  went  for  clothes. 

"That  boy  has  cost  us  thousands  of  dollars,"  said  his 
brother  Henry  yesterday.  "  As  long  as  we  were  the 
victims  of  his  curious  mania  we  kept  the  matter  quiet, 
but  now  that  he  has  tried  to  defraud  others,  I  hope  he 
will  bo  caught.  Perhaps  a  term  of  imprisonment  will  do 
him  good.  I  am  inclined  to  think  he  has  skipped  to  Africa 
or  Australia  on  some  steamer." 

"  Professor." 

I  believe  the  word  "professor"  is  one  of  the 
worst  abused  words  in  the  En);Iish  language  to  day. 
Tiie  scope  of  its  use  is  boundless,  writes  I.  F. 
Wright  in  The  Phonographic  World.  Any  man  de- 
siring oonspicuity,  from  the  soap  fake,  the  necro- 
mancer, the  juggler  or  the  promoter  of  cock  fights 
and  dog  fights,  to  the  learned  sage  of  the  highest 
chair  in  the  best  college  ot  our  land,  can  prefix  that 
title  to  his  name,  and  ever  afterward  bear  that 
honorable  mark.  It  is  so  nowadays  that  one  does 
not  need  to  merit  a  title  by  giving  a  certain  line  its 
required  amount  of  work  and  study,  and  taking  his 
degree,  hut  it  is  only  necessary  for  him  to  vest  him- 
self with  the  authority  to  confer  that  title  upon 
himself.  I  think  all  sensible  business  and  shorthand 
teachers  will    remonstrate    against   being   dubbed 

■professor."  My  private  opinion  publicly  ex- 
pressed is,  that  any  ordinary  teacher  who  seeks  such 
distinction  (V)  is  possessed  ot  too  much  vainglorious- 
iiess  to  L'ive  room  for  any  great  amount  of  common 
sense.  Mixtn-  is  quite  good  enough  for  the  great 
majority  ot  teachers. 

The  Reporters  Mdijiizitie.  London,  has  this  upon 
the  same  subject : 

"An  American  contemporary  protests  against 
shorthand  teachers  styling  themselves  '  professors. ' 
Out  of  curiosity  we  turn  to  the  dictionaries:  The 
Murray  has  not  reached  the  letter  P.  The  Encyclo- 
pedic says  a  professor  •  is  one  who  teaches  any  art, 
science  or  branch  ot  learning:  specifically,  a  person 
appointed  in  a  university,  college,  etc.,"  to  deliver 
lectures  and  instruct  the  students  iu  any  particular 
branch  ot  learning.'  And  then  we  are  informed 
that  •  in  common  use  the  title  is  greatly  abused, 
and  13  assumed  by  teachers  of  music,  dancing,  etc., 
and  even  by  quacks,  conjurers  and  teachers  of  box- 
ing.' Webster  says  a  professor  is  'one  who  pro- 
fesses, or  publicly  teaches,  any  science  or  branch  of 
learning,  especially  an  officer  in  a  university,  col- 
lege or  other  seminary,  etc."  The  Standard  Diction- 
ary, one  of  the  very  best  authorities,  is  more  precise 
m  ite  definition;  it  lays  it  down  that  a  professor  is 
•  a  public  teacher  of  the  highest  grade  in  a  univer- 
sity or  college,  or  in  an  institution  where  profes- 


^r^tycnmaMClTtiC'CLMictAaW 


sional  or  tei;huical  studies  are  pursued;  usually  an 
officer  holding  a  chair,  and  in  special  charge  of  some 
particular  branch  of  higher  instruction."  All  of 
which  simply  goes  to  show  that  there  is' no  exclu- 
sive right  to  the  title,  but  it  may  be  generally  stated 
that  the  tendency  of  all  self-respecting  teachers  is 
to  regard  the  title  as  one  the  use  ot  which  is  more 
or  less  questionable  outside  of  actual  university 
work.  It  may  be  noted  that  it  is  only  the  pomp 
ously  inclined,  or  the  teacher  whose  ability  or  repu- 
tation sadly  needs  superficial  help,  who  will  nowa- 
days descend  to  what  is  generally  regarded  as  the 
usurpation  ot  a  title.  So  far  as  we  remember,  we 
have  only  had  one  professor  of  shorthand,  and  he  is 
now — well — in  the  States  !  " 


Dispelling   the    Illusion. 

They  were  enthusiasts  in  physiognomy  and  phrenology, 
and  were  traveling  by  train.  Un  the  opposite  seat  was  a 
man  of  commanding  figure,  massive  brow  and  serious  ex- 
pression says  Tit  Hits. 

"  What  a  fiue  countenance,  Arthur  1  I  wish  I  knew  his 
occupation." 

"  Perhaps  he's  a  lawyer,  Edith." 

"  No;  he's  not  a  lawyer.  There's  too  much  benevo- 
lence in  that  face  for  a  lawyer.     He  may  be  a  banker." 

"  I  am  sure  he  is  not.  A  man  with  such  a  heavenly  ex- 
pression couldn't  content  himself  with  money  getting. 
His  aim  in  life  is  higher." 

"  Well,  do  you  think  he  can  be  an  editor  ? " 

"  An  editor  with  such  a  face  I  An  editor,  saying  hard 
things  about  everybody,  ridiculing  women's  dresses  and 
abusing  mothers-in-law  !  An  editor,  cutting  and  slash- 
ing his  enemies,  flaying  public  men  indiscriminately  and 
mercilessly  slaughtering  his  best  friends  for  the  sake  of  a 
paragraph  !  No,  Edith,  he's  a  philanthropist.  His  face 
plainly  indicates  that  he  is  all  that  is  good,  noble,  pure 
and  true." 

At  the  next  station  an  inquisitive  old  fellow  took  a 
seat  beside  the  man  with  the  noble  brow  and  asked  him 
about  his  vocation.  The  couple  opposite  held  their 
breath.    The  reply  was  this: 

"I've  a  public  house  and  a  butcher's  shop.  My  wife 
looks  after  the  bar  .aud  I  do  my  own  killin'." 

There's  a  lesson  in  this  for  those  who  think  they 
can  read  a  man's  heart  through  his  handwriting. 


A   RAILROAD  WRITINQ    DESK. 


With  This  Invention  at   Ha 


Is  n»  Eoss- 
lerr   blue. 


Wr 


The 


Travelers  on  railroads  have  long  hoped  for  the  ii 
tion  of  an  appliance  which  would  enable  them  to  > 
without  difficulty  on  board  a  train  while  in  motion, 
little  tables  that  are  fixed  to  the  side  of  a  palace  car  do 
not  meet  the  purpose,  as  the  vibration  of  the  train  is 
felt,  and  sudden  curves  cause  "  slips  of  the  peu." 

A  German  railroad  has  just  been  equipped  with  an  ap- 
jiliance  which  is  said  to  work  well.  It  is  a  board  sus- 
pended from  the  editing  by  strong  but  elastic  cords,  which 
not  only  prevent  vibration,  but  the  swinging  motion  of 
the  car  is  not  communicated.  A  small  charge  is  made  for 
the  use  of  this  swinging  desk. 

Helpful    Hints   and   Suggestions. 

A  Goou  Cheap  Ink.— Get  a  lO-cent  package  of  black 
diamond  dye,  mix  with  1  pint  (or  a  little  lessi  of  boiling 
water  until  it  is  thoroughly  dissolved.  Add  one  table- 
spoonful  of  vinegar,  aud  your  ink  is  made.  This  ink  is 
black,  flows  well,  does  not  clog,  and  is  as  good  for  foun- 
tain pens  as  for  ink  wells.  I  have  used  it  for  several 
months  audican  buy  no  ink  that  is  as  satisfactory. 

L.  A.  C. 

Chicago,  111.  ■' 

To  Pour  I.\k  Easily.— Ink  will  not  run  down  the  side 
of  the  bottle  from  which  it  is  being  poured  if  the  outside 
of  the  neck  of  the  bottle  at  the  top  is  painted  with  melted 
paraffin.  The  top  of  the  bottle  should  be  kept  tree  from 
paraffin.  Ink  or  any  fluid  can  be  poured  out  in  single  drops, 
if  desired,  from  a  bottle  treated  thus.  P.  H.  F. 

PniLADELrniA.  Pa. 

—  The  U-riler. 


Pitman   Shorthand  Written  Upside  Down. 

Editor  Penman's  Art  Journal: 

In  the  September  issue  of  your  paper  I  note  an 
article  in  Greggs  shorthand,  written  upside  down. 
In  order  to  show  to  the  readers  ot  your  journal  that 
Pitman  shorthand  can  also  be  very  easily  written  in 
a  legible  manner  upside  down,  I  herewith  send  yon 
some  shorthand  notes  which  were  written  entirely 
in  that  manner,  by  myself,  and  at  the  rate  of  about 
one  hundred  words  a  minute.  1  have  been  writing 
Pitman's  shorthand  wrong  side  np  for  years,  and  find 


it  as  convenient  as  the  other  way  with  a  little  prac- 
tice. Nearly  any  teacher  is  able  to  write  wrong 
side  up.  Trusting  that  I  am  not  asking  too  much 
space,  I  am,  Respectfully  yours. 

.  C.  J.  Aroubkight., 
Prin.   Shorthand    and  Bus.   Dept.,   Woodbiue,   la., 
Nor.  School. 


TranttJatiott. 

Dear  Sir,— We  h*ve  let  your  account  for  «(il.a3  run  just  m 
long  as  we  can.    You  have  promiaod  to  sotMe  so  many  Mmes 
luat,  we  rto  not  know  wliat  to  b«lieve,  and  iu  consequence  we 
nay  3"nt  the  account  to  our  attorney.  Mr.  Stevens  of 
■tioQs  to  colle-.t  at  once.  Wo  do  not  like 
urse,  damagea  your  creUit  and  incurs 
imi's  ar«  as  hard  with  us  us  with  you 
■d  t.)  do  busiuL'srt  loiiRer  in  this  loose 
his  matter  your  attention  and  save  fur- 
"  -      -  "  truly 


Camden,  with  instrui 
to  do  this,  as  it.  of  cc 
much  -jxpense,  but 
and  we  i-annot  affoi 

fasbion.  Please  give  l 

ther  trouble  in  regnrd  to 


Read  from  upper  rinht  liand  c 


'to  tlieleft. 


Some  Big  Words. 

Here  are  the  uine  lousetit  words  iu  the  Engliah  Inngiiuge 
at  the  present  writing.  Can  you  pronounce  aud  write 
them  ? 

Incomprehensibility. 

Subconstitutionalist. 

Philoprogouitiveness. 

Architectonically. 

D  is  proper  tiouableiiess. 

VelocipedestrianistJcal. 

AnthropophagmJan. 

Tratjsubstantiationalist. 

Antitrausubstantiationalist. 


Only  To-Day. 

Yesterday  now  is  a  part  of  forever, 
Bound  up  in  a  sheaf,  which  God  holds  tight. 

With'glad  days  aud  sad  days  and  bad  days,  which  never 
Shall  visit  us  more  with  their  bloom  aud  their  blight 

Their  fulness  of  sunshine  or  sorrowful  night. 

3  -et  them  go,  since  we  cannot  relieve  them, 
Cannot  undo  and  cannot  atone  ; 

God  in  his  mercy  forgive,  receive  them  ! 
Only  the  new  days  are  our  own. 

To-day  is  our.t.  and  to-day  alone. 

—SusfiH  Coalithjo,  in  The  Ouilu„K\ 


The  Sweet  Girl  Graduate. 

She  wrote  sonorous  Latin  vcree, 

She  Knew  Greeks  books  erratic. 
She  quickly  solved  equations  too, 

Both  simple  and  quadratic  ; 
She  talked  on  topics  most  abstruse 

With  aplomb  quite  dumfounding  ; 
Her  fund  of  scientific  lore 

Was  really  most  astounding. 
But  when  she  jnade  a  birthday  c  ike  - 

I  am  a  loath  cont'esaant— 
All  those  who  chanced  to  eat  of  it 

Are  not  yet  convalescent. 

—Arhanms  Trn 


Ten    Best    Books    for    Bo>s. 

Thomas  Wentworth  Higginson,  in  the  Ladies'  Hoim- 
Journal  for  October,  names  the  best  100  books  (by  Amei 
ican  authors)  for  boys  ot  from  1.5  to  ao  years.  The  tirsi 
ten  of  the  list,  after  naming  Bulfinch's  "  Age  of  Fable  ' 
he  selects  in  these  words  :  "  Of  the  classic  authors.  Aid 
rich's  '  Story  of  a  Bnd  Boy  '  is  already  a  child's  classic  as 
well,  and  so  are  Dana's  '  Two  Years  Before  the  Mast '  and 
Hawthorne's  '  Grandfather's  Chair.'  Longfellow's  '  Hi;i 
watha  '  is  easy  reading  aud  full  of  life.  Parkman's  '  On- 
gou  Trail '  is  the  journal  of  a  young  man's  trip  acroFs  the 
contment  50  years  ago,  when  everything  was  v/ild. 
Thoreau's  'Maine  Woods'  has  the  real  flavor  of  tin- 
forest.  Cooper's  '  Spy  '  is  a  tale  ot  the  American  revoln 
tion,  in  which  Washington  appears  as  a  hero.  Irvint;'- 
'  Bracebrideo  Hall'  is  a  delightful  picture  of  conntiy 
life,  which  I  remember  to  have  read  with  delight  at  1'.'. 
Lowell's  ■  Biglow  Papers  '  is  full  of  humor,  and,  thoaj,'U 
many  of  its  allusions  will  pass  over  a  boy's  head,  yet 
there  are  plenty  which  he  will  undersand." 


ork,  a  little  play 

i  going— and  so  good-day  ! 


We   Can    Do   With    So    Little 

A  little 
To  keep 

A  little  warmth,  a  little  light 

Of  love's  bestowing— and  so  good-night 

A  little  fun  to  match  the  sorrow 
Of  each  day's  growing— and  so  good- 

A  little  trust  that  when  we  die 

We  reap  our  sowing  !    And  so — good-by  ! 

Geukge  Dr  MArniEK. 


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We  shon 


CHANCER!  IX   ADDRGS!). 
Id  be  notieed  one  inonlb  in  ndvau 


A  Merry  Christmas  and  a  Happy  New  Year. 

The  Journal  desires  to  extend  to  its  readers  and 
advertisers  the  compliments  ot  the  seafon.  At  this 
joyous  season  we  would  lihe  to  have  a  family  gather- 
ing ot  you  all ,  but,  seeing  that  is  impossible,  we  will 
have  to  be  content  with  again  wishing  you 

A  MERRY  CHRISTMAS  AND   A   HAPPY  NEW  YEAR. 


On   to  Chicago. 

The  Chicago  meeting  of  the  Federation  of  Com- 
mercial Teachers'  Assiciations,  which  will  be  held 
Dsoember  28.  29  and  30.  is  an  assured  success.  Four 
splendid  departments  and  one  general  programme,  a 
big  attendance  of  well-known  teachers,  a  jolly  en- 
thusiastic time,  and  a  profitable  meeting  are  prom- 
ised those  who  attend.  Let  every  teacher  (and  all 
who  expect  to  be  teachers)  of  penmanship,  draw- 
ing, commercial  and  shjrthanl  and  typewriting 
branches  be  present.  Make  your  plans  to  attend. 
On  To  Chicago  ! 


Merr^  Christmas  mm^  a  HAPP\^NE 

-    -^  'Sf  ^     \. 


n 


made  in  the  journal  office. 


schools  they  receive  little,  if  any,  instruction  [in 
practical  writing.  Probably  in  about  1,500  to  2. 000 
cities  and  towns,  competent  supervisors  and  special 
teachers  are  employed,  and  the  good  results  obtained 
in  these  schools  are  what  we  desire  to  hold  up  as  an 
example  to  those  schools  who  doubt  the  advisability 
of  employing  specialists. 

The  cost  of  a  supervisor  or  speciil  teacher  would 
be  but  a  few  cents  a  year  per  pupil,  and  surely  no 
money  spent  for  public  education  would  yield  so 
great  returns  to  the  spenders  and  bring  such  grate- 
ful recollections  in  years  to  come  from  those  on 
whom  it  was  spent  as  would  money  spent  for  modern 
instruction  in  writing  in  our  great  public  schools. 


Inquisitive   Would-Be    Employers. 

Several  commercial  teachers  have  written  The 
Journal  to  ask  how  far  school  proprietors  have  a 
right  to  pry  into  the  private  affairs  of  a  teacher  as 
to  politics,  religion,  etc. 

One  school  proprietor  that  we  know  of  al  ways  aaks 
a  prospective  teacher  it  he  belongs  to  a  particular 
political  parly. 

An  amusing  example  of  iuquisitiveness  was  lately 
sent  to  The  Journal  by  a  commercial  teacher.  It 
was  a  letter  from  a  school  proprietor,  a  maiden  lady 
fairly  ripe  in  years,  who  asked  this  teacher  "How 
is  it  that  you  are  forty  years  of  age,  and  yet  un- 
married V "  We  suggested  to  the  teacher  that  he 
reply  in  the  Yankee  fashion  by  asking  the  same 
question. 

Writing   In    Public   Schools. 

While  penmen  and  teachers  may  differ  as  to  the 
best  style  of  business  writing  to  teach  in  our  busi- 
ness schools,  there  can  be  no  question  but  that  busi- 
ness writing  is  being  taught,  and  taught  thoroughly 
in  jiractically  every  business  school  in  our  land,  and 
there  can  be  no  doubt  but  good  results  are  being 
shown  by  our  business  schools.  While  there  is  al- 
ways room  for  improvement.  The  Journ.vl  feels 
that  our  basiness  schools  are  doing  well  enough  in 
the  writing  line  as  it  is. 

The  Journal  desires  to  train  its  batteries  on  the 
public  schools.  The  vast  majority  of  pupils  are  in 
our  public  schools,  and  in  a  great  majority  of  these 


THE  CHICAGO  MEETINQ  OF  THE  FED- 
ERATION OF  COMMERCIAL  TEACHERS' 
ASSOCIATIONS. 

December  28,  29  and  30. 

On  Monday,  December  28,  at  1  p.  m, ,  the  four 
associations  comprising  the  Federation  of  Commer- 
cial Teachers'  Associations  will  start  their  respective 
programmes  in  the  rooms  of  the  Metropolitan  Busi- 
ness College,  Powers  Building,  7  Monroe  street, 
Chicago,  111. 

<ii„rv<il  Mi-itiiiU'  "fthe  Fiilnalion. 
Monday. 


4  110  p  t 


7.30  p.E 
8.00  p.D 
S  30  p.r 

1.01)  p-l 
Via  p.l 


Rusponses 
VII  and  others. 
-Adclreas  ot  Mr.  S.  S.  Pttckard.  President  of  the 
Foderation.    Discussion  of  the  President's  Ad- 
dress. 

Tuesday. 

-Address  by  Rev.  Joultin  Lloyd  Jones. 
-Address    of    President    Writing    and    Drawing 
Teachers'  Ass'n,  J.  H.  Bachtenkircher.    Discus- 

-Address  of  President  Western  Penman's  Ass'n, 
L   M.  Thoinbureh.    Discussion. 

-Address  of  President  of  shorthand  and  Typewrit- 
ing Teachers'  Ass'n.    Discussion. 

-Address   of    Mr.   Robert   C.   Spencer.     Subject  : 
Father  Spencer,  His  Character  and  Works. 
Wednesd.^y. 

—Address  hy  Mr.  n.  N,  Higginhotham.  Subject: 
From  an  Employer's  Standpoint. 

—Address  of  President  Biisiuyas  Teachers'  Ass'n. 
a.  W.  Brown.    Discussion. 

-Address  Iiv 

—Address  by  Mr.  D.  T.  Ames.  New  York.  Sub- 
ject :  The  Detection  of  Spurious  Handwriting. 
Discussion. 

— Ellection  of  Officers. 

'roifi-iim  Wcntfyn  i'enmell'a  Association. 

Monday,  Decembbr  sa. 


1.1)0  -Organization. 


l.noi 


Dis- 


}j  I  Meet  with  Uonfederate  Body. 

Tuesday.  December  29. 

fokenoon. 

!l. DO- Newspaper  Illustrating,  H.  R.  Heaton  (Chicago  Trib- 


1  Ull-Art  in  Advertising.  H.  S.  Hubble. 

l.:iO-Kelative  Positions  of  Right  Arm  and  Paper,  J.  W.  Mc- 

Caslin.    Discussion. 
2.3C— Are  We  Teaching  a  Stvie  of  Writing  that  Can  be  Re- 
tained in  Business  y  J.  F.  Fish.    Discussion. 
3  30— Questions  -\nswered  by  Able  Men. 
*{]{]*  Meet  with  Confederate  Body. 


228 


^CAyimoA^  Q:^ut'(l^(UAtL& 


Wedkesdat,  Deci 


tt  W— MoTements  to  be  Used  in  TeacbiDR  Easiness  Capitals 

L.  M.  Thornborgb.    Discrossion. 
1000— Fnfure  Teaching.  (J.  E.  Nettleton.    Discussio- 
11.00— Normal  School  Method.  W.  C.  Stevenson.    Di 


l.oO-Iconoclasm  In  Penmanship.  C.  P.  Zaner. 

I  45-Ba8ine«8  Writing,  \V.  J,  KUislev. 

;>  45-Writing  Teachers  Mission.  O.  E.  Weavei 

K  30— Election  of  Offlcors,  (ieneral  Business. 

![J[]'  Meet  with  Confederate  Body. 

'royram    If  rUino   oiiif   I*r<nri>iy   Tffirhrrtt' 


AFTEHNOON. 

l.rjO-Organization. 

2.(XI-Vertic!al  Writing  in  Primary  Grades.  W.   E.   Watt. 

Principal  Uraham  School.  Chicago,  111. 
a:(0-Vortl(ml  Writing  in  Grammar  Grades.  W.  J.  Black. 

PnnciDai  Sherwood  School,  Chicago.  III. 
3.(j(i_Wbtit     1    think     of    Vortical    Writing.      Pive-minute 

Hpetjches  by  memberH  present.    Say  what  you  please 

and  bo  ready  to  say  something. 
4.00 


'Mi    •^t^'ot  Meeting  of  Departments. 


-The  Practical  Helps  Derived  from  a  Membership  of 
Fivo  Years  in  the  Western  Penmen's  Ass'n.  Howard 
ChampUii,  Supervisor,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.    Dis 


ID.OO- 
ll.Of)- 


:;usHion. 
iow  I  Supcrviso  the  Writing  in  all  the  Schools  of  Ap- 
jxinoose  County,  Iowa,  H.  E.  Keiiter,  Supervisor, 
.Ccntervillo,  Iowa.    Discussion. 

AFTEEtNOON. 

-IIow  I  Tench  Vertical  Writing.  Harry  Houston.  Super- 
visor. New  Haven,  Conn.    Discus-ion. 

-From  Another  Point  of  View.  Chandler  H.  Pierce,  Su- 
pprvisor.  EvansviUe.  lod.     Discussion. 

-Reasons  Why  Vertical  Writing  Became  Popular.  Miss 
Lmry  E.  Keller.  Supervisor,  Duluth,  Minn.    Discus- 

I  Joiut  Meeting  of  Departments. 

Wkd.nksdav,  Drckmheh  30. 


II  OO-Practical  Writing  for  Public  Schools;  or. 
Books  Should  bo  Abandoned.  A.  N.  Pali 

Wentern  Penman,  Cedar  Rapids.  Iowa.     1 

Ki.ai— Subject  not  Assigned,  Robert  C.  Spencer,  Milwaukee, 


,  Mich.    Discussion. 

AFTKHNOON. 

I.DO-PiibUc  School  Drawing.  Cora  M.  Starr,  Supervisor, 
Crawfordsville.  Ind.    Discussion. 

-^00— A  Talk  by  W.  M.  K.  French,  Director  of  the  Art  Insti- 
tute of  Chicauo.  111. 

:j,(K)-lJnt1nished  Dl 

:i,:«i-Eltction  of  Officers, 


,  Joint  Meeting  of  Departments. 


!  Teachfra'  Amsocintton. 


cussion.-W.  F.  Cadwell.  Ualesburg.  111. 

a. 15— Can  Bookkeeping  and  Business  Practice  be  Success- 
fully Taught  in  our  Pulilic  Schools?  H.  E.  Reister, 
Centerville,  Iowa.  Discussion.— D.  W.  Springer.  Ann 
Arbor.  Mich. 

1,00— Bookkeeping  from  the  Business  Man's  Standpoint.  A. 
W.  Dudley.  Chicago.    Discussion.— G.  W.  Brown.  Jr.. 


FORENOON. 

-Short  Cut! 

Big  Rapids,  Mich.'    Disi. „      „.  „.    ...„^ 

Rapids  :  C.  W.  Robbins,  Sedalia,  Mo.,  and  U.  S.  Frye, 


10.00- 
11,00- 


,  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa  ;  H. 


AFTKJ*N(1 

-Class!  flcations  of  Accounts..  „ ~f^^^^t,  ^^^.^^.^^ 

Ky.    Discussion.— Geo.  W.  Brown.  Jacksonville.  III. 
"      '-'■ '^  "     "     ■       sCollege.J,  W.  Warr, 


.  Enos  Spencer.  Louisville, 


Moliue,  111.    DIE 


-R.  C.  Spencer,  Milwaukee, 


Discussion. -E.  N.  Spelln 

J  Joint  Meeting  of  Departments. 

We»nksi»av.  Decrmbek  30. 

a  uookkebpinq  symposium. 

fokenoon, 

—Methods  of  Timching  Bookkeeping— Theory  and  Prac- 
tice. Beiug  a  series  of  brief  presentations  by  repre- 
aentativea  of  the  leading  publications,  on  the  theory 
aad  practice  of  bookkeeping,  in  which  will  be  clearly 
set  forth  tho  special  or  distinctive  points  of  excel- 
lence of  the  several  metliods  now  in  use  among  the 
schools.  Twenty  minutes  olluwed  to  each  presenU- 
tion.  Invitations  extended  to  :  The  Goodyear  Pub- 
lishing Co..  OfHce  Training:  the  Powers  Publishing 
to..  Bookkeeping  ;  the  Ellis  Publishing  Co  .  Business 
Practice  :  the  Sadler  Publishing  Co..  Business  Prac- 
tice ;  \S  illiams  &  Rogers.  Theory  and  Practice  ;  the 
Musselpian  Publishing  Co..  Bookkeeping  ;  Pockard's 
Method  of  Teaching  Bookeeping ;  George  Soule's 
Method  of  Teaching  Bookkeeping;  the  Practical 
Text  Book  Co  .  Bookkeeping,  and  others.    No  discus- 

— The  Practical  cs  the  Theoretical  in  Commercial  Arith- 
metic CC.  Kearick.  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  Discussion. 
— H.  M.  Owen,  Decatur,  111. 


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TO  me 


BY  C.  C.  CANAN.  CEDAR  RAPIDS,  IOWA,  BUS.  COLL. 


11.00— Pedagogy  in  Business  Education.  C.  C.  Marshall.  Bat- 
tle Creek,  Mich.  Discussion.— A.  S.  Osborn,  Roches- 
ter, N.  Y. 

AFTERNOON. 

1.30— State  Supervision  of  Commercial  Schools,  G.  M  Guest. 
Milwaukee.  Wis.  Discussion.— S.  S.  Packard.  New 
York  ;  Mrs.  Sara  A.  Spencer.  Washington.  D.  C. 

3.15— What  is  a  Business  College  ^  W.  N.  Ferris,  BigRnpids, 
Mich.    Discussion.— Saml.  B.  WiUey,  Chicago.  Ill 

f'^Jn,- Joint  Meeting  of  Departments. 

ADDENDA. 

Fraudulent  Advertising.  B.  B.  Jones.  Lexington,  Ky. 
Di-icussioo.— C.  C.  Curtis,  Minneapolis. 

Leader  to  be  selected. 
Is  the  development  of  moral  character  within  the 
province  of   the  commercial   teacher;    and,  if    so. 


3  of  a  Course  in  Shorthand,  J.  E. 


"What  are  the  means  and  n 
Discussion. 

Qethods  to  en 

I'rof/ram  Short/nfitil  Tracher 

■*'  Associaiio 

Monday,  Decrmbe 

t  28. 

AFTERNOON. 

-Shorthand.    System  and  Method  of    Instruction,  D. 

Kimball.  Chicago.    Discussion. 
-Shorthand  is  a  Mental  Discipline,  F.  M.  Van  Antwerp, 

Louisville,  Ky.    Discussion. 
!-  Joint  Meeting  of  Departments. 

Tuesday,  December  ^. 


0.00— Methods  of  Teaching  Shorthand.  W.  J.  Durand,  Chi- 
cago.   Discussion. 

10.00— The  Value  of  Word-Signs  and  How  to  Teach  Them,  H. 
G.  Healy.  Cedar  Kapids.  lo  *" 


AFTERNOON. 

1.30-The  Watson  Method  of    Teaching    Shcrthand, 

Watson,  Baltimore.    Discussion. 
2.15— Muscle  and  Brain  as  Applied  to  Sbortboiid,  Isi 

Dement,  Chicago.     Discussion. 
7'SS  !  Joint  Meeting  of  Departments. 


Wedne 


t  30. 


lO.OO-The  Educatioi 

Christy,  Chi     .. 
11.00— When  Should  the  Study  of  Shorthand  be  Commenced  > 

Dr.  Rudolph  Tombo,  New  York,  N.  Y.    Discussion. 

AFTERNOON. 

1.30— Method  in  Teaching  Typewriting,  Bates  Torrey,  Boi- 


3.30-Election  of  Officers  and  other  Business. 
i"3(! '  J  jint  Meeting  of  Departments. 

Your  committee  congratulates  the  membership,  as  well  as 
itself,  upon  the  aljove  programs.  A  large  attendance  should 
be  assured,  and  it  is  confidently  believed  that  all  who  attend 
the  meeting  of  IWtU  will  be  nbhly  rewarded  iu  the  acquisi- 
tion of  practical  ideas,  which  are  the  teachers'  capital,  and 
power  for  usefulness 

Your  committee  invites  correspondence  with  reference  to 
the  coming  meeting  from  all  who  are  interested,  and  until 
the  meeting  has  adjourned  and  the  memberB  return  home 
will  this  Committee  be  found  ready  to  honor  every  demand 
made  upon  it,  for  the  comfort  and  welfare  of  all  who  may 
come.    Fraternallv, 

O.  M.  Powers,  j 

A.  N.  Palmer.  .-General  Executive  Committee. 

A.  C.  Wrhb.      \ 

—  A  suitable  room  will  be  set  apart  for  the  use  of  publish- 
ers and  others  who  desire  to  eshil-it  books,  machines,  mate- 
rials, work  of  students,  etc. 

—  Good  rooms  may  be  secured  at  the  Windsor  Hotel,  IMi 
Dearborn  St..  at  '..t  cents  per  day.  A  commodious  re&tau- 
rant  in  the  college  building  will  furnish  meals  at  reasonable 
rates.  The  Clifton  House,  one  block  west  of  the  college 
building,  on  Monroe  St.,  is  offering  excellent  accommodations 
on  the  American  plan,  at  jCi  to  ^M)  per  day.  The  Palmer 
Hou^e  is  also  making  reduced  rates  for  members. 

—  When  purchasing  railroad  tickets  members  should  pay 
the  regular  fare  to  Chicago,  and  take  the  station  agent's  cer- 
tiftcate.  which,  when  countersigned  in  Chicago,  will  entitle 
the  holder  to  a  return  ticket  at  one-third  fare,  pioviding  100 
tickets  are  sold  to  members  over  the  Central  Passenger  Asso- 
cidtion  lines  (roads  from  the  East).  The  same  regulation 
will  hold  good  in  the  case  of  the  Western  Passenger  Associa- 
tion (Western  and  Southern  roads).  In  case  the  attendance 
should  fall  below  the  number  mentionrd  above  mnmhers 
must  pay  the  full  fare  returning  hnmi,  -i  inak.'  iii--  besc 
terms  possible  with  ticket  scalpers.  N'  .  :.  .i.t  i  an  he 
taken  of  the  holiday  rate.  It  will,  thci' '  i  '  ■  inter- 
est of  every  member  to  bring  his  fricini-  ,nni  ~w-\\  (ije  at- 
tendance, to  the  end  that  all  may  secmo  lUci  n^du- lion  In 
railroad  rates. 


THE  PENMAN'S  LEISURE  HOUR.    BY  JOHN  F.  SIPLE,  BARTLETT'S  BUS.  COLL  .  CINCINNATI,  O. 


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Can  You  Afford  to  Miss  It? 

BocHESTEH.  N.  T..  November  2T.  1890. 


EDlTOrf  I'EX.MAN"8  ART  JOURNAL.  NEW  VOBK  ClTY  : 

Dear  Sir  :  All  indications  point  to  a  large  attendance  at 
the  forthcoming  meeting  of  the  Federation  of  Commercial 
Teachers"  Associations,  to  be  held  at  Chicago.  December  2t<, 
29  and  30.  The  attendance  should  not  only  be  large,  but  it 
shonld  be  representative  of  the  entire  country.  Canada  in- 
cluded. The  general  and  executive  ccmmittees  have  pre- 
pared especially  attractive  programs,  and  if  the  meeting  of 
'96  is  not  the  largest  and  most  successful  one  in  the  history 
of  commercial  education,  it  will  not  be  the  fault  of  these 

Every  commercial  school  in  the  country  ought  to  be  repre- 
sented, and  as  many  commercial  teachers  as  can  possibly  do 
so^should  be  yjresent.  The  question  should  not  be  :  '"  Can  I 
afford  to  go  t  "  but  "  Can  I  afford  nut  to  yo  ? "  The  benefits 
•■0  be  derived  from  the  association  with  so  many  of  one's  fel- 
low-workers under  such  -favorable  circumstances  are  alone 
worth  many  times  the  cost  of  the  trip.  Besides,  no  one  is  so 
well  equipped  that  he  cati  not  lenrn  something  from  others, 
and  he  must  be  an  exceptionally  favored  one  who  does  not 
feel  the  need  of  the  inspiration  and  enthusiasm  which  may 
be  gotten  from  these  gathering?. 

It  will  be  noticed  that  the  time  set  for  the  convention  is 
especially  favorable— viz..  during  the  holiday  vacation,  and 
that  no  one  will  be  obliiied  to  leave  his  Christmas  dinner  in 
order  to  be  present  at  the  roll  call. 

Chicago  has  many  other  attractions,  too  numerous  to  men- 
tion. Any  member  of  the  general  or  executive  committees 
will  undoubtedly  be  glad  to  enumerate  them,  and  incident- 
ally to  give  any  information  regarding  the  convention  that 
may  be  desired. 


Modern  Pen  Lettering. 

BY  JOHN  F.    BRILEY,   JOURNAL  OFFICE. 

The  example  for  this  month's  practice  ia  a  double 
headline  for  diploma.  Tlie  original  shows  a  very- 
strong  and  robust  letter,- -more  than  four  times  the 
size  of  the  cut  shown  here. 

Lay  off  the  curves  with  compasses.  Be  sure  to  do 
this.  Many  specimens  of  previous  lessons  received 
are  laid  out  free  hand,  the  result  of  which  is  an  un- 
balanced line,  which  gives  an  untidy  appearance  to 
the  whole  job. 

To  make  the  straight  lines  of  the  letter,  take  a 
pine  stick  and  whittle  it  down  until  flexible,  then 


Superscriptions. 

ONE  OF  A  SERIES  OF  PLATES  TO  BE  RUN   DURING  1897. 


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0  lUmher,  ruler  oF  ^hs'muer^Ed  qEeir, 

Thij  sca^^ErEd  hair  ujihh  5lEE^  HKe  ashss  Filled, 
Thu  brea^K  pongealEd  upon  |-hij   lips,  H<ij  cheeks  . 
Fringed  u/itK  a  beard  made  mhit-e  iuil"h  ol"her  snoiu: 
Than  fhose  of  age,  \\u\  Forehead  ojrapped  in  clouds 
R  leafless  branch  Fhy  scepl-re,  and  mil  Fhroue  " 
H  sliding  car,  indebFed  l"a  no  uiheels, 
BuF  urged  bi|  sforms  along  iFs  slipperq  mail, 

1  Inue  l"hee,  all  unloueli)  as  fhou  seem'sF, 
Rnd  dreaded  as  Fhou  arF  !   Thou  hold'sF  Fhe   sun 
R  prisoner  in  ^he  heI"  undaiuning  easF, 
Shorhening  hisjourneq  bsFiueen  morn  and  nnan, 
Rnd  hurrumg  'him,  impahenF  oF  his  sFaq, 
Doujn  Id  me  rosq  luesf;  buF  tiindli)  sFill 
CampensaFing  his  loss  uiiFh  added  hours 
Df  social  conuersE  and  inslrucFiuc  ease, 
Rnd  gafhering,  si  shorF  noFicE,  in  one  group 
The  Familq  diapersed,  and  filing  Fhoughf, 
rioF  less  dispersed  bi)  daqlighF  and  it's  cares, 
I  crouin  fhee  king  of  inFimate  delighFs, 
Fireside  enjoqmenFs,  home-born  happiness, 
Rnd  all  Ihe  comforFs  FhaF  fhe  IoujIl|  roof 
OF  undisFurbEd  refiremenF,  and  fhe  hours 
OF  long  uninferrupFEd  Euening  knauj. 

UJilliam  CoiupEr. 


1  "/.V"' 


PEN  DRAWING.     SKETCHING  FROM  NATURE,  BY  C.  P.  ZANER.    NO. 


trim  the  en  J  down  to  the  desired  width;  dip  in  ink 
same  as  a  pen  and  rule  in  the  line  with  the  aid  of  a 
T  square.  I  find  this  method  much  more  satisfac- 
tory than  using  a  broad  pointed  pen,  as  the  ■wood 
does  not  scratch  the  paper,  and,  when  trimmed 
properly,  very  sharp  and  clean  lines  can  be  made. 
The  flourishes  should  be  penciled  and  studied  caie- 
f ully  before  inking. 


J.  A.  Lyons,  the  enterprising  advertising  manager  of  O.  M, 
Powers,  7  Monroe  8t.,  C'tiicugo,  111.,  the  publisher  of  commer- 
eial  text  books  and  supplies,  reports  that  business  has  been 
unusually  good  in  their  line.  Mr.  Powers  publishes  about 
everything  in  the  way  of  text  books  and  suppli* 


rcial,  shorthand  and  penu 
ast  few  years  he  baa  built  up  a 
as  a  knack  of  getting  up  some 
3  Journal  readers  know. 


ry  taking  advertisements. 


\BlJ5fi<lESSMAJJAC;ER'5 


The  past  month  has  brought  a  large  number  of  subscrip- 
tions in  clubs  and  sinKle  subscriptions  to  The  Journal,  for 
which  we  are  duly  ihankful.  Requests  for  sample  copies 
have  been  very  r 
as  was  possible  under  the  c 


3  have  responded  as  rapidly 


Now  that  the  season's  largest  attendance  in  the  schools  is 
at  hand,  we  hope  our  friends  will  keep  The  Journal.  In 
miud  and  endeavor  to  secure  lists  of  subscriptions  from 
their  respective  institutions.  The  club  rate^  are  so  low  that 
a  student  who  doesn't  care  enough  about  penmanship  tosub- 
scribe  isn't  very  genuinely  interested— but  no  one  longer 


;  from  it  than  The 


In  another  part  of  The  Journal  will  be  found  our  pro- 
gram for  189T.  Durine  'a6  we  have  printed  more  that  is  of 
genuine  interest  and  benefit  to  all  classes  of  readers  inter- 
ested in  penmanship,  drawing  and  practical  education,  than 
has  ever  been  printed  before  in  any  two  vears  by  any  other 
periodical.  As  the  years  go  by  we  naturally  gain  exuerience. 
and  this  experience  is  turned  to  the  best  possible  aavantage 
for  our  readers.  Never  before  have  we  had  so  many  strong 
features  booked  in  advance  as  we  have  for  \mi\  '96  was  a 
banner  year  with  The  Journal,  but  "97  will  beat  it.  We 
have  set  ourselves  the  task  of  issuing  the  best  twelve  num- 
bers of  The  Journal  that  have  ever  been  sent  out.  The 
program  printed  elsewhere  will  boar  us  out  in  this  assertiou. 


The  Palmer  House.  Chicago.  111.,  is  making  special  rates 
for  those  who  attend  the  Chicago  meeting  of  the  Federation 
of  Commercial  Teachers'  Associations,  on  December  :Wth, 
L-gth  and  39th.  This  great  hotel  is  so  well  known  that  it 
needs  no  commendation,  and  now  that  its  rates  are  as  low  as 
many  smaller  hotels,  no  doubt  manv  Journ 


The  Parker  Pen  Co.,  UX)  Mills  St.,  OanesvUle.  Wis.,  is  par- 
ticularly desirous  of  securing  an  agent  for  their  pens  in 
every  school  in  America.  They  make  a  splendid  pen  ;  one 
that  will  stand  wear  and  tear,  and  in  addition  they  are  most 
honorable  people  with  which  to  deal.  Schools  looking  tor  a 
eood  pen  or  agents  who  desire  to  secure  an  agency  for  some- 
thing of  this  kind,  would  do  well  to  correspond  with  this 
firm. 


Bensinger'a  Duplicator  Co.,  «7  Centre  St.,  New  York  City, 
.-e  offering  a  duplicating  apparatus,  and  from  which  it  is 
possible  to  take  from  100  to  l.'jo  copies  of  an  original  writing, 


questions,  etc.,  would  do 


and  the  entire  work 
Penmen  and  teachers 
copies  of  specimens, 
well  to  write  them. 


J  D.  Johnston.  Newport,  B.  I.,  makes  a  specialty  of  a  mall 
order  business  in  inks,  stationery,  fountain  pens,  etc.,  and 
will  be  glad  to  hear  from  teacners  and  schools  in  need  of 


anything  in  his  Ije 


1  placing  on  the  mar- 
will  prove  of  interest 
to  all  teachers  and  learners.  TiiE  Journal  has  examined 
some  of  the  original  copies  and  has  found  them  excellent. 


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text  book,  reports  that  the  work  has  met  with  instant  suc- 
cess. We  were  lately  showa  n  Iodr  list  of  schools  in  States 
extendinu  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Paeiflc.  that  have 
adopted  the  new  edition.  A  revfew  of  thia  book  was  pub- 
lished in  The  Journal  in  the  September  number.  Itisa 
practical  text  bjok,  and  is  elegantly  bound  and  printed. 


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supplies  of  all  kinds.     They  are  manufacturers  i ^ 

and  are  ready  to  quote  wholesale  prices  to  schools  usinfr 
supplies  of  this  kind  in  quantities.    They  have  recently  filled 


Sir  Isaac  Pitman  invented  PhouoBrraphy.  or  Phonetic 
Shorthand,  in  18:37,  and  since  that  time  it  is  inlerestinff  to 
note  that  there  has  been  as  many  as  4(il  editions  of  the  text- 
books of  this  system,  and,  of  the  first  book  in  the  art,  over 
two  million  copies  have  been  issued.  Such  fltrores  conclu- 
ely  show  that  whilst  it  is  the  oldest  system,  it  is  also  kept 


revised.    Its  adoptit 
York  City  J 


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Subscriptions    Rollinj^   In. 

The  number  of  sabacriptions  booked  by  The  Pen- 
man's Art  Journal  during  the  past  three  months 
(since  the  opening  of  the  new  school  year)  has 
greatly  exceeded  its  record  for  any  corresponding 
period  daring  the  twenty  years  that  it  has  been 
publiehsd.  It  nearly  doubles  last  year's  figures. 
Clubs  have  been  pouring  in,  many  of  them  from 
new  friends,  and  some  from  wholly  unexpected 
quarters  Specific  acknowledgment  will  be  made 
in  due  season.  Meantime,  we  wish  to  thank  onr 
friends  heartily  for  what  they  have  done  and  what 
they  have  promised  to  do.  Exceedingly  gratifying 
to  the  conductors  of  The  Journal  also  have  been 
the  many  letters  recently  received  expressing  ap- 
preciation of  the  work  the  paper  has  done  and  is 
doing,  and  denouncing  bushwhacking  attempts  to 
discredit  it.  Unless  our  friends  greatly  deceive  us, 
this  sort  of  flapdoodle  play  to  the  galleries  will  not 
produce  exactly  the  sort  of  business  results  that 
were  intended.     We  shall  see. 


EDITOR'S  Calendar. 


Joint  Stock  Company  Bookkeeping.  With  General 
AND  Technical  Information  Respecting  Incorpo- 
rated Companies.  By  J.  W.  Johnson,  F.  C.  A.  8th 
Edition  ;  Revised  and  Enlarged.  Cloth,  144  pages  ; 
price,  :?1.50.  Published  by  the  Ontario  Business  Col- 
lege, Belleville,  Ont. 

Although  this  work  is  specially  adapted  for  Canadian 
companies,  yet  it  is  so  full  of  information  in  regard  to  the 
methods  of  conducting  the  ofl5ce  work  of  a  joint  stock 
company  that  bookkeepers,  teachers  and  students  desir- 
ing to  have  definite  information  on  "Joint  Stock  Com- 
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fully  explained. 

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children  at  a  lesson.  Position  and  pencil  holding  are 
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induce  that  number  of  children,  all  with  diflferent  physi- 
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pens  iu  the  same  way,  is  a  most  difficult  matter,  rer(uiring 
the  greatest  care,  patience  and  tact  on  the  part  of  the 
teacher.  But  it  is  while  the  children  are  young,  and  the 
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Movement  Writing     It  stands  al   i 
distinction  to  slow  finger  mo>  en 

No  oth«r  publication  has  dared  t    si 
USEJI  AS  A  TKXT-BOOK       [ 

and  private  schools  h^  i  t 

than  eleven  thousand  i 

Never  before  in  Its  I 
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DurluK  a  period  of  t 
Penman  ''  in  clubs    netr  \   \\\       n  li  t,  fr   ii 
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rapid  pace  than  '    *  ''        -■     -     - 


TO-DAY.— The"  WESTEHN  PENMAN  "  li 


lessons  in  practical  writing 
The  November  number  (_ 

penman's  paper  for  November  contained 


nber  of  the  "  WESTERN  PENMA 


CEDAR  RAPIDS,    IOWA, 


I  i-i  been    the  leading  exponent  of  Practical  Muscular 
I  Ip  of  practical  methods  of  teaching  uriting  In  contra- 


r  the  United  States  and  Canada,  and  i 

Its   manj  becoming moilel  business  penmen 


='re  sent  the  "  Western 
ow  its  lessons.    Since 

ng,  the  "  Western  Pen- 
8  extending  at  a  more 
has  steadily  advanced 

thly  publication,  containing  more 
?ment  7    Not  at  all.    Read  On . 
n4*<  square  Inches  of  lessons  In  i 


I  of  publication  the     \\ 


Measure  Them. 


Full  pai 

eniuglr 

3f  being  t 


r  design,  Hunting  Scene.  C.  C.  < 
iL.  M.Tt        ■         ■  •  -     ■ 

t  helpful c 


fenlug  lessons  In  L,  M,  Thornburgh's  masterly  c 
being  the  most  ht'   "  "  ■    •      ■ 

Drawing  Teachers' . 

sketch,  G.  E.  Weaver;  opening  paragra'phs 

15,   IH  and  17,  font' '   -    '"   "-    '^-^• 

Coming  Convention; 


240  square  Inches  of  lessons  In  penmanship. 

;he  "  Western  Penman  "  Is  a  fairly  representa- 

2d  page.  Advertisements.  Pages  3,  4,  5,  6  and  7,  The 
n  muscular  movement  writing;  this  gives  promise 
r  published  s.  List  of  clubs,  u.  Program  writing  and 
I  II  ■,u>\  }■-!  T\f  iiii(-iiiiiy  lessons  in  J.  O.  Gordon's 
and  biographical 


■  illustrating.  No. ; 


critlclsm»i    \e- 


Ornamental  slgnatui 


biographical  t>k< 
rnanientAl  caplt.     .    , 

26.  Business  writing,    F. 

ig.by  E.  L.  Glick;  contin 

Frknds  column;  ornamental  signatures,  by  J.  C.  Jansrud, 

-    I  I  NMANSHIP  BUDGET  Isthe  modern  publication 

and  (  ■■  r  .  ..     ._. 


I.  Editorial,  The 


pitals.  G.    L.   Gordon.    24. 


11.  32,  as.  34.  35  and 
10^  Inches)  on 


s  dollar. 


styles  of  lettering,  pen  drawing,  flourishing,* 

subscription  to  the  "  Western  Penman  "  and  a  copy  of  the  Budget  will  be  g 
'    he  Investment, 
A'lll  be  sent  free  to  any  address.    Special  club  i 


Stutsman's  perfect  and  complete  self-teaching,^  CiMnpi  n<lium  of  Pen- 
manship: Slanting  and  Vertical: — for  private  individuals,  home  learners, 
the  profession,  Public  School  teachers,  &c. 

This  work  is  photo-engnived  from  ACTUAL  PEN. WORK.  It  is  iu  everything  as  Kood  and  in  many 
tilings  better  than  any  work  on  writing  ever  published.  A  simple,  concise,  thorough  and  practical  work.  An 
original  work  on  a  new  plan,  that  Is  particularly  valuable  to  every  one  as  a  standard  work  of  reference.  It 
occupies  a  higher  position  as  a  work  of  value  than  any  other  work  on  penmanship:  embodying  what  Ik  prac- 
tically most  useful  to  the  teacher  and  learner.  Its  design  Is  to  make  the  student  Inventive  as  well  as  critical, 
and  to  qualify  him  by  aiding  him  in  his  own  production  with  the  pen. 


raid. 


1  need  something  t 


TO  THE  PUBLIC  SCHOOL  TEACHER. 

o  assist  you  to  Instruct  in  writing  those  placed  In  your  cl 


TO  THE  PROFESSION. 

No  one,  male  or  female,  who  is  now  a  professor  of  penmanship,  or  who  Is  aspiring  to  tha 
v\U  stop  short  of  the  best  models  for  practice. 

Stutsman's  perfect  and  complete  self-teaching  Compendium  of  Penmanship  will  mi 
cacher,  the  teacher  a  better  teacher,  and  the  common  school  teacher  a  successful  writing  t 


xttlted  position. 


PRICE  $1.00. 

Address  H.  H.  STUTSMAN, 


Los  Angeles,  Calif. 


232 

Scbools. 
fnMana. 

INDIANAPOLIS   BUSINESS  UNIVBRSITY.    Et- 


_*||f;; 

fla6brtl[e,  Uenn. 

'Guarantee  Position.    Accept  notes  rorti 
PRACTICAL       ^^^n 

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ImJora/'d  by  Bankers,  Mprchftnt*. 

tng,   Peniii 

♦Ic.    Four 

■where.  No 

<mt  bookn  I 

%:lK.(,l8.    V 


Collese  Co. 


Eolc 
study  !■  next  best  tliiii 


/IMssourf. 


lege  Id  tho  West.  ThorouKl 
bookcepln^,  nborthanti,  typevrrltlnB,  telegrapbv 
etc.  Cffltalogue  free.  EstabUsheif  1865.  J.  F 
SPALDING.  A.M..PreBt. 

(Beoraia. 

SULLIVAN    «    CRICHTON-S    BUSINESS    COL- 

LEGE,    Scliool     of    ShortlL-ind    anil     Telegraphy 
Allii'itn,  C!a.    Loading  college  Soutb.    Four  pen 

Connecticut. 

NEW     LONDON     BUSINESS    COLLEQE,    Ne« 

'  "--'on.  (;onn.     PreufnUlcmnnrl   for  irrn,liint*.s  .^ 


liondon.  (Jt 
the  school 
free.    K.  A. 


mUBECK.  Principal. 


MBRRILL  BUS.  COLL.  AND  SCHOOL  OP  SHORT- 

HASn    AND    TYI'KWHITINQ.    Stamford.    Conn. 

Departin.  ill-  ..r  lii>nkkfeolng.  Banklnn.  Penman- 
Bhlp.  siioith/iiHl.  Tvi.Lwrltlng.  Telegraphy,  Eng- 
lish, liiiiiiiiij  ,iiiii  Atrhltfcture.  Terms  of  tuition 
renMJiuil.lf.   St-ml  r(ir  (.■iitalogiie.    M.A.MERRILL 

■Rentucftp. 


ATTEND  y^THE  BEST  BUSINESS  COLLEGE 
CATA- 


rTEND  y?THE  BEST  BUSIN 

>-  •^^'BUSINESS  COLLEGE.  Louinillo  Ky., 
OWENSBORO.  KY..ANOEVANSVILLE.  IND. 

®bto. 

MIAMI  COMMERCIAL  COLLeOB.  Oiyton,  Ohio. 

A.  1),  WILT.  President.    Loug  establtsheil.    Tbor. 

Hew  Borft. 

LONQ   ISLAND   BUSINESS    COLLEGE,    143  to 


0.  WRItlgT.  Prlnclool. 


yletter.  HENRY 


■CHAPFBB'S  PHONOaRAPHIC  INSTITUTB,  Os- 
wego.   N.  Y.    liood   imffitioivs   apciired    nil  9hol■^ 
ImiKl  PU|>11b  wlicii  cnmiiett.>lit.     Book  h-epiny  an<i 
'   "" Cher.    .V;iani«h  taught 


'  the  Graham  and  Benii  Pitman  systemit.    Cir- 
ihirs  and  flr*f  tesBoii  In  slior"       ■  -  —  ■- 

.  O.  CHAFFEE.  Oswego.  N.  Y 


trtltand  free.     Write 


BA5TMAN  BUSINESS  COLLeOE,  PouEtikecp. 

»le.  N.  Y.    An  Inatltutlou  of  wide  reuutatlou.  re- 
ceiving a  ^^ational  patronage. 

NEW    YORK     B|151NF«S    COI  1  R(1P     .It    East 


etree.  CABKINOTON  UAINES.  President' 

fls  H  NBTION  Binericans  Want  ine  Best. 

Underhill's  Rapid  Phonography 

llliis.  Clr.  Liulerhlirs  University,  Kocheater.N.  Y. 

Caltfornta. 

QARDEN    CITY    BUSINESS     COLLEaB,     Sao 

Jos*.  Cat.  One  of  the  best  e^tabUsheil  and  most 
sutfceasful  educational  Institutions  of  the  Pacttlc 
Slope.  Suei'lnl  Penmanshlii  Ueiuirtinent  In  charge 
of  0.  K.  WEBBER.    H.  B.  WORiSesTER.  Pre*. 


UlUnois. 


Sltorthand 

.- "......  ..ormil  Traln- 

...  ....... — .......    Address  ROCKFt>KD  BCSI- 

1-OLLEGE.  105  S.  Main  St..  Ro;-kford.  lUluois 

taf-  THE  USE  OF  CfVS  on  (fti,s-  imoe  or  nil 

departure /mm  Ihe -T    ..       -'..». 

coat  SO  per  ant.  ext 


'iOTViCQ^iunaS 


xreias. 


Institute.     Send    for    catalogue.     San 
Texas. 

Iowa. 

CATALOGli:.^   of    The  Capital 


Hrf?ansas. 


LITTLE   ROCK    COMMERCIAL  COLLEaB,    M. 

A.  STO.NE.  Pres..  Is  not  the  BEST,  but  no  other 
word  will  describe  it  because  it  is  HONEST. 


Pennsylvania. 


al  reputation.  Prospectus  and  Commence- 

meul  proceedings  seut  on  application. 

IRortb  Carolina. 

CHARLOTTE  COM.  COLL.,  Cliarlotte,  N.  C. 


Iflorl&a. 


Xoutsiana. 


No  Vacation.     Day  and 


1.JC..  two  doz..  »l.OO.    Glllrttfs  No.  001   pens.  W 

fro.,  21c.:  onegro-.rtSc  Methoi!  ruling  cards.  iSc; 
nfc  recipe,  13c.:  either  one  free  with  Jl.OO  order. 


5END  35  CENTS  lor  fine  specln 


and  circulars  free. 


,.T5  to  $1.50  with  two 
ro  TEACHERS.    Work 


thousands.     LEARN    TO    WRITE    YOUR 


rays  of  writing  It, ' 

'Wn  hand,  price-list  descriptive  of  lessons  by  mall, 
xt'Cnded  movements,  tracing  exercises,  capitals, 
ards.    flourishing,   etc.     P.  a.— No  postal  cards 


nique  specimens  of  pen  work,  25 


ised. 


B.  L.  QLICK.  New  England  Bus.  Unl.,  Lowell, 

Mass.  1  doz.  Signatures,  on  cards— something  ele 
gant,  30c.;  Business rapltala,  20c.;  Flourished  swan 
—a  beauty,  HBc;  all  tor  30c.  Money  refunded  if 
the  work  Is  notsatlsfactory.  Oblique  holder. prop- 
erly  adjusted,   26c.    Large  stick   Ir""-    '"'■    '"''- 


Half  stick,  30c.  12  lessons  in  Ornamental  Writing 
or  (■'lourlshlng.  $5.00.  Elegant  copies  and  tlrst-class 
Instruction,  la  lessons  In  Business  Writing.  %\.m. 
By  taking  one  of  the  above  named  courses  you  will 
make  wonderful  improvement.  Satlsfactlou  guar- 
anteed.   Samples  10  cents.    Circulars  free. 


1023  Coliseum  St,.  Ne' 


/IBassacFJUsetts. 


nal  free.  GLICK  &  YOUNG. 


Canada. 


BNELL'S  COLLEGE,  Truro.  N.  S. 


.     .  .  principals  for  19  years.  Most  widely 

attended  business  college  in  America.      Address 
ROBINSON  &  JOHNSON.  Belleville,  Ontario,  Can. 


■.  Stratford.  Ont..  w.  J,  ELLIOTT,  Principal. 
T  Rfeat  Canadian  schools,  ^veil-known  through- 
the  Dominion  for  superior  work. 


IPcnmcn. 


McPherson.  Kansa^, 

Lessons  by  mall.  Sample  artistic  writing— poetry.  25c. 
Sample  qt.  of  my  famous  fine  flowing  ink,  prepaid. 


Sample  qi.  < 


ved  pen  study  H  x  17 
all  for  fifteen  2  c      '    " 


riif.-s  _    ->i.m|.Ies    free.      L.   W.   HAMMOND,    Ba- 

THE  best  Ink  made.     Qet  sample  pint    lO  cts. 

HAXDY  PACKAOE  DYE  CO..  Massena,  N.  Y. 

0.    S.    HILL,    Penman,  Draughon's  Bus.  Coll., 

Nashville,  Tenn..  beautiful  flourish  .0  cents  caps 
buslne^  au<l  fancy  lO  cents,  mall  course  $3.uo. 
cardslScents.    All  kinds  of  order  work. 

E.  K.    DAVIS.   Pen    Artist,   Nashville.    Tenn. 

Course  of  12  lessons  In  buslnesswrltlng.$3.ro;  12 
'  '"  elegant 


lessons  ill  free  hand  drawlnfr,  $4..' 


:  the  flnest  of 


rd  writing  per 


13?^  IHK  USE  OF  CP9S  on   this  page  or  any 
departure  /rom  the  genera)  style  of  display  icill  I 


made  for  engraving. 


nhbon  bookmark.  25c.;  la  lessoi 


1  penmanship  by  mall  $2.50. 


ting  pe 

U   fclDd 


hi  anmverimj  adveHUemenU  ifioned  by  a  nom~d€- 
plum«,  delays  and  migtake»  a/re  avoided  by  sealino 
and  stamping  Hit  replies  readu  for  matlUiy  and 
writing  the  nom-de- plume  in  a  corner,  then  inclos- 
iny  mich  sealed  replies  in  an  ewueiope  addrejuted  to 
The  Penman's  Art  Jov/mal,  sos  Broadwau,  New 
York.  Postao^  must  be  sent  for  forwa/rdinQ  Cata- 
loQues„  Newspapers,  PhotOQraph»,  Ac . 

Sttuattona  ManteCt. 

^|1^EPENMA^'SAKT.^»^K^  \1,TEACII- 
L     ERS'     BlUlEAr.        I'e i-.liii>.     com- 

niercial,  and  Hhornuiiid  in.d  rMMwriiiuir 
briiiK-hesouly.  It  brinu-  i  •-.«.  h.  r-  i<  imI  •<rhooU 
tojiclUer.  A  Inriie  n- .nm  iiiian.  ,■  niiinus 
HchnolM  and   nn<  lu-iv.   .  i.iiblr-.    rlir    iiiiiiiiiui- 


iill  t 


!■.  .  hiii-.d  I 
Mm-  -i  I. 


I>l:u 


rli:il.l.    ..  h.M.U 


.>iANX   AKT  JOIKNAI.   TTEACHKK.S'    BV- 


ly.     Add 

rlEACHL 

UEAU.  •iO-Z  Bi'oadnaT.  New  York. 

rpEACHF.IE    of  eom'l,  shn 


velglit  liii;  lieiu;lir  o  u.  ni"^  In.: 
■eferenccs.  ilodcru  salary.  Al 
'are  Penman's  Art  JoruNAL. 

*    GR.VnrATE  of  public  sch 


Lo\^ 


).ddrc, 


,  M. 


rEACHER  of  Dement.  Day  and  Graham  systems 
of  shorthand,  who  can  also  teach  typewriting, 
-thog.,  correspondence  and  gram.,  is  open  for  en- 
iKemeul.  Was  educated  In  public  and  nor.  schools 
111  coin'l  coll.  Two  yrs.'  teachluR  experience  as 
ell  as  office  practice.  Good  health;  age  2i!:  welirlit 
IS;  height  o  ft,  9  In.;  unmarried,    strong 


T  Journal. 


ABI^S.  COIilj.  teacher  and  manager  of  I 
experience,  with  public  school,  acaden; 
coll.  and  legal  training  is  open  for  engngeme 
'  ■"■"       "     ■      ■"  ■"     p..  pen.,  law  and  ar 
branches  except    sh 


experience,  with  publli! 
'"''   '       ■  training  is  ope     ._.  __ 
book-keep.,  pen.,  law 
can  reacn  an   iius,  co"    ■  -        ■ 
and  typewriting.     Fa 

man's  and  Mayhew's  texts.     Age  a»  ;   weigni    >nu 
height  5  ft.  6  In.;  married.     Strong  references.     Mod 


erate  salary.     Beady  : 


Address    "  W,    Y.    E., 


N    .*IiI^-ROrM>  bus.   ml!.  tearhPi 


A\.:* 


XTcacbers  'lHIlante&. 

THKI>E\.1IAN'!«AI{TJ<(I  UNALTKAfH. 
ER!i-  HlllKAr.  IViiMinnMhip.  (nni. 
mrreial,  anil  Mliorlliauil  nnii  tyix'wrlling 
branches oiilv.  Ii  briuKulrnehrrBauiliichoalti 
tnaetiier.  .\  liirKe  aeqilnilitnnee  aiunng 
sriioola  anil  li'aehpr.  enablei*  Ibo  innnntre. 
inrnl  to  Ht'Ircl  iiooil  Kacbrmrar  gonil  xchoina. 
^ninll  lee  i„  chnrged  tin-  tfn.hiv  ;  nn  ehnigo 
1^  iiiiule  to  the  „rliool.    Kolinh'e  ...IiooU  seek. 

ion    > Iici 1     ^^,'ll    .luiiiibed.    r.linblr 

tin. ,,.,.l.iou    ohi.,.    or.     ..Molcd   lornur 

li-t-.     No  oil.ri-  tic,. I^.      X.i.ii,-.,   l'E\. 

■■         IC\  V  1      11    \(   lll.K>'    lU". 


KEAl  .  -21 


■v:il>      Of    goo.l 

lUMllned  In^ouV 

It  win  require 
mt  tor  the  work. 

ind  all  expenses. 

i  PRACTICAL  BUSINESS  COL 


st.iinp.    MEUU-M.VL:  AUT  AND  NOVELTY   CO.,  Wlua- 
loWs  Mills.  Maine. 

■VlTANTEn  AT  ONCE— Several  comppt<>ntteach- 


A     POSITION    IN    SIX    DAYS, 
Application. 

Pa.  Bus.  Uul..  Chester.  Pa..  Sept.  15, 18!) 


bureau.    Bespeclfully. 

P.  N.WENRICfl. 
Resistrati 


Sept.  17.  1890. 
Enclosed  please  And  registration  fee  and  fllletl  ap 
.._   ..      .._..,_     ^         ctfully, 

P.  N.  WENRICH. 
Cuiisuuiniatlou. 


plication  blank.    Respectfully, 


I  have  accepted  a  p 
Bus.,  Sunbury,  Pa.    Yo 


rt'lth  Williams  Coll.  o 
P.N.  WENRICH. 


PEN.nAN'S   ART  .FOI'KNAI.  TEACHERS' 

lirREAl'. 

A  TnU'  lu  Two  ChnpieiM. 


:nman's  Art  Journal  Teachers'  bdreao, 
Drar  Sirs  :— It  pleasea 


Inform  you  that  I 


have  contracted  with  Prof.  A.  R.  Kip,  Napa.  Cal„  for 
my  next  school  year      I  ted  icreiitly  indebted  *~ 
for  furnishing  me  wlM,  -.i:ri  .rl  ,  it  m    I  feel  s 
Prof.  Kl    ■    ■     ' 


t  school  year      I  teel u 
.     ilshlng  me  \\\f 
.Kip  is  Just  tti.   r, 

F,.  H.  MORSE. 


Penman's  Art  Joithxal  Teacheeis'  Bureau. 

Dear  Sirs  :— I  have  accepted  a  position  with  E.  H. 


PENMAN*S  ART  JOrRNAT,  TEACHERS* 

ni'ItKM'.  '*nZ  Hiond^vny,  N.  Y. 

II     i    ,     .  ,   I  ,  r.  ;,nd  are  flllliig 

I       '  : ;    iif  a  number  of 

I..    ■■...■■■    ■        ■    I    ■  .  :      I  -I.    We    have  a 


MANA<iEiC  OF  EMPI-OYMENT  BrRKAT. 

For  New  York  Commercial  School. 

BOOKKEEPER. 
FOR    PUBLISIIIN«    FIRM.-One   who 


Bond  given  for  Investment  and  good  salary 
SOLICITORS. 
Two  for  Pa.  school.     One  for  Ohio  school. 

SHORTHAND. 
ECI.ECTIC.-Ohip,  com'l  also  :   N.    Y.. 


nluk';  No.  I>.,  Teacher  to  take 
;  >Vii 


^cnte,  F.nif.  and 
I  :her  and   fienn  1 


indpcn:  \V.  V«..  -f   .ti.  ,,i  ; 
I>EMENT.-3li»b.i     (ill.   .Ma-.M.j    Dem^ 


.  pen.  Pn..  all-r 


KaiiH.,   pen,. 

Ind..   rthort- 

■\iHS  undarlth. 


d  Typewriting  by  t 
3irNS0N.-Iii«I.,  also  pen. 

PEN>IANSHIPand  COM  Ml- If  <  I  M-. 

take  charge  c 
TTr..~uil-roundi 


Mo 


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I  he 


eed  • 


litled  r 


lilrd  i 


dep't.  Wia.,  booh  on  il 
c-oin'l  and  plain  and  orua 
act  as  prln.  N.  Y.,  p< 
Neb.,  com'l  and  pen. 
plain  and  orna.  pen.  Cal 
pen.  and  com'l.     CVI  .. 


K?; 


JSusiness  ©pportuntttes. 


fF   VOi:    WANT 


Tlie  price  Is  S'i..'}0  ench  i 


,  commercial 
uncrvlsors  of 
.l's  want  col- 


i  with  the  right 


lie  pnfil  for  i 


'vil?'ll 


be  entitled  I 


(SIS)  the  advertis 


F 


OR  8A1*K.— The  good  will  and  plates  of  a  well 
advertised  and  widely  used  set  of  writing  lessons, 
copper  plate  engraving;  thousands  of  dollars  spent 
in  advertlsinK  ;  international  reputation.  Reason  for 
selling  :  conflicts  with  present  buslnesis  of  owner.    A 

food  thing  for  a  hustling  advertiser.   Address  "WRIT- 
NO  LESSONS."  care  Penman's  art  Jocbnal. 

Scbools  3For  Sale. 

FOR  SAIjE.— A  good  normal  and  commercial 
school  In  good  locality.  Enrollment  last  year  ^37. 
Good  Inillillnp.  niiiple  apparatus.  Present  owner  has 
other  hii-jln.w^  iiir.-i.>>it-i  which  demand  his  attenthm. 


paid  fc 
_n  be  ei 

FOR  SAI.E,-A  copy 
Gems   of    Penmansnli 
aitlon.   Price   StJ.     "PENMAN.' 


Pen  MA  (I 's  Art 

8  for  sale.    I  have  a  few  sets  of 

pen-written  copfes  Including  sets  of  Business  Cap- 

'  Ornamental  Capitals    valuah  e  to   private 

which  I  will  mall,  oostage  prepaid,  for  30c 

-     '  ~     stal  Ave,  Baltimore,  aid. 


FOR  SA  LE.-Copl 
pen-written  copfei 
Itals  aiid  Ornamental  Cai 
learners,  which  I  will  ii 
( ■.  C.  LISTKR.  Ziib  Cry: 


The   little   w 


.'hicli    I  In 
,..„  ».„^irlit  repr 
Idnho  and  Colo. 

V.  A.  BKANIGER,     _ 

Stanberry  Mo. 


THE  .lOHRNAb  broufflit  rupli 


Scbool  furniture  auD  Supplies 
jfor  Sale  or  Ejcban^e. 


be  paid  lor  hi  advanco  (S5i  the  advertiHer 
^vill  be  entitled  to  a  third  insertion  lYee.  II 
desired. 

A  RK  you  putting  m 

you  like  to  dispose  of  your  ( 


_ __    second-hand   furniture  or    boolta  ? 

Changes  are  going  on  all  the  time,  and  the  books.  lur- 
niture,  typewriters  or  supplies  that  you  dispense  with 
may  be  just  what  another  school  would  like.  They 
may  trade  you  somettdng  you  need  for  them,  or  may 


pay  cash, 
completely 


In   Tbe  JooRNAL't! 


e  you  hundreds  of  dollars.  The  Journa 


its  to  buy  or  sell  school  furniture,  supplies 
"  "''s  column  will  reach  him. 


THE  BEST  BUSINESS  PEN  MADE  I 

Result  of  21  years'  experience. 
OneDoIlarperGrosaor  Ten  Cents  per  Dozen.    Send 
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Y.  M.  C.  A.  Bldg. 


date  business  collegi 

Address    "NEW    ENGLAND," 


excellent  opportunity  for  t 


Eugland.     City  and  i 


Il    other'   business.        Addn 


equipped    Business 


miles  with  r 
bv  steam  and 
N'ew  buUdlni 

Splendid  oppoi 
you  mean  bus 
oare  Penman's  Art  Jodknal. 

ACHAN'CEfor  the 
business  college  Ina  ,.      

I  be  purchased  at  low  flgur 


bu.sines9,    'SPLENDID  OPPORTUNI  ■  V,' 


Itants 


III  health 


business  college  Ina  city  of  nearly  3j0,000  1 

"        "  be  purchased  at  low  flgi "■— 

a  good  English  education,  n 

in.  and  a  gooa  aiscipunariau. 
partner  to  retire.  Address  "  N. 


qJTJTJT./ UOnJlJTJTJTJT.  rtn.  rLTLD 

d      Have  received  the  | 
?  SouvenIrA    and    cau  i 

p  hardly     express    my  i 
I  delight     -with    them. 

They    are    splendid. 

Yon  must   soon  be  - 
\  come  bankrupt  if  you  ! 
I  keep    o  n    giving    so 
1  much  for  the  money 

— Theo.  a.  Erickson. 

Alexandria,  Minn. 

<l  «  4 

I      The   Souvenirs  at  ! 
'  hand  to-day — just  : 
I  time.     Am  more  than  I 
I  pleased  with  them- 
'  scholars  and  patrons  i 
1  of  school  just  delight- 
j  ed.     They  are  unique  ! 
1  and    novel    indeed. - 
',  W.    F.   Sture,    Belle  \ 
[  River,  Minn. 

4  4  It 

Note: -The  teacher 
I  selects  these  Souvenirs  i 
]  for  Christmas  Gifts  pleas- 
s  the  small  pupils  as  well 
3  the  large  and  can  not 
]  be  accused  of  showing 
I  partiality. 


WILL 

or  admit  partner  i 
school  In   the  \ar\ 


SBLIi    AT    INVOICE 

5  assume  management.    T] 

e>!t  city  of  the    Wpgtern    wen 

111  shnrthiind  mul   teleKraphy 


oldest     5 


cKnj  LrLruxTLTLTLruLrirLr 


uxrG 


qnn  jTJxnjTrLrLrLrirLrLn  rLTLo 

Received  the  Sou- 
'  venlrs  and  am  pleased 
with  them.    They  are  i 
elegant.-E.E.SxBowN  | 
\  Greenville.  Iowa 

*  *  * 

To  say  I  am  well  5 
pleased  does  not  half  5 

[  express  my  apprecia-  5 
tion  of  the  beautiful  2 

j  package  of  Souvenirs  p 
-B.W.HiLKEV,  Simp-  p 
son,  W.  Va.  2 

*  *  *  ^ 

Souvenirs  came  to  ? 
hand  last  week.  They  5 
I  are  very  pretty  and  5 
I  may  yon  ever  prosper  ? 
in  your  educational  5 
work. -A.  H.  Taylor,  § 
Smith  Valley,  N.  Y.     3 

«  «  «  f 

Note  ;—  Please  observ 
tluit  tbe    cost   averages  l 
only  about  flye  cents  for 
each  pupil.    What  other  | 
appropriate  gift  i 
secured  for  so  little  ? 


DuuinrLrLrLrLriruinjuu 


H* 


jfor  Sale  or  Urafte. 


valuable  pen  specln 
■  anything  that  yo"  " 


1  penmanship. 


SCHOOL  SOUVENIRS. 


J  Order  Detore  Dec.  is,  tor  Gtirisimas.  P' 


t  it  la  possible  to  tlnd.    You  may  I 
"  erty  on  hand  that  vou  "  " 

to  trade  for  something 
?  how  it  works. 


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The  above  illustration  modestly  represents  the  finest  and  latest  thing  in  its  line  and  one  which  perfectly  fills  the  niche 
only  partially  filled  in  the  past  by  reward  cards  and  other  gifts  presented  to  pupils  at  Christmas,  close  of  school  and  other 
occasions. 

These  SotrvENiRS  consist  of  two  fine,  ivory  finished,  embossed  cards,  there  being  printed  on  the  face  of  the  first,  the  name  of 
the  school,  date  of  term,  school  directors,  if  desired,  and  the  name  of  the  teacher,  all  in  brightest  gold  letters.  On  the  face  of 
the  second  the  names  of  all  the  pupils,  which  are  also  printed  in  gold.    The  two  cards  are  fastened  by  a  bow  of  fine  silk  cord. 

UUUCiy    TA    I2II/C    TUCiyi.      They  are  to  be  purchased  by  the  teacher  for  presentation  to  the  pupils,  and  they  are 
*"     'nClfl.      the  most  appropriate  gift  for  Christmas,  close  of  school  or  any  occasion  when  you 
wish  to  remember  your  pupils  in  a  substantial  yet  inexpensive  manner. 

HISTORIHAI      VAI  IIP  •    Inaddition  tobeingthenea'eatandaltogetherthcflncstgiftforyourpupils  5  „„,^b  ,  ,„  g 

■  IIWI  Vllivrik     VMLUt,    tliehlstorlcalvalueof  the  souvenir  Is  a  strong  feature,  as  each  pupil  having  ^  ,f„,;,;„o„  d 

>l'  these  souyenirs  has  a  complete  record  of  the  names  of  his  fellow  students  for  that  particular  term,  with  the  P  Irt.f.'!.. '"'.'*'*.  I'.olj  c 

■of  the  tciicher,  school  (ifficci-s,  etc.,  and  this  in  a  form  so  neat  and  attractive  that  it  will  be  a  pleasure  to  keep  it.  B  \h"" M'l  p 

Christmas  Is  coming  and  every  teacher  will  wish  to  pro-  p  w I.^'.'.  p 

,de  something  for  each  pupil.     A  moi-e  appropriate  P  .2-i i  Ti't  C 

,'l  f t  than  tlicse  souvenirs  could  not  be  devised,  and  the  cost  to  the  teacher  is  but  a  mere  trifle  for  each  pupil— much  less  K  as. ;;:;;....  i  ii?  5 

han  for  any  other  appropriate  gift.    In  selecting  presents  the  chief  aim  should  be  to  get  something  neat  and  attract-  5  U   '/...[..  II,'.  $ 

11  be  kept.    Certainly  nothing  is  neater  or  more  attractive  than  these  souvenirs  and  the  pupil  who  would  r  Andition:il  ones.  P 

be  remembered  at  Christmas  or  any  other  time.    Send  order  noty  as  thei-e  will  be  a  ^  3c,  eacli.  ^ 


ORDER  NOW  FOR  CHRISTMAS.  S 


ish  of  orders  during  November  and  December,  and  when  you 
ool  it  represents  you  will  recognize  the  irapoi-tance  of  this. 

tch  pupil,  one  for  yourself 
State  definitely  the  I 
matter  yon  desire  on  the  face  of  first  card,  together  with  the  name 

rectly  spelled  and  plainly  written.  The  cost  of  printing  depends  on  the  number  of  pupils,  and  as  the  pr 
uficm  this  basis  the  number  of  souvenirs  ordered  must  be  as  great  as  the  number  of  pupils— of  coui-se 


NUMBER  TO  ORDER:  ^° 


3ider  that  ench  order  is  printed  expressly  for 

nd  one  for  each  offlcial  whose  name  appears  on 
imber  you  wish  and  send,  plainly  written,  the 
of  each  pupil.    Be  .'*ure  that  names  are  cor- 


idfiud  if  t 


WHEN  TO  ORDER 


Teachers  Improvement  Co.,  Box  2010,  Dansville,  N.  Y. 


I  titles  in  excess  of  ^5  ' 

I  send  41.45  for  first  25  ^ 

I  and  3cr.  each   for  alt  [ 

I  over  that  number.        c 

]  Terms  :   Cash   must  c 

I  necunipany  all  ordej'S.  c 

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PERNIN    SHORTHAND. 

Why 


>  the  PERNIN  J 


B 


J    HiKliS<.-hool  where  4O0  pupils  art- stuilying  It? 

!       h-w  It  bwn  adopwdby  over  500  of  the  leading  CnlTersltles.  Colleges.  Academies  and 
IIlKh  schoolnof  (he  country  wltblo  the  paat  5orO  years?    ^^ 

jf  Bu-nojrraphers  u»<?  and  recommend  It  enthusiastically  everywhr-  ' 

hundmla  of  writers  of  the  old  shaded  and  position  syntems  chaoRlug  off  tc 
!l  receive  th*>  exclusive  WORLD'S  FAIR  award  of  MEDAL  and  DIPLOMA  ? 

>The  school  Board   waa  convinced  of  Its  SUPERIOR  MERITS  and  adopted    It 
SOLELY  on  that  irround. 
r   1.   tf^i.j..^<^    *      It  Is  a  COMMON    SE.VSE   shorthand,    quickly  learned.    READ    LIKE    PRINT 
C'WCl'V^fcJ^^    ♦     ^pableof  the  highest  speed,  and  adapted  alike  to  the  comprehension  of  the 
child  and  the  adult. 
It    h«-   iir>  SHADINO.  no   POSIHON.    few   word   signs,  vowels   fol'ow  consonants  <n   "'<"   '^^r^v  ^^^ 
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They  re«l  the  need  of  a  more  facile  and  legible  shorthand. 
It  waa  adjudged  the  BEST  of  all  shorthand  systemr  '- 


..SS!'"S!?,g"uV;.'.''?2".?>7^'i!?.uV."«".:,rn.c: 


I  AW  0      A  New  Light! 

^-^l^^  TheX-Ray  ."^f.  Shorthand  World. 

fw  il,  iind  there  wfll  Ik  no  mnre.l.iik  inv>tiTl(s 
culUD.  iinil  siiijipli^  Irw.     Write  tu-ilHy. 

Greenwich  Business  College, 

K.1P.I  <irpen»lcli.   Illinili'  l>lnnd. 


When  Ordering  Typewriter  Ribbons, 
ROGERS  WOVEN  EDGE. 


pnrtments  of  the  govi 


) 
i-fllllng  and  last  I 


r  than 


, by  all 

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.panics,  Btatlonertt.  etc.  They  have  golden  t'psand 
packed  on  reels  for  convenience  and  to  avoid  son- 
the  lingers.  Something  novel  and  unique.  They 
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MEND  FOR  CIRCULAK. 


Rogers  HaDifold  and  Carbon  Paper  Co., 

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H.-ndnitiiriri-  for  llanifold   I'ap.r.  CHrbon 


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ferent styles  cards,  worth  from  aoc.  to  :>5c.  per  dor. 
<namo  written),  for  aSc,  1  flourished  design.  25c.,  1 
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85e..  1  sheet  Auto.  Work.  25c.  AlllorSOc.  Money 
Order  If  convenient.  Catalogue  of  fine  Auto,  and  steel 
pen  work  for  stamp.  W.  L.  Dlt'K,  Prof.  Penmau- 
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THE  YEAR  1896  has  been  a  banner  one  for  The  Penman's  Art  Journal.  A 
greater  variety  of  topics  have  been  treated  of  in  its  colnmns,  by  a  larger 
number  of  contributors,  and  a  greater  variety  of  specimens  (from  plain  bus- 
iness writing  to  elaborate  examples  of  engrossing,  drawing,  etc.)  have  been  printed 
than  have  appeared  before,  in  a  like  period,  in  this  or  any  other  penmanship  .ionraal. 
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BUSINESS   WRITING. 


A  Courhe 

This  course  w 
teachers. 


.  in  Rapid  Biisin 

-I  I   ii.lidly  illustrated. 


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chools  and 
ship  author, 

The  Bi 
lar  feature  in  IKi  tliat  it  will  lit 
ber  of  teachers  will  he  shown, 

SusfreBIIODH  iu  Sentence  roplen.    By  M.  K.  Bussard.    (Illustrated.) 
some  good  ideas  about  sentence  writing  and  in  Ijis  article  and  in  the  copies  accompanying  it  will 
found  many  things  of  benefit  to  teacher  and  pupil. 

Lesson  for  Advanced  Students      (Illustrated.)    By  L.  M.  Thornburoh.     Mr,  Thor 
burgh  will  explain  about  movement  exercises,  etc.     His  methods  are  unique  and  teacher 
especially  interested  in  this  article. 

Influence  of  llic  American  Bunlness   Collese 
Ins.    (Illustrated.)    By  J,  F.  Fish. 

How  I  Start  a  LariEe  Class  of  Adults  In  Forei 
L.  M.  Kl.:i.cHNEii, 

An  Iron-Clad  Analysis  Unnecessary  for  BusI 


Writing.  By  E.  C.  Mii,l.s,  Rochester,  N.  Y, 
jition,  movement,  speed,  form,  methods  fui 
Mr  Mills'  experience  in  public  and  norma] 
,  -  -  ^  -th  his  work  iu  writing  for  the  press  ana  work  as  a  penman- 
Kli'rs  of  an  eminently  practical  series  or  lessons  in  business  writing 
Teachers'  Open  Cotirt,  This  has  proven  to  be  such  a  popu, 
ontinued  during  '97  and  the  best  business  writing  of  a  large  num 


Busln 


11  bi 


Wrll- 


I  inov 


The  Small  Letters;    Comparat 
so  Slant  In  Writing.    (Illustrated 
The  Dotted  Eye  (I)  and  Why  ' 
itiovement  Control.    By  L.  J.  Eoelstc 
Capital  Letter  lUaklDg.    By  J.  P,  Wl 


e  Size  and   B< 

By  U.  A  Gkiffitts. 
Illustrated)    By  R.  H.  Peck, 


(Illnstrated.)  By 
m  Writlns.  (Illustrated.)  By 
tlon  to   Business   Capltali 


Vertical  Writlns  1 
Hoiv  and  Where  I 
Lesson  for  Advan< 
A  Number  of  Otlie 

nmen  and  teachers. 


I  Bnslii 
>  Begin, 
ed  Busln 
'  Artlclei 


Colleges. 

By  (.'.  H.  Peiii 
ess  IVrlters, 


Reports  from  schools  using  i 


(Illnstrated.)    By  F.  W.  Tambi.vn. 
Writing  have  been  promised  by  leading 


GENERAL. 


A    Oolirei 

These  lessoas  \ 

accurate  and  graceful  professional  style, 

I  Card  Writing.    (Illustrated.)    ByF.  W.  Tamb 


Ladies'  and  gentle: 


I  threat  variety  of  styles  will  be  given,  with  full  Instructio 
Some  Needed  Refortnii  Iu  the  Pennianslilp  W^orld.    By  C.  P.  Zaner. 

articles  iu  Mr.  Zanor's  best  style,  pointing  out  some  faults  to  be  remedied. 

Exclianeed  :    Tlie  PIovf  for  tlie  Pen,    By  J.  E.  King.    A  remarkable  case  of  pluck 

Who  Was  the  First  Teacher  of  movement:  History  of  the  Leivls-Carstalrs 
Controversy.— Full  and  authentic  arrount  of  the  work  of  .Jas.  Henry  Lewis,  in  London,  l(K) 
years  ago.  By  H.  Partkiuoe,  of  Birmingham,  England.  Illustrated  bv  fac-similes  of  original 
advertisements,  copies,  etc.,  of  Mr.  Lewis,  here  reprinted  for  first  time. 

Forged  and  Disguised   Handwriting:;,  Expert  and  Scientific  Fxamlnatlon. 


235 

>ns  In  Vertical  Writing.     (Illustrated  )     By  Harry  Houston. 

7  Haven.  Conn.    These  lessons  will  cover  three  pointa  :    I    Teach  the 
tical  baud.    2,  Give  instructions  how  to  change  students  from  slant  to 

.. „,  ,.^ ructions  how  to  start  primary  pupils  in  vertical  style.    This  course  of 

lessons  will  completely  cover  the  ground,  and  the  articles  will  be  profusely  illustrated. 

The  Corralling:  of  the  ^Vrlttng  master  In  the  Public  Schools.    By  H.  W.  Eli^- 

Penmanship  in  Teachers'  Institutes.     By  J.  H.   Bachtenkircher.    Mr.    Bachten- 

L'her  has  had  much  experience  iu  teaching  writing  in  teachers'  institutes,  and  he  will  give  his 
methods  through  The  Journal. 

Penmanship  In  Normal  Schools.    By  D.  H.  Farley. 

Girls  or  Boys;  Which  I^carn  iTIorc  Kasily  f    By  Mrs.  Helen  W.  McLean. 

Question  and  Answer  Department— for   Public  School  Teachers.    Conducted 
by  C.  H.  Peikce,  Supervisor  of  Writing,  Evansville.  lad.    Many  times  a  question  asked  of  an  ex- 
perienced supervisor  will  bring  an  answer  that  will  solve  a  knotty  problem  iu  teachin;;  and  make 
all  plain.    Mr.  Peirce  knows  thediflficulties  that  teachers  have  to  contend  with  and  will  do  his  beat 
help  them. 

Correlation  of  W^rltlng  Teachers  and  Copy-Books   In  Public  School  W^ork. 
By  H.  W.  Ellsworth. 

tIcal  W^rlting.    Notes  from  cities  where  it  has  been  introduced.    Reports  from  superin- 
tendents and  supervisors. 

The  Need  of  Supervisors  In  Public  Schools.     By  C.  H.  Peirce. 

Special  W^rltlng  I^essons  and  General  Written   W^ork ;    Their  Relation.    By 

S.  S.  PUHDV. 


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TO  JOURNAL  AGENTS   AND   SUBSCRIBERS. 


•  will  show  the  ornamental  pen  work  of  about  all  the  leaders 


Ollustrated.)    By  D.  T.  A 

The  Penman's  Leisure  Ho 

in  that  line. 

ProfesslonnI  W^rlting,— In  this  department  will  be  presented  oi'namental,  engraveis' 
script,  round  hand,  etc.     Scores  of  penmen  will  be  represented. 

School  and  Personal,  Editor's  Scrap-Booh,  and  kindred  departments  of  The  Jour- 
nal, will  contain  the  cream  of  the  news,  movements  of  teachers,  reviews  of  teachers'  and  students" 
specimens,  portraits,  autographs,  etc.  During  'KB  The  Journal  printed  ten  times  as  many  school 
ana  personal  items  as  any  other  periodical  in  its  line.  It  will  continue  to  make  a  feature  of  this 
dep't  during  '97. 

Accurate  Script;  Spacing  and  Shading.    (Illustrated.)    By  Frank  McLees. 

Are  Telegraph  Operators  Rapid  Writers  ?    By  Journal  Editor. 

inethods  of  InNtrucflon  In  Writing.     By  G.  W.  Harman. 

The  Young  Penman;  HIm  Place  In  the  Profession.     By  L.  C.  Horton. 

Better  Preparation  of  Teachers  In  Business  Schools.    By  W.  J.  Ajios. 

The  Well  Written  Page.    By  J.  W.  Lampman. 

'''h'"  '''^''  ""**  ^^'<*''**  «•  Pl"i«  It.  >*peucer.  (Illustrated.)  By  his  son.  R.  C.  Spencer 
Tlie..).]      L      >    ,.       [     .,:    ,     I.  .  inv    I    'I  ii- :. Ml)    I1-- students,  the  writing  of  Father  Spent 

recnnK  ^     '    '    ,  (  ■  i.li:is«iij    nf   \cni-lr  in    liic    Viuctt    Ufa    — ^n 

The 


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i wings  made  especially  for  The  Journal. 
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NAL  s  art  staff  made  the  most  of  a  delightful  three  months'  European  vacation,  and  kept  his  eves  and 
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PEN  DRAWING. 

LETTERING,  DESIGNING,   ENGROSSING. 

Pcii    1..1111-I111:.     By  .1.  F.  BuiLEY.     A  variety  of  styles  ot  modern  np-to-rlate  lettering, 
tor'''.'""  '"""'"t  "■""'  "■■»'""■•    By  C.  P.  Z.1NER.    A  series  ot  helpful  pencil  drawings 


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variety  of  fine  plates.  Engrossing  for  framing,  album 
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I.  Bni'cE  .McBAE.  R.  W.  CnoitcH,  E.  c.  MAiiu-i-T,  Peteii 


PUBLIC  SCHOOL  DEPARTMENT. 


to  teach  and  how  to  dra 


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ay  and  practice.    A  practical 


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■ticles  by  leading  supervisors  and  special 
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-ound-about  generalizations-they'll  hit  the  nail  on  the  head 

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