The Educator (Volume 45) - IAMPETH

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A Course in Ornamental Penmanship
Follow This Course and Improve Your Skill in Business Penmanship
No. 4
The o. a, c, and e belong to the same group of letters. They are all short letters one-fourth of a space high and
are made from the oval. Use a quick swing on the body of o. The little finger does not slide as freely on o as on
some other letters. The o should be the same propoi'tion as n and m—that is, the space inside an o is same as
the space inside the turn of n.
The a contains a slanting oval and part of i. Close the a at the top and get the two turns equal at the base line.
Bring the stcond part down to the base line before making the upward final stroke. The a should be finished high
along to head line.
Try the words watching general appearance. All turns should be equal. Are yours equal ?
Test your slant by drawing slant lines down through the letters.
Are all your letters the same size in this lesson?
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Get daylight in every e otherwise it resembles i. The down stroke is almost straight. Study the beginning and
ending strokes.
The r should be wide at the top to be different from i. Give special attention to the shoulder. The motion should
be checked on the shoulder. Keep the main down stroke straight. The r is a little taller than e.
The s and r are the same size. The tips extend slightly above the height of e, n, etc.
Get a neat dot at the bottom. Remember this is ornamental writing and we must make all the little things well.
More time can be taken in writing ornamental than business writing.
Piactice the final ovals. Get a good swing to the oval. Keep the oval on a line with the tops of the letters.
Each word should be written many times. Compare your work with the copy. Check for slant, spacing and size.
Be sure that you swing the letters, not draw them.
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