The Educator (Volume 45) - IAMPETH

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Three Skillful Penmen
and Their Signatures
This "Big Chief" photograph was
taken at the 120th anniversary celebration
of the founding of Pembina,
North Dakota. They are, reading
from left to right, J. O. Brunet of
Norwood, Manitoba, Canada, J. A.
Francis of Pembina, North Dakota,
and G. R. Brunet, Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada. There were some real
Indian chiefs in Pembina 120 years
ago. Today we can only use our imagination.
We would say that even
though the photograph shows these
three penmen as very ferocious
chiefs, they are harmless even though
each one does swing a wicked pen.
Mr. Francis is located at Box 213,
Pembina, N. D.; G. R. Brunet at Lord
Selkirk School, Winnipeg, Can.; and
J. O. Brunet at 207 Lawndale Ave.,
Norwood, Man., Can.
SKILLFUL SIGNATURE
In sending a group of subscriptions,
C. L. Ellefson signed his name in an
exceptionally skillful manner. Very>
few signatures do we see which are
so skillfully executed. We congratu-
late Mr. Ellefson on his great skill.
Roundhand is one of the oldest styles of script in use today. It is also one of the most beautiful styles ever evolved.
To write this style well one must have a uniform pressure, shading the down strokes all the same. The upstrokes
are light and beautifully curved. Study the shapes of these letters. Notice particularly the background inside and
between the letters.