The Educator (Volume 45) - IAMPETH

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You have heard of C. A. Barnett
of Cleveland, Ohio and have wondered
what he looks like. Well, here
is your opportunity to get acquainted
with Mr. Barnett, for we have reproduced
one of his recent photographs,
and are presenting some of his work.
Mr. Barnett was born in Hallsville,
Illinois, Feb. 9, 1874. He is a man
of towering physique and is bubbling
over with enthusiasm for fine penmanship
and engrossing.
He received his penmanship training
from B. F. Williams, a former
pupil of Fielding Schofield, who helped
to make the Gem City Business
College famous for fine penmanship;
A. A. Williams, a penmanship teacher
in Valparaiso University; and the late
H. B. Lehman, who for years before
his death was connected with the
schools of St. Louis and whose penwork
has frequently graced pages of
the Educator. To these three men
Mr. Barnett owes much. They fired
him with a burning desire for pen-
C. A. BARNETT
The penman and engrossing artist
manship and fine penwork which has
not been dimmed by the passing of
years.
In 1892, 1895 and 1897, he attended
Valparaiso University where he states
board cost $1.50 a week and a good
room 50c.
Some of the first penmanship teaching
which Mr. Barnett did was in
DeWitt County, Illinois and Waynesville
Academy. In 1899 he went to
Oberlin, Ohio to teach penmanship.
He taught in the Oberlin Business
College, Wellington, North Amherst
and Oberlin Public Schools and Norwalk,
as a traveling penmanship
teacher.
After twelve years in Oberlin, he
became connected with the Cleveland
Public Schools where he has officially
and unofficially served the schools for
twenty-eight years.
As a supervisor of handwriting in
the Cleveland Schools, Mr. Barnett
displayed his unusual enthusiasm and
Part of an exhibit held by Mr. Barnett in the Plate Glass House at Cleveland, Ohio. Penmen and
Engrossers will do well to hold more exhibits so that the general public may become familiar with
their work.