The Educator (Volume 45) - IAMPETH

Business Writing
By E. A. Lupfer
No. 3
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This stem is found in H, K, M, N, Q, V, W, X, Y, and Z. Curve the first down stroke in the loop. The loop is onethird
as large as the entire stem. Get a wide turn at the top and come straight down to the base line and stop before
raising the pen.
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Practice these exercises, using a combined oval and push-pull motion. Pull all down strokes down on the same slant.
The M is the same as N with an additional section. Use a combined push-pull and oval motion pulling the down
strokes to the body and keeping them parallel. Get a gradual slope on the three top turns. Make the letter without
checking the motion. If you have trouble in looping the fiist retrace, try stopping at the base line on the first down
retrace.
Practice these and other names. See how many names of boys and girls you can write beginning with M.
Repeat each exercise by itself. Notice the similarity between capital N and the small n.
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The N begins like H and K and ends like A. There should be two turns at the top. The body should be the same
width as H. Keep the main down strokes parallel. Retrace half way. Study the white spaces in the letter. The
second section of N should not be as high as the first part.
Count: 1, 2, 3, and make about 45 letters per minute.
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