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18 J. D. WILLIAMS . . The Pioneer Penman One of the jri'eatest penmen in the world was the late John D. Williams, born in 1829 and died in 1871. There were few great penmen during' his time, but those who at that time made penmanship their profession were careful students and their woi'k was original and of a high standard. One of the first penman to create flourishing, I believe was Piatt Rogers Spencei-, but it was John D. Williams who really brought flourishing up to such a high degree of perfection. He also brought the art of engrossing up to a higher degree of skill and perfection. Originality was one of Mr. Williams outstanding gifts, and he did work that would even today make the best penmen marvel at his skill. He was, I believe, one of the first penmen who moulded harmonious curves of light and shade into beautiful forms of birds swans stags and eagles guided solely by his genius, his true eye and steady hand, and the gift of creating these forms so they looked lifelike and real. Mr. Williams evidently spent his life in and arouijd Washington, D. C. where he did his wonderful work in penmanship. I am not sure where he was boin, but in 1863, during the Civil War, he drifted into Washington, D. C. and enlisted as a private in the Second Regiment, Dist. of Columbia Volunteers, under the command of Colonel C. M. Alexander. Mr. Williams showed Col. Alexander a few of his fine specimens of penmanship and asked to be detailed as a clerk. Col. Alexandei', who himself was interested in penmanship, was charmed with Williams skill with the pen, and felt that such skill should not be hidden in a regimental office, so he obtained for him a position under Colonel Ruggles. Assistant Adjutant General of the War Department. Mr. Williams skillful penwork in the War Department excited much wonder and the records of that office will always bear testimony to his skill as a penman. After finishing the special work assigned him at the War Department, he returned to his regiment. Again he was detailed for some special work, this time at General Augers' Headquarteis, later he was transferred lo the office of General Slough, Military Governor of Alexandria, Va. Here he remained until the war was over and he was honorably mustered out of service. After his discharge from the armv he was engaged by a Business College in Washington, D. C. where he did considerable penwork and taught penmanship. One of his students at this time was J. W. Swank, who did much penwork and engrossing in Washington, D. C. Mr. Swank tells about a piece of engrossing done by Mr. Williams to be presented to Colonel Alexander by members of his regiment. He executed this piece of engrossing in an army tent, on a messtable, without any mechanical tools except a pair of parallel rulers, a compass-pen and a camel's hair brush, and yet he did such a high grade, beautiful piece of engrossing, that Mr. Swank never ceases to wonder how Mr. Williams could, under such conditions, execute such a masterpiece. John D. Williams Mr. Williams was a wonderful teacher as well as a penman. Like many of our greatest penmen, he died while comparatively a young man. However his work will live on for many generations, and thousands of penmen have been blessed by the pioneer penman who blazed the trail into the almost unknown realms of flourished forms upon which the penmen of today, with few exceptions have and will travel. He had a wonderful knowledge of form, and his masterpieces rest on the fact that he was the originator of forms, so well proportioned and lifelike that even today his work will rival that of the very best penman. ADJ. F. O. ANDERSON. Hibbing, Minn., Oct. 4, 1939. One of the best works of John D. Williams was Gems of Penmanship by Williams and Packard, (now out of print) a book 10 by 12 inches. It is one of the outstanding contributions to penmanship. It contained a flourished type of Business Writing, and some "of the finest Ornamental specimens ever published. The flourishes in this book are superb. The work also contains many fine alphabets used by the engrosser a half-century ago. These alphabets and specimens are to this day referred to by artists for inspiration. On the walls of The Zanerian is one of John D. William's original flourishes. It is 30 x 50 inches, and is typical of many pieces of work which this skillful penman did. Anyone visiting Columbus is invited to inspect this original piece of work. EDITOR. W. LeRoy Brown, the Engrosser of Cleveland, Ohio, was a recent visitor in our office. ENJOYS THE EDUCATOR I received my first copy of The Educator and have certainly enjoyed evei-y j page of it. The magazine means so much more to me since I have been to Columbus and have met you all. MAUDE VANDIVER, 608 S. First St. Montrose, Colo. Miss Vandiver attended the 1939 Zanerian Summer School. She writes ! both business and ornamental well and does fine work in roundhand and lettering. VERY HELPFUL As a teacher, I have found The Educator a valuable aid; particularly in inspiring the students to finer things in writing. HAROLD F. HUDSON, Beacon College, Wilmington, Del. DR. TARKINGTON JOINS GREGG STAFF Robeit N. Tarkington has resigned from the position of director of the division of commerce, Hofstra College of New York University, Hempstead, New York, to join the staff of the Gregg Publishing Company as representative foi' the states of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Dr. Tarkington graduated from the Northeastern State Teachers College, Tahloquah, Oklahoma, with the degree of A.B. and fiom Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, Stillwater, with the degree of M.S. He took his doctorate in education at New York University. He is a member of Pi Omega Pi, Delta Pi Epsilon, and Phi Delta Kappa. Dr. Tarkington's broad experience as a classroom teacher and head of the department of commerce in several high schools and teachers' colleges qualifies him eminently for his new duties. l
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