, 1880-02-28

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! wa wander sometimes. as we wade through
~ aosaas,,andarno 1vhatber # ia nossibto
to teach good writing. The doubt may seem
absurd, considering that the majority OF civil
tzed mankind can write, that every qualified
+s.a. .a,,, 7oo ooo or ON n0O in Western
.a1 I.asue1 1.n',n,'s honeaTr oo,,,aton+ +o
europe thinks himself OF nefseAt coAnpeten' "
the art and that dere pospx
root;n,nss +h,a hno snace,tg Exervho1v. we shall
be told is taught, and some few people write
we'll and consequently to teach people to write
well must be possible. Still, we have this little
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DIT OF evidence ID favor o1 nesltat'on' Noooto
ever saw anybody who wrote thoroughly good
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are we should say rapidly on tne 'ncreuse' W.
ana n ' in tbe majority Of cases, never
we're taught; When cross-examlned, they ae!,:t a..
@ Mays 4lF m 1,t tna aS s9 t,'o+ 4han ccrran 5nc6a
tion or ro compIsiou Of cFcumstance, or desire to
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stes feegE n VIE WRe They not
eept n he mogt radtmentary seass cf 6 tde %o5a,
ana We ao noe Ka.o| e ao" tdGs III sa,,,eht ~n sys
tan n@ 9r"s fSs nrnfeestonal
and +,a nrnfesannni vr;tinv mnstrs; mre Mi
dnminofad oa bv t,rn ideas which nre radically
foise Ne aiwavs plance over the books thoy
n'5ish and hn1e r9.sd through q new one this
h; s;5 m "G th ~ e os 81. oine Thev iii rhinE
that nconnernlnIe writing. the special hand Of
writing musters md bunk clerks, il good writ
ing' wa'cn l.. ,s N.Y. end fror +hn ,n,iti
.,t LIZ o ~ In ,,,strTas not e,sv to rend. and
tney aii peletu ree,, 4oht ,,I 3rad1,ca caor
saon9, ~ T,e ;i t mi +h 10 nn+ Thera
never were two people yet in this world Of ours
wTote ane ~ " ,sn nh+ tHo 1 er11r
oa ., hal III. t,air nena
alike, and the effort to make; them do It only
spols tnelr nntnral eaPatoai'1es. ~ uGuua, ILL.,
small. small 'R lie Humber Of persons who are BY nut.
ure NOT de1t wltn tnelr nn9ers Is very Mtge. auo
SO Is .ae % ~ ~ mo ~ thne 1rho ~ 9
do nothing well which they must 40 rapidly
pronaoly exceeds poln: Inc oiLac4t3 y as .eaGn-
ing KroTn man to write deeanty " IS almost most l l.
ts d notha ~ t,nt ii,E,,itt
Wahlea-an4u 4 soeenlng u toat x ,;1, Glgul's scti
" s1enes ~ ~ sasJ de,p, ~ ii ~ -; ~ %
or aehcienl 10 eyGslgae, can oe ,nugnI 20 VILE
r. st ~ so iharnI+ dafcr+ IN t5n pts1er
~ ha,ia~a M T. to he the nne We have nentionnd
the atort ~ ~ o1 me cnrren mc1hod
inetoad dnoio ~ ]rvnn to secnra nertoin
ras,it 1ha ,nh3nr1S oS;15 whn ;a n1r,cst ~
wavs' we admit necessariIy. tausht Il too eariy. is
i,afr,ctod ~o - hoi1 h;msaf ~ hsrSaP ~ ,ar'
tcmsr o9t;e o1u srbinh g sra ~ 6n t t 1o,,,
fn u.. H. tn % 1he e no
Depending on the Length OF the chi,ds VISION;
n}sn wronv the tattinp an@Ie onnpi;,, ~ fh
s of @ The pen and hedeP: and 10 81 grasp a
lne pen az ceftaln aisunce IRON tnc MO.
which Is arbitrarily nXed. whereas the distance
Of the child's fingers, and would be intinity bet
taeEe is perpetaa worry about the
with every child, and though no two men with
much NJ writing to do rest the fingers quite alike
tnin direction, and to copy characters 50 large
thas they nave no resempanGe to writing ut
al; and 1t to eare h5 IN about up
;a m;1anus1R, "acn, tney are Or any value at n!l,
VII soon @ come OF OF themselves. 30 strong, IN
this method. that machines for controlling the
nngers "n,le wiring W. nave rePeatedy been IN,
amd me ntnof o. o. oGoM @ peloro re US,
laSnoh ~ h1,n.. Mt.u r,bDoHt ,unt H. ,r,,,o 80
w. oeliexe eye that the whole OF this method IS
mtcaniqne for writing, and that child belong
ing 70 the educated classes would be taught
meh 1a 9eIter &c ana more easily H. after being once
It were let alone, and praised or chidden not for
It's method, but for the result. Let the boy hold
his pen as ne likes, and make his strokes rs he
likes. ana % write at the pace he nkes-hurry, Of
course, being dlscour,ged- insist strenuously
and persstenty that bis copy shall be legible,
saa sfe 6e elean & and shall the good copy
a rubbishy text on q single line. written rs
nobody but writing master ever did or will write
tlll the world end. He will make q muddo Mt
afsh out he vii M so9n make passable imitation
terlstc ana strong hand, which may be bad or
good, but VIII not be either meaningless. unde--
cided. or illegibie. This hand will alter, Of
course. very greatly as he grows older. It may
after ut Il; because It Is at that age TINT tho
range OF the eyes is fixed, and shorr-sight be-
Trays itself; and t will alter ut Il, because then
ing system or taxing notes at lecture, which
ruins most eands. Will nave crnmpcd and tent
pGnfy is fcr sp3ed tae ttinf; PIT the character
WI MI 10TH user agnt1' ana Will never be deti-
Gent IN ecarness or decision The idea TINT 1t
sdano ~ oe elGar ,; VII nave Stamped tse and con-
i aoencc VIII NOT nave oeen destroyed 10y worry
,s ns ats ~. eles ABOUT atttnue, angie; and slope,
WHICH Tue very lrrlLauon OF the pupils ought to
convince tue teAchers are, from some personal !
pgGnaf,ty' 3rri, n lnapRneaoe s tsI The I'D will
he cares to do, as well as he can, and with q |