The state herald., 1892-02-12
OUR SHORTHAND CLASS,
CONDUCTED BY ELDoN MORAN.

APractical course in twelve easy lessons
Pitman System. Membership only e.
Persons wishing to Join should romi,
promptly. Information cheerfully givcn
Address Secretary University Extension,
Box 500, st. Louis, Mo.
FIRST LESSON.
Who should learn short -handf
Everybody, particularly all students
business and professional men, intclli.
gent and thinking people generally who
have much writing to do.
twill pay.
You Will find shorthand useful In 4
hundred ways, ovon though you attain
only half tho speed necessary for ver-
batim reporting. Shorthand is exceod-
ingiy useful, wonderfully interesting,
and is fast growing into popular favor.
You can learn it-even II you arc not
wards. 1t requires little timo and pa
tience, and these you have.
| dhe course OF lessons hero begun will
| eha1le the learner, II instructions arc
carried out, tojwrite shorthand correctly
| snu WIN fntr rate OF speed,
Oniy ono lesson will DO given oach
week. That will be sufficient however,
and every learner is urged To master eact,
lesson thoroughly before beginning with
| the next. Spend an hour or two each
day, or whatever time you can spare, in
practicing tho characters, writing each
on cno over and over again many times, un-
with your A b Cs.
| Every person who studies these les.
sons and becomes mcmbeD OF tho Spo-
ct~b,ass, will receive cards Of introduce
tion TO several other students living In
diNsrent places, with whom he may car
on correspondence, making use OF
short-ha characters. Corresponding
In shorthand affords most excellent
practice, and helps tho learner greatly.
Cards oil introduction will DO issued as
soon as three or four lessons hayo been
learned.
Have you Joined the classH Send your
name and address at once II you have not
already done so, and a lesson blank will
DO h'ailed to you. Write plainly.
| You arc recommended to get two or
three friends to study with you. Read to
each other, practice together, and criti-
else one anothers' work.
You are advised to put the lessons in n
| scrap book in proper order for reference /;
or better still, preserve the papers con-
taining them.
Halt an hour or more should bo given
| to practice every day. Write each lesson
over and over many times until you feel
that you are master Of it. Shorthand is
a splendid accomplishment, and tho edit
! or wishes you only success In this under
| taking.
Alter studying tho lesson, copy Plato 1
no less than ten times, using good pen,
black Ink and foolscap paper.
Compare your work frequc tly with tho
engraved characters, and bo careful to
write small hand, placing the words
| closely together, pronouncing them aloud
ms you write them. Occasionally read
| over what you have written. Remember
| the thrce rules: l. Practice, 2. Practice,
Q. Practice.
Observe carefully the following points:
Mako tho characters, or letters, all the
same length,-rnther short, not too long.
Place them quite close together, and do
| not get them crooked. Each stroke
should rest precisely on the line. In line
Z Joined extends below tho limo. The
| rulo is that the first downward letter
should rest on the line. u, d and are
always struck downwards, and & to the
right. Just rs you wpte each lotter
| are writing line l, say b, b, b, and line 2,
d, d, d, etc. The letter in line is called
gay instead OF x. The letter should be
made sharp pointed, and tho two lines
composing IL light, not heavy tsee line
~. is always 80 written as to point
straight down. Tho letter should be
very short-only one-fourth OF the length
OF d. o ia struck at right anglo with
the letter be3idc which II Is placed. For
example, O in line 10 slants to the right
In beau, to the left In Job, Is horizo ntal
In dough, and vertical In go tlinc 15). II
Is 80 written as TO point directly away
from the letter, or stem, near which II
occurs. Il, d, J, &, are consonants, and l,
A4r1 sq~ssis. S9ia,~niastey. 4rs --sssts,.
stems; while tho dots, dashcs and small
angles are called vowel signs.
KEY TO PLATE I.
Limo IL. by die Guy eyed bidc gibe
guide abide. i3 Beau dough ode bodc
Job goad obcyed doge. II Bay aid Abe
, Jay gay Jade guagc babe. 10 Day ago Joe
10 obey ago abode Dido.