The Lamar register., 1892-02-20
OUR SHORTHAND CLASS.
CONDUCTED BY ELDoN MORAN.

CONDUCTED BY ELDoN MORAN.
practical course in twelve easy les
sons. Pitman System. Membership
only s2. Persons wishing to Join should
remit promptly. Information cheerfuily
given. Address Secretary University Ex-
tension, Box 80, st. Louis, Mo.
SECOND LESSON.
The many hundreds of exercises which
have been prepared for correction indi-
cate the great interest taken in these les
sons, and the results are Certainly en-
couraging. Nearly every mail brings
numerous letters from almost every state
to Texas
We understand fully the reluctance
Nhich restratns many earnest learners
from sending exercises to be inspected by
person who is believed to be very criti-
that is all a mistakoi Your own exercise
may prove the best. II thare is any
point you do not fully understand, ask
ABOUT u, Questions in regard to the les
son VIII receive careful attention, al
though sometimes it is to the best inter-
est OF the student to postpone the answer
learned
This course OF lessons is adapted to
persons OF all ages. In many cases, as a
means Of assisting and encouraging thair
children, parents take up the study with
them. Shorthand is SO useful an accom-
pltshmcnt that we firmly believe that any
person who Will go to work and acquire a
knowledge Of it will be well repaid in the
end for the time and work given TO it. II
you have not Joined the Special Glass and
Intend TO do so, 1t would be well to act
promptly. You will then receive the full
bencdtof the Individual lessons which the
author will give you by mail. You are
requested to read the announcements In
regard to our home-study class, il you
have not already doneso or write for in
formation.
CAuTIoS.-You write too large. All
beginners do Make your characters
the best quality Of paper. Some practice
with pencil Is useful, but pen should
bo employed mostly.
Do not send In an exercise for correc-
tion until you have spent at least two or
three houra in writing II ovor and over.
Then-stata the number OF times you have
copied-tt; also how many hours you have
given to practice.
Numerous exercises have already been
prepared for correction. Many OF these
we executed correctly and Rrtistically.
They Indicate the greet Interest taken in
this course, and the results are gratifying.
We understand the feeling of reluctance
which restraints many an earnest learner
from sending an exercise 70 be inspected
by person who is believed to be very
critical and very severe. Now, be assured
this is all mistake. Your exercise may
prove the very best. Questions concern-
ing the lesson will be chccriully answered.
Ftrst-CoPy Plate ten times, II is
very important 70 make the light letters
as thin and light As possible. The shaded
strokes, b, d, ], <, etc, should not DO
very heavy, enough so only for distinc-
tlon. In writing any word, rs Jacket,
ll-k-t, sec limo 81 do not LIT your pen
from the pa per until the word is entirely
finished. lie careful so write vertical
that is straight up and down. II is q
common error 70 slant it, making ii ap-
pear like CHI The Etam eh is for conye-
uiencG called ebay.
Sgcond-FrcIucuti compare your work
with the Plate, locking closely to see If i
can be improved in any way. II should
correspond - - shading, straighthesa OF
stcui8, and the ncsTuass OF the signs TO
each other. In size, the letters may be rs
small, and ought not 20 be much larger
than those given In the Plate. The vowel
dot and dash o should always be placed
at the middle Of the stem. Write mostly
with pen; it is superior to pencil in
every way.
T6lrd.Read one page of your writing
without reference TO the key. Better
ft!ll, read each page you write. Line 3,
for example, would be read thus: pc ebay,
chaype, Ctc. Shorthand is written bv
sound. Only as many letters are EN-
ployed as there are distinct sounds heard;
thus 70, foe; M, nay; 10, low; felo, iel-
low; do, dough; fabl, fable; fotograi,
photographs niSst, mixed; xvii, quul.
There are no siient letters as b in Lamb.
Each letter ia used only whom its particu-
lar sound is heard; thus p is used in pie
but not in sophist tspelt sohst)- In
copper, pronounced copsrl, p occurs but
once. Hence the usual manner of spell
ing a word has nothing whatever to do in
determining the way to write il in short
hand. Fourth-Practlce on plato . Till
you can copy it in i've minutes.
KEY TO PLATE =.
Line IL Tie dixie Ike pipe pied tied
chidc typo. II Ope Coc oAt ponrh code
dope toto Tokay- 1S Pay ape ache Kate
paid Jake Cato A5ate.
Translate lines II and Is.