The Forrest City times., 1892-03-04
The Fourth Lessor

The students of our special class Co be well pleased with the indIyidnai eln sl structions which they are receivinr in h mail. This opportunity of learn,ay shorthand at home at an expense of ,,s 1n,ss two dollars is rare one, and it is not s, s, prising that many should take adyantaaa of it.
 When two or more persons meet .o gether for dictation practice the follow. ing plan may be adopted: Be seated al, at one table. Do not practice for snecd upon any exercise until you have learned to phrase and outline 1t correctly. Eaeh student should, in turn, read to the the, members of the group, the exercise belns read, not from the print, but from the notes last taken. When all the members of the circle have read in turn, eomnare the last draught carefully with the orir. inal, and repeat until errors cease to be found. Dictate slowly at first, gradually increasing the speed.
 Always carry in your pocket a copy of this paper containing the short-hand lesson, to read at leisure moments, while travelling, waiting for cars or steamboats. for lazy people to keep appointments, or whenever an opportunity for few min- utes' study may be had.
 Most pupils press the pen too hard upon the paper, making both the light and | shaded lines heavier than they should be. ! This extra pressure means more friction, more labor, more time, less speed. The rapid stenographer always touches the paper lightly. It Is an excellent plan to | cultivate lightness of touch by frequent practice in writing the thin stems as fine as possible, executing them rapidly, barely touching the paper with the pen. After D, sk, and in some other cases, | is written downwaTds. See line 6. It is then called eI; and when struck upwards, | lay. The signs for I, oi, and o,c, should be made as small, light, and sharp-angcd i as possible. When two vowels are writ ' ten by one stem, one is placed nearer ac- cording to the order in which they occur. | The circle is always written on the in- l side of curves. At first, curves are difii- | cult to write. As to degree of curvature | they should be nearly one-fourth of a | circle. Be careful to bend them evenly | throughout In this and all remaining lessons, spend at least two hours in copying and re-copying the Plate. Then write the words as they are read to you from the Key, compare with the Plate, and repeat until no errors are found. 1 Also write and rewrite the exercise a number of times. Occasionally tram scribe your short hand, and compare the translation with the original print. At first write sio,rly, and with great care; afterwards increase your speed gradually.
 First = Practice on Plate until you can copy it in four minutes.
 Second = Spend twenty minutes writ ing the word d-signs in Lessons III and W as they are read to you miscelaneously.
 Third - Write in short hand the fol- towing Exercise:
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 KEY TO PLATE 4.
 4 Fee fie vie lie lay lee now (verb) now (noun). Oaf eve eel isle ire our life lower. Nile knoll kneel name lopc league chore boil. Nose face sign save sore sown aims James. bio lceeh sours soils arise Fido voyage Milo. 9
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