Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-23
The Fourib Iesson

The students OF our special el..
10 be well pleased with the indiyidsssstn
stInetions which they arc reeeiy,aA y
lnail. This opportunity 81 ~ "
shorthand at home az an expense ~ aMg
twod0llaFs Is a rare one, andit isna, "
ptising that many should take adysn,s.
Of ii.
When two or more persons MA.
gether for dictation practice the follow
ing plan may BIO adopted, Be seated ~
at u table. Do not practice for srsal
upon any exercise until you have learsss
20 phrase aud outline II CORRECTLY Fssk
student should, 10 turn, read 10 he oths,
members OF the group, the exercise bsIss
read, not from tho print, bat tom ~
notes last taken. whea all ths mamhs,.
Of the circle have read In turn, eomss.s
the last draught carefully With lie -
inal, aud repeat until errors eease ~
found. Dictate slowly az first, gfadnsiI,
Increasing the speed.
Always carry Ia your pocket A eopv a,
this paper containing tho shon.hssS
lesson, 10 read a. leisure moments. whiis
travelling, waiting for cars or steamboats
for lazy people % keep a~ppoingmen,s, a.
whenever an opportunity for afew mn.
utes' study may be had.
Most pupils press the pen too hard upoa
the paper, making both the light ~
shaded lines heavier than they shoaldbs.
ThiB extra pressure means more friction
more labor, more time, less speed. IA
rapid 6tenographer always touches ia
paper ligitly. IL IS an excelleAt plants
cultivate lightnezs Of touch By irraueat
practice In writing the thin stems asass
VS. possible, executing them rapidly,
barely touching tha paper With tie pea.
After a, Ok, and Ia some other cassg.I
II wrirteu downwaFdB. See ilneG. Ia
I then called sii AMI when struck upwards
lay. The signs for I, 81, aGd az, should
be made as email, light, and ~sharpaagie4
Rs possible. When two yowel3 are wit,
ten by n stem, ons Is placed nearer Sc
cpFdlng 70 the order Ia which they occur.
Tho circle . 10 always written on The a.
aide Of cures. Al arst, curves are din.
cult 10 write. As 20 degree % eaFvAtusa
they should be nearly onr.touFth Of 9
circle. 30 careful 70 bend them eEenly
throughout. Ia this and all remslnlHs
lessons, spend AZ least two hours n
copying aud rc-copying the Piate. Thea
wFiEr tho words a. they arc read 20 y6a
AA3AA NAW nv ~NAAFeN~ AsH ? @#AN
ami repeat until no errors arr touad
Also wrlts aud rrwrita the exercise q
number % times. Occasionally tFsn-
scribe your shorthand, and compare he
translation with tho original prtaL AZ
lrSt write slot-ig, and with great csrsi
afterwards Increase yUurSp~cd gradually.
Frst - Practice on Plate I uniil y0a
can copy Il IN four minutes.
Second - spend twenty minutes WI.
tng tile word-signa IN Lessons III aud "
as they arc read 10 you misrelaaeoasll.
Third - Write Ia shorthand The iol.
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feet vale vile taHlu fozm l.yls Loaf leas
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fore pore pile pale pcsl bale bile falls iasi
vice
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tuoun). 5 oar ryr yel Isle ire our w.
lower. 9 Nllr knoll kurel bams lop'
league chuFu bolt. : Nose face sigu saw
u1rg Bown aims James. 3 Do ICES.
sDuEs soils arise Tido voyage Ato.
WCri.S iJas - For have viii mo ny DIG
IN any no. 10 Never now Etyr anythla'
that Grat wC you. Translate Ines ilh
Is. CThC words Ia lines II aud " ossa
also 10 tic exercise given aboyel