The state herald., 1892-02-19
OUR SHORTHAND CLASS.
CONDUCTED ny ELDoN MORAN.

CONDUCTED ny ELDoN MORAN.
A practical course In twelve ensy los
sons. Pitman systcm. Membership
only u. Persons wishing to Join should
romit promptly. Information oheeriully
given. Address Secretary University Ex-
Tension, Box 800, St. Louis, Mo.
SECOND LESSON.
The many hundreds OF exercises which
have been prepared for correction indi-
cate the great interest taken In these los
oouraging. Nearly cyery mall brings
numerous lctters from almost overy state
from Ohio to Oregon and from Minnesota
70 Texas.
We understand fully tho reluctance
which Restraints many earnest learners
from sending exercises to bo inspected by
. person who Ia believed to bo very critl-
cal and very severel Now, bo assured,
that IL all n mistakoi Your own exercise
may provo the best. II there is any
point you do not fully understand, ask
about y. Questions In regard to tho les
son will receive careful attention, al-
though sometimes II Ia to the best inter-
OstOA sAo osuuous W pobtpohc tu6 oubWeT
until lew moro lessons have boen
learned.
This course OF lessons Is adapted to
persons OF all ages. In many cases, as a
means Of assisting and encouraging their
children parents take up tho study with
them. Shorthand Is so useful an accom-
plishment that we firmly believe that any
person who will 60 TO work and acquire q
knowledge Of II will be we'll repaid In tho
cnd for tho time and work given to II. II
you have not Joined the Special Glass and
Intend 70 do 80, II would bo we'll 70 act
pro@ptir. You will then receive the full
benehtdi tho individual lessons which tho
author will give you by mail. You are
requested to road tho announcement In
regard to our home-study class, II you
have not already done so, or write for In
formation.
CAuTIoN.-You write too large. All
beginners do. Mako your characters
ne.third smaller. Uso black ink and
tho best quality OF paper. Some practice
with pencil is usoful, but pen should
be employed mostly.
DO not send In an exercise for correc-
tion until you have spent at least two or
three hours In writing II over and over.
Thcn stato the number OF times you have
copied II; also how many hours you havo
given to practice.
Numerous exercises have already been
wr-e executed correctly and nrtistic;Sly.
They indicate the great interest taken In
this course, and the results are gratifying.
We understand the feoling OF reluctance
which restrains many an earnest learner
from sending an exercise to be inspected
by person who Is believed to bo very
critical and very severe. Now, be assured
this Is all mistake. Your exercise may
prove tho very best. Questions concern
Ing the lcsson will bo cheerfully answered.
First-Copy Plate ten times. II Is
very important to make tho light letters
as thin and light rs possible. The shaded
strokes, b, d, i,g, ETC., should not be
very heavy, enough 80 only for distinc-
ton. In writing any word, as jacket,
U-k-t, see limo 81 do not lift your pen
from tho paper until the word Is entirely
finished. BE careful 80 write vertical
that is straight up and down. 1t Is n
common error TO slant II, making II ap-
pear like ch. Tho stem oh is for convo-
nience called ebay.
with tho Plate, looking closely to SEQ II II
can bo improved In amy way. II should
correspond ms TO shading. strnightncss OF
stems, and tho ncarncss OF tho signs to
each other. In size, tho letters may be as
small, and ought not to be much larger
than those given in the Plate. The vowel
dot n and dash should always be placed
with pen; II is superior to apencil In
every way.
Third-Read one page OF your writing
without reference TO the key. Better
still, read each page you write. Line 5,
for example, would be read thus: pc ebay,
ebay y-pc, etc. Shorthand is written by
sound. Only ns many letters arc ON
ployed M there arc distinct sounds heard !;
thus 70, foe; na, nayi 10. low; ielo, fell
low; do, dough; fabl, fable; fotogrnf,
photograph; mikst, mixed; xviii, quill.
EasF lsysepYs dAea6hys yssbchi h 'Bsitys6-
lar sound is heard; thus p is used In pic
but not in sophist, tspclt sofist. In
copper, pronounced copcr), p occurs but
onco. Hence the usual manner Of spell
ing word has nothing whatever to do In
determining the way TO write IL in short
hand. Fourth-Prncticc on plate 2 till
you can copy II In five minutes.
KEY TO PLATE 2.
Line II Tic dixie Iko pipo pied ticd
chidc typo. " Opc Coo ont poach code
dopo toto Tokny. 10 Pay apo ache Kate
paid Jake Cato abatc.
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