The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-14
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a deep interest at present.
The only thing that done just now is to finish
school At least high school College may or
may not come later, as circumstances permit
Read all the good books Study English compositions
English literature, spelling classics as
Well as YOU know a, b, know Scott
Thackeray Dickens Milton Cooper Hawthorne Irving and
man. You must be familiar with the great If
sible you must have speaking
terpieces of history and
biography, and then read and read
Even though you be familiar with this you still
will not be you have thought of
what you nave have dgested it. and then have done
original thinking your part Moreover the
attractive also It matter these days get
hold unless is able attentionnot so much
perhaps because Of what he has
gher OF education the writer's there
are and the greater effort is
upon the ladder It takes full equipment
and undng be writer
Of the girls last week said that her hobby was ma
chnery She told Of the joy for her
and factories whirrng have them
explained to her by experts She benoaned the
cause she was girl she could not be
so about that That while not perhaps
the work Of the hboring mechanic large shops
and oundres nevertheless believe that there
for women whose genius for wheels gain
them recognition if properly slightest
idea where for for machinery has always been
ond to two other things, but at the
with all the there is the top could
her way there if really equipped mentally for the
Sometimes when called to stop in the midst
my at an advertising design and give a
short lecture the mechanics of
much good has done the recipients get
practical benefit that boy to have
spent time in the work He brought design for
bookpate which showed ability, understanding OF
what designs go through the
process first explained
the hows and why's rumnlaged around
which along style as his and used
Then was his first attempt
at doing anything of the kind what
very DAY he was back with an entirely
desgnand difference! could hardly believe
it was the work of the boy. only work
but he had also taken much
to Civ
helping hand to workers like this.
Boston Transcript has recently been taking up the
subject of decent spelling among high
school graduates and college men, the
is only true, business you trying
to find secretary clerk
spelling and ability to write good English are among the
quements There is but that
account for spelling. To people
with the faculty Tor spelling and others are not Neverthe
less, be trained has
brains at ALL This ought to make every good
having the requisite brains permit training
spelling One thing is poor spell
ing may have been overlooked in the past the workers Of
morrow, you part will have to be
hawess in spelling and able to write good English
pect moderate success.
This I disagreeabe experience of finding
one OF the papers sent in on topic to be
almost word for printed
January 81 This is the first time happened
long and had begun to feel as if at last YOU All
stood what copying like this meant. stealing
Stealing just as much as you took handkerchief
book anything else belonging to another claimed
Entirely aside from the right
matter, gained by
such act. Even though l not be familiar
original, as in this there among
of thousands of The
to have read the thing the offender and
will tell of the lack of originality.
while to try to stand upon anybodys feet but
Original means written out Of head your
words Do not try to rewrite story told
another This will not be plagiarism of
lack of originality thought and papers
will not be printed in The Journal Junior
Sometimes telephone inquiries to the the
truth of stories sent in by Juniors This
reflection such writers. My merely
topics where real generally
prefer print only real the
received sound rather improbable having
Junior, ask for information
cannot give really truly story topic
to label what he does write fiction Then
be misunderstanding anywhere about you never
have had the called for
to write true story unless take incident
Of know Failing this ought kept
from wrngso the fiction story be sent instead but
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