Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-12-18
IDAHO PENMANSHIP ASSN.
A Letter from the President to the
Members Announcing the First An.
nual Meeting at Boise, Dec. 1881
Wendell, Idaho.

NoF. ~, 1918.
] take pleasure in announcing to Won
that the Idaho Penmanship Association
has been given place on the program
OF the State Teachers Assn which holds
its sessions at Boise, Dec. 20, 80, 81.
The first session Of the |. Z. A. is Dec
20, $3.50 u. IN. There will be morning
and afternoon session each day. These
sessions are arranged as far I'D possible
not to conflict with the lectures of the
General Assn.
Though the general outline of the / p
A. program has been planned and much
excellent talent has been secured for the
addresses, Round Table and Palmer les
sons, no definite arrangements can be
made until we hear personally from each
member of the Association for success OF
the entire program depends Oh you, and
the part you take. Over two hundred
people, with one common interest and
encouraged and supported On all sides by
our administration superintendent and
principals, are obliged to have an enjoy
able and profitable meeting if each con-
tributes his share.
This letter is addressed to you individ-
ually who have already enlisted in the
cause OF better penmanship through CO.
operation, brought about by organization,
and through you, it is addressed to all
who are doing and wish to join us.
The first step will have been taken
towards the success Of the December
program, when you, as AL already en-
rolled member, or you who plan to attend
the Penmanship Round Table and lee
lures notify the President Of your pur-
pose to attend. We are necessarily widely
scattered and this is the one time OF the
year when We are all at leisure TO come
together. We realize on account OF dis
lance you may not be able 10 attend, but
even then your influence can be with Us
by sending in a report OF your work,
photograph Of your class taken while
writing, and the drills we are asking
from every child in the state. The drills
are as follows From children using Pri-
mary Writing Lessons, a page covering
drills to bottom OF page a. From chill
dren using Business Writing one page
drills l-4-6-7 and IL, and the letter TO
Mr.. Palmer back OF book This work is
not for criticism but TO be kept to note
the improvement from year 10 year. We
will also have specimens from the schools
OF \. Y, Chicago and Boston. Ours
may not be AS good this time but we
have chance to equal or excel them
some day.
The personal request is made OF every
member OF the Association to be present
il possible and take part in the program
and serve on committee. II impossible
to attend, do the next best thing by in
teresting others and securing enough
members to send delegate. In mos
cases energy and perseverance, sustained
by the fact you are doing something
worth while, will enable you to secure a
least five to ten members. II you fee
you have not the time to spare &c 1rga
nize 4 local club these members can be
come members OF the state organization
the only requirements being fifteen min
utes daily practice and the payment o
800. annual fee to Mr.. George VI
brans, Potlatch, Ida. II one OF thes
members is especially interested AM
wishes to attend the Boise. meeting, com
municate conditions promptly to me ant
We will refund 1850 Of money sent II
from that locality for. X. Il. fare OF dele
gate.
II you are the only teacher in a radiu
from ten to twenty-five miles you cal
still have a local members club OF stu
dents. After talking with various Supts'
principals and trustees, feel that IN
enlsting OF the interest of the seventh
and eighth grades and high school Is al
important part OF our work.
These students are our near .iutur
teachers and business men. Youth
full of ardor and if we show these stu
dents it is their privilege to aid tn
teachers along his-educational line, the
will respond in proportion to the enthu
siasm of the teacher. / welcome you
young friends Your youthful ardor WI
inspire us.
/ have this week reed reports iror
several principals telling Of increased III
terest in the penmanship since organic
ing these young people and having theI
send their papers to Palmer for corre'
ton.
All around us is excellent materl'
among teachers and students. Get thei
to join our ranks. Tin union is strength,
and persevering effort will make our Of
ganization strong educational iorc'
Through the Idaho Penmanship Ass'
citation the conscientious expert teach'
of the rural school cannot remain
seeming obscurty. As the Good BOO