. Penman's Art Journal and Penman's Gazette . all agreethat proper drills are the foundation ofgood writing. The elder Spencer had away of making hia pupiU practice asingle exercise for days at a time, and nodoubt the pupil got heartily sick of it be-fore he was through, but practice he hadto and practice he did. Well, I have said enough to impressyou with the importance I attach to thismatter, and it is hardly necessary to addthat we shall meet many more of thesemovement exeicises before otir journey isover. This month, however, we are going Ribbe is not intended to be copied as tostyle, etc.
. Penman's Art Journal and Penman's Gazette . all agreethat proper drills are the foundation ofgood writing. The elder Spencer had away of making hia pupiU practice asingle exercise for days at a time, and nodoubt the pupil got heartily sick of it be-fore he was through, but practice he hadto and practice he did. Well, I have said enough to impressyou with the importance I attach to thismatter, and it is hardly necessary to addthat we shall meet many more of thesemovement exeicises before otir journey isover. This month, however, we are going Ribbe is not intended to be copied as tostyle, etc.; it is given as a 6oe example ofbody writing. You will probably be un-able to do as well by many degrees, butthat neednt trouble you. There wasdoubtless a time when Mr. Kibbe couldntdo as well as you can. It was his pluckand patience that brought him to bispresent position of one of the best ofAmerican penmen in all branches of the in composition and arrangement,as well as in penmanship. Let us supposethat you want to ordgr four hundred and. ^ ^^?^ ..^ft-^fU-^^ / < ^/ Cd^l€.^€--^t^^ By H. W. Kibbe, Boston. plisb anything in the world worth speak-ing of without going through with thisexperience i Somehow, success alwayscomes in that way. Instead of overdoing thesewe ore really just getting a fair start. Iknow eminently successful teachers whodont allow their pupils to write a wordfor a year or two. It is always drill, drill, til all the writing muscles are brought intoa state of obedient elasticity, ready torespond to the writers will in respect ofthe slightest motion or change of direc- to have a Httle diversion. I have seen,from many specimens sent in, that some ofyou have practiced very faithfully—and itisnt a ditbcult matter to tell by thesespecimens who have and who have of you have reached the stage whereyou can make these exercises smoothlyand with apparent ease. Let mc sec whatyou can dr. at a test of continued other words, I want to try you
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