=Drill 34=
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More study, more practice. Study and practice should be constant
companions in developing good writing. One without the other will lead
to one-sided results. Don’t be one-sided.
Drill thirty-four offers good movement practice. Close observation will
indicate just how it is done. The small traced oval is about one-half
the capital in height, and the upper loop is also one-half the entire
height of the letter. If you have a sharp eye and a responsive mind, you
have been able to grasp these details without any suggestions, and you
have gone further. You have noted the curve in the main downward stroke,
the flatness of the lower loop on the base line, and the dropping of the
finishing stroke below the base.
Six is the count for the traced oval and two for L, as follows,
1–2–3–4–5–6, 1–2. The count of 1–2, for the capital L should be a little
slower than for the ovals. This exercise should be made ten times on a
line, in groups of five, and two lines, or twenty exercises a minute.
=A few minutes in the right way are worth hours of practice in the wrong
way.=
=Drill 35=
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Swing for the L, swing for the L, swing for the L. In other words, study
the letter closely, and swing the pen in its direction a few times
before making it. The first line starts about one-half the distance from
the base to the top, and dips under; the upper loop is one-half the
entire length of the letter; the lower loop rests on the base line; and
the finishing line is carried below the base. This letter makes one of
the best movement drills so far given. After each group of five the
paper should be moved.
The count is 1–2, for each letter, or slide two, or slide L, or swing L.
From fifty to fifty-five should be made in a minute.