[Illustration]
It is often a good plan to encourage students to give full play to their
inventive and constructive ability in adapting the drills to different
designs. Such work, however, should be done largely out of school hours.
A great variety of such designs from schools where the Palmer Method is
in use may be seen on the walls of the author’s offices. In the drills
mentioned are mainly used the straight line; compact, open and
interlaced ovals, large and small; small m, n, e, o, c, l, h, and b.
Among these designs are houses, carriages, crosses, battleships, and
many curious designs for which we do not find names. Many are worked out
in colored inks and the effect, on the whole, is pleasing.
Herewith we give a drill that is a favorite exercise with many teachers.
Let the student use pencil outlines to indicate length of lines and
width of ovals.
=YOU CANNOT FAIL, IF YOU STUDY THE INSTRUCTIONS AND FOLLOW THEM=