=Drill 84=
[Illustration]
The compound curve at the left on the first line in drill 84, and the
arrow in the first figure show how 8 begins.
After a few minutes’ drill on figure eight at a speed of sixty to
seventy a minute, miscellaneous figures should be introduced. In class
work these figures should be made from the dictation of the teacher, and
the practice speed should be from ninety to one hundred figures to the
minute. The author usually makes the figures on the blackboard as they
are dictated to the class. A fairly rapid penman can make from one
hundred to one hundred and twenty-five of these in a minute. Compare
your figures with the copies and make all figures small and
disconnected.