=Drill 116=
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Open the lesson with a drill on capital O, making fully sixty to the
minute, and write the word “Oiling” at the rate of fourteen to the
minute. Watch position; watch movement.
Capital L, rightly practiced, is always an excellent movement drill.
Questions you should be able to answer intelligently: Where and how does
the beginning stroke start? How long is the upper loop, compared with
the length of the letter? Is the downward stroke a straight line or a
curve? Is the lower loop round or flat, and what part rests on the base
line? Is the final stroke finished on or below the base line?
Compare your work with the copy in reference to these questions.
Practice speed, sixty letters to the minute. Write the word “Lanning”
with a very light motion at a speed not less than twelve to the minute.