| 单词 | penmanship |
| 例句 | It figures she would take penmanship in school. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Blood managed the accounting and worked as Woodhull’s secretary, often writing documents for her, because she had never learned elegant penmanship or proper punctuation. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z They were taught piano, penmanship, geography, and arithmetic, the world distilled into strange new symbols. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z If my penmanship doesn't meet Miss Simpsons standards, it's because my hands are shaking with excitement. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z My penmanship is also very pretty as you will have noticed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He became so proficient in his studies that, even before he graduated, he was hired to teach classes in Greek, Latin, algebra, and penmanship. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The Sisters often praised him during his time in the Tower, complimenting his penmanship or his swiftness or his polite demeanor. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Mama had made sure she could read and write in Zamani—even if her penmanship was barely legible—but she couldn’t speak any other languages. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z His penmanship was a sure indicator that he would have had a future at MIT, the minuscule mechanical pencil marks designed to maximize the amount of cryptic data a genius could record on one page. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Master Nkrumah, the author of the journal, had written it with beautiful penmanship, notably making the first and last letters of the word slightly larger. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Through bleary eyes, Tally saw that it was a 3-D copy of the note, perfect down to the slight incisions of Shay’s labored penmanship on the paper. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z If Birdie had been an elderly woman with beautiful penmanship. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z We went to school there a full year, but all I remember hearing that I hadn’t heard before was, “Making thousands of egg-shaped oughts will improve penmanship.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In second grade, my dad got a D in penmanship, which is how you make your letters. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But his penmanship was constant—a bubbly cursive. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I took the penmanship workbooks from the girl in front of me, kept my copy, and passed the rest to Andrew Carr. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In my penmanship class at school, we had recently graduated from pencil to ink. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I pictured her in a chair on a veranda, sipping iced teas and writing with perfect penmanship. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Tomorrow I’ll copy it in my nice penmanship, then Mama can sign it with her signature I’ve taught her to write. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She also taught penmanship, which was the one subject in which I did not attain excellence, because Writing Mistress issued no orders. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z From where he sat, he couldn’t read what she had written, but he could tell it was in fine penmanship. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She held the pencil like a butter knife and her penmanship was as bad as Clever’s. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Day and night I wrote down these ideas in my frantic, spastic penmanship. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z She would have been impressed with my grammar and spelling, though she might have found fault with my penmanship. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z On the reverse side of the rumpled schedule there was a letter written in the uneven and angular hand that constituted Minkoffian penmanship. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I perked up because I knew I was not only good at penmanship, but I enjoyed making my words run across a page, round and neat and happy-looking. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Dear Jinx, it said in an unfamiliar penmanship. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Creativity. Clarity. Cleverness. And penmanship! Poor handwriting can destroy your chances to win,” Mrs. Grayson replied, looking stern. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Cora sat in the front of the class nowadays, and when Georgina corrected her—on her penmanship or arithmetic or speech—she no longer smarted. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I was lucky enough to reason also that I should try to improve my penmanship. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t even try hard in the classroom and if I flunked penmanship, so what? Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In the corner was a cursive capital W. She had studied the twins’ penmanship notebooks to make sure she got it right. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Fine. I’ll give you a 95. Minus five points for bad penmanship.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z That was how I knew Sister Mukumbu was a real teacher, aside from her welcoming smile and her blackboard penmanship. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Like when she was excited about Gregg, her penmanship grew rushed and even sloppy, for her. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z In a child’s penmanship, God please make my dad better. Sins of the mother: I blame myself for my son's overdose 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Maybe sculpture lies somewhere between penmanship and science.” Doris Salcedo Wins Nasher Prize for Sculpture 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z Teaching kids old-fashioned penmanship, proponents like her argue, helps refine their fine motor skills and their visual cognition, while beefing up the lobes known to underline successful reading. Meet the Mother-Daughter Team Set on Saving Cursive 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z I avoided her eyes and reapplied myself to the challenge of maintaining readable penmanship. Modern Love: Modern Love - Her Future Is in the Cards 2012-06-07T20:37:34Z Isaac believed that William would write in cursive, so he took a penmanship course. Living With the Men of Paul Schrader’s ‘Man in a Room’ Trilogy 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z Colleagues recall him writing a song a day, scribbling lyrics in the penmanship of a sixth-grade girl, his i’s crowned with hearts. What would Prince want? Two years later, his estate is a mess and his legacy unclear. 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z The court papers also claimed that the amendment was potentially fraudulent, asserting that Lisa Marie’s signature was “inconsistent” with her usual penmanship. Priscilla Presley and Riley Keough to Settle Dispute Over Family Trust 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z "My dad's handwriting was terrible. He looked like he should have been a doctor. You can hardly read anything he wrote. My mother had perfect penmanship," she continued. Trisha Yearwood on family recipes and the power of love 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z My mother had perfect penmanship, and I'll still come across a little note. Trisha Yearwood on family recipes and the power of love 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z An epic array of unruly lines unfolds — tightly crabbed scratches, abstract penmanship and luxurious, billowing slathers. An early look in the Broad museum reveals a show that doesn't quite gel 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Her sound, too, balances mastery with mystery; her recent recordings of those partitas and sonatas for solo violin trace Bach’s lines with a touch that feels like exquisite, if singular, penmanship. Midori’s career started with a fleeting moment. It’s evolved into a lasting legacy. 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z She shared a certain penmanship with my grandmother. Laura Linney: 'America's very puritanical' 2013-01-13T20:00:00Z Knowing when less is more and, equally important, when more is more, his painterly penmanship invites endlessly satisfying readings. Bart Exposito displays a love of line and a certain playfulness at Susanne Vielmetter 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z They ask her to take notes, assuming she has the nicest penmanship. ‘Mrs. America’ Review: The Voice of an E.R.A. 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Hanks teased his late co-star about his penmanship, which he described as "loopy and huge." Duncan's life celebrated in images, song, speeches 2012-09-11T03:31:04Z One hundred thousand dollars to the field of penmanship may draw attention to penmanship. Doris Salcedo Wins Nasher Prize for Sculpture 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z "I grew up getting straight-A's every year, but every report card I got: 'Horrible penmanship,'" he said. A career with 'Saturday Night Live' was in the cards 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z The “Perfect Xs” are decidedly imperfect, at least as examples of penmanship. In the galleries: Few hard edges in sight 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z In “Unsilenced” his installations draw on a detailed and chillingly dispassionate survey from 1865, rendered in impeccable penmanship, of 149 Indigenous people who were taken from their native communities into servitude. A Grim, Long-Hidden Truth Emerges in Art: Native American Enslavement 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z He believed that good penmanship is more than ink on paper. The Lost Virtue of Cursive 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z In the process of writing his Christmas list in his very best first-grade penmanship, he looked up from the catalogs and asked me a very serious question. My son is getting an American Girl Doll for Christmas 2013-12-25T12:45:00Z As the episode begins, Varys, ever the beacon of sanity, is writing a letter containing phrases like “Eddard Stark” and “true heir to the Iron Throne,” his ink glossy and his penmanship exquisite A.F. “Game of Thrones” Season 8, Episode 5 Recap: Hell’s Bells 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z When the two Orphii did strike the right balance, the effect was sublime — the peculiar penmanship of Orlinski’s voice tracing elegant figures around Hopkins’s steely delivery. Review | At Met premiere, ‘Eurydice’ offers a beguiling visit to the underworld 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Another shows a book review of sorts, written on lined paper in penmanship that appears to be a child’s. Librarian finds love notes, doodles in books and shares them with a grateful public 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Over time, though, highly refined penmanship styles, visual equivalents to the cadences of the spoken word, were designed specifically for the Quran, and masters of those styles were revered as cultural stars. ‘The Art of the Qur’an,’ a Rare Peek at Islam’s Holy Text 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Changes in penmanship may show how the writer felt – drowsy, extra careful or agitated – while writing certain passages. Handwritten diaries may feel old fashioned, but they offer insights that digital diaries can't match 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z They also argued that the amendment was potentially fraudulent, noting, among other things, that Lisa Marie’s signature appeared to be “inconsistent” with her usual penmanship. As a Film Revives Elvis’s Legacy, the Presleys Fight Over His Estate 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z “I was quite touched when I actually looked at it and realized it was written by someone with penmanship, by hand.” Robert Longo Installation Will Come to Hunter College 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Now retired and reformed, our protagonist — we only learn his first name quite late in the novel — possesses a remarkable talent for imitating the penmanship of 19th- and early 20th-century writers. Review: ‘The Forgers,’ a suspense novel by Bradford Morrow 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z There is Haya, who appoints herself a mentor for a new girl, Leanne, and assists her with penmanship in a way that crosses the line from helping to bossing around. Review: In ‘Miss Kiet’s Children,’ Refugees Adjust to Dutch Life 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z Dickinson’s penmanship grew eccentric over time, as did her compositional methods. ‘I’m Nobody’? Not a Chance, Emily Dickinson 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z If you agonize over using perfect penmanship on the first page of a notebook, watch this. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z He moved on to better causes, like abolitionism and universal education, before discovering his real calling: penmanship. The Lost Virtue of Cursive 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z A longtime speech therapist, she had a rich vocabulary; beautiful, curly penmanship; and a deceptively progressive core hiding beneath her turtleneck and snowman sweater-vest sets. The pesky mushroom cookies I bake for Betsy, my late mother-in-law 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z I would write a K. I remember my signature being the best penmanship I could do, and a heart. How ‘The Lion King’ Got to Broadway and Ruled for 25 Years (So Far) 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Happily, the Web site iomoi has bamboo pens and snazzy pencils that could rekindle the arcane art of penmanship. | A Year of Favorites 2010-12-21T18:32:55Z In a heartfelt speech, Hanks teased his late co-star about his penmanship which he described as "loopy and huge". Tom Hanks attends Duncan funeral 2012-09-11T09:17:24Z It went viral, but then the customer stepped forward with a handwriting analyst to attest that it was not his penmanship — and promptly sued the seafood chain and the server. Why the most hated person on the Internet today is someone you’ve never heard of 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z In retrospect, I don’t think I was able to see the difference between the old-timey show-biz acts Fosse was inspired by and the language he created, with matching penmanship, from his experiences in the gutter. A Bob Fosse Film-Festival Diary 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z “I was caned for my penmanship, more than once,” he recalled last week. Possessed: Better Penmanship, Less Pain 2011-02-05T00:51:47Z He leans in to decipher his penmanship but can make out only a few words: “synergistically to attain, uh, astronaut status.” Tom Wolfe Looks Over His Notes 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z The curriculum also included Bible studies — even in public, nonreligious schools — along with penmanship and civics education. During the 1918 flu pandemic, at-home learning meant little schoolwork 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z It allows Mr. Greenblatt to take some worthwhile detours: through the history of book collecting, and paper making, and libraries, and penmanship, and monks and their almost sexual mania for making copies of things. Books of The Times: ?The Swerve: How the World Became Modern,? by Stephen Greenblatt 2011-09-27T21:00:22Z Back then there was also lots of potential for drama large and small, given that the census was conducted by “enumerators” who went door to door and collected answers in their own variably legible penmanship. Counting the Population Has Always Been Political 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Eventually, I just scribbled words and squiggly lines in my journal, knowing my handwriting was already illegible to Mrs. McKierney, who had marked me down for my penmanship previously. My fantasies of mass murder 2013-03-05T01:00:00Z How I wish, at times like this, that they still stressed penmanship in schools and didn’t rely so strongly on computers! Perspective | Miss Manners: When is it okay to ‘bum a cigarette’? 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z So does the vision of that other anachronism: penmanship. Cultural Studies: The Found Art of Thank-You Notes 2014-04-04T23:16:35Z Handwriting drills were supervised by taskmaster penmanship supervisors, armed with awards and demerits. From punishing to pleasurable, how cursive writing is looping back into our hearts 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z The Palmer Method dominated much of the century’s teaching, Thornton said, though “it wasn’t so much a particular script as a method of teaching” that deployed “your whole arm in penmanship calisthenics.” From punishing to pleasurable, how cursive writing is looping back into our hearts 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z They are written in pencil and ink and, depending on the operator’s penmanship, flow in either cursive or scrunched lines. Huntington Library sets out to decode thousands of Civil War telegrams hidden for a century: 'It's mind-boggling' 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Responding to a friend’s letter, Lara Jean begins, “What lovely penmanship you have.” ‘To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You’ Review: Bliss, for Now 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Listening to Mandell's refined diction is like reading a handwritten letter by someone with the most marvelous penmanship. Theater pulses in Alan Mandell's veins 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z His collection became a private conceit, scrupulously named and dated in the penmanship of a monk, stored in boxes and metal bins like a man in a film hiding riches in the shadows. The weird and wonderful life of L.A.’s most bizarre celebrity photographer 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Schoolchildren have also competed for prizes in arts, crafts and penmanship. Fermanagh show moves to new home at Necarne Castle 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z The quote, “The choice is between freedom and fear,” is written in Bono’s penmanship. Bono likes to sketch Atlantic covers, so the magazine hired him 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z This biography is the only one to reflect the recently transcribed memoir chapters written in Edith’s scribbled penmanship and preserved at her birthplace. Review | Edith Wilson: The first lady who fooled D.C. and ran the White House 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z There, users share photos and videos of beautiful penmanship — their own or others. Move Aside, Doctors: You’re Not the Only Messy Writers in Town 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z When I was a middle and high school student in the late 1970s and early 1980s, I was told that professional success required good “penmanship” and the ability to perform long division by hand. How ChatGPT Can Improve Education, Not Threaten it 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z White showed off a room of 4-year-olds who were practicing their penmanship by writing the date on dry erase boards. 14 schools recognized for outperforming peers in the District 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Extra praise to the brass and woodwinds for beautiful work in every act, deftly underlining vocals with perfect penmanship. Review | With a no-nonsense ‘Il trovatore,’ WNO comes back with a vengeance 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Only slowly does what initially appear to be messy, dashed-off scribbles and a few names and words put down in awkward penmanship reveal themselves to be something more. Review: The ancients live on forever in Cy Twombly's abstract art, now on view at the Getty 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Smith, who works in a bookstore in Nashville, Tennessee, said two things had contributed to her worsening penmanship: habitually writing quickly and receiving her first tablet when she was about 10. Move Aside, Doctors: You’re Not the Only Messy Writers in Town 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Sai has worked on her penmanship and blending in to regular society, and has been lucky to get a job helping the kingdom’s preeminent mapmaker. KidsPost Summer Book Club: 8 books about ‘Speaking Truth’ 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Professor Calkins became a revolutionary leader in education by bringing these practices to young children at a time when penmanship, spelling and sentence structure were often a bigger focus. In the Fight Over How to Teach Reading, This Guru Makes a Major Retreat 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Former Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner acknowledged in 2012 that handwriting was not his strong suit and that he polished his penmanship when President Barack Obama offered him the job. Why Janet Yellen’s Signature Is Not on U.S. Currency 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Wave after wave of gestural scribbles in deep blue crayon repeat, like incomprehensible penmanship. Review: The ancients live on forever in Cy Twombly's abstract art, now on view at the Getty 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Any lingering reverence for neat penmanship, especially cursive, may have more to do with nostalgia than practicality. Move Aside, Doctors: You’re Not the Only Messy Writers in Town 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z You don’t need to be an accomplished writer with perfect penmanship and spelling; the words are for you. How to Keep a Journal 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z The note inside was written in cheerful, loopy penmanship, but its content was anything but upbeat: After Jan. 6, threats and disinformation take hold across the U.S. He caricatured her as “a parody of earth-mother liberalism” who “wore long Indian-print skirts. . . . She had little interest in conventional academic topics, like reading and penmanship.” How Tucker Carlson became the voice of White grievance 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z “My mother has amazing penmanship and actually taught me calligraphy when I was in middle school,” Greene said. Can one Black glovemaker and 'Fear of God' make baseball cool again? 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z But beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and factors including memory and life experience can affect what constitutes “good” penmanship. Move Aside, Doctors: You’re Not the Only Messy Writers in Town 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z And don’t let messy penmanship be a deterrent: No one is expecting calligraphy. How to Write a Gratitude Letter 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z She supplied the cursive for a character’s heartfelt 1930s letter herself, mimicking the Palmer Method — a penmanship system popular in the first half of the 20th century — then adjusted the results in Photoshop. Rorschach Theatre gets the audience out of the house with ‘Distance Frequencies’ 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z A week after that, he decided to take on some homework, tracing S’s and T’s for his penmanship class. She saved her 7-year-old brother’s life. Then the virus threatened to take it. 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z They made up exercises: The girl did an origami project they found in a magazine and copied newspaper headlines to improve her penmanship. Perspective | Photographers across Mexico have been documenting the challenges of distance learning 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z In addition to using the free resources on platforms such as Reddit, people interested in improving their penmanship can seek out tutoring with an expert. Move Aside, Doctors: You’re Not the Only Messy Writers in Town 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z In Pennsylvania’s June 2 primary election alone, when 1.5 million voted by mail, more than 26,000 of ballots were rejected, including for “signature-related errors or matters of penmanship,” the lawsuit said. Mailed ballots can’t be discarded over signature, state says 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z An elementary-school teacher, she saw penmanship as a reflection of character. Opinion | A Coronavirus Care Package From China 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Libby was confident that Shaw didn’t write the note himself, with the penmanship not matching her left handed father’s distinctive handwriting. Editorial Roundup: New England 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z When I was in grade school in the 1940s, every desk had an ink well and a pen, and we were taught penmanship. Opinion | Why can’t we teach our kids to write properly anymore? 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Now, her clientele is about 75% adults 18 to 37, a generation, Gladstone said, that experienced factors such as budget cuts in schools and curriculum changes, which led to a decline in penmanship. Move Aside, Doctors: You’re Not the Only Messy Writers in Town 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z When he called them at home recently, he urged them to read more and practice their penmanship. The Coronavirus Exposes Education’s Digital Divide 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Although the poem has the embattled look of an elder document, Key’s looped letters, scratched out words and precise penmanship still read clear in 2020. Historic document makes rare appearance in Maryland Capitol 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z He signed his name with delight, grinning at his penmanship. His hands shook uncontrollably for a decade. MRI-guided ultrasound surgery finally relieved the tremors. 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z It may be time we put down the computers for an hour a day in classrooms and practice composition and penmanship. Opinion | Why can’t we teach our kids to write properly anymore? 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Fred and Arnie shared this careful penmanship and a remarkable dedication for writing back to every fan who wrote them a letter—tens of thousands over their lifetimes. The curious bond between Arnold Palmer and Mister Rogers - Golf Digest 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z As her daughter, Kathleen, recalls, “She had beautiful penmanship, and the lettering in some of her signs was simply her own natural writing.” Seattle’s Queen of Neon: Meet the designer of the city’s most iconic signs — from the Elephant Car Wash to Dick’s Drive-In 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Turning the page from the end of the regular alphabet to the 27th letter, “yuzz,” I was surprised, enchanted and immediately freed from the limits of penmanship and reading circles. Opinion | The Book That Changed My Life 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z It’s handwriting analyst Beverley East, owner of Strokes & Slants, who profiles people through their penmanship — a field known as graphology. Perspective | Fighting crime, one dotted ‘i’ and crossed ‘t’ at a time 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Mitch Daniels’s April 9 Thursday Opinion essay, “Fighting the epidemic of poor writing,” raised the issue of penmanship. Opinion | Why can’t we teach our kids to write properly anymore? 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z After years of retreat, state legislatures are beginning to reintroduce penmanship into elementary school curriculum. The art of imperfection: People are turning to robots to write their ‘handwritten’ cards 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Edbert is hoping to become a doctor — in spite of his perfect penmanship. A Defense of Cursive, From a 10-Year-Old National Champion 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z And, thanks to minor misspellings and poor penmanship, hundreds of children’s requests for holiday gifts are misdirected to Satan—and Satan always replies. Peter Dinklage on Cyrano and Life After “Thrones” 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Tiny spiders and June bugs imitated real insects; breathtaking writing machines achieved perfect penmanship through mechanical means. When science was a vital pastime of monarchs and emperors of Europe 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z While they are in quarantine and learning to improve their writing skills, pupils can practice their penmanship, too. Opinion | Why can’t we teach our kids to write properly anymore? 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z In Room LM-102 of the library’s James Madison Memorial Building, Cannon, the exhibit curator, said she spent days poring over Parks’s neatly written manuscripts — the “loops and scrolls”of her elegant penmanship. ‘Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words’ shows a raw and sometimes uncertain civil rights giant 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Wolfe, Ziegler and former student Janet Miller reminisced about a time without central air, a time of penmanship lessons and carrying water to and from the schoolhouse in buckets. Renovations underway at historic one-room schoolhouse 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z The thief — who workers at the eatery insist is a young woman, judging from her penmanship — admitted in the note that she had no good reason to steal from the Lacey Township restaurant. Biden still riding high 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z All he needs now is a tattoo artist and the perfect hiding spot for the permanent reminder of the King’s perfect penmanship — with that looping script in the R and P. Champ Stamp: Wallace says he’ll get tattoo of Richard Petty 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z Through the diligent efforts of those billboard cows with their poor penmanship and dubious spelling skills, Chick-fil-A has moved up the ranks from the seventh-largest restaurant chain in the United States to become the third. The sky is falling for fast food, but not for Chick-fil-A. Here’s why. 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z Despite its ancient roots, a liberal arts education has been evolving for centuries and is very different today than it was when Latin, Greek and penmanship were required, Casey said. Maryland’s small colleges saw the future, and it was bleak. Now, they’re selling liberal arts with a twist. 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Written in Day’s familiar curly penmanship, it captures the breathless sincerity that buoys almost all the work she left behind. Doris Day: A guileless natural on screen and record, and a mystery even to her devotees 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z They took dictation on words like “aunt,” “fisherman” and “raccoon” with their slow and crooked penmanship. Running Out of Children, a South Korea School Enrolls Illiterate Grandmothers 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z I stood there for a minute, admiring his penmanship, which I’d never seen before. “Lulu” 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z But later, as cousin Heather Johnson helped the brothers sort through their mother’s belongings, they found a box filled with envelopes — each one stamped, sealed and addressed with different penmanship. After beloved teacher dies, former students get letters she asked them to write to themselves in the ’80s 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z That wobbly name, written with the front four letters taking up half of the page and the back four crammed into a tiny space that also careens downwards, is penmanship unparalleled. My kids are genuises. Honestly. Who do I pay the bribe to? | Emma Brockes 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z The hand of the artist is omnipresent, thanks to the autograph penmanship. Review: The Allen Ruppersberg show at the Hammer Museum is a don’t-miss tour de force 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z To practice her penmanship, she woke up before dawn. Running Out of Children, a South Korea School Enrolls Illiterate Grandmothers 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z The writings remain in his childhood bedroom, frozen in the amber of a 9-year-old’s penmanship. Joe Harris: Walking Down Your Street and Pushing the Nets Up the Standings 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z It contained a handwritten note in meticulous penmanship and a small drawing. How an artist found freedom after 27 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit - Golf Digest 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z He was transfixed by the regularity of Kepler’s penmanship, and wondered if it might contain coded messages. Do Proteins Hold the Key to the Past? 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z And, in an era long before email and social media, people wrote letters in remarkable penmanship. EXCHANGE: Illinois State collection personalizes World War 1 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z Most schools, parochial or otherwise, no longer teach penmanship — and only about 10 states still retain cursive writing requirements in their curriculum guides. In Florida Recount, Sloppy Signatures May Disqualify Thousands of Votes 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z And penmanship has become markedly worse among younger Americans, who spend far more time texting than writing in cursive. Does your vote count in Florida? It might depend on your signature. 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z The cursive penmanship is graceful and precise — practiced and assured. Review: The artwork of Adrian Piper makes a stern proclamation: 'Everything will be taken away' - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z The penmanship is deft, confident – at the island’s southern end is an intricate compass rose, and the sketch of a galleon at full sail. Wizards, Moomins and pirates: the magic and mystery of literary maps 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z This is hardly the first author biopic in which you learn more about the subject’s penmanship than about the nuts and bolts of her artistic process. Review: Keira Knightley illuminates a writer's awakening in the shrewd, witty 'Colette' 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z “We get graded on our penmanship, we get criticized for our grammar…’’ Inside the referees’ locker room: Hearing directly from officiating crew about Saturday’s controversial red card on Sounders defender Chad Marshall 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z They poured slugs from the bottle into the goblet and passed it around beneath a tableau of Janus’ old rock and roll T-shirts and journals laced with drawings and poems in immaculate penmanship. At the Rainbow, L.A. metal fans remember singer Jill Janus of Huntress 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Once again, there was no clear winner, but everyone agreed that penmanship counts. Puzzle Lovers Find Their Tribe at a Crossword Tournament 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z To be fair, though, Tiger’s penmanship, like President Clinton’s, isn’t exactly at the same level of Arnold Palmer. Former presidential aide disputes account of 2006 golf round between Clinton and Tiger Woods - Golf Digest 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z The contest is aimed at promoting and encouraging good penmanship and is open to Nebraska residents in four age categories: 12 and younger, ages 13-16, ages 17-49 and ages 50 and older. Entry deadline March 31 for Nebraska Handwriting Contest 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z The job went to Timothy Matlack, a congressional aide who was known for his superb penmanship. A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence survived the Civil War hidden behind wallpaper. Later it was tossed in a box. 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z There are also three pages at the end with handwritten notes that match Saban’s penmanship. The Secrets of College Football’s Best Teams 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z “Writing was probably the hardest thing, but my penmanship is pretty good now, I guess,” she said. Arlington swimmer back to competing after arm amputated 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z And there are prosaic concerns, as well, like spelling and penmanship. What can Republicans do about Roy Moore? Here are their options 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z Palmer penmanship required discipline to learn, but “It was a pretty vanilla face,” said Hurford. Calligrapher practices the write stuff 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z That ideology goes back to the 1930s, when progressive educators began to shift the writing curriculum away from penmanship and spelling and toward diary entries and personal letters as a psychologically liberating activity. A Wakeup Call on Writing Instruction (Now, What’s an Adverb?) 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Sure, there’s the famous original copy in Thomas Jefferson’s elegant penmanship. Perspective | This woman’s name appears on the Declaration of Independence. So why don’t we know her story? 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z By that time, the writing was on the wall, and the penmanship was that of David and Charles Koch. Meet the horsemen of our environmental apocalypse 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z A metal Arnold signing programs with perfect penmanship wouldn't have been as dramatic a pose, but it would have been just as true to his legend. Signs of the Times - Golf Digest 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z With the decline of Spencerian training, “Suddenly, in terms of the penmanship world, there was a power vacuum … a fight for penmanship textbooks to get into school systems,” said Hurford. Calligrapher practices the write stuff 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z Apple claims it uses “deep learning” to recognize penmanship. The 8 biggest announcements from Apple WWDC 2017 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z Mary Saucedo, 94, of Manchester, who is legally blind and relies on her husband's assistance, is one of the voters whose absentee ballot was rejected because of questionable penmanship. ACLU sues New Hampshire for rejecting hundreds of absentee ballots 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Some people - often those who can remember seemingly relentless work on penmanship in school - blame the “Common Core” standards, which were finalized in 2010. Despite push to scrap cursive writing, schools stick with it 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z Complicating matters is that Price was a terrible speller and his penmanship got worse over time, making it more difficult to transcribe his handwriting, she said. Historical group gets official’s early 20th century diaries 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z Handwritten in flowing penmanship, the oldest records refer to the Nebraska Territory. Dakota County officials find digital storage not the best 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z Earlier, Newman had seen Palmer make that same gesture, but he needed a recurrence to feel confident jotting his discovery, in small and neat penmanship, into a notebook. Mind Over Body: Playing in the N.F.L. at 38 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z It’s all part of Lasley’s desire to decrease the burden on his teammates and maybe practice his penmanship a little less. UCLA receiver Jordan Lasley is his own worse critic 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Under Horton’s instruction, the day included penmanship lessons with old-fashioned ink pens, singing “Good Morning to You” and learning to bow and curtsy. Students spend ‘day of pretend’ at pioneer schoolhouse 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z But each signature with perfect penmanship was a statement of respect for every fan in Arnie's Army. Editor's Letter: You to Him, Him to You - Golf Digest 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z “I guess they taught penmanship then,” he said. Wheeling school time capsule reveals 100-year history 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Not all that long ago, the penmanship taught in American schools was the envy of the world. The comeback of cursive 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The story that unfolds in Fleischer's penmanship begins with the raw emotions Bush and his aides experienced, the president already itching to retaliate. Sept. 11 drama on Air Force One unfolds in Bush aide's handwritten notes 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Another primary goal of drawing maps was mastery of the art of penmanship, and from the looks of most of the schoolgirl maps I’ve seen, it worked. 19th-Century Schoolgirls Were Incredibly Good at Drawing Maps The message lies in the penmanship, in which the letters in “Dear Lisette” were twice the height of those in “Diane,” and “Dear” had been underlined. The Woman Who Influenced Diane Arbus’s Eye 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z He did just that: His penmanship became flawless, and the Nazis put it to use at Auschwitz, sparing him from the gas chambers. Ernest Michel, Who Survived Auschwitz and Led Jewish Charities, Dies at 92 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Researchers are also aware that more than mere pride in penmanship is lost when people can no longer even read, let alone write, cursive script. The comeback of cursive 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Some of her students even won awards for their precise performance of the Palmer Method of penmanship, for which Gordon was noted. Re-enactors prepared to tell Norfolk’s story 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z “Sometimes I notice that they paid so much attention to penmanship and lettering that they chronically misspell words.” 19th-Century Schoolgirls Were Incredibly Good at Drawing Maps He showed his third-grade report card, which listed marks in prayer, the study of Torah and Talmud, Hebrew spelling, penmanship, Yiddish and Jewish history. Group Says Politics Are Stalling New York City’s Inquiry of Yeshivas 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z The writing on Ology inspires the same mix of feelings: it’s scattershot, and the album’s vocal-centric nature means it’s difficult to ignore Gallant’s more overwrought bits of penmanship. Gallant and dvsn's debut albums are two wildly different takes on alt-R&B 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z In America, two developments have thrust penmanship back into the public arena. The comeback of cursive 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z “I grew up in a Catholic school in Osmond and did penmanship practice every morning.” Re-enactors prepared to tell Norfolk’s story 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z The penmanship is impeccable, done up with a tasteful flourish in sepia ink upon aged paper — very aged paper. Inside the Beltway: Fox News lands its fourth presidential debate 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z For sale from the Raab Collection, a premier private sales organization based in Pennsylvania: Lofty presidential communiques boasting amazing penmanship, some with equally lofty price tags. Presidential signatures, letters and documents still fetch lofty prices at auction 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Up for sale from the Raab Collection, a premier auction house: Lofty presidential whatnot boasting amazing penmanship, some with equally lofty price tags. Inside the Beltway: Hillary Clinton holds 19 fundraisers in 96 hours 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z But more rigorous curriculum standards and a growing emphasis on technology leave less time for penmanship instruction, even for those who want to teach it. Less emphasis on handwriting in Beaver County schools 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z She marveled at the detailed, pristine penmanship, now fully aware of her grandmother’s essential role in the family’s business and legacy. Women expand their home on the range 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z The penmanship of those who signed the little autograph book in fountain pen, including Ms. Tarbell, was an impeccable art form. 142-year-old autograph book returns to Massachusetts academy 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z “It revealed a little of the importance of penmanship of the day,” said Denise Morrison, the director of collections and curatorial services at the Kansas City Museum. Thacher School demolition reveals school’s past 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Most of what Miller’s troop of volunteers is doing, meanwhile, is penmanship. Democrats embrace the personal as well as the political to woo Iowa voters 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Districts like Western Beaver and Cornell also try to maintain an emphasis on penmanship. Less emphasis on handwriting in Beaver County schools 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z He dates and signs each with elegant penmanship. James Turrell: 'More people have heard of me through Drake than anything else' 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z The robbery fizzles with an unresolved dispute over penmanship. WESLEY PRUDEN: Democrats’ obsession with guns, climate change 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z His penmanship on the cake for writing the numbers on the field was very well done. Q&A with fair judge: With cakes, taste gets the blue ribbon 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z There were constant quizzes and tests on every piece of the offense, with points taken off for spelling errors or poor penmanship. After losing the game and a QB to Buckeyes, Hokies look to them 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Local teachers and administrators say they still devote class time to penmanship instruction, with cursive introduced in second or third grade. Less emphasis on handwriting in Beaver County schools 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z I wonder if she ever expected that the United States would elect a black president, or that her left-handed penmanship would rub off on me and lead me into a career as a writer. The last time I saw my mother 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z Memorization of trivia is to science what penmanship is to writing – an admirable, sometimes entertaining, peripheral skill rendered unnecessary by technology. What The Science Literacy Police Get Wrong About Science 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z That he fails to realize Nelly - not from her perfectly matched penmanship, let alone her voice - stretches the suspension of disbelief. Review: ‘Phoenix’ a masterful postwar drama set in Berlin 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z A little digging yields even more videos dedicated to penmanship on Instagram. Instagram finds the lost art of handwriting 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z As school districts work to strike a balance between technology and longhand, penmanship proponents are pushing to keep cursive in the classroom. Less emphasis on handwriting in Beaver County schools 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z “Today, at 85, she writes as perfect a penmanship as these ladies or whoever wrote on this board here and it distresses her that we don’t teach that anymore,” Kishore said. Preserved chalkboards in Oklahoma stood test of time 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z In his letters, dubbed the “black spider” memos, a reference to his poor penmanship, the prince comes across as worthy, verbose and overly fond of herbal medicine and of the exclamation mark. Letting daylight in upon magic 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Perfect penmanship doesn’t change the fact that A-Rod is a train wreck. SNYDER: Alex Rodriguez didn’t need another public whipping by the press 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z It was not a job I was born for: it demanded legible handwriting, and my penmanship had been deteriorating since third grade. Confessions of a Comma Queen 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z And in an era of the personal computer, some aides marvel at his penmanship. Obama's 'Super Bowl': The road to the State of the Union 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z In the worst-case scenario, Mr. Obama will take out a yellow legal pad and, in his neat penmanship, rewrite the entire speech. State of the Union Speechwriter for Obama Draws on Various Inspirations 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z We need to mobilize Muslim women everywhere, get them empowered by sending them simple resources like good parenting books, penmanship etc. Crisis in France Is Seen as Sign of Chronic Ills 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Not Caldwell, who, on his yellow pad in perfect penmanship, would jot down Paterno’s every point. Detroit Lions Coach Jim Caldwell Finds Success With a Different Approach 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z Use your best penmanship to copy the text of the Equal Rights Amendment onto poster board, and then decorate it with macaroni. Boy Scouts should consider creating these merit badges to keep up with the times They would sit at the same desks, and they would perform the same copy work with a pen and ink, which was graded for neatness and penmanship. Community celebrates surviving 1-room schoolhouse 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z The penmanship looked different back then, before he perfected the "D" with the looping tail and refined the "G" he would later drop. For major league ballplayers, signature moments are part of the game 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z And you needed skills related to penmanship and forming thoughts in your head before committing them permanently to paper. NetAppVoice: When Machines Make Our Decisions For Us -- In The Cloud 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z Yesterday’s players were far more likely to take pride in their penmanship. Ask the Experts: How Much Is My Vintage Autographed Baseball Worth? 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z The flowing cursive penmanship, testament to a bygone era, is slowly turning orange as iron in the ink oxidizes. Pa. county to create ancestry record search engine 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Some of the notes were written with displays of penmanship that recalled the early part of the last century. Massimo Vignelli: A Master in the Grammar of Design 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z He wouldn't want to upset the nuns with poor penmanship. For major league ballplayers, signature moments are part of the game 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z “But from that point, I always took pride in it. I get compliments about my penmanship, and I never took it for granted.” In an Era of Squiggles, You Can’t Tell the Players Without a Handwriting Analyst 2014-03-29T02:19:10Z Though some took pride in their penmanship, they had so many balls to sign that neatness didn’t always count. Ask the Experts: How Much Is My Vintage Autographed Baseball Worth? 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z A self-help book from 1858 suggested that professionals practice penmanship on their feet — since “nearly half” of all business writing was done at standing desks. Innovation: Who Made That Standing Desk? 2014-03-21T03:54:00Z “Of course it hurts,” one man replied in fine, bold penmanship, after describing the loss of both a leg and an arm. On View: ‘Broken Bodies, Suffering Spirits’ at the Mütter Museum 2014-01-20T22:38:34Z See next page.It was man hole - "journeyman" was changed to "journey-level" plumber, "penmanship" to "handwriting". 52 weeks 52 questions, part two 2013-12-20T14:58:35Z If their penmanship did not meet his standards, he corrected them until it did. In an Era of Squiggles, You Can’t Tell the Players Without a Handwriting Analyst 2014-03-29T02:19:10Z There is the thick composition book in which he wrote his letters — every line is used on every page and the penmanship is painstakingly neat. Johannesburg Center Is Helping to Preserve the Legacy of Mandela 2013-06-29T23:37:28Z By Looks like Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has been working on his penmanship. Lew’s official signature a vast improvement 2013-06-18T20:11:55Z Texting has long been bemoaned as the downfall of the written word, “penmanship for illiterates,” as one critic . Is Texting Killing the English Language? 2013-04-25T09:45:59Z The new gender-neutral references, for example, include "journey-level plumber" instead of "journeyman plumber," "handwriting" in place of "penmanship," and "signal operator" for "signalman." "Penmanship" is now 'handwriting' as Washington state removes gender bias in statutes 2013-04-23T01:19:51Z As interactive technology becomes ubiquitous around the globe, some experts warn that formal handwriting may soon diminish, rendering the penmanship a relic of the past. VIDEO: Will handwriting survive the iPad? 2013-04-16T02:21:50Z The penmanship on it was only marginally neater than Mr. Mandela’s own. Johannesburg Center Is Helping to Preserve the Legacy of Mandela 2013-06-29T23:37:28Z Under the deft penmanship of Matt Fraction, this storyline uses concepts from Warren Ellis’ neural interface of “Extremis” with “biological upgrading” of humans and direct nanotech interface. Iron Man s Top 10 Heavy Metal Moments Reflections on the First 50 Years of Scientific R&D from Stark Industries 2013-04-08T18:15:00.193Z He won't win a penmanship contest, but there is no question whose name is on the flag. Palmer still sets example of legible autographs 2013-04-06T04:04:25Z Is bad penmanship a prerequisite for President Obama’s second term? Secretary Hagel’s signature rivals Lew’s 2013-03-12T15:27:17Z Vi's splendid penmanship inspired her only son to write. Scorecard From The Edge 2013-02-12T05:00:00Z These displays of penmanship put chemistry in the same league as the visual arts and architecture and impart to it a unique element of art which almost no other science can claim. Truth and beauty in chemistry 2013-01-25T00:15:10.973Z Caldwell’s penmanship was meticulous, Huard said, each formula and diagram etched with the steady hand of a surgeon. Ravens’ Caldwell Lets His Offense Make Loudest Statement 2013-01-20T20:44:29Z The current Treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner, told NPR last year that he had to work on his penmanship to make his name legible enough to befit its place on U.S. currency. Jack Lew, sensitive scribbler 2013-01-10T01:57:14Z Before he goes up for Senate confirmation, lawmakers must know: Would Mr. Lew clean up his penmanship for the greenback, as current Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner did? Economix Blog: A New Scribble on Your Dollar Bill 2013-01-09T20:21:18Z When Alex Gard, a Russian émigré whom the Sardis fed two meals a day in exchange for his pictures, drew Bette Davis, she annotated her likeness, with meticulous penmanship and evident ambivalence, “He reveals all.” | Times Square: A Kaleidoscope of Lights and Crowds 2012-12-29T17:50:23Z Two friends I'd made, both Palestinian, helped with my pronunciation and penmanship. At War Blog: Learning a Language, and Relearning a Country 2012-08-27T15:06:56Z At 2 mph walking felt more natural, but my penmanship was like a physician signing prescriptions. How to Keep Your Job From Killing You 2012-08-24T13:15:00Z “But your mileage is going to vary if your penmanship skews toward the sloppy end of things.” Review Roundup: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2012-08-17T16:49:57Z "When she was five I bought her sketch-books for her to practice penmanship," Ye's father told Reuters at her modest family home in north Hangzhou. Ye's beginnings hint at swimming prowess 2012-08-02T11:19:29Z He inscribed it with the legend “Would-Be-Artist,” and the nearby pages of lined notebook paper marked with childish boats and strings of penmanship exercises offer some support for the “would-be.” | Westchester: A Review of ‘Edward Hopper: Early Nautical Scenes’ 2012-07-14T05:11:44Z And much to the distress of one of my digitally oriented grandsons, whose penmanship is atrocious, students still must learn how to write with a pen or pencil. Well: Personal Health: Heavy Backpacks Can Spell Chronic Back Pain for Children 2012-04-23T17:44:10Z "I own I do not shine in penmanship; the strange characters at the foot were meant to represent 'Conyers.'" Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z The figures presented in books on penmanship are also commonly bad, showing neglect or misunderstanding of the matter on the part of leaders in penmanship. The Psychology of Arithmetic 2012-03-31T02:00:28.817Z The two talked it over, and Fairy wrote for Mrs. Hickox a sample of her penmanship, whereupon the lady at once declared that the scheme was impossible. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z The general laugh that followed this spicy comment had no sooner subsided, than another note caught my eye, by its handsome penmanship. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Dexterous penmanship is a source of the same sort of pride as that which animates the skillful rifleman, the practiced duelist, or well-trained billiard-player. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z With a sick sinking of heart she recognized the familiar penmanship that had been such a bugbear, and which she had hoped never to see again. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z Of the penmanship of the other forged documents it is not possible to speak, but their phraseology is sufficiently clear, and they might have passed muster. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z They had taught him penmanship, and continued to teach him, until one day they discovered, in the middle of a lesson, that he was teaching them. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z "I cannot permit that, Master Geoffrey," said he; "your eyes are too weak to read such fine penmanship." The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z Benefits: more free time, improved penmanship, more romantic gestures, less Facebook-inspired jealousy rages. Could You Go Three Months Without A Mobile Phone, Email, Facebook or Twitter? 2012-01-31T17:13:33Z His penmanship, after some practice, became so regular in form that it excited the admiration of other and younger boys. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z When he returned the play-book was cut up leaf by leaf and distributed to the company to transcribe; at least to those acquainted with the art of penmanship. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z His trivialities were reading and penmanship, and he was so wrapt up in them that often he could hardly be got away to his meals. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z The wounding sentences were written in a firm, clear penmanship that in itself was cold and bitter reprimand. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z As Moore isolated finer points of the passing game, Keller in neat penmanship jotted down pithy phrases and punchy quotes, basic ideas and specific concepts. Dustin Keller an Eager Prot?g? of Jets Consultant Tom Moore 2011-12-10T19:04:36Z They were not brilliant specimens of either penmanship or composition, but there was the true ring of the man himself about them, with his breeziness and humour and unmistakable sincerity. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z The musical thoughts are put down in the plainest, straightest way, in strong contrast to the old Italian style, whose profuse embellishments remind one of ornate penmanship. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Clifford wrote a clear, symmetrical hand, and before returning his missive to its envelope Mollie passed it to Monsieur Lamonti, remarking that perhaps he would like to see Mr. Faxon's penmanship. The Heatherford Fortune a sequel to the Magic Cameo 2011-11-15T03:00:18.930Z The printers will gladly dispense with covers, ribbons, and fairy-like penmanship, in favour of a plain legible hand, pages regularly numbered, and leaves written on one side only. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z At age 7, as punishment for bad penmanship in school, Ms. Rivera was forced to kneel on grains of dry rice until her bare knees bled, she said. The Neediest Cases : At 29, Fighting Bad Dreams and Illness - Neediest Cases 2011-11-08T02:33:48Z I tell you, Jack, it requires something besides a knowledge of penmanship to write out an advertisement for a newspaper. The Haunted Mine 2011-10-28T02:00:23.833Z In a few moments, the men were seated around the dining table, each with pencil and paper, and a lesson in penmanship had begun. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z Theodosius inherited the piety and honesty of his grandfather and namesake, but was a youth of slender capacity, though he took some interest in literature, and was renowned for his beautiful penmanship. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z Above the rooms once occupied by Paine was the sign "Ecrivain Publique,"—placed there by a Mademoiselle who wrote letters and advertisements for humble neighbors not expert in penmanship. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z This was sent, but the penmanship and diction in which it was couched sent no thrill of pleasure through me. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Pop had a system of penmanship, as he had of punishment, of instruction, and school discipline, peculiarly his own. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z Then followed the lesson in penmanship, taught by Esther Bright, and the work of the evening was over. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z She mentioned the evening schools for teaching penmanship, grammar, geography, and other branches of education, and how highly they were prized, and how well they were attended by the factory girls. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z It was as though the spiritual qualities of Sir Richard's penmanship had shrunk away, leaving only the grotesque residue of a dwarfed and evil nature. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z Konray prefers paper, he says, because you get extra credit for good penmanship. Technology in Schools Faces Questions on Value 2011-09-03T21:50:18Z Gus your penmanship is perfect; when I am rich, you shall copy my books.” Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z So eloquent is some of her writing that one holds one's breath as one reads it; and the evident rapidity of the penmanship of her MS. Harriet Martineau 2011-08-05T02:00:51.493Z Padraig, an Irish scribe who had made some designs for the Queen’s tapestry-workers, was using his best penmanship to copy certain letters on fine parchment. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z At the Dedham Grammar School he was renowned for his penmanship, and before he left school, at seventeen years of age, he had already shown a strong inclination towards painting. Constable 2011-08-02T02:00:26.593Z Now a young poet, as soon as he has satisfied himself with his lines and has carefully copied them in his best penmanship, burns to see himself in print. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z Felix always had written her name in full, saying that it was prettier than the one that she had given herself in baby-days; the penmanship appeared like a child’s imitation of his bold strokes. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z Then my writing was not in accordance with Mrs Blunt’s ideas of penmanship. A Fluttered Dovecote 2011-07-29T02:00:21.880Z When penmanship was the rage and writing became epidemic the scholars developed the villainous habit of scribbling always and everywhere. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z His penmanship was good, using a false hand for his writing. The Palm Tree Blessing 2011-07-11T02:00:05.463Z Mikolai did not know what kind of creature penmanship was, and to punish one for German—that he would not even listen to. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z She read it again: the penmanship was straggling and ugly. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z There are others whose penmanship becomes very irregular, or at least exhibits many signs of nervousness, whenever they think someone is watching them. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z I have felt depressed by my consciousness of the unworthiness of the response, that my life has made, to such an excellent instructor in penmanship and spelling. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z It is a nut to crack for those who carp at the idea that the handwriting is a criterion of character, who attribute variety of penmanship to educational influences entirely. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Around the walls hung various texts illustrating the achievement of youthful penmanship with profound religious instruction. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z The amanuensis was but little superior in the art of penmanship to her principal. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z The penmanship was, indeed, similar, yet this was written in a spirit not quite congenial with that which had dictated her letters to her lover. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z The Londoner thanked the admirer of his penmanship most gratefully, and intimated that he would like to consult Mr. Lindsay upon the subject. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z Carlyle’s productions gave the printers much trouble, on account of the many alterations he made, and his cramped penmanship. Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z Erma was asked to give specimens of her penmanship, which she did readily. Overshadowed A Novel 2011-05-07T02:00:24.483Z There were few things on which he prided himself more than on the facilities and elegances of his penmanship. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z As a specimen of his careful penmanship the diary that he wrote for me, which is reproduced in this book in facsimile, is an admirable example. The Story of Lewis Carroll Told for Young People by the Real Alice in Wonderland 2011-04-30T02:00:12.447Z But the works,—at least the prose works,—of the Romans were seldom written out in the hand of the author, and were generally dictated by him to some slave or freedman instructed in penmanship. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z You must improve in your penmanship; your writing is like the speaking of a child of three years old, very understandable to its father but to no one else. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z Get pencil and paper; you must have your third lesson in penmanship. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z She has plenty of time to devote her best penmanship to them, as it turns out; since after two days at the Manor, Freddy has to be off again. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z The penmanship was delicate, like that of a lady; but we did not recognize it. Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z It improves attention spans, penmanship and the ability to retain information, she says, all victims of technology. Where Half the Game Is Mental, and So Is the Other Half 2011-03-10T00:32:39Z He was sent for a few weeks to a school in Dalrymple to learn penmanship. The Real Robert Burns 2011-02-18T03:00:20.253Z Now since you have had your second lesson in penmanship, you may go home. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z "Read this for me—I have been trying if I can write in the dark—my first attempt at a benighted penmanship." Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z Then there was a sheet of scribbling, with the names, Joseph Lenox Morgan and Pauline De Lacy Lenox, written in every variety of penmanship, in cousin's bold hand. Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z A knowledge of penmanship and arithmetic is all that is required of a man of business, but a learned man is expected to read Chinese. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z In addition to the university there are several schools where grammar, arithmetic, and penmanship are taught. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Some evinced the easy style and graceful penmanship of education; others were written in the gnarled hand of the daily, laborer. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Some of them were lawyers, but they were interested in penmanship and ability to clean ink-bottles. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z She would have turned sick with chagrin at sight of a woman's penmanship. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z Above all, he inherited from his father the art of fine penmanship. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z But to the editors of Maxim, he is Mike Bolick, a faithful reader and regular letter writer who has loopy penmanship and an eye for beautiful cover models. To the Editor: Reaching Out From the Cell 2011-01-08T01:22:09Z Miller's campaign said observers are simply challenging votes that don't meet the strict letter of the law -- including those with minor misspellings of Murkowski's name or those with legibility or penmanship issues. Alaska Supreme Court dismisses Joe Miller case 2010-12-22T22:30:00Z One of the most fantastic persons in the world is the public official who, before he can write a postal order or a tax receipt, has to make preliminary curls of penmanship in the air. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z Miller's campaign disputed the charge, saying observers are simply challenging votes that don't meet the strict letter of the law — including those with minor misspellings of Murkowski's name or those with legibility or penmanship issues. Murkowski Camp Cries Foul in Alaska Ballot Count 2010-11-19T14:25:00Z In this little house of my grandfather's I erected my own private shrine of Tenjinsan, the god of penmanship. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z A century ago, the superintendent of schools in New York, William Henry Maxwell, heaped scorn on one theorist who proclaimed “vertical penmanship” to be the solution to all ills. LETTER FROM AMERICA: A Change of Heart on Education 2010-05-05T11:20:00Z Despite the peril of raising one’s hand in a concentration camp, Mr. Michel answered the call when someone asked for a volunteer with proper penmanship. Memory Fading, a Holocaust Survivor Bears Witness 2010-04-10T01:40:00Z He was a civilian, usually a lawyer, and therefore, in most cases, of greater business capacity, and more skilled in penmanship, than the Governor with his military training. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical It was gracefully written, for Eugene Wellington's penmanship was art itself; and gracefully worded, and it breathed the perfumes of that lovely "Eden" on every page. The Reclaimers My father was to pay a school-tax and I to attend a new school, where instruction was not in penmanship alone but extended over various subjects. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z In any case, according to Diane Ravitch, who is probably America’s leading historian of education, vertical penmanship probably wasn’t any worse than a lot of other panaceas offered since — particularly panaceas offered in recent times. LETTER FROM AMERICA: A Change of Heart on Education 2010-05-05T11:20:00Z An individual of marked attainment, not only in penmanship, but in the art of plausibility. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors And on the other, in a neat and beautiful penmanship: The Mystery of Evelin Delorme A Hypnotic Story In the second, besides mathematics and grammar, they require geography, penmanship, and I couldn't for the life of me say what else. Yiddish Tales The writing is an exceptionally fine specimen of Saxon penmanship. The Old English Herbals There was no signature, and nothing but the penmanship to show from whom it emanated; that it was genuine, however, I did not for a moment doubt. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance Nor is it a matter of so many blank checks to be filled out as we progress with penmanship—like copy-book work. Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School A stately blackboard behind the teacher's desk showed her excellent moral sentiments and penmanship. Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play All these books are written with the greatest care, and in most beautiful penmanship. A Reading Book in Irish History The mere penmanship which disfigured some of his early work entirely disappeared. Aubrey Beardsley Had I never seen the writer, I should have been able to guess his profession by his penmanship. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance This letter had been written by Saavedra himself, counterfeiting her penmanship and sending it to a friend to be mailed back from Seville; it was a document remarkable for its ingenuity. Maximina He was in fact one of those who earn their subsistence by writing letters for those who are deficient in the skill of penmanship or epistolary composition. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 His grammar, construction, and penmanship are away above the average for his age. Harper's Round Table, May 14, 1895 Excellence consists in correct answers and correct spelling, but does not refer to penmanship. Harper's Round Table, April 30, 1895 It was one of those scratchy, unfinished specimens of penmanship which are amongst the luxuries persons of condition occasionally indulge in. One Of Them My mother's penmanship was clearer, and so Lilli wrote that she would be willing to hear me sing, without promising to accept me as her pupil, however. Geraldine Farrar The Story of an American Singer But it is the growing practice of our towns to employ instructors in special branches, who go from school to school, teaching music, penmanship, or calisthenics. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 So much for our generally straggling style of penmanship. The Art of Illustration 2nd ed. They can write petitions in the highest style of excellence, as regards composition and penmanship. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 Hideous was the explosion ensuing, as the night-key with which the dread weapon was loaded went hurtling through the air some ten yards above its mark; and an aged Mackerel looked up from his penmanship. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 His training in the noble art of penmanship had stopped short long before his sinewy fingers had acquired much knack at forming the letters. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign Of the date of 1624 is a book of magnificent penmanship, by the hand of a female, of emblems and inscriptions. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries The wording was the same as that of the original, and the penmanship so good an imitation that only a suspicious and close observer could detect the difference. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge At the same time it trains pupils to form their copies in accordance with the most modern and popular system of penmanship, and saves much valuable time for both teacher and pupil. Health Lessons Book 1 Some soldier had written it for Hard Rope, and the penmanship and language were more than average fine. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas His penmanship was superior to that of some of his descendants, judging from the fac-simile of his signature that appears above. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 At that time, to indite a really good epistle as to penmanship and diction, was a formidable task, and what few ladies, comparatively speaking, could attain to. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 I was wounded slightly on the head, near the right eye, with a bayonet, and had a bayonet run through my right hand, near the forefinger; that will account for this miserable style of penmanship. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War The various exercises, on the other hand, in drawing the curves of circle and oval and their combinations are quite perfect preparations for clear, graceful penmanship. Froebel's Gifts On the blackboard was a penmanship model which read: "Let no day pass without having saved something." "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Ladies have been frequently compared with angels; they are beautiful as angels, and sing and dance like angels; but, however intelligible these are, we do not so easily connect penmanship with the other celestial accomplishments. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 He reads again, in another place, that a certain mode of teaching penmanship was found to be very "efficacious." In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education Was the train ill-laid then, that this woman should be able to sit quite still, content to fix a puzzled look upon the wicked penmanship of fifty years ago? When Ghost Meets Ghost You see, Mr. Crane, penmanship is a very exact science. The Come Back I wrote that letter of introduction—I haven't studied penmanship for nothing, you know. Mrs. Raffles Being the Adventures of an Amateur Crackswoman The mason's hands were not formed for much penmanship! Clark's Field The splinters produced little gatherings, and I dare say this made penmanship awkward. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography And Gwen sat there puzzling, turning the word this way and that, looking all the lovelier for the ripple of amusement on her face at the absurd penmanship of the neophyte. When Ghost Meets Ghost He stared at it, amazed at the similarity to his own penmanship. The Come Back Mon ami, I do not write for the sake of showing off my penmanship, nor my authorship. An Ocean Tramp At length Mrs. Oldtimes’ curiosity was gratified, for he found a way in, and drew out the many folded letter of the most difficult penmanship that ever was subjected to mortal gaze. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit The power of giving different intonations in reading, speaking, singing, the varied and rapid executions in penmanship, and all mechanical or agricultural employments, depend, in a measure, upon the education of the muscles. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) There was a note attached, in His Majesty's handwriting—such beautiful penmanship, too. With a Vengeance Let your originality express itself not in ornate penmanship, or unusual stationery, or literary affectations, but in the force and keenness of your ideas. The Century Handbook of Writing You will please excuse my bad penmanship, but since the war, in which I served throughout, I cannot altogether control the nerves of my right hand when writing. Astounding Stories, March, 1931 He now had the opportunity to perfect himself in verse-writing, penmanship, verbs, “Holland Counts” and other equally important things. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland In the first effort of muscular education, the contractions of the muscular fibres are irregular and feeble, as may be seen when the child begins to walk, or in the first efforts of penmanship. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) Elizabeth gave it to her, but between excitement and his usual odd penmanship Tom's epistle was quite a puzzle to unpractised eyes, and Elsie went into shrieks over it. A Noble Woman In spite of the penmanship being careless, there were no mistakes. Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type His firm, fine penmanship deteriorated to a barely legible scrawl as writer's cramp knotted his hand and arm. The Plague Stanfield's are all angular and straight, every apparent curve made up of right lines, while Salvator's are all sweeping and flourishing like so much penmanship. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) Why have so many pupils failed in acquiring good penmanship? A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) On this morning, his tutor arrived, as usual, at nine o'clock; and commenced by giving his pupil a lesson in penmanship. The Big Nightcap Letters Being the Fifth Book of the Series A gentleman also gave us a number of lessons in penmanship. The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences An eloquent speech of Senator Hoar, who suggested this unique tribute, is engrossed in the exquisite penmanship of a colored man, to whom was intrusted the ornamental pen-work of the whole volume. Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected. The three days were just about to expire, hence the excitement visible in the penmanship of Miss O'Neil. Against Odds A Detective Story Manual skill had to be developed in penmanship, in the technique of bookkeeping, general office organization, and filing. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College In penmanship, punctuation, spelling, syntax, they are, upon the whole, rather better than the letters of most of the great actors in our Revolution. Patrick Henry Educationally, practise is the voluntary and persistent attempt to make skill a habit; as, practise in penmanship. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Herbert complied readily with the request, and was most happy to do so, for he had spent many hours in practicing penmanship, and now wrote a beautiful hand. The Boy Broker Or, Among the Kings of Wall Street To be sure, it would have been very hard for the best schoolmaster of the county to parse some of Mrs. Danby's fluent sentences, or to read at a glance Mr. Danby's remarkable penmanship. Donald and Dorothy Thus inventors of shorthand systems, devisers of systems of penmanship, and authors of methods of bookkeeping and accounting set up schools in these specialties. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College Vinnie could teach him penmanship and grammar, but she was glad to turn over to him the classes in arithmetic, for which study he had a natural aptitude. The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies His instruction at Hobby's school was supplemented by lessons in reading, penmanship and arithmetic by his father, who was much better qualified than Hobby to teach the young. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services The letter was written on thin parchment, and was scarcely legible, blotted, as it was, with tears, and the penmanship irregular and feeble. Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney My present writing-desk is the top of the stone wall I have alluded to, so you must criticise neither my penmanship nor my style. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier With the invention of mechanical and labor-saving office devices, facility in operating them was required to supplement skill in penmanship. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College By doing this, the pupil is sure of better criticism; for the teacher can give all her attention to the composition, none being demanded for the penmanship. English: Composition and Literature He paid much attention to reading, spelling and penmanship, encouraging his pupils to place a high value upon these common, but fundamental, studies. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services I am studying mathematics and practising penmanship most of the time. Under Fire A Tale of New England Village Life Robert blushed, for he thought the penmanship was called in question, and he had written his best. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson The sa-daijin, a profound scholar and an able economist, ridiculed penmanship and poetry as mere ornament. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Every composition should be a lesson in penmanship, and by so much improve one’s chances in the business world. English: Composition and Literature His interest in the art of penmanship drew his attention to these as ornamental and ingenious. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services Yes, that would, perhaps, be the best thing for you; so I should think you had better practise penmanship, bookkeeping, and spelling. Under Fire A Tale of New England Village Life Some find his penmanship a little hard to decipher. The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind Hitherto penmanship in Kyoto had taken for models the style of Kobo Daishi and Ono no Tofu. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Care at the beginning will form a habit of neatness, and keep the penmanship up to a high standard. English: Composition and Literature "I do not expect to excel in the art of penmanship." From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services This document, which is very long, is beautifully written on gold, and is altogether a very splendid specimen of Oriental penmanship. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 He perceived in those glowing pages the hand of a man possessed, and should have been prepared to find his MSS. written in penmanship other than his own, like those of Madame Blavatsky's Isis Unveiled. The Orchard of Tears He was only a writing-master,—a professor of the curious, elaborate penmanship which is now quite dead,—and he seems at no time to have been a man of wealth. A History of Elizabethan Literature He handed her the letter, with its neat, old-fashioned penmanship, its primness a little tremulous from the excitement of the writer at the time she had penned it. 'Me--Smith' And her education ceased when she married Greensleeve, the ex-"professor" of penmanship, a kind, gentle, unimaginative man, unusually dull even for a teacher. Athalie It was rather a superior specimen of penmanship, and I don't choose to criticise the style. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 “Your mathematics is good, Newton,” said the schoolmaster, 87 “but if you expect to pass in penmanship, you’ll have to take more pains.” The Brown Mouse The power to be obtained is that of drawing an even line slowly and in any direction; all dashing lines, or approximations to penmanship, are bad. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing It was dated, “Heaven, August 12th,” and the penmanship was Uncle Ebeneezer’s to the life. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern The ex-"professor" of penmanship had been always prone to dream. Athalie Here he made rapid progress in penmanship, though he failed in mastering the science of number. The Printer Boy. Or How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark. An Example for Youth. To Cyril Maude, whose penmanship is notably indecipherable: I can't read your handwriting very well; but I wonder if you can read my typewriting. Charles Frohman: Manager and Man “Now, that’s something like,” said Patty, as, when the clock struck noon, she looked with satisfaction on a dozen or more pages, neatly written in Hilda’s pretty penmanship. Patty's Summer Days Patty dashed through eight pages of sprawly penmanship, and as soon as she finished she read it all over again. Patty's Social Season "One moment," said Lynch, "I am finishing my last line; there, the doctor ought to give me three good marks, and set me up as an example of clever penmanship before the whole school." Leslie Ross: or, Fond of a Lark He had more taste, and perhaps tact, for penmanship than he had for arithmetical rules and problems, and this may account for the difference of his improvement in the two branches. The Printer Boy. Or How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark. An Example for Youth. This Frenchman had been selected from the ranks of Captain Sully's company and made quartermaster's clerk on account of his superior education, his excellent penmanship and his good character. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier He commenced a diligent search for papers written by the captain, in order to compare their penmanship with that of the forged note. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim The penmanship is perfect, and everything is clear, and easy to understand. The Day of Judgment This was an old cleric, humble of manner but very proud within, who taught him all manner of penmanship, and the more beautiful this was the less decipherable it became. Honey-Bee 1911 Now, gentlemen, after sharpening this pencil to a fine point, I propose to give you a specimen of my penmanship. Twenty Years of Hus'ling It is a miracle of neatness and precision, but in such fine penmanship that it is difficult to decipher. The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, April, 1886 The letter and several exercises written by Paul were first placed on the cabin table, to enable Mr. Lowington to compare the penmanship. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim Betty had not the gift of either penmanship or composition, and this letter had cost her much trouble. Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century In his honesty, in his penmanship, in his kindness of heart, in his wit, dry or damp, we feel a confidence which not even the shock of political campaigns has been able to move. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 They were wonderful feats of penmanship, for postage from Australia was ruinously expensive, and they filled sheets of paper with writing that could hardly be read without a microscope. Old Times at Otterbourne As my fingers became limber, I made excellent progress, and I was really proud of my penmanship. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk She did; and it affected his penmanship so that the writing grew wabbly. Iole They passed on Friday in spelling and penmanship. Emmy Lou Her Book and Heart Soon after,—for here we are involved in a chronological haze,—he began to "take lessons in penmanship with the most enthusiastic ardor." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 I think the very trouble and preparation incident to writing conduced to the finish and elegance of the penmanship. Customs and Fashions in Old New England "I did; but, as I told you in the letter, my hand was injured in the fight, and I couldn't do justice to my own style of penmanship." Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk The taste and the skill of their penmanship may be various, and the judgment of good and bad goes so far, but it knows better than to go further. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 460 Volume 18, New Series, October 23, 1852 She had none but her beauty and a gift of penmanship which covered the many sins of her orthography. Waring's Peril At times he stumbled over the poor penmanship and halted. The Girls at Mount Morris Then there was a large table spread out with specimens of needlework that were really fine; drawing, painting, and penmanship that elicited much praise from the visitors. A Little Girl in Old New York Enclosed was the following, which these wiseacres had concocted—and I have no doubt it was their pride in the composition, and in the penmanship, which induced them to send the copy to the Curate. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 She unfolded the letter and read, in bold, clear penmanship— Quebec, 14th February 1872. Shining Ferry Another idea entered my noddle, this clip without the aid of Mr. S. My penmanship came into play. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac Each took a model, and all set to work, except Kitty and Dorothy, who were exempt, as their penmanship was not very legible. Marjorie's Busy Days And Balzac wrote back that he had written the letter with his left hand, and that was doubtless the reason it seemed a different penmanship. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers I never met his equal in penmanship, drawing, and designing. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver It was prepared in colored inks, by Mr. Parker, a theological student with a turn for penmanship, and lithographed, and was sold by him to eke out the avails of what are inaptly termed "supplies." Saint Patrick 1887 I had some brains, but was poor, burdened with the care of a vagabond brother who was well-nigh a jail-bird, and whose only talent was penmanship. A War-Time Wooing A Story The reliance frequently placed in the fidelity of their penmanship, sometimes modified the details of punishment. The History of Tasmania , Volume II But he picked the wrong outfit to practice penmanship on. Secret Armies The New Technique of Nazi Warfare Gradually I extended the sphere of my usefulness, by adding penmanship to my other branches of tuition; and so well did I please the parents, that they volunteered a stipend of eighteen francs more. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver "You are to come three nights a week, for lessons in arithmetic and penmanship." From Farm to Fortune or Nat Nason's Strange Experience Having said a few words appropriate to the occasion of starting up, he flung out his bullwhip in a flourish of aerial penmanship and drove home the aforesaid remarks with a startling report. The Wrong Woman Surely an interval of fifty-five years must have made some difference in the penmanship of the worthy Master of the Revels. Notes and Queries, Number 35, June 29, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc He was an expert in other people's penmanship, and the princely scrawl would not present the least difficulty to him. Patsy Think of that, ye teachers of “penmanship in twelve lessons,” and hide your diminished heads. The Iron Horse At last there arrived one from Shank, both the style and penmanship of which told that he had not forsaken the great curse of his life—strong drink. Charlie to the Rescue I’ve known men of that stamp, whose penmanship suggested the idea that a drunk fly had dipped its legs in the ink-pud an’ straggled across his paper.” The Big Otter The modest estimate which Mrs Bones had formed of her penmanship turned out to be erroneous, and her opinion that there was not a man in the Post-Office able to read it was ill-founded. Post Haste Patsy thought that it contained a message from Jean, but in a moment she recognized the aggressive penmanship of Stair Garland. Patsy "I've had a great deal of time to think and little else to do, Stuart," she wrote, and at this point the penmanship had suffered somewhat in its steadiness. The Tyranny of Weakness I, Ernst Verner, had by this time sufficiently mastered the art of penmanship to enter the events of the day in my journal with facility, which I seldom failed to do. The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham Many able essays have been rejected because of poor penmanship. Pushing to the Front Then Ambrose was called on to show a specimen of his own penmanship, and to write from Sir Thomas’s dictation in English and in Latin. The Armourer's Prentices This is a fundamental requisite, but the mastery of penmanship, spelling, and punctuation is, however, only a beginning. New Ideals in Rural Schools We obeyed this injunction as well as we were able, although many of us, unaccustomed to rapid penmanship, found the latter part of the order rather difficult of accomplishment. She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. During all this time the student devotes from half an hour to an hour daily to penmanship, a plain, practical, legible hand being aimed at, to the exclusion of superfluous lines and flourishes. Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Dexterous penmanship is a source of the same sort of pride as that which animates the skilful rifleman, the practised duellist, or well-trained billiard-player. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 Several of Sally Coverly's letters still exist, and are models of elegant penmanship and correct spelling, and redound to the credit of her writing teacher, Master Holbrook. Diary of Anna Green Winslow A Boston School Girl of 1771 But, for written invitations of this formal character, it is imperative that the paper shall be of superior quality, and the penmanship neat, and thoroughly stylish in effect. Etiquette Her letters were lovely, and strong, and helpful, and each was written with such exquisite penmanship, with such easy lines of beauty, that it was like a work of art in itself. Girls and Women We may—if we be great men—indite despatches and give them into the hands of trusty messengers, and a little twirl of Fortune's wheel will send all our penmanship to the winds. Dross We have prepared, for home study, books on bookkeeping, penmanship and shorthand. Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales His spelling is unusually correct; his penmanship elegant—as was that of all the Winslows; his forms of expression scholarly and careful. Diary of Anna Green Winslow A Boston School Girl of 1771 It was very useful, as the boy took great pride in its writing, and parents could judge of their children's proficiency in penmanship. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide Ibn-al-Bawwab, the Penman, is said to have possessed a skill in penmanship to which no other person ever attained in ancient or modern times. Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature It is, however, simply a monument of penmanship, as it contains no miniatures. Illuminated Manuscripts But one thing which I was fond of, and succeeded in, was penmanship. The Arabian Nights Entertainments The "beautiful Demonstration" of his penmanship which he left behind him was a most intricate piece of what was known as "fine knotting" or "knot work." Diary of Anna Green Winslow A Boston School Girl of 1771 My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble. A Flat Iron for a Farthing or Some Passages in the Life of an only Son I suppose the truth is that such enthusiasms have become too utterly congealed in our blasé minds when at last these minds have grown mature enough to grasp the principles of penmanship. The Joyful Heart The Evangeliary of Troppau is most beautifully written; its text is a model of elegant and perfect penmanship; its ornaments distinctly Bohemian. Illuminated Manuscripts In penmanship I made no progress, and it was always unformed and illiterate until I was a man, and took it in hand without a teacher. Confessions of Boyhood Then he watched with respectful admiration the writing of the telegram, for penmanship was an art he had never acquired. Raftmates A Story of the Great River No doubt Kojijiû has been absent, besides she seems to have had no master to improve her penmanship. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan This book is full of valuable information in all that relates to the abused and neglected art of penmanship, and we cordially recommend it to schools, teachers, and pupils. The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy It seems to have been brought at some time from the neighbourhood of Milan, where a similar kind of initial and exceedingly neat penmanship also is found in the choir books. Illuminated Manuscripts Sheldrakes and goosanders, coots and gulls, whifflers and dippers, made the best of Sunday, and bathed and wrote their winged penmanship on the white sheet of water. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times Linnæus wrote very badly, and was chided because he did not improve his penmanship, for it seems that in the olden times physicians wrote legibly. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists They were those on which Genji had been practising penmanship for amusement—some in Chinese, others in Japanese; some in free style, others in stiff. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan She had always taken a pardonable pride in her penmanship. The Two-Gun Man The subject is the Psalter, and the text is the handsome style of penmanship known as English Gothic of the latter part of the twelfth century. Illuminated Manuscripts In fact, the diffusion of penmanship was what he most seriously deprecated and discountenanced. Strangers at Lisconnel They were celebrated for their choice vellum, their delicate penmanship, and their exquisite illustrations. The Great Book-Collectors But that which is written with scrupulous neatness, in accordance with the true rules of penmanship, constitutes a very different handwriting from the above. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan There is room for them in the city to improve in spelling and penmanship too, vastly to improve. The Hills of Hingham It is known as the Book of Kells, and there is no doubt that it is the most amazing specimen of penmanship ever seen. Illuminated Manuscripts At the time we were there, some specimens of drawings, penmanship, &c., by the scholars of the Free Schools in New York were being exhibited, and were, in general, very creditable performances. First Impressions of the New World On Two Travellers from the Old in the Autumn of 1858 |
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