Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st April 1887, Edition 1 of 1, Page 360

) M !_ ^ i \ ' !!__ 1 I ____ ^ _^^^*^^—— UPRIGHT PENMANSHIP . AS REQUIRED IN THE GOVERNMENT EXAMINATIONS . r JACKSON'S NEW STYLE YERTIOAL WEITING COPY BOOKS . " 1 TESSRS . SAMPSON IiOW , MARSTON & CO . have much pleasure in announcing that they have j il The -L Plates completed are being arrangements engraved for on Copper the immediate by -the best production Engraver of the of the above day , series and the of COPY Copy Books BOOKS will . , following be produced is a in descri the ption very : — highest style . The F * lbst Sjekies will consist of Sight Books , of which the 1- First Size : Easy Text-Hand ; right lines , simple curves , easy letters , and short easy words . ' 2 . First Size : More Complex Letters , easy words , more difficult words , involving all the alphabet . 3 . Second Size : Small Text-hand ; short sentences , simple j definitions of familiar words . 4 . Second Size : Proper names ; Girls' names in upper lines , with one uniform capital letter . Boys' names in lower lines , with one uniform capital letter . 5 . Third Size : Small Round-Hand ; Introduction to Small-Hand in Geographical series . 6 . Third Size : Introduction to Small-Hand ; figure practice , dates given twice in each line . I 7 . Fourth Size : Small-Hand ( Bold ); Proverbs and Maxims , I two rulings on each page . Full and partial guiding lines . 8 . Fifth Size : Small-Hand ( Finishing ); Definitions in the Arts and Sciences . Three rulings in each page . Full , partial , and no guiding lines . ^ PRICE TWOPENCEEACH . OPINION OF THE PRESS . j cannot in to his say * There con whether be te a is n qu tion much estion Mr that . to Jackson that be the said it upri , is the in ght more favour comp sty consistent iler le of is o upri $ mo this g st ht than seri in instead harmony es the of of old copy slop obli with ing books que " p penmansh h writing ysiological in verti i cal with p . cali princi We the grap are training ples h not y , , but is prepared correct of there the j I upri hand thankful ght in drawing penmanshi for being and p from naturall shorthand the beg y , and inning ; and , while both taug many ht the to artist shorthand write and in the the wri upri shorthand ters ght do positi the writer sam on . e , would every Many have man artists reason who dri has ft to into be to penmanshi write phonograp p from hy the feels rig that ht to he the has left been . Mr placed . Jackson at a disadvantage claims for this by method having over been sloping taught to writing slope the his 1 while tages advantages it there has of is no greater legibility disadvantages bodi , speed ly ease ; of it and is penmanshi more lees fati easil p gue , y and taught at artistic the , work more superiority . quickly The author . acquired He certainl says , and that y makes covers with out less its a ground ad strong van- , case for his system , and he teaches it logically and systematically . His infant exercises—the * ' strokes size and between pothooks his " of largest his system handwriting —are uprigh and his t , and smallest there . is The practicall exercises y no are difference really very but attractive the difference . The of I and writing grace is . , indeed All the , quite world beautiful knows . that There a large are number in it all of the peop elements le write of verticall freedom y , , speed and yet , perfect there leg has ibility been , no vertical teaching in our schools . > The copy-books are admirably got up . ' I From the School Board Chronicle , Fel > . 12 . i London : SAMPSON LOW , MARSTON , SEARLE & RIVINGTON , Crown Buildings , 188 Fleet Street , E . C . I

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