vious that copy must be letter-perfect.
Before it can be printed, it must be entirely free from mistakes in
spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and the other essentials of good
usage.

IV. Model

The following article is clipped from a New York daily. In what it says
and leaves unsaid it is an excellent model.

FARTHEST NORTH IS RIGHT HERE IN TOWN

Hundreds of persons were attracted yesterday to Brook Avenue,
near One Hundred and Forty-ninth Street, to inspect the
handiwork in snow of three fourteen-year-old boys.

They had built a thick-walled cottage, 25 feet high and with
15 x 16 feet ground dimensions. Roof and walls, inside and out,
had been smoothed; and a coat of water had turned the snow house
into a shimmering glaze.

The interior was divided into four rooms, all bearing out the
truthfulness of the sign tacked up without, which read: "House
to let, three rooms and bath." Even the bath, modeled in snow,
was there. Rugs, tables, chairs, and sofas made the Esquimau
edifice cozy within; and an oil stove kept eggs and coffee
sizzling merrily at dinner time.

The builders were three days at their task. They are Tom Brown,
of No. 516 East One Hundred and Forty-seventh Street; Arthur
Carraher, of No. 430 Brook Avenue; and Walter Waller, of No. 525
East One Hundred and Forty-fifth Street.

V. Notes and Queries

1. State the reason for the use of each capital letter and each
mark of punctuation in the model.

2. Tell whether each sentence is simple, complex, or compound.

3. Explain the syntax of each adverb in the model.

4. Point out three words or phrases that have color, character, or
distinction.

5. What is the subject of each paragraph?

6. Are the "Four W's" sufficiently indicated? Point them out.

7. Study the heading. The art of writing good headings is almost as
difficult as that of writing good poetry, which it resembles in
that, as the poet is limited to a certain number of syllables,
the writer of headlines is limited to a fixed number of letters.

VI. Suggested Time Schedule

_Monday_

Discuss Sections I, II, and III of this chapter. Send the class to the
board and dictate the model as an exercise in spelling, punctuation, and
capitalization. Review last week's work.

_Tuesday_

Recitation on Notes and Queries.

_Wednesday_

Oral Composition: i.e., each pupil will bring