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Lessons in Calligraphy and Penmanship
The Business Educator

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The Business Educator

This Zaner-Bloser publication dedicated to penmanship and the pen arts began in 1895 and would undergo several name changes over the next half century. These titles included (from earliest to latest) 'The Zanerian Exponent', 'The Penman and Artist and Business Educator', 'The Business Educator' and finally 'The Educator'. Regular publication ended 1949; however, special editions were released well after 1949.
E.L. Brown Edition, The Educator, December 1953
E.A. Lupfer Edition, The Educator, October 1948
H.P. Behrensmeyer Edition, The Educator, June 1948
Louis Madarasz Edition, The Business Educator, February 1911
H.W. Flickinger Edition, The Business Educator, April 1924

Historical IAMPETH Publications

IAMPETH Newsletter 1988 Vol 4 No1, Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Zaner-Bloser company
IAMPETH Newsletter 1985 Vol 18 No 4, Commemorates Paul O'Hara

Study as much as you practice.
Know what you want to execute.
Use only the best materials.
Keep your pens very clean.
Watch your slant carefully.
Master one style at a time.
Sit up, don't slouch, and breathe regularly.

- Louis Madarasz (view image)

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