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Title	Spencerian Business College Report Card
Subject	Business and Labor Education Universities and colleges Penmanship Business schools
Place	Cleveland (Ohio) Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
Description	This report card shows the subjects taught at the Spencerian Business College in Cleveland during the late nineteenth century. Included are bookkeeping, commercial law, arithmetic, grammar, spelling, letter writing, and penmanship. It measures approximately 3" x 5" (7.62 cm x 12.7 cm). The Spencerian Commercial School was based on Platt R. Spencer's system of penmanship, which became the standard for quality writing from about 1850 to 1925. The demise of the skill in the business world was precipitated by the advent of the typewriter and the system of shorthand. Other new, less ornate writing systems became popular in schools; many were formulated by students of Spencer and based on some of his principals. Platt R. Spencer (1800-1864), born in E. Fishkill, New York, moved with his mother and several siblings to Ashtabula County, Ohio in 1810. He developed a style of penmanship that he called "Semi-Angular Script" but which is more commonly known as "Spencerian Penmanship." His style included not only the creation of letters but also exercises for practicing them, body positions, and particular full-arm movements (as opposed to wrist actions). The exercises were often performed to the rhythm of poetry, which he also wrote. Spencer became involved in establishing business colleges in the United States. His writing system was marketed by mail and taught at his seminary on N. Myers Road in Geneva Township, in classes on the road, and in the colleges. His family also marketed exhibition pieces, etchings, ink, pens, and instructional books.
Date of Original	1860 circa
Collection	http://www.dnmyers.edu/library
Source	Published material Myers University
Type	Text

Title	Om920_1070207_001
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File Name	Om920_1070207_001.tif
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Full Text	SPENEEHIflN BUSINESS ElIgLjEEE, y^^;..^ 422^,S]a)eri0r St., CLE"^LAN'P,.j Report ofS77....^yy.....j^z/^^?:Z^ :. for the week ending FridayZ..z:7..y.ip.L.L.. Attendanc and Tardiness MOW" "WED. THU. PRI... MOWTHLy PRESENT i; 9 A. M / / / . / / s 1:30 P / / / / / Average. 4^ rt tme Depor Z^-? /V<^ ¦i/'^ 7o(' '(^^ ,/,',.,¦ ABSENT 0; TARDY X ; EXCLUijE^D: E. WEEKLY AVERAGES KEPOKT^D THE LAST WEEK m-EACH Mo'Sth :. OJ okkeepin o CO ithmetic. et Law mmercia o O jmmar. « '-- ellJng. o. e/> v c Iter Writ o -1 , - a. nmanshi 0. ent. U tation pe o Ave Absent from Recitation without excuse Times. -»—[ SCALE i~^ Bad, 0; Poop. 50; Medium, 65; Good, 85; Perfect, 100, N. B.—In Deportment any grade below 100 is considered Poor or Bad RBMARKS. Parents are urged not to permit their sons to be at)sent from scliool. It is only t3y their regular attendance and correct deportment that we hold ourselves responsi¬ ble for their progress. ^ When students are Jate, or alisent, it is expecSd they will bring a written ex¬ cuse from their parents. We would urge the necessity of your sons devoting an hour or two each evening at their homes, to the study of the lessons for the day following, as students who improve their time in this way, malie much more rapid progress. We expect the hearty co-operation of parents in our endeavors to make their sons EAENEsT STUDENTS. Respectfully, SPEKTOEB, PELTON & LOOMIS, Proprietors.

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