The handwriting debate (cursive vs printing and legible vs illegible) is nothing new. It’s been going on since the caveman started drawing on walls. Mothers have moaned over children’s handwriting and complained about the new methods for a long time!
So, on a recent visit to the Texas State Capitol I had to laugh as I was reading a display about the Secretary of State’s office in the Capitol and the duties of the Secretary of State which include overseeing state elections. A timeline entry for 1946-47 states:
The Secretary of State’s annual report noted that elections are “recorded in longhand, which is a tedious job, and few are qualified to write so that it can be read”.
Small Simple Things of Life 
Ah, very interesting. I also laughed at the last statement about longhand. That is a great photo of the Rotunda Dome. 🙂
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Thank you!
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Remember those little notebooks where we had to practice making cursive letters? Parts of the letter had to be just the height of the little dotted lines that guided us.
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I loved handwriting and felt so special when I finally got to use a pen!
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I really did think this was a new debate. I remember feeling so grown up when I learned cursive writing.
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Me, too! Now I half print, half cursive – think I picked this up from my children who were taught the script type print!
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It’s interesting that handwriting has been an issue for a long time.
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