Use only standard library ink and let it dry without blotting.
2 Position.

Sit squarely at the desk and as nearly erect as possible.
3 Alphabets.

Follow the library hand forms of all letters, avoiding any ornament, flourish, or lines not essential to the letter.
4 Size.

Small letters, taking m as the unit, are one space or two millimeters high; i.e.one-third the distance between the rulings of the standard catalog card.
Capitals and extended letters are two spaces high above the base line or run one space below, except t, the character &, and figures, which are one and one-half spaces high.
5 Slant.

Make letters upright with as little slant as possible, and uniformly the same, preferring a trifle backward rather than forward slant.
6 Spacing.