lat sheets
8-1/2 by 11 inches in size. The sheet is folded once horizontally in the
middle, and twice in the other direction, for insertion in the envelope.

=g. A business letter should have, in general, the following form:=

1516 South Garrison Avenue.
Carthage, Missouri,
May 14, 1918.

J. E. Pratt, General Superintendent,
The Southwest Missouri Railroad Company,
1012 North Madison Street,
Webb City, Missouri.

Dear Sir:

I apply for a position as mechanic's assistant in the
electrical department of your shops. I am nineteen years old,
and in good physical condition. On June 6 I shall graduate from
Carthage High School, and after that date I can begin work
immediately.

I have had no practical experience in electrical work. But I
have for two years made a special study of physics, in and out
of school. I worked last summer in the local garage of Mr. R.
S. Bryant. In addition, I have become familiar with tools in my
workshop at home, so that I both know and like machinery.

For statements as to my character and ability, I refer you to
R. S. Bryant, Manager Bryant's Garage; Mr. Frank Darrow
(lawyer), 602 Ninth Street; W. C. Barnes, Superintendent of
Schools; and C. W. Oldham, Principal of the High School--all of
this city.

Respectfully yours,
Howard Rolfe

=h. Formal notes and replies are written in the third person (avoiding
_I_, _my_, _me_, _you_, _your_) and permit no abbreviations except
_Mr._, _Mrs._, _Dr._ =

Mrs. Clarence King requests the company of
Mr. Charles Eliot at dinner on Friday,
April the twenty-fourth, at six o'clock.

102 Pearl Street,
April the seventeenth.

In accepting an invitation, the writer should repeat the day and hour
mentioned, in order to avoid a misunderstanding; in declining an
invitation, only the day need be mentioned. The verb used in the reply
should be in the present tense; not "will be pleased to accept", or
"regrets that he will be unable to accept"; but "is pleased to accept",
or "regrets that circumstances prevent his accepting".

Mr. Charles Eliot gladly accepts the invitation of Mrs. King to
dinner on Friday, April the twenty-fourth, at six o'clock.

514 Poplar Avenue,