THIS investigation is an endeavor to discover, through experimental study, the relation of ability in cursive and manuscript writing to ability in creative art. In the Wydown School eighthgrade pupils are required to study art, but ninth-grade pupils may elect art. In both grades all pupils whose handwriting is below standard in quality are given remedial instruction in penmanship. It is observed that a majority of the pupils electing art possess exceptional ability in creative art but do not write well; it is further observed that a majority of the pupils required to take art write above standard. In remedial-penmanship instruction both cursive and manuscript writing are taught. Four groups of pupils, therefore, appear among those studied in this experiment: Group I, pupils who elect art and who are required to take remedial penmanship; Group II, pupils who are required to study art but do not practice penmanship; Group III, pupils who do not study art but do practice penmanship; Group IV, the control group of pupils, who neither study art nor practice penmanship.