of shorthand is rapidity of writing, is taboo in most schools. I am not going to stress this point farther, because the time at our disposal will not permit me to do so.
APPLYING TYPEWRITING PRINCIPLES
Now as to typewriting: It is not so very long ago that there was absolutely no real method employed in the teaching of typewriting. The student was seated at the machine, and the operation of the space bar and the shift-key was explained to him. He was told to use the left hand for the letters on the left-hand side of the keyboard, the right hand for the letters on the right-hand side, and the thumb for the space bar. With these general directions he was left to shift for himself. Even at that time there were a few touch operators, such as Mr. Frank McGurrin and his brother, Charles H. McGurrin, who gave demonstrations not only in this
