The stenographer who becomes the amanuensis of one engaged in scientific pursuits will not find his position an easy one. The advice which has been already tendered for the medical and electrical stenographer can also be applied to the stenographer of the scientist. New words and recurring sentences should be made the subject of individual study, and once reduced to simple proportions they will no longer daunt you in the slightest degree.
The embryo stenographer is prone to think that the taking of a sermon or a lecture is a simple matter. On the other hand the stenographer who is called upon to report a theological discourse will find it difficult unless he is perfectly familiar with theological phraseology and has the requisite speed in shorthand. A knowledge of the most frequently used texts and quotations will save a vast amount of time, as these need seldom be written in full; the first word or two and the last word will ordinarily suffice to convey the quoted extract. In transcribing the text or quotation, it must, of course, be written in full. The list of theological phrases given in the text-book should be thoroughly memorized, and the reading of the Bible and practice on the Biblical names will go a great way to facilitate your work.
It will be readily seen from these remarks that the chief point to be observed for success in stenography
