writing the second six times additionally. Then take up the third sentence, write it six times, and afterwards write all three six times, finishing as before with writing the last six times more than the others. (It will be understood that this sort of practice is done from memory and without a reader; of course it is necessary to glance at the book occasionally, but in repeating the sentences so many times the mind soon retains them.) It will be a pleasant diversion for the student to count the words in each sentence and time himself at the close of the sixth time of writing. He will find that he can gain speed quite perceptibly, and by this means the long continued practice on a single article becomes, instead of a tedious and never-ending drudgery, a delightful and fascinating race which the enthusiastic and earnest student will be loth to relinquish even after several hours of practice; and though it takes a long time to finish an article in this way, yet there is inspiration instead of discouragement in it, as the student can note constant and most decided progress in his speed from day to day. It is also a wonderful drill to the memory; a well drilled memory, I need scarcely say, is a sine qua non to the successful reporter. Another advantage is that it enables the student to utilize in helpful shorthand practice many minutes that would otherwise be lost to him from the impossibility of having someone read to him at those particular times. Of
