away all hope of success. There may be times when you will think you are making no progress, but don't get these fits of the "blues." On those occasions, instead of giving way to your discouragement, spend the time in overcoming the difficulties that have beset you. You will find the difficulties that seemed almost to overwhelm you have melted away like dim shadows. Don't have fits of the "blues!" Have confidence in your teacher, in your shorthand system, and in your own ability, for the difficulties you overcome add immeasurably to your strength and make the final only seem the more sweet.
MAKE HASTE SLOWLY.
The old Latin proverb, "Festine Lente"—make haste slowly—should be taken seriously to heart by the shorthand student. Don't be over-anxious, or in too great a hurry; but "make haste slowly."
The "blues" alluded to previously are generally caused by the fact that as soon as the average stenographic student touches pen or pencil to paper, in the study of shorthand, or finger to typewriter, in learning typewriting, he makes a mistake. He usually gets the fallacious idea that from the beginning his sole purpose should be to write rapidly. Forget that there is such a thing as speed in shorthand and typewriting until you can write and read fluently. When you can do this, speed will come almost without effort. The better you can read your
