shorthand than by writing it. Once the shorthand outlines are photographed upon the brain, as they are in transcribing, they will be instantly recalled whenever the word is heard. You will then write them without hesitation, and when you can write shorthand without hesitation you will have the longed-for speed.
Do not think this time spent in properly learning the principles of shorthand and typewriting is wasted. It is nothing of the kind—it is time saved. Just realize for one moment what your position will be when you take your first step into the business world. Your employer will dictate to you a number of letters, perhaps four, and maybe forty. You take them down as best you can. Occasionally an unfamiliar word will disturb, or perhaps completely disconcert you. You make a supreme effort at an outline, and struggle along, wishing you had your teacher at your elbow to refer to. At length he finishes and curtly says, "The machine is in the corner; the paper's in the drawer; just get those letters out for me by the time I return."
Then you are left alone to work out your own salvation as a stenographer. This is the crucial test, where you will prove whether you have studied properly. You go to the machine and set about your work. Your employer returns in due course and asks for his letters. Suppose you haven't been able to read your notes. The letters will never catch
