untidy appearance. The pupil at school should have plenty of practice in addressing, for unless he has this practice on his entrance into the business world, he will have difficulty in addressing envelopes. Long "fool's-cap" envelopes will occasionally require careful feeding into the machine. It is advisable to use the knobs or handles on the ends of the platen when feeding envelopes into the machine and not to use the spacing handle.
GENERAL ADVICE TO THE STUDENT.
By this time we presume that you are fairly prepared for your entrance into the business world. You have studied shorthand properly and faithfully until you can write at a fairly good speed, and you can now, doubtless, transcribe your notes on the machine rapidly and well. Before leaving school be sure that your teacher says you are ready and fit to enter upon the duties of a stenographer. Don't leave school simply because you think you are competent and can do just as good work as somebody else who was formerly in your class and is now earning a living. Let your teacher be the judge of your competency; he knows best your exact qualifications, and will be willing for you to go forth into the business world, provided that you can do justice to yourself, your teacher and the school. He knows, as you should, that it will do you more harm than good to leave school before you are thoroughly
