Telegram-herald., 1889-10-24

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words srS iong ERc scnas sozds are
sA0rt. aud Dsb1TsAF he can vrtte s2crt
Noscs faster e. ~ hs c&n lels words.
Fer sk&t rs4zoo Re eaa ta&s 0d,hA0d
sF@eches faster tkzn be e4u tz@e essays
tcst are read frou tAe rostfum ~ -
pS4tec y rots. Nost mea ~1en t1sy
AK 0r-1&lc use snail NoE4s - express
their meaning. lat y Len gney 1se u4aa-
seript they SiDaoss Invariably uss tlg
words, a8d rhs speed q TIE Shorthand
writer - Diminished. tko1gh the speaker
Esy utter : w0Fd kfth ten Sonsonants
ss gli0ly - one sigh three. Nest short
hand associations require their men bers
- write Cns hundred ana nfty words s
minute. Many people suppose That II
. shorthand writer car take one hun
drsd sn4 nfsy words Per minute be can
take anything IN she shape Of . speech
sr sermon; but shorthand writer -no
cannot - above enc hundred and rfty
words when the necessity demands Is
viii De often left In the llFch. IL Is
popular idea that speakers seldom utter
above one hundred and twenty words q
minute. Members Of the House have
been timed however, Who went over
they managed 20 speak each word t0isr-
ably plain sssA then A Shorthand re-
porter who can take two hundred words
per minute FOR an hour or more on
stretch - considered . pretty lively
writer. There are instances on record
where stenographers have written at
the almost incredible rate OF three hun
ored words per minute On a minute test"
What nprOyements do you consider
have been made in shorthand since you
learned itP"
"As an art there have been many de-
cided improvements 70 the man capable
OF education and quick perception 70 use
~ efficiently. l am forced 10 say, how
ever, that the reporting style Of Pho
n0graphy then was equally as good as
the reporting style now. This is my
Judgment, and for the reason that be-
lleye the rule generally adopted should
be reversed, and phrasing and abbreyia-
tiOns carried TO their full extent should
be confined 20 shorthand written slowly,
and therefore with precision. while the
rapid reporter in the midst OF rattling
colloquy should be allowed 20 write the
simplest and least complicated Phonog
raphy in order that he may not be dis
tracted from hearing and catching
CfCi II
rs the usefulness of shorthand in
creasing; and do you think the Grapha-
phone will destroy Its usefulness 80 far
as smanuenses work IS concerned ?"
The usefulness OF Shorthand is con-
stantly increasing. | do not believe
the Graphaphone viii seriously inter
fere with amanuenses work. An Office
shorthand writer Is usually expected TO
perform other duties which make such
services valuable. The inability to cor
rect errors when once made on the
Graphaphone is another objection TO its
general use.
Shorthand reporters, 1t is generally
supposed, are paid big for their work.
In most cases shorthand reporters are
well paid. They have losses though,
the same as people In other professions.
The real drudgery Of she profession is not
usually that which is seen by the public.
The copying of the shorthand notes is la
borious work. A shorthand reporter will
take down IN day Of eight hours work.
say an average of one hundred words
per minute, which would be $4,000
words per day. Now, this must be
copied, and generally copied between
times when the reporter is not taking
notes. Suppose he has case which
lasts tnree days ana taxes lao, ,O6O
words. An adjournment is then
had for q week, which Is very often
the case. and he must have his copy
ready at the next hearing! Think OF
the struggle 10 copy out that 14O, 900
words Of shorthand into longhand.
| Lawyers are always in hurry for copw
| Here then comes the wear and tear. and
| in some cases stenographers have TO
work day and night. They are by no
means overpaid."