The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-28
SHORTHAND WRITER'S
THOUSANDS TAUGHT sTENOG7APHY
EACH Y6AR IN AMERICA.


York and its vicinity than there are
lawyers or doctors. But not all Of them
are competent. 4 first class shorthand
writer is very difficult to find, and if
he is fast writer he is sure of "a good
salary.
Shorthand writing as a means of earn
ing livelihood is not as lucrative as
many other callings, but it affords a
young man, if he is quick witted, fine
chance to watch the internal workings
of a business house, and thereby helps
him toward a business education such
as he could get in no other way.
The only field that is highly remu-
neratiye is law reporting, but To become
competent for this work requires years
of assiduous practice, and the field of
employment is limited. The highest
salary paid to court stenographer in
New York is in the surrogate 5 court.
Mr.. Edward f. Underhill, probably the
Oldest practicing stenographer in Amer
lea, holds this position and receives "a
salary Of %. 600 per year. He has been
in the service since 1919.
The municipal departments and courts
in New York city pay annually in sal
aries Tor stenographic services S1j4,-
600. This salary list includes 90 Ate
nographers. ,, of whom are court re-
portcrs, each receiving &, 500, aud 10
81, 900 annually rs salary In addition
to tins. however. all court stenugIaphers
are allowed by the code 10 cents per TO
lilo of 100 words, for furnishing copi :
of transcripts to the parties interested
in any case when desired.
Up town at 1913 West Twenty third
street the stenographers of New York
have a club, where they meet each 9TH
er socially. In connection with the
club is a classroom, " where the mem
bers may practice the art Of shorthand
writing Here nearly every evening are
gathered scores of ambitious Young
shorthanders industriously driving their
pens for love of perfection i'll their
craft, while some one of experience
reads or dictates. The classroom i
provided with all the different STYLES Of
typewriting machines for the use OF
members when there is no dictation.
The club also maintains an employ
ment bureau. The club is open 10 Ell
ther sex. In fact. ii Is the large mem
bership of young ladies that gives zest
to the social side of the club, which is
one of its important features. In the
winter the club gives receptions, enter
tainments, occasionally a dinner and
once every year ball.
In many of the public schools of the
| country stenUgraphy IL II part uf the
training. An evidence OF its recent re
markable growth is shown by circu-
| lar issued by the bureau of education ut
Washington.
| Here it is shown that from July |, 1889.
to ,Iuue3o. 1879. 55.375 persons receiv-
ed instruction in the ant of shorthand
in schools and colleges in the United
States. Five thousand five hundred and
fifty OF these were in New York aud
Brooklyn. a similar circular was j z
sued by the bureau in ISIS I, III which 1t
was shown that during the year 1852
the number ID pupils receiving such
1898 txcreded -, 600.
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