The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22
STENOGRApHERS HEADS.
4 PHRBNoLosISr Tells THEH
DIFFER.
why some StenoErnphers Are Mere Ex-
pert Than OthorS-Traits That Are Loui.
mon 20 All OF rhent nud the PsenIinri-
ties that Cer,sIu Ones Must pos.ss-.

pert Than Oth ors-TrnIts l'hat Are Lou,.
mon TO All OF rhent aad the PscnIinrl.
ties that CsrtaIu Ones Must Possess.
Every one familiar with the present method
OF conducting business correspondence knows
tho usefulness OF women stenographers. that
they are In the field by the thousand. and that
they are there to stay. Persons who did not
know that there exists a feeling oe dissntis-
faction and seml-icalousy among the females
of this craft must certainly realize the fnrt
after reading tho letters from photographers
that have lately been printed IN THIS SUN. \
stenographcr who Is nnore successful than an.
other. and holds Der head higher than the ay.
eragc, IL almost sure to bc regarded disdaln
fully by her less fortunate sisters. The latter
become dlSplcascl with her and dGssatisl'oi
with themselves and their own progress. \
phrenOloRist and old verbatim reporter tells
steuographers how 10 size mp their own heads
In order to tell the proficiency they may expect
to attain In their work. He says;
'"rho various kinds o, shorthand Reporting
done by the court stenographer. the general
stenographer, or all round verbatim reporter,
aud the Office amanIcnsis, call for special and
distinct qualifications. Verbatim reporting of
any kind Is. In the main, n mental process. and
perhaps this accounts for the great phrcno-
logical similarity among persons con s~titutiug
any one OF these respective grades. aud the
III vi uISSlIilLlIllN UtlNttI uItN TWO III IHp
grades. A wide head immediately above Tire
cars signifies large deStructiNcncss, which
prodnceh grit, tengcity. and endurance; II
the eye. shows well developed form, witch
gives a ~stenographer precision and accuracy
In forming shorthand characters aud in arrang-
Ing the matter to be transcribed.
These chara '~terlstics form the grot ndwo
of most expert stenographers. In all ition to
them the court reporter generally HIS n ful
ness Just over the outer corner OF the 1ye which
often nlpNnfnS the nNIl,rnNy nj that mint llia
is the organ of order, which gives method aud
critical ability; the former being used ia the
notes anu condemstng or elitdinatiGE uninlpor-
t"nt mater; Tao cGHrt ]rsr%9rter ale has
here Is comparison. II assists in discrImi-
N woaiI hi AMI RJ.n wI his %6, 1t h a. court wi,h ,te eli & r
useless evidence. such AS exhibits in the shape
OF deeds, MORTGAGES, &C.. read in court and al
"Iho bead of II person suited to general re-
porting Is apt to show signs not visible in the
other classes. In the region OF the temples
the head is wide and prominent, revealing con:
strucfiVeneSs. This organ denotes the inge-
nuity needed, to revise defective speeches. for
Instance, and the power to readily invent an
entire, address, necessary. \ stenocrapher
with large, construct!y eness seldom sticks to
shorthand characters. His first Impulse il to
experiment with word signs and contractions
of a phrase in a single outline. When this
organ Is large it often causes the hat to rest
high on the forehead. The diameter OF the
general reporters head Just above and forward
OF the cars Is almost Invariably large. Here
Is found acquisitiVeness. Owing 10 the diver.
sity of nj, work he must acquaint himself
with n great variety If subjects. and this fac
nltS prompts, him to stor" carefully up Ill the
Il great number OF specific and e"litrary short
hand "hpraet.rs hHge asauisiti>ens, larse.
Of the head about an inch hack OF the ears. The
function is to give determination and courage.
When we'll developed in "A stenographe- he is
encc of mind. It is a stimulus to him when
handling unfamiliar subjects and strengthens
his ambition, at the close of u long spell of note
script. He is sometimes led by excessive COM
bativeness to undertake impossible tasks. but
in most casos this faculty IL of great usefulness.
Persons who arc lifted for correspondence
ainapuenses. while not always wanting in the
features named. show them less conspicuously
than do the members of the other two branches.
Many experienced. Office stenCgraphers have
narrow heads in the region of destructiveness,
which widen perceptibly an inch or 40 further
up, on a line with the back Of the ear. where are
located cautiousness and effectiveness. With.
as q confidential steuu0rapher. who must con
ftdc In no one but himself and God. A large
q, point lust behind the crown, and instead of
the prominent. middle fn.eheed'of the court
reporter there IS seen Il decided fulness at Zach
where Is lorated imitation. The fiat surface
shows IA lack of self. reliance and indicates ones
Willingness to follow the methods OF his en-
ployer and To conform to the established Gus
toms OF the office. Tho power to do this Is
by the frontal organ OF imitation.
"A most essential part of the stenographer's
make up is his or her temperament. such as
are able to work continuously ana show least
Fatigue have either an abundance OF flesh and
blood. which constitute the vital temnerament.
or an apparent absence of 10th. The latter
are angular and hony, tall of stature, and often
have dark hair. Sometimes even consump-
tives make splendid verbatim reporters, ard
there are scores of them anong the expert
stenographers OF the country"