The morning times., 1896-05-31

| and their own progress phrcnni0gi>t
and old verbatim reporter tells steLogra-
| pliers how TO size up their own heads n order
| to tell the proficiency they may expect to
| attainintheir work. He says.
The various kinds OF shorthand reporting
| done hy the court stenOgra pher, the general
! strnograpuer, or ai!round verbatim re-
| porter, and the office amanueuss, call IOr
( spr,,It and dIsllnCt qualifications. Yer
| bat!m relorlinG Of any kind i. in the main,
| Il mental process, ana perhaps This AZ
! counts FOR the great chronological SIuli-
| iarity among persons cons lltuiin@ any one
| OF these respective grades ana The points
! Of diSSlmarIty between any two OF tie
| grades. a wide head Immediately above
lie ears signifies large destrucIivenees,
which produces grit, tenacty, and eGdur-
anCe; prominent forehead denotes rea-
son, discretion, and perception, and great
| breadth between The eyes shows well
developed form, which gives The s}enog-
raphcr precision and accuracy IN forming
snor' hand characters ana in arranging the
matter TO bc transcribed.
These characteristics form the ground
work Of the most expert stenographrrs.
In addition to them the court reporter gen
erally has fullnesS over the outer corner
OF the eye, which often eicvates the eve
brow al that point. This is the organ of
order, which gives method ana critical
ability. the former being used in The court
room and the latter when transcrildng
notes and condensing or eliminating unln.
pOrtant matter. The court reporter also
has a wel-aCCentuated middle forehead
Just below the roots OF the hair. The
faculty located here is comparison. 1t as
siStS in Discriminating, and without 1t a
court stenographer would burden his note
book with all sorts Of useless evidence,
such as exhibits in the shape Of deeds,
tTgp C-k.. h;g and
on record.
The bead of person suited to general
reporting is apt to show signs not visible
in the other classes. In the region OF the
temples the head Is wide ana prominent,
revealing ConstructiveneSs. This organ !
denotes the ingenuity needed TO revise de
fcctiVc speeches. for instance, and the
power to readily invent an entire address,
If necessary. stenographer with large
Constrt ivencSs seldom sticks to the print
ed rules " his text book in forming short
hand characters. His first impulse is to
experiment with word signs and ,Ontrac-
tiCnS of his own invention. and to unite
the words OF a phrase in single outline
When this organ is large it often causes the
nat TO rest high on the forehead The
diameter = the general reporters head
just above and forward of the ears is al
most invariably large. Here is found aC-
quiStIveness. owing TO the diversity OF
his work, he must acquaint himself with
great variety of subjects, and this Faculty
prompts him to store carefully up all the
information he can and 10 acquire as much
more as possible. Stenograp pliers who mem
oriZc a great number of specific and arbi
trary shorthand characters have acquis-
tivencss large.
Another peculiarity which attaches to
many general reporters is the Increased
width Of the head about in inch back of the
ears. The organ located there is cOmbativC-
ness, and its function is to give determina-
ton and courage. Wien We'll developed
in q Stenographer he is cool in time of diff
fiCulty and has great presence OF mind.
1t is stimulus to him when handling TN
familiar subjects and Strengthens his am
bition at the close of long spell of note
taking for the work Of getting out his tra.-
script. He is sometimes led by excessive
combativcncSs to undertake impossible
tasks. but in most cases this ia Guilty is of
great usefulness.
Persons whoare fitted for spondence |
anlanueGSes, while not always wanting in |
the features named, show them less con |
spicuously than do the members of the other !
two branches. Many experienced office |
stenographers have narrow heads in the |
region Of destructiycncsS, which widen !
perceptibly an inch or two further up, on a |
line with the back of the ear, where are To- |
Gated caUtiouSness aud Secretiyeness. With |
out these t Ho qualities, no one ever succeed |
ed as confidential stenographer, who must |
cOnfide in no one but God and himself A |
large number of office amauuenses bavef flat |
heads at point just behind the crown, and |
instead OF the prominent middle forehead Of |
the court reporter there is seen a decided |
fullness at each side or the upper part Of |
the head in front, where is located imitation |
The flat surface shows a lack Of self |
reliance aud indicates ones willingness to |
follow the methods OF his employer and 10 |
conform to the established customs of the |
office. The power to do this is furnished by |
the frontal organ OF imitation
"A most essential part of the stenogra- |
piers make Up is his or her temperament |
Such as are able TO work continuously and |
SHOW least fatigue ha We either an abundance |
OF flesh and blood, which constitute the |
vital temperament, or an apparent absence |
OF both. The latter are angular aud boDy, |
tall of stature and often have dark hair. |
Sometimes even cuusuInptives make spIen-
did verbatim reporters, and there are scores |
OF them among the expert steuographers OF |
the country"