New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-01

Tribune's Campaign OF Educa'oH Din" no ars
progress on the part of the thousands VIZ
a..I,rs themselves of its benefits The largely III
creas,ng number of letters show. as IN Pe'''"
weeks that many who RETAINED from 'ah'ns v,
the course at the outset have since eh'e' -,
are pursuing It earnestly The accru'"s 81,
the system will be made apparent 10 al WIZ"
term Of lessons Is completed. Others may oo''
10 come into this Campaign OF foue"'' -.
ross,bIa IN beg.n II at any time during is p'oe.'
orpe numbers OF the letters express sa.'''"
with the pointers" declaring 'ha' ce''i''
na,ions a nd information contained IN '"ei' " -
c,seIv what they needed TO supplement- '"e"
,,,ous knowledce This OF course. IL the ooJe.' W
thcse pointers" However clear ana u'.'' |
~ th ,rs,ruct,ons there must Of necessity De 'ho'o
who are not sure Of their positions IN give"
The questions asked are ample 20 meet e'.'.
s,hIe variety Of doubt. and the answers 'o'''
the information. 80 ,,h ,.. hoe,
ono question comes in repeatedly when mas o.e =.
~ ,oro than once In the pointers; put II
,, M, he ont of place TO give more e~'e''e'
rorlv than "a permtted In Its space Inc mum! o..
shall use pen pencil In my shor'"a"u u
The general practice Is 10 use '"e" ,.,
sharp pointed. and for obvious reason ,.s,ior IN
,e horne in mind that speed Is a nrs' auer.,o n
horauc writing The pencil Is read>er LUZ "So
,bar the pen and requires no dipp'ns 49,,
moment or two: or. as in no"ihs P"' ,.-,,
IN adjusting the output o! TIE INK ~ -. to,r
ment tina. Is always ready, requlr'n" ' .r
/ -rOkeQ n
shane The pencil drops no spo'c"es ,.,,,,
,,,.. =, tho notebook may be turned over au'0"'s
w,,hou, recourse to hlotting paper. ohe mus ~
ready IN shorthand work and take no c"'"' -,
a breakdown in any direction. Inc Pe"'' " "
nresent form OF Enclosure In WOOD came INV
,,orca ahou, the time Of the so-callec re'i'"' "a
shorthand in Europe. It's value 10 'ne We" -.
,or,r,lv recognized and from that time io'""''
| :. has been used by writers OF the various ~.
toms in use during successive gehe'a'o
b,gh form OF perfection II has attained was reaVne
ahou, thirty years ago. II may be saih IN PaSsns
that IN England the polished pencils are rare'!
| cold while in this country preference - given 10
,hsa ,hat undergo this operation Previous 10 the
| Invention of the present pencil solid STICKS o.
material OF kind were used; IN fac'' iroi'' '
| mote antiquity, those OF the latter sort wiz "P
| ,d % tho various uses demanded for the making
| NJ Temporary narrow lines. These, however wei
| not adapted to shorthand work IT was no, un.i
| the dead" or more properly graphite, pench Vhe
| long ANAL rod contained IN wood went into use
| that II came be adopted.
! As with the pencil. so with everything else "
| shorthand work The simpler and more direct 'he
arrangements the more sure and trustworthy VIII
| he tho work accomplished. Condemnation Is 'he
| o-der Of tire day. and the stenographer shouiu
never lose sight Of the fact that care should Al
WAYS go hand In hand with expedition the last
named comes with practice only: one al the outset
OF his work may rush so fast as 70 make h'es''o
his work. Shorthand Is nothing II IL ne ho' p'n'
,ical The theory OF II Is so limited. because OF us
| SIMPLICITY that a child even may acquire II el,er
few brief lessons under proper instruction. Inc
nractjcal comes with practice along the very lines
| which must be followed forever Thereafter. lhere
| can be no especial objection to theory ms such'
Most OF the writers and educators are from the
| necessities OF the case theorists. But the one
.vo,vas the practical out Of the theoretic through
ideas and teachings that stir the practical TO ac-
ton; the other seeks to inspire reflection and dis
cipne in youth in order that they may be auaiihed
% moe, the actualities Of life. Writers mould pub
lie sentiment ard often stir nation TO earnest ac-
ton Educators give bias TO the minds OF 'he
Younger OF the generation, which bears fruitage In
! the ripening time OF manhood
Life IS a very practical sort of business. and those
| are thrus, quickly out OF the way who are not IN
| touch with It's requirements Shorthand makes no
| mistakes OF this kind. Take. for example. inc
| Tribune's Campaign OF Education. It's theories are
| reduced 10 a minimum-the smales. possible com
| pass: they who follow the method find themselves
| possessed of its practical end This knowledge Is
| essentially practical. One may step out into the
| business or professional world and find 1t adequate
| 70 all wants and needs Here is what viii enable
one 10 grapple successful Is with obstacles that lie
| in his path. Possessed OF 1t he has capital IN
| itself because 1t is a money Garner.
! Short cuts to knowledge are made imperative ny
| the exigencIes Of the times The studies OF the
| schoolroom have been increased by more than 81
| nor cent in the last fifty years. and have nearly
| tripled since the days Of 1indley Murray. In 1SO
| the works natural philosophy dismissed eicc-
tricity with a page or two OF Indifferent informal
ton: now entire schools Sc. apar; for teaching
Il Mining was then scarcely taught az science
to-day II offers one OF the mos. fruitful OF studies
TO the engineer and geologist. Physical geography
has enlarged its sphere as well as the sum OF It's
| information. prodigiousy in the last twenty-five
wears The ma jor portion OF Africa has been ex-
plored since 1870 giving TO gcographcrs. as Column
No.t al hfr
tory botany astronomy and geology are ofcrins
new facts every day. Biology. now undersi TODD
partmeni Of bacterioogy has advanced so rapid,
in the last fifteen years AS 10 demand n,cHonafy
Man aims at short across mountains anc
plains To make distance less he increases IN
speed Of steamcar ard steamboat. To abridge Ia
e the work Of mans own hands Wonderful
as the advance has been IN every nirecti9 no IN
thing vastly greater than all that has ye, been &C
n no wos aeST do n is a
| he depended upon the slow and tortuous method
means enlarged in measure commensurate with III
! development Of invention. the discoveries OF SCI
nmge dn Vision has undoubtedly enlarged and tn
capacity fer sraspns "Ts no h ie go S
beginning Of enough time Is afforded the Individual
10 gather IN the facts as they are presented upo'
Science recognizes this fact. Not only does eac,
bow scholor: devoted exclusively to the study o
each but also every one has subdy isons headed .!
snecalists and these often subdivided again, u
| order that knowledge may be more Intimate one,
| the physic an surgeon and dentist as wei
Eow he stands apart with separate classes IN m
nrofcssion the surgeons are auris's. ocuns,s
orthopedists. etc: one class or dentisis SNracs
and another operates upon teeth without drawih
them one man studies butterflies TO the exclusion
M everything else; another devotes MS entire ciief
Giles ia beetles one may not the end. II s.
| difficult now keep apace with the worlds grow
!, | what Will II be a thousand years hence. shoul
| there be no check upon development? what IL !
he met, however Is present emergency
! White all these advances have been MADE long
! hand writing has made no attempt at snort cut
I'm recording the facts while spelling Is as cuinDei
eo,ne a nd unecononic as IL was one hundred year
ago Having FIVE times as much work TO do IN IN
wav OF writing and printing; common sense wo9i
creased demand upon time and space. But IN
onghand method demands Just as much Tine, e. an
Isn9sh reading matter requires just as Inuch space
az En- The times OF johnson and Goldsmith.
This ia not 80 with shorthand In the period In
Sc,tcd 1; has decreased its symbols to about one