New-York tribune., 1906-11-05
TWO EXPERT TYPISTS.
Hoo They Acquired Their Wonder
fuI Speed on the Typescrter.


| az nero,r. NJ tha hour as the winner. for the
| second time of the worlds championship IN type
| writing and the cheers and applause "hch nheu
the hall not only when her victory was anilouncoo
| but throughout the contest whenever she TOOK
completed sheet from her instrument, showed the
| ,r..rest NJ the public Women have been praised
for beauty throughout history, but II Is extremely
| ..new' for one to be publicly cheered for pro-
sctenoy IN work. Miss Fritz. however. has trans
formed branch OF manual labor into art
Every other contestant the stage showed more
or lass signs OF effort or haste. Miss Fritz alone
d.d not seem 10 be working hard. Her task was
easy TO her. Throughout the hours she did not
look at her keyboard. Her eyes were fixed upon
her copy. Her wrists and arms did not move: only
her fingers played lightly and easily as those
of some pianist running trills.
Miss Fritz is nineteen years old. and looks
younger. She educated in the public schools
Of Providence. leaving at the age OF fifteen
Then she took three months course at COM
ercsl school From the first she excelled IN type
writing, and the praise Of her teachers, who told
her she was capable OF becoming an expert, caused
her to practise for speed and accuracy. On being
graduated she was engaged in her school as
teacher Of typewrting. Some months after man
who had visited the school told big typewriter
manufacturing firm in New York of the little
Providence girl who such remarkable oper-
ator, and the firm offered her better position.
They had it in mind then to have her demonstrate
their goods IN public time. but still no one
office work could enter the lists against famous
champions. One year ago she entered the contest
at Madison Square Garden. She won third place
and would have been first had she not copied two
lines twice which took five words of her total for
each word repeated Last March she won three
contests at Chicago, which gave her the worlds
championship. Last week she held her place
against all comers. including two women and six
men She was 80 per cent higher than s the mar man
SeSus than her her speed She wr4e more seaR s'
The audience thought the hours contest must
have been terrible nervous strain, but SO com.
She was not tired at ali when It was over Instead
had sTransed VAN in her honor at resta
rant.
MISS CARRINeroN's RECORD.
Miss Darlington is example of the extraordi-
nary advance possible TO girl IN typewriting
nowadays. Eight years ago she began as an ordi-
nary little typewriter girl at IS a week. For her
services IN demonstrating the machines Of one
company for week at the show she received
500 and her expenses. Last year she was en-
ployed for six months at the same task at 800
week Most Of this writing is done blindfolded,
and with this handicap she can write twice as
many words IN a minute as the average expert typ
she wrote ls6 words in minute without mistake
when wes working for $ week" said she.
laughing, II used TO read about M MoGoXern'
and thought he the greatest man in the woI1G
Il was my one ambition TO see s MN m work we to fbcaao
to convention Of commercial teachers. and saw
Few few mistakes. Ny employer, who was eommsr11
cia teacher asked N ne to sit down and see what
%Isfaks SGgd So wrote % words In minute without
r.a4 That Ss has as
the most rapid and accurate writer IN the W1rta, m@ ID
Sa S4e # Roa sgan shs ct amp tme I She w
ss last but fn Sss a e
decline because Of her contract with the company
After her II: first Victory at Chicago her wages
r 6ef e n to % ay up nd a
strats their goods for short peT9a a 'ss pah a
months at So Week The commercial school at
Springfield Mass, which wanted her services had
she stili goes out to shows and conventions for
bGf 5 the 5G Bsos ss R
attractive, and was complimented by many imii
z6Pt wrote 5sT
Miss Darlington now simply as typist but as a
ment and her success ther. shows what feid is
open. to any little IS week girl who can acquire
gsI S the ss Tsh ss
Women need more self-conhdence and more en-
terprisei more ambition and determdnston dI9a to get
girls to-day. pIodding along for small pay in Of
myse It has as to them
they are expert. or II IT has they have no hope
are getting now TRey need 70 wake up and real
NE 6a the q is for nt high 0 class
the business world every year. They have got so
far now that a woman OF unusual ability is paid
more than of ordinary ability. That wasn't
few years ago. Women earning wages
now that would have seemed fabulous for woman
q few years ago. Girls aren't determined enough
10 get better wages. They are too apt to content
themselves with small salary and money
by making their clothes nights They might better
devote their strength and energy perfecting
themselves in their profession 20 more
money. 1 will freely confess that have always
been spendthrft, and that a good part of my am
bition was due to a determination TO have more
money 10 spend When l was working for S5 a
week, A5 week seemed to me the dizzy height
and summit OF woman's af1uence. When L got
S5 | wanted S26, and when got $25 I wanted more
and got it.
The little typewrlting machine has been wom-
ans door into the business world. 1t was through
that that she got into offices and learned how To
DO business. But the great fault and drawback
Of women as stenographers is that they don't
learn the business they in. They content 10
simply plug away at q typewriter. No matter
how we'll woman pounds typewriter some one
else can always be found to pound II lust as well
for all practical purposes The woman who eces
on and up into the region of good salaries is tba
one who learns her employers business. until If
she had the capital. she could 20 out and con
nuct IL herself Then she becomes invaIuabIe IN
him, and VIII IN she gets higher offer he will
pay to keep her, no matter how much he hates to
do II. If to succeed she has oot
to set her mind earning money. lust as q
man does"