The Washington herald., 1915-09-11
The Milton School Expands.

To keep pace with the rapid incred Sc
in attendance during the last year. Tee
Milton School. which has been locate
| at lilo II street northwest. for a num-
| Der of years. has moved into large:
quarters In The oxford Building, Four
teenth street and New York avenue
| northwest, in the very heart Of the
business section Of Washington. The
| fine. largo outside rooms covering al
most the whole of the fourth floor ot
the building now occupied by the school
are peculiarly adapted to the purposes
Of a high-class business school, and ha q
been fitted out with new equipment de-
| signed especially to meet the needs Of
the students.
Ever since its foundation over eight
years ago. The Milton School has he'd
a place in the front rank Of the high
class business Institutions of the coua-
try. and the exceptional educational op-
portunities offered to students comins
from Washington and all sections of the
country make it peculiarly fitting tn 1t
such a school should be located in tn .
National Capital. The curriculum in
cludes subjects which are net taught
in any other large business school in
the South.
Shorthand Department.
business institutions in Washington stu
dents have been given the opportunity 10
study the Isaac Pitman system of sho: T.
hand This system is taught in the
schools of over sixty cities in the United
States and is used by more reportc.'J
and high-class stenographers than any
other shorthand in the English spea-
ing world. For ten years writer's ot
Isaac Pitman shorthand nave held tac
worlds records in speed and accuracy
and the present record of 2IS words 4
minute is held by an Isaac Pitnan
writer. In keeping with the policy OF
The Milton School to give their stu.
dents the benefit Of the very best aud
most advanced educational advantage,
the Management has secured the exclusive
right to teach Isaac Pitman shorthand
in the District of Columbia. The re-
suits obtained during the last year Ca
ceeded all expectations. The scientific
text books and finely engraved short
hand exercises available to the students
make the presentation of the subject
very simple. while the large number of
literary works in engraved shorthand a.
cessble to the students gives them an
opportunity not only to become well
grounded in the principles of Shorthand
but to broaden their general education
by reading. There are over 200 literary
works engraved in Isaac Pitman short
hand, ranging from modern fiction. such
as selections from American authors.
Charles Dickens works. detective storc cs
of Conan Doyle, etc. to the complete
Bible. besides a large number of month
ly and weekly magazines. Many Of these
works can be secured at the Pubic
Library as we'll as at the Library of tie
school.
ho
tenn, the s-hool offers the Barnes-Pitmsn
system. which is used by many local
stenographers
Reporting Class.
The Milton School is one of the few
in the United States which graduates
shorthand reporters. The reporting class
is conducted with the object of training
expert stenographers, and the work COW
cred not only increases the speed, but
broadens the students knowledge Of the
subjects necessary for shorthand report
ing. The dictation, ranging in speeds
from 40 to 200 words a minute, includes
matter taken from legal text books and
opinions of judges. legislative and con-
vention proceedings, testimony. etc. Two
members of this class entered the report
Ing field last spring and have made good.
Typewriting Department.
The celebrated Smith method Of touch
has been taught for several
years with splendid results. Beginners
are taught on machines with blind key
board and visible carriage. After learn
ing the keyboard thoroughly they are ad
vanced to the sight typewriters. Stu
dents are given an opportunity to become
familiar with the standard makes of
typewriters.
English Department.
Rudimentary grammar is taken up in
the beginners classes, and reading
courses in English literature are con-
Quoted in order to give the pupils a good
Of English and to cultivate
the habit Of reading good literature.
These reading classes are conducted in
shorthand, the large number Of literary
works in Isaac Pitman Shorthand being
available not only to increase the stu
dents shorthand vocabulary. but to
awaken his interest in reading All stu
dents are required to take spelling.
Spanish Department..
Spanish is an elective subject, but the
growing demand for stenographers with
a knowledge of the language makes 1t
desirable for all students to take advan-
tage of this chance to become more use
full in the world Of business. The classes
are conducted by a native teacher The