Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-14
CITY OFFICIALS TO GET
EFFICIENCY LESSON AT
BUSINESS SHOW TODAY
w. F. Oswald Wins First Place
in Typewriting Speed Con-
test, Wrestling Supremacy
From Woman
GIRL Nov1CES VICTORIOUS

city officials and employees who believe
IN preparedness, as far as office euuip-
ment is concerned, today doubtless will
visit the first annual Business Show and
Efficiency Exposition" which is being held
N tne ISL regiment Armory. Broad and
Callowhill streets
Today is Municipal Day" at the show.
and while special features will be dis
played for the benefit of CITY emploves.
others will be made to feel Just as well
come, and II is expected that the at
tendance today will eclipse that of yester-
day, when nearly 10000 persons visited
the many attractive. interesting and in
struetive booths to see and take I'm" all
the latest wonders in business efficiency.
For the first time in the history OF pro-
tessional typewriter contests in the East
ern States, man has won first place.
The contest was held at the business
and Efficiency Show IN the First RegI.
ment Armory. Broad and Calowhill
streets. The show will continue through.
out the week.
The man who won the professional con.
test is William T.. Oswald, of this city
He is n graduate of the Taylor Business
School, 1902 Market street. He averaged
$50 words minute in test which con.
ttnued for an hour He has won a num-
ber OF other medals, among them the
worlds amateur and worlds novice
medals
Men also won second and third places in
the professional contests. In the past
women have carried off all trophies. j. l..
Noyt, of New York. won second prize
with 121 words minute and Gus II.
Trefzger of New York, took third place,
with 124 words minute as his record.
The girls were more successful in the
pH ~
the honors. In the amateur contest the
awards were as follows.
First. Miss Bessie B. Linstz, New
York, l2i words minute, writing a half
hour; second, Miss Rose Bloom Wood
Ridge, n. j., l2i words a minute (this
was so close that the award was made
on the fraction of word) third. Miss
Anna Gold, Brooklyn, 121 words min
ute.
In the novice contest Miss Genevieve
Maxwell. 10 years old, won by writing 81
words minute In Il quarter of an hour
test. This is one word better per minute
than the record Of Miss Margaret b. owen,
the present worlds champion. Miss Maxwell
Is the daughter of Mrs. Jennie Maxwell, of
Paterson, n. ]. Miss Celia Greenburg. of
Brooklyn, won second prize with So words.
and Miss Anna Johnson of Paterson. N.
j.. won third with ~ words. All the win.
Miss Gold, who used Remington.
J. NJ, Kimball. who has judged all the
typewriter contests held SO
far was the judge yesterday afternoon.
There is startling array of adding,
folding, payroll computing
letter duplicating, copying and an endless
number of other office machines. Yester.
day the typewriter reigned supreme as far
as general interest was concerned.
Not only were the speed contests for
and professionals held: pretty
and police operators are eager to show
the wonders of the latest typewriting ma.
chimes. Any one Is welcome TO receive
a lesson In typewriting, and business men
who have exhibits have put in practice
at the show one of the great secrets of
success in business, namely, geniality and
hospitality as far as customers or visitors
are concerned.
The booths showing the Remington and
Underwood typewriters were great CEN
tres of interest yesterday Judging from
shows in other cities his is
the first to be held in Philadelphia
booths of the standard makers of type
writer's attract probably the greatest in
terest during the whole exhibition.
Not only are persons given free lessons
in typewritlng, but typewriting speed
kings" are always oblging and willing TO
satisfy public curiosity and rattle off
more than 200 words a minute.
The Remington people have a self
starter" on exhibition. 1t is said to save
an average of 80 seconds on letter.
Demonstrators at the show prove with
lightning-like speed how a good typist can
write an average of so business letters 4
day, which means saving Of 20 minutes
A day, or two hours and a half week.
The sef-starter is a simple arrangement
by which any one can tabulate the exact
position on n letter without all the pre-
liminary "tap-tapping" of the old method.
Instead of stopping at all way stations"
as the old tabulator did, the new self