Arizona republican., 1922-05-01
TYP|NG TEST
MYSTER|OUSLY
CALLED OFF

4 furore which has kept the tele
graph wires warm between Tucson,
Los Angeles and New York has been
aroused by the calling off of the
amateur state typing contest which
asd been arranged to be held at Tucs
son last Friday. Among the con-
testants was Charles Walters of
Phoenix the present state champion,
who held the record for 101 Words a
minute for ten minutes and without
an error. Other contestants entered
from Phoeniz were Henry Larson,
Tucker Pinney, Henry Allen and
Clyde Bristoe.
The day before the contest, Walters
was Informed by W. p. Koepp, in
seructor of typing in the Tucson high
school and who in the absence of ].
~. KimbalI of New York, in charge of
such contests throughout the country,
was to conduct it, that the contest
had been called off by the order of
Mr.. Kimball. Walters, who had been
training for a year for this event,
said that on his arrival in Tucson on
Monday morning he called on Mr..
sKoepp, who told him that the contest
had been. arranged for the following
Friday and that he would be put on
sat 1870 that day, and advised him to
20 on with his training. But on the
day before the contest, Walters said
that Mr.. Koepp told him that he had
received a letter from Mr.. kimball in
(which he was informed that he would
mot be authorized to conduct the
event officially. He added that he
was sorry but that it was last min
ute orders"
Mr.. Walters, who was Remington
'entrant, took up the matter at once
with the Remington company in New
York and the same day he received
telegram from George w. Dicker-
man: "Kimball has not called off
contest or withdrawn sanction. He
sent new copy to the type writing
instructor, Tucson high school to be
used in place of old to avoid compli-
cation you spoke Of There is no
reason why the contest should not be
held as planned"
The following day S. L. Forsythe,
Remington agent, who had gone to
Tucson, received the following tele-
gram from the company at Los An
geIes: New York wires KimbalI did
not call off contest. New copy and
instructions were sent to type writer
instructor, Tucson high school. If
Walters is disbarred from entering
contest get in touch with our school
department, New York city by wire"
In an interview in one of the Tue
son newspapers, Mr.. Koepp is said to
have stated that the amateur event
had not been regularly scheduled. But
that was evidently not the under
standing OF Superintendent Rose of
the Tucson high school, who ex-
pressed his regret at the nix-up. Nor
was it the understanding of Professor
Michaels Of the Phoenix high school,
who on April 19 addressed the follow
ing letter to Mr.. Walters:
April 10. 1922.
Mr.. Charles Walters,
Phoenix, Arizona.
Dear Sir:
"The amateur typing contest is to
be held in the auditorium of the Tue
son high school, April %, 1922, at
1880 p. m. / have already sent your
name in and that is all that is nee
essary to be done so far as I know.
Unfortunately, from the informal
tion I have received, as yet no medal
or cup has been offered for this
event. suggest that arrangements
be made to give a small cup or set of
medals If medals are to be given
for the event, they have to be ordered
Immediately by wire, as there are
none in the city.
'.Will you give me Immediately the
nannes of any other contestants you
know of who plan to enter the event,
besides those already have for
warded to Tucson?
Very cordially yours,
&c. L. MICHAEL,
Principal Commercial Department,
phoenix Union High school,
There is said to be considerable be-
hind this that an attempt will be
made to bring out through an investi-
cation of the source of the instruc-
tions on which the Tucson instructor
of typewriting said he was acting.
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