New or Improved Means and Apparatus to Facilitate Learning and Teaching of Shorthand and the like
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application 1st May 18-5
Complete Specification Left 30th N v, 1895-Accepted, 4th Jan, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
A New or Improved Means and Apparatus to Facilitate Learning
and Teaching of Shorthand and the like
I, HARRY WALTER YORKE, of Gros Punts, Jersey, one of the Channel
Islands, Clerk in Holy Orders, do hereby declaic the nature of this invention to
be as follows
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This invention relates to a new or improved means and apparatus to facilitate
learning and teaching of shorthand, linguages, witing and the like, and consists
essentially of a mask or stencil having one or more transverse slots or openings
On one side of the ties or portions of the stencil lett between the slots or openings
words or sentences are inscribed thereon in ordinary long hand, whilst on the other
side of the said ties the equivalent of the said words are written or punted in
shorthand or the like In use the said mask or stencil is placed over a sheet of
paper or the like, and the shorthand, translation or other writing corresponding to
the words or sentences written or printed on the ties is written by the pupil on the
paper which is left uncovered by the slots or openings in the mask or stencil
ascertain the correctness of such waiting when finished, the mask or stencil is simply
turned over or eveised and as the backs of the ties have the true rending of the
words or sentences thereon as before described, the task of correcting is materially
lessened The mask or stencil may be formed in any suitable material, and is
preferably formed with the front side of a different colour to the back so that it
can be seen at a glance which side is being used
Dated this 1st day of Mo- 100%
To
ROBERT E PHILLIPS, Assoc M Inst CE, MI Mech E,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, WC, Agent for the Applicant
A New or Improved Means and Apparatus to Facilitate Learning
and Teaching of Shorthand and the like
I, HARRY WALTER YORKE, of Gros Puits, Jersey, one of the Channel
Islands, Cleik in Holy Orders, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement
This invention relates to a new or improved appliance for facilitating the
teaching or learning and the correction of shorthand, the translation of languages
and the like, and it consists essentially of a sheet of paper or other suitable
material having a series of transverse slots or openings, the bars between the said
slots or openings having on the one side the writing to be transcribed or the matter
to be translated and on the other side the correct transcription or translation of the
said matter, the object being to enable the said transcription or translation to be
readily checked or corrected

page_text: In the accompanying drawing-which forms part of this Specification-an
appliance is shown by way of example, adapted for teaching shorthand, Figure 1
being a view of the front of the appliance and Figure 2 a view of the back
thereof
Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference
The appliance consists of a sheet A of paper, board or other suitable material
having a series of transverse slots or openings a, a On the bars a¹ between the
said slots or openings is written or printed the matter to be transcribed, while on the
back of the said bars a¹ is written or printed the true transcription of the matter
on the fronts of the bars
In use the appliance is placed over sheet of paper or its equivalent and the
transcription of the writing on the bais 1s written by the pupil on the paper left
uncovered by the slots or openings in the appliance To ascertain the correctness
of such transcuption, the apparatus is simply reversed and the transcription
endered by the pupil compared with the true transcription on the backs of the
bars a¹
By the use of this apparatus the task of correcting and the time occupied
thereby is materially lessened
I prefer that the front side of the sheet be made of a different colour to the
back thereof, so that it can be seen at a glance which side is being used, but this is
not obligatory
This appliance though specially adapted for teaching shorthand is also adapted
for teaching foreign languages, and knowledge of all kinds through the medium of
questions and answers
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and 10 what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
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An appliance for facilitating the teaching or learning and the correction of
shorthand, foreign languages and the like, consisting of a sheet of paper or other
suitable material having a series of transverse slots or openings on the bars or
strips between which on one side of the sheet-is the matter to be transcribed,
translated or construed and on the backs of the said bars or strips on the other
side of the sheet the correct transcription, translation or construction, as set forth
Dated this 30th day of November 1895
ROBERT E PHILLIPS Assoc M Inst CE, MI Mech E,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, WC, Agent for the Applicant