Penmanship Practice – December 2014
From the December 1956 issue of Today’s Secretary. Click here for a full view.
The Big Sleep
I was watching The Big Sleep last night. There is a scene in a DA’s office with a stenographer. I thought that was very cool. Then the movie cuts to the actual page of shorthand. Anyone want to translate?
One Teacher’s Experience
The Gregg School in Chicago (founded by Dr. Gregg) used to offer summer courses for teachers of shorthand and typing. The classes were taught by experts, such as Louis Leslie and Clyde Blanchard. This article that appeared in the May 1942 issue of the Gregg Newsletter was written by a teacher who details her experience…
Curious Clippings – November 1933
These small stories written in Anniversary appeared in the November 1933 issue of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: curious-clippings-nov33.pdf
The Personal Touch
This selection written in Anniversary appeared in the November 1933 issue of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: the-personal-touch.pdf
Evangelist of Mercy
This article written in Anniversary appeared in the November 1945 issue of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: evangelist-of-mercy.pdf
A Bird in Hand
An entertaining story written in Simplified from the November 1954 issue of Today’s Secretary. Attachment: a-bird-in-hand.pdf
Penmanship Practice – November 2014
From the November 1945 issue of The Gregg Writer. Click here for a full view.
You’d think I’d learn
If using AbeBooks, always contact the seller and confirm the exact and full book title. Gregg Shorthand Manual Simplified, Teachers Handbook is not the same as Gregg Shorthand Manual Simplified, Home Study Edition (The Home Study Edition is a paperback, 1956, plates by C Radar. Content is similar to the regular manual, with 70 chapters,…
Brief Form for “Employ”
I was wondering why there isn’t a Brief Form for the word “employ”. I would have thought that it would rate high on a list of most commonly used words, especially for a shorthand writer in the business world. (Also, I particularly dislike the fully written out forms of “employee” and “employees”; they look as…