Suggested Changes for Notehand Programs (1965)
Here’s a page from the past. It’s rather fun to see what teachers were thinking about to improve their Notehand courses. The list can be helpful to anyone today who might be teaching Notehand.
The Gregg Group was founded 22 May 2004, prompted by the lack of online shorthand resources. As the primary use for shorthand — business and legal recording — has waned in recent decades, we generally acclaim the skill as a hobby or personal tool. The purpose of the group is to promote the use of Gregg systems of shorthand by providing advice to beginners, support for students, and an association of users of this efficient, attractive, and enjoyable method of writing.
Here’s a page from the past. It’s rather fun to see what teachers were thinking about to improve their Notehand courses. The list can be helpful to anyone today who might be teaching Notehand.
I have been recently reading Lesley Cowan’s biography of John Robert Gregg and I have been finding it quite interesting. One of the things that it has sparked an interest in, is the teaching methods for Gregg shorthand, when it was still being taught in schools and colleges. What I am not sure about is…
Some interesting thoughts regarding life in general, written in Centennial for the blog by yours truly. Attachment: is-life-just-a-gamble.pdf
The following remarks made by Dr. Gregg advocating the use of shorthand in general writing were delivered in a speech in 1917. I wrote them in Anniversary for the blog. Attachment: shorthand-for-general-use.pdf Attachment: shorthand-for-general-use-article.pdf
This short article from the Saturday Evening Post on loafers in the office is written in Simplified by yours truly for the blog. Attachment: loafers.pdf
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I was wondering whether later versions of Gregg improved on something in previous versions or if they fixed flaws in previous versions. The basic trend seemed to be towards reducing brief forms but were there any significant improvements (beyond brief reduction, assuming you think of that as an improvement)?
I came across this a little while ago: https://blog.archive.org/2017/10/10/books-from-1923-to-1941-now-liberated/ This appears to be a *legal* option for sharing books that were published between 1923 and 1941, which opens up the possibility of legal digital access to, for instance, the anniversary edition functional method books, which were published in 1936 (and renewed in Oct 1963, dang…
This article from history.com and here transcribed in Centennial Gregg by yours truly, explains the holiday and the traditions of Thanksgiving. Attachment: the-history-of-thanksgiving.pdf
Another entertaining story by O. Henry from his book The Four Million published in 1906, here transcribed in Anniversary Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: the-romance-of-a-busy-broker.pdf