Teaching and Learning Shorthand: Past Practices

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…

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Shorthand for General Use

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

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Loafers

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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