| Show mr john D shorthand rockefeller shows the religious aide side of his character by tak ing notes of a sermon in order to read it to his sick wife the note taking habit is a useful one when this great financier becomes his own stenographer no he Is indulging in a pleas ant occupation A knowledge of shorthand is a good accomplishment tor for anyone its usefulness is ungues tio tlona ble anyone capable of taking phonographic notes need not ne essa rily be speedy enough for professional work it if one can merely take notes two or three times as fast as ha he could by using long hand he can catali and preserve important data for most americans a knowledge of shorthand Is of tar far more importance than the acquirement of a foreign language as the latter cannot be used often and Is easil forgotten in the public schools its pursuit would wr ulof soon eoon make pupils belter better spellers and writers ia na well as more accurate in their tion and vr nenar |
