Western School of Commerce - Yearbook (Stockton, CA)

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Pen: man: ship . . ENMANSHIP is a part of our business and shorthand courses. Every pupil taking either of these courses is required to take writing the full writing period of forty-five minutes each day, or until a grade of 85 per cent is secured. We make a specialty of business penmanship, but those who desire it can have instruction in ornamental penmanship, text-lettering, engraving, pen and ink draw- ing, etc. Mr. McGowen, our penman, has no superior on the coast as a teacher of penmanship. He was trained for this work under Zaner and Bloser, of the Zanerain Art College and is recognized as one of the best business writers of the West. We urge those who contemplate taking a course to examine his work and that of his pupils. Importance to Stenographers Among the first questions asked by a business man who is seeking a competent stenographer for his office is, What kind of a hand do you write? He frequently requests that an application be presented in the stenographer's handwriting, instead of a typewritten application. 'You may ask how a good business hand can be of much benefit to one whose business it is to write shorthand. A stenographer who is pre- paring herself for general office work must be able to do much besides shorthand and typewriting.. She must be able to keep records of her correspondence, to use modern filing systems and, in all probability she will find it necessary to write long hand a good por-tion of the time. A good handwriting will secure good stenographers good positions, good salaries, and good opportunities for promotion. Money and time invested in learning to write well will bring quick and abundant returns.. Send for specimens of our ornamental and business writing. .

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Jteno: graphic Dept. Shorthand ur shorthand course.inc.ludes Practical Grammar and Correspondence, Spelling, Writing, Shorthand, Typewriting, Duplicating, Billing, Filing, Mimeographing, Oflice Customs, Care of Machines, etc. We use Dement's Pitmanic Shorthand as our text. It is recognized as one of the best of the Pitmanic systems. While we use Dement's book as our text, our Principal, Mr. Misner, uses the best outlines Q n culled from Graham, Ben Pitman and Dement. Special attentioniis given to our language work in this department. The ability to write a good manuscript, paragraph, punctuate, and spell properly, are requirements that every stenographer must meet. . Typewriting , The subject of Typewriting is inseparable from Stenography, the two must go together. It is just as as necessary for a stenographer to be able to type his notes rapidly, accurately and neatly as it is for him to write them properly. The tpyewriter has become a necessity in every oflice. All students are required to take the All Finger or Touch method of typewriting. The value of this method has been demonstrated beyond a doubt. Shorthand Faculty Mr. E. D. Misner, principal of the Shorthand Department, is recognized as one of the best teachers of Shorthand in the entire country. He has the following qualifications: He is a graduate of the Ionia QMichiganj High School and has had two years' work in the University of Michigan. His Commercial and Shorthand training was received at the Northern Indiana Business College, Valparaiso, Indiana, and at Ferris Institute, Big Rapids, Michigan. He has had much experience in Shorthand, both as a teacher and as a stenographer in Commercial houses. Miss Sperry, the first assistant in this department, has been with us for three years. She is a thoroughly capable young woman. . . , l Miss Lorraine Wolfe second assistant in thisdepartment, took her special training under Mr. Misner, and is well prepared for her work. 1 Diploma Requirements DIPLOMAS WILL BE AWARDED to those in this department who take the full course outlined above and secure a grade of 85 per cent in spelling, 85 per cent in grammar, correspondence. and writing, and can take dictation accurately at one hundred twenty words a minute. We require a minimum speed of forty words a minute on a typewriter, copying from rough draft.