Word: shorthand
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...large number of Harvard students will conduct classes in the Educational Department this year. Besides academic subjects, manual training also will be taught. The courses for men will be in reading and writing, spelling and dictation, elementary French, German, advanced German, elementary arithmetic, algebra, geometry, vocal music, piano playing, shorthand, bookkeepping, and typewriting...
...Advanced German, R. P. Angier 2G.; Elementary Arithmetic, L. S. Jackson '01; Advanced Arithmetic, A. S. Pease '02; Algebra, W. A. Hadden, '03; Chemistry, W. L. Holt '01; Geometry, G. Bettman '03; Geography, W. E. Forbes 1S.; Mechanical Drawing, A. Durant '02; Freehand Drawing, F. L. Clark 4 S.; Shorthand, W. E. Connolly...
...Shorthand: Pitman's system, elementary and advanced...
...practical goal to work for than the advantages of general culture. With the same object in view, it is possible that the number of courses will be reduced, those of an impractical nature being omitted; and an effort will be made to make the popular courses, such as typewriting, shorthand and arithmetic, more interesting than they have been before...
During the past winter the Prospect Union has met with fair success in its work, though in some branches a slight falling off in interest has been noticed. Of the thirty courses offered by Harvard men the most popular were shorthand, mechanical drawing, Latin, arithmetic, elocution and reading. Most of the classes contained only from five to eight members, a fact which has made possible considerable individual attention. Especially successful work was done in the boys' class in elocution, taught by D. F. Davis...