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by
OLIVE PARMENTER
1950
Sponsoring Committee: Helen Reynolds, Chairman
Abraham I. Katsh
Charles Edward Skinner
AN ELEMENTARY TEXT IN GREGG SHORTHAND
FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
OLIVE PARMENTER
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Doctor of
Education in the School of Education of
New York University
19^9
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The student hereby guarantees that no part
of the document which she has submitted for pub
lication has been heretofore published or copy
righted in the United States of America, excq? t
in the case of passages quoted from other pub
lished sources; that she is the sole author and
proprietor of said document; that the document
contains no matter which, if published, will be
libelous or otherwise injurious, or infringe in
any way the copyright of any other party; and
that she will defend, indemnify and hold harm
less New York University against all suits and
proceedings which may be brought and against
all claims which may be made against New York
University by reason of the publication of
said document*
Signed
The Gregg Shorthand outlines
in this book have been used
with the permission of The
Gregg Publishing Company.
PREFACE
This document has been prepared because the author
believes that a special text is needed for college students
who are beginning the study of shorthand. Several years of
research and experimentation have been required to produce
the manuscript.
The author acknowledges the many suggestions she has
received from her students and other teachers of shorthand
during these years of preparation. These suggestions and
criticisms have been most helpful.
The author also thanks The Gregg Publishing Compai y for
permission to use the Gregg outlines in the book and for per
mission to quote from books published by them. The author
also thanks Dr. Herbert A. Tonne for permission to quote from
the Journal of Business Education of which he is the editor.
Many persons have helped with the preparation of this
document. Acknowledgement is hereby made of help given by
these people: Dr. Helen Reynolds of the School of Education,
New York University, Chairman of the author's sponsoring
committee, for her untiring efforts to see that everything
was just right; Dr s. Abraham I. Katsh and Charles E. Skinner,
the other members of the author'3 sponsoring committee, for
their helpful suggestions; Dr. Raymond G. Hughes, Chairman
of the English Department of West Liberty State College, for
his kind suggestions in the English portions of the book; Mr*
Clarence P. Lannum, the author's student assistant at West
Liberty State College, for his care ;in proof reading and in
typing many of the rough drafts of the material*
Olive Parmenter
West Liberty, West Virginia
1950
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TABLE OP CONTENTS
Title Page
Permission
Preface
Table of Contents
List of Charts
Chapter I — The Problem
Statement of the Problem
Delimitations
Sub-problems
Definitions
Basic Assumptions
Significance of the Problem
Chapter II — Related Studies
Chapter III— Procedure
Sub-problem 1--What materials should be used
in this text?
Sub-problem 2— How should these materials be
organized?
Chapter IV — A Statement of the Criteria Upon Which
this textbook Has Been Written
Teacher’s Manual
Title Page
Preface
Table of Contents
Chapter I — Introduction
Chapter II — Desk Copy
Lesson Plans for Part I
New Matter Dictation
Student’s Text
Chapter III — Testing
Student*s Textbook
Title Page ^
Praface 1^.
Table of Contents iv
Part I 1
Part II U-9
Part III 105
Brief Form Index 159
Basic Word List l6l
Appendix
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LIST OF CHARTS
Chart I -- Suggestions Tor Methods and Materials for
this Text Made by 139 of those Answering
the Questionnaire 6
Chart II — Summary of the Questionnaire sent to
1,000 Business Teachers in all Parts of
the Country 9
Chart III — A Comparison of Methods of Learning
Gregg Shorthand Using the Anniversary
Edition 16
Chart IV -- Comparing the Simplified Manuals with the
Anniversary and Functional Manuals 20
Chart V — Compilation of Word List for Gregg Short
hand for Colleges 2l\.
Chart VI -- A Comparison of Transcription Pointers
Found in Transcription Books 32
Chart VII — Words Similar In Spelling, Pronounciation,
and/or Meaning From Five Transcription
Books 36
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CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM
Statement of the Problem
The problem is the construction of a textbook in elemen
tary Gregg Shorthand for college students. This textbook
employs the word-frequency approach on a direct association
basis followed by inductively formulated generalizations of
the theory involved In writing the words and includes reading
and writing materials in shorthand and longhand as well as
English construction, punctuation, capitalization, and spell
ing points which will be of help to students in transcribing
shorthand notes.
Delimitations
The-'study is limited to materials to be used in the first
semester of shorthand study at the college level which will
permit students to have immediate use of shorthand and. serve
as a foundation for further use of shorthand vocationally.
Sub-probl ems
Two problems are apparent, the solution of which is neces
sary to the organization of the proposed text:
1. What materials should be used in this text?
2. How should these materials be organized?
