PREFACE

r attention has been given to improving the lanof business letters. The type of letter which is coms is gradually disappearing, and in its stead much ting is characterized by distinct literary quality and what may be termed the "literature of business." s to supply a dictation course in business literature orthand speed, but will also give the student a trainuse the language effectively for general purposes. ave been used effectively during the past seven years two modern city high schools, in one of the largest and also in a privately endowed industrial school. in two volumes, Book One and Book Two, each book ignated as Section One and Section Two.

for elementary and intermediate dictation classes. for advanced dictation classes.

BOOK ONE

one hundred letters and twenty selected articles that and language for dictation to beginning students. The ple in their character, so graded as to secure a harmoniental processes employed in applying shorthand princif writing connected matter.

ded to provide practice for beginning dictation classes the second) in high school shorthand courses, and for lasses of commercial schools.

s of two hundred and fifty letters and fifty articles which aded. These letters were selected to provide a general should precede a later study and practice of classified to technical subjects. The material of this section will de for the needs of dictation classes in their second semesand for the intermediate dictation classes of commercial

t the letters and articles in both sections relate to a great Selections have been made from the correspondence and

f the foremost concerns engaged in commerce and industry,