As soon as the Shorthand student has satisfactorily recited the twelfth lesson of our Complete Manual of Practical Phonography, he or she is directed to review all those lessors by covering the shorthand of each lesson's Exercise, and looking at the Key alone, writing it in shorthand, the student then comparing his or her shorthand writing with the printed shorthand of the lesson and practicing until perfect every mistake made therein, as shown by the above directed comparison, being sure to ask teacher about any outline which is not clearly understood. This will not require more than two or three days of time, and is a necessary preparation for speed.

Immediately after such review of the shorthand lessons, the student is directed to study whichever one of the A to K review pages of the shorthand manual, as explained farther on, is set for the speed class of a day, two days ahead of that, on which the lesson reviewing is finished, so as to give student time to thoroughly prepare that particular A to K Review of manual, as those Reviews are only read in speed class, and there must not be more than three errors in each, in writing them, as explained farther on. The day for his particular A to K Review having arrived, the student is placed in speed class and said Review read to him, as explained farther on, in company with any other students who have also prepared for it, and thereafter he or she remains in speed classes full time, taking whatever can be taken of the other matter dictated, however little, the object at first being merely to train the ear, which years of experience has taught us should be done at as early a date as possible, if speed be desired quickly.