As soon as a student has acquired sufficient facility to read back promptly two or three letters at several speed classes without a mistake or hesitancy, then the teacher dictates three actual letters, or at least three test letters not printed anywhere nor ever read before in the presence of any student present. These actual test letters are dictated in morning speed class at a natural speed, about 100 to 120 words a minute, and the student is not permitted to ask questions respecting what was said or misunderstood while such dictation is going on, nor afterwards. The student under the test, must hear every word and get it correctly in shorthand without any interruption or question, the taking of those three test letters occupying about three minutes of speed class, at either morning, afternoon or night sessions, the student's shorthand notes being at once handed to the teacher, who retains them until that student's turn for typewriting machine arrives, when the student has the notes handed back by teacher, together with three letter sheets, and the student is to write those three letters in typewriting at rate of 30 to 40 words a minute without a mistake of any kind, either in wording, punctuation, spelling, etc

If student be not thus successful at first attempt, three new letters will be similarly dictated to student on succeeding school days or nights, at morning, afternoon or night sessions, and as soon as the requirements are all fulfilled, but not before, the student has earned diploma, and will be given same upon payment of fee. The ordinary student can accomplish this by the end of the third month.

Students by mail may take this test at home, if certified before Notary Public.

Above test is for office positions. To gain speed for court and convention reporting, it is merely necessary to continue same speed class practice daily until required speed is attained - a few more months.