APPENDIX 
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H. STENOGRAPHERS’ SERIES 
1. Order of Procedure: (a) Shock absorber (same as for typists) 
(b) 15m 
(c) 16 
(d) 13c 
(e) 21 
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2. Pro-rating: These tests are to be pro-rated according to the 
following formula: 
.10 X rism + .15 X ri6 + .15 X ri3c + .10 X r2i + .50 
X r2oT3 = R. In cases where it is desirable to engage an 
inexperienced stenographer on the basis of her future pos 
sibilities, this formula should be modified as follows: 
.20 X rism + .20 X ri6 + .20 X ri3c + .10 X r2i + .30 
X r2oT3 = R. 
3. Standards: Above .60 shall be recommended; between .50 
and .60 shall be recommended for a trial under close super 
vision. 
4. Suggestions: If the applicant is exceptionally poor, i. e., 
below .30 in any one test, it is advisable to give further 
tests in this direction. A stenographer whose work in spell 
ing alone, or in grammar alone, is atrocious, can hardly be 
recommended no matter how high she is in all other tests. 
25. Number Substitution 
Description: This test is like 15 and 15m, except that it is made 
up entirely of numbers, and is based on the following key: 
I 2 3 4 S 
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Instructions: See instructions for test 15. 
Rating: Point of reference, 100 in 120 sec.; RU, 100; E counts 
double. Apply formula I.