Frontmatter -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- CHAPTER 1. THE PROBLEM, ITS IMPORTANCE, AND A DESCRIPTION OF PRESENT-DAY SHORTHAND SYSTEMS -- CHAPTER 2. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE -- CHAPTER 3. ESTABLISHING PRINCIPLES FOR EVALUATING CERTAIN EFFICIENCY FACTORS OF SHORTHAND SYSTEMS -- CHAPTER 4. DEVELOPMENT OF FORMULAS FOR QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION -- CHAPTER 5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- APPENDIX A -- APPENDIX B -- APPENDIX C