"The purpose of this paper was to make an investigation of the first-year shorthand failures in the Pepperell High School of Lindale, Georgia. Every endeavor was made to locate the cause or causes of each failure in the course as a means of finding ways by which shorthand teachers might better counsel with pupils who express a desire to enroll in beginning shorthand"--Introduction. / "August, 1959." / Typescript. / "Submitted to the Graduate School of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." / Advisor: J. Frank Dame, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 41-43).