27 Jan
2023
27 Jan
'23
11:11 p.m.
It was thus said that the Great Steve Lewis via cctalk once stated:
Regarding the 1940s high school yearbook article I
mentioned: I think it
was 1942 - so the war was still hot. The two boys dropped the typing class
since they had signed up for the Service and had other training
commitments.
My grandfather, who served in WWII [1], knew I had an interest in
computers, so he got me a portable typewriter (which I still have) and a
typing book (first published in 1923) so that I may learn how to type. He
said that not only would it serve me well with computers, but also in the
military. [2].
I do recall there being typing classes, both in middle and high school,
but never took it as a class.
-spc
[1] He served in the Navy, on a sub, in the Pacific. He never did talk
much about his service, although I do know that at least one sub he
served on was sunk by Japan.
[2] He probably felt that knowing how to type would keep me from the
front lines and most likely safe. Can't blame him on that logic.