A CHAMPION TYPIST
FRENCH GIRL’S RECORD THIRD WIN IN SUCCESSION For the third year in succession Mile. Odette Yiau has won the European typewriting championship, the contest for which lias just been held in Paris. The- test consisted of writin. repeatedly as many times as possible during a period of fi\'e minutes a memorised sentence chosen by the competitor. The “score” was measured not as in England and America by, the number of complete words written, but bif tlie number of keys taps made during the five minutes, deduction being made for all errors. 3uTe. Piau succeeded in striking 4078 keys with only lo errors in the stipulated period. In virtue of the fact that she. had previously won liio championship twice Mile. Piau now becomes entitled in addition to receiving the prize of 2500 francs for this year’s victory to become- the permanent owner 01. the handsome championship cup The champion, who is a French girl employed by the League of Nations at Geneva, by this victory beat all previous world records in typespeeds. The third place was taken by an English girl, named Mitchell,’ who scored 4CGO key taps with only three faults.
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Feilding Star, Volume 4, Issue 673, 4 January 1926, Page 7
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