Nov. 24, 1950: Eulalie Burton, of Fleming, Colo., won a grueling ten-minute typing competition in the annual Barnes School of Commerce tests yesterday, emerging as fastest and most accurate typist among 450 students. She typed at the rate of 68 words per minutes, with only three errors in the ten minutes. Her prize was a turkey for Thanksgiving. (Denver Post file photo)
I… don’t have much to add to this marvelous photograph, but for a little context, because I was curious.
The Barnes School of Commerce was founded in 1904. From a 1995 Post story on its filing for bankruptcy:
The school was opened Aug. 1, 1904, by founders E.C. and H.E. Barnes at 1625 Champa St. and later moved to 14th Street and Glenarm Place, then East 13th Avenue and Lincoln Street, and, finally, to leased facilities at 150 Sheridan Blvd. The school was acquired in 1971 by Midwestern Business College, which was owned by the Gray family.
Thanks again to Vickie Makings for offering up this photo from the .
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