that clerical work but aren't there other types of clerical work that require more training more skill and further education perhaps in your case you it might be well to think beyond narro find the answers to your question let's see if this harris in the commercial department can help us get the information we need  missileers explaining to do and the system employed in the filing departments it is necessary to have supervisors to direct the girls as some of the work is not so simple although all of the girls are high school graduates and have had some training in accuracy and speed employers depend greatly on the recommendations of counselors and teachers as the applicant school grades are also very important in obtaining a job that's done a graphic department some of the girls are transcribing shorthand notes and others are doing routine typing such as form letters that can't be duplicated making copies when several carbons are needed and cutting the average type or type out a year or two of training beyond high school and many of them are from junior college commercial departments seventy words a minute is consider good typing speed however it is not uncommon to find type and so can do ninety words a minute or more depending upon the ability of the look most of the individuals these girls will become proficient stenographers and gain promotion to different departments as their experience becomes greater but duplicating department is a busy one this machine is electrically operated and used for short runs the production of growing grass and the employees weekly newspaper also manually operated machines of the same work wiring hundreds of copies this duplicating machine is you training for the operation of these machines is obtained either at special commercial schools at night or gained while employed in this department it is not uncommon to find men doing this type of work however girls are preferred on routine jobs which require speed and accuracy there is still a bookkeeping department but it looks as though the girls  yes one of my most important duties is to make a point where the president takes judgment tell which car should be given fifteen minutes and which one to take as part of that someone else in the firm from time to take every ounce of tact i can muster keep everyone contented another important job of mine is to read an abstract materials from a contract on paper so that the president can tell in a moment whether he need to do any more research before making a business decision my college training she said it was necessary to have training for that job so i've talked to mother and father they think i might go to sky do you think i should before i answer your question suppose we take a look at your experience and record become a good secretary mr adams to that definitely means i'm capable of doing good work in college yes you know you have the fundamental ability to do good work in college over your fine record in school shows that you use that ability efficiently i think that i'm generally interested in secretarial work and i'm more confident of my interest after talking middle age but some of my classmates tell me that their vocation renter's of change i'm afraid that i may change to your interests may change if you don't and you grow more mature and acquire new experiences but on a path to vocational in your likes and dislikes are similar to those of successful  in secretary a lot of patience i would say that your choice of secretarial work is a good one and that you will most likely continue to be interested however you must remember that you will have to start at the bottom and work up to that position you realize don't know whether that means much or yes it does that's why i can't predict with certainty just how your personality may develop but what you say points to the likelihood that you will continue to be sociable non cooperative there's one other question that i wanted to ask you about financial support will you be able to get further training i was talking with father last night and he said that he will be able to pay for most of my friends i may have some money myself a good many college students do work for pay although it is desirable to spend most of your time in study at least for the first year when you are ready to go to college i will be glad to write your counselors and ask them to help you find work had you planned on going to college i have the ball on describing their business courses i take them and study them it's a good idea to begin planning now even a year ahead of time although there are many things that you can do right now and you i suggest you talk these matters over with your parents and if they would like to see me at the very glad to talk with them that is the fact that tomorrow we can go over your program for next quarter and then later we can check your courses with the entrance requirements to the universe next semester i'd like to give you some of these books pamphlets to read i'd like to talk to your dad about now want to talk with you would you want at least twice each semester you see this problem of making the choice is not simple