, 1875-01-24

se5ious one,
TIE AMBITIOUS GIRL
seelrs eagerly Tor eoma light employment whic]
| shall enabla her to dress a. we'll - sonia richie
ueighboz without taxing her fathers purse to
much 4 prAiseworthy ambition Oh, yes
t am not blaming the girl 1havs no desire to 81
far entrench upon the "lberty OF the subject
as to forbid her to secure that coveted 6
lace 4 ove1sk1t although sue is thu
| pterenting the girl who has no home fron
securing enough Tor her toll to giye her .needet
food and clothing. Leave that to her indlyiduA
| consc.encs.
Let me give another instance: The writer
inhhbitsnts:, There we're employed in the school
Of that city 124 teachers, 20 per cent o
whom received s35 month and under
Upon investigating tbe cause Of such \ larg
proportion Of poorly-paid Ptsitions,- -attsntiol
tut excellent aad d. experienced s teachera her, froa @
iii the city,-it was found that . large proportion
Of the teachers employed were daughters o.
| wealthy Or wel-to-do citizens. Every year th'
ha School Of The city y lase nun
one-half u,ads direct application for poaitioas In
| the CITY schools. and, generally, being ab1e te
bring direct and potent influences to bear upon
! the Schoo! Board through their fathers oi
friends, they secured them: Generally speaking,
two years, the position OF teacher being thon re-
! garded, Is l heard . gentleman facetiously
ramark, as only - stepping stone to the altar.
Investigation further proved Tint the
EFFEcT or THIS SYSTEM
was not only to keep down the rate Of wages,
but to seriously lower tho standard OF work
! among the teachers Of that place. And, I doubt
not, the facts above stated could be shown in
| scores of other clties, Eaat and West.
| What is my object in stating these things, do
T {c
! wno is not compelled to work should fold
her hands in idleneso forever? By no neana.
Though I might suggest that hone duties,
assisting her mother in the oversight OF the
bouse, helping and caring for younger
brothers aud sisters. afford more scope
womans taste does noe lie in lhat direction, !
would not DOOM her to follow such life. But
would urge upon her to
APPLY Her EDUCATION
and ingenuity toward making her way Into some
exceptional field Of labor. Those departments
that require no more education than the mere
rudimeuts aud no especial acquired akitl, are
already oyercrowded; Lot her TT harsaH for
something beste,.
This Is what mean when FAY
that the solution Of this dark problem lies In
the power OF tbs individual only. seq, and de-
ploro Tho fact, that very few avenues Of work are
open to women. No, that ia not Stating the case
truthfnlly; should say that women are seen in
very few OF tue many avenues in which she
might walk without disg1ace to her se1 Or injury
to her health; but none Of these Ats closed
against her 6he las only.
70 FIT RERsuF
to walk in them, aud she il fully welcome to en-
ter. t"1n that city Of which I spoke. two ener-
solved the problem for themselves One went
into the office Of newspaper there, Aad re-
quested the privilege OF spending an occasional
hour in the editors ssnctum, learning TO read
proof. This favor was readily eranted; the
young woman WAS bright, had quick eye, aod 4
thorough knowledge Of the English language,
aud in less than ELI months she had nastared the
business, nud secured good position as news
PAPER proof~reaaer. where her salary, though
small II 6rs1 Boon had faf surpassed that re-.
ceived As teaeher. Another young lady used her
leisure hours IN acquiring the artof photography.
and though her apprenticeship Was much
longer than tha. Of the other, and Bne
w&s . mach greater time in SECURING good wages,
Jet in tho end shc, too, had her reward
PLAINLY, there ia too muca female labor Of
certain kind IN the market, and it Is for that
1eason It discount There is = seEnbiAoce OF
injustice, OF course. In the
INEQUALITY or WAGES
existing. L wo1npu Hho teaches. who clerks, or
uho keeps books, gels less. generally: speaking,
ttau 4 man would for the same wolk. People
who never see below tho Surface perceive this
semblanco and wax eloquent about It, An ad-
mirstlo opportunity hero fot Philippe against
tho "tyiant man.: Men IRE selfish, unjust, hea1t-
less, grasp'ng, etc, ete. there is chance for
great deal OF doe writing hero But men are
not snch bad creatures, after Ill, and often
prove tar better friends TO women than NOM
bels OF their own SEX They ara wiling to help
poor glrls, are found ready to respond to calls in
their behalf with large sylnpatny and generous
and business. II an employer has half-a-dozen
positions, or more, which be cA0 oder to Women
and scores stand waiting and eager to take those
places 1t Sc Week, 10 WILL give them tbs So.
1t
PURELY l. ATTER or BUSINESS;
be pays the market price for tho article, and
surely he is not to biane that tho market price
ia unfairly xu1aE
It should also be remembered that & Touan's
lack Of physical strength may make her work OF
less Ixlue to her employer tt1an that OF man,
oven when ahe IL capable and d'nscnt lu per |
forming tho routine Of work laid down for her. |
1t would 30 veil II women would |
remember this. 1he Wf7ter has heard |
more than <one lady oookkeeper com
PLAN bitterly OF the difference between her |
wages and shose OF gentlemen in the same |
Now. there seemed to me discrep- |
,ncy here that natural cAusca could not wholly |
recount for. Apd VAS inclined to look about |
|or solution OF the mystery. case soon came
% my kuowledse Of d gentleman who had rub
'tituted lady oooskeepcr in place OF young
nan that he had hitheEto employed 1nvestlga~
ion showed ehst while tho young man had re-
'eised 81, 200 = year as salary. ths young |