Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-06-28
THE TYPEWRITER.

The typewriter girl has proved to a
most ske epticdl business world that she
is useful and that she Is not simply al
ornamental piece but an indispensable
| part of the Office machinery.
You would thiEk to to lead the ex.
: preEssiOns from the pens not brains
CT soIne of the Sc wise ones that all a
! girl had to do IN an office was to sit and
smile sweetly, charmlngly dressed, and
do the agreeable thing generally.
! Well, l should be pleased to visit an
Office Of this kind. think the majorI-
ty of my fellow-workers would also like
to. such offices are few and far be-
tween. The real Office Is an entirely
diffeTt Mt place. To be sure one Is ex-
pected to be polite and agreeable, ex-
pected TO be lady while at business
the same as out of 1t, ju't as a man is
expected to be a gentleman, and We are
always ready to do so. but the rLsh of
business of the modern downtown
office can not be met and disposed of
by sweetly smiling and cnarmingly
dre 'srd assistants.
The quick, attentive mind and nimble
, fingers are needed and the clicking ma
chine will do more to win your way In
;
plOyers than all the sweet smiles and
pretty gowns wit out these requisites.
! 1t is time for all this nonsense to
ce;:'e, and tha indignant typewhter has
awakened to a sense OF her rights and
has said, ait sha stop"
! The army of intelligent girls who are
earuIrg an honest living who have
worked, and wOr Ied hard, to make
-a1 Hsr,ts.
assistants will MT submit to be thus
patrOu'Zed.
1 They have, by dint OF perseverance
and ability, made niche 10 this very
! high wall OF woman's progress for
4 Themselves, and nov they claim 1t as
Z their right to hold the place they have
+ won regardless If the Jites, caused by
I the fear of being left IN the race than
for any other reason.
The typewriter is not an abused
person, neither is she All Insne. glggling
piece of sweetness, but an ernest,
brave to!ler in the ranks Cf bread win.
ners, asking but justice and sure of
obtaining 1t, and Wiling TO give IN re-
= turn ut-!iipent, honest service.
The argument advanced by some In
iued to view this innovation OF girls
with disfavor, that by and by they will
crowd out the boys, Is one of the very
strongest proofs of their ability and
worth. And while we extend our
sympathy to these poor unfOrtunates,
! and can understand their feelings OF
chagrin at being bea'en by girl, still
we persist In our belief that this is a
country of liberty for women rs well as
for men, in most thinIs and the future
VIII, l am confident, ring still greater
freedom, and if the v ne develops It rr
! than clinging properties, and demon
strates her ability to do more than
Gwine about the oak, so be it.
A few days since notice an article
written by a woman. | am very sorry
to say, complaining that the young and
pretty typewriter was given the pre-
ference by business men, and that
older and palmer women had no
chance.
he writer evidently belongs to a
class who expect, because they are
women, they must receive more atten-
ton and consideration, and received the
same salary as a man without doing the
sa ne amount OF work, or doing it as
vel. For there are some IN the ranks,
and truly sorry am 1 that there are,
who simply use their profession as "A
means toward an end. They do not
bring 10 it the energy and enthusiasm
1t deserves. Pay day Is the most iT-
nrtant event of the week to them, and
t cir employers interests are wholly
Subordinate to their own comfort and
pleasure. The average business man
IL not miracle OF patience, and he
dos not believe In having his office
turned into a circulating library of
yellow backed books, or a baZar for
manufacturing fancy goods, and is
Likely to so express himself.
But that worth and faithfulDess are
not appreciated is an Injustice u the
many kind employers, thousands of
girls would testify 10, and Of the en-
couragement they have ever received
for honest, conscientious work.
JVOmen's Reco rder.
THB darker it is all around us the
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