The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04

horrors of q dissecting room has rendered
great service to humanity and here again we
find her fulfilling her highest calling in pro-
tecting little children in uplifting, warning,
guarding girls, in standing true to the sex
to which God has called her We have too
MANY examples in midst to need any
description of the strength and beauty of
character that go hand in hand in the woman
of medicine, who ministers faithfully to the
suffering.
There are many other classes Of profess
sional life which cannot here enumerate-.
the artist, seeing woman's. Vis1on-the law
YER who can seek no higher end than to
teach her sey to be just-but in them all
lies the development of heart and mind so
long as she is true to her woman's mes
sage.
Avoid Becoming Mannish
The woman who feels herself called to
mans work, who tries to see with a man S
eyes, and speak with mans voice, always
grows away from the feminine, away from
the higher nature, and presents to the world
a hardened front that repels as soon as seen.
AS Stanley Hall has said, "As a psychologist
cannot lelp sharing the belief that modern
woman is in danger of declining from her or
bit; that she il lacking in confidence and
pride in her sex, and is in danger of re-
| lapsing into narrsh ways. We have vision
| that she will succeed in evolving life and
education That fits her needs BETTER
| Business occupations are proving attrac-
| tive fields They cover all office positions,
| many of Them requiring great accuracy and
concentration. The number Of women con-
Quoting independent business ventures Is
certainly increasing but they are still COM
paratively few Where executive ability is
largely developed we find the woman at the
head of business exhibiting promptness Of
action, fearlessr ess of thought and taking
on in many cases the quickness and brevity
of the business world Men are, more and
more, educating their daughters in business
affairs and We see them quite frequently
managing estates with ability and care.
The Value of Refinement. 2
| But the large majority Of those in the bust
ness world are in Office positions requiring
more or less original ability. The stenog-
| rapher must have education and refinement
or rather the business man halls with delight
one possessing these qualifications. She must
develop accuracy, and great concentration and
when these qualities found and the power
of silence and ability to interpret the thoughts
of her employer, she attains position of trust
and receives from 81, 200 to S1,5OG a year,
while a beginner must he satisfied with SIS or
Sc a. week.
In all such work the contribution to the
feminine quota in society is found in the fact
that the girl of refinement and character takes
her atmosphere with her and is nearly always
successful in permeating her surroundings
with 1.-THE Office is more refined, men are
more controlled by her quiet presence. Does
it ever occur to women who hold aloof from
| these girls, that they are often dependent
upon them for preserving the refining home
influence, during business hours about the
young son, who spends most of his waking
| hours in the presence of these girls? We