Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-19
Mary Templeton Field,
Principal Of the Fields Civil
Service Institute, is

daughter Of John +. Ternpeton. She bora
on 4 farm in Union county. Ind. and received an
education in the White Water Presbyterian Acad-
envy and BrcokvIlle College In the same state. She
came to Washington during the latter part Of
President Arthurs administration and was imme-
diately appointed to a minor position In the patent
Office by BE njamn Butterworth, through the infi1-
ence Of n iIutson and Benjamin Ha son The
latter OF whom was at that time United States
Sc ,stor. Her promotion months after enter
Ing that Office due simply to intrinsic merit
and worth, unhacked by pull or favoritism.
1t was necessary to pass n civil service examlha-
ton In order to another increase in salary,
and she took without delay competitive examina-
ton under the Unite9 States civil service commits
sion for Examiners Clerk In the same Office This
she passed successfully. and was Immediately pro-
NOTED into the classified service.
After serving Uncle Sam" faithfully rs a de-
partniant clerk for ten years. the work became to-,
monotonous for active disposition. anG she
therefore voluntarily resigned the position. and de-
termined spend the next ten years in visiting
the principal cities Of Europe and America to
complete the education begun and so successfully
prosecuted In Washington.
She associated with one of the principal
stenographic schools In London. and has now been
In Washington Ior the past two years. and has
increased her business from one room until at the
present time she has the most spacious apartments
for school rooms in the city Of Washington. and
correspon ierce Instruction. well as teaching In
addition day and evening school, where indiSid-
ual instruction IL the greatest inducement, and
which has proven abundaItly successful.
She appointed 20 n responsible position with
the Chicago oil the Republican National Com
mittee during the campaign OF 1896. and rendered
services satisfactory to the superior Officers was
associated with the Paris edition Of the New York
Times in Paris: also accepted the same position
with the Buffalo Courier. She has Travelled also
extensively In America, having traversed the
United States from ocean to ocean four times, ana
time by different routes, visiting the cities of
Chicago. Denver, Cheyenne, San Francisco, Los
Angeles. New York, New Orleans. Memph :. Bos-
tom from Boston to Seattle. Omaha. Philadelphia.
Paris, London Glasgow, Scotland; Buffalo. Cievc-
land. and then to the nations capital-Washingttn
the beautiful city of them all. to spend the
afternoon of her life in training the minds of
young and young women to prepare them for those
stations in life to which residence In Washing
ton Is especially adapted.
Since June 1, 1908, sixty students enrolled for
the regular in the Institute All OF
them engaged In lucrative positions and
highly grathed AT their successful Launching
upon the busy vi HES invites. and IL due
TO the efficient Instructions impaired to them by
the Field Civil Service Institute.
Mrs Field guarantees positions for all her grad
yates, and rarely II ever, Is Ii the that she
turns out graduate without at once placing him
her In good position. 1t