The Washington herald., 1908-07-07
FROM WOMANS
POINT OF VIEW,

Faithful conscientious work IS appre-
ciated az its face value-oh yes. despite
the calamity that occasionally overtakes a
member OF the deserving class. You may
be out OF employment through no fault of
your own yet the fact is not altered one
hairs breadth. have rarely seen a real
ly deserving worker in the complaining
ranks-the fault-hIders are usually the
kind that deserves no special cOusidera-
ton, the kind that draws a heavy line 10
mark the end Of a days work and keeps
anxious eyes on the face Of the clock.
have watched laborers at work on the
street when midday rang from the city
clocks and seen those with uplifted picks
drop them with relief They have prob
ably stopped a half dozen times through
the morning % light . pipe, without a
thought Of the wasted time Of their en-
ployers, but the stroke Of twelve will not
permit those employers 10 have even the
oenent OF the descending picks. That is
not conscientious work and J. who belong
20 the ranks Of workers. have said so on
more than one occasion. The conscientious
worker has no fear OF working overtime,
for Ae knows that there are better re
wards than the fractional part Of his
wages which be can demand for such
service.
A woman asked me. recently, how a
youth could secure q footing IN news
paper work. conhdiEg TO me the ambition
Of a young nephew who declared that he
was willing to begin as an Office boy and
work his way 10 the top. He needs no
help from NE" I told her. ANY editor
viii give him that chance, for satisfactory
office boys are scarce. He can pick his
paper and apply In person. and when he
voices his ambition the job is his That
used 10 be the method OF acquiring an
education in any business and the sue
cessfUl men Of to-day are the boys Of
years ago who began at the foot Of the
particular ladder they selected and
climbed perseverngly. Plenty Of evidence
has been submitted by the persons most
concerned
The fault Of modern training is a lack
Of patience. Boys and girls want TO
earn money without preparation and have
no marked preference as TO the kind OF
work they do. Very little Of il is so well
done as to attract attention and merit
advancement or reward Of any kind. OPP
portunity is sometimes kind TO them. but
the great majority dawdle through their
life work with little ambition 20 rise but
great envy Of those who succeed by merit
1 used 10 see a familiar blond and rather
pretty girl in the chorus OF every new
musical piece I witnessed. and somebody
told me that she was a grandmother and
had always been a chorus girl. In her
youth she had the usual chances Of ad-
vancement, but was too indolent 70 take
them. preferring TO drift along with lit
tie work.
She saw Edna May step out of the ranks
into a leading part, and stood near Edna
Aug when a sprained ankle pushed that
clever actress into the role she had un-
derstudied, but never expected 10 play.
She had seen Marie Cahill fight her way
from an insignificant dancing and singing
part 20 stardoom. and never felt a thrOb
Of ambition. She married j chorus man
OF her own caliber and after her voice de-
parted and her figure got lost in layers OF
fat she retired TO placidity in a married
daughters home. The world Is fun Of
women of that stamp and they are not
the workers who are most needed.
BETTY BRADEEN.