The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-18
FROM WOMARS
POINT OF VIEW

Occasionally one viii hear a business
man declare in favor Of a college edUca-
ton, but generally there Is a prejudice
against college-bred young men In the
business world. based upon their ex-
tremely good opinion Of themselves and
the tendency 10 overlook small details
For positions requiring mental training
they are really fitted and appreciated,
but such positions are too few 10 take
care Of a fair proportion OF each years
graduates, and the others have 10 live
somehow
The better\ the education the better
ones ability TO cope with life should be
an invsrisbIe rule The conege-bred girl
makes an unusually fine wife and mother.
as many man viii testify. 7 have seen
them absorbed in their household tasks
Till there was nothing else 10 do and they
were at liberty 20 sit down 90 the read
ing they Ike. There are q few who are
rank failures al about everything. but
they can be forgotten The business
world is the place toward which men in
large numbers drift. the place where
they expect 10 make a living. and accord
ing TO business generals they are not
glowing successes
The average business man prefers 20
take youths with a common school edu-
cation and bring them I'd II a boy is
worth anything he viii climb. step by
step. till he reaches the top II he IS
shirker. his career in his first position is
short II he works fairly well requiring
occasional reprimands. and showing few
signs OF ambition. he never gets very
far. He probably thinks he is not appre-
ciated and assumes an sggrieved air and
tone. A theatrical man once told me that
real talent and ambition could never be
kept in the background. for the mana
gerial eye was keen.
He pointed 70 the careers % Edna May,
Of Camille Clifford. OF Fife Fay. and
scores Of others who had not remained
long enough in the chorus TO learn the
rudiments Of their art I told him Of the
listless fashion in which a star Of must
cal comedy went through the small parts
which fell to her whenever she showed
any signs OF ability and her loud COM
plants against fate. One night she for
got her crouch and danced with such
spirit as 20 advance her several pegs in
he. profession. and after that ambition
kept her moving till she got a husband
who kept her up to her best work
The son Of the President Of the United
States Is a colIege-bred man who is sue
ceeding in the business world because he
started in a humble position and worked
as if there was nothing else in his life
but the tasks assigned him. do not be
lieve that he has any real liking for
dirty. hard work, but he is accepting #
as q part OF his education and learning
his lessons day by day His college
training Is not helping TAm at present,
for he works no better than the Unedu-
Gated man al his side. but when ne
graduates to the higher branches Of the
business he viii have decided advan-
tage.
Unsatisfactory work is the CRY of the
DAY We are no longer able 10 buy dress
braid and spool silk with the certainty
OF perfect goods. because braid is often
found to be in two and three pieces when
opened, and silk proves quite as annoy
ing. There should he inspection to pre-
vent this and business care on the part
Of employees that would cOnsign articles
on which blunders have been made to the
damaged class. I bought a set OF books
recently from reliable house which
promised me a thorough inspection be-
fore delivery. 7 have already found
damaged one and I have read but three.
II viii be replaced. Of course. but with
some trouble TO ne.
BETTY BRADEEN.