The Forrest City times., 1909-01-08
\ New Years Thought and Ne"
 ears Resolve.

. phone If#Il-tf| .'t fiilI'"f tdtft 70 ff ttt eelerhaae operator as an essential part t5f zleca fuf telephone operating Was realized The development of the a.4Q 1.as. tzc e-lzfness he work of sfe feI. .Hbuaa.auerat Is today recug- h. e# asa TrafH=5i9u ~uccial tram laeIs rgEessarv for cycrv yeuug wom- sH aH' becomes an operator n the Southwestern Company < employ hence #t has been found cAucdeut to estab- H-H a.ao- SD that ambitious young F.H.H may be aflor1pI the opuortu- aI.s.t1 learn in d ta9raueh and sE9-
 H5tle manner Ear 8atgz at the
 switchboard
 The telephone operator l. trained to eVe4uiea ana 4eeIHaTe alrNIEe. and that t- ahat ttr r4aH. Haf- far aHd expects ItHs what #He ra8faAe~ e~leH# Company n business G. furnish.
 Itis not possible, however. ta.te- vide an operator tar each Hdlsld8a4 subscriber any =Hofe than t s cN. peeteU tHata =tarc =3ri) fHe34ir- # clerk for each Individual customer
 When q great ma# people are et. mn n tine same tune ft# net Hes- 7Ie fa instant service. =Bul the south western Company aoez= glse efficient service. as wII bc fudad If v6a will hold Il sfep= =@ateb-iH F4ar hand when | will be discovered that #HJt seems ! Hike minutes ta foa ure really hat a HeH seconds.
 The oppratar# fu tHr employ Of che Southwestern CaWp3rE are aS T rule. Presidents 0f the town iu which thor occupation hes They are mgmucr= of highly respectable famFHys aHa they are selected WlaA=0aHe 4HI zgsefImIad- #fou and HaEfur fH ffeW HH.fF --#e# fUf exceptional intelligence and eaPa- dlHtF ihee haFe undergone mental and educational tests and have shown 8H aptitude fer the= business ia winch ] the8 are engaged dnu they are geY- erued hH stflet f3ies. from which they I are not EH7wiHgF permitted tode. Ivlatc.
 A a=rule. it will be found that they are patient and obligiug. but they. m common with tine telephone user, are only human. and when human nature as scrts itself. no matter who lS right or l wrong. there Is presented to the tele- l phone management a problem of no small proportions and not always easy ] to solve
 The pay of the efficient operator is equal t0. and in many cases m excess of. that of the women who work m the average department store She tS seated all the time she is at work, there are liberal periods of rest for i her. and there is q supervisor ready at all times t0 render her assistance. l She is provided with comforts and con- vemenees during her rest periods rarely accorded hX other establish ment- Co then female employees, and l the whole attitude of the company te- ward her IS oneo of kindly interest 4ad heletulaess
 Nc desire tazenter plea with the l telephone aSer for che eXefelse#of pa tlencc and tolerance towards the tel fephone operator. N hat man would speak face 10 face with d young wom an. stranger OF otherwise, and indulge in language often heard over the teie- phone If such persons would stop to reflect that at the other end of the line is d young ladv refined and sensi- tive. so susceptible to unjust criticism that she has often been known to burst into tears on account of this there would more frequently occur a hesl- tancy on the part Of the aggrleVed subscriber m giving expression 10 his feelings in language often thOughtless- 1 " severe and sometimes protane.
 And women, too, are not exempt from the charge of beIng unduly i'm patient with the operators. No doubt eXasperatng things do occur in the cndeavor to get service, but 1t can truly be sand that III mnetY-nlne cases out of q hundred the operator is trying to perform her duty consclenhouslY and efficiently She is engaged in an oeeu- patton the duties of which are at all times eNaetug and often nerYe-raCklng and to add t1 her difficulties bypatlent- N emdlug herls unjust If not cruel
 ttgaa be trurhfuik said that ii the south 4 -chlNalrIc difference is usually shown an the part of male patrons to- Naris The operators not only tht- but
 Waa8 prove revelation ta tbe general pH66e=f aHa Christmas morn lHa they ea4.d zec tae great Haat asaH et etft5 eat central atiIeeS t4-ue distributed among the operators as ta#e1z aaHrtefat.e4 leana pleased .Hf.Hfer=
 lte faet remains. however. taaf aatHaef- at aeaFHe continue ta gave Nalge tu their 8l--8f fIsfaetl4n bE roast .Hg line operator. and =It .s t5 ttc-ez2e appeal to eaf- dertWace hetote glNug ea#aAHs==N eHt ta teelr aaHateHee
 AfHaHg eear#\rW Aett prom. o }aueg.t sg ta be ea5rteaas aut n0a@Idera5e toward the operator at
 tr"tft. taa@ y<enp#t5#ag tb.
 Golden E1s of d9Hg aafo others a yaa would he done h.. and at fHc#sam ttme Hat oH-N eNperHnea 7at#sIae tHea ata good deed &e# performed hat assist W e.ntraatrg pe8-e an, comfort t4a -+t4 4-.s=aa4 aal- -futhfl r1hl. servant
 Don't It Jar Aou,
 nave t rHEu Htaf 1H. FW .eaAe#a.' aata HHaa ta4-4a=Ha Htd