Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-12-22

and the -yrlr ? father. particularly In
a country tov n. would probably not
T consider z Fft b high favor as an &C
cupazion far : is son. believing. per
haps. that Ibp az all there is 10 n Il
setting type and labOriously running
an old-fashitn d press At not very
high paw.
However. ~ re IA not a finer line OF
work. nor one with better opportuni-
ties Dr acquiI ing a competence and
for ahaneems IT mou all the lines
% human end eavor The fact that
printing Is one Of the most important
Departments Of modern industry adds
70 the orYorrr1 titles that are open TO
tne earneu yosnx man
Like all ocas1 cations. to acquire pro
heieucy in l,rfating the applicant must
begin a. the hTtom and devote sew
eral years to- sn-ninS ~ He has 10
start as appr,rr.iec-
To get a ioh in the first place. let
yosr boy for oG1eHD apply 70 the
foreman Of the particular printing es-
adjustment you may select. Sor the
foreman Is the bcvs OF the workroom.
Il is veil. II you have n choice. to
choose an instituticn OF some standing
which does a large and varied class Of
work. as the oppor unities for learn
ing VIII be far betu sr there than in a
little job or-cs OF the zone horse"
variety.
Except in sot ~ country towns. so
called. the boy has 20 De registered
with the union = an apprentice right
from the start. : VI this will not entail
any expense. a. the typographical
union does not z, large dues or other
fees until the neo phyte has become a
tourneyman. Your boy must be about
sixteen a old. b n he need have no
further education q a the merest or
dinary one
His pas for the itrE year VIII be
ahout four dollars a, week. and the
work eight hours a day. as obtains
generally IN p-infiug Offices His
duties for this period viii be 70 get ac-
quainted with the a IS (the fat boxes
divided into compartments containing
TIE typel and sorting leads. and 10
run erran6s for ~worknen. etc.
During the second year his pay will
be TWO dollars = week higher. and in
this period he VIII get his FIRST direct
work at the eases, learning to set i'm
prints tthe insertion OF lanes ad.
dresses or other 1te into type al
ready set and small reprint (short
printed matherl.
In the third year the jumps 70
eight dollars weekly. and the duties
show a corresponding growth. By
his time he WI have a pretty good
rudimentary knowledge OF the bust
ness, ard will be able to acquire pro
fcieucy in setting longer reprints.
and locking up small forms Of type. I.
q. getting them ready for press and
foundry
Fourth ye.,r-his pay is now $40 4
week. and he Is almost a printer: for !
you boy is VOW setting plain Jobs.
from manuscript and doing the ordi-
nary regular work OF the iourneyman.
The fifth year he Is a senior stu
dent. known coil EQUALLY as a two
thirder' (thts term refers to the pay.
which Is sI4 a week. or two-thirds that
paid 10 journeymen9. doing practically
everything the regular workmel do
and putting polish on his practical
education.
Then he is = full iourney1han and
drawing s2I a week. and goes into the
union as a regular member. The cost
Of belonging to the union is. roughly,
so 10 SIS a year. part OF which goes
10 the maintenance OF the printers
home at Colorado Springs. Any men,
her IS admitted to this home when.
through age or disability, he Is unable
70 earn his livirg. and even Is allowed
there during eonvaleacerce after sick
ness, and all necessities furnished him
without charge. There is no such
thing as a member W having 70 20
70 the p~oorhouse.
After your boy becomes a Journey.
man. the foreman tries him out on
various phases OF the work TO find IL
! he has executive ability or a special
aptitude. The first special stunt"
will probably be 10 give him the entire
work OF setting. making up, and pre-
parhg for the foundry of a sixteen
page form. with, Of course. such help
as he may require. and II he does this
well he viii find himself before long
handling the most important work OF
the shop. and will then be eligible for
the assistant foTemanship.
II an opening should occur. he would
be competent to take this position By
the time he Is tE~enty-three. or seven
years after he started as appren-
tiee; and a couple OF years or so later
would be able 10 take the foreman
ship. The foreman Is the actual boss
OF the composing room. employing all
the men and laying out the work. etc.
OF the journeymen and apprentices.
Foremen are paid from s35 to $50 a
week. according TO the size OF the es-
Enlistment and the city they may be
In. Their assistants receive from SIS
10 $40 weekly.
The next step in advance is to be
come assistant superintendent at $50
to SIS a week. and then superintend-
ent. when your boys pay will be from
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