Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-12

Haze a Work to Do

r. ERsoNs who have learned h secret of sticking to their job. whether
It be hard or eay, congenMl or dhtastetul remuneratve or in-paid,
In the end arrive at a place where they win promotion, Say Margaret
E sangster In a exchange Only by d Ding thins thoroughly, doing 1t
over and over until 1t becomes suoma tic like heathful breathing, a any
one reach such perfection Of accomplish ment that he or she is superior to his
YOU were a title girl yu MAJ have taken lessons OF the piano. Your little
neighbor next To- did the m Each of % had n good instruction book,
art If plano playing so that today she can give pleasure to Ter friends and
delight to herself. She las become In SON sort pianist She is lot
geat artist but she is q fairly respectable musician n is mistress OF an
accomplishment worth the pains 1t tookt % cure 1t h other girl did not
In hr ONE ws kind enough 20 use compulHon about her daily practise
Occasionally she praoused al hour; ofener nrteen minutes a day covered
tie airs which had something catchy about them; or perhaps she played by
ear She did not toll at her ask or stick to Ter job. Her I'M her par
eH'm money were alike wasted, thu phno is to her as muc a problem as
1t was when hrsts she lssrned tn length Of ar octave
The Illustrations arr numerous nd will occur to o as you lok over your
W experience DIT observe the results you friends la secured in business or
study Sometimes a girl is Obliged to max attempts in several direo-
entirely right IL o have made a mistake In the nrst instance and have
taken UP a I'M of work for which ron have n 70 aptitude to drop 1t and make
a trial in another direction. II you re placed where you are n-paid n you
have the ASSURANCE that better terms will DO offered you elsewhere yu are
right In seeking Il improve tn situation But guard against vague rest
lessness which makes you dissatisfied with what yu arr doing while you
have no adequate preparation for anything else
Another bit of counsel is this: Dc not rest ontented without a job Of
som kind, rich m poor alike, the daughter of the millionaire and the
daughter of the humblest day 1aborer No n can be happy who hs lot
something definite o do. No girl In this country of ours car be safe rom
possible change Of fortune unless she is mistress of al art or accomplish
through the exercise of which, II he occasion arises, she my earn her
bread. The girl who martes may n day In wtdowhood face the abso-
lutte necessity Of supporting herself The girl who doe not marry. refusing
to be dependent D her kindred or prefering to enter the lists a a mai
does and know the JOY of having a share Of the worlds work, should dehoer-
ahly choose what she wants and make special preparation The last is I'M
peahve at this time. A love OF reading will not prepare a young woman to
take a position as librarian; q love OF little children viii not max hT q
Kindergarten; a knack of writing graceful notes will lot entirely prepare
her to become q private secretary. We used to sy Whatever is worth
doing Is worth dong we'll" To this we add at present: Whatever is worth
doing must be don along Ines OF special training" Select you WORK
make yourself ready TO do It as best yu car Stick to 1t If you begin, n In
any case have 1T as a resource laid by tor a time OF need