New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

oi,,.;o,, that no one except a trained cat
,loouer could possibly restore order 10 a
badly, ipdexed filing system which, through
+be careIessness and ineXperience OF MS
oeice associates had got into hopeless
confpsion. He expected to employ the
,ounp woman only temporarily, al SAL
arv Of 800 a month. But at the eNPi' "S'o"
of two months her work was so sa'ist"o
tory that he decided 10 give her pern'a.
nant position. and now she is in charse Vi
the filing system Of the Office Win Sa'-
ary of 81 200 year
Two Young librarians have made sred'
success as professional indeXers' ana inns
line of work is open To any aihoi'iou'
,.oupq woman with a thorough KNOWLEDGE
~ ,rdeving and cataloguing, Whether S"e
hos taken a regular librarians course VI
tr.i,iro or not These women lmihe-
diatelv upon their graduation from
I.,rorv school. opened small ONCE j."
N.ov, York. advertised i'm one or TWO Vi
rho literary and library magazines anu
,,,i.,5 FOR business Success came at once
ond within a few months they tound lheiF
cuentage so extensive that one ol ',e"
,,.ort IN Chicago To open up branch once
there. 4 large part OF their "orN ""5
boen the indexing of private libraries an"
priyate collections of prints coins etc
In spite of the ia reaching lluen''S
bat the library schools have had In sys-
tor,izing the Libraries all over the country
,boro are many smaller cities where the
lcc,l librarian does no. have to show any
eort of library school diploma or record or
oxrerience but simply steps into the posi-
tion of librarian on the sayso or the local
authorities For the woman VINO wants 10
sunport herself and at the same ume i've
az home and enjoy all the social privileges
30 bar more leisured sisters. this sort or
work has advantages over almost any other
sort ~ work that she might choose TO do
So If there is going TO be a new library
I'm the small town. or if another librarian
is going 10 be appointed, why not give
vour daughter the advantage of short
course I'm library econOmy-such course
as Is given IN the university summer
schools all over the country? This course
does not take the place Of the regular
library training: but II does crowd into
six or eight weeks a thorough course or
exuerIeuce and training In all that is es-
sential TO the making OF successful
librarian. Then. when the new appoint
ment l. made. your daughter. with this
training should take precedence over her
unframed competitors The tuition fee for
these summer school library courses is
about $50.
At the present time librarians surely do
rot count among their number the best
Maid women workers. Why is it, then that
tho librarian. unless she is born kicker
Is invariably contented with her lot? Why
T. II that she Is envicd by women work
ors I'm every other line Of work? Why Is
f, that the library schools receive hun
dteds Of applications month from women
I'm other rofessions-teachcrs, stenograph-
ers and nurses-who have decided to begin
their careers anew as librarians?
These questions are easily answered.
The librarian doesn't have To worry. For
the teacher, tormented by a class Of un-
disciplined children, for whose rating at
examinations she Is held responsible. for
the Office worker. whose nerves are con-
tlnuaHy wracked by the noise and confu-
sion of busy, crowded office; for the
trained nurse. who has the eXhausting re-
sponsiblity Of human life in her hands,
the work OF a librarian. surrounded by
books in the quiet OF library holds out
a tempting invitation.
iCopy right 1al1 by Mary MarshailD