The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-05-16
TELEPHONE GIRLS
NOW WORK UNDER
IDEAL CONDITIONS
BEST OF SHELTER AND CARE
GIVEN YOUNG WOMEN EARN
ING THEIR OWN LIVING.
WELFARE WORK STARTED
FOR BENEFIT OF PUBLIC
Success Of Plan Shown by Enfciers
Service and General WeII-5eins
at Operators

In no other occupation are girl
workers better sheltered and better
cared for than in the telephone ex.
change. The Bell Company was q pio-
neer IN welfare work In starting this
work the Telephone Company believed
that the public would be benefited
through the resulting Improvement ia
the service. The results obtained dur
ing the years since the work was
started have more than justified this
belief.
In the early days OF the telephone
boys were employed as operators. but
they did noe prove successful. They
were inattentivs. impatient and mis-
chievous. and often impertinent TO
subscribers. Even at their best. they
failed TO give satisfaction. chiefly De-
cause their voices were unsympa
thetic. The boy operator soon gave
place 20 the girl operator. and the i'm
2rovement il the service was tmms-
date
It was not long until the telephone
girl became 4 permanent institution,
and because her efficiency is due in
great measure 20 composed mind. ev-
erythicg was dcce 20 make her work
Is pleasant Is possible. From the
early history OF the telephone the op-
orators have been carefully selected
and trained. and have been Just as
carefully protected from over-wurk
and unhealthtul conditions.
Ne~ Engineer Develops.
All the complicated equipment Of
the modern telephone exchange has
been designed for the comfort and
convenience OF the girl operators. The
standard SWITCH board has been de-
signed TO suit the reach OF the aver.
age young wouan's arm. Special re-
ceivsrs and transmitters have been
made TO permit her bands TO be free
20 operate the specially designed cords
and keys The chair she sits in while
lr work is the result Of careful ex.
periments. The tooC rest on the chair
i; at Just the right elevation.
A special kind OF engineer las been
developed in the working out oi these
problems. These engineers have not
stopped with the switchboard and the
operating Equipment they have gene
into questions OF light. heat and ven
EilatioR. striving 10 make hyyienic con
iitions As neurly IDEAL ~ possible.
As the use OF the telephone grew
and the number OF operators steadily
increased. additional welfare work
was started by the Telephone Con-
pany Al important step was tie es-
tabiishnent 81 the restroom AS its
name implies, the restroom Is i room
where the girl operators can rest be-
fore going % work or during inter
,a,s Of vork At the switchboard Eacl
exchange has its jresc-rocu, well fv-
uished WITH Comfortable chairs
ccuches. writing desks and tables n
the restroom tie operators time Il
her own. She can read. write or talk
with other girl operators as she
plsases. Tie latest books and mag
azines ara supplied by the Company.
Some OF the rest-r5onA have 4 piano,
80 that the girls esal dance II they
wish Every exchange building has
a lunch room. There Is also spacious
locker room IN each exchange where
each girl has an individual locker tor
her wraps
Hospissl Fer s'e Sick
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