The Washington times., 1915-07-24


head of any department. be appointed
70 any OF the clerkships therein author
zed by law, upon the same requisites
and conditions. and with the same COM
pensation as are prescribed for men,"
Act Of Congress, July T., 1870 SectiJn los
OF the Revised Statutes
-Hls short paragraph is re-
spectfully presented to all
young girls just out OF high
school. or college, or even in
the middle Of their college course.
who wish to do something else In
the world besides teach school
1t is the law which allows women
to work In the Government depart
ments and which offers wide field
OF employments from which the
young girl can choose. In connec-
ton with this law. as it applies to
the young girl of today. several
things stand out prominently.
First. the examinations for the \
civil service are to occur in tbs. ful.
in september and October. in this
city and at other stated place.
Begin to study now.
Specialists Needed.
Second, according to Commission
er Galloway. of the Civil Service.
the girl who has specialized. who
knows some certain branch of work
which will dovetail into the work
Of the departments. stands a better
chance for advancement and re-
tainment than the girl who has
merely skinned the surface Of
mAny subjects.
Third, Washington offers some Of
the greatest advantages Of any city
in the way Of night courses in edu-
cational institutions. The girl in
the Government who has not spe-
cialized. will have a chance to spe-
cialize.
Commissioner Galloway has great
faith in the Government service. and
as proof that the nation has faith in
It,. quoted the figures showing the
number Of persons who took the ex-
aminations in the years -ss3 and 1914.
Tn 1882 he read. 1900 people
took the civil service and in 1914. ap-
proximately 10000. think that that
Is an increase which Is In itself a
mute testimony of the increase OF
the activities of the United States
Government. Incidentally this in
crease is an opportunity presented to
the young men and women Of this
country. In five years. the greatest
portion of the growth took place. and
many departments have been added
to the Government. which, each in
turn, offer new fields for the exer-
else Of some especial profession or
trade.
Innovations Coming.
III, within the next decade. the
Government enlarges its activities In
the same ratio as 1t did in the last
decade. feel that can say without
exaggeration that the graduate Of
any special course or courses will be
able to find In the Government service
an outlet for his or her activities.
Even the next five years will see re-
markable changes and Innovations,
"As t. the particular employment
of young women at the present time.
l wish to say that since this is an
aee OF speciali1 a ion. the young
woman who will find be e,.-rlt best
provided fr by the Government
service is the one who has had spe-
cial training in some line which she
has chosen.
This holds true for many reasons.
The positions Of clerkships. which
require only general education are.
u, Cou'Se, III ti.c eTedttSt ftUlanu
and great competition 10 the re-
suit. General qualifications and an
ordinary scholastic training do not
serve to distinguish one broadly from
the rest of ones fellow beings
Open to Women.
"Even the positions of stenog-
rapher and typewriter offer greater
possibilities than the mere clerk
ships. Other positions open to wom-
en- are those Of librarian cataloguer,
press feeder. scientific assistant in
tho Department of Agriculture sta
tistical clerk. telephone operator,
teacher in the Indian service and
other positions such as matron. nurse
and so on.
THAT is largely due to the fact
that they have not trained them
selves. Many do not seem to be
aware of the need to be accurate
Above all a stenographer must be
accurate. OF course there are many
who foolishly take up the study Of
stenography without sufficient train
ing in English. These as a matter Of
course are destined for failure and