Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-25
Of WOMEN ;.
EAGERLY SOUGHT
Caused by Absence d Men at the
Front. but Willie Only
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Zurich. Switzerland, Dec, 25-Cor.
.respondence OF the Associated Press.
With the new levy In Austria. Hun
gary drawing away yet many thou
sands more men from civil occupa.
tons. the demand for female help has
been further increased. Women are
now not only welcomed. but eagerly
sought for In various fields OF indus
try and commerce from which they
were previously sternly excluded. But
at the same time they have been given
TO understand that this Is only TEN.
porary condition. and they must be
prepared to make room for the men.
when these come back from the field.
Quite apart from the much talked
OF women street car conductors. one
sees the sex engaged now In all kinds
OF work. In factories. stores and offices,
everywhere. In the laboratories OF
great industrial plants the Frau Dok.
tor" is standing behind scales and re-
torts and bottles. engaged In the most
intricate chemical analysis. Before
the war she was only permitted us an
assistant. but as one after the other
OF her male colleagues was called TO
the army. she was permitted to fill
their places.
Coming into Vienna on the Northern
Railway. hundreds OF women may be
seen working on the gigantic coal
heaps. shoveling the coal into the hop
pers and performing the heaviest kind
OF manual labor. Formerly everybody
would have scoffed at the idea OF fe-
male "coalmen." but now nobody turns
TO look at her.
Amateur women photographers have
become assistants 10 doctors in X.ray
work and in electrotherapeutic treat.
ment In Gratz special courses OF In.
struction In photography are being
given for this work. The women are
taught by university professors and
receive certificates attesting their fit.
ness.
The capable housewife no longer re-
mains at home: her services have been
found valuable in taking the domestic
management OF hospitals and sanato-
RUNS and convalescent homes. II
living In the country. she devotes her
self to raising poultry and eggs or
fruit growing. The agricultural col
leges are constantly increasing in mum.
Der OF women students People who
hitherto opposed the idea OF women
becoming gardeners are now applying
to the colleges for them. Young
women have already done extremely
well as landscape gardeners A spe.
cial school for them has already been
opened In Vienna.
This problem of the effect Of the
entry OF women into the labor market
after the war Is already engaging the
serious attention OF the authorities In
Austria and Grmany. Only recently
the Bayarian government issued pub
lie warning to women against rushing
into fields OF work. 40 far monopolized
by men. They were told In plain
terms that as a matter OF course they
would have To give up their places to
men as soon as the latter we're back
from the army. and that therefore
they ought not 10 spend money on
training in business colleges for en-
ploymeN which could only prove tenn
porary. But just the same these col.
leges have gone on advertising for pu.
pills and promising them most lucra.
tive engagements at the end OF few
weeks course. And the rush OF new
applicants for positions continues. de-
spite the warning Of the authorities
that in Bavaria. at least. the supply OF
women labor of all grades is greater
than the demand.
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