Evening journal., 1916-03-11

TO supply messengers TO fill temporarily the places of
unsilled employees away vacations and to perform
services special occasions. In their daily duties
the boys brought into personal contact with bus
ness and professional men, and when these men have
permanent positions to fiji they frequently pick mes
sengers who have come under their observation ask
the telegraph manager to recommend bright boys In
deed the telegraph companies complain that It is I'M
possible keep for any length OF time their best boys
for these quickly taken from them
Thus there is doubt about the opportunity Now
what about the training? The telegraph companies
employing boys and young men TO do work that
the community must have done Only active strong
youths are fit for the Can fail to be good for
such boys 10 be thus ongaged-eaming an honest lv-
ing exercising their buoyant brains and muscles in
the active world of affairs and gaining practical edu-
cation such as few occupations open to them?
What arc they learning? They arc learning that
honesty industry courage energy and resourcefulness
are necessary qualities for they are learning
independence and the happiness that from steady
employment from sofsupport. They soon realize what
qualities they must cultivate to win in the race u Is
an interesting and exciting occupation. II boy must
work for living at early age, where can ne ma
a better or more rugged school in which to test and
build his The messengers day is full and
active lie largely in the air, getting the physi-
cal exercise the variety and the variety Of
occupation that appeals to the youthful imagination
and is so necessary for his best development
The companies who employ these boys have their
welfare very much az heart. They do not knowingly
suffer any boy to exposed to bad influences through
his employment Suitable and sanitary quarters and
baths are furnished for them club rooms and brares
educational classes encouragement to join the educa-
tonal and physical development classes OF the Young
Mems Christian Association throughout the country
personal instruction by the managers-n all kinds OF
ways are the companies striving to improve the stan
dard moral and physical of this branch of their SER
vice for II is a highly important branch. 1t is the
connecting link between each company and the public
the boys by their conduct make friends or enemies for
their employers the latter, il acuated by no other
than purely selfish motive are bound to train these
boys to serve the public coureously and honestly
Our schools and colleges striving by organized
athletics to hll up the idle hours of their students
lives with a kind of training which will develop the
fearless resourceful The messenger boy gets
this training a part Of his days work.
The public will learn, if the subject is inteigently
investigated that the messenger boy is not only very
useful person. but one who is entitled TO the respect
and confidence Of those who employ him. His is an
exacting Job il does wait fair weather and 1t
REQUIRES accuracy Qucness and tact besides the COM
mon virtues of honesty and industry II is matter
for congratulaon that such large proportion of the
boys meet these requirements and that they do meet
them is the reason that many Of them climb to high
places in all walks of business life.