South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-13

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The employer Individual or corpora
tom cares not a whit how the wor.s
is done. In the results are forthcom-
ms. Il Is because results cannot be
had without good work that training
Is necessary and technique must be-
come thoroughly mastered. Tech
nique is the actual method of ham
dling work. Il. may mean only the
ability 10 enclose circulars in Che
right way, or it may mean method
an library work. stenography chem
ical analysis. or mathematical COM
putaton. The thing is 10 do II Sc
we'll that the mind IS freed from the
question OF how 20 do. and can 20
forward into those broader realms
OF what TO do. where the durable
satisfactions lie.
Learning and Teaching.
For the sake OF gaining this thos-
ough knowledge. I should advise
those who aim TO be leaders. 90 start
al the bottom and learn the very
groundwork Of the thing they un-
der Someone has said that the first
principle of business is to learn 10
do the least task well. the second
and IL is equally important-is To
teach someone else 10 do H. This is
I the twofoId rule of progress that
| enables the strong man or woman
to lift responsibility from overbur-
dened shoulders. and teach younger
| people 10 take il easily and In turn.
Training for big executive posi-
tons is uot yet open 20 women.
Most OF the places held by them are
what men would call dead ends -
| that is, they are the service posi-
| tons (stenography. nling. mathe-
NAUTICAL computation, etc.. in which
the enormous amount Of detail work
is cared for II this work were not
! handled by specially people
| il would result in SO much confusion
| that the men in the business get
/ ting positions would be almost
hopelessly hampered in their work.
| No Lack OF Opportunity.
But the business world is coming
| 10 see that women have vision
] business getting and practical-and
! it also has a growing respect for the
= service positions and rates them
higher than it did in the past. Enter
these positions fearlessly and do
your bit to the best Of your ability.
but keep your vision. That is the
all-important thing. Too many
women get into ruts, and then com
plain Of lack Of opportunity. Do not
complain. Compel the opportunity.
The Choice Of Work.
IF you keep in touch with what
is going on in the world. you will be
able to choose your own work much
more wisely than il you are ignOr-
ant Of the great forces at play out
| side. 1 cannot too earnestly i'm
press upon you the importance OF
careful choice. Your whole life will
be affected by it. for both success
and happines depend. 20 a tremen-
dously large extent. upon ones vo-
cation being a free and wise choice
founded upon real knowledge OF
conditions.
Remember that fitness is the first
essential. and that there is a world
OF wisdom in Thoreau's mild but
frank rebuke: It is not enough to
be busy so are the ants. What are
you busy about?
Going &c the City.
What are you busy about or
should you be busy at all in the
business sense Of the word? Thinl,
that over many times during your
college life, and ask yourselves 81
there isn't a bigger and finer work
waiting for you in the homes and
rural towns than there is in the few
great cities toward which the young
people flock so eagerly. one OF the
great tragedies of our country IS the
way in which the small communi-
ties are being drained of their young
men and women, 20 whom family
ties are less than personal ambition.
The homes and small communities
are in need Of the very things thai
trained and resourcefui people. girls
| with vision and initiative. could de-
| velop within them. and Il Is essen
| italy womans work. for il Affects
the life and happiness OF the ma
ton.
Salaries.
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