The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
MANHATTAN TO SEE
, 3BILLPOSTERETTES
Prof. Joe Smith COnfers De-
grees on Candidates at
Luna Park.
ONE ASPIRANT FLUNkS
At Least That Is Inference
After Examinations
Are Held.
ONE ASPIRANT FLUNkS

"And now. danes, give me lot OF
Aytra attention" respectfully roared Joe
Smith above all the glad noises OF
Coney Island yesterday as he faced
four overalled young women standing
at attention before him-Joe Smith be-
ing the boss bill poster Of Luna Park
and credited with having stuck more
one sheets before the eyes OF the read
Ing public than any other great Amer
lean bill poster. not even excepting
Theodore p Shonts
Listen to me, DANES" Joe went on
you four James. the first candidates
for the job of woman bill posterettes In
the history of this great world. have
passed all the physical tests, like throw
ing a one sheet five feet up wall with
n short handled brush and getting away
with It, But listen to me further, danes
for now comes the mental test that you
gotta pass before l sign your college
degree"
AS Prof. Joe Smith truly had said
Mrs. Mary McCauley and the Misses
Louise Mann Dodge. Sadie Molloy and
Josephine Drumme. pioneers in the new
est vocation opened to women. had
foldings and had slammed posters or
Luna back walls with a speed and deft-
ness that left no more wrinkles In the
pasted posters than one would find or
the rear elevation OF John Philip Sousa s
dress uniform coat.
Supreme Mental Tests.
But so far the Anal examinations a,
conducted by Joe Smith had not pro-
crossed to the exalted realms Of exact
thinking. Wherefore there were signs
Of inc!pient nerve crackings under the
strain all along the class of four AZ Joe
announced that the final examinations
were about to end with the supreme
mental test.
DANES" hollered Prof. Smith above
the oompahing OF the Luna band con-
cert nearby. 1.-The bean exam which
now slip you consists OF only two ques-
tons. each perfect answer bringing you
SO per cent. marks on your examina.
ton papers. So think fast and think
right danes, or as president of this
bill posting college I'll give you the
gate.
Question No. Al the manager OF
Luna ordered YOU james to SO UP 10
Manhattan and paste lot Of one sheets
all over Grants Tomb. like some bill
stickers did a couple of weeks ago, what
would you do?''
Paste the manager" Soak him with
the brush Grown him with the paste
pot" Go back to my old jobat Childs "
Thus came the answers. all the candi-
dates popping forth their replies SC
promptly that II took Prof. Joe some
moments TO dlsenta ngle the sentences.
Good. :" screamed Joe as the Luna
band ripped into the storm music of the
civilian Tell overture. yours for so
per cent. per peach. And now. danes
the final question. A lot OF attention,
please.
He Pops Final Question.
Here she is: Question No. R.--W'hos
the greatest bill sticker in the world o.
Joe Smith" yelled Mrs McCau!ey
and the Misses Dodge and Molloy with a
rervos that caused Cymbal Clashcr Emil
Pickelhaube of the band to look down
irritably from the bandstand and whis-
per. '%Shush, girls. shush - Moe Kupp-
| helmer OF the Broadway Theayter
staff" shouted Miss Josephine Drumme
in tones so piercing that Noes name
was heard even above the trio acclaim
ing the excellenc!es OF Joe Smith. And
almost at the same instant Miss
Drumme realized that she had spoken
out OF her turn.
Later in the afternoon Prof. Joe
Smith issued a statement to the Amer!'
| can people and our Allies in Europe in
| which he announced that this morning
at o'clock Luna Park will send forth
kalong the highways and byways OF Man
haitian and the metropolitan district the
| first women bill posters modern civiliZa'
| ton has ever seen.
There will be three women posteS
! sickers. al! CARRIED in overalls. in q
! little group OF pioneers. Prof. Smiths
! statement continued, but as he did not
| l.st their names there was no way OF
| telling last night which ono OF the -four
candidates who were examined by Prof
! Smith yesterday had had the rollers put
| under her bill posting aspirations