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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
No Place for Her

year ago. Perhaps II there had
been Red Cross work going on in
the hotel she might have found
some common ground of CONVERSE
ton. But 10! She was obviously
out Of it, no matter what group
she joined.
met her dressed for travelling
the other morning. She stood in q
sea Of trunks and bags; she had
come, expecting to remain all sum-
mer.
mot going to leave u.s." I cried.
She nodded. Moving onw said
she, bravely.
But Why" l demanded. "You
can't find anything prettier than
,hisw
Pretty or not, it's no place for
me-" she sighed. 1--WE tried every
clique Of women in the hotel and I
can't hit it Off. I've nothing to talk
about to them. You see, I've nevea
had an operation or BABY" a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

lent hands on his tobacco pouch
lie can buy another pipe; he can
get burglar alarm for his tobacco
pouch-and he may stay awake.
Hitherto the care. education
and training of the children has
been considered exclusively the
business Of mother - their food,
their clothing, their morals and
manners, their playmates and
schools and teachers. concerning
nese incessant and plentiful advice
has been hcaped-all, all, upon the
mother. There are mothers clubs,
mothers meetings, schools Of
mothercraft. And father? His
job has been to decorate the back
ground and to pay bills. Whether
this unobtrusive position was chosen
by him or forced upon him by the
Observation-Disclosures Of mother,
who hadn't enough to occupy her
unless she was getting into a spirit
ual perspiration over mothering, i
am not sure. At all events such, in
the majority Of cases. was fathers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

OF summer s. S,ss':'' ss. sas's
~ school; and because we were
the only boarder and the only child
we had rather free rein in the
dreary old convent house. Sister
Clecphis, the head kitchen sister,
was our idol.
Now, time had been when Sister
Clee, as the other nuns called her.
was a teacher, and a good one, but
educational qualifications change in
a convent as in other schools, and
Sister Clee's methods were event
ually considered out Of date. She
never took kindly to the kitchen, TO
which she was relegated, but she
got lot of fun out Of it, because
that was her nature-and she got
a lot of punishment because Of her
fun, since discipline in that old
institution was consistently severe
and Clee consistently offended
against discipline! Many an hour
and a day she spent on bread and
water and prayer.
Her greatest sin, think. was
plaguing the young novices. The
lives of these girls are made hard
for them, that they may not believe
too easily that the clustered life
is their vocation. They are worn
ard underweight from prayer and
fasting ard work in all orders.
On a hot day Sister Clee would
run to the kitchen door and call
frantically for the youngest ana
thinncst novice. When the poor
little probationer would come tear
ing down, ashen-faced and breath
less, believing that something dread
full had befallen the kitchen and
is occupants, the sister would cock
her head on one side and say, "Ah,
there you are. wanted to see If
you'd grown any thinner"
Three minutes afterward Clee
was invariably on her way to her
"cell, ITO do penance, and the mother
superior deemed herself a much
harassed woman with such a trial
in her kitchenl The other nuns,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

women, too much misery to be so
lightly regarded. Although one
may not have personally suffered,
yet few have been untouched by the
tragedies it has brought.
The really useful effect Of the
tobacco alarum is that father has
walked up to the extent to which
the schools are used for propaganda
purposes, and he has seen how easy
it is for him when aroused, as was
the Philadelphia parent, to organize
his Soviet of Wrathful Parents and
cause even a regal board of educa-
ton to mend its ways.
The w. C. T. U. ladies have a
perfect right to agitate FOR the ces-
sat.on of the use Of tobacco If they
think it harmful. They may
characterize the users as Unfit to
Kiss" That, surely is matter of
personal choice for the members of
the w. C.. T. u. No one is insisting
on their Comm Thro' the Rye"
But men and women, fathers and
mothers, may and should know
what is being taught to their chill
dren in the schools, public or pri-
vate, and if they don't like it have
the teaching altered. No more
.timulating tonic for our school
system could be devised than little
careful superintendent by paid
supervisors, but by interested
parents. Teachers and even august
boards Of education are. after al,
public servants and should be sub
ject to recall. And if it be to the
interest of the community that
some of these, instead of sitting on
the board, walk the plank, that
change should be effected.
If DR.. Green's experience leads
other fathers to find out what their
children are being taught and to
renew in the city the oldtime rural
practice of Visiting the schools"
the experience will be valuable. We
are indebted to the Temperance
Union ladies for waking him up
and to the worthy physician for
playing Paul Revere to the sleeping
community. 4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

be another one Of the saleswomen
or the educational director herself.
Whoever it is she must needs be
something of an actress, for she
impersonates various kinds of GUS
tomers-the one who really wants
to buy, but has a limited amount to
spend; the woman of unlimited
means who must have something
different" and "never mind the cx-
pcnsc," the woman who is "only
looking" and so on. At the close
of the demonstration the onlook-
ers are asked for suggestions and
criticisms, which usually are very
interesting.
Customers are analysed and cat
alogued and course Of treatment
is laid out for each class in a most
astonishing and, from the point of
view of the VICTIM" what seems
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

The attack on his pipe was wholly
unexpected.
DR.. Green, Of Philadelphia, so the
story goes, was unaware Of his
danger and sat smoking his evening
pipe in much content. To him came
his small daughter, who informed
him he might no longer have the
usual childish salute to parents. The
astonished father wondered why
and was given the memory gem
Unfit to Kiss" which, after the
good old fashion, the child had
learned for recitation in school. The
irate parent sought the teacher.
then the school board, demanding
that the offending book wherein
his daughter had found that gem"
be thrown out Of school. Other
fathers, also sinful smokers, Joined
the belligerent doctor and sought
the Board of Education.
"How must their cheeks have famed
with red.
How did their hearts with choler beat;
We can imagine what they said.
We can imagiue-not xspeatl"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
Adjectives a
Part of Selling

"In English" was the prompt re-
ply. "You have no idea how linn
tied their vocabulary is. I show
them a piece Of merchandise and
ask them to describe it and they
have only three or four adjectives
which they can use-'attractive,'
smart nice and chic l have
made typewriter lists of adjectives
which I have given them to learn"
The educational director is given
a classroom with blackboards and
reference library, where she in
structs the newcomers. Often there
is table covered with magazines,
comfortable wicker chairs and
small library Of current fiction,
which the employees may enjoy dur
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
The World Do Move-Even in a Convent

which think is fairly rapid, when
"honkl honk" sounded in our rear
and we turned out, obediently. The
flivver and its religeuses flew past
at thirty miles an hour-no less, l
am sure.
But since so many women drive
cars nowadays, why should not
these sisters, too--as naturally as
they board train or a streetcar
to travel about their business?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
The Demure Young Woman Who KnO,rs
All About Ribbons or Laces, Also !
KnO,Us All About You

ding Of merchandise is only half Of
their business, the other half lies in
knowing how to handle human be.
ings, customers as we'll as sales
people, and that is where we can be
Of great assistance"
II one keeps ones eyes and ears
open it is not a difficult matter to
tell whether or not a particular de.
partment store employs an educa-
tional director. The very attitude
Of the saleswoman as she approaches
one is usually enough, but if one is
still doubtful her intelligent "store
talk" will give more positive proof
that she has come under the guild
ance Of one Of Mrs. Princes disci.
Piles.
Only the other day I was look.
ing at gowns in one Of the depart
ment stores. A pleasant faced young
woman was politely attending to
my wants.
Here is charming little frock,"
said she; "the lines are quite out Of
the ordinary and l am sure would
emit ,,o,, oJr, -. LIx,U
But l am afraid Of the color"
said l, just for the pur lose Of try
ing her out. THE American dyes
are so unreliable, am sure it would
fade"
Instantly she was on the defen-
sive.
"You need no longer be afraid Of
the American dyes" said she. They
have been perfected so that they are
exactly as good as those made in
Germany. People have very wrong
idea Of our dyes. You are perfectly
safe in buying the gown. 1t will not
fade"
"You have an educational director
in this store, have you not?" | asked.
"Yes, madam" replied the young
woman, Miss Blank is here
" thought so. When did she talk
to you about American dyes?'
The young woman smiled. "Yes-
terday morning." she replied.
Thank you. III take the gown"
said |.
Truly, they sow all sorts of seeds,
these Prince 1c,o-l graduates!
TIE educat.ona' director is not a
d. sing fad $40 has proved her
y r.h to he re- ! merchants Of the
.5,ntry md she Aas come to stay.
81. recognized as an important
,o.st lc..ve l. fuence in tie working
orcc o. the gree; oartment store.
Furtf ermofe. he mas replaced the
az lar facet;ois. gum-chew-
ing hcpg RI by 4 courteous, eff
cicnt, intelligent young saleswoman
who makes our shopping a real
pleasure, and, if only for this, she
has our sincere admiration and
heartfelt gratitude.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

feminine motorists? We slowed
down.
But while we were debating the
car gave those satisfactory, gasping
"startable" coughs that only a
fivver knows and the young sister
smiled her supreme qualification
and prepared to get in beside her
companions. SO we drove on.
But scarcely had we gone a mile,
at a twenty-fve-p er-mile pace,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

position in the American home. Not
an altogether proud position, but an
extremely comfortable one. From
this he has been widely aroused by
the w. c. T. L.
Designs on his purse wouldn't
have been so startling; besides,
father probably has a subconscious
habit of keeping track of that: but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
TT WAS a typical summer re-
sort hotel-big and white and

sort hotel-big and white and
square. with a mile or two Of
porch running around it and an
ocular demonstration that all these
jokes about rocking chair brigades
are rot jokes, after all.
often noticed her and thought
her a queer, lonely old person. She
was not The typical spinster at all,
for she was rotund and rosy, with
matrorly hips and a motherly face.
When the resort kiddies came in
all moist and disarrayed she had
rather a sniff for them. Her eyes
always said MY children wouldn't
look Ike that" But she was an
old maid.
And she was lonely. Again and
again | saw her joining first this
group and then that. She never
seemed to fit. People are not
knitting khaki colored socks or
winding bandages, and women do
not mix 50 easily Is they did a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
AS a Business
Proposition

But home" at least our depart
men. store home, is rapidly becom-
ing like this To be sure, we haven't
quite reached the London state
Of perfection, but we are rapidly
gc.tirg there, for the old-fashloned
shcugirl is already extinct as the
dodo, and with a little more expert
ence and a little more instruction
her successor, the quiet, efficient,
well poised saleswoman, viii be
quite on par with her London pro-
totype.
The passing of the shopgirl may
be attributed to two causes-namely,
the rise in the wages paid to sales
pc pie, which makes the employer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
Bv ELENE FOSTER

w re TAKE our pen in hand to
w chronicle the passing Of
another distinctive Ameri-
can type" the pert, slangy young
rerson who was wont to condescend
to supply our wants from behind
the counter Of the great department
store. She Of the elaborate coiffure'
the "peek-a-boo" blouse and the
chewing gum, whose custom it was
70 ignore our presence entirely until
she had finished narrating to Ethel
Of the ribbon counter her expert
ences Of the previous evening at
Coney Island, and who, when she
finally deigned to acknowledge our
existence. did so with bored and
naughty air, at the same time throw
ing on the counter before us con-
clomerate mass Of merchandise,
with the curt remark, That's all
we've got, we can look 'em over fer
yerself."
As one stood patiently awaiting
her pleasure one used to contrast
her with the courteous attendants
in the big London shops-Swan d
Edgar's, Gorringe's, Peter Robin
sons and HarroG's. One would look
back with poignant regret to shop
ming expeditions in Regent Street or
Brompton Road and picture the
polite, attentive young woman who
greeted one with a CHEEKY Good
morning, madam. May ! show you
something in gloves?" One would
recall her painstaking efforts to find
exactly what one desired and re-
member with pleasure her parting
words, always accompanied by a
smile, Il do hope you'll be pleased
with them, madam"
Truly" one would sigh, home
was never like this"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
The Evolution of the American Sh0p&irl

the new employees need the most
instruction-that is, outside the
purely mechanical part Of their
work." / asked Miss Fauerbach, the
educational director for Best &
Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

ing their recreation or luncheon
hour.
In some cases the educational d.
rector is also at the head Of the
welfare work Of the shop, with the
care Of the lunchroom, the hospital
and the various store clubs under
her charge. Mrs. Brandeau, at
Lord & Taylor's, combines the two
most successfully with the aid Of
two able assistants. Usually, how
ever, the welfare work is quite sep
arate.
1t requires a very special type Of
young woman to fill successfully the
position Of educational director, and
Mrs. Prince realizes this and is
therefore most particular as to those
whom she admits into her school.
No entrance examination is neces-
sary, but preference is given to stu
dents who are graduates of colleges
or normal schools, and before the
student begins her course she must
spend at least one month behind the
counters of department store. This
practical experience followed by
class work and daily discussions of
the various phases of craftsmanship
gives an intelligent young woman
a pretty thorough knowledge of her
subject and fits her to tackle almost
any problem which may confront
her when she has become a full
fedged educational director.
It may be interesting to note the
topics which are considered proper
in the course Of craftsmanship at
the Prince School. They are as fol-
lows:
Approaching a customer.
Display and selling points.of mer-
chandise.
Closing The sale.
Care Of stock.
Store director.
Suggestive selling and substitu-
ton.
Service TO customers
How to deal with difficult types of
customers.
Control of waste.
Store organizal ion.
Co0pera on.
S'ore ruir md policies.
Adver. s,t merchandise.
rse Of -he 'ei- hor'.
al.i,gd. tov.rd special.
"a importance - pe,)ral APP
.,,.ar.e.
"a. eeoca.o.a! director - n
POSITION. alo ae. fr'raily rola-
.ns eln i.e .a. .Yeog'o. 10 speak
.Aen. or subjects .hicn tie m4a-
gesa ) 81. store would > state 10
apr1l.a s.ea IS personnel cioa..'-
IS. .-te VI .aa -e~.a end Kindred
5iec.s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
Tho Educational Director Teaches In
teAigent SaIesmonship to the
Girl Behind the Counter

moro particular as to the type Of
young women whom he engages, and
the introduction into our best de-
partment stores Of an experienced,
intelligent and efficient young wom-
an who bears the title Of "educa-
tional director" and whose duty Il
is to instruct the sales people not
only in the purely commercial ard
mechanical side Of their work, but
in politcness and courtesy as well.
And it is my humble opinion, after
looking into the situation, that the
extraordinary change in the attitude
and department of the women en-
ployes in our great department
stores may safely be laid at her
door.
The educational director is a COM
paratively recent innovation in the
New York stores, although the Bos-
ton stores have employed them for
several years, the reason for this
being that tie only school which
trains women for this work is in
Boston. This is known as the Prince
School of Education for Store Ser
vice. 1t was established in 1905 by
Mrs. Lucinda Wyman Prince as a
department of the Women's Edu-
cational and Industrial Union of
Boston.
In the beginning training was
given to saleswomen only. but LATER.
when the value Of this training be-
came apparent, the demand for
teachers to do this kind of work led
to the establishment of training
class for teachers, or educational
directors, and this has now become
he chief function of the school.
Beginning in 1913 Simmons Col
lege contributed toward the financ-
ing of the Prince School, together
with the Women's Educational and
Industrial Union, and since 1915,
when Mrs. Prince became the direc-
>or of the department Of education
If the National Retail Dry Goods
Association, this association has CO.
operated in the support Of the enter
prise, which shows pretty clearly
the present attitude of the retail
merchants of the country toward
the work.
At first they we're rather difficult
to convince, these hard-headed bust
ness men. They couldn't see in dol
lars and cents the value of the edu-
cational director it savored too
much of "uplift' work, but one by
one they have sLccumbed, and a
the present time six Of the best dc
partment stores in New York Git
employ educational directors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

Human Natpfe
Part OF a Sac
THE merchants are beginning to
realize" one Of these educational
directors said to ME, that the ham
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
Lessons on
"Store Talk"

The aim Of an educational di-
rector, according to the policy of
the Prince School, "is 70 do what
ever lies in her power to increase
the efficiency Of the employees Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
Bv FRANCES DUNCAN MANNING

"A up father from his soporlfic
unconcern as to the educa-
ton and upbringing of his children
is not an unmixed evil. Even when
il IS SO startling an awakener as the
/, liking of his pipe or laying vio-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

was never like this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
BY JANE GRAY

~ NE summer vacation we spent
in a convent boarding
~ school: and because we were
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-29
TERRIBLY SWOLLEN
Suffering Described Az Torture
Relieved by Black raughl.

Rossyiile, Ga. Mrs. Kate Lee Able, o.
his place, writes; "My husband Is an
engineer. asd once while lifting, he in
ured himself with a piece Of heavy ma
shinery, across the abdomen. lie was
80 sore he could not bear 10 PRESS on
himself at all. on chest OF abdomen. He
weighed les lbs. and fell of until he
weighed 10 lbs, Ia two weeks.
He became eons.ipaied and II looked
ike he would die. We had three different
doctors, yet with all their medicine, his
bowels tailed 10 act. Tie would turn up
a ten-eent bottle Of castor Gil. and drink
il two or three days in succession. lie
lid this yet without result. We became
desperate, he suffered SO. He was swol-
len terribly. He told me his suffering
could only Le described as torture.
sent and bought Thediord's Black
Ofaught. ! made him take a big dose.
Ind when Il began 10 act he tainted, he
was in such misery, but he got relief and
began TO mend at once. He got well,
and we both feel he owes his life 10
Thediosd's Black Dfaughi."
Thediord's Black Draughi WIN help you
% keep tit. ready for the days wark.
fr NJ Nc-ilI
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-29

The hoard OF regents ~ the unlvcr-
silly will open bids for The cunetruc-
ton Of n hygiene building on August
nth. Each bid must be accompanied
by "a certified check Tor 80 per cent
of amount ~ bid These are To be
returned when surety bond De- furnish
cd ny q successful bidder.
The right b reserved to reject all
or any % the bids.
Plans and specifications may be
obtained from A. X. Leupuid at the
university.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-29
SPANISHAMER|CAN
MINISTERS MEETING
At MENAOL SCHOOL
Ten-Day Conference Of Ministers
From Southwestern States
Opens With Reception Tonight
I'm Nature Of Summer School.

a conference OF spanish-Amcrican
ministers OF the southwest opens to-
DAY % tile Nannui school n will be
4 joint niceting 81 the Presbyterian
and Methodist denominations and VIII
be IL the uaturc % a summer school
whore those who attend viii be in
strucied Ia sermon writing. social
work. and IN Amerlcanisatiun.
Al least forty people are expected
to attend from Texas, New Mexico,
Arizona. California u Southern Cot
orado, ana Il n possible hat one or
ais arrive. The conference opens
this evening with a reception az the
enaul school. at which the ReVer-
end DR.. Eaascft o. Albuquerque. head
Of the Methodist college. win make a
brief tain to explain the purpose %
ments will he offered for the enter
%tainnlent OF the guests.
There viii he three meetings held
daily. the work 10 be IN charge OF DR..
Bassett u OF nr. Nohert Mclean, a
Preshyterian, OF Los Angeles. Rev
crcnd g.. =. perea from the Duhuque
college. Dubuque. Iowa, who Is in
charge OF the Spanish department
there. arrived here this morning, and
~ht lecture specially on the spanish
American element
The conference viii last until Aug
u-t . inc kufHlN htiuf entertained NJ
the school az u AFFORDS the best &C.
commodauons to be had. Several de-
nominations Will be represented.
Conferences OF this nature are sup
posed TO be q yearly feature Of relig-
ious work. hut 81 has eccn two years
since a similar meeting was held
As with one or two exceptions the
ministers attending the conference
are fpanish-American. the programs
fOt the entire ten days are printed IN
Spanish, ana The daily sessions VIII
Ice conducted In spanish, TO facilitate
the comprehension OF the work, prac-
ticahy every parish represented being
an all Spanish community. Special
AmCricanlzatiOn Of these
ties. AZ four Of every afternoon atm
lctlc sports VIII be hold.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-29

Ninth Is "a payiur Investment be-
cause ~ stock iH never waiered with
tears VI regret
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-29

LOST-insurunce agents wallet
with papers; probably on South FIist
street. Return 10 National Life office
Tor reward.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-29

rnoSE aal Malenes auto ser,Iee.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-29

Itchl Itchi Itch-scratch, scratch
scraich' The more you scratch. this
worse the Itch. Try Doan's Ointment
For eczema. any skin itching. coo box