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of the bureau itself, mentioning that of
field organizer, whose duty II Is to inter-
pref the central policy to those in the
field: that of assistant to the Federal
director. who has charge OF the women's
division in a particular State that OF in
formation clerk. placement clerk. statis-
tician, research worker and publicity
agent. From her knowledge OF the pro-
fessional division of the United States
Employment Service and the positions II
handles Miss Filene then spoke briefly
on the principal professions open to
women and the particular attractions
which each offers. At the close of her
address the students rose and sang to
Miss Filene song written for the oc-
casion by Gladys E. Jewett of Dor
chester.
The subject OF women in employment
service was treated by Mrs. Jane c.
Williams the employment manager OF
the Plimpton Press. Norwood, who spoke
OF the main divisions of an employment
department In a large Industrial plant:
l. The employment division, which has
10 buy labor in the open market and in
terpret to workers the policy of the en-
ployer. 2. The maintenance division,
which il concerned with a general super
vision of the welfare OF the employees,
having to do with wage adjustments,
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training division. which transfers the
worker from one section to another I'M
I'll he finds the work best suited to him
and which also has general control of
discipline and conduct IN ths-naop and
OF diFcharging the employees. 4. The
research division. which has to do with
statistics and Job analyses. s. The
division OF community relations, which
seeks to adjust the demands of the plant
n 1fNIt
Williams said that the positions Of Sec
rotary to an executive, OF accountant or
or assistance to heads OF departments
often are entrance wedges from which
one may rise TO posts Of importance. II
one contemplates entering industry the
most important consideration is the firm
with which one In to work 1t should
be progressive firm, one which fills its
higher positions from inside the factory
rather than from outside. thus affording
a chance for promotion and one in
which the length of service Of the en-
ployees indicates that they find the con-
ditions OF work satisfactory.
Prof A. i. Poueur. the head of the
department OF chemistry at Wheaton,
spoke on opportunities for women in in
dustrial research work, particularly in
the line of chemistry. He advised a
thorough groundwork in mathematics as
preparation for course in science
and considers that 1t might perhaps be
wise to revise somewhat our college
courses In chemistry, giving two or
three years to general chemistry, which
Is the foundation of all other chemistry,
one year to analytical chemistry and
| two years to organic chemistry.
Doris NJ. Townsend of Bangor Me-.
the director of the bureau OF vocational
opportunities. presided at the closing
! session Saturday morning.
Miss Mildred Mason OF tho Psyche
pathic Hospital In Boston. who was a
former Wheaton student, was the first
speaker. telling OF the need for women
In psychiatry. The demand is far
greater than the supply. She empha-
sized the need of training, for in order
to do successful work ono must have