The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02
Bdnkinl.
I. Opportunities for Entering Thit
Field.

I. Opportunities for Entering This
Field.
All large banking houses are on the
lookout for boys from the age OF IL
to is to enter their services as pages,
or as messengers IL over II. Al
though there Is a continuous demand
for these boys, not more than one out
of six who apply Is engaged. The
boy who makes good in this work Is
the future business man. Banks OF
high standing will not consider an
applicant unless he has the qualifi-
cations which will make IT possible
for him eventually to assume a po-
sition of trust and responsibility. The
boy who Is sought can be considered
to belong to the top - per cent in
intelligence. The period while a boy
is messenger or page should be
considered one of training similar in
purpose to an apprenticeship. From
then on he enters one Of the various
branches and specializes in his work.
The boy comes into direct contact
With executives. lie learns business
methods and even though he may not
remain in a bank he will have re-
ceived valuable training for any field
Of business. Boys who have had spe-
Cltll training us DOOhhbbDGT6 may
enter the service of a bank in that
capacity The messengers may be-
come junior clerks or bookkeepers
Some of the larger banking houses
train college men for foreign service.
Ii is very seldom that the boy who
enters as page or messenger Is sent
to foreign branches.
2, Schooling Required.
All boys are required to have OF
least common school education. In
some cases they receive special educa-
ton with the bank. II they have only
a common school education when en-
ployed they are urged to take special
night school work in such subjects rs
English, composition or correspon-
denCe. Some high school work Is very
helpful. This is a field where Gduca-
ton counts and must be obtained in
one way or another if the top is to DO
reached.
3. Salary.
IN "A large banking house pages re-
ceive from $40 to $l4 a week to start,
During the first week or so they arc
usually given special training. Mes
Sengers receive from $12 to SIS a week,
| the junior clerk from $l4 TO $50. Book
keepers receive from $1,000 to $4,000
"A year From then on their pay de-
! ponds upon their ability and the char
aCter of their work, Most banks
have given quite a substantial bonus
tor the last few years TO Offset the
high cost of living.
4. Type Of Boy Best Suited for This
Field.
The boy who receives consideration
is the wiue-awake, clean cut American
boy. He must be quick to learn and
considerably above the average IN gen
eral intelligence. He must be AnxloGB
to improve his education. He sho1Ad
appreciate good surroundings and net
be the rugged outdoor type of by
whom we find suited to the construc-
ton and mechanical fields.
S. Description Of Duties.
The page and messenger first learn
the personnel of their department
and the system used. This is usually
through special training. They must
carry out orders with dispatch and
care.
6. Remarks.
Five OF the officers of the biggest
bank in New York City started as
pages. II a boy can make good his
future is unlimited. Competition is
keen and only a few reach the posi-
tions that carry the big salaries. I'm
less a boy Is ambitious he should
enter a field where a smaller pre-
MUM is put on brains. For our
future captains of industry there is
no school of training equal to this
field.