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Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-20 | Page 10 | Maid Would Crash New Field of Work Held for Men Only

Type issue
Date 1935-11-20
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Maid Would Crash New Field of Work Held for Men Only
Type article
Date 1935-11-20
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 10
OCR Text J MAID W WOULD ULD CRASH FIELD OF F WORK 4 HELD FIELD FOR FORMEN MEN ONLY i I tf r 4 By BETTY my BLAIR Ip f The hardships attendant on certain kinds of work are are- reasons advanced for withholding women from participating Forest ser- ser requires many hardships for which it itis is thought women thought women men would be physic physically lly unfit however muc much they may be mentally capable Dear ar Miss Blair C CI I 1 I read a atory story In the newspaper nel concernIng concerning con con- ComIng a ft young girl who la Is schooling herself in forestry In order to be A forest ranger I am S t very much Interested 1 s' s t In this this' line Une of work wore and anti have inquired 0 of oX IJ our forestry service in Ogden and end It seems as ax though Utah does ii not hire girls In this lI 11 service Could you please give me rae Information lon as s to what states do employ girls where i t one may take the necessary courses and md I 4 what they are I Z have a B. B A. A degree butsin but hut am sin very I unhappy in the field I Z chose those I Z will wIil appreciate any information you are able abl to give A W. W The girl concerning whom you Write according to the story which appeared in The Tho Sunday Tribune of November 3 is taking a year four course in forestry at the University of or Idaho Civil service examinations examinations examinations examina examina- must be passed thereafter to enable her to compete against men who may also have provided themselves them them- selves elves with the necessary Information information tion for forest service As s a rule states do not employ girls in forest service Some girls have been able to obtain field work through forest service headquarters at Washington D. D C. C and it is there I advise you ou to write for more particular particular par pare Information Go to the forest forest forest for for- est service department here in the federal building or to the library and ask to see sec examination papers given in former years t to forest service service service ser ser- vice men These papers will enable you to form an idea of or the kind of knowledge expected of those qualifying quail quail- tying in the service CORRE CORRECT SIGNATURE Dear Miss Blair I Z have had a little argument on which forms arc are correct and am coming com corn I ing lag to you for your excellent advice When having Ing Christmas or calling cards engraved which Is the preferable preferable prefer prefer- able form Joan Brown or Miss Joan Brown How should bauld a secretary sign her letters Miss J. J Brown Miss Joan Brown J J. J Brown or Joan Brown Also should Secretary Secretory to James JamesSmith JamesSmith Smith or Mr James Smith be added following follOwing the secretary's signature Are there any good books one could read rend having information regarding secretarial work Are there any secretarial sec sec sec- courses being offered here or any good correspondence course that you ou could recommend covering his WOrk I Z do enjoy your column and hope you ou will wUl find room in your jour column for Zor me JOAN Visiting cards and greeting cards important enough to be engraved use the title with the full name as ne Miss Joan Brown But Joan Brown herself is never Is-never never to use the title Miss before her n name me in signing letters of of- an any sort She writes merely Joan Brown If the secretary must muse designate her position as such she either signs herself as secretary to a certain firm or business rather than to a certain man I If however her services services ser ser- vices arc are to a professional she uses the mans man's title as Dr William Smith or secretary to Dobson Haight attorneys at law or whatever whatever whatever what what- ever the profession happens to be If Ir she is a mans man's private se secretary she writes secretary to James JamesSmith JamesSmith JamesSmith Smith president of at Smith Packing company or wha whatever ever the position and business is he represents CORRECT DRESS Dear Ilear MI Miss Blair Although h I Z never ne have come to your corner before I read column dally daily and find it very interesting The TheL L J 1 Letters Letten questions and requests request for for- advice should be bt addressed to MISS BETTY BLAIR HEARTS HA HAVEN VEN THE TELEGRAM I SALT LAKE CITY Write legibly upon only ono one side aide of t the o paper It ft Is necessary that you append I the tho right namo namu lint and address but bu I these will ill ill be held in tn strict confidence dence and will not appear In print Questions involving advertising information cannot canno be answered V t f I question arose between my mother and arid myself concerning the formality or informality of clothes clothe my younger brother mould wear to an evening party He is 15 in junior high school and was wearing brown trousers and anda a blue checked jersey zipper shirt I Z Insisted that he should wear a regulation regu regu- lation shirt but mother thought that since the tho girls went in sport outfits his shirt was all right I Z tried to t tell ll her herlt It W was 5 entirely different and that the girls were properly dressed for parties of this kind in sport clothes but that the boys born must wear au suits its and regulation shirts with with- tics I Z would appreciate it great greatly It if you would give me your point of view on the matter L Ia S. S Sport clothes have become so popular popular pop pop- ular that girls may go to very nice parties proper properly dressed in these i utility outfits The nature of ot the i party however would have much to todo todo todo do with whether determining or not nota i a boy should wear so informal a shirt as a soft sott jersey that zipped up the tho front A junior high school schoolboy schoolboy schoolboy boy would feel teel as it if he were not meeting full tull requirements for a anice anice anice nice evening dancing party if it he were to go in anything less formal than the regulation shirt with its proper collar and tie tic But at a very informal party I see no reason why the young boys shouldn't go as and comfortable com corn as their feminine part partners SCHOOL BANQUET T Dear Ml Miss Mb Blair I Z never fall to read your column and now at last Jast I Z too have decided to come to you for help In January our school is to give a banquet for forthe forthe forthe the district and other officials I Z am the chairman 0 of one of ot the committees committees commit commit- committees tees that is 15 responsible for i its sue suc cess Will you please give ghe me some suggestions as aa S to the kind of place placa cards and favors that will fit lit in with the month of ot January also the right kind of table decorations Th Thanking you MISS JUNIOR The best taste in place cards Isto is isto isto to have them perfectly plain unless you m make ke and decorate them yourselves yourselves your your- selves to fit in with the theme of your other decorations and for the occasion Plain place cards with nothing but a narrow gold edge arc are always appropriate for Jor any occasion and are in good taste Your favors may be something more elaborate Suppose your committee made small small booklets with covers cover and binding cord the colors of ot your s school hool and wrote something of or tho history of the or of ot those who will be beat beat beat at the banquet and nd whose names appear appear ap ap- ap pear In its present progress This could be written in jingle form forman with an easy flowing word rhyme at the end On the first page page page-of of the booklet could also be written the subject of the toast to which each was to make response For your youn centerpiece use a also o the progress theme Flowers framing an old-fashioned old slate on which is written its obituary in verse would contrast nicely with a modern miniature typewriter such as many students use USI today Work your flower theme in school colors If pos poe sible The original ideas you add to the general theme will be most appreciated by those who are to be your guests TO MILL l AND DORE Kindly send a stamped damped self ad dressed envelope for our circular of games ganies for youth and adults Refreshments Re Re- may consist of cold turkey turkey turkey tur tur- key sandwiches individual pumpkin pumpkin pump pump- kin pies and h hot t chocolate or coffee DINNER AFTER DINNER COFFEE Dear Miss MI Blair Is it mor morp morl proper for the maid or for the hostess to the after- after dinner coffee cortee in the living living- room Thank you D a H. H The serving of ot dinner after coffee coffee cof cof- fee in the living room is a social grace belonging to the hostess The maid brings the tray with the coffee coHee service cups saucers and spoons and nd sets it before the hostess on I the coffee table or other low table
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