| Show GOOD FOR BOYS WE were recently attracted by byan byan byan an article which appeared in the American Lithographer It relates to the behavior of boys in business and is applicable everywhere The boy who will act upon the valuable t hints it contains is bound to bea be a success in the business field and for the benefit of the local youth we reproduce the paper To a A Boy Boy A boy cando can do some things better than a man These things are given to boys to do o but boys that do them well are scarce rhe The boy that does them well wen and avoids annoying and hindering pe people is going to get on One Thing at a I If loU ou takes take s one thing at a time you wi l find tind it easy and before you know it you will have mastered the art of being welcome as well as useful welcome That is the way to learn every every- everything everything everything thing Tl Tire Way to Be Rise Kise ready quick to hear quick to t move fight light on your feet silent respectful faith falth- faithful nil faith ful natured good-natured speak with a I pleasant pleasnt voice and keep out body of every every- everybody's everybody body's body as s way L- L The Things One OM After teft fter Another Be Be Neat Keep eat Keep your hands face and clothes clean an and your hair and nails finger short Have Have your handkerchief handy Be Agreeable Agreeable- Agreeable e quiet be just justas justas as near nothing as you can keep t out of everybody everybody's s 's way r Be Useful Get Useful Get into the way of thinking you are working for your your- yourself yourself our self You are If you do It well you are going to get on It is your t work Dont Don't Dont Don't slight it r You Waiting Waiting You have to wait a good deal between jobs that is the Iii hardest hardest work you have to do 4 This is the way to make it easier ft f Find a comfortable waiting place where you are handy in sight and hearing and rest while you wait e E Dont Don't talk or play or whistle or sing or swing your feet er ar scrape x them on the floor or make any sort of noise But you cant can't can t k keep still Dont Don't try to A Avoid void getting tired by changing Sit stand walk about r r get something to do if you call cab Instead f ad of waiting That is easier i Besides if you do it well you get promoted They who do things a welfare are not the ones to Wait talt i Be When ready ready When waiting be beK K ready to catch the first sign of your being wanted have your wits about you be quick to understand what Is wanted move on the instant and b act with spirit till the Job is done t On an Keep errand errand Keep to the right kr and be gentle about it turn out to 1 the right if there is room when 4 you meet anybody but dont don't lose Jose 11 time dodge In and and out whenever er there is room Keep a good look look- lookout lookout lookout out ahead Dont Don't go into a crowd go around it Give way to every- every J v body but get there quickly r Be active springy light on your r feet Get done with your errand Be ready for what comes next Don Dont Don't t dawdle Never go two and two there w Isn't room rom ro m or time in business for u that On the stairs stairs-Don't stairs Don stop keep p r to the right dont don't slide down on the rail dont don't lean Jean on it you may put your hand on it going down for safety nothing more N Never ever go down two steps at a time step lightly Carry things with care Touch them as little as you can N Never ever toss them Carry papers carefully Dont Don't Don t put them in your mouth or rattle them K Keep p a good out look-out ahead N Whether Noise Noise olse- olse Whether busy or not dont don't fc whistle or sing or make any sort of noise or talk without occa occa- occasion occasion occasion sion When you need to speak go gon n near ar and sak speak low dont don't shout Yourself Yourself-No Yourself No matter what others do go by the instructions yourself Bard Hard to Understand but You had Better Understand Under tand it- it The store office or shop is made and kept full of costly things to serve th the people that come or order But the merchant or proprietor win will not get a chance to serve them m unless he pleases them first The thing to think ot of then is to please them Whoever and what what- whatever whatever whatever ever fails tails to please them is in the way Are you in the way Many who come into the place have beautiful houses and soft carpets and elegant furniture They are used to gentle ways They are hurt by rude behavior and fright fright- frightened frightened frightened ened by noise They are used to be- be being being be being ing looked out for not themselves themselves pushed against Their servants are ready respects Ie le obedient quick If you are inattentive and noisy and rude rode they are 8 shocked They thin think ill of the they go away anastay stay away The proprietor loses loees the chance of ot serving them They tell tellof tellof tellof of the annoyances there and keep others away Your misbehavior brings bring'S this upon upon up- up upon on your proprietor Do you think he hA is going to bear it But But apart from your place and proprietor it is better for tor you to learn to do your work and waiting In pleasant ways It is better for you Jl 1 L 1 1 that your place should hould be a school in which able you shall learn to be be agree agree- agreeable agreeable agreeable I If you go by the ad advice vice here gi given ven your place will be to you a school of both manners and work You had better understand it |
