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Show Qualifications of a Typo Writer, "Is not the type writing business somewhat some-what overdone, and does it not offer a poor remuneration to women anxious to find a field for earning their own livingf inquired tho reporter. "No, it is not overdone, simply for the reason that thero are comparatively very few competent type writers. This being true it naturally presents a good opening for women to earn a living, provided tbey have tho proper qualifications for success to start with. Tho essential one is a good education. Tho operator should above all bo a good speller, and be intelligently informed about general affairs. Next good taste in arrange-1 arrange-1 meut of tho various kinds of copy is necessary. neces-sary. Tho acquirement of the manipulation of the machine is a comparatively easy matter mat-ter and can be readily accomplished in three months. Anybody can learn it. Tho speed of the writer depends, of course, on the amount of npplication and natural quickness of the learner. Tho manipulation is purely mechanical, but when it cornea to turning out correct copy, with proper spell ing, punctuation, etc., it becomes an entirely different dif-ferent matter. But a comparatively small number of type writers possess tho knowledge to do this. I could tell you instances numerous enough to fill a book, where lawyers and others have had to pay for imperfect work and afterward after-ward have been compelled to take it elsewhere else-where to bo copied correctly by a competent person. Perhaps they wouldn't pay a man for such slovenly or poor work, but they have sympathy for tho girls, and so they pay them aud talk savagely under their breath. There are lots of type writers who appear to bo good operators, but if tho truth were known it would be found that they change tbeir offices frequently. As more intelligent women find their opportunities in this vocation, voca-tion, tho unintelligent workers will bo certainly cer-tainly crowded out into pursuits more suitable suit-able to their limited abilities, where knowledge knowl-edge is not so pre-eminent a requisite. Mew York Evening Sun. |
