Show 1 Are They All Accident Prone Dear Miss Brookfield I am a mature woman employed employed employed em em- for many years in a supervisory capacity Lately I have been hiring recent college graduates CAN YOU tell me what's wrong with this younger generation generation generation gen gen- One girl hired asa as asa asa a typist was home disabled with a broken leg or a broken broken broken bro bro- ken arm for weeks on end When she did show up at atthe atthe atthe the office she spent half the time on the telephone and the other half in the ladies' ladies room Fortunately her replacement replacement replacement replace replace- ment seems to be in excellent excellent excellent excel excel- lent health no broken bones bonesso so far But she cant can't spell simple words she broke the copying machine three times and after a two-hour two lunch when she was asked to rush through some work she complained complained complained com com- of a headache and went home Is this problem common DO Boston Mass Dear D. D DO 0 Not all of these problems are common WE HAVE no answer but we do have a question Is your business still solvent Dear Miss Brookfield Our year old daughter died in an accident recently We also have a married son I WANT to adopt a child My husband had doubts about this but finally consented to please me We consulted an adoption agency but they suggested suggested suggested sug sug- we return in a year Since then I 1 have come to the conclusion n that I would would- like to adopt a child of of- preschool pre pre- preschool school age FRIENDS SAY were we're foolish foolish foolish fool fool- ish to take on the responsibility ity of raising a young child Are we I am run 54 my husband husband husband hus hus- band is 56 EB Baltimore Md Dear E E. E B B. B It is possible that the adoption adoption adoption tion agency asked you to wait waita a year to allow you time to see whether the desire to adopt a cl child ld isn't prompted by the wish to replace your daughter THE AGENCY was following following following follow follow- ing sound adoption policies When you return in a years year's time if your YOW decision remains unchanged talk frankly with the agencies representative about your husbands husband's misgivings misgivings misgivings mis mis- givings and the doubts in your own mind raised by the advice of friends In cautioning you against the wish to adopt a school pre-school child your friends are thinking thinking thinking think think- ing ahead IF YOU were to adopt a achild achild achild child say five years old your husband would be past retirement age when the child became 15 At present the idea of having having having hav hav- ing a young child again to love and mother m may y seem to be an emotionally satisfying satisfying satisfying satis satis- goal But we would suggest suggest suggest sug sug- gest that you wait a year return to the agency and discuss discuss discuss dis dis- dis- dis cuss all these matters with them |