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Hello Mary
You're right on time
Just a minute I'll see if Mr. Adams is busy
Go right there Thanks
Good morning June Good morning Mr. Adams Won't you sit down?
Thank you I was glad to get you notes My program for next semester has been
bothering me What have you planned to take?
Well you know how much I like my work in the commercial department
I thought perhaps I should cancel history and physics
I don't really need them
And take all this practice and advanced dictation
I want to become a stenographer
Yes, that sounds like a reasonable plan But what do you think
stenographers do to earn a living?
Have you actually visualized yourself in a secretarial position?
What do you think the work would be like?
Yes, I think I have an idea
If I were doing a stenographic work in an office
I imagine I would
I would do routine type in form letters
Check the work of others and retype copy
We aren't giving an idea of well-informed forms
I'd work maybe they're ours
Learn to handle new materials in duties
And do the work expected of me
If you don't hear from me it would be impossible to
make a definite promise to you
If the house owner can get there
I can make these files and over a few days
Until the end of [...]
Of course Mr. Adams, there are monotonous jobs such as filing
But all clerical workers can do these things
Don't I think I'll have to call you back as soon as I can get
that information out of our files
And that's my idea of stenographic work Mr. Adams
Yes, that's clerical work But aren't there other types of clerical work that
require more training, more skill, and further education?
Perhaps in your case June, it might be well to think beyond mere routine typing
and filing in shorthand But we don't have such courses at Westport High School
Where can I get training for other kinds of clerical work?
And what other types of office jobs are there?
Well suppose we see if we can find the answers to your questions Let's see if
Miss Harrison of the commercial department can help us get the information we
need Alright Miss Harrison, you're going
into the city this afternoon aren't you?
Yes I am Mr. Adams If June can be excused from classes, I wonder if you take her
to Messon's office So that she can see some examples of really advanced clerical
work Why I think so Miss Harrison, do you suppose I could talk with one of the
private secretaries who works for a top executive?
Well I'm sure that can be arranged with an acquaintance of mine who is a
secretary I'll call and make an appointment with her June I'm leaving on the
140 bus, can you be ready then?
Yes I can, and thank you, Shirley
Good morning Messon's Incorporated
Good morning Mr. Benson
Yes, here's this moment please
There you are
Good morning Messon Incorporated Yes Alright, would you like to talk to him?
Mr. Peterson's phone Good morning Messon's Incorporated Good morning Messon's
Incorporated Yes, hold alignment please Is that behind [...] your way?
Yes, I have a telephone appointment with Miss Lee Would you please tell her that
Miss Harrison and Miss Woods are here?
Which she is expecting you to go right in at the
first round left down the corridor
Thank you
Good morning Messon's Incorporated
Yes, hold alignment please
Because this affair has so many ramifications
Mr. Messon thinks it would be easier for everyone if a meeting could be arranged
Oh hello Miss Harrison, come on in won't you?
Hello Miss Lee And this is the young lady Yes, this is June Woods whom I talked
to you about this morning How do you do?
How do you do?
I'd like to have her see how a real business office operates I'm very glad to
help her In fact I've arranged so that we can spend the next hour
together Won't you sit down please?
Well thank you, but I have some important calls to make You'll have to excuse me
this time I'll be back in about an hour Alright Miss Harrison Goodbye
Goodbye Goodbye
I'd like to have you see the routine clerical department first
Many of our girls begin their work with us in the systolic department
after graduating from high school
Miss Lee is explaining to June the system employed in the foiling department
It is necessary to have supervisors to direct the girls
As some of the work is not so simple
Although all of the girls are high school graduates
And have had some training in accuracy and speed
Employers depend greatly on the recommendations of counselors and teachers
As the applicant school grades are also very important in obtaining a job
In the stenographic department
Some of the girls are transcribing shorthand notes
And others are doing routine typing such as form letters that can't be duplicated
Making copies when several carbons are needed
And cutting stencils for duplicating machines
The average typist has had a year or two of coding
And training beyond high school
And many of them are from junior college commercial department 70 words a minute
is considered good typing speed
However it is not uncommon to find typists who can do 90 words per minute or more
Depending upon the ability and alertness of the individual
These girls will become proficient stenographers
And gain promotion to different departments as their experience becomes greater
A duplicating department is a busy one
This machine is electrically operated and used for short runs
Reproduction of drawing, grass, and the employee's weekly newspaper
Also manually operated machines of the same type are used
For work requiring hundreds of copies
This duplicating machine is used
Training for the operation of these machines
Is obtained either at special commercial schools at night
Or gained while employed in this department
It is not uncommon to find men doing this type of work
However girls are preferred on routine jobs
Which require speed and accuracy
There is still a bookkeeping department
But it looks as though the girls are in a hurry to get back to Miss Lee's office
And I'm still amazed at the amount of ability a girl
needs to do many of these jobs
[...] it down shall we? Thank you What about your own job Miss Lee?
You're an office manager as well as head secretary aren't you?
Yes, one of my most important duties is to make appointments with the president
Takes judgment to tell which caller should be given 15 minutes
And which one should take his problems to someone else in the firm
Sometimes it takes every ounce of tact I can muster
To keep everyone contented
Another important job of mine is to read and extract
materials from contracts and papers
So that the president can tell in a moment
The whether he needs to do any more research before making a business decision
My college training has proved its importance in this work
Are you planning to go to college?
Oh I thought about it Dad said he would help me but I haven't made up my mind yet
I'm going to talk to Mr. Adams about it tomorrow Excuse me, Miss Lee?
Yes, Mr. Messon, right away Well I see that you're busy and I can't take any more
of your time Thank you very much and goodbye Goodbye And good luck
Well June, did
you have a good time on your trip to Messon's office yesterday?
Yes I did But Mr. Adams, do you think I could make a go of it?
Now why do you ask that?
Well I talked to Miss Lee who has just the kind of a job I like some day And she
said that it was necessary to have college training for that job So I've talked
to Mother and Father and they think that I might go to college
Do you think I should?
Before I answer your questions
Suppose we take a look at your experience and record
Then you and I can think through to an answer
Your high score on the scholastic aptitude test indicates that you
can do good work in college
Moreover, your high score on the clerical aptitude test indicates that you can
become a good secretary Mr. Adams, does that definitely mean that I'm
capable of doing good work in college?
Yes June, you have the fundamental ability to do good work in college
Moreover, your fine record in school shows that you use that ability efficiently
I think that I'm genuinely interested in secretarial work
And I'm more confident of my interest after talking to Miss Lee
But some of my classmates tell me that their vocational interests have changed
I'm afraid that I may change too
Your interest may change June as you grow more mature and acquire new experiences
But on our test of vocational interests
Your likes and dislikes are similar to those of successful
women in secretarial occupation
I would say that your choice of secretarial work is a good one
And that you will most likely continue to be interested
However, you must remember that you will have to start at the
bottom and work up to that position
You realize from your visit with Miss Lee, of course, that there are many, many
ways in which you can use your interest in commercial occupation
Later on, you may even wish to shift to some other line of work
You should not worry about the narrow, specific type of job until you've had two,
three years more for the training
But Mr. Adams, Miss Lee stressed, and I saw for myself, the girls and officers
work closely with each other and must be well-liked Do you think that I have the
personality for that type of work?
Suppose you tell me what things you have done with other people What activities
have you been participating in in school?
I've been in so many things
I'm Secretary of the Freshman Class
I was elected President of my campfire group
Last month I read and prepared an article on the American Indians
before the School Historical Society
For the past two years I've been Social Chairman in my church
Last summer I was Cabinet Leader at camp
Mother says I'm in too many things
Well, that would certainly seem to indicate the right kind of personality for
getting along with persons of your own age Have you worked with older persons?
You remember that I did some work in the law office last summer
The people there liked my work and were very pleasant and nice to me, but
I don't know whether that means much
Oh yes, it does. That's fine
I can't predict with certainty just how your personality may develop
But what you say points to the likelihood that you will continue to
be sociable and cooperative
There's one other question that I wanted to ask you What about financial support?
Will you be able to get further training?
I was talking with Father last night
And he said that he would be able to pay for most of my expenses
I may have to earn some money myself
A good many college students do work for pay
Although it is desirable to spend most of your time in
study, at least for the first year
When you are ready to go to college I will be glad to write your counselors and
ask them to help you find work Where had you planned on going to college?
I don't know. I suppose it's a state university since it's so close and I can
live at home Do you see anything wrong with my plan?
No, you couldn't get good training there
Miss Harrison thinks very highly of their courses in secretarial training
I have the bulletins describing their business courses
I'll take them and study them
It's a good idea to begin planning now, even a year ahead of time
But Mr. Adams, I want to do something now
Oh, but there are many things that you can do right now, June
I suggest that you talk these matters over with your parents
And if they would like to see me, I'll be very glad to talk with them
Well, that'll be fine
Tomorrow we can go over your program for next quarter
And then later we can check your courses with
the entrance requirements to the university
Next semester I'd like to give you some of these books and pamphlets to read
I'd like to talk to you again about this
And I'll want to talk with you, June, at least twice each semester
You see, this problem of making a choice is not a simple one
And it cannot be decided in a single day
We'll review your tentative choice as you learn more about yourself and the
world in which you will live and work
Thank you very much, you've helped me a lot
And you're welcome, June
I'll see you tomorrow
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