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TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANSHIP

Moreover that thorough intimacy with the
work which the schools give, and which in
practice makes every act so rich in meaning
and yet so easy of understanding, and that
infuses so much pleasure into work, is to be
obtained from no other source than the
schools. At present such schools of fiHng
exist in various parts of the country.
As in librarianship, so in filing, women
predominate. Nevertheless, both the nature
of the work and the salaries offered are such
as to attract men as well as women. It may
be noted, however, that wherever men are
engaged in filing work, they are generally
employed as executives of their respective
departments ; yet their number is so small as
to make the group almost negligible. For
this reason filing is generally conceived as a
profession for women.
Remmieration in the work varies, ranging
from an average of about $15 to $20 a week
for the beginner to between $75 and $100
a week for the expert. In general, the same
working conditions as apply to office workers
in business apply also to file clerks.
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