The public schools and women in office service . in theevening high schools. Manufacturing, which demandsmuch less education and offers httle correlation with thecommercial course, nevertheless, contributed more thanone-fourth ( per cent) of the group studied. Itwould seem, therefore, that these girls were not trying to 50 WOMEN IN OFFICE SERVICE. fit themselves better for their present occupation as istrue of those in office service, but were trying to Hft them-selves out of an occupation which has little surprising is the small proportion (12 per cent)from mercantile establ
The public schools and women in office service . in theevening high schools. Manufacturing, which demandsmuch less education and offers httle correlation with thecommercial course, nevertheless, contributed more thanone-fourth ( per cent) of the group studied. Itwould seem, therefore, that these girls were not trying to 50 WOMEN IN OFFICE SERVICE. fit themselves better for their present occupation as istrue of those in office service, but were trying to Hft them-selves out of an occupation which has little surprising is the small proportion (12 per cent)from mercantile establishments as well as the largeproportion ( per cent) who were staying at home,though one-third of the latter had worked previously.(See Table 14.) The element of fatigue is an important condition whichconfronts the evening school, as almost one-half ( cent) the girls had a working day of eight to eight and Table 14.— Showing Occupation of 861 Girls in Boston EveningCommercial High Schools.^ Occupation. Pupils in OflSce Service Manufacturing Processes Mercantile Service Domestic and Personal Service At home Miscellaneous Total • Secured by a canvass of five high schools. a half hours, and almost three-fifths from eight to ninehours. Almost one-fifth ( per cent) had an evenlonger working day. A little more than one-half( per cent) left work between to 6 p. m., per cent had to work until or after 6 oclock and beat their desks in the evening by p. m. The length of the working day varies so much withthe particular occupation that the three largest groupsare worthy of closer study. The greater strain andfatigue of the manufacturing processes are intensifiedby the longer working day, for per cent of the girlsin factories worked from eight to nine hours and THE PUBLIC SCHOOL AND ITS PROBLEMS. 51 per cent worked nine hours and over. Almost four-fifths ( per cent) of the girls in mercantile establish-ments
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