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 preference is given to the men in this work. Girls who have been well trained in drawing sometimes secure excellent positions in the Bureau of Forestry and the Department of Agriculture, where the ability to draw and tint well counts. Also the well-trained girl can secure architectural drafting or drawing in various departments. This work, of course, appeals particularly to the girl who has spent years perfecting herself as an architect, but who lacks the business ability to hold her own against an army of competitors. In the department of Government printing, skilled workers who have had experience in the regulation printing and binding establishments can secure postions as compositors, proof-readers, binders, etc. And the girl who has specialized on botany can sometimes pass a special examination and secure a desirable position in the Department of Agriculture.

Federal positions outside of Washington include kindergarten, teaching and industrial teaching in the Indian schools, matrons in Indian schools, teaching in Hawaiian, Porto Rican and Philippine service, trained nursing in Isthmian or Philippine service, inspection in immigration and custom service.

Positions in the Congressional Library are not secured through the Civil Service Commis-