Page:The Girl Who Earns Her Own Living (1909).djvu/220

 dred dollars in all for the year. Sometimes the latter are reduced by a student living at a settlement or neighborhood house and earning part of her expenses as a helper, but the taking of outside employment during the training is not encouraged. Also several scholarships are granted annually to promising workers.

As I said before, graduates do not have to seek positions. The positions seek them. There is absolutely no period of uncertainty or waiting for the well-equipped and trained worker to face.

In conclusion, here is a word of suggestion to nurses, teachers and stenographers who have spent years preparing for their work, only to find it uncongenial and wearing. If you believe that you would enjoy social work, apply to the nearest charity organization and ascertain just what your experience would count for. If a teacher in graded schools change to a position in a State or private charity institution. If a private nurse, try visiting nursing among the poor. If a stenographer in a law office, try for a clerical position in a charity organization. If the call is meant for you, it will come to you, no matter what the position, and the means to answer will come with the call.