FOREWORD This report on "Boys and Girls in Commercial Work" is one of the 25 sections of the report of the Educational Survey of Cleveland conducted by the Survey Committee of the Cleveland Foundation in 1915. Twenty-three of these sections will be published as separate monographs. In addition there will be a larger volume giving a summary of the findings and recommendations relating to the regular work of the public schools, and a second similar volume giving the summary of those sections relating to industrial education. Copies of all these publications may be obtained from the Cleveland Foundation. They may also be obtained from the Division of Education of the Russell Sage Foundation, New York City. A complete list will be found in the back of this volume, together with prices. XIII. THE RESULTS OF UNDIFFERENTIATED TRAINING 135 Girls' comments 139 Boys' comments XIV. GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRAINING 140 143 145 146 149 150 151 TABLE LIST OF TABLES 1. Age at registration of 1,000 applicants at Y. M. C. A. bureau PAGE 2. Years of experience represented in 2,306 positions held 22 3. Education and training of 1,000 applicants at Y. M. C. A. bureau 4. 2,306 positions held by 1,000 men and boys 5. 2,816 positions held by women and girls 6. Typical work and positions in large office organizations 7. Number of establishments reporting on machines 8. Proportionate use of machines 23 24 25 35 use of 40 40 9. Machines used in 62 business establishments 10. Telegraph stations and operators 40 42 11. Distribution of positions among each 1,000 railroad office employees 48 12. Distribution of 185 clerical workers in a store having 1,000 employees 64 13. Distribution of positions in a wholesale house having 100 employees 78 14. Distribution of office positions in a manufacturing establishment having 1,000 employees 83 15. Distribution of positions in a bank having 100 employees 89 98 16. Clerical positions and salaries in city civil service 18. Number of persons passing examinations for clerical 102 106 19. Small offices represented in 470 positions for men and 303 for women 108 20. Distribution of 470 administrative and clerical positions for men and 303 for women in small offices 109 |