Rosaverian, Vol. XIV, Issue 6

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Mrs. Alice Luethi Barnes, head of Women’s Interviewing in
the Personnel Department of TIME, Inc. was interviewed herself
on Columbia Broadcasting’s Margaret Arlen program recently
on the subject of the job market for women.
The job market, Mrs. Barnes said is really a man’s market
and she believes that it is perfectly fair that it is. Although this
sounded like a blow to the female sex, Mrs. Barnes went on to
say. “A young man comes out of college, willing to start at
the bottom because he’s starting on a long life-time career.
Most girls plan to marry. Their careers aren’t going to be life­time
ones in most cases. So, from an employer’s standpoint,
isn’t the man with a long-term plan a better investment? I think
he should get the job breaks. Because girls have found that the
good jobs go to men, they complain bitterly, and yet so often
they aren’t willing to start at the small jobs— to do just anything
to get started. Because they aren’t going to work for very long,
they want glamorous jobs, big money— right away, too, and
those are difficult jobs to find, especially for a girl who comes
in and says, no, 1 don’t do shorthand, but I type a little.”
Mrs. Barne s feels strongly about girls having training in typing
and shorthand. In spite of all the arguments that she has heard
against this as a limiting factor, she says it is definitely an entree
and a stepping stone and that it is always useful whatever big
jobs may come along later. A girl may be able to get a job
without typing but often it’s not the kind of job she wants.
To the question “What’s the most important thing about a
job? ”, Mrs. Barnes answered, “ First, that you’re happy doing it.
The money it pays is important, but no job in the world is right
for you if you aren’t happy in it, even if it pays a tabulous amount
of money. A good sign that you like your job is if you find
yourselt thinking up ways to do things differently, create better
working methods in your job. And if the people around you
like you and you like them, 1 believe that is very important.’’
Mrs. Barnes went on to say that naturally it isn’t possible to like
every single person who works with you but getting along well
without constant friction is vital because that is extremely wear­ing.
But before you start thinking of someone who gets on your
nerves and deciding the whole job is wrong, Mrs. Barnes says,
“Stop and think about yourselr. hirst decide what s causing the
friction. It could just possibly be you. It s a good idea to
remember that there s no such thing as the perfect job. l oo
many people keep lookmg tor it, and it just doesn t exist.’’
“ 1 notice,” she said, “that many women who come into my oftice
applying for jobs seems to have an unrealistic approach to the
whole thing. 1 believe a lot ot us have exaggeiated ideas of oui
own talents. We just won t believe that there may De limitations.
So we pick out a job that may be just plain too big for us and
dream about doing it some day.”
If a person feels restless and unhappy in a job though, Mrs.
Barnes does not advocate quitting immediately and looking for
another. “ I’d suggest first weighmg the job you have and decide
why it is you re restless and dissatished. 1 think everyone knows
that it s much easier to hnd a new job when you already have
one than to look for one when you’re unemployed. ” Or, if it’s
a husband who happens to be restless and dissatished, Mrs.
Barnes thinks that a woman can help him look at the whole
picture but must be careful not to mix interest with interference.
“When it’s your husband and his job or your child and his job
or even his school work, don’t mterfere unless you re asked.
You’d really be amazed at the number of mothers who make
the mistake of interfering in a job problem. 1 remember a few
years ago a young girl who hadn’t worked too long asked her
boss for two days off to go to a house party. Well, of course,
every young girl wants to go to a house party, but it happens
the boss couldn’t let her go. He told her it was impossible. So
the morning she was supposed to go to the house party she went.
She didn’t turn up at the job, and a few hours later her mother
phoned and said she thought her daughter should go to the
house party, so she had given her permission to go.” Although
this sort of thing may not happen often, Mrs. Barnes feels that
it happens . . . “ enough times for me to want to take this chance
to ask mothers to let their children work out their job problems
alone and to help too.” As the mother of two daughters, she
cas speak from experience. “Believe me, 1 don’t mean to have
parents move out of the picture altogether, but there is such a
difference between interest and interfering. ”
On the question of changing jobs, Mrs. Barnes said that she
felt that many people made sudden changes because “you feel
you’re in the wrong spot or something you think is better has
come along. During the war, so many people did that and were
sorry later. People who had held their jobs for fifteen or twenty
years, who had all the security they could want, quit their jobs
to take a more exciting war job or one that paid more money.
Lots of people were then left high and dry at the end of the
war. Something we have to remember,” says Mrs. Barnes, “is
that it isn’t at all easy for anyone who’s getting toward middle
age to find a job anyway.”
Mrs. Barnes agrees that security means different things to
different people— some people seem to be able to hop from job
to job and never seem to worry about security while others simply
have to depend on that regular pay check from the same place.
"Decide exactly what security means to you and your family. So
often a man settles for a jog he doesn’t feel particularly excited
about. He doesn’t hate it but he doesn't love it either— because
he feels his family demands that he does do it, and often they
don’t demand any such thing. Men have frequently found that
their wives become happier people after they’ve changed from
a mediocre job to a good one. ” Because this is a big step, Mrs.
Barnes recommended going easy and weighing all the pros and
cons of a job you have.
Three more seniors are sporting
a sparkler, brought them by the
Easter bunny. Connie Fenner will
be settling down in September with
Jack, the oil magnate. Vicki Merlini
may be graduating in June, but
she’s looking forward to keeping
house, come August, while Arnie is
attending law school. Mary McCabe
has plans galore for the big day
when she’ll be going to Washington
with hubby Vic, where he’ll attend
dental school.
Not to be outdone by their sister
class, two Soph ladies are proudly
displaying solitaires. Just get a look
at third-finger-left-hand of Regina
Burke and Rosemarie Micheri.
Senior members of Marca Tironae
are still talking about the wonderful
time they had on their trip to New
York. Under the capable direction
of President Peg Behan, the group
visited the Stock Exchange, the
Federal Reserve Bank and were
present at General MacArthur’s
great homecoming celebration. For
any of the more revealing or secre­tive
aspects of the trip just see any
of the following: Jean Cosenke,
Thc-resa Giniecki, Lorraine Cox,
Regina Murphy, Joanne Leonard,
Rosie Carroll, Jeanne Ehrmann,
Jackie Michaud, Mary Shandorf,
Eleanor Yurkon, or Claire Moroney.
If you’ve noticed that Nancy
Wallingford seems to be glowing
lately, it’s because she has accepted
Bob’s Kappa Psi pin. A nice addi­tion,
indeed. Just ask Ann Rem­ington!
Speaking of Ann, she and John
were recently spotted at an Albany
Law School party along with Marie
Moffett and Harry.
Joan Laux and Tom have been
seeing quite a few movies lately.
Wonder why Joan doesn’t care for
the Sunday feature any longer?
Reggie Murphy is becoming an
avid history student. We won’t go
so far as to say her sympathies are
with the “Solid South,” but she has
been showing an animated interest
in Robert E. Lee.
Faith Rahmlow and Carmella
Savoca wei'e two of the under­classmen
noticed enjoying them­selves
at the Open House with
R.P.L If all you Frosh and Sophs
really want to gain some wisdom,
listen to Father Kay's words of
counsel: “Take advantage of your
opportunities. Attend Open Houses
and, most important, c u l t i v a t e
friendships with classmates who
have older brothers.” Good advice!
Joan Dyer and Joan Doyle are
two girls with similar names but
seem to have dissimilar interests ? ?
The telephone is playing an im­portant
part in Julie Bean’s life
these days. Peter’s calls from Mon­treal
are a bright spot in her daily
routine.
Before closing for this month,
congratulations and a bouquet of
I’oses are tossed to Pat White and
Jane Walsh for the terrific work
they’ve been doing on May Day.
We just know Tuesday night is
going to be a huge success!
Laurels are also in order for re­cently
capped Sophomore nurses
and all new officers for next year!
Fr. Miller to Give
Day of Recollection
The annual Senior Day of Recol­lection
will be held at Saint Rose
on Ascension Thui’sday, May 3.
The schedule of exercises for the
Day of Recollection is as follows:
Holy Mass—8:30; Conference—10:00;
Lunch; Conference—1:00; Confer­ence—
3:00; Holy Hour—4:00-5:00.
The exercises will be conducted
by the Reverend Matthew Miller,
O.F.M., who spoke at the College
on October 4 concerning the WAY
OF THE CROSS. Father Miller,
Director of the Franciscan Aposto-late
of the Way of the Cross, with
O B S E R V A T I O N S b y M i s s P r i n t s
The seemingly impossible fact
that examinations are once more
upon us gives significance to an
editorial from the SPRINGFIELD
STUDENT via the MANHATTAN
QUADRANGLE: “He Cheated” . . .
An experiment was conducted to
determine the possibility of cheat­ing.
A student took a test using
crib notes as his only aid; he had
not taken the course during the
year. Despite the fact that seven
faculty members were in the room,
the ‘guinea pig’ succeeded in using
the crib notes without being caught.
He passed! The dean and another
student were the only ones who
knew of the experiment.
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Have any of you out-of-staters
seen the Hartford, Conn., hearse
with the license number “U-2”?
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Father Dinneen noticed many of
his students were looking at the
clock during a lecture. When class
met the next time, a large piece of
cardboard covered the clock. On
headquarters in Brookline, Mass., is
dedicating his life to the many who
are ill and cannot, therefore, “walk
the holy highway.”
The Apostolate wishes to make
known to everyone, but especially
to the sick and shut-ins, this devo­tion
which is so rich and rewarding.
Father has just recently returned
from the West Indies where he
conducts retreats.
The members of Our Lady in
Poetry have been zealous in carry­ing
out his work and trying to give
the Station Crucifix to those who
are ill. Since Father’s visit to Saint
Rose, Our Lady in Poetry has given
approximately two hundred cruci­fixes
to the shut-ins.
the cardboard was this notice:
“Time will pass: will you?”
—The Pclican.
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WISH-I-HAD-SAID-IT Dept.:
Geography class answer: “The
principal export of the United States
is money!”
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DEFINITIONS:
Woman—A strong creature who
can tear through an 18 inch aisle in
a crowded department store and
then go home and knock the door
off a 12-foot garage.
— Tumalunvk.
Pedestrian — A person who has
three grown children and one car.
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Ashes to ashes and dust to dust:
Little boy: “Mommy, didn’t you
tell me we came from dust and we’ll
go back to dust?”
Mommy: “Yes.”
Little boy: “Well, you’d better
look under the bed ’cause some­body’s
either coming or going.”
—Ridge Echo.
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This really happened:
Sister: “How many pages have
you read, Miss Burke?”
Charlene: “I think, over a hun­dred,
Sister.”
Sister: “Oh? Exactly how many?”
Charlene: (Meekly) “One hun­dred
one.”
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As the four-year-old said at the
end of his prayers, “Amen and
F.M.”
EVERYBODY OUT FOR THE
PARADE TUESDAY NIGHT
ROSAVERIAN, 1 9 5 0 - 1 9 5 1
Member Associated Collegiate Press
Vol. XIV April 30, 1951 No. 6
Editor..........................................................................................Ruth Le Beau, '51
Assistant Editor............................................................................. Janet Graefe, ’52
Associate Editors..........................................Mary Tarallo, '51; Joanne Skelly, ’53
Art Staff...........Marie Adams. ’51; Constance D’Orazio, ’51; Jacklyn Sullivan, ’51
Business Manager.................................................................. Theresa Giniecki, ’51
Assistant liusiness Manager.................................................. Constance Sewell, ’52
Circulation Manager..........................................................Catherine Cantwell, ’51
Circulation Staff.................A. Bellantoni, ’51; J. Bellantoni, ’52; R. Burke, ’52;
C. Byrne, '52; J. Doiiarunia, '53; A. Gill. '53; H.
Lippert, ’51; C. Lysick, ’52; J. McCann, ’52; P. Miller.
’52; E. Schafer, ’52; B. Storer, ’53.
Columnists..........................Mary Albanese, ’51; Mary Burion, ’51; Constance
Fenner, '51; Marie Hughes, ’52; Janice O’Neil, '51;
Betty Anne Richards. ’51; Patricia White, ’51.
fteporters............................P. Andrews, ’53; S. Beauregard. '52; M .E. Benson,
’54; B. Cairns, ’52; M. C. Conway, ’53; M. Delameter,
'52; M. Delaney, ’54; P. Devine, ’51; P. Dufresne, ’54;
M. Feehan, ’54; R. Golden, ’52; P. Hogan. ’51;
A. Holmes. ’54; V. Lauria, ’51; N. Melita, ’51; R.
Murphy, '51; J. Nolin, ’51; E. O’Rourke, ’51; M.
Ryan, ’52; M. J. Ryan. ’51; R. Scully, ’52; C. Van-
Alstync'. ’52: Ci. Weber, ’52; li. A. WeUli, '52: M. I..
W'lMisdi, Ti4.
Typists.................................R. Carroll, '51; J. Cosenke. ’51; L. Cox, ’51; A. Ford.
’51; P. Gisondi, '51; J. Leonard, ’51; P. Masterson,
’51; J. Metzger, ’51; J. Michaud, ’51; C. Moroney, ’51;
C. O’Donnell, ’51; P. O’Donnell, ’52; D. RoberU, ’51;
L. Southall, ’51; C. Weisner. ’51; E. Yurkon, '51.