THE TECHNICAL WOMAN

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1946, 30 November 1906, Page 3

THE TECHNICAL WOMAN

A few years back the head of a luanu' factoring company wrote to the chemistry i department at one of the great American Technical Schools, offering an important position “ the best man in the graduating class,” The professor of chemistry wrote back, “ Tiie best man is a woman " ; and the accommodating manufacturer replied, “ Send her along.” But chemistry experts arc but mild tokens of advance in women’s technical capacity, compared with such triumphs as the election of Miss Nora Blatch to membership of the American Society of Civil Engineers, or Mrs Betliuno’s election to the American Institute of Architects, Since the last census returns showed that the United States had not only 100 women architects, but women builders and contractors, masons, carpenters, plasterers, painters, glaziers, and varnishers, plumbers, paper-hangers, and even women Bisters and roofers, it ie HUggest.d that a complete structure might be oreoted iu honor oi the aox by these representstivos of its modern ingonuiiy and activity.” Too Toehnioal World, in a number addressed specially to women, givo3 some interesting notes and photographs. Miss E. J. Griswold, of Now York, is renowned as aa expert in patent oases, and at the Si Louis Exhibition was a member of the International Jury of Awards in the machinery department. Mrs Bicko-t, of California, after semi years’ experience iu mining enterprises, at la-t built a railroad, beoainu the president of it, and established a board of directors in which four out cf six members were women. She has so fully acq aired the manners und onstoms | of American railroading, that she was lately sentanoed to five days in gaol for cantempi of court, in refusing to show the books of her company. To California also belongs Mrs Theodosia Shepherd, otherwise known as‘‘The Female Burbank," who is now deeply meditating en absolutely pure white nasturtium, Mies Jane Morgao, of Philadelphia, master of the steamship " Waturus,” is, besides, a duly qualified steamer pilot, At the age of 76, one lady devises plans for heating houses by eleotrioity, while another, in advanced years, divides her time between writing verse praised by literary, journals and inventing maohioes approved by the Patent Offiee, There is only one oconpalion in which women is going back, as com pared with mc-D. Work wills the ncedlo scans to bo brooming too fem'nino far her taste. And yet these photographs, which above the manager of a telephone company clad iu wrought silk, a ’ profeeeioeal

gardener iu 1-soe and poari j , and tbo buildoisop of uri jnsuraoo3 business in a dangerously low cut pneumonia blouse, suggest tbit there is no decline in oppreeiatiag what needles produoe.

SYKES'S DBESOIi CUBED SEVEN VALUABLE OOWd S'OR MR BROWNING. h aronca which saved seven vluabio cows vjhen t'a b owner himself ‘nought there was] no ohanaa of their reo.ivory, m surely wMI 7,'oiih using. This was she experience of Ar Ed sin Browning, fcrkato, Taranaki, with aykes’s Drench. Head what Mr Browning enye: - Ukato, Taranaki. “I have used I bykes'a Drench on seven cf my co*s ai a time when i. tuought there was no chance of eavia? them. I followed the instructions 1 given Vtth the Drecoh, and am phased to I aiaia that I saved the whol-* eoren animals. Their recovery i attribute to Byki a’d Dror.ch.' i Edwin B.owning. Signature witnessed by U. Ccak, '• sq , 3.P., Ma, or of New Plymouth. Ail 550: 03 roll Sykes's Drensh a*. Is 6.1 per pp.ckot. t-Sykes's Annual Abortion Cuio restores cows, ms '03, owes, and lows to regular breeders alter abortion ; pries 2s 6d.