242 Business Training for the Country Girl 



not his daughter be told how these accounts run, 

 in the ujsual year, and she then be asked to keep an 

 account of all her own personal affairs for a year ? 

 Such required practice will do more than all the 

 arithmetic lessons in the schools to inculcate an 

 intimate knowledge of the value of money in relation 

 to her own affairs to say nothing of the good 

 business judgment likely to be acquired. 



Thus the country girl may receive a better business 

 training than her city cousin whose nearness to the 

 attractive stores and shops proves a constant incen- 

 tive for over-indulgence and wastefulness in the 

 use of money. 



4. Make her the family accountant. As soon 

 as she becomes old enough, take the daughter into 

 your confidence as regards the family expense 

 account. Make her acquainted with the items of 

 income and expenditure in detail. And also make it 

 appear to her that the business of the home is not 

 being conducted satisfactorily unless some portion 

 of the income be set aside for the emergencies of the 

 future. 



At this point there is offered an opportunity to 

 give the daughter some much-needed business 

 training. There is much being said of late by way of 

 urging the farmer to keep an accurate book account 

 of all his transactions. Out of the experiment 

 stations have come published letters and bulletins 

 urging that such things be done and showing methods. 



