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From the book‘s inâ€" troduction: To give you an idea of whether or not you‘ll be welcomed on the office scene, note this: We at Kelly Girl have found that oneâ€" third of our employees are over forty years of age, twoâ€" thirds are married, and nearly twoâ€"thirds of these married _ women â€" have children or grandchildren. What we hope to do here is to fill you in on what has been As the electronic age inâ€" fluences office equipment, training ‘for the firstâ€"time worker as well as for women returniny to the business world must necessarily become more sophisticated. Furthermore, skilled office workers are vitally needed to alleviate the critical shortage of clerical and secretarial help in business today. The book incorporates the ideas of Kelly Girl managers in over three hundred offices in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and France. Kelly managers surveyed agreed that a great reservoir of talent and skills remains dormant in older women who would lixe the challenge of a secondâ€"career but hesitate to apply for jobs because they are afraid their skills are inadequate. Kelly Services, Inc., whose Kelly Girl Division is synonymous with skilled temporary â€" help, â€" has authored a book published by Little, Brown and Company to help women (or, in some cases, men,) reâ€"adjust to office procedures after extended absences. Whether it‘s Ms., the empty nest, or just plain economics, the secondâ€" career is becoming a way of life for more women every year. Elizabeth Nash, 22, graduated June 7, from York University, Vanier College, with a B.A. degree majoring in sociology. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Sheffield,. 143 Culford Road, and a former student of Nelson A. Boylen Secondary School. Mrs. Nash worked at the Ontario Hospital in Whitby during the last two suramers and is now employed at the Whitbhy Psychiatric Hospital. She hopes to teach the mentally retarded upon completion of her work at Whitby this fall. Kelly Girl guide Enjoy Travel Second career aid Collacutt Travel 58 CLOVERDALE MALL 2393191 2336112 See your travel agent No service charge There are sections of the book geared to help women brush up on, or become familiar with, many modern office procedures. In fact, women who take enough Chapter headings provide a profile of what the reader will learn from: The Kelly Girl Second Career Guide. Titles include: what‘s new in the office; typing; business‘ English; basic math; filing; dictating and transcribing equipment; handling the mail; the telephone; hanâ€" dling visitors; a chapter titled You; Questions to ask when starting a new job or temporary assignment. The guide is written with the objective of meeting a woman‘s feelings of inadequacy headâ€"on. The book emphasizes the fact that older women have many years of life experience, years of involvements in activities of their families which can be applied, in many cases, to their second careers. The essence of the Kelly way of training personnel is in this streamlined volume which contains the how‘s and why‘s of office work as it exists today. going on in the office over the last several years, and supply you with plenty of practical material to help you redevelop those rusty skills. The Ontario Safety League reports that a new deep padded school bus with large escape windows and ab solutely no sharp corners or edges inside is about to be, marketed in the U.S. and Canada. The school vehicle, which was unveiled and demonstrated in Richmond, Indiana at the beginning of this month, reportedly has the heaviest steel bus skeleton on the road. It was designed by Wayne Corâ€" poration to reduce the chances of injuries and fatalities in accidents. C. Poisson In addition to older women returning to the work force, the book can also be used as a skill sharpener for present employees, including secretaries, stenographers, clerks, business machine operators, typists, recepâ€" tionists, switchboard operators or bookkeepers; or as a complete manual of modern office procedure for the firstâ€"time worker. The guide will be available at all major bookstores. time to make use of this workbook should be able to become easily accustomed to the pace of a second career. +++ A chance for all mothers and housewifes to get out for an afternoon of tennis is being offered by the Borough of York, parks and recreation _ department. Basic lessons are offered as well as time for matched play. The registration fee of $12 pays for a full six week period. The supervised playground and pools at the two parks where the lessons are held makes it an afâ€" ternoon out for the children too. Contact the parks and recreation department at 653â€"2700 for full particulars. The Warren Park Ratepayers Association have been keeping active these days attending planâ€" ning board and council meetings asking for the repeal of two bylaws that permit highrise and comâ€" mercial buildings at the Dundas Street and Scarlett Road intersection. A public meeting will be held on this subject September 24 and the association will be conâ€" tacting all members to attend. AT LAST +++ This column has been missing for the past few weeks because no one has been telephoning me inâ€" formation. With summer upon us, there must be many area residents who have out of town visitors or who have returned from interesting vacations. Give me a call and I will make sure it apâ€" pears in the column. +++ Mrs. June Arsenault and her three children, Kathy, Sherry and Lance arrived from California last week for a visit. They spent some time at Wasaga Beach before heading for home. +++ Humbercrest Park has a summer playground program for children. Hours +++ â€" A request for a threeâ€"way stop control at the Traymore Crescent and Riverside Drive intersection has been refused by the works and traffic department. They report that only one accident has been reported at the intersection during the past five years and four months and maintain that the existing stop sign for norâ€" thbhound traffic on Traymore at Riverside is sufficient control for this intersection. , +++ Residents on Baby Point Road between Jane Street and Humbercrest Boulevard will be polled for their opinion on whether the fourâ€" way stop control at Baby Point Road and Brumell Avenue should be removed or remain in operation. The works and traffic departâ€" ment feel there is a significant decrease of east and westbound traffic on Baby Point Road since the opening .of the Jane Street Underpass. «A _ continuous fF\" °; y Seamless Trough ”xm In Decorators â€" baked on colours. Call 633â€"1432 Ask For "The Gutter Shop on Wheels" RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL INSTALLATIONS PARKHILL ALUMINUM PRODUCTS NQOW . .. OFFERS For the First Time IN TORONTO 633â€"1432 638â€"7232 PARKHNILL ALUMINUM PRODUCTS LTD. 846 Wilson Ave. "Specialists in 5" Gutter Systems" eleanor warren/766â€"8004 FOR FREE ESTIMATES of supervision are 9 a.m. 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. until until noon; 1:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. # Canadian glazedâ€"ceramic lamps in your choice of sevâ€" eral colours. $.| 4 98 LIVING 2 LIGHTING ""a 4699 Keele Street Downsviewâ€" 661 â€"1410 Get it on The Times, Thursday, July 12, 1973â€"Page 11 Aluminum Siding Soffi (overhang) Facing Eavmtroughing Awnings Windows & Doors