s, because as a great
journalist said once, "A newspaper is a sign post telling the traveller
which road he ought to take." In this sense we are all travellers and
every worker needs to read his sign post which is a newspaper. To each
girl some parts of a newspaper are more important than others; much
depends on her occupation and on her relations to life. The business man
reads the newspaper to find out what is happening that will affect his
business. The girl at work should read what we call foreign news, that is,
news about countries other than our own, and she should read also about
important happenings in our own country. We ought to read the newspaper
carefully so that we may be in touch with the rest of the world. We should
read important local news, that is, news of our own neighbourhood.
We cannot understand our neighbourhood unless we know what is going on in
it. A new library may have been opened, a new church or picture gallery.
Some worth while person may be speaking whom we may go to hear. There may
be trouble in the community which we can help to put right. The person who
is really living in touch with progress must give some time to daily
newspapers.

But there is a good deal in a newspaper which one does not need to read.
A newspaper is a report of daily happenings, sometimes even of rumours.
These should be published, so that the truth may be arrived at, but the
girl at work should find the parts of the newspaper which are her special
concern and should not give much time to the rest of the paper. She should
learn to distinguish facts from rumours and opinions. The girl who is
learning discrimination in buying will find some of the advertisements
useful reading.

Magazines are more like books than newspapers. Sometimes they are not
so useful as newspapers. But they are often entertaining, and good
entertainment is a fine thing. There are magazines which make a special
feature of publishing articles on what is new in art, science, music,
politics, etc. A number of good magazines are devoted especially to the
interests ofwomen. The girl should not attempt to buy many magazines.
A great many of them are alike. She should find one that meets her needs,
and sometimes she should vary her choice.

It is important that she should see some of the best publications which
have to do with her own line of work. If the girl is working at home she
should read about home questions. Admirable new publications are bei