Hartford, Conn.
The Underwood Typewriter Co., Hartford, Conn., has undertaken the
employment of women on a part-time basis, such as will permit them
to attend to their household cares to a reasonable extent. Further,
they are offering employment to women having small children between
two and one-half and nine years of age, having given over a space
in their plant for the care of such children throughout the work
day, practicing the kindergarten plan. They have found many who
are willing to engage with them under this plan, and are pleased
to report the whole general scheme is working out well. Many of
the women of either class have become expert in skilled work with
but a limited time for training. Under their method, however,
the instructing is done in each of the manufacturing departments
where the plan has been introduced, as they have operated under
good regulations as to quality and quantity for many years back,
rendering it very practicable in their case to not instruct and train
in separate spaces, although they appreciate the need for acting
otherwise with new work, such as has been brought about by the war,
and wherein the tasks at hand are not subject to accurate measurement
to start with.
(Signed) C. D. RICE,
_Manager of Factory_.
Photos are herewith shown which illustrate the mothers on part-time
work in the factory while the children attend the kindergarten in the
plant under expert instruction.
The experience of the Underwood Company indicates conclusively that
advanced age is no barrier to productive value.
[Illustration: Part-time workers assembling typewriters.
Their children are cared for meantime in the company’s
kindergarten—Underwood Typewriter Co.]
[Illustration: War-time kindergarten. Underwood Typewriter Co.]