4. _Keeping of Records._ Card catalogues are kept, giving the full data obtainable in each case: (1) for girls applying for positions; (2) for girls placed; (3) for employers visited; (4) for employers applying or worth investigating, but not yet visited. All data from employers and girls which have been obtained from the blanks before mentioned or from other sources are recorded on the cards. The Placement Bureau, in addition to its specific work, performs certain services for the general benefit of the school. Data are obtained as to the conditions of work and wage in certain trades and the length of training advisable in others. Advice from the trade is often needed in one or another of the departments, and through the Bureau's acquaintance with employers, managers, or foremen and forewomen, it is able to ascertain and report their expert opinion. It is also possible to induce some of these busy people to come and view the problem in the light of conditions at the school as well as in their own business. General Results Although the Placement Bureau is still in its infancy, some results may be recorded. It is already in touch with some 700 employers, about 550 having been personally visited. The table below gives the facts as to placements in former years, and may be interesting for comparison. GIRLS PLACED AND REPORTED UPON --------------------+-------------+-------------+--------+ | By Self or | By Alliance | | | School. | Employment | Total. | | | Bureau. | | --------------------+-------------+-------------+--------+ | | | | 1902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 1903 | 39 | 7 | 46 | | | | | 1904 | 52 | 36 | 88 | | | | | 1905 | 29 | 61 | 90 | | | | | 1906 | 22 | 81 | 103 | | | | | 1907 | 10 | 77 | 87 | | | | | 1908 | 119 | 39 | 158 | | | | | 1909 By school | 157 | 1 | 158 | | | | | +-------------+-------------+--------+ | | | | | 428 | 302 | 730 | | | | | --------------------+-------------+-------------+--------+