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Show YOUTH NEEDS AID IN FINDING OCCUPATION Too mnny of tho people of the t'nited States are in "blind alley" jobs, said Prof. A. N. Merrill, at the vocational guidance department of Ihe Leadership week program. These sholud he assisted and helped into the right track. He defined vocational guidance as giving of information to young people about comerce, industry, professions pro-fessions and occupations generally and the direction of the youth in such activities as will lead them to discover their interest and abilities with the vocational choice in mind In nd a guidance In eduentional activities to the end that they will be thoroughly fitted for a life's work that will be both profitable and plcasiircable. "In the United States there are ahout twenty million boys and girls who are potential wage earners," said Professor Merrill. "Utah and each other state furnishes her quota of this vast army. These all need help in preparing for, in choosing and finally in placement in permanent perman-ent employment. Ahout 51 per cent of the young people from fourteen to twenty of age in the United States are in wage earning positions. posi-tions. The others should be, just as soon as the school period is over." |