Show I Home Horne and School League I Vocational Guidance By MRS 0 O. O C. C RALSTON Two great decisions are required of In lives livest lives lives- most of us at some time our that t of our life career and the selection of a life companion Yet of all an important import import- ant questions of f life these are given less intelligent preparation than is given dv- dv en to the choice of the wearing apparel Much of tile the world is too busy to stop and give this a thought in spite of the fact that several million boys and girls are leaving school each eachl year unprepared unprepared unprepared pared to adjust and readjust themselves to complex and rapidly changing conditions conditions conditions con con- of our day because they are unI uninformed uninformed un un- un- un informed as to vocations and their re re- re I The nation is gradually awakening I however to the realization that school industry and society are not distinct in themselves but are or should be closely connected in order that the transition from the school to self support support support sup sup- port or the workshop of the tile world may maybe maybe mayhe be he smooth and natural Boston Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Cin Cin- New York Grand Rapids anI and many other cities are giving much I time and money to the study of vocational vocational vocational voca voca- guidance Vocational Information information information tion is being brough Vocational Vocational Vocational Voca Voca- employment bureaus are being established for the young people leavIng leaving leaving leav leav- ing school Individual records are I kept which give not only scholarship deportment and attendance but also physical conditions manual abilities I 1 and individual temperaments and In Inclinations inclinations in- in as seen by the teachers In-I In of ot 1 the last few tew years eara and also the vocational vocational voca voca- IOnal advisers s. s Work Wor Is given en which J I will a develop self analysis on th the part pait I of or the child help him to determine the vocation location best fitted to his Ms particular ability and individuality and also as assist assist as- as the advisor in knowing the child Properly trained officials are employed to watch the thc childs child's development and to furnish opportunities to develop vo vocational vo- vo aptitudes Choice is ris a product of many Choice of vocation may be influenced in influenced influenced in- in by many things Environment Environment Environment Environ Environ- ment ma may enrich or limit the vocational vocation vocation- al outlook Companions are very likely to be more influential in their suggestions suggestions suggestions than teachers preachers or par- par has much to do with forming ideals Leisure time if used can greatly assist the youth in finding himself vocationally Vocational Vocational Vocational Voca Voca- guidance is creating an atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere atmos atmos- phere that will lead the youth to an intelligent in intelligent in- in choice of a life career and is already showing the great possibilities ties it has in making the school more responsive to the social and economic needs of ot the individual and the na na- na- na tion ANNOUNCEMENTS The Lafayette Teachers' Teachers association association association as as- announces that its regular meeting will be postponed from Monday Monday Mon Mon- day December 4 to Monday December I 11 11 U. Its Ita program will be announced next week The Teachers' Teachers association association association asso asso- will hold its next regular meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing at the school Friday December December De- De I De-I cember 8 8 S. at 8 S p p. m m. Super Superintendent Ernest A. A Smith will address the meeting meet meet- I ing hag The Riverside Teachers' Teachers association association association asso- asso asso asso- will hold its next regular meetIng meeting meeting meet meet- ing Mo Monday day December 4 at 3 45 p p. In m. in c rhe e Riverside school Superintendent Superintend Superintend- ent Ern Ernest t A. A Smith will deliver the address addres of the meeting Program for fOl the boys' boys and girls' girls mat- mat Ined at the Paramount-Empress Paramount theatre theatre theatre thea thea- tre Sal Saturday December 0 9 at 10 1 a.m. a.m. a.m. a. a m. m The Rost of the Rancho Miss bliss Nanny anny Goat on a Rampage cJ The regular meeting of the Home and School league is P postponed st from Tuesday Tuesday Tues- Tues day December 6 5 5 to Thursday December December Decem- Decem ber 21 n The league will wm meet at 10 a. a m m. on that i da SV date e with the thc home and school section M of the U U. K g. E A A. in the ballroom of the Hotel Utah All offic officers c cers rs of Parent Teachers association are urged to attend this meeting A An interesting program dealin dealing with the practical cal problems of P Teacher Parity Teacher association work has been prepared The book boole committee of oC the le league gue announces that a splendid collection of childrens children's Christmas books may be borrowed borrowed borrowed bor bor- rowed rowed aty ati a the public library for illustrating illus i a Book Talk before Parent Parent- Teachers Teachers' associations Such a talk was given most successfully last week at the Wasatch school The books may not be kept away from the library more moie than one aft afternoon |