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Show GENERAL Terminal Education of Junior Colleges Prepares Youth lor Actual Employment HUGH S. JOHNSON Joys. (Helrird VAIL IIUilM Ly WnUrn Ncwkpuptr Union. Hy WAKKIIN HROKLK dtrd by Western Newtpuper Union NISW YORK. With college (Kelt I LAST movicilom's fa- AT vonte word, colossal, can really be applied to a motion picture, Land of LiberIt was more than a ty. cjuaitir century in the making, cost incalculable millions, and boasts a cast of mote than 30,000, headed by stars. dozens of Cecil De Mille assembled it. Washington, D. C. HUNCH ON LEASE-LENThis is little more than a hunch on story but it is a hunch based I D grees needed for only one-- I sixth of the jobs available to-- 1 day, the great majority of American youth fs forced to look elsewhere for training. Young men and women frequently find they cant get a job without experience, and cannot get experience with-- 1 out a job. To provide these youth with It training necessary for satisIt an picture. was foun scene! of 112 factory employment, junior of new ft .Cure pictuies, dozens have been founded in colleges films, reels shorts and de good many circumstances all facing in the same direction the administrations willingness to comprolease-len- d mise on amendments on the it with conflict not bill that do and Its adamantine opposition to any amendments that do, the nature of the military and naval problem in its present phase, the opinions of some naval officers, the apparent de- termination of Mr. Roosevelt to fend the British empire wherever it is threatened. The huhch is that very shortly after that bill is passed, we shall see one of the most startling switches of American and British naval equipment ever yet rumored or imagined. What is most needed to keep ocean lanes of supply open to beleaguered Britain and oppose the German air and submarine blockade are destroyers, cruisers and other light swift warcraft. What is most needed if we are to challenge Japanese sea power in the west Pacific is battlede- top-flig- asM-mlde- documentary dating frou th' present day tac k before "The Birth of a Nation." Spectacles include practically every grout moment in our history, from the butth s of Bunker Hill and I exington, of the Alamo arid Gettys-h- i rtf. to tiie beginning of World War No 2 Some of the 'matt lilng of scenes from dilTerent pii lures Is n markt users a mine able, One disaster, the first purl of width was taken from lit Milles Dynamite, produced in Hr.'), and the second part from a news reel shot of an actual event, taken In 1937. lids Is a stirring document, as well as a great human one, far more Important than a mere motion picture. The producers receive no revenue from I.and of Liberty rental receipts beyond cost of distribution will be devoted to war emergency welfare work. two-yea- Jane Russell, the new Howard Hughes discovery who will muke her movie debut in his The Outluw, has .been chosen The Girl of the Year by the Sigma Thl Epsilon - "V v v ' ss wa. svtsiss avA s v .v T j m: iu'sisi 4 svv .aflfuv- ll chapter nt Duke university. Certainly not because shes described by the old song, Five feet two, with eyes of blue, either. Shes five feet seven, weighs 122 pounds, and has brown eyes and hair The men of Sigma Phi Epsilon like tiie fact that she has enough meat on her bones to make a ba tiling suit justify Its existence, obtainable only by ordering tlapjacks and Sausage sandinstead of wiches when on dates with fraternity men." Suys Jane, as comment on that, "And do I eat like a horse!" lettuce-und-tomat- o Mickey Rooney pushed war news page one of the London Daily Mirror recently, when it was announced that, ns the result of a poll e of 4,000 British cinemas motion theaters, to us he was the top e star of 1910. He also won top honors in the recent annual poll olT pic-tui- box-offic- of American exhibitors. ur I - t foi states. Problems and responsibilities of tin m schools face members of the American Association of Junior College meeting in Chicago Kebruary 27 to March 1. Unlike high schools which frequently serve as preparatory schools for s college education, junior colli ges strive to prepare their students for si mi professional and This training skilled occupations for ac tun employment is known as und repre"terminal education sents the fundamental purpose of r courses. their loljtcV Old 'Iraditiun. Some educutnrs watched the introduction of "terminal education courses with distaste. They frowned upon instruction in trades, where they were accustomed to seeing only English, French and other liberal arts, and condemned the policy as beneath the "dignity of college instruction Junior college administrators refuse to be swayed by this appeal to tradition " To them the needs of the pupil are uppermost A more justifiable criticism was raised by other educators who pointed out that adequate professional education cannot be crowded Into two years. Leaders in the Junior college movement explain io defense that their schools dont even attempt to train surgeons, lawyers or engineers For example, while they dont train doctors, they can prepare dental assistants, medical secretaries and sanitary inspectors skills proThese vide five times as many jobs as the ones requiring two to eight years more training. Liberal Arts Still 'I aught. Specialized ti auung in these skills does not necessitate neglect of the so-tilled liberal arts Usually only about half of the time is required to provide the specific training desired, leaving the leniaimier for broader objectives During the last six years enrollment in tiie junior colleges has doubled. There are now tilO junior colleges in the country serving 23(5, lti2 students Enrollment last year cent, while enrolljumped 20 ment in colleges and universities increased less than 1 per cent "Experience shows that most junior college students will not go on into a university says Walter C. Eells of Washington, D. C.. secretary of the American Association of Junior Colleges. "Although of them say they are preparcoling for university or lege work, three fourths of them do not go beyond tiie two junior col- lege years Many Business Courses. While junior colleges oiler courses in almost every field of endeavor, no one school gives instruction in all tv-fo- . Stirling Ilayden is headed straight for the top. If Paramount executives know any tiling about what makes a movie star. lies slated for a top role In "Diido Cay," opposite Dorothy Lamour; hell play the rich young owner of an island In the Caribbean whos regenerated by his overseers daughter. And a year ago Hayden never dreamed of having a movie career! e jn-- r four-yea- r two-thlid- s four-yea- r of them On the contrary they generally specialize in certain fields In business alone, for example, 2556 tricky defensive naval terrain Health coursts prepare students to work as dental assistants, medical hotel and restaurant finance management in 5, merchandising in 28, and salesmanship in 24. Business institutions in many cities with the junior colleges in planning and giving these courses. In Hillyer Junior college, Hartford, Conn , tiie student works eight weeks as a salesman, machine operator, or secretary, then attends classes for eight weeks while the job is taken over by another student, With whom he is paired. When a person in San Francisco buys a shirt or sits down to lunch or registers in a hotel, he may be waited on by a student of San Francisco Junior college who Is taking the course in salesmanship or hotel in 6, and restaurant management. Engineering Very Popular. One of the most popular branches of terminal education is engineering and technology, in which 216 junior colleges oiler courses This does not mean they try to persuade young graduates at the end of two years that they are engineers. But it does mean that there are from three to eight times .as many foremanships, drafting jobs and technological positions requiting two years of preparation, as there are professional engineering positions requiring four to eight years Requirements of national defense have given impetus to interest in aviation training Terminal courses in aviation are given by 196 junior One group of California colleges. junior colleges is even participating as a part of the defense program. More than 200 junior colleges cooperated tins winter in the pilot instruction program of the Civil Aeronautics authority. Nine thousand students were trained for pilots secretaries and nurses. Trades are well represented in Junior college curricula. Instruction is given in welding, radio engineering, drafting, auto mechanics, building trades, chemical engineering, mining, navigation and oil technology. There is also a large number of courses Ln more specialized fields. When one considers that there are 20,000 tccupations, it is clear that there could not be 20,000 courses of study to train workers for them, Edward F. Mason of the American Association of Junior Colleges explains. Fortunately the trainings overlap a good deal, thus permitting training for one field to help fit the student for several." Although junior colleges have been known in America for only 40 years, and received their real start just 20 years ago, they are found in 44 states. Only two small eastern states, Delaware and Rhode Island, and two sparsely populated western states, Wyoming and Nevada, are without them In California the junior colleges have had their greatest development with 8G,35 jpupils. Illinois has 19,-58- TexasF'T5,085, Missouri 8,143, North .Carolina 6.602 and Massachuf Park Service Acquires Autogiros licenses in these coutses. Terminal courses in agriculture are offeted hy 83 junior colleges. Seventy oiler general courses in this field, while eight give instruction in floriculture and 34 in forestry. Instruct in Many Fields. Training is offered in almost evIn the fine arts ery occupation there is instruction in architecture, costume design, interior decoration, music, photography and dramatics WASHINGTON. The national park service is taking a tip from the hummingbird, the stationary flier. Unlike that small but pugnacious ill not fly species, park aviators sideways or backward, but they will hover over treetops, lakes, and streams by the use of two autogiros which have been acquired through transfer from the war department Under favorable conditions the machines are capable of maintaining stability at a virtual standstill over a chosen spot. Standard planes have been employed from time to time for several years in national parks and allied recreational areas in fighting forest fires, finding lost persons, and transporting medical supplies and food to isolated stations. It was not until 1936, however, that forestry experts used an autogiro for forest spraying. In that year a successful pioneering experiment in distributing a wet spray over cankerworni-infestetrees was carried out at Morristown National HMorical park. New Jer- First Traveling Post Office Opens "V Greer Garson stars her second year in pictures in this country with cona new tract and the outstanding role of her career In "Blossoms in the Dust" we'U see the full beauty of her red hair and green eyes The picture is based on incidents in the life of Mrs Edna Gladney, famous Texas humanitarian who has devoted her lde to child welfaie d sey. Johannes Steel of the Mutual chain Is piobably the only radio newsman t America with a price on his head and a piison cell yawning for him should he ever be ca..ght in Ger-Son of a Prussian officer fa-,.ny ei and a Scotch mother, he was loin m IKidelborg, and held many an impoitant position Not in favor of H tier, he spent nine days m a Nin prison, escaped, and finally rvavvd tli s country, where he be tain, an American cit zen 1 .twi '' I.'' lo provide more adequate postal facilities for remote sections of the country, traveling post ofiiees are being introduced. The first of these offices on wheels Is shown above shortly before it was put into service. , - ' e fLiuvii A frt Nina TV' av'ar P Vlvide NOTE: There ar sever! signs with direct! 9 jor lng and braiding n. b.0 series of home " a t, s Sl tw, . Mrs. Spears has p- J;i50 4 t AAJs-mJ- si il ul.irr v alhr the Uudurne to life in x mul unv A she . ian (ran InrJ broke other ills iirul didn't . mirrors the but an eve, it imt jo. t purl of the this's usirk. bhe fondled the u ene, uenl to her dress, inn room und broke her hand mirror, I ud I nils link ran chalk that one lip UMimsf me"' she united . . Colum but I'u lures has sinned (IIS nno reporters I mton Wells and W ilhnm L. Sh irer to co star uith Porolhy Thompson and Wythe W Uhams in "W hat's the Shooting For?," first of an l Forum " series. Inter-nationa- Farmers N't'k S'lf-SuHu'iem- Exports v LOS ANGKI ES - American farm exports have taken a nose dive as a rvsult of the European war, depart ment of agriculture experts report, but they add that at least part of the loss is berg rtpaced by do trestie production of fawn pioduets which were fotmerlv in ported Although wheat exi rts vied red from 61,163 600 bushels during the first 10 months if 1969 u only bushels in the same period last year, it was explained that Dwindle America Spot ial Uses Also. Special uses are contemplated for the two transferred autog.ros. They will scout i ut forest fires occurring in "blind spots" behind ridges where tower loiNouts cannot see, and search for sleeper" fires that smoulder for several days before bursting suddenly into a general con flagration of serious proportions A few minutes early in the life of a fire, national park foresters point out, are worth many hours later They can execute a takeoff without wind Power is supplied by a radial engine. The auU giros also will be employed in scouting tree diseases, survey mg insect infestations, and taking censuses of wildlife populations The slow, machines like wise are adapted spec ally to preci-s.oin certs n types of aer.al photography a feature which will make them 'Oi v ci able to landscape architects. paik planners and others whe seven-cylind- s current drive for self suf-fiency is lead.ng many farmers to use otherwise idle land for growing tatively old world crops Eru t grivurs and truck garden- e low-flyin- g n wire in ported in 1932, tically all are hon e grown oils . prac- T - tecor'ds & abion . -, Copy of Booklet e other numbers ir to reader, who w dress w ith 10c in c v,. Cesc. 1 '1 -- luN to; i M'1' tli? fJ hii tvi-i'- MRS. R11U W FTR 'rswer 10 Bedford Ilillj 10 cL ' ' fl spr r Euvt 1 1 at C t Ill'S Enclose Name Address v - . rugs is HALF the fun of hooking own designs. making your All you have to do is to mark the pattern on burlap with a wax crayon and then go over it with a warm iron to set it. Simple flowers are easy to draw and in the olden days real leaves were used for patterns. Scroll designs combined with flowers are popular now for use with Eighteenth century furniture. The scrolls of the handsome rug shown here were hooked in gold color outlined in brown. The edge medium blue; the center darker blue and the WU it 0 l',r lN Mr. a'11 Weft l'0111 ntHPber dob XI e aw a by the Li of the Japanese Archipelago. Trading some of our lighter craft for just one British battleship wduld not be a very thrifty thing to do. It would be hard to fit it Into a squadron otherwise composed of battleships of American design, caland so iber of guns, forth. But getting a whole squadron of British battle wagons could be a much more effective addition to our naval strength if our purpose is to fight the Japanese navy. We are turning out some honeys of destroyers and doing it ahead of time. The conversion and modernization of our old destroyers is moving very rapidly in our own and British shipyards. The British are not experiencing the difficulty in manning our light craft that we might have in manning theirs. But even with our difficulties, this whole idea of wholesale shifts is not so screwy, assuming always that we have decided to gamble our position in the Atlantic on the British mnnnirg American ships and our going to tackle Japan in the Pacific with Americans manning British fire-contr- ol ships. What we are possibly facing here is a British-America- n pool of the fighting ships of both navies. In bill as it now stands in the Iease-lenthe senate, there is no financial or other limit whatever on the Presidents power to make these shifts, even to the whole of our navy. LABOR AND MANAGEMENT more than one occasion during the World war when suggestions were made to the late great Samuel Gompers, that labor should have a voice in industrial management, he always shook his head just as he always shook his head at suggestions of labors greater participation in partisan politics. His reasoning was clear and may be fairly paraphrased thus: If la bor is a party in management it par takes in one of the great responsibil ities of management, namely prof its. It is the business of labor organizations to see that workers get a fair days pay for a fair days work. In hard times capital gets no wages. It can afford this for long periods of time. Labor can not. We want neither that responsibility nor that sacrifice. As to close political affiliation, the argument was that parties must compromise on a vast assortment of issues which are not the direct concern of organized labor. That concern is always to champion the cause of workers. It must work politically but it must do so in the manner that serves it best It is not served best by entangling its fate with any political faith where often the demand on it may be everything for the good of the party when at times that everything may be all to the disadvantage of labor. That always seemed to me a very sound philosophy for a labor leader. It all seems now to be in the ash-caIn the defense set-up- . organized labor, at least insofar as it is represented by Sidney Hillman, demanded and got an authority over industry m control of war pi eduction (which is all production) on a On car w th - SAYj Get these d Sunkist California Kot Oranges for juice ! Enjoy more vitamins and minerals in every p fc HOUSEWIVES ADD: Theyre tops for salads and dessert! Seedless. Easy to peel, slice and section. Sunkist on the skin identifies the finest oranges from cooperating growers. Best for Juice and Every use! Order kic DEALERS richer-flavore- dozen for economy. -- Badda Hoppers eopr.lTtufomu CBS Station -- 6I5 PH, HoOyioood"-Ma- mf fsm- - EST-M- sa, Oth fion- SEEDLESS seek or It T hou C0U1 tion the CALIFORNIA GES5QQ, QEEE03) rnert Our Responsibility I his abilities, and for no Every person is responsible for none can tell whose sphere all the good within the scope of largest. Gail Hamilton. I In SALT LAKE CITY TnE industrial management at cast insofar as it is represented by Mr Knudsen. Neither of these food men is completely representa-- : ve of his group, but this strange d irate control was certainly n ended to signify at least partial abor management of industry. have tie task of preparing general development programs for new recreational areas As Mr out, there HOTEL Choice Frank Kent has pointed Trc ofthe Discrimina ting 400 ROOMS are many signs in this diin any con- rection and almost none trary direction. Mr. Phillip Mur-rahead of C. I. 0.. has proposed a plan, whereby the sadly lacking t organization of American in- y, all-ou- dustrial mobdizat.on shall be sup pl.ed by topside committee control of whole industries committees in wh,ch labor and management shall be equally represented in more or less dictatorial administration of ach regimented industry. - regu 250-fo- rntis t amt a gc .ration ; , d setts 5,994. Educators are well aware of the need for improvement. They are striving to remedy the evils of a secondary education that frequently persists in preparing students for colleges they will never enter, or giving them vocational training for jobs they will never find. Junior college administrators believe they have found the answer. The youth of America hopes they are right. U. S. r Fa-t- These latter take a long time to build and we are not too comfortably equipped in this category as compared with Japan, especially considering distance, lack of bases and two-yea- two-yea- Piece cf squares and t tn Itj. gram outhnmjs the its lines cross e as they do tre. scroll out and :rac the burlap rf;,atl r corner; then li.i ln K t-- jo ships. Junior colleges set aside tradition to offer training in many fields. Hie student to the left, above, is doing work which will prepare him to r course. be a competent carpenter npon graduation from his The window dresser, right, will have two years of experience behind him when he finishes going to school on the Job" in a local department store. junior colleges ure giving terminal, r courses. General business courses are olleitd by 204 of these, and secretarial by 202. There are also many less usual courses, such as accounting In 27, banking and to-f- rose with e.,t green. This diagru make a scr may use m u udt tai- iwirw. By flowers in RULE PAPER IN TrSQUARES THEN - DP AW DESIGN ? OVER SQUARES CUT OUT AND 400 Rates: 42.00 to M Our $200,000.00 BA J rt modeling and prWn' made available the finest hotelrefurnishing accommodatiors i West AT OUR SAME POPULAR PRICES. CAFETERIA DINING ROOM MRS. J. H. WATERS, BUFFET President Manogirt J. HOLMAN WATERSondW. ROSS SUTTON DINE The MIRROR EVHV SATURDA1 |