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Show ROBERTS GIVES TALK ON VOCATIONAL WORK Explains Work of Vocal liiiial I'tuim-il. or to big Audience uml Strongl) AilvNts All Y it: lien lo Seieel and Prepare l'ur Their l.lfe Vtnrli. Tho Tabernacle was well filled Sun. day night to listen to a locturo by 11. II. Hoberts of Salt Lake on "Some Important Things In Life." It was ex. plained In tho Introduction of Mr. Hoberts that tho Y. M. M. I. A. hnd a department of vocations and Indus, tries. Vocation councilors will bo appointed lu every ward to give tho boys and young men help in choosing some vocation. Tho speakor prefaced his remarks with n statement of conditions foity years ago when the most successful man was a Jack of all trades, bo. cause of tho pioneer conditions. Now, however, he declared tho successful man must he a spcclnllst. He must know a little about many things but everything nbout something. A Jack of all trades is not successful any moi e. For this reason tho boy or someone, for him should tnko stock of his abilities and lneliuntlons, and ho should bo guided Into thoso things ho can do best by soma one who hns mndo n study ot tho employments of men. In the past the boy has chosen his occupation by accident or been per. mittcd to stumble Into It. Tho M. I. A. proposes to give tho boys Intelligent Intelli-gent guldnnco and ask what the boys nro golngto do for their llfe'n work, i An, Idle brain Is the devil's workshop. The successful man must learn to woik, but ho should study and pro. pare to do that which will bring the ' best returns tho most success to shoot ns high as his mcnl.nl or phy sical abilities will permit. He drew a picture of a series of circles. Tho largest was filled with unskilled and uneducated woikmen nnd the smnller tho circles they were filled with men mom highly trained and better prepared. The boy should not hesitate to enter tho larger circle, but ho should not bo content to re. main there. There am tunny ways In which you can find out the bent of n boy's mind If mechanical, guide him In Hint direction. If he loves nature and animals make him a runner. Kvory boy Is specially fit. ted for something, and tho voeatlanal guides should eo.opernte with the par. ents In getting the boys started on tho right track. Tho speaker also spoko en marriage mid vocations for girls, and tho no. leowllv ror the successful mnn or wo nimi lending a moral life. The slog, nn or Hie vocational councilor Is "Ilnve You Selected Your Vocation?" If you bnve or hnve not let us holp you." Mrs Itobertx accompanied her bus. band and they reliirned to Salt Lake on the 0-40 ear. |