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Show Sun t hronu It-- , I Inn sday , Febi uai 2(1, I'lT.'t ( loai field Coni ier Wednesday , February o iwir V f K v.-- 111, 1!I75 n y Qi0i EraoUII g 1 if 1 t ifcs n sfcssv by Pat Sultet A isit to the Clearfield CLEARFIELD Corps Center would certainly lie an eve opening experience for most people and would certainly change the overall public opinion o! what they consider to be the t) pical Job Corpsinen Last Friday, the center observed the tenth anniversary of the Job Corps, opening its gates for guided tours in the afternoon, proceeded In a special press conference with Cnder Secretary of Labor Richard F. Schubert, James (1 Bradley, center director, and Dr H Ritchey and R L. Thiokol Marquardt, representatives The Job Corps program has evolved into an established, respected cost efficient program. There is no other comparable alternative here comchange of environment is necessary, mented Mr Marquardt. Dr. Ritchey pointed out that most of the young men and women who are assisted b the Job Corps program come from what seems to be an almost hopeless situation Give a pvVsan a fish and you feed them for a da teach that person to fish and you feed them for a lifetime He noted that most of them, if they do not reeeiv e some kind of help would probably end up on welfare or in correctional institutions. Statistics show this would cost the government 00. 000 per For less lifetime. than 2,000 per young persons man we can train him, educate him. and counsel LEADERS IN STlDENT government, Winston Webster, past president, him, so that he will probably turn the cycle around and Francisco Torres, are shown in one of the rooms of the honor dorm, n and earn wages in his lifetime to close to half a Webster comes from Haiti while Corpsman Torres in fioni Puerto million Rico. Webster hopes to graduate soon from the center, with hopes of stay ing Mr. Schubert noted that despite the unemon as a counselor. ployment rate that is rising, that there are still but they are going to those perjobs available sons who are trained. Mr. Marquardt added, "The Denver Region of Job Corps, which includes the Clearfield Center, has a placement rate of over !); percent. This is quite an achievement with employ ment becoming so difficult. Also speaking on the program was Richard Donee de Leon, who was recently one of ten young people named to the Job Corps Hall of Fame After dropping out of the Job Corps program once when he was 16, Richard returned, determined to make it the second time. And make it he did! Those named to the Hall of Fame have been selected from over 500,000 corpsmen for their accomplishments. Richard, a graduate of the Clearfield program, decided to remain in Utah and is now working as a counselor in Clearfield, helping other young men make something of their lives. The program at Clearfield was the first ever to be accredited to give full high school credits. It opens a new vista of opportunity for young men vvhose lives otherwise seem hopeless. Skills are taught in various fields including automotive, ivL para professional, meat cutting, baking, metals, building maintenance and printing. After orientation at the center the corpsmen are allowed to choose which vocational field they would like to be trained in. There are 63 centers nationwide involved in the job corps program with about 27 percent of the corpsmen being women. Touring the center w as another The dorms w" e spotless, the young men cordial, and WELDING IS STILL another skill taught at the Clearthe instructors explained the programs fully. The field Center. Safety is stressed throughout the dorms are divided into barracks-stjl- e vocational education classes. Working here is Angel dorms and honor dorms. Each of the four units have an honor Pantoja, Puerto Rico. dorm and an applicant to the honor dorm must be recommended by his educational, vocational and counseling advisors as well as being accepted by the other members of the honor dorm. The honor dorms are divided into separate living quarters with two or three to a room. They are decorated according to the likes of the occupants and the day room is like one big living room. The boys have rules to live by and are disciplined if they do not There are only about 40 boys accepted to the honor dorm and a waiting list is kept. The honor dorm is just another goal the boys set for themselves and achieving goals seems very important to all of them. Truly the Job Corps is the tool needed to help them achieve these goals - 4t' .. 'Co i-jtS- TWO STUDENTS in the automotive classes try a hand at repairing engines under supervision of their instructor. Die lined are Leonardo Wendoa. hack, Compton, ( alii., and another unidentified Llovd Hut lev , San Diego. ; 01)0-20- Cor-psma- LEARNING THE tricks of masonry, a new job field being taught at the Clearfield Center, is Fletcher W hite, Los Angeles. n eye-opene- r. r'S I I.FXRMNG ABOUT electricial wiring in class at the ( leal field Center is Jay Williams, a corpsman fiom Los ngelos. RECENTLY HONORED as one of ten young men and women named to the Job Corps Hull of I nmc is Richard Donee do Leon, yy ho nows serv es as a counselor at the Cleariield Center. BUNK BEDS in the regular dormitories are situated closely together and in long lines. The goal of many of the corpsmen is to be able to liy e in the honor dorm. Fit Uu ed. Dnrv Ricahd.New York. 1 i |