Show t i I f75-r'- ' 1’ v ’ School Didn’t Give Us What We Want T ’ r Continued from page 10 V ! ' ? ’ i i ' 4 ' '4 A ' if t r “ ‘ iTt’X1- t r t1 V I y i V f 0 f jgfc t 1 JF - V v ' JL3 ' Jfe V j It i 1 ’ F Ms ''K - Wm Dvt::J G t wood’ ta tz'-- r crvitm cLee) 'Ti:— f lu ketchup far a y t rrround wZh pot-- t j c5 j ci her Ddlyita Care to Le a Kt to make plenty! r-- t- r'MxmX -£ ’ n ii Miimaaii DETERMINED: Young Salesman Walter Wear la thinking ahead: Ha wants to koep studying and get Into tha legal or teaching profession Mil r “School Didn't Help Us" i b SI&flM Its party time !— Parties are fun — easy too when you make delicious treats with Underwood Deviled Ham The flavor is peppy (ideal for party treats) because Underwood’s is always made from whole hams with nothing added but fine natural spices Swat ZOiJt-Ca'E- DaviUd Pk Why not plan your next party around Underwood Deviled Ham! Wm Underwood Company Water town 72 Massachusetts Glorifies everyday foods tlJ d'Mwrti Under wood's a tangy spread for crackers thins rounds Top with cheese olives whatever suits your fancy Easy and so good! yVr ‘‘f A i 'V v4t 5’G YAXr 'r'“’ Stuffed Peppers J Here’s a party supper that’s delicious yet costa so little Use hearty Underwood’s as the west in your favorite recipe Bake and serve piping-ho- t stuffed-peppe- r to earn a living This broadening is sure a waste of time unless you’re lucky enough to go to a country-clucollege” This attitude is almost diametrically opposed to the recommendations made by the Committee For The White House Conference On Education less than a year ago Educational experts from all over the country said that “the development of the intellectual powers of young people each to the limit of his capacity is the first responsibility of schools Educational programs which fully exercise and develop the abilities of the especially brilliant students must be maintained Overspecialization of vocational education should be avoided” It may well be that this ambitious goal should be the aim of our American school system JBut Augean youngsters who don’t go to college just don’t agree Their nwtds are on job training Less than 50 per cent of those interviewed say that their school work helped them to prepare for the jobs they now hold Their major complaint is that the subjects they stubbed were too general and too unrelated to their present occupations An boy said : “I made my big mistake in not goin to a vocational school I have to work with my hands and the training would have helped But nobody took the interest to advise me” The Girls Are Mors Satisfied Working girls voice similarcomplaints They did not get enough drill in the essentials of office routine relatively few realized the value of learning skills like bookkeeping and shorthand A typing put it this way: “I think every woman ahd man should be required to study office procedure That’s one of the few things that come in handy in later years" More working girls than boys give credit to their training To the question “Did the fact that you studied certain subjects help you get the job you wanted?” 26 per cent of the girls said “Yes” compared to only 12 per cent of the boys satisfied 26 per cent a secretary says: M My steno and typing in high school have the way for me paved I make a terrific salary for a young girl and school did it all” In order to pin down the kind of subjects these young people would like to have taken now that they look back we asked them four questions which you can find at the top of the chart on page 21 The resultswill show how sincerely young people desire practical knowledge The following conclusions stand out : L Both boys and girls see the importance of English and spellgirl ing and want more of them 2 Boys want more mathematics and a surprisingly large percentage of girls would like to have their children take more math ! Boys wish they had more shop and mechanical training 4 Girls strongly favor more typing and shorthand and some or them ask for more lome economics 5 IS In spite of the crucial need Continued on page 20 TW — |