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Show ic1ar - -41. As I said a few weeks ago in commenting on Pleasant Grove's new private American Heritage School, something different dif-ferent has been added, educationally educa-tionally in this community. Last week, via the pages of the Review, Re-view, there was another innovation inno-vation to report. Pleasant Grove High School had become a "youth employment employ-ment agency," and from all intents, in-tents, still is. As I understand it, an employment em-ployment agency is a place where folks who have work to be done, can conveniently contact con-tact people, who would hke to do it efficiently and willingly and at a reasonable wage. I recall, during my years as a high school principal, there was little need for such an agency ag-ency within the school, especially espec-ially in the fall and spring. Student labor was in urgent demand de-mand to harvest crops during September and October and to thin beets and pick strawberries strawber-ries in May. In fact, the demand was so great that we often closed school for what was called a "beet and apple week." But the shift in the economy from principally agricultural to industrial in-dustrial and the advent of farm machinery has changed all that Back in the 1920' s and '30s most high school kids were not asking for more out of school work; they were pleading to be released from some of it. And the desire and trend has increased over the years until as of now our youth have difficult diffi-cult time finding part time employment. em-ployment. Not that there is not work that needs doing and youngsters able to do it. But somehow, the two have not been getting together at the same time and place. This column has the best wishes for success for the "Youth Employment Agency" at the Pleasant Grove High School. It's new, it's different and mistakes will be made. We plead for tolerance and understanding 3on the part of employers and the employed. Some of the young people will not have had a great deal of previous work experience. They will need teaching and supervision. super-vision. Youthful workers should remember re-member that their employers will expect an honest hours labor la-bor for an honest hours pay. Workers remember that there are at least three ways to complete com-plete a job: "Well done," "medium "me-dium well done," or "half-baked." It's not a bad idea for all workers, old or young, to bear in mind this adage: "So labor that when the task is done, you will be invited to return another an-other time. Perhaps the first question the youthful employee asks had better be "What can I do for you?" instead of "How much you gonna gimmie?" So long 'til Thursday. |