Show ll H MEET I BY BY JAMIE TODD C c f 0 VICA VICA CLUB is off and running this year for the first time at The officers have already signed up 61 members and encourage more to join before the closing date in about two months The club is a branch of the theNa theNa Na Vocational Industrial Club with participating branches all over the country The purpose of the club is to encourage excellence in your chosen vocation as well as to promote a good image of its members to the employers locally locally locally lo lo- lo- lo cally and nationwide Each march marc a vocational competition tion is sponsored by many of the local and statewide companies companies companies companies' com com- and businessmen who are looking for the top students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents in each field These interested parties also contribute to the prize money and special awards for pl placing cing contestants On a national Level level level lev lev- el companies such as DuPont Sperry-Rand Sperry and others award thousands of dollars dollars dollars dol dol- lars worth of tools and prize i b t v 1 i money each year Placing in the statewide competition virtually insures an excellent job offer with l higher gher starting pay than others would get without placing Statewide winners have the nationally nationally nationally nat nat- opportunity to compete each June Employers support the club and its activities activities activities and encourage vocational students to participate Met l Meetings tings are to be held inthe in inthe inthe the each third Thursday of the month at 1030 am a.m. Most of the trades have supported the club especially automotive mechanics drafting drafting drafting draft draft- ing and welding departments The officers want to make it clear that competition in ALL of the fields is held and they encourage more students in nursing electronics cosmetology cosmetology cosmetology carpentry etc to join the club Club membership is is' is favored by employers in every field To join contact one of the officers in mornings |