Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-02
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CHOOSING A CAREER.

CHOOSING a CAREER.
Hundreds and thousands of young
people are at this time of the year face
{ to face With one OF the greatest crises
in their lives, the choosing of a career.
Dropped suddenly from the dreamland
bliss of the school period they feel
themselves falling rapidly thru space
and they are naturally wondering when
and where they Will alight. The awful
feeling Of suspense. bad enough in the'
dream. is made even worse by the
knowledge that Il landing Will
surely be made somewhere. In
most cases il viii be about
Year hence when with dull thud
the graduate Will strike the eartn
as from Il fail out of the clouds. He
Will suddenly aNvstketo the realities and.
he Will get down to business. Newer
|3theless the period of suspense is wol'-
frying as We'll il should be. The choos-
ing of il career is the frs hard prob
limit be met in the highway Of life. II
bis the point Where many roads meet
from wllicn The traveller must choose
IIleretofore the loS,d has been broad5and
Issmootil, easily Travelled and leading III
but the one direction, the preparation
ls,I the youth for the mans work Now
a hundred lanes lie open before him.
is0n the choosing depends largely the
distance the traveller can cover, in the
lstine allotted % him and OF coarse
every such Traveller, starts OUT With a
burning ambition TO go a great WAYS
Ialong the rotd TO success.
Right here is Where many young peo-
| pie make their mistake. Their anbi-5
tons having 5bsen placed too high tbs
Failure to fulfill them Will eyersbe a dis
appointment. Ambitionis TO be desired,
I5adlniret,, but totten llinders rathertsaA
assists. ii should always ne 5r.sas2na-
ble. All men and Women can not be
great and While every one should try e g.
| DE Us great US he can many should ne
ieontent With an ideal UP toward the.
| top. but Il little this side, somewhere.
within reason. That is, boys, don't Az
! try 10 be lawyers. doctors and preach
~, be,..,,,se -bnsc professions have.
80 /, Z. ..,,.ear n,..r same of
4 YOU would make much better carpen-s
/ tiers. stone fnasoiis. painters or farmers.
I'm fact IS TN business World is coas.i-3
8,,,.sa ,o,,ay the trades offer a sureri
,o,,a q .success than do the prafessions3
4 RI world IL IN more need OF great ar
I.isans and your educator, MIL give you
:, ,,,.s ~ 4 y a1yautage in the trades to
s,,,.ra-s y;3,lra competitors than it Will
~ !, s ,,rofessions.
f.f,ls should first content themselves
4 =, y, =, ,,;,.ls a ss.n.4t,1re has placed
l88,th..n, In elo5s ing a career they should
s,t,,sa J. 5li,a IL wnrk For whicn they
49,. ~, as5+sa If a girl has health the
4 nr5f4ssI,,na of nursing offers the surest
r,,,d ,c sneeess far there is always a
/ darnan5, for trained nurses at good pay.
.,,,ji s,,,a 1vn,.,d no, only applautls. but
,o,as ira n,inistertnc angel that comes
IA aia ons in his suffering. Teaching
s.lso L s,,itee, 10 wonaen,s work. but the
nr5,fAssion is crowded. MANY high
3I3schooI graduate had muci, better make
I5of herself a trained and expert house
l1;eener which Win enable her TO take
d c,,a,re Of any ore az tn,
4 beautiful homes in her city,
where by her expert knowl-
5I5e.,ea she can command IA price above
J. tbe wages Of an ordinary house SER
want House work IN itself is not a de-
Il grading work. All wonlen5t!o it and the
best women glory in their ability tod
in well. No more should it be degrad-
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& ins ia, kf.e 81 house for some one else
"A There. ara thousands oil Young womer
!, working in stores today AT a mere pit.
! lance who should be trained house.
n keepers. ENJOYING the best of homes
\ and commanding good wages. 1t ha:
been said that We has. d servant CIR
81 problem. III is because servant girl.
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