Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-09-04


dren. from the very fact they learn to
act wholly for themselves. always rely
ing upon their own judgment rs the
best. finally reaching the place where
any interference in their plans Is met
with strenuous objections AID even
angry resentment In short. it amounts
to stubbornness, Il trait that leads TO
many grieyous faults. If this indepene-
ent nature is natural. it is most difficult
10 control; though only TOO often it
comes of neglect, through parents leav-
ing children TOO much 10 themselves.
Often--yes, too often. we hear of boys
who really have never known boy
hood. in the common acceptance of the
term. for they have been forced 20
think for themselves. work for them
selves and plan the future alone, some
times TO their credit. frequently to their
INJURY A high spirited boy may leave
holne when a word of love and eucour-
agement would bring him back: girls do
likewise, and they learn Independence.
but often at a terrific cost. BY divine
rights, Il 10 other. children are depend
ent little creatures deserving az every
care. thought and consideration. and
few children are careful of mapping ont
a very brilliant future until they reach
the age when their actions are governed
by careful thought and consideration.
FOR which reason childish independence
is not virtue or talent and should be
watched the same as a genuine fault
Woman's National Daily.
$3.50
Woman to Help the Young.
Scientific help, by which each young
man or woman is started in the trade or
profession to which he or she is best
fitted by nature and education. is the
object of a new institution established
by Mrs. Quincy Shay philanthropst
and society leader, under the direction
of Frank Parsons, late professor of
economics ut Boston university. Under
the scheme as proposed the institution
will aid the young of all classes and
eventually hopes so to expand its work
that every pupil in the schools Of the
city viii receive its benefits, aud,
through similar means in other states,
make its work national in character
Associated with Prof. Parsons aud
Mrs. Shaw in the work are Harvey s.
Chase of New York, widely known as a
special investigator and accountant;
Prof. Paul II. Hanus of Harvard uni
versity; John Il. Tobin. national presi-
dent of the Boot and Shoe Workers
Union of America and high in the coun-
ellis of the American Federation of La
Dor: Mrs. Mary Morton Kehew, presi
dent of the Woman's Educational and
Industrial alliance: James L. Richards,
president of the Consolidated Gas COM
pany; Meyer Bloomfield, head of the
Federated Jewish Charities; Ralph Al
bertson. A. Lincoln Filene, Mrs. John
T. Prince and Philip Davis.
With these as executive officers the
vocation bureau, as il is known, has the
cooperation of the Young Mems Chris
tian association. the Women's Educa-
tional and Industrial union. the Econom-
ic club. and the civil service house.
Prof. Parsons basic idea is TO pre-
vent the waste due to haphazard selec-
ton of trades by the young by which
many fail to enter those callings to
which they are really adapted, with the
result that neither they nor society as
a whole obtain the benefits of their life
work that might have been obtained had
proper selection been made
"We all know" says Prof. Parsons,
that i'll very large percentage of cases
the young drift into one vocation or am
other. or several for that matter, with
out any thought as to what they should
do. What we aim to do is to place ON a
purely scientific basis the choice of Il
calling by all classes and conditions of
people. Two classes will be affected
by the movement, the immature boy or
girl Just starting out. and their elders.
who seek aid in lettering their condition
and increasing their earning capacity.
We will not attempt to decide for any
boy what he should do; we will merely
aid him or his parents in deciding. So
far nearly a hundred persons have been
assisted by the bureau, their ages vary
ing from IL to 80 years.
In each case the counselors to whom
the applicant comes make careful exam-
nation as to the education, experience,
resources, and limitations of the per-
son under consideration. Personal in
terviews. printed helps tests of charac-
ter. memory. and temperament are given,
and as careful an analysis of each case
as is possible is made. On this the APP
plicant is devised as TO what is best
''In the choice Of a vocation it must he
realized that three broad factors have 10
be cOnsidered--a clear understanding of
yourself. your aptitude, abilities. inter-
ests, ambitions. resources your limita-
tons and their causes: q knowledge of
the requirements and conditions of sue
cess, advantages, disadvantages, compen
satIons. opportunities and prospects in
different lines of endeavor, and true rea-
soning on these group of facts. We help
on all three counts.
1T is unfortunate. but it is true. that
in very large part the young of what
are called the working classes take up
trades and callings through accident. A
work He hears ef place in store
or goes TO the big stores end Office build
ings looking for place. He may get a
start that will lead him to success in
some line, or he may not. Or some friend
or relative gets him place in some If
fee. store, or factory.
"Boylike, in most cases, lie is looking
for the largest immediate returns, with
the not infrequent result that when he
is man grown lie is capable Of earning
much less than his brother who toOk
up some other calling. or one to which
he was adapted The poor mechanic,
the man with a trade bst minus skill
is the natural result Of this method of
selecting a calling re spoils good black
smith material TO make poor printers
and puts men with good mechanical abi.-
ity into the mercantile lines
HOne of the most important things IN
life is the selection Of ones life work.
What is intended is that help may be
given to the end that proper choice
may he made"
Red Blood and Blue.