East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-16
PUBLIC LIBRARY IS
. HELP TO THOSE WHO
SEEK LIFE VOCATION
EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY OF
F'ERED TO YOUNG STUDENTS
OF PENDLETON.
Every Effort Is Made 10 Give Assist
ancc and Guidance TO Those Who
are Seeking LIES Work That
COnsOrts With Their Talents-IIow
the Method H. Handled.

"He therefore sometimes took me
TO walk with him and see joiners,
brlcklayers, turner's. braziers. etc. at
their work that he might observe my
inclination, and endeayor to fix II on
some trade or other on land" writes
Benjamin Franklin Of his father. And
while many a parent teacher, or
friend spends energy and sympathy
10 give some girl or boy, vocation sug-
gestions and helps, perhaps the most
generous friend TO the boy or girl Of
Pendleton in helping them to choose
their life's work Is found in the Pen.
dleton public library.
For some time the public schools
Of this city. and especially the high
school. have extended TO their students
training through their manual train
ing and domestic science departments
but not until the present time have
the boys and girls Of Pendleton been
extended the opportunity OF obtain
ing vocational guidance. fhe local IL
/ brary has taken this part Of the
youths training upon its own shoul-
ders.
Not long ago Jesse Bu,terick Davis,
principal OF the Central high school
OF Grand Rapids and secretary Of the
National Vocational Guicance Associ-
alton. wrote a book on vocational
guidance and introducer IL into the
English department OF the high school
Very recently he outlined course
] beginning with the seventh grade ana
continuing on through the high school.
Soon the libraries began to take up
the work and to provide books for the
use OF the students.
Vocational Reading Introduced.
From this movement to vocational
guidance Miss Mason the local IL
brarian received her inspiration and
she has taken up the work with a
zeal. not only In the library but in the
! schools. She first held an interview
with Supt. Landers. and when high
school commenced Miss Gregory Of
the English department was inter
viewed and vocational reading was in
troduced into the English department
OF the local high school At the pres
ent time Miss Mason has prepared p
regular four year high school course
in vocational reading to be taught in
connection with the English classes
The course as prepared is as follows:
In the first year. the first semester
only plain reading is taken up. on the
Elements OF Success in Life; in or
der TO introduce morals in and a
.-f.. - h.. n~nrtA II,
the second semester of the first year
the biographys OF successful men and
women are read. Then for the first
semester of the second year, Com
parson OF Vocations' is studied that
the students might become familiar
with the many different lines of oc-
cupation. And in the second SEM
ester comes the choosing Of a yoca-
ton. Reading is done in connection
with the desired subject, and elements
OF choosing are considered. In the
third year, first semester the students
take up a consideration OF the college
which he is 10 attend and reading on
the technical preparation for the work
In the second semester they take up
reading on Business Ethics" For
the fourth and last year, Social eth
les and community welfare is consid-
cred during the first semester aud
during the last semester, social ethics
In connection with citizenship is
studied.
Many Books Secured.
The librarian is fast securing as
many books as possible for vocation
al reading. including books on law. |
forestry. engineering and journalism. |
Most of the books are written in ex-
position, however some are in novel
form, thus showing the character
istics OF a business in the working out |
OF the plot OF the story. The books
provided by the local library take up
' ocational guidance from nearly every |
point OF view, moral financial, etc.
II is the purpose of Miss Mason to
introduce this subject into the high
er grades as soon as possible but at |
present II is but new idea. and her |
first ambition is to get 1t thoroughly |
instiled in the English courses of the
high school. New books are being |
purchased constantly. and the cata-
logs OF the leading colleges are now |
being sent to the library, that the stu
dents taking up the vocational reading |
might have an opportunity of select
ing the college he would like to at
tend, Help will be extended to those
choosing college, not only through !
reading, but by the librarian who is
more or less familiar with the leading
colleges
Assistance Is Given.
The books on vocational subjects
are placed together upon certain
shelf and are all marked with "V'
to avoid confusion in getting them
back on their proper shelf.
Every effort possible is being put
forth to assist the readers of these
books Lists of the books have been
posted on the library, and at present
a list OF the magazines, containing
vocational subjects is being made. Miss
Mason thinks that when the subject
OF vocational guidance is taken up in
the schools, and when the young peo-
pie have the advantage OF going out
into life with a chosen vocation that
the present day labor problem will
come to an end, and that there will
be employment for all who wish to
work.