The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-24
Vocational Report on Pupils OF
Topeka High School.
Has Been Completed by Prof.
J. F. KahO, in Charge.
ONE GIRL WANTS TO MARRY
Other Business Selected by $50
of Those Questioned.
One of the Boys Wants to Be-
come an Aviator.

Two hundred and ninety-two pros
pective teachers and one prospective
housewife among the high school
girls is the tidings conveyed by the vo-
cational report just completed by
Prof. J. F. Kaho of the high school.
Just before school closed, school
students were asked to submit their
first two preferences for life work
On the question blanks submitted to
them their natural qualifications for
their life work, the estimated time
and cost of preparation, their oppor-
tunities to get Immediately into the
work, the immediate and prospective
| rounding the work and the social
conditions attached to the chosen Vo-
cations were asked.
The reports shows that the high
school is harboring within its gates
one future aviator. fifty-four farmers.
five ministers, thirty-six physicians
But three of the boys contemplated
teaching. One avaricious youth is to
| be a plumber.
Two hundred and ninety-two girls
expressed themselves: "A school
mar'nn's life for me- One is to be
manicurist, one a lawyer, thirty-five
trained nurses, forty-two musicians
choices. But there is only one that
chose marriage.
Their Life Vacations
Following are the expected Hfe-vo-
cations of the 534 girls included in
| the high school survey and the num-
Der intending to follow them School
teaching, 292; stenography, rs; music
not teaching) AZ; trained nurses, 35;
art, 10; bookkeeping. 10; missionary
| Z; craftsmanship. 8: journalism, 8;
library work, 8; florists, 3; landscape
gardening, 2; architecture, l; mani
curing. 1; law. l. dressmaking, 6;
German Interpreting, 1; bacteriology,
| L; marriage, 1.
Following are the choices of the 3s3
| boys included in the survey: Civil,
mechanical. and electrical engineering,
SO; general farming, A; stock farm
| ing, 10; medicine and surgery, SO; law,
"a; mechanics, Is; stenography, IS;
banking, II; civil service, IL; book
| keeping and accounting, Is; salesman
ship, 10; architecture, IL; journalism,
| 10; music, 8; insurance, 5 dentistry.
| 5; forestry. 5; ministry, 5; constructive
| engineering, 4; chemists, 5 druggists,
s.; brokers, 2; social service q; COM
mercial art, 5; lecture platform, 3 in
cartoon, L; plumbing, /; detective
work, L; aviation, L; science, 1;
| nursryman, l; optometry, 1.
! Natural Qualifications.
Inc girls choices ranged among
| twenty different occupations while the
boys elected from a field of thirty
| four.
| What qualities the students value
most highly in their teachers is shown
by the answers to the question: What
are your natural qualifications %
Among the students that expect to
teach, 1O2 girls stated their chief quail
| ification was that of having pa
tience." One hundred and ten chose
| teaching because they like the work
and sixty-four because they like to
teach.
Forty-one considered their best as
set as being that they are equipped
with kind sympathetic natures
Ninety-one will teach because they
| love and understand children" Thir-
ty-nine will teach because they can
manage children; thirty three because
they have good health; thirty-two be-
cause of steady nerves; twenty-nine
neatness. twenty-eight accuracy TWEEN
ty-six punctuality; ewtnty-four ami
ability; twenty-four are god at ex-
planning; twenty-three, children like
them, thirteen, self-confidence, twelve,
| good Judgment; ten, good mixers;
nine. courteous; nine, cleanliness
eight. progressive; eight good mem
cries; seven, reliability; seven, indus
! try; seven, truthfulness
| One girl admitted that she had no
natural qualifications.
High school teachers will know
what is expected of them by their
students by this report" was the COM
neDt of PriDcinal T Stout