The Denver Jewish news., 1918-10-31
Vocational Guidance
in the DenDer Schools
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of the graduating class who We're moi
intending to go to college, and TEN
porary employment for Capable rui,iss
planning to return to scEO0l
How did these plans Inateriaiize?
First, the papers on vocational sub
jects written by the students i'm econo-
mics, altho not original and far from
exhaustive, answered the purpose well
indeed. In the main they were coil-
ducive to u better understanding Ot
the opportunities offered and the N
q,iirements exacted in twenty yOca-
tiOns.
A young man who is now driving n
tractor wrote in his paper: Il never
knew before the opportunities in stock
raising. I'm going to make success
of it. for I'm going to know all there
is i'm it and do all there Is in it.''
A girl who has done excellent wOrk
in the commercial course wrote: "a
secretary by saving her employers
time helps make the business-w the
country efficient. That's how Pm go
ing to help win the war; Instances
like these could be multiplied.
What the Seniors Say.
Secondly. during the year had con.
ferences of from five to twenty i've
minutes each with PIT members Of ti,e
Senior class. of these, 121 were young
women and ninety-six young men. Al
the CONCLUSION of the conferences they
answered a ,questionnaire prepared lrs
the writer which, together with a brief
of the advice given, is kept for refer
ence and in some cases for follow
up"
Among the boys there was an ''epi'
demic" of want-tO-be electrical en-.
gineers. In some cases there seemed
to be no special aptitude for the vo-
cation-merely hasty vocational recon-
noitering. leading nowhere.
Fifteen boys of the foreman type"
said they intended to follow CONNER
ciul pursuits Nine of these boys, how
ever, were planning TO go East. %
TdliSdS NltN- olnAhu- ShNdSos eS~>Ai,
typical reasons were:
Not enough business in Denver"
NO big factories here"
More opportunities in the East"
The counselor made it his business
to correct some of these unfortunate
impressions, and in number of in
stances had federal sta tistics to prove
his case But up-to-date, interesting,
hve-wire information about the indus
tries of our city was sadly lacking.
What help that would have been
to the boys!
In the choice of vocations among the
Senior girls, teaching and stenographic
work were about equally pOpuhir. Next
in order came don't know mo vo-
cation,' journalism, chemistry. sales
woman, nursing. home-mal;ing and
housewives. Among the same students
there was much greater interest in
home economics last May than in last
tliis in large measure was caused by
the propaganda of the Food Admin
istration. Even in domestic affnirs
guidance helped!
One of the items i'll the Senior qucs-
tionnaire was: SHOULD you Q unable
to find employment. would you con
slider that the world owes you liv-
ing?" One hundred and twelve answer
NO Six answered ''Ycs.' Eleven
answered Yes conditioning how
ever. their replies.
what do you owe society, and how
can you best pay it?" WAS answered
satisfactorily from the sociologic and
the patriotic points of view. Here are
some examples taken nearly at ran
dom:
"I owe society, the best 1 cnn do
1.-The. best in me-
My best work"
My highest efficiency"
..Give much take little"
Help make this better place TO
live in
'T4elp win the war"
Enlisting for the Worlds Work.
Thirdly. the Placement Bureau. On
the bulletin board Of the schools muin
hall are lisSsd Openings" in the bust