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choosing a Profession
""an Are 1ou Going To Be When You Grow Up? Perhaps
1neSe Dlscussions by freshmen of the Louisiana
State University Will Help You Decide

inevitably influence a home in some
way? Again, the ma jority of people
think that Home Economics is a mar
row subject. How can this be when it
Is the study Of the fundamentals of
living and Of the preservation of life
itself? Not only the immediate facts
are learned, but there must also be a
thorough background of other knowl-
edge along with the Home Economics
subjects. Chemistry, bacteriology
English, history, education, physiolo-
gy, and psychology are required be-
fore one is allowed to receive her
| diploma.
In taking the Home Economics
course, one acquires every phose Of
knowledge that a woman should mas
ter. First, she learns the principles
Of house planning and decoration
from an artistic as well as an eco
nomc and scientific standpoint. Then
in designing she learns the essentials
Of good design and their application to
every day use. In choosing clothing,
she learns to combine color, to judge
Of the suitability of dress, and to
choose becoming lines, as well as to
construct the garment.
In the study Of foods, most people
have always thought that only reci-
pes are learned. Not only are these
learned, but the constituents Of the
foods and the proper combinations are
also stressed. Surely the study of
nutrition and foods must be vitality
important, for quoting Miss Edna
White, nutrition specialist Of the
Murell Palmer school, it is up to the
nutrition worker and Home Econom-
les student, and not to the doctors
and trained nurses, to keep the normal
child up to the desired standard. 1t
is the duty Of the doctor and the
nurse to bring the abnormal child up
to standard, but it is the duty Of the
Home Economics student to keep the
normal child up to requirements.
Last, although not least, to further
develop the practical side Of the SUBJ
ject, the seniors are required to live
in the Practice House and apply all
the principles they have learned.
Thus we see that Home Economics,
formerly regarded as very low in the
scale of education, has attained its
rightful place as one of the most i'm
portant of vocational subjects.
Woman's enterprise., 1922-07-03
pnt Of steel drawn by some huge, re-

ment Of steel drawn by some huge, re-
lentless magnet, to the city power
house.
There in this magical atmosphere,
enchanted by the heavenly music Of
swirling machinery, l passed many
stolen hours of unalloyed joy, the ar
dent friendships which formed with
the engineers and electricians having
given me the privilege of ignoring the
"No Admittance' signs which had
been posted for such as |. recall
one incident in particular which show
ed my early love for mechanics. Af-
ter being told by one Of my friends
that if would get a piece Of very fine
steel he would allow me to magnetic
it. | returned to the station painting
with excitement and the eXertion of
the run, but bearing proudly the pair
of shining new scissors which | had
stolen from my mothers work basket.
Then | received the thrill of my life
when | was lifted by strong, friendly
arms high over the revolving arma-
ture so that | could hold my scissors
in the magnetic field Of the gurgling,
monstrous dynamo which seemed al
most to suck me in as | hung there
in its mouth.
The next day, as mother began to
sew, such weird things happened that
for moment she doubted the evidence
of her eyes. As well she might, for
every pin or needle that came within
Woman's enterprise., 1922-07-03

six. Then l was given an electric
train, which diligently served its day;
but in the course Of time | discovered
it to be too simple What | wanted
was something complicated; some-
thing that would require days to put
back together. | had had hand-car,
tricycle., and a bicycle, on all Of
which | had ruined many perfectly
good garments; for to be efficient, q
machine must be oiled, and had de.
rived from my machines the utmost
efficiency to be afforded by the pro-
cess.
At seven I had invented an automa-
tic riveter. What a help it would be
to the men | had seen sweating at
their hammers and forges! After a
week or so devoted to meditation and
experimenting on this machine l dis
charged it from my mind. Its failure
lay in it's simplicity, and unit! I had
reached the age of about nine / had
maintained that an invention, to be
successful, had to be complicated like
the sewing machine, the dynamo, and
the locomotive that Numbered and
grunted as it flew past me on its long
Journeys.
At this stage Of my life I began
to accompany my father and mother
on trips which diverted my thoughts
to other channels. On our return
from one Of these sojourns my father
Continued on page l5)
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WHY | CHOSE LAW AS A PRO.
FESSION.
IT F. Huckahv(
ii. f. Huckaby).

From the time | can remember !
have desired college education, but
it was several years before l really
decided definitely what | wanted to
do. As | had no desire to be listed
under the head Of employee, my first
choice was pharmacy, for by follow
ing this profession | could own busi-
ness Of my own. | finally gave up
this idea because Of the long hours
required
Then to further my plans for an
education | went to school and also
taught for awhile, but teaching did
not appeal to me.
Finally | decided to become an eX-
pert accountant. So | went to a
commercial college and finished.
kept books for about two years, real
lzlng then that it was at best poorly
paid calling with little or no future.
Then one day | asked to be trans
ferred into the sales department Of a
large corporation. | liked this work
much better than teaching or book
keeping, because I was paid on a COM
mission basis and was in way reg
ulator of my own salary. l did we'll
at this work, and became manager Of
the department in few months.
After while, realizing that | must
strike out for myself if | ever ex-
pected to become independent, | be-
gan to study various kinds of busi-
ness. ! considered two lines which
man with limited capital could safely
enter. | could 60 into business for
myself on a small scale and strive to
build up large trade; or l could go
back to school and take up law, as |
had always wished to do. l got all
the available information on both
sides, and considered each with an i'm
partial view. In the first case /
could practically see the end. l
would be worth in the course of an
average lifetime some twenty or
thirty thousand dollars if I happened
to be in that ten per cent Of business
men who survive, the other ninety per
cent of whom fail. In the second
case, law would afford at all times
after the first few years a comforta-
BILE living. Then again, an education,
knew, is the safest investment
man Of limited capital can make. So
after about three months study |
chose law.
The chief advantage of law is that
an educated man has four hundred
and seventy-two times as many
chances to succeed as the uneducated
man. It will always, if practiced on
an ethical basis, afford a comfortable
living. Its possibilities are unlimited.
The lawyer is his own boss, and is
not afraid that each Saturday night
will bring his dismissal, which is
quite a comfortable feeling.
Woman's enterprise., 1922-07-03
WHY I CHOSE MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING AS A
pROFESSION
PRUFESSIUN.
(Sidnev I. Weber. Jr.

(Sidney ]. Weber, Jr.)
My first conception of mechanical
efficiency was derived from the in
spection of our sewing machine Of
fifteen years ago, when my foolish
young mind was dazzled and impress.
ed by its marvellous efficiency and
lightning-like speed. What a wonder.
full help it was to mother! I deter
mined to find out how it was operated.
And in that sentence lies the nucleus
of my intellectual and mechanical his
tory.
1t was in that toddler stage Of every
boys life when he is most adept at
slipping away from home that I de.
cided upon my present choice Of
profession. Frequently escaping from
the maternal espionage and breathing
the precious air Of freedom, I newt
ably found myself attracted, as ire
sistibly as if I were helpless frag-
Woman's enterprise., 1922-07-03
WHY I AM GOING TO BE A
TEACHER.

Qrma May Bueto).
My chosen profession is teaching,
l have always wanted to teach, since
l first began school at the age of four
years.
My family and friends have had
much influence over me in choosing
my profession. Ny parcuts have al
ways wanted me to teach school, and
i, had been my one amb't.c: until
summer before last, when l attended
all Epworth League convention a:
Mansfield, Louisiana. While I Was
there two missionaries, man and
wife, from Africa, gave some very
interesting talks on foreign II ssions,
and also showed soma vcrp interest
ing slides on the savage life O. the
Africans. Since then l have enter
tanned the thought of becoming mis-
sionary. But I shall teach, though l
am not entirely satisfied with this pro-
fession, and still hope that some day
| may be able to pecome missionary.
l think | sl,a!! darive many benefits
from teaching. 1t vii! tr'ng me n
closer contact with other people.
Through the children l can reach The
homes, and study the different charac-
ters of the people and the,r home
life. 1t will enable me to understand
people better than ! d.; now. 1t will
teach me to be moe tkoughtidl of
others, and to have more forbearance
than l have now.
I am teaching a class of Sunday
school children in the Primary De-
partment, and l derive much more
pleasure and JOY from teaching those
little ones of their Savior, Jesus
Christ, than l do from anything else.
Woman's enterprise., 1922-07-03
OIL ENGINEERING AS A
PROFESSION.
III. J. Bennett).

In my early childhood the only
career which | thought l would be
contented with was that of sailor.
| would read every book and story
| could get which pertained to the
sea and the life Of sailor. 1t seemed
to me that if ever | became a sailor |
would have reached the height of my
ambition.
As | grew older this idea of pro-
fession left me and | begun to think
seriously Of what my life work was
to be. | found it to be a very diff
cult thing to decide upon, and had
not reached any definite decision when
I came to college last fall. | really
wanted to stay out Of school year
or two until | had chosen some pro-
iession, but my father insisted that
I come ahead, saying that a years
training in college before decided
what | wanted to do would not hurt
me.
! came ahead. and after arriving
here decided to take the arts and
science course. During the fall term
| learned all | could about the differ
cnt courses. for | knew very little
Of what any Of the courses offered.
Only during this term have | decided
what course | wished to pursue, and
that is that Of chemical engineering,
to- specialize in oil engineering, which
is to be established in this college next
year. Twas influenced toward this de-
cision by my liking for the study of
chemistry and by the wide field for
advancement which | believe this
course offers.
have no distaste whatever for my
fathers profession, which is farming,
but really like it. My chief objection
to farming is the poor returns a far
mer gets for his products. None Of
my family have influenced me in my
decision, but have given me free rein
to choose what | thought l should like.
My environment has had very little
influence on my decision, although l
live very near two large oil fields.
I am not entirely satisfied with my
choice, because Of the little that |
know about the life of the oil engineer,
but hope to learn more before the be-
ginning of next years term. Then l
shall have the opportunity to select
any other profession which l think |
may like better, but at the present
time l believe that the oil engineer
ing course is the course I shall take,
because Of the large field for advance
ment it offers and the attraction
which the profession has for me.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08
N. l.. IGOE TALKS
FOR REGULAR DEM
OCRATIC TICKET

Because of the present taxes citi-
zens are fearful their homes will be
sold over their heads" Mr.. Igoe said
in his speech in behalf of the ''regI-
lar Democratic candidates. THAT is
the price we are paying for maintain
ing Small and Thompson in office.
They boosted the tax rate from
$1.45 to $1S5 This added millions to
the peoples burden. When you re
fleet that $2,OOOOO0 was paid out to
experts" and lawyers for services
worth less than $4,000 you will begin
to comprehend
you will recall they were cited in
the federal court because of their fail
ure to submit their books when the
government undertook to collect their
income taxes. You will recall also
that the proceedings suddenly dropped
out of sight | will tell you why.
THE long hand of Thompson and
Lundin reached to Washington at a
moment when the experts were fac
ing a crisis Somebody in high au-
thOrity at Washington stepped out of
the picture of international negotia-
tiOns then engaging the attention of
the country and issued orders to stop
the contempt proceedings"
Igoe was formerly Democratic lead
er in the house at Springfield and is
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08
GOVERNMENT CAN
END COAL STRIKE
High Administration Official Says
Attorney General Has Power
to kCt.
SETS ASIDE OLD POSITION
Declares Oaugherty Can Move, Direct
ly Through Supreme Court, to Va
cate Judge Anderson's Wage
Injunction.

Washington, April 6.-The govern
mentS position that il can do nothing
legally toward ending the coal strike
was set aside by an official high in
the administration, who declared that
Attorney General Daugherty has the
power TO remove the operators excuse
that a wage conference will be illegal.
The attorney general, according to
this official, can move directly through
the Supreme court to vacate temporar-
lily, in the interest of public welfare,
Judge AnderSOn'S Indianapolis injunc-
ton against a fixed wage agreement
as an unlawful combination affecting
coal prices.
Operators have cited this decision
as an excuse for refusing to keep their
contract with the United Mine Work
eS of America, in which they agreed
TO meet the miners for a new wage
conference before April 1. President
John l.. Lewis, leader of 100000 strik-
ing miners who, he says, have been
locked out, has denounced this excuse
as a technical subterfuge.
Some Operators Weakening.
Attorney General Daugherty him.
self, in an opinion written for Presi-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08
Democratic Organization Leaders Certain
of Victory for All of Their Candi-
dates at Primary Next Tuesday
Former Governor Dunno Makes Powerful Speech
i'm Favor of the Nomination of
Entire Ticket

The regular Democratic OrganiZa-
tion led by George z. Brennan, Will
liam l.. O'ConnelI, Dennis J. Egan,
tin j. O'Brien is confident of the
nomination of its entire slate at the
primary on next Tuesday, April IL
The Sherman House headquarters
has been crowded all week with en-
thusiastic workers from every pre-
cinct in Chicago. The various ma
tionalities represented on the ticket
only of their own favOrites but of
each and every one of their running
mates The Poles, BOhemians, Ger
mans. Italians-in fact, all of the
great units which make up our big
population are we'll represented on
the slate for honorable offices and
responsible positions Some wonder
full meetings have been held during
the week Not the least of them were
the special gatherings of men and
women almost every day at the Hotel
Sherman. The efforts of the oppOsi-
tion to Offset enthusiasm for the regu-
lar ticket by circulating reports that
this. that and the other prominent
leader had broken away from the
regulars. was disproved by the ap-
pearance of these gentlemen at head
quarters eager and anxious to help
nominate the regular slate. Among
them was former Gov. Edward F.
Dunno who aroused more than 500
men and women assembled in the
tiger room of the Hotel Sherman by
predicting Democratic success in the
county election this fall, because of
splits in the Republican party He
declared that the entire regular Demo
cratic primary ticket would be nOmi-
mated in April, and said Democrats
should nominate Mrs. f. w. Bemis,
Mrs. Elizabeth Shroyer and Mrs. Jean
p Washburne as candidates for the
county board
I'VE have had fights in the Demo
cratic party" said Mr. Dunno, Eve
sometimes have spoken about each
other in harsh terms, but this is the
first time in my recollection that |
have ever seen or heard political feud
lists standing out in the open calling
each other rogues, burglars, en-
bezzlers, thieves and all the other
harsh names in the category of crimi-
nal performance That is what the
Republicans are doing, and it seems
to me that sooner or later the people
of Chicago and Cook county and the
state of Illinois as well, may come
to the conclusion that they are tell
ing truths about each other"
Michael L. Igoe predicted success
for the regular ticket He asked
special support for Edward Jerecki,
candidate for county Judge, Henry
Horner candidate for probate judge.
and Alderman Schwartz for board of
review
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08

Probate Judge-Henry Horner (3).
Sheriff-James NJ. Daley "a.
County Clerk-Robert NJ Sweitzer
Q3).
County Treasurer J. Carr
90.
Probate Court Clerk-Henry A. Zen
der (26).
Criminal Court Clerk-John P. Glib
bons (0).
Board of Review-Ulysses S.
Schwartz 90.
Board of Assessors-MichaeI K.
Sheridan (31).
County Superintendent of Schools
Edward ]. Tobin co..
Sanitary Trustees (three to be elect
ed)-Timothy J. Grove (33), Michael
Rosenberg (34), and James NJ.
Whalen Cd.
President County Board-Anton J.
Cermak (12).
County Commissioners (ten to be
lected)-Anton J. Cermak 12), Dan
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08

James S. Hopkins is making a win
ming campaign for the Republican
nomination for State Senator in the
Fifth Senatorial District. All indica-
tions point to his election by big
majority. He is qualified in every
way for the position he aspires to and
will prove to be one of the best state
senators Illinois has ever had
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08

A check for $1,000 signed by Hale
Holden, president of the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy Railroad, was given
to the Policemen's Benevolent Asso-
citation in recognition of the work
done by policemen at the big blaze
which swept the Union Depot district
recently.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08

wards. A referendum will be held
with the primary. The last legisla-
ture extended the terms of the hold
overs" a year and lawyers held the
matter should be put up to the voters
so there would be no question as to
the validity of the extension.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08

committee consisting of County
Commissioners Frank j. Wilson, Will
liam Busse and Ernest Whealan will
confer with the state highway de-
partment to obtain immediate appro-
val of plans for twenty-four miles of
permanent road improvement in Cook
county.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08

Albert Denman, newly appointed
chief deputy sheriff of highways, and
thirty-two new deputy sheriffs, COM
prizing the new county police force
recently authorized by the county
board, were sworn in by Sheriff
Peters. The men will start their du-
ties today
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08

The complete Democratic county
ticket chosen by the managing com
mittee for ratification at the primary,
the numbers in parentheses following
the names indicating the wards of the
candidates, is as follows:
County Judge-Edmund X Jar
ecki 16).
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08

Daniel Ryan, as president of the
County Board has treated all classes
of people alike and has done his full
duty Democrats should renominate
him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08

Michael r. DursO is certain to be
one of the Republican nominees for
the Legislature in the Twenty-ninth
District. All who know him say that
he is we'll qualified for the place.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08

Paul Corkell, for four years assis-
tant to Probate Judge Henry Horner,
is Republican nomination candidate
for judge of the Municipal court He
is active in Woodlawn affairs and
member of the Chicago district coun-
Gil of Boy Scouts.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08

Martin J. OBrien, campaign chair
man for the regular Democrats, issued
"a statement saying: The campaign
is far enough along to enable US to
say with absolute surety that the
regular organization Will win a big
victory The whole ticket will win.
Then we expect to carry it to a sec
ond victory in November"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08
-

Frank A. Conboy deserves the vote
Of every Democrat for the nomination
for State Representative in the Twen-
ty-nlnth district. He is able, fearless
and honest, and will represent all of
the people if elected.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08

County Treasurer Carr stepped into
the breach with check for $500,000
when the county school board found
itself unable to meet the March pay
roll of county teachers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08

Harry c. Moir, the popular and
Hotel has purchased the famous Her
bert B. Duckwall property at Miami
Beach, Florida.
Il saw it yesterday" writes John
R. Robertson of John r. Robertson &
Co., who is wintering at Miami beach
IT'S a magnificent place, 100x300,
facing the ocean; Spanish style house,
surrounded with beautiful palms and
tropical foliage"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08

Capt. Charles Garland of the United
States coast guard will retire soon.
During his thirty years of service he
rescued 5000 persons, saved lives
from 1900 wrecks and answered hun
dreds of distress calls For the last
four and half years he has COM
manded the Evanston station.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08
~

James NJ. Slattery has been a regu-
lar Democrat all his life He is the
choice of the majority of his fellow
citizens for member of the Board of
Review.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08

Judge Frank S. Righeimer, who has
made an ideal record as County
Judge, will be renominated by the
Republicans, as he ought to be.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08

Ralph w. Nordlie, Republican can
didate for congress in the Tenth dis
trict, is making his campaign on a
platform of modifying the Volstead
act and the repeal of the prohibition
amendment He is wool dealer and
seeks the nomination in the belief
that business men are needed in con-
orpSS
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08

now a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for his old job in the Hyde
Park district
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08
Here Are the Candidates Which the Reg
ular Democratic Organization Asks
You to Vote for Next Tuesday
AS They Have Been Tried and Never Found Want
ing and the Committee Recommends
Them All

iel Ryan (32), John Budinger ID,
Emmett Whealan (29), Joseph NJ.
Fitzgerald (30), BARLEY Burg (35),
Joseph A Mandel 0O), Frank F. Roe
der (24), Frank J. Wilson (27), Maur-
ice F. Kavanagh QS), Robert w. Nc
Kinlay (3D, Maurice T. Cullerton
(35), Rudolph Schapp (22), Albert No
wax C2S), and Stanley J. Kufiewski
12).
Here is the judicial slate of the
regular Democratic organization:
To fill one-year vacancy: Ward %,
Dennis w. Sullivan; %, Frank T..
Huening; Z, Francis BOrrell
To fill twO-year vacancy: Ward 27,
Peter Schwaba.
For siX-year terms: Ward %, w.
Sullivan: 2S, Frank T. Huening, Z,
Francis Borrelli; p, Z. l.. Mulcahy;
20, S. Z. Pincus; 9, John Prystalski; F;
%, Philip J. Finnegan; IL, Frank P.
Danisch; 80, F. d. Allegretti; 10, Isl
dore Brown; 10, S. z. Weinshenker
80, Al F. German.
For fOur-year term: Ward %, F. T.
Sullivan; 19, z. NJ. Amberg.
For two-year term: Ward 10, JOS
eph Burke; "a, J. F. O'COnnell.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-04-08

On next Tuesday the voters of the
city will decide whether the thirty-fve
aldermen elected two years ago shall
remain in office for one more year,
after which one alderman will be
elected from each of the fifty new