Evening star., 1936-06-30
Let Youth
DecideOWn
Life Course
High School Gradu-
ate Capable of Max
ing Choice.
concerned,
BY ANGELO PATRI.

IF YOU ask me, Caroline, don't give
in to him. Make him go to the
school near home That's where We
all went. And you'll know what he is
doing. If you ask me, keep him
home
Mother wondered. After all why
shouldn't the boy go to school near
home instead Of being away all those
four years? Well, it was hard to de-
eide such things.
Caroline, suppose it is none of my
business. When you get to be 10
you're not supposed to speak, but if
that boy were mine he'd 60 right into
the shop with his father and start
work. What good Will college do him
that working with his father can't do?
He's got to earn his living anyway,
hasn't he? He's got to turn to and
help his father sooner or later? What S
the use of spending money and sending
him off galavsnting for four years?
Then he will come home with goodness
knows what notions in his head. Won't
want to work here. Won't be good
enough for him. If you listen to me
he'll stay right where he is and go to
work"
But his father wants him to go to
college and maybe that is the best
thing for him to do in the long run"
"All right, all right. I don't expect
to be listened to, but you mark my
words, he won't amount to shucks if
he goes away to college"
"Oh. hello, everybody? Talking
about Richard? Peter and we're just
saying last night that he ought to go
to college and study dentistry. DR..
Dunning is getting along now and
pretty soon we'll be needing a young
man in his place. Send him and have
him trained for dentistry, Caroline
It's a good paying business. See that
filling? 1t costs me plenty. Thirty
dollars. It's a good business. You
take my advice and see that he learns
dentistry"
Mother wondered. Maybe Aunt
Mabel was right. Maybe a profession
would be best. Aunt Hattie came in
one afternoon. She had graduation
present for Richard. Il wrote him
check so he can buy what he likes"
said she.
But Hattie, isn't that too much
money for him to have all at once?"
Nonsense. If he can't manage
s25 now he never will. What college
is he going to, by the way?"
well, we haven't made up our
minds. To tell you the truth so many
people have suggested so many things.
Where do you think he ought to go?"
Me? What do I know about it?
Why don't you ask him? He ought to
know what he wants to do. Gradu-
ating from high school. with a good
record. a perfectly healthy, vigorous
boy. Ask him."
But he is such a child, Hattie"
Child? Where have you been these
II years? He's young man and I'M
less mics my guess he knows what he
wants to do and where he wants to go.
I'd ask him before I asked anybody
else, If were you. Seems to me he
would stand better chance Of know
ing. Let him go his own way"
That night mother and father asked
Richard where he thought Of going
next and to their surprise he answered
as though they knew it all along, I'm
working in the shop with father this
Summer vacation and in the Fall I'm
going to enter engineering school. I
got word this morning was accepted.
That's not so bad, being accepted
there. They're rather particular. But
the Dean thought had chance. II
we stick together We can enlarge the
business, dad. I ought to learn a lot
in four years and working in between
with you we ought to make things hum
pretty soon." Better get advice about
children first hand. It saves Q lot Of
time.
tcopyrisht. 1850