Arkansas State press., 1956-06-01
WHEN TO SELECT A CAREER
This articles dealing and
guidance this
department Of Yonkers, York;
Article Three:

My will graduate from hi school next month and
Mrs. Williams with deep concern
This question very one heard from parents
all sides of the tracks involves questions ranging from
family the of home the Wlamse provided for
their children.
eested in continuing his educaton If the definite
ly outside of helping him TO job. there is little Mrs.
acts Service in the armed forces often inss ambition for
This might happen John particularly money the
factor for his confusion and he knows that the Gil Bill will
pay for the education necessary for career.
If John is interested in higher education and there Is
financial problem in the family may be advisable for him
10 select liberal arts college While in his it is little
late 10 apply he is lucky and aeepeed by college dur
ing his four years such institution his chances
Letting definite considerably better because
choice Al the present time the demands of industry such
to make majors the basis of entry
craftsmanship, writing and management.
Youths interested in higher education whether technical
liberal arts should select three schools of advanced
during their hi school junior year In this also
advisable 10 include free land grant college usually
suppoed) since knows what might happen
tween graduation from hi school and college.
Action towards getting acceptance should early in
the year IN which intends enter Thus student plans
to enter college in September he should have his applications
IN no later than the previous March Since colleges choose
members Of the freshman class from these candidates present
ing the best hi school grades is wise apply
college,
Technical schools institutions which turn out persons in
occupations related the professions x-ray techncan,
pasma eehncans junior engineers eeetrones workers
However should follow the procedure for coli
lege entrance in attempting attend these schools.
Scholarship information and advice work opportunities
should be sought at the time makes application for
entrance 10 institutions of higher learning Books available
which give the amount and types of scholarships almost
every college in the United Steaes.
Mrs. Williams question opening this article makes
the field of guidance wonder what done when John
elementary school give him incentive somebody
Were books periodicals brought into the home egu
larry showing Negroes working occupations other than the
stereotype?
Even today, when Negroes found working in large
numbers of occupations in the professional semprofessona
skilled and semi-sked fields managerial and super.
voy levels there Negro parents who do konw this
And unfortunately In place like New York City there
still teachers who do know of the changed employ
formation TO the Negro youth by suggestion that they pre-
themselves for occupations their
low their ability.
To counerac this retarding influence il becomes douby
important that the Negro the Negro press
publications which show that Negroes the grade
hundreds of different occupations.
The time TO worry about child selecting career Is
when he is about graduate from hi and has no
definite schoce mind but when he age of four
ideS he wants be cowboy result of teevson pro-
with cowboy Then you begin to surround
him with material that will inspire enable him to
choice of his when he is older Whether child
veop vocatonay depends in how alert YOU
a parent his future
In previous article Youth Careers Clubs chartered by
BobioneS company suggested help mentioned
what part you adult play the problem as il af
fects the community Other information what you can
will be furnished you questions with sefaddressed
Box SO, S. Station. Yonkers, n. Y.