Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1956-05-18
YOUR SON, PRESIDENT OF THE IT, ST. Mrs. A. l. Battles


guidance for this by the Career
department Of the Bos0nes Yonker New York.
Article One:
Il was Sunday afternoon and the Smith family
sitting around their kitchen table Joe the father was busy
trying questions to him by his four and SIX
year ambitions space pilots Final
B he shrugged his shoulders hopeessl his
old and with smile covering his face asked Willie did
you make up your mind about what you want to be-"
The President of the United States" Willie without
hesitation For moment Joe speeches.. For long time
he had been trying Willie what he wanted TO be
and little Negro boy wanting 10 be the President OF
the United States When he recovered he began 10 speak halt
ingly, but, son, son, don't
Joes wife Cora Mae turned from the stove walked over
TO Willie and put her arms about his shoulder That's fine
SON. she said directly Get all the education experience
that when you to be president you'll be the
best this country had"
Since foetel what situation will be forty
years from today Mrs Smith gave the only possible
She did day standards of adj
vice for the future If substitute any occupation for Wes
president the of Mrs Smith will still be
Counseng like character training begins in the home
Parents counsel their children their
frustrating experiences but with open mind the flu
ture And the cardinal sin To tell child You're just like
father grandfather You'll be anything" This
quotation repeated often enough uneonseously makes child
believe il and and act accordingly.
Therefore, if child aspres certain occupation It is
the duty of the to the child try achieve
his her goal
In the nineteen thre very few Negroes studied engl-
neering The simple Negroes hired
occupation Those who did take the had 90 outside
of the United States find work engineers In those days
not only Negro parents but educators both advised
Negro youth take other Medicine nursing dentistry
teaching, the ministry, undertaking a others
forget home economics the occupations prepare for
In those fields, you'll make living youth told As a
suit of this short sighted eounselng today when industry
begging for engineers other technically trained personnel
we don't have them Who then will up say Mrs.
Smith IS wrong? And say it with complete certainty Many
things can happen in the thirty years.
To help meet young peoples problems regarding the fu
ture the Career department Of the Bobones company is
tablshng under its direction and turnout the country Youth
Career clubs To be eligible for membership these
clubs, boy girl must be in either junior hi senior hi
school and interested learning about different
so that he she viii have basis for making intelligent
selection Of LIES vocation In where is junior
elementary school
Each Youth Career club will receive charter from head
quarters, information bulletin monthly and other material
giving the latest selection trends.
Any boy girl who meets the eligibility requirements
given above counselor teacher any other adult
ing with youth interested in forming such Youth Career
club should write Career Department Bobjones Company,
Box Be- Station Yonkers New York Please enclosed self
addressed stamped envelope